CHAPTER VIII
Although Sally Alliston,
airline stewardess, knows
Jimmy Kennedy is a
A)Ut flirt, she finds herself
succumbing to his charms.
Sally’s mother, housekeeper
for the rich Jethrup family,
urges Sally to set her cap for
Philip Jethrup. While dining
with Philip, Catherine Win
gate, heiress, stops beside
their table and informs Sally
that she is engaged to Philip.
Sally departs at once. Helen
Stafford asks Jimmy Ken
nedy to go to a party. He is
greatly surprised to see Dron
da Moore, stage star, at this
party. On a previous occa
sion Jimmy had kissed Dron
da, had gotten slapped, and
suffered the suspension of his
Job because of his act. Jim
my resigns bis job as pilot,
calls on Dronda and asks her
to marry him.
“Not bad.” She nodded approv
al and sat down before the vanity
table again, picking up the big
jar of cold cream. “Now you bet
ter leave. I don’t like guys to
see me when I use this stuff.”
"But ni see you tomorrow?”
“You’re my secretary, ain’t
you?”
He knelt imploringly. “More
than that, Dronda. Say I’m more
than that.”
“And give you a chance to get
the upper hand? Nope, you’ll
have to keep guessing, chum. By
ffle way, tomorrow’s paper is go
Sg to have another story. Bill
is fixing one up.”
“Damn it!”
“Relax, chum. You know darn
ed well you don’t care if the
story does me some good.’’
“That’s all I am. Something to
be used!”
She whirled, icy. “Any time
you object you can walk out, see.
Now scram.”
And he did!
That was the sickening part of
it. He who had never taken any
thing from any woman was tak
ing this—this degradation from
her!
Bill Burke smiled at him as
he went slowly down the dimly
lighted corridor to the stage door.
“What’s wrong, Jimmy? Dronda
been snapping at you?”
“The stories are wrong, damn
it!
“Come, you’re being paid. Isn’t
that what you wanted? A good
salary and Dronda to make love
to. What complaint have you?”
“I happen to be in love with
her, see?"
“I know.” Bill Burke hesitated,
then, impelled by some shred of
decency, clapped him on the
shoulder. “You’re making a mis
take, Jimmy. She’s ambitious.
Only a fool loves an ambitious
woman.”
“Only a fool loves any wom
an, Bill. And I’m a fool, I, who
should know better!”
“You could always drop out.”
“And youid like that, wouldn’t
you?”
| “I don’t think I like your tone,
Jimmy. I am trying to help you.”
I “Sure, I know,” he muttered.
“Sorry.”
* * *
“Nice story,” Mike said sar
castically, turning off the radio.
“I am very glad that love has
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come to Jimmy Kennedy.”
“Lay off, will you?”
“The thrill of her voice, the
delight of her eyes, the glory in
just being with her!”
“I say lay off.”
“What’s the trouble, glamor
boy; can’t you take it?”
Jimmy sniffed the air suspici
ously. “Hey, you drunk?”
“I may have had one or two
nips, Jimmy, pal. I have a cold,
and I can’t afford to be sick
when the company is short of
replacements.”
“Then why aren’t you in bed?”
Mike began to answer, but the
words were slurred and indis
tinct. Then the answer was blot
ted out by a ring on the bell.
Jimmy breathed imprecations
on the head of their caller, but
he was all smiles as he flung
open the door. It could be
Dronda!
But it wasn’t.
“Hi, glamor boy!”
Smiling pertly, Sally slithered
past him, coming to an abrupt
halt as Mike, perspiring and
dumbfounded, tried to rise gal
lantly to his feet. The effort was
too much for him. Even as she
gave a cry of surprise, his knees
buckled and he flopped back into
the chair, grinning vapidly. _
“Mike White," she breathed,
“you’re drunk!”
“Can you imagine?” chortled
Jimmy. “Teetotaler Mike tried to
fix up a cold by drowning it
is Scotch.”
“Love, you . . murmured
Mike.
“Yes, darling, and I love you.
Jimmy, just don’t stand there.
Take him in to bed.”
“Sure.” Jimmy surveyed the
still muttering Mike, laughed,
and picked him up and stumbled
with him into the bedroom.
Sally, a look of distaste wrinkling
her features, sniffed disapproval
and opened a window. She was
making an attempt to put the
room into something resembling
order when Jimmy came wander
ing back. Hands on hips, she
gave him a good piece of her
tongue.
“You two ought to be ashamed
of yourselves. “Why, this place is
10 cleaner than a pigsty! When
did you mop the floor last?”
“We do not mop,” Jimmy said
haughtily. “Mike and I are above
dirt.”
“And you can’t even dust!” Her
voice went up a whole octave as
she ran a testing finger over the
record cabinet. “Look, it’s inches
deep in lint.”
(To Be Continued)
In Memoriam
This poem is written in mem
ory of Pvt. James Miles, Jr., who
was killed in Italy, May 17.
i
I >i4ti >
We miss our beloved one
Yet he was not the only son,
He was always happy and had
a smile,
Through harden ways mile by
mile.
We can’t understand, God called
this one,
For he was so happy, he was like
the sun,
He leaves his relatives and wife,
He had lots of friends during his
life.
i'"*
Why should God call one so
young?
The one who many songs have
sung,
Oh, Lord, God in heaven above,
Why take one so sweet and beau
tiful as a dove?
We will meet some day face to
face,
And hear yourv cheerful voice
and grace,
Your heart was as pure as gold,
And the memory of you will
never grow old.
We loved your voice that is now
still,
But now that can never be re
filled,
As we look in heaven at the stars,
We’ll remember you no matter
where you are,
God put you in his garden above,
In the sunlight of his beautiful
love.
Written by his cousin,
Vena Miles
Screwworm flies are reported
attacking cattle in southern Geor
gia and farmers are treating
wounds of animals with Smear
62.
“For Hen’s Sake, Grow Yellow
Corn” reads a news headline.
Yes, yellow corn contains vitamin
A but white corn does not.
Farming Notes
Last year sour, dirty, or other
wise poor quality milk lost $250,
000 for North Carolina dairymen.
During this hot summer weather,
the local milk plants are having
to reject hundreds of pounds of
milk because it is soured. This
poor quality milk is a loss not
only to the dairymen but to the
milk hauler, the plants, and the
general public.
Milk properly handled on the
farm should reach the milk plant
in a good, clean, sweet condition.
Following are six simple methods
of procedure for producing good
quality milk.
1. Wash the cow's udder just
before milking.
2. Milk in a clean sterilized
pail.
3. Strain milk through an ap
proved milk strainer.
4. Cool milk immediately after
milking by setting milk can in
cold water, and stirring frequent
ly. (Be sure water level is as
high or higher than milk in can.)
Stir until the animal heat is out
of the milk.
5. Don’t mix the warm morning
milk with the cold evening milk
as this practice will sour milk
rapidly. If you can’t properly
cool the morning’s milk before
shipping it, don’t mix it with the
cool milk. Ship it in a can by
itself or cool it and keep it until
the next morning.
6. Keep all milk utensils clean
and sterilize them just before us
ing them.
MORE MILK, MORE MILK,
MORE MILK is the cry of this
world’s great milk and dairy
products consuming public.
Conservation
Farmin'* News
D
Raymond Hill of the Scott
ville community was assisted by
personnel of the Soil Conserv
ation Service in getting soil sam
ples taken on his farm, Raymond
has just recently purchased this
"arm and plans to do some til«
drainage work soon.
C. C. Castevens, of Sparta, has
done an excellent job of healing
over some galds in his pasture.
Phospate, lime, grass seed and
manure is given the credit. Mr.
Castevens is planning, with the
assistance of the New River Soil
Conservation District, to build a
farm fish pond in a low marshy
area near the house.
W. C. Edwards, of the Rich
Hill community, had bad luck
with alfalfa so he had a soil test
made. After following the rec
ommendation'kjf this test he has
been able to make four cuttings
of one ton each, per acre. He
used 400 pounds of 0-12-12, and
■xtra phospate per acre as a top
dressing.
J. Albert Evans, of the Laurel
Glen community, followed his
soil sample reports which were
made in 1943, he says he can tell
the difference, “it pays,” said
Mr. Evans.
Dillon Edwards, Alton Thomp
son, T. R. Greene, Roy Ellerson
and H. E. Singletary, attended a
dynamite ditching demonstration
in Ashe county on Thursday,
June 27th. Ditching dynamite pro
mises to be a great help in
straightening out stream beds and
in open ditch drainage.
Farmers Warned
Against Blackleg
Dr. C. D. Grinnells, veterinar
ian for the Agricultural Experi
ment Station at State College, has
warned North Carolina livestock
men to watch for blackleg among
their herds and have calves vac
cinated where losses from black
leg have occurred.
“This is a fast-killing disease,” i
Dr. Grinnells said, “and when |
animals are found dead in the
pasture, it is advisable for the
veterinarian to make a post-mor
tem examination. Some farmers
figure lightning may have killed
the animal, when blackleg is the
cause.”
Germs of the blackleg disease
live in the soil and young cattle
pick them up while grazing. Us
ual symptoms of the disease are
dullness of the animal, slight
swellings, and lameness. If the
finger is passed over the swell
ings, a crinkling feeling will be
noted, caused by gas beneath the
skin.
Prevention is the best method
of controlling the disease, ac
cording to Dr. Grinnells, who
urged that calves be vaccinated
Fred Hart, 45,
Buried Saturday
Succumbed At Ashe Memorial,
Hospital After Brief
Illness, Thursday
Funeral service for Fred Hart,
45, of Laurel Springs, who died
at the Ashe Memorial hospital,
last Thursday morning, was held
Saturday afternoon at the Tran
sou church. Interment was in
the church cemetery with Rev.
fili Long officiating.
Mr. Hart was taken to the hos
pital several days ago when se
riously ill but death on Thurs
day Was sudden, it was reported.
The son of the late Frankie
Woodie Hart and David Hart, he
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lil
lian Long Hart and ten children,
Mrs. Sybol Bare, of Wagoner;
Ruth, Deward, Allen, Richard,
Lessie Mae, Kyle and Paul, all
of Laurel Springs; two brothers,
Walter, of Transou; and William,
of Laurel Springs; and four sis
ters, Mrs. Maggie Shepherd, of
Laurel Springs; Mrs. Cynthia
Wilcox, of Glendale Springs; Mrs.
Mamie Lockhart and Mrs. Annie
Miller, both of Hickory.
Yield On Grain
May Be Increased
According to Agricultural Ex
periment Station records and the
experience of leading grain grow
ers in North Carolina, yields may
be considerably increased by fol
lowing certain improved prac
tices.
These practices include proper
preparation of the seed bed, the
use of one of the best varieties,
seeding at the proper time, and
the right method of fertilization.
In preparing the seed bed, disc
in a cover Crop for small grains
with a heavy harrow in July or
August, leaving the crop residues
in the first 3 inches of the soil
surface. It is not necessary to
break the land deeply. Rough
breaking helps to prevent wash
ing. Small grains sown after
such crops as cotton and. corn are
usually planted too late for max
imum yields.
Either purchase treated seed
or treat seed at home. Be sure
that the seed are free of weeds,
of good germination, and the best
variety. Farm agents of the Ex
tension Service are supplied with
the information as to the best
varieties for all areas in North
Carolina. Seed at the following
rates: 5 pecks of wheat per acre,
or 2 bushels of oats or barley.
The following dates of seeding
give the best yields of oats and
Parley: Piedmont, October 1 to
25; Mountains, September 20 to
October 10; and Coastal Plain,
October 10 to 30.
Observe the Hessian fly-free
dates in seeding wheat: Piedmont,
October 10 to 31; Mountains, Sep
tember 20 to October 10; and ;
Coastal Plain, November 1 to 10.1
The lower Piedmont should be
—qjdered a part of the Coastal
Plain, i
--ter seedings than those given
rsually mean lower yields.
u infected areas. Calves with
:he disease may sometimes be
saved by emergency treatment,
if the veterinarian is called in
time.
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