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PATT.KY RTTPJ.Kj. MONEY.., .TT.r.Yj NOT,TW r.fl hOTJNA ■ . 19.^2 w Continued from 6 PAGE IQ— ^urt use some of the school funds. Do you think I could borrovf the money fror. there?” 3hc casually replied, "I could use .1 little money, too, to buy a television jet Christmas. IJy husband and little boy wants one so much. I cuess vre will have to wait till next j-ear, though." How to meet his payments became a constant problem* The last payment was to be paid by January, That vras three months off with little to spare. "I'll just take ^100 a monthj'he tho’.ght, "This $300 and 1^200 I can save from my salary would do the trick." lir. tiainer had improved and built up the school physically and morally. Citizens of this section thought him the greatest principal ever. The weeks v:c:re passing* "The bank could lend me the money," he thought, "but I have already borrovv- ed a sta|7gerinc sum from them," He was fully con vinced he could take and repay the school money satisfactorily. When the people heard, through gossip, as people do in most places, that I^r, Mainer had misused the money, it was a hard blovr they could hardly believe. J,ir. and i'^'S. Brovm were the first to suspect the princii^al. Mrs. Brown dis covered the error. Her lunch reports that checked with county records did not check with those in IvSainer's office. Proof ''came. The first ^■100 was missed the second month of school,! It was ...taken by check; the Dank, proved it, ^plOO v/as taken the third and then another 5,10c. The evidence pointed to Ark as the embezzler. The school committee met to question Ark, And their questioris ’.reren't easy to explain. His mind began to s’Tirl, Hlainer knew he had been tempted to take the money, but he knew, too, he had only toyed with the idea, not jrielded. He had to prove he wasn't guilty. Desperately trying to figure out i^hat had gone with the money, he sudden ly remembered his conversa tion with his secretary. Confronted, she burst into tears, wailing—"but we T;'anted the T, V. set so badly •" 5tu dents Support Red Cross Plan Through the efforts of the Junior Red Cross, the students of Bailey High School raised $17»l43 in cash and filled nine boxes with small useful articles to be sent to war-devasted countries overseas. The cash will be sent to a branch of the Junior I.ed Cross in Rocky Mount. Membership pens and cer tificates v/ere distributed to donors, and the room having a donation from every student received a Red Cross sticker. ADVENTUROUS? Looking for two boys always desiring adventure? See BRUCE FINCH and WAY^E LAMM. Need a lift in spirit?- Listen to CLARA LOU STOTT laugh. If it's a warm friendly smile you like, see BOBBY LOU BATTS. wm'' m WhQther STAYING HOME^GONG AWAY ^••'•'PREPARED FCK THE HOLI' DAYS BY SENDING YOUR DRY- CLEANING AliTICLES TO BAILEY DRY CLEANERS
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