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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
ELEVEN DEATHS
 IN NEW ENGLAND
That Was Violent Fatality Toll in Past Twenty
 Four Hours

Boston, Feb. 13.-(UP)-New Eng lands toll of violent deaths within 24 hours stood at Il today.
 At Walpole, Phillip Dechelles, 59, slipped on ice and was killed when log he was carrying struck his head.
 Miguel Lopes, AS, was smothered and crushed when buried under 20 feet of sand in a gravel pit at Scitu- ate. Bremen and volunteers worked four hours to recover the body.
 Norman Baker, 42, was killed when two small engines collided on pri- vate railway at Plymouth.
 Mrs. Mary Donovan. 6o, was killed by trolley car at Providence, R. l., while en route to church. Her com panion, Miss Ellen McCartin, "A, suf- fered severe injuries.
 William Donovan, 5, was tram pied to death by horse in front of his Dorchester home
 At New Vineyard, Me, Everett J. Cook, 9, was killed and his play mate, George Hargroves, 8, was in jured severely when their sled was hit by truck.
 Napoleon Beuregard, 50, of Salem was killed and two other men were injured when their automobile struck Boston Elevated Railway upright In Charlestown.
 Connecticut reported three drown lngs and one death from suffocation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
So Long Too Fast!

Lowell Thomas, radio commen- tator, was warned against speed- ing Sunday in Woodbury.
 Constable Robert Reichenbach said Thomas told him he was re- turning to New York city after visiting his son at Taft school.
 So long until tomorrow"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13

will our num- icipalities be set free to solve their basic prob lens," says a statement signed by the mayors of 52 cities in America. Fact
 tionalism, cor- ruption and waste will dis
 appear, selfish interest will give way to respon- sibiIity and rna dim Q SC in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
Special Assembly

Judges Theobald E. Conway and John L. Gaffney will attend a special assembly of mi,ior court judges in the supreme court room in Hartford, Feb. 26, at 3 o'clock.
 Committee reports will be read, and other business will be dis cussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
Frigentina Society

Mrs. Rose Clemente was ap- pointed chairman of the Frigen- tina Auxiliary's committee in charge of the society's annual dinner dance to be held at Way eFly Inn on April llth. The per- sonnel of the committee was named at the organizations monthly meeting in speedwell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
Spotlighting ssCityNews
Scholarships

Two scholarships for sons of members of the Waterbury Mas ter Plumbers association will be available at Carnegie Institute of Technology this fall, it was an- nounced last night at a meeting in the Elton.
 The winners will receive $500 yearly for four years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
FROG CLOSES WATER MAIN

Amherst, N. s. - (UP) = Pest office employees went without wa ter for nearly a day, and they couldn't figure out what was wrong. The building engineer fi- nally performed an emergency plumbing operation and found a huge bullfrog was wedged into the main-dead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
MIRA And City Government

nfRA ANR CITY GOVERNMENT
 Editors Note: In view of general Interest in Moral Re-Armament, The Democrat Is presenting a series of l2 articles on this timely subject. Leaders of MIRA will tell how it works and what it means to you. This Is the sixth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
Going Down!

The mercury dropped cOnsid- erable number of degrees today and stood ct 39 degrees this nOsn, as compared to 5. yesterday.
 Yesterdays balmy spring wealth CT followed a freak thunderstorm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13

Sunday morning, after . day sf snow, rain, and sleet.
 The low for the night was s5 degrees, according to Plumbing Inspector James R. Walker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
o. GLENN SAXON ILL

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 13 -(U. Po = State Finance Commissioner O. Glenn Saxon was confined to his home today with slight illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
Market Irregular As It Opened For Trading
Business Was Ight-AutO Issues Generally Were
 Figher-UniOn Declines Were Noted in Leaders

Youngstown Sheet 6 Tube. United Aircraft, Sperry and United Air Lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
BY MRs. E. F. POWELL

(Adember, Seattle City CounciD
 ~Only when citizens learn to care for the whole community as well as for themselves and their families
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13

Candidates to local Soviets in the last election in Russia num- bered 1,300,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13

Do you avoid walking under a ladder? Do you knock on wood? Do you think 13 is unlucky? Do you believe in dreams? Are you careful never to hang your hat or clothing on a door-knob? Do you cross your fingers when you stretch the truth a bit?
 Are you approximations? Or do you just do or not do these things because there might be some- thing in it?"
 The Waterbury Democrats Service Bureau has a new booklet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13
The Democrats Service Bulletins
 IS SEVEN YOUR LUCKY NUMBER?

ready for you on "SuperstitiOnS," which analyses the origins of many, and lists more than three hundred common beliefs that have no basis in scientific fact. You'll find this publication in tensely interesting, for it traces many common sIperstitions to their original sources and separ- ates whatever basis of fact there may be from the cverlying incrus- tations of creG Ility
 Send the coupon below for your copy:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13

Next. MIRA in an Office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-13

''Disbarment. Any member of the Bar of this Court who shall have
Evening star., 1940-07-29

white linen suit, launched the raids
on four Of Atlantic City's best known
night spots early yesterday, while
Police Chief James McMenanain was
at home sleeping.
80 Prisoners Taken.
The raids netted 80 prisoners and
three truckloads of gambling para
phernalia and resulted in the clos
ing Of the Paradise. Club Harlem,
the Wonder Bar and the Little Bel
mont, north side cabarets.
Mayor Taggart said he led the
raids personally because: Certain
guys around this town have shown
themselves to be peculiarly immune
to arrest"
With the aid of his secretary, the
Mayor rounded up 20 unknowing
policemen at his home, and then,
shortly after midnight, said:
Come on. we're going places"
CONSERVATION broke loose as the
policemen descended on the packed
establishments Patrons scattered
pell nell, fearful Of arrest, but only
Evening star., 1940-07-29
; New Ships Ordered
By Mississippi Firm
Nv ihs Asxoc;.tsd Dr..

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. July 29.-The
Mississippi Shipping Co has placed
$l0,000,000 order for three
new passenger freight ships for its
rapidly expanding South American
trade.
The vessels will be sufiiciently
speedy SO that in wartime they
could be converted into troop trans
ports able to move with the fleet.
Louis B. Pate, vice president of
the company, operating the Delta
Line from New Orleans to Brazilian,
Uruguayan and Argentine ports,
signed contracts with the Maritime
Commission for the ships, which will
be completed in 1912.
The Navy Department had ap-
proved plans and specifications of
the vessels, to be paid for In part
by the Maritime Commission. The
ships could be requisitioned In an
Evening star., 1940-07-29
proprietcrs and employees were taken
i,sfA allcfndS1 q

proprietcrs and employees were taken
into custody.
Evidence Photographed.
The Mayor, ordering photogra-
pliers to take pictures Of all evi-
dence seized in the raids, COM
mented dryly:
I'm not taking chances of any
Of this evidence being stolen be-
fore the trials start"
Mayor Taggart declined to say
whether he intended to carry out
raids against the city's 10 other
known gambling spots. These places
were under wraps today as proprie-
tors awaited outcome Of the Mayors
action.
OF the 80 arrested, seven were
charged with maintaining disorderly
houses and were released In bail
ranging from $4,000 to 5000 each
by Police Recorder Albert H. Sha-
hadi, who was summoned from bed.
The others were released in $500 to
$1,000 bail. All will be given . hear
ing Wednesday.
Evening star., 1940-07-29

emergency by the Navy through,
purchase without any profit to the
owners.
The new ships will be built at
Sparrows Point, Md, by the Beth
lehem Steel Corp. which is just
completing delivery of three other
ships for the Delta Line identical
with those ordered today.
Evening star., 1940-07-29

by the state government In Mel.
bourne, Australia.
The government has decided to
convert as many vehicles aS pos
sible either to producer or to town
gas, and that greater production Of
charcoal should be encouraged.
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Atlantic CiNAwaits
Outcome Of Mayor's S
Gambling Raids
81 Persons and Three
TruckIoods Of Evidence
Seized at 4 Coburets
Nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July 90
vacationists were agog, the police
department was jittery and the citys
lS remaining gambling places were
on edge today following four sud,
den, simultaneous gambling raids
led by Mayor Tom Taggart and his
trusty Six-shooter.
The recently-elected Mayor, re-
volver tucked in a pocket of his
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Melbourne Will Go
From Gasoline to Cos

Conversion Of government motor
vehicles from gasoline to producer
gas or town gas has been agreed to
Evening star., 1940-07-29

so Of these at this speeiol
reduction price. Wcmen's
and Misses sizes. Chit
TONS and spun royons all
O, one price. Moks i O
point TO select yours early.
Evening star., 1940-07-29

l6-Orie. 7.95 Suits, s.
Orig. 1895 Spring Suits,
4 Fell Coots, Orig. 1926
and 2o Roineoots, Orig.
.s.se to SIS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09

corded in the name of King David,
Biblical conqueror of Goliath, and
announced that King David, 10
seph. Samson, and other Bible per-
sonages were soon to come back
to earth and live there.
II purposely had the grounds
Handicapped with palm trees and
olive trees so these princes of the
universe will feel at home," said
Judge Rutherford.
Pending their return he lives
there himself, but not without in.
cident. One morning, he said, a
seedy character approached and
said:
Hello, Judge, I'm Daniel"
II saw at once that he was not"
said Judge Rutherford, and he still
awaits the Biblical claimants to the
home.
Structurally, jehovah's Witness
es is comprised of three non-profit
corporations-the Watch Tower, Ri.
BILE and Tract Society, of Pensy!.
vania; the Peoples Pulpit Associa-
ton, of New York; the Internation-
al Bible Students Association, OF
London, Eng. Judge Rutherford
says they solicit neither money nor
members, although contributions to
the cause are freely made by fol-
lowers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
TROPICAL STORM
LEAVES One DEAD
10 Injured Counted As Gulf
Disturbance Blows It.
self Out Inland

PORT ARTHUR, Tex, Aug. SIP
A tropical hurricane blew itself out
inland today after killing at least one
person, injuring 10 and damaging
property in the Sabine area of Texas
and Louisiana.
Scores were marooned as Is mile
winds roared into Texas from the
east and struck Port Arthur, Orange
and Beaumont.
Houses were %unroofed, trees up
rooted and advertising signs sent
whirling through the air. Six per
sons were injured at Port Arthur and
three at Beaumont where damage to
windows and small buildings was
widespread. None of the injured was
reported hurt seriously.
Unofficially, damage was estimat-
ed at Port Arthur at 500, 900. Jeffer'
son county Agent J. F. Combs said
damage to the rice crop in that Sec
ton may reach $685. 00.
The body of Chen Tung Sing, a
Chinese, was found in Bayou Bara'
taria at Crown Point, La.
r. e. Miller, "a, a lineman, was
knocked unconscious at New Or
leans by a 4,OO0-volt wire while re
pairing a line atop a 40-foot pole
His safety belt kept him from falling
The United States weather burea,
at New Orleans oroered storm warn
ings down at midnight and said j
would issue no further advisories OF
the storm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09

prophet, spokesman and leader OF
the group.
Sentenced to 20 years in Atlanta
Federal prison in 1918 for urging
young men in army camps to re-
sist military service, he was re-
leased after serving nine months.
BOOK SALES
150, 600, 900 COPIES
A brilliant orator and a shreWd
publicist. Judge Rutherford, as he
calls himself, built the organiza-
ton far beyond the dreams of his
predecessor. He claims a sale Of
$50, 600, 900 copies of his books in
the past 10 years, reports the or
%ganization has distributed 309, 000,-
900 pieces of literature.
He has spoken frequently over
vast international radio hookups,
at one time had more than 1000
broadcasts of his recorded speech
es running weekly over 300 radio
stations-all paid for at CONNER
cial rates.
Literature is produced in a huge
Brooklyn printing plant owned by
the organization. A printing plant
in Magdeburg, Germany, has
been seized by the Hitler gov
eminent; one in Berne, Switzer-
and. has been closed for violation
Of a Swiss law %forbidding attacks
on any religion.
Sale of books alone is estimated
at $40, 600, 900 in the past 10 years,
and Judge Rutherford often is
charged with reaping large profits,
which he denies. Employees in the
Brooklyn plant, numbering some
200, are paid SIS a month, plus
board and lodging. Statesmen who
hawk the books from door to door,
are members of the group, get no
commission. The enterprise is
exempt from taxation as a reli-
gious project.
In 1880, feeling the end was near,
Judge Rutherford, for SIS, 900, pur-
chased al old Spanish mansion at
San Diego, Calf, had the deed re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
National Guard Troops
Given Malaria Check

CAMP BEAUREGARD, La, Aug.
s.-(R-Southern national guards
men here for war maneuvers are
getting some immunization treatment
for malaria, a tropical disease, but
the army says officially it's only rou-
tine.
Questions as to whether tests were
being made to determine how best to
treat any army called to service in
such hot climes as Central and South
America drew no comment from Of
ficers. Press headquarters said it
was routine and not experimental
The malaria germ is carried by the
mosquito, and it was only after that
pest was curbed that the United
States was able to build the Panama
Canal. Many soldiers died of the di-
sease in Cuba during the Spanish
American war
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
Hopkins Says Trade
Pickup Is Continuing

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-R-
Business continued to improve in
July, Secretary Of Commerce Hop
kins said today, but he described
the gain as moderate, compared
with the sharp rise in June"
The general situation, he said, "is
we'll supported at this time by a
large volume of untitled orders and
active consumer purchasing."
Although inventories are not
much below the peak to which they
were pushed in March by last falls
no further accumulation of any sig.
%nificance taking place in total hold
ings at this time"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
DR.. Graham Drafts Eue-Point
Defense Program For Students

recognizes, along with the value OF
soldiers and sailors, the function
and value of the farmer, technolo-
gist, accountant, dietitian, profess
sional men and women, and scien-
fist who are indispensably basic to
any modern program of defense"
S. That the national defense pro-
gram include social defense with
university leadership and concern
in providing social security, phys
cal fitness, democratic rights, and
the social well being of the forgot
ten millions and all the American
people whose efficiency, morale,
and idealism and both the first and
last line of total national defense"
Plans for construction of new fly
ing fields here with runways about
a mile long are being worked on
by CAA and university engineers
under the direction of controller W.
D. Carmichael, Jr., DR.. Graham
said. The program calls for train
ing 300 pilots the first year. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09

CHAPEL HILL, Aug. 8.-R-
Plans for expanding the national
defense programs at the University
of North Carolina here and at N.
lC. State college were mapped to-
day by President Frank P. Ora
ham. He acted on recommends
tons of the university's board OF
trustees.
His fve-point program provides:
l. That physical education be re-
CURED of all undergraduate stu
dents and if possible all other stu
dents.
2. That personnel and equipment
for establishing a new department
of aeronautical engineering at
State be provided with an alloca-
ton of $14, 500.
3. That SIS, 900 be made avail
able for purchase of several fields
here to supplement some 200 acres
given the university for aviation by
DR.. Henry Horace Williams.
4. That the university adopt the
conception of total deHense which
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09

acres for harvest, and on the condi-
ton of the crop on August l.. The
condition was u per cent of a nor
NAL, compared with "A a year ago,
and II, the ten-year average. The
harvested acreage was 23,92s,0 900 last
year, and the ten : year average was
81, 235, 900 acres.
The indicated yield Of lint cotton
per acre is 1928 pounds, compared
with 1919 pounds last year, a n d
1881 pounds, the ten-year average.
Ginnings from this years crop to
August 1 were reported by the cen
sus bureau to have totaled 1896
running bales. counting round as
half bales and excluding linters,
compared with 137,254 bales a year
ago. and 1855 bales two years ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
SMALLER COTTON
CROP PREDICTED
ll,42e,0OO Bales Forecast
On Basis OF Aug. l
Conditions

WASHINGTON. Aug. s'-R-
The agriculture department forecast
this years cotton crop today as H.
AZ. 600 bales of 500 pounds gross
weight, based on August 1 crop con-
ditions.
Production was 11,S17,ooo bales last
vear and averaged 13,547,00O oales In
the ten years 1929.3S.
The forecast was based on the area
In cultivation July 1, less the TO-
war average abandonment from
natural causes making 24,616,00O
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
SATURDAY PITCHER,
SUNDAY PASTOR

EAST ORANGE, N. J.@R-Bert
HUMPHREYS manages to keep pretty
busy over the weekend. On Satur-
days he pitches for the East
Orange baseball club. On Sundays
he breaches from a pulpit in a little
church at Baldwinville, N. Y,
where he is the regular minister
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
THEY HAD A u

HONOLULU.-R-It's too b a d
about that drought on the island
of Kauai. Mount Waialeale can usu-
ally count on 600 inches of rain a
year, but in the year ending July
% only 452 inches fell. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
HE KEPT COOL

HE KEPT COOL
FINDLAY, O.-R-While the rest
of the town sweltered in 99-degree
heat, Herman Lesser spent two and
a half hours thawing out frozen
pipes. Something went wrong with
the freezing unit of his soda foun.
tain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
New Cotton
BEDSPREADS
Sl.l9 and &c

Two lovely spreads; the for
mer a heavy, woven Jacquard
design in large double and
single sizes. The latter a sturdy
woven crinkled stripe in the
same sizes. Colors Of both
rust, green, rose, gold, orchid
and blue.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-08
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

BY virtue of a power of sale
contained in a certain deed of
trust, executed on the 21st day of
July, 1884, by J. S. Sapp to J. E.
Osborne, Trustee for Edward o.
borne, which deed of trust is du-
ly recorded in the Office of Reg
lister of Deeds of Ashe County, in
Book 81, page 121, default having
been made in the payment of said
deed of trust, and at the instance
and request of the cestui que
trust, I, J. E. Osborne, Trustee,
will sell for cash to the highest
bidder at and on the hereinafter
described premises and at the
residence of the late J. S. Sapp
on Rich Hill Creek in Clifton
Township, Ashe County, at One
O'Clock P. NJ, on Saturday the
9Th day of March, 1910, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-08
New Furniture Is
Being Offered
John Rhodes Returns From
Furniture Show Where
New Lines Are Shown.

Mr.. John Rhodes who has been
attending the furniture exposl-
ton in High Point reports that
he was much impressed with the
new lines shown by the leading
manufacturers throughout the
country.
Manufacturers and designers
are making better furniture each
year, furniture that not only
looks better, but will be more
comfortable and will last longer" ,
he said in discussing the changes
and improvements in the new
lines.
Mr.. Rhodes pointed out that
even with the improvements,
there is little advance in prices.
In discussing living-room furnl-
ture Mr.. Rhodes said this year
there was a wider variety OF COW
erings, and that there was an i'm
provement in the construction
which makes the upholstering
more comfortable and durable.
Mr.. Rhodes said that he had
made extensive purchases in or
der that Rhodes Furniture COM
pany would be able to offer a
wide selection to the customers:
eve not only offer complete
home furnishings, but keep up
with the new developments in
furniture," he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-08
State Democratic Convention
Set To Be Held On May 10th
County Conventions to Select
Delegates Will Be Held
On May 18th.

The North Carolina Democratic
convention will be held in Ra-
leigh, May 16, the state Demo-
cratic executive committee de-
cided in 12-minute meeting at
the state capitol last Friday.
District conventions will con-
vent in Raleigh Immediately be-
fore the state convention. Coun-
ty conventions will be held at the
various county seats May II and
precinct meetings will be held
May 4.
The county conventions are on
ly for the purpose of electing del
egates to the state convention and
county ticket will not be chosen
at that time.
The date for the convention to
nominate a county ticket will be
decided upon by the county ex-
ecutive committee. There is no
definite date fixed for it.
Members of the executive COM
mittee, many of whom had ira
veled several hundred miles to
attend the session, voted on only
two motions. The first was that
the formality Of reading the min
utes of the last meeting be post
poned indefinitely. The second
was a resolution, introduced by
Walter D. Siler, of Pittsboro, fix
ing the dates for the conventions.
There was no discussion on
either motion. All but half min
ute of the meeting was utilized
to call the roll. Ninety-two men,
bers were present either in per-
son or by proxy.
Governor Hoey, who is recup-
Grating at the executive mansion
from an operation for hernia,
was not present at the session,
but the committee followed a
suggestion by him that the 1910
convention be held earlier than
usual.
The governor, in press con-
ference, said he believed the
convention should meet before
May 25-the date of the states
disciplinary election.
In the past, the state session
usually has been held in June, af-
ter the first primary and only a
few days before the national
convention. An earlier state con-
vention, the governor said, would
keep national issues from becom-
ing confused with state issues,
and would give North Carolina
delegates to the national conven-
ton an opportunity to attend ma
tional caucuses.
Ira T. Johnson, of Ashe and
Floyd Grouse, of Allegheny, at
tended.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-08
EXECUTORS NOTICE
TO CREDITORS

NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADJ
MINISTRATION OF THE ES-
TATE OF ELLEN HOUCK, DE-
CEASED
Having qualified as executor
of the estate of Ellen HOuck, de-
ceased, late of Ashe County,
North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate of the said deceased, to
exhibit them to the undersigned
at his home in Obids Township,
Ashe County, North Carolina, on
or before the 22nd day of jan
uary, 1941, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es-
tate will please make immediate
payment.
This 22nd day of January, 1910.
WILEY BURGESS
Executor of Ellen Houck,
1-25-6t Deceased.