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PASS SET T IBS PEBQUIMAN3 WESSLY," EESTTORD, N. C, RID AY, JULY 13, 185S.. Lights of NcvYorlc byL LSTEVENSOK - On Broadway lights gleam so brightly It seems almost as If day Is lingering into the night 1 In Times square there is the tapping of cane ,tne nasn oi jewe.s, un buu furs, the rustle of silks and the sweet ness of perfume. In contrast Eighth avenue seems dark. There are no great 'signs. Most of the electrical advertis ing Is red neon letters spelling "Bar and Grill." The only Jewels are those not coveted by thieves. Instead of per fume there Is the odor of cooking. In contrast with Eighth avenue, Fifty jfourth street seems black. A few steps '.from Eighth avenue Is a building that is lighted. Groups, talking in low tones, stand In front of it A line of faxlcabs waits. In the corridor are more groups. ;Every telephone booth is tilled. A stream of humanity climbs the marble Isteps, too impatient to await the one 'elevator. The building houses a court It Is a court open more hours than any other In the city. Not only through the day is there a drab procession passing before the black-robed man on the bench but at night as welL Night court Is held there. Every seat is filled. Not until some one leaves may another enter. A study of the expressions gives the Impression that a blight has settled over those present The surroundings may have something to do with that The court is old. It seems to have taken to itself some of the misery that has been enacted there. And some of the evil as well. It has seen much evil, for it is in the heart of the Tenderloin. Many a Journey that has ended with the electric chair has started there. The shadow of that chair may be felt if not seen. Perhaps the nervous shuf fling of feet the uneasy twitchlngs, the quickly stifled coughs may be Indica tions of its presence. Most of those In the seats are closely connected with those who will face the man on the bench. Policemen and detectives circulate behind the railing. Among them move the lawyers who practice In night court They seem to run to a type rather short, rotund, well-fed, bright-eyed, not too well dressed and fussy In manner. Other officers stand at a doorway. They are the blue wall that holds back the - grist that is to pass through the mill of Justice. Behind them may be seen heads, tousled most of them with now and then the white of a bandage. Necks are craned In an effort to sight friends, relatives, witnesses or perhaps free dom. The gavel is rapped. All arise. The magistrate takes his seat All sit down. The magistrate picks np a sheaf of papers. The first case la called. There Is a sudden tensing. , , j iST' : . Monotonous are the stories told. As saults. Family brawls. Panhandling. Peddling without a license. Disorderly conduct Obstructing the sidewalk. Causing a crowd to collect Possession f deadly weapons. Soliciting. A drsb scene with drab players. Now and then an Interlude. A tiger-like woman with big. flashing bright eyes. She accuses her man of assault He denies It She ! tears open the front of her cheap dress and exposes Uvld marks the marks of human fingers. The man grins mali ciously and sets forth as his defense that they are not married I And be goes to Welfare Island, for 90 days. The Judge listens to all tales. A ques tion now and then Indicates that Prisoners are freed because they are not guilty. Sentences are suspended. Warnings are given. Fines are Im posed. Sentences are given. Cases are postponed. And so on hour after hour. Over on Broadway the lights gleam bplgbtly. There Is the sound of music. $he supper places nre giving their high-priced entertainment. Laughter Is heard. And a block and a half to the west night court. Here Is a Broadway Cinderella story. Joseph Spurln-Callela, because his ap pearance Is swarthy, has led a lurid and varied life of crime on the stage I remember hlra particularly as the crooked waiter In "Broadway." But none of his parts were sympathetic. Well, in "Small Miracle," he tells the story of his life as It relates -to the killing of a gas station attendant dur ing a hold-up In Colorado and the de sire for revenge that brought him back to New York when he had escaped the gallows. He does It eloquently and au diences react with such enthusiasm that now he's a featured player. Not only that but managers who used to - send for him, now come around to see itIm and a lot of motion picture high t lights, who never heard of him before, , --ar bidding against one another for lui slices. Sj-fllcju. WOT strrie. Blind Stadont Excels Reno, Nov. Despite blindness, Joe Hargresves, seventeen years of age, If an .honor student of the sophomore class at the Beno high schooL Steno Mails Dinner, ( Takes Letters Home St touls. Postmaster Bufus Jackson vouches for this story: The otler night a stenographer started tarn with a package of meat and a pack of letters. She , mailed the, meat and took the letters home for - Discovering the drab nature of her dinner, she telephoned the post odes. A mechanic obligingly opened t! 9 mall box and saved the meat GOVERNMENT AGENCY ANSWERS QUESTIONS Information Service Called On by Many for Aid. Washington. Established by the na tional emergency council in March to assist Washington visitors to thread the maze of federal agencies and emer gency units, the United States infor mation service now answers questions from far and near. Whereas previous ly, Inquirers resorted to the trial and error method, addressing queries to a particular department, they now have at hand an Information "central" in close touch with every department, bu reau, commission or other; federal agency, says the New TTork Times. Directed by Miss Harriet M. Root, a graduate of Wellesley, a dozen expert research workers, all women, answer the queries which come in by personal call, by telephone and by letter. Not Infrequently one day's mail will bring in 400 letters each carrying one or more questions. On a busy day, as many as 200 persons have called at Miss Root's office seeking general information, or as sistance In contacting some federal agency. . Cover Wide Range. The queries cover an encyclopedic range. A New Jersey woman, for ex ample, having what she believed to be ambergris In her possession, asked where she conld find out whether It was genuine. Her question was re ferred to the bureau of fisheries. Re quests for information on divining rods and buried treasures go to the bureau of mines. A lawyer in New York asked for a list of all federal corporations since the establishment of the United States government a request that ne cessitated considerable research. An other letter called for "anything you can find on capital and labor." In due course, a reply furnished references to government publications on the subject "Does a bullet from a high-powered rifle actually change Its course when entering water? If it does, why? And in what direction?" Inquired another correspondent Here, obviously, was an opportunity for government ballistic experts, to whom the query was for warded. From a small town came a request- for a check on the source of certain statements carried in an article In a local newspaper. And a woman with potatoes to sell sought the help of the service In finding the best mar ket for them. Many Personal Questions. personal questions are numerous. The widow of a ffaval man who was tost when a ship went down In the war wantea guidance in preparing a claim for compensation from the gov ernment Another Inquirer sought dl rections on how to obtain a medal for a child who bad saved a playmate from drowning. A .father asked how he should go about finding for his son a billet in the merchant marine. And whenever former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker comes to town, the information service Invariably receives one or more calls for bis Washington address. Requests for Information on federal I activities reflect the increased interest in public affairs, particularly In the work of the New Deal agencies. The I lea. The national emergency council Dubllshes a dally manual, covering changes In I the federal setup, and also charts show-1 r- il- mg gnipaicau7 me present leaerai or-1 ganlzation. Both the manual and the charts are in great demand. Universi ties and schools and faculty members u svuuvio buu iocuu lunuiuen send many requests. A California col- lege pUns to use the NEO manual as a textbook; a professor In a midwest- ern university ordered 800 copies of the chart of the federal government Eastman Clinic Will Be Opened in Paris in 1936 Paris. The new million dollar East- man aentai came will onen here In September, 1936. The deal for its construction with the' fund left by George Eastmnn has been closed by Dr. Harvev J. 5urk- hart, director of the Rochester dental dispensary, after a conference with municipal authorities and the archl tects, E. Crevel and John W. Chan dler. Although scheduled to be built in the French style, the Inside of the new structure will follow the plan of East man clinics at Rochester, Borne, and London, and will have equipment for 50 dentists. The plan," explained Doctor Burk- hart, "was to secure the promise of foreign municipalities to supply sites and guarantee upkeep while Eastman promised to furnish a million dollars for the erection of each building. The personnel of the clinics la chosen by the municipal councils, subject to the approval of the Rochester board of illMiihM " Doctor Burkhart has Just come atsmfrhnlm ' arhnra tiA has hen !mrrwyt-. tag the HJastman clinic there, He wUt kj , r .i ,a.i..i go io wwaw ro ""' .m4tr from a week's stay at 1 Timothy uaire ..retry, jr oi openng of the Brussels clinic January JWjrom . 7.7 videre, celebrated his fourth birthday l-aj"bs'hswi 'ItavlBglpM - - '.jwednesday afternoon. July 8rd, from for Aeaca,v. . .;. 1 - "-&fu. U-l M. PSnda MurrJil Leading Month for Birth New Iora-There are more Amer icans born: daring -March than; any other month, reports Rajph Hltsi na tionally known hotel man.' Hits, who sends each guest registered at his hotel ; here a birthday card, disclosed that, at the 83,000 cards sent out during 1834, about 17 per cent were mailed during March, In contrast to this, mors guests celebrate their birthdays on May 16 than any other single day. k V AC I SECRET'S OUT Max Baer make known for the nrst time In Rad io Mirror his mat rimonial plans. The mystery girl Max will wed and many other features concern ing his. ring fu ture are revealed In this article. LOVELY LADIES Basking la 35 8 In Long Beach, California, whore good of Sol nines all the daylong. Those charming personalities are taking full ad vantage of we good .weat&er. Miss Pattie Odum, of Norfolk, Va., spent last Friday night in Hertford, as the guest of Mrs. R. W. Smith. Miss Elizabeth Parker was a re- cent guest of Mrs. H. A. Whitley. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wnght and Mrs. J. S. Vick spent last Sunday at Nags Head- ? ..TineiMHihe remainder of the summer. Nags Head. Miss Frances Lister, of Elisabeth City, visited relatives in Hertford onHon in Richmond, Va.: is spending a Wednesday of this week. "I ncuircaunj . , Mr. and Mrs. .A. B. Monds i agd "vS6 of Rochel le, N. J., are visiting.M?. Mr. ana urs. a. d. iuuuus Monds' sister, Mrs. G. R. Tucker, monuB uiavei, . - Hmmtnii V whrre he underwent Little Sue, who has been very MiS was reported as somewhat lmPlf?J2l , Tmith on Wednesday.' Jhospitalfor a monm is visitinir his narents. Mr. and Mrs. r -nr ! narffnni Mrs.i Mnn i,d their four children have been here for the past three weeks, Jyisiting-Mrs, it- it t;A tv... cf nf tliel Hertford. air. inuigou jw.nw t.. r- - . family last week. """" " . 4. tr. hie 1I hnme town in . . ' f Mr and Mrs. Frank juiaim, oi Kikln. were week-end quests of Mrs. GUliam's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo r " . " - c t r Qlrinnov T.inwnnri Skln - , i oi,j.n maw nflv. n n .1 lui r I .r xnKH .ikiiiii. j it..:- PkAi-loo Ir anrl w l. v,- .nH .hiirfmn. of Asheville, are spending some time at T TI 1 ' .,-, naga nwu. . , ui. v.-uv r- TliT-a flaiirizt A WITnTOW are spending some, time at ucean m i u t m Tawifl Ann -h. irrth and Jack, of mr. hiiii nil a si ui v v 1. 1J :.-.:.. .m,- v.T - "".".rVV " v son Archie of Marion, are exported Arrive on' be the gS Mrs. A. R. Patton and ner uiw sr TTLA'n wtAfhav MM tl H' i w wdHirV hw ai . ... ..nrr HTir A";!: si... .i Mis. & Wat,) aariestonT Westjparents, Mr.and Mr.: Jack Layden. ... ,, P"T?Bua' ' - V.itu mn. uicu iuwi Uuui, le".?1 . wT uieuriiTOe M . wv-.v ifolk, Va are vwnmg nr. anuw. f oik, Va.; are viaiting mr anu Oscar AW ; . k Mr. and Mrs. Moody Mathews ana their three childrent and Bobbins Blanchard t spent last Thursday Virginia Beach, Va. VMr. and Mrs. John Chappell were .v-md meats of Mr. and Mrs7--J. T, Basnlght at Burgess.;, ' " v Mrs Harry Broughton who recent- ly retirned from Norfolk, Va., where she underwent an operation, Is con- valescine saOsfactorily. , - ft? 4 &. I r --"V - r-w.ft1.n--illWWMMiSSSlllS TEN SHUN Lovely Janet Lee, descendant of General Robert E. Lee, made her do but over the "True Story' Court Of Hufnfn. Rela tions'' program, dramatised . over the WABC-Colum-bla Network, Fri day at 8:80 P. M, EDST She to 19 years old and a. SSenoveta HOOEY FOB HUEY-LoUlslana's -Ktofflah- Sena H aTtTTrd tor Huey r. Long will have a battle on his hands Hartf era ssa- tla to m t m oubaster, won. Those opposing him will be L. to R.-Senators Guf- fey, Barke, 8ohweUenback, Mlnton and Moore. They . eaU themselves the "Voong Turks." ACE INVENTOR John B. Ganv . meter has obtain ed more U. S. pat ents on inventions any other la -the Uni ted 1, States.' H quit his Job as experimental en gineer, for a life of ease. He "only Invents whan In f money." theun Is soasldend sport some' time 'with her grandfather at Bustberg, Va. - -, . Mrs.' Clyde McCallum returned on Friday from a visit to Mrs. Graham White, at Nags Head. " Mrs. t. F. aWinsiow and Miss Mae Wood Winslow are at Nags Head to 1 ... w.-. NikrWniMi. wlin holds a nosi- Dart of his vacation with his parents, pan ei ms vacation wiui nu ihucuw, Mr and Mr8 Loai3 Nachman. iV. N. Darden returned Sunday i- Veterans Hospital, at from the Veterans Hospital, eery, is aoie xo ww.w after an attack of illness. I mrs. . wmpun, Vi nium.., i , : j t i T Uf t.AAMAii BMiAmftnnijiri n V I.. ' i.i. n J nis young son, jacn, leu, ouuuay ivt l.nk.'n n r. rl n4-l,A nninfa in Mieolaainlnf . i iu, v ... .-.-w.rr- They were joined in Kaleign ty mr, i m . I J...L1.. UsTmwa. mkA ma 1 Anueraoii a uuKuwr, I compamed them on the trip. 1 Miss mary woou ivtou I tnrnH from a week's atav at Na2S - I tieaa. 1 Mrs. L. W. Norman has returned from a visit to her daughter-. Mrs, ra..,T3 TTTt. I. i 1 AnVmrilltt She I rnilUD W III lit., M WM,U' Vnm. hxr her i x.a. " n j hm xrAW I ffaa OVWIllWWUW , j TL - , I xne weeK-enu ucio. " Mr. and Mrs. Dennis spencer, ana llfttle dausrhter, Barbara, Mr. and Mrs. Corlie Sexton i.vf" ;- '.7" Ud Mrs. B. F. Ainsley on Sunday,;; ,Mrs Wheeler WUliams of Burgess, . I WHO 111 UffTla vu vbmwij- v';. .;.: - t their young daughter, spent Sunday .i.i wkli..t.w .M.i at Whlteston visiting . Mrs. Mathews' J ENJOYABLE BIRTHDAY PARTY . - - - , 3 , to 4 o'clock. Many Interesting -imBB were played. The little hon- v.Amm. U8eful and attrac- - nrfnl iv gifts. Ice cream and cake were i -.---j. Those present were Mr. and i jjrB y jj, Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Harrell and daughter, Margaret, of , gouth MUls; Mrs. J. - VL' Copeland, ijflgg . Bertha V. Smith, Mrs. v. u Irene. Mrs. L. J. Winslow, Mrs. W. X 1 ; Smith, Mrs. Hubert Chappell, Misses Lucy, Emma, Clara, and Margaret White, Miss Elsie Copeland, Helen Clemma ttd'Dorij roerson, Cc'' .-e t 1 f t i EXP OSE n ti Startling revelations of iho , blonde blackmail racket are dis closed by Dickr Poweu in the current Issue of Movie mirror, noujrwvwi i soaw bachelor tells some j Interesting Incidents and j j k.. i Chappell, Marjorie and Jewell k niuwi ojtuao wajruaai vwv y . and Willie Mae .Chappell, - Mr. and Mrs. T. C, Perry and Marjone Perry. SIMPSON FORBES Miss" Anna' Forbes r daughter of Mr. and Mrs, .T. G. Forbes, ,Bel- videre, became the bride of Mr. Wil liam Simpson, son of Mr., and Mrs. J. P. Simpson, of Eliaabeth .vwyr -oun? day, June 30th, at the home of Rev. E. M. Potts, with ,tw officiating. The ring ceremony , was used. "' ' ' The bride was attired in white silk with white accessories, Immediately afte the ceremony Uil and Mrs.' Simpson Jeft tof a trip uirougn XMonnem states ami xxijara Falls. They will make their Home with' MSimpaon's parntsti Jackson County bean growers are securing control of the. Mexican bean beetle through the use of magnesium arsenate spray. . ; :C : ., h-i-J:' r ai -"X. LET US PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY : YOUR HOIVIE WITH : i ,. , sr r , . ; ' pAT A VERY LOW: COST We Have 20 Colors to Choosa From tit- Every Gallon Guaranteed i We also carry Builders' Material CARGUIIA.IIARD:::ns CC?iliri Phone 11 Negro Jdlcd After Entering Wtute Home :- "7Wimt,do yoa snmtV sked X'H,;' ; Newbold, print - Perquimana ' County farmer,1 when Se'woke -fxoTQrr a.' sound sleep at his home on Tues " ( day hight and spied a Negro man int ' , side his screened porch and just ony - . side the bedroom window, . "a , "I am coming in there and go -tor, 1 Oea W11S IS a IUIC CUW JJlttVC yutt : ... i. i it 1 . . ' .J , "Get my gun." Mr, Newbold spoke softly to hiS wife. 'Failing, to flnd.s .. mm Mn NowhnlH : shnrwxl ftllt. :., i the back door and fled across ft field - i to tiie house of a colored tenant to get help. " ' - Meantime Mr. Newbold had sug- -aaaJ f'n a nfmiddv W1A QfllH 11111 ' feet hurt, that he sit down and take off his shoes. While this was being done Mr. Newbold found his gun, and stepping outside, covered the Negro and told him not to move. "I al ways does what the white folks says,' was tne meeK rejoinaer. The old man was mildly demented and wandered from his home in Cam den County in search of his son who lives in Perquimans. He was taken to the county Jail until relatives could be located, who took the old r man home. The Missionary Society of Wood ville Church will meet Tuesday after noon at the home of Miss Myrtle Ownley. A large attendance is de sired. - $ Lowered quality and quantity of flue cured tobacco is reported throughout eastern North Carolina due to lack of rain. r Could that be, one wonders, another version of the text, "Pure religion and undeftled before God and the Father is this; To visit the father less and the widows ' in their afflic tion and to keep -yourself unspotted from the world?" . . Taylor Theatre BDENTON, N. C. :vHii;-K-'M',. ALWAYS .COMFORTABLY COOL ,i .....il,.. i ii mnuj ui.n iii i' m. i i Today (Thursday) and Friday, July 11-12 ... ANN HARDING. HERBERT MARSHAL Hame WfthiIl,, Saturday, July 1$" , BUCK JONES "Crimson TraaM "Tailspin Tommy" Comedy 'i. Monday - Taesday, July 15-16 JOE . BROWN "Alibi ike" Wednesday, July 17 j: WARREN WILLIAM GUY KIBBEE . fft Bet On Blondes" Three shows daily. Clip and save for reference to 'the Taylor's good " i s , - . .-. :. ,r T V V, $ complete line of W J Hertford, If. C 8pedii!3v.-:.:t5, Ev.'ri c ? rl Kisa Frzncss Ferrow is
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