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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-12

She said relentlessly, That's no
excuse"
EIDE rose, too. She said. You
| wouldn't know"
Jenny is very young. thought
| EIDE. She can look at me with those
| accusing eyes, but she doesn't un-
derstand, she doesn't.
Il don't want to know" said
| Jenny, and she didn't meal what
EIDE had meant. She didn't want to
know whether or not Eide had lied
about Boston. She didn't want TO
know anything. She felt ill. She
wanted to say what she had to say
and be done with it, for always.
She said, millions Of other WON.
en- are waiting, just as you are. A
great many of them haven't been
married much longer, or as long.
Maybe it's hard for them to re-
member. Yet most of them do" She
lifted her red head and looked
straight into Ede's somber eyes. 4
don't know how far this has gone
between you and Justice. l don't
want to know. But whether you
met on the Common, as you said.
by accident. or whether you never
went to Worcester. but straight to
Boston to spend the weekend there
with him, isn't entirely the point.
When l think of Dick, ! think of
all the men like him, sweating, dy.
ing, fighting. It's no good, EIDE. Just
because you're lonely. Do you
suppose Dick isn't lonely? You
brighten me-" she said, land you
disgust me-"
EIDE was scarlet. She was hostile
again, with anger renewed. She
said, What I do or don't do isn't
your business. It's mine!"
"And Dick's?" Jenny inquired.
"All right" said EIDE, Dicks. II
you want it that way. But not
yours"
III make it my business" Jen-
ny promised. AFTER Dick gets
home you can do as you please.
That's between you and him. But
until he does She stopped and
then said evenly, You'll stop see
ing Justice Hathaway. III
stop you"
How" asked EIDE sharply.
Jenny said, There are ways"
She looked at EIDE. her eyes bril-
liant. In find one"
EIDE walked to the door. She
paused, with her hand on the knob.
She asked, quite casually. Il sup
pose you intend to tell Gram"
NO" said Jenny. Il don't. She
has enough on her plate. She won't
know from me-"
THAT'S white OF you." said EIDE.
And Dick?"
Jenny blazed visibly. She said,
Zone heels enough In the family"
Thanks" said EIDE. She added.
! III you aren't going to tattle. then
how?"
Jenny smiled a little and EIDE
stared at her. She said; startled. Il
: believe you're In love with him
yourself. l believe-well." said EIDE,
t on a long breath. "the picture be-
gins to come clearer. All this wrath
and righteousness. 1t isn't on my
;, account O the precious family
u honor, mol because Of Dick. It's be-
cause you're in love with him." she
: said again. land you're jealous
You think you can"
Jenny got between EIDE and the
T door. She opened the door and stood
there. speaking softly In order moi
to awaken Gram. Shs said. May
!, be-"
ITO 10 C~ontinuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-12
SIXTEEN


JENNY FELT as if she would
Nv 10 pieces. she wanted to stamp
her foot. childishly. She wanted to
cry. She said, instead, as coolly:
Don't give NE that routine. It's
lust stalling. I am not out of my
mind, but l think you are. I've been
pretty dumb, Eide. l didn't think
you even knew Justice Ratha-
way except by sight-Id even for
gotten you'd met him through his
sister at their house. And then
Charlotte Granley said she'd seen
you together in Boston,
EIDE said anerilv, That's the sort
of thing she would say She
caught herself. and stopped, but
not quite in time.
why" asked Jenny. "You don't
know her. 50 YOU must have heard
about her . . . and there's no one
who'd tell you about her except
her eX-bOss.'
EIDE said sullenly, There's Mary"
~ doubt if she'd discuss Char
lotte Granley with yOu,' Jenny re-
torted. But it wasn't just Char
lotte. It was Agnes Simpson, meet
ing me on the bus and saying she
hadn't seen you for weeks, right
after you'd told Gram and me you'd
spent the afternoon with her. 1t
was seeing you with my own eyes
in the Hathaway car. and especially
o~verhearing what you said to JUS
tice tonight
EIDE grew white. The anger which
had infamed her burned out. In its
place there was an enormous Weari-
ness, blurring her beauty. She
asked fatty. What did you hear?'
You asked him." said Jenny, "if
he ever thought of Boston, and
walking across the Common anG
how cold it was and"
Eide said wildly, "All right. then
Have it your own way. l have beer
seeing him. off and on. AS for Bos'
ton, it was an accident. I went tc
Worcester, Edna had to go to Bos'
ton, so I trailed along. l raI
into Justice and We had a drink a
the Ritz and then I met Edna ant
went on back with her"
It was very thin. 1t was uk'
gauze. You saw through it. Yet i
was possible, perfectly possible
Jenny said, with sudden aching sor
row, Il do so want to believe you
EIDE"
Eide sat down on Jenny's bed. Sh'
put her hands over her face, tn
long, luxury-loving hands will
their painted nails. Her hair was
golden glow about her abased head
She said, muftled. you'll never un
d%erstand."
Jenny knelt by the bed. He
heart was beating in slow, sicken
ing pulsations. She said. IN try
EIDE. I promise"
EIDE took her hands away an
stared straight ahead Of her. Sh
said, after a moment:
I'm in love with Dick I'm terri
bly, in love with him. I keep tellin
myself that, all the time. Especial
ly when I'm alone, shut up in m
old room here, at night. Lynn
awake. Thinking about him. think
ing about us, and wondering. Try
ing to remember what he look
like. You don't know what a specis
sort Of hell that Is, Jenny. To tr
to remember low the person 20
love ~looks-and how his voic
sounds. You can remember tn
words he said. but you can't n
member hls volce-"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-12
F0R JENN 80
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She broke of. Then she went on,
har voice low and harsh. her brown
eyes dry, and a little d~istended:
I'm lonely, Live been married.
Before l vas married ! had a good
time. Even .lere at home. Excite
ment," she said, attention. Then,
after I went away, I vas on my
own. . 1t was gay, it was anus
ing. Always someone to take you
out to dinner, or buy you a cocktail
and tell you that you were pretty,
that you were exciting - She
| moved her shoulders restlessly. Il
could have . :" She halted again.
She said, y did~'t. Funny, but the
men who, if you're or your own,
pay you the most attention, they're
married, as a rule. The younger
ones, those Who aren't married,
well, those I met couldn't afford
orchestra seats and flowers and all
the rest. But l was just being aw-
fully entertained, Jenny. I didn't
Kan III iONS vi tNSIi lIAAllh ! VA
until l met Dick"
Jenny was silent, kneeling there
She was aware of a feeling Of COM
plete dissertation. This sort OF
thing happened to other people, il
happened in books and plays, but
not to her and EIDE. A scene like
| this, packed with violence and an
ger and hurt. The things she'd said
the things EIDE haC said-and LEFT
unsaid. It wasn't real. Yet the room
was real and familiar, and the ont
light shining. The house was real
the house in which she had liveC
for 90 years. She could hear the
soft teakettle purring from the bas'
ket on the other side Of the room II
which Butch lay. with her kittens
She could feel Gram in the house
quiet in the light sleep Of old age
not far away. She could smell Thu
spring through the opened win
doWs.
EIDE said, You aren't listening
Jen, listen to me! didn't want thu.
to happen. l saw Justice HathaWa.
first when l went to Mary's.
No, that's not true. l let him picl
me up one day. I'd been shopping,
stopped at the Tavern and had
cup Of tea, and he was in there, il
the bar, and he came over. He knev
me. He said, I've heard about yo'
from Mary ...'"
Jenny did not speak. EIDE wen
on, presently: 1T doesn't matter
does it? How or when or where
1 did see him at Mary's. And W
had lunch, a day or so later, out Q
town -. and it went or like thai
l."
Jenny asked. Are you in Low
with him."
"Oh," said EIDE restlessly. "ho'
do I know? Can you love two me
at the same time? l keep tellin
myself, it's Dick, always It
Dick I love and want and mis-
so dreadfully. And keep 10:
ing, somehow. Our time was S
, Short" she said passionately. Can
, you understand that: And becaus
l want him and miss him =
There's no use." she told Jenn.
. and her tone was despairing. "Yo
can't possibly know what it's lik
8 No, l don't love Justice" she COZ
! cluded, but he somehow -
!, makes me know I'm alive"
al Jenny rose. She felt stiff. III
e knees and her hands and her lip
e She moved her lips cautiously ar
: spoke. and her voice sounded still
too, In her ears
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-12
Forward In Russia

Premier Stalin's challenging ap-
of Sundays general elections in
Russia did not read like the words
clarion call to the nations two hun
dred million people to arouse them
selves and to be up and away on the
mighty tasks Of reconstruction de
signed to build Russia into a still
greater world power.
In the light Of accomplishments
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-12
Food In Europe

In nIs D0I-mn IN postwar c0ndI-
.;,,. ~, r,,.,,,a Dewitt Mackenzie.
- rbe Associated Press. tells Very
s~rtoros-fna story of what is goine on
i, Barsigm And while Belgium may
bo a, a~yeeo-,on n the general rule
tho .,,otrv an5ears NOT 10 be great
" il, need of food from the United
S+,4a. IN The quantities Indicated b.,
.bo billion. nf dollars BEING aDpr0p-
,i,.ad here IN iced Inc continent. ana
ITO -,cr5fi,o. President Truman Is
~co11irg un4n the American people to
,,,,to
r.,,d, Nac15an1fe has been about
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-12
GRAB BAG
Minute Test.

!. In what year and in what state
was Abraham Lincoln born?
>. In what state did Lincoln V
most Of his life and acquire the title
of rail-spiIttcr?
,. What public offices did Lincoln
nh before being elected president
Of the L. s.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-12
AROUND TOWN
DR. \k CASES

Marvin Marks. white, was tried
Ill police court today ca two charges
Of public drunkenness. In each case
prayer Tor judgement was continued
aaon payment OF five dollars and
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Helen McSbane
Wed Recently

Augustana Lutheran Church was
the scene Of the wedding recently
of Miss Helen McShane and Mr.
James Edwin Bailey. Mrs. Bailey
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry G. McShane Of Colorado
Springs, Colo, and Mr.. Bailey is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin F
Bailey of Duluth, MINI. The Rev
Arthur o. Helm officiated at the
ceremony.
White satin with marquisette
yoke, and a finger-tip veil held by
q coronet of orange blossoms, cos
TUNED the bride. She carried a
shower bouquet of white roses and
gardenias. Mrs. Herbert Hicks OF
Dallas, Tex, attended her sister as
matron of honor. She wore a gown
of blue taffeta with headdress of
pink tulle and feathers, and carried
a bouquet of garden flowers. The
little flower girl, Stephenie Ann Dill
lard, costumed in tea-rose taffeta
carried basket Of rose petals.
Mr.. Marvin s. Pickard of Wash
ington acted as best man, and the
ushers were Mr.. Charles H. Palmer
of Philadelphia and Mr.. John A.
Gee of Arlington.
The bride is q graduate of Beth
any-Peniel College, Bethany, Okla
homa. Her husband is a graduate
Of Duluth State Teachers College,
Duluth, MINI. He also attended the
Graduate School of the University
Of Hawaii. He is presently attending
Georgetown University Law School
After short wedding trip the
couple will make their home in
Washington.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Ensign Wbitney
1t. StaUer We'd

st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Georgetown, was the scene OF the
recent wedding Of Ensign Isabel G.
Whitney, daughter of Mrs. william
Whitney-Kyle Of Independence, Va,
and 1t. Preble Staver, U. s. M. G. r.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Staver OF
Washington. A reception followed
at the home Of the bridegroom.
Given in marriage by her brother,
Mr.. w. w. Whitney, the bride was
attired in an ivory satin gown with
tight bodice and long train. She
wore a flnger-tip veil and carried
a white prayer book with white
camellias and ribbons.
The maid Of honor, Ensign Marion
E. Thomas, wore slate blue net and
carried an old fashioned nosegay
1t. Charles Robertson, U. S. M.
G. r., Of Washington acted as best
man.
Mrs. Stayer attended Marion
Junior College In Marion, Va, and
entered Navy Nurse Corps In Octo-
Der, 1914. Mr.. Staver attended the
University of Pennsylvania and
entered the Marine Corps in May
1943. He has just returned from
two years duty in the Pacific.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Phyllis Lyon
Becomes Bride
OfOfticer

/ The Rev. Albert H. Lucas, head
master OF st. Albans School, Of
ficiated at the ceremony yesterday
which united Miss Phyllis Anne
Lyon and 1t. George Borrowman, jr.,
in marriage. It was q o'clock
ceremony in the lovely Chapel of
st. Joseph of Arimathea at Wash
ington Cathedral. Following the
ceremony a reception was held at
the United Nations Club.
i Mrs. Borrowman Is the daughter
Of Mrs. Alfred ]. Lyon Of California
and the late Brig. Gen. Alfred j.
Lyon, who was stationed for sew
eral years on Gen. Arnolds staff
and later served as head of the
Air Technical Division in London.
Gen. Lyon died at Walter Reed in
December, 1912, from illness con-
tracted during a combat mission
over occupied Europe. 1t. Borrow
man is the son Of DR.. George Bor-
rowman Of Evanston, ILL.,, and the
late Mrs. Borrowman.
The bride studied at Stuart Hall,
Staunton, Va, the University of
Idaho and George Washington Uni
versity, from which she received
her degree. Her husband attended
Lafayette College and Northwestern
University Law School. During the
war he served the Navy and saw
action in the Atlantic and Mediter-
ranean on q destroyer escort. He
also spent two. years in the Aleu-
tians and received the Blue Navy
Commentator Ribbon for service
in the Philippines on combat demo-
lition duty.
After a wedding trip to Sea Island,
Ga, the couple will reside in New
York where 1t. Borrowman has a
position with Bethlehem Steel.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Miss Shannon
TO Be Married

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald William
Shannon announce the engagement
|of their daughter, Miss Donnelle
Cecile Shannon, to Mr.. James F.
FitzGerald, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Francis j. FITZGERALD of Silver
Spring.
Miss Shannon was graduated in
June from the Notre Dame College
of Maryland and is employed as a
script writer on the staff OF a
radio station. She has been active
in local dramatic groups and with
Your Silver Spring Neighbors" has
visited service hospitals in Wash
ington and It's vicinity.
Mr.. FITZGERALD attended Mary
Evening star., 1946-03-17

Iland University prior to serving In
the Navy, from which he received
his discharge in February. He
plans to enter Georgetown Uni
versity.
Arrangements are being made for
q June wedding and former class
mates Of Miss Shannon will be her
bridesmaids.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
announcement

Mrs. James Lee Champion Of
Brunswick, Md, has announced the
marriage of her daughter, Miss
Mary Frances Trussell, to Mr.. Frank
Kingsbury Thomson, jr., of Wash
ington, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kingsbury Thomson of Fayetteville
N. c. The wedding took place March
10 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21

.ng all-pullc: f!ocNs. according 10
Maupin. is 10 begin with early
matched chicks. Early Matching i'll
North Carolina means that chicks
must be delivered .rom January Is
10 February IS Tor early pullet
t!ocks, but certainly rot later than
March |.
From 1898 TO 1910. highest egg
prices came IN either November o.
December. During the pas. five
years, however. there has been a
change to high prices for eggs i'll
September in four out of five years.
with the. other high in November.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21

rent eleven IS IN l-.s.n.ic.
club.
The Vols struck ;wice through In.
air lanes 10 beat highly rated Duke
- 70 :. The first score come on a
ID yard pass from Halfbac!i Waiter
Slater To HalfbacN Bill H.ilnan and;
the winning tally came OH Slater
9-yard aerial TO End Franklin Hub
bell.
Tennessee made good on IL o. 30
passes against Georgia Tech TO beat
the Engineers - &c :. Gaze o. the
touchdownS cam2 on Il pass from
Slater to Hub0cll.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21
Advice Is Given
On Best LAYERS

College Station, Raleigh oct. q.
rloCkS make more money Tor the
= One hundred per cent pullet
commercial csg producer than tlockS
q cid hens o. mixed :loCkS of hens
and pullcts, says {. J. Maupin CT
State College. Extension poultry
man.
Mere eggs are produced from
these pullet ilucks in the .al when
egg prices are generally the highest
and this means more net profit per
bird
The best way II get high produc-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21

rows were feet apart. with ,yo
three stalks Of cotton every
inches or more in the drill i,
instance relatively high Yield Wy
produced with rows 3 l-2 feet wids
but in this instance calcium arx.ns.
dust had been used 10 control ~
bell Weevil. s
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21
COTTON INFORMATION

Smithficld, Oct. 81. County
Agent NJ. y. Morgan. in checking
the yields Of contestants in the
State Five-Acre Cotton Contest. has
noted that the highest yields were
produced on those fields where the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21

Alvin Blake went south on his va
cation. for some fishing. and left his
Missus to enjoy n vacation from the
corncob pipe. clothes in heap. and
solos on the harmonica.
First few days, Martha enjoyed
it-housc neat and quiet, top back
on the toothpastc, no morning mess
from Alvin's midnight snacks (Afs
partial to bit of cheese and beer
at bcdtime).
Come the end of the week, she
began to idget; couldn't even read
the Clarion. it looked 50 unmusscd ;
didn't have any appetite with no.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21
Bill Gates SgYs:

Your safe may bC new. Bet
ter sec his office LAout safe
burglary pC.icy covering safe.
contents ana DAMAGE Ia pre-
crty premises. The cost j. low
and the protection great
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21

In Ethiopia. it is possible in q
single da% 10 travel from Il region
of oppressive heat to one OF intense
cold.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21
From where | sit e. by Joe Marsh
Wont a Vacation
from Marriage?

body TO cook for. She was about to
wire Al, when he bargcS home 4
week ahead of time. and she almost
cries for gratitude. (''Felt the same
way myself" says AID
From where I sit. those differ
ences of habit and opinion -
whether they have to do with corn
cob pipes, glass of beer, or play
ing the harmunica, seem mighty
trivial when you're separated. And
they are, too!
9e M~4 e:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21

that is usually lost during The vim
Ter months when the soil is len S.re.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21

1896 FOUNDATION Caroline COMMITTEE.
Su,eo North Cnroino
Evening star., 1946-06-16

twirlers with Ringing Brothers.
Betty Helfrich. 20-year old per-
cussion genius, is one of two girls
in the whole country to be elected
to membership in the Drum Corps
of the United States. The town is
rightly proud. too, of David
Hughes. head of the music depart
ment for the public schools. He has
been known to give fourth-grade
youngsters oboes to teeth on, and
he works like Trojan to keep the
brilliant Elkhart High School band
up to its prize-winning par.
Many schools in the country
may have complete sets of instru-
ments, ranging from bassoons to
harps. But Hughes will bet that
Elkhart High is the only academic
institution whose language and
mathematics scholars can practice
on l6 bass fiddles and % sousa-
phones - all at the same time.
Elkhart's inescapable musi-
cal leitmotiv followed me to
the end of my stay. AS was pay
ing my hotel bill a terrific crash
resounded through the lobby, al
most bringing down the plaster.
Don't be frightened" said the
cashier. THAT sthe Lions Clubhav-
ing their regular jam-session lunch
con. The bass drum just fell off the
stand - exactly on schedule
A short while later the locomo-
tive whistle gave four snorts in the
key of E-fat, and Elkhart faded
away in the distance like far
away, wistful melody. The End
Evening star., 1946-06-16

TlHERE used to be sayln, "as
helpless as sick baby" Now
adays | amt so sure babies don't
get better care than most of their
fathers an mothers.
or Doc Stringfield was in here
the other day tellin' me about bein'
on committee. Doc is baby doc
tor an goes over to college an
lectures other baby doctors once
week. But this time he went
to convention Of the American
Academy of Pediatrics.
This amt ridin' academy or a
military academy. 1t is the fancy
name the baby doctors thought up
for their club.
Well. Doc is on this commit
tee to study child health all
over the L. S. These guys figure
if they find out exactly how many
kids get sick in every town, then
find out what kind of care they're
gettin', they can save some lives.
I'VE will find where the neglected
Youngsters are" Doc explains,
land if they need medical help, get
Evening star., 1946-06-16

more doctors to see the kids get
attention in those places"
don't know why they shouldn't.
If a businessman starts runnin' out
of customers he sends a salesman
to track some more down.
If a preacher runs out of sinners
he goes out into the highways an
byways.
You always think of lawyers an
doctors wditin' for the custom
ers. Not these baby doctors. Doc
Struggled tells me that by i'm
provin' their ways Of preventin'
an curin' sickness they are able to
head off lot of troubles kids used
to have
Now they are goin' out an sur
vey the whole country. That's
pretty fine, l think. But if your
kids are like mine was, they'd
rather see nearly anybody but the
doctor comm.
1t amt no use gettin under the
bed, the baby doctors will find 'em,
wherever they are. WALLY B0REN
Evening star., 1946-06-16

Hi w aist' design.
Elastic waist band. Full
seat coverage. No seams.
Evening star., 1946-06-16
STRIKE UP THE BAND!

chief, Fred Holtz, is now president
of the National Association of
Band Instrument Manufacturers,
can also trace its companys ances-
try back to Conn.
In addition to these giants, Elk
hart shelters many smaller firms
that specialize in one or two instru-
ments. These include the makers of
Blessing trumpets. Pedler clari-
nets, Armstrong flutes and Linton
oboes, to name few.
War Work
DURING the war, the industry
was practically drafted bodily into
the production of altimeters, air
plane horizon indicators, subma-
rine detectors and crucial bomb
release testers. Some companies
won the Army-Navy "E" so often
that the local citizenry began Won
dering whether "E" stood for
Excellence or for Elkhart.
With the bulk of brass and wood
wind instrument production in its
own back yard, Elkhart has be-
come hothouse of young musical
talent. There is almost always an
Elkhart prodigy on scholarship at
the large Eastern schools of music.
Many end up in the nations top
dance bands. Elkhart girls have
played with Phil Spitalny and
others find success as baton
Evening star., 1946-06-16
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Evening star., 1946-06-16

Clinical tests. laboratory nests
prove Absorbins Jr. moy relieve
your Athletes Foot symptoms, too!
To kill laboratory cultures Of the or
oonisms which couse poinfvI Athletes
Foot is one thing. But to reach and kill
them on the living tissues Of human
feet is for more difficult.
Yet thot'is exocfIy whot Absorbne Jr.
hos boon proved TO do in out Of 4
eo,es tested under strietest elinieoi and
laboratory control.
REPEAT ;. 3 out Of 4 suffering from
Athletes Foot got complete reIief. not
portioI relief. complete relief. from
the symptoms Of mis- ponfvl skin con-
dition by application Of Absorbine Jr.