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PAGE TWO rpi^^RJFj CH APT HR 4? THIGH f 'OK no noip * f tide or time o i lit dr 1 i't anything r lse as lie fared forth i’|i' n this new ,'our iic.v. His main id a was to till In an empty evening, and to walk was the only feasible means that occurred tc him of so doing. That he was al ready tired did not somehow seem to matter. He was only dimly aware of fatigue, and the goad to do some thing. get somewhere, before the day was over, was considerably stronger than any bodily discomfort. The vague mist that hung over the sea was somehow expressive of his state of mind. He was dully miserable without definitely knowing why. It nils not active jealousy of Harvey's , ower to attract interest, so much as discontent with Ids own complete in ability to do so. that possessed him HiS was convinced now—fully con vgiced—that Harvey had lied to him thpt afternoon. He had not probabl.x been In a state to differentiate be tween truth and fiction, and it had given him a moment’s fantastic aSmsement to flatter Tiggie in his (4d. left-handed fashion. But lie had hften a fool to have let himself ho taken in by it. He always was more <C less of n fool, lie reflected, digging r*< heels with a certain vindictive,- ntss into the yielding sand. \Vha‘t wtinder that people sought to take advantage of him —even maniacs like Harvey—even the shlpw iv. Iced like \*.la? He tried to shut out Ihe lattei fktmght, but It clung. Had not she Iferself confessed to It? His very foolishness, his vulnerability in fraud. ha»i led her to seek refuge on his raft, well knowing that he would not refuse it to her. even though the added burden swamped them both, flow could be ever hope to possess anything more than her gratitude tdingled with her pit> for his snff i»-i? That was what he was. He was *Ofi ! —And every woman who came nUnr him sensed it. ft was a quality tfcrt had no real appeal for women >fc remembered with hitter self coiitempt that old affair of his. when kd had helped little Peggy Musgrave vu achieve the desire of her heart — m which he had never had any place. "Would she have liked him better per haps if he had been more selfish. I ruore assertive of his own rights and interests? Had he failed to win her j l«*e because he could not command her respect? Reason told him no, hut he con tained to torment, himself with such qttrstionings notwithstanding. He war just an amiable fool to tlie rest of the world, and it was only by a ] queer perversion of egotism that he could view himself in any other light. IVy w r ere all wrong, but he could not prove it to them. He was cursed by an ineradicable humility with vWeh some asinine fairy godmother must have presented him at birth, and he was incapable of claiming any position for himself save that allo cofced to him by others. Whatever ho did, by some unwritten law’, he woo compelled to fall into line with tUe needs and circumstances of other jiOOple. To strike out. for himself vufte for some reason forbidden. His vttes the task to place himself at the <fcposal of all the rest, to be ignored rO* made use of according to reces s#y. While everyone else fought and jgeabbed for what they wanted, ne could retain nothing for himself but io*st forever hand on such prizes as c»ine his way. And It was useless to attempt to rebel and desert his port. Fate the inexorable invariably bought him l>ack to it. It was all t» was fitted for since the edict had •IDne forth that he should never fight npr himself. Thus and thus filed the dreary Oirade of Tiggie’s thoughts as he ft* rsued his solitary way along the 40< 'ky shore. And the hours went kjg unheeded, and the tide rose with TOUR THE AIR-WAVES OF THE WORLD IP— ■ WITH G-E H||jp| ALL-WAVE (BIE RADIO standard domestic K9HHHHhI9Hb3hHHH| programs—all await- ' ing a turn of the dial to deliver them right in _________________________ your home for your pleasure T ~, ,»• i and amusement, dearer, and ™ US fclVe yOU a dem “ better than you have ever onstration of this new heard them. All-Wave Radio. This set offers you: Finer reception, with less noise and interference. Greater flexi bility. Sharper tuning. Better tone and increased volume. Airplane-type, full-range tun ing dial marked for all wave- A » ranges. A beautiful walnut JWIAiJD cabinet, Renaissance style. W*** V/inpn T g*\ G-E quality, fully guaranteed. IVBtßtv JL lllv Here is value you can’t of- .If A T ford to pass up. Your first * chance at G-E all-wave re ception—the best that money lI7AAT ADH’C can buy. See it . . . Hear it If V/V/Li/Vllls ij • • • Own it! Well aladlv <irpL ts »• . , ~ demonstrate. Ihe Daylight Corner” Phone 82. Advertise In The Dispatch at tmmrert roaring wmch any nu? a fool like Tiggie would have taken for a warning; and i he day died with a strange, metallic suddenness long before its time in the ever-gathering, ever-spreading smoke screen of the coming storm. • The breaking of the storm was ns sudden and infinitely more com pelling than the dying of the day. There might have been a few pre liminary rolls of thunder, but if there were they were so mingled with the incessant roar of the incoming tide that as such they were not dis tinguishable. But there was no mistaking the storm when it burst in a blinding downward tremor of lightning l»ke the swift unsheathing of a sword, and close upon it a crash as though all the chariots of heaven had charged the gates. Thereafter came the seething hissing rush of the rain as it left the sky. and then in a mo ment it was descending in torrents that whipped the rocks and sand like a thousand flails and dropped a quiv ering black curtain upon the awe stricken world • Tt was a tempest of almost trop ical intensity and even Tiggie was startled out of his absorption at last, fie made a dive for shelter towards a dim rock that loomed at hand, hut the storm demons laughed at his puny effort, and for the next few seconds It seemed to him that the elements all combined against him In the endeavor to reduce him to a powerless pulp. Before he could have counted ”rt he was as complete ly drenched as though lie had plunged headlong into the sea. An other vivid flash of lightning gave him some idea of his surroundings and he swiftly quitted his first in adequate shelter to plunge inwards towards the cliffs. Here he knews were caves in plenty though he had never explored them; never in fact throughout his stay in Fame had he wandered so far. By the flickering lightning which speedily became al most incessant, he saw that he had reached a small inlet from which the liMle fishing village was not visible, being cut off by a jutting headland which he had passed unnoticed some distance back. A further belt of rocks in front of him seemed to hem him in, but be was not eoncerned with this, for he had no intention of pursuing his way any further along that storm-swept shore. The rain had become hail, and large stones battered him with a violence which drove everything but the immediate need for an asylum of some sort, out of his head. He ran as he had not run for years, pounding over the slipping shingle through the raging tempest till the great cliffs barred his progress, and then turning and springing from stone to stone till he found a hole into which he could squeeze himself and find comparative dryness. Thence, panting and exhausted, he looked forth upon the tumult, good humoredly cursing himself for his foHy. “Os all the damned fools,” he said, “I am the damnedest.” It was a wonderful sight upon which he gazed. The whole sea was lit up with the amazing lightning that crossed and double-crossed the thunder-riven sky. Great masses of torn cloud hung like tattered scenery over the water which no longer looked solid but was whipped into foam by the great storm-wind that drove across it. The magnificence of the spectacle compelled Tiggie’s admiration though he would gladly have sacrificed it to have been al lowed to walk home in peace. The terrific downpour, however, made this quite impossible, and so, finding a damp ledge in his retreat on which to sit, he resigned himself as cheer fully as possible to the inevitable. To and fro the great storm raged, now near, now far, turning the fallen (Copyright by Ethel Mary Sacuye, '■■l T.'\ HENDERSON, ?N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1934 night tnm pandemonium, while Tlg gie remained n prisoner, feeling as if prehistoric monsters were lending the rocks in search of him. Not be ing super-imaginative r he did not feel greatly alarmed, though tie did presently admit to himself after a prolonged interval of deafening noiso that it was getting beyond a joke. He blinked at the lightning which flamed across the heavens like mighty balls ot tire flung from a giant’s hand, and earnestly wished that it would cease. The streaming rain almost blotted out Hie sea. though now and then between the crashes of thunder he heard the roar of the waves as they hut led them selves upon the shore. ft was a long time before the sound, gradually increasing in vol ume, conveyed anything in tlie* na ture of a warning to Tiggie. The storm was so paramount that he had thought for little else, and it was not till this began gradually to abate that be realized the sea was claim ing its own share in the general tumult, was in fact slowly becoming the dominating factor thereof. When that realization dawned upon Tiggie. it did not for several minutes scare him. He knew that the coast was described as tricky by .foe Bendy and others, but that any tidal tricks could ever be played upon him was a possibility which with his limited and purely fair weather knowledge of the vicinity had never crossed his mind. Tt needed more than noise to imho* him with a sense of danger, and as though the storm fiend that had im prisoned him became suddenly im patient of his lack of understanding, the elements abruptly combined to drive the lesson home. In a down ward-flickering flash of lightning, a huge wave became terribly Illumi nated. towering above a tall rock in the foreground, broke with a crash, and swirled in a mass of foam almost up to the very entrance of Tiggie’s hiding place. # That taught him all he needed to learn. Rre the wave receded, he was out in the open, stamping on the shingle, waiting for another illuminating flash to show him away of escape. Once more he called him self a fool—this time with more vehemence. To have forgotten the tide! To have wasted all that, pre cious time in watching the raging elements, when one of them had in effect been gradually closing in upon him as a monster advancing upon his prey! And now to find himself cut off! But this was unbellevahle, un thinkable. There must he some means of deliverance. To he caught there by his own arrant carelessness —like a rat In a trap—was one of those absurd situations that could not possibly materalize. The cliffs— he was sure they were not unscal able. If only the lightning would flash again! Here in the murky night he could discern nothing. But the storm was passing. The lightning was Jess frequent and for less vivid. Only the overwhelming clouds remained—and the rising, wind-driven sea. • Desperately he stood and waited till presently a vague illusive shim mer of light glanced upon the scene and was gone. It showed him no path up those frowning cliffs—only the narrowing space between them and the oncoming breakers which had drawn far nearer than he had thought possible even in those few moments that he had stood on the beach. But though at this point, he fully realized all to which, hitherto, he had been blind, he kept panic at. bay. He had at least that advan tage over his more sensitive fellows. His nerves were of the steadiest. Hu might be slow to see an emergency, but he had his full strength to eopa with It when he did. r/'O tit. CO A 7 7 1 A 7 l'lEJl) eiSSft t Will Be Valuable In Many Ways to Farmers, Dean Schaub Says College Station, Raleigh, March 20. —The new record ibooks now being distributed by the Agricultural Adjust ment Administration should be used for keeping valuable data, for future reference, Dean I. O. Schaub of State College, .said today. The records will be especially valu able for establishing past production claims for future crop control pro grams and for proving compliance with contracts, he said. The records will also ‘be of value when the far mer applies for loans. The need for such [records was shown in the recent sign-up cam paigns when many farmers had dif ficulty in getting together the neces sary evidence of past production in applying for tobacco, cotton, wheat, corn-hog a.nd other adjustment con tracts, Lack of this evidence has. frequtnly resulted in delay in the preparation and acceptance of contracts, ’pince it was difficult to satisfy local produc tion control association as tto the ‘accuracy of past prod fiction figures claimed. Unless more accurate records are kept, a similar situation is likely to develop, Schaub said, when the time comes for the farmers to prove that, they have complied with the terms of the contract. The farm record books, which are simple and easy to keep, were de signed principally to meet these needs Two million books have been primited by the AAA and are being distribut ed through State extension services. Farmers who signed contracts may get. them free of charge from then local county farm agents or produc tion control association. 1863 —-William J. Locke, English novelist, born. Died may 15, 1930. New Schools For Mountaineers Is Part Os Government Program To Improve Tennessee Valley The top of Norris dam, near Knoxville, Tenn., will stretch across Hie middle of the. valley, indicated by ihe dotted line. It will impound the water* of the Clinch river, in ih<* foreground. (This is the sixth of a series of articles giving in detail the ideals and the working out of these ideals, of the Tennessee Valley Authority project, which now is under way throughout seven southern states.) By KART, 1.. SCHAUB Knoxville, Tenn., March 20 — The mountaineers of east Tennessee who have been neglected and laughed at. for a hundred and fifty years are go ing to school in an effort to catch up with the rest of their countrymen in the progressive north, the dynamic east and the daring west. These schools have been opened as a part of the Tennessee Valley Auth ority program to improve the social and economic condition of the people through the development of their na tural resources and talents. This program calls for the build ing of huge dams and power plants to provide cheap electricity for every home and farm, to increase the navi gation possibilities of the Tennessee river and to prevent floods. It calls for the elimination of soil erosion reforestation, good loads, modern housing, model towns, lower taxes, and a dozen other objectives which will supply the needs of people and make them happy and cultured. Stress Human Character It is estimated by officials of the TVA that 90 per cent of the region’s natural resources, including the pow er in its rivers, have been neglected. These resources are to he developed scientifically. And the greatest nat ural resources of all which has been neglected her eso long is human char acter and human ingenuity. The de velopment of this is their main ob ject. ! ! I Millions of men and women are to he given new life and new expression by the removal of old handicaps in, their environment which has brought them nothing but constant frustra tion to their hopes and ambitions un til their lives and souls withered and faded. \ • So while the great dams and power plants and transmission lines are be ing built, the transmission lines are being bpilfc,, the workmen and other men and Women of the mountains are going to school so they will be able to take their place in the new order* as soon as it is estabblished. The first of these schools be open ed by the TVA is at Norris, Tenn., where the big Norris dam is being built. Others will he patterned after them. CONTRACT BRIDGE WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS By E. V. SHEPARD FAMOUS NCXJt HAOW* OFTEN ONE ERROR LEADS TO ANOTHER Viewed as a double-dummy prob lem, nobody could fail to defeat South's game bid in hearts. As actu ally played. South made a small slam, without arty serious blame on the part of either defender, one error leading naturally to another. ♦K7 4 2 V J 3 ♦ K 8 _ AQ 10 97 2 ♦JIOB4 A Q 9 3 9 9 7 As, 4 10 8 5 ♦QJ 10 9 ¥ Ul 46 4 2 753 5 *A43 *5 4 6 5 f AKQ642 ♦ A 4b K J 8 6 Bidding went: South, 1-Heart; North, 2-Clubs; South. 4-Hearts, without waiting to again hear from his partner, ending the auction, with neither side vulnerable. There not being the slightest sense In leading trumps. West really had only three leads from which to choose. He might make an opening lead of spades, diamonds or clubs. South had shown himself so strong in trumps that trying to ruff him, or to establish a long suit against him appeared useless to West, espe cially as that defender had no cards The first thing the mountain farm ers are being taught is how to get the most out of their land and how to prevent soil erosion which is threat ening the enitre mountain country w r i(h desolation unless it is stopped. Model Farm A model farm has been laid out at Norris so the farmers may learn mod ern farming methods. In addition their training will consist of instruc tion and practice in trades which are needed to supplement usual farm ac tivities. They are being taught car pentry, mechanical and general repair work and the rudiments of engineer ing needed in farra work. The training in these trades is be ing carried on in four big shops used *rs connection with the construction of the dam. There is a general wood working shop with a saw mill, a dry kiln, a cabinet making shop and a lumber storage plant. Another shop is devoted to genera' metal work. It has a forge, a foun dry, a machine shop and a sheet metal shop. Two other shops are for electrical and automobile work. All are used for maintenance work for machinery on the dam. The engineer ing training is being conducted in connection with work on the dam and With assistance from the University of Tennessee. All this training is designed to en able the men to become more compe tent in making needed repairs on their homes, barns, machinery and electrical appliances. Women are being trained in home making. Most of this work is carried on in the homes of the people but there are two large demonstration houses at Norris where women at tend classes. Comprehensive Training This training includes the use and care of electrical appliances in the home, buying of household supplies, care of the home, food, clothing, heal th, child care and training, home in dustries, poultry raising and garden ing. Other schools will soon be opened but in the meantime the instruction is rapidly spreading through the mountains. Men and women who are unable to attend the schools are hear ing about it from those who do and are picking up as much instruction as they can from their enthusiastic neighbors. A new era, probably more advanc ed than any ever seen in this coun try, is dawning in the Tennessee mountains. People who have always of re-entry. West decided that mak ing: an opening: lead of diamonds might be a safe lead, but one which probably would not be productive of many, if any, defensive tricks. A lead of one of the black suits ap peared more reasonable.# The only question in West’s mind was con cerning which one he should open. An opening lead of the J of spades would have given the defenders 2 tricks. A return lead of the Ace and another club would have yielded - added tricks. A spade, followed by the Ace and a low club would have given 3 defensive tricks. Another spade and another ruff would have given the defenders 5 defensive tricks: West decided against the spade lead. He led his only club. East’s Ace wo.i the trick. South dropped his K, as if he had been dealt only that one card of his partner’s suit. Five from 11, left 6. The "rule of eleven” seemed to give West the 3 missing clubs, and East credited his Partner with having led a fourth best card. From the standpoint of East the only chance tp„ defeat the con tract was in case West held the Ace of diamonds, and so could lead through the K of spades in dummy. East led his top diamond and the de clarer made a small slam. * If East had credited his partner with a singleton lead, West could have ruffed a return lead of clubs. He could have led through spades, and again rutted a club. With the singleton lead the contract could have been put down 2 tricks. Instead of being allowed t? win 2 overtricks, been poverty stricken and ignorant will soon be taking their part in the national life. The Tennessee valley is being regen erated by cheap electricity. Better Programs For Farms Likely (Continued from Page One.) met will 'be cne of the important things that control associations cart do, Schaub said. He also expects the members of the control associations to work with es tablished educational agencies to pro mote all tyj»es of better farming m the states. There are matters of soli improvement, better farm seeds, erosion control, pasture production and other important rural problems to which the associations could well devote attention. Therefore Mr. Schaub says the associations may eventually become powerful factors in the rural life of trie State. In the future, agriculture will move forward under more definite plans than in the past and much of this planning must be done in the small, local community groups such as would be 'formed tby neighborhood members of the control associations. These groups will have the aid and suggestions of the Agricultural Ad justment Administration at Washing ton as well as the extension service at State College. The new statewide committee on agriculture recently ap pointed by Dr. Frank P. Graham of the Greater University will also i>« able to aid in this work. "As a result of all this, I expect to see distinct improvements made in PRYING QUESTIONS “Does Old Man keep an account in your bank?” “How much did Mrs. pet out, of that deal?” “Will you kindly tell me how much my son in-law has on deposit?” Hasn’t Mr. enough available cash so he can give to this cause?” CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONS Such questions as quoted above uro sometimes asked of our offi cers or employees— -but must invariably be met with the reply that the rules of our bank do not permit us to ans wer any inquiries of that kind. When you transact business with our bank, or when you discuss your business affairs with us, you are assured of proper privacy. To keep and respect every custo mer’s confidence is one of our strictest principles. For that reason no one incapable of proper discretion can hold a position in this bank. This Bank is a Member of the Temporary Federal Deposit In surance Fund covering balances up to $2,500.00. First National Rank In Henderson Henderson, N. C. our farming situation in the f UTllrr .. declared Mr. Schaub. Four Well Known Preachers Talked For Raleigh Post Raleigh, March 20.- Presbyterian ministers who have been ‘mee-wi \ to Raleigh people who are looking f,>, a. pastor to succeed the late Rev j, MoC. White, of the First church hero numbei at. least, four well known clergymen of that faith. Rev. Dr. Benjamin R. Racy, p rt . dent of Union Theological Seminary Richmond, and son-in-law of in White, would be invited, but there seems to be an understanding that i„. could not. give up his great work j n Richmond, a, labor that he chose aft< ■ leaving a big Atlanta pastorate, i, Lacy, a son of State Treasurer R. )• Lacy and grandson of a. great mini ier, would be chosen by all the giregat ions here if they had a vote. Rev. Thomas Pinckney Johnston. Jr., native Salisburian and now pa tor of the Kingsport, Tennessee, i* n byterian church, has been offered to the congregation here as one sound in the faith, profound in scholarship and able in homiletics. He is a David ron acedameician and a Richmond bachelor of divinity, married in Vir ginia’s capital, and has served well in Tennessee. The young man ho been presented to the Prestoyi riai, here as a very fine praeoher amt equally excellent pastor. Salisbury’s pastor, Rev. Marshall .1 Woodson, gets a presentation to tin people here for his record in his adopted pastorate. The spokesmen for him cite his Salisbury popularity as proof cf his ability and he is ve:y highly recommended. Statesville’s scholarly and eloquent Dr. C. E. Raynal will be considered, so that the Piedmont people will fu . nish Raleigh with abundant oppor tunity to select a shepherd of sou! The recent death of Dr. White took a great personality and almost an m stitut ion from Raleigh. 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