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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25
10000 School Children Locked Out; Lack of Funds Closes Toledo Classes
! nY NEA sERvYCE

Toledo, Ohio, November g. = Spectacle of a metropolitan Ameri- can city of SO0O0O barring the doors of its schools and temporarily abandoning its whole educational program in mid.year because of lack of funds has become tragic reality here. @
 More than 10000 students packed up their books and went home November g. They'll return in January - if schools open then. If not, there'll be even more weeks of this economic vacation. a
 Here's the story in words of those most concerned: 2. s9 ss ..,.-,
 Says the Board of Education president, peppery, bald Edward g. Evans:
 'The public won't accept any more taxes. We warned them we'd close She schools if they didn't give us more money. We'll, the education of their children Is their headache, now"
 Says a high school senior, Francis Adamski, 17:
 'T want to finish my education. I need a diploma to get job."
 Says a teacher, Russell Brown:
 "It's Q tragedy for the kids, but we teachers can't keep on without pay"
 Says taxpayer, Walter Baertschi:
 'If the education board pulls another election to try to raise dough, we'll knock their pants off again."
 Says a father:
 The schools should stay open, but put some new men on the school board. These guys waste our money" ~
 Says Q mother:
 ''I don't think the teachers pay should be cut because they have lot of responsibility for our chil- dren, but we don't need brass bands and dances in the schools" STATE LAWS
 HELD TO BLAME
 Crux of the matter lies in state laws, says school board officials Schools legally can get funds from two sources only; specially voted real estate levies when taxes exceed the ten-mill limit; and the state school foundation fund, a subsidy from which Toledo gets $l l,300,000.
 Worst hit town of its size during the depression, Toledo saw realty values drop to half their 1929 aver age; saw assessment rates sliced; 1; school income from taxes drop from more than four million to just two million dollars.
 Teachers have been working at anywhere from 63 to 88 per cent of thei9 base salaries. From 1883 to 193S, 25 per cent of their pay was in script.
 Since mid-August of this year, teachers have received only two weeks pay. By January, they will have lost in unpaid salaries total of nearly four million dollars in seven years.
 By the time school closed, red ink on the school books showed deficit of $603,67l. Were school to keep until January 1, an additional $400,- 900 in teacher salaries would be due, boosting the deficit to more than one million dollars.
 The board of education says 1t just can't take it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25

FATHER PORTRAYAL George Bancraft is Mickey Roo- ney's father in Young Tom Edi- son."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25
Daily Statistics
 on Auto Accidents

Note statement at bottom of this form; traffic accident and per- sonal injury totals for 1889 are provisional, subject to change as further accident reports are re- ccived.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
Cage Drills
For Highs To
Start Monday

Basketball drills will get under
way at Henderson high next Mon
day, Coaches there stated today, for
both boys and girls.
The Henderson teams are county
champions, and will be out to repeat
their last years successes.
Henderson girls were undefeated
in high school circles, losing one
game to Louisburg College by a
close margin.
Many of the stars Of last years
seXtette are back, but Captain Caro-
Ign Duke, one Of the best guards to
perform here last year, was grad
uated and will be missed during the
coming season.
Graduation made inrOads on the
boys team, removing several key
players and some Of the replace
ments.
Coach Bing Miller will be faced
with the proposition Of remolding a
winning aggregation.
The boys and girls are eager for
the opening whistle and the first
court battle.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27

Washington, Nov. 27.-(AP)-
State Department legal experts stu
died 24-year-old precedents today in
considering whether the United
States should protest against the
latest British-French plan for strang-
ling German economically.
In 1915 Secretary Of State William
Jennings Bryan protested vigorously
that a British-French order similar
to the present Allied plan to seize
all German exports, was without
precedent in international law.
Germany was assured by Bryan
that the United States, then a neu-
trail, emphatically did not acquiesce
in the allied action and would hold
Britain and France responsible for
every case Of damage t. american
interests.
The present admins Il ATOMS stand
will not be determined definitely,
officials said, until Great Britain is
sues the formal order in council
which Prime Minister Chamberlain
said would retaliate for German sub
marine mine attacks. The order is
expected this week.
Meanwhile, the State Department
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
Seaboard Medical Meet
In Va. Beach Dec. 1914

Virginia Beach, Va, Nov 27.-
Members Of the SeaDoard Medical
Association Of Virginia and North
Carolina will hear an address by DR..
Raymond A. Vonderlehr, assistant
surgeon general of the U. S. Pub
lie Health Service, on recent pro
gress in the control of syphilis at
their 44th annual meeting here Dec
I2-14.
Dr. Vonderlehr will appear on
the opening program Tuesday night,
Zee. II, with Governor James II.
Frice Of Virginia.
Another feature Of The meeting
will be a symposium on Sulfapy-
ridine, the ''mystery'' drug which
some have predicted would save
many lives from the ravages of
pneumonia This symposium, in
which Dr. Henry Temple, Of Kin
ston, ~ c., Drs. Walter b. Martin
and R. Bryan Grinnan, Jr., of Nor
folk, DR.. Harry Walker Of Rich
mond, and Dr. William B. Porter,
also of Richmond, will participate,
will include report on research
for the last II months at the medi-
cal college Of Virginia. This orO-
gram will begin at p. m. Dec. 10.
Research done on fractures also
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
DUKE-DAVIDSON
BOOTERS TO CLASH

Durham, Nov. 27.-Duke's soccer
team will make its seventh start Of
the season when they face the Da-
wilson hooters in the Greensboro
stadium tomorrow afternoon.
The clash between the Blue Devils
and the Wildcats will mark the first
intercollegiate soccer game ever
played in Greensboro. 1t will be the
third meeting Of the two teams this
year. Duke won both of the previous
contests by scores Of 10 and 80.
Aside from its two wins over the
Wildcats, Duke has a record Of three
ties and a loss for its other four
games. The Blue Devils played dead
locks with Navy, High Point, and Sc
ton Hall They lost their sole game
in second contest with High
Point
The same lineup which tied the
ago will start tomorrow. This in
/ powerful Seton Hall team two weeks
cludes the forward wall Of Wedges,
Jones, Clayton, and Aufhammer,
COWdricl, Johnson and Allison at
halfbacks, Volley and Palmer at full
back, and Morris at goal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27

championship competition.
Durham won its way to the finals
by defeating Wilmington 25 to 0 Fri
day. Raleigh, tied with the BULLDOGS
last week, saw its pennant hopes
1ade when the Capitals bowed to a
determined Rocky Mount eleven 2 to
U. In Conference games this season
Durham defeated Wilson 14-7, Rocky
Mount 81, Fayetteville 1870 and tied
Raleigh IT,
In a play-off game to settle the
Western Glass A title Greensboro
clinched top honors by defeating
High Point 8 to 7 Friday. Previously
Greensboro and High Point had gone
undefeated through their Conference
schedules but had wound up in tie
Tor first place when they fought to
scoreless tie. In other Western Con-
ference games Greensboro beat Gas
tonla 1926, Winston-S Salem 1876, and
Salisbury 1876.
Hamlet advanced to the finals by
defeating Hillsboro $40 and White
vile 10 in District play-offs Reds
vile beat Burlington 1870, Mills
Home $40 and MT. Airy 1876 to gain
undisputed claim to the Western
Class 3 championship
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27

will be revealed in a Dec IA SYM
postum On that subject, lealing cs-
LEGALLY with he natorial reduction
effected in the time of confinement
in bed as we'll as diminished suf-
fering. Participants IN this discuss
ion will include Dr. NJ H. Todd,
Norfolk, DR.. Joseph d. Collins
Portsmouth. DR.. W. A. Pittman.
Wilson A. c., Dr.. r. L. Raiford,
Franklin. DR.. a. l.. Miller, Char
lotte, and Dir. Foy Vann, Norfolk.
Progress made in finding The
cause OF kidney stones and surgical
treatment OF the trouble will be
outlined in , third symposium Dec.
II on the urinary tract. Speakers
viii includc Dir. b. f. Marcel, Nor
folk, DR.. A. A. Creccy, Newport
News. and Or. Donald b. Koonce.
Wilmington, N. -.
Officers Of the Association in
clude Dir. Julian l.. RaWls, Norfolk,
president; DR.. w. NJ. b. Brown,
Gieenville, N. c., first vice-presi-
cent Dr. D. / BaWis, Suffolk, sec
end vice presidents; Dr. John A.
Payne, SunbTy, N. c., third vice
president; Dr Southgate Leigh, Jr.,
Norfolk, fourth vice. pres dent; and
Or. Clarence Porter Jones, Newport
News, sccTetary-trCasWrCr.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
Blockade of Germany
To Be Tighter
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she was being taken to a British port
40 and one passenger, an elderly Wo-
man. were rescued by a pilot cutter.
(The lire announced at Amster-
dam the ship was sunk by a mine
below LOndon.)
At the same time, the Admiralty
disclosed the capture Of two German
freighters, one of which was later
destroyed by a German submarine as
"subiect to seizure on the high
5y a prize crew.
The communique said that the g.
67O-ton North German Lloyd steamer
Borkum was abandoned and driven
ashore" and that four Germans were
killed in the encounter. The report
said the prize crew suffered no
casualties.
The Admiralty said the other Ger
man freighter, the 4 ,458-ton KOnSul
Hendrix Fisser, was captured by the
British and brought safely to port
The British Houlder Line steamer
Royston Grange, 5,144 tons, sank in
he Atlantic, but all Of the crew were
saved.
"a Copenhagen dispatch said a
31O-ton German trawler sank today
after striking mine off the Danish
land of Langeland.)
Anxious for Neutrals.
Britain was expected to explain,
Turing the brief delay in making the
export Blockade effective, that she
vas anxious to avoid penalizing neu-
ral trade while trying to punish
Germany. There were indications the
.,Iockade would not be rigidly en-
l3rced where grave hardships on
leutral countries would result.
Six neutrals with large shipping
interests Holland, Denmark, Bel
gum, Sweden, Italy and Japan
ave made advance representations
lgainst the decision, announced by
-rime Minister Chamberlain, to
3ubjec to seizure" on the high
seas 'all exports Of German origin or
ownership, whether carried in Nazi
ships or under neutral flags"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. ID.

THIS COLUMN is printed quite
widely throughout the country. aaSl
we try to frame some appropriate.
remarks to fit the various holidays
as they come along, but the Thanks
giving article this year rather has
us stumped We do not know wheth-
err you, our gentle reader, are going
to celebrate a Democratic or an OLD
fashioned Republican ThanksGsg-
ing. We are entirely impartial elsssp
selves, but we do not intend to at
tempt to dig out two Thanksgiving
articles all in one year. So we VIII
concentrate our remarks into OTIS
piece of advice.
But that advice is quite important
and consists in warning you not to
try to celebrate two Thanksgivings.
Your stomach will not stand it. A
stomach is temperamental and not
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
Real Problems
Of |nsOnnnidC

ally relax and, with the eyes closeo.
various imaginal experiences in
trude into consciousness. They con-
sist of a panorama of loosely con-
nected ideas. and there seems to
be no ability to hold one particu.
lar phasm and reject the others.
Such loose linkage of ideas and free
association is regarded by psycholo.
gists as an overture to sleep. but
the person with insomnia breads
this phase of his sleep troubles. He
attains the portals Of sleep but
seems to have trouble getting any
further.
In treatment attention to any dis
turbance of the general health is
essential. Then psychological study
and assurances may overcome the
dread. which is the principal cause
of insomnia. Of course. learning
to relax the muscles, one after the
other, is most important.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27

Tar Heel supporters are hoping
this sort of history won't repeat itself
when Carolina meets Virginia here
in their Turkey Day classic. For one
of the outstanding players on the
Cavalier squad is one other than Jim
White of Elizabeth City.
The son Of James L. White who
played end on football teams at Vir-
ginia during 1913-l5, jim has not on
ly broken into the starting lineup
but has been starring in his first year
with Virginia. AS a newcomer he
knows little and cares less about the
defeats Carolina has given the
Cavaliers in recent years, because
when his dad played for Virginia the
Cavaliers had a habit Of beating Car
DINA with regularity. In fact from
1905 until 1916 thousands Of Tar
Heel supporters journeyed to Rich
mond, where all games were played
during that stretch, only to see Car
DINA lose.
Jim's dad has doubtless told him
SO much about those victories, he's
forgo item about recent years, and
may we'll furnish the spark of en-
enlargement and leadership for his
teammates to give the Wolfmen a fit
Not only was Jim the best all
round athlete in school but he also
took an active part in extra-curri-
cula activities. He was an honor stu
dent and vice-president Of the stu
dent body.
Jim's dad is pastor of the First
Baptist Church at Elizabeth City, and
it's safe bet that he and host Of
football fans from down that way
will gather at Chapel Hill to see the
local boy star against his home state
university.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
brought DR.. Louis ]. Karnosh, of
Cleveland, to certain conclusions.

BROUGHT DR.. Louis ]. Karnosh, of
Cleveland, to certain conclusions.
First, he does not believe that
there is any standard sleep pattern.
Different people have different
sleep patterns. and the same person
has different sleep patterns at diff
ferent times in his life. Most adults
sleep from six to eight hours.
Older people tend to retire earlier
and get up earlier.
Emotional Upsets
Sleep is more likely to be dis
turbed by emotional experiences
than it is by such things as loss of
appetite, or a meal before going to
bed. and many other such things
that are always blamed.
The person with insomnia often
believes. that .ners istentloss of sleep
ia a calanitous disturbance, fore
boding of death or insanity. but
there is no good evidence that in
somnia saps the vitality or health.
There is not a single piece OF evil
dence that insomnia ever caused
death.
Gillespie, a neurologist of wide
experience, stated that he had never
seen a patient whose mental disor-
der could be attributed to insomnia.
Most people who complain of in
somnia sleep more than they think
thew do. Their real suffering con-
sists in anticipation of the period
which has been called by Ladame,
the "temps latant," which is the
period between retiring and actu-
ally going to sleep.
The muscles at this time gradu-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
Tar Heels Hope Some State
Custom Will Not Backflre

Chapel Hill, Nov. against New
York U. it was General George Stirn-
weiss from the Bronx. Against Tu-
lane it was Jim (SWeet Lalanne
from Lafayette, La. And against
Pennsylvania it was Paul SEVERN,
Harry Dunkle, and Carl Suntheimer,
three Pennsylvania lads.
Thus in three of the most impor-
tant games played by the North Car
DINA team this year football fans
have seen members of Coach Ray
VOLTS squad play their best ball a.
gainst teams from their own state.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

j. A. A.: "Please print just what
dilating the duct for tearing eyes
means. and just how i IS done"
Answer-The openii, If the duct,
which carries the moisture Secreted
by the tear glands to Iubrlcatc the
eyeball, can be readily seen as
black spot on the tip Of the promon-
tory of the lower eyelid towards the
nose side. This duct goes INTO the
interior of the nose. Sometimes it
becomes stopped up and tears run
out over the cheek "a most uncom-
Portable situation. 1t can be rem
edied by dilating the duct. The ocu-
list takes a small metal probe de-
signed for the purpose and gently
inserts it in the hole you see on the
lower lid. 1t passes clear into the
nose. A number Of treatments are
needed for complete cure.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
One Thanksgiving
Enough for Stomach

end storing It up against MIN when
the temptation next comes"
And your stomach juices or gall
bladder mucosa will count your ex-
ira indulgences, no matter how COM
placent you may bq about them.
The Rip Van Wrinkle attitude is re-
peated often by many classes of pa
tients. I see diabetes saying, "Well,
one plate Of ice cream won't be
counted" No, to paraphrase James,
the diabetic himself may not count
it, but the acid base balance ions in
the blood will count it. Nature is
quite fair, but quite inexorable.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

j. c.: 81 can't go anywhere be-
cause | cannot display my hands
as they are full of warts. l have
been using acids. but others are
coming out in various spots on the
hands. About two years ago | went
to a doctor to have one taken out
by electric needle. After the treat
ment the whole hand swelled and
was very painful; it took about
q month for the sore to heal. | am
afraid to go to another doctor for
fear of having the same trouble"
Answer: The only effective
methods of treating warts are by
electro-dissection, radium or x-ray
exposure, or application of caustics.
Electro-dissection is probably best.
You had an unfortunate experience
but that is no reason not to try
again. The electric needle should
be applied only until lumescence be-
gins in the tissue. To continue it
further brings unnecessary de-
struction Of tissue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
One Filipino Says
Islands Need America
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fairest, most understanding and gen
erous people in the world. AS a
Filipino I am thankful that my coun-
try is with the United States and
strongly hope that the association
will continue throughout the endless
procession of the years.
Changing the Subject.
Then, changing his theme, 'The
S5-word 'totalitarian'," observes the
"doc," like the Brentwood, litter
bug, isn't going to last long. It's as
hard to pronounce as the clOWnish
dance is hard to perform.
'Some pseudo-intellectuals get the
notion that it's a mark Of intellec
tuality to glorify Communism to dis
tinguish it from rheumatism. And
now it's becoming by-bridized with
Nazi-ism. Oh, gosh! If ever it be-
comes involved with Fascism! 1t
might happen The 'isms,' though,
couldn't combine with democracy. It
would be what breeders call a
violent cross It wouldn't be repro
ductiVe."
But Dr. Villamin doesn't believe
there's any danger Of that.
he ) SdllSllSu VI ucllOCIdCy Ill
tegrity.
The only thing he's afraid Of is
that the Philippines, if split off from
the U. S. A., will be snaked into the
'isms" periphery. In short, he fears
that Japan will grab the archipelago.
What's War?
It would be a bright idea, "Doc'
Villamin suggests, for Uncle Sam to
recognize war where it actually pre-
vails-not alone where it's official.
That is to say, everybody knows
that wars raging between Japan and
China. Yet there's been no declara-
ton on either side.
doc" Villamin's thesis is this:
A phony war RACES between the
Allies and Germany-and we rec
ognize it,
A real war RACES between Japan
and China and we don't recognize it.
AS a bystander, it looks ridiculous
to doc" Viliamin.
Millions and Billions.
Then the doc" takes finance as
his topic.
eff one stays long in Washington
and dabbles in terms of millions and
billions that, if you mention hun
dreds Of thousands to him, he thinks
you're some pilzer who just blew in
from the sticl1s.''
Nevertheless, he approves Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt
Zone Of the present White House
tenants great services to the Ameri-
can people" he remarks, SIS that he'd
made the average citizen personal
ly, consistently and intelligently in
terested in government, and that's a
most essential accomplishment for
real democracy.
"Ob, yes, plenty Of Americans are
very critical of Rooseveltian policies.
but they're interested They know
what's gong On. they don't take
things for granted.
Back to the Philippines.
But the "doc" always harks back
to the Philippines.
"Under the American flag" he
points out, "tne FilipinOs have a pres
ident elected by themselves, a con-
stitution drafted by themselves, an
army differed by themselves and q
political future fashioned by them
selves.
''In other words, under American
sovereignty We have f-government
liberty and freedom"
He's extremely apprehensive thai
the islanders will lose the independ-
ence that they enjoy now if they in
sist on still more of it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
First Lady Is Will
ing To Testify
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jicve it was communist-controlled,
was replying to a suggestion from
Alfred Lilienthal, Of New York, that
she and he appear as opposing wit
nesses on the subject.
(The American Student Union is
one Of several organizations making
up the American Youth Conference.)
Mrs. Roosevelt told her press con-
ference she would not care to take
sides as a witness in opposition to
Lilienthal, who led a group which
split off from the American Youth
CONGRESS, but she added, 81 would an
swer anybody's question asked in the
interest of TRUTH
When a reporter asked if she
would volunteer to testify before the
committee, the first lady asked why
she should, and replied certainly not
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
BECKHAM'S TEAM is
WINNER AT SKEET

Tai Beckhams skeet team
whipped Maurice Aliens crew in a
;l>eet match last Thursday afternoon
at the 7. r. Allen farm va good
margin, it was stated today.
Bad weather caused the post
Donement Of the match scheduled
ast Tuesday,
A. A. Bum and T. r. Souther-
and tied for top hOnOrs for the Win
rors. with nine broken.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
United States May Protest
Allied Blockade OfGem1any

reported that IA more American
ships had been detained by the
British and French and, in several
instances, cargo removed which was
adjudged to be destined for Germany.
All but one Of the latest instances
Of delays occurred since the revised
neutrality act went into effect No
vember barring American ships
from a North European combat zone.
The detained ships either were halt
ed outside the zone or presumably
had commenced their voyage before
President Roosevelt's proclamation
became effective.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-27
Season F or
Hunting Opens
On Thursday

he opening Of ,he hunting
day. Came Protector
oaghs today asked for the
oa 1f hunters in the obser-
-ae aW potecting Wildllfe
ectIOn.
protector cited certain laws
ti-h hunters should benefit.
II. pump guns or automatic
iyIding more than three
used by hunters shall be
ta q wooden or metal
cannot be removed during
en- he further stated,
any game law, upon
tae court shall revoke
Tor the remainder Of the
On.
tringent law relates to
persons or persons con-
selling quail or offering
all shall be fined not less
ar given less than go days
both
are On sale in various
.ae county now, the pro
nd and he urged all hunt
oay their license before they
-e r. 'he field.