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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22

Sentiment in West Virginia in
regard to the Republican nomi-
nee for president has not vet
crystalized. The present situa-
ton includes several possibili-
ties. among them primary pref
erence for Dewey. Taft, Vanden-
burg or some other favoritc, or
an uninstructed delegation.
Under existing law preference
as registered in the May primary
would be only morally and not
legally binding on the states six
teen delegates to the national
convention but one candidate for
place on the "big four" Hon.
Randolph Bias, veteran William
son attorney, is an out and out
Dewey supporter and will cast
his vote for Dewey unless in
structed to the contrary.
Mr.. Bias is the first candidate
TO declare a preference for any
particular candidate and his sup
port Of Dewey is based on the
belief that Dewey will prove
winner because of his strong
popular appeal, character, coure
age and color. Then, Mr.. Bias
believes, Dewey can carry the
pivotal state of New York.
DeWey's youth is an asset
rather than handicap, MIR. Bias
believes, and with him as tho
nominee Republicans everywhere
Will be aroused and filled with
confidence and enthusiasm. no
matter whether Roosevelt or tho
man on whom he Grapes his
mantle is the opposing candi-
date.
Mr.. Bias is widely known
throughout the state as a Repub-
lican leader. Born in Lincoln
county he has made his home
IN Williamson for forty years.
His high standing in his profess
sion is evidenced by his election
In 1927 as president of the state
bar association. A Kiwanian for
~ years he was the first presi-
dent Of the Williamson club and
governor of the West Virginia
district in 1926. He was one OF
the four West Virginia lay dep
uties to the last six general con-
Ventions of the Episcopal church.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
Mcdowell County's Share
of National Debt.

Charleston, March 18. - Nc
Dowell county's share of the ia
tional debt today, on per capita
basis, is % times the total dir
ect taxes levied by the state of
West Virginia and this county
and its municipalities in 1889.
1r' other words it would take
he 90,479 citizens of the county,
men women and babes % years
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22

Modern business is not an ali
en- power standing outside the
modern social order and threat
ening it. Modern business is an
organic part of the modern social
order and equipped to serve it,
if a sound ard productive re-
lationship can only be establish
ed between it and government.
Determining what that relation
ship should be is at the heart of
the problem of business pro-
gram for the government.
The choice today is between
system of free enterprise and a
politically dominated economy.
For the last seven years, many
Americans have been wandering
i'm valley of indecision, on the
assumption that we can some
how have both. 1t is clear to this
committee that the best interests
of the American people require
that we preserve and moderniZe
our traditional system of free
enterprise with the minimum
governmental regulation neces-
sary to prevent abuse and pro-
mote justice in it's operation.
Ar economic system freely
functioning within the proper
restraints of law has, among
other characteristics, three domi
nant marks:
FIRST - 1t is courageous.
When men act in harmony with
its principles, they ask no one to
guarantee their investments or
their profits. They look to no
paternalism of government to
give them cost of production
plus, regardless of the efficiency
of their productive and distribu-
tive processes. They have the
courage to invest to take riskc,
to pit their judgment against
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
FRIDAY MARCH %, 1910

the chance that they may either
face loss or profit.
SECOND-It is flexible. When
men act in hara
principles, they face good times
and bad times with equal real
ism. They know that in hard
times a high wage rate, little
work, and a slender total income
for the worker is not as sound
socially as d lower rate, more
work, and a large total income
for the worker. They know also
that In good times, when work
is plentiful, low wages cut down
their market instead of increas-
ing their profits. They know also
that their long-term profits are
generally best fosteed by lowe
ing prices to maintain or incre-
ase consumption, rather than by
maintaining or raising prices by
restricting production.
THIRD - 1t is competitive
When men act IN harmony with
its principles, they compete or
the basis of their efficiency in
production and distribution. They
resort neither to private mono,
poly nor to public privilege
save them from the consequences
of their own judgments, the re-
suits of risk, or the impact of
competition.
From time to time the more
short-sighted forces in govern
ment and in business and labor
have joined to secure apparent
special advantages which are
Gripping in their effect on our
system of free enterprise.
FIRST = they have fostered
measures designed to guarantee
projections or profit to capital.
Free enterprise ceases to be free
enterprise, however, when it
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22

L -
20 pay beir share alone of the
nafle hebt if they paid on it
eacn ~ the total amount they
paM - ect taxes last year.
T. Rr1hty's share of the ma
tlosei debt at this date is $24,-
4S6, 10 computed at the rate of
$0S6 pR capita, and the debt is
increaeiqe daily. No considera-
ton is taken of the six billion dol
lars "cr1aft" government agenci
es have extended which the tax
payers vim have to pay if thos
who borrowed the money are UNI
able to pay.
What this county owes as it's
share Of the national debt is 1.2
time the amount of the total
assessed valuation Of all personal
property in the county last yeah
and 2.6 time the amount of all
the money on deposit in all state
and national banks in the equity.
On the same basis, the people
of West Virginia today owe
1858, 720, $50 as their part of the
New Deal national debt. At the
rate at which taxes are levied
las year it would take them 10
years to pay off their part of
the Roosevelt mortgage" use
ing for this purpose every cent
of direct taxes collected, and let
ting the state and local govern
ments lay additional levies or get
along as best as they could with
out the revenue.
To pay this one states part of
the national debt would take
twice the amount of every single
penny Of deposits = individual,
public and corporate-in every
state and national bank in West
Virginia today.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
Politics |
AA,,sm.s,Sl'|: 800

BY
EEc. cHAUNCEY D. HINERMAN
Associate Chairman
Republican State Committee
A man once bought an ex-
relsive barometer. When it
was delivered to him he was
very much perGurbed to find the
usadIe staci1 CO hurricane" He
shook it, turned il over and still
it Sid hurricane" He sgt
down end wrote q letter to the
Tcrufacslrer3 ard wen; out to
mail it in O. great state of an
noycnoc. When ho returned he
found his house was gone and
To barometer with ii.
III, barometer Ct state has
lo,g ca;d stop SPENDING"
-yc: the Federal Government
spending pcogrc--l Ic-: 1880 is
the l---g;oo--3 CT c1y government
il c.l history.
Gi,cll VIC hcel t,lc warning Of
Il approaching hurricane or
Sill We rcSr-c % bol:cvc u..3il
IL : 10 L.?
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22

asks that the risk of Improbable
operations or loss of capital be
eliminated. The destruction Of
capital is one of the risks of free
enterprise.
SEOND-they have fosteredI
measures designed to keep alive
and in some instances, to ex-,
terd special compensation to,
weak and inefficient units of our
ecoromic life. Free eterprise can
Eot afford to subsidize inefficien-
cy or to maintain a declining in
dustry, except as a temporary
aid to groups dependant upon it.
Charge is of the essence of free
enterprise
THIRD-they have fostered
measures that have tended to fix
or to freeze prices, wages. and
other cost factors at levels which
at times, have prevented the
maximum operation of industry,
the maximum employment of la,
Dor, and the maximum well-be-
ing of the country. F rec enter
prise must be flexible. "a.
FOURTH-they have foster
ed measures which, although
designed to check the unfair
competitions of privilege or cut
throat practices, have tended to
strange the fair competition of
superior management, improv-.
ed method, or new products. With
in the limits of maintaining com
petition, free prices are impera-
tive to free enterprise.
This committee is convinced,
by its wide consultations, that
if the deeest will of the Americ-
an people is followed we shall
proceed on the basis of system
Of free enterprise under the pro-
tective regulation, as the system
which, of all systems, is best
,, designed progressively to raise
the level of well-being- through
the steadily expanding produc-
ton of more and better goods,
at lower prices.
The New Deal leadership pro-
tests that it believes in the pri-
vate enterprise sysem and is
only trying to make it work. But,
whatever it intentions, the net
result of it's attitude and policies
respecting business and Industry
has been a clear movement a.
way from a risk-taking, flexible
and competitive system of free
enterprise toward a politically
dictated and politically domi
ed system of enterprise.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
For House of Delegates

take this means to announce
to the voters of Mcdowell
county that / will be a candi-
date for the nomination, in the
May primary, to run to succeed
myself as member of the House
of Delegates. .. - .
If nominated and elecred 1 will
fulfill the duties of said office to
the best of my ability in the fut-
ure as in the past. >.
Your vote and influence will
be appreciated.
(. Sincerely yours,
- HARRY R. PAULEY.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Politica Announcements
House of Delegates

House of Delegates
do heren announce my candi.
dacy for the Democratic nomi.
nation as member of the House
of Delegates, subject to the May
IA primary.
If nominated and elected
promise to thoroughly represent
Mcdowell count as I have here
tofore. -,
l will appreciate the support
and influence of all voters.
FLEMING A. JONES, Jr.
WEIGH, West Virgiria
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
Legal.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA: In the
Clerks office of the Circuit court
of Mcdowell county, March 5,
1910.
MARSHALL SCOTT
Plaintiff q
VS.. In Chancery
MAMIE R. SCOTT
Defendant
The object of this suit is to
obtain from the defendant by
the plaintiff a divorce from the
bonds of matrimony and for
general relief.
And it appearing from an affi-
davit now on file with the papers
in this cause, that the defendant
is nonresident of the state of
West Virgia; it is therefore Or
dered that the said defendant
do appear at the Clerks office
of the Circuit Court of Mcdowell
county within one month from
the date of the first publication
of this order and do what is ne
ceSSary to protect her interest
herein.
And it is further ordered That
a copy of this order be published
once week for three success
sive weeks in some newspaper of
general circulation in said McDo-
well county.
A copy, Teste
ALEX d. CYPHERS. Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Mcdowell
county. West Virginia.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
Size Of FIathead Lake

Fiathead lake, Montana, de-
Scrioed as the largest body of fresh
water west Of the Great Lakes" fills
hollow thirty-five miles long and
eighteen miles wide between TIVE
ranges Of the Rocky mountains, ex-
eept where the 4,500-acre Wildhorse
island humps its hills out of the
water near the west shore. p. -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
GoriIIas From Africa

Gorillas from darkest Africa are
about the height of man, but weigh
more than twice as much and have
practically no ieclfs. Ordinarily this
animal Is a peaceful vegetarian,
prefering to run away than fight,
and is considered q model husband
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
Wont Support NLRB Emascu-
lation but Fight Discrimination

New York-Complete opposi-
ton to the emasculating amend
ments to the National Labor Re-
lations Act, proposed by tn
Smith Committee, and supported
of an amendment which would
insure an eventual breakdown of
discrimination against Negro
workers in organized labor were
the key points emphasized by
NAACP in statements filed with
the House and Senate labor cor
mittees March 18.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-03-22
Spring Arrives Officially

Spring arrived officially a day
or two ago, but we had the very
cal pleasure of meeting her few
days ahead of time here in the
Free State, for the weekend was
sunny and warm, with but one
rainy day so far this week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07
Recollections ofBoyhoodDay
By Eben Hearne
CONTINUED from Page y

CONTINUED from Page y
when my father spent three terms in
the House of Delegates at Annapolis,
Maryland, his custom was to ride over
to White Haven and board a steam
er there for Baltimore. The N. Y. P.
& N. Railroad in the late 1868 was
extended to Crisfield, so as to con-
meet with the Eastern Shore steam
boat line. In 1872 junction road a
bout twelve. and one-half miles was
built from Kings Creek to Pocomoke
City. l recall I had a thrilling ride
on one occasion on hand-car to
Kings Creek Station in order to con-
meet with the train to Crisfield, hav-
ing missed the train at Pocomoke
City. However, before the junction
road was built, persons travelling
north would take advantage of a
stage line established between POGO
moke City and Westover, Maryland,
in order to meet trains at that point.
When the N. Y. P. & N. Railroad was
through the two Eastern
Shore counties of Virginia to Cape
Charles, with ferry connection with
Norfolk, Virginia, in the early eight
les, then the question of rapid transit
was settled between this section and
the North and the South.
I menion the above facts to show
that we still lived in the "land of
dreams come true" However, at that
time we did not realize that there was
a crop of dreamers in the offing, their
minds bent on the invention of the
coming automobile and the airplane
early in this century.
Pocomoke City, Md.
May 20, 1910.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07
Greenbackviue

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rentz, of Will
mington, Del, and Mrs. Thomas John
son, of Snow Hill, Md, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
Merritt.
On Wednesday of last week Rev.
and Mrs L. w. Gordon with Mrs. c.
E Morris and Mrs. Anna de Pasqualia
motored to Lewes, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner and children,
Dorothy, Sam and Betty and Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Calhoun and son, Harvey,
of Wilmington, Del, spent the week.
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Lora Brimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pruitt and
daughter, jeanne and Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Petit and daughter, Jacklyn,
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Pruitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Holland and
children, of Girdletree, Md, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Johnson.
Mrs. Della Bailey and children, of
Snow Nill, Md, spent Saturday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonza Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Collins and
daughter, Betty and Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
roy Jester visited Mrs. Bertha Kirby
at Milford, Del, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hart of Allen
town, Pa, spent Decoration Day at
their home "Bayview."
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ards, Mrs.
Lizzie Taylor and Mr.. Charlie Sharp
ley motored to Ocean City, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Kopple and
daughter, Carolyn, of North Airing
ton, N. J., visited Mrs. Kopple's par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. L. w. Gordon on
Saturday.
Miss Lois Gaskins, of Wattsville,
spent Monday night with Mrs. Cor
don West.
Mr.. Allen Bell, of Newport News,
Va, spent the weekend with his fam
lily here.
Mr.. Frank Tull, of Assawoman, Va,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07
VIENNA CELEBRATES IT'S
15OTH ANNIVERSARY

Picturesque Vienna, on the Nanti-
coke river, will celebrate its two hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary June 8
and 9
The two-day celebration will be
held under the sponsorship of the
Lions Club. President Noramn W..
Evans is in charge of arrangements.
A parade, a beauty contest, sports
events and a pie-eating contest will
open the festivities on Saturday, June
8.
The winner of the title miss Wen
ma" in the beauty contest will COM
pete at Cambridge in September for
the title Miss Maryland"
Drum and bugle corps and floats
will take part in the parade. That
night there will be pageant depict
ing events in the history of the quaint
old town.
Special community services will be
held the following day.
Vienna officially was established as
municipality by the provincial Mary
land government in 1706, although its
settlement predates that year.
At that time the Nanticoke was a
navigable stream, teeming with ship
ping that made Vienna a thriving
community at time when many of
the present Eastern Shore cities and
towns were mere country hamlets or
still open country.
The 1880 census listed Vienna as
having population of 81.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07
GARDENS TO
PROVIDE FOR
WINTER FOOD
University Of Maryland Advises
Home Gardeners To Arrange
For Two Paintings
SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT
VEGETABLES GROW WELL

Speaking of gardens, the Nutrition
list of the Maryland State Department
of Health says:
Don't forget to provide for next
winters meals when you get your
garden ready, this spring. By care
full planning and planting, and reas-
enable amount of favorable weather,
your gardens can be your main source
of protective foods, for your entire
family, all the year round.
"To supply the needs of family
for fresh, canned, and stored vege-
tables for the entire year, the Extern
sion Service of the University of
Maryland, advises home gardeners to
arrange for two paintings of care
fully selected variety of vegetables.
It is suggested that each planting in
clude four leafy vegetables, three
root, two pod, and three or four 9TH
ers.
"The following grow we'll in this
section: Kale, cabbage, lettuce and
spinach, among tn leafy vegetables;
potatoes, turnips, beets, carrots and
radishes, among the "roots"-turnip
tops and beet tops can be used as
greens" also; peas and lima beans
answer the next requirement; and on
ions, string beans, corn, tomatoes and
celery, make important appetizing ad-
ditions to the list.
"In estimating the amount to be
planted, you want to remember that
there are 365 days and 81 weeks in
a year; and that vegetables in some
form should be used for two, at least,
of the three meals each day. You
can count on about five or six pounds
of fresh vegetables, quart of can
ned, and generous portion of winter
stored vegetables, as the amount
needed by each member of the family,
each week.
"The Extension Service estimates
that two paintings of the necessary
vegetables, in plot covering about
an acre, should yield an amount suffi-
Gent for a family of four.
'tBe sure you plant plenty of to-
matoes for canning as well as for use
when fresh. They make an excellent
substitute for oranges.
Greens such as kale, turnip greens,
spinach and lettuce make it possible
to include green vegetables daily. Car
rots, cabbage, turnips and celery
make it practical to serve raw vege-
tables all through the year.
"The garden that furnishes gen
erous supply of vegetables will pro-
vide appetizing and interesting meals
for the family for both winter and
summer.
at will also furnish many of the
minerals and vitamins that are neces-
sary for positive health"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07
RUSH IN DELAWARE
FOR CAR LICENSES

Friday, May 81, was the final day
to secure automobile operators Ii
censes and long lines of applicants
were beseiging the offices at Whining
ton, Dover and Georgetown early
that morning.
1t is estimated that there are still
several thousand persons who have
operators or chauffeurs licenses who
have failed to secure new licenses,
despite the fact that ample warnings
have been issued by the Motor Vehicle
apartment. Saturday, June 1, driv-
ers were liable to arrest for not hav-
ing new licenses.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07
Americans Are
Considering
Quick Aid

Americans are casting about ear
nestly to decide by what ways they
can give quick and effective aid to the
Allies short of involving themselves
in war. A recent Gallup poll indi-
Gates that II per cent of the people
believe the United States should give
more aid to the Allies than they are
giving, whereas only Is per cent felt
that way three months ago.
In the last war, the United States
as a participant made loans of bill
lions of dollars to the Allies. This
time American sympathies and inter-
ests are as clearly engaged as before.
National sentiment opposes sending
men abroad to fight, but about the
same measure of sentiment probab-
ly would support immediate financial
aid to the Allies on the theory, if no
other, of sending money rather than
men later.
If America is going to advance
funds to the Allies-besides opening
it's markets to them-this should be
done this time with a frank facing
of the facts. The grants should be
gifts, not loans. First, because the
British and French are saddling them
selves already with all the debt they
can ever be expected to pay to fight
this war. Second, because they are
fighting for international security
and justice, and America should be
willing to make generous contribu-
ton to that purpose. Third, because
both parties last time allowed the war
loans to become subject of postwar
chickering's and resentment which
ought not to be repeated.
The kinds of grants most needed
could best be made by the Govern
ment rather than through private
channels. These would be advances
for the movement of foodstuffs and
other agricultural SURPRISES to the aid
of populations whose governments
cannot spare cash or cargo space
sorely needed for munitions.
If Americans would prefer, the
gifts could be made in the form of
the actual commodities to relief or
CARNATIONS. This, of course, would
cost taxpayers the purchase price of
the wheat or other produce, but the
amount might be charged off against
farm subsidies, some of which already
are being paid through similar pur-
chases.
If Americans want to go further in
their contribution, and there certainly
are millions who do, the obvious need
is by some means to supply more air
planes, motor equipment and military
supplies to the fighting forces of the
Allies. Some might suggest that this
also be done by the Government, as
Germany sent airplanes into Spain
without any declaration of hostilities,
or by sale of present Army planes.
Another course would be to raise
funds by public subscription through
responsible organization, as was
initiated by Maj Gen. John F. Organ
with his Fighting Funds for Finland
during the Finnish invasion.
In any event, whatever aid may be
given by the United States or it's citi-
zens should not be given sparingly or
grudgingly It ought not to be writ
ten down in a book for future COL
lection. Let it instead be given free
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07

ly with full heart, in gratitude that
peoples on whom the bIunt has fallen
are willing to use it in defense of
democracy and code of international
morality.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07

spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
win Coffin.
Billie Derrickson, of Chincoteague,
is spending this week with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 81. Ellis.