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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
JUDGE PLEss ACTION IS APPROVED

JUDGE PLESS ACTION is APPROVED
Public opinion in Hendersonville seems
to be entirely in accord with the ruling of
Judge ]. Will Pless, Jr., in superior court
Yesterday afternoon, in granting non-suit
in the case of Walter S. Montgomery.
Mr.. Montgomery, it will be recalled,
faced charges of manslaughter in connec-
ton with the deaths by drowning of three
persons, two men and small boy, at Lake
Summit, on September 6, 1886.
Absolutely no criticism is intended here
of the action of the grand jury in return
ing indictments in the case at the March
term of the court.
1t must be remembered that the grand
jury heard only evidence by states wit
nesses in returning the bills. The action
of the jury is supported by the fact that
Judge Pless overruled motion for a non
suit at the conclusion of the states evil
dence.
1t is unfortunate in the extreme, how
ever, that Mr. Montgomery should have
suffered the ordeal of trial and that he
should have been put to the expense Of
defending his liberty.
With this statement we believe all right
thinking citizens of this county will be in
accord. '
The preponderance of evidence present
ed in the case was favorable to the defend
ant. From the greater part of the evidence,
he was merely enjoying his rights in being
upon the lake at the time of the lamentable
accident. This view was taken by Judge
Pless in granting the non-suit. --'''' .
His statement was that he doubted if a
conviction could be secured but that if a
conviction were secured he could not con-
scientiously allow it to stand. - --,' "" g.
Mr.. Montgomery is man of unimpeach-
able character in his own community and
among friends he has made here during
his summer visits to Lake Summit:
His fine character was supported by
such witnesses as DIR. Henry Nelson Sny-
der, the president of Wofford college for
SO years; DR.. Lesesne' Smith; his own min
lister, and officials of his city and town.
According to the evidence, Mr. Mont
gomery acted as any honorable man would
have done in the emergency. He fastened
to the scene of the disaster, rescued four
persons from the water. He carried these
persons to safety, returned to the scene to
be, of any possible service, and later the
same day paid visit to offer his sympathy
to the bereaved.
Civil actions are now pending against
Mr.. Montgomery to the extent of 100000
in South Carolina. If he has any RESPONSE
bility in the deaths, it will be determined
by competent courts in his own state and
the state of the deceased.
We do not purpose to question the good
faith of the states witnesses nor their at
torneys. 1t might be pointed out, however,
that indictments were sought here after a
lapse of about IL months and after civil
actions had been instituted in South Caro-
lima. -, : q 49,. 49,. -. 80,
Again we say, It is unfortunate that
Henderson county should have placed Mr..
Montgomery on trial for his liberty, but we
are of the opinion that the majority of pub
lie opinion supports Judge Pless in enter
ing sVerdict of not guilty.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
VLADIMIR is CHOSEN
RUSSIAN PRETENDER

PARIS, Oct. 10. (UP). The
Rominoffs, at a family council
Friday named 21-year-old Grand.
Duke Vladimir as pretender to the
non-exiseaht Russian throne, ;sucs
ceeding his father, Grand Duke
Cyril Viadimirovitch, who dled.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15

III uSH liiOSI 20 ~
in another wo-
man and, though
she had talked
with him about
the matter, he
persisted in his
unwise course.
His cond u C t
eventu a II Y a t.
tracted the at
tention of the
minister. Boldly
he went to the
husband and re-
buked him in a
kindly u n d e. II
standing manner,
But the affair,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
Wednesday.

1t was decided that r,,a..
be buried at Coburg. G. c.r W.!
beside the Grand Ducst,,' ~; '.
date had not been sci. NJ
services for Cyril We're ts'i i' \.
services for Cyril wr.. \ \
Thursday at the Russian c,,,3,
here and other services Min :
tinue for two day while rEs !
lies in state.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
PULLET ON SPREE

SAULT STE. MARIE, One,
Oct. Is. (UP)-A white leghorn
pullet owned by Fred Bennett APP
parently believes in the principles
of mass production. She laid four
eggs in IA hours.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15

There is one woman who Is
everlastingly grateful to the min
lister and deacons of her church.
Her husband had become too
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15

An orchestra conductor says that con-
certina is the greatest Of the musical in
struments. We say. it's accordion to how
You look at It. salas, y = = Tal =, =
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
JURY DUTY: Since | was a lad

zen has 10 cope with.
JURY DUTY: Since l was lad
and my father, 25 miles from the
county seat, went to court as a
Juror and remained for the week
because the distance was too great
to comfortably drive horse back
and forth daily, jury duty held
out a glamour. 1t was considered
more or less in the realm of mys-
terry and a great deal of secrecy.
After his return from jury duty
wherein many grave matters, some
very horrible, had been pounded
into his ears, he could recite in
teresting stories about the courts
proceedings in a small, antiquated
relic of a court house now in use
in Edenton, the former capital of
the State and the second oldest
town in North Carolina.
CURIOSITY SATISFIED: That
curiosity about jury duty never
died. | had attended courts
great deal as a newspaper report
er but not until about three years
ago had | ever been called on for
iurv duty, and that, was on the
petit jury. | have just finished my
second service as a member of the
grand jury-and my curiosity has
had its fill.
PEEPING IN: Just what does
a grand jury do? How does it
spend its time? Just how grand"
is it? Does it promote justice?
Does it measure up to the expec-
tations of the public, or go be-
yond the bounds where the aver
age citizen is not willing to fol-
low?
A grand jury is made up of
the common run Of everyday citi-
zens. A bunch of Solomons is not
required to discharge the duties
which are pretty much cut and
dried for the jurors. Just plain
horsesense is worth ton of phi
losophy in a grand jury room
There's nothing so mysterious
about it. The glamour soon van
ishes.
Jury service. where 18 men
think along together in the ordi-
nary affairs of life, develops a |
strong fellow feeling, closer ac-
quaintanceship, friendship and fell
lowship. There is something in |
common in which they have a |
Joint interest-and this creates
stronger bonds thon those which
hold a defendant in tow until he
can be tried.
Every citizen would be helped |
by serving at least one term on
each, the petit and the grand jury.
He would be wiser, more toler-
ant and appreciative citizen.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15

That eastern farmer who turned his
pump into grain scale knew his proverbs.
Where there's a well, there's weigh. \ 5
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15

COURT TENSENESS: Another
week of court is behind US. There's
always more or less degree Of
tenseness. fear and curiosity in a
large circle when Superior court
is in session. 1t is the most pow
erful institution the average citi-
zen has 10 cope with.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
LIFE DAY BY DAY
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

preacher and the deacons of her
church.
But how many preachers and
how many deacons would have
had the spiritual courage to do
what that preacher and those dea-
cons did? Yet they were but fol-
lowing a command of their Bible.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
BIBLE THOUGHT
NOT A TIME TO WITS

Unto Him that loved us, and washed US from
our sins in His own blood; :, to Him be glory.
Rev. 1855.
Dr. Sewal, an old Methodist, when dying, shout
ed aloud praises of God. His friends said "Dr.
Sewal, do not exert yourself; whisper. Doctor,
whisper" LET the answers whisper" ne said but
not the soul eleansed from sin by the blood OF
Christ. / would proclaim it to all the world: Vic
tory! Victory! through the blood of the lamb
From the Gospel Herald.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15

Iadpoles can be made to turn into frogs at any
time BY feeding them on thyroid tissue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27

view to teaching them to play in- dividually.
 But theories mean little to the Quints. They may or may not play collectively during the first in- door period, and they may or may not play individually during the second. Individual games of house" have a habit of turning into col lective "tea parties" with their dolls. Music, Dancing, Stories
 An hour before their dinner, the Quints are quieted and soothed by the music period. Seated in their little rocking chairs. they listen while the teacher plays them a lullaby. Then they may dance as the teacher play a waltz or minuet- each being allowed to interpret the music as she wishes.
 After the music period. the teacher sounds a low, middle and high chord which has come to mean "assai-yez-vous" (sit down) and the girls seat themselves again for the book or story period. They like old stories best, and ask to have them retold many, many times.
 Then the Quints wash their faces rest for few minutes, have their dinner, and go to bed for their maps. By 2:15 p. m. they are up again, ready for another hour outside play.
 In the afternoon there is another period of music, this time in the room where there is l.uge radio photograph. The first time they lis- tened to the radio they all were astounded when the music stopped and the announcer broke in. "Oh!" thoJ cried. "The music is taking" Like Their Own Voices
 Occasionally the teacher play for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27
Tho o
 \ ofHow GrounU

Only IA inches long were the five baby daugh- ters born to oliva and Elzire Dionne in Canadian backwoods village on May 2s 1884 Their combined weight was only a little over 13 pounds, and that shrank to 10 pounds during the first few days Yet they lived, thrived happy youngsters perfectly pro- portioned, with sound teeth and bones, and minds which function with speed and clarity somewhat in advance of their age. All in all, they daughters of whom any mother might well be proud. The ac- companying layout of pictures portrays graphically the growth of the five sisters from the time of their birth through their fourth birthday The photos coupled with weight and measurement statistics give proof that the Quintuplets who started life under terrible handicap of underweght now have not only overcome their early disadvantages but have even sur passed the normal size standards for children of their age Standing very straight and tall Annette Dionne m the picture at extreme right exempfies the Dionne Quintupets as they appear today38 inches tall and
 four years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27

closets, after which comes the daily debate over the clothes problem. Each girl is allowed to wear any dress she desires unless the nurse feels she should put on something cooler or warmer. Sometimes they take long time to make their decision for the day.
 Even if the nurse diSagrees, she does not simply order another dress. | She discusses the matter with the child, for the nurses alway treat the girls as adults small ones, but adults nevertheless.
 Then comes breakfast in the sunny little dining room. The nurses sit with the Quints, and one sister hands the food to the others. If a child passes up any dish, there is no attempt to force her to eat. No one worries. No one screams. A Quint is her own best judge of whether she wants to eat something. She understands, of course, that once a dish is passed she won't get it again.
 The Dessert Game
 
 Each Quint carefully hoards bread-crumbs from the table. These are wrapped in little paper napkins to be fed to birds later in the day:
 Since the Quints-like all chil- dren-love extra desserts, we have made a game out of it. For eating one main course, a Quint receives one desert, for two main courses. two desserts. No, they don't eat three main courses or three desserts.
 Next comes the first indoor play period at 8:30, during which the Quints learn to play collectively. This is followed by the period during which they play outside, under observation Then they re- turn indoors for another period of supervised play, this time with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27
LAKE COMPOUNCE
 PLANS FIREWORKS
Dance Also Arranged for Monday; Art Shaw Sum-
 day Attraction

This coming weekend Lake Com bounce celebrates the formal open ing of its 93rd season as an amuse- ment resort. Three full days of en- tertainment have been planned by the management, starting Saturday and ending with a mammoth holiday display of fireworks on Monday night. An excellent display of fire works will start off the season on Saturday night together with roller skating and dancing to the music of McIntyres orchestra.
 Sundays program consists of band concert in the afternoon from 3 to o'clock and dancing at night to the swing music of Art Shaw and his orchestra.
 On Monday, Memorial day. band concert in the afternoon, roller skating. dancing and fireworks will constitute he high lights of the holiday festivities.
 Starting Saturday, Lake Con- bounce will operate on daily sched- ule throughout the season. All rides and amusements will be in operation and excellent facilities are avail able at all times for picnics, outings and dinner parties, both large and small. There is no charge for he use of the grounds or athletic fields, and special inducements are offered to organizations who wish to spend the day at Compounce.
 Art Shaw and his orchestra, the featured attraction in Compounce Music Shell Sunday night, offers a swell example of good swing and one which most of the nation seldom hear. The band broadcasts over the Columbia network, coast-to-coast ev- cry Tuesday and Saturday evenings. The arrangements. intonation and the ensemble work are exceptional, and in Billie Holiday, Shaw has a soloist that is truly sensational.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27
BY DIR. ALLAN R. DAFOE
Physician to the Dionne Quintuplcts

TnySicldn 10 tne DlOHne ..E Quintuplcts
 Copyright, 1888, NEA Service Incl
 Callander, Ont, May 27- How would you like to spend a day with the Dionne Quin- tUplets?
 I am going to take their friends on a word journey into Quintland. and you can join us if you like. And here's what we sec:
 Happy and jolly after a night of refreshing sleep, the Quints scamper out of their cribs with cheery Good Morning, Little Jesus" to- ward the little altar in their bed- room. If their nurse has not yet arisen from her cot in the bedroom, one or two Quints snuggle in beside her.
 If the nurse pretends she is still asleep, they wait quietly until she opens her eyes, then-surprise! Good Morning, nurse" they call from beneath the blankets.
 The girls help the nurse raise the venetian blinds and move the cribs back against the walls. Clad in pajamas and bedroom slippers, they scamper into the bathroom and wash at two little basins. There's lots of splashing, and much laughter as one imp losses a wash cloth sopping with water at an-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27

TOMORROW-Birthday Cakes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27

other. But all in all they are we'll behaved children. They even wash behind their ears and brush their teeth and correct Way-up and down.
 Clothes a Weighty Problem
 Then pajamas are removed and hung in the Quints individual
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27

Quints have fun with new nurses. Told tha; she is next in line for her bath, one of the Quints is apt to say: "Oh, no! I'm Yvonne, and I've had my bath" Everyone has heard about the twins, one of whom al-
 ways got two baths and the other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27

Quints one of their own recordings. The. girls recognize one another in stantly when their voices come out of the machine. "Oh, there's Marie or That's Cecile," they say.
 Bathing follows the second mu- sic period, and here's where the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27

got none. I daresay that has hap pened to our Quints occasionally.
 After supper comes prayer and bed. The children climb into their cribs, each of which is marked with the occupants name Screens stand between the cribs to keep little
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27
Capt. Russell Guest
 Of Norfolk Bremen

Vocational training for firemen was the subject of an address by Capt. William G. Russell, member of the fire marshal's staff of the Waterbury fire department and president of the New Haven County Fire Chiefs Emergency Plan, at the annual banquet of the Norfolk fire department Wednesday night at Norfolk. Capt. Russell was the principal speaker.
 More than 100 persons attended the dinner. Praise was given the work of the Norfolk fire depart ment and its chief, John H. Grif- fin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27
Dr. Dafoe Conducts Tour to Quintland to Watch... A Day In the Life of the Dionnes

This is the second of three stories in which Dr. Allan R. Dafoc, the Quintuplets' physi- clan, discusses his five little charges on the eve of their fourth birthday. May 28.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27
The Quints' Routine A. M.

A. M.
 7:00-Up, individual routine,
 dressing, teeth care,
 orange juice, cod liver
 oil, prayer. 8:00-Breakfast. 8:30-Free play. supervised. 9:00-Dressed to go out;
 oral exercises. 9:30-Obscrvation. 10;00-Supervised play; aci-
 dophilous milk. 10:45-Music. 11:10-Book or story. 11:25-Washing routine. 11:30-Rest. 11:45-Dinner. PM. 12:15-Sleep. 2:15-Up, outside play. 3:l5-Oral exercises; aci-
 dophilous milk. 3:40-Second music period. 4:OO-Bath; other children
 in quiet play (super-
 viseO. 5:30-ReSt. 5:40-Supper. 6:l0-Teeth routine; oral
 exercises; prayer. 6:30-Bed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27

Toys exported from Japan last year were valued at $12,l76,0o0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27

tongues from wagging. In a few moments they are asleep.
 And that's the end of another day in the life of five famous lit tie girls.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-03-23
GREENBELT REPRESENTED IT
CONFERENCE ON MET CIR DING,

CONFERENCE ON MET or DING ~
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= Several Gree nhelt ians were present
when PRODUCERS and Is rs ymers met We'd
nesday March 16, in an informal con-
ference wi tn officials Of the U. S.
Denartment Of 4gricul ture- to discuss
the enactment Of g Federal low on
meat grading. .~ .... ,l.5:: -.
The law would provide that grades
Of beef be standardized and that any
beef graded shall conform to this
standard. The Law would al so permit
the use Of oacker name n co junction
wi tn the grade stamp.
The PRODUCERS were reDresented by
The american Nat ional Livestock AS
soci at ion, whose resolution called
for the, enoc tment Of law, VIII ich
would prevent any mi srenre sontotion
Of Quality and would increase the
con slmpt ion Of meats.
The consensus Of those present
favored meat grades. The Livestock
rs soci alton stated that its proposal
would require all beef that carried
trade mark to be y. S. graded. The
Consumer rep re sent qtives urged that
q simolified termi nology should be
used for grade desi gnation.
Con suners were repre- sented by:
Edward E. Ge1lehue, Cons umer's Counsel,
Div.A.A.A.; Mrs. Hader, American Homo
Economics ASSOC iation;. Mi SIS Hof fman
and Mesdames Rider, Laakso, Dodson,
Fitch and Moryn, leaders Of Consumer
Study Groups at Greenbelt.
Robert E. Jacobsen, ASST slant Man. =;
ager, Greenbe1t Consumer Service Inc.
and William R. Poole, associate Ed
itor Of the Greenbe1t Cooperator al so
attended.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-03-23

arrangement whereby you can play bridge
downstairs and hear baby crying in the
nursery".
This new device cons SITS Of two
pieces: one Of which Is plugged into a
wall socket in the nursery, while the
other piece. is plugged into a wall
socket in the living room. No connect
ing wires arc ecessary.
= usually reliable source Of inform
alton states that the price will be
reasonable when the device is offered
for sale to the public.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-03-23
March IS, l938,.;:.:
NEWS FROM PosE OFFICE

NEWS FROM Fuse QFF4CE r..
The Greenbelt Post ofrice is still.% 3.
Fourth Glass .: and such&&is unable to- =. &
provide house" to house nail del livery, >:*S.@
according :to@ report from Postma stcr $3.50 -~-
George w.. Bryant. --..:.:..
It Will not be able to provide
house delivery unit Lifts adjusted re-. -:
ceipts for: a~ffscal. year exceed IS, 900. >..7
Receipts are gained by. stanp and money J
order sales, box rent s, and stamp 80.
cell att ons. ,t=-~." 80
Stamp canccllatio receints here
are unsati sfactory because many Green
bel tians post their ma il in Wash ington. = =.
This not only puts off house delivery, ="
but limits generally the growth in the
offices value to the community. 49,. ..': 49,
Postmaster Bryant and his assistant,
Mrs. Ella D. Davis, have provided ex-
cellent service: considering the funds :,:
available. Miss adele Dyer has. recent
ly been added to tho staff as cl erik. ALL
wages are paid by the postmaster, whose
salary is 81 100. ..-..j~. H.. ..~....' Il. =
Our Post office opened on September "
80, 1857, and that day Gid land "
office business, selling first day covers.
For many days thereafter business was
poor, and receipts di not pick UP until
about two weeks before Chri stmas.
Since hen a gradual but steady
increase has been noted. Loyal patron
age on the part Of our citi zens will
speed the extensi on of the service. t-..~
COCKILL'S DREx.M ML.TERIxLIZES -, 80 =
-. :.&
Clifton J. Cockill, the Cooper
ator's busy sports editor, was on the
right track apparent ly whom, in an ar
tlclc nubli shed in the January 19 is
sue Of this oaoer, he desert bed
microphone Whi oh could be "susoended =
over Baby's bed and Tres run out the
window over to the neighbor's house
where they could. be at tached to q set
Of earphoncs" so that Mr.. and Mrs. Green
belt cnul q tune n ON ion b wv.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-22
DOUBLE CHECK
With MIKE QUIN

WIN M1AE QO1N
This one is to the tune of ooh, My
Darling Clemantine." You can get
the tune out of any old song book,
in case you don't remember it.
RIGHT YOU ARE AND QUITE
CORRECT, SIR
Meath the dome at Sacramento
Sits a man with a head of bone;
Let's erase him and replace him
With a leader of our own.
Right you r and
Quite correct, Sir;
We will send him on his way,
For to rid OR :
State of grafters
Is the order of the day.
In the Legislative Chambers
Of our Golden Poppy State
There r phonies and balconies;
Let us ask them to vacate.
Right you r and
Quite correct, Sir,
We will ask them to vacate.
We will vote the
Peoples ticket
And give racketeers the gate.
State officials do a dance when
Bloated bankers pull the chain;
Let us vote to pull our own string
And we'll flush them down the drain.
Right you are and
Quite correct, Sir,
We will flush them down the
drain;
We will GUST them
And replace them
With a heart and human brain.
Concentration camps and beans are
All the phonies will provide
For the single unemployed men;
Let us take them for a ride.
Right you are and
Quite correct, Sir,
We will take them for a ride;
We will take them
Out and dump them
And restore our civic pride.
Motor cops or motorcycles
Have been used for breaking strikes
Of the men who make their badges
And their guns and motor bikes.
Right you are and
Quite correct, Sir,
And your words are sober fact,
In the future
We will use them
To enforce the Wagner Act.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-22

If you want a job well done select
a busy man-the other kind have no
time.-Elbert Hubbard.