>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ 1 ♦ M ary S u cceed s o n M a in S t r e e t ’ [ ♦ By LAURA MILLER ♦ < ’ • * 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