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A Thought For The Day
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put
his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit
for the kingdom of God.—St. Luke 9:62.
The wavering mind is but a base possession.—
Euripides.
Today's Bible Meditation
Read St. Luke 11:1-4:
Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also
tadght his disciples. And he said unto them,
When ye pray, say, “Our Father . . . i
Jesus drew His picture of Go don the lines of
the family. His exalting of God as “Our Father”
reflects dignity upon human parenthood., In the
Chri%?}n family cihldren learn what the care and
love“bf -good parents can pe. It is only a step from
this ‘t6' understanding the care and love of God.
Think what it means to your child that his picture
of God is drawn from you! What parents say and
do foFm object lessons seized upon by the child. He
patt&x"fis hig life after yours, hour by hour. And in
the family the child finds the idea of the brother
hood of man. He gets it from having brothers and
sistefs. His life with them is the first step of put
ting -brotherhood into practice. :
“The Son of God became the Son of Man in
order that the sons of men might become sons
of God’—-Bt. Augustine.
»Evex little child mutely pleads: “Father, mother,
teach me to pray.”’ Will you satisfy that plea?
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Hollywood Keyhole
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& .. By PAUL HARRISON \
oa— @A Service Staff Cormaonxnt.
HOLLYWOOD,—The signs that mark the short
est route to Hollywood say “Detour.” There’s Rob
ert Cummings, a Missourian, who went to Broad
way bi way of England, and now has crashed
T&lklerwg'?n a circuitous foray from New Yotk.
The Show-Me boy from Joplin couldn't get an
opportinity (o demonstrate his talents to any stage
producgrs,” Broadway seemed jammed with person
able young middlewesterners looking for roles. Bui
there was a big 4lemand for Englishmen.
So %mmm managed to horrow S4OO and go to
England. He went steerage, and had enough left
over td buy a:motoreycle and tour the countryside.
He studied everything he saw, mostly the peopie.
Evenings, in his rooms in country inng, he'd prac
tice ini front of a mirror at being an Englishman.
The clipped Briitsh speech was hard for him, but
he magtered it. "
As though he were an agent, he wrote letters to
most ? the Proadway: managérs announcing that
Blade Stanhope Conway, ‘‘the young English actor,” |
was coming to America. Next, he bought a suit of;
veddy * British tweeds and a third-class ticket to‘
New Yprk in the name of Blade Stanhope Conway. ‘
He lgnded in Manhattan with three shillings and
a good deal ol trepidation, but got a job the first
day. Gharles Hopkins had been looking for just
such ap Englishman..
It was amonths later, and in another show, that
he dar?d confess his hoax. Nobody minded in the
least. ¢
Thcr‘eatter,‘ Conway became Cummings again,
and a gcmn test brought him to Hollywood. A role
was available in Paramount's “So Red the Rose,”
but it awas for a young man with a middlewestern
draw!.? :
That! proved €asy for a natural-born Missourian.
He has made three pictures, now, and will be a
leadingsman in “Three Cheers for Love.”
It's é\e Hon. Al Jolson now—mayor of Encino,
Califorfia. Encino isn’'t much of a town, but it has
some tinguished citizens. W. C. 'Fields. Bdward
Everett Horton, Darfyl Zannuck, Warren ‘Wmlam.
and Ann Dvorak put their names on a geroll proving
his right to the title. Jolson's only regret is that
R Ws‘ elected by acclamation and didn't have a
cha.ncéttovml"ke any political speeches.
> » et e
Askei about his next picture, Herbert Mundin
said hHe was hoping for a role in “A Message to
Ga.rciag—lf his agent didn't get it for himself. The
pment pusiness is just about that bad in Hollywood
right now.
An #em named RBill Demarest has definitely
turned gactor. Another/ Marty Martin, impersonates
Irving "™Berlin in ‘‘The Great Ziegfeld.” A third,
Henry fWflaon, is having roles offered him, but in
sists he couldn't bear the thought of paying 10
percents of his salary to an agent.
Twic, accompanying proteges to auditions, he
has “directors say, “We can't use your client,
but yom probably could have the part yourself if
you'd thke a test.” |
Zeppp Marx is the only actor—although “actor”
mav ngt Be guite the word—who has turned agent..
He's dé Ag very weil, too. So are the Brothers
Grouch ,‘v’ and Chico. :
Durigg their last salary negotiations, a figure of
$75,000 fwas mentioned.
u‘[fig’u’ cautioned Groucho, “that Zeppo
isn't yus any more. Why, without him, we're
~worth n%;mm"
B e e
e Ao ;&m i;":)‘ b,
foth *:&“% | Who ‘are considered *prettier
“and *m alented than Shirley Temple” are out
e s B e -.”,é;ugfigrfi}.i AT
- numbesed oply by people who own dogs that are
. “handsomer. and more intelligent than any now in
e : %,; &‘( ;““mfu'fi‘i‘”fl- ’!l of "'rouch
w nd-needd a.dog for a role, the studio turned
‘u‘ e 3 nted b oche: t of the lette ‘contained
ures. o . TRI ¥
~Ome picturc ot only a dog, but a very
| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S
RESOLUTIONS
Of all the great men produced since the
found.mg of America none were more out
standing or contributed a greater scrvice
to the people than did Benjamin franklin,
one of the nation’s first printers.
~ He was not a man of pretentious quali
ties; plain in manner, honest and sincere
in his dealings with those with whom he
came in contact, he left a record of citi
zenship that has lived throughout these
yvears with all the marks of sincerity and
loyalty to his fellow man. Before his
passing, he left a set of rules which he
had lived by for years, When adversities
arose and complicated matters followed,
he remembered the rules he had written
and adopted which led him out of intri
cate positions and made for him a hap
pier and better life, The rules as written
by Benjamin Franklin are:
“1, Temperance—Eat not to dullness;
drink not to elevation,
“2. Silence—Speak not but what may
benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling
conversation,
“3. Order—Let all your things have
their places; let each part of your busi
ness have its time.
“4, Resolution—Resolve to perform
what you ought; perform without fail
what you resolve.
“5. Frugality-——Make no expense but to
do good to others or youself; i. e., waste.
nothing.
“6. Industry—Lose no time; be always
employed in something useful; cut off all
unnecessary actions,
“7. Sincerity—Use no hurtful deceit;
think innocently and justly, and if you
speak, speak accordingly.
“8 Justice—Wrong none by doing in
juries, or omitting the benefits that are
your duty.
“9. Moderation—Avoid extremes; for
bear resenting injuries so much as you
think they deserve.
“10. Cleanliness—Tolerate no unclean
liness in body, clothes or habitation.
“11. Tranquility—Be not disturbed at
trifles, or at accidents, common or una
voidable.
“12. Chastity.
“13. Humility—lmitate Jesus and So
crates.” |
Franklin, according to the old calendar,
was born January 6, 1706, but the new
calendar shows that he was born January
17, 1706. However, the few days differ
ence appearing in the calendar does not
affect in anyway his brilliancy nor the
heritage of goodwill and friendship he
‘eft behind. !
THE STRAWBERRY INDUSTRY
For some reason, the people in this sec
tion of the state have ceased to grow
«trawhberries in proportion to the demand
of the market here and elsewhere, Not
s 0 many vears ago there were a large
number of strawberry growers in this
section of the state. The crops proved
profitable and a ready demand in the
market called for the full production of
the berries grown. Just why this auxiliary
~rop was discontinued is not explained by
the farmers, but it should be remembered
that no better paying crop could be plant
ed by the farmer in connection with other
agricultural products.
~ In south Georgia, the strawberry crop
is considered as one of the best ready
money crops in that section. Especially is
this condition true in Evans, Bryan, Bul
loch and a number of other counties.
Large shipments are made to all sections
of the country, the price received for
these berries paying handsome returns.
If our farmers would cultivate an area
of twenty-five to thirty acres in strawber
ries, they would find no trouble in dispos
ing of them at profitable prices. While
the local demand would not warrant any
large outlay for cultivation, the demand
elsewhere would absorb the entire crop.
While it may be late in the season to set
out plants, it certainly would be a wise
policy to commence now preparation for
another year. With the establishment of
a farmers’ produce market here buying
and shipping wholesale, the strawberry
would be one of tke most desirable of all
fruits grown in this section of the state.
BELIEVE IN ENFORCING THE LAW
The officers and the courts of North
Carolina believe in the enforcement of the
laws irrespective of the station in life
of violators. Especially is this
true in connection with traffic accidents.
Some time ago, a young college student
driving an automobile ran down a young
woman and killed her. He was arrested,
tried in the courts and convicted on the
charge of manslaughter. He was sent
enced to serve eight months, at hard
labor, in the state penitentiary. Notwith
standing efforts made by his friends and
relatives to secure clemency, his petition
was refused and the young man still is
held in prison.
If the Georgia laws were properly en
forced and the courts*firm in their con
victions, there would be comparatively
few accidents in this state, There is soO
much chicanery practiced in the courts,
Georgia is becoming known as the ‘“‘es
cape” state for criminals as well as for
the hit-and-run drivers of automobiles.
A Panama air line has been granted
permission to operate between Panama
City and interior towns, in return for pro
viding free transportation to the president
of the republic and cabinet members on
scheduled trips. ]
Right world records, three of them by
women, were established at the 11th all-
Qoviet glider meet, staged at Koktebel,
Crimea.
Of the 92 chemical elements, 47 are
found in the sea.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY
Against the wishes of her
grandmother, aristocratic Mrs.
Willard Cameron, Dana West
brook marries Dr. Scott Stan
ley, struggling young physi
cian.
Before her marriage, rich
Ronald Moore had been in
love with her. Nancy, Dana’s
half-sister, loves Ronald, but
hides her feeling behind a
disdainful attitude.
Paula Long’s infatuation
for Scott finally arouses
Dana's jealousy. After a mis
understanding, she returns to
her grandmother’s. Mrs.
Cameron uses her influence to
make the separation perma
nent, and the break between
the young couple widens.
Ronnie is a comforting
friend, but Dana remains dis
consolate. Finally, believing
Scott loves Paula, Dana de
cides to divorce him.
Scott believes Dana left him
because she was tired of being
poor. He becomes a partner
of the city’s most successful
physician, Dr. Osborne.
Six months after the di
vorce, Dana promises to marry
Ronnie, Nancy impulsively tells
Ronnie that Dana does not
love him. Angry, Ronnie
shakes Nancy. When she cries,
he kisses her. Then, ashamed,
he takes her home.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XILIII
Sarah was a believer in signs.
When she opened her eyes Fri
day morning to find rain beating
against her window, she involun
tarily groaned.
Rain.” Twan't no good sign.
Rainin’ on a weddin’ day.
And rainin’ on Friday meant
dubble trubble. Miss Dana must
have forgotten Friday was bad
luck day when she picked Friday.
She wished she had warned® that
poor child, who had been in plenty
of hot water already.
Groaning again, Sarah started
raising her bulky form. And then
dropped back with a ery of pain.
Louelia came running to her
bedside. “What's the matter?
What's troubling you, Granny?”
“My )aigs,” mourned Sarah. “I
can't move my laigs. Mus' be
rheumatiz lak I used to have)”
She tried to sit up again. And
then sank down on the bed, mut
tering. Anxiety showed on her
wrinkled dark face. “What'm I
gonna do? Get me some liniment,
child, and some hot cloths. You've
got to do somethin’ quick.”
“It was all that stooping and
rubbing when you ain't had no
heavy work to do'in a long time,”
said Sarah's daughter, You, who
had come into the room. “You're
bound to stay home in bed for a
while, now.”
“Go 'way from here,” grumbled
Sarah. “I've got to get to Mis' if
they tote me in a wheelbarrow.
How you all spect we gwine have
a weddin’ and have things nice
for Mr. Ronnie, with me in the
bed?”
& “Miss Dana and Mr. Ronnie
getting married!” cried Louella,
showing her white teeth in a de
lighted grin. “My, aint that nice,
now?’
“Why Ma!" exclaimed Lou. “And
vou never told us nothing about
it
Sarah could Jhave bitten her
tongue out. The wedding hadn't
happened yet, and her mistress
had told her not to tailk about it
until afterward. For a few min
utés, she forget her pain, and
while Louella rubbed briskly, she
‘exacted promises. Over and over
- "
- “Mis’ sald nobody was to know
nuthin. And now, ole blab mouth
couldn’t keep her tengue in her
haid. Lou, I Xknow wyou won't
fergit. But Louella here. she's
young, and Ilike as not she'll
What Future Students Will Be Up Against
start talkin’ ’fore she reaches the
corner.” T |
Sarah’'s trim young grand
daughter tossed her pead. “I can
keep a secret as good as anyhody.
Rest your mind, Granny. I know a
fine cook out a job. She'll help
Mis’ Cameron today.” .
“Kin you lay hands on her?
And will you phone Mis'?”
“First thing when 1 gets to
work. Don’t you worry.”
Sarah resigned herself to the
inevitable. It was a pity Lou had
her delicatessen job, and Louella
was working “regular”. But Lou
ella was smart. Maybe she would
find a good woman to help, and
they could manage to get Miss
Dana married without her.
The trail of the good cook
wound about, was lost for awhile,
and picked up again at Dr. Os
borne's home, where a relative of
the jobless once was employed.
Mrs. Osborne, passing through
the hall, ‘heard the colored maid
say: “Well, maybe, Mrs., Osborne
would let me off to go tell her.”
“Where do you want to go, Lil
lie?" Mrs. Osborne asked.
“Mrs. Cameron's Sarah is sick
today. And Sarah’s granddaughter
wanted me to get hold of my aunt.
They need somebody real bad on
account of Mrs. Cameron’s grand
daughter marrying Mr, Ronald
Moore tonight.”
—7‘7‘7You ma;r get off awhile, Lillie,
of course,” Mrs. Osborne said.
She went into the dining room
and joined her husband. “Rich
ard,” she said, ‘“all that gossip
about Scott Stanley’'s divorce wife
marrying Ronnie Moore is true. |
They're going to be married to
night,” Dr. Osborne frowned. “I'm
sorty to hear that. I have an idea
it will hit Scott mighty hard.” i
. “You think he's still in love
with her?”
“Not a doubt in the world of it.
And she's in dove with him. It's
one of thcse things that happen—
two people breaking for some
petty reason and never getting
back together again. That's why
I trumped up an excuse when they
called me to Mrs. Cameron.
Thought if those youngsters were
thrown together, something might
work out.”
His w'* smiled. “Incurably ro
mantic! Why don’t you tell Scott?
Though, I don't suppose at this
stage, anything could be done.”
“Scott’s one hundred angd fifty
miles away. He drove up to BEas
ton yesterday for the state medi
cal convention. He's due to read
a paper there tonight.”
“Don’t worry any more about
it,” Mrs. Osborne said. “Nothing
could be done. Scott probably
wouldn't try to stop it if he were
here. We are a couple of old sil
lies. Sh ehadn’t divorced him for
six months, and he didn't do any
thing. Then she waited another
six months to marry. If they
weren't reconciled all that Jime,
you can be sure nothing could be
done in one day.”
“It's hard to see how she could
have let Scott down. A fine boy
like that heading for a splendid
career.”
“Don’t begin on Scott,” Mrs.
Osborne laughed. “Or we’ll never
finish breakfast.”
After her nusband had gone,
she found she was worrying about
Scott. She wished it were not
such a ,conventional world. If it
were good taste to be frank and
impulsive, she would put on her
hat and go straight to that charm
ing girl who had seemed so hap
pily married and then had im
pulsively walked right out of
Scott’'s life. b 5,
If she followed the promptings
of her heart, she would drive over
and talk to Dana. Sometimes
mountains dwindled to molehills
when women talked together.
Several times she passed the
telephone. Once she stood consid
ering its blank face thoughtfully.
How aquickly it could be arcused.
What far-reaching power it really
possessed.
Perhaps, she should have en
couraged Richard to call Scott
over long distance. It would be
better, anyway, to have the news
come from a friend than to find
the announcement leaping at him
from a newspaper.
But Mrs. Osborne didn't call
her husband. She decided he had
enough perplexities and anxieties
without adding to them.
At the Cameron home, Sarah’s
substitute was being kept busy.
Flowers were arriving. Great
armfuls of chrysanthemums from
neighbors. Big boxes of roses and
other flowers from the shops, with
cards enclosed. Before noon, the
lower floor was a bower of blooms.
“I can’'t understand it,” Mrs.
Cameron said, “somebody must
have said something.”
She didn’'t really mind. She
radiated importance and pride as
she placed long-stemmed roses in
tall vases.
“Don’t try to. pin it on me,
Gran,” Naney said in a hollow
tone. “Maybe the joyous bride
groom couldn’t:keep it. Maybe the
license bureau forgot and entered
it on the record book today.*
“Ronnie got the license at Lake
ville,” Dana said, ‘“and he told
me it wouldn't be in any paper
until tomorrow.”
“Well, that clears Ronnie, if
he's gone to so much trouble to
keep his marriage a deep, dark
secret,” Nancy said wearily.
Dana flashed out, “It's all silly!
What difference does it make
whether people know it or not?
'l be married in a few hours.
What does anything matter?”
Mrs. Cameron put down a vase
and came over, looking hard at
Dana.
“I don't think -that has a nice
sound, Dana.”
‘“Please, Grandmother, don't
drive me. I'm marrying Ronnie.
That's what vou want, isn't it?”
Aunt Tllen followed her sister
upstairs. “Dana’s in a difficult
dangerous mood,” Mrs. Cameron
said. “If Scott Stanley walked in,
I don’t know what would happen.”
“I do,” Aunt Ellen said.
“You do. Humph,” Mrs. Cameron
said slowly. “I suppose you think
she’s still in Ilove with him. I
suppose you think there is such
a thing as real love. And that peo
ple go through their lives loving
the same person! Well, you
should know by your experience
that they don’t. That they forget
and are happy and are glad they
didn’t lose their heads. I said,
Ellen, you should know it's best
for Dana to marry Ronnie Moore
and be fixed for the rest of her
life!”
l Aunt Ellen's face was scarlet.
Whatever did Agatha mean? Had
[she lost her mind, talking in that
ifashion. Was she crazy, to con
.jure up before her her barren,
comfortable . existence and the
ilogs of the happiness that should
rightfully have been hers?
" “Where are you . going, Aunt
Ellen?” Nancy asked as her aunt
' came through the hall a few
;\mmutes later, her hat and coat
on.
“Something I forgot,” her aunt
answered. “No dear, I'm only
going a step. I don’t need any
body to drive me.”
“There’s somebody to see you,
D#. Osborne,” the girl at the desk
at the phXsician’s office spoke
through a telephone. “She wanted
Dr. Stanley, and when I told her
he was out of town, she asked
for you. There are several ahead
of her. But she says.it's an emer
gency, something that can’t wait.”
“Send her in,” the physieian
said. ¥
Ten minutes later, smiling, Dr.
Osborne pulled a telegraph blank
from a pad and wrote something
on it. l
Maybe he had been a fool to
humor that romantic old soul.
who had insisted that Scott must
be told about the wedding. He
suspected he had been glad to
humor her. He'd been worrying
about that wedding all day.
Frowning thoughtfully, he con
sidered the words he had written.
Then he crumpled the message in
his hand and reached for the tele
phone. 4
CHAPTER XLIV
It was 2:30 p. m. when the
telephone rang and the operator's
voice .announced: “Ready with
Stanley at Easton.” g
A pause, then Scott’s deep voice.
“Hello.”
“Scott—" i
“Hello, there, Dr. Osborne.”
Then, quickly, “Nothing wrong,
I hope.” s .
“Plenty, Im afraia, Scott.
“Let’'s have it sir.” )
They say your wife’s getting
married to Ronnie Moore—tonight.”
Silence. Then Scott’s voice,
hoarse with emotion. “Thanks, sir.
I'm coming as fast as I can.” =
The telephone clicked. Dr. Os
borne hung up, smiling a little. A
load was off his mind. He had ar
most made one of the big mistakes’
of his life. He would have made it
if it hadn’t been for that timid ola
lady. But now Scott was coming’
as fast as he could. That means'
he'd be coming more tnan rast. The
new car of Scott's was a traveler!’
'And with good roads all the way,
Scott should have time to get home
Ibet’ore, with a good margin to
‘spare.
When Scott spoke in the tone
he had just used over the phone,
something was bound to happen.
It had taken a jolt like this to
bring that hard-headed, hard-bit
ten young realist.to his senses,
bringing him tearing across the
country to put a stop to this fool
business.
~ Meanwhile Dana continued her
preparations in a half daze. There
was a sense of unreality about
everything. The rain nad stoppea,
but the sky was still dark, and the
gloom had penetrated the house,
wrapping it in gray shadows.
The silent, flowerfilled rooms
surely had nothing to do with a
happy ogeasion. Dana could not
bear to look - into the bhig, froni
drawing room. Once she had, but
had glanced away quickly. The big
mantel facing her was like a solemn
rebuke.
She and Scott had stood 1
front of it two years ago when
they gave their pledges to each
other, with a soft glow from tall
candles about them. Forever and
ever. What a mockery! Nobody
ever maried forever and ever any
more,
Nancy was shut up in her room.
Aunt Elien’s blue eyes looked as
}though they were being perpet
ually washed with tears. It was
easy enough to understand why
Aunt Ellen looked unhappy. She
believed romance had reality, whey
really it was only a trap. But why
should Nancy who had so much to
profit from this mariage with
draw from the plans with sucn
cold hostility? 3
Her traveling cases were packed.
Her traveling outfit was on a
hanger. Hat, gloves, the new
pocketbook, daintly outfited, were
on the bed. -
An orchid shoulder bouguet was
in the icebox, A big, beautiful one.
But not bigger or .more beautiful
than the one Scott had sent on. that
other wedding day. @ She wishea
Ronnie had sent something else—
anything but orchrids, But then he
couldn’'t have known that orchids
were going to make ‘her miserable.
Aunt Ellen had almost caught her
splashing tears all over Ronnie’s
orchids.
Nanecy would probably smile
cynically when she pinned them
on her shoulder.
It was 5 o’clock now. Just 5. The
hours seemed leaden. Not even
lighted fires, recklessly blazing all
over the house and the prodigal
waste of electricity were bringing
a cherful aspect.
She would feel differently, per
haps, if Nancy, were friendly, if
people were chattering all over the
place, and ji Ronnie were here.
He was so dear and consider
ate. When she was with him, som:
of her douhtg fell away.
“Dana, dear, Miss Burton hams
come. Are you ready for the
manicure?”
i Aunt Ellen opened the door
gently and put her gray head m.
Then she closed the aoor wpnenina
her quickly: ‘“Dana, you're cry
ing!” :
“Its a cold, Aunt Ellen.”
“] guess I know tears when 1}
see them,” Aunt Ellen answered
with surprising spirit. Her own
tearg fell on Dana's bright hair
as she took her niece in her arms.
' “Dana, there's something I want
to tell you. I—" -
But her ~words were interrupt
ed. Mrs. Cameron had opened the
door. “Dana, here is Misg Burton.”
Aunt Ellen had whisked a
handkerchief fgam somewhere and
’dabbed Dana’s cheeks quickly, ana
‘then her own.
~ “So this is the little lady who's
detting married?” Miss Burton's
eyves were fixed, admirably, on
Dana. ‘“Ready, «earie?’
“Yes, I'm ready,” Dana answerea
listlessly. 5 : |
Miss Burton ?vas fussing busity
with her paraphernalia, ‘keep-‘
ing up a constgnt stream of con
versation that = scarcely prickeai
Danas abstrac 4
“Sorry to be jlate’ Miss Burton
said, “but I a hard customer.
She wanted a #@eép red, and then
when it was on, decided she
wanted pale pink. . |
“l suppose u do have some
trying people,” i Dana sala. ]
“Yes, deari But Miss Longl
was one of thé worst Tve ever
Sl R |
‘Miss—DMiss Long? Misg Paula
Long?” A
“That's rightd Do you kng#r her?
My, She‘s,_._*nervius and ble.™
Dana’s heart iwas beatfng wild
ly. Paula’ nervous and’ irritable.
People weren’'t nervous' and irre
table when they were happy, when
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1936. ~
Some Legislators :
Favor Plan to Pass
~ Appropriations Bill
SHELLMAN, Ga, — () — Olin
Hammock, st a t e réresentative
from Randolph county who re
cently urged members of the gen
aral assembly to convene them
selves in extra session tp pass an
appropriations bill, said Saturday
several members of the legisla
ture favored this plan.
lie said he had received 13 let
ters favoring the proposal, and
one “strong dissent’.
Hammock said he was not at
liberty to disclose names of those
writing. ;
One senator, he said, wrote that
“the general astembly has a far
greater jnherent right to convene
itself to pass an appropriation
bill than the governor has to dis
burse the state’s money without
such a bhill.” :
Governor Eugene Talmadge lis
now operating the state without
an appropriations bill for the first
time in history. The 1935 legis
lature failed to pass an appropria
tions bill for 1936-37, '
Hammock said one legislator
wrote that he could not see “how
we could possibly make things
better” by convening.
The representative said he had
no intention or *“endeavoring to
issue a call myself” for an extra
session but thought his proposal
would be a good way of getting
the topic hefora presiding officers
of the two houses, and the people.
“The governor,” he said, ‘“has
asved no. money nor paid any
debts except to the detriment of
the education of the children of
the people, or at the expense of
the road buliding program.”
“Alice in Wonderland”
Will Be Presented By
Girls Friendly Class
The Girls\x‘ Friendly society of
Emmanuel Episcopal ~church will
present the play ‘‘Alice in Wonder
land” Saturday February 15. The
play was adapted by Miss Mary
Campbell, assistant professor of
Physical Education at the Univer
sity of Georgia, from the story by
Lewis Carroll ‘
Those taking part and their cast
names are given below: Alice,
Betty Decker; White Rabbit, La-
Grange Trussell; Mad Matter,
Janelle Crawford; Dormouse, Sarah
Payne; Caterpillar, Kate Slaugh
ter; Queen of Hearts, Coatsie
Trimble; Duchess, Cecil, firimes;
Knave of Hearts, Jean Heckman;
Cheshire Cat, Kate, .Slaughter;
March Hare, Cecil Grimes;' num
ber 2, Sarah Payne; number 5,
Gloria Hunnicutt; number 7, La-
Grange Trussell; Knight, Jean
Heckman; Cook, Sarah Payne.
they were getting along with the
man they loved.
“Maybe, she’ was in a terrible
rush about something. Going out?
Expecting someone?” Dana's prob
ing, questioning words tumbled
from her lips. s
“Women like that always have
sq&e man coming or going.”
na was silent now. Nothing
to gain. No illuminating’ word.
Only surmising from this garru
lous person. Why was she ques
tioning her? What difference could
anything make now? -
With Dana’s nails 7rose-tipped
and shining, the maniecurist packed
her equipment. She remarked as
she glanced at her wrist’ watcn
that it was 6 o'oclock. The time
meant nothing to Dana, except she
mentally registered that Ronnie
would arrive in an hour.
It was exactly 6, when an elders
ly man driving along the highway
at a conservative speed ‘witnessed
one of the deadly dramas of the
road. Two cars traveling at break
neck speed were meeting on a
curve. He He saw one: car turnea
aside quickly, but not. quickly
enough. There was a sound of
breaking glass and . splintering
wood.
The elderly man leaped-frem his
car and ran swiftly to the scens.
A few seconds before, Scott had
been driving along the ..smooth
highway at 60 miles an hour, Some
mileg back he had picked.up:a nail,
A man had come along and helpea
him jack up the ecar and change
the tire. Scott had fretted fearfully
over the loss of those precious
minutes. 5
It was five miutes top six when
he got under the wheer again and
set out to recover the lost time.
Less than 20 miles away was his
goal—Dana.
Many things had beconié cleat
to Scott on that lomgy=desperate
drive home. He had been a stub
born fool, putting pride fefoz‘é his
love for his wife.
. He had allowed her to walk out
of his life weakly, without de
manding an explanation, .If she
married Ronnie he wo«“fi*e only
himself to blame. But she woula
net marry Ronnie! s .
He had glanced exultantly at
the clock on the dashboard ag he
rounded a corneér. Then the yele
low globes of a car had loomed up
in the darkness in front of him like
the eyes of a huge wild animal.
In a split second, Scott had
thought in a passion of record,
“I'd have made it if that fool
driver hdd stayed on his side of
the road?” TR S N o
(To Be Contfrbéd)y
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