May, 1922
THE MIDGET
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THE FOUR-IN-ONE DETECTIVE
AGENCY
(By Winfred Gaddy.)
One day in July, 1939, the ’phone of
the “Four-in-One Detective Agency’’
rang. Chief Gus Boger and lieuten
ants Henry Snuggs, George Harris
and “Red” Gaddy were in their of
fice in the building formerly occu
pied by the Stanly Bank & Trust Co..
Chi^f Boger answered.
“Hello! Chief Boger talking.”
“Hello, yourself! This is Chief
Casablanka, of the iPorter Police
Force, We have just discov3red ihat
someone has broken into the Union
Station and has stolen a large sum
of money,. the payroll for the saw
mill hands, and we want to engage
your agency to help us catch the
thieves.”
“I will report with my force,” re
plied Chief Boger,” and we will in-
vesl;igate at once. Goodbye.”
Chief Boger gathered up all his
equipment, including the bipod hounds
and hired the city ambulance to
carry his force to the scene of the
disorder. Upon arriving, he reported
to Chief Casablanka, who told him
to report to his assistant, I. W. W.
Fresonkee. I. W. W., while leading
them to the station, explained all the
particulars of the case. Without tho
least hesitation, Chief Boger entered
the ticket office, where he saw that
the safe, a large wooden box mark
ed “National Biscuit Company,” had
been blown open. The dogs were
unleashed and put on the trail. After
walking around the Union Station
twice, then through the tolored
waiting room, they headed for the
county seat. After hours of hcird
tramping, they reached Albemarle,
and went straight to the office of the
“Four-in-One Detective Agency.” Here
the trail en'^ed. The members" of
the Detective Agency, Boger, Hariit%
Snuggs and Gaddy, were arrested and
olaced in jail. Thus ended the career
of the “Four-in-Ono Dete.;CA'^e AgcMi-
-y"
TEACHERS OF THE ALBEMARLE
GRADED SCHOOL.
(By George ^Harris.)
On Wednesday afternoon, May 3rd,
at the close of the society meeting
Mr. Mclver, in a few remarks, gave
us some of the best news that we have
heard this year. The board on the
evening before had re-eleoted Prof.
Mclver and his whole corps of teach
ers to serve next year. The student
body as a while think that the board
did a wise thing in asking our teach
ers to serve here again next year and
we sincerely hope that every one will
accept. Miss Keel has made quite
a reputation for herself as a history
and English teacher. It has been
largelj^ thifough ithei assistance o(f
Miss Moye, our English and French
instructor, that the students were
able make “The Midget,” the of
ficial organ of the A. H. S., the suc
cess that it is. Everyone knows that
Miss Pridgen has made that dreary
old Latin so interesting that if she
stayed with us a few more years we
actually believe that we could learn
to love Caesar, Cicero and Virgil, and
as instructor in dramatics, she is
hard to excel. Mr. Stephens can
“sling” math like a Pythagoras and
physiology like Dr. Mayo. The A. H.
S, has made more progress in debat
ing and along the oratorical line this
year, under the watchful eye of our
principal, than it has in any two yestrS
heretofore. Here’s success to you all,
May you keep the good work going.
Is it a reflection on the intelligence of the family to adsmit that the
Home Newspaper is not taken or read by it? We leave this for you to
answer. In the meantime go into the homes of most of the educated peo
ple, people who are doing things, and see if they do not regularly read The
Stanly News-Herald. Every person who is a resident of this county, if
he is educated well enough to read, should subscribe to The News-Herald,
“Stanly’s Home Newspaper.”
Stanly IMews-Herald
Albemarle, N. C.
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