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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
U. S. DEFENSE:
Boats for Bases

President Roosevelt notified con-
gress that the United States had
reached an agreement with Great
Britain whereby this country would
obtain leases on naval and air bases
in British possessions in this hemi-
sphere in exchange for the transfer
of so average U. S. destroyers to
England
Expected to arouse storm of de-
bate, the act requires no ratifica-
ton by congress, but was submitted
to that body to advise the nation of
the arrangements made. Attorney
General Robert H. Jackson submit
ted an opinion to the White House
which upheld the legality of the
trade.
The destroyers were built by the
United States during the World war
and had been out of service for some
time until they were recently re-
commissioned.
Ninety-nine year leases on terri
tory in Newfoundland, on the island
of Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamai-
ca, St. Lucia, Trinidad, and Antigua
in the Atlantic and in British Guiana
in South America are granted to the
United States by the terms of the
agreement. Naval and air stations
are expected to be constructed at
these points to aid in u. S. plans for
military defense of the Western
hemisphere.
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ReUoIution?

The Russell-Overton amendment
to the CONSUMPTION bill brought forth
some Willkie-Roosevelt nastiness.
The amendment in question, would
permit the government to conscript
any industry in peacetime, if the
government considered that industry
necessary for national defense.
Some people felt it was aimed di-
rectly at Henry Ford, who wouldn't
play ball with the New Dealers, and
wouldn't help the British. Willkie
didn't like the amendment, and tried
to draw Roosevelt out on it. Roose-
welt refused to be drawn out, but
the dopesters believed he liked the
amendment, and the radical New
Dealers certainly liked it fine. 1t
was the key, they said, to unlock
the castle Of entrenched Yankee cap
italism. The Russell Overton amend
ment, said the political scientists,
was probably the most truly revo-
lutionary detail in American history
-AAlO4 E ASVO1uI1OAAdly t1Idll Il1S OSC-
laration Of independence, or the
emancipation proclamation. This
was holly contradicted, and the de-
bate grew bitter. Meanwhile, Sec
rotary Ickes got called Hitler-in-
short-pants, and Willkie got smeared
as barefoot Wall Street boy-the
rich mans Roosevelt" Even so, the
1910 campaign was pokey, and Nor
man Thomas looked awfully good to
a lot of perfectly respectable Re-
publicans and Democrats.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
PENNSYLVANIA:
Here I Come

Ever since the last war, Hungary
and Rumania have been quarreling
about the disputed province Of Tran
sylvania. It was Hungarian for 1000
years-till 1919-and has been Ru-
manic since. Over the past some
weeks, the Runanians and Hungars
have been squabbling at a great
rate. Germany and Italy want peace
in the Balkans, so at last they set
tied the row in arbitrary style. They
split up Pennsylvania, half and half,
Hungary getting the top half, and
Rumania keeping the bottom half.
The name Pennsylvania, by the way,
gave William Penn the idea for his
Pennsylvania nomenclature, and not
so bad at that. Pennsylvania is the
special home of vampires, as anyone
who had read Ora cula" will re-
member.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
ARKANSAS:
Travellers

Aided by four trusty guards, two
of them convicted murderers, 80
prisoners escaped from Cummins
State prison farm near Pine Bluff,
Ark, in a wild mass break. The
guards were prisoners who had been
appointed TRUSTEES because of their
good records and were supplied with
saddle horses and guns.
Of the six loyal TRUSTEES who re-
fused to join in the break, and were
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
III GERMAN WAR:
aerial

The Germans reversed their ae-
rial tactics, just as they reversed
their infantry tactics in 1917. At
the beginning of the first World war,
the Germans would attack in regu-
lar, regimented mass formation.
The losses were colossal, especially
at Verdun. It was sheer mass MUIR
der. Late in 1917, General Won HUI
tier changed the German method
ology. He devised hit-and-run, in
dividual, scattering attack, which
wiped out the whole British Fifth
army at st. Quentin, on March 81,
1918. It was the worst day the Brit
ish army ever had, until Dunkirk, in
1910.
The same cycle has come to Ger
man aviation. In the battle of Eng
land, the German planes were at
lacking in regimented, mass waves.
The losses were OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to 1000 planes. General Mich
changed the method. He sent the
German machines over in irregular,
individualistic jabs, and by night,
instead of by day. This proved
much more economical, and much
less ineffective. The amusing fea-
ture was this: Generals Won Hutier
and Mich learned their ''noveP' mil
itary maneuvers from no less
source than the American Indians Of
the Eighteenth century-the red
skins that ambushed General Brad
dock, ETC., out Pittsburgher way.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
DICTATOR:
NOn-Dict1tOridL

Dictator Winston Churchill of Eng
land was in a big air raid on the
coast of Kent It was at a place
called Ramsgate. The dictator en-
tered an underground AFRAID shell
ter, putting on one of his favorite
cigars-which he chews like Barney
Oldfeld. The mayor of Ramsgate
said, sternly, "Put out that cigar,
Mr.. Churchill!" The dictator looked
sheepish, and hurnbly did so. ''There
goes a good 'un,' said he, crest
fallen. Therein lies the essential
difference between British and Ger
man dictators, in the year of grace,
1940 Churchill's daughter married
a vaudeville actor, and his nephew
is a Communist. He himself is a
trade-unionized brick-layer, an art
ist, and an author. He is an ultra
blue-blood, he is half American, and
he served with the Spanish against
America Che has never cared for
America) in the Spanish war of 1898.
When a New York taxi-driver
knocked him down few years ago,
he gave the penitent fellow cigar.
He also told him an off-color joke.
In short, the dictatorial Mr.. Church
i'll tends to be pretty good guy.
Namesake
In London, Umbrella Chamberlain
-Churchills great rival-has a
namesakes called plain George
Chamberlain. He is %. He is a
soldier. During a furious German
air raid, he yawned SO widely that
he dislocated his jaw, and had to
go to a hospital for serious treat
ment. Let that be lesson to the
hysteriacs of America!
Hispa11ic
The most reactionary politico in
England, Sir Samuel Hoare, was
sent to Spain as British ambassa-
dor. 1t was announced, on good au-
thority, that he promised Spain the
following, If the Hispanics would
stay out: Spain would get Gibraltar
CATER peace was signed; also Por-
tugal Can age-old ally of England!);
also French Morocco.
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prevented by ringleaders Of the plot
from interfering, one was killed when
he tried to shoot it out with the es-
Gaping prisoners.
The convicts fed with four high
powered rifles and six sawed-off shot
guns, some of which were weapons
they had had in their possession pri-
or to the break.
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FRANCO-MEX:


After the Spanish civil war, huge
masses Of Spanish loyalists, of all
sizes and sexes, flocked to neutral
France, to escape the victorious
General Franco. They couldn't go
home, and the French treated them
very well, on the whole. But France,
these days, is no place for $50, 900
Spanish refugees, even though old
Marshal Petain does the best he can.
So the Mexican government did
smart thing. It signed pact with
France, and will take the whole $780,
600 Spaniards, regardless Of their
politics. It was a magnificent thing,
and will do Mexico world of good.
The only exceptions, out of the quar-
ter million, will be common crimi-
nails, who will get sent back to Spain,
If the Franco government demands
them. There are very few Of these.
The Mexican government asked
Washington for U. S. ships, to trans
port the ESQ, 900 to the halls Of Mon
tezuma. There, they will bolster
Mexico's white population, as against
the overwhelming masses of Indians.
President Cardenas, himself, is an
Amerind and proud Of it.
Meanwhile, in the abandoned
country districts of France, Marshal
Petain was offering land, rent-free.
After three years, the free" ten
aristotle will pay half-rent for six
years. This is to try and get the
French agricultural system back
into adequate production. Another
decree promises wages to farmers
who are teaching farm work to ap-
prentices. The more children you
have, according to the reproductive
M. Petain, the better your chance
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
Weekly News
Britain Gets so T. S. Desr0yer in Trade for Naua Air Bases
By Roger Shaw

of getting nice, free farmland.
Since the French, being logical peo-
pie, hate big families, therein lay
the catch to the whole free" prop
osition.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12

p So desperate sUas Leonore
Hirnrukallio, IL (above), to
get to the United States that
she stoaUed Away on the ship
american Legion, which
brought $40 refugees from the
European lUar zones. Leon0re
comes from Helsinki, Finland.
Latest reports indicate that
immigration authorities in the
United States aUould be forced
to exclude her from entrance
into this country.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
And Also

Rumania also lost territory to lit
tie Bulgaria, On the Black sea coast,
and to the Russian Soviets: the big
province Of Bessarabia. Rumania
was phoney from start to finish, and
few tears were shed over King Car
obs cruel fate. Italy and Germany
have now given Carol an air-tight
guarantee Of what's left of his king
dom. How grateful that merry mon
arch feels, remains to be seen. The
guarantee, however, may lead to
trouble in the Balkans, between Ger
many and Russia. That's what Mr..
Churchill sits up nights, and prays
for.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12

both Republicans congratulate
Republican Democratic nomination United States the
California election This practically him
election He pictured congratulated
*.
Austin O (rght).
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
DAMACED:
In France

The French ministry of fine arts
investigated what spots in France
had been hardest hit by the war with
Germany. It gave out the follow
ing list. Many of the places are
well known to the Americans. Here
it is: Rouen, Laon, Scissors, Com
piegne, Beauvais, Amiens, Glen,
Saumur, Auxerre, Orleans, Calais,
Dunkirk, Sedan, Mezieres, Arras
Vitry-le-Francois. Vitry, the last
named, was wiped out. The Amiens
cathedral had a miraculous escape.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of the news analyst, and not
necessarily of this newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
In Italics

The brave Italians ordered them
selves to drop all foreign names,
trademarks, and slogans from Ital-
ian products. This was the decree
of the Fascist merchants guild, part
of Mussolini's great corporate state,
of which the NRA was the initiative
American counterpart: a more or
less voluntary get-together, which
regulates itself, with the government
as arbitrary umpire.
The Italics barred such words as
golf. crepe, creton, zephyr, after
noon-tea, au revoir, and beautiful.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
KENTON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Kenton, March 27-Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Hicks of Chestertown, Md,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Faulkner.
The Home Demonstration Club
will meet with Mrs. Gilbert Davis
on Thursday afternoon, March %.
Miss Elizabeth Attix of Newark,
spent the holiday with her mother,
Mrs. Helen G. Attix.
Mrs. James T. Burrows and
granddaughter Mildred, have been
visiting in Wilmington.
Miss Eva Carey spent one day
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pratt in Smyrna.
Mr.. Herbert Davis spent several
days last week in New Jersey.
Miss Mary Kathryn Walker spent
the holiday with her aunt, Mrs. G.
p. Middleton in Philadelphia.
Miss Ethel Carey of Wilmington,
spent the Easter holiday with her
mother and sister.
Miss Kathryn Clifton of Ocean
View, spent the holiday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cliff
I ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lynch and
daughter Charlotte, spent the week
end with their parents, near Frank
ford, Del.
Mr.. G. w. Guthrie and family of
Ridgely, Md, spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Guthrie.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Molitor of Au-
dubon, N. j., visited her aunt, Mrs.
Ella Poore on Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Edward McCandless and
children, of Philadelphia, spent last
last week with her mother, Mrs.
Bertha Erwin.
! Mrs. j. w. Arthurs spent part of
/ last week with Mrs. Bessie Ely in
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Miss Nancy Arthurs and girl
friend, spent last Friday in Will
mington.
! Rev. and Mrs. r. G. Conner, Miss
Ruth Conner, Mrs. Eugene Attix
and son Charles, spent last Friday
in Philadelphia.
Misses Helen and Ruth Conner of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with their parents, Rev. and Mrs.
r. G. Conner.
Mrs. E. F. Smith and daughter
Catherine, spent the Easter holiday
with her brother, Mr.. Harry Price
and wife in Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Walker and
daughter Sarah, and Sonny Will
liams, motored to Wilmington last
Friday. Sarah and Sonny remain
ed for the weekend
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their D0ings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK

Dover, March 27 - Miss Jane
Moss Coleman was hostess to mem
bers of the school set at an egg
hunt and buffet super at her home
in Wyoming on Sunday. Her guests
from Dover were Miss Penelope
and Miss Marian Layton, Miss
Laura S. Mifflin, Miss Ann Satter-
field, Miss Peggy Steele, Miss Lu-
cinda Darby, Miss Marianne and
Miss Betty Wilson, Miss Frances
Cummins, Miss Jane Elizabeth
Handy, Richard c. Beckett, Jr.,
John Cummins, George and Paul
Ehinger, Thomas M. Gooden III,
Henry Mack, G. Norman Acker,
Jr., Henry S. Hamm II, Gilbert
Shank, Robert Saunderson, w.
Dameron, and Daniel F'innegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Irving Buckson
entertained at their home on Sat
uhday evening.
Miss Jane w. Hardesty enter
tanned at dinner on Sunday and
also was hostess at an 1nformal
party on Saturday evening in hon
or of her house guest, Miss Flor
ence Hartzen of New York City.
Miss Hartzen returned to New
York on Monday before resuming
her studies at Beaver College,
Jenkintown, Pa.
The Monday Night Bridge Club
had Mrs. Karl D. Dorzback as the
hostess Monday evening.
Miss Margaret Hartnett and Mr..
John Hartnett were the guests of
their brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Roger v. Mitchell of
Boonsboro, Md. over the holiday
weekend.
The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
Club had Mrs. Walter H. Warning
ton as hostess.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mitchell and
Mrs. Ada Reihm spent the week
end at Lewes with Mr.. and Mrs. j
D. Conner.
Mrs. Wilkinson Cranston and
Mrs. Paul Millikin spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. B. Riley
Watson.
Mrs. Mitchell Givison spent last
week at Sharon Hill, Pa.
Mr.. John A. Heinold spent Sum-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Noland.
There will be a covered dish sup
per at the home Of Mrs. Theodore
Ferguson tonight for the benefit of
the Ladies' Aid.
The efficient teacher, Miss Rach-
ell Hastings, was married to Mr.
Earl White of Bridgeville during
the Easter vacation and spent a
few days at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Frank Reynolds of Whining
ton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Woodkeeper.
Mr.. William Spicer, who has been
i'll at the home of his niece, Mrs.
Leon Buckson in Townsend, is
somewhat improved.
Mrs. w. G. Roosevelt spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. G. R.
Moffitt near Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

Rosa Dunn and Mr.. John Mullin
all of Chester, Pa, were visitors in
town on Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Gibbs of Fairlee
spent several days with Mrs. E
Thomas Massey.
Cousin Lee and his radio cow
boys from Wilmington, entertained
at a stage show and dance In the
Odd Fellows Hall on Wednesday
evening. Quite number Of people
SttendeI.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Palmatory
of Chester, Pr, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Britcher and son Francis Of Blti-
more, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pensel
and son Charles of Chesapeake
City, Mr.. Charles Kenny Palmatory
of Sudlersville, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Palmatory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walford Palmatory spent
Tuesday evening in Dover and en-
joyed the movie, Gone With the
Wind"
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Rider of Sud
lersville, visited Mr. and Mrs. Lin
wood Burris on Tuesday.
Miss Mary Jane Rosia of Sails
bury, Mrs. Ralph Poore spent one
day last week shopping in Will
mington.
Mrs. E. Thomas Massey and son
E. Thomas Jr., Miss Leila N. Ware,
and Mr.. Clark Walter of Galena,
enjoyed weekend tour over the
Skyline Drive, Virginia.
Miss Mary Jane Rosin, Miss Dor
othy Coleman and Miss Dorothy
Newman, all of Salisbury State
Normal School, spent the Ester hol-
idays with their parents.
Miss Mary and Gertrude Nicker-
son are spending sometime with
friends in Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
MASSEY

Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Massey, Md. March 27-Mr. and
Mrs. William Cooper, Sr.. Mr.. and
Nrs-Donald Ross, Miss Stella Beav-
er and Bully Meredith, all OF Ches-
tertown, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. William Cooper. Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Woodall
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Naylor
near Galena on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lnwood Burris at
tended the wedding Of her nephew,
Mr.. George Husfelt of Elkton to
Miss Alice Marie Davis, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Davis OF
Middletown. The ceremony was
performed by the preacher of Beth
el Church on Sunday, March 10th.
After the wedding a reception was
held at the home Of the brides par
ents.
Mr.. Ralph Robinson Of Still Pond
spent several days with his sister
and brother-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Cooper, Jr., last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel West, Mrs..
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
Thoroughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, March 27-Mrs.
Fannie Francis spent several days
last week with her daughter, Mrs.
Wilson David and Mr.. David.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Jr.,
of Laurel, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Keiser, Sr., and her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Walker Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Francis
and son Carl, spent the Easter hol-
idays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Gohl in Atlantic City,
N. ].
The Friendly Neighbors' Home
Demonstration Club will meet
Tuesday afternoon, April End at
1.3O o'clock with Mrs. Ella Roose-
velt. Subject, "Mending and Care
Of Home Equipment"
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller en-
tertained at dinner Wednesday ev-
ening, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Latta,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson David, Mr.and
Mrs. Charles 2. Dukes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Miss Helen AL
free, Mr.. Liston McClain, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lee w. David.
The Ladies' Aid and Victory w.
c. T. U. will meet Friday night
with Mrs. Ida Boyer in Smyrna.
Those on the refreshment commit
tee are Mrs. Elsie Warner, Miss
Violette Jones and Mrs. Ida Boyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Latta enter
tanned at a turkey dinner Friday
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Arthur
CHM of Smyrna, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son A. David, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
q. Dukes, Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert
Steller an sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son Keiser, Sr., Mrs. Fannie Fran
els, Mrs. Ruth Newman, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lee w. David.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller en-
tertained on Easter, Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Alfree, Sr., George and
Helen Alfree, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Alfree, Mr.. and Mrs. Jehu Alfree,
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. William
r. Alfree, Jr., of near Middletown,
Mr.. Liston McClain and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee w. David.
Mr.. Lewis Steller spent Easter at
Atlantic City, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 2. Dukes
were Sunday visitors with her aunt,
Mrs. Emmfia David of Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Purnell Lewis of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Latta and daughters, Of Marshall
ton, and Mr.. Walter Wearm and
son of Aberdeen, Nd, were visitors
to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Latta last
week.
Mr., and Mrs. Eugene Shockley
and family spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Wiley near Town
send.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

ford Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hazel
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Work of Will
m1ngton, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Roadway, of Hartly were SUNDAY
guests of Mrs. Eva Hazel and fam.
lily.
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Creadick and
family motored to Richardson Park
on Sunday and were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Phillips and fam
lily.
Mrs. Ralph Stout, of Boston
Mass, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thompson.
Mrs. Cecilia Davis and Mrs. Nav
Vaughn enjoyed a bus trip, spon-
sored by the Home Demonstration
Clubs, to the flower show in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. ]. T. Knots, of Tenton N
j., and Miss Harriet Cooper. of
Ridley Park, were guests of Mrs
Lille M. Cooper for few days.
The Home Demonstration Club
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
OAKHILL COMMUNITY

Some Items OF Personal Meat1oo
0aeased from the Vicinity
Delaney's, March 27-Delaney's
Methodist Church, seven miles
west Of Clayton oo the Clayton
Massey Road, Rev. A. T. McFAr-
Land. pastor, announces the follow
ing services: 2 p. m, Sunday
School. Mrs. Charles Pyle, superin-
tendent; 3 p. m, MI. Ernest Mandse
will speak at the first of a series Of
revival meetings which will last
thru Sunday, April 7th. Services
will be held every evening except
Saturday at 8 p. m. There will be
special music and real live wire
preaching. The meetings will be
in charge Of Mr.. Ernest Mandes
and Mr.. Henry Newhall, both of
them Philadelphia business men.
They will make the round trip each
evening and carry on their regular