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1 (1 1 . S r 1 -a a r s M iller
PLUCK I
If you hat) some musical and mathe
matical ability, a family tradition of
matrimony as your only course, an
orphan's flattened purse, a horizon
hounded by—the ten souls In your
school—the two hundred In your Til
lage—and if the llttle-glrl-wlio-waa-
you faced all these conflicts and dlffl-
cultles, would she rail at fate, marry
the ft rat man who asked her, or work
out a career!
Norwood Baker—that masculine-
sounding name provea she's a real
Southerner, you know—faced all thia
aud worked out a career. The chron
icle runs thus:
“For years I kept thoughts of earn
ing my llrellhood to myself, to avoid
argument that a girl of the aristo
cratic Calhoun family could have only
oue career. A teacher discovered a
talent for music. At the little college
of music I became discouraged by
methods all new to me—I taught at
the handsome sum of thirty dollars a
month, six of It going for transporta
tion. Meanwhile, a wealthy gentle
man, who had studied shorthand and
fypewrltlng. Instructed me In return
for legal work.
"That summer, I arranged to teach
at the State Church orphanage for
Just my board and laundry. I left
home at midnight, arriving at 8:30 a.
in., to be told my place had been
given to a young lady the night be
fore.
Imagine my disappointment!
Though I was only nineteen, I was
made a ‘cottage mother' to supervise,
alone, 13 children ranging from stx to
sixteen. The second w w k I had to
entertain the governor's wife. Of
course everything went wrong. The
world seemed topsy-turvy.
"Next, I was to become social work
er In a mill village. The day I should
have commenced work the mill office
assistant resigned. Would I substi
tute temporarily) Then, for the first
time, the tide turned. The president
asked me to stay In the office. From
him, a tine executive, and the mana
ger. a detail man, I got wonderful
training. I found when It came to
figures I could eat 'em up with glee.
"During the war I gloried In run
ning a construction quartermaster’s
office for Uncle Sam, handling thou
sands of dollars dally. Now I have
another t u n ' s Job,' as treasurer, en
dowment fund manager and students'
banker for Conver-e college, Spartan
burg, X C."
Though she modestly says this final
success Is dne to “accident." others
credit the power of her “smile, com
bined with firmness and decision you
would not think of resisting."
Near East Relief
Drive Gets O . K .
Albany Chamber Queries
and Indorses It
Rev. Robert Parker was in A l
bany Monday.
W. A. Cummings if in an A l
bany hospital.
9. S. Hey«« vf Portland was
here tho first of the week.
M r. and lira. K. 8. Maretere
Ths Albany chamber of oom- returned from Eugene Saturday.
mere« bat investigated the near
W. G. Trill of Harrisburg was in
east relief activities aud reports Halsey for a short time Monday.
that the work is honestly and eco
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Albertson and
nomically conducted and every
dollar contributed is bsing used to daughters were Halsey shoppers Sat
the fullest for the relief of the urday.
sufferers. The chamber is behind
W. A. Allen and Mrs. William Beene
a driye for funds now on iu this and her son Allen were Albany visit
county
ors Saturday.
Our repreeenlatives in Washing
Adrian Smith went to Eugene Mon
ton are trying to have this work
He has employment there at
included if congress votes funds day.
to feed needy children iu Germany. carpenter work.
Hamilton Holt said to members
Mes<lamee T. I. Marks and
of the Albany near east commit
tee : l a m a member of the exec C. P. Stafford visited friends at
utive committee of the Dear east at Shedd Monday.
Miss Mabel Robinson of Junction
relief, as I am a member of many
other organizations, hut in noae City arrived Tuesday to visit her sis
am i more interested thsu in near ter, Mrs. A. E. Foote.
east re i •*.
J. C. Bramwell is having his car
A?an lat obstacles abroad that
overhauled this week.
Gansle Bros,
would have stopped »»V but a de
termined group of Anglo-S*xone, are doing the work.
and against indifference at home
Mieses U le n and Roberta Van-
to the needs of the world, the ot- nice and Theodore M itzner were
gsnization hat persisted until it Salem visitors Sunday.
ha* done much to atone for Amer
Principal F- H. Maxwell of tbs
ica's tragic failure to continue in
Tangent school, with hit family,
au ofBcal wav in world affairs.
visited in Halsey Sunday.
Mrs. Karl Bramwell and Mrs.
George Finley of Portland and Edith Robnett and Louiae and
Crawfordsville visited hie daugh Truman were in Albany Saturday
ter, Miss K m h F in le y , and hi«
Tuesday the spreading of thir
sister, Mrs. Eliza Brandon, Tues
teen carloads of gravel on thia end
day.
A t the Rialto tomorrow night
you will imagine you are in “ Pa-
is.-." Do uot hesitate to come
b cause you do not understand
I re ich, for the lantern will ex
plain the plays in Engliih as they
progress
of (be Brownsville road was com
pleted.
M r. and Mrs. Henry Bateman
of Brownsville called on the let
ter’s brother, H , W . Chance, and
wife Tuesday.
Mrs, Pearl Chase, who has been
employe! at the Harry Commons
home for some time, left for A l
Sorry for Jeremiah.
bany Tuesday.
A clergyman wrote a comment on
the "Lamentations of Jeremiah" anil
L. W . Shisler of Harrisburg was
sent It to a bishop for his Judgment here on business Monday and bis
upon It. The bishop, after he had family came along and visited
rend It, sent It back with this note: Mis. C. P. Stafford.
"There Is but one thing I regret about
this work—namely, that Jeremiah Is
W A. Allen and bis sister, Mrs.
not living now to compose s fresh book W. H- Beene, and her ion Allen
of lamentations on your commentary." were in Albans Saturday and M rr
—Boston Transcript.
Beene visited Eugene Monday.
Mrs. M M. Ward, who was in
Tha Mourning Band.
The custom of wearing a black band jured in an accident as reported
on the eoat sleeve In token of rm uru- on page 3, is »lowly recovering,
Ing came from England. It was In but not yet able to walk. Her
troduced „here for liveried servants 'daughter. Mrs, Albert Miller, who
whom It - as not thought necessary te went io her when »lie was hurt,
lit out in black uniforms.
came home Monday.