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Evening star., 1949-01-02
BY ELLEN GATTI
Illustrated by Harry Beckhof

Lily looked at the three men and concurred
heartily. They were unshaven. their clothes
were torn and stained, and bathing had been
definitely on the sketchy side. She then thought,
with shock, of herself. She was not accus
toned to look sight. Nature had not only
been generous to Lily. it had gone on positive
binge. Maj" she said firmly to komanda,
having learned that one.
'Ka1ibu," komanda replied, and led her to
small natural pool in flowing stream. Lily
knelt and regarded her reflection with horror.
Then she went to work.
WO hours of grueling march passed before
they reached the village. If they had expected,
to find dilapidated collection of rudimentary
huts, they were in for surprise
Here was village to end all villages, even
counting in Hollywood The huts were made
of mud, round in form. beautifully painted in
elaborate designs with colored ochres, the roofs
handsomely thatched All was scrupulously
clean.
The villagers who streamed out to meet
them, particularly the women. were, Lily
thought, entirely beautiful. They had slanted
eyes and thin features. and their heads were
elongated to the shape of gourds and embel-
lshed with complicated coiffures. They wore
many glittering ornaments and nothing else but
woven plaque which was tied around their
waists and functioned practically as seat
Komanda stood among them and related
mighty tale
Then great shouts arose. and the white
visitors were borne along by the throng to the
inner court to pay their respects to the King
The King was man only a bit past his
prime, but still stalwart and handsome He
reclined on an ebony seat raised upon a dais
He wore the briefest of loin cloths and spen-
did casque of fame -colored feathers
The little party bowed and mumbled some
thing, entirely at loss Then came the miracle
A slender youth detached himself from the side
of the King and. with the infaIlibe instinct of
the native to recognize the leader of any group
approached Lily.
'Sair," he said. you are welcome
AT these words, Lily could have wept with
joy. "You speak Engsh?" she gasped
Mission" he explained succinctly.
The King arose and made lengthy speech
Born Rotarian." Jason whispered
The interpreter took over
The King say, Sair," he addressed Lily,
that you are great Memsahib who has come
down from the sky and killed the old one, the
ancient elephant who was our enemy Tomor-
row. great feast for you. Now. you rest"
REST" sounded like music to Lilys ears.
Only one thing mared her anticipation. as she
Evening star., 1949-01-02

turned to follow the interpreter. She had
caught a glimpse of the boy, Abou, hanging
back at the edges of the crowd The misery of
his face disturbed her.
They were escorted to large clean hut
Water that at least looked reasonably clear and
food were brought. Mathematics hot and
steaming, wrapped in leaves, wild honey and
bananas They ate like farm hands
1t was Jason. prowlng about in the brief
twilight and enjoying one of his last cigarettes,
who discovered the car Its brand new
American car )" he announced excitedly; hasn't
been driven thousand miles"
There must be some white man around
here, then," said Homer.
Tim. the pilot. shook his head. mot neces-
sarily." he said. When was in Africa before"
= he had made one flight during the war u
heard some of these big chiefs are rich as mud.
Ivory and cotton and coffee. Buy anything
anybody comes along to SELL"
There might be white man, Homer main
tanned, reluctant to renounce this mirage. IF
we only knew where we were." he mourned.
I've got rough idea." said JASON We're
in Belgian Congo. It's long way. though to
the nearest government post. There's one road
that runs through the country, but it seems
there's very little traffic along it. We'd simply
have to have car to get out"
Well get the car" Homer said confidently
One could almost hear him clinking gold pieces
in his pocket. "I'll buy it from the King
Morning brought spot of disiusion.
The interpreter, being questioned. said. yes.
the car belonged to the King but it was no
good would not walk. Tim, asking if he might
not give it going over. was summarily refused.
The King had other plans
Homer Blanding, adopting belligerent
stance, was quietly brushed off.
1t was not until late afternoon that Lily had
a chance to chat with the interpreter. Then. her
eye alighting upon the boy. Abou. mooching
along sad and lonely, she inquired about him.
HE interpreter cautiously related the boys
history. He was the eldest son of the King and
the heir to the Kingship All this had been
arranged in the council of the elders. But.
Lily listened and frowned. She did not like
the story. Something should be done about it.
Her violet eyes narrowed in concentration.
Presently she set off and waylaid Abou. She
had no words to say to him what she wanted to
say, but sympathetic heart, she figured, could
speak to sympathetic heart. They wandered
idly through the light woods that fringed the
village. scarcely noticing where they went.
Lily spoke gently to the boy and though he did
not understand what she was saying he re-
sponded pathetically to her kindness.
Evening star., 1949-01-02

Lily is still il Ddskea Africa but she is porking
her ,cay o ELLEN Gatti wrote this second of three
adventures not 50 oery far from the scene she de-
sc1ibes while she and her explorer husband were
breaking new trails through the Dark Continent
last year.
lilly THoRNDYKE, innocently sleeping the
Asleep of utter fatigue, rolled over, ever so
lightly, and pain s1note her. A pain? A
thousand jabbing pains! She unscrewed her
amazing violet eyes and looked about her with
wild unbelief. She was lying wrapped in
steamer rug on the rocky bottom of gully.
1t all came back to her. The forced landing
of the private plane which belonged to Mr.
Blanding. and which had been bearing herself.
her husband, Jason, Mr.. Blanding and the pilot
to Nairobi All that they knew now was that
they were somewhere" in Africa.
Came back to her, too, the smell of the
elephant which by a lucky chance she had shot
and killed when it came charging at her. BY the
time the native gourmets considered it at its
peak, it had been enough to drive the whites
away from the shelter of the plane and force
them to take refuge in the gully.
the far-off drone of plane which they had
enormously assumed to be the sound of rescue.
The frustrating rage that had seized them all
when the purr of that plane died away was not
likely to be forgot.
LILY sat up, with an 'Ouch!" for the sharp
stones digging into her person. Jason was still
sleeping beside her. Up the slope, above them,
she could see the three natives who had turned
up apparently from nowhere, shortly after the
plane landed.
Lily thought hard. These natives, obviously,
we're the only hope of getting out of this fix.
But none of her party knew word of the
native language. Before her marriage to Jason,
Lily had lived in many countries and spoken
many languages, finently if incorrectly. 1t was,
she concluded, UP to her.
She rose and walked stiffly up the slope.
When she reached the natives, she pointed un-
mistakably to the ground
Then Lily shivered graphically and made the
gesture of warming her hands over blaze.
The face of one of the natives split in grin.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23
Womon's Club To Send Christmas
Gifts To Crippled ChiIdren's Center

Members of the Pascagoula
Woman's club attended its De-
cember meeting laden with gaily
wrapped Christmas packages to
be sent to the Crippled Children's
Center in Jackson for the enjoy
ment of spastic children.
The meeting was last Thursday
in the Community Activities
building on 18th, with Mrs. E. H.
Bacot presiding.
A short time was given TO ou-
fine business when a report of
the MFWC convention held in BIZ
loxi last month was given by Mrs.
r. B. Mahaffey.
Mrs. f. d. Wright, secretary.
read a note of greeting from a
member, Mrs. Henry Gautier,
who is visiting in Honolulu. II
was also learned that Mrs. Her
mes Gauties another member, had
been i'll in a New Orleans hos
pital since the convention, which
she headed as president, but that
che was expected to return home
the following week. The secre-
tary was instructed to send a
note of regret to Mrs. Gautier and
to assure her of the pride that
the club has in her achievements
Asked To Plant Trees
Mrs. S. B. McIlwain asked each
member to plant a magnolia. the
state flower, and an oleander
the club flower in her yard.
She also said that in view Of
the clubs study of Central Amer,
lea this year, she had discovered
that a number of flowers in.
digenous to that part of the con
tinent also were found here ano
that in future an attempt woulc
be made to have some of these
at future meetings.
After . description of the Grip,
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23
Miss Ella Macarthur
Complimented BY
L~ongfellow Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin G.. Lennep
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Turner
we're hosts at a dinner at Long
fellow last Friday complimenting
Miss Ella Macarthur whose we'd
ding was Tuesday.
An effective arrangement of
pink carnations, white chrysan-
themums and silver bead spikes
formed the centerpiece which was
presented to Miss Macarthur,
Place cards with orange blossoms
marked the places of the guests
who were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Coffin, Mobile, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Macarthur, Mrs. A. P. Macarthur.
Miss Mary Day Macarthur, and
William Mcintosh, in addition to
the hosts and honoree.
Miss Macarthur wore a gift cor
sage of white roses and was pre-
scented a gift of silver by TIL c
hosts.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23

Piled Children's Center which she
and Mrs. Robert Chain visited
recently. when they saw the Their
Apply room which is in charge of
Miss Jcdie Jane. of Paseagoula.
Mrs. Bacot extended Christmas
greetings to all present before
turning the meeting over 10 Mrs.
Chain. program chairman.
Mrs. P. j. Higginbotham music
director at Pascagoula junior high
introduced a group of the gradu-
ating class of the grammar school,
who wore vestments of white as
they sang an anthem "Glory to
God in the Highest" in English
and "Amapola" and silent
Night" in Spanish. These were
Louise Knight, Dorothy Seabrook,
Emily Dickson, Betty Ferrer, Ella
Faye Taylor and Marie Scott,
Katherine Wright Reads
Miss Katherine Wright gave an
exquisite reading of why the
Chimes Rang" a Christmas story.
Following this Mesdames j. 0.
Cole. H. G. Otis, E. D. Wright and
r. B. Mahaffey served an ice
course in which individual cake
! squares, white iced and decked
with candy holly and berries
were featured. Mrs. w, f. Wig
| gins, and Miss Vela Mckinley
were other hostesses but were not
able to offer hospitality in per-
son.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23
Bishop IA. A. Franklin To Dedicate
New Parsonage At Kreo!e Church

The attractive brick parsonage
at Kreole Methodist church, re-
Gently completed and now occu-
pied by the Rev. and Mrs. E. w.
Scott, will be dedicated at formal
ceremonies by Bishop Marvin A.
Franklin, Jan. /.
Bishop Franklin, of the Jack
son area, will preach the sermon.
A program of special music has
been arranged by Miss Carolyn
Golf, pianist.
Dedication After Service
Following church services, the
parsonage will be dedicated and
open house held for members of
the congregation and their guests,
Mr.. Scott announced.
The parsonage, begun about Ia
months ago, was financed by free
will contributions and a great part
of the construction was done by
members of the congregation,
many of whom are skilled artis-
ans, he said.
Mrs. Scott and the Rev. Scott.
who is serving the fourth year
of his passionate, moved into the
nine-rcom parsonage on a lot ad-
joining the church. before il was
entirely finished.
Members of the building COM
mittee were Curtis Goff,. chair
man; Mrs. James d. Gautier,
treasurer; Eddie Coleman, Estle
Schmitz and Tommy Benefited.
Church Orgapized
The church was organized in
the late 20s and originally occu-
pied a frame building. About sew
en- years ago a new brick church
building was completed and ded-
icated July, 1945, during the pas
torate of the Rev. John T. Payne.
Since that time the church has
built one of the most attractive
parsonages in the district.
Mr.. Scott estimates there are
about 400 members on the church
roll with an active membership
of approximately $50.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23
r MARKS BIRTHDAY

Linda Carolyn Butts was hon
ored Tuesday at a party marking
her third birthday given by her
mother, Mrs. Forrest Butts. Dol
lie Elizabeth Mason directed play
of 80 guests until cutting of q
cake.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23

Certain types of television in
reference which make themselves
known usually are called SNOW
because they look just like that
on the screen.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23

The US. Bureau of Reclama-
ton estimates 16,8 $40, 900 more
acres could be irrigated in west
ern states.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23

About 10 billion glass contain
ers are used in the United States
in one year
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23

About IS billion tin cans are
used in the United States in one
year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
COLD SPRING

The Lee and Rasnick memorial
was held at the home of B. L. Lee
Sunday, with very good crowd
in spite of the bad weather. The
meeting was planned to be held
at the cemetery, but due to the
rain, was held at the home. Din
ner was served to all present.
Rev. Lonzo Edwards, B. L. Griz-
zle and Alva Dingus conducted
the services.
Janice Elaine Mccoy is home
again. She has been i'll with ty-
phoid in Matte Williams Hospit-
al.
A number of people of this sec
ton attended the funeral of Bob
Haye of Sandy Ridge Sunday.
A physician will give typhoid
vaccines and smallpox vaccina-
tons at Cold Spring School next
Monday, Sept. 26, at 800 p. m.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
GEORGES FORK

Orville and Clarence Cox re-
turned home Sunday from Sandy
Ridge, where they have been for
the past several weeks building
an apple house.
Mrs Violet Hibbitts and Mary
E. Meade were business visitors
in Clintwood Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Mullins
are the proud parents of baby
boy, born Monday, weighing 1-2
pounds. The parents and baby are
doing fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Hibbitts
have returned to Newport News
after spending their vacation here
with Greed Mullins and family
Mrs. Bascom Bise was visiting
Mrs Lillian Cassidy one evening
last week.
Mrs. Dora Lima Mullins spent
the weekend at Pound, visiting
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elba Watson at
tended the movies Sunday after
noon.
Clonie and Clayton, twin sons
of Jack Cox, have bought a five
acre tract of land from Gilbert
Mullins and are preparing to
build a home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Stanley
have bought new home ON Camp
Creek, and are moving to it.
Eugene Addington and family
were visiting relatives Sunday.
Bascom Bise was cutting hay
Saturday on Caney Ridge to fill
the new barn he has built
Logan Mullins and family were
visiting here Sunday afternoon.
Fairy Webb and family spent
the weekend at Cherokee Lake.
They also attended church while
there
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
BADEN BRIEFS

Mr.. and Mrs. w S. Rose of
Camden-on-Gauley, w Va, have
been visiting relatives around
Baden for the past few days.
Elder and Mrs. w. T. Swindall
are getting ready to go to Cali
fornia to attend the wedding of
their son, Tommy. They will
leave here around Oct /. We
wish them the best of luck.
Mrs. Erman Davis of Baltimore
is visiting relatives here.
Willard Moore will have his
nice new home completed soon
They are putting in water now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hendricks
and children and Mrs. Ed Henson
and daughter attended baptis-
ing at jenkins, KY, Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Houston Mullin!
have fine baby boy, born Sept
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mullins have
a new grandson, born to Mr.. ane
Mrs. Elster Mullins of Detroit.
Joe Vanover attended the asso.
citation at Grundy last Friday, anc
good meeting.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
PLANTING STOCK
AVAILABLE FOR
STATE WOODLANDS

About six million seedlings will
be available for reforestation In
Virginia during the coming plant
ing season, and farmers are re-
minded by the county agent to
make early application for the
stock.
Applications forms are avail
able in the county agents office
and from district foresters and
forest wardens.
The seedlings come from state
forest nurseries at Charlottesville
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
WILLARD

Caudel Hayes visited Mrs. c.
c. Hayes Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Sexton OF
Kingsport, Tenn, called ON Fred
Yates and family over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E Boggs of
Omaha visited their daughter in
Harrisburg for a couple of days
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Boggs
called on Virgil Boggs Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Hayes
and &C. Hayes attended bap-
Using Sunday at Clinchco.
Miss Grace Fletcher visited in
Clintwood Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
AppaIuehian Tests show farmers how to get
BETTER TOBACCO PRICES

Shews true Grade, Color
F. W. Webb. Washington
County, holds huorescent fix
ture proved best in tests. 1T
shows true grade and color"
he finds. makes it possible
for me to have my tobacco
ready to sell at first Of market
season.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
DICKINSON COUNTY FARM
TOUR SEPTEMBER 2STH
PUBLIC INVITED

Leaving Clintwood High School
at 900 a. M,
Arrive at Estes Fleming farm
at $50 a. M; Demonstration, pas
ture and corn
1920 to IL, John Yates; Demon
stration hybrid corn and alfalfa
1900 to 100 p. M, Henry Car
ty; deonstration beef cattle
100 to 1870, lunch
200 to 800, Rufus Fleming; dc
monstration, corn
800 to 400 p. M, Gilmer Elem
ing; demonstration, beef cattle
Bring your lunch.
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specialist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Younce
and children and Kenneth Willis
and family enjoyed a picnic at
the mouth of Twin Branches on
Sunday.
Marvin Mullins was visiting
Christine Stanley Monday even
ing
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
FHRM COLUMN

and near Williamsburg. Fletcher
said only about two million seed
lings were available for planting
last spring and that the supply
was far short of demand.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
TIVIS NEWS
(Too late for last week.

(Too late for last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Therlo Hay and
son were visiting Edna Stanley
Wednesday evening.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Leonard Branham were
Misses Imogene and Christine
Stanley and Mr.. and Mrs. Therlo
Hay and son.
Fletcher Counts and family at
tended the Counts reunion Sun
day.
Miss Imogene Stanley was in
Norton Tuesday to see an eye
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
MEMORIAL. MEETING

The funeral of Bobby Gene
Large will be held near the home
of his grandfather, Frank Large,
on Big Ridge, the "a and 25 OF
September Everyone is invited.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-22
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-05-05

Here is a dam good deal for
any farmer who is in need OF
q darn good 3-ploW tractor.
InlS is betGer'n hasln a Spdra
horse on Sl.e place. lie old
horse buns hay whether he
WerkS or not, and the tractor
uses gas Oh y while We king
ANYBODY that kin add kiloes 3
and z IS TJdr, SO all i WanJ Is
$500 and It's youls. Z
By mistake we ordered 3
pairs OF dIapery that were not
what the customer ordered.
They are lined and Tn feet
long, ready to hang up. Regu-
lar price for the WerkS S48, but
because of our mistake we will
take $50. If its the right color,
it will make any home look
homyef.
Three used washers, lectrick.
SIS to $50, guaranteed much
easier than uSln' the old wash
in board. It's mama who wash
eS and it's papa who pays-or
says he does.
Wanted, Money to borrow. Nc
security. Please don't tell Al
bert Sheets at the Little Horn
Bank, because he has come
home from the hospital and
mite get mad. He looks good,
but I haven't got nerve enuff
to ask him yet. I need $4,000
but will take less if 7 can't get
that much. For references ask
my wife or my brother. They
all knoe me and won't lend
me anything. When I ask they
they always seem to be broke,
but I knoe them too. If they
ever ask me for a loan I'll tell
'em I'm broke too, and won't
be lying.
Here is a sign. I seen last
year in a restrunt while cam
paigning:
Good Food-Eat Dirt Cheap.
You can do it here. Blue Plate
special Csc. White Plate SC
more-We gotta wash the
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-05-05

dealings during the first week
in May at South Saint PauI'S
livestock mari. The cattle, calf,
and hog trade showed improve
ment on decliaing receipts,
while lamb values dropped as
arrivals increased.
Steers and JearIIngS are max
ing up an inCi easingly, large.
portion of the arrivals in the
cattle division: While COW prices
have perked Up slightly on the
basis of light COW runs.
With the unoertone much
improved, young, lightweight
cows earned up to $1,000 at Cine
start of the week, with a spread
between $3.50 and 20 cents
taking in most of the cows
showing good quality. Although
buyers are reluctant to 60 over
20 cents on sausage bulls, and
exceed Is cents on beef-type
bulls, competition has forced
weighty sausage bulls up to
$20.50, and beef kinds up to
$3.50 on the top side.
In spite of abundant supplies
of fed cattle, steers and heifer
values have managed to follow
a rather even course. There
were sales at the start of the
week over Is cents a pound,
with most sales on medium and
good JIIalitV steers ranging he
tween 81 and "a cents a pound.
Hog statesmen have been
pushing hard to boost hogs
farther away from support
levels. They've made some
made some gains, but $3.50
gains, but $3.50 was the prac-
teal top figure to all interests
at the start of the week. Strong
order buyer interest has been
the main bolstering leverage on
the selling side. taking selected
lots at $3.50 Monday.
Lamb prices registered their
first significant decline N sew
eral sessions on Monday as
market arrivals Increased
throughout the nation. Monday
also saw the first spring lambs
of the season at Soutl Saint
Paul, with odd head selling at
80 cents a pound. The top on
fed shorn lambs slipped to $28.-
Is on Monday, with killer ewes
still holding a a cent top.