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Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
Blind Gerldine Lawhorne
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When Geraldine hawthorne was nine
years old, an illness left her sightless.
Not daunted, she began to master
the arts of the blind, with certain sue
cess. She learned to knit, crochet, as
well as read by the Braille system.
Then fate struck again, this time
she was stricken with deafness, but still
she refused to be discouraged.
The AKA. Sorority gave her a
scholarship which she successfully
handled. Now at nineteen Geraldine
is taking correspondence course from
Columbia University, in short story
writing. The best indication of her
success lies in the fact that Chicago
Daily News has accepted several OF
her articles.
Strange as it seems, she enjoys NOV
les. Her mother interprets them for
her as they sit in the theatre
She has not allowed her sense of hu,
NOR to die, for she has perfected sys,
tenn of carrying on a conversation
with her mother, that none but the
two understand.
Miss hawthorne has spent the pas
two weeks in Minneapolis as the CUES
of Mrs. Josephine Chambers, 3ol5
Clinton Ave. ....
During the period her dog, a blond
German shepherd, a gift of the Catho-
lie Youth Society of Chicago, has been
undergoing unusual training, in that
its senses must account for both sight
and hearing. r
Mr.. Sinykin of Wayzata is training
the dog.
While here, Miss hawthorne has adj
dressed literary club at Halle Q.
Brown House, a group at St. Mark S
Episcopal Church, St. Paul, and the
student body of Washburn High,
Minneapolis.
She resides at 52O7 Prairie Ave-, Chi
cago.
Miss hawthorne was accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Pearl hawthorne, and
teacher, Miss Gentry.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
THEY USED TO FIRE AND
FALL BACK, NOW THEY
81 FALL BACK

A joyous crowd was drinking, when
somehow the quarrel arose,
Although there was lots of swearing,
nobody came to blows.
For each drew long boss pistol, but
no bullets did they face,
The sight of a gun put each on the
run, through ali of the doors in
the place.
They were two tough hombres who
did their beer dri1kin' and Drawing
in the bar at Sixth and Lyndale
Avenues North.
{ They knew they were tough for
they were armed to the teeth, and
they would face boot hill rather than
accept insult
AS both wore their feelings on their
sleeves, it had to happen. Spectators
stood aghast as two doughty warriors
each drew with equal slowness, and
equal awkwardness.
Each saw the other had the drop.
Did guns blaze?-No.; was blood
spilled?-No.
There were two doors to the place,
and both were used by the gentlemen
at exactly the same time.
Police, who had been called by a
tremulous voice to come and prevent
q killing, found only widely separated
tracks in the snow going in different
directions
No one was arrested.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
Mess Line

When the bells lifted their voices,
in the clamor of welcoming the new
year, we wonder If the oldest bell in
America, which hangs in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church at Haley
vile, New Jersey, was among them?
This ancient bell was cast in Spain in
1492, and first did service in the his
toric old Aihambra.
Queen Isabella presented it to
Columbus, and he brought it to Amer
lea on the occasion of his first voyage.
1t was first placed in the chapel of
the Cathedral at Carthagena, New
Granda in the year of 1902. In the
year of 1897, that city was besieged
and captured by the French, and the
old bell fell to the officers of the ship
LRRochelle, who took it as a part Of
their portion of the plumber.
The LaRochelle was wrecked on one
of the West Indies, and Captain Newell
of the bark Ezra H. Fisk purchased
the bell, which with other articles, was
saved from the wreck, and took it to
Haleyville, New Jersey.
The custom of ringing bells well
coming the new year has been traced
for over fifteen hundred years.
Bells, however, have been used for
some purpose since time immemorial
Pliny speaks of them, and legends that
are handed down concerning them,
concern affairs where the date has
been lost entirely.
One later tale is that in the year of
6l0, the Bishop of Orleans, being at
Sens, then in state of seige, fright
ened away the beseiging army by ring
ing the bells of ST. Stephen, this be-
ing accepted as proof that bells were
not generally known in France at that
time. The first large bells are spoken
of by Venerable Bede in $50. Prior
to that period, British Christians called
their flocks together by using wooden
rattles. --.
In ancient Rome, bathing time was
made known to the public by the
sound of a bell
1t is claimed that they were origin
ally placed around the necks of sheep
to brighten away wolves.
The first bells used by any church
was about 400 A. D.
The one thing we have not been able
to run down about the use of bells in
observance of new years. is how did
they know it was midnight, when sun
dials were the only timepiece?
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
Three Fined In
Liquor Sales

Municipal Judge Fred B. Wright to-
day fined three men for selling liquor
without license.
They were Scottie Williams, 81, 542
Aldrich Ave. No., proprietor of a
third-floor dance hall at 635 Sixth Ave
N, SIS; Arvel Garth, "A, 516 Lyndale
Ave. No, SIS, and Sterling Davis, Is,
53l Lyndale Ave. No., SIS.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
Here Is A Real Flat
Foot Floogie'

Tuquay Springs, N. c., CAMP
Believe it or not, there is really Flat
Foot Floogie.
A bouncing baby of nine pounds
was born recently unto couple of
our race here. The parents had selected
two names in advance of the newcom-
er's arrival-"March of Time" in case
it was a girl, Flat Foot Floogie," in
case it was boy.
1t was boy and Flat Foot Floogie
is the name.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
8 DURHAM CONCERNS PAY
DIVIDENDS

Durham, N. C., (C)-The Mechanics
& Farmers Bank, the Mutual Building
& Loan Association, and the Bankers
Fire Insurance Company, declared
dividends and mailed checks for the
Christmas holidays. The bank, of
which DR.. c. c. Spaulding is president,
paid 81 per cent; the loan association
paid per cent, and the fire insurance
company paid 3 per cent DR.. Spauld-
ing is also connected with the other
two concerns.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
ALLIANCE URGES HALT ON
WPA CUTS

Washinton, JAM, (CNA)-The case
of 100000 WPA workers and their
families who face destruction if WPA
is curtailed, was presented by Work
ers Alliance leaders to Colonel F. c.
Harrington, newly appointed WPA
Administrator, this week. At least 10
per cent of those who would be al
fected are Negroes.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07

MFRS. ALICE BEAsLEY of Brook.
IT1 Ign might we'll be known as the
y worlds most unusual architect &C.
cording to Dave Elman, dean of
Americas lobbyists.
For Mrs. Beasley, who is assis-
tant forelady at metal speciality
manufacturing company in New York
City, doesn't build her houses of
steel or brick or wood. She GRO
chefs them.
Explaining the reason back Of her
unusual craft on a recent Hobby
Lobby Wednesday night, NBC
broadcast, she spoke of her dream
Of owning her own home. She was
always interested in magazine pic.
lures of homes and estates. One
was especially appealing - Mrs.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
SAYS CHILD LABOR STILL
FLOURISHES

New York, AIN, (CA) Great alarm
over the extent and prevalence of
child labor throughout the nation was
expressed this week by Courtenay
Dinwiddle, general secretary of the
National Child Labor Committee in
his annual report.
In comprehensive and detailed
document Dinwiddle declared that
large numbers Of young children are
still forced to work, and despite the
wages-hour law relatively very few
were discngaged from interstate in
dustry. He placed the number of chill
dren not affected by the law at $780,.
coo.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
CABS NEW YEARS PARTY IS
$3.50 PER PERSON

New York, (C)-It cost $3.50 pei
person to make reservations at the
Cotton Club, Broadway and 48tt
street, on New Years eve, where Cab
Galloway and the Nicholas brothers lee
the famous Cotton Club Parade" as
the old year went out and the New
Year came in.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
GIRL NAMED TO NEWARK
HOUSING AUTHORITY

Newark, N. J., (C)-Miss Edna
Chappelle, l34 Barclay street, was the
first colored girl named to the Newark
Housing Authority last week. Miss
Chappelle's name was sent to City
Commissioner V. J. Murphy by B. E.
Anderson of the Laborers' Union.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
Decline In Lynching
During '38

Tuskegee Institute-Six persons, all
Negroes were lynched in 1888, accord
ing to the records compiled in the de-
partment of records and research at
Tuskegee institute.
This is two less than the number,
eight, lynched in 1887. The decline in
the number of lynchings during the
last four years, when federal legislation
against lynching was before congress,
is shown below:
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07

Beasley called 1t her dream house.
She knew that she couldn't afford
to actually build it, so she did the
next best thing got out her Gro.
cheting needle and started work,
Mrs. Beasley's miniature dream
houses-she's now at work on her
sixth-have two stories. They are
lighted with tiny electric lights, but,
outside Of these, everything is Gro.
cheted, even down to the water in
the tiny tub in the bathroom. The
lawns around them are made of
green wool.
It is the architects" fondest
hope that she can save enough
money from the sale of her Gro.
cheted houses to build an actual
dream home Of her own.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07

No one of the six persons lynched
in 1893 was in the hands of the law,
the Tuskegee record shows. The bodies
of two victims were burned.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-01-07
URBAN LEAGUE AUXILIARY
TO MEET

The Urban League Auxiliary will
meet with Mrs. Mildred Strader, 1908
Bryant Ave. No, Friday, the 18th of
January, at 800 p. m.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-01

Detroit (ILNS).-An attempt to
use the "closed shop" to force work
ers affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor into a G. o. or
ganization alleged to be company
dominated has been thwarted by a
board of arbitration decision handed
down at Huntington, w. Va.
The organizations involved are Di-
vision I'LL of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street, Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees, affiliated
national headquarters here, and Local
919 of the G. l. o. Transport Workers.
Their members are employees of the
Ohio Valley Bus Company.
Squeeze Play" Tried
The Ohio Valley Bus Company re-
Gently entered into a "closed shop"
agreement with the c. l. o. organiza-
tion. The latter promptly demanded
that the Amalgamated men pay SIS
initiation fees, and join up, or be dis
charged. They paid the initiation
under protest and after considerable
negotiation were successful in fore
ing the question to arbitration. A
board was formed consisting of DR..
P. T. Ellsworth, of the University of
Cincinnati, chairman; O. David Zim-
ring Of the Labor Bureau of the Mid
die West, Chicago, representing the
Amalgamated Association, and John
B. Easton, representing the c. I. o.
The arbitration hearings brought
out evidence to show that the Ohio
Valley Bus Company had on two oc-
casions in the past formed, dominated
and supported company unions" It's
workers who refused to be so coerced
formed Division It'll of the Amalga-
mated Association. Some of them
were discharged. The Labor Board
upheld their contention that the dis
charges were solely for union activity.
others were ordered reinstated.
"Closed Shop" Ruling
The arbitration board said in it's
decision:
"While in no way denying the de-
STABILITY in general of closed shop
contract, when such is in force be-
tween an employer and bona fide
union, it is the opinion of the board
that to compel members of Division
1171 of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton, admittedly bona fide union, to
join Local 919, would, in view of all
the circumstances, be unjust to these
workers. Therefore it is the recon-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-01
THE POORER STATES

Chairman Altemeyer of the Social
Security Board has told the Senate
finance committee that the federal
contribution to old-age aid and to the
blind should be varied in proportion
to the wealth or poverty of the state
not made blind $3.50 division be-
tween Uncle Sam and the state.
There are well grounded reasons
for doing this, though it needs to be
guarded carefully. Labor's prime in
terest is to have competent payments
made in these cases. There are states
so poor that they can scarcely pay a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-01
BUS COMPANY THWARTED In ATTEMPT
TO Use CIO AGAINST A. F. OF |. UNION

mendation of this board that the
closed shop provision of the contract
between Local 919 and the Ohio Val
ley Bus Company should be inapplica-
BILE to members of Division It'll, and
that the special and regular initiation
fees and dues paid by them into es-
crow be returned to them"
The articles of arbitration bound
both parties to accept the decision.
They also agreed that there is to be
no appeal from the decision to the
National Labor Relations Board or
any other agency.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-01

half of the needed pension, and any
well-informed person can name them,
North and South. Better to have
more money come from the central
government than not to have it come
at all.
There is no apportionment of the
expenses of army or navy. There are
times when social expenditures should
be put, to some extent, in the same
class.-Labor World.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-01

"Satan finds some mischief yet for
idle hands to do," as the ancients so
truly said, and it's safer to keep both
hands on the wheel anyway.
Evening star., 1939-11-14
Manly Pee|e Funeral
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Manly Peele,
AZ, Government architect, who died
suddenly Sunday at his home. 17OO
Thirty sixth street NV, will be
held at pm. tomorrow at Cham
bers' funeral home, 3072 M street
NV. He will be buried in Arling-
ton National Cemetery.
Members of George Washington
Chapter of Disabled American Vet
Grams and Equality Walter Reed
Post No. 284, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, of which Mr.. Peele was
member, will conduct the services,
and the following will act as pail
bearers:
L. A. Simon, w. G. Noll, E. B.
Morris, r. w. Bristol, E. R. A. Lit
Eau, R. S. Hart, w. j. Frank. r. E.
Ogle, F. H. Mailman, H. S. Chand-
Ter, w. L. Drevo and E. j. Lamster.
Born in Darlington County. S. c.,
Mr.. Peele enlisted in the Army at
an early age and served overseas.
He took part in three major en-
gagements, being seriously wounded.
After the war he came to Washing
ton, graduating as an architect
from George Washington Univer-
sity.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Marian R. Peele; a son, Wilfred;
four brothers, Herbert of Elizabeth
City, N. c.; Joe of Perry Point, Md;
Edmund of New York City and Rob-
ert of Clarksville, Va: three sisters,
Mrs. Lauchlin McNeill of Amarillo,
Tex; Mrs. Lula McCullen of Colum-
bia, S. c., and Miss Rennie Peele
of Philadelphia, Pa.
Evening star., 1939-11-14
Cupt. McDurment Takes
Aero Club Presidency

Capt. Corley P. McDarment, Army
Air Corps Reserve. has taken office
as president of the Aero Club of
Washington. chapter of the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association, sue
ceeding John F. Victory, secretary
to the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics, it was announced
today.
1t was also announced that Paul
E. CARRIER, in charge of the aero
nautical collection of the Smith
sonian Institution, has succeeded
Comdr. Allan Smythe. Naval Avia-
ton Reserve, as secretary.
Evening star., 1939-11-14
DR.. Ramsay, II, Dead;
Founded School Here

DR.. Arthur Ramsay, II, founder of
Fairmont School, now Fairmont
Junior College, died Sunday in
Geneva, Switzerland, friends here
learned today.
A telegram from his widow, Mrs.
Mabel Hart Ramsay, said death
came as he was preparing to return
to this country.
Well known in Washington, DR..
Ramsay founded the Fairmont
School in 1899. He sold the school
in 1923 and moved to Southern
Pines, N. c. Since then he had
Travelled abroad a great deal.
A native of Arkansas, he conducted
q school in Little Rock before COM
ing to Washington.
Evening star., 1939-11-14

The club Is considering . program
which includes q series Of lectures
on aeronautical subjects, q Wright
Day dinner December 16, the Offer
ing of medals or trophies for valu-
able work In aeronautics and the
holding Of monthly luncheon meet
ings.
Evening star., 1939-11-14
0. (. S. Sponsors Dinner

Members of Acacia Chapter, No.
%, Order Of the Eastern Star, will
sponsor their annual home cooked
roast turkey dinner on Thursday
from 4:3O to 7 pm. at Almas Tenn
pie, 1915 K street NV. Lola A..
Fitz Gibbon is chairman of the
Dinner Committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-09
KEMPTON

The Kempton Boy Scouts, at a re-
cent meeting, appointed Robt. Sprague
assistant scoutmaster. Four patrol
leaders were also appointed, namely:
Eugene Wilson, James Gibbs, Junior
Lantz and William Ryan. Plans were
made for series of 500 parties to be
held during February and other plans
were made for the observance of Boy
Scout Week. Our scouts are steadily
climbing under the direction of Scout
master Harry Buckley. Mr.. Sprague
directed the games.
Ladies' Aid Meets
Mrs. W. P. Warsaw and Mrs. Jennie
Ryan were joint hostesses to the regu-
lar January meeting of the Ladies
Aid society at the home of Mrs. Ryan.
The meeting was in charge of the
vice-president, Mrs. Asa Lewis. Plans
were discussed for the chicken and
waffle supper to be held February 16,
beginning at p. m. The recreation
period was in charge of the birthday
party committee. Delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostesses.
Five Hundred Party
Mrs. Albert D. King was hostess
at the Boy Scouts benefit 500 party
which was held in Mr.. Sprague's
room at the school building. There
were six tables in play. Mrs. Robert
Jackson and W. P. Smith were win
ners Of high prizes. Mrs. G. P. Smith
and Robert Jackson won consultations.
Church News
Rev. Glenn Watts, of Thomas, will
deliver a special sermon to the Boy
Scouts on Tuesday evening, February
IA, at 1880.
Mrs. Joseph Geroski was appointed
director for special music at both
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-09
ACCIDENT
Church Notes

Cnurcn Notes
Church of the Brethren-Rev. A. D.
Scrogum, pastor. Sunday school at
$3.50 a. M; Church service at 1920 a.
m.
English Lutheran Parish-Rev. G..
M. Kunkle, Pastor-St. Paul's, Acct
dent, $50, sermon and public worship
service; 1920, Sunday school; 1870,
Luther League. st. Johns, Cove, $50,
Sunday school; 10:45, sermon and
public worship. Grace, Friendsville,
1000, Sunday school; 1880, Vesper
service.
Zion Lutheran Church-Rev. C. F.
Dauphin, pastor. $3.50 a. M, Sunday
school; 1920 a. M, Church service.
Personals and Minor Mention
B. o. Aiken and Marvin Calls at
tended meeting in Oakland to dis
cuss plans for the Garrett county ath-
letic meet to be held here on May 26.
School attendance during the past
two weeks has been much impaired due
to weather conditions.
An interesting program was pre-
sented by the freshmen of the local
high school last Monday.
Mrs. E. C. Weitzell and daughter,
who recently returned from Madison,
Wis, are spending the week with home
folks while Mr.. Weitzell is in Wash
ington, D. C.
Mrs. Phyllis Williams was a recent
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Weitzell.
N. M. HENDERSON spent Thursday
with relatives in Bakersville.
Elijah Bittinger, who has been seri-
ously i'll, shows little improvement.
D. G. Speicher returned Sunday
from business trip to Columbus, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Rush were IN
Oakland one day last week.
Mrs. Emma Brown spent Tuesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Griffith in the
Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Teets and Mr..
and Mrs. Porter Lewis and son Will
bert, Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
Dewitt and son, Morgantown, were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
rison Kamp.
Mrs. Floyd Zehner, Grantsville, was
here over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Speicher had as
their guests over the weekend Mr..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-09

and Mrs. Colt Speicher and son, Cum
berland; Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Welt
zell and daughter, Morgantown; Mr..
and Mrs. Randall Weitzell, Riverdale;
Roy Leonardson and Miss Ethel Coake,
Washington.
Lloyd Alexander was admitted to
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, on
Monday where he remains a patient.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HENDERSON
spent Friday in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-09

Sunday school and church services.
The Bible class appointed Mrs. Les
lie Ryan secretary and Robert Martin
social director.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Culp, of De-
troit, are visiting relatives here.
Miss Emily Fox is visiting her
grandmother near Elkins.
Miss Margaret Willis, R.N., of New
York, is spending some time at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. Willis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert D. King and
daughter Carol and Ruby Dice were
visitors at the home of the formers
parents at Bayard on Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Sprague was called to-
Shepherdstowon on Tuesday on ac-
count of the illness of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Lewis and family
were guests of the latter's parents
over Sunday.
Morris Wotring, Carl Geroski, YER
non Broll and George Montgomery OF
the CCC camps, are visiting at their
respective homes here.
Mrs. Samuel Simmone continues i'll
George Blizzard is i'll of flu and
complications.
Richard Ryan suffered broken arm
while at work for the Davis Coal anG
Coke company.