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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
BaronMannerheimHa las
Made Niche In I History
At Present Moment He Is Down and Out - Finnish
People Always Looked to Him in Their Hour of
Distress and Will Again
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE
United Press Gable Editor

Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Manner
helm, whose tiny army gave the
mighty Soviet war machine fight
that is destined to be placed high
in modern military history, has
temporarily been forced to retire
from the field.
Baron Mannerheim may be down
but on his past record, this tall.
ruthless, partician leader of men
and of armies may not be out. He
has come back before and the Fin
niSh people look to him in their
hour Of distress.
What manner Of man is he?
He is cold, scientific, brave, I'M
emotional. Not a man to inspire
love but certainly one to inspire
respect and confidence, as the Fin
nish people have shown for more
than 20 years, and as his CzariSt
overlordS showed when he was one
Of the geniuses Of the Russian army
before that.
Has His Human Side
He Is not without his human side,
but few except his intimates ever
see 1t.
During a particularly severe air
raid in the war just ended, Baron
Mannerheim continued studying
documents at his desk in general
headquarters. Bombs were drop
ping all around when he walked to
the nearest restaurant for luncheon.
The neighboring town was In
flames.
The restaurant was deserted, its
staff and clients huddled In shelf
ers. Two Mattresses, seeing that the
marshal wanted TO eat, emerged
from hiding and served him.
At the end Of the meal, Manner.
helm sent for his aide-de-camp and
ordered the two mattresses decorat-
cd with the liberty medal for brav-
cry.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
SECRETARY ICKES
RESTORES PEACE

San Francisco, March 14-(UP)-
Secretary Of Interior Harold L.
Ickes, was understood today to have
restored peace among California
divided Democrats and made certain
that single, Observation-Disclosures
delegation will appear on the pri-
mary ballot opposing delegates
pledged to Vice-President John
Nance Garner.
Ickes participated in 12-hour
conference between opposing fac
tios headed by Gov. Culbert Olson
and former U. s. Sen. william Nc
Adoo, Democratic National Commit
teeman.
The agreement was understood to
have included the promised reelec-
ton of Mci.doo as national commit
teeman.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
Twenty Three Persons Killed AS
Train Crashes Into Truck In Texas
Woman Secretary S ay S
Scene Was Most Horrible
Ever Witnessed

McAllen, Texas, March 14.-(UP)
-Twenty-three persons were killed
today when a passenger train
crashed into a truck crowded with
citrus workers at q crossing six
miles east Of McAllen, Charles King
an ambulance driver, reported.
Bodies Of the dead, most of them
Mexicans, were taken to McAllen,
Weslaco and Edinburg.
Other sources accounted for at
least IS killed and said it was be-
lieved some Of the injured brought
to the McAllen hospital had died.
Miss Mary Ann Wall, secretary
of the Alamo Citrus association.
whose plant is 200 feet from the
crossing, said bodies were hurled
through a sheet Of flame as the Grain
smashed the truck and the gaso-
line tank exploded.
IT nearly always look up when
the train passes but this morning
was busy and didn't" she said.
IT heard the roar Of the approach
ing train and then I heard a ire
lnendous crash. I looked QUIT he
window and saw sheet Of flame
in front Of the passenger train
engine. Through the flame bodies
were pitched in all directions.
IT guess the trucks gasoline tanks
must have exploded.
Then my boss, Albert Jensen,
rushed out to the plant platform
and told me to call all the am
balances in the lower Rio Grande
valley.
IT started calling and when I
looked out again I saw bodies piled
to the side of the tracks.
IT called ambulances from five
nearby towns.
at was the most horrible thing !
have ever seen."
Truck Struck Full
The train, slowing down before
reaching the village Of Alamo,
struck the truck full in the side.
Workers were riding on the cab
and crowded on the open rear plat
form. The accident occurred where
the highway turns abruptly across
the tracks after running beside the
right-of-way for some distance
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

Sweden, 1t was said officially, will
ask Russia to explain why 1t wants
to build railroad across Finland
to the Swedish frontier.
Norway, 1t was understood, is like
ly to ask Russia why 1t wants free
passage for goods in transit across
the Finnish Petsamo area to Arctic
Norway.
Sweden prepared to provide Fin
land Immediately, 1t was understood,
with credits, loans and public sub
scriptions to an estimated total of
200 100000 to 30O000,00O Swedish
crowns (47,680,00 to $71,520,000) for
reconstruction, twas understood.
ut was indicated strongly that
part OF these contributions would
be used for Notifications along Fin
lands new frontier with Russia.)
For Mutual Defense
The proposed defensive alliance
and its purely defensive nature was
emphasized - is to bind each of the
signatories, Sweden, Norway and
Finland to defend the others against
attack.
It was understood that Sweden
had agreed definitely to conclude
an alliance and that Sweden was
confident taht Norway, which had
agreed to negotiate, would likewise
agree to conclusion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

man from Connecticut, on the drug
company's payroll at $4,000 a year
In connection with various tax
matters.
Earlier, in testifying concerning 9
secret slush fund for politicians and
lobbyists, Dietrich identified check
as having been cashed by Harry A.
Mackenzie, Connecticut Republican
leader now serving q jail sentence in
connection with a Waterbury Cor
ruption scandal in 1887.
E,ietrich-who with the two other
surviving brothers pleaded guilty to
the governments charges--was test
flying against five Connecticut men
accused Of participating in Coster's
giant swindle. The defendants are
Horace B. Merwin, of Bridgeport
and Rowley w. Phillips Of Water
bury, John H. McGloon Of Fair
field, former McKesson controller,
and John o. and Leonard enkins,
Costers brothers-in- law.
The witness said that the slush
fund, which covered a multitude Of
sins," was set up by McGloon in
1895 at Coster's orders but that
MctIeil had been on the payroll as
early as JsiE ,, 1884.
$4,000 Check For Mcneil
Dietrich identified letter Of that
date signed by Coster and addressed
I'd Mcneil. The letter began, Dear
Archie" mentioned various tax
matters" and enclosed $1,000. The
witness said the Mcneil payments
were charged to advertising"
"In connection with this" the
Continued ON Pare a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
MARCH IL, 1915


(Dy United Fress)
British squadron sunk Ger
man cruiser Dresden which had
escaped after battle Of Falkland
Islands.
Russian counter extensive
checked German army near
Augusteve Weeds IN Poland.
s5allle 81 81. Elol eiartea be-
lwesn British and Germans near
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Mar. is (UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Mar.
18th, compared with a year ago:
This Year Expenses Last Year
$6,446,636,034.42 $6,221 1858. O44.21
Receipts
$s,725. Ss1. 25s.7s ss,s15.171,sss.14
s2,72o,s44.77S.es9 $s,4Os.1s7.s75.ls
$2.7oO. 25s.o77.6s s2.ssO.4s2.s7B.1s
Cash Balance
$2.s25. 1871. 2s2.OO ss,27l.12s. 10000
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
George Dietrich
Reveals Further
Secrets Of Corp.
Letter to Mcneil Addressed as Dear Archie Enclosed
Check For $5,OOO-Mackenzie Cashed Check
Is Identified By Witness

New York. March IA. - CUP - Two prominent Con-
nectcut politicians mentioned in federal court test
mony concerning the $21 100000 McKesson and Robbins
swinde today George Dietrich brother of the late Philip
Musca Dietrich, who dropped the name Musica after
family scandal in 1872 testified that his brother as F.
Donald Coser president of McKesson and Robbins put
Archibald Mcneil former National Democratic Committee
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
Firms Are Still Free;
Heroic Army Ready
To Protect It's F uture
Sweden, Norway Agree
On Defense Alliance
Both Nations Have Some Questions to Ask Russia
About Certain Parts Of Peace Treaty-Sweden to
Help Finland Financially
BY PETER G. RHODES
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Stockholm Sweden, March H. - CUP - Sweden and
Norway have agreed to negotiate defense alliance with
tiaons Immediately after final ratification of the Russo
Finnish treaty. probably within week. the foreign office
Il AndnI
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

Only ned CTass shoes ere made ever
the Registered and exclusive 'ilmlt
lasts" I. Sole Co.--Adv.
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The Weather

Rain, Snow Tonight
and Friday Warmer
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Quota Provisions
Upheld By Court

The provisions of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act which will
govern marketing of the flue-
cured and Burley tobacco and
cotton in 1910 have been, COM
pletely upheld in a criminal case
against a group of Cleveland
County farmers, according to E.
Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer
of N. c. State College.
In the first criminal prosecution
in the nation involving cotton I'M
der the Farm Act, Federal Judge
E. Yates Webb levied $25 fine
on each Of the 10 defendants who
pleaded guilty to charges of aid
ind and abetting evasion of pen
alties incurred on cotton mark
eted in excess of their marketing
quotas. In addition, the court or
dered the defendants to pay ap-
proximate1y $4,000 to the Cleve-
land County Agricultural Conser-
walton Committee as unpaid pen
alties. ...
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
WPA OPEN HOUSE WEEK

Next week is "open house week" for the
WPA women's projects in Ashe county and
an invitation has been extended to the pub
lie to visit any or all of the various wo-
mems Works Progress Administrations
activities, and to see exactly what is being
accomplished.
There are three different types of these
projects in operation i'm the county: the
school lunchrooms, school libraries and
Identification
Eleven schools enjoy the benefits of w.
P. A. hot lunches, seven schools have w.
P. A. library service and horticulture pro-
jects are or have been underway at three
schools.
A needed service is being rendered by
each one of these projects and at the same
time needy women many of whom have
heavy family responsibilities, are given
employment, thus relieving serious finan-
cial condition.
What is more pathetic than a woman
with children to support, with no means
of supporting them? That is the type of
women in the main, that WPA employs
All three of these different projects are
worthwhile, but the one that impresses
us most is the school lunchrooms. These
are set up primarily to serve hot lunches to
underprivileged children who either are
given free lunches or are served lunches
in exchange for produce that they bring
and which is used in the preparation of
the lunches
During the summer months, WPA pays
for the labor of women to make school gar
dens and to can the produce to be used in
the lunch rooms during the winter.
Visit at least one of these projects next
week and see for yourself what is being
done.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Fleetwood High
School News

Misses Osborne, Vannoy and
Blackburn were shopping in
Winston-Salem Saturday.
Misses Weaver and Vannoy,
Mesdames Swan and Vaught
went to see 'Gone With the
Wind" in North Wilkesboro, Tues
day night.
Fleetwood Epworth League
members enjoyed a social: at the
church Fri. night. Many games
were played after which refresh
ments consisting of. cookies and
grape juice were served,
The ..Epworth League elected
the following officers for the
coming year: President. Richard
Lemly, sec'y and treasurer. Mar
garet Hughes, Mamie Eastridge,
Clara nellie Bledsoe, Ethel Lem
ly and Hattie Coffey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Greene,
Mr.. H. H. Lenly and Mrs. Kin
caid were visiting in Lenoir Sun
day.
Miss Maude Wood visited in
Fleetwood Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
improvements In
Lansing Library
Encyclopedias and Many 9th
er Books And Maps Are
" Added This Year.

Of all the Improvements at
Lansing high school this year, the
most outstanding progress has
been the additions. to the library.
The school has purchased a
complete set of New World Book
Encyclopedias. The new addition
makes three sets of encyclopedias
that are available to the students.
Many new novels for pleasure
reading and reference books for
study have made Lansing's Ii
brary one of the finest in the
state for a school of its size.
Several series Of maps have
been bought for the classrooms
and library. These, too, add to
the completeness of the equip
ment.
Lansing is very fortunate to be
able to secure the services of an
efficient librarian. The bulletin
boards are attractively arranged
to focus the attention of the stu
dents on the library and the ad-
vantages that it offers to them.
All of these features of the Ii
brary have made it the most i'm
portant center in the school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
WEATHER AND FRUIT CROPS

There had been much hope among those
farmers and horticulturists who subscribed
to the notion that the early unusually cold
weather of March "a and Whereabouts
would be the last for the season.
Upon this hope rested the belief that
this would be a good fruit year. Apple
growers in Wilkes and peach growers in
the Sandhills alike have been looking for
ward to good fruit season.
Last year the peach crop in the Sand
hills was materially reduced by reason of
unfavorable spring weather and other fac
tors, and the farmers hoped that good
season this year would help to even things
The cold snap of the past few days may
have obliterated that hope in large degree
However, the damage may not be as great
as at first believed
North Carolina fruit growers are hedged
about with difficulties. Good seasons Of
ten mean overproduction and under pre-
vailing conditions, glutted markets and low
prices. And when nature exercises her
control plan'' the crop volume is fire.
quently cut too low for higher prices to
offset decreased volume.
Probably the only satisfactory remedy
for this is to balance other farm crops
against fruit growing, not allowing the lat
ter to become main dependence-Win-
ston-Salem Journal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Elkland Has
WellTrained
Faculty Group
Most Of Members Have De-
gress And Several Years OF
Experience In Teaching.

The Elkland faculty is compos-
ed of eight teachers, five in the
elementary grades, and three in
the high school. Most of them
hold degrees from standard col
leges, and all have had several
years of experience.
The elementary teachers are
Mrs. Ennis R. Davis, first grade;
Mrs. w. McNeill, second and third
grades; Mrs. Irene G. Winters,
third and fourth grades; Miss
Ruth Lewis, fifth and sixth grad
es; Miss Ada Cox, seventh grade.
The high school teachers are
James J. Miller, principal, math.,
science, and athletic coach; Miss
Evelyn McClain, English, French,
and tipping; Ron Davis, history,
English, and math.
Gilmer Bledsoe is librarian, and
Lawrence Graham and John
Winkler are bus drivers.
Professor Miller is closing his
fourth year as principal of Elk
land.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18

for the 1939-4O session.
The schools of Ashe county are among
it's greatest assets, and this section, dealing
with them, should be of interest to every
citizen.
The teachers are to be particularly COM
mended for the work they have done to-
ward training the youth during the school
year that is drawing to close; for theirs
is an important task Without the training
of the youth we can have little progress
The parents, too must come in for their
share of praise at commencement time, for
in most cases they have provided the
means as we'll as the encouragement for
those now about to graduate from high
school,
Many of the graduates have made out
standing records and for them gradua-
ton will really be commencement" of
other things in life. It was Abraham Lin
coin who said, II will study and prepare
myself and some day my chance will
come" We are not predicting that some of
the members of the 1910 graduation clas
ses in Ashe high schools will be at the head
of our government; however, this is posi-
bic, but to those who have prepared them
selves, life will give a chance for success.
And so with the large number of mer-
chants who have cooperated in the publ
cation of this issue, dedicated to the 1853
graduates, we say, Greetings and best
wishes, Ashe county graduates"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18

Hon. A. J. Maxwell was quite correct
when he told Rotarians here recently that
1--WE still have many rural communities in
North Carolina that have been sadly neg
lected and are still in the mud. AS mat
ter of fact, Mr.. Maxwell could have limited
the statement to Ashe, Allegheny and Wa
tauga counties and it would have still been
true. 1t is encouraging that the former
commissioner of revenue, as we'll as practi-
cally all of the other candidates for gov
ernor, are agreed on this one point, and
are p1edging themselves to remedy the sit
uation if elected
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
PARAGRAPHS

For some time the water situation in
jefferson has been acute and we are glad
that at least a majority of the citizens of
our county seat town have gotten together
and agreed that something should be
done" to provide an adequate water sup
ply. Besides the individual family needs,
water for the hospital will be needed in the
near future and we hope no difficulty will
be encountered in securing WPA project
and in raising the sponsors part. Water
and sewerage are the first services which
a town should provide.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Warrensville News

Mr.. B. c. Yates and family
have moved to a farm near Bina.
Mr.. Segraves, of Lansing, has
rented Mr.. Yates property here.
Prof. Worth Young, of Emory,
Va, was in the village Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ashley,
visited friends in Warrensville on
Sunday.
Mrs. E. H. Wood and Miss Lefty
Dale of Morganton, were calling
on friends here Thursday.
Charles Higgins spent the past
week end here. Mr.. Higgins is
now employed in Elkin and Mrs.
Higgins plans to join him there at
an early date.
Rev. ]. G. Wootton, Jr.,
preached a splendid sermon Sun
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caudle Eastridge
and Mrs. w. L. Hughes and child
rem, of Fleetwood, visited Mrs. w.
H. Jones Saturday.
Paul Jones, Frank James and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Holloway were
among those who attended the
post office dedication at Boone
last week. While there Mr.. Holo-
way had his pocket picked, loos-
ing not only his pocketbook but
considerable amount of cash.
Several from here attended the
funeral of Mr.. James Jones, at
Helton Sunday.
Announcements have been re-
ceived here of the marriage of
Lucille Johnson and Corp. L. H.
Deese near Bel Air, Md. on Sept.
6, 1889.
Corporal Deese is the only son
of Mrs. N. H. Boothe of Cocoa,
Fla, and is with the marines To-
Gated at Quantico, Va, where
they will make their homes.
The Woman's Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs. w. P.
Shoaf Thursday at 2 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Evans had
as guests Saturday night, Mr.
Evans brother from Roanoke,
Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18

In the near future Congress is expected
to make another ALLEGATION of funds to the
Rural Identification Administration and
just as soon as this is done, money will be
set aside for the construction of the pro-
posed cold storage plant here. With the Sc
curing of charter and the election of Off
GERS, organization plans are being compile
ted and everything is now in readiness for
the establishment of this Cooperative
which, in time, will be the largest and best
thing that ever happened to the farmers of
Ashe and adjoining counties. We congratu-
late the directors upon their selection of
officers. All of these men have this pro-
gram at heart and will, we feel sure, do
fine job.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18

It's trout fishing time again in the Blue
Ridge and many sportsmen are now enjoy
ing this wonderful activity. Few are the
thrills in life that surpass that of catching
these alert agile and game fish. There are
over $50 miles of trout streams in Ashe
county and this section should become
fisherman's paradise if our creeks were
stocked more often and if our citizens
would try to protect rather than to destroy
all of the fish each season.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18

. At the post office dedication service in
Boone last week, Postmaster General
James Farley highly lauded Congressman
Doughton and in our opinion "Uncle Bob"
richly deserves every word uttered by this
distinguished gentleman. Boone also de-
serves the fine new federal building that
houses its post office today and we COM
mend our sneighbors for the excellent pro-
gress they are making, as evidenced by this
beautiful edifice and by the phenomenal
gain in postal receipts during recent years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
L. p. Coward To
Manage Campaign
OF w. p. Horton

Raleigh, N. c., April Isl. P.
Coward, of Jefferson, will man
age the Ashe County campaign
of Lieutenant Governor Wilkins
P. Horton, of Pittsboro, for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor of North Carolina, State
Campaign Manager Daniel L. Bell
said today.
Mr.. Coward, who is Register Of
Deeds and County Accountant in
Ashe, is former Chairman of the
County Board of Elections there
and past Commander of the Ashe
County Post of the American Le-
gion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
GREETINGS. GRADUATES

This week The Post is happy to present
it's third annual commencement edition, in
cooperation with the Schools faculty mem
bers and merchants. In it will not only be
found information about the commence
ment exercises in the nine high schools of
the county, but also a short sketch of each
of the 1853 graduates who are soon to re-
ceive diplomas, and records of the schools
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
BRANDON NEWS

Mrs. Dave Brooks has been
very i'll for a few days.
Mr.. John May, of Clifton spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Les
ter Howell.
Miss Billie Mcneil visited her
aunt, Mrs. Sam Koontz, Sunday.
Among those who attended the
birthday dinner for Mary Jane
Powers Sunday were Mrs. Virgie
Thompson, Mrs. J. c. Mcneil,
Miss Minnie Powers and Mrs.
James Adams.
Mr.. James Miller and family
spent Saturday night with his
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Powers
made a business trip to Jeffer-
son, Friday.
Mrs. Rose Tyne left on
Friday to spend a few weeks at
the mouth of Wilson, Va.
Several from this community
attended the funeral of Mr.. James
Jones, Sunday.