Bluefield Daily Telegraph from Bluefield, West Virginia • Page 5

Friday Morning, March 22, 1935 BMTPnuxn DATLY TELEGRAPH, Bluefield, W. Va. PAGE FIVE Complaining Witness Declines To Testify Against J. A. Lay And N.

B. James, Residents Of Northfork When the complaining witness declined to testify, Magistrate W. W. Wednesday afternoon dismissed charges of assault and drunkness against J. A.

Lay and N. B. James, residents of Northfork. The two men were arrested early in at the filling station of O. A.

Wood, head of Washington Mtreet, who claimed to have been assaulted when he remonstrated with Ijay and James over a broken water hydrant Wood eald the hydrant was broken when James drove the car Into hie (Station. When he demanded settlement of the damage, Wood said he set upon by both Lay and James. Wood, came Into court Wednesday With hte attorney, James S. Kahle, and announced he would not prosecute the case. F.

Morton Wagner, assistant prosecutor, quaah- Ing of the cases In a telephone call to Magistrate McN'eal. Lay and James had been at liberty in $500 bond each pending his magistrate's hearing. Each Is under $2,000 bond for action of the federal grand Jury here In June on a charge of possessing a small amount of Uquor. YOUNG BLUEFIELDER RETURNS FROM TRIP TO FOREIGN PORTS After a five months jaunt that took him across the continent and to numerous foreign seaports, Roland B. Hudson, returned home Wednesday.

He went from here to San Francisco, whence he flailed one month later aboard a merchant ship. The vessel assembled Its cargo at Seattle, Vancouver and Portland, Oregon, hefore returning to California and calling for London through the Panama canal. The young Bluefleld- er went ashore in Bristol, London and Liverpool, and at Swansea, In Wales. His boat docked last Saturday in Portland, Maine, and at Baltimore Tuesday. He came home from the latter city by bus.

STOPPED-UP NOSTRILSJ dastocoUc Menlholalum to help open ihe A nostrils and permit freer breathing. MENTHOLATUM C.rrs. COMFORT Daily MERCER V0ITURE FORTY AND EIGHT TO MEET TONIGHT Notices of the regular monthly meeting of Mercer Volture No. 310, The Forty and Eight Societe of The American Legion, have been sent out. The meeting will he held this evening at the Warllck Piano Rooms on Raleigh street, in Bluefield.

This will be one of the most Important gatherings of the year In as much the entire time be alloted to mid-year promenade business. Chairman Sllfkln has Issued a call for all committee chairman and their committeemen to meet in joint session and at which "time promenade plans will be thoroughly discussed. T. Courtney Tanner, secretary to the general committee slates that a campaign advertising the meet on May 4 has already started and which will extend throughout the state and the neighboring counties in Virginia. Large posters announcing the events and outstanding features have been prepared and are to be placed In the hands of every Forty and Elghtor In the Grande Volture of West Virginia.

These will bo followed by other bulletins and announcements from time to time by the publicity committee. IMPRESSIVE SERVICE WILL MARK CLOSING OF MISSION STUDY The two weeks mission at Sacred Heart church will close tonight at 7:30 when the whole congregation, holding lighted candles in their hands, will solemnly ree'hw their baptismal promises, to renounce the devil and all hie works and pomps. At this service the papal blessing, which is conferred at tho end of every Catholic mission, will be given by the missionary, the Rev. T. G.

McMahon, of the Paullst Fathers, New York. A plenary indulgence is attached to this blessing, and a full attendance of the congregation Is expected. The services will be concluded with solemn benediction of the most blessed sacrament by the pastor, the Very Rev. G. V.

Gocke, assisted by the missionary and Father Martin Egan, of Powhatan. The general 1 public is cordially Invited to attend this Impressive closing ceremony. Father McMahon delivered an impressive sermon last night on the "Mass and Catholic Life," in which he clearly brought that mass was a perfect sacrifice, since Christ himself was both priest and victim. Because of this perfect sacrifice of the mass, he explained to his audience, the mass must ever be the source and center of Catholic life and devotion. In the question box, Father McMahon definitely explained the Catholic teaching on the Bible and conclusively proved that, for Catholics, the church and not the Bible was the Bole rule of faith.

He showed that it was perfectly clear from reason and history that the church of Christ antedated the writing of the Bible. Tonight at 7:30, Father McMahon will preach on "Marriage and Divorce." Father McMahon has endeared hlmBelf to the pepple 'iof Bluefield during the past two weeks and it with genuine regret that the congregation must see him depart Friday night for Summervllle, N. where he will open a mission Sunday, The of Radio Programs DON'T MISS OUR BIO RADIO SHOW STARRING JOE COOK with B. A. ROLFE anil the GOODRICH SILVERTOWN ORCHESTRA Mercer Garage EVERY FRIDAY AT 10:00 P.

STATION KDKA THE DM BLOND (Continued From Page Two) of jarvla Hap p. "Hope I'm not Intruding?" "Not at all," Jarvis Happ said, but Millleent noticed. there was something about his voice that wis not entirely cordial a certain harshy strained note of suspicion When she glanced at his face, however, she was able to see nothing in his eyes. His face was a perfect mask. He indicated a small table.

'I think," he said, "you'd better sit there for the present, Miss Grabes. Tomorrow I'll purchase a secretarial desk and have it sent up here. Then you can get at things in a businesslike way." She seated herself and the two men lit cigars. Jarvis Happ went on talking In his smoothly eloquent voice which seemed so certain of itself, so soothing to tired eardrums. "Dick and he said, "each put in $5000 as capital and started speculating In stocks.

1 may as well confess to you that we were selling stocks short. I sea nothing whatever wrong with that type of business transaction. However, of late there has been a certain public sentiment against it. "When one realizes that commodities are going down, there Is no sane reason why he shouldn't capitalize upon that knowledge. Morever, were it not for the so- called 'short' the market would soon pyramid Itself up to such a frenzied peak of hysteria that when a crash came, as it would he bound to do sooner or later, the entire investment structure of the country would be jarred to its foundations.

'However, the fact remains that our speculations were very profitable. Dick has been handling the business end of the venture. We'vo taken a great deal of money out, and there's still a large amount in undistributed profits. Some of this we have put into a manufacturing- business which has been one of the few manufacturing businesses to show a profit during the present period. I telephoned Dick this evening and asked him to bring all of the books and data which he has, and turn them over to you." Jarvis Happ nodded toward a suitcase in the corner.

"They're all thero," Gentry said, smiling. Millleent met his eyes and realized something of the man's vital force. Here was a man who smashed through man who went after what he wanted, and was never satisfied with halt- way measures. He was, she realized, watching her strangely. "Just she asked, "do you wish me to do?" "I want you to take all the data that's In there," Mr.

Happ said, "and open a set of books." "When shall I start?" "As soon as you conveniently can," he said. "You can open a set of books all right?" "Oh yes," she said, "I'm experienced as a bookkeeper. I worked in the office of a certified accountant for more than two years." Gentry removed the cigar from his lips, stared thoughtfully at the smoke which curled upward from the end. "Jarvis," he said slowly, "let's not rush into this thing too hastily. Frankly, I'm not In favor of opening up a set of books on this thing.

You've got commitments and so have I. I'd prefer to keep this as a little informal partnership." Jarvis Happ shook his head and said, 'The deal's too big, Dick. We're going to get in trouble with the income tax people and you know It" Gentry sighed. "If it wasn't for the damned income tax," he said, "we'd be sitting pretty on this thing." Happ's gesture with his cigar was one of Impatient dismissal. he said, "there Is an income tax, so why sit here and waste Millleent realised that someone ha entered her room without knocking time talking about what we would do if there wasn't an Income tax-" Gentry nodded slowly.

"When can you start on the books?" asked Jarvis Happ. "Right now," Millleent said, and, pushing back her chair, moved over toward the suitcase. Gentry made a quick motion as Spring Jashions ATA PRICE! Start Out With A Suit or Coat Sport or Dress In and Colors to suit every individual. 4 MESSES For daytime; or evening, you'll wear navy and black, brown and heavenly pastels we have thero all. HHMMft though to stop her, then sat back and laughed.

"Well," he said, "that's commendable zeal." "No," Happ said, "not tonight. Miss Grabes. You 've had a strenuous day." Millleent shook her head, picked up the suitcase and Bald, "It would he a relief to have something on which I contd concentrate. Would you mind very much if I started looking things over.tpnlght?" "Not at all," Happ said. 'Suit yourself.

If you're going to start working you might prefer to take them Into your own room." 'I think," she said, "that I would." "Go ahead," he told her. She started for the door, but Dick Gentry gained her side in two swift strides. "Permit me," he said, "to carry the suitcase for you. It's heavy." The suitcase was Indeed heavy, and Bhe surrendered it to him with a smile, leading the way down the corridor to her room. She opened the door.

Gentry stepped In swiftlv after her, dropped the suitcase on on the floor, and kicked the door shut. "Listen," he said, "how did Jarvis happen to pick you up?" She faced him defiantly. "Mr. Happ," Bhe said, "employed me after having made an Investigation of my references, if that's what you mean. I assure you there was nothing of the 'pick-up' about It." "I didn't mean that," he said.

"I wanted to know how he happened to get In touch with you." "Don't you think," she asked, "that it would be better to ask Mr. Happ about that?" "No, I'm asking you." "Very well, Mr. Gentry. Under those circumstances I will speak to Mr. Happ and ask him to answer your question." She moved as though to open the door and Gentry grabbed her shoulder, pushed her back from the door then suddenly shot an arm about her wrist, held her close to him.

She pushed at his chest with her hands. "Now wait a minute, sister," he said, "don't get excited. I'm not trying to pull anything funny." She realized that she was helpless, and simply quit struggling, staring up at him with her face a cold mask. "When you have quite finished," she said, 'with your caveman tactics, perhaps you'll "Forget It," he told her roughly. "That's not what I'm after.

Use your head, you little fool." She saw that his eyes drifted uneasily toward the door. "Listen," he said, "there's no reason why you can't be sitting pretty in this thing. Do you understand?" "What do you mean "You're not a fool," he said, "and if you're a girl who's had a bit of experience working for a living you understand that it's a life that doesn't get you any place. You can make a living, I grant you that, but that's all. You'll put in all of your youth slaving over a typewriter somewhere, and as soon as your youth has gone you'll find that you're crowded into the back ground by a crop of younger girls with more pep, more beauty, and more vitality, who can stand the gaff and keep smiling.

You'll get shoved back into a corner some where, get a lot of gray hairs, and wind up by being "Wind up by being a woman who has lived her own life and been true to herself," she Interrupted him. "If you don't like the way I'm, living my life, you can kindly let me go and "You still don't get me," he said. "You're young, you're beautiful. How would you like to travel while you've got the beauty to attract men? Haw'd you like to take long ocean trips where you were thrown Into contact with men of money and influence, where they would have to notice your beauty? How would you like to take in the swell places of the world, see Monte Carlo, Europe? How would you like to get your gowns in Paris, spend your winters in the south? How would you like to really live Instead of managing to barely exist?" "Are you," she asked with a sneer, 'proposing marriage to me?" Gentry's eyes slid over her features as a woman's fingers slid over a pair of silk hose she is contemplating buying. "I might," he said, "at that.

It's an idea." "Are you crazy," she asked, "or drunk, or both?" He looked down at the suitcase and laughed. "You didn't have me bothered at all," he said, "until you told me that you'd worked for a certified public accountant. Now I know what's going to happen, and we may as well have an understanding now as later." "Whls is?" she asked, making another ineffectual attempt to free herself from his arms which circled her wrist in a tight grip, holding her hits pressed closely against his, although he made no effort to pull her face closer to his, but seemed content to look down at ber in contemplative appraisal. "Oh damn it!" he said. "You're going to find It out within another 24 hours, and I don't want you to run and blab to Jarvis Happ.

You won't he looking at those books very long before you'll realize that you can make me do anything you want. You see, I'm He was interrupted by a knock at the door. Abruptly he pushed her away from hlra, turned and twisted the knob of the door. Jarvis Happ was standing on the threshold. His eyes were cold.

was just wondering," he said, with suave urbanity, "if you had found the room all right?" 'Oh yes, I found It all right," Gentry said, 'and was just giving Miss Grabes some instructions in rogard to opening the books." He turned and flung a meaning glance over his shoulder as he stepped out Into the corridor. "Remember," be said, "what I told you. Think it oyer carefully when you start to open the set ot hooks." The door closed. Millleent Graves jumped toward the suitcase, curiously filling her mind, determined that she would find out lust what Dick Gentry had meant. Was it possible that Her thoughts were interrupted by the cllok of the door catch.

She realised that someone had entered her room without knocking. (To Be Continued) FIRE DESTROYS MOTOR COACHES AT LOGAN Logan, W. March 21 destroyed eight motor busses in the LogaD'WUllameon Sua com. pany's garage early today. Origin of the blase, which also destroyed All repair equipment in the garage, was not determined.

But oomps ay offiolals estimated the damage SOCIETY W. M. U. Meeting The March meeting of the Woman's Missionary union of First Christian church was held Wednesday afternoon at the church, and the program was in charge of circle No. 2, with Mrs.

H. H. Cheatham presiding. "Take My Life" was sung as the opening hymn, and piano accompaniment was rendered by Mrs. C.

Cheyney. Devotional features were conducted by Mrs. S. D. Rector, and she used as her bible lesson "The Story of the Rich Young Ruler." Mrs.

Cheatham gave interesting comments on the story, and this was followed with silent prayer, closed by Mrs. C. H. Absher. Mrs.

Frank Shue and Mrs. Henry Harned sang the beautiful selection, "Dear Lord, Forgive," with Mrs. C. I. Cheyney as accompanist.

Discussing the topic, "The Radiating Light," Mrs. Cheatham gave a helpful talk, and Mrs. Pettyjohn spoke on the subject "Kingdom Dullding In Japan." Mrs. Shue, of tho Union mission, told of the work being done In the mission. Mrs.

C. Cheyney, president, conducted the business meeting and minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. Frank Bowling. Reports from the various departments of the union were submitted, after which minutes of tho executive meeting were read. The union benediction the session.

Charming Recital Voice and piano pupils of Miss Ella Holroyd were presented In recital last evening, at Warlick's Piano rooms a large and appreciative audience. All of the young artists gave excellent performances, and the program furnished a most enjoyable evening of musical entertainment. Miss Louise Rhoads opened the program with a beautiful piano number, "American Folk Song," by Wilson. Miss Joan Palmer then gave an artistic rendition of "Waterways of Venice," by Mildenberg. Miss Elnora Cheyney, soprano," charmingly sang "Down South," (Strickland) and "The Wind and the Ralp," (Edwards.) Master Franklin George gave a remarkably clever performance, In his rendition of "Meal Time at the Zoo," "When the Band is Playing Dixie," "Air from 'Don and "Summer Days." The gifted young musician Is the six-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. O. A. George. "Juba Dance," by Nathaniel Dett, noted Negro composer was played In delightful manner by Miss Louise Keith, Miss Virginia Grogan, who has a sweet and lovely voice, sang "Ave Maria," from "Othello," (Verdi) and "The Little Damozel," (Novello.) Miss Kathleen Litton, who Is one of the most gifted young musicians in Bluefield, played "Ballade in G.

Minor" (Rheinberger) and "Sunday Morning at Glion," (Bendel) in brilliant style. Explanatory remarks were made by Miss Litton for the benefit of laymen, concerning the latter composition. Mrs. Russell cousins delighted the audience with her vocal lumbers, "That Lovely (Bond) and "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms," Irish folk song. "Impromptu In A.

Flat," (Schubert) and "Caprice" (Areushy) were rendered In tbe manner of the true artiste by Miss Ruth Lawrence. Sam Outright also scored a triumph By his musicianship In the playing of "Scherzlno" (Paderewski) and "Ballet Music No. 3," (Taylor.) Miss Hortense Martin, talented young vocalist, exquisitely sang "In Quelle Thine Morblde," from "Manon," (Puccini) and "Stresa" (Watts). Miss Holroyd gave interesting remarks concerning the second selection and Its composer. Miss Alma Fullon charmed her hearers with piano selections, "Music Box" (Barth) and "The Harmonica," (Gulon), Outstanding features of the program were vocal numbers, "Slave Song," (del Rlego) and "My April" (Mllllgan), sung by Miss Mary Laird, with her Bister, Miss Frances Laird, at tho piano.

As a brilliant climax to the recital, an original concerto (three movements) was played bv Gibson Morrisey, with Miss Louise Roedlger at the second piano. These musicians are among the most gifted young artists of West Virginia, and for each a stellar career in the musical world is predicted. Mrs. Bingham's Group Mrs. W.

L. Bingham's group. Wingfleld Watts Bible class, Bland Street Methodist church, will have its monthly meeting this evening at 7:30 at the home ot Mrs. A. H.

dreever, Eldrldge Mrs. R. L. Roach as joint hostesB. Personals The Rev.

J. B. Overmyer, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, left last evening for Indianapolis, on account of the serious Illness of Mrs. Overmyer's mother, Mrs. W.

S. McCltntlc. Mrs. Overmyer is at her mother's bedside, having left Tuesday evening In response to a message announcing Mrs. McCllntlc was ill of pneumonia.

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