The Wilmington morning star., August 21, 1947, Page 4, Image 4

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SHINY AND NEW HUSSEY’S NOv 1 warehouse, with its 90,000 square feet of floor space, fs
ready to open its doors on the 1947 tobacco marketing season next Monday. This house, one of two
operated by W. L. (Bill) Hussey and partners, George D. Bennett and Joe H. Bryant, was reccn* v
completed after fire destroyed its predecessor last year. Its sides and front are of alum num sheetir J ^
W. L. (BILL) HUSSEY has been
•Derating tobacco warehouses in
Wallace for the past nine years.
With his partners, George I). Ben
nett an Joe H. Bryant, he operates
Hussey’s Nos. 1 and 2 houses.
TAXI OPERATOR,
WIFE REUNITED
Young Chadbourn Couple
Together Again After
Wife’s Recovery
CHADBOURN, Aug. 19 — A
young Chadbourn couple were re
united today following the wife’s
recovery from shotgun wounds in
flicted by the husband in the yard
of their home here several weeks
ago, L. W. Hall, chief of police
said.
Hall said that Mrs. Pauline
Ward returned to her home with
her husband and their children
two days ago from the Columbus
county hospital in Whiteville
where she was treated.
Hall who reported the couple
“estranged” at the time of the
shooting, said that Mrs. Ward was
shot by her husband, Furman
SYNOPSIS
Oail Prentice, whose parents
had divorced when she was a
child, knew nothing of her father,
Charles, except what her gay, ex
travagant mother, Lissa, had told
her — that he was the wealthy
owner of Twin Oaks, a fine old
southern estate. . . and that the
inadequate income he had settled
on them forced them to become
what Lissa termed “professional
house guests” among her many
• wealthy friends. Gail is surprised
When, one day, Lissa ask if she
would like to spend the coming
rammer with her father.
CHAPTER TWO
•‘You’ll like your father, pet,”
continued Lissa eagerly. “He’s
your dish of tea, even if he never
was mine. He has ideals and
things, just as you have—a lot of
stiff-necked pride—hates being un
der obligation to people.”
“My father,” said Gail, half un
der her breath, and tried to re
member what he was like. But
since she hadn’t seen him since
she was three years old, that took
• bit of doing. There were some
things she could remember, but
she knew now that she remem
bered them because Lissa had
told her about them.
“He’s terribly anxious to have
you, and I know you’ll love being
there,” Lissa rushed on eagerly.
“It’s a gorgeous old place, an
ante-bellum place, and of course
the Prentices always had scads of
money so they could keep it up.
The house is superb—red brick,
with wide galleries and floor
length windows, and vast rooms
with priceless old furniture. And
there are hundreds and hundreds
of acres of land, the most gor
geous woods and fields and
streams—though I don’t suppose
it is tended by slaves any more,”
she broke off thoughtfully.
Despite her confusion and
shock, Gail grinned at her mother
find answered, “No, I don’t sup
pose so. I seem to have heard
that the slaves were freed some
xime ago. -
Lissa shrugged. “Oh, of course
I 'know that — but when I was
there, the old slave quarters were
still occupied by the descendants
of the original slaves, and still
worked the land and did things.”
There was a brief silence, and
then Gail asked quietly, “Just
why do you want me to go to my
father, Lissa?”
Lissa raised her eyebrows.
"Well, after all, my dear, he IS
your father.”
“And has ben married again
ter the past ten years or so and
has never shown the slightest de
sire to see mp,” Gai] pointed out.
Lissa looked slightly uncomfort
able.
“But he has, darling! I—well, I
didn’t tell you, but since the court
awarded sole custody to me, I
saw no reason why I should let
him have you during your more
formative years. 1 wanted you to
grow up as you have, properly
educated, trained to take your
place in» the world as the wife of
some man who could give you the
proper background—the right set
ting. You’d never have met any
body but country oafs and yokels
down there; your father is so mad
about Twin Oaks that he is un
happy if he has to spend a night
away from it. So when he wrote
asking that you visit, I refused
and just didn’t mention it to you,”
explained Lissa earnestly.
"And now?” Gail asked quietly.
Lissa hesitated and then she
leaned forward and spoke Lankly.
"Gail, you’re old enough for me
to be able to talk straight to you,
and that’s what I’m going to do.
I intend to marry Martin Kincaid,
if I can. And given the proper op
portunity, I feel sure I can."
Gail caught her breath, but be
fore she could check the words,
she protested, "But Mother, he’s
twice your age! He’s—he’s old!”
“And terribly, terribly rich,”
said Lissa grimly, "which i« far
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more important, my dear,” and
then at the look in Gail’s eyes she
went swiftly on, "He’s the age of
a charming, sophisticated man of
your father, Gail—only 45. He is
and I think he more than likes
me. I’ve known him only a week,
since we came here; the party
the world. I like him enormously
areaks up tomorrow, and I may
aever have another chance to be
with him under proper conditions.
But in a couple of weeks the De
laines are having a 'house party
at their place in Bermuda; Martin
nas been invited and I’m quite
sure I can get myself invited, too.
But I wouldn’t dare try to wangle
an invitation for both of us. And
there simply isn’t any place for
you to stay except with your fath
er.”
Gail’s white face was mutinous.
Lissa hid her exasperation and
said coaxingly, "You’ll love it
there, pet, really you will! And
your father is enchanted at the
thought of having you.’’
Gail blinked, "You’ve already
told him I was coming?” she
asked.
“Well naturally, pet, I wouldn’t
suggest it to you until I was quite
sure that it would be convenient
for him to have you,” Lissa said,
righteously. “After all, I’ve never
met his wife. But she tucked a
aote in with his letter and assured
me that they were looking for
ward to having you with them for
as long as you cared to stay, and
hat they would do everything pos
sible to see that you enjoyed your
self.”
Gail was silent and Lissa said
coa*ingly, "After all, pet, it would
oe more fun than to try to pro
mote an invitation from someone
alse. This is for the whole sum
mer, and you can settle down and
’eel secure and—” She broke off
and Gail’s heart twisted at the
mok in her mother’s eyes, and the
ast of her defenses went down.
"Of course I’d love to go. real
y,” she said falsely enthusiastic.
Mad then out of her confusion she
asked impulsively, “Lissa, why
did you divorce him?”
Lissa hesitated and for a mo
ment her lovely face Was bitter.
And then she shrugged and made
>ne of the careless little gestures
if dismissal that were a charac
teristic of hers.
“Oh, I w^s a young fool, bored
to death with country life,” she
admitted. “I was married much
too young. At 18 a girl is a fool
A'here love is concerned. And
your father was a lot older than
[. At 18, 25 seems quite mature!
And almost immediately we start
ed having you—not but what you
were very sweet and all that, but
I was too young to be tied down.
I hadn’t had enough fun and gond
times, and I wanted to dance and
go places. Your father then, as
now, was so wrapped up in Twin
Oaks that he lived and breathed
nothing else. I stood it until you
were three, and then I simply
couldn’t take any more. I had
been a disappointment to him, in
cidentally; he had wanted a wife
who would become the traditional
‘Lady of the Big House’ in true
southern style; concerned with
the smooth running of the house,
visiting the sick, tending the gar
den and all the rest of it. I think
he was as relieved as I when it
ended. If you had been the son
he had set his heart on, he’d
never have let me keep you. But
he felt that a daughter’s place
was with her mother. So he made
a settlement on me. To show you
how stupid and naive I was, I
thought he was being more than
generous. The income seemed
huge, but now that you’ve grown
up and prices have increased the
income has stayed just where It
was—well, honestly, pet, don’t you
think it’s only fair that he should
now make you a suitable allow
ance for yourself? I’m sure, once
you’ve become friends with him,
you can hint to him now inade
quate our present income U end
SALES SUPERVISOR of the
Wallace tobacco market, John
Sikes, above, former managing
editor of the Morning Star, has
been appointed as the first sales
supervisor on the Wallace market
' in several years. Sikes will assume
his duties Friday.
-•
Ward, taxi operator as she ap
proached her residence in Chad
bourn, with her two children and
a youthful male companion late
at night.
Officers said that Ward had told
them he was aiming at the man
who fled with one of tne children
when Ward started shooting.
Meanwhile Sheriff Herman D
Stanley said that a data for
Ward’s trial on charges of assault
with a deadly weapon has not
been scheduled pending his wife’s
full recovery.
13 KIDS LUCKY
INDIANAPOLIS (U.R) — Boyd
Browder thinks 13 is his lucky
number. Charged with disorderly
conduct and taken before the
judge, he learned that his wife
had been taken to a hospital to
await the birth of their 13th child.
The judge postponed the case and
said he would dismiss the charge
if Browder would bring all his
children to see him within two
months.
that he’ll do the decent, generous
thing. I’m quite sure!”
Gail cringed a little at the
thought, but she said nothing. Aft
er a little, when Lissa was quite
sure that Gail had committed her
self irrevocably to the summer
plans she had made for her, she
went away and left the girl free
to dress for dinner.
Gail was worried and upset. She
would miss her mother. They had
always been close, and she adored
Lissa for her beauty and her
gaity and her audacity. But of
course, if Lissa wanted her to go
and stay at Twin Oaks— Gail lift
ed her head and squared her
shoulders. Poor Lissa, with all the
burden of their lives on her shoul
ders. Worrying, planning, schem
ing, managing as best she could
on the wholly inadequate income!
Gail felt a little surge of anger
at her unknown father. What right
had he to be rolling in money
while Lissa had to plan so care
fully, to swallow snubs and humil
iations, in order to keep her pret
ty head above water?
I’ll see to it that he increases
her allowance, she promised her
self resolutely. I’ll make it so
darned uncomfortable for him
he’ll be glad to be generous and
decent!
Whereupon she felt a little bet
ter about the whole thing and
went to dinner, arriving the pre
scribed five minutes before cock
tails, which she knew was consid
ered proper by her hostess.
(To Be Continued)
Floor Space Is Increased
To 314,000 Square Feet
Hussey’s No. 1, Blanchard And Farrior’s
Warehouses Completed; Full Set Of Buyers
For Market Opening Monday
By JOHN SIKES ... ,
WALLACE, Aug. 20—There’s hardly any likelihood
the situation will ever pop up but every man, woman, and
child in greater Wilmington, say, could find plenty of stand
ing—even sitting—room in Wallace’s five big tobacco ware
houses. All at one time. And there’d still be plenty of room
left to sell thousands of piles of tobacco.
---. Wallace tobacco maitcet,
HOLLAND HOLTON
DIES IN DURHAM
Well-Known North Carolina
Educator Succumbs
At Age Of 59
DURHAM, Aug. 20—yF)—Final
riteg for Dr. Holland Holton, 59,
well-known educator, and leader
in civic and religious affairs, will
be held Friday at Duke University
chapel at 4 p. m.
Dr. Holton, head of tne depart
ment of education and director
of summer session at Duke, died
at Duke hospital this morning fol
lowing an illness of several
months.
Dr. Holton was bom in Dabson
in Surry county in 1888, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holton. He
received his education at Trinity
college, Trinity law school and the
University of Chicago and became
principal of the East and West
Durham junior high schools. In
1915 he became assistant superin
tendent of Durham county schools
and four years later was named
superintendent of county schools.
Coming to the Duke faculty in
1921, the noted educator was also
professor of history and science
of education. He frequently rep
resented the institution at meet
ings of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary schools.
He served as me ursi iushuuvi
of public speaking at Trinity col
lege as well as the first editor
of the alumni register for Duke
university. He handled many legal
phases of the school administra
tion.
In 1937 Dr. Holton was elected
president of the North Carolina
College conference. For many
years he was a member of the
Duke Memorial Methodist church
and was a leader in its activities.
In civic work he was a charter
member and a past president of
the Durham Kiwanis club and first
secretary of the Durham County
Board of Health.
During the war, he wras chair
man of one of the local selective
service boards and participated
in other phases of the city's con
tribution to the war effort.
He married the former Miss
Yela D. Young in 1911. Mrs. Hol
ton and two sons, Samuel III and
Holland Young Holton, survive.
Samuel is a student at Yale uni
versity and Holland Young is a
student at Duke.
Other survivors include three
brothers, Quinton Holton of Dur
ham, Dr. Samuel M. Holton, presi
dent of Louisburg College, and
Dr. Alford Holton, practicing phy
sician of Falston, N. C.; and two
sisters, Mrs. J. M. Goddald of
Charlotte and Miss Grace Holton,
teacher in Chicago schools; four
aunts, Mrs. J. W. Kinbrough and
Mrs. S. O. Rich, both of Raleigh,
MrB. Bruce Craven of Trinity ant
Mrs. J. C. McGlamery of Greens
boro. Several nieces and nephews
also survive.
MARRIAGES DECLINE
IN CRAVEN COUNTY
NEW BERN, Aug. 20.—Not so
many persons are getting married
now in Craven county as there
were during the war years.
The number of marriage licenses
is far under the war records. In
addition to the drop in war wed
dings not so many soldier* and
Marines are now in the area. Dur
ing the war many of the service
men stationed in the area married
local girls or their hometown
sweethearts who traveled here for
the ceremony.
During the first six. months of j
1947 there were 330 marriages li
censes issued here, of which 167
were granted to white non - resi
dents. During the same period of
1945 there were 527 marriage li
censes, of which 393 were for
white non-residents.
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Z. J. Carter & Son
Wallace, N. C.
Bring Yonr Tobacco To
WALLACE, N. C.
And Buy Your
Building Supplies
Furniture & Farm Supplies
From
Our Store
me Wallace wuauto uioitici,
which opens next Monday morn
ing, this year will provide the
most room in the town’s history
Eor selling the golden weed offered
by Southeastern North Carolina
farmers. And farmers from every
where for that matter. The four
louses have a total floor space
if 314,000 square feet. Two of the
houses are brand new, having
oeen built since the close of the
1946 market.
The two new houses are Hus
sey’s No. 1 and Blanchard and
Farrior’s. Both are architectural
beauties, not to mention the fact
that they are two of the largest
and airiest in this section of the
state. The first is mainly an
aluminum job while the second is
constructed of concrete blocks.
Blanchard and Farrior’s big
house is operated by O. C. Blanch
ard and W. H. Farrior. Hussey’s,
which operates Hussey's Nos. One
and Two, are under the direction
of W. L. (Bill) Hussey,; Joseph
H. Bryant, and George D. Ben
nett.
The Mew uupnn warehouse is
operated by A. H. Carter, A. E.
Rackley, and John Chesnutt.
Blanchard and Farrior’s and
Hussey’s No. 1 replace two houses
that were destroyed by fire last
year.
The Wallace market last year
ran one-two-three in average price
for tobacco, it being listed as one
of the top price markets in the
entire State.
The market is represented by a
full set of buyers from all the
major companies and independent
tobacco buying organizations of
the world.
All Wallace warehousemen, vet
erans and home towners who are
thoroughly familiar with tobacco
growers throughout the section,
having served them for years, are
expecting an outstanding season
and the market is ready to go.
BANDITS FOILED
NEW YORK <U.R)—:Paul Boses,
proprietor of a Bronx bar, motion
ed nonchalantly toward the cash
register when two men entered
the place bandiehing pistols. The
men went to the register and took
£20 from it. Boses knew that was
all he could lose—he had already
taken home the bulk of Saturday
night’s receipts. The bandits left
with the $20.
ONE OF THE STATE’S LARGEST TOBACCO warehouses is the spanking oeu Klin.;,, d ,
Farrior’s at Wallace. This house, recently completed in time for the 1947 opening ne t I
constructed of concrete blocks. It has 116,000 square feet of floor space. O. C. Blanchard and
Farrior operate the big house.____
VETERAN WAREHOUSE 31 A N
O. C. BLANCHARD has been ac
tively connected with the Wallace
tobacco market since 1915 in one
capacity or another. Since 1921 he
has been a warehouseman. With
William H. Farrlor he operates
Blanchard and Farrior’s big new
warehouse.
BOUNCING BABY NOW
SEATTLE (U.R) — A baby who
weighed but two pounds and six
ounces a year ago, recently cele
brated her first birthday here. She
weighed in at 22 pounds. Bouncing,
healthy Elizabeth Anne Palm hae
no teeth, but has increased her
weight nine times. Most babies
treble their weight in the first
year, doctors say.
REFORESTATION TEST
SALEM, Ore. (U.R) — A 30-acre
experimental forest tract about 25
miles northeast of Pineville, Ore.,
has been eet aside by the state
for studying reforestation of Pon
derosa pine by directing seeding,
State Forest Nels S. Rogers an
nounced.
Engineer To Confer
On Lee County Port
Joseph Norwood, district airport
engineer, left for Sanford yester
day where he will confer with lo
cal officials regarding a new air
port for Lee county, it was an
nounced by B. A. Waldenmier, as
sistant district aim, ,
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North Carolina.
The federal funds p ,r.-T, .
1948 has provided local funds f-r
the airport if the conn's j ,
them, it was reported.
Nearly one-half of the rr.atches
consumed in E igland •
war were imported.
SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN WALLACE
SHOP AT
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VAN HEUSEN SHIRTS
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GAGE HATS
McGKEGOR
“S|iorts Wear"
“WEAR RITE" GLOVES
JUNETTE DRESSES
QUADRIGA PRINTS
NELLY DON” DRESSES
KNOX HATS
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT
KRAMER'S
DEPARTMENT STORE, Bit
WALLACE, N. C.
We ffnvite you cJo
SELL YOUR 1947
TOBACCO CROP
At
HUSSEY’S
Tobacco Warehouse
WALLACE, N. C.
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For Every Basket Sold!
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