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Evening star., 1938-11-27
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
SPEED FLIGHT
Continued from poge five

lonely trading posts of the Navajo
Reservation.
Her taut nerves relaxed as she set
tied to her task The long months of
preparation and training, the excite
ment of the take-off hour. the knowl-
edge that far more than the Engelhart
Trophy was at stake - all seemed
left behind at the crowded port She
was alone in the element she loved.
doing the work she enjoyed more than
all else, and she found herself hum
ming cheerfully as she set the Mystery
Maid squarely on the predetermined
compass course.
Speed The air S eternal challenge to
those who would conquer it :. slcn-
der girl riding manmade bird, with
the strength Of thousand horses hurl
ing her on California sweeping
under the Mystery Maids tapering
wings speed over lonely Nevada,
over Arizona, with the crimson cash
of the Grand Canyon far away to the
right; speed over the Painted Desert
and the distinctive notch in the ram
part of the Echo Cliffs.
She was on course. right to the dot.
The heights of Black Mesa were
directly before her, and there'd be lit
tie need of the smoke beacon which
Ted and Evelyn Latham had promised
to build at their lonely trading post
fifty miles ahead.
She knew that the beacon would be
there, however, because she knew the
Lathams. On one of her first surveys
over this lonely region she had circled
close to the ground to inspect pos
sible emergency landing field on the
broad flats south of Samnovah Post.
She had waved at the little figures
which ran out to stare at the airplane.
and on her next trip had observed the
best of all invitations "a windsock
mounted on a tall pole at one end of
the field.
She had landed, had lunched with
Latham and his wife, and had formed
a swift, strong friendship with the
young couple She had landed there
many times The Lathams we're thirty
miles from their nearest white neigh
bors, sixty from a doctor or tele-
phone, and Polly - to her huge de-
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dropped swiftly away beneath her.
At thousand feet she retraCted the
landing gear and turned eastward.
The others would take that course too,
but over the interior valley they would
bear south to follow the regular route
Alone of the contestants, Polly planned
an air line flight to Santa Fe Hers was
an unblazed pathway over the most
sparsely settled regions of America.
From the Serras to the Rio Grande
she would sight no human habitations
save few isolated ranches, and the
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light - became a miracle which dove
out Of the western sky bearing pre-
clous gifts in the form of fresh vege-
tables, beef that was a Iieavcn-se
change from the eternal Navajo NUT
ton, or the greatest of all treats. ice
cream. Ted Latham had himself sug-
geSted the smoke column as a guide
Evelyn was suprcmely happy in the
company of a white woman. and Polly
talked to them both and rolled on the
floor with their two-vear-o old baby,
Michael.
Hes not named for anybody" the
young mother explained 1--WE called
him Michael because we both liked it.
Michael - don't you think it sounds
stalwart and invinciblc and true,
Polly?"
Polly said Yes" very softly. The
name Was strong. suited to this lusty
two-year old. and to another
tions
The beacon was there, q black pillar
beyond the buttresscs of the mesa. and
Polly nosed down slightly. No time
would be lost by passing close over the
post and waving to her friends There
were the 'dobe buildings and the tiny
circle of the corral; there her landing
field. and there
Her hand moved mstinctlveIy to-
ward the throttle as she saw the huge
white letters against the rcdbrown
soil. Four letters, shouting command
as imperative as the sos which
clears the alrways - HELP. For a
second, no more, she hesitatcd; then
lifted the Mystery Maid in climbing
turn. dropped the landing gear. and
dove for the field. Evelyn Latham's
tear -streakCd face was at the rim of
the cockpit almost before the brakes
checked the plane
Its the baby! He's burning with
fever. Polly. and vomiting. too. He
woke us early this morning -"
"Whcre's Ted?"
Gone to De Chiefly - horseback -
for doctor He pulled the axle out of
his car yesterday in the sand, dragging
in load of pinion for the beacon It's
more than sixty miles, Polly - and
then thought of you and the two
barrels of whitcwash Ted had mixed
to paint the buildings and made the
letters with stick and the Indians
made broOms and painted it so you
would see it Oh. Polly. can't you -
Get him!" Polly commanded.
Wrap him in blankets and bring him
here as fast as you can
Evelyn nodded and raced toward
the post. Polly turned the ship by the
pull of the motor against one braked
wheel. There was little or no wind and
she could take off from where she
stood. She did not look at the clock
nor let herself think of time or of the
miles which her advcrsarics were
covering while she waited
Evelyn returned. her baby held in
one arm, her other hand clutChing the
seat of a blackboard drawn by two
frantic Indian ponies. The horses
SHE'D and snorted, but the Navajo
driver checked them momentarily and
the young mother leaped to the
ground. Where do sit. Polly?"
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Drown BY Rsomsr ksiIs,

You don't - no room. Trust HIM
to me. dear, and III have hnn in
hospital in Santa Fe in an hour
She lifted the blanket -swathed little
figure from the mother arms. Evelyn
jumped back as the motor snarlcd Up
and away A sweeping turn to the east
and d quick check of the course with
the peaks of the ChusCa Mountains.
The child stirred in Polly's arms and
she shifted him to more comfortable
position against her breast He twisted
his head free of the blankets and,
whnnperlng softly, land his face against
her cheek Evelyn had not exaggerated
the tcvcr. The little face was like a hot
brand against her skin.
Dear Michael. Suppose she had not
planned this course. had never known
the Lathams. what would have hap
pcned to Michael? Fever coupled with
vomiting might mean anything. or
lio'ilHlR, III d SIlIiu vi TWO. liz Iultt,
darling. Polly has you and Polly loves
you and Polly is hurting you through
the air toward a doctor who will make
you we'll and strong . strong and
invinCiblc and true. like another
Michael Polly was on course, driving
as truly as a hOming pigeon over the
arroyo scanned desert toward the far
away blue wall of the Sangre dc
Crlstos, with Santa l'c at their feet.
Hush little Michael. it won't he long
now .
She TAXED straight to the barrier
from her landing In the front rank of
the crowd was the distinctive forester
green uniform of a G-BAT stcwardcss,
and Polly scrambled from the cockpit
and thrust little Michael into the
other girls arms
Sue Holland! Don't ask any ques-
tions. Sue get tins baby to a hos
ptal and get him there quick"
She whTlcd toward her ship. Two
men, one in Covcralls with the G-BAT
lnsigne across the shoulders, raced
after her. Gas. Miss Meredith"
mo. How do stand?"
mot so hot. There's been three
checked in and started back within the
last twenty minutes. It's almighty
close -"
Miss Meredith - I'm Fitzgerald
of The Chronicle. The story, please
Where did the baby come from?"
mo timcv She pushed him aside,
lcapcd for the cockpit, and the below
of the motor smothered his protest.
Speed! She jammcd the Mystery
Maids throttle to the end of the
quadrant and held it there over noun
tain and desert. canyon and PLAIN. Tor
the entire distance to San Icandro.
Back over the same course, but no
longer at cruising speed, no longer con-
tidcnt. Speed and prayer for more
speed over New Mexico. Arizona, and
Nevada; speed over the peaks of the
Sierras and across California to the
home airport beside the bay.
The goal was actually in sight now.
and Polly was back on the course
which the other contestants. less dar-
ing, had followed She glanced to the
right and her muscles tcnScd as she
saw, not three hundred yards away, an
apparltion of blue and silver. stained
CONTINUED on pose 12)
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
MONARCH INSTALLATION

At the luncheon meeting Of the
Hagerstown Monarch Club on
Thursday, the following officers
were installed for the ensuing
year: President, Rev Frank G..
Coleman; first vice-president,
Stewart Roth; second vice-presi-
dent Harry C. MAN. secretary,
Harry Troupe Brewer; treasurer,
William E. Foltz and sergeant-at-
arms, Fred M White. The install
lation was interesting and inn
pressive. The club has a very
constructive program outlined for
the coming year.
The retiring president, Rev.
Paul B. Warrington, in turning
the gavel over to his successor,
Rev. Frank G. Coleman, pledged
continuance of his support to
the success of the Club for the
coming year. Rev. Coleman, in
accepting, referred to the National
Monarch slogan, Grow or CO.
and asked that the club give
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
CLEARSPRING CLUB,
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN,
PLANS OPEN HOUSE
Candidates to be Invited
To Celebrate Clubs
Second Birthday

The Clearspring Womens DEM
ocratic Organization Club, formed
two years ago, is planning to hold
a~reception on February, in ceIe-
bration of the clubs second birth
day it was announced today by
Mrs. Charles Kreigh, president.
Beginning with membership
of II, the club has grown rapidly
and today boasts of approximate
ly Is members. 1t is one of the
most active women's organizations
in the United Democratic Wo.
mems Clubs of Maryland.
Invitations to the reception will
be mailed to prominent leaders
throughout the State. Included
in the list to be invited are the
Gubernatorial candidates, Mayor
Howard w. Jackson, Attorney
General Herbert R. O'Connor and
Lansdale Scasser; United States
Senators Tydings and Radcliffe,
Congressman David j. Lewis, Mrs.
Elizabeth Menefee, National Com
mitteewoman from Maryland;
Mrs. Mary Duvall, State Chair
man of the United Democratic
Women's Clubs of Maryland, with
which the Clearspring Club is af-
filiated; Comptroller Gordy; other
candidates for State offices and
officers and members of the var
ious Women's Democratic Clubs
in Washington county.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
NEW SERVICE STATION
TO Be ERECTED HERE
Atlantic Refining Co.,
Has Plans Drawn for
Fine Building

Plans have been completed for
the erection of a large service
station by the Atlantic Refining
Co., on Potomac avenue, nearly
opposite the Potomac Avenue
station. A service station is now
operated on this site by the Price
Atlantic service station. This is
the second service station by the
Atlantic Refining Co. recently pro-
jected, a service station by the
same company now being erected
at Pennsylvania and Bloom ave-
nues. 1t is expected to begin
work on the Potomac avenue sta
ton in the very near future.
Building permits were issued at
the office of City Engineer Lyon,
as follows: Harry Snavely, brick
veneered dwelling, % by Sc feet,
with garage attached, in Kenly's
Addition to Frederick street, at an
estimated cost of $4,000 and to
Harry H. Hutson, addition to
building, 456 Summit evenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07

themselves to the task for the
coming year as laid down in the
past.
The Monarch Club has a very
constructive program in prospect
for the coming year, including
membership, and possibly an en-
largement of the big Brother
idea. 1t is also planned by the
president, Rev. Coleman, to have
programs of interest at various
times. A specially interesting
luncheon meeting is being planned
for next Thursday, The club
meets every Thursday at Hotel
Hamilton.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
POLICE JUSTICES
HAVE A BUSY YEAR
Both magistrates Hear
Large Number of
CasEes In 1887

Magistratel Edward Heard, in
the year 1917, presided at 1000
city trials arid in GA State cases,
or total of 1914 cases. Magis-
trate John n Dunn ran approx
mately the sehme number of cases.
1t is customary for the magis-
trates to heaf the city and state
cases, Alternately. Traffic viola
lions largely sfigured.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07

Here in Hagerstown, I'm told,
there's young man who as
pires to become a Congressman,
and if everything is lovely, say
in the year 1910, he will step
right up on the stump and an
nounce himself as a candidate.
Washington County is mighty
close to Washington, D. c., but
it's long, long trail to Con-
gress.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
DANGEROUS GAME

The Police \ Department regards
the polo gamth on roller skates,
being played ! by many youngsters
on the streets as very dangerous.
There have b1een number of
narrow escapeAs of players as the
officers say thle boys land some
times the girlss) get out in the
middle of the street in the ex-
citement of thek game and neglect
to look for raKffic. The game is
also played on bicycles.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
]. EDGAR HOOVER
TO SPEAK ON CRIME
"G-Man" to Address Ma
ton Over Big Radio
HoOk-up

Crime Prevention and Parole"
is the subject of the fourth in the
series of monthly nationwide
broadcasts in the Education for
Living programs of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs. 1t
will be given Thursday, Jan. 20,
at 4:90 P. NJ, Eastern Standard
Time, over the Blue Network OF
the National Broadcasting Com
pany.
j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
of the United States Department
of Justice; Judge Camille Kelley
Of the Juvenile Court of Memphis.
Tenn, who has done much work
along the line of crime prevention
among the youth of her state and
Mrs. Maud Darlington Booth, who
has spent over forty years work
ing with prisoners and paroled
men from our great penal institu-
tions, will be speakers.
The General Federation will be
represented by it's chairman of
the Department of Public Welfare.
Mrs, Clarence Fraim of Whining.
ton, Del, who will open the pro
gram with brief talk.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07

Other things you can expect
at this time of the year are sta
tistics, said statistics being COM
piled by alleged famous men.
However, it has always seemed
strange to me that these famous
statisticians never refer to their
former predictions and rate
their batting averages. This is
particularly true of those who
are supposed to be "in the
know" and forecast business
conditions. | recall only one ex-
pert who called his shot on the
depression and he has been Civ
ing the business men and man.
ufacturers throughout the U. S.,
the "l-toId-you-so" ever since.
ne only thing we can be GER
tain of is death. And under or
binary circumstances you can't
call your shot on that play.
About the only guy in the world
today who can bring down the
curtain according to his own
schedule is StaIen. On the
|cther hand he is in the dark
himself. His number will 90 up
|pne of these days without warn
dng-and won't he be surprised!
! wonder: Why motorists
Persist in placing sIugs in the
barking meters; why a lot of
people either say SSH" or run
10 the door when the fire bell
Fings; why none of us are ever
Batisfied; what became of All
Rmith; how many Christmas
frees are still parked in the
parIors; If the nine million coca
eolas sold daily in the United
tates, would fill the city res
srvoir; how many complaints
ne Mayor of Hagerstown re-
*eIves each day; If interest in
ne Fair Board elections will
Yer cease, and what makes a
slow think Of so many ques-
Ions?
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
/. o. o. r. INSTALLATION

Potomac Lodge 81, l.. o. 0. F.,
installed the foll' owing officers on
Tuesday evening |: Noble Grand,
Clifford M. Sci hildknecht; vice
grand. Joseph E. sSputh; recording
secretary, Freem; IN Sim; finan-
cial secretary, a Maurice Hutzell
and treasurer, 6 y. Jesse Stootle-
myer. Ernest w F'inniff had
charge of the i installation exer-
cises. A social sAession followed.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
TRIP ToA BERMUDA

Hubert II. Sct9lindel, treasurer of
the firm Of Sdehindel, Rohrer &
Co., this city, twill leave with a
number of other men on Friday on
a trip to BermI Ida Mr.. Schindel
gets the trip as compliment in
winning in a iEadio selling con-
test.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
BAND BROADCAST

The Hagerstown Municipal Band
will have its next broadcast on
Thursday night, Jan. 20 playing
from the band room in the Mar
yello, at 9:15.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07
HANGOVERS
By LITTLE HEIskELL

Now that 1888 is here and we
are on our way, the politicians
are getting down to business.
Rallies will be held in every
section of the State, testimonial
dinners will be as common as
discarded Christmas toys, and
charges and counter-charges
will be the main topic of con-
versation where two or more
poIiticaIIy-minded men get to-
gether. In rare Instances you
might find some of the boys
mutterine to themselves and no
one within striking distance. But
think nothing of it-he's prob
ably down with politicaIitis and
will snap out of it around No
vember.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-01-07

Joseph Zimmerman, Highland
Way, employed at the Central
Garage, was reported on the sick
list.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-14
EVART DAVIS BARN BURNS
LIVE STOCK DESTROYED

Monday night the barn at the Ev
art Davis place. formerly. the home
of the late Curtis Balding, mile
from Wolf Creek church, Union
township, was destroyed by fire, and
with it four good work horses,
which cost $3.50, three = milk cows
and Ave calves were destroyed. One
cow aRdu~pne calf escaped. Mr..
Davis waslsnandipg the night at the
Charles BankBs--Aome, where Mr..
John Bankes' body lay corpse.
Mr.. Davis wife and their son Ed
gar, %, were at home. Before 60
ing to the Bankes home, MI: Davis
and son did the evening work before
dark. Mrs. Davis and son retired
about 1880 O'Clock, and about
HAS were awakened by the bright
light flashing into the room, and
looking out of the window they saw
the barn in flames from one end to
the other. While the building was
too far gone to hope to be saved,
the local fire department was sum-
moned, to keep the fire from spread
ing to adjoining buildings, and
made hurried run to the fire. The
barn was a good sized one, and be-
sides the stock, some hay and baled
straw, wagon and other farm ma
chinery were destroyed. How the
fire started is not known. Some in
surance was carried, but not enough
to cover the loss.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-14

Mrs. Lon Hanson shows us a
Whig ballot. The candidates We're:
For governor, VIM. Johnston; board
of public works, Alexander G. Con-
over; for congress, VIM. E. Finck;
representative, Cydnor B. Tomp-
kins; auditor, James A. Adair;
recorder, Hayes Pyle; commission
er, David Holbrook; director county
infirmary, Henry Hook.
The size of the ballot is 2 "A ks N +.
The date does not appear on the bal
lot, but it was in the forties. Cyd-
nor B. Tompkins, who was native
of Belmont county, came here when
a young man, and at one time was
a leading attorney. He served as
prosecuting attorney from 1857 to
1861. He died here July %, 1862.
His father and the great grandfath-
er of Mrs. Alonzo Hanson (kelia
Tompkins) were brothers.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-14
WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF
ANTIQUES ARE ON DISPLAY

| At the Rainbow restaurant is a
powder horn and bullet pouch with
David Scott, 1915" cut in the horn,
grandfather of Ernest Scott, who
loaned them. A little story book,
1924, Mrs. Mildred Adrean. The
key to the old Elk Eye mill, which
disappeared in the flood of 1918.
One window of the Mcdonald
Plumbing shop is filled with dis
play of crystal and milk glass
from the Mrs. Rosa Fouts collection.
She also has among other things a
very beautiful copy of the Stewart
portrait of Geo. Washington, Goedy
books, 1843, Peterson's magazines,
etc. Mrs. Mcdonald has in the win
dow quilt over 100 years old,
made by Mary A. j. Lowman; Nc
Guffey's readers, 4, 5, 6, of 1857.
At the Gillespie hat shop is the
wedding dress of Margaret Power
Leggett, woman's back comb, 150
years, and a beautiful home made
spun wool coverlid, loaned by Miss
Anna Leggett and Leila Curtis; a
mozambique shawl, 1875 years old,
and a sampler made by Mrs. Austin
Dickey, in 1852, loaned by Mrs.
Leila Dickey. A German prayer
book brought from Germany 200
years ago; pair Of white knit mitts,
hose, and collar, 107 years old,
made by Dorothy Baughman Par
tesius, mother of George Partesius,
who loaned them; an ink stand
used in the first postoffice in Nc
Connelsville. Does anyone know
where it was located? Miss Gillespie
got it from the late Miss Kate Ad-.
ans. A beautiful Paisley shawl
and some hand embroidered work,
loaned by Miss Eva Simpson, help
to make this very attractive win
dow. A eoverlid of Mrs. Lucy Ryan
is of the Boston Common pattern,
showing in the border bird nests
with the mother bird above the
nest-,a rare pattern.
In the Western Auto Supply store
the big window is filled with inter-
esting and beautiful things-a Ian
tern brought from Ireland in 1890
by Mrs Kincaid's great grandfath-
er, Andrew Scott. Several stores
are displaying lanterns of this type,
so will not mention them again. We
see them now often on piazzas wir-
ed for electricity, and they make
beautiful lamps. The spinning
wheel and chair here were made
by William Scott, over 100 years
ago. The handsome counterpart is
owned by A. l.. Smith; a 100 year
old plate by Alice Moody; hand
turned rolling pin, 125 years, Mrs
Harker Many beautiful old fash
ioned dishes and glass ware belong
to Mrs. Kincaid.
One of the windows at the Blue
Bell contains the surgical instru-
ments of years ago. and the other
window is filled with up-to-date in
struments. If you don't believe the
medical profession has made won
derful strides, just take look in
these windows The displays were
placed by DR.. D. G.. Ralston and
Mr.. H. A. Phillips.
Wade Henery owns the 1856
Bible, Springfield army musket, In
dian arrows and other curios in the
window at Pat Whites.
Part of the Dolph Hook collection
will be found at the First Natinoal
bank-a sword and canteen from
the battlefield of Shiloh. An orig.
inal photograph of President Lin
coin, delivering the Gettysburg ad-
dress.
One Of Morris Hardware windows
is devoted to relics preserved in the
Scott-Morris families fine oil
portrait of Geo. P. Morris, who was
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-14
TO BROADCAST EVENTS
TODAY FROM 2-2:3O

A national broadcast will
be made today of the activi-
ties from 2 to 2::30. Bob
French will be the announcer
and he will broadcast from
the balcony over the entrance
to Morris Hardware. In so
far as we can learn this is the
only N. w. #. celebration
events in this part of the state
to be broadcast. Mr.. French
is a personal friend of the old
Company M boys here, and
it was largely through Bob
Naylor that he is coming.
You people who cannot be
here for the celebration don't
forget to tune IN.