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LgDAY, FEBRUARY 6, mi THE WATNESYELLE M0UNTAINEE3 EE HIGHNESS JOHN A. MOROSO auannjrr MtJontA. Moaoto -xuaawavnp jar jam mkaturms swokaxt, UK r-tt k PTER VII . ,i . .,. i ., iii at savine that .V r,oA to nut Minnie in Late school up on the hill," j I make a sweii out. w. i.ui ung lady's training:," stressed f . . nr. aoaIi : I s the boiogny, o-h down here. treu c-B- f course, Mr. Duffy, you are familiar witn tne wesset m- came from the young lawyer. Io, that's right, Mr. Wessel. I uneiallv. But I do , the likes of Pop Dolan and s-orgartys, a few Duffeys and egans, and oil and water mix. Am I right?" erhaps Minnie will have some. , to say about it," remarked Id. ... : Ihe don't have nothing to say it it," said Bui wrcn rums inTfil aha arrows no she be- L to me and Pop and I'm wait- for her, I promwea ocr i a Vait for what, Mr, Duffy ? I t understand." o be married, of course." ), that's all settled, then t " fou're right about that" . n Vhat do you say, Minnie! sel turned to the queen. Bill perspiring frightfully and his Is sought his collar. Minnie nni answer. Finally she mur- led, "I have the dishes to do," was gone from the room. imnat imDerceotibly Minnie was Lhed from her tfirone in the Ice of Pilsner and Wurzburger. elder Wessel had called and led it over from every angle Pop. Later his daughters had . anil taken her away for an Jrnoon, returning her toward ing, simply but beautifully clad head to toe, her eyes agleam, Inrettv head crowded with stor- f her charming adventures. It is not as if there were danger Minnie's simple nature being led by a change, " Mr. Wessel! argued. "People of German action don't go in for the wild when they get rich. My girls to study more domestic science i of literature and languages. her of them can hold her own any Housewife in this part of pfour son might fall in love with said Pop frankly. knd that might be a blessing I not look for, Mr. Dolan." tenement house girl for a daughter-in-law?" j "Well, my mother was born among the hard-working Germans who settled in the Yorkville section. With a little ill luck in her family she might have had to make her living as a servant gjrl." So "Her. Highness" would be made ready to take her place in the world as possibly, the wife of the cheif heir of the Wessel millions. That was it. And there was sense to it, Pop had to admit. Had he been given the job of the good Lord himself for a day, parcelling out the destinies of people, Pop could not have arranged matters better for the child he loved. He and Terry would have to stand aside. They would have glimpses of her, of course. If the rheumatism should hit him again badly she might even come and nurse him through it. At any rate he could buy some real good clothes and every afternoon walk with Terry and Minnie the short distance from Miss Blanding's School for Young Ladies to the splendid entrance of the big apart ment house on Sutton Place. She would not be without her old guards. "And you'll always be welcome you and Terry in my home," added Mr. Wessel. "We do not be long to what is called high society. The Social Register wouldn't have us because our money was made out of beer, you see." rj About a month later, Pop and Terry began their afternoon climb up Beekman Hilt to solace them selves with the little walks from Bchool with "Her Highness"; Pop dressed up in a neat business suit, sand hat and shoes that hurt; Terry, white as marble, with a soft leather terrier collar and leash. Neither Pop, Min, or the Wessels had thought of the other Fogartys Danny in and out of jail, heading surely for the electric chair or per manent incarceration ; the two younger brothers in reformatory, the two girls in the Florence Crit tenden Home to check their waywardness. The late Spring was made more I beautiful for Minnie than any of I her happiest dreams woven on the i loom of her imagination at the deep window overlooking the river. There were special matinees at the opera "Haensel and . Gretel," La Coq d'Or," Romeo And Juliet" ' and young people's symphonies at Car negie Hall; riding lessons and par ties, parties, parties. With the coming of Summer, the Wessels took Minnie to their big Long Island place for golf and polo Nazi Ace in U. S, After Escape Tan Bark Wanted We are in the Market For Both Chest nut Oak and Hemlock Tan Bark. If you have any to sell, Come to Our Office at Once and secure contract. fum Your Tan Bark Into CASH Jtinaluska Tannery HAZELWOOD, N. C. and yachting; garden parties, etc. In the Gas House district, Dan ny rejoined by his bride from old Blackwell's Island laughed up roariously in their hall bedroom. "We're going to wear diamonds, Lizzie," he confided. "I was follow ing Doland and trying to make up my mind how to begin bleeding him on that still layout in the old brew ery. You see if he don't pay me I go straight to the Children's So ciety and Minnie is put away. They don't let bootleggers have custody of orphans. And today he leads me to a swell school for young ladies. Sweet papa t Nobody but the rich Wessel family is educating her. And they've got regular money!" "Boy, you got brains!" said Liz zie, sampling some alleged gin. "I kept snooping then," he went on, "and there's the young Wessel. They're bringin' up Min for him." "Nerts!" exclaimed Lizzie. "But it'll cut out the heart of that dumb dick, Duffy, Lis. And ain't I sad over that?" Danny took a swig and let out another shout of delight. "They transferred him to the finger-print department at headquarters, Liz. Every crook in the district knows him and his fancy duds. He couldn't catch a whale in a bath tub, that guy. Now he works all night down at head quarters, like a filing clerk." "He knows about Min and the swells?" "Sure!" "Would he help us frame her for a hold-up, Danny?" "Gee, I never thought of that, . Maybe he . . . " They needed a manager, Danny and Lizzie, and so they sought Attorney Maxie Greenblum in his warren, a room in what had been a residence, a rather dirty but still dignified three-story and basement house close to the Yorkville Court. The bride and groom explained and haggled and finally Maxie the Mouthpiece undertook the "bleed ing" contract on a thirty per cent commission. "If necessary," declar ed Counsellor Greenblum, a look of determination on his fat and dark face, "we will go to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to protect your rights. Your beau tiful little sister is an infant in the eyes of the law. Her parents are dead. Blood is thicker than water and you, Denny, and you, Mrs. Fogarty, are responsible for her welfare." Counsellor Maxie, striding up and down the office, continued : "If these rich people think that they can just reach out into the crowds of happy little children playing on the sidewalks of our great city and pluck the fairest flower for their own amusement they will be dis appointed. In my time I seen many strange things happen in this town but nothing like this. It's insulting to the intelligent, cruel, er-er what's that word Counsellor O'Reil ley used to use so much? Er, yes wanton. It's wanton!" "Wanton? What's it mean?" asked Lizzie, apparently dazed by the learning of their legal adviser, but the query was ignored. "To avoid having this innocent little one taken into the sheltering arms of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children," continued Greenblum, "Mr. Wessel will have to make definite arrangements with me as your representative. He will have to provide for the support of the other innocent, poverty-striek-ened Fogarty children." "But the girls have been sent away," suggested Danny. "Leave that to me," mused the mouthpiece. "Danny says this millionaire is e-jicatin' Min for his son," added Lizzie, jittering in her chair. "Is that so?" Counsellor Maxie's black eyes popped with delight. "Then well go slow. The time to strike for the big money would be just before the wedding. In the meanwhile if we can get just J 1 1 Pioneer Worker Of Farm Women "Woman Of Year" Dr. Jane S. McKimmon, assist ant director of the State College Extension Service has been nomi nated by the Progressive Farmer magazine as "1940 Woman of the Year" in agriculture. Dr. Frank Porter Graham, pres ident of the Greater University of Nprth Carolina, was the Progres sive Farmer's nominee for "1940 day." "Or yesterday either," added Danny. "Just think of the breaks we get. Minnie riding around in a fancy car and her own brother without the-price of a ham sand wich for his wife." Lizzie burst into loud sobs. The injustice and the ingratitude loose in the world was too much for her. (To be continued) Man of the Year" in agriculture in the state. Dr. McKimmon was one of the five original state home demon stration agents in the United States. She first entered the ser vice of the farm people of North Carolina as director of Women's in stitutes in 1908 and carried on that pioneer effort until 1911. In that year she became state home agent. In 1922 she was appointed an as sistant director of extension. Ia 1937 she resigned her administra tive duties, retaining her position as assistant extension director, and has devoted her time since to pre paring a history of home demon stration work in North Carolina. Mrs. McKimmon was born fn Raleigh, and received her education at Peace Junior College, and tha North Carolina State College. In 1934 she was awarded the LLD. by the University of North Carolina. During 1939, the United States produced 185,000 short tons of cherries. Baron Frani von Werra (right), Nasi Messerachmitt squadron leader, Is pictured with Chief of Police Herbert S. Myers in Ogdensburg, N. Y., where he was ' 'ked up for vagrancy after escaping from a prisoners' train in Qneoe and swimming the St. Lawrence River. The Nasi air man, credited with shooting down forty enemy planes, was released on bail furnished by the German consulate In New York. enough for a reasonable income on the grounds of poverty, we'll skate along on that But a hundred thou sand dollars won't be too much if we wait until everything is ready for a swell wedding." "And there's Dolan," reminded Danny. "Him and his still. What chance has he got if he claims the right to protect Min? If I give the tip-off on his still . . ." A kick on the shin from his bride made Danny check his speech. Maxie would, of course, declare himself in for at least thirty per cent of any black mail there. "I'm directing this matter," Maxie reminded Danny sharply. "But there ain't a Canadian dime between the two of us," whined Lizzie, "and we ain't eaten yet to- A New Brick Home Man's highest resolve used to be to buy a home; better still, build with Etowah Brick. (o) ETOWAH BUILDS BETTER HOMES Moland-Drysdale Corp. :.3SJi Etowah, N. a n3 Truck Deliveries to All Parts of Western Carolina ALUEN CORPORATION Manufacturers of Furniture - ASHEVIIXE, N. C..,:' V vV; Low, Medium and Quality Bedroom and Dining Room Suits, Tables, Desks, etc Sold Direct To You At FACTORY LIST PRICES BUY NOW No Increase In Prices Yet BUY NOW Visit Our Showroom Showrooms and Factory at Woodfin Suburb of Asheville Phone 3616 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF Haywood County As of December 31, 1940 AS SUBMITTED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION Population of County 1940 Census, 34,719. Assessed Property Valuation for Taxation 1940 . . . . ..... .$23,574,257.00 Assessed Property Valuation for Taxation 1939 . . . . .$23,461,817.00 Assessed Property Valuation for Taxation 1938 . ... . ... . .$23,592,205.00 1940 Tax Rate is divided as follows: Debt Service . .$0.7601; General Fund $0.15; Other Purposes ..$0.6599 Fiscal Year Tax Rate Tax Levy Uncollected to date 1940-41 . . ... . . . ..$1.57 . . . .. . .... .$379,993.85 .... .. .... .$176,120.04 1939-40 .$1.57 ......$379,806.54 $ 26,946.50 1938-39 ......... .$1.64 . . ... . . . . . ,$397,722.17 . . ... . . . .-...$ 22,179.80 1937-38 ..... . ... .$1.33 . . ... ... . . .$335,339.96 $ 21,713.66 Uncollected Taxes for all Prior Years ........,.....$130,750.28 Outstanding Debt: Bonds and State School Loans . .... .... .$1,448,553.83 Bonds Anticipations Notes None Revenue Anticipation Notes None TOTAL DEBT ..... ;.t. .$1,448,553.83 Sufficient Taxes Were Levied for Debt Service for the Fiscal Year 1940-41. County has Sinking Fund Bonds outstanding in the amount of $102,500.00 Sinking Fund Cash on Hand ...........................$ 71,426,78 Sinking Fund Investments Held $ 9,210.00 Cash now available for payment of Bond Principal and Interest $ 20,900.00 Default Record No County-Wide or District Bonds are in default either on Principal or Interest. The foregoing is a true statement according to the records for the above named County. T. J. CATHEY, County Auditor. This January 10, 1941.
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