CHURCHES
( XCJREC.Al XA1 c: IRISTI x '■
Hex .■ Flunk \ !'lt . .istiH.
Sunday
y 4a a m. Church school.
Sub
..it • rite Lite 1 Am Now Liv mg
. o. m. Young people meet
-i . ip L’luon service at the fit's
1 esbyteium cnurch
■ k\ KCv >S1 \ . ! K'i ■ XEsS
Pastor. Rex H. F Dalton
Sunday
t iX .i So: day scl.. .•.
VIi ut g '■
. i • M Y. S eetmg
,;o (j •: Evening worship scrx
i I-I.; sdav
; .;<) ji m. Prayer seix.ee.
A PS ' \ \ Is”
Hex f Y Pour. . Pastor
S untie x
s . dav school.
p. Ill B. r. 'u.
i suy
■; :: \V \1 P meets aCtei
,. -t \l;> N 4 j a. duel xx d hi
4vsl »eakei
A sdav.
.. ■ m Choir practice*
Pun sdav.
o m. Piuycr services. Rev. (.
Burciitt in charge
•; NN . :• \ ! " !■'. 'SC 'P \L
Ret Ray IT 1 If.. Rector
A hitsuiiday. June 1
:• H' Iy to•innu.f. 1 H< ly Trm
•\ a ; !i. Towns' ille. .1 30 a. m
V . elebratior in Holy Inin*
*.1 f i ’ 1 •
1'■.■■■ h sch' .ol. 9‘43 ;i. rn.
A ■ ten Bible ■ 1 4.i
; .dee: Lai: b. ft . er.' :
he Church anti Her Mission.
Men’s Bible class. 10 a to. Mr
." * Boddie t run a | c teacisei
:! 1Baptism. 11 .1 . toil. VOd
. ino celebration •! the H iy C
■union
en.i.g Medita:ion *1
M. nday. June 10
V whitsun.-nees Bo her Day
. , no . ' a 'Os this w eek •
n ail's Auxiliary, Parish House
6 . n Mrs Raskin •A'ark 0-. speak
, ‘ Annie Gray Burroughs. Chapter.
• '.'’PSh
Tuesday. June
Meeting of the Vestry of the
Parish. 3 p. m.
Thursday. June 13
B > .\\ me Tro. 41 4 •
S, 1 * iav. .fan,
The Di"| —In club. 8:30 p, nt.
pa; st
Hr- F. Norfleet G;. loner. PaMof
S u 1 u i; 1 y:
0 45 a. m Bible sc hoi •
M ng v\ Sen
O'Cic. Pa... s Cine!’ .Ambition'
■ , m. g Union
p. -u. Union service at First
Pre-bytenan church.
Mum lay
. ;1i' ■ n In .y S, ■ .1 ■ ef aig
, p 11. Shau Pi ’he. 1
• . • at ... ch .C Hostesses. Mis
-.ui.es K K. Safte; white. A W
Pritchard. K. H Dixon. J' Waftei
'■: 11 m-y alut Sa 1.I pc.:
Vt'eu lesday
4 4:1 :. ".. ,’;io lor R .\ " .- - t . A
the ciiuich with Milton Perry a
l 1 'St
• o; Prayer meeting
Thursday
;j : . Iider::,e<ilate : 1 A Me -
in.g
FIRST MKTI loLIST
*■?» v Chancic I.) Bar*, iill. Ua-'-P-r
Stir it lay
!i 4.) a. :v. Ur arch scho« J W
ir ;#• --. i,«r‘i ir! . i'. j*.i-:.!.
i lor all a vie >ups
11 , n Mo:: :.a worship Ser
r; mii by X i
B«‘!y Star
f! •
; : . ", Uni* *:: w • >r>h;p .m*i • .cO at
• • ;• : • : ’-wi v :<•. ! .: Sc: -
.•a i'V Re\ C I) Bar'. pastor
.1 the First Methodist church.
lay.
8 • :n Church Board *i Educa
t.
Thursday:
4 r * Erl Sc* r ’ r* **p >.’ • 1.
7 ! .1 : :vi. Girl ' mar practice*.
■: t: ■ i ■1 -1. i' ; *l actico.
r-: i-st fsbyteri ax
M.-lnnis. M.luster
Sunday
.* 4A , m •'hureh school.
Ah ; \\. - St i -
1 * i ’. Tile ; ■' t:.e
Heart"
i iv. Union service in this
u.rt'1 Ee\ ! I - ■ s’ will
nrea'ch.
M< nday:
■les w i! ■■ eet
.e N” a ;th Mi.
I. .V Gary. A: ire’.vs avenue
':iv e > with Mrs.
Fran Dorsey, oxford road.
*’• So ( .. • X. 3 Supper
■ eetmg at the ■ i.ureh
(:;• e X.. 4 with Mrs.
..iter VVilsc u, 1 -xlord r> rid.
Tito p. in Boy Scouts of America
'.Vednesday
VI , ictures low
• ■ auditor.am. Young people ol the
church and community invited.
Thursday:
7 30 p. m. choir practice.
Friday:
It p. m. Teachers training class.
WILLIS HENDERSON
FUNERAL IS HELD
Funeral services for Willis Hen
derson. colored laborer for the Sea
board Railroad and Harriett Cotton
mdls for a number of years, were
held Sunday. June 2. at the New
Bethel Baptist church, where he
was a deacon for 3a years. Hender
son was 76 years old and had lived
here for 45 years.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Olandis Hicks and Rev.
Frank Carter. He is survived by his
wife, four daughters, eight brothers
[ and five sisters.
For Prompt. Courteous
TAXI SERVICE
PHONE 201
Day and Nifht Service
POOLE’S CABS ■
The Chicago Hotel Fire As Told In Photographs
- - - -- - ■ i— —rrnn in n~~“—
HERE iS A GENERAL VIEW CF THE G'.'TTED H V.LWAY :'..c iV.'v.-! r ' ■ ' ; T - " !r ‘ ' ■ C: ' — r>.
At \ worst in Ch s history. Aj - - I ■ c %
V 1: " S ; : ! l ' V:
UTTERED WITH DEBRIS, ' : " ’ T S:." !! M in Ch: . T" . 1 »r.r .*.? •• ‘hr.ony to the
fury of the i that st the 1 the < y morning killing 54 and ring over 200
per.,, ns. 1 fire is believed to have started tiie p of the hotel. (International Sou Ivhota^
Johnny Davis Comes From
Musical Family In Indiana
Johnnie ! >.
white •• • i
ci me
len he . i a
ing the ■
was i" . ■
thoughts t.. . i .te : v
tv! ■ • *
Haul, ! t \
and singei •li
st * gs. Tin - ’
better ■ :
ed the ! ■ ■ .! ,>
v ent : I with them
make “V s ■ •
was f ■ i • -it’
"C ow'd ! v
the Mill'" a.:\
a prrrn n:; •
his He or
ganized ' ' I ! i . n 1
end iv . , • •
dance band ■■ : i
colcny.
As the w tr c irae n, J ihnnit
up his band and went bach * H.•..>•
wood, where te was ma ••• , te
ot the am ed . ■ ente •tamme '
committee. He entertained iu
receiving hospital- anti camps
- 1 ‘ i‘: v ! Purina tilt?
I. I . \ 1 '
I- ' . :■ iiv rm•:.!
the • iy le • V
< T 11.;4 o* I - r. 11 Par. ,nt
>’ ia-:. ft- it'll 1 na Johnnie Johns a:.
It- 4 '• • ■ ■ Rhode- .a. l Marie Wil
son. At ’ne C’lo-e nt tile wai Join me
’i reer >; > •
today he admits that he has one
i:n■ i -t hands i his ever had.
Join me ' Seat" Davis and -ns i r
hestr i u .11 play lor the dance in
C’oope -s Warehouse here next Thuiv
: - ting the coun
tvwide h mere ■ ing for veteran.- oe- '
ing pu on by t.. ty
ijigggg!
Awards Presented
Man And Woman
1 )n\ ers ()t Week
'.VAC C. t .! Mart'.; and
Fra F. M C i-Ctda truck
i. i i .. • rt' .a rchid and
-t: •. • ■ ■. i . v Friday after
ia "i i - a 1 •:i* w eek" for
•'a ■• ' i i I'm/ i avoid. gift
i i ■ i Shop. ;.iid the
a r’. : ' I a ggi it'- I )cpart
ment St e, fronted the »m
m , eirony at the of
i e . : 1 m■ r' .; :ia Mu' . Club.
Captain, A" . ?hter of Mrs
• I ii A! (i an.te .'t i cet. here
•• i preparatitry to fi
• gi ’ e • v m. sa d she
had had Ml .a "a;,I t. I I n« but had
<■ . ere* '•.. :• .■ , , ririving
t-.i •: y '■ vac ' recruit
mg i .'a it .ng i d he had
en 2 ■ t an acci
dent.
1 'Re- "! ' •• ■ i . ' he past week
vere Higl ay : tmen A. L.
I'a.vlor nd A1 i .i1! ■ and Police
Sergeant Am . CI 'mi. ;i-d Miss
I. icy Crensli i, . n.. t . club office
manager. The tinal awards will be
made next week.
.Mallard d average 10 to 12
.ggs a clutch.
I The Jcurneu Hc/rw
(®) r..:'"v..aiK4><n;:-:r,r..:'i.. ZELDA POPKIN
SYNOPSIS
pCORHI. I T. ywung AAF bombar
dier. ju».i oaek in Miami front n »tmt
in kurope, suffer# a rude aw ukeniug
a# be take* a jouraey to hi* Brooklyn
liuuie on * -1 di> leave.
VKSTI K^AY: Corbett take* leave off
Nina in her compartment aboard the
New \ ork bound t*:ilm Queen, ufter
•.he accept* hi* offer to *hart a pint of
liquor he intend* to buy from hi* coach
porter. On in* way back to hi* seat,
the bombardier spots in* seat male,
; Benny KabTiis, and oversets the horse
player steal a purse trom i passenger.
I orbett overlooks the incident and sits
down in tlie only vacant seat—next to
a "sallow young woman in black.'*
CHAPTER ELEVEN
rHE LASHES of the young
woman next to him. sweeping pur
ple- hollows under her eyes, were
long and the slate-gray eyes large,
yet with a curious glaze. Her face
might nave been handsome i: .t
weren't so haggard, so gray in
spile of its tan With 10 extra
pounds on her hones, with lipstick
and rouge and a wave in Her nan.
she had possibilities—of being a
bn be —- not quite a disn. He won
dered idly why she bad let her
self go. She looked like the type
who was used to nice things. Her
black dress seemed expensive, out I
was spotted and mussed. You i
could see where a sleeve seam had
ripped at the armpit. Hie brown
hands m her lap, mangling a hand
kerchief. wore a diamond b ind and
a big topaz ring. I'heir nail polish
was ragged an! chipped.
Hie young wi man's eyes had
I stopped it Ills ribbons stayed
there till -he a.-lu-d: "Y'ou weie
overseas'"’ I
He nodded
•'In Europe?"
He uetteted a note of excite- ^
nient. lie Iloddet 1 ll c Mill.
The ham! with the diamond hand
went up to h--r mouth to smother
an 'on" After a moment's pause,
-lie -aid dully: "My husban-J was
l then "
He '.'..is sure she was gifting [
r. .n:v to .1 --k it he'd nivt her G1 •
and to torestnil her, lie said: "He j
and two million
"Max was at Anzio."
She shut her eyes She said:
"My h.ust mu was ki 1111 ■ 1 there."
Her \ nr was as toneless as a
rob. t anummeaig the time.
He I'luir.meted down Horn his
[ oak of elat. n.
II" knew a moment of rage with
himselt tor making tile ertor ot
sitting bt side her. I'lien lie turned
hot with shame for the callous
wasccrai k His linger tips scratched
the tough blue upholstery while
he tried to think ot the right
words to say. All he could bring ;
out was: “Too tad
He told himself miserably that
he should have known what u at
black dress stood tor Afina.
Italy. Kngland ware lull ot tla sc,
women in black with th.e ..:a\c-|
pits of eyes. Vet it g ne mm a ^
genuine shock to - cm awa-e now
that America must have many
young women like this girls,
grown old o\err.icbt. putting un
black, not tor style Put l r sorti.'W
The simple lac! was tn.it whin
a guy died over there you thought
only ot him. of the pity it was tor
him to be finished, ot the ; am
and the fear he had felt, of the
clothes and the pictures and t>m- :
kefs left behind in (he bar::, ks J
that had to be gatheted and I
packed and sent —
l'o women like this.
Vet somebody had to be told,
had to grieve. Someone whose
name was stamped on the dog
tags. Someone called next ot km
"Like my father." fie thought,
and he saw a vaunt, aging man
In a musty furnished room, open
ing a telegram H13 body telt
sticky with sweat.
The young woman was talking
in a low\ colorless voice but the
mind with who h nc was listening
to her was so clouded with
thoughts ot .Is own that it took a
while before he heard what she
said. " — They wr.te such nice let
ters fell such beautiful lies How
he died a heio” She seemed to
he yanking her words out .-I a
nightman’. "They mean somebody
else Not Max Weston "
1'hat was a new one. belittling
her tins band, even in death. He
welcomed his surge ot resentment.
It transferred to her a part of
the anger he felt with himselt.
"You see." her voice scratched,
the way .1 worn phonograph needle
does on an old record, "Max
wasn't the type. Not the type tor
a hero."
This was the place for her to
start crying and he was surprised
that she didn't. r lie enuticn
drained voice went on without
changing timbre. "A sweet, gentle
person. Live and let live . . . l'hey
made him a machine gunner! A
killer! . . . Oil. how could they do
things like that to people like
Max Her eyes were tixed on
his face, without expectation, as
though she knew, already and
hopelessly, that there wasn't an
answer to wliat she was asking.
He ran a linger around the in
side of Ins collar. "Bo '; here.
Mrs.- What did you say your
name was?"
“Blame Weston.”
"Well, Mrs. Weston, you must
understand, you must make your
self see, that it's a job that has
to be done. By guys like your
husband. It's win or io«e. Wc
dan lit lose" He looked at ner
ft attires intently and thought: It
she's what I think she should
know."
She paid no attention to what
lie was trying to say "Mas never
killed pe. p'.i " Her head mmed
very slowly, denying the thought,
shaking d off. "He couldn't nave
cliangevl N. t that niueh. Not tl.at
way." She paused, twisting her
handkei chief Each t i nn she
stopp. d .V1 11 g°t a feeling of ; atn
creeping up. catching her bleath.
Hint hud to he n. me and absorb'.1
hefi n sl'c could go on "He was
in hti.-iiiess. y'ii .. Selling elec
trical tilings Friginain.«. Oil
burners. 1’liey said .ie nail
mechanical aptitude. That's why
they ii.aee him a gunner "
lie wished she would stop. He
tri'-d to make her He said, trying
to le gentle: "If you'd rather not
talk "
She stittened with oflen.se. "Do
you mind talking tu me?"
He re Idened, pulh'd at the Knot
of his tie "1 don't it it nelps Vuu
"Hells?" Her mouth writhed
NoUi! g helps Do you think it
hell s n:e t> sc <■ vuu coming back
w hen tie won t9 Do you Hunk it
will In ip when the other husbands
come home?'1
Sweat poured through his shirt
He moved as if he meant to get
up. "Enough is enough." he told
himself. "She can't do this to me "
Elaine West. :i put tu r hand on
his sleeve. "You're running, too"
For the first time her voice had
taken on Color, the gall-green of
latterness. “You're like all the
rest. A woman in grief is a leper
No one can stand someone rise's
trouble. Laugh and the world
laughs with you Cry and you
cry—" She twisted her handker
chief savagely.
He set his back teeth. He
thought: “Cnpes, 1 ve got to do
something for her!’’ Wretchedly,
he tried to think of Sdenriata
words, words that would ,■ v
some eonil. rl or eornri.or
clinplain mi_• lit *: t .1at* ut , . .,
will and purpose, a divine 1rl
and an ultimate t; ...j W ,ik
through the valley 01 iim v
of death Walk Not linger ;..r.
ever —
He wa- about to try those words
on her tint -he rut him ft -v,'1 ,r
I can't understand is win-te \| tX
cot tits e ut.itp VN'tii 1, .. a
plain, simple man gt t emna . p,r
that ?"
lie clean l his thr if. eeilain lie
had the answer this tun,- You
don’t n ally have it.’’ he . aid.
rhe slate eyes opened e:'.r.
"You rru aa"- f !■ r voice ci i
as though it was at last g.
to tie mure than she could e.i . ire
— ’’he was trightened. too.’’
He shifted his gaze, over r.. r
head, beyond, through the ...
dow, toward the sun drers |
Florida green. "We all air. 1 His
tlumib started to rub.
This time, she had no rej.lv,
but merely sat. lips parted, star,
mg at him. her eyes narrowing,
finally focusing on the thumb in w
ing steadily against its twin. Alter
a moment she moaned: "Whv -ad
it happen to us?"
The small part of his mind that
was listening to her heard u.iy
the “us." He was shocked to m ir
her ciy out. "Why do you do
that?"
"Do what?"
She touched his hands. "That
Rubbing your thumb . . . As it it
was dirty."
His lace flooded with In at. He
jerked his hands ap.ut, thrust
them into his pockets. For a half
minute he didn’t r< ply ids n,
when he was finally r< a y and
able, he said: "Maybe it is ’
’’(.'ll! That’s what it was I he."
Rain wrenched her features she
swung aiound to the win • v Her
handkerchief went to her eyt - lie
s iw the shuddering thr h of ,-r
hack, heard the long .-lups a her
teats Vet now that she w •.■;•*. he
nc longer felt sorry tur licr, tut
rather aggrieved
She had slammed the door in
Ins face, a tloor he had trie! so
long and sc hard to pul! u: • n.
She had j no!; she had pu .. .I;
had forced him to open t!..11 1 r,
am! then lammed it shut, s a e
day. he had known, the ohs. . ly
ol killing and dodging v.-ur ■ • a’ H
would have to be put ::.tu w s.
'’on d h.ave to tell soun . 1
divide the horror m parts, to .. we
less to carry alone. \ et the lust
person to whom he had trn■■. to
tell what it was. what it did a
man. had cut him olT with nr
tears, had turned her ha. d, lett
him high and dry at th . • ...t
of climax.
He sat completely still t r - v
eial ir.iuutt -s. admonish.rg n .- If
v. it h a i rM . bio ui g. i. y in .t I. ;• -t
Ins t! ’inn'rf lab. 11 yi: g to a;
whether to stay or to go. Idea
that choice had to be weighed
with exactness At this n - at.
he felt his whole lutlire lay in
that simple decision.
Joanie hlimpt d his * !’ "■ v and
jogged it into his lap Sin ; . J,
u tth the b; lef butt, ifly light i g of
Chil ircil. ; anted "h'lo," i.. . .. . up
to his !a< flitted on.
1 lie contact jogged more t in
Ills elbow. It reminded it m ' it
he sat in a btu» and chrmin it
on a tram. He glam ed a: .. :
hurriedly to see whether am e.f
the people in the car v. e:e .. ■
ing him and the young wi • • m
black. No Hie high -i.it r i:s
gave you privacy. 1'hey *• rd
you "i
(To Ite t ontir.iicil)
“Hell I)ri\ers” In
Exhibition Here On
Afternoon June 12
All Veteran Hell Drivers" will
present an exhibit ion in daring
tirr. mg m Henderson Wednesda>
1 .ittei noon. June 13. at three o'clock
: at the fair grounds, it was an
nounced today
thunderbolt” Jimmy Curry, star
"f the late "Lucky” Teeter's show
end a featured performer with the
i Jimmy Lynch 193!) Chicago World's
1 Fair show, has been recently dis
! charged from the navy and will be
' presented m a spectacular perform
ance.
I Sandy Walker and Jerry Crutch
! tiled, the other two ex-navy men in
the show are seasoned performers
and specialists m thrills.
Bob Jobe. Eddie Halik and Dean
Earl are former army men in the
shows personnel, and Hay Melton,
another member, is an ex-marine
The drivers will thrill spectator
with the leap o! death, head-on
crashes roll overs, wall crashes, the
toll of death and many other stunt.-.
Drunk Horse Rider
Found Guilty Only
For Drunkenness
After receiving a ruling irom Attor
ney General Hairy McMullan that
a horse is not a vehicle. Mayor Henry '
T. Powell in police court today, ad- i
judged Janies R<> n, white, charged
with riding a horse while "under
the influence," guilty of public
drunkenness only and fined him
S10 and costs.
Eenn was arrested on May 25 tor !
being drunk on horseback and whti'
Renn protested that a horse is not
a vehicle, Mayor Powell sent an in
quiry on the statute to the attor
ney general. Renn’s protest was sus
teined and in police court today he
was adjudged guilty c> ly of public
drunkenness.
W. H- Walker, Jr., white, tried for
. ureless and reckless discing and
: inning inie and damaging the aatn
i omle ui Celestia Hendr.cks anci
lading to stop, was sentenced to 90
nays, commitment ■ ot to issue upon
payment of $2f> and cost.-, and con
dition that he not hi com I ted o!
reckless driving in the next two
years.
June Lassiter, white, was tried for
public drunkenness and player for
judgment was coni ' . eu po i pay
ment i f Sri and 11..-is,
Willie Cheek, colored, tried for
drunk driving and dri. m; v n im
proper brakes, v, a- lined i?7.7 mri
costs and his driver's license wa
levoked for one \ear.
Janies Bla kwell. colored. \va -
tiied for giving a worthless check
lor S13J>8, drawn on the Kirs; Na
tional Bank, to J. T. Smith. He was
si' tenced a ill- days, r • inn itm ni
not to issue upon payment of the
cheek and costs.
A nol prose was taken in the case
of I. H. Hill, white, charged with
careless and reckless driving, dam
aging the automobile of Billy Mc
Intyre. assaulting McIntyre with a
deadly weapon and failing to top and
render aid. The ease was remanded
lrom superior court.
Library Adopts
Summer Closings
—
Henderson’s H. Leslie Perry!
Memorial library will operate on its
summer schedule beginning Mon
day. June 10, it was announced to
day.
Under the summer schedule, the
library will be open Monday thro
ugh Friday 9 a. m to 1 p. m. and
7:30 p. m. until 9 p. m. On Saturday,
the library will be open from 9 a.
m. until 9 p. m.
The only exception to this rule,
it was said, will be Thursday, June
13, which is being observed as Vet
erans Homecoming Day. The library
will remain open from 9 a. m. until
9 p. m., with no afternoon closing.
Puppies should be fed four or
live times a day until they are six
months old.
REV. RAY HOLDER TO
LECTURE IN FLORIDA
Rev. Ray Holder, recto: ' d
Innocents Kpisc< mal ehun '
liver a series of five lc ! at a
i nference ot cl. my .o. l '• ■■
Diocese of South !■ lui: c c •
M.
General subject of In .c: tutes
will be “Christum Iiducat: at the
Cross Roads' The vonlVfiwe »';i.
be held at Avon Park 1 : T';’"
will speak will be the Ut
ry 1. Lout tit. D D.. wil'fi .
ip South Florida: Rei H:
rector of Saint Andrei
Tampa. Fla . t* d Di U '
len, of Huachunc. tinn ■ n ' ;!>. t :‘IW'
Moose have beti
miles per hour. __
All Form of Insurance
Real Estate Bought & Sold
Property Management
Home Financing
•
AL. B. WESTER
MeCoiii Bills 13fL