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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-16

wi ISSiuSit VI VIC 0ullt'
States, continues to live up I,
the high expectations he arous
ed when he appeared at the clos
ing session of the Republican n;
itional Convention, and promiseC
a crusading. aggressive. fighting
campaign to bring about -;
common purpose in the Ameri.
can people and a determination
that their way of life shall not
pass from them"
The destruction of that way
of life has been threatened fol
nearly eight years; that des-
truction was never more immi
nent than now with thirf
term nomination "conscripted
by the incumbent of the Whit,
House who has led the ON
slaught upon cherished Ameri
can ideals. and traditions.
Such is the Presidential Cam
'paign of 1910.
AS Il magnetic personality
Wendell Willkie has deepy i'm
pressed the people of the countr,
and their enthusiasm has suffer
ed no abatement, or slump, 81.
frequently happens to candidate.
six or seven weeks after Il
Presidential nomination.
He has impressed the Ameri
can people as one who likes
people, and, who has a vital
living interest in human reid.
tionships.
In fact he continues a fasci
mating and interesting character
distinctly human, possessing
the resourcefulness vigor anc
determination needed to NEE
the exacting requirements OF tn,
campaign which lies ahead.
Politically, also, he has
already proved himself an out
standing personality, "the herald
of new era in politics., Il foe.
man worthy to meet and til;
lances with the third term nomi
nee.
His record proves that he i;
an emergency man qualified t.
wrestle with and solve the pro
bems Of business, industry ant
finance in which our countr,
is now begged down, while W.
contemplate mounting taxes iii
rect and hidden; and the fear
full debt saddled upon III even be
fore the defense cmcrgenci,
and financing wcr thrust to the
ore.
1t becomes apparent, more ant
more each day, as his record o.
successes is studied, that he il
Ia leader come to us through
divine providence to pilot the
American people through thu
wilderness Of extravaganza ant
across the desert Of debt anC
financial wastefulncss.
Such a leader, at this time Of
all times, is needed TO restore
the system Of democracy il
America-thc liberty and free
dom upon which the American
prosperity has been built.
Our basic system of free
enterprise is endangered when
an administration undertakes
4 by Government plans andGovern-
ment controls as the New Deal
does to hamper men ard women
Of talent and ability and courage
who struggle for an opportunity
to make their own place in life,
and who ask not more from
their government than the con-
tinuance Of those guarantees
which are already theirs under
J tho Constitution of the Unite,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-16
Dur Editorials

Don't miss them if you want
N argument-they're our side.
What's yours?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-31
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what. I wass-talking to me. To
me, myself! 1t was a diary, my
daryl"
Gayle put an arm around her as
if to shelter her.
"Wass a private writing" Lola
went on, quietly. Evidently the en-
barrassment of this was acute.
Me, I half no friends here. In
thees city. Sometimes ees SO lone
lee! Sometimes I write to myself.
Tuesday, you say, l half to have
date. I need to keep thees job you
geeve me here, so $50 L Oh,
Beel, 1 am not any kind of thief! l
would never take any watch from
anybodee!"
ALI at once she was crying hard
again, leaning against Gayle. Con-
sternation seized Bill. Gayle could
only hold the other girl and look
miserably at the young man.
Bill touched Lola's shoulder and
spoke almost desperately. Il know
you didn't, Lola! I know now that
you stole nothing and I'm sorry l
did all this. Honest I am. l didn't
mean to hurt you. I am awfully
sorry. TmI-'m-oh, lordy!"
He turned then and left them
hastily, disappearing in the direc-
ton of the mansion.
Gayle led Lola to a hidden bench
under some trees there, a spot that
could have been a love nook, and
sat with the girl from New Mexico
while she finished her cry, holding
her close and comforting her in
silence as only a woman can.
A q%uaruer-hour had passed be-
fore Lola was calm again. S h e
wiped her eyes and face, controlled
her sobs, turned finally to Gayle
and smiled in shy expression of
gratitude.
II half to say goodby now" Lola
murmured. you half been sweet
to me, Gayle"
"You will do nothing of the kind,
Lola. You must not go away. You
have a job here, remember. For
pay, good pay. You need this job.
You mustn't pay any attention to
Billy Bailey
II can understand that he did
what he thought was rights" Lola
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inside track on her own operations,
see? 1t didn't work"
Gayle just stared up at him, bit
ing her lower lip in distress.
'Lola's not guilty of anything:
She didn't do it, 1 tell you, Gayle!m
Then what made you think so?
IL searched her room. l read
her diary. Mrs. Holmquist-the
maid, Maudie, who is a detective
your maid-we were there and"
Lola had come up to them her
self now. She had ceased crying,
although there we're lingering invol-
untary sobs.
IT half to go away now, Beel.
Too much l do not understand.
These things you say to me- 4
"Lola!" Bill gripped her arm
Listen to me! 1 take it all back.
l am a fool, Lola, and Gayle l am
Lola, here's what happened. On the
night of the party here somebody
stole a valuable bracelet w h
from one of the guests. Another
thing-one of you six girls 1 hired
for Mr.. Merri1eld is a known GRIM
inal; at least the city police came
to warn us. But the police didn't
say which one. well, l thought
I'd do some detective work on my
own, and so l went to search your
room"
"Oh, dear!!" exclaimed Gayle, in
hushed tone.
Yeah, and l ready your diary,
Lola. Part of it. You said that on
Tuesday night you had done some
thing, taken something didn't
you? You remember writing that?
1 thought you meant-I-well, l."
He faltered in his own speech
now because Lola's deep dark eyes
had turned soulfully up to him,
where usually they seemed to
droop shyly behind long lashes.
She was like a hurt child, a loved
one whose trust had been cruelty
Bill swallowed. He wasn't ac-
customed to such crises, S u h
emotional disturbances. He a
about to take a mans refuge again
which is stubborness and anger.
you read thee theengs l wrote
to myself" Lola verify whispered
it. Il did write that. 1 did say l
took some-theeng. I did not say
The Valley settler., 1940-05-10
JOE FIh6To ST DIES IT'LL

I7llIfI 2 Tho body Of ro3 Ptaa,tows21t arrived in Palo"r lest evening from Uill ow. Uo h6d boon with his r. thor end Steve A11"crd trencin~ h3cv0r vhon ho ves tclco1 ill, rroba bly,. a2 { result of tie hard tr, Ve1in~ in the UNOOGs.
The Valley settler., 1940-05-10
n'r PTQNhT =O6PLTLL DAY

 Tey lo is Ts t1orel noauitc1 sev. This aato co@rao"atoa u. aan1voraar, of the birthday of F7or2rca @tr!'t-
 in gel@.
 On thta aey it is GUS 1oraa,r for hospite Is tAno@ghout the cQantp- to put on Q rrorre2 for Uho h:n0ftt of the public. This uaUcllr con- 8ists of some snoci>l a1corc tior3, oZni5it-, anG if noss'3lo, g tonr through the hos9ttel.
 Since t4ia 5sto coa3s go c1oaa to tho L'e t1 of Coop O22a house, tho 1ocfl hospital will join with other units Of the Coop in hevinr opon house on Sc turQav "ey l8. It is hopcd l2rca numb P CT persons will b. abla to visit on this occasion.
The Valley settler., 1940-05-10

As tho nerty wes movtnr from ono
 c~mp to cnothor ho 1oc:@o so f. ctiru1 thct ho hcd to ho crrtod in for
 about two nil3s. As soon Gs he YVES comfortably situa t-d, Stove Al lWcDd stcrtod for help. He WIS so tirad by ntghtfc II From trcvel- Ing through tho d3ns t timber tlqct ho w@s forced to rest b3foro rc1ch- ing the roilrosd. T. rrivod tt "illoW tho foll owing Morniqr and
 Immediately tolophon@d P lm,r= for holp.
The Valley settler., 1940-05-10

As ho w5s : 1icbotic t wc.s noc3as as~7 thct 12o tc,:o oan5ctcl1~ aron~r4d food cs w3ll os tnsult4. ua htd tt kon ( sufficient cnount of those clong but wca uncb1c to tcl,o thor cft3n h. b2ceno i'll. This care,d him to grow grcducl1v vaG.E3r c1d finc1lT collapse.
The Valley settler., 1940-05-10

1h1 country. tl2rou~l1 fore d 10 pca3 VI 5 | b. ? nd swc ml1s vorr 1.fff f3cutt but Gt] z splendid job.
 p : S cV@rJ right to Of 5hom.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
PRIVATE FALKNER
GIVEN JAIL TERM
Guardsman Sentenced To
80 Days For Slashing
Sgt. Jesse E. Savage

HENDERSON, Aug. 3o.-tRH
Private Roy w. Falkner of South
Henderson, a member of the serv'
ice company here of the 105th med
ica1 regiment, was convicted by q
national guard courtmartial here
today of assau1ting and seriously
injuring Sergeant Jesse E. Savage
of Co. A., 1O5th medical regiment
of Wilmington, during the recent
encampment in Mississippi.
He was sentenced to 80 days IN
jail, forfeit of all money now due
or that might come due him from
the national guard and was or
dered dishonorably discharged.
Falkner pleaded innocence at
the opening of the trial but
changed his plea to guilty at the
conclusion of testimony. The testi-
mony was completed before lunch
con but the judgment of the court
martial was given late in the aft
ernoon.
Savage vas cut in the throat
about II pm, in Hattiesburg, Mis-
sissippi, where maneuvers were IN
progress.
The courtmartia1, named by Ad-
jutant General j. van B. Nets,
was composed of high officers OF
the national guard in this state.
Falkner's five-year service rec
ord hitherto was said to have been
flaWle~ !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
EIGHT MEN ESCAPE
AS BOMBER FALLS
Parachute To Safety When
Motors Fail In Flight
Near Kalama, Wash.

KALAMA, WASH, Aug. 30.-LR-
All eight occupants of an army
bomber parachuted to safety today
after the motors failed. The plane
crashed in dense woods near here.
The bomber, of the 73rd Bombard-
ment Squadron, McChord Field,
Wash, crashed on the James Brat
che farm 10 miles north of here.
William Huntley, apprentice me.
chanic, the first man to parachute
from the falling ship, said "the first
we knew anything was wrong was
when the motors stopped"
Huntley said the men were ordered
to bail out and that he jumped from
5000 feet. He escaped with minor
bruises.
list Lieut.. Jack B. Donohew, Me-.
leo, Mo, a West Point graduate, the
pilot.
End Lieut.. Henry P. King, San
Marcos, Tex, co-pilot.
Staff Sergt. H. A. Davis, Tacoma,
crew chief and engineer.
sergt. D. T. belong, independence,
Mo-, bombardier.
Privates T. H. Stitt, P~ipestone,
Mimi, H. W. Dullinger, San Fern.
ando, Calf, and w. A. James.
Huntley, of Riverbank, Calf, said
some of the fliers were bruised but
none seriously injured.
Huntley and Private Stitt both
landed in trees. Stitt had to work
some time" to free himself from the
crunpled chute and climb down.
Army men said the plane was a
wash out" with fuselage badly
wrecked and one of the motors
thrown several feet away
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
Western North Carolina Floods Leave
Death And Destruction In Their Wake

and Fibre company plant at Can
ton. Chief damage there was to
electrical equipment including mo-
tors and conduits.
Marshall was hardest hit of the
nearby towns. Water fr o the
French Broad river there rose six
feet in the business section, tear
ing away railroad tracks and
sweeping a two-story farm build
ing down Main street. At Canton
water rose four feet on the Main
street.
All highways out Of here were
open tonight, although it was nee
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Cardinal o0seTOO Open
Meeting oday
Disturbance Reported
Off Coast Oh Georgia

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug.
30.-R-A tropical disturbance
was reported by the weather
bureau tonight to be about SIS
miles east Of Savannah, Ga,
attended by strong, shifting
winds.
Shipping was advised to ex-
ercise caution.
The advisory, timed at $3.50
p. M, EST:
Tropical disturbance attend
ed by strong shifting winds was
conferred at 7 p. M, EST, about
SIS miles east Of Savannah,
Ga, moving northwestward IL
to Is miles per hour.
Caution advised vessels in
path, and small craft in vicinity
of Carolina Capes should re-
main in port next 36 hours"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
HUNGARY IS READY
Army, Fully Modified,
Ready To March Into
Newly Gained Land
BUDAPEST JUBlLANT
German Legions Permitted
To Stand On The Ruman-
ian-Russian Frontier

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. 3d.
R-Hungary's army, fully modified
and eager to march, awaited impati
emily tonight the signal to advance
to the summit of the C%arpathians and
there to take up it's new assignment
as a military buffer for Germany on
Soviet Russia's western frontier.
The country itself was in a high
state of %jubilation, for today Hun
gary got back about half of the thou
sand-year-old Province of Transyl-
vania-including the natural noun
tain fortress which almost since the
beginning Of time has protected cen
trail Europe from whatever danger
might rise in the east.
Satellites Of Axis
The settlement imposed by the axis
forcing Rumania to give back part
of Pennsylvania, made both Rumania
and Hungarian satellites of German
and Italian foreign policy. It's main
point as seen here, was to cut short
any further Russian expansion into
this Balkan living space"
In tn fact that German motorized
legions are to be permitted to stand
on the Russian-Russian frontier,
some observers saw, too, the develop
ment of a virtual nazi protectorate
much like that in Slovakia.
Tho Hun co rio wy, cfvor olu =
der German influence, was given the
long wedge of mountains in the new
ly ceded n bordering Russia to &C.
cupy, the Rumanian forces being or
dred out within IA days.
Province Halved
Pennsylvania, seized by Rumania
in the collapse of Austria-Hungary
in 1918, was just about halved by the
new line of partition drawn at Ger
man and Italian orders-a line run
ming almost due east and west.
The Pennsylvania capital of Cluj,
which the Hungarians call. Koloz-
svar. falls within the coded area. 1t
has been since ancient days the birth
place of Hungary's most powerful
rulers.
The main Transylvanian railway
line, of great strategic military i'm
p%ortance, also goes back to Hungary.
For this nation the return of north
ern Pennsylvania is the realization of
a long dream. Eager crowds paved
for newspaper extras throughout the
country; into tens of thousands of
Hungarian homes radio loudspeakers
brought military marches.
Thousands of Hungarians who had
fled Pennsylvania more than two de.
cades ago made plans to go back to
their old homes. Not even the break
up of Czechoslovakia, from which
Hungary got back territory, created
such high-pitched enthusiasm.
The public scarcely bothered about
the details of the cession, but the
sketchy line drawn by the Vienna
"arbitrators' left the richest. part of
Pennsylvania in Rumanian hands.
The northern section is valuable
chiefly for timber, aside from its
military possibilities.
The southern, or still Rumanian,
section, however, has coal, iron ore,
gold, salt and natural
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31

Limit German
Work
Pest PATROL Drops Salvos
OF Bombs Or Outskirts
OF British Capital
COVER WIDE SECTION
Air Ministry Reports Nazis
Lost 81 Planes During
Fridays Fighting

LONDON, Aug. 31.-(Saturday)
-RHGerman warplanes dropped
salvos of bombs on the outskirts
of London last night and early to-
day but stiff resistance from anti.
aircraft guns and British spitfire
planes apparently kept the ''pes1
patrol' from the h eart of the
worlds largest city.
The raiders were handed a sur,
prise when they found the spitfires
waiting for them as they roarec
over the city's suburbs on theil
nightly forays. Three earlier at
tempts to penetrate the city's de
lenses yesterday had been heater
off.
Long Warning
The air raid warning still was
in effect six hours after it was
sounded.
The extent Of the damage was
not known Immediately. Til G
nights long alarm was the fourth
in London since yesterday morn
ing.
The raiders also prowled over 8
wide area, their drones b 6
heard in - towns in England anc
one in Wales.
Early today, the air ministry re-
ported the Germans had lost s:
planes to 10 for the British during
the fighting yesterday in which hur
dreds Of planes swept to the as
sault on vital British plants aroun5
the capital.
Sky Lighted
AS the night raid went beyond
it's fourth hour, a roll of bomb!
from the outskirts signalized the
persistence of the Germans. Thu
sky was lighted for a few moment.
but the blaze didn't last long.
The Germans dumped explosive
and fire bombs.
Thousands of Lcndoners stayed
up for the long air raid but mos
of the metropolitan areas TO- 0O,,
900 residents turned in, weary O.
the marathon raids.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
PALACE IS GUARDED
Defense Corps B eing
Formed By Unreconcilled
!. Rumanians In Province
|NAZI LINE EXTENDED
Bucharest Gives In In Face
OF Threatened Invasion
By Germany, Others

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Aug.
31.-(Saturday) -R- While police
guarded their palace session with
sawed-off shotguns, the Rumanian
crown council which gave up half
of Pennsylvania to Hungary con-
ferred into the early morning
hours on new problems of ex-
ceptional Importance"
Aside from this vague explain
alton, official quarters declined to
disclose the new issues facing King
Carol and his advisers as a re'sllt
of the latest partitioning of mis-
country, enforced by an axis ulti-
matum.
But in sacrificed Pennsylvania,
defense corps" were being
formed by unreconciled Rumani-
ans. From Cluj, its capital, came
a petition bearing thousands OF
signatures lauding Juliu Manu-,
Rumanian peasant party leader,
for his opposition to the cession,
and calling those who agreed to
it TRAITORS"
Churchbells Ring
Churchbells of Pennsylvania
were ordered to ring necessarily
as a protest.
Manu-, although not a member
of the government or the crown
council, put in a surprising APP
pearance at the session.
Rumania, obeying the orders of
Germany and Italy, gave up be-
tween II, 900 and $1,000 S q u e
miles of her territory yesterday in
a swift drama of power politics
that will permit Nazi soldiers to
occupy her eastern frontier and
stand face to face with the rest
less Soviet armies.
Confronted with an ''or else" I'LL
timatum from the axis, she agreed
to suffer one more dismember-
ment-to hand over about half Of
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31

ASHEVILLE, Aug. 3d.
Rampaging mountain e a m S
roared through the valleys OF
western North Carolina early this
morning leaving death and destruc-
ton in their wake.
At least six persons were report
ed missing and thousands OF dol
lars of damage was done to indus
trial %Tlants, highways, homes and
crops.
SwelleI from their bani:s by tor
rental rains, the ordinarily swift
lowing creeks and ~ivers were,
turned within a few hours into tor
rents that spread over lowlylng
lands and reached all-time high
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
QUIET ABOUT RUMANlA
Awaiting Reply To Protest
Charging'P Provocative Ac-
ton On Frontier

MOSCOW, Aug. 30.1R-Realis'
tic Red army drill in offensive
tactics" in a special western mill
tary district and maneuvers of the
Red fleet in an unidentified sea
were disclosed today while Russia
viewed with an attitude of cool
detachment the newest movement
of borders in the Balkans.
The Soviet union was awaiting
Rumania's reply to two protests
charging Rumanian border troops
with provocative actions on the
Soviet umanian frontier - pro-
tests which warned of the grave
consequences which any future
trouble might bring.
Situation Not Serious
However, some d m a {
sources expressed the belief this
situation was not now serious. They
said Rumanian frontier guards hac
been ordered to keep the peace
strictly during the Vienna terri,
torial negotiations which today re.
suited in the loss of approximately
half of Rumania's province Of
Pennsylvania to Hungary, also, de-
markation of the new Russo-Ru.
manian border by a mixed com.
mission is expected to begin short
ly.
Nevertheless, foreign observers
took interested note of the fact
that the Soviet unions armed
forces were uned up to the alert,
both on land and sea.
The western army maneuvers
(there was no indication of their
exact locale) were conducted I'm
der the eye of the commissar Of
defense, Marshal Semen Timosh-
enko. theoretically under fire, the
troops marched 80 miles, then
crossed a rvier on pontoon bridges
under an artillery smokescreen
and with the protection of the air
force.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31

water marks before evacuation was
possible.
Albert Mccall, his two children
and an unidentified white m a n
were missing in jackson county,
and the Rev. Bill Hampton and
his wife were unaccounted for In
Haywood county. Both the Mccall
and Hampton homes YER swept
away by the flood waters.
The American Enka corporation
plant near Asheville was complete
ly flooded by overlooking Hominy
creek and damabe there will near
a half million dollars it was feared.
Also put out of commission by
floods was the Champion Paper
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
CAROL AND COUNCIL CONFER;
MOVE PERMITS NAN TROOPS
TO FACE RESTLESS RUSSIANS
Germany, Italy Reserve
Final Word In Balkans

The decision, to which Ru-
mania made it plain she was
bowling reluctantly, gave to
Hungary the territory she lost
after the World war and to
which she never renowned her
claim.
Thus within two days wa
completed what the axis pow
ers called the last act" in the
dismemberment of post Worl'
war Rumania. 1t began with
Soviet Russia's acquisition of
Bessarabia and northern Bu-
covina and the cessiOn of
southern Dobruja to Bulgaria.
In return, Rumania received
an axis guarantee Of her Dor
ders, not only with Hungary
and Bulgaria but also with
Russia.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
Army,And Fleet
Stage Realistic Drills
New York Ferry And
Oil Tanker Collide

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-LR-
The municipal ferryboat, "New
York." enroute from Staten Is
land to Manhattan, and an oil
tanker collided late today about
1000 yards out in the upper bay
from the ferry's terminal at the
battery. One person was in
jured.
Although it was reported that
a hole six feet wide and extend
ing from the waterline to her
upper deck had been opened in
the ferry's side, the vessel pro-
ceeded to its dock.
The tanker was the 9,511-ton
Magnolia of the STANFORD Oil
Co.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
new CITY BUDGET
ADOPTED BY BOARD
Fisher Says Suggestion Of
Finance Office Should
Have Been Needed

In the face of a warning by w.
Louis Fisher, city commissioner OF
finance, that "the recommendations
of the finance department should
have been followed" the city board
yesterday morning formally adopted
the budget for 1940-41.
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper made the
motion for it's adoption and J. E. L.
Wade, city commissioner Of public
works, seconded the motion.
Fisher did not vote.
Il am glad the city employees were
given a raise in salary" Fisher said.
Their service justifies it."
Nevertheless, I feel the budget is
too high and that the Recommended
lions of the finance department
should have been followed.
However, I will do all in my
power, through my office, to collect
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31

VIENNA, Aug. 30.-R-Ger-
many and Italy, self pro-
claimed co-authors of a new
Europe" gave Hungary ap-
proximately half of Rumania's
Pennsylvania territory in an
arbitration award handed
down here today and reserved
for themselves the final say in
any argument arising from the
dictated settlement.
In the same post = Munich
setting of 1898 in which they
settled in Hungary's favor the
latter's territorial dispute with
Czechoslovakia, Foreign Minis
tiers Joachim Won Ribbentrop
and Count Galeazzo Ciano of
Germany and Italy reached to-
days decision after stepping
abruptly into the stalemated
Hungarian = Rumanian negoti-
atoms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-31
CONTINUED on Page Three

Work of dredging a yacht basin in
the inland waterway at Southport
will be started by the U. S. dredge
Henry Bacon about the middle of
September, it was learned last night
from army engineers.
The project, which will cost ap-
proximately $4,000, will require
about ten days to complete.
The Henry Bacon is now engaged
in removing shoals in the mouth of
New river and the inland waterway.
About two weeks will be necessary