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Evening star., 1947-11-02

the right restaurants at the right time with
the right people. That's what Joe said He
wanted me just to be there in the apart
ment when he got home from the agency,
maybe 60 to show in the evening, or visit
friends, or listen to symphony records and
sometimes hum the echo of an old song.
BEGAN to 60 stale on it somehow. There
were more important and exciting things to
do, it seemed to me. But was little sur
prised when Joe didn't put up fight IF
that's what you want" he said, then that's
what l want you to have, Bea."
Evening star., 1947-11-02

There was no bitterness, no anger. We
stayed good friends, and mean good friends
Maybe If it had been m the years before the
first World War, we would have kept on try
created 50 much dislocation and change,
people everywhere were suffering so much,
that it did not seem important whether Bea
and Joe Taylor stayed together or didn't
When / started to take my stuff out of the
little apartment three flights up on Barrow
Street, it began to look 50 bare that l left
most of it. Joe had never been one of those
bachelors who know how to fix things up
When we were married, that place on Barrow
Street was an ascetic layout consisting of a
fireplace, club chair with cigarette burns.
a o-phonoTaph. studio couch, van
Gogh. and a framed map of Boston in l788.
The book shelves were filled with photograph
records and the floor was covered largely with
books. But this had been enough for Joe
/ CHANGED the monkish decor with some
things from my own apartment, and some
belonged to my mother. Il think Joe's apart
ment is 50 honey" Hendy said that night
was about to say was happy she liked it,
but Joe looked SO uncomfortable that re-
Trained. Obviously he hadn't said anything
about the furniture. and there was really no
reason why he should.
They were married about month later,
and went to Bermuda on the honeymoon.
was grateful that Joe hadn't picked Maine.
1t wouldn't have surprised me at all if he had.
l sent Hendy note of best wishes, and
phoned Joe to congratulate him. He asked
me to lunch, and went, and he told me about
how things were They were wonderful. II
haven't been so oockeyed happy" he said,
"since - well. since you and got married"
That's sweet, Joe. But you can't go on and
on marrying girls You're not the type"
Evening star., 1947-11-02

Hendy had left him had to think back. It
seemed like yesterday that they'd gone to
Bermuda, but it had been year. A year,
month, and four days.
An hour after he phoned he sent note
around by messenger. He was lost and puz-
zled and pleading. He wanted Hendy back,
terribly. and was to do everything could
He thought perhaps he hadn't made it clear
on the phone!
know an agent for the FBI and was about
to call him and ask how you find missing
wives. Then the phone rang and it was Hendy
Continued on page 28
Evening star., 1947-11-02

she plans to marry. But our Hendy. to lapse
into elegance. merely got fed up and blew.
Shed come to New York intending to get
an editorial job on a womans fashion maga-
zine. What she got was secretarys job on
magazine devoted to oil engineering But she
was in New York, which she found exciting,
and she had met lawfully interesting people"
She knew the town - knew it as we'll as
l did, and was born in New York, in the
same house where my mother was born, on
West Tenth. There's bar in it now, and they
say you can get very good dinner for seven
or eight dollars wouldn't know. I've never
Evening star., 1947-11-02

There was nothing f1ashy
about her. She was all right.
Her clothes were not quite
as urban as they would be
when Joe got his hooks in,
because he likes his svelte,
but they were nice and right.
Hendy looked exactly what
she was: the daughter of a
doctor in Nevada - not
Reno - and a mother who
had come from Ohio. She'd
graduated from a small
western college, majoring in
English and dabbling polite
ly in campus journalism.
Il taught school four
years." Hendy told me that
first night we met. "All of a
sudden / was tired of it and
decided to come to New
York" ;" That should have
tipped me off, and should
have tipped off Joe, too.
Even at the disgraceful
present-day salaries, it is a
little unusual for a teacher
just to up and quit unless
she plans to marry. But oul
into elegance, merely got f
Shed come to New York
an editorial ;oh ~, a x.,o,,,,,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07

in Adams lap mentioned that she
di>liked the long trip each day
and would prefer a job in the
community. In his office, Adams
telephoned 4 few people he knew
and the next morning was able to
tell the girl that he had found her
a job within walking distance of
her home.
A few years later when the
same girl talked of her soldier
sweetheart and his desire to buy
4 trailer camp afDr his discharge,
AddamS went to work again and
arranged for purchase in an
ideal location.
When the war began, Adams
was the first to report for air
raid warden duty. SO freely did
he give Of his time that his sup
errors were impressed and granted
him the cOmmandership of his
community.
From that day on. his family
saw little of him. He organized
his community against every pos
Sible danger. To servicemen in
the town. he became friend and
guide.
Each week he canvaSSed his
community for refreshments to
take to canteenS. He organized
street dances and house parties.
Al the same time, he led bona
drives. Red Cross campaigns, ana
former 4 blood donors cub.
Mnen the War enued, he accept
ed the problems eagerly. lie Con
lluued MS blood donors club as I,
service to the poor who could not
AFFORD to buy blood. he went from
door 10 door to find places for
veterans TO live.
Though he lost weight, rarely
saw his family, and was most OF
ten away from his work. he loved
serving his neighborS and stopped
at nothing.
One Jay :. group of ni| friends
came TO him. 1t was time for the
city 70 elect its new commission
erS. They wanted him to file for
his district. At first he refused.
Tie didn't want paid job for his
services and in Chicago commls-
Sioner~-or aldermen. as they are
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07

was new to the community and
had done little for it won by the
idiasyncracy.
Like the poem, Adams was
bloody but unbowed. | called on
him shortly after the election. He
welcomed me with his usual con-
genial sincerity.
"Where have you been?' he
asked. 81 haven't seen you for
weeks"
| fumbled an excuse but h. in
terrupted, "Were you leaving me
to cry in my beer alone"'
1T was all so rotten" | said.
after all you've done for these
people, they wouldn't even trouble
to write-in your name. To be
defeated was bad enough. but %
be so horribly defeated only
shows how ungrateful and stupid
people are"
81 had never allowed my hope,
to get too high" he said. 81 wan :
ed to be elected but | didn't ey-
pect it,"
"Why" / asked. "You have
had every right. No one did more
for the people. They owed it 10
you out of gratitude. if nothing
else"
Adams, tired and worn from
his campaign, little weary from
all his work, looked beyond me.
"Do you know when | realized
that | had at last become a man,
he asked.
did not answer
1T was when | learned to do
things for people without expect
ing them to thank me-
Without waiting for me to re-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07

called-are paid $4,000 per wear
plus allowances for a secretary
and chauffeur.
But his followers grew in num-
Der and he agreed to do as they
wished.
Bat the politicians in his COM
munlty knew Adams. They knew
OF his long service to the COM
munity. They knew of the thou
sands of people who looked upon
hln as the community patron
saint. And they realized that he
could win the election and thus
end a family political reign which
had existed almost 80 years. They
knew this and feared the thought.
In Chicago. when man files
Tor commissioner, he must sub
NIT the signatures of 500 people
who are willing to vote for him.
Adams got his 500 signatures
in TWO days.
But he was new to the ways
of politics. And the politicians
took advantage of this. They
studied his petitions infinitely and
found d microscopic error. At the
last minute, the city hall, where
Adams honesty was feared, an
nounced that he had been disqual-
flied from the race.
Immediately. Adams inaugu-
rated Il writein campaign. ARGUS
ed, he urged his friends to write
his name on the ballot. Enough
Of them would have defeated his
opponents.
On election day, Addams ran
a poor last. The family who had
reigned over the community was
defeated, but only because the
large number of candidates cauS-
ed such a split vote. A man who
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07
TODD TO WHITEVILLE

Hubert Todd, dentist. annouu-
ced this week that he will opcn
an office for practice in White
vile next week. DR.. Todd. who
is a graduate of the Medical col
lege Of Virginia. is the only son
of Mrs. Mary Todd of this city.
He practiced in Richmond for two
years prior to his service with The
Navy during the war.
DR.. Todd'S office will be located
in the Waccamaw Bank ana
Trust Company building.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07

act, he continued. 81 never con-
sidered myself crusader or anv
sort OF social missionary. But one
day | realized that there were a
lot of people in this world who
were underprivileged, either be-
cause they didn't know how to
improve themselves or couldn't.
BY underprivileged, l don't mean
impoverished. There are a lot of
rich people who are intellectual
paupers.
But wasn't bothered with in
tellectualism. 1t was ordinary
needs, necessities, that bothered
lie. Places for people to live,
clothes to wear, entertainment
for the lonely. | wanted people
to have friends and be friends to
each other.
IF anyone has thanked me in
the past ten years, | haven't heard
1t. | haven't listened for it. Any
one who does, loses the most glor-
lous part Of goodness.
"The greatest happiness is
helping others without expecting
gratitude. | think now that there
have been many people on this
earth who died of brokenhearts
because they were not allowed to
do more for others. | want that
to he my fatal illness"
Adams continued to gaze be-
yond me and turned to see what
had captured his eyes. I saw on
The wall small statue of the
crucified Christ.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07
LOCAL MEN IN ATLANTA

G.. Garland Fowler. Jimmy Di.
Gus and j. l.. Winstead spent >e%
eral days last week in Atlanta
buying merchandise for the Dlcu
Fowler FireStone store and tn.
Dixie Store. Mr.. Dicus left Al
lanta. going to Waynesville wherr
he visited his father before re
turning here early this week.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07
MRS. MCNEIL GRADUATES

Mrs. Ophlia Elliott Mcneil grad
uated last week from Kings bus
mess college in Raleigh. She az
rived here during the week end
to spend some time with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. V. Elliott.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07

Edgar Bridgman made a re-
cent motor trip to Baton Rouge.
La. He was accompanied home by
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Georgia
Fleming, and Mrs. Goldie Sey-
more.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07
A DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Edward ;
announce the birth of daughter,
Sandra Dale, at the Park View
hospital in Rocky Mount OF July
Both. Mr.. Edwards heads the Of
flee staff of the New Farmers
Carolina warehouse company.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07

July ! prospects indicated that
yields for North Cardinals 1947
corn crop will equal the all-time
record of q bushels per acre hav-
vested in 1916.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07

The average price received ~
farmers for eggs in mid-June wa
41.5 cents per dozen, = cent
above the previous June ID
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07
MRS. NORRIS ILL.

Mrs. Mary F. Norris is i'll at
her home here friends will regret
to learn.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07

Women never lose their minds.
They give them away piece by
piece.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07

MRS. WADE HAS OPERATION
Mrs. Bette 7. Wade is a patient
at Columbus county hospital in
Whiteville where she underwent
a major operation.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-07
MRS. JOINER IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. j. W. Joyner was admitted
to James Walker Memorial hos
pital in Wilmington Thursday
where she is a patient.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Daughter by Chance
Call After ~ Years Apari

CLEAN, N. VA chance tele-
phone call reunited a South Caro-
lima girl, Miss Lorraine Ellis Ash
ley, with her father, Fred w. Ellis
of Clean, after a separation of %
years.
The girls mother died in the flu
epidemic in 1918. Lorraine, just one
month old, was adopted by another
family when her father almost died
from the same disease.
Ellis, 10Y a retired mail carrier,
lost track of his daughter when she
and her foster parents moved to
South Carolina in 1924. Neither
knew the other was alive until a
friend of the daughter, who worked
as a telephone supervisor in James
Island, near Charleston, put in a
call to Clean.
The Olean operator reported a
telephone listed for Ellis, letters
we're exchanged and the girl came
here for a reunion.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Finds Lost Mother
After 42-Year Wait
Persistent Search Brings End to
Separation.

CHICAGO.-After many years O
searching, Leonard Smith, 43, {
baker, has finally found the mother
who put him and his sister in a New
York foundlings' home AZ years ago.
In 1905, Smith, then Richard Hodgin,
and his sister, Charlotte, a year
older, placed in the home by
their mother and father.
His father was later trampled to
death by a horse. When the boy
was four, a Henry Smith adopted
him and took him to Chicago. About
that time Charlotte was taken away
by her mother.
Smith gave the boy his family
name and changed Richard to Leon
ard, and as Leonard Smith he grew
up in Chicago, attended school, and
married six years ago. Always he
wondered what had happened to his
mother and sister.
When Smith had to register for
the draft, he actually did not know
how old he Confused, he reg
istered twice-as 35 and as 38. He
explained his background then to
his wife, Marjorie, and she urged
him to continue to look for his sis
ter and mother. He also admitted
his predicament to the draft boards,
which cancelled one of the registra-
tons.
He wrote to the foundlings' home
again and again, and finally after
probing of dusty, yellowed records,
officials of the home were able to
turn up his actual name, his birth
date, and the name of the church
where he was baptized.
And more investigation over the
many months finally disclosed the
whereabouts of his mother, now
Mrs. Charlotte Mansfield, &c, in New
York City, and sister, nov Mrs.
Charlotte O'Connell, of Long Is
land, N. Y. Both, it developed, had
been looking for Smith all these
years.
Smith and his wife left by bus for
New York for a visit.
cts a good feeling" said Smith,
ITO know they r well off and not
destitute. Now maybe we a sit
49, and have a nice long talk"
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Army Romance Given Aid
BY General Eisenhower

WASHINGTON Army romance
got a lift from Gen. Dwight Eisen.
hover.
The chief of staff, acting on the
request of West Point superintend-
ent, Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor,
cancelled a proposed regulation
which would have forbidden regular
army second l%ieutenants to marry
until n year after they are COM
missioned.
The proposed regulation would
have become effective July l, 1949.
Removal of the ban does not af-
feet the existing regulation forbid
ding West Point cadets to marry be-
fore graduation.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Atom Work Aid
In Cancer War
Researchers Find New Tools
For Battle Against
Dread Disease.

OAK RIDGE, TENN.-With tools
born of American research to pro
duce the atom bomb, new aids fol-
the attack on cancer have been de.
veloped.
"Great achievements already
have been made in medicine, BIZ
ology and industry, said a commits
sion scientist, commenting on the
atomic energy commissions first
detailed summary of peacetime ap-
plicationS of the atomic energy pro-
gram.
The scientist added that these
are only "infant steps" toward flu
ture developments in these fields
and in agriculture.
The report was issued on the first
anniversary of the release of radio
isotopes for private research work.
These materials, produced here at
Oak Ridge in the same type of
uranium chain-reacting oven used
in the A-bomb development, are
radioactive, or ray-emitting forms
of common and rare elements.
One agent ragged.
They can be used as "atomic
spies" to help study the action of
their stable co~unterparts in various
processes important to man.
A few can be used as "atomic ar
tillery," supplying direct radiation
for the treatment of certain dis
eases.
The cancer work described in the
report illustrates both those func-
tons.
Researchers at st. Louis Barnard
free skin and cancer hospital, one
of ITO institutions which have re-
ceived shipments of isotopes during
the last year, have succeeded in
tagging" an artificial c~ancer-pro-
ducing agent with one of the radio
isotopes-Carbon IA.
That is, they have incorporated
the ray-emitting element into the
cancer-producing material-an or
ganic substance called methylcho-
.lanthrene-in such a way that it
may be possible to study just how
the tagged agent produces cancer
experimentally.
Trace Signals.
Radioactive materials "broad-
cast" signals which enable them to
be traced by delicate instruments
even when they are hidden from
Work at New York's Memorial
hospital illustrates use of a radio
active material designed to furnish
'adition for the treatment of dis .
ease. ,
Methods have been devised there
chemically Incorporating radio
.sotopes in certain drugs which are
Utilized by the body in specific
The idea behind the Memorial
hospital research is that such drugs
is sex hormones and 'nucleic
lcids" furnish the means of trans
radioactive materials to q
pecifc are of the body where
he rays can be directed at can
:erous tissue in a localized" area.
One of the problems in treating
:ancer by radiation of any kind is
o confine it to the diseased area
md not affect normal tissue.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Uses for Lumber

Estimated lumber requirements
for 1947 total 37h billion board feet,
including 11.3 billions for veterans
housing, 4.8 billions for other new
construction, 8.9 billions for main
tenance and repair, 4.8 billions for
furniture and other manufacturing,
and 7 billions for packaging. Larg-
est single use of wood in the United
States is for fuel, and packages
take more wood than any other fac
tory product.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
First Cows in America

When Christopher C olum b u s
came to America there were no
cows, but on his second voyage in
1895, he brought cattle and other
farm animals to the islands of the
West Indies. The first U. S. COWS
ere brought over to the James
town colony in 1911. The few cow
that arrived at the Plymouth colony
in 1924 really marked the beginning
Of the American dairy industry.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Old Farm Organizations

Oldest farm organization in the
United States, National Grange
claims a membership of ESQ, 900;
American Farm Bureau federation,
600, 900; National Farmers union,
425, 600. In 1890 the Farmers ALI
ance had a membership in excess
of two million farmers, more than
the combined membership of the
three major farm organizations to-
day.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Summer Tool Protection

Unless protected, most metal
tools and equipment will rust rapid
ly during warm humid weather. Ok
idation is even more rapid near the
coasts, as salt in the air accelerates
the process. Thorough cleaning Of
tools and giving them a good coat
of red green lead paint and keep
ing them under shelter are effective
in preventing rusting.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
One Baby First, Twins
Next and Now TripJefs!

NEW YORK.-It looks like the
stork has picked up a few ideas
about initiation.
In 1943 Mrs. Joseph Steinberg
gave birth to a boy. Two years later
she had twin girls. Recently she
gave birth to triplets, a boy and
two girls, at Rockaway Beach hos
pital.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10

Average Egg Production
The average hen in the United
States laid 120 eggs in 1886; last
year the average was 1853 eggs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-11
HE END

France. This country has suffer-
ed the most of all European
countries. The north of France
was almost completely destroy
ed. This had to be, done to get
the Nazi out. Today there are
thousands and thousands of
misplaced Persons, good peo-
pie, but homeless, and as many
little French orphans looking to
you, and you and you to help
them. Don't let them down. We
have quite few American fam
lies on our list who have adopt
ed dear little French children,
and they tell us that these. babies
have bseusht new interest and
sunshine into their homes. Any
one interested to help in any way
may write Nellie Mimi, care Of
jackson Square, u. S. 0.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-11

first column. You can type, can't
your"
His eyes twinkled as he said it,
and Susan began to realize that
he was not as serious as she'd
first thought. That was the way
with men like Steve Cells. They
were always stringing a girl
along, hoping to get a rise out
of her. Well, she would play it
his way, for a few minutes at
least. Then she would 60 up
stairs, put on her hat. and walk
out of his life. This time, it would
DE forever.
Il can try, Mr.. Cells" she said,
mirlicking the tone of one of the
apprentice stenographers IN the
magazine Office. I'm not very
good yet, but I'll do my best"
Nobody could ask any more,
Miss Brown"
LIE was smiling as he went into
l. Il the den, and returned a mo-
ment later with a portable type
writer which he placed on small
table in front of Susan. "Ready,
Miss Brown?" he asked. And
when Susan nodded. This is a
real problem, you know"
He cleared his throat and be-
gan, his eyes still twinkling:
Dear Miss Brown: l am young
man of twenty-eight, fairly pre-
sentable, but not too adept when
it comes to romance. / have been
so occupied with business that
I've had little time to develop a
satisfactory technique. I've met a
girl with whom I've fallen deeply
in love and would like to marry.
but seem to be getting nowhere
in hurry"
Susan's hands dropped from
the typewriter keys. "That's not
a good-manners problem. It's a
love problem. and a very silly one
at that. Why, you sound just like
one of the daisy -pickers. Steve
Cells"
Sure it's a love problem"
answered Steve, grinning. But
l didn't realize ! was making
such mess of il"
well. you are. If you want to
marry this girl, why don't you
ask her? What's stopping your"
"She is. She does it all the
time. In fact. | think it's DELHI
crate. Every time I get around to
the point of telling her | love
her. either she ducks, changes