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PAGE TWO MiWvmSßm Vw COTTKICHT: 1935. BY JOHN H HOPKINO RELEASWFv CENTRAL PRESS A-gS<VTATi(SR J CHAPTER 48 AS THOR A DAHL stood In Mrs. Steele's pantry she was thinking: of how differently Mr. Marsh looked to night. 4 She was seeing him all the while Mrs. Steele chattered, standing so erectly, Thora Dahl arranging his ,tie for him. . . . "Someone is driving up!" Mrs. Steele vanished in a flutter of white skirts. The three from Fair Acres were the last to arrive at the white house behind the yew trees. Two cars, empty, were parked near the door. “There Is no reason for you to loaf wound here alone, Pat,” Marsh de cided, as he handed Wilma from the car. “Better drive home and come back about 11. That’s as long as I want to stay." “Yes, sir. I’ll be here at 11.** When the hands of the kitchen clock pointed to 8. Thora Dahl made a last quick inspection of her domain for the evening. Everything was in readiness. What was she supposed to do? A hum of distant voices told her that the guests were assembled. Would Mrs. Steele appear? Or what? As Thora stood uncertainly in the serving pantry, she was relieved to hear Mrs. Steele’s voice just beyond the swinging door. "Does everything look all right, Selwyn?” “Sure. Fine." Thora opened the door a few inches, started to speak, paused. Mrs. Steele was standing close to Mr. Marsh, looking up into his face. One of her hands lay on his black sleeve. “Selwyn,” she said archly, “you’re going to tell them . . . about our lit tle secret, ax-en’t you?” It must have been something in Mr. Marsh’s eyes, as he avoided the gaze from that upturned face. Thora Dahl never could have told. With a sudden imimfs®, she pushed the door wide open. “Dinner, Mrs. Steele.” That next hour passed on leaden wings for Thora. She was obsessed by a feeling of coming disaster, as she performed her duties in a mechanical fashion. The steady flow of conversation in the dining room, accompanied by the subdued sounds of silver and china. was a nerve racking ordeal. She would be so thaukful when the dessert was safely served. Then, she was going to slip out the back door and escape into the night. At last she was in the pantry, starting Jim and his tray into the dining room on a final trip. As the door closed behind him, she was con scious of a sudden hush in the con versation. Perhaps Mr. Marsh was going to say .. . But a woman gave a stifled scream. It was followed by a crash of china. Jim’s tray going to the floor! Thora held her breath as she placed her ear close to the door to hear what would follow this dreadful incident It might mean . .. The sound sf another voice sent her heart up into her throat A strange, snarling voice. Only a few feet distant “Stick ’em up everybody! You folks stand over against that wall . . . an’ make it quick!” Realizing in a flash what was hap pening in the dining room, Thora’s first thought was for the cook—a middle-aged German woman. She ; turned noiselessly in her tracks, to i find her assistant just behind her. ; The blood had drained from Mrs. < Sound, Prudent Banking Principles Sound, prudent banking princi ples- .. a thorough knowledge of local trade and credit conditions -- • an able staff, schooled in the ways of promptness, accuracy and hearty co-operation. _. these are the foundations on which pleasant and profitable banking relations are built. First National Bank l@| Henderson, N. C. Thora laid a swift hand over her mouth. Hoffman’s round face. Her lips were parted as if to emit a scream. Thom laid a swift hand over her mouth and shook her head. The cook nodded dumbly, tottered back into the kitchen and dropped weakly into a chair. Thora returned tc her listening post. There was no sound from the din ing room, save that of chaii-s being moved, of confused steps. Evidently, the diners were obeying orders. Almost at once, that sneering voice spoke again. “All youse got to do is act sensible an’ youse won’t get hurt Any funny moves an’ Tm cuttin’ loose. . . . That goes for you, big boy on the end. Keep reachin’.'* Holding her breath, Thora pushed on the swinging door slightly. Her eye was close to the opening, trying to glimpse the scene on the other side. “Hey you, Nigger!” the voice con tinued. “Start down the line and collect the things I tell you. Put ’em on the table ... at this end. I want loose change and jewelry. Get a move on you!” ' Thora caught a sight of Jim pass ing. His face ashen and his eyes bulging from their sockets with terror. “Yes, sah! Yes, sah!” she heard him answer quaveringly. She ventured to widen her outlook by a quarter of an inch. There he was! The holdup man. Only a few feet from her, his back toward the door. He was a short stocky man, wearing a dark cap pulled low on his head. In his right hand was a stubby black gun. Thora looked beyond.,. There was Wilma, her face white and her black eyes wide with terror. Beside her was Mr. Gordon. His lips were set tightly. It was plain that he was furiously angry .. . and helpless. If only he wouldn’t try to do anything! HENDERSON (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 19ofe Next to Wilma, on the other side, was a shivering elderly woman. She kept wetting her lips with her tongue and her double chin wabbled pitifully. And Ali Babba next. . . . His gray eyes were fixed on the man with the gun. His face was peculiarly expressionless, Thora thought. The whole scene was stamping itself on her consciousness with the rapidity of a motion picture. All the details clearly printed. Neither Mrs. Steele nor Mr. Marsh were visible. They must be at the other end of the line. “Come on, lady. Strip that shiner off your wrist,” came the next com mand. “Toss it over where I can reach it, an’ make it snappy. That’s the thing I come for.” Thora saw the man take a step nearer the deserted table. “Hurry up, sister!”, Tears started to Wilma’s eyes. She covered her bracelet despairing ly with the fingers of her right hand. She turned to Babbas with an en treating. “Alec, don’t let him!” Babbas did not stir, but Gordon did and drew a snarling caution. Marsh’s voice was heard next, speaking quietly. “Take it off, Wilma.” With shaking fingers she started to com ply. A hot burst of rage made the pic ture grow dim before Thora Dahl’s eyes. This contemptible coward knew about that bi'acelet. He ex pected Wilma to wear it. He said that was what he had come for. Thora poised herself >n her toes, took a deep breath, thrust the door wide, sprang. She had but one idea in mind. To lock her muscular young arms about that man from behind, pin his own arms to his side, to hold, . . . and hold. (TO BE CONTINUEDJ Heads ’37 Terrors ( S > | r A' r||£ a s '" \A' BH£ : 'i ■:<: « **&#<>!& i ...... | ;&>i Sli§ lso4m oj m Vw'"'' *N E t fc DAU¥MPtE« Road Ffttilitic* Still Declining , (Continued from Page One.) ruary 28 were pedestrians, while of the 462 injured, 60 were likewise pe destrians, the figures show. Four children were killed : and 22 Ghildren injured while playing in street* or on highways. Drunken drivers were listed as be ing responsible for six fatal accidents and for 59 non-fatal crashes. Reckless driving and excessive BAMMBE Powell to Be at Lillington Meeting Tomorrow; Will Decide Then Fate of organized baseball of any sort for Henderson hangs on a meet ing to be held tomorrow night at the court house in LillingLon, and Ed Powell will take a group of rep resentatives to the session. Henderson has been dickering for a berth in the Tobacco State League, a fast semi-pro circuit, but so far nas been an odd club, Erwin, Angler, Selma-Smithfield and Sanford mak ing up the circuit last yeai\ Another town must be secured to match Hen derson, bringing the league to six clubs. Dunn and Fayetteville, prominent ly mentioned for the sixth berth, have failed to fill it. Franklinton, an other hope, looms in the offing, but whether that town can muster enough baseball spirit to carry the club through the season is doubtful. Joe Caviness, president of the To bacco State, is anxious to have Hen derson in the loop, fully knowing, the basebill spirit of Henderson. Caviness is a former Piedmont Lea gue performer, having played for Henderson when this town had a club in the Piedmont. Powell will know after Wednesday nlight’s session whether Henderson will have a team in the circuit or whether it will be forced to play in dependent baseball, if any at a 1 !, dur ing the summer months Hf-SPEEDSDEFEAT ROUGEIfNT, 37-28 Team Boasts of Impressive Record for Season; Meet Warren ton Tomorrow The Texaco Hi-Speeds got ven geance with a smile against Rouge mont, runner-up in the Durham Coun ty Independent basketball league, last night at Rougemont, whipping the Durham team, 37 to 28. Pettis Terrell paced the winners with 13 points and C. Terrell was sec ond with eight points. Bowling, Dur ham center, was the best for the los ers, lopping 12 points through the hoop. Last night’s victory gave the Hi speeds 11 wins against four losses dur ing the season. The team will play Warrenton high tomorrow night there, and will end their sason with that tilt. il speed were given as the cause of at least 75 per cent of• the accidents. “The bad weather we had in Feb ruary undoubtedly did more than anything else to reduce the number of killed, injured and the number of accidents,” Captain Charles D. Farm er of the State Highway Ptarol said, in commenting on the February acci dent figures. “Snow, ice and rain forced drivers to be more careful than they usually are and also serv ed to reduce the number of cars on the roads. People Are Aroused “But next to the bad weather, we believe the second most important factor in the reduced number of fatal accidents is that people have become more safety conscious and are driv ing more carefully than formerly— which means that the highway patrol and the newspapers have at last be gun to get results from the safety campaigns they have been carrying on four years.” Why Gulf is the Gas for March 5 SURE AND IT’S almost the middle of March sn. —the month the thermometer makes an aver- of 5. to 13 degrees. The Moral? That your gas should fit the season! If it ||aw<fl 11 doesn't, you don't get maximum mileage; MHMjpjliJi® Switch to That Good Gulf—it's “Kept in V J Step with the Calendar” — so all of it goes to work) none of it goes to waste! New Leader Played Guard During Last Season and Was Outstanding College Station, Raleigh, March 17. —Election of Neil Dalrymple as cap tain of the 1937 North Carolina State basketball team came as a conclusion Jo one of (State’s most successful years on the hardwood. Dalrymple, a Jonesboro boy, was the logical player to succeed Charlie Aycock, Raleigh boy and fine leader of the 1936 team. Dalrymple will be the only senior on the 1937 club. He is a guard and ranked with the best this yeai. His brilliant game against Duke on January 25 is still regarded as one of the best individual per formances of the season. The 1936 team was one of the best ever developed at State by Coach R. R. Sermon. It won 15 of its regular 18 game schedule, and went to the semi-finals of the Southern tourna ment. It finished second in the Big Five and in Conference standings. GOODMATERIAL, NO TEAM FACES HIGHS Athletic Finances Unable to Support Baseball Team As Yet With probably the best baseball prospects in years, Henderson high school athletic heads were doubtful today whether the school will have a diamond team this year or not. The main obstacle in the path of a nine is finances, the athletic coffers at the school being sorely depleted. Baseball equipment there has been in use for many years and much of it is worthless. The highs could turn out a mighty fine baseball team and one that would go a long way toward a successful season if they given the oppor tunity. Coach “Bing” Crosby is leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to raise money for the team, and plans to stage a benefit show at Central school soon in an effort to get some ready cash with which to begin work. The highs could use League park for their drills and games as they have in the past even though Hender son may get in organized ball. Whatever may be done or can be done, must be done very shortly as the season will be a short one. 1849 —Charles F. Brush, Cleveland scientist, pioneer American investiga tor of electric lighting, born, at Euc lid, Ohio. Died in Cleveland June 15, 1929. timmr < iw.ji ii. .-1 Huff fg% STRAISHT WHISKEY —*o% GRAIN SPIRIT* •*} Penn- Maryland Division National Distillers Products Corp.. N. Y. C. P P P SALVE ODD COLDS Llqu Id-Tablets Salve-Nose Price Drops sc, 10c, 25c Dr. Warren W. Wilson Osteopathic Physician 221 S. Garnett St. (Second Floor) Henderson, N. G. Phone 61-W B. H. Mixon Contractor and Builder Builds Better Buildings” All kinds of Building Wall Papering Painting— Roofing and Interior Decorating. PHniMPQ. Office 7 r Residence 478 J NOTICE. State of North Carolina: County of Vance: Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Hunter M. Fleming, deceased, this is notice to all parties having claims against the said estate to file the same, duly verified, with the undersigned or his attorney, in Henderson, North Carolina, on or be fore March 18, 1937, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 17th day of March, 1936. R. L. FLEMING, Administrator of Hunter M. Fleming, deceased. J. M. Peace, Atty. NOTICE OF RE-SALE. An advance bid of five (5) per cent having been placed on the bid hereto fore made on the property described herein; and by virtue of an order of the Clerk of Superior Court of Vance County, and by virtue of power con tained in a deed in trust executed by P. E. Reid and wife, Addie Reid, to R. S. MeCoin, Trustee, —Jasper B. Hicks, having since been substituted as Trustee in the place of said R. S. MeCoin, recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County In Book 140 at page 30, default having been made in the payment of the debt therein secured, on request of the holder of the same, I shall sell by public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court House door in Henderson, North Carolina at twelve (12) o’clock noon on Thursday, the 2nd day of April, 1936, the following described property: FIRST TRACT: Begin at stone in W. T. Rowland’s line; thence East 268 yards to a stake in Mumford Eaton’s line; thence running North along !M!umford Eaton’s line 184 yards to a stone in W. T. Rowland’s line; thence running West along W. T. Rowland’s line 268 yards to a stone in W. T. Bullock’s line; thence (South along W. T. Bullock’s line 184 yards to the place of beginning, containing ten acres, more or less. SECOND TRACT: Begin at a stone, W. T. Rowland’s corner, and run thence along said Rowland’s line N 1 1-4 E 56 4-5 poles to a stake, Row land and P. E. Reid corner; thence along said Reid’s line N 1 1-2 E 32 2-5 poles to a stake; thence S 59 E 122 2-5 poles to a stake in W. T. Rowland line; thence along said Row land line S 76 3-4 W 116 2-3 poles to the place of beginning, containing 30 acres, being the land bought of Barnes and Vaughan. Bidding to begin at Six Hundred and Thirty Dollars, ($630.09), subject to a deed in trust in favor of the Joint Stock Land Bank. JASPER B. HICKS, Substituted Trustee. Henderson, N. C., March 17th, 1936. NOTICE OF SUMMONS. In The Superior Court, Before The Clerk. State of North Carolina: County of Vance: Omega L. Ward, Administratrix of the Estate of Joe Ward, deceased, vs. Omega L. Ward, widow, Willie Gooch and wife, Lori no Gooch, Thomas Gooch, unmarried, Emma Cheek and husband, Thomas Cheek, Har vey Gooch, minor, Betty Gooch, minor, Lawrence Gooch, minor, Lawyer Gooch, minor, Annie Belie Harris and husband, Fred Harris, Hewly Ward, unmarried, Rowena W. Kearney and husband, Otha Kearney, Fattie Lou Hunter and husband, Robert Hunter, Mary Tharrington and husband, George Tharrington, Warden Ward and wife, Gussie Ward,. Prestly Ward and wife, Agusta Ward, Govan Ward, unmarried, Henry Ward and wife, Frances Ward, Kenneth Ward, unmarried, Sinclair Ward and wife, Sadie Ward, Thomas Ward and wife, Nannie Belle Ward, and Silas Ward, unmarried. The defendants, Prestly Ward and wife, Agusta Ward, Henry Ward and ; wife, Frances Ward, Sinclair Ward and wife, Sadie Ward, Kenneth Ward, Thomas Ward and wife, Nannie Belle Ward, and Silas Ward, will take notice that an action entitled as above in the nature of a Special Proceeding has been commenced in the Superior Court of Vance County, North Caro lina, for the sale of real property held by the parties in this action as ten ants in common, to make assets. And the defendants, Prestly Ward and wife, Agusta Ward, Henry Ward and wife, Frances Ward, Sinclair Ward and wife, Sadie Ward, Kenneth Ward, Thomas Ward and wife, Nan nie Belle Ward, and Silas Ward, will further take notice that they are re quired to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Vance County, in the Courthouse in Hender son, Ns C., on the 17th day of April, 1986, and answer or demur to the com plaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 17th day of March, 1936. E. O. FALKNER, Clerk Superior Court, Vance County. Gholson & Gholson, Attorneys for Plaintiffs. ■' NOTICE. Pursuant to authority contv that execution issued b'v th< y C m Court of Wake County North P p rlor V na on the 18th day of Peb ? 0: ' r ”' >n that certain Judgment ’'' "Corporation Comm Son Tx" ' Carolina on behalf of R a iei ‘ JJ orth & T ru«t Company verse •’\ ank ’ Young” the undersigned wffl , ’ K * sale and sell to the highest r n ' ‘ for cash. a. the Cou rt hou» “io i derson, North Carolina at ]■> l midday on Monday, April 6 following described real estat h ° Ist: Begin at a stake corner of vr field Alley on Pearl street- f, May ' along the north edge of said A ,i ‘ CO 72 1-4 W 100 feet to a stSe- ,h" y S N 21 degrees W 54 feet to a -T* N 72 E 100 feet to a stake Street; thence along said Street V 9 degrees E 56 feet to beginnim V* further description see died hooker at page 503, Vance Countv p” ‘ " See also deed from J. Conner v"«,, et al to J. R. Young, £ Vance County Registry 2nd: Begin at a stone, R ebeC( ,„ Hawkins corner on east side of p leigh & Gaston Railroad, 40 feet W center, and run thence E 105 pol,t a stone, Hawkins’ corner in Ow-,.,? Davis line; thence N 5 poles to a stone jn said Davis’ line; thence W 106 poles to a stone on said Railroad; thence along said Railroad S 30 degrees \v - poles to beginning, containing 310 acres. See deed from J. Cooper Ynuim et alto J. R. Young, recorded in Vance County Registry in Book ion page 503. 3rd: Begin at a stone, Henderson Scott s corner on the east side of the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad and 40 feet from the center and run thence due east 138 poles to a stone in Fri day Owens’ now Owen Davis line thence N 5 1-2 poles to a stone Fri day Owens corner; thence E 16 poles to a stone on Chavasse path; thence up and along said path N 30 W 10 poles to a stone, Grant Alston’s cor ner at the old Short graveyard thence W 152 poles to a stone, Grant Alston’s corner on east side of said Railroad; thence along said Railroad S 3 1-2 W 14 poles to beginning. Con taining 10 acres. See deed from J Cooper Young, et al to J. R. Young! recorded in Vance County Registry in Book 105 at page 503. 4th: A certain lot located on Rock spring Street in Henderson, North Carolina, adjoining Laura Merriman, Wm. Reed, et al, fronting 100 feet on Rockspring Street and running back a depth of 150 feet; being a part of the property bought by J. R. Young from J. W. Vaughan, by deed record ed in Vance County Registry in Book 9 at page 33. sth: A certain lot located on Breck enridge Street in Henderson, North Carolina, adjoining O’Neil property and the Cemetery property, fronting 100 feet on Breckenridge Street and running back a depth of 150 feet, more or less. 6th: A certain lot of land on Petti grew Street in Henderson, North Carolina, fronting approximately 90 feet, and being part of the land con veyed to J. R. Young by Benjamine Wfyche by deed recorded in Vancp County Registry in Book 4 at page 709. 7th: Begin at a stake 150 feet from Chestnut (Street on the west side of Zollicoffer Street and run thence in a northwesterly direction along Zollicof fer Street 393 feet a stake; thence in a southeasterly direction 264.3 feet to a stake, corner of lot 24 and 25; thence in a northeasterly direction 200 feet along the lines of lots 25, 26, 27 and 28 to Zollicoffer Street 200 feet to the place of beginning. Being lots 29, 30 and 31 as shown on map of J. R. Young’s Farm, recorded in Map Book “A”, page 38, Vance County Re gistry. Bth: Begin at a stake at intersec tion of two street, run thence north 4j6’ east 395 feet to road; thence along said road in a southeasterly direction 1030 feet to a stake, corner of lot No. 2; thence along line of lot No. 2 in a southeasterly direction 100 feet to corner of lot No. 1; thence along line of lot No. 1 in a northeasterly direc tion 215 feet to stake in line of lot No. 3; thence along line of lot No. 3 in a southeasterly direction 104 feet to a stake on a street; thence along said street north 76 degrees 15’ west 715 feet to the place of beginning. Be ing- lots 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 of the Blackwell property as shown by map recorded in Book ' 91, page 596, Vance County, N. C. Re gistry. 9th: Begin at a stake on a street, corner of Lot No. 19 and run thence in a southwesterly direction 220 feet to corner of lot No. 18; thence in a southwesterly directly 136 feet to stake, corner of lots 17 and 19; thence N 75 degrees 55’ W 240 feet to a stake corner of lot No. 32; thence along line of lot No. 22, 357 feet to a stake on a street; thence S 76 degrees 15 1' 240 feet to place of beginning. Being lots 19, 20 and 21 of the Blackwell property as shown by map records* in Book 91, page 596, Vance County, N. C. Registry. 10: Begin at a stake on a street, corner of lots 23 and 24, run thence in a southwesterly direction along tlje line of lot No. 23, 377 feet to a stake; thence N 75 deg. 55’ W 400 to a stake, corner of lots 27, 28 and «> . thence S 45 degrees W 675 feet to a stake on a street; thence along salt street N 88 degrees 5’ W 250 feet.to a stake on a street, corner of lot No. 37; thence along said street N 4o L 1149.7 feet to a stake, intersection ot two streets; thence S 75 degrees a E along a street 701 feet to the place of beginning, being lots 24, 25, 26, . 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39 and 40 of the Blackwell prop erty as shown by map recorded m Book 91, page 596 Vance County, -t • C. Registry. , Uth: Begin at a stake, corner or Blackwell property in the graveyard, and run thence N 51 degrees 5.> 500 feet to a stake, corner of lot No. 43 run thence S 88 degrees 5’ E 61.) feet to a stake; thence S 1 degree .w W 500 feet to a stake, corner of lor 41 and 44; thence N 88 degrees 5’ V 644 feet to the place of beginning. Be ing lot No. 42 as shown on map of Blackwell property recorded in Vance County Registry in Book 91 at page 896. 10V This the 24th day of February, 1930. J. E. HAMLETT, Sheriff of Vance County, North Carolina. All keyed ads are strictly con j fidential. Please do not ca* 1 1 the office for their identity-
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