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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
CHAPTER lHlR

AS TUCK closed the door he re-
fected that what he had just told
Mrs. Watt was quite true. Her
rambling discourse had served to
bring back to his mind the curious
notion that had struck him while
he circied the Lake with Froody.
that Albert Hime had been killed
not because he was Albert Hime,
but because he was Victoria Jason
Hines husband. That he had died
az a pawn in a strange game in
which Victoria, MT knowing it, was
the opponent to be destroyed. That
within an unsound mind there was
a hatred which had done this thing.
He thought again Of what he
knew OF murder in passion. For a
long time it had been waiting, this
malignancy. and for some reason
not known to him had lowered
when 1t dds Had seen and had
seized upon a means of causing
Victoria pain-not death. but pain.
Loss, grief. and perhaps at the last.
after a long losing fight, conviction
as a murderess.
The means had heen so simple
a box containing ant poison, a sill
yer bowl containing sugar. At long
last. two simple objects conspiring
with the capacity to torture hidden
within a human skull.
He thought suddenly. but not IT.
%relevantly. of the grinning tin
masks which hung on Victoria's
walls.
Within the thick yellowed walls
of her house, Victoria was belatedly
opening her birthday gifts which
all during the preceding week had
been arriving by mail, by messen-
ger, and in the hands Of the oldest
and most intimate O.. her so init
mate acquaintance. Earlier in the
evening the telephone had rung
frequently: everyone had been sym.
pathetic and had shown as little
curiosity as possible. Six notes OF
coincidence had arrived in the
morning mail. And a summons TO
the coroner's inquest. to be held on
Tuesday morning at nine.
She was wearing her Stacks
again, and around her shoulders
was a thick scarlet knitted shawl
with gypsy fringe. The little red
eye of the thermostat glared from
the corner. but the house seemed
cold. At her feet the crumplcd
white snow Of tissue paper mount
ed; as she unwrapped each gift she
set it down on the coffee table.
Quite a little accumulation covered
its surface: the rich black Of a big
suede purse proudly bearing her in
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itialS in silver. A Jade icare how

itials in silver, a jade cigaret box,
the fine linen Of handkerchiefs, five
books, a cigaret lighter, a crazy red
velvet beret with a matching purse,
a clever clip. a great silver chain
OF q bracelet. one OF a set Of high
ball glasses-the rest in their box
on the 1oor-a huge facon Of per-
fume. And still boxes 70 be opened.
She surveyed the array. For the
first time these gifts meant more
TO her than the sheer materialistiC
Joy OF new possession. or even
thoughtfulness which had prompt
ed the giving. They were like a
bulwark against a fear in her own
mind. They we're u reminder of the
fact that people liked her, a good
many people.
She still felt cold. She decided
that something was wrong with the
furnace. and went over and stood
with her hands famed out above
the grating in the floor. No. it
wasn't that. Quite a lot Of warm
air gushed up at her face. She de-
cided to build a fire.
It was While she was squattine
on the hearth. coaxing a match to
ignite the twist of paper under the
wood, that she heard it agcln. The
sound outside.
She went quickly to the front
door, hesitated a moment, then
opened the top half abruptly and
widely and peered out into the
darkness. She listened. She heard
only the thin shrill sound of the
crickets in the orchard next door,
the sound of traffic below on the
boulevard.
She shut the doors upper half,
and stood staring refectively at the
floor. Then she turned and went
back 10 her gifts.
She had been hearing it all eve
ming. 1t was always the same
sound. Sometimes from the front
Of the house, sometimes from the
narrow side yard to the north.
SOlIlCtiIllSS /. Jill tHe DdCh. AS
though someone. trying to move
with utter silence, had ~inadvertent-
ly struck a stone With his foot and
then had at once frozen to motion
%lessness.
She knew all the logical eXplana-
tons for this phenomenon, the
chief of which a a magniication
by her own nerves of a perfectly
normal sound, usually unnoticed.
She knew this. but it did not keep
from her mind the mood which OBJ
sessed it. the conviction that the
night around her house was not
empty of an inhabitant, a watcher
! who hated her.
! Tuck telephoned Captain Harriss
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10

Just been received.
Some smoke damage also was
done.
The entire loss was covered by ia
Surance.
The entire interior of an automo-
bile belonging to A. Q. Hendricks
was destroyed by fire yesterday aft
ernoon at 3:55 p. M, near the Ameri-
can Agricultural Chemical Co, On
the Norlina Road. Origin of the
blaze was not determined.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
ONE CASE
is TRIED IN COURT

Howard Okelly and James Ays-
cue, white, were tried in police court
today for assault on each other.
Ayscue Was adjudged not guilty and
Okelly was fined five dollars and
costs.
George II. Newton, Jr., white, tried
for public drunkenness, as fined
five dollars and costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
Night Blaze In
Meat Market

Fire of undetermined origin did
aboGt 5000 damage last night in the
rear Of Wilkerson's Meat Market on
Garnet street. summOnlng tlremen
to the scene. The blaze, which start
cd about 1883 p. m. destroyed 4
shipment OF commodities which had
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
ORANGE TOPS O

Chapel Hill, jan. l0.--Orange
county exceeded its overall and f
bond quotas in the Victory Loan
drive just completed, according to
announcement today by j. Maryon
Saunders, county chairman for the
campaign. Final figures received
from the Federal Reserve B@Nk Of
Richmond report that the county
purchased bonds totalling 1873 per
cent Of its overall quota Of $4,000.
The amount purchased was $751;
294.75. In Z bonds the Orange coun-
" quota was S230,OO0; purchases
amounted to S243,2l8.75.
Newspaper advertising is ccono-
mical.
Newspaper advertising is persuas'
i've.
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The Harper family continues
10 hold down the high positions
in the league bowling this week.
Brother Joe is high bowler in the
Blue league and Sister Julie still
leads the parade in the Powder
Puff brigade. This brother-sis-
ter combination really racks up
high scores as can be evidenced
by how long each has held the
high pinnacle in the total pins
division. Either Joe or Julie or
both Of tlem can usually be found
on the local alleys each evening.
Southpaw Joe plays with Stand
ard Oil and Julie keeps Kihyets
in the lead position.
Ladies Bowling
The listings of the Powder
Puff league mark the closing of
the first half of the summer
league with the toppers named
as listed in the standings below.
The girls will play another five
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Annual Banquet Of
JuYcees To Be Held
AT Country Club

The annual banquet of the Pas
cagoula Junior Chamber of Com
nerce will be held at the Country
Club on July 8. r. B. McIlwain,
chairman of the Jaycee Commit
tee announced this week.
The program will include the
installation of officers for the
forthcoming year with Arthur
Moss installed as president.
Members and their wives are
invited, MI. McIlwain said, and
stated that several guests and an
outstanding speaker would be
present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21

in Polish, "bimber", made prin-
cipally of rye flour and sugar.
MONOPOLY alcohol is produced
from molasses and potatoes re-
garded unfit for public sale.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
PROBLEM PERTURBs POLISH

Warsaw. AP.-Proposals from
dry organizations that the
of vodka be restricted with
Vodkerless days have drawn the
ire of the state alcohol monopoly.
A statement said such action
cause an increase in pro-
luction of "moonShine vodka
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21

daughter. Winnie Lenore. to Cal
vim A. Farmer. The wedding will
take place this evening, Friday.
At the home Of the brides par
nts in E%scatawpa.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21

'N~"" E"'oH"0EI"
High individual game without
handicap, IT'S, Mylbra, Ezells;
high Individual three-game aver
age, 147, p. Fraley Kihyets;
high team game without handi-
cap, GOO, Ezells; high team game
with handicap, 819, Doechers;
high team series with handicap,
2417, McIlwain; high team series
without handicap, IT'S, Kihyets
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21

After a wedding trip to Ham
burg, Arkansas. where they viii
visit the groom's parents, the
couple will make their home in
Escatawpa.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21

High individual game wIo
handicap. 1877, H. Price, Peele-
Williams; high three-game aver
age, l76, H.. Price, Peele-Wil-
liams; high team game, 834,
Peele- Williams; high team series,
2277, Peele-W Williams. I
High Five
Joe Harper. Standard Oil $50
H. Price, Peele-Williams 937
]. Loris, Kihyets 933
P. Schneider, Peele-Williams 918
Guy Wheat, Pascagoula Elec. 904
Schedule for next week:
Blue League
Monday, June "a, Brumfields
VS. Pascagoula Electric; Tuesday,
June IS, Peele-Williams VS. Stand
ard Oil; Wednesday, June rs,
Kihyets VS. Kiwanis Club; Thurs
day, June q, Virgins VS. Elks.
Red League
Monday, June "a, Burners VS.
Refrigeration; Tuesday, June rs,
Market ST. Service VS. McIlwain
Motors; Wednesday, June 26,
Planning Department VS.. Weld
ers; Thursday. June 81, Depart
ment IL VS. Jaycees.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21

Nearly all ant instincts, includ-
ing those hat might pass for
love, self sacrifice and bravery,
r believed to be based on
hunger.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
BULLocK-FARMER

Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Bullock of
Escatawpa announce the APP
preaching marriage of thei
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MAKE IT A MILLI0H!"
ENLIST IN A GRADE WITH
YOUR ARMY MOS

Army veterans who held certain
Military Occupotiondl Speciulties
may reenlist in q grade commensu-
rate with their skill and experience.
provided they were honoroblY dis
charged on or after May IL. 1915
and provided they reenlist before
July I, 1916. Over three-quorters
OF q million men have joined the
new Regular Army already. MAKE
1T A MILLION! Full facts Gre at any
Army Comp. Post or Recruiting
Station.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21

week series which began Monday
of this week.
Ladies Bowling Standings
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Mems Bowling

The mems summer league play
moved into the third week Mon
day. The play in both Of the
mems leagues is Tightening down
and all the teams are taking the
play more seriously now that
5everal upsets bave taken place.
The scores are still not as high,
ON the average as they were in
the spring series but the trend
is stating upward now.
Mems Bowling League Standings
for week ending June Is, 1916
Dad @a-.a
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
District Methodist
Conference Draws
Lurge Attendance

Approximately 80 ministers and
200 delegates representing %
churches in the ten South Mis-
siSsippi counties comprising this
district attended the Seashorc
District meeting of Methodist
churches held last Thursday at
the First Methodist church of
Paseagoula.
The Rev. T. o. Pruitt, Craw-
ford Street Methodist church of
Vicksburg and representing the
general Board of Evangelism,
presented the main sermon,
preaching at IL a. m. Other talks
ON the program were given by
DR.. w. L. Dusen of New Orleans
who represented the Allocate,
the church organ, j. H. Morrow
of Jackson who spoke on the
orphans home, and DR.. M. l..
Smith. president of Milsaps col
lege who talked on Education
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21

High individual game, 1873, J..
Delmas, Refrigeration: high indi-
vidual three-game average, 1853,
j. Delmas, Refrigeration; high
team game, III, Refrigeration;
high team series, 2189. Depart
ment No. IL.
High Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08

NEW BERN, Aug. 7. - An i'm
portant meeting of the executive
board of the Tar Heel Camp and
Hospital council OF the American
Red Cross has been called for Fri
day at Camp Le1eune by Mrs. j..
r. Little, of Greenville, president,
to plan for dissolution Of the Or
ganization, now that the war needs
have passed.
Inaugurated in July, 1871, this
camp ana hospital service
provided supplemental supplies
ana recreational programs for men
in uniform. AT the peak of its op-
erations a year ago it embraced
1874 camp and hospital councils, in
which 2,283 Red Cross chapters
and more than 52,0 900 other com
mulity organizations took part.
BY last December 81 a total of
11,3l3 sunrooms and dayrooms had
been completely furnished at va
rious camps and hospitals, and
supplementary furnishings had
ben provided FOR thousands of ad-
ditional rooms. More than 3,000,-
900 books and magazines had been
given to the armed forces, and
more than so, 900 parties and Ell
tertainments had been arrang-
ed. During that period some u.s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
OFFICE
PLANNING SURVEY
M oore Announces Spot
Check For Miscellan-
eous Infractions

Non-registration of new or chang
ed housing accommodations in Viii
mington is expected to feature a
s%pot-check of housing, Maurice
Moore, Area Rent Control director,
said yesterday.
The %spot-check and survey is
being made to determine mlscel-
laneous infractions of rent regula-
tons in an effort to eliminate such,
the director explained.
Other violations which are being
checked currently are: failure tc
file claims in tenancy FORMS; col
lecting higher than the maximum
legal rent after major capital i'm
provement of increase in service or
equipment without first contracting
OPA office for permission; failure
to show new tenants a copy OF
registration statement or other
order governing rent; reduction in
service or removal of equipment
without comparable reductions ir
rent paid.
Moore pointed out that the pur-
pose of his office is to provide
aid to tenants and landlords alike
and not to dictate what either
may or may not do regarding
rentals, other than regulations as
they are set forth in directives
received from state and nationa.
offices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
Red Cross Tar Heel Council
Meetings. FridayAt LeIeune

600, 900 individual items had been
contributed to men and women In
uniform.
During 1914 and 1945 camp and
hospital councils met special as
signments received from overseas
Red Cross field director. Among
the article sell were 90 900 spe-
cially = designed recreation chests,
81, 1000 birthday gifts for patients
returning on hospital ships, and
millions of books and magazines.
With the termination of hostili-
ties, the camp and hospital coun-
ellis will terminate their operations
by next December 81. However,
similar services will be rendered
under the new community service
of the Red Cross chapters, espe-
ciallv those near military camps
and hospitals. Among the services
which will be thus continued under
chapter jurisdiction will be enter
tainment and education. furniture
and equipment, camp beautieica-
ton projects and other plans to
bolster the morale of service per-
conne1
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
Hair Care
BY BETTY CLARKE

There will be time this sum-
mer when YOU will emerge from
the lake, river or ocean looking
bedraggled and not fit for an eve
ming date.
But of course you'll have one,
1t seems that whenever hair gets
soaked and the plan is to dry it
before leaving the beach, it starts
to rain and the sun goes down. So
you're stuck with wet hair. If this
happens, the wisest thing to do is
put your hair up in a braid on
top, if it is long enough. Other
wise, comb it in small rolls and
pin on a few colorful bows.
There may be other days when
will be windswept and marred by
sand, SCOT and salt water. In that
case your best bet is a dry sham
poo. Shake some of it out of the
container into a little terry NIT
and rub it through strands of your
hair. Of course you'll have to brish
your hair vigorously first to get
as much of the dust and CRIME
out of it as possible.
After you've given yourself a
good dry shampoo, turn the nit in
side out and rub it again through
the locks of your hair. This is nee
essary to remove the greyish tinge
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
PERSONALS

Mrs. Eugene Hoke of Augusta,
Ca, arrived yesterday to attend
the funeral of her brother, Herbert
O'Neill, who died early Wednesday
morning.
Miss Katherine Russell will leave
the latter part of this week for
Chapel Hill where she will visit
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Caddell re-
turned to their home in Rocky
Mount Wednesday after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel j. Black at
their home on Greenville Sound.
MI. and Mrs. Robert H. Tate
of Magnolia Place, are spending
this week in the Virginia Mountains
visiting friends.
Mrs. M. V. Moore and Ian, have
returned home after visiting Mrs.
Moore's parents, MI. and Mrs.
w. A. Mobiles of Cadbourn. While
away Mrs. Moore and sister, Miss
Estelle Mobiles, spent some time
with Misses Mildren Farrell, Pat
tie Ann Carney and Lucy Merritt
at White Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Kidder
Of Wrightsville Beach will leave
the latter part of the week for
Greensboro, where they will at
tend the wedding of Miss Margaret
G. Taylor and Thomas H. Wright,
Jr., which is to take place this
Saturday evening.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Eugene Hicks
will go to Greensboro this week
to attend the Taylor-Wright we'd
ding which is to take place on Sat
urday evening.
J. William Austin, II, of Austin
Hill Farms, Fincastle, Va, who
has been spending some time at
the Cape Fear hotel and nearby
beaches left Wednesday for his
home in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Reid Martin of
Raleigh, are spending two weeks
at WrightsVille Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
DOSS DEFENDS ACL
FAILURE TO DROP
FRUIT RATE DOWN

NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-U.D-The
Atlantic Coast Line railroad, in
testimony in an antitrust suit
brought by the state of Georgia,
held Wednesday that its failure 10
reduce freight rates on fruit ship
ped from Florida was decide by
the management Independent of the
Association of American Railroads.
R. J. Doss, vice-president of the
Atlantic Line, in proceedings before
Special Master Lloyd K. Garrison
who is taking evidence for the
U. S. supreme court, said his com
pany's participation in the AAR
was completely voluntary and 1t
was in no way dominated by the
AAR or northern carriers,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
Reports Made
Of Auxiliary
Activities

The Auxiliary of the American
Legion Post No. 10, held its first
meeting since the installation of
new officers, on Tuesday evening,
at the Legion home. Mrs. W. L.
Hartzog, president presided.
Following the opening ceremonies
reports were made by various
committee chairmen. Mrs. ]. Carl
Seymour, district vice-president,
American Legion auxiliary, called
for volunteers to assist in the
membership drive which the local
post is planning to put on beginning
September 3.
Mrs. Seymour urged that each
member of the auxiliary make ev-
cry effort to help the Wilmington
Legion Post attain its goal of
1000 members.
The speaker of the evening, W.
Stewart, Jr., local post COM
mander, made a very interesting
talk on the Flag of Our Country.
He also said that he was counting
on the Auxiliary's continued sup
port in the Legion's program, par
ticularly the guiding of returning
veterans, and assured the auxiliary
of his support in its activities.
Following Mr.. Stewards talk,
Miss Sarah Ann Eaton sang, &C
companied by Miss Corinne Wilker-
son. AS the meeting adjourned,
those present were invited to re-
main for the social hour. Delicious
refreshment were served by the
hospitality committee, of which
Mrs. L. H. Vowel is chairman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
Sherwood Ball Notes
9Th Birthday At Party

Sherwood Ball celebrated his
fifth birthday Wednesday after
noon at a 3 o'clock party given him
by his mother, Mrs. j. R. Timber
lake at her Riverside apartment.
Games we're played through the
afternoon after which ice cream
and cake were served. Prizes were
won by Sandra and Pat O'Briant.
Among Sherwood's guests were the
following young people: Archie
and Richard McCloud, Pat and
Sandra O'Briant, Brenda and Bob
by Dunn, Grace and Ruth Ann
Gardner, Billy Spivey, Pat Gallag-
her, Sharon Zallars, and Mrs.
M. Spivey, Mrs. T. D. Gallagher,
Mrs. C. R. Zallars, Mrs. Sadie NC
Cloud and Mrs. John T. Caps, Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
Animal Prices Up

NEW YORK, Aug. 7-(P)-1t may
not disturb the d~ay-to-day shopper
to know that the prewar price of
an elephant has scared from $1,000
to So, 500-but it has the wild ami
NAL merchants in ar uproar.
Three of the country's largest
importers of wildlife that walks,
crawls, swims or flies said We'd
nesday they we're swamped with
orders from o directors, circus
agents and private collectors.
But high prices and food short
ages are keeping most of the I'm
tanned creatures in Africa and II
Iii,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
New World Granary

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7-P-The
Food and Agriculture organiza-
ton Wednesday recommended the
creation of a world "ever-normal
granary'' to prevent future short
ages and surpluses of food and
farm products.
The United Nations agency sug-
gested that a granary program be
operated by a world food board
with authority to buy and sell COM
modities for the purpose of stabili-
ling supplies and prices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Ra.ph L. Brown.
Mrs. J. E. Brown and Leslie E.
Brown have returned to their home
in Raleigh after visiting in the
city and at Carolina Beach.
Misses Betty Mingia, Emma
Minngia, Louise Grant, Betsy Jor-
dan, Joyce Anrews, Eleanor Wick
ers, Daphyne Bryan, Anne Marie
Morton, Betsy Miles, Virginia
Dare Albritton, Hannah Ruth
Johnson and Alice Champion,
members of the Alpha Kappa sor-
ority of Raleigh, have returned
to their homes after a weeks
houseparty at Carolina Beach. R.
R. Andrews and Miss Virginia
Miles chaperoned the group.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
Bay State Irked

BOSTON, Aug. -R-- Massa-
chusetts spoke up sharply Wednes-
day to President Truman and the
District of Columbia commits
sioners for changing Washing
tons Concord avenue to Mis-
souri, avenue.
'"The State of Missouri and the
office of President itself might
never have come into existence
but for what transpired at Con-
corn. Massachusetts," the Bay
State Governors council assert
ed in a resolution.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
Asks Steel Probe

OAKLAND, Calf, Aug. 7-(B-
Henry ]. Kaiser, west coast in
dustrialist, Wednesday urged a con-
g~ressional investigation of Big
Steel's war record and declared he
was "eager' to have his own
scrutinized by the Mead COM
mittee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-08
Truman Signs Act

WASHINGTON, Aug. = (P
President Truman signed into law
Wednesday a bill providing a 20
per cent increase in pensions for
certain Spanish American war vet
Grams.
Generally, those affected r vet
Grams who served go days o. less,
are partially disabled and IS years
of age.