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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
For Very Young Ladies' Only

If you will, Miss, look over
another page of this edition of
The Times you will see, in our
Things to do. -" department,
a little Southern Belle doll, wait
ing to be made for, and by, you.
Through the courtesy Of The
Times the patterns for the MAX
ing Of this fascinating doll can
be had quickly and economic
ally. -.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
w. Va. Teachers Hold
Meet I'm Huntington
IN THE TIMES THIS WEEK
That Man, Laval!

Possibly, you, like others,
have very little use for Lavel
of present day, conquered France
Possibly you, like man others,
might think that Frances flu
ture depends on him. Whatever
the case might be, you ought to
read Lemuel F. Parton's Who's
News this Week column and
learn what he has to say about
this gentleman from France,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
COP GETS 20 SENATE SEATS

WASHINGTON. - Repubi-
ca1s counted four more senate
seats and Q possEoas gain in go
vOEnOEeaaps today TO Offset
strengthened Democratic con-
troll Of the House a. Q result of
the election last week.
The acquisition OF five seats
and the loss Of one will give the
Republicans q seats in the new
senate compared with % at the
present time. The Democrats
will have 90 seats instead Of 50
as in the present senate.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
Through Faith Alone

Very encouraging are the
words we read in Rev. Lund-
GUSTS Times Sunday School
lesson, this issue. He tells us
that those who are moved and
concerned about their bodily
health should appeal directly
to the Lord for aid. This, petit
tioning, he notes, requires no
intermediary.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
Bulletin

Bulletin
NEW YORK-Wendell l. Wiki
said Monday he knew that Pres.
Roosevelt would keep the pledge
made by both candidates during
the ELECTION campaign to keep
this country out of war unless
attacked.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
Good News for u. S. Farmers

Bukhage our Washington cor
respondent, has some interest
ing, factual information, con-
corning a coming boom for the
farmers Of U.S.A. Here what we
read in part; 19A1 outlook is
for improved domestic demand
for farm p1nas ekxs aaasllsE
ports, highe general average Of
prices larger total cash income
from marketing.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
Does Not ~ Of Rlgbs

Does Not ~ et Rlghs
Abous eight inches long, CAa mas
TN - 2 beautiful steel blua. Il n
one Of W few birds GlAat refuse 30
Ut night, even when migrating.
a powerful ffyoS. II catches insects
on the wing.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Der to IS, according to a hi-weelrly survey by the Office of Government Reports, Washington, D. c.
 The largest of the contracts was for $4s231 .240 in ammunition parts and went to the scovill Manufactur- ing Company.
 Other local contracts were as fol- lows:
 Waterbury Farrell Foundry and Machine Company, machinery, S6,- 800; Scovill Manufacturing Com pany, small arms ammunition parts, S96.000; Chase Brass and Copper Company, small arms ammunition parts, $95, ,625; Scovill Manufactur- ing Company, artillery ammunition components, $87, 1904; Chase Brass and Copper Company, brass, $22.- 638; Chase Brass and Copper Com pany, naval brass, $12,554; Matta- tuck Manufacturing Company, bed- stead parts. $937; Chase Brass and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
St. John s To Elect
 New Pastor I tomorrow
Church Committee Pledged to Secrecy on Choice;
 Bishop Dallas Pays Tribute to Late Rector

i mas party for children in the parish hall. During the reign of Dr. Lewis each year he suggested that the Christmas tree used at the party be named in tribute to some Chris tian virtue, so the tree used at Tuesdays party was named in trih- ute to him. Henceforth it will be known as The Eternal Life
 Rev. John Dallas, bishop of New Hampshire and 8 native of this city, sent a letter to the children which was read at the exercises in which a stirring tribute was paid the late lamented pastor.
 The bishops letter follows:
 Dear Boys and Girls:
 up in the mountains we have had the most wonderful year ever At any rate, 1t seemed so to us. The town meeting this year had great excitement, because we are just be- ginning to get under way after the hurricane. Some folks thought that because we had lost Grandfather Pine and some other trees that we wouldn't know how to carry on = but we have carried on and have had lots of fun doing it. The meet ing almost got out of control be- cause so many trees wanted to say that everything was going along just as our fathers said.
 One very thoughtful tree re- marked, Down there at St. Johns in Waterbury they are going to have the merriest Christmas they ever had becaucse they are going to re- member all the things that Dr. Lewis told them. They are going to find out that pr. Lewis is more real to them than ever; just the way Grandfather Pine is so alive to us"
 Then the youngest voter Che was rather sacred, tool got up and said, I move that we send St. Johns, Waterbury, our usual Merry Christ mas And before the chairman, Mrs. Tamarack, could put the mo- tion to vote, every tree waved his branches and shrieked 'Amen'l"
 The weekly bulletin issued by the church also paid tribute to the former dean of local ministers.
 It read as follows:
 This Christmas bulletin would not be complete unless we ex pressed in words what we all feel in our hearts = we miss Dr. Lewis as we have not missed him since April. There have been many times when we longed to have him with us once again; we have been pug zled and we needed advice; we have been in sorrow and we need ed comforting; we have been wear jed and we needed strength.
 Now Christmas comes in the midst of war and strife and we need the joy which is such a vital part of Christmas. Dr. Lewis had that joy. It seemed to burst from him just as it burst from the multi tude of the heavenly host on that holy night many centuries ago.
 We can no longer draw on Dr. Lewis for our joy, but we can go to the source from which his joy sprang - God who so loved the world that He gave His only begot- ten Son. And, this year, as we is- ten to the heavenly host we can rejoice that for us who knew pr. Lewis it has been strengthened by a familiar and much-loved voice as it sings the words he loved so well Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, good will to- ward men,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

British warsilips have been securing both the north and south Atlantic for raiders, and when the Carnarvon Castle had her battle, the British batt.eship Warspite and cruiser Enterprise both were near enough to take up the chase. The Enterprise put into Montevideo for fuel Dec. 13, however, and re- ported she had not located the Car narvon Castles opponent.
 The 1,505-ton, 27-year-old Portu- guese boat brought 12 passengers and Q cargo of wines, sardines and cork. It usually plies between Por- tugal and the Azores.
 The only other war incident on the Atlantic reported on Christmas was an attack by 8 submarine on the 5,222-ton British freighter Ever leigh, wrose message saying that she was being shelled and chased was picked up by MacKay Radio
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

German Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd shipping com- bine, has several liners of the Hamburg class or larger. However, with the speed and weight for gun mounts that would make them ideal raiders. They include the Ham burg's sister ship, the 22,337-tone New York; the 25, ,484-ton Wilhelm Gustloff and the 27,561-ton Cap Arcona, formerly on the Hamburg South American run; as well as the former North German Moyd's 49,756-ton Europa and 51,731-ton Bremen. All are fast, heavy and comparatively modern.
 Either one of these armed ships or a German pockt battleship is known to have attacked British conveys in the north Atlantic re- gently. The British armed merchant man Jervis Bay was sunk in battle with one of them two months ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

reported last night by Capt. Joel Comes of the tiny. Portuguese freighter Goncalo Vehlo which docked after it's first Atlantic cross ing. He said he saw the boat 200 miles east of the Azores Dec. il. Surveying it through binoculars, he found that it was empty except for two oars and he could read Ham burg" on its Saide, he said.
 Shipping circles believed that some British warship might have disposed of the Hamburg. The Brit ish admiralty withholds news of the sinking of submarines and sea raiders.
 Could Not Be Same
 The Carnarvon Castles battle and the sighting of the lifeboat were only six days and more than 4,0O0 miles apart, hence the same Ger man ship could not have been in volved at both places. Hapag, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

wreaths and fittings. One New town customer ordered thirteen wreaths. Bills decorations make 1t easier for Santa Claus to find homes where beauty is appreciat- ed and where the proper Christ mas spirit prevails.
 We take this opportunity to thank Doctor George Keil for a copy of the Ohio Penitentiary News and for 3 kindly message of good cheer. George is former South Britain boy who made good. He rates as chief physician at the Ohio correctional institution en- joys genuine popularity, and was recently praised for his timely act of putting out a fire that threat ened disaster and destruction of state property.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Action on naming a successor to Rev. pr. John N. Lewis, late pastor of St. Johns Episcopal church, will be taken tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at meeting of 12 church members who have been pledged to secrecy on their choice.
 The committee will first make its report, then act on the nomination. Rev. Samuel A. Budde, vicar of Christ Chapel who has been acting pastor since Dr. Lewis death April 10 will preside.
 Dr. Lewis memory was honored Christmas eve at the annual Christi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
DEFENsE VIGnANTEs F0n1m1

Wilmington, Del.--(UF)~-A civil protection committee of the Dela- ware Council for National Defense has been organized here to fight sabotage and subversive activities in the Wilmington area. The conlmit4 tee is headed by Andrew J. Kavans augh, superintendent of public safe- ty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
NAZI SEA RAIDER
 BELIEVED LOST
LifebOat Marked Hamburg Sighted Adrift Off Coast
 of Portugal


 New York, December 26-UP)- Reports that an empty lifeboat marked Hamburg" had been sight, ed adrift 800 miles off the coast of Portugal indicated today that a German sea raicer may have come to a disastrous end
 The Hamburg is a 22-337-ton liner of the same type that Germany has armed to prey on Atlantic shipping The British armed merchant cruiS- CT Carnarvon Castle encountered one of them FOG miles northeast of Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec. and was damaged in a running battle during which the German ship es- capped because of superior speed
 The sighting of the lifeboat was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

and then scoot- ed. A herd of deer stampeded by hounds ran thruogh a door yard at tn e edge of Para disc. On The Purchase, west erly, jack lights flicker like the searchlights a. round London while Jerry is up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26


 Two of the three big fish prizes given by a Bristol manufacturer this year went to spOrtsmen who captured trout in the POmperaug and Housatonic, right here in town. Men who snagged oversize trout from the Shepaug were too frightened to file claims for priz- es. They were thankful enough to escape with their lives.
 George Holmes, the man who busted the German American Bund here, writes that he fishes off the Ringing Causeway, at Sarasota, Florida, every day. George says there are no Nazis in Florida. (From what we hear, there are other racial groups in abundance.)
 Sam Pierce couldn't get off for Florida on schedule. First, Sam had to balance the books at the cafeteria to avoid heavy income taxes; then he had having to do; finally he had to play santa Claus to 8 church party. MT. Pierce made very presentable appear ance as the kiddies' friend and we take this opportunity to thank him for his very kindly attitude toward the moppets.
 Horace Green, accompanied by various male inmates from the Training School, was seen eyeing an apple tree near Mulberry Cor ner. IL was a perfectly good tree but it looks a lot like curtains now. Horace knows better than to destroy a good fruit tree but he probably had orders. Some of these modern agricultural ex- perts never heard of making a graft.
 A wealthy landowner with hum dreds of acres of his own was seen chopping hemlock bOughs on prop erty of a neighb0r. The trou- ble some men will go to in an eff fort to get something that doesn't belong to them is astonishing.
 Neighbor Summers and Bob Platt recently cut a bee tree and found enough sweetening to cheer them up. Henry Mccarthy sold out on those Hudson Bay blankets and disposed of most of his ducks Miss Francis Baker, of New York, came to Purchase Hill and found a badly frozen dead squirrel in her house. Jack Swetland had a To- cal garage put on new tires on his trailer, got as far as White Plains, discovered that the mechanic had failed to tighten the Jugs and had to pull into garage down there to have necessary repairs made. The bill for Jack tailed $05, but Ca- sita Del Camino (the trailer). is now rolling close to Redlands, Cal- ifornia a sunny country where even the Mexican mechanics know enough to tighten Jugs.
 Earthquake daEnagei We won- dered why the stove smoked but found that the pipe had been iarred loose In . Joint and hickory smoke was pouring out Into the llv- ing room
 Bill stelndall. decorator, reports having enjoyed an exceptionally ss.s4IItnl.ta aal.aa44a far flI4nInIllsan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Copper Company, condenser fHA
 e24,554: Scovfll Manufacturlug Com
 pany( alloy tubing. 4l0.571: Aluez|t can Brass Company, alloy tl1|nE $40.442; Chase Brass and Copper Company, pipe and tubing, 4z13 I0If
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
SOUTH BRITAIN BRIEFS
BY BILL GARRIGUs

A woman picking Xmas greens was frightened half to death by a back deer that jumped up from
 laurel thicket, paved the earth,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Deanra Durbin drives care for the first time on the screen in s.Nice Girl" just after completing course of driving lessons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
DEFENSE ORDERS
 MOUNTING HERE
Nearly $5,OOO,OOO Spent in Contracts Here in
 Two Weeks

Waterbury factories received de fense orders totalling almost $5 ,OO0,. 900 during the period from Decem-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

here at ' a. m. yesterday. Her po- sition was 400 miles northwest oi Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Bill stelndall. decorator, reports having enjoyed an exceptionally profitable demand for chrlBlmas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Grab up that Christmas check that's burning hole in your handbag and make one mad dash for this exciting sale! Your New Years frock is here!!!! !. at whole dollars less than you expected to pay. Have you "a simple little black dress with touch of white' in mind? You'll find iti Have YOU your heart set versatile jacket frock? it's here! Been planning to try fashions steal from Spring Winter Navy? Come and get it ! Craving smart tucked and tucked? Then come Sizes: 12 to 20: 1872 to 2412 38 to 46 Black, navy, rose and aqua.
 FASHION FLOOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Earthquake dainagel We won- dered why the stove smoked but found that the pipe had been iaFred loose lsi c Joint and hickory smoke was pouring 0ut Into the Nv ing room
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-24
ayrolls In Vance
Jigher During 1899
BenW.Parham
Is Chairman

Raleigh. June 24.-Bcn W. Par
ham. prominent Oxford attorney. has
been tanned aS chairman of the adj
Vi>ory committee on personnel of the
North Carolina Unemployment Com
pruSIiiuu Commission. succeeding
Col. !. ". IIarrrlSun dean of State
College. who has completed Il two
year term. the commission an
nominees.
June II. Rose. Grcenville school SUI
prrlntcndcut and commander of the
state department of the American
Legion. MAS named To succeed Hcc-
tor {. BLACKWELL. former cOmman-
der and mayor OF Fayetteville. Mrs.
T.. l.. Mckee. Sylvia. WAS rcappoint-
rd. These appointments are effective
Us OF July |.
This committee has charge of
handling the merit examinations for
employees of the commission. thrO-
ugh 4 supervisor of examinations.
and IS authorized To pass upon any
appeals from employers relative Ia
changes of classification. diSmiSSalS
OF other action of the Commission.
Or. Frank T. de Nyvcr. of Duke
University. has been supervisor of
examinations during the now ending
tWo-ycar period.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-24
Goofy Story OF The Week
Comes From, Kinston, ~ 6.

Continuing your goofy gazette:
\ hen in Bellevue, WASH, laid Is
eggs in four days And Il dog in
ChandcrvilIc, ILL.,. got Il medal for
going to Sunday school every week
for 10 years.
A Denver constable reported him
self to state police as careless
driver. and Seattle bank that
owed the county IS inadvertently
made the check out for Sl,ll0,005.
Sleeper Of the week. =. Edward
Wood. Of Union Township, N. j., 2-as
awakened by the scream Of fire en-
gincs arriving to cXtinguiSh blaze
in his pants.
a Baltimore golfer got two holes
in-Onc in the same game. The
Norfolk, Va, navy yard restaurant
went formul-it required patrons TO
wear shirts.
A truck loaded with four tons of
dynamite smashed through fence
and hit pole in Rcynoldsburg, o.,
and didn't explode. -. AS a Vir-
ginia train rolled along at 40 miles
an hour. the conductor yelled all
out for COcbuln."-and 4 passenger
jumped out.
And the governor Of Pennsylvania,
accusing Il high school class Of hay
ing poor grasp Of Latin, ratified off
some Latin himSCll-Wrong.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-24
Capital Gossip
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
lii the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY HENRY AYERlLL.

Raleigh. June 24.-ThiS last week
in June is. in North Carolina, at
least a< much convention period as
any in the year.
Beginning in earnest today is the
American Lc9iOn'S state convention
at High Point. That lasts through
tomorrow: but it will hardly be over
before the annual meeting Of the
North Carolina Veterinary Medical
Association opens at Rock Mount.
June 30 finds the N. c. Press
Association and the Carolina Press
Photographers Association in session
at HcndcrSonvi!lc. while at the other
end Of the state the North Carolina
Plumbing and Heating Contractors
will be enjoying ocean breezes ut
WrightSville Beach.
On the $3.50, the N. c. Bar AS
ISOLATION will be in session at Blow
inc Rock. while the Gladiolus and
Tomato festivals arc going on at
Beaufort.
On the 29th there will be the first
performance of the fourth annual
showing of the Lost Colony, historic
drama. at Roanoke Island.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-24
BY GLADWIN HILL.

New York, June 24.-(AP)- The
unSung hero Of last week WAS Il har-
assed pedestrian in Memphis, Tenn.
who finally cmulatcd the worm, and
turned.
He found himself in the familiar
prcdCamCnt Of being blocked on q
croSs-Walk by an inconSdcrutc car
waiting for Il traffic light
So he did just what millions of
pedestrians have always wanted 10
lis the driver of the car looked ON
nonpluScd, the pedestrian yankcd
open the car door. ploWcd through
the back seat and stepped out the
other side.
Another classic in the weeks dlz-
zy doingS was the realization Of the
ancient metaphor about grabbing Il
wildcat by the tail.
Frank Armiii, of Albuquerque, N.
NJ. cncountcring Il wildcat did just
that-and he disprovcd tradition by
executing the mancuver successfully.
The wildcat weighed l65 pounds,
but Frank held on until friend Eat
the wildcat under control and hog
tied it.
The moral seems to be: When you
start diSproving traditions, have a
friend along.
The story of tn, week came from
KinSton. N. c.. where the canareS
may not sing bass, but where the
WoodpecicrS make some novel al
lianccs-in this case with bees.
The WoodpcckerS bored holes in
the columns of Mrs. Felix HarVCy'S
h0uSc-including the fifth column
and the bees followed along and de-
posted their honey in the holes Take
vpII1. bISp
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-24

back into reading of archeologi-
cal books; he was soon spending
hours at time again in his grand
fathers library.
Meanwhile, though, his grand
father was becoming a new man.
The old fellow was sensitive to the
doings around him, the doin2s of
youth. He did not observe Jcrcmys
morOse state, but he did hear more
and more of the excitement about
the play and the party afterWard
A few times he butted in Oh Bill
and Gayle.
You cannot do all Of this work
yourselves" he rOared at them.
"Plcnty Of capable physical labor
ers are available, young friend.
Hire them. Get professional decora-
tors, make them carry out your
ideas. l hired yoU two to think, not
to get in overalls and labor with
hammer and saw"
In due time Bill and Gayle came
to him to report the financial
status of the play and party.
IF no unforeseen expense pops
up, sir" Bill stated, I'VE should
have total cost of S467.90. But we
have gross cash take, from ticket
sales, of $3.50. The money is in the
bank, sir. I gave the itemized rec
ord sheets to Mr.. Weems, ready for
your inspection; also a check for
the full amount taken in"
Mr.. Mortified was beaming.
That's a good showing, young
man, and young miss. l am proud
Of you. Mr.. Weems has already
showed me the record sheet. And
now what about that, ali, motion
picture tryout? The papers were
saying"
Gayle spoke quickly. ooh, Mr..
Mortified, we have been too busy
to consider that"
There is a talent scout here"
Bill nodded. HE telephoned."
"Uh." The old gentleman gaZcd
thoughtfully at the youths. "Ic
will, uh, remain? For a few days %
He said he would attend The
Wit to Woo We sent him compli-
mcntary tickets, sir"
"Um huhm. There are heart
breaks in motion pictures. But l
do know there is career work ir
them for people with your talents.
Nevertheless, I am forced to say,
scltishly, that you arc under con-
tract to me for one year. If your
tryout is successful and they want
you in Hollywood, they would have
to deal with me. You hear me,
young friends ?"
They nodded. For the first time,
the very first time since they came,
he had appeared quite business-likc
and serious. They were definitely
impressed.
But all at once his attitude
changed. He slumped a little, lean
ing on his desk, shook his old head
slowly and spoke in low tone.
Happiness must come {.
ahead of =. everything. Look for
happiness, young friends, not fame
not fame"
The hours seemed to flow with
increasing swiftness for the re-
naming days before the play. At
all times the grand old mansion
reverberated with the sounds Of re-
hearsal and preparation. Musicians
came to practice. The girls, Lola
especially, labored to get their
songs just right. Bill and Gayle had
to be everywhere at once.
The interest and excitement in
creased in the old gentleman as
we'll. Downtown one morning he
chose three of his cronies-the
Reverend Rollo c.. LIE Baron, Il not
cd minister and author; Myron
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-24
FIRE RAZES MILL

Plymouth, June 24.-(AP)-Rag-
inc flames devourcd the planning mill,
div shed. boiler house and all the
div lumber of the Horton Lumber
company here shortly after MD
night Saturday. Origin of the flames
could not be determined. No estimate
of the damages was available