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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
They Helped Get Food to
Island; Receive Gifts

NEW YORK.-Pitcairn islanders,
wishing to reward radio operators
here for helping them get food in a
lean time last summer, sent a ma
tive-made basket TO Mrs. Dorothy
D. Hall, Springfield Gardens, N. Y,
who picked up their message of
need. They also sent a native-made
cane to Victor de Ghett, of Brooklyn,
who worked with her at her radio.
The gifts arrived on the freighter
City of Delhart.
The ships radio operator, C..
Scruges, told De Ghett by short
wave last night that the gifts
were ready, and De Ghett, with a
friend, went to the pier to get them
They found the ship surrounded by
coast guard craft and United States
treasury agents were on hand The
coast guard had picked up the mes
sage and suspected a smuggling
plot Explanations followed and the
gifts were turned over upon pay
ment of AZ cents duty.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
childermas So Named 70
Recall Infant Slaughter

Childermas or Holy Innocents' day
is so named in comnsemoration of
the slaughter of infants ordered by
Herod. It is supposed to bp one of
the unluckiest days in the calen-
dar and in former times people were
very careful not to enter into any
undertaking on this day. To marry
on Holy Innocents' was sir ply ask
ing for trouble, says Lorion Tit
Bits Magazine.
Many people will not -Jork on
Childermas, and in Cornwall the
women refrain from scrubbing and
polishing. Louis X shared this be-
lief and the mere request to do any,
thing on this day sent him into a
tearing rage. Edward th. Fourth
was to be crowned at Ch.ldermas,
which fell on a Sunday, b, I he had
the ceremony put off till the next
day.
In the Middle ages and ing after
wards, professions of chill rem were
forbidden at Childermas, md even
tually Henry VIII proclaim d in 1910
that all such professions $ere lille
gal. In some parts of tie country
children were actually whipped at
Childermas to remind them of what
happened hundreds Of years ago.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03

Notable in the realm Of modern
costume design is the wide use of
leather manipulated in a fabric
way Soft suedes in glorious dyes
are deity tailored and dressmak-
cred into fashionable wearing ap-
parel as successfully and attractive
4y as any yaroage weaves. The cas-
ual fingertip hunters green suede
coat worn by Anita Louise, film
star. as here pictured is just such q
type as any woman might covef for
campus. for country or even for
daytime IN town.
1t is also the height of fashion TO
wear accessories Of suede or other
ga hers. One Of the novelties
brought out this season is the mad
money buttons. These unique but
tons bS La Mode are really din1inu-
tive coin purses. See these clever
leather coin-holder buttons on the
sports tailored blouse pictured.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03

THIS is a season of rich fabrics,
i sparkling embroideries and sump-
tuous effects. The new laces tune to
this era of elegance perfectly, espe-
cially the exquisite gold or silver
threaded types that CLEAN and gilt
ter in a very ecstasy of beauty.
Being delicately patterned, the en-
chanting laces that are playing an
outstanding role in the fashion pag-
cant this winter yield to re-embroid-
cry and outline tracery with me-
tallic thread most graciouSly.
We can conceive of nothing more
charming in the way of an after
noon dress that will be right for
cocktail and bridge dates and for
tea-dancing throughout the present
social season than the Smartly
styled frock conferred in the illus
tration. Here Chantilly lace in
horizontally striped pattern is out
lined all over in gold metal thread.
1t is made simply because the lace
itself is so superbly decorative. The
square neckline with its brilliant
clips and the short sleeves will be
fiattering to almost every figure.
You can get this lovely gold-thread-
ed lace in black, wine, brown or
royal blue.
Characteristic of the rich fabrics
is the brown lace embroidered al
most solidly with gold thread that
fashions the handsome gown to the
left in the picture. The dress is
artfully modelled to conform with
the favored slender silhouette that
takes on a proper fare at the hem
line
These enhancing metal-embroid-
cred laces can be used in infinitely
fascinating ways. They make up
beautifully in the separate blouse
to wear for formal occasions with
your floor-length velvet or crepe
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Shale Reserves Protect
u. S. From Oil Shortage

NEW YORK.-America need not
worry about exhausting the automo-
bile fuel supply for at least 1000
years, according to Hugh D.. Miser,
chief of the section of fuels of. the
United States geological survey.
Miser said supply of bituminous
substances, even larger than the bill
lions of barrels of petroleum in
known reserves, is sealed in shale
reserves.
During the last 20 years new dis
coveries of petroleum have balanced
consumption, Miser said The ex-
tent of the nations petroleum re-
serves rests largely with 1.-The ge-
ologist to continue to aid in the
increasingly difficult problem of dis
covery. with the engineer to i'm
prove drilling technique to increase
recoveries and with the chemist to
continue aprovements in refining
practice"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
The Seven Cities Of Cibola,

On March 9, 1885,. Fray Marcos de
Nizza, with another monk Negro
and several Indians, left Culiacan,
Mexico, in search Of I tabled
Seven Cities of Cibola." : fter trav-
cling some distance, he 81 t the Ne
gro ahead with instruct ms to re-
port on the progress of q expedi-
ton, using curious meth of COM
munication. If the coun he dis
covered was of ordinary size. he
was to send back "a cross of a
hands length; if of more impor-
lance, one twice that size, and eff
larger than New Spain :. . a large
cross" Soon messengers returned
with "a cross as high as a man.
a prophetic symbol. of the extent of
the United States, the present boun-
diaries of which they we e to ira
verse. Cibola proved to )e an In
dian pueblo, probably thu at Zuni,
n. M.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Goods Not as Good
Takers as Mothers
So College Faculty Holds
Little Cab Fests.'

COLUMBIA. MO.-The modern
college girl, unlike her mother, has
. difficult time when it comes 10
gossiping, according to survey
conducted at Stephens College for
Women.
The survey. participated in by
more than $50 freshman students,
revealed that most college girls
have speech defects or are back
ward when il comes to talking. As
result "gab tests" have been or
gained at the college dormitories
so the girls can improve their
speech.
The survey. conducted by DR..
Wesley A. Wiksell, professor of
speech, showed that nearly 10 per
cent Of the girls suffered from no
ticeable speech defects.
Almost an equal number showed
lack of composure and a tendency
to be "jittery" when they were
called upon to express themselves.
Only per cent of the girls were
able to talk freely, without restraint,
and were without speech defects.
. The survey revealed that the most
common speech defects are q fiat,
throaty and nasal voice; slovenly
diction, affected mannerisms and an
inability to express simple ideas In
clear language.
The survey is conducted at the
college every year with an idea of
eliminating speech defects.
"Our object is not to make pub
lie speakers" DR.. Wiksen said, "but
to make the everyday human COM
munications easier and more pleas
ant"
DR.. Wiksell said that one of the
most troublesome of defects of
speech to overcome is that of shy
ness manifested by the 'inferiority
complex" type. Such students are
encouraged to become interested in
wide range of subjects through IN
tensive reading, interviews and con-
ferences.
These students are also asked to
meet with faculty advisers fire.
quently and are urged to take part
in dormitory "gab tests"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03

evening skirt. Grand, too, is blouse
of this gold-worked lace for the cos
tune blouse that glorifies the dress
up afternoon velvet suit.
Have you seen the charming new
sequin-embroidered laces? II not
you surely are missing a treat to
the eye. Wine-red sparkling in flow
er and leaf motifs on wine red sheer
lace excites an urge to yield to
temptation Of buying forthwith. If
your social program does not call
for anything so formal as a frock-
entire of this exotic lace, then sat
isfy your longing with just enough
for a blouse (mere remnant does
the tricky.
Women who needs must limit to
one and one only formal gown find
handsome simply-styled lace
frock proves excellent choice.
A dress that will prove a tried
and true friend in any dress-up
emergency that may arise is shown
to the right in the group. It will
meet all dine, dance, dinner, thea
ter and lat home" dates. trium-
phantly throughout the season. This
model is simply styled of black lace
of handsome durable mesh that
gives excellent service, at the same
time that it carries the tradition of
lady of high fashion. The accented
shoulders and new elbow-length
sleeves are high-style features. 1t
is made over a shimmering founda-
ton of silver lame. We suggest
also a foundation of black to inter-
change at will.
@ Western Newspaper Union.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Rome-Berlin Highway Will
Be Ready Early in 1912

ROME.-Proof of the anticipated
permanency of Italo-German politi-
cal friendship is the projected 800
mile highway, termed by Italians
the "axis in concrete" which will
connect Rome and Berlin by 1912.
Designed to link the two Fascist
nations with line of rapid commu-
nications slicing across Europe from
the Mediterranean to the North sea
and the Baltic, the new road has
been under construction for the
past Is months. More than $4,000
workmen have been kept busy lay
ing down Italy's 425-mile share.
From Rome, the highway runs due
north to Florence and Bologna and
continues through Trento and Boil
zano. northern Italian outposts. Aft
er knitting through the strategic
Bremen pass, it crosses Austria at
Innsbruck and then continues
through Munich and Leipzig to Ber-
lin.
The Italian share, being construct
ed at cost exceeding a billion and
a half lire, is 40 feet wide with
7-foot unpaved clearance on each
side.
To shorten distances, tunnels have
been. carved deep in the mountains.
Almost all cross-traffic passes either
over or under the highway.
On the German side the highway
will be divided into two one-way
traffic lanes, with cement-bor-
dered line of trees running between
them.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
New Suits Remain
Simple dnd Smart

New suits and outfits for casual
wear are extremely smart, remain
ing simple despite a clever use Of
color. There is a three-piece mod
ell, a neat coat and skirt in deep
wine wool, with a collarless, f1aring
topcoat of gray Chinese kid, lined
with the wool of the suit. A hand
knit ensemble has a dress in red,
coral and azure blue, and the
jacket with curved patch pockets
in azure blue.
Scotch plaids are used for neat
little numbers, many of them with
fitted velveteen jackets or with high,
round necks. The three-piece suit
of tweed, with topcoat richly furred,
is always with us. A suit in purple
tweed has the topcoat handsome
ly collared with gray fox.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Divide House when Divorced

Formal. legal marriage is largely
dispensed with among. the native
population on Barbados island and
so legal divorces are superfuous.
But there rs the problem of the
house when household breaks up.
The custom is 10 divide tbat by
partition. Then . the Complainant
picks UP one half and s.salks away
with it. probably piann ng TO join
il to another biSected :Ftofle. TIE
defendant remains in the stationary
half Maybe some OTHER moving
mate will ADD a cornpfc mestary
room 70 it later on. lis very
practical idea in a elimate that per
mits featherweiSht dwellings,.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Prizes From Lost World,

Scientists collect many live speci-
mems of rare plants and animals
from the little-known Lost World
of the British Guiana highlands.
Their principal prize is the larg-
est species of ant in the world. No
pleasant place is British Guiana,
with its hot sultry elm; e, its un-
healthful conditions, its ne II in1preg-
nable jungles. Almost G. per cent
of the land is covered With heavy
tropical growth. Sugar and dia-
monds make il q valuable colony.
Little is known as to the extent
of the diamond fields. The world s
highest waterfall was discovered in
the heart OF them.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
White Citizens Support
African Medicine Men

JOHANNESBURG.-Eforts of the
South African government to re-
strict the practice and numbers Of
medicine men and herbalists in
Natal are meeting with obstacles.
Whites who are authorities in Zulu
matters, as well as the natives
themselves, are pleading for the
medicine men. These tribal doc
tors" have q knowledge of herbs
not possessed by trained medical
men. One medicine man told gov
ernment board that he could cure
lunatics with herbs and asked a
chance TO make good his claim.
Because they have the confidence
of the natives. the medicine men
wie.d q mental influence often help
fui in cures.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Cowboy Is Panied
BY a Horse on Him

BUTTE, MONT.-OId-tirne cow
boys have hard time maintain
ing the link between the past
and the present. William j. Blon-
dino, deciding on an auto, instead
of his horse for trip TO town,
was arrested and jailed for
drunken driving.
As he pined IN his cell for the
open spaces, the police allowed
him to sell his car and pay his
$50 fine. Returning TO his horse.
ne broke his ankle trying TO
mount il and was taken to the
hospital.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Pink Roses Adorn
Chiffon Niqhtqown

One of the great successes of BIZ
alo, Paris designer, is nightgown
in black chiffon with applications
of pale pink silk satin roses scat
tered over the bodice; the extreme
ly full skirt is edged with a shirred
frill. Another in white chiffon is
encrusted with enormous black
lace bird motifs, the lace re-em-
broidered in black chenille. 1t has
rounded neckliHe, gathered bod
ice and black velvet sash tying back
under widespread bird motif.
Bialo favors silk crepe, silk satin
and mousseljne-white. sky blue
and pink are the colors favored out
side of the shaded effects.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Curling, Played on ice;
Sixteenth Century Game

0kAkC08Sn SOUSe1AJ &8AAsS
Curling Is a Sixteenth century
game which, like golf, was invented
BY the Dutch and popularized by
the Scotch. It IL strictly q winter
pastime and Is played on ice. It
u q leisurely and hGmey looking
sport In which the high point Of &C.
ton occurs when q pair Of old gaf-
fers with ordinary housekeeping
brooms start sweeping like Rad IN
front Of Whist appears. 10 be q tea
kettle skidding along the i !. The
curling stone, which b Hrved
piece Of granite weighing sout 80
pounds, gets its tea kattie opear-
ance from the handle which jpouts
out of its top side, wri Is Tom Reil-
ly in the New York World Telegram.
It is strictly teane game, with
four men playing on q side. Just to
make it bit more confusing these
combinations are known to the fancy
as drinks" rather than teams. The
most important man In any "rink"
is called the skip" which GEMS to
be an abbreviated way OF calling
him skipper" or captain Each
man has a broom and Q .er the
stone starts sliding trey 9. 'eep in
front of it when the ski. COM
mands.
Curling really is a combi tion of
bowls and Switchboard, Tn length
of each court or Sheet" is % feet
from hack to hack. "a" ck" is
nothing lore than small lrd in
serted into the ice at:eac end of
the "sheet' and on which g man
about to curl the stone puts s foot,
much as a pitcher toes the slab. In
front Of each hack are three large
concentric circles, and it is the OBJ
ject of the game to toe the hack at
one end of the sheet and spin the
stone as nearly to the center of the
circles on the other end as is posi-
BILE. After all eight men have had
their shots the stones are meas
ured as in quoits and the score an
nounced. The players starr first at
one end Of a sheet and then re-
verse. Fourteen. "ends' or trips I'D
and down the sheet. constitute a
match.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03

There is wide diversity of opin-
ion among even the greatest liter
airy critics on the subject of the
greatest novelist of all time, but
John Cowper Powys in his Enjoy
ment Of Literature" says Of Dostoi-
evsky that he is as much greater.
than all other novelists as Homer
and Shakespeare than all other
poets; ''For he is superior to the
rest In all the main essentials Of
fiction. He is a greater artist, a
greater psychologist, a greater
prophet. a greater thinker"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Great saber.Teoth Tigers

No smilodons, as the great sabers
tooth tigers were named, have
roamed the earth for thousands G
years. but the story Of their rei0
Of terror IS enc never to be forgot
ten. Instead of biting or tearing -
victim TO death, the smilod0ell
stabbed il time and again with
curved, daggerlike tusks that stuck
hall q foot and more beyond it's
jaws Mammoths, mastodons am
even armor-protected giant ground
sioths fell prey to this beast. Roam
ing over North and South America
and Europe, these terrible tigers
grew as large as grizzly bears.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Gibson Sailor, Is
Beck in. Fashion

Don't be discouraged if you find
you are not typed to wear the coy
little hats that perch over enc eye
an6 harbor everything from birds
nests TO tree of bovys. Some of
the new high hats are infinitely
more becoming. Ard. moreover. the
fat Gibson sailor is in sgain with
its flat.ering veil. and that's some
thing most anyone can wear.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
An Old Arab Custom

It's an old Arab custom, when
sleepy, to lie right down in the mid
die of the street, catch forty winks
or more, then wake up and go right
on with regular business. Arabs
simply pull their "bed sheets" over
their heads when tired, lie down
on the sidewalk and let old man
Morpheus have his way.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Nova Scotia in Scotland

The parade ground In front of Ed
inburgh castle, Scotland, is legally
a part of Nova Scotia. It was so
declared in the reign Of Charles I
so that newly made Nova Scotian
baronets could take possession" Of
their lands on Nova Scotian terri
tory.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Prospectors Used Doodle Bug

The doodle bug" was a forked
hazel or peach bough used as sort
of ''divining rod" 1t never had any
scientific standing but some early
prospectors were said to have used
it. The prospector walked over
ground he hoped contained oil, and
held the twig so that the fork point
ed upward When the prospector
stood above pool of oil the doodle
bug" was supposed to point down.
ward.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Discovering Goodness

With a quickened eyesight, 60 on
discovering much good on the worse
side, remembering that the same
process should proportionably mag
Nifty and demonstrate to you the
much more good on the better side.
Robert Browning
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Lucky for Bachelors

Near Fort Catherine, on the is
land of St. Georges, Bermuda, is q
well 800 years old and it is popu-
larly believed that any bachelor who
drinks even a thimbleful of its wa
ter will be married within a year.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Uncle Eben Likes to- Prophesy

81 likes to prophesy bout de
weather." said Uncle Eben. IF de
bad weather comes true folks hab
to admit I'm right, an if de wealth
er is fine, dey is too good-natured
to care whether I was right or
wrong"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Old Swedish Custom

The host makes a speech of well
come at the beginning of a meal and
the honored guest makes respon-
sive speech at the end, according to
Swedish custom.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Snakes Sleep, Eyes Open

Snakes sleep in the sense that
they take physiological rest compar-
able to sleep in mammals, but hav-
ing no eyelids they cannot close
their eyes.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Archbishop Ranks High

At British state occasions, the
archbishop of Canterbury takes
precedence over everyone but the
sovereign and his close kin.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03

Watch Crystal Stands Much Weight
II is estimated that an ordinary
watch crystal will crack under 80
pounds weight.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03

First TO Try Segregating Prisoners.
The system of segregating all
prisoners in separate cells was first
tried out in a comprehensive way
In Philadelphia about 1880.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Termifex, Relatives

The termite, which looks like q
white ant, is related to the cricket
and cockroach.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Oil Made From Crane Seeds

Oil made from grape seeds is used
in Europe for both culinary and il
Illuminating purposes. II closely re-
sembles olive oil.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
First Adhesive Postage STAMPS

The first adhesive postage stamps
in the United States were put on
sale at the New York city post Of
flee on July /, 1847.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Known as the Sam-Sam

A community Of half-breed Siam
csc in southern Siam are known rs
the Sam-Sam.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03
Eat water Lily Seed Cakes

Water lily seed cakes are staple
food of natives in northern Australia.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03

Thrognnorton S. rect in London cor
responds to New York's Wall street.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-03

First Mint I'm Lydia
The first mint was established
Lydia in the Eighth century B. G.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
GIRL SCOOPS EDITOR
Continued from pogs thirtesn
I'D from poge Thirteen

"Rice?" The sheriff united the
girls arms. "You think I'm in love
with Jinx? l can lick anybody who
says she isn't the best kid in the world.
but somebody else can marry her.
Somebody who don't mind going
through life at attention. Somebody
who'll only move front and center
when she says march"
The sheriff shook his head sadly.
"Any girl that'd order a man to come
run this linotype when he'd much
sooner have busted you right on the
nose ..."
you're quite right" Mac agreed.
"She gives entirely too many orders"
He looked sternly at her. From now
on, quit it - see? From now on give
the orders around here"
She said demurely. "Yes. Mac.
Now shall we get to work on another
story? have an idea for one :.
She took his arm and they walked
toward the front Office. Mac was very
happy. He hadn't felt such delicious
sense of power since he had been boy
with nickel to spend in candy store.
The End
Evening star., 1939-12-17

wouldn't matter to him one way or
another except he shouldn't let you
20 broke"
Il was broke once myself" the
sheriff muttered. AFTER got out
out :" There was pause. He
cleared his throat and added, Near
forgot. This headline of yours slugged
for 72-point type. SHERIFF REVEALED
AS Ex-FELoN. We only got four IT,
point Els. Mind making a change to
get two of them out?"
Mac shook his head to clear away
the fog. He bent forward and ran
finger down over the two left-hand
rows on the keyboard. He sent the
line through and lead slug skidded
into the galley with pleasant little
clink. Etaoin shrdlu. He took the copy
paper, tore it into confetti. "Just
happened to think" he said. Il don't
know how to put alarm clocks back
together"
link gave a squeal and flung her
arms around the sheriff. Mac tried to
swallow something in his throat. You
two," he said huskily, make swell
couple. May come and throw rice?"