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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12

Levi Wilcox general chairman, extends us an invita-
ton to attend the testimonial dinner for Charlie Vete
at the Central a week from tomorrow evening. It's
date Levi and don't believe you could give jolly and
enthusiastic send-off to finer, competent Red
Triangle worker Charlie winds up years of service with
The November and his shoes going to be very hard
to fill Next weeks party will be fitting tribute to Charley
who physical director when the was housed IN the
old building and has membership secretary since the
new structure was erected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Japan initiates
u. S. Park System

THE natural scenic beauties Of
Japan are now preserved and
made easily accessible to foreign
visitors under national park
system, patterned after the United
States plan. Each Of the areas so
designated represents the pecu-
liarities of Japanese landscape in
the highest degree.
Most famous, of course, is the
volcano Fujiyama, first park to be
completed and a national shrine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12

with 100 tanks and fully armored
cars.
There are today more tanks in
one of Germany's "Panzerdivisio-
men, than In our whole army, es-
pecially since we strapped the
World War tanks we had kept all
these years. A bad situation - but
the Army has read Mars hand
writing on the wall, glazing in the
flash of Lightning War.
Recent days have seen action.
Recommendations are being consid-
cred that our single brigade be
multiplied into four divisions, strong
as "Panzerdivion" one for each
Army area-northeast, south, mid
west, Pacific. Each division would
have 10000 men of whom half
would ride in trucks, armed with the
new Garand sub-automatic rifle;
also engineers and an anti-tank de-
tachment.
To organize such divisions would
take a year and we are short of
vehicles. Even now, the mechanical
brigade uses some armored cars
that are obsolescent.
TANKS BACK UP
THE INFANTRY
Tanks are needed not alone for
sweeping cavalry raids but to help
the infantry. So the Lightning War
has shocked the Army into ordering
1923 of a new twelve-ton light tank.
Recently, too, there rumbled in the
advance guard of new fleet of 18-
ton land-monitors our heaviest
tanks, although Russia is said to
have thousand-tonner carrying
a six-inch gun!
What guns our new medium tanks
carry is a secret, and anything
heavier than IS tons is Just a study.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12
through the gossiping of her friends

through the gossiping Of her friends.
Joan Crawford seen for the first
time in her career as "heavy," is
sincere and convincing in every
scene and sRosalind Russell's por-
trayal of an arch-gossip, adds an
other triumph to her List of screen
successes.
Seen in support of the stars is one
OF the finest supporting casts, which
include Paulette Goddard, Mary
Boland, Phyllis Povah, Joan Fon-
tame, Virginia Weidler and Lucille
Watson.
Co-featuring the program will be
an exciting film entitled Charlie
Chan at Treasure Island" with Sid.
ney Toler in the leading role.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12

Here is an opportunity for some of my generous
readers to bring Joy to little children who have not been
blessed with an abundance of the good things of life In
the newly renovated Chase Park House two rooms are
devoted to nursery classes color scheme of cream and
red prevails making cheerful atmosphere for the chill
cren to play in AS border the walls pictures
and nursery rhymes have been painted which the chill
dren delight in reciting daily With an attendance OF
from 40 to 60 Riddles daily many toys books dolls etc.
sery now has very limited supply of such articles and
upon visiting the recently felt that many of my
outgrown and which they would gladly contribute to
the Chase Park House they knew the happiness they
would bring to the little children there Dolls carriages
tables chairs blocks and picture books would be most
welcome well any other suitable fixtures for the
rooms. The rooms also lack clock and small radio
which the children could in listening to Orphan
you be kind enough to call either Mildred Dunno super
visor Eleanor Culhane nursery head at 42445? The
Tower, too will be glad to accept and addresses
of persons wishing to have articles called for Thank
you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12

john Mariyn and Patricia Shea children of
Patrolman arfd Mrs John Shea of 631 Washington
Avenue saved big bag of tinfo for the Tower
which is deeply appreciated. The welcome mat is
always out for the Shea family. =. DR.. and Mrs
Joseph May, Mr. and Mrs. Chester May and Mr. and
Mrs Joseph PosiIa spent beautiful Indian summer
day along the Mohawk Trail and White Mountains
Monday Mrs Nellie Sheehan, who appeases appe-
titles of hungry travellers at her Union Depot eater is
still confined to her Field Street home with Illness
Her customers and friends hoping for speedy
return.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12

Lew Kerwin Frank Sullivan, Bill Nuremberg
Johnny Pierce and "Red" Fahy among the many
Waterburans who caught the swingsation at the New
Haven Arena Sunday afternoon featuring Jimmie
Rocco Place of 81 Catherine celebrated their
silver wedding anniversary Sunday. They have two
children Connie and Frank Robert Reynolds OF
elected president of the freshman class at Clark Unver
sy Worcester the largest class in the history of the
college.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12
Good Evening.
DOUBLING FOR THE HERO
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

I'm a lone COW hand,
A cornet in the band,
1 climb upon the steeple,
1 please lot of people,
BUT
You never see my face,
Though it's not disgrace,
1 ride bronco pony,
That isn't just phony
AND
I'm one OF gang
When the hero's going to hang;
do all the fighting
When the camera man is sighting
FOR
I double for the hero,
I've fiddled like Nero,
And at times sing,
I've even been king.
BECAUSE
I can shoot and swim
They throw the lights quite dim.
And in tight places I'm just blot,
Just an extra on the lot.
EN-. EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12
MOCK TRIAL

Louis DelRusso presided at a
mock trial held last night by the
boys junior O. Y. o. unit Of st.
Lucy's church, at the parish hall.
A brief talk was given by Rev. Mi
chael Mcverry, unit advisor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12

each Of 10000 men, moving in a
thousand motor vehicles, half tanks.
Meaning that Germany has, in
these divisions alone, at least 1000
armed and armored vehicles.
And what have we?
One mechanical cavalry brigade,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12

Sherman London, Crosby High grad, is among
the members of the freshman class matriculating at
Rider College which is celebrating its seventy-fifth
anniversary. The local boy is pursuing course in
Miknaitis whose beaming countenance adds atmos-
phere to the office of the court of common pleas,
Is in New York this afternoon taking in The Streets
of Paris at the BrOadhurst Theater
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12
Tanks---And Defenses Against Them
Are on y. S. Army's Shopping List

Grim lessons were taught by
the Lightning War in Poland
and the u. s. Army, watching
from afar, learned them. The
Waterbury Democrat presents
today the second Of three exclu-
sive dispatches in which Thorn
rs M. johnson, noted military
writer, reveals how Germany's
demonstration of mechanical
warfare has altered Americas
own defense program.
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
Washington, October IL ~ Once
your airplanes have shattered the
enemy's air force by bombing his
airdromes Short-circuited his
communications by bombing his
railroads worn down his in
fantry by bombing and machine
cunning them, then
Send your own infantry over the
top.
The moment they have found a
soft spot, cut through it like cheese
with your slashing "carburetor cav
airy" on wheels - tanks, armored
cars, trucks, motorcycles.
Then knife them ahead-not In
slogging attacks where the enemy
Is strong, but in rapier-like thrusts
where he is weak turning
flanks, cutting roads, dashing into
rear positions.
And so, advancing ITS miles a
day, the German tanks did in
three weeks what the British and
French thought would take four
months.
That is the lesson learned by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON
NEA Service Staff CORRESPONDENT

the q. S. Army's General Staff as
it eagerly searches the smoke Laden
horizon of what was free Poland.
TANK ADVOCATES
ARE GETTING ACTION
This demonstration of 1899 war
fare was given by special Nazi units,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12
AnslUers To
Test Questions

Below are the answers
to test questions printed
ON page 6.
1. Yes.
2. Bay of Biscay.
3. One in which the pitcher
allows no hits, no runs and no
player reaches first base.
A. With the meat course, or
separate as q dessert.
5. Alaska.
6. $4,000.
2. Harth; not hurth.
s. The flat, wide portion In
front Of the proscenium arch
and nearest to the audience.
8. Golf.
10. Eight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-12

Rev. David p Gaines, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, attended recent meeting of the American
Section OF the World Council of Churches in New York
called to consider the position of the church in the
situation So taken away with proceedings there he has
decided to give report of the facts disclosed at this gath
erng IN sermon next Sunday evening at 730 o'clock
to which the public is invited The World Council of
Churches is concerned with various lines of action which
may be taken by the churches in warstrcen lands to
enduring peace For the first time there is an organize
ton comprising world Church fellowship transcending
all national and racial barriers The significance of this
fact will be pointed in connection with what the World
Council of Churches is already doing and will continue to
d0 in larger way during and after the war.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
Senator Lewis
Dies Suddenly
In Washington

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Sen-
ator James Hamilton Lewis CD,
ILL.,, pink whiskered veteran OF
more than half century of poll
tics, died tonight of a heart at
tack.
The colorful statesman whose
imposing appearance and silver
tongued oratory were familiar to
thousands Of Americans, sue
cumbed at 1924 p. M, est, at
Garfield Hospital. The cause of
his death was given officially as
coronary thrombosis.
Lewis returned from Chicago,
where he had taken part in the
campaign for reelection of Dem
ocratic nominee Mayor Edward
j. Kelly, shortly after 2 pm. and
was Immediately carried to the
hospital. 1t was believed he was
suffering from an old respiratory
ailment and he was resting we'll
until shortly before his death.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

The only major liquor law pass
ed was a bill to allow the gov
erning bodies of % counties and
the town of Aulander to prohibit
the on premise sale of fortified
wine, and the sale of wine and
beer on Sundays.
Reversing an action of the 1897
general assembly, the legislators
legalized amusement slot ma
chimes. A move to legalize slot
machines which are per Sc"
gambling devices, however, was
defeated.
In 1887, beth amusement and
gambling slot machines were
banned
Pass Racing Bills.
The lawmakers also passed
bills to pave the way for horse
racing and pari-mutuel betting in
OnsloW and New Hanover coun-
ties, and in Morehead City. Rae
ing and betting in Onslow will be
legalized If approved by the
county commissioners. Referenda
are required in Morehead City
and New Hanover county.
Sixty-two bills were introduce
ed to increase the terms of coun-
ty officials from two to four
years, and As were ratified.
An act permitting counties and
cities to establish statewide
pension system was passed.
After tabling bills to establish
pensions for teachers and other
state employees, the legislators au-
thorized appointment of COM
mission to study the matter fur
Their.
Substantially the same proceed
ure was followed on proposed
wage-hour bills. The measures
were killed and a commission
was authorized to study the needs
of labor.
Also killed were bills to scrap
the states lethal gas chamber and
return to electrocution as a
means of capital punishment; and
to give judges and juries a choice
between sentences of death or
life imprisonment in first-degree
burglary, arson, murder and rape
cases. Those four first-degree
crimes now carry mandatory
death sentences.
HOey For President.
A principal political develop
ment of the 1889 session was a
resolution indorsing Governor
Hoey for the presidency.
Although the Governor said he
had mo illusions" about the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
Britain Bitterly
Protests To Italy

Great Britain protested vigor-
ously tc Italy against the Fascist
ccnc . est of Albania yesterday
during an Easter Sunday in
which war-scared world heard
a plea from Pope Plus XII for a
peace of justice and charity"
A prompt Italian response that
her occupation of the diminutive
Adriatic kingdom would be of
limited character" brought some
measure of assurance to old
world capitals preparing fever
iShly against the blow-up which
many feared eventually was
coming.
Dethroned King Fog, his
American Hungarian Princess
Geraldine and their four-day-old
son reached Salonika, Greece,
from the border town of Florina.
The future of the fleeing royal
family still was a grim question.
An atmosphere of crisis hung
heavily over London where un-
official reports circulated that
Britain was considering a pledge
to fight for Greek and Rumanian
independence, similar to that
given Poland, in the event they
were threatened by German and
Italian expansion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

We've reached the saturation
point in our tax system"
Governor Hoey, while recon-
mending higher pay for teachers
and Improvement in the school
system, sounded a similar note.
Addressing the North Carolina
Education association here March
Is, he said: North Carolina as a
state has reached the limit of
what she can do for public edu-
cation"
In move generally interpret
ed as ending the 10-year tax
hunt, the legislature passed per-
manent revenue bill which will
rsmain on the statute books, be-
ing only amended by subsequent
assemblies.
Tax Structure Stabilized.
''The permanent revenue law
unquestionably is one of the most
important acts of the 1899 as
sembly," Governor Hoey sid. 1T
will stabilize the states entire
fiscal structure"
A number of new state services
was authorized by the legislature,
but none was major in scope. The
minor authorizations include:
Better educational facilities at
various colleges for negroes; Gre
alton of a state department of
justice; issuance of $250,000 in
bonds for a tubercular sanator-
ium in eastern North Carolina,
providing a federal allotment is
made, increased allotments for
agriculture research and market
ing programs.
Election reform measures STIR
red up majoT controversies in
both houses. Succeeding where
all it's predecessors had failed,
the assembly enacted three ma
jor reform laws. They will pro-
hibit absentee voting in primar-
les; restrict the activity of mark
ers in primaries; and require the
revision of registration books be-
fore the 1910 primary.
Health Law Changed.
Three far-reaching health mea-
Sures were approved. They will
require: Persons desiring to mar
ry to pass physical examinations;
eXpectant mothers to take blood
tests; children to be immuniZed
against diphtheria A proposal to
increase the cost of automobile
license tags by 80 cents, with the
proceeds to be used for the hos
pitalization of highway wreck
victims; passed the senate but
was killed in the house.
Many bills to change the states
county-cption.. liquor law were
received, but virtually all were
tabled. Among the proposals
measures: To allow the mail-or.
der sale of liquor in dry counties
to allow cities-instead of coun.
ties-to vote on the legalizatior
of liquor; and to authorize {
statewide prohibition referen.
dunn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

matter, the resolution took on
added significance when observ-
ers pointed out that North Caro-
lima delegates to the Democratic
national convention might be
pledged to support Hoey on the
first ballot.
This would relieve the dele
gates of the responsibility of
chosing-before the first conven-
ton ballot-among a number of
Out-of-state candidates.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
G. F. TAYLOR FINISHES
COURSE AT MEMPHIS

DR.. C. F. Taylor, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. K. Taylor, of Laurel
Springs, completed his medical
course at the University of Ten
nessee Medical School, located at
Memphis, last month and has re-
ceived his doctors degree.
He is at home now, visiting his
parents and plans to go to
Charleston, S. c., the latter part
of this month where he will
serve his internship in a hospital
there.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
1899 Legislature Marks New
Era In Big Expanding Policy

The last decade, in many re-
spectS, has been one of the most
significant in North Carolina's
political history. It has seen the
functions Of government double
and triple, with the centraliza-
ton of powers in Raleigh.
But the 1889 general assembly
In effect, said: The state has as
sumed enough obligations for the
time being. We must consolidate
our gains
Since 1929, the state has taken
over the operation of schools and
prisons, and the maintenance OF
highways. 1t has provided free
textbooks for elementary public
schools. It has taken part in vir-
tually every phase of the federal
social security program.
Vivid Picture Given.
Budget figures give a vivid pic
ture of state expansion. General
fund expenses for the 1928
hennium were approximately
$50, 0OO, 00e. General fund expen-
Ses for the 1894 biennium are
estimated at $84,OOO,OOO, and the
entire two-year spending pro-
gram-including highway and
agriculture allotments-are eSti-
mated at more than $155, 100000
Because the state took over
new responsibilities nearly every
hennium, a continual tax hunt
was under way during the de-
cafie, and an entirely new reve-
nue. bill was drafted and passed
every two years.
Among the several new taxes
were three per cent levy on al
most all retail sales; wine, beer
and liquor taxes, enacted as
those beverages were legalized;
new taxes on estates and gifts; a
state intangible tax with counties
sharing in the receipts; and in
creaSes IN income tax rates un-
der a constitutional amendment
raising the top limit from six to
ten per cent One cent was added
to the gasoline levy raising it to
six cents. In 1881, when the state
took over county roads and pris-
OnerS.
The 1899 assembly baked at
any new major taxes or substan-
tiaI tax boosts. Various allot-
mentS were raised, but not sin
gle major undertaking was au-
hOriZed
Appropriations Increased
Appropriations to public
schools were increased so that
teachers with nine or more years
of experience would receive sal
airy increases. But the legislature
refused to authorize a state-fi-
nanced 18th grade, ninth school
month, or retirement system for
teachers and other state en-
ployes.
ct costs too much" members
of an economy bloc insisted each
time a bill to authorize some new
state service was introduced
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Banner Phillips
and Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Meyers,
of Winston-Salem, spent the
Easter holidays with their parents
here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

Mr.. Sidney Gambill, of Wash
ington, D. c., has been visiting
his parents here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
Scholastic

Carrie Lookabill, c. L. Duncan,
Violet Graham, Ann Moretz,
Kathleen Ragan, J. D. Miller and
L. D. Graham.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
Citizenship

Carrie Lookabill, Lucille Mil
Ter, Paris Ragan, Jewel Graham,
Violet Graham and Kathleen Ra-
gan.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
ELKLAND HIGH SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL STUDENTS

The following students made
the honor rolls at Elkland high
school during the month of
March:
Evening star., 1939-11-13
'Foggy Bottom News Joins
Districts journalistic Family
One-Boy Stoff Edits
And CircuIotes Paper
With 500 Circulation

The Foggy Bottom News is the
name Of Waslingtop's latest Jour-
nanstic enterprise. It has an editor,
publisher, head copy reader, make
up editor, reporter and copy boy
one of each.
AL positions are embodied in IT.
year-old Harry Young. jr. The first
issue, a six-page, mimeographed,
three-column journal, rolled of the
presses at the beginning of the
month and the second will come OH
sometime.
I'VE aren't sure Just when," said
the editor, publisher, ETC., but on
November 20, we hope"
The youth, who lives at 2l36h
H street NV, is a native of the
Foggy Bottom section-that area
west OF IWenty-second street NV.
reaching to Rock Creek-and feels
that the residents deserve paper
Of their own.
Circulation Of $500.
The flrst issue had a circulation
of $500, delivered free to the door,
step. Merchants along Upper PENN
sylvania avenue NV. subscribed to
advertisements that brought in a
net profit of $12. The rate is $6.75
per page, 80 cents an inch.
An item in the first issue shows
the pride Reporter Young has in his
section. Judge Nathan Cayton of
Municipal Court had made a talk
during celebration by the West
End Business Mems Association. He
was proudly referred to as "Foggy
Bottom boy that made good"
The issue also gave encourage
ment to those who might contem-
plate opening a business or estab-
fishing residence in the area. Under
a QUESTIONABLE column headed
How Smart Are You?", is the ques-
tion: "Is there any chance of a
comet destroying the earth?" On
the last page is the answer, mot
in Foggy Bottom, anyway"
The articles have folksy air of
familiarity found in rural papers.
One of the front page stories a
column long begins, "On a visit to
the third precinct, we wish to report
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Bartender Is Accused
In Staying Of 7 Women
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 13-
A 32-year-old bartender was held
today in connection with the fatal
shooting of his blond cigarette girl
wife and another woman in the
lobby of a fashionable hotel where
all three were employed
Coroner Clip M. Evans said mur-
der charges were placed against
Albert Dyer after Dorothy Shannon
Dyer, 10, and Mrs. S. v. Lyemance,
29-year-old mother of two, were
shot when the younger woman re-
fused a reconciliation with her hus-
band. The Dyers had been mar
ried two months.
Detective Henry Darnell reported
Dyer, bartender in the cocktail
room where his wife sold cigarettes.
admitted he walked up to her early
Sunday and shot her four times,
then turned his revolver on Mrs.
Lyemance because II felt she was
responsible for a lot of my trouble"
The detective said Mrs. Dyer had
been living with Mrs. Lyemance
after leaving her husband five days
ago.