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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19
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ADVENTURES CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES SV
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF
C Tower of Terror"

Z ELLO EVERYBODY:
know boys and girls, when kid, listening to
Chrsase tales about Santa Claus there were two
things always used to wonder about One was how could
big like get down that little bit of chimney of
the other how he managed to out through
fireplace with fire burning in it without getting burned
himself
Nobody did give good to the first of those
questions and had to wait until today to get the dope the
second one from Barney Donaghey of New York City.
And the information Barney gave doesn't help much
Barney pulled that Santa Claus act He right down
chimney and right through the fire the fireplace and
tell the tale Barney doesn't know how he did it,
He just did, that's all.
Now in the first place wasn't chimney Barney got
whic refinery located
Dutch West ndies Barney employed there welder At its
best that's job refinery An flame always
risky there's oil welder has do his with
mighty hot flame.
Takes Every Safety Precauton.
night of 6, 1922 Barney a job to
precauOn
possible The weld he make the inside Of the
from the 10 feet the He
that spot the inside through a of
before he started he made mental note of the
fact that there ladder the outside of that
manhOe at the If anything went wrOngf sparks
welding the oil at the bottom,
there a out
Barney going
duby took along helper and left him at the
the bottom of the tower with instructions to watch
falling them out the minute
landed When that started climbing to the
the welding
climbed" and right to fast
could working cooler but it still
wanted finish possible
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19
Money Players

A T A time when cries of "paid
IA athletes" and Subsidized play
ers" fill the air-which is practical
ly all the time-the news that the
University of Florida has a definite
salary schedule for her footballers
comes as a refreshing southland
breeze.
At the Gainesville school, as at
other institutions of the Southeast
ern conference, no attempt is made
to cover up this fact. The pay-off
is all above-board.
Sam McAllister, assistant to head
coach Josh Cody, in speaking of
the system, said:
"Since. we've come out in the open
about things that are hidden at so
many other schools we've had no
lessening or morale. We've had less
trouble over eligibility, and we've
had better football because every
body's satisfied"
There are two schedules under
which the athletes are subsidized.
First string players receive full
scholarships, worth approximately
5000 and covering board, room and
tuition. In addition to this they are
given a weekly wage that varies
from So to a high of $3.50. Players
who aren't top varsity material get
half scholarships and a wage.
Tutors assist the players in their
studies. These teachers are paid
by the athletic association, cor
pOratiOn separate from the univer-
sity itself.
Schools of the southeastern con-
ference are honest, at least. Their
players aren't paid by the dark of
the moon.
@ Western Newspaper Union.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

a thick smoke accumulatng in the tower
noticed but he didn't attention
There always fumes around oil WELL
figured that anything had down at the bottom his
helper would warned him
finish that job he working and he working at top
speed working that didn't attention
shaft. And that absorption almost cost him his life
Welder Light Saves His Life.
light his welder going
denly it dedand then Barney noticed that wasn't the only
that bright red glow coming the long shaft from
below The bottom of the tower fire!
The first thing that entered Barney mind Why
hadn't his helper him? Loudly he helpers
there At Barney
his himself
the and the ladder leading the SIDE
answer something happened
Barney top. any time at
all to climb that 10 feet and reach the manhoe But there
surprise waited for hma surprise that struck
neys heart. beam of wood foot blocking
opening!
get my through opening my head"
Barney nd couldn't
and fall attached it. There with the heavens
hell down below But the heavens of
below hell and no mistake"
But down the only could co. he
be he had chance after all.
"The farther Barney, scared
got The smoke thicker the heat terrific
of staying in tower and
waiting until the flames discovered and put But
discovered the
whole place went in flames?
He Made Drive for the Bottom Opening
NoBarney knew had take down
he went He almost at the BOTTOM and the flames licking
his feet when he played his
with hands gloves dropped the
bottom
One blast OF heat and then Barney through
his body hot and his clothes smoking He landed
something SOFT Barney the jumper his
took look at that soft object 1t his heperust waking
from sound sleep.
"Ie jumped up Barney, "and And
haven't him since! When all there wasn't
burn body But just did night
let the he boys DO the as ss sss stsS Siss
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19
Baseball's Iron Horse

7 GU GEHRIG, iron horse of the
~ world champion Yankees, pay
ing no attention to passing years,
broke eight major league records
and tied another in 1888.
Some of the marks were already
in his possession, of course, but he
added to their luster, and placed
them still farther beyond reach Of
hOpefuls who will try to beat them
in future years.
His amazing endurance record be-
gan in June, 1925, when he replaced
Wally Pipp as Yankee first sacker.
When he hung up his glove at the
end of the past season he had ex-
tended his string of consecutive
championship games without an in
terruption to 2,122. This total doesn't
include series or exhibition games.
The redoubtable diamond warrior
played in ISL American league
games last season, a feat that tied
another major league mark for first
basemen and at the same time ex-
tended Louis own mark for consec-
utive years in which he has played
$50 or more games to IL.
Other records credited to him in
clude: most years scoring 100 or
more runs, Is; most consecutive
years scoring 100 or more runs, 10;
home runs with bases filled, %, and
most double plays by a first base
man, l57.
Thirty-three major records fell,
and Is were tied. One of the out
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19
speaking of Sports
speaking of Sports
Sports Veterans
Duplicate Wins
In 1887 Events
By ROBERT McSHANE

7 COOKING back over the past year
II in sports, Mr.. Average Fan is
somewhat amazed to see so many
champions stay at the head of the
field. Though there were many up
sets, equally as many topnotchers
increased the prestige which they
had gained in previous years.
That does not mean that there
were no new champions crowned,
no records broken. 1t does mean
that 1888 lacked some of the ex-
plosiveness of other years.
For instance, Joe Louis didn't win
the heavyweight title in 1888, he
merely kept it well in hand, and
gave good accounting of himself.
America merely kept the Davis cup
again this year, and didn't bring it
to this country. Don Bulge again
cannonaded his way through the
opposition, repeating his victories
of the previous year. The Yankees
certainly did nothing new in blanket
ing the rest of baseball. At least
nothing new for them. Ralph Gull
dahl won the open golf champion
ship for the second consecutive
year. Seabiscuit (and this is a
touchy point) stayed at the top, and
beat new competition in driving
down the track ahead of War Ad-
miral.
Two marks which were threat
ened during the past year, but which
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19


reaching for that additional inch.
There are new goals to shoot at,
however. Glenn Cunningham ran
the mile in 4:044 to establish a
world record, and Johnny Wander
Nicer electrified the baseball world
by pitching two successive no-hit
games.
The United States had a banner
year in international competition,
aside from the loss of the Walker
cup and two or three other scat
tered reverses. It defended the Da-
Wis cup in easy manner, and its
track team showed under the Nazis
in a dual meet at Berlin, winning
IA to first places and losing
only one track event.
The English grand national went
to Battleship, an American-bred
jumper, and Flares, with no rating
in the British stud book, captured
the Ascot gold cup. Charley Yates
plowed through Troon's mud to win
the British amateur golf champion
ship, and the native American-in-
tested Chicago Black Hawks came
through in the playoffs 10 capture
hockey's Stanley cup.
Henry Armstrong, tough little Ne
gro fighter, started the year in pos
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19
Sport Shorts

DILL KLEIN, veteran National
- league umpire, will not retire
until his legs or voice fold up. KLEIN
will be IS in February Lieut..
Harry j. (Hank) Hardwick, former
football coach at the naval acade-
my, has been transferred back to
sea duty with the Asiatic squadron
An international checker match
is being planned in Glasgow and
London for 1941 Jan Van der
Vyver of the Netherlands and Mick
ey FRANCHISE of New Jersey were
the only two cycling champs to re-
tain their crowns Horseshoe
pitching's 1888 king was 25-year-old
Hubert Trinkle of Madison county,
Ind. Archery champions were
Miss Jean Tenney of Maryland and
Pat Chambers of Oregon Navy
achieved ranking as the top team in
intercollegiate lacrosse during the
past season Henry Armstrong
has not been beaten in two years.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

still stand as a goal,
are Babe Ruth's go
home runs in 1927
and the IA feet IL
inch pole vault rec
ord established by
Seton and Meadows
in 1887. Hank Green
berg of Detroit
came close to pass
ing the Babes total,
but failed by two
clouts in his gallant
assault. Pole vault
ers seem to have
p1entv of trouble in
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19
Inscription of Peace Bridge

The inscription on the bronze
plaque at the Peace bridge between
Buffalo, N. Y, and Fort Erie, On
tario, is as follows: "This plaque
marks the crossing from the United
States of America into the Dominion
of Canada of delegation from the
Associated Country Women of the
World, and is dedicated to the rural
women of this continent and en-
trusted to their perpetual care"
The bridge was unveiled July &c.
1886.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

Founded by act of congress in
1900, the library Of congress at
Washington is today the largest
of its size in the World. Its nu-
cleus ,Uas Thomas Jeferson's
collection, and such treasures as
the original constitution Of the
United States and the original
articles of confederation, sho,on
above being examined by DR.. St.
George L. Sioussat. Since the
library is growing constantly, an
$8,OOO,OOO ANNEX pas recently
added Boosting 249 miles of
shielding and 20 acres of floor
space.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

standing perform
ances was that of
Bob Teller, the In
dams spectacular
right handler, in
striking out Is bat
tiers in a single
game. The young
pitcher also set an
other modern record
by issuing 208 bases
on balls during the
past season.
The entire Ameri-
ran Iao OI1o roach 1
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

thus causing Der Max to fall from
Herr Hitler's good graces.
sHorse and HOrseman" picked
Battleship as the best race horse of
the year, but majority of experts
settled on Seabiscuit, and a goodly
number favored Ell Chico. Earl
Sande, who trained Stagehand, real
ly doesn't mind, for the horse won
the most money, $1S9,71O.
Perhaps the biggest disappoint-
ment of the year was the failure to
find a heavyweight who could Sc
ricusly threaten the colored champ.
Perhaps he'll be found this year
that's what makes sports ever inter-
eSting
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19
Lesson No. IL

This diagram shows kiss shot
from the cluster into the side pocket
"a very interesting and thrilling
shot.
Here utmost care must be exer-
cised to place the balls in the exact
position as shown in the diagram.
Follow the lines drawn that guide
the object ball; and again, since
this shot is so very interesting be-
cause of the side pocket position,
warn the player to concentrate on
a level cue and center the object
and cue balls. Hold firm bridge
and stroke the cue ball medium
hard.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19
Many Places Have Spanish Names

The American Language says:
According to Harold w. Bentley, no
less than 1000 American cities and
towns have Spanish names and thou
sands more are borne by rivers,
mountains, valleys and other geo.
graphical entities. He says that
there are more than 400 cities and
towns of Spanish name in Califor-
mia alone. They are numerous all
over the rest of the trans-Mississippi
region and, curiously enough, are
even rather common in the East"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

Many of the library's
books are rare items,
like the above Eliot
Indian Bible of 1908,
the first Bible printed
in america. 1t is in the
algonquin language
and is bound IL, MOrOc.
co. At left. Mr.. VaIta
Parma of the library
examines a collection
of rare books in the
Hbrary's incunabuIa.
Mr.. Parma is holding a
voIume of canon Ia,O
printed in Venice in
1886.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

Modernity strikes the staid
library of congress. Aboue:
"speed capsules,'' a ne,o gadget
for shooting books through a
7OO-fOot tunnel in % seconds.
Their arrivaI at the destination
is cushioned by a bank of air
Which prevents damage to the
books.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

S e S S ION or tn e
featherweighttitle,
and then added
the welterweight
and lightw eight
row MS. Arm
strong ranked Sec
ond only to Bulge
in the Associated
Press poll to de-
ternine the years
outs standing ath-
lete. His feats in
the ring far out
Swallowed those of
his contempora-
ries. Joe Louis
blasted Schneling
81 1slLI
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

a new high for home runs in sin
gle season with 1854 circuit clouts. A
new record was also established
with the hitting of 81 home runs
with the bases loaded.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-19

Thousands of books ,Oill go
Over and above counter each
year to serve the researches of
scholars from all parts of the
sOorld, ,pho find reading rooms
of the ne1v annex an excellent
place for study.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-10

Margie Bell While. 14-year-old
Lincoln school eighth-grader who
loves TO dance, play the piano and
participate in sports. is the best
girl athlete in the city, and that
goes without contradiction. Mar
gle. the daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar white. go East Adams ave-
nue. quelled any doubt about her
supremacy by winning the twenty
fifth annual pentathlon, setting a
new record in the event by scoring
ASA points out OF possible 5000.
In the competition against 5000
other girls, Margie scored more
than $50 points in each NJ the
Pentathlon events.
She ran the dash in le fiat for
975 points. tossed the baseball 1874
feet for 96i points, and was clock
ed in the 5O-yard dash In :063 for
1853. She scored $40 in the jump
and her jump OF 13 feet, 10 inches
was good for s5l points.
Margie will be awarded special
gold medal for turning in the high
est point total OF the meet in addi-
! ton 10 the regular medal
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-10
Discrimination
Charged By Two
Brothers
Employees Are
Named Also In
Damage Suit

Exasperated because of the cra-
ven efforts OF employees TO discri-
inmate against them, and the ridi-
Guile and public scorn' TO which
they were subjected as result oil
the employees action. Attorney
Richard NJ. Golightly and his bro
Their. Cornelius L., have instituted
two damage suits against the Eas-
tern Michigan Notorious. Inc, In
Wayne County Circuit Court.
The brothers are asking $4,000
damages each. The action was
started by Attorney GoIightly
May %.
Told To Use Separate Gate
The two damage suits are the
outgrowth OF alleged attempts on
the part Of Gus Schallos, starter,
and Edward Sullivan. ticket taker,
who compelled the men 10 use a
separate gate from that used hv
whites at the Bus Terminal. Grand
River avenue and Washington
boulevard, on the morning OF May
20.
In the bills of particular The
two plaintiffs set up that they had
entered the gate with white pas
sengers TO board a bus going 10
Flint. where the brothers were to
attend funeral OF a relative
Noticing the Golightly brothers
SchalIos. according to the bill. or
dered them TO leave the line OF
(Oontinued on page 12)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-10
White Dentist Fires CO|Ored Girl
And PiCkets Form Line In Protest

A campaign which is expected TO
usher In new era along that thin
ribbon OF Observation-Disclosures
street--was launched this past
week when members OF Brewster
Youth Council began picketine a
small department store and dem
tai office Friday afternoon.
The pickcting OF the two places
follows hard on the heels Of sur
vev made in the vicinity by mem
hers Of the Council, revealing that
III stores. seven dry good stores and
four grocery stores. did not have
any colored workers employed
Ben Levine's store at Hastings
and Leland streets. capitulated less
than an hour after the pickets had
started marching in front OF his
store. MIR. Levine Immediately told
the leaders that he was willing to
negotiate peace terms.
Following a conference with sew
oral " the leaders 81 the Coul
ell. Levine agreed ~ hire 2 Young
colored man 10 work w the store.
However. stin resistance was
met al the branch dental office Of
Continued on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-10
Brothers Sue Bus Line For $4,000
Ninth Annual Trade Exhibit Opens
At Forest Club, Monday, June Il

The ninth annual exhibit under
the auspices OF the Booker T.
Washington Trade association and
Detroit Housewives league, will
open Monday. June Il. and contin-
ne through June Is. according 10
Edgar j. Pitts, director.
According 10 Pitts. Mrs Daisy
f. Lampkin. field secretary OF the
National Association for the Adj
vancemeni OF Colored People will
cut the ribbon Monday afternoon
which will officially signal The
opening OF the exhibit A. six
o'clock
Mrs. Fannie y. Peck. national
president OF the Housewives lea
que. will conduct flag-rsisine
ceremony in front OF the building
at $50 O'Clock The Charles Young
and Tom Phillips posts OF the
American Legion. and boy scout
troops. vii. participate IN the cere-
mony.
u was further announced by the
director that the so booths at the
exhibit have been taken. and many
who had applied al a late date for
space had heen turned down. How
ever. the floor space or the large
hall at Forest avenue and Hastings
street. has been arranged 10 pro-
vide the greatest display for those
renting the booths.
In addition TO the exhibits con-
sisting OF tho many and various
products OF display, there will be
an amateur contest each and every
night. The winners OF the nightly
contests will compete on the final
nights for the grand prize. Besides
the amateur contest. there will be
a floor show each night under the
direction OF Glenn Mills and Teddy
Blackman.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-10
Association Charts Plans For A
home Ownership Campaign Soon

a 10" note OF economic pro-
yes was sounded at the annual
.s'o-se'her OF the West Side I'm
rO'ement association Tuesday
"snlng' al Tabernacle Baptist
, ,us'cn' Beechwood and Milford
\, ny meeting was presided over
~ president. the Rev. John M.
ns.s. Inc program was brief but
sa'ncap' In many respects. The
A. SUN was made enjoyable by
unique and artistic musical
p'dm rendered by the Ruth
49, singers, The numbers rem
So' u were cross-sectIon OF a
M AN elaborate program for which
vs.,' "usic group has become
'~'ly acclaimed.
r., a committee from the tovaI
Ilon ' u Cooperative Associa-
No. vas present and rendered their
n. 's u. 70 work in conjunction with
.I,,,N west Side Improvement asso-
men, :, LOT the economic develop
Il. ~, 81 The racial group. Mrs. s.
ss. n. was the speaker for the 90.
l".e Organization.
n na Willis Graves was call
q ~ pO1 10 give an historic sketch
.c, ,ss West Side Improvement as
pIsiS s,,On Credit Union. Mr.. Graves
y ,s,' the phenomenal growth
b,rinr,,lm movement from an humble
hsrL,.ns 70 It's present status az a
c,Lns Institution.
o. ,ss ~, Howard, the treasurer
iOsms, .redit Union. made an in
he sn. nnanical report. He traced
v ,o financial growth from a week.
pr,. S~ec'ion OF a few dollars TO its
n,rI~ weekly payment tctallnr
hussy,.,a huedred dollars nv I,s
IN u or more members.
PRESIDENT. Rev. Miles, clos
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-10
Ethel Childs Obtains
A Certificate From
The Merrill Palmer

Miss Ethel Childs. daughter Of
Mrs. Irene Romcrts, 1926 T.. Cam
field, was among the number who
completed the years course OF stu
dy at the local Merrill-Palmcr
Nursery school. Wednesday.
Miss Childs was given schol-
arship TO this noted school last
summer. because OF her excellent
work with the nursery school chill
dren at the Franklin Street Set
Element house She is the first girl
OF the race. TO attend Merrill-Pal-
mer Nursery school. and because
Of her fine record. this institu-
ton may open its doors 10 other
colored women.
Miss Childs was highly recon-
mended by her teachers and we'll
liked by her classmates at the
Merrill-Palmer school. She IL a
member OF Delta Sigma Theta
sOrorifv
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-10
Joseph Craigen Gets
New Appointment As
A Probate Registrar

Attorney Joseph A .Craigen. FOR
mer deputy labor commissioner OF
Michigan. was appointed Wednes-
day 10 the position OF deputy pro-
hate registrar OF Wayne county, BY
Judge Patrick O'Brien. with the
sanction OF Judges Thomas G. Muir
nhy, Joseph A. Murphy, and n. J.
Healev.
Attorney Craigen Is the FIRST
member Of the race ever 70 receive
appointment TO this position. IN
salary Is not definitely known
this writing. but it Is said 20 ?
around $4,000 a year.
The duties 10 be performed
the probate registrars departing
is 10 supervise estates handled e.
the Probate court, see that the
terms OF Wills are properly carried
out. and TO look after the interestr
Of minors. trust funds. and so
forth
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-10
|Dissipate Thought Africans
Chase Around In Natures Garb

tons, and now that countries like
Liberia, and others, have shaken
themselves loose from the cupidiiy
and avarice Of traders. prospects
are bright for rapid development
In the impending years.
Turmoil Eliminated
For instance, It Is the belief OF
Mrs. Smith that the turmoil which
provoked internal dissension for
so years, has been eliminated and
the natives have launched a busy
building program OF roads. schools
and other things as a solid econom-
ic foundation.
The business in MonrovIa. the
capital OF Liberia. is controlled by
Syrians and Europeans, Mrs. Smith
declared. The natives are mostly
farmers and government officials.
Thousands are employed In the
rubber industry. There are be-
tween 30 and so automobiles IN
Liberia. and 20 per cent we're
made In Detroit.
The wage scale In Liberia IL low.
but this Is onset by the fact that
II does not cost much to live.
The Anglican church Is the most
powerful in the country. and the
Catholic church. according to Mrs.
Smith. seems TO have the most
wealth. The African Methodist
Episcopal church was The last de-
nomination 10 Re established In the
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