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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
Notice

Notice is hereby given h t
Mrs. Lucille Hughes, trading as
the Coffee Cup Cafe, on Main St.
Clintwood, Va, intends to apply
to the Virginia Abe Board for
license to sell beer for on and off
premises consumption t h e
above named location.
This Sept. 26, 1889.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES
AT HOME OF w. c.. RASNICK

Church services will be held at
the home of w. G. Rasnick in
Clintwood on Oct. 8, at 200 p. m.
Ministers who will take part in
the services are: ]. D. Compton,
Virgie, Ky; Kenos Hunt, Zebu-
Ion, KY; Sherd Rife, Virgie, KY;
R. E. Hall, Wheelwright, KY, and
M. w. Remines of Clintwood.
Preaching will be out of doors
on the lawn, and everyone who
may wish to come is invited.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

capacity of 10000. The stage re-
sembles the Hollywood Bowl but is
Of original design. 1t has private
offices and dressing rooms for the
stars and a private sun porch where
the artists can enjoy a day at the
beach out of reach of autograph
hounds. John Philip Sousa III,
grandson of the great bandsman,
who opened the old Manhattan
beach bandstand, is the band leader
and he swings the marches of his
famous grandsire. Recently he an
nounced his engagement to Miss
Jean Macdonald of Hazleton, Pa.
Getting back to General Manager
French, the Harvard star of other
days. He has still another connec-
ton with athletics. Under his SUI
pervision are 81 handball courts, %
tennis courts, Is basketball courts,
several championship swimming
pools and numerous other activi-
ties, including bridge classes.
In the opinion of Earl Robinson
and Alex North, composers for the
Federal theater production, '"The
Life and Death of an American" it
is easier to compose a new song
than to find an old one, especially if
the latter happened to be a ma
tional hit. Among the recordings
called for by the script are Yes,
We Have No Bananas" Missouri
Waltz" and Turkey Trot" In the
first music shop visited, Robinson
and North encountered a girl of
about 10. She had never heard Of
Eyes, We Have No Bananas" but
thought it was a swell title. The
composers went out feeling like Rip
Van Wrinkles.
The Columbia university library
finally yielded "Yes, We Have No
Bananas, but could do nothing
about Turkey Trot" or missouri
Waltz" From the New York Pub
lie library came the sheet music Of
Turkey Trot" and when the play
opened, a pit orchestra had to be
substituted for a gramaphone. The
grandmother of a member of the
cast donated the Missouri Waltz
record. Then it was learned that
there was no lover There record.
A long search disclosed one at the
bottom of a pile of old records in a
Ninth avenue secondhand furniture
store.
In the old days, it used to be the
cellar. Then it was the basement.
Now, according to what / was told
at the Court of Flame at the Worlds
fair, it is the "Rumpus Room" 1t
seems that the "Rumpus Room" is
a place where you can have a lot
of fun and make lot of noise.
The one at the fair has just about
everything in the way Of athletic
apparatus except bowling alley.
And there's an easy chair and book
table, too. Curiously enough, it's
heated with a gas furnace. And
there was a time when I was pun
ished by being sent down to the cell
lar. That wasn't all there was to
it. however. When / got down there
I had to sort potatoes.
(Bell Syndcate--WNU Service.)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

There were 200 seats in the hall
in which Congressman Ambrose j.
Kennedy made a political speech in
Baltimore The hall was filled to
capacity but for one seat. During
the speech 12-pound light fixture
suddenly crashed down from the
ceiling. It landed in the vacant seat.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
MULLINS REUNION TO
BE HELD OCT. Is

1t has been definitely decided
that a reunion of the large Mul
Inns family will be held on the
high school grounds here on Oct.
Is. A program Of interest is be-
ing worked out for the occasion.
and large throng is expected to
attend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
American Inventiveness

The United States patent office re-
ports the granting of more than
2,152,0 900 patents, which is equal to
about IL patents every hour since it
was created in 1890.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
Sideways

The first subway, an experimental
one-block-long road. was constructed
in New York in the 1865. 1t was
operated by air suction and passen-
gers paid a quarter for a ride.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
N..I! New.

Floyd Gibbons, one of Amer
ica's most noted newspaper re-
porters and war correspondents,
died at his farm home in Strouds
burg, Pa, from a heart attack on
the eve of his departure to the
scene of the present European
conflict. Instead of embracing on
his planned trip to Europe, he be-
gan the "long" trip.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
Furniture and Salt

Grand Rapids, Mich, ranks first
in furniture production in the United
States, while Detroit is first in salt.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
Alaskan Purchase

Alaska, including the Aleutian is
lands, was purchased from Russia
in 1867 for 81, 100000.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

The Bremen, pride of the Ger
man passenger fleet, was reported
captured by the British and towed
into port. This has not yet been
denied by Germany nor affirmed
by Great Britain.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

gress in its now special session.
President Roosevelt STRONGLY
urged its repeal, substituting in
stead a cash and carry plan of
trading with nations at war. He
urged that the United States carry
on trade with warning nations
with the understanding that these
nations at war could purchase
from America necessary war ma
terials and manufactured prod
ucts, provided they used their own
ships in transporting these goods
and pay TO rthem in cash.
The New York Yankees and the
Cincinnati Reds will begin World
Series Play at Yankee Stadium in
New York City on October 4th.
The odds favor the Yankees to
take their fourth successive world
championship. Probable starters
will be Ruffing for the Yankees
and Bucky Walters for the Ma
tional League entry.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
Conduit Made of Wood Pulp

A new electric conduit made of
wood pulp will neither rust nor cor
rode.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

The arms embargo will more
than likely be repealed by Con-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

Gibbons was a world traveller
and covered the last World Wan
from the front line trenches, los
ing an eye from an enemy bull
let as he crawled through shell
torn wheat field in "No Mans
Land"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28
Swedish Mile

The Swedish mile is equivalent to
six American miles.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

Armand Calinescu, premier Of
Rumania, was slain last week by
members of the pro-Nazi Iron
Guard The assassins were slain
by officials of the Rumanian gov
j rnment and late dispatches state
that over 1000 pro-Nazi followers
were slain by order of King Carol
Apparently Rumania remains in
sympathy with France and Great
Britain although declaring her
neutrality.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

The European war at this writ
ing is practically at a standstill.
Warsaw continues to hold out
against three weeks of enemy as
saults and bombardments from
the air, appealing for French and
British aid. The war on the West
ern Front is quiet except for the
heavy artillery fire from French
and German batteries. Press re-
ports indicates that each side ex-
poets fierce onslaught at any
moment from the enemy. In the
air things are not so quiet. The
French claim to have defeated the
Germans in two aerial battles, in
fiicting serious losses on the Ger
man squadron.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

A naval battle was reported
raging off the coast Of Norway
between the British and German
fleets. Details or results are lack
ing as to the outcome of the en-
counter.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-09-28

One of Germany's principal air.
plane motor plants in the former
Zeppelin works at Friedruchshaf-
en- was reported on Monday to
have been raided by enemy planes
n d practically destroyed. Dis
patches from Germany denied
such an attack but observers from
neutral Switzerland verified the
report that the airplane motor
factories were practically Destroy
ed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23
Colonel General Won
Fritsch Meets Death
CONTINUED from Page y

the soldier of imperial Germany,
unyielding, answering. He adj
vanced steadily in rank under the
Kaiser and under the Weimar re-
public. In 1884, under Hitler, he
became commander In chief OF the
army.
Hitler was ready to rearm Ger
many in defiance of the Versailles
treaty. Fritsch was there to do It,
and it was to his work in building
UP this new army-in leading q unit
of which he was killed-that the CT
tation of his rehabilitation in June
1898 referred.
Was SO Years Old
He was SO at death. He was the
son of a lieutenant general, and he
was educated in boyhood to be a
soldier. He entered the army as an
ensign in 1898, in the 25th artillery.
He was made q lieutenant two years
later and q captain in 1918.
At the start of the World War
Fritsch was on the general staff. He
was made q major in 1917. BY the
end Of the war he was on the air
force general staff. He became a
lieutenant colonel in 1922, a colonel
in 1927 and major general In 1880.
Commander In Chief
Then he became lieutenant gen.
eral and, in 1884, general and COM
mander- in chief of the army.
It happened that Fritsch was not
only a pre-war sort Of soldier, and
q junker, but that he came Of a
long line of people, on his mothers
side, prominent in the Protestant
church. His mother was named b.
delschwingh.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23
GERMAN TROOPS
ARE HURLED BACK
CONTINUED from Page y

(COnClnueQ from rage ~
attempts of Nazi shock troops to
retake q forest the French had cap
tured.
French machine gunners and ar
tillery crumpled three successive
waves of German troops that at
tempted to get into the forest and
meet the French with hand grenade
and bayonet.
German Big Guns
German big guns were reported
to be blasting French positions on
the German side of the frontier and
the roads behind the French Magi-
not line. 1t was reported that ar
tillery activity from the German
side was of unusual intensity.
Activity In the region between the
Saar and Deux Points was to be ex-
planned because 1t was there that
the French had made gains which
the Germans seemed to regard as
important. It was understood that
the French were now in sight Of
Deux Points, which lies within the
main German westwall fortxfica-
tons.
The Lauter river sector. to which
the high command referred, has
been quiet recently. It is at the ex-
IRENE eastern end Of the front,
where the Rhine bends down to-
ward Switzerland.
In addition to the activity report
ed, 1t was understood that French
and German patrols were out in no
mans land all night on the princi-
pal Saar sectors.
Expect Surprise Attack
Newspapers, showing no conf
dence In Germany's neutrality
guarantees to Switzerland, Belgium
and tine Netherlands, speculated on
the possibility Of o surprise German
attack through the Netherlands.
ThV ruled out the likelihood Of
an attack through Switzerland be-
cause the Swiss had what was prac-
tically q continuation Of the Magi-
not line. Belgium. too, they said,
could stop the Naxis on the river
Mouse. But. 1t was said. by skirting
the Meuse the Germans might at
tempt to enter the Netherlands and
then drive on TO the plains e
Flanders.
walther Stuck, Swiss minister,
conferred this morning with Robert
Coulondre, chief OF cabinet Of the
foreign office.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23

Waterville, Sept. 2s.-Members Of
the Casper Davis Auxiliary will go
in q body tomorrow afternoon at
ESQ o'clock, to new st. Joseph's GEM
etevy to dedicate q marker at the
grave Of Mrs. Virginia Thibodeau.
All are asked to wear their uniforms
and to meet at Fraternity hall.
Transportation will be furnished.
An church services tomorrow will
be conducted ON standard time. day
light saving ending Sunday, at 2 q.
m. and accordingly, clocks must be
set back an hour.
Sc. MichaePs Church
Masses will be held at 8 a. m, 9:15
O'Clock, and II q. m, Rev. Francis G.
Higgins officiating. The flowers on
the altar will be given by the Casper
8. Davis Post, in appreciation of
kindnesses bestowed by the Holy
Name society, during the recent how-
ct show.
Grace Methodist Church
Rev. DR.. Charles 8. Robertson, for
merly Of Middlefield, Connecticut,
will take over the duties Of Rev. AL
son J. Smith. as pastor Of the Grace
Methodist Church, during the COM
Ing months.
FOR the past five years, Mr.. Rob-
ertson has occupied the pulpit Of the
Federated Congregational emo Meth
odist Church Of Middlefeld, from
which he resigned on Aug. list. He
and Mrs. Robertson have peen vaca-
tioning at their camp in the Adiron-
dacks, for the past seven weeks, and
arrived in Waterville on Thursday,
to take up their residence at the
church parsonage on Thomaston
avenue.
Mfr. Robertson has not chosen q
topic for q sermon, but will speak OF,
general subjects, appropriate for his
first Sunday among his new friends
A large attendance is desired at both
the 1880 a. m. morning service, and
the evening service, at z o'clock. Sum
day School will be conducted at HAS
o. m.
Waterville Union Church
Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, minister
Sunday School will meet at II q. m
and evening church service at 7:30
o'clock, when Miss Weeks will speak
ON the subject, Spiritual wealth."
Gospel Hall
Morning service will be held at
1890 o'clock; Sunday School at IL
and evening gospel meeting at 7:30
p. m.
81. Psurs Episcopal Church
Rev. Raymond M. d. Adams, rec
tor. Holy Communion at 8 a. m. Sum
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23
LOUIS N. LEOPOLD
WILL TRY AGAIN
CONTINUED from Page u

1881. It Is the second time he has
been confined In prison, and the sec
ond appeal he has made to the par
don board. He has earned comnu-
tation Of 20 months thus far. under
the good behavior allowance of five
days off per month.
William NowSette, IS, Is q native
of Hartford, and is serving a term
OF 1920 years on conviction Of rob-
berry with violence. He was convicted
here September Is, 1891, and has
earned q Communication of 10 months.
It Is the first time he has been In
prison and his first appearance be-
fore the board.
Mccarthy, dubbed "habeas corpus"
by court attaches because Of his
numerous attempts to obtain free
dom on such q writ, Is as years Of
age, and o native of Indian Orchard,
Massachusetts. He Is serving q 1880
year term for burglary, and as q
third offender. He has earned
Communication of II months. It Is the
third time he has been In prison
and the sixth appearance before the
pardons board.
States Attorney william B. Fitz-
gerald, and members of his staff.
Assistant States Attorney Walter
w. smyth and County Detective
Roland q. Aliing win attend the
hearings.
Among the Hartford County par
dons petitions Is that Of James Con-
forte Of Waterbury, charged with
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23
ATLANTIC COAST
lSUNDER PATROL
Continued from Page u

(COnClnueQ IrOm rage ~
recently revealed that Al World War
destroyers were being recommis-
stoned for neutrality patroling.
It was indicated In navy circles
that the patrol vessels would notify
the maritime commission If they
found belligerent war vessels. The
commission, in turn, would advise
American shipping of the belligerent
vessels locations, it was said.
Two submarines have been seen
In American waters the president
said at his press conference yes
terday. He said they were of I'M
known nationality-jokingly re-
marking that they might be Swiss,
Bolivian or Afghan-and had been
sighted off the Alaska and New
England coasts. He declined to re-
wal the source Of his information.
One, he said, was go or 10 miles
or the southern tip of Nova Scotia,
about half way between Nova Scotia
and Nantucket Shoals. The other,
he said, was near the southern
boundary Of Alaska at the inside
passage.
Coast guard activity was confined
entirely to the Atlantic shore where
80 vessels, including six cutters, were
assigned to patrol work.
The six cutters, larger than navy
6estroyers, mounted two six-inch
guns apiece and carried one plane
each. In addition, there we're is
smaller cutters and II patrol planes.
as well as many airplanes.
The coast guard vessels are based
primarily at Boston, New York, Nor
falk, Va, and Jacksonville, Fla, Sec
oFldary bases are maintained at
Portland, Me-, Cape May, N. j., New
Bedford, Mass, and Wilmington,
m. G.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23

It had been reported that from
the first, the answering Fritsch
and Hitler did not get along, and 1t
was reported that late in 1884 Field
Marshal Hermann Goering, Hitler'S
official heir, had o talk with Fritsch,
intimating that smoother relations
would be possible If he stepped aside
in favor of a more amenable man.
incidentally, it had been reported
that before Hitler,s rise, the late
President Paul Won Hindenburg had
envisaged F'ritsch as his successor.
But these reports were never con-
firmed.
In any event, Fritsch remained,
and with Hitler's amazing defiance
Of the western powers, building
Germany from q defenseless nation
to a most powerfully armed one.
He Was . Genius
In his genius for organization, the
new army Of the third Reich was
forged.
Early last year, Field Marshal
Werner Won Blomberg resigned as
war minister. Blomberg had mar
ried a woman much younger than
himself, Erika Gruhn. Moreover, she
was carpenters daughter.
1t was reported that the old Reich
swehr (Reich's army objected Wig
orously IT, this marriage. In the
Kaiser's day Reichshwehr officers
married only approved young women
Of equal social status. To this OBJ
lection by the army's tradltionalists,
Blomberg's resignation was attribute
ed.
Whatever the reason, Hitler acted
with his characteristic vigor early
in February and the men who were
regarded as the directors, Tritsch
at their head, went out. Fritsch re-
signed "for reasons Of health"
Fritsch Came Back
That could happen In any coun-
try. But Fritsch came back.
Aside frof. any friction he had
had with Hitler, II was indicated
that many Nazis had disliked
Fritsch.
The story had been told that Karl
Ernst, leader OF the Nazi brown
shirt storm troopers in the Berlin
district in the early Nazi days, once
complained about F'ritsch's glittering
monocle. He said, It was reported,
that under the third Reich no man
should be permitted to wear such q
reaction ary" article.
Ernst was one of those Nazis
"purged" with a shot through the
head, on June 80, 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23
CITY TAX RATE
| CUT ADVOCATED
Mayor, Slasfing Wherever
Possible, Hopes for
Reduction

Preparation Of the city budget
for 1870 win be begun by the board
Of finance ut q meeting Tuesday
night. Final preliminary steps are
now being taken by Controller
Martin J. Sweeney and his staff.
Requests for appropriations from
ill city departments have been re-
ceived at the office Of the mayor,
and turned over to the controller.
The budget forms are now being
set-up by Frank Doyle, depart
mental auditor.
Assisting the controller and the
finance board will be John J. Ciko,
chief city accountant.
Totals Of the amounts requested
by the various departments are not
vet available but viii be early next
week. Tuesday night the finance
board win lay down a general out
line, then at subsequent meetings
consult with department heads on
specific requested appropriations.
The policy Of Mayor Patrick Per-
riello calls for slashing Of request
ed appropriations wherever possible
The mayor hopes to be able TO eff
feet q reduction Of several mills In
the city tax rate for 1910.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23
SOCIAL SECURITY
OFFICER RESIGNS
A. Heath Onthank to Be.
come War Department
Personnel Director

A. Heath Onthank, 10 venner
road, Arlington, has given up his
position In the New England regional
Office Of the Society Security Board
to become director Of personnel for
the War Department OF Washington,
D. @.
Since August. 1887, Mr.. onthank
has been executive assistant In the
boards regional Office. He placed In
the first three at the head Of the
register recently developed from q
United States civil service examina.
ton for directors Of personnel In
government agencies. He was grad
uated from Harvard College In 1914
and from the Harvard Graduate
School Of business Administration
in 1916. i.
Mr.. Onthank holds the rank OF
lieutenant colonel in the military In
telligence reserve, u. 8. army. He Is
well known II state and local in
dustrial circles, as waterbury Is In.
cluded in the Jurisdiction In which
Mr.. Onthank has been an efficient
official.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23
DEMOCRATS ARE
SEEKING HARMONY
CONTINUED from Page u

anaugh, Attorney Alfred Finklestein
and Commissioner Louis E. Bria.
Leaders Of both sides in the con-
troversy believe that a peace should
be made If the party is to have q
chance for victory in the city elec-
ton In November. Privately they say
that such peace can be achieved,
but indicate that the decision lies
with the other group.
No Clean Sweep
It Is known that the town commit
tee will refuse even to negotiate fur
ther unless the basis is made some-
thing other than q clean sweep Of
its membership. Indications are that
some new basis for discussion can be
agreed on.
The rlegotiators for the reorgani-
zation group are Mr. S:ully, Judge Ed
ward Mascolo, Mr.. Reeves, Attorney
Finklestein and Bernard Keefe.
Judge Mascolo did not attend the
meeting Wednesday, but 1t cannot
be said whether or not his absence
was Of any significance.
The town committee negotiators
are Chairman VILLAIN Dunlavey,
Secretary Dennis j. Clancy, DR.. Ed
ward j. Godfrey, Attorney Edward
Mcdonald and Francis Feeley.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23
Waterburians Attend
Italian Day At Fair
Over 1000 Leave City for A-Day Program at Worlds
Greatest Exposition; Prominent Speakers

About 10000 Italians Of Connecticut
are attending the event.
In q position of honor ct the
elaborate banquet in the restaurant
of the italian Pavilion tonight will
be former City Court Judge Edward
Mascolo who has been chosen as
POSTMASTER.
Upon their arrival at the Fair,
the thousands Of delegates marched
to their pavilion escorted by the
Bridgeport Marine band.
Highlight of the affair Is a re-
ception for thhe entire delegation
at the italian Pavilion and addresses
by distinguished men at the Court
of Peace. Among these speakers are
the Italian Ambassador to the
Unied states, Prince Ascanio CO.
lonna, and Governor Raymond e.
Baldwin.
On the waterbury committee are
Umberto Santopietro, John Sforza.
John Deschino, Eustachio Schiappa,
Michael DiPrimo, Fedele Fuoco, Jo-
seph Sanford, Angelo v. Galasso,
James DiRenzo, Marie Fisher, Gil
ovannina Genua, Thomas Insonia,
Anna Fardelli, Michael Castaldi,
John Ciullo, Vito Ciampi, Gaspare
Aureli, Mrs. Domenic Barbieri, Mrs.
Joseph Pernatozzi, Alberto Ferretti
and Edward Mascolo.