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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-03

shock to me when Doctor Dandy
was cleared.
My mother for once talked Il
me a little about the matter, see
ing how il was on my mind.
"All over town people are say
ing that where there is smoke
there IL bound to he fire. There
Is. all right. The trouble Is that
those same people can't tell the
difference between smoke and
the dust that they themselves
raise"
Don't you think she loved
Doctor Craig?" l took advan-
tage of her willingness TO talk.
mo. She knew she was talked
about and she was too proud to
avoid the doctor, whom she
liked. because of what she knew
was groundless gossip"
"She didn't love Doctor DANNY,
did she ?" II
The murder had Mortified me.
Mother smiled
~ believe she'll leave him now
that he's cleared"
She was right. Mrs. Dandy die
leave 10 60 back TO the place she
came from, some town in PennSyl
vania.
saw her only once before she
left; she looked frozen. I won
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-03

dered whether she wasn't the one
most hurt by the murder. The doc
tor was out Of it all, at least.
That was 10 years ago. and to-
day / saw her again / met her
walking down Pennsylvania ave.
nue., where big part of our coun-
try's population is now.
You may run into any one on
that thoroughfare.
ooh. Mrs. Dandy" I ex-
claimed. and some of my child
hood admiration must have been
in my voice.
She was dressed in dark blue
and she looked lovelier than ever
She smiled and greeted me
pleasantly. / was fattered that
she knew me.
Lets 60 up 10 Woodward and
Lothrop's for lunch" she pro-
posed. Nl Am
There she told me that her
name was Edwards now.
MY husband. Major Edwards,
was In the Philippines, hut he's
In Australia at present"
Her voice glowed when she
spoke of him.
"All those books you read
about the islands came In handy,
didn't they?" I blurted out.
$50 you remember? I suppose
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-03

the Philippines and would reao
every book we had on them.
TALK OF THE TOWN -
One day ! asked my mother
what Mr.. Dandy did, and she made
one OF the few nasty remarks ]
ever heard from her:
"As little as possible" she
said crisply,
l never saw Mr.. Dandy.
When his trial came up-and
before-he was the talk of the
town, but l never was able 10
make him seem real.
Somehow he was just a figure in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-03
READ GOOD BOOKS

Now they were before me in
the flesh. She was in her uniform
with dark blue coat over IL and
a blue scarf tied about her head.
/ thought that if there was any
thing wrong about them that
they did not look it, appearances
arc important 10 the very young
She checked out some books
that day. and the doctor carried
them out for her.
She always read good books,
didn't just skim through enough
TO talk about them like some
women | knew.
I was unable to be anything but
sdmiring of any one who looked so
beautiful and read good books
besides.
She read the best of the late
fiction. books on current affairs.
an old classic occasionally, and
lots of travel books.
She was especially interested in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-03

("TOmorrow's short stOryi
Girls Can Fly" by j. g. Rush.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-03
Daily Short Story
That Dandy Woman
BY LENoRA ENRICH
MILSTEAD

7 KNEW that people in Pineville
Il talked about Mrs. DANNY and
handsome Doctor Craig but my
mother taught me TO avoid gossip,
and she never mentioned them.
What I heard was rumor re-
ported BY some Of my friends.
Virginia Dandy always looked
lovely when she came into the
library where l was delighted 20
be holding down my first position;
was l6.
Mrs. Danhy's hair was gray and
] have never got over my admlra-
ton for young face framed with
gray hair. especially when the eyes
are a clear and candid blue.
SHADE OF BLUE
When She did not have on the
white or her profession she always
wore some shade OF blue. she
varied il from pastelS 10 midnight
blue.
Her uniform was always crisp
when / saw her IN that.
She never made the mistake
some nurses make OF wearing a
neSh-colored slip either,
Nothing hut the most gliStenIng
white ever CARRIED her on duty. She
seemed an angel 10 me once when
i had pneumonia.
Mother says that Mrs. Craig
Is such hell-raiSing old sim
ner that no one In his right mind
would blame Doctor Craig" said
Lydia Price. whose mother was
VIGOROUSLY frank in her COM
ments on every one.
REFERS TO EYES
"Don't you just love those
dark eyes of hiss" asked Rosa
Smith, who was romantic about
older men at that period.
/ said nothing. just listening TO
their chatter and little dreaming
what tragedy was TO follow in the
wake of this much-discussed rela-
tionship-
Once Doctor Craig came into
the library with Mrs. Dandy, and
1eaught my breath at seeing the
handsome couple together.
Lovers" Rose had murmured
in ~ide-eyed delight in referring
10 them
But you don't actually know
it." / had said.
Baby" she retorted, and at
that l subsidized.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-03

background, and I could not even
Imagine what he looked like.
l.. Doctor Craig and Mrs. Darby
i, belonged together. 1 thought. ]
didn't like Mrs. Craig
She used TO come in to have
some one help her get material
for club papers; she had naughty
air and large vocabulary of mis-
pronounced words.
OPINION BOLSTERED
When 1 had pneumonia and
Mrs. Dandy nursed me l thought
her wonderful.
Now, 10 years later, I remem-
Der little things she did, and 1
have seen enough of nurses to
know that / was right.
There is such a difference in
the comfort that individuals of
the same profession can bring
you.
My mother liked her immensely,
too, and that bolstered my opin-
ion, ecause mother, early
widowed and hard put to educate
me and dress me as well as other
girls, had no time for idle praise.
At the end of two weeks, when
I seemed definitely over the
worst, mother got a practical
nurse TO take Mrs. Danby's place
since she could not afford the
trained nurse on her teachers
salary after is was not absolutely
necessary.
was asleep one day just be-
fore Mrs. Dandy left and reused
slightly TO hear a murmur of
voices in the room.
From the tone of the conversa-
ton rather than from actual
words / thought that Mrs. Dandy
had been confiding in mother.
EYES FULL OF TEARS
Everybody makes mistakes"
mother said. and those were the
only words / actually heard.
Mrs. Dandy said nothing; her
eyes were full of tears.
She glanced in my direction
and at once, seeing that / had
walked, she gave me cheerful
smile and came over to the bed
said nothing about hearing
anything, either then or later. but
l knew that Mrs. Dandy had her
mistake tied TO her legally.
When Mr.. Dandy shot Doctor
Craig, Pineville had such excite
ment as had not been known there
for years.
Mrs. Craig saw that the doctor
had an elaborate funeral, but
people whose lives the doctor had
saved went 10 the service and
came away saying:
What can you expect II you
fool around with another mans
y wife ?"
/ Matrimony was serious, il not
always pleasant in Pineville.
My mother said nothing except
once when some one attacked Mrs
Danbys character. Nv
do you have evidence you
could give In COURT" she asked
sharply.
The woman turned red and said
something about broadminded
Nchool-teachcrS. Mother didn't
care.
We were already scheduled TO
leave Pineville although mother
hadn't told any one yet.
/ / remember II was a kind OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
District Meeting
OF B. p. W. Held

The last district meeting Of the l..
,. W. club, presided oVer by Mrs.
Mabel Carlisle, of Durham, vas hcld
at RoXboro Tuesday night. Repre-
sentativcs from Durham, Oxford,
Henderson, and RoXboro were pres
ent.
Covers were laid at the RoXboro
hotel for sixty members. An in
tcrcstlng program was given, includ-
ing reports from each president re-
latiVe to the clubs activities for thy
year. "A charter was presented to the
Oxford club. Mrs. Dess Gurganus, of
Raleigh, was que t speaker, her sub
ject being woman in National De
fenSe.' Miss Martha Groom, of Rox-
boro, was elo~Hd district director
for the next two years.
Those attending from henderson
Wcrc Misses Edna Oliver, Carrie
Draper, Leslie Cogdcll, Nlthca Per
ry, Ernestinc Cottrcll, Louise NclSou,
Annie Marshall Lemay, J. abel Hart
Christine Gallagher, and Mrs. Naom.
Jordan and Mrs. Lula Finch.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
Hansel and Gretel
Will Be Presented
At Central School

The rhythm band Of Central school
will play several numbers on tn"
program which the school is pr
senting Friday night. The Dand con
sists of tWentV-tour pieces and Is
directed by little Hannah Ruth Gar
re,t. Both singing and spoken parts
Will feature the plays given.
Agnes McLemorc as Gretcl, Char
les Klutz a Hansel, and Joan CraW-
ley as the Witch lead the cast Of
characters of Hansel and Gretel.
Nozcilc Boone is the mother and
Iit,ls Falkncr is the father. The gin
aerbread fence comes TO life and
gives a dance. a large chorus OF the
children sing the beautiful "EVen-
ing Prayer as the angels hover over
the sleeping children, whom Evelyn
Adams as the Sandman has put to
sleep. The candy house with the GIN
eerbread roof Will be on the stage.
The latter part Of the program Is
of d patriotic nature. The first is d
scene with General Washington
Frederick Garrett) receiving the
flag from Betsy Ross (NIary beulse
Halris). In tti~ Gene is a tea party
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
Mrs. NCDuffee Has
Sans SouCi Meeting

The Sans Souci Literary club held
a most delightful meeting at the
home of Mrs. D. p. McDuffec on
Young venue Tuesday afternoon.
The house was decorated with love-
~ arrangements of spring flowers.
After a short business session pre-
sided over by the president. Mrs. II.
l.. Gambler, the program for the after
noon was presented. Following up the
study Of South America. two very
interesting papers We're given: "Cui-
ture in South America" by Mrs. +.
G.. Glenn. and Religion in South
America by Mrs. J. c. Mann.
A social hour was then enjoyed.
during which the hostess served de-
.lcious salad plate, coffee, and dessert
20 the following members: Mrs. K.
). Johnson, MIS-. F. NJ. Barnhart,
Hrs. S. f. Jcnnettc. Mrs. J. {. Mann.
."S. Z. G.. Glenn. Mrs. f. L. Nanny,
~. II. i. Candlcr, Mrs. w. NJ. Cot
fin, Mr.. c. S. Dodd, Mrs. r. c. w.
Radlord, and a guest, Mrs. Robert
ION, sister Of Mrs. Gambler.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23

This Observation-Disclosures frock
is easy TO make from Pattern 9O38
"a Marian Martin design. Long cur
we'd side-tront bodice sections give
trim lines. See the two sleeve YER
siOns.
Pattern 9O38 may be ordered only,
in misses and Womcn's sizes IA, Is,
Is, 20, 32, 81, SO, 80. 40 and ~. Size
is requires 3 3-8 yards IS inch fab
ric and . l-8 yards ric-rac,
Send fifteen cents (plus mt cent
20 cover cos; Of malllng) for this
Marian Martin pattern. Be sure to
write plainly your size, name, ad-
dress and style number.
Send your order to Henderson
Daily Dispatch, Pattern Department,
'%2 ~ 18Th st. New York. N. Y.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
State Federation
Delegates NcuA~n

Members of the local Junior No-
mans club who attended Junior Dcy
Of the state Federation of Women
Clubs convention i'm AShcvillc Tue -
day returned to Henderson last night.
and Mrs. J. T. Alderman. past State
president and u member OF the Wu-
mans Tuesday club, remained Ioi
the regular session.
Mrs. Leon VIct. Of the Junior clap
here. was elected State Junior pres
Ident, with Mrs. w. d. Payne ~ St1.c
secretary. Recognition was given to
Miss Alice Switzerland. a delegate
from the Junior Civic club. a. the
only representative present from
such a club in the state.
Sessions were held al day Tues
day with a breakfast for the Junior
delegates Wednesday mornju- NI4t-
ing up their part OF the convention.
Dean Brad'her, Of the University I'd.
North Carolina. was que / .pJui-..
at luncheon Tuesday. n an I1...-
nal ca was given at the Battery
Park hotel Tuesday afternoon.
Delegates from Henderson, H,lua-
ed. Mrs. Alderman, Of the Woman
Tuesday club; Miss Alice >3st'u#
land, Of the Junior Civic c.1... ...
Leon Wick, Mn. ". d. i-y.u .#t
Mis-, Alice Mabry, OF tie J@.a- 80.
mans club.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
Committees Named
At PIT. A. Meeting

The FIRST meeting OF the H5sh
school PIT. 4. fer the 1923 rlscai
year Mas held "Wednesday afternoon
in the school library, with the III
coming president, Mrs. Laurence u
Wall, presiding. Appointment of COM
mltteeS to function dul ing the con-
ing year Wa, d main feature III the
meeting.
Ms. Wall. in her opening remarks.
stated that fellowship, IN the fullest
ca { OF the word, would be Inc 90
lcctive set for the e ming year, end
chose committees whose Wor& deals
with fellowship, room repre- 5enta.
tlVes, hospitality, program, and
jtudy group committees, VIII be
stressed. In appointing thc commit
tees, Mrs. Wall outlined the duties
Of each. The student loan fUnu, DC
gun two years ago, viii DC coutiuHcG
and Il committee to bring back into
the organization the former Pr. A.
members, whose experience is felt
to be 50 valuable, was named. Inr
room representatives cannot be al
pointed until next fall, after nome
rooms have been designated.
Mrs. j.. Franklin Mills, outgoing
chaplain, conducted the devotional
period, with the use of ones time De-
!ng the subject fer her very a,j-
pfoprla..c discussion. Following Nh
-. ID. llOcutts report as outgoing
president 1or the past year and an
account o! the state convention tcld
last week in Greensboro, .hC wa.
nrnEp,,fpL - niFt Nv GT,..- n ~.
Mrs. Al. Is. Wester, as iii. vice
presiden, and chairman Of member
ship; ". d, Payne. second Vice-prcs-
ldent; Mrs. BIscoe Bass, secretary,
MIS-. Eric G.. Flanagan, treasurer,
Mrs. S. E, Jennette, chaplain; and
Mrs. Clyde l.. Finch, historian ion
;he coming year, all began their new
duties al the meeting.
COMMITTEES named included Tho
-oIloWlng: hospitality: Mrs. J.. {.
Gardner, chairman, Mrs. I. II.
'roWdtl, Mrs. Irvine Watkins, Mls.
". b. Hight, and Mrs. Kcnneth Islcy.
program: Mrs. Ralph Bruin, CHAR
man, MIS-. L. +. Patham, Mrs. 3. n
Perry, Mrs. +, II. DjHon, Mrs. L. &.
Glenn, and Mis-, Shannon Morton.
tudy class, Mr., r. c. Gary, Ms.
Alex WatEIn: Mrs. {. Il. App@~, Mr..
". ID. Cox, Mis-. Herbert White, Mrs.
r. ii. Potts, jr., Mrs. W. +. Daniel,
Miss Ath,coN lUrnagc, ". -. Payne.
chairman to be appointed Iutor:
music, LIS. u. ". Parker and y. T.
Heogne. reporters, MI. d. l.. Ne
Nalium and Mrs. II. y. Denm..
pGr1nE~ Mrs NlIt1r -.t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
PAGE FIVE '

Wll be about II cents q round trip.
Bon Lowe said that during his bret
experience as a bank robber he made
Sc 500 IN three minutes and then
spent years learning that crime
doesn't pay apparently he had not
learned that while serving on the
High Point police IorCeJ. When he
got out of prison ne came to Bur
hugton. borrowed $40 from three
people and started in e., ."uckjn5
business. He now operate small
fleet and IS worth severa. dmcs as
much as he netted in the bank rob-
bing business.
Like the commissioners say, It
looks ike the guy has got something.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
Henderson Members
At Auxiliary Meet

Mrs. r. {. Gary, Mrs. Annie Mac
Mcintosh, Mrs. Allie b. Young, Mrs.
3. \. Scott, Mrs. d. T. McDuffec, ano
Mrs. J.. ". JenEin- attended the
eighth district meeting Of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, heldcd IN OK
ford yesterday.
The session opened at 1890
o'cIock. with business being trans
acted. and later a program of music
WIS given by the gloe club of the
oxford school. The meeting closcC
with a luncheon.
Representatives from Chapel Hill,
Durham, W%arrentOn, Oxford, and
Henderson were present. Among the
state officers present were Mrs. Wal
-er Craven. of Charlotte. state preSi-
dent: Miss Aurclia Adams, secretary;
and Mrs. Victor Johnson, area chair
man.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
Returns to Baltimore.

Melvin Faulkner. of Baltimore
Md. has returned home after spcnG-
ing the weekend with his a4othcr.
MIS-. II. d. Harrington, on Ilender-
son route +.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
From GAINESVILLE,

Miss Virginia Greene, of Ciarks-
vile. Va. is spending the week win
her sister. Mrs. G.. j. owen, on route
z Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
Visits the Edwards.

Miss Ida Bell AyScuC. oi Eiicrbc
was a guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. GcurGt
Lee Edwards. on Henderson ruut,
] Saturday afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23

Three TO five acr.s of a.gaf NJ
furnish cereal and flour for rlo 1N'r.
age family at much les cost -FlN r
purchase price Of prepared gerc1-
and flOurS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
SOCIETY NEWS
JOURNEY.

I shall go forth some day
When glory thrills,
Finding the hidden way
Lit by a golden ray
Whose brightness fills
h e darkened valleys lay;
| shall 60 forth that day
Into the hills.
Prescott Hoard.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
Q@RATUl&T!Q$
%<M@z

3 Daughter.
~. .~@ Ttr- HrNprt p. Harrison
announce the birth of a daughter,
Barbara Jane, on Wednesday,, Apri!
%. 1912. at Maria Parham hospital,
Mother ai daughter We're said to
be doing nicely.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-23
Private Jones

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Pvt. Jones' cake-eatIng really exclu-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06
Power to Endure

In the end, this war is going to be won by the United Nations because Adolf Hit Ter failed to note and understand some thing that was appearing in the neWspa- perS almost every day. Great stress has been laid upon the efficiency with which the Nazi organization complies and cor relates current news from all over the world in order that Hitler may take ad- vantage of every expedient.
 Yet, like us lesser mortalS, the F'uehrer did not comprehend the significance of China'S resistance to Japanese invasion. If he had, in all probability he never would have attacked Russia when he did. And the attack upon Russia probably was his fatal error. Dr. K. c. Wu, mayor of Chungking, paid tribute, on the fifth an- niversary of Nippon's invasion, to the Chinese peoples capacity to suffer and to recuperate.
 China has withStood the assault made by the militaristic, Well-armed Japanese because her people have demonstrated ability to keep working, keep fighting and keep smiling. If Herr Hitler had pondered that fact, and then given thought to Rus sion economic and social history and racial characteristics, he might not have repeated Japan's fundamental error.
 The Nipponese, seeing China, weak, de- fenseless, disunited, envisioned three month incident, at the end of which time they purposed to use China's vast re- sources in their preparation for the great CT var against the Anglo-American peo- ples. Hitler, supposing Russia to be weak, Incompetent, relatively unpre pared, thought to devote single summer to conquering the Soviet But like the Chinese-and both Hitler and we might have known if we had permitted ourselves to realize-the Russians have an enor- nouS power to endure.
 The Japanese chased the Chinese from Canton to Peiping, and slaughtered them by the tens of thousands, and destroyed their property without let or hindrance. But wherever they turned, they found more Chinese fighting desperately. The Germans pushed the Russians around as strong man would group of chil- dren. Huge areas of the Soviet lay 1n ruins. Still wherever the Nazis turned, there were Russians, dying but taking Hitler's proud corps into neighboring graves.
 China and Russia have done what France demonStratably could not do, what Britain and the United States probably could not have done They did not do it for us They did it for themselves. But we get the benefit, which we can share fully with the two nations who have saved modern civilization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06
Not Always That Way

According to the Republican candi- date for governor the action of the COP and Democratic parties of Bridgeport in joining hands to elect candidates to the Legislature this fall is typical of double machine" politics. He has condemned the recent action whereby the Democrats and Republicans jointly endorsed candi- dates of both parties (two Democrats and one Republican, for the State Senate. He thinks that it provides campaign ammu- milton for Socialist mayor, Jasper Nc Levy.
 Well, maybe it does, but by the same token there was pleny of ammunition provided a few years back when Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin was in Hartford and the balance of power in the Senate was in the hands of the Socialist senators from Bridgeport. And these same Socialist senators saw fit to join hands with the Republican members of this body to de- feat the Democratic side on more than one occasion and not always when 1t was case of partisanShip.
 Apparently that was good politics, but klae current effort of the Republicans and Democrats to defeat the Socialist Party candidates in Bridgeport isn't. Maybe Wr. Baldwin is afraid that unless there are Socialist senators at Hartford there won't be any balance of power to swing his way, if he were fortunate enough 1o be elected next month. As it stands now the charge of "double-machine" is dust a few years too late to be convincing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06
Rurmese Are Learnine

The Burmese, like the Indo- Chinese, are learning now what is involved in CO., operation with Japan's Asiatic program. The Burmese did not like the British. They provided fifth column which con- tributed materially to the ease of the Jap conquest. Now they are suffering the con sequences.
 The Nipponese have proved themselves excellent fighters. But their national psy- chology in the end will help undo them. Already by their arrogance and cruelty they have largely destroyed the appeal of their slogan: Asia for the Asiatics. Their victims now realize that the Japs really meant: Asia for the Japanese.
 When the time comes, returning United Nations armies may find as vigorous a fifth column working for them in Burma as that which originally aided the laps