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I JANUARY 30, 1941 VWWWWWWVJWWAW.WJV Checkerb* By JOSEPI (WWVWVWWWYJWWWWJ CHAPTER XI When Olive Castle went downstairs to have her "understanding" little talk with her father, she found Mr. Harrison alone in his library, seated in an easy chair reading a scientific magazine. He seemed unaware of her presence until she uttered an abrupt, "Daddy!" "Yes?" He did not raise his eyes, but his daughter lost no time in coming to the point. "Will you please tell me what all this is about Jeffrey? He has been telling me some fantastic story about starting to work for you?as a beginning salesman! It's positively ridiculous! Starting out that way?" "I don't see why, my dear. He admitted to me that he knew nothing about the business. On that basis, I scarcely could start him out as a department head." Harrison ini; verted his magazine on his lap, reached for his pipe lying on the 3 4-.K1.. 1:1..?1 , "T i ,: :. laujc, anu ll^lllVU it. i UCUCVC it was your idea that I find a job for him, wasn't it?" "Of course it was! Anything to get him away from the notion of settling down in that village office of his father. But I took it for granted that his education would fit him for some sort of an executive position with an office of his own. I won't endure it. I say! I'm not !sure Jeffrey will either, if he finds that he has to depend on his little pay envelope for his spending money. He has expensive tastes and practically nothing with which to back them up." Harvey Harrison sat up with a jerk. There was a cutting edge to his voice that Olive seldom heard. "Let me tell you something, young woman. I have made two generous marriage settlements on you. It is too late to do anything about it, except to warn you now that there'll never be a third. I have a great admiration for Castle. Your emptyheaded set seems to think that marriage is some sort of a game with side trips to Reno thrown in. If you have something like that in the back of your mind again, understand once and for all that you're going to do the dirty work. You'll hire the lawyers and pay the bills. No more of it for the old man. I've some regard for my station, too." For several weeks after that there was an armed truce between the younger ^Castles. For the most part the topic of Jeffrey's new job was tacitly ignored. Several times he had spoken admiringly of the corporation that had its agents in almost every civilized country on the globe, j He was enjoying his work, too. Olive was waiting for a time to put the situation to a test. It came one Friday afternoon when there was a suggestion of spring in the air, a day when any lover of the outdoors would be longing tor freedom. Dressed in a becoming sports costume, Mrs. Castle appeared in the lobby of the Harrison Products office and smilingly inquired of the information clerk where she could find the sales department. Olive had pictured the general sales manager as a wizened elderly gentleman with shirp features, who talked in terms of discounts. She was rather startled when she was ushered into the presence of a huge man with a smiling florid face, who hoisted himself from between the arms of his swivel chair with some effort. "How do you do, Mrs. Castle?" he boomed hospitably. "Is there something I can do for you?" "Just a little bit of a favor," she explained coaxingly. "It's so beautiful out this afternoon that I have arranged for a foursome of golf at the country club. But I'll simply have to borrow my husband. Do you mind?" "Oh. I see." Mr. Michaelson was slightly taken aback. "Why, I should think we can let you have him." "You are a nice man! Now if you'll tell me where I can find him. I won't bother you another second. Thank you so much." "1 was just going out to the main room," he explained. "If you will make yourself comfortable here I'll ask Mr. Castle to come over." Jeffrey appeared almost at once. He. was in his shirt sleeves, his vest was unbuttoned and he had a pencil behind one ear. "Hello!" he said in mild surprise, closing the door. "What's up?" "Get your things. You're going out with me," his wife directed briefly. "Going out? What's happened? Anything wrong?" "Nothing serious. You're going out to the country club to fill in a foursome. Please hurry. We haven't any too much time." "But this is Friday, isn't it?" Jeffley looked puzzled. "What of it?" "Saturday's my half holiday. Not r riaay." "Don't always be tiresome. It's all rigbt with your boss. You have his. permission." This brought a steady stare from Jeffrey's brown eyes. "Let's get this straight," he suggested quietly. "Arc IWV/AWAV///AWJVMV oard Love -1 McCORD WWVW.VWWi%,,WWAVAV you tolling me that you came dowi here to tell Michelson you wen taking me golfing?" "Yes. Why?" "Well, it was kind of you. Bu naturally I'm not going. Wha would he think of me?not to men tion the other guys here? Nc thanks." "Consideration for me comes las all the time now, doesn't it? Yoi don't worry about what anybod; things of me. Are you coming? It' the last time." "Is the car out front? I'll taki you down." "I'd much rather you didn't. She hurried out, leaving him stand ing where he was. Jeffrey followed more slowly without glancing in the direction o the stenographer who was starini curiously. Out in. the hall he met Michelsoi returning. "Hope you have a nic game. Castle. I wouldn't mind go ing eighteen holes this afternooi myself." "Funny thing." Jeff returned in flat voice. "Mrs. Castle got her date mixed. Thought this was Saturday Good joke, wasn't it?" With the advent of spring, lif seemed to get baek more nenrl into its old cycles for Audrey Swar Jim Sweet had taken over the culti vation of the farm in capable fash ion, the coming of mild weathc also brought a number of ridinj pupils, and the loose boxes in th large barn opened their doors to ar riving equine boarders. Once mor there were horses grazing in th big pasture and taking their turn at exercising on the track. In the house. Martha Swan wen about her usual tasks. There wa the spring house cleaning to super vise and the fiower garden to be pu in order with the aid of faithfu Julia. Victor Quinn was still a frcqucn and welcome visitors. Audrey tumci to iiim naturally for advice in ever, matter that bothered her and he wa conscious that they were growini closer as the time passed. He would have felt highly en couraged had he known how lonel; Audrey was on one occasion whei business took him away for a mat ter of two weeks. She was rathe startled at the discovery herseli and it was surprisingly difficult no to reveal in an impulsive fashion be pleasure at his return. "I believe you're really glad t sec me", he had teased when the; met. "What makes you think so?" sh smiled. "Your nose told me." "You mustn't believe in signs." So matters stood one June morn ing when Audrey was called to th telephone and heard: " Audrey This is Mrs. Castle speaking. Hov are you?" "Why ? why, I'm quite well thank you." "The Judge happened to find ou yesterday that tomorrow is Mi Quinn's birthday. I thought i might be nice if we had him out fo dinner in honor of the occasion and X want very much to have yo\ as our guest. Now don't refuse, m; dear." Audrey was thinking swiftly ant reaching a conclusion before Mrs Castle had finished. It would not bi fair to Vic to refuse. "I shall b< very glad to come," she answered. "Thank you, my dear, I shall sent Dean for you about seven-thirty And if you don't mind, I shall no tell Victor. It will be a little sur prise. Thank you so much. Good bye." When the chauffeur deposited he at the front door of the big house it developed that Victor had not ye arrived, and Audrey experience! something of a shock when Mrs Castle accompanied her up to thi dressing room near the head of thi stairs. The older woman had changec perceptibly. She seemed mucl smaller and there was almost a sug gcstion of futility. But there was ; more subtle change, a touch of wist fulness in her quiet voice. And i showed in her eyes when she re marked: '"I am so glad you couh come, Audrey. The Judge and live here so quietly that it seem: delightful to have young people ir the house again. We have both be come very fond of Victor." Audrey understood them. It wa: Jeff. His mother had not seen hin since he went back to the city tt stay and she was denied any hoRj of his return. Victor was in the drawing roon chatting with the Judge when Au drey appeared in the doorwaj with Mrs. Castle. Blank amazemen j and pleasure were in his face as h< ' hurried forward and Audrey felt ? trifle self-conscious as she tried t< | greet him lightly. "Many happy re turns of the day, Mr. Quinn." Victor recovered sufficiently tc greet his hostess properly. "I didn' know it was a party!" he exclaimec boyishly. "This is great! I haven' had a birthday party since I was : WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVJ ?i iittle shaver." "This is no party at all," Mrs : Castle smiled. "It's only a liltt | family dinner. And I believe it i served." That explanation lingered odd!; in Audrey's mind as Judge Cast! seated her while Victor was per forming the same courtesy for hi 1 hostess. Only four places set at th 2 square table. Candles at each cor ner giving a subdued light, touch ing the dull polish on the table top t the rich but simple service. A mai< t waited on the guests tonight. Th - butler was not in evidence. It wa i. a family dinner. After a quiet period of conversa t tion in th. Judge's library after i wards, the two guests took their de y parturc with Victor driving Audre; s home in his car. It was Victor wh voiced the thought that was upper e most in both their minds when the; found themselves alone. "You know " Audrey, there was something rathe - pathetic about our little party pleasant as it was." "I know" she agreed in a lov f voice. "They were both trying t ; be gallant, but they're lonely." "Quite different from our last din i ner there. It will be a year nex e week." "You thought of it, too?" 1 "Rather. It was. a very importan night for me. I met a Miss Swai a there and I've never been able t s get her out of my mind." (Continued Next Week) J Italian Admiral y\ Gave Up Tobruk, Eyewitness Say: r With the British Imperial Force 5 in Tobruk.?A white-faced, tight e clipped Italian admiral commandin " this Libyan port formally surrender e cd Tobruk to the British army c e the Nile Thursday, writes Richard E s McMillan, United Press staff write) Amid a scene of fire, smoke an f destruction. I stood inside a shatter s cd naval headquarters and heard th Italian mumble a rehearsed spcec t in English. 1 "The town capitulates," he tol the commander of the British im t pcrial forces. "All troops are dis i arming." V The British brigadier replied: s "Please delegate officers iramt S dialcly to show us the position c v.vv.ij uDut: I1C1U 111 nil' lliliuur ail - the town." V The background for this histori I scene was the town harbor fror - which poured smoke and fire. r I entered Tobruk behind Britis and Australian Brcn-gun carriet II ahead of the infantry and saw th r admiral commanding the port an 2,000 naval officers and sailors sui 0 render. V With the commanding officer o the British imperial forces, I wen e ded my way through the streets o a wrecked town. As we moved into Tobruk w found a tall figure in blue trousen - blue sweater and British forag e cap. Surrounded by thousands of Ital v ians, this man stood in front of th naval headquarters in the midst c I. the town square. He began speak ing in English. 1 "Welcome, pals," he greeted u; ' I "Come right in; the town is yours, t He was the only Britisher i: r Tobruk when the troops went ir ' He explained in an Australiai r drawl: f "I was a prisoner in Tobruk' bastile. I was with the Royal Ai 1 Force. I was made a prisoner eigh days ago and spent the rest of th - time in the military prison?unti - today. I sure am glad to see you. There were gaping shell am 1 bomb holes everywhere. I passed number of burning buildings. T 1 enter the naval headquarters I ha< - to pass through thousands of Ital " ian prisoners lined up in the streel I saw the cruiser San Giorgi r aground in the harbor. It was sa botaged at 4 a. m. yesterday. Ther 1 was a terrific explosion and grca 1 flames shot into the night. Othe smaller warships burned to th - water's edge. 5 Ammunition and petrol dump exploded, shooting flame into th 1 sky and throwing cinders on a] 1 sides. The naval fort atop the cliff over 1 looking the port went up in a grea " cloud of smoke and dust as it wa t shelled by a British ship. This afternoon the Australian ' paraded the streets of Tobruk, relax ' ed after their battle. Some of then 5 rode captured bicycles and sccoters 1 British tanks rolled through th - main street, flying captured Italiai flags. Italian officers, marching b; 5 in prisoners' lines, saluted the flags 1 But there was no flag on thi ) mom e+off Af +VIA XT'. ? ' 1 UKUX Vi mc tvmi. nuugliij ^ from it, instead, was the brim-ben Anzac hat of an Australian soldiez I - WINKLER BUYS GUERNSEY ' Biltmore, N. C., Jan. 27?Th< t American Guernsey Cattle Club o : i Peterborough, N. H.. reports the sal II of a registered Guernsey cow by E ' J. Harbison to W. M. Winkler o Boone. This animal is Belle': Maxim's Glow 621462. > 1 Since the movement was estab I lished. Boy Scouts have saved o: t been responsible for saving mori i than 3,000 lives.' ERY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. _ J Succeeds Laval lei ^ ^ ^| tU^ \ Vichy, France.?Former Finance 'y Minister Pierre Eticnne Flandin. D shown here, assumes the post of v*w?r-pxemier 01 ? ranee, replacing j Pierre Laval. t ? t SUNDAY SCHOOL = JJ LESSON By HEV. ROBT. H. HARPER TEMPERANCE LESSON Lesson for Feb. 2. Habakkuk 2:15: Genasis 4:9-12: Mark 9:42-48; I Thessalonians 5:22: Golden S Text. X Thes. 5:22 A great prohibition orator said he i s had favored the liquor traffic until - he saw it touch his first-born, g Should he have waited until then to - lift his voice against it? What of >f other men's sons? Those complacent i ' in the presence of a monstrous evil ] f. because they imagine it will not ! d touch them and their need to re- i alize that they are re-enacting the e tragic rele of Cain when he asked, h "Am I my brother's keeper?" But we trust that it will not require that d the evil touch them and their to i- arouse them from their indifference. Habakkuk pronounces a woe upon him who gives his neighbor drink. = Jesus pronounces a woe upon those '" who injure children and youth. Are not those who vote for the liquor ? ^ traffic and those who are complacent about it in danger of sharing these c woes? Cain's story teaches us that jn 11 we are responsible for our brothers, jj, And Paul's advice to abstain from jj h every form of evil may remind us al - 111itl we cue respuusiuie lor our ex- 35 0 ample. 42 c' Is it any business of yours that tjthe sale of liquor is licensed every- n( where, that liquor dealers move in js near when camps are established to " train our soldiers and that youth arc * in danger from the liquor traffic everywhere? Certainly it is. What e can you do about it? Realize that Si !> an individual can do something. As e a citizen and surely as a Christian, p( use your influence against liquor. sc talk, vote and pray against it. And cc e abstain yourself?for the good of jj, f others and for your own good. m in OVER $50,000,000 SPENT j; IN 1940 CAMPAIGN m oi , Washington, Jan. 24?A "rough n guess" that between $50,000,000 and a$60,000,000 was spent on political sc s campaigns leading up to the recent " r elections came yesterday from vl t Chairman Gillette, of Iowa, of the s' e senate committee investigating cam- cl ,1 paign expenditures. The senator's estimate was based j on a report approved by the inves;1 tigating committee which showed a that contributions aggregating $24,- 1? j 174,223 and expenditures amounting to $22,740,313 actually were reportt ed by national, state and senatorial a groups. The report, approved by the com- ^ e mittee and sent to the senate, said 2.' t Republican organizations reported r spending $14,941,143, and receiving e $16,476,040, and Democratic groups listed $6,095,357 in expenditures, ls ? and $6,284,463 in contributions. 01 ' m^o? COLDS - LIQUID L 1 TABLETS S SALVE bl COUGH DROPS NOSE DROPS ce Try "Rub-My-Tism"?a Wonderful 1 Liniment !. W \ PRESCRIPTIONS Z 7 ti] ; Filling prescriptions is the most important part of our business. , . ~ We employ two full-time experi- _j J enced registered druggists who give careful attention to all prescriptions. Ours is the oldest p? d-ug store in Watauga county and uj the only one owned and operated p* 3 by a licensed druggist. When w f you have a prescription bring it to us and you can rest assured ^ it will be filled only by a competent licensed druggist just as your c doctor would want it to be. ca s op BOONE DRUG CO. Z MIX A! X Store ev r 2 G. K. MOOSE. Druggist The state capitol building at Raigh, N. C., 105 years old, is called perfect example of Doric architecre. THE AMERICAN WEEKLY wiih the BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN On Sale at All Newsstands OW MUCH TIME DO YOU WASTE? Well known quiz expert, in an tusual feature, enables women rough self-analysis to find out if le makes the most of her time, on't miss this feature in the Feb>ary 2nd issue of For TAXI SERVICE Phone 9112 JACK'S CABS Day and Night Service . . . Reasonable Rates Located at Colvaxt> Tire Co. The Most Important Thing That Happens in Our Store Is Filling Your PRESCRIPTIONS Our prescription department is managed and operated by a graduate, licensed and registered druggist who is scientific and technical in compounding your prescription. You can always be assured that your prescription receives the professional care that your doctor intends for it to have. It is your privilege to bring your prescriptions to us. 3ur prices are reasonable. Carolina Pharmacy Registered Druggists Prescriptions a Specialty Phone 47 Boone, N. C. IiEGAT, NOfffES ... i IV LEGAL NOTICE At its regular semi-annual meotg in Raleigh, January 13-14, 1941, e N. C. Board of Conservation and evelopment in conformance with ithority vested therein by Chapter i, Public Laws of 1935, and Chapter IG, Public Laws of 1935, adopted e following regulation which is >w in full force and effect: fSHING AND HUNTING REGULATIONS FOR BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FISHING ?ason Fishing on Parkway lands will be irmitted only during the open seam as prescribed for the adjoining iunties by the state of North Garcia. Unless closed by the state, all ajor streams will be open for fisbg. Tributaries and feeder streams ay be closed without notice before during the season by the superitendent of the Parkway, with the pproval of the Department of Con(rvation and Development when in leir joint opinion such action is adisable to permit restocking of ream improvement. Streams so osed will be posted at confluence ith main stream, ize and Limits Size of fish and limit for day's itch shall conform with state reguitions. ours of Fishing Fishing in Parkway waters is perlitted from daylight until dark jring the open season. At no ltme ill fishing be permitted between ark and daylight, ackle Fishing in any other way than ith rod, hook and line held in hand prohibited. Hooks are to be re ricted to single type, and no double r triple hooks shall be used. No sh, such as minnows or chubs, eith dead or alive, shall be used as ait. icenses No special licenses are required, it fishermen must possess the neissary state or county licenses retired for the area. HUNTING The Parkway is a sanctuary for ildlife of every sort, and all huntg, or the killing, wounding, fright ling, pursuing or capturing at any me of any bird or wild animal, or king the eggs of any bird, is probited within the limits of said trkway. Firearms are prohibited within the uk or recreational areas except ion written nermiReion of tKo en_ ;rintendcnt. No loaded firearms ill be permitted on the Parkway oper. Whenever. necessary for inters hunting on adjoining lands cross Parkway lands, guns shall be rried unloaded and with brccch ien. The possession of loaded firems within the Parkway boundar; will be considered prima facie idence of hunting. PAUL KELLY, Secretary, Board of Conservation and Development. l-23-4e PAGE SEVEN The circumferance of the largest standing tree in the United States is 39 feet. LEGAL NOTICES PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATE OF I DISSOLUTION State of North Carolina: Department of State To All to Whom These Presents May Come?Greeting: Whereas, It appears to my satisfaction, by duly authenticated record of the proceedings for the voluntary dissolution thereof by the unanimous consent of all the stockholders, deposited in my office, that the River Realty, Incorporated, a corporation of this state, whose principal office is situated at care Glenn Coffey in the Town of Blowing Rock. County of Watauga. State of North Carolina (Glenn Coffey being the agent therein and in charge thereof, upon whom process may be served), has complied with the requirements of Chapter 22. Consolidated Statutes, I entitled "Corporations," preliminary i to the issuing of this Certificate of I Dissolution. Now therefore, X. Thad Eure, Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the said corporation did, on the 26th day of December, 19-10. fut; in my office a duly executed and attested consent in writing to the dissolution of said corporation, executed by all the stockholders thereof, which said consent and the record of the proceedings aforesaid are now on file in my said office as provided by law. In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Raleigh, this 26th day of December. A. D. 1940. THAD EURE, Secretary of State. North Carolina, Watauga County. 1, A. E. South, clerk of the superior court for Watauga county. North Carolina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Certificate of Dissolution has been recorded in Record of Corporations. Book B, page 160. This January 10, 1941. A. E. SOUTH, 1-23?4p Clerk Superior Court. Notice of Sale of Land For City Taxes By virtue of the power of sale vested in me by law as tax collector for the town of Boone, N. C., I will on Monday, February 3, 1941, at the courthouse door of Watauga county, at 12 o'clock m.. offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the property of the following delinquent taxpayers of the town of Boone for the year iyjy: Mrs. Carrie Adams $17.5ft C. B. Angel 25.95 Carrie H. Bingham 37.44 I. J. Bingham 24.82 Mrs. Pearl L. Bingham 1.80 I>. L. Blunt 9.83 E. O. Brittain 1.30 Brown & Dougherty 43.52 W. E. Buchanan 14.93 Carolina Pharmacy 74.88 E. S. Christenbury 19.76 Ralph Coffey 10.30 A. L. Cook 29.26 E. D. Cook 34.79 Walter L. Cook 22.70 Mrs. Cora L. Councill 14.36 K. L. Harrison 9.83 J. Ed Cullers 5.96 Or. C. Dannei 4.78 Mrs. J. N. Davidson 1.80 Laura A. Deal 9.83 Mrs. Edna Dellinger 7.37 Bernard Dougherty 14.70 EggeVs & Mast 2.81 T. W. Ferguson 5.75 Mrs. Blanche Greene 13.10 Wiley G. Hartzog 69.26 Mrs. F. B. Hawkins 3.23 Highland Furniture Co. 20.59 Highland Pressing Club 36.26 Mrs. Edna Hodges 23.62 Stuart Hodges 16.02 Gurney Hollars . 15.31 Hollars Grocery 51.13 Mrs. Lethia Hoyle 1.40 A. L. Hunt 2.90 Cornelius Keith 1.37 Mrs. Mary Keipler 56.13 C. W. Kirkpatrick 4.92 Mrs. Grace Knapp 2.3 i Carl ICuykendall 3.84 J. A. and Lucille Luther. 24.44 Ben H. Moody 4.92 Robert and Harrison Moretz.... 20.65 J. M. McCobe 2.81 Mrs. Frank McGhee 29.46' W. H. McGhee 43.57 Florence E. Norris 8.39 H. F. Parker Estate 2.81 Frank M. Pnvno >"? Frank Pearson _... 95.30 W. A. Proffitt 2.43 J. L. Reecc 7.34 Mrs. C. A. (Little) Reece 40.94 Kirs. Mollie Shackleford 1.87 J. F. Sherrill 43191 Mrs. Elizabeth Sproles 7.72-' C. S. Stevenson 2.43 Mrs. J. M. Story 1.87 H. S. Story 25.60 R. W. Storie 4.92 M. J. Tremain 6.55 Will C. Walker 33.70 W. Y. Warren 3.28 /mice v. Watson 1.71 Paul Weston 16.48 H. B. Wood 3.23 Woodcraft Novelty & Lmber Company 87.87 Charles Zimmerman ... 18.72 Harrison Lemley .? 3.28 This December 30, 1940. MRS. RUTH McCONNELL, City Tax Collector.