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Evening star., 1936-11-22
QUALITIES OF U. S. TANK
DISPARAGED BY GERMAN
Writer in Military Paper Declares
Mistakes of European Engi-
neers Are Repeated.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, November 21.-The fight
ing qualities of United States war
tanks was disparged today in an arti-
Gle in the Militaer Wochenblatt, Ger
man weekly newspaper.
Heinz Bach. author of the article.
declared American engineers seem
ambitious" to repeat the mistakes of
European engineers while builders
abroad borrow the good ideas Of
American armored-car construction.
Faced with war, there is not the
slightest doubt" Bach said.s that the
United States could and would pro-
duce tanks and armored cars of the
highest efficiency
But, he added. extremely few exist
ing types of heavy or light tanks and
armored cars impress the European
soldier as capable of standing the test
of modern war requirements.
He said only one light American
tank II the Cunningham T1120- ap-
peared to him as an effective fighting
machine. It's chief value, Bach said,
was its simplicity. which would facili-
tate mass production in an emergency.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
Boss of British Secrets
Paris, June IA, 1921.


"I understand that Mr.. Vansittart
of the British foreign Office is now in
Paris. Inquiries have failed to elicit
any information from official quarters
as to the object of his visit, but a
guess that it is not unconnected with
the situation in Anatolia, particularly
with the framing of common Anglo
French policy. may not be very wide
of the mark" 4
The understand" Is good. The cor
respondent Of the Times was not pre-
pared to authenticate even the physi-
cal presence Of Vansittart in Paris!
During the IS years since that time,
Sir Roberts figure has thickened a
little, his compact face has grown
more set; but he has remained as in
visible as ever, as pervasive and eva
sive. Needless to say, he makes no
public appearances or speeches, and is
never interviewed.
His wife died suddenly, three months
after her 15-year-old son, Vansittarts
t'stepson, had been killed in an, eleva-
tor accident, and seven years after
their marriage. He was At.
He was so when he decided to marry
again. 1t was done in his best man
ner. Nobody knew anything about it,
not even his friends, until it was all
| over. Lady Colville Barclay, widowed,
wealthy, known to her friends as
Cricket" walked across from her
home in the picturesque little village
of Denham to the old church where
Sir Robert awaited with the vicar. Her
second son (she has three by her first
marriage) acted as the bridegroom's
best man. Newspaper editors were
irate when they heard what they had
missed in village 20 miles from town.
In July of this year he decided to
spend his Summer holiday in Berlin
while the Olympic games were on. A
well = known British correspondent.
friendly with DR.. Goebbels, dropped
in on the Reich propaganda minister
when he found that Vansittart was
lined up to see everybody who is any,
body in the Nazi hierarchy. What is
all this?" he demanded. "He had a
long pow-wow with Hitler today
Nearly two hours. That's long time
for the Reichsfuhrer to talk to any one
except crowd. What did they talk
about-the games and the weather."
They have another topic in COM
mon," observed DR.. Goebbels.
i thought so. Now you tell me
what it iS."
1T is not what you think it is. They
are both authors. They have been
talking about royalties. You must re-
member that our leaders sole income
comes from his book 'Mein Kampf.'
understand that Sir Robert"
"Good-by," said the British corre-
spondent.
"Good-by." said DR.. Goeobels, land
pleasant dreams"
Evening star., 1936-11-22
CONTINUED From First Page.)

age to him in one of his books, John
Stuart" A characteristic whimsy. It
professed to be a narrative OF the
career of a natural son OF King
Charles II. Antiquaries, interested,
accepted 1t as the result Of research.
Learned papers were written on the
origin of the story. The author pres
emily sought to dispel the mystery BY
announcing that 1t was entirely q
work of the imagination. But doubt
remained.
He published his first novel, "The
Gates" just before the war. 1t made
a sensation without achieving best
seller status. A brace of his plays
were produced in London just before
the war, while another done in French,
ran 100 nights at the Theatre Moliere
In Paris.
Best Known Books Of Poems.
Songs and Satires" and 1.-THE Sing
ing Caravan" are his two best known
books of poems. There Is some un-
published verse. One piece is inscrib-
ed in the book he gave to his first
wife:
''This is your lovers labor,
And he that lives for you
Shall have his God for neighbor,
And love Him. too"
Another poem of his caused some
perturbation among the delegates at
an important League meeting last
year. Vansittart is often the "shad-
ow' of the premier or foreign min
ister On this occasion he had ac-
companied Foreign Minister Hoare to
Geneva, and, during the speeches,
was observed intently making notes.
As one delegate nudged another, at
tention drifted away from the oratory
and concentrated Surreptitiously on
Britain's huSh-hush man. What was
he doing? Drafting decisive change
in the speech of his political chief?
And if so, what?
At last he stopped writing, smiled
He seemed pleased with his effort
Was Britain going to make demarche
or a rapprochement? A delegate
rose and passed strategically behind
the Vansittart chair. He glanced
over the VanSlttdrI SnOulueT, anu
blinked. Vansittart had been COM
posing little French poem, rather
ribald. He did not pass it to Hoare
If he had, you would never have been
able to convince the delegates-except
the Frenchmen, who understand these
things-that the Vansittart poem was
not an instruction in secret code.
Nothing that Vansittart does is
ever official. He can be more intan-
gible than Mr. Montagu Norman
Governor of the Bank of England
who prefers to travel as Professor
Skinner" and to leave ocean liners by
a rope ladder Here is how the Lon
don Times once explained the
characteristic Vansittart elusiveneSs
Evening star., 1936-11-22
Tea Replaces Birdie. +"

TACOMA, Wash. R.-Willis
Meacham. w. P. A. photography in
structor here, tells his students to
"forget the birdie and serve a cup
of tea"
"a cup of tea relaxes the photo
suLVct and makes him look more
natural" Meacham says. "It's the
old look at the birdie trick in new
form"
Evening star., 1936-11-22
HULL LAUDS TREATY

Cites Benefits of Reciprocal Pact
in Santos Statement.
SANTOS, Brazil, November u R.-
United States Secretary of State
Cordell Hull cited the benefits of the
United States-Brazil reciprocal trade
treaty to this coffee port today in
brief statement on the arrival of the
s. S. American Legion, en- route 20
the Buenos Aires Inter-American
Peace Conference.
He remained aboard ship, complet-
ing the speech which he is to deliver
at Buenos Aires.
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10 C. A L S

Mr.. Mont Goodman, brother of Mr.,
Frank Goodman of this city, is very
i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. G. o. Blevins, of Kannapolis,
is visiting at his old home near
Crumpler this week. Mr.. Blevins
states that he and his family expert
to remain in Kannapolis for another
year.
Rev. r. H. Stone has returned
home after being away for a vaca-
ton in Florida.
Mr.. H. A. Miller, of Whitetop, Va,
was in the city on business, Monday.
Mr.. E. N. Blevins, of Healing
Springs, was in the Jeffersons the
first of the week.
Mrs. E. D. Jones, who has been
very i'll for several weeks, is able to
be out again.
Mr.. Charles M. Timmons, End, of
Newberry, S. c., is visiting his moth
er, Mrs. c. M. Timmons.
Mrs. Claude Gambill, of Lansing,
is somewhat improved in the Wilkes
Hospital where she was carried last
week.
Mrs. J. D. Perkins, of Jefferson,
visited in Marion, Va, last week.
Mr.. Fred Badger was brought
home from the hospital Friday but
it is reported that his condition is
still unimproved.
Mr.. j. w. Neal is recovering from
the effects of an infected foot.
Miss Gladys Lomax, who left here
last week for a visit to Baltimore,
Md, accepted position there and
will remain in that city. She worked
here as secretary to Bowie and Bow
lie, attorneys at law.
Mr.. Wade Vannoy made business
trip to Charlotte Saturday.
Miss Leslie Toller, district super
visor of county welfare work, and
VIM. Curtis Ezell, field supervisor of
the State Board of Welfare and Pub
lie Charities, were in the city attend
ing to professional business last
Thursday.
Mrs. Columbus Miller, of Idlewild,
was seriously hurt by falling the
latter part of the week. She is some
what recovered.
Work on the pastorium in this city
is progressing nicely. The work is
being done on a "pay as you go"
plan and all donations are gladly re-
ceived.
Mr.. Mont Weaver, of Lansing, has
been visiting in Washington, D. c.,
for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Mcclure and
children and Miss Grace Kilby, of
Boone, visited in the city Sunday.
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NATHANS CREEK NEWS

Mrs. Loubeth Fair, of Sedalia,
Mo-, who has been visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Margaret Absher, has re-
turned home. She was accompanied
by her stepsons.
Mrs. j. r. Carson, who has been
confined to her bed for several days
is no better.
Mrs. Margaret Absher, who has
been i'll, is improving.
j. r. Carson, Fay Carson, and
Arthur Reed have just returned
from trip to Johnson City, Tenn,
where they have visited Mr.. Car
sons daughter, Mrs. c. c. Rowe.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lanier, who has
been visiting her children in West
Virginia, has returned homes She was
accompanied by her grandson,
Glenn Atwood, and family.
Mr.. j. A. Carson attended an
American Legion district meeting at
North Wilkesboro Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ocie Vannoy and
Fidel Vannoy were weekend visi-
tors of Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Phipps.
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SLY NEWS

Rev. F. P. Cook made an interest.
ing talk at the young peoples meet
ing here Sunday night.
Mrs. E. w. S9pp and daughter
Irene, spent Sunday with her moth
er, Mrs. G. w. Rotten, who has been
sick for some time.
Miss Mae Ham spent Sunday night
with her brother, Mr.. Coy Ham, Of
Horse Creek.
Mr.. j. S. Sapp made a business
trip to Horse Creek Wednesday.
Miss Maggie Sapp, of Lansing
spent Saturday night with her faith
er, j. S. Sapp.
Miss Ruth Ham has been spending
few days with Mrs. Ennis Rotten
Messrs. Lillard Hoosier and Ben
Sapp made trip to North Wilkes
boro Friday.
Misses Bess and Carrie Sapp and
Julia GRAPHICAL visited at the home
of Troy Rotten Thursday.
Mr.. Raymond GRAPHICAL spent Sat
urday night with Mr.. Carl Elliott, of
Copeland.
There was a large crowd at the
corn husking at ]. S. Sapp's Wednes-
day night.
Messrs. E. w. Sapp and Orrin
GRAPHICAL made trip to jefferson
Tuesday.
Misses Mae and Ruth Ham, Julia
and Raymond GRAPHICAL and Carl
Elliott were the dinner guests at j.
S. Sapp's Sunday.
Misses Maggie and Lula Arnold,
of Phieffer college, Misenhiemer, N.
c., spent the week end at the home
of their father, j. L. Arnold, of this
community.
Miss Julia GRAPHICAL spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Ruth Ham.
Misses Bess and Carrie Sapp
spent Monday at the home of D. V.
Ham.
Messrs. Clay Rotten and Charlie
Roark made trip to Jefferson Sat-
urday.
Messrs. Orrin GRAPHICAL, Ben, and
Webb Rotten made trip to Warrens-
vile Saturday.
Mr.. Vernon Lewis, of Fig, attend
ed Sunday School here Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Osborne, of Lansing,
who has recently moved to Big
Laurel attended Sunday School at
this place Sunday.
Mr.. C: o. Jones, who has been in
the Mountain Home Hospital in
Tennessee, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Ethel Rotten and daughter,
Frances, of Copeland, visited in this
section Saturday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Diggs and fam
lily have moved to the Elizabeth Faw
house which has recently been built.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anvil Hartzog and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe
BurruS, of Knoxville, Tenn, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Hartzog at Idle
wild last week.
Prof. Charlie Goodman's car skid
ded on the concrete on the curve be-
yond A. E. Graybeal's Wednesday
morning and turned over twice. Mr..
Bill Garvey was in the car with Mr..
Goodman at the time Fortunately
neither of the two was hurt. They
were en- route to school in Jefferson.
Miss Dorothy Gates, Save the
Children Fund representative, has
returned to her work here after be-
ing absent several weeks.
Mrs. Jennie Hash, of Mouth of
Wilson, Va, is visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Honeycutt
made a trip to Durham the first of
the week.
~ Mr.. A. A. Price returned this week
from a two weeks stay in Caly
county where he has large lumber
interests.
Mr.. j. F. Hartzog, of Idlewild, has
received a message from the state
hospital at Morganton informing
him that Miss Matte Hartzog is in
a very critical condition from which
she fails to rally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Poe entertain
ed the following guests at turkey
ivavavs T1 noxy. Mr. oYd
Mrs. Floyd Poe, Dillon, Mont; Mrs.
Lonnie Liddle, Obids; Misses Gladys
and Hazel Howard and Messrs. Roy
Hutchinson and Kenneth Poe, of
WinSton-Salem.
The fashion show at Jefferson last
Saturday night is said to have been
the best piece of entertainment that
has ever been put on there. A good
crowd attended and the gentlemen
were unusually charming in their
feminine attire. Mr.. Glen Little won
dressed lady present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Poe, of Dillon,
Mont, who have lived in that state
for the past nine years, are visiting
friends in the county. Mrs. Poe will
be remembered as Miss Maude Bare,
of Wagner.
DR.. and Mrs. John Voris, of New
York City, and Mr. Hedrick, all Off
Gals of the Save the Children Fund
of America, were the in Jeffersons
the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Zeb Gambill has returned
from New York City where she Wis
tied her sister who is i'll.
Miss Melba Gambill is at home
from Duke Hospital after having
been treated for complications arts
ing from a serious automobile acct
dent during the late summer.
Miss Ruth Reeves spent the week
en- visiting Miss Elizabeth Zachary
4 at Salem Academy, Winston-Salem.
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WEAVERS FORD NEWS


Rev. w. T. Wilmington filled his
regular appointment here Sunday
afternoon.
Morgan Weiss, from North Wilkes
boro, spent the weekend with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dancy, of West
Jefferson, visited relatives of this
place over the week end.
Mrs. Clyde Cox, who has been
taken to the Roanoke hospital, is
improving fast and is expected to
come home before long.
Marie Cox spent Sunday with
Jaunita Weiss.
Mr.. Claude Grace, who has been
working in West Virginia, visited at
home for Thanksgiving.
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OBIDS NEWS

Rev. Roby Burkett filled his reg
ular appointment at the Baptist
church here Saturday and Sunday,
Miss DeEtte Crawford, member OF
the Green Valley faculty, spent the
week end with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Crawford.
Mr.. Jesse Baker, of this commun-
ity, has been spending few days
with his daughter, Mrs. Gene Smith,
in High Point.
Mrs. J. H. Coward and son,
Charles and Wade, spent the week
end in WinSton-Salem.
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Here's Break for You Bare's
Big SPECIAL Purchase SALE

WE BOUGHT AN ENTIRE STORE-NOW OUT 1T
GOES AT A SAVING TO YOU. COME PREPARED TO
BUY AND SAVE MONEY!
We have just purchased large stock of goods at quite
saving and we are very glad to pass to custo
mers at saving All first grade goods and we are
going to give you mill prices this week So don't
wait to buy you may be too late and then you will have
to pay more.
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ALEXANDER FARNSWORTH

Miss Sallye Alexander, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. Alexander, of
Crumpler, was married Friday night
to J. L. Farnsworth, former moving
picture show operator in this city.
A. F. Rose, J. p, performed the
ceremony.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
BLEVINS : RHODES

Miss Myrtle Blevins, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Blevins, of the
Healing Springs community, was
married to Mack Rhodes, of the same
community. on November Both.
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FREE

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CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING AT
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West Jefferson, N. c.
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SHOE BARGAINS GALORE!

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Evening star., 1936-10-31
MT. VERNON OPEN
I DAYS A WEEK
Available to Visitors All Day
Sunday Under New
Schedule.

For the first time in its history
Mount Vernon, home Of George Wash
ington, Is to be open to visitors on
Sundays during the same hours OBJ
served on week days. it was announced
today by Col. H. H. Dodge. superin-
tendent. The change will be effective
tomorrow.
Under the new schedule the man.
sion and grounds will be open daily
and Sunday from 9 am. to pm, be-
ginning November and ending
March /. From March to Novem-
Der the daily and Sunday hours will
be from 9 am. to 4:30 pm.
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Asso-
citation. owners of the historic estate,
sought for years to prevent opening
on Sunday. Finally the demand be-
came so great that three years ago
the gates were ordered opened from l
to 4:30 pm.
With the increase in automobile
tourist travel, however. visitors from
different parts of the country have
been seeking admission Sunday morn
ings. but have had to proceed without
q view of the estate. So acute has
this condition become and so anxious
is the association to permit every
American the privilege of viewing
Mount Vernon, it has been decided to
observe 7-day week.
I'VE are not anxious to have the
estate open at all on Sunday" officials
said today, because it gives us no time
in which to keep the house and
grounds in proper condition without
the interference of crowds. We must,
however. yield to popular demand"
Evening star., 1936-10-31
BOND COLLISION
PROBE TURNS TO
MARYLANDPOL|CE
State Investigators Sent to
District to Confer on
Motorists Claims.
DRIVER SAYS ATTORNEY
"PAID OFF" OFFICER
Affidavit Further Alleges Tes.
timony of Policeman Was
Changed at Trial.

Investigation of police-bonding coll
lusion in Prince Georges County, Md,
broadened today with the entrance
of the Maryland State police into the
inquiry.
Two investigators sent to Washing
ton by Supt. Enoch B. Carey, con-
ferred with Attorney Louis Lebowitz,
initiator of the investigation, for sew
eral hours to determine whether Mary
land officers have been directly in
volved in the victimization of WASH
ington motorists.
-Four affidavits signed by Capital
drivers who charge police corruption
were given to the State representa-
tives by the Keystone Automobile
Club.
Only one Of the declarations directly
involves a Maryland officer. This
affidavit alleges that State police-
man was paid off, by a politically
prominent attorney, who persuaded
the policeman to change his testimony
in traffic violation trial.
Carey recently suspended four off
GERS on charges that they had accept.
ed gratuities from garage owners for
turning business their way" His
Investigators, however, declared they
intended to analyze all arrest and
bonding records to discover whether
ANY State police are really in this
thing"
Meanwhile States Attorney Alan
Bowie in Upper Marlboro prepared to
appoint at least one investigator to
assist him in the inquiry. That ap-
pointments will probably be made early
next week.
The keystone Automobile Club has
collected some 80 afidavits from
Washington motorists complaining Of
intimidation by police, justices of the
peace and bondsmen.
District drivers aver that they have
been subjected to an "easy fine" sys.
tenn. Arrested on serious trafic
charges, such as drunken driving and
exceeding go miles per hour, the mo-
torists charge that they have paid
fines" to a county bondsman. In
these instances, the compliments
aver, they paid the fine" to the
bondsman and heard no more of the
case.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
BARRED STUDENT
TO Be ENROLLED
Arlington Girl to Be Permit
ted to Enter Classes Pend
ing Court Decision.

Lois Kemp, 11-year-old Arlington
County girl, who was barred from en-
rolling at Gordon Junior High School
because of oyercrowding, will be per-
mitted to enter classes there pending
the outcome Of an appeal from the
order of Justice Jennings Bailey hold
ing that nonresident pupils whose
parents are employed in the District
can not be barred by the superintend-
ent Of schools.
The decision, the outcome of a poll
Of the members of the Board of Edu-
cation completed last night, probably
will be announced when the board
meets next Wednesday, but the men,
bers were unanimous in approving the
girls enrolment.
The poll was taken on q recon-
mendation Of Corporation Counsel FL
wood H. Seal that she be permitted
to enter classes pending the final dis
position of legal action brought by
the girls father, John Kemp, w. P. A
disbursing officer.
Under the conditions, her status
may be reconsidered at the end of the
present term on January 81, If the
case is still pending in the Court OF
Appeals.
The appeal, taken by the District or
behalf Of the Board of Education and
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
would have served to continue to bar
the girl unless the board members
agreed to the temporary arrangement
Evening star., 1936-10-31
PARKWAY PURCHASE
OPPOSED BY HAZEN
Scenic Development in Deanwood
Area Given Further
Study.

District and Federal officials will
give further study to plans of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission for the purchase Of Watts
Branch and adjacent land in the
Deanwood area for parkway purposes,
as the result Of opposition voiced by
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen to a
plan to leave the creek open as .
scenic development.
In conference yesterday with
Thomas S. Settle, secretary, and
John Nolen, jr., director Of planning.
for the commission, Hazen declined to
give his approval to plans for an ap-
preparation of s55o,0oo for the pro-
posed parkway development.
Hazen said Watts Branch already
is polluted and that such streams
usually become worse as the SUR
rounding area is developed. He said
he would favor the eventual construc-
ton of storm water sewer to serve
the Deanwood section.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
III, |, SEAMANS FOUND
DEAD IN HIS GARDEN
Husband of Fairfax County
Health Nurse Was Representa-.
tive of Heating Firm.


special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, October 81
Stricken with q heart attack in the
garden of his home here, Herbert L.
Seamans, so, was found dead yester-
day by a neighbor, John Spinks.
Mr.. Seamans, representative OF a
New York heating company, had been
a resident of Fairfax County for 80
years. He formerly lived at Sunset
Hills. A native of Springfield, Mo-.
he was educated in New York and
maintained an office in Washington.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Fannie Lou
Seamans, Fairfax County health nurse;
one daughter, Miss June Seamans, a
student at the Fredericksburg State
Teachers College, and a brother, Earl
Seamans, Springfield, Mo.
Funeral services will be held at !
pm. tomorrow at the home. They
will be conducted by Rev. George Gee,
pastor Of the Herndon Congregational
Church, assisted by Rev. Herbert A.
Donovan, rector of the Fairfax Epis-
copal Church. Burial will be in Chest
nut Grove Cemetery. Herndon.