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The Washington times., 1939-01-12

'home, which seemed reasonable
but now
You look swell" I told her
Simply swell. Nothing else de
scribes it. If you hadn't spoken
to me I'd never have recognized
you as Alice Dumbach."
I'm not Alice Dumbach-not
any more"
Married."
Not yet, but soon. I'm marry.
ing Pete de Corsey."
I put down my drink, stared at
her. Half-remembered headlines
!oomed in my mind: MRS. DE
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

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Smart Stacks
Firsts and seconds of 1.99 to &T
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Corduroy Jackets
Reg. 1891 Cotton cordu- 90
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The Washington times., 1939-01-12

TT was such a fine. sun-filleC
l. spring afternoon that | de
cided to walk home from the
office. Stepping along briskly
in the crowds on Fifth Avenue
! reached Forty-sixth Street
when a very trim, very smart
very handsome young woman
stopped me.
"Why, jim! How nice to see
you" She held out both her
hands.
Dazedly 1 took them, peered at
her near-sightedly. She was OF
medium height but slimness made
her appear taller. Hers was an
exciting slimnesS, because it con-
tanned an indefinable hint OF
plumpness-in breast, thigh and
neck-which made it a sort OF
well-rounded SlimnesS.
She had that something about
her that made mems eyes SHIFT
violently as she passed.
HAD LARGE IDEAS
I hadn't the faintest idea who
she was; yet she was familiar. She
woke dim echoes of rotograVure
pictures and some one Id known
before, some one who had the
same impudent, fetching manner
then all at once recognition
came. "Alice!" 1 shouted.
She nodded, smiling. Forgotten
me?"
mo. no. But you've changed
Lord! How you've changed. Let's
have a drink and bring ourselves
up to date.
We toasted our reunion with
Martins in the air-cooled shadows
of a bar. AS we did, I viVidly re-
called the old Alice Dumbach; she
had been a fat, pudgy girl who
came from a fat, pudgy family in
my home town.
When she first arrived in New
York two years before 1 helped
get a job or two for her. The first
one lasted a month and half;
the second scarcely two weeks.
For though she was incredibly am
bilious Alice was convinced that
working for a living was a mlser-
able way to achieve one.
Unlike the rest of her family
who were heavy, placid, contented,
she had large ideas.
I heard Of her afterWard; that
she was modelling, which I found
unbelievable; that she'd gone
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

'moneyed doltS like Pete de Cor.
Sey.
I left for Costa Rica late that
month so I wasn't able to follow
developments until I came back
just before Christmas. A week
later 1 was out on a good. gusty
day. stomping along with the
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

with that. I told you I won
mamma's heart. We're leaving
next week on a world cruise. A
culinary cruise. And when we
find excellent food we're going
to loosen our stays and pitch
into it,"
Waving good-by, she a d de d.:
"Ill send you a card from Paris
1 think we'll be there a long
time"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26
Do Wage Farmers Want the Work Week Shortened?

the aborng people Of the state law enacted that will
reduce their checks
Monday Bill No % known the state and
bill
42-hour October, 1910 and
a .hourW
effect a enacted It will that
present obligatory by federal law will be
further that will
Already been heard Libby
by the reduction of the work week
to A hours by Naturally will be reduction
wages if the week to 40 hours.
Employers of large numbers
that such enacted will
split shifts working each shift only
If that should be done the workers could not live on the
would be
that order with products from other states where the
legal work week is longer.
those agriculture domescs private homes and Ger
and professional workers.
permit working hours day
of Extraordinary Industrial Emergency
of the Labor Department to fix minimum
wages higher than those provided by the act
gives power fix minimum for
poyee in the minimum of the act
the director appoint Wage Board to investigate
If he does not like the recommended
he appoint board
No employer shall than 4oc hour employee during
period October % 9 and after October "A
1945, less than Soc hour
applies only person whether
many employed
The bill does permit split day other
the EMPLOYEE cannot period
than 40 hours period Of
secutve days onehal paid for overtime
conditions out further
questionable Industry having difficult
time make both ends The imposition OF more burden will
will the body
png the employers will that
machinery installed
those changes by degre The has been
struggling through Why continue make
recovery png additional burdens of
employers probably that tie worker will eventually
receive less money on which to 1--we?
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26
Life After Forty

industries the
replaced
findings proportion workers ove40
employed than pedepression days
that employers
the 40 mark Also should bolster the
usefulness
recognized being experienced
skilled Here the
old timers and the the
thought they equally efficient large
the old
thought majority both
equally vulnerable illness
conditions
younger workers
may dispute begins forty certainly life
end there.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26
Star Dust
X Pick Of the Neiu Crop
4 Tone Takes Up N. Y.
X Kerrigan Still Learing
Bv Virginia ale

IF YOU don't believe that
L motion pictures are your
best entertainment" but that
only really good pictures can
come under that heading,
you'll be interested q think
in knowing which ones an ex-
pert has selected as the best
of the new crop.
The expert is w. G. Van schmus,
managing director of the Radio City
Music Hall, in New York. Mr..
Van Schmus is ON spot, always.
Visitors to New York. as we'll as ma
tives, troop to his theater. He can't
let them go away saying that the
show was good but why in the world
did he select that picture to go with
it!
Ushering in the new year with
Topper Takes a Trip eo-starring
Constance Bennett and Roland
Young, he picked "There's That
Woman Again" (Melvyn Douglas
and Virginia Bruce), to follow it.
Then Trade Winds (Frederic
March and Joan BennetD. 1.-The
Great man Votes" John Barry
more, Virginia Weidler), "Gunga
DIM" (Cary Grant, Victor McLag-
len, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), Made
for Each Other (co-starring Car
ole Lombard and James StewarD
Love Affair." with Irene Dunno
and Charles Boyer), and Stage
Coach" with Claire Trevor, John
Wayen, Andy Devine, John Cara
dine, and Louise PlatD.
Each film is scheduled for a
weeks run. The theater accommo-
dates an audience of more than 5000
persons; the picture is shown five
times a day. It has to be good,
you see!
Franchot Tone hobs up all over
New York these days; leaving Hol-
lywood certainly didn't mean leav-
ing the limelight. He is appearing
OH the stage in a new play, doing a
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26

gambling whether or not it is pro-
posed to aid schools.
The group also adopted a resolu-
ton asking that the state place not
more than 100000 annually in the
teachers fund so eligible retired
teachers can be paid full retirement
salaries. The money the fund gets
from the state comes from the prof
its of the liquor control board.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26
No Gambling Money
Wanted by Schools

School boards in Montana are OPP
posed to any legislation offering
schools money taken in by licens-
ing gambling, according to resolu
lions adopted by the Montana School
Boards association in annual con-
vention last week in Livingston. The
association also went on record as
opposing any form of legalized
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26
FOR LOWER INTEREST.

The senate was shaving down in
terest early this week, having adopt
ed a minority committee report that
the body pass the measure to reduce
interest on debts from 10 to per
cent. The vote was % to 81. AS
drawn the measure would
have kept the legal maximum rate
at six per cent.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

Sunday, Jan. 29th, $3.50 p. M
Evening prayer and sermon by the
Rev. A. B. Ward.
Monday, Jan. 30th, 10 a. m.-Holy
Communion.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26

When J. M. kerrigan arrived in
Hollywood eight years ago he said
that he'd stay long enough to play
the film role he'd been engaged for
and then he'd go back to Ireland.
He was then one of the Abbey play
ers. He's still in Hollywood, Ca
role i'm 1.-THE Great Man Votes" was
the most recent bait), and stiff
thinks that, as soon as he can get
away, he'll go back to Ireland.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26

bit of radio work, and recently
shared honors with Abe Lyman and
Dick Foran as a celebrity at the
first of the International Casinos
Sunday Night Informals," dedicat-
ed to celebrities.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26

and guild. Lunch was served by
the hostess.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-26

Edward Small is in favor of Civ
ing new people chance in his pic
lures. 1t was he who brought Robert
Donat to this country to appear in
1.-THE Count of Monte Cristo," and
recently he made Louis Hayward
star in 1.-THE Duke of West Point"
In his current production, King of
the Turf" starring Adolphe Men
jou, it's 15-year-old Roger Daniel
who gets the big break. With radio
and stage tempting movie stars to
lose interest in motion picture
making, it wise producer who
can spot talent and cultivate it..
and put it under contract
BY the way, in "The Duke of West
Point" you'll see some old-timers-
Mary MacLaren, William Blackwell
and Kenneth Harlan.
All Of the music that Frank r.
White, organist on DR.. William L.
Stidger's Getting the Most Out Of
Life program, writes for the Std
ger hymns must stand up under
Mrs. Whites "24 hour test
When he writes new hymn tune
Mrs. White plays it twice on the or
gan. Then if she's able to play it
from memory the next day White
feels sure that the public will re-
member the tune without any eff
fort. But does he make allowances
for the fact that Mrs. White prob
ably has an unusual memory?
-
ODDS AND ENDS : Joan Foniaine
can claim to be one girl in a thousand;
The cast OF "Cungd Din" numbers about
1000, and she's the lone female in il
;. If. Gabriel Heater has a pirate tele
phone number, bur this host Of we. the
People" gipes it to so many. friends that
il might as tceli be in the phone book
u. Lum and Abner frequently feIe.
phone former neighbors in Arkansas in
order 10 keep the right rocal infections
for their radio cork . Richard Him.
ber's commitments for this year In.
clude three different programs on the
three different networks for three dit.
ferenf sponsors.
Western Newspaper Union.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-01-01
War Threats In Europe And Asia Grow
Darker As Munich Pact Fails To
Bring New Peace

Last year after signing the Munich pact whereby the
democracy of Czechoslovakia partially sacrificed to
Germany, Poland, and Hungary, the world advised
that the Angel of Peace would begin rule instead of
the god, Mars. - tt#
However, the events of the past four months have
indicated that instead of the settlement pacyng the die
ators has only added to their appetite and the affairs
of Europe today bad if not worse, than they
prior to the surrender of the democracies
Italy who seized the only independent coored settle
ment in Africa has demanded that certain colonies of
France be turned to her The natives in these colon
les have objected and France has declared that she will
fight before she will cede foot of any her possess
slons. AS this to press, Chamberlain, Prime
Minister of England is meeting with the Italian Gov
eminent.
In addition to the African territory, the Italian gov
eminent has asked for other French territory part of
France proper If these grants were made she would
contol the Mediterranean Sea- In addition she has ask
ed for lower rates the Suez Canal and part of the
control of same If she receives what she asking France
will be reduced to third class nation
Fighting continues in Spain There the Rebels with
the support of Italy and Germany are meeting success
in the North while the Ioyasts, secretly aided nv
France winning in the South That was has lasted
for two and the only result to date has hae
the killing off of the best people there DESTROYING Tho
cities, and running trade
Czechoslovaka and Hungary are havino horde.
trouble Hungary and Poland wish to take the lo,yo nova
of that country that they will have a common bonn
Diary Germany is opposing this as she hopes TO continue
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-01-01
On The Way Out

The annual report the number OF lyncnngs
which from Tuskegee Institute at the close Oh t
wear makes hopeful reading Only six persons nave oeeh
nut to death by obs in 1888 compared with eght IN
1887 and similar number in 1886. Six ynchngs are bad
to be sure Even ynching is disgrace to our
people But it still possible to rejoice at the fact that
such manifestations of the mob spirit the decline
We have had few six lynchings in one
year BEFORE and until recently rarely had few as
90 which the number of deaths by mobs reported
by Tuskegee in 1885 The figures indicate that the South
ern people gradually making Roadway against the
form of lawlessness which has long been their peculiar
shame This would be encouraging in any circumstances
but seems particularly at time when there much
talk of Federal Ant-Lynchng Law. 1t be doubted
whether Federal Ant-Lynching Law would accomplish
any good dit might do great deal of harm by Great
ing local resenments against outside intrusion in racial
affairs.
But as long as lynching persists, demands for such
an act may expected to rise in Congress- The best
swer to such demands the Southern States to take
matters into their hands and make it clear to would
be mobsters that lynchng will not be tolerated The
Tuskegee reports make it clear that most Southern
States by way of demonstrating their xity of pur
pose this regard If only the Others such Florida
Georgia. and louisiana which each had lynchng this
year. and Mississippi, which had three would follow
suit, shameful blot people would be wiped out
and the threat of Federal interference in local Southern
affairs would be ended.-Baltimore Sum-
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-01-01
The New Year And The Immortality
OF Ideas
By CHARLES H. WILSON, Social Science Department
Alcorn A. & M. College

1t is queer habit when you stop to think about it,
this thing of casting up accounts at the end of each
and making high resolves to do better in the year
that is with But with all it's queerness is pretty
good sort of habit for the human animal is confirmed
backslider and unless he reminds himself of his ideals
ever often and sets himself to make drive for
them ne isn't likely to get very close to them.
We pretty hopelessly earthbound but still
live by the stars We puzzng sort of and
much of the time destined landfal to be in
good deal of doubt Our only then is the tra
tiona of the mariner to look at the stars
mind ourselves of chared course and be guided
cordngly.
But Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has said that we
should Look not mournuly into the past 1t not
back again Wisely improve the present 1t is thine Go
forth meet the shadowy future without fear and with
manly heart"
None with intelligence debate the Immortality
of ideas 1t by them that live and have their being
1t by them that today becomes better day than yes
terday 1t by them that freedom and liberty alone have
been 1t is by them alone that this world be made
safe for democracy and safe for security and happ-
ness The greatest speech uttered the
known as "The Sermon the Mount" In it to be
found the for peaceful contact and such
other human has given the world Let it's simple
eXhortations but rule the transactions of state peo
pie and there would be neither prohbtory laws or de-
sire for them No need then for marching men, for can
non and murderous mechansms for death and de-
strucuon, tor tears despair.
1t is the expression of hope for better things this
year that is founded stable ground There should be
no reason to believe that liberties of thought and
action under laws of making will be abridged
abrogated There prospect that anyone may tell us
we shall not worship God please There is no
cause to fear that freedom of expression will be
limited or that shall not be left free seek the right
to strike to discover and act on truth
Therefore, let make mistake if 1889 is to offer
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-01-01

II you had lived in Yazoo City thirty or forty years
ago. during what known the good times and made
lhat statement that would live to see bank in this
city with resources of FOUR MILLION dollars neo-
pie VINO heard you would have declared you dream
er or else made reservation for you in the asvumBut
ooay hat just what we have here in the Delta National
Bank. =
Under efficient management iris bank has climbed from
the position of just another small bank of the
strongest if not the strongest the United States I'm
der its protection is FOUR MILLIONS in deposits
representing the savings of great part of the popula
ton.
This bank carrier deposits of the United States Gov
ernment and protection by that for every
ceposor to five thousand dollars The Rock of Gbra-
tar is thought to the strongest thing the world 1t al
most as strong the Delta NationaBank.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-01-01

her the east and if part of this territory is TAX
en by the two countries named it will mean that she
go further without bringing them into the con-
fc and since this is just what she does not wish to do
is the plan of Hitler to leave his path open
In China the undeclared continues Japan has
captured the entire coast of China and of the in
terror cities After that is said nothing be added in
her favor for between the cities the Chinese have small
swift striking forces. By day these people and by
by night hunt Japs The Chinese government pays them
bonus for every japanese soldier captured and it is
unusual thing for the outposs of the japanese
to disappear.
Even IN this country the war scare has caused
actlon AT Lima Peru all of the countries of North South
and Central America have just concluded a meeting
whereby all OF them agreed if is attacked all will
hght the aggressor In addition, this country will build
many more airplanes The President ask
ing Tor 10000 additional we'll as MANY more pilots and
additional battleshps
ohly one thing is certain and that is that the en-
sie ~oria IS IN mighty armament 1t will probab-
~ mean bankruptcy war; and perhaps both
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-01-01
Delta National Bank Million Dollar Ldrg

any greater satisfaction than its predecessors II will
be because it's problems easier On the contrary
the New Year inherits every disadvantage of the old
every debt every defeat every dishonor
Let hold the truth that the supply of good in the
universe is unlimited 1t is renewed, better finer
world to live and work in, and we are the ones
to make it what we want it to be.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1939-01-01
HOLIDAY VISITOR

Mrs r. w. Cowan has Just returned home from Nash
vlle Tennessee where she spent happy Christmas
with her daughters Mrs. Maggie Knopp and Mrs. Vivian
Smith. 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-13
NAUCATUCK NINE. vS. TORR|NT0N
Game at West Haven To- day-Shea's Pitching
 Goes Sour

Naugatuck, June 13. = The Nauga- tuck High baseball team left this afternoon for West Haven to meet the Torrington high nine in a state interscholastic tourney game, Nau- gatuck has beaten Torrington twice this season, but will be without the services today of one of its star hitters, Lefty" Farrar, who sprained his ankle yesterday as the Garnet easily trounced Shelton, 10-2.
 Despite the fact that the local play yesterday was much improved over their showing against An- sonia, there was some worry among Naugatuck followers on how Frank Shea will twirl today. Shea, a main- stay for the Garnet this season, was knocked out of the box Saturday by Ansonia and yesterday Shelton got it's two runs in the seventh inning, the lone inning he pitched. He issued three walks and De Angelo singled.
 Farrar hit a double in the first in- ming and took lead off second. When a throw was made to the bag, Farrar slid back safely but turned his ankle in doing so. Shea played first base for part of the tilt. Shea and Rowley hit triples.
 The Garnet scored two in the first, three in third, one in the fourth and two each in the fifth and sixth.
 Feltorie and Huresco were the Shelton pitchers.
 Tyburski pitched five innings for Naugatuck, allowing only one hit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-13
Lucky" Shot Nay Bring Nelson $4O, ,OO6
Sports QUESTIONS Answered

Have you a sports question you want answered? Write your ques- tion clearly, slgn your name and addres and mail your query Go Sports Fan Question Ms-n, Sports Service Bureau, The Democrat, 1913 18th Street, Washington, D. C., enclosing a three-cent postage stamp for personal reply.
 @. Is there a horse race meet ing scheduled for Saratoga, New York, this year?
 A. Yes. July 31 through Septem- Der 2.
 o. How many times has Brook lyn won the National League pen nant? Have they ever won World Series?
 A. They won the flag in 1916, but lost the World Series to the Bos- ton Red Sox, games to 1; and they won the pennant again in 1920 but lost the World Series to Cleve- land, 5 games to 2.
 o. How did jockey Don Meade perform on opening day of the 1888 New York racing season at Jamaica?
 A. He finished seventh Cast) on Limitation in the first race; thrid on Suncrax in the second; fourth on Teddy's Girl in the third; had no mount in the fourth; third on Early Delivery in the fifth; second on Play Gold in the sixth; third on Westbrooke in the seventh.
 (See our general Question and Answer column on Page -)