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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1940
Page
9
NEA service profile of Leslie Charteris, 32 and prolific writer of the Saint series, detailing his habit of researching locations, his film work with RKO, and his playful claims about writing and lensing life. He recalls diving for Saint Overboard and flying for The Avenging Saint and notes his worldwide travels.
Friends of State Highway Patrolman Sam McGuirt applauded his writing of mystery stories, noting his honesty and lack of plots rewrites. He describes starting from the first word, producing novels around 80 000 words, sometimes in 10 days, with heavy research and rapid output under pressure. Charteris once asked him to cover a quadruple electrocution at Sing Sing, producing 2090 words in 35 minutes.
In an article by Dr Morris Fisher, common toenail superstitions are explored. People burn cut toenails for luck and fear picking up dropped clippings, linking practices to Sunday rest and Monday success. The piece notes historical magic tied to body parts and the modern reason to discard nail material to prevent athlete's foot.
William Shymes complained his chickens were shocked by an electrically charged fence built by a neighbor to protect a flower bed. The deputy found the fence on private property and within rights, but ordered a warning sign be posted. The second item notes a new track recording car in India to detect track flaws and mark them on rails.
Dr. Robert Franklin Poole of North Carolina State College expressed pleasure at being named Clemson College president. He said his family was jubilant about returning to South Carolina and thanked the board of trustees, alumni, and friends for their confidence. He outlined future plans to study and acquaint faculties across education, agriculture, engineering, textiles, sciences, arts, and chemistry.
The speaker emphasizes using experience directing graduate work across Clemson instructional activities. He notes long association with vocational agriculture, agricultural research, and agricultural extension to help understand, perfect, and administer Clemson’s functions.
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