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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-07

Officials saw the handwriting on the
wall and proceeded to satisfy the
demand by introducing the lively, or
rabbit, ball.
Introducing the rabbit ball meant
merely changing its core, using
finer grade of yarn, more tightly
wrapped, and a thinner cover, more
tightly sewed on. Resiliency is pro-
duced in the ball by wrapping the
yarn and thick cover more tightly.
A ball is made slower by the re-
verse process. A smaller core and
coarser yarn, less tightly wrapped.
would be used. The cover would be
thicker and not as tightly sewn.
Raised seams would make the ball
still slower.
Cause of Sore Arms?
Regardless of which type ball Is
used, there will be objections. The
rabbit ball is a boon to batters and
a handicap to pitchers; the slow
ball aids the pitchers and handi-
cans the batter. The lively ball has
been blamed as the cause OF the
recent epidemic Of sore pitching
arms.
George Sisler, one Of basebalrs
greatest players, batted against the
dead ball for five years and against
the lively one in his last three years.
His five year batting average
against the dead ball was $50. In
that same period his highest season
average was 1853 and his largest to-
tai of hits was 100.
His three-year average against the
lively ball was 1896, his largest
number of hits was 257, a record
made with St. Louis in 1922. That
same wear he hit APO, a record tied
by Ty Cobb in 1911.
Cobb, Ruth and others who bat
ted against both balls said that the
rabbit ball Travelled 80 to 30 feet
farther than the dead one.
There has been, and will continue
10 be. talk of slowing down the base
hall 1t may be that some slight
change will come to pass, such as
,s;ne slightly thicker cover, but
the Change will be negligible. Ma
;or League owners know the public
likes long hits and plenty of them,
and will see to it that those hits
are supplied in abundance.
An Increased attendance of more
than 1000, 900 in l937-one OF the
heaviest hitting seasons in history
Il nroof of the fans fondness for
.onR-range sluggers.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-07
Here at Last
Successor to Auto

This Little Gem four position bike,
equipped with all the comforts Of
home, is the invention Of Charles
Steinlauf Of Chicago, who is mot re-
lated in any way to Rube Goldberg.
The inventor rides ON top, while
members Of the family hold down
various positions. Mrs. Steinlauf
rides amidship, operating her sew
ing machine. Charles says it's great,
members Of the family say they en-
joy it, and spectators say they'll
take vanilla.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-07

do a stretch in a concentration
camp, has become Swedish sub
ject Paul Derringer, Cincin-
natl ace, walked only six men in his
first go innings this year r. Five
American league players were born
outside the United States: Pitcher
Carrasquel of Washington in Vene-
zuela, Outfielder Estalella of the
same club in Cuba, Godfrey Heath
of Cleveland and George Selkirk of
New York in Canada, and Arndt
Jorgens of the Yankees in Norway
In one inning this season, the
ninth, the Dodgers used four pitch
ers-and the foes scored only two
runs.
aRaiaased bv Western Newspaper Union,
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-07
Lone Contender

A CCORDING to Gene Tunney
there's only one fighter today
who has the slightest chance of de-
throning Heavyweight Champion Joe
Louis, and that lone contender is
Bob Pastor, known more Familiarity
as six Day" Pastor because of his
l0-round bicycle race with the Brown
Bomber in 1887.
At a recent banquet in Detroit,
Mich, the former champ stated:
"Of all the fighters I've seen late
ly, I'd rate Pastor as having the
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-07

connie MACK
says the greatest
player he has ever
managed was Eddie
Collins AL
Schacht, whose top
salary as a player
was $4,000, expects
to earn $50, 900 as a
minor league clown
this year Bar
on Gottfried Won
Cramm, once Ger
many's best tennis
player, who had to
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-07

Paris, long 4 world fashion center,
now sets the style for new kind Of
apparel. The new mode, protective
clothing designed for air raid safety,
is more practical than fashionable.
The above costumes were displayed
in a recent Paris exhibit Of air raid
precaution clothing. Left: What the
safely dressed child between four
and six years old will wear II the
city is bombed. Center: A specially
designed gas mask for mother and
child. Right: A mask suit and pro-
tected bag for carrying provisions
during . time Of emergency.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-07

hard to become a great fighter, and
learned more about the finer points
of the game than many q natural
slugger who came up by an easier
route.
His reason for picking Pastor As
the logical contender is simple. In
Tunney's own words: Pastors the
only heavyweight around today who
can think"
Few people will argue with Cen
tleman Gene on that score. II any
one of the present heavyweights
whips Louis it will be the result Of
headwork. The Bomber hasn't many
flaws. He is one Of the hardest hit
tiers the ring has ever seen, punch
ing as hard with either hand as any
heavyweight. And he's tough. But
he is by no means lightning-fast
thinker.
However, Pastors ability to think
doesn't give him much Of an edge.
In his previous fight with Louis he
was too busy back-pedalling to get
in his best mental ticks. At that
he was considerably more fortunate
than most Of the title seekers, who,
after = couple minutes Of action,
did most Of their thinking via the
dream route. Resting comfortably
on their backs.
To some extent the National Box
ing association agrees with Mr.. Tun-
ney, but with reservations. In re-
cent ratings, members of that group
promoted Pastor to the rank of No.
2 challenger, outranked Eat the
time) by Galento. Pastor replaced
Lou Nova in second place.
It is dubious honor. Even such
has-beens as Make Baer and Tom
my Farr were given rankings, in
fourth and fifth places respectively.
Nova, recent conquerer of Max
Baer, is another of the current crop
who has no place in the ring with
Louis. according to Tunney. Nova,
he says, is in no way equipped for
a fight with the dusky king. His
legs are far from being good, and
they keep him off balance much of
the time. He hasn't much of punch,
and his defense leaves almost ev-
erything to be desired. He's easy
to hit, and that doesn't speak well
for his chances with Louis.
After all, it doesn't seem to make
much difference. BY no measuring
stick could any of the contenders be
called great, but they do furnish
fodder for the champion.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-07

NEW YORK.-Filming of Kip
- ling's "The Light That Failed"
on the New Mexico desert, near
Santa Fe, was delayed the other
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-07
Sport Shorts

III AIRY GONDER, Michigan
IA City, Ind, golf pro, drove a golf
ball 1877 times in vain attempt to
score an ace on a 136-yard hole on
his home course. Odds against him
were figured at 5,9t3 to Gen.
Abner Doubleday, called the father
of baseball, was, among other
things, founder of the Theosophi-
cal society ;. Ted Lyons is pitch
ing his seventeenth season for the
White Sox Canadian newspa-
pers refer to softball as mush ball
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
The Dickinson County
Herald
Published every Thursday
by the
Clintwood Publishing Co.
Clintwood, Va.
Boquets

The members of the present
town Council of Clintwood are to
be warmly commended for the
work they have done during the
last few months in making Clint
wood a more beautiful and desira-
BILE place to live. During their
brief time in office, they have
made more improvements in the
appearance of the town than have
been made over a period of ten
years. Mullins Avenue, long an
eyesore to townsmen and travellers
alike, has been made into a broad
thoroughfare, and other streets
are in the process of being rebuilt.
Our county seat is plainly show
ing the good results that always
follow systematic planning. Let
the residents Of Clintwood en-
courage the town councilmen to
keep up the good work.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
Public Opinion

To date the Herald has not an
nounced that it will print express
sions Of public opinion. It's col
umns are, nevertheless, open to
those who would contribute some
thing of interest bA all contribu-
tons must be signed before they
will be published. The editor, how
ever, as customary with editors,
reserves the right to reject any
article which for any reason what
ever he deems it undesirable to
publish.
This W. k the contributor
states an opinion that we are by
no means sure will be accepted
by Messrs. Noah J. Buchanan,
Granville Colley, and Virgil F.
Skeen.
To the Editor:
My opinion, the public opinion,
carried in the public opinion col
umn, is of the opinion that D. M.
Crabtree should be nominated for
the House of Delegates.
Signed
D. M. Crabtree.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
Red Cross Education

How to give emergency care to
the victims of accidents, pending ar
rival of medical assistance or re-
moval to hospital. has been taught
by the American Red Cross for more
than a quarter of a century. In
recent years the Red Cross has ex-
banded this service by establish
ment of highway emergency first
aid stations, supplemented with mo-
bile emergency first aid units.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
Chance for Inventors

The National Bureau of Standards
knows of no solution or process that
will soften photograph records so
that they can be ,regrooved and then
hardened. Wax records used for
dictaphopes are shaved off and used
again.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
The Curse of Scotland

The origin of the superstition that
the nine of diamonds is the curse of
Scotland is uncertain, but one of
the most plausible explanations is
that in the game of comette, in
troduced by Queen Mary, it If the
great winning card. 1t caused ruin
to so many families that it became
known as a curse.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
On Eve of Waterloo

In the Rue DIES Cendres, Brussels,
the convent at No. 7 represents the
house in which, there was sound
of revelry by midnight at the duch-
ess of Richmond famous ball on
the eve of the battle of Waterloo.
An adjacent building was used as
the ball room.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
Loggers Have Mechanics

The Oregon logger, whose talent
for description is shown in every
word of his 'long-log" jargon, has
coined several names for himself.
To another logger he is a Jungle
buzzard, a ..timberbeast," tim
berhound,"' woods savage" brush
cat" or 'lumber-jack."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15

And while we are giving praise
where praise is due, a word should
be said for the School Board, first,
for maintaining the same salary
scale for teachers as last year,
even at the expense of other items
in the budget and, second, for
giving the people of Dickinson
county nine-month school term.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
More Life Insurance Owners

In 1900, only one person in ten
had a life insurance policy in this
country, and one in six had saw
ings account. A recent survey shows
that now every other person has
both.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
wood PuIp Consumption Up

An increase of 1900 per cent in IL
years has been recorded in world
consumption of wood pulp used in
rayon and staple fiber. Consumption
has grown from so, 900 tons in 1925 to
$4,000 tons in 1887.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
Balloon Altitude Record

The altitude record for balloons
was made by Capt. Albert w. Ste
vens and Orvil A. Anderson in the
Explorer II, specially constructed
balloon inflated with helium, when
they rose to height of u. 394.8 feet
in November, 1885.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
Wedding Bells

The fact that hope springs eter-
nal and that patriotism still sur
wives is proved by the large num-
Der of couples securing marriage
license here in the past month.
Ellen Amburgey, 27, daughter
of William Amburgey of w.
Dante, to Homer Keys, son of
Homer Keys, w. Dante. Occupa-
ton w. P. A.
Italy Vanover, "a, daughter of
Noah Vanover of Freezing, to
Wilson Branham, AZ, son of
Louise B r a II h a. M. Occupation
mining.
Marie Adkins, II, daughter of
Allen M. Adkins, Carrie, to Alex
Sutherland, 20, son of T. w.
Sutherland of Carrie.
Maudie Kendrick, 81, daughter
of Lafayette Moore, Lookout, KY,
to Floyd Short, son of John Short,
Lookout, Ky.
Helen Kerr, II, daughter of
L'r,xl> Korr Cl;,+ool ~ DoI
Rose, "a, son of Made Rose of
Clintwood.
Cora Short, Is, daughter of
Monroe Short, Pound, to Nolan
Stanley, 20, son Of Calvin Stanley
of Pound. :.
Mamie Grace Collins, 16,
daughter of Patton Collins, Pound,
to Albert Mullins, 20, son Of Pat
ton Mullins of Pound.
Evelyn Mullins, 20, daughter of
Hapton Mullins Of Skeetrock, to
Chalmers Senter, "a, son of jim
Senter, Blowing Rock.
Flossie Bryant, 20, daughter Of
Lee Bryant, Shelby Gap, KY, to
Cooney Anderson, 35, son of RUDE
Anderson of Shelby Gap, KY.
Ester Sanders, Fl, daughter of
Alvin Sanders, Ash Camp, KY, to
Banner Senter, son of James M.
Senter, Blowing Rock.
Lettie Stallard, 21, daughter of
A. &C.. Stallard of Wise, to James
F. Hall, %, son of Arthur Hall
Of Wise.
Margaret Gillian, 81, daughter
of Andrew Gillian of Wise, to
Robert E. Smith, son of H. V.
Smith Of Wise.
June Stanley, Fl, daughter Of
Andrew Stanley, Norton, to Bur-
ley w. Nicely, son of w. B. Nicely
of Norton.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
More Power to You

Although the average horsepower
of the automobile engine has in
creased 800 per cent since 1920, the
size of the radiator has remained
the same.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
Announces Visitors

A Observation-Disclosures attach
ment which may prove helpful to
housewives has been perfected in
New York city. Through it a visitor
may identify himself before admit
lance.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
World Series Veteran

Albert Fielding Lang, retired
Pittsburgh laundry magnate, has
attended all of basebal's world Sc
ries from their Inauguration in 1903
through 1888.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
Frozen Food

Frozen meats and fish can be
started cooking while they are still
frozen or after having been thawed;
if while frozen, more time than usu-
al must be allowed for cooking.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
SoiI-Building Crops

North Carolina has practically tri-
pied it's soil-building acreage in the
last 10 years. More than 100000
acres of these crops are expected
to be planted in 1899.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-15
For House of Delegates

| hereby announce myself candi-
date for the nomination for Floater-
ial Delegate for Wise and Dickinson
subject to the action Of the Demo
cratic convention at Wise in August.
earnestly solicit the help Of the
party and assure you that any as
sistance given me will be greatly ap-
preciated. | will endeavor to repre-
sent the people in such way that
they will have no cause to regret
their action.
N. J. BUCHANAN.
Evening star., 1939-06-13
STAR WASHINGTON D. G., TUESDAY, JUNE 49, 1885,

Then she comes up from below with
q bill full Of black silt and mud, pill
ing this upon the foundation of
floating stems that are anchored to
growing plants. With a foundation
Of this material completed, the six
or seven dull white eggs are laid.
Most of the time they are wet,
mud-streaked and hidden in the
dense mass of debris on the raft.
When the mother goes for her food
or exercise, she pulls over the eggs
more Of the wet material.
As soon as the baby grebes step
from their shells, they teeter on the
rim of their float. Waiting for their
downy birthday clothes to dry, they
act as If they could never be sur
prised. Within an hour the young
sters will go over the side Of their
houseboat with the air Of veteran
swimmers.
Overhead they may be the subject
of an air attack from a bird foe and
in the water, underhanded methods
of mink, muskrat, snake, frog and
large fish have to be evaded. In
other words, the youngsters find the
Evening star., 1939-06-13
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.


Grebes are among our most &C
complished divers and rated as the
leading aquatic diving birds. They
are said to belong to the lowest
form Of bird life and to be closely
allied to the reptiles. The order in
which they are placed is Pygopodes,
formed of two Greek words mean
ing "rump" and foot" This gives
you cue. For it refers to the posi-
ton Of the legs on the grebe's body.
In watching a grebe try to walk
or balance itself when out of water,
you can realize what an awkward
thing it is for the bird to have his
heel joint so much in the rear. The
grebe finds it more comfortable to
sit or stand, In the approved penguin
fashion.
In the water - that is another
story. The boat-shaped body, short
wings, abbreviated tail, waterproof
plumage and fat-encased body offer
no resistance when the swimmer
wishes to dive or speed under water
or on 1t. The webbed toes act as
eficient oars, and the horny pointed
bill, minus a pouch, produces sub
marine qualities.
Because these birds enjoy a fish
and aquatic insect diet exclusively,
their flesh has no attraction for
man. This member of the grebe
tribe Is the most widely known and
Evening star., 1939-06-13

mander in the enemy zone during
tho World War. He became head
Of the department Of engineering
and aeronautics, Naval Academy,
in 1890 and head of the POST
graduate School In 1898. He took
command of the battleship Penn
sylvania, flagship of the United
States Fleet, in 1888 and joined the
staff of the Naval War College in
1885. After commanding Cruiser
Division 6, Scouting Force, for two
years he became q member of the
General Board September 16, 1898.
Orders also have been issued
transferring Capt. Arthur L. Bristol,
jr, U. S. NJ, from duty as COM
mandant Of the Naval Air Station,
San Diego, Calf, to duty as COM
mander OF Patrol Wing 2 about
July !.
Two Navy commanders have been
ordered to duty here in the Navy
Evening star., 1939-06-13
SadIer Made Commandant
OF 18th Naval District

Rear Admiral Frank H. Sadler,
member Of the General Board, Navy
Department., has been ordered to
duty as commandant of the 18th
Naval District and commanding Of
ficer Of the naval station, Balboa,
Canal Zone.
He will relieve Rear Admiral Wal
ter N. Vernon, former aide to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, about August 8. Ad-
miral Vernon has been ordered to
duty as commander of Battleship
Division 2, Battle Force, with the
U. s. S. Tennessee as his flagship.
A native of Newbern, Ala, Ad-
miral Sadler was appointed to the
Naval Academy in 1899. He won
the Navy Cross as a destroyer COM
Evening star., 1939-06-13

color pattern and the sexes are
clothed alike. The bird is about Is
inches long and a brownish- black
above with lighter shades below. It
does not have . crest.
The construction OF the nursery
is the most interesting part Of their
life to bird lovers When the chill
dren are expected, Mother Grebe
goes to the oozy floor of her home
for building material. First she
bends or ships of an abundant num-
Der OF green stems Of the aquatic
plants on the site she will build.
Evening star., 1939-06-13
U. S. Debt Negotiations
Proposed in BELGIUM

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, June 13.-Negotia-
tions with the United States toward
an amicable liquidation of war debts
was suggested by Charles Emmanuel
Jansen. extraordinary budget re-
porter, in report to the Chamber
of Deputies yesterday.
He expressed the view that cur
rent American policies were favor
able for such a step.
Last December IS. when Belgium s
last installment of 1882, ,453 was
due the United States, the total
overdue amount was $75,284, ,992. An
other semi-annual installment falls
due June Is.
Evening star., 1939-06-13
Natures Children
Pied.Billed Grebe
(Podilymbus podiceps)

is a familiar sight on the shallow
streams in North and South Amer
lea. Some Of the special names
given it are hell-diver, water witch
and devil-diver, to mention only a
few. This. Of course, indicates the
pied-billed grebe is a traveller of
note.
There Is little variation in their
Evening star., 1939-06-13

Bureau Of Ordnance this month
Comdr. Glenn B. Davis, from the
U. 8. 8. Philadelphia, and Comdr
Frank H. Dean, from the stan Of
the commander Of battleships, Bat
tie Force.
Evening star., 1939-06-13

"old swimmin' hole" is packed full Of
trouble. But overcoming obstacles
makes even small grebes strong and
self-reliant, and we hnd that the
pied-bill grebe is q successful ex-
ponent Of this truth.
Evening star., 1939-06-13
Fascist Wheat 81

ROME, June 13 R.-The Fascist
Grain Guild, meeting under Premier
Mussolini, has ruled that wheat
prices for the coming season would
remain at 1875 lire quintal for soft
wheat and $50 for hard. This is
about 81 q bushel.
Evening star., 1939-06-13

Protests against the cost Of social
reforms are being heard in Belgium.
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