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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-12-15
Yhc Week Before Xmas

AS the week before Christmas,
the next few days should be de-
voted exclusively to certain we'll
defined activities. High up in the
Yuletide agenda, the acquisition
and decoration of Christmas trees,
the hanging of holly end mistletOo
and sprucing up (nO pUnl for the
holidays are fundamentals of the
season. Mistletoe is in abundance
ana in excellent condition.
A Christmas tree is a Christmas
tree. whatever the size. Everyone
ought to have one, big or little,
and it is to be hoped everyone
will The annual trimming should
be something of ceremony.
There should be opposition to arti-
fetal holly, although there may be
argument for the addition Of an ar
tifiCial berry here and there
Every wreath should be adorned
by d large, red ribbon and moth
ing more There has been no ar
tificial mistletOe so far as the
corps of artificial mistletOe spies
has been able to learn, and God
forbid there ever shall be- 1t is
an essential addition to all Christ
mas decoration, and similarly
should be tied with a red ribbon.
Finally. to those thoughtful and
considerate owners of outdoor
Christmas trees who light them
for each holiday season, Hagers-
town owes debt of gratitude. A
practice both picturesque and
unique, it has been gaining with
each passing year.
There are further considerations
that the season imposes upon all
persons. They are charged to a
high degree with the responsibility
of acquiring certain amount of
Christmas spirit, which consists of
being in a hurry to get things
done and of being pleasant about
doing them. The giving of gifts,
of course, is fundamental, as is the
injunction Good Will to Men"
Probably there is no point in
attempting to catalogue Christmas.
People observe its traditions not
because someone tells them to,
but because there is an inward
feeling that demands outward ex-
preston. 1t is merely that the
season approaches so swiftly and
that Christmas may be here before
we know or have done anything
about it that this reminder of it's
duties and pleasures is submitted.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-12-15

Another baby giant panda has
been received at Chicago's Brook
field Zoo. This is the fourth Of
these rare animals to be brought
to America and may be the last
as their expectation from their
native habitat in China has been
forbidden by the Chinese govern
ment.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-12-15
TOY Time

The boy is father to the man,
especially at this time of year
when store windows and counters
blossom forth with the wonders of
the toy makers from every quarter
of the globe.
No father is too old to glow with
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-12-15

haven't the money ahead and
therefore must wait until just be-
fore the holiday to buy the things
they want Still, there are plenty
Of people for whom that excuse
does not apply.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12

If it's something a wee bit dress
Ter you are wanting, touch of gay
hand-embroidery will do just that.
See what can be done in the way of
intriguing embroidery in the sweat
er blouse below to the right. The
model pictured is knitted of rust red
wool and the embroidery is done
in riotous flower colors.
Coming to the dressier modes,
handsome laces of every type and
description make the news head
lines for blouse and jacket and bo-
lero fantasies in big way. It's
almost like magic the way bit of
lace transforms into a jacket or
blouse masterpiece and even if you
are not an expert in making things,
a charming jacket-blouse or bolero
as pictured can be put together with
little effort. A collection of lace
tops will array you DANGEROUSLY
wherever you 60.
A lace bolero does wonders in
dressing you up, and does it click
Will AdSL yCd1 . llOChS!
1t is never so welcome and useful
as at the tail-end of winter when
you are feeling bit jaded with
dark dresses and feel the need of
something to perk them up. The
carickmacross lace bolero which
you see pictured above to the right
will sound a refreshing new note for
your wardrobe. Scalloped all around
the edges it silhouettes effectively
against the background of a black
dress in either street or evening
length.
A dress-up jacket-blouse to be
worn with skirt or suit lends allure
to your formal afternoon or eve
ming costume. You can get the fine
leaf-patterned lace that fashions the
jacket-blouse pictured below to the
left in ravishing colors or in black.
The glittering rhinestone buttons
complete the formal look.
@Western Newspaper Union.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12

II ERES an encouraging word to
the woman whose wardrobe up
keep must needs be held down to a
limited budget. The skirt with con-
trast tops leads the style program
this season. With the separate skirt
or simple foundation dress and a
flock of fattering sweaters, jackets
and blouses tuned to occasion you
can dress as well as the next one
and not be eXtravagant especially if
you make your own"
Here's hoping the suggestions Of
fered in the accompanying illustra-
ton will prove an inspiration to get
busy sewing, knitting and embroi-
dering on wardrobe of pretty
things that will carry you trium-
phantly through the season from the
dress standpoint.
Let's start with the right skirt
to wear with the right top accom-
paniment. 1t is easily possible to
carry on a well-dressed appearance
with two skirts in ones wardrobe,
a wool or crepe for routine wear
plus a velvet or handsome crepe or
slipper satin weave for more for
NAL wear. However, you can go as
far as you like in laying in supply
of skirts and then not have too many
if you 60 lot. A tweed, a colorful
plaid, pleated-all-round type, a
smartly fashioned crepe or satin for
day with foor-length velvet or
crepe for evening formality, are
none too many
Of course, with your tweeds and
your plaids you will want a swank
utilitarian sweater. The model pic
tured to the left in the group is cas-
lily knit. You will love it because it
is so unusual. It has style distinc-
ton written all over it in that it is
knit in a different way, using two
patternings that contrast a vertical
and horizontal handling. A soft
wool yarn in a delectable deep rasp-
berry pink is used for the knitting
of this clever sweater.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12
And Loans to European
Countries Remain Unpaid

AS I hear these various plans dis
cussed and as I hear other ways of
spending money projected, I am
more and more impressed with the
sound thinking of Nebraska's Gov
ernor Cochran. Where is all of this
money coming from? have neither
the money, nor the answer.
In the midst of all of this, what
should be catapulted upon the scene
but proposal to loan money to the
Central and South Americans. The
idea is to loan them money and
help them buy products of the Unit
ed States-and thus keep the Euro
peans out of our neighbor countries.
I do not know enough about the pro-
gram to analyze it because it is q
far-fetched and intricate scheme.
Probably, we ought to do something
to keep the Americas for the Amer
leans, but it was only December is
that we were reminded again that
the United States loaned something
like 1000, 100000 to flock of Eu-
ropean nations to help make the
world safe for democracy.
On December Is, according to the
treasury figures, there was a little
over $2,000,000 900 of that money
due-and unpaid. The original debts
were refunded. That is to say. the
debtor nations were given a period
of years over which to repay the
loans. They started out to meet the
payments, but first one and then
another found reason for not MAX
ing the semi-annual payments that
were due in June and December.
until now only little, but very re-
spectacle, Finland is making the
payments as they are due.
The nations in default are Great
Britain, France, Italy, Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Rumania
and Yugoslavia. In addition to all
of these, the Russian empire, which
is no more, obtained several hun
dred millions and the Soviet of this
day knows nothing of the obliga-
ton"
Western Newspaper Union.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12
Give White Bead
Embroidery Trim

Among newcomers in. the field of
popularity are very attractive black
dresses for afternoon wear that are
prettified with white bead embroi-
derry. The character of the embroi-
dered motifs are unique. Some
times the embroidery is done
around the neckline in the new neck
lace effect. Likely as not here will
be dash of the white beadwork
on the girdle or belt.
The newest of the new is for a
single spray of flowers to be worked
on the bodice top with not a vestige
of white beads showing elsewhere.
The effect takes place of fattering
corsage worn on the left front Shout
der.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12
Odd Companions

Tweed and sequins may seem to
be strange companions but they 60
together in this season of striking
fashions.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12
CONVICT BECOMES
WRITER OF TALES
ABOUT CRIMINALS
Under Sentence for Murder
Man Wins Recognition
AS an Author.

HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS.-Thomas
F. Whiteside, serving murder sem
tence in Texas state prison, is gain
ing recognition as a short story writ
er.
Two national magazines have ac-
copied recent stories by Whiteside
for early publication, prison officials
revealed. Several other of his works
have been published already, and
his earnings from writings within
"The Walls" have passed the $500
mark.
Whiteside, who was sentenced for
the threat killing of his wife and
once was classed as ''incorrigible,"
finds solace during his loneliest
hours in the experiences of O. Hen
ry, who at one time was a prisoner,
and the great writers Of the more
distant past who served sentences.
"It's so hard to do anything in
stir-I can't put it on paper, the
atmosphere is so terrible" White
side wrote once. stop and think
o. Henry, Cervantes, and all the
rest of the glorified ex-cons made
good after their release. A man
gets plenty of experiences in here,
but it's hard to click. Bunyan did
it, but he had religion. AS for me,
I've been roasting on the spit for
years and there aren't many angels,
I find, who'll moisten your tongue
with kindness"
Formerly Houston Attorney.
Whiteside formerly was an attor-
ney at Houston.
Shortly after he was "sent up,
Whiteside was transferred to East
ham Farm - the "Alcatraz' re-
served for incorrigibles from ether
units of the Texas prison system.
Whiteside first attempted to COM
nit suicide by slashing his throat
with the edge of a glass jar.
The baffled prisoner then learned
that illiterate prisoners would pay
him Is cents each for letters he
could write for them. In one case
he wrote $50 letters for an old in
mate, to be mailed at weekly inter-
walls. The letters were addressed to
the mans daughter, and were so
worded that, as the daughter grew
older, she finally would understand
the disappearance Of her father.
His Essay Won Prize.
Whiteside then submitted an es-
say which won third prize offered
by the National Prison congress.
That award brought Whiteside's lit
erary efforts to the attention Of
Prison System Manager O. j. S.
Ellingson, who thought the prisoner
should be encouraged in his craft.
Whiteside was transferred to Har-
lem Prison farm at Sugarland,
where he was assigned as teacher
and told he could write in his spare
time. He wrote for the Prison Echo,
publication of the prison system,
and, with the aid Of prison print
shop Supt. S. H. Barnett, wrote a
story entitled, "Ope Minute to Mid
night" which he sold to a syndicate.
The theme Of the short-short story
was defeat of the criminal.
Within a short time, he also had
sold two more stories to that syn
dictate, two to another syndicate,
and an editorial, segregation Must
Begin in JAIL" to detective story
magazine.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12

Slipper satin in dark or evening
shades is playing an outstanding
role for dine and dance wear. 1t is
fashionable either in dark or pastel
shades. Youth is in the red this
season and no mistake about it.
This time it is in gorgeous ruby red
sleek satin.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12
SholDs Results of Minority
Pressure From Many Angles

I called the governors attention
that in the current fiscal year, the
national government is scheduled to
spend something like $4,000, 900, 900
whereas it's income, at the most,
will hardly exceed five billions. The
observation struck fire.
''That's what you get for letting
government 60 into fields where it
does not belong" he shot back.
"There you have the results of mi
nority pressure from many angles.
In my campaign last fall, I told
every audience that I had been
taught it was wrong for a candidate
to buy votes with his own money
and I think it is worse to buy votes
with other peoples, money or tax
payers money.
"And here is something for you
to think about: as long as you plan
on pensions or aids or security or
whatever name the thing is-if you
plan on fixed amounts to pay peo-
ple-however deserving they may
be, you are going to have pressure
for more and more. What must be
done is the nation must face the
facts-call this stuff what it is-call
it charity, and make it unpopular.
Unless you do, the thing that faces
this country is a huge population of
panhandlers.
Within few days after Governor
Cochran's visit, word was given out
at the White House that President
Roosevelt will send special mes
sage to congress early in the new
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12
Star Dust
X Who's Simple Simon?
X In Royal Atmosphere
X Cooper as Gen. John?
by Virginia Vale

XX1HEN you see Walt Dis
w ney's new Technicolor
short, Mother Goose Goes to
Hollywood" you'll have a lot
of fun guessing the identity of
the main characters. For
Disney has caricatured Film
dom's greatest as Simple Simon,
Old King Cole and other famous
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12

nursery rhyme favorites-and in
nearly every instance the casting is
perfect.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12
Social Security Money Goes
Into Treasury General Fund

The Michigan senator repeatedly
has sought information from the So
called experts as to how this money
could be invested in government Sc
curities, and has had no answer.
The truth is that there has been no
cash reserve set up at all. The
money paid in for social security
tax has gone into the treasury's
general funds to be appropriated
and spent like any other dollars.
And the further truth is that if
there had to be full payment now,
congress would have to appropriate
other money to pay it.
There is no way to forecast what
is going to come out of the congress
on the Presidents projected propos-
al. In some quarters, one hears
declarations that congressional in
vestigation of the whole cobwebby
situation is the only way to arrive
at firm foundation. Other places
are sources for observations to the
effect that the federal government
can not handle charity or pensions
or assistance matters of any kind
without shrinking fumes coming
therefrom. Besides all of these, the
experts in the field of social science
and the inner circle of radicals who
originally conceived the gigantic So
cial security program will tell you
in most convincing way that the
federal government can not shirk
it's duty to the destitute. From their
standpoint getting the money to
make the payments is the easiest
part of the whole job.
Adverting again to what may
come from the all of the discussion
concerning social security, one can
not ignore the possibility of whole
sale revision of the law so that a
fixed monthly sum will be paid to
persons attaining some stated ad-
vanced age. There were too many
members of the house and too many
members of the senate elected last
November after having limited they
were favorable to such a course
when they were hunting for votes.
AS matter of fact, there are prob
ably about 100 house members who
pledged themselves outright to vote
some type of Townsend plan or who
said they would support modifca-
ton of the present law to provide
early and large cash payments.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12
Error

Pat wanted to borrow some mon
ey from Michael, who happened
to have a small boy with him at the
moment. "'Tis fine kid you have
there, Nike" said Pat. "A magnif-
icent head and noble features. Could
You loan me tenn"
II could not" replied Mike. "'Tis
me wife's child by her first hus-
band"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12
Fur Overs Adding
To Lure Of Skunk

Both kolinsky and Russian fitch in
sable coloring and mink-dyed musk
rat have found great favor. The
fur dyer has also contributed to the
continued success of skunk, now
available in stunning sable and
baum marten shades.
Foxes-silver, red and blue-are
extremely important now in the
making of fur coats in short and
intermediate lengths. And a new
conner in this field is the silky lynx.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-01-12

session, asking that the social Sc
curity act be broadened to cover
more people. The act, as it stands,
was described as having many in
equities, many injustices, and it
might have been added safely that
it contains many impossibilities.
Senator Vandenberg, Michigan Re
publican, long has complained about
some of these and he has urgently
called for amendment Of the laws
provision that would set up a ere
serve fund" This reserve fund, cal
culated to reach the fantastic figure
of $47, 900, 900, 900, eventually, is sup
posed to be invested and the interest
from that investment is supposed
to be enough to pay the old age
pensions etc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
GALE AND Rain
GENERAL OVER
PACIFIC n. v.
LA Inches Recorded
Here in "a Hours;
Wind Hits IS m.p.h.
at North Head

Tacoma and other parts of
the Pacific Northwest were
dashed by a southeast gale
Friday. The strong wind was
accompanied by rain.
The weather bureau forecast no
immediate relief from the storm
and continued southeast gale
warnings on the Washington and
Oregon coasts between Tatoosh
island and Marshfield. Storm flags
also flew over Puget Sound and
the strait Of Juan de Fuca.
The storm had spent itself by
early afternoon. With the gale
abated, only small craft warnings
were flying here.
LA Inch of Rain Here
The wind reached a velocity Of
66 miles per hour at North Head,
Wash, but dropped to IS miles
at Tatoosh. Tacoma had LA
inches of rain for the "a hours
ending at s a. m. The wind was
q m. p. h. during the morning.
Reports from Paradise were
that 1t was showing there. Seven
inches fell during the night. bring
ing the total depth to 10 inches.
Employees in the city public
Continued on Page %. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
LEWIS TROOPS
WILL GO SOUTH

WASHINGTON. War depart.
mon, officials ssrs developing
plans today TO conesntrsts about
400 officers and 5000 men a ms
newly s,rsamiinsd third alvisson
At Fort Lewis. wssh.. for intsn-
siss training Inaasuvsrs It Camp
Ord. Calf. around Fsb |.
The program Ia part Of tbs
rsesniiy insnguraisd year round
field training plan for the army
IN southern and western areas
uhsrs climatic conditions are
fsvofabis for outdoor psT games
Under tentative plans. fhs troops
win 10 transported e Camp Ord
BY rain. truck hd bas.ss. Ts<y
viii hive In tents 81 Ina camp.
Initial exercises viii sesk 10
famllisFfxe officers and mss with
the functions Of The nsw type
diviaina.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
Despite War, Finland Pays
Installment ON Debt to u. S.

WASHINGTON-Finand,d despite its for survival
with Soviet Russia today paid the regular semannua
nstament of 1884, 500 its debt the United States
AS usual, Finland the only of II nations
indebted to the United States meet its obligations in full
and time.
check for the Finnish payment drawn National
City bank of New York, presented to Secretary of
Treasury Henry Morgenthau, jr by TALL handsome HAL
Procope, Finnish minister, at ceremony in Morgen
thaus office
The payment left Finland owing this country &c. $780,
Morgenthau said he accepted the payment with graft
tude and noted that Finland, during dark days well
fair, has failed to honor its obligations"
"As you know, Morgenthau continued, 'the president
has directed to hold this payment suspense account
until he recommend congress that this money be
used for benefit of the Finnish people
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
Civic Center Tacoma Need,
Planning Official Declares

ways and means 10 stretch the
tax dollar" Bennett remarked,
land the answer h by careful
planning in operation Of all mu-
nicipal activities and depart
ments"
The speaker disclosed MIL
waukee would be free Of
bonded Indebtedness by i9<s.
due to careful planning"
Accompanying Bennett TO Ia
coma was Chester Biesen. execu-
tive secretary Of the Association
Of Washington Cities.
Louis J. Muscek, chairman OF
Tacoma planning commission. pre-
sided.
Bennett addressed members OF
Tacoma Real Estate board At
noon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16
Firms STOP REDS,
WEBB MILLER SAYS

watch hundreds Of Finnish
wounded being evacuated
TO base hospitals.
On the Karelian front to-
day, three inch. six inch
and sometimes eight-ineh
Russian artillery shells
crashed down and exploded.
as II rejecting the inn
potent anger Of the Red
army across the Taipela
river. Three out Of four
Of the Russian shells ex-
plode. The other il a dud.
Sometimessomething I
had never seen In nearly rs
years Of covering wars--a
Russian shell bursts and.
instead OF making a shell
hole, flares into a flame so
to 90 feet high.
Once in a while n
shell bursts and shoots
out a shower Of Russian
propaganda leaflets
reading: Finland
started the var" I'VE
are not fighting the
Finnish people" we
are trying TO Iiberats
you Firms from the
capitalists. /" "Yeur gov
eminent instigaied the
war and the patience of
the Red army II al an
end" You are hungry
and We have bread"
The Firms laugh and say
the Russians are wasting
contlnued on Page :. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-16

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