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Miss Lora Sleeper Has An En j oy able Vacat ion Home Agent Tells Of Trip To Europe Dear Readere The phone rang at 5 3U a in. June 21st. and we awakened, realizing we would be parting from many of our group we had learned to like while on this trip. We had our breakfast in Hotel St. Anne at 6 15 a. nv. There were 32 leaving us to continue their tour into Italy, Algeria. Sicily and Lisbon. They left us at 7 a. m. Mr Demeir went with them. We were scheduled to leave at 10 a. m. My roommutc was to continue her tour into Italy. Mrs. Pearl McLeod. of Lexington, Ky., now alone also, was soon asking me to accompany her to Landon's to exchange some mismatched gloves It was trying to rain and we hurried into the shopping area. The store wa opened at 9 a. m. and the clanging of a bell announced our entrance. This store was on a back street up two flights of stairs and one might hesitate to go there alone. Mr. Lan don was in the store and answered , the bell by coming to us. We asked. "Is Miss Frances in?" Mr. Landon said, "Oh, no. no. she my shake hand woman. She come to work when she please, 10 maybe 11 o'clock. What can 1 do for you'.'" Mrs. McLeod told him and we came out happy to have two pairs of gloves that matched. Miss Francs was the young lady from Randolph-Macon College vve had niet in the >terc i>ii a previous visit. She was in France for the second summer t<> learn the language. Our bags were waiting in the hotel lobby when we returned. The time passed quickly as we waited in excit ed expectancy for the arrival of the bus, that would take us to the station where we would secure a train for Cherbourg. We were soon loaded on to the large bus and going through the shopping section again but this time we were headed toward home. The passengers boarding our train were of interest to us. We looked out from windows on our reserved coaches on some of those who would be with us on our ship. A little woman with a two-year-old boy wept pitifully and somehow we tob were saddened in sympathy for her, thougfi we knew not her real sadness until our journey on the At lantic had beeun The train left Pans at 11 ;i m Wr had our dinner on the train and were in Cherbourg at 3:45 p. m We had .shared our compartment with "Pa In our compartment were Mrs. Bate from Houston, Texas; Miss Nice, from Greenville, N. C.; Miss Priest, from Lincolnton, N. C , and myself. We had enjoyed our visit with Monsieur [ Baptiste. He had told us much of con ditions in France and how the scan and preparation for war had hinder- , ed the social progress of France. Our interest was such we scarcely realiz ed we had pulled into Cherbourg. There were many passengers for the Acquitania on this train which we were now leaving. We were concern ed more than ever about getting all j our baggage aboard. j Miss T alma Buster, home agem | from New York State, was at the sta tion. I had met her going over on the Queen Mary, hut she was going tourist class. She told me of her in teresting visits to farm homes in the I English countryside. I regretted Mr. Baptiste had left us while I was visiting with Miss Buster. We were seen aboard the tender, a ship which would convey ub to our passenger ship, the Acqui-j tania. hi the hurry and bustle one of j our group had her movut camera, which she had borrowed from some one in America, stolenrWe were an xious for her to find it, but she nev- j er succeeded. We boarded the ship and were assisted in finding our rooms by the stewards and stewardesses. Miss Priest was my roommate, another one of North Carolina's home agents It was not long before the ship was pulling out into the Atlantic under cloudy skies. It had rained by spells nearly all day and we wondered whether our journey would be pleas ant. The sound of a gong warned us to put on life preservers and hurry up the stairs to the top deck, where we would learn about our life boat that would become necessary in the cast of fire. Such exercise had increased our appetite. We were happy to sit down later to a table for eight with real appetities and good food before us. The same group shared the table that had shared the train compart-' ment, but we had added two home agents from Ohio. The table steward excitedly in All for Love His proposal rejected by Miss Edith Perkins, 31. Melrin V. Miller, 80. scissors grinder and part-time preacher, chained himself to a tree near her Florissant, Mo., home and went on a hunger strike. He was taken to jail in Clayton, Mom where he is pictured. Miller then declared he wouldn't eat till Miss Perkins herself brought him food. formed i s \\o had a stowaway a bo. u I We observed the young man eating at a table near us lit- int i n ed the British officers ho was an Am erican out of work and ho had been to England hunting work. Th ? ?>fIi cors doubted his story and Varno I on further questioning h< wa-. Russian "What are you going in d<> w- it hi j him" " we had asked Mai. ? him work for his pa; age ov? . and 1? ivt hitn at Ellis I.-! n i-.; . a. ' air can be done." was lie- ni'nv i W-? i did .not see this young Ra>. lah alter' tiie first ni|ht There were thirty in our party j coming buck and again we were tru- j veling third class. We were interest ed in the foreigners headed toward the "Land of Freedom" tor the first time There were three German Jew- I ish rabbis, a German Jewish family and the little woman we had seyn in Paris weeping was also German Jew ish. We learned she had left Germany j and her husband on a promise from the German government the hus- | band would bo released after serv- t ing six months in a German labor camp. She wept bitterly, believing she would never see her husband The two-year-old baby boy talked with his mother in the only language , lie knew. Gerixian. He was afraid of ' us. We tried to have him say, "Good | morning." His mother tried to make him say this, but he clung to his sad -dened mother, n fining us iu'p?rr~ smile. lnere were a family of Greeks,' mother unci two children, on their j the same dining room and we notic ed them the first night. The mother was a refined, timid little- woman and our kind steward* ss had i -ne j to her room to assist hn to the din ! ing room She could not'sp<ak tug j lish and our only method of talking 1 to her was hy use of gestur - Her hair was plaited and down her bark She inquired of us if we spoke her language and we shook our heads. We understood much from her ges tures and realized she was eoming to America to become an American j like her husband who had come over' several years previous. She told th*^ stewards that when me k"i?rr America she was going to "zip" off her long braid, illustrating this by using her fingers like scissors. Some: of our group made friends with a I German Jewish family The small; girl, about six, was very much afraid of strangers and would not allow herd parents out of her sight. The mother explained how neighbor.- in Germany had disapeared and the child had acquired a fear difficult to overcome. that her parents would disappear the same way sometime. She refused to speak and when we spoke she clung to her mother or father. The mother; told us the German government most always separated the family, placing the man in a labor camp for six months before they left for new ihomes in other lands. She said foi some reason the government had j | made an exception and let her hus . band come to America too. She be lieved they were anxious to be rid of ; I him because he had always- been a i considerate, solicitous neighbor for' | other Jewish pebple. His manner made us believe her statements. All we could do during this first night was enjoy the concert provided for us, read, visit, dance or try our hands at the horse races. Il was good to have an extra hour each night coming back. We were unaware of the time changing only as* we moved our watches hack and this was don* for four nights. The second day of our trip at sea was beautiful. We had rested very j well during the night. The Atlantic : was smooth and many decided on a sun tan out on deck. We took walks Reita Theatre?Washington Sunday Monday .March 17-18 "SIDEWALKS OF LONDON" with ( harlot l.aiifililon and Vivian Leigli Tuesday DOUBLE FEATURE March 19 "My Son Ih Guilty," Bruce Guliol mid J. Well* 'Calling PhUo Vance,' J. Stephenson. II. Stevenson Wcdnrsday-Thundav March lt !l "WOLF OF NEW YORK" trilh Edmund Loire and Rate lloharl Friday-Saturday March 22-23 "MARINE FLY HIGH" with Richard Dix, Chewier Morrit and Lucille Ball Studv Distribution Offrofotls In lT. S. Since it is generally agreed thai distribution of goods in this country lias a K ng way to go before it is as efficient as our production system. I business is watching with especial interest Thurman Arnold's efforts to get funds for a thorough study of I distribution exists. He is understood :u? behove thjtt. after a preliminary review Jie can convince congress it ? t. i.rivivn i n ? fi-n-h fur ?!. survey ofthcssituation. Such a study would seek to show whore distribution channels are clog gen and i < spotlight any use of ille gal restraints of trade Distribution al rf'b ?'"?? e ?: 'Villi! f > >H leniild pre-hablj command ebu f interest. played shuffle board, read the news paper i?.M?ks and ma^a/mes. The shin . though th ve we e two sw invmmg jmx ! and gymnasiums and two movie mT. sin. We want to foil" .ipovi s dbeard the, Aeo.uhnma. The> \veu id! l ? ? W aw ' Hie l ittle Fri a- W,? Husband and Fri i'\ " I'u-iM ? Ft* e -h pietvirr, and "I t Ki- ' t 1 K figX It w as the latter piui".r< tii ? -vurod unfriend ly . lee : w v. i our Hnglish pas n <: As patriot .e Americans we stoi i. ? sr. ??!<:' vl en the "Star Spi -. .le'; w played only l ? I ? -o! i k- f | \ i e Vs ;e h passen g.u \V frei ? .1 !ii >: . ir nation al . thdm - sit ? w.-.s.; strange to i hen i Tie * a - i.ttk ? vehement thr r< .11 . ? t A:. fii ?> the ' .. s l\ t <? U '? ? 11 . 'fir; ;,t lj i Xi v . Y? >'* k . >g< id r.f d he ?-e--- nrru i ?. i i1 n r hon esty. I k - ? blanks Ave e to I ? turned 'over l ' customs officers before our bagg.?ge w as in:- pected in New York City. Th. ship captain reported we had .made .lip some of the tinte lost i. ,i i osulf id' fog on the way and we would !"? in Ni u York City i\i t? a m We wi i. getting excited over our return Ilunu My roommate and I begair pack ing before we were eon tent to sleep It vie., a beautiful moonlight night at sea and ronian tic r u'pli?v.i n?takiiig adi.uitage of it as we strolled around the ship befoi we went to our staterooms for I the night. k;i ? w mg that tomorrow 1 we would see- our blessed land again. Wi w ere pp. early Tuesday inoj n ing to .. . thi^,i Uip jnuJ-ing slow ly mtn the distant New York harbor. We huddled in groups about the deck picking out New York skyscrapers a?; they I? -oilled up on our horizon and wondering which said of the ship we 1 would 'see the Statue of Li hi rty We walked briskly from one side of the ship- to the other in a continuous search tor "Opr Facfy Liberty." Someone said, it would be ten minutes , y? t The ten minutes seemed long but oiui we saw hei vyr knew the gates of our.own land had opened | to us. We wished tor the Statue of i County Group In Raleigh Breaking into the iron! pages of the State pre. - lust week-end the young group of Robcrsonville girls and hoys pictured above well repre sented. Martin Comity at the recent State convention of Beta clubs in Raleigh. Liberty to bend her neck our way that we might bettci express our af fection. There Were those for foreigners com nig to our shores lor the first time and those for American citizens We lined up as the ship was safely in port and officers refused to let us,get off the ship until we had produced these t ;ud> Oihv out we were -assembled under the initial Tyttcr of our last name. 1 stood patiently waiting un th>r tlil- letter S for tin- customs offi l ime wa.> slipping aw ay and trains wi re. leaving me The officer came and with keen eyes looked at my 'getu ral appearance.. Did you buy that coat 'in Paris?" "No sir," I answered. "Is this all youi baggage?" he asked. There were two hags They were both opened for in spection and the declaration blank of .ill purchases turned over. He > .)a n r Ok j i ! a I d\ . I ,|. row. \Adt<j.\, r.v.ivtt, ? ami M ""tfdna 5?l()k, pn?\ . i . 010 ?iiu > vv tU'K lUHHilil A stun.rr was placed tMi each and then (rulv I was once more ,.al?-ly in Amrrira and/fi > fnnn tin thrr inspection An r\pn ? If a n ton|v nm into Bos ton. Jn tin" North station whfcilo wait hu' t"i n>\ ii.mi. Mr., Hansen, .wfcjo tirrti hrm en thr : hip; vtsdetl with nil' lli: was an American ciii/eii now | tail a torn a i native of Denmark. | He (no wii waiting for a train. lit*; I ad I m t - n 'o hIS haHVr fl* Hill ? .Hid was ) ivovv oil Ida w ay up, into thr statr of Mauit k \Vhn e i ? win"krd as a Y M C A nni'l.iiy ______ " " W(T i :Ti ff i p?iT c < t " 111 (r i *\ ' 1"~ f iT Trrrr^TTlp. ' 1! -had t,i ??\ < !? d ov i 1 ho continent indrjmud. n.tl> and had horn away tv .. a??ontir, thr . \prtn<- was the ; m ? I I...v! . pi n! - 1. ha h includ rd all pun li; a ma'I' uh trip into Guilford 4-H Club Is Named Best In State Bt >t of the 1,156 organized 4-H clubs m North Carolina in 1939 was the Gihsonville club in Guilford County, according to an announce ment by L R. HarrilL State 4-H club leader of N. C. State College. To this group will go the annual $11)0 cash award to be used for club and c? mmumtv improvemen t. The American Nitrate Educational thrno^h .i???Carolina .?lirietilturist. H. L- Meacham. makes the funds available for th> ..ward. The Grbsonville club, with 42 mt'iiihiTs, made ail outstanding rec ord of lonimunity and individual > i.-M hmmm- T'v 24 girb and?IH. S ys m the ilub carried 64 projects. and e\ ? ore of the niemLx rs mm p let id one "T r.v?re projects i. ii. i aide mention was i .yen the ih1 !i \V..i ? i lub hi t*ir\-?daTut 4Jntm~ 4>. win- a ...is te. be: I . mli in 1939. the Klon Colli}., Club m Alamance, the Ci'pelaiui club in Su.nv County. 1.1 ,'t!'.e J1 fuck Cl< ,'k l 1 b Wilson .1 1 v. i ? ? .< r fane. ? t. Miss ? i i ??1, o,.i i'. h,' '.mr?1?;. ', Miss - aslant is i . ? .?gent; -v.. ? I. ... . ? . ?; farm K\t . Service i initio . 1 C ii' ty club : e.r ai .t v. ?: r S??ck - is. . . ni I had a ! I w. ne The i ip in.! hi ? \ v.'"H 11 v - because through it .lit." c w;s a e i ? r appre i .an v b-r .oni: gu . ' land, America, and 1 '.on could j'his-. v. ters in Theii's pl a. .U.i a h IKI \ :? Mt lO!i . or TOM i i kist Please Note Date Chan res KobcrsonvilT office Scott's Jew elry Store, Tuesday. March . 4. Williamston offio 1' Jewel rv Store, evcrvAVod n o 5 p.m. i'' n\yiith"'rtfici-. 1.i\ vriMui's Drug . tore. Friday, l'J .. in. i 4 p.m. I. v r\? r \ J in incil?(> I asses Fitted Tarbuiu Fa cry Saturda- . Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C. Sunday Monday March 17 18 ??Kiiffh-*"1 ItAVII) iMV'KN and OI.IVIA dellAVILLANII Tuesday Wednesday March 19-20 "tlir II iinrliliiirl. of \olrr I limit'" <11AICI.l.S IAIOIIiOV MALKKLN O'llAltX Thursday I ridav March ?1 l'l I,AMARU and SPI NCI R TRACY Saturday March '.V! **M rsllnmml Slucr'' ALSO SELECTEU SHOKT SUBJECTS L?H,*sr PKICIo COMPARE OLDS WITH LOWEST PRICED CARS. FOR ONLY A PEW DOLLARS MORE IN COST, OLDS GIVES YOU A WHALE OP A LOT MORE IN EVERYTHING f agggt-SPCH A B/6 DIFFERENCE IN CARS -i -FOR SUCH A LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE X* CASCADE PTS. $ 1 wz si & 1 QTS. $1? 8 <3 % t ?GJU5 3CSS3 i -r , k - *. : /! ?S ,l|HBED STRACg 1'??eus ? 90 PROOf O*o. A. Okkal DUhllino ? "flion. K?n?uck*. WHO ASg WtSgB ?-yk "St S D FERTI102' V&x/tii 7Tj a SMlfn-bbudlASS FERTILIZERS *Jhe South'*. jGeaciutq JeAtiiigeld. ?o* TOBACCO ? TRUCK- COTTON- PfANUTS - BRAIN ? 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