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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-12-15
New Negro Unit Az
TT. Bragg Formed
(By Acting Sergcent Nathaniel
Thornton, 4Sth o. n Regiment,
Fort Bragg, North CarOlina.)


Fort Bragg, North CarOlina.)
In conjunction with the ex
pansion program that was mad
with the new European war tina
has occurred in the past few
months the formation Of the
Forty Eighth QuaTtermaste1
was brought about.
The new regiment is one OF
the units that has sprung from
the fight that has been waged
by the Negro press FOR recogni-
ton Of the Negro in Government
service. The unit chat hes been
organized at Fort BroGS, N. c.,
is comprised OF cbout zoo Negro
troops and is q pe.rS OF the new
t'streamlined" division that has
been made OF oranized By the
War Department.
The regiment GtssR cf1ers
come very good advantages for
the Negro youth. Fog those that
are mechanically inclined this
fr one o. the barb ,cutfG5 IN the
whole arre7 to tofn, becauso 1t
Win be completely r1echanzed.
Fort Bragg, where The outfit
10 formed is one Of the largest
posts in the United States army,
in fact 30 far az the artillery is
cocerned it is tire largest. This
is also the first time that there
have ever been any Negro troops
stationed ct this post, so that
alone should Indicate that the
fight has not been Of no avail.
In order to whip the $50 re-,
crafts that enlisted II this out
fit into shape, some 80 or more
non commissioned officers of the
regular e-ny stationed at Fort
Benning, Ga. were brought toI
Fort Bregg to instruct and teach
this new unit, 1t might be proud
to sey that these officers were
Negroes and The work that they
have done fs well worth great
praise, This ortit &C the pres
ent has passed the recruiting
stage and has been turned to !
duty. ...... ,.........
Il. tho near future the 48th
regiment will get 1C0 trucks or
more and viii be probably one
Of the largest motorized units mi
the crrny. TIE recruits who can
rot d-.v9, viii DO taught end
tiroce who cen Dive Will be as !
sfgred 70 trucks Immediately
upon their arrival.
Il might be added thcs5 all OF
the Tcc-uiT9 fo- ttio outfit are
from tho thtrd cc-p9 &roe, COM
priced 90 RaT7's-i, Virginia,
District OF Columbia, and Penn
sylvarie.
In connection Wit Tho work that
is being done by this outfit the
advantages for amusement are
just as large, there are nUmer-
GUS projects thst ere under way
for the faciliation OF swimming,
Cakes, parks, etc. tha erection
of new barracks he's been practic-
ally completed and tho whole or
ganization vii move into them
very shortly.
I might ajd e. 2 personal
opinion that 7 think this is one
of the greatest moves made by
the Negro for military recogni-
ton end "a pioneers Of this out
fit we shall DO our very best to
live I'D TO the highest standards
and shall strive 20 mn-Ee it posi-
BILE for more CT cur race to be
entailed into the nervtce OF the
government 90 Far a. ozB army
is concerned. =
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-12-15
Billion Dollar 'Bree4hless
MOmens" Urged for Motorists

| -
I West Virginia motorists ano
gasoline station operators are
I being urged to pause for {
"breathless moment" at IL O
clock on Friday morning, Deem
Der 10, In celebrstion Of the ma
tons gasoline tai bill for 1885
lpassing The billion dollar mark
Automobile clubs, trucking com
panics end other groups of high
way users in many sections of
the country ere cooperating in
| celebration OF the event.
! "Autcmot,ve statisticias es-
! innate thai 8 total of S1,O39,-
077,00 will be collected in gaso-
lire teIes n 1899 by the state,
and fuSersl Ecvernments,' said
Edwin Y. Patrick, secretary of
the West Virginia Petroleum
association, who g cooperating
in obseTvsnca o? tie event in
this etcto. "Ts u helievsd that
the bf1lion Dollar mark viii be
reached ca about IL o'clcck on
Friday morning, December Is.
1T is particularly fitting for
the people OF this state and this
nation to observe the passage Of
a single years gasoline tax col
lectlons over the billion dollar
mark for tie first time in history
The billions CT dollars collected
in past years in gasoline taxes
have hri,t thousands upon
thcrsand5 % miles OF roads IL
the United States, thereby pro-
viding enormous social and eco
nonic benefits to the American
people. ..1-zs .-s--s~~:,s,
This ye.- the gasoline tax in
the United States is 20 years
old. III two decades it has grown
into ore of the greatest tax
burdens The world has ever
Known. Gasoline taxes are paid
by The rich and by the poor-in,
fact, reariy t7o out Of every
three families n this country
own cars, md mere than half
Of the ce--onwing families Of the
United States have incomes OF
less than $50 g week, The avera-
re cer-owr:ng family pays more
5han ore whole weeks wages in
gasoline teZos eech year TO the
federal erd state governments.
"Hs7ing taken g weeks wages
reaching CT tho hi,lic7-dolIsr
mark C, December 1E may well
take their t-e2t!, away for 9
moment. 4 billion dollorz is al
lot CT nccHe-, especially when
paid chiefly b. motorists with
modest incomes. ri
"West Virginia motorists will
make G subst-Et,aj CONTRIBUTION
in federal ara state gasoline
taxes tcwc-d tho billiC-s dollars
that vi be collected - gasoline
taxes this vear from motorists
in the United States. WesG Vir-
ginis gasoline tax receipts are
showing q substantial increase
Der those collected in 1888.
"The billlon-dollaT breathless
moment win Bro one CT the great
milestcres in American tax his
tory. ] earnestly urge every
motoTist, every service station
operator, everyone Interested in
highv'cy transportation, t p
pause for C. breethleas moment at
eleven O'Clock or Friday morn
tinG. DeGembe- 18th. And after
paurSnS &c Tccld DO veil to real
iZo thct tho limit To taxation Of
Igesolh1a hso born pac5ed and that
lbot h tho federal government
! and the strte should take I'm.
mediate steps to restore gaso-
} line tar rates to reasonable
levels. The federal government
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-12-15
NEWS R8Il,ES
FROM WORTH

The services of the Young
peoples choir were very sue
ceSful Sunday. A fine sermon
was delivered in the morning
by Rev. Armstead, and in the
afternoon the West Virginia
Travellers presented musical
PROGRAM that was pleasing and
Inspiring 10 all. Many out-of-
loWn guests were present.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-12-15

y Christmas program 's be-
me prepared by Miss Edyth Muir
"cll and Miss Thelma Griffin for
h, Sunday School. All boys and
girls are asked to meet ut the
church. thursday at five o'clock,
Tor practice.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-12-15
Ni:,:'S.. Briefs
FROM KIM6ALI-

Mcssrs A. l.. King and y. {.
Pittard attended The w. Va. high
school Athletic Orion at Charles
ton on Saturday. December ..
Mr.. II Smit Jones. u resident
If l<imh&ll anil former footba I
coach at Nimball high, was re
olccter president of the w. Va,
high school atheletic union. Mr..
Jones is HOW principal Of Ara
ccwa high school Of Logan.
Mrs. James Warrington is con-
lined to her mono DUr To illness,
Mrs. Inliu pgtc-e ~ Charles
to. il visiting raiH.Nl. here.
ne eight N'1o, Hnd.,.tc
cub met at tn home or Mrs
Flossie SaunGc' uu November
t7th. The members enjoyed a
pleasant rvvrju@ playing bridge.
Mrs. Celestial King received the
hiHh-score prize aud Mrs. Laura
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-12-15

NIrs Simmons, n patron q tho
school, il very i'll; che WAS taken
TO the hospital Sunday otter
noon. We hope she will soon re-
cover
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-12-15
Rev. u. II. McKoy, pastor, wi

RcV. Z. II. McKoy, pastor, will
DC in charge of the services at
Htliioc BAPTIST church Sunday.
MI members and friends are
lskcd 10 bring their donation
for ye-H'rn~ of the church.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-12-15

.,.., s. ...
second pria" went 60 Miss ppro-
thy Grown. A dainty plate lunch
was then served.
The club viii hold IFS aocom
m"cli"" &C IL" month or D'rom-
bcr, 10TH at tho horne or NJ
Dorthula Wilhcrs Eimhall. The
president urges al! members to
DO present.
The kimban 1'"A vii! meet
for It's regular monthly meet
iur Monday, December IL, at
acvcrrthirty IN the cyDuig ~
iho Memorial huildir.
The program win >" IN keep
ing with y" Christmas spirit.
After the PROGRAM gocial
hn"r has been planned. efTcsh-
o"n's are 10 We solI ~ very low
price,. .u.I . cake is 20 be- o..ro
away.
AZ nn ron: an1 'r'cud. arc
asked 10 .ttaui i've wo"ong and
let this the iaat for Che year 1899
be good one.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Reductions on Rodios
Nep, Floor Sam ble and Shobworn

Nev, Floor Sample and Shopworn
set. A floor sample that listed at $79.95.
Special $39.95
AIR KING full-size adio-phonograph, 1899
model. Special with Is records -----$59.95
MOTOROLA 10-tube, push-button tuning
1888 model. Was $14995 Special -$49.95
RCA-VICTOR-new 10-tube 1888 model all
wave set Was $9995 $685.
STROMBERG.CAR 1889 model
AC-DC set. List price, $103-------S6995
RCA-VICTOR- table model radio
phonograph
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Natures Children
Elm Borers
(Scolytus multistriatus)

ago a certain boat docked in New
Jersey. 1t was laden with unusual
burls" Of elm trees. There had been
demand for these burls to be used
IN veneer work at furniture factories.
Four-Year Interval.
The elm burls were sent by rail-
way to Ohio, Kansas and Indiana.
For four years nothing more was
done, the elm burls having reached
their destination at the factories
and being used as planned.
You cannot long hide UNDER
handed work, even Of a tiny insect
borer. There will always be evidence
to give the crime away. There is,
we aer told, no perfect crime. For
this the world is profoundly gateful.
The elm borers' trail of death to our
elm trees was discovered in Ohio by
DR.. Christine Buisman, a Holland
scientist, who was visiting this coun-
try in 1890. She saw the telltale
whiting foliage that instantly re-
called to her mind the tragedy that
came to the trees of her country in
1919.
Naturally she Immediately in
spected the afflicted tree and she
soon found the elm borer's work.
Then her valuable discovery was
told to eager scientists who had been
baffled by the condition of our elms.
Evening star., 1939-02-21

Immediately communicated with
both of the cities to get doctors on
the way with all possible speed.
They were informed that the best
doctors from both cities would leave
in exactly one hour.
The doctors from one city left in
an airship which travelled 225 per
hour all the way and the doctors
from the other city left in an air
ship which travelled 200 miles an
hour all the way. The slower of the
two airships arrived at the town in
which the dictator was i'll Is min
utes after the faster one arrived
How far from the small town were
the two cities?
Copyright, 1939)
(Answer on Page CO
Evening star., 1939-02-21

mother bores through the bark, lay
ing between IS to 100 eggs in . fur
row. The tiny white grublets hatch
and feed upon the tree tissue at
right angles from their birthplace,
producing tunnels. This is the pic
ture you would see If you lifted the
bark Of an afnicted elm. Then the
grubs are ready to complete their
growth. They leave the bark
through tiny round exits. They
transform into the adult form,
mate and another family of vastly
larger numbers Is well started. The
grubs from the second grubs will
pass the winter under the bark and
emerge full-grown in the spring.
The beetle Seeking the world
again is likely to have his back
Evening star., 1939-02-21

washed with spores Of the fungus
which causes the elm disease, and
in going to another tree will trans
fer 1t 1T the axis Of the leaves and
also in the crotches OF small twigs
where a new entrance is being made
by the mother wishing to cache her
eggs.
The ripened spores are the seeds
OF the fungus and the rootlike
threads quickly spread and pene-
trate the wood cells. The cells are
soon clogged, the tree cannot
breathe, and shortly after the leaves
begin to wilt the elm dies. within
one year. The elm beetle still
marches on!
Copyright, 1897
Evening star., 1939-02-21

of good will he told so luncheon
guests of the Carl Schurz Society.
More than that 1 am firmly con-
vinced that with such an attitude
of mind some sort of success can
not, in the long run, be denied me" :"
Vice President Hans Draeger, on
behalf of the Schurz Society, en-
phasized that the task of improving
relations between the two countries
was difficult, but added that never
theless, groups of men on both sides
of the Atlantic are continuing to
work for this ideal with passionate
determination.
Evening star., 1939-02-21

been endangered and many, many
killed because the borers came to our
country and continued the work
they did in Europe.
We are Nation that loses billions
of dollars each year because of the
inroads made by insects. We could
be free of debt If we would all work
together to rid the land of the l
per cent of insects that cost us this
heavy toll.
The records show that l3 years
Evening star., 1939-02-21
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Dy AHAKIIZA1N OOzA "A H 1KU I.
Can you imagine how many peo-
pie could have been clothed, housed
and fed on the $1,000, 900 that was
spent in trying to control the Dutch
elm disease? This disease was
brought to America and communi-
Gated to our elm trees by the elm
borers, so small that they pass un-
noticed, but a million elms have
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Bruin TwizzIers
By PROF IN. FLINT

Dy fhOF. J. ID. FLINT.
The dictator of a small country
was suddenly stricken i'll one day
while travelling through his country.
The illness happened to come upon
him while he was in a very small
town which was on a highway be-
tween two large cities bu. quite a
distance from either of them.
Members of the dictators party
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Wiedemonn Says Task
Is Better u. S. Relations
nv fhe ASsociatpd Press

By the ASsoclated Press.
BERLIN. Feb. 21.-Capt. Fritz
Wiedemann declared yesterday be-
fore departing to assume his position
as German Consul General at San
Francisco that he had orders from
Chancellor Hitler to promote good
will between Germany and the
United States.
Both my orders and my per-
sonal intention are to be the bearer
Evening star., 1939-02-21

Are you, too, a slave to choking mucus trick
ling down your throat duo to colds7 Is it spoil
miserable all over! Do you wake up in the morn
ing with your nose and throat blocked with
phlegm? Get some Mentholatum. This is COM
forting balm containing menthol camphor. and
soothing oils Put little in each nostril and rub
follows. Mentholatum helps to clear out mucus
and aids in clearing the breathing passages. Its
soothing, cooling vapors spread through the
nose and throat. This reduces the irritation and
helps Nature to restore healthier condition.
Ask your druggist for Mentholatum today.
Used by millions for over 40 years. In jars o.
tubes. SOC.
Evening star., 1939-02-21

Sherlock never had = more fasci-
mating clue to follow.
In 1888 the blow fell. Hundreds
of our elms were found dying and
broadcasts revealed to tree lovers
and others that "A Million Elms at
Bay" were the victims of Dutch
elm disease"
Tracked down, the culprits or
villains, q band Of tiny, reddish
black beetles no larger than a small
letter a." had created such havoc
invaders who came as stowaways in
elm burls in 1926.
Bore Through Bark.
Under the elm bark the tiny
beetles feed upon the crotches Of
tiny elm twigs during the months
OF May until September. The
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-12
White F'hantorns 10 Play
Is Contests This Winter

Chapel Hill, Dec. 12.-Ten OF the
10 games on the University Of North
Cardinals 1910 basketball card will
be played here in Woollen Gymnas-
ium, according 10 schedule an
nounced today by Assistant Athletic
Director George 4. (Bo) Sheppard.
Home games for the White Phan-
toms in january are with Appala-
chan State Teachers College, CataW-
ba, Wake Forest, Citadel, V. WI. l.,
and N. c. State. And in February
they will entertain Davidson, Duke,
Virginia Tech, and Clemson on the
big center court in Woollen Gymna-
SUM.
Navy will be met at Annapolis,
Nd, January 27, in an lntersectional
test.
The Phantoms will also make APP
Ipeaarnces in Charlotte against David
son January 6, in DanVillc, Va,
against the University Of Virginia
January 8, and in Winston Salem
against Virginia Tech January IL.
North Carolina Will make its sea-
sons debut here January 3 against
Appalachian State Teachers College
in the first basketball game between
these two institutions. The first
Southern Conference and Big Five
contest is with Davidson at Charlotte
January g.
The schedule follows:
Jan 3.-Appalachlan at Chapel
Hill.
Jan. 4.-Catawba at Chapel Hill.
Jan. 6.-Davidson at Charlotte.
jan 8.-Virginia at DanVille, Va.
Jan. 11.-Virginia Tech at Win
ston-Salem.
Jan l5.-Wake Forest at Chapel
hill.
January l7.-Citadel at Chapel
Hill.
Jan. 19.-v. M. /. at Chapel Hill.
Ian 23.-N. c. State at Chapel
Hill.
Jan. 27.-Navy at Annapolis, Md.
Jan. 30-Wake Forest at Wake
Forest.
Feb. 3.-Clemson at Clemson, S. c.
Feb. 7-Davidson at Chapel Hill.
Feb. 1O.-Duke at Chapel Hill.
Feb. 13.-Virginia Tech at Chapel
Hill
Feb. 16.-N. C. State at Raleigh.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-12

The ventilation can be regulated
both winter and summer.
1t is located adjacent to, and con-
nCCted by underground tunnel with,
the original gymnasium unit and
(hc main entrance faces the west
side parking field Of Duke stadium.
This parking space will be available
10 those attending events at the
building. AT the opposite end facing
the dormitories there will be sep
arutc entrance for the exclusive
use Of the students.
The new building is designed and
constructed along the same archi-
tcctural lines as other university
buildings using native stone with
limestone trim.
TIC SIZE of the building is 175
feet wide by 2G2 feet long. A steel
spcA OF IFS feet eliminates any
columns to obstruct the view Of
spectators.
Under The balcony which extends
around The four sides is con-
course which also runs around the
DuildinH With Ii rams leading into
Balcony seats. Ample exits have
kitSii lRN lNltb Oll stiA NlN%SS W IlN
building This will eliminate crowd
me and confusion in the handling
OF large crowds in entering and
'cavinG
The now building, work on which
was started in April Of this year,
VIII have maximum seating ca
pacity Of 12.000 people and for ath-
lc(ir contests Will have 4 capacity
Of $500.
or the $500 seats at athletic con-
tests, $500 will be on the playing
floor for the exclusive use Of die
students and in the balcony Wnich
runs around the four sides Of the
building there will be 5000 re-
served seats for the general public
These balcony seats will be theatre
type seats with back and arm rests
Tickets fer them Will go on sale
Tuesday for the opening game with
Princeton, and it was announced
jhat advance sales OF tickets for all
games viii be handled in the same
manner as fcotball-by mail orders
and at the athletic office
The building was DESIGNED by the
office Of Horace Trumbauer, ar
chitects, CT Philadelphia and the
structural and mechanical design by
W. S. Lee Engineering Corp, OF
Charlotte. All engineering and con-
struction work was done under the
supervision of A. c. Lee Engineer
ing Corp
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-12
Panthers To
Open Season
On Thur day

Henderson Institute Panthers will
open their 12-game home basketball
slate Thursday night at 1870 o'clock,
meeting the Langston high five Of
Danville, Va, in what promises to
be z top flight contest.
Coach Brown says his Panther
edition this year is not as good as
last years, but the boys present a
fast brand Of basketball
Thursday nights game Will mark
the first appearance Of the southsde
Virginia champions in this city.
The game will be run off in the
Institute gym, and will be preceded
by a game between junior boys inter-
mural teams.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-12
Feed Manufacture
Head Gives Praise
Ton. C.. F arm Work
Daily I,.~DaScE. EurpaE.
En- the Sir Waiter EG+ni


Raleigh, Dec 12-The president of
the American Feed Manufacturers
Association, Ralph w. Fields Of Chi
cago, today put in a good word for
North Cardinals Department Of Agri-
culture, particularly for its work in
protecting farmers against feeds be-
low guarantee.
The department, he said, "has done
a thorough job of protection while
at tire same time it has helped the
honest manufacturer against dishOn-
est competition
Fields was among the speakers at
a conference called by D. S. Coltrane,
assistant to the Commissioner of
Agriculture, who presided at the one
day session. Participating were the
Department, State College eand re-
representatives. Of the North Carolina
Feed Manufacturers Association.
North Carolina has enforced it's
law and the Department has made
every effort to be fair to alp, said
Fields.
Publication Of bi-monthly list of
low analysis and mislabeled feeds
without fear CT favor" drew COM
'i4S4INcttiOli IL OIll lllC speaker.
"The feed control division has
been equipped for this work and in
the analysis Of feeds, accuracy in
which is SO necessary, it is to be
highly commended upon employment
OF d good microscopic in addition to
other laboratory men and the re-
qulslte equipment to do the job as
it should be done,", he said.
Today we can produce a feed that
will produce guaranteed feeding re-
suits, he said adding, Manufacture
ers 40 not guess any more-they
know"
In view of the fact that the states
law had previously been dead let
tcr'', Fields said the accomplishment
Of the feed control division was the
more to be praised.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-12

roads. Every other tar .a t..J..ion
has followed suit. III
cral government ieHa
field. This year q tut.l ,.G
one billion dollars VIII H,.4.d
The "brcati lees ""
thought by petrolcH
pie to be ar es0n~i. ...t
manner Of obaclN ia.
TINS year North Co. ....,o
a heretofore unptccedH r..."
button to this billion roD rr
ures indicate that befo r.~.
Tar Heels VIII have .Il a,n
above thirty million aoN M
cline taxes. Through ... n.o,.
had Clipped in with Ngg4#4- \,
follows State gallona. eo9
OJ3, 5000 (actua "i@m ..m na
partment OF Rcvcnuc): nea....n. D',.
$l,086,45960 (also actual .noM
and Federal tax S4,0l49g9a5 l[.#
mated on basis Of one-.4h st.to
tax And 50 It's easy to SEQ .a.+ ivy
fore the end Of DcccmJc feo ~o
ures Will be well above Il mi1
lion-probab!y closer 10 thaty-ono.
for an average OF more tha1 trn aod
0ne-half million dollars ever. MONTH
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-12

The man at the next desk rises
to suggest that democracy is
country where a man who gets Ma
poleonic ideas is put in the charge Of
an institution instead Of put liz
charge Of the government.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-12
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as Administrator
Of the Estate Of Della Jones Young,
deceased, late of Vance County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased, to exhibit
them to the undersigned at Hender-
son, North Carolina, on or before the
21st day Of November, 1910 or this
notice will be pleaded in bar Of their
recovery All persons indebted to
said estate will please make imme-
date payment.
This 21st day Of November, 1889.
CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO.,
Administrator of the Estate Of
Della Jones Young.
21-22-5-12-19-26
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-12

Onions and garlic, says scientific
item, prevent accumulation Of bac-
terra. Ard, we might add, friendship.