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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-07-16
GIRL IS FREED
OF THE Staying
MCDOWELL GIRL
FREED IN STAYING
No Indictment Returned In
ThreshOld-Killing, AS 8 In
dicted For Murder And
33 True Bills Found

Welch, VIVA. July 14-Twenty
one year-old Calile Thornbury,
servant girl, went free today
OF charges growing out of the
death of Mrs. Emma Lee Keene
killed on the porch of her own
nome upon returning from a
night trip to a wild bee tree.
The grand jury failed to re-
turn an Indictment against the
young woman, who had been
under $1,000 bond since her
Employer died of the shotgun
wounds.
Mrs. Keene and her husband
left their home in the mount
they tried to Renter the house
aims the night of June Ia to get
honey from the bee tree. AS
a shotgun charge struck his
wife.
The girl told officers she had
called out but received no ans
wer and the gun was discharg-
ed accidentally because of her
right that possible ihtruders
were near.
The jury returned 33 indict-
ments, eight of them charging
70 One was against s5-ye:ar-old
Henry Rakes accused of slay-
ing his wife, Causby Rakes, 80,
at Bear. Wallow April 18th.
Trooper G. B. Eye of Berwind
said eight children of t h e
couple saw Rakes fire at his
wife during a quarrel.
A shooting which occurred
at the scene of the wreck of
Norfolk and Western freight
train at Maybury June 80
brought murder indictment
against w. G. Wright, Negro,
for shooting Willie White, Ne
gro. both were members of the
crew Repairing wreck damage.
A quarrel broke out between
them. -.
The murder indictment return
ed follow: William Pryor, col
ored, charged with the Staying
of his wife, Elsie Pryor in APP
ril, at Ashland.
Edward Scott, colored, charg-
ed with the Staying of his wife,
Mathilda Scott, in April, a Six.
Henry Rakes, of the Bear
Wallow section of Big Greek
district charged with the slay-
ing of his wife, Cosiba Rakes,
in April.
Frank Bland, colored, charged
with the death of Henry With
ers, at Maybeury, in May.
Withers was killed by an auto
mobile driven by Bland.
Robert Lemon, colored charg-
ed with the Staying of Arm
stead Terry, also colored, at
Elkridge, in May.
Thomas Anderson. colored,
charged with the Staying of
Alex White, also colored, at
Jaeger in June.
Elijah Freeman, colored,
charged with the Staying of
Marion Bland, at Switchback,
in June.
w. c. Wright, colored, charg
ed with the Staying of Willie
White. at Maybeury. in July.
Persons who have been indict
ed by the grand jury will report
on Thursday before Judge f.
c. Marshall to file their pleas
have dates fixed for their trials
Continued On Page FOur)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-07-16
w. A. WILSON
kOppers Special
kimball'S Idol

hatchcS once Small Clocks
watches" originally were small
clocks and were worn hung from
the girdlc because they were too
large for the pocket
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
Senior Glass Meeting

The Senior Glass held its second
class meeting January 9Th. The OBJ
ject of this meeting was to decide
upon several important things. First,
we decided to buy our own invita-:
tions instead of paying class dues
This is a thing the classes never did
before. 1t is customary thing for
each member of the class to pay dues
of ten cents month. Out of this the
invitations were bought. This al
lowed each person only a limited
number of invitations.
A committee of four people were
selected to decide a means of raising
money. These people will make sug
gestions and present them to our
class at the next meeting.
Our president, Harvey Townsend,
presided.
Elsie Brammer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
"AIRY CHATTER''-vIu

! o. X. Give her the gun. Get the
stick forward more to bring the tail
up. That's right. You took off all
right and we're over the edge Of the
field, so throttle the motor down.
Pull the throttle back little farther.
This plane cruises at about two
thousand revolutions per minute.
and the Tachometer shows that the
motor is turning over about twenty
two hundred.
Keep the nose up until we're up
about 5000 feet. l want you to try
a few stalls" today. You had bet
ter keep your eyes open for places
to land, too, because we're going to
practice forced landings.
Isn't the air clear today? The visi-
bility is practically unlimited. Tren-
ton looks as though it were right
under us, and there's Philadelphia on
the left horizon. The shore line LIS
easy to see. II we go higher we will
be able to pick out New York City.
Well, the altimeter needle is point.
ing to the three thousand mark, SO
lets get back to our stalls. I'll do
one first, then you try 1t. pull
back on the stick until the plane
climbs sharply upward, and hold 1t
there. The ship is slowing down and
almost hanging on its propeller.
The motor is speeding up, and now
the airplane is falling, its nose drop
ping. The ship falls until it regains
flying speed, and there is nothing
you can do to control 1t during the
fall.
Take the controls and try 1t.
Don't go up too steep. That's right.
When the plane starts to fall, hold
the stick back, and keep 1t there UNI
til we are flying level again. That
was good stall. Now remember
how the ship falls, and never get into
a stall near the ground. II you stall
when you have plenty of altitude, it
is perfectly safe, but do one near the
ground, and it will be your last.
No, the motor didn't stop. I pull
ed the throttle back. Now go ahead
and land. What do you mean, you
can't land? When the motor stops,
you have to land. I told you to keep
within reach of field ut all times,
and you let me catch you over a
woods with no field in sight. Well,
it's a good thing the motor didn't
really fail. After this, always keep
yourself in such position that no
matter what happens, you'll be safe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
Boys Art Metal Club

Mr.. Warren, Industrial arts teach
er of this school, has organized an
are club, working in sheet metal, for
the boys. The club has not long
been under way, as materials have
been but recently purchased, how
ever the members of the club are
looking forward to successful sea-
son. In order to- purchase the ma
terials, members were required to
pay small sum, however 1t was will
ingly done as the club is composed of
those interested in such work, boys
who fell that such club is a good
to the school and are hoping it to be
success. AS the name implies, the
club is dealing with sheet metal,
from which trays and other things of
value are made.
Robert Rands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
GRASS IS NATURES
MILK-MAKINC GIFT

"Milk-making pasture Is natures
gift to the dairymen," says w. r.
Arends, well-known Purina dairy au-
thOrity. Dairymen are always anxious
to see spring grass, for they know they
will see its effect in a fuller milk pail.
Frequently, though. pasture gets
dairymen into trouble" Arends points
out. 'They expect too much of 1t. As
matter of fact, they depend on grass
to do the entire Job Of feeding cows.
For while, they get plenty Of milk,
but as the pasture season goes on the
cows gradually become run down In
condition. The result is that when fall
rolls around the cows are not only
down in flesh but off In milk produc-
tion. 1t usually requires double the
amount of grain to get them built up
again.
"There is, however, a right way to
take advantage of Natures gift. First
Of all, cows should not be turned out
on the young grass too soon. Give
the grass a fair chance to get well
rooted to withstand the trampling Of
the cows and furnish an abundance
Of nutrients for a longer stretch Of
time.
Keep Up Body Weight
another thing" says Arends. with
his cows on pasture the wise dairy
man feeds just enough of balanced
grain ration to keep up the body
weight Of his cows. Usually the
amount Is only one-half the amount
fed in winter with dry roughage.
Handling cows this way keeps them
mp In body weight and assures good
milk production in the fall when prices
are highest"
In talking about actual tests Of feed
ing cows on pastures, Arends cites re-
search work done at the Purina Ex-
perimental Farm in Gray Summit, Mo.
He tells OF cows eating 10 to 30 lbs. Of
green grass daily. but getting no GxAiQ.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22

stated intervals along the line. This
operation reduces "crosstalk" and
"noise" and makes the circuit salts
factory for commercial use.
People driving along highways fire.
quently see telephone lines, which are
crossed, re-crossed or punched like
spiders webs at the crossarms on the
poles. This changing in position of
the two wires is a transposition and
where the two circuits are punched"
that is phantom transposition.
Developed in 1884
This method of providing extra long
distance circuits without stringing
new lines was first discovered in 1884,
which was just few years after the
telephone was invented, but it was not
put into general use until 1904. Today
there are thousands of miles Of phan-
tom circuits in use in the United
States, which has meant big saving
in service costs to telephone users.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
RISING SUN HIGH SCHOOL

A week before Christmas, the Jun
Tors and Seniors received their class
rings which they purchased. These
class rings are neat looking gold
rings with the school seal and class
numerals engraved on them. 1t is
not compulsory for student to pur-
chase a ring but 1t is nice II he or
she has the money and desires to get
one, and has his parents written per-
mission. They may be bought In the
Junior or Senior year or any time
after graduation from high school,
as the ring has been standardized and
are always the same every year.
The students who own these rings
are proud of them and like to wear
them. They are symbolic of their
school life. They are not very
expensive and 1 wish that 1t were
possible for every student who grad
yates to own one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
Outcome of Christmas Plays

OuUCOme Oh CIlFlStIhihS lays
The annual Christmas plays given
by the Dramatic and Glee Clubs,
were held Dec. %, 1885.
We had q very large turnout.
Many of the graduates from the pre-
vious years attended and we were
very glad to see them back again.
Thirteen dollars from the silver Of
fering which was given so generously
by everyone, was turned over to the
Lions Club Christmas Fund. This
was used to buy toys and small ar
ticles for the less fortunate children
of the community so that their
Christmas would be made brighter.
Toys were given very generously
by the students of the school for tho
poor. These were turned over to the
county welfare
The entertainment was given in
the afternoon for the student body
which enjoyed every moment of it.
The characters did their parts very
we'll and displayed real perform
ance, and I'm sure everyone enjoyed
1t!
Ida Tome.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
FORCASTING FUTURE TRENDS
(The Stars In Their Courses)
by
JOHN RANDS
Astro-Numerologist

The period January 22-2S, incl,
brings stress in the Personal, Parent
and Home affairs of those born about
January rs; in Personal and Occu-
pational affairs of those born about
April &c; in Partnership, Matrimony
and Home affairs Of those born about
July 20, and in Legal Relationship
and Domestic affairs of those born
about October 20, of any year.
In World Affairs, expect sudden
moves from European Capitals. The
planetary CONGREGATIONS are over
stimulative for both Mussolini and
Hitler President Roosevelt may be
faced by situation difficult to hand
lie and affecting unemployment.
Musicians, artists, poets and those
whose work is inspirational in nature
should make the best use of their
creative and intellectual faculties till
February End.
Good fortune attends the social,
affectional and romantic affairs Of
those born between March 18th and
21st, of recent years.
A period of expansion in personal
and business affairs should be the
lot of those born about 9th of recent
years. Financial affairs should be
quite satisfactory at this time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Truth" will be the subject Of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Jan. "a.
The Golden Text will be from Pisa.
100:5-"The Lord is good; his mercy
is everlasting; and his truth endureth
to all generations.
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible-Proverbs
$50, ye simple, understand wis
dom; and ye fools, be ye of an un-
Outstanding heart"
The Lesson-Sermon will also In
clude the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
tures," by Mary Baker Eddy, page
505-"spirit imparts the UNDER
standing which uplifts consciousness
and leads into all truth"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
Rising Sun High School News
BY THE JOURNALISM CLUB
Social Science Glasses Listen To

Social Science Glasses Listen 10
Speech
On January 9Th, President Roose-
welt gave his opening speech to the
18th Congress. AS Mr.. Zimmerman
felt that this speech would fit In with
the work his social science classes
were taking up, he arranged for them
to listen to 1t over the radio in the
auditorium. Mr.. Zimmerman clas-
ses comprised the Junior History
class and the Senior class In Prob
lens of Democracy.
The radio was fairly clear-toned
and one could hear the presidents
words distinctly. He spoke directly
and forcefully, with calm assurance.
Roosevelt has adopted the method Of
addressing Congress used by the first
presidents of our country, lie. that of
reading the speech In person instead
of sending 1t to be read by clark.
He promised to make several more
speeches on special subjects, some
of which he has already made.
The Seniors were required to take
notes on the speech, and few of the
Juniors did so.
In a twenty-five minute speech, the
president gave a clear idea of what
he wished to accomplish and of what
he had done. 1t was especially inter-
esting because President Roosevelt
made several references to things
that had been taken up in detail in
the class.
1t Is very nice when classes can
spend their time In such interesting
and instructive ways. Our school is
blessed in having teachers who look
for such opportunities, but In the
end 1t depends on the students as to
whether or not we can continue such
things II we always appreciate
things as we'll as most did this OPP
portunity, we may expect many
pleasurable as well as instructive
periods in doing things connected
with our school work.
Dorothy r. Rands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
THE RAINBOW ROUND ABOUT
THE THRONE
Evangelist John Moses Baker
Baltimore, Maryland

And There was Rainbow round
about the rone.-Revelation IV:3
Sublime in all it's graduer,
The rainbow round about the
Thone.
Where the tree of life is blooming,
And we know as we are known.
Like unto an emerald grand,
With color rich and rare;
The rainbow round about the throne,
In that land so bright and fair.
After dark clouds that gather,
And the storm and the rain pass
by,
The rainbow speaking peace again,
Shines out across the sky.
The rainbow round about the throne,
In sight like an emerald green.
Winter has gone forever,
In that land of eternal spring.
All other thrones will perish;
They will crumble and decay,
But the great white throne and the
rainbow,
Shall never. never, never, pass
away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22

Telephone service inaugurated be-
tween New York and London, January
z, 1927, has been extended to nearly
every section of the globe and now
includes about seventy countries and
geographical locations. Calls may
also be made between ships at sea and
land telephones. With the opening of
the service ten years ago, the cost was
$75 for a three-minute conversation
between New York and London. A
similar call today is $21 on week days
and SIS at night and on Sunday. Calls
to other points have been reduced pro-
portionately.
Walter S. Clifford, president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company and Sir Evelyn Murray, sec
rotary of the General Post Office of
Great Britain made the initial call
opening the service decade ago. The
world was startled to know that in
Simultaneous telephone conversations
could bridge the Atlantic.
24-HOur Service
When the Bell Telephone System
first offered it's overseas service to the
public, it was available only four and
one-half hours each day. Telephone
calls may now be made anytime dur
ing the twenty-four hours of the day.
Whereas calls were completed ten
years ago on an average of thirty
eight minutes, the usual call today is
completed in approximately twenty
minutes. Overseas telephone calls are
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22

largely made on a person-to-person
basis.
After ten years of overseas tele-
phone service, the Bell System now
operates 10 radio telephone stations, 8
circuits and operating rooms de-
voted to the completion Of calls.
Newspapers Talk
Telephone service to other coun-
tries has been employed for a wide
variety of personal and business mat
tiers with the financial world probably
the heaviest user, for every unex-
pected turn in news or price trends
on the exchanges is reflected in the
volume of calls. Newspapers are large
users and in business activities tele-
phone service has been employed to
buy and sell automobiles, flour, real
estate, rare books, gasoline and dia-
monds. Department stores have OBJ
tanned eyewitness accounts of such
breathlessly awaited events as fall
fashion shows, while manufacturers
and merchants have talked with their
representatives abroad to secure accu-
rate pictures of events in foreign
fields or to decide quickly on some
urgent matter.
Governments have employed over
seas telephone service in following
stirring events that have marked the
history of recent years. The overseas
telephone circuits have also provided
valuable radio links for international
broadcasts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22

Story telling was for centuries the
principal after-dark recreation as the
hunters and adventures returned to
the campfire or hearth to narrate the
exciting events of the day. The best
stories were remembered and passed
ON as legendary history Of the people.
More recently these legends have
been recorded, but the art Of story
telling is fast becoming lost herl-
tage even along the wharves of the
Chesapeakes tributaries whose shores
once harbored extraordinary spinners
of yarns who could bring to full life
sailors of haunted schooners and
phantom "shiver my timbers,
the old anchor chain is rafting"
Only few of the old timers are
left, and they talk about fish that
were never landed as they white
eight ounce perch into sixty pound
bluefish, but they can take the listen
or worlds away as they pace the hero
through action, suspense, conflict and
climax. There is no dearth of stor-
les to tell, and some Of the best are
still heard only in the Bay Country
river and island towns where they
will be buried IL not recorded soon.
Do you have a story scrapbook?
The secret of story telling lies in
clear, positive and friendly voice
developing interest and attention,
listeners, good setting, and a story
to tell. Story telling is leaning to-
ward the Juvenile field today-"The
Children's Hour"-but 1t will swing
over to the adults in year or SO.
The type of story is not important
IL the teller paints a vivid word pic
ture of true story or fictitious tale.
Story telling is like story writing SO
far as structure, unity, conference, ex-
position, aliveness and emphasis are
concerned.
A comfortable chair by welcome
Preside, an animated teller of stor-
les, and an evening slips by like
Bay steamer in the night. And one
can almost tell where he is by the
story being told. In Maryland it's
fish and flying clippers and Virgin
ians talk about the Civil War and the
F. F. VS.. North Carolineans have
some good bear hunting stories
perhaps, carry-over from the Dan'l
Boone era. New Workers talk New
York. Georgians get up the best
coon huntin' stories, and the West
erners bring in prairie and prospect
ing tales of high love, hard riding
and fast shooting.
Story telling is an art easy to ac-
quire and often convenient to pos
sess.
What Is your best story?
Books: How to Tell Stories to
Children-Bryand; Story Telling To
Live Wire Boys-Miller; Arts of the
Story Teller-Shedlock; Children's
Stories and How to Tell Them
Bone.
Next week: Dramatics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
Elsie Brammer.

rosrng zuO rUs. Ul Duuy we1gm IN
months time. On the other hand,
cows given a balanced grain ration to
supplement their pasture actually
gained in weight and held up in milk
production"
While on pasture, light breeds such
as the Jersey and Guernsey, should
get Id. Of grain for each 6 lbs. Of
milk and the larger breeds should get
a pound of the grain ration for each
7 to 8 lbs. Of milk, according to Arends.
He points out that as the pasture gets
shorter the grain ration should be
stepped up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
Robert Rands.

ginners are working on scarfs. The
more experienced pupils are making
sweaters and some skirts. Many
new stitches and patterns are taught
by Miss Tomilson. She Is very capa-
BILE of coaching this club. This club
is determined to accomplish great
things and it is very beneficial to our
school.
Elsie Brammer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22

Phantoms usually exist only in the
minds of imaginative people. With
telephone companies they are very ma
terial things. In telephone plant
phantoms are used very generally for
long distance circuits. Phantom lines
are the result of transposing two tele-
phone circuits and equipping them in
the terminating central offices with re-
peating coils which in turn are con-
nected to the switchboards. This
provides a third talking channel for
very little more cost than the construc-
ton Of two physical telephone circuits.
Cross Talk and Noise Reduced
The first thing that must be done to
phantom two long distance circuits is
to transpose or change in position at
stated intervals in section of line
the two wires forming each circuit.
Then in turn the two circuits must be
transposed or changed in position at
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22

For safety's sake all poisons in
the medicine chest should have an
unmistakable liable, distinctive bot
tie or stopper, and should be placed
well out of reach of children, em-
phasizes Miss venia NJ. Kellar, State
Home Demonstration Agent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22

The value Of commercially canned
and preserved fruits and vegetables
in Maryland is more than 100000
900 annually, according to Herman
A. Hunter, canning crops specialist
for the University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22
New Knitting Club

Several pupils are vitality interest
ed in a new knitting club formed by
Miss Tomilson. This club meets
every Tuesday and there are AZ MEM
bers. The club is very interesting
as well as instructive. Many things
are made by the members but the be-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22

During hot weather or severe
drouth, cows should be given q gallon
Of bulky-las night and morning, In ad-
dition to their grain ration" He says
soaking 1t increases its succulence and
advises the adding Of gallon Of water
to each gallon Of bulky-las.
"In looking forward to the pasture
season" Arends says, "Dairymen
should keep In mind that pasture Is
either grass plus a balanced grain feed
or grass plus COW flesh. It's far
cheaper and safer to give cows a grain
ration on grass right from the start
than try to make up for the mistake
later on when the COWS become run
down IN condition"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-22

A man is always different from
that which women think h H.