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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-13
Calvary

Mr.. and Mrs Glen Clark and baby
of Bartlett were the week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Ball.
Oral Ball is working on the farm
for Mr.. Otto Hines.
Born recently to Mr.. and Mrs
Gerald Slowter, baby girl. They
have one other child, boy, Rodger.
Fred Stought of Corning was on
smith outfit doing work for farm
ers. He was the dinner guest of Mr..
and Mrs. A. T Archer Mr.. Stought
is a cousin of Mrs. Archer
We were sorry to learn through
the Democrat Of the death of j. w.
Dunaway of Kearney, Neb. 'Uncle
WIZ as he was known to us, mar
ried my fathers sister, Miss Vannie
Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Holdcroft
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Pearl Ball and family.
Wool buyers have been trying to
buy wool at 2Sc, but none has been
sold on the ridge at that price.
The nice rains recently are a
great benefit to the corn and pas
lures.
Lenley Ball is driving truck at
the Brawley stone quarry near
Amesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hambel at
tended the funeral of Harry Kinder
at Trimble, Sunday afternoon.
Pat Dolan and Effie Beard of
Mountville were visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Ball, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Wogan and
daughter Margaret were dinner
guests of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Nc
Cuhe, near FedeAl, Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-13

The west side of the river is max
ing good showing on Magic Chef
ranges, equipped with Pyrofax. II
you have an idea it's expensive, see
Morris Hardware, then decide.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-13

On every road now leading out
of town you find the Magic Chef
range with Pyrofax service. 1t has
gone over big in other localities
Morgan county is always progress
i've Ask Morris Hardware-no OBJ
legation.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-13

Pyrofax gas is like the measles
it is catching. One Magic Chef gas
range with Pyrofax service, sells an
other. Five now sold on single
road leading out of town, from Nor
ris Hardware.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-13

Fathers day next Sunday-get
him a Schick electric razor.-The
Stanbery Pharmacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Celebrates
21st Birthday Of
Cali patria Man

CALIPATRIA, Sept. 3. - Junior
Bradford was a surprised young
man of twenty-one last Friday
night when his mother, Mrs. Alice
G.. Bradford; invited about 35 of
his friends to help celebrate his
coming of age.
A joyous evening was spent play
ing table games out of doors on the
lawn. Refreshments of punch, ice
cream and the birthday cake were
served by the hostess.
Those attending were the Misses
Hazel Dell Sinclair, Ruby Nell Love,
Lucille Guest, Gerry Gullett, Betty
Gullett, Ruth Ann Sinclair, Jerry
Smith, Peg Sinclair, Virginia John
son, Grace Writ, Phyllis Lewis, and
the Misses Betty Moore and Sibil
Hudson of Brawley. Mrs. Vesta Lee
Greer and Mrs. Lloyd Love assisted
the hostess. Messrs. Stanley Cor
man, Sturgeon Williams, Johnnie
Wade. j. l.. Love, Robert Martin,
Bob Writ, Preko Hoskins, Leo Ross,
Frank Goss, Malloy Lamb, Bill
Gullett, Wilford McNeely. ChessIey,
Cawton, Frances Shuts. D. M.
Bradford, Ralph Gullett of Brawley
Junior Bradford and his mother,
Mrs. Bradford.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Raj Opens Second Year Of warby
Turning Back German Raiders Flying
Toward london: Bombs ineffective

LONDON, Sept. 3. UP)-Royal
air force squadrons opened the
second year o. war against Germany
today by turning back several hun
dred Nazi war planes attempting
to pierce British defenses in the
southeast in three thrusts toward
London.
The air ministry said that % Ger
man planes were shot down in Sc
we're air battles over the southeast
and that Is British craft were
destroyed. Eight of the British pilots
were safe.
Enemy aircraft in considerable
numbers crossed the southeast coast
this morning." the air and home
security ministries said.
preliminary reports so far avail
able indicate few bombs were
dropped in Kent and Essex but little
damage appears to have been caused.
A few casualties were reported, of
which several were fatal.
Final reports of yesterdays &C
tions show 20 of our aircraft were
lost. Ten of the pilots are SAFE
London had to air raid alarms,
the first coming after six hours of
calm.
The second alarm lasted one hour
and IL minutes, ending at 4:01 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
SeIf-DeceP.tionr'@r!' -
Seen as Danger :;
To Nozi Morale y :

that we're true, Great Britain would
be able to command the air over
Germany, bombing by night any,
where at will.
Dropping empty parachutes over
Great Britain and sky writing WIN
smoke over London are examples
of strange mental processes applic-
able more to adolescents playing
tricks than to the realities OF
major war.
Some time after Hitler made his
Reichstag speech, German aviators
dropped translated copies over
Great Britain headed last warning
before the air blitzkrieg began. The
German intelligence bureau must
have known British papers pre-
viously had printed the speech. SO
why circulate it from the air with
truculent heading?
AS the first attack on London was
being made, Berlin gave a highly
emotional running account, saying
it was the death blow for Britain
and indicating Hitler had London
at his mercy. German planes, how
ever, have been checked number
of times on the London outskirts
and American correspondents re-
port only trivial damage.
Again on the day German long
range guns along the French coast
started their trans-channel bonn
bardment, Berlin said once more
the death blow was being delivered.
Yet the guns failed to hit passing
British convoy and ceased firing
the second day when British heavy
coastal artillery replied.
Lord Haw Haw has been respon-
sible for persistent extravagancieS
in his broadcasts, eliminating in his
recent threat to British mothers
that wherever they concealed their
children, German bombers would
find them. Terrorist propaganda of
that kind indicates mental abnor-
mality. Too, the invasion which
Lord Haw Haw and other Germans
have pictured so vividly seems evap-
Grating like a dream.
Repeated German claims that
British ports have been made USE
less for shipping are continually
being disproved by American COR
respondents granted facilities to
investigate. Berlin's reiteration that
the channel is now a German water
possession is disproved by corre-
spondents who inspected last week
the busy outgoing and incoming
shipping at the London docks.
German announcements that the
starvation blockade is succeeding
were answered last week by the
British request that Americans cease
sending food parcels to friends and
relatives in Britain, since there is
more than enough for all. These
are few of the more conspicuous
examples of the way the war seems
to have distorted German mentality
Self-deception is very dangerous
IN wartime. France fell from that
cause. The French government be-
fore and during the war withheld
facts from the people and when
the truth became known, morale
collapsed almost over night. Hitler
would seem to be running similar
risks in Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
BY J. w. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

Evidence of the development Of
psyche pathological condition
among war torn Germans is
strengthened by Mondays accusa-
ton from Authoritative" Berlin
sources that the sinking of the
British children's refugee ship was
hoax. Despite photographs and
interviews with the children by
American correspondents, the Ger
mans claim there never was any
ship or any children. Berlin asserts
stories that the British children
sang as they entered the lifeboats
makes the story incredible, the
whole affair having been manufac-
tured simply to impress the United
States.
This attitude of make believe has
become remarkable phenomenon
in Germany since the beginning OF
the air attacks on Great Britain.
A long series of eXtravagant claims
suggests that the German army's
stern adherence to realism is giving
way to wishful thinking.
A few days ago the Germans ex-
cused their difficulty in finding
British night raiders over Berlin
by claiming that the planes were
coated with an invisible paint. If
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
H Centro Co|Iegians Prepare for
Return 10 CIassrooms Again

Ell Centro young people are bus,
this week with preparations for en-
trance to colleges, most of which
will soon open their doors for an
other year. The University of Cali
fornia opened last week and among
those returning were Neva ano
Helen Dowd, daughters of Mr.. ant
Mrs. M. j. DoWd. Both girls are
affiliated with Alpha Gamma Delta
Thurston Grassland, son of Mr.
and Mrs. l.. H. Grassland, left re-
Gently for Berkeley for his senior
year. Grassland is majoring in busi-
ness administration and is affiliat-
ed with Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Howard Childers, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Childers, will enter
the University of California at Los
Angeles this fall for his senior
year. Childers is majoring in chem
istry but has already had a years
experience in business as he has
been employed evenings and during
holidays at Bullocks and plans to
continue this outside work this
winter.
Richard Maodux, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. H. MadduX, will continue
his studies in the college of medi-
cine at Stanford this fall. MadduX
was home for a short time this
summer but is now at Palo Alto
where he is having some hospital
experience before continuing at
Stanford this fall Leo Madlem, a
former Ell Centre boy, is also at
tending the college OF medicine,
having graduated from Stanford
pre-medics course with Maddux.
Heath Hovey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hovey, left last month
for Reno where he is continuing
his engineering course at the Uni
versity of Utah. His fraternity is
Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Miss Mar
jorie Hovey will return to Stan
ford for her senior year this fall,
leaving Saturday. She is affiliated
with Delta Delta Delta.
Barbara Horton is also in her
senior year in college. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Horton and attends Pomona COL
lege.
Bill Christian. son of Mr.. and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Rumoniun Troops
Refuse to Turn
Over territory

CLUJ, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3. CCP)
"A band of 100 Rumanian soldiers
deserted today, taking rifles, am
munition and one machine gun into
the mountains and declaring that
they would lead guerilla warfare in
protest against cession of Transyl-
vania to Hungary.
A Hungarian newspaper corre-
spondent named Galliszter was shot
to death last night, after allegedly
Nfiring shots at a Rumanian army
lieutenant.
Galliszter barricaded himself be-
hind a truck and opened fire on
Rumanian soldiers who attempted
to arrest him. The soldiers replied
with volley that killed him.
On the northwest frontier there
were reports of trouble but the
chief danger seemed to be past It
was said that three large units
of Rumanian infantry on that from
tier had refused for IL hours to
evacuate their positions to make
way for the Hungarians.
In Cluj, Rumanian troops with
automatic rifles and machine guns
established a guard around the
Communist quarter of the city. It
was estimated by officials that the
Communist faction comprised Is
per cent of the citys population.
Officials charged that it had
been shown that Communists were
lea ding hostile demonstrations
against both the Rumanian govern
ment and the royal family
Soldiers surrounded a shoe fac
tory which officials charged was
a "hot bed of Communism"
They said that when the people
of Cluj saw the army preparing to
move out earlier they began packing
to go along, but the Communists
began organizing demonstrations.
at present, it was asserted, the
Communists are virtual prisoners
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Ca|ipatria Girl
Becomes Bride in
Midwestern City

CALIPATRIA, Sept. 3.-Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Noble announced this
week the marriage of their daughter,
Mary Kathrine Moore and Leonard
Maurice Hullinger on August IL in
Princeton, Missouri.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed at seven o'clock in the eve
ming by Reverend E. May. The
brides only attendant was Miss
Wilma Hullinger, sister of the
groom. Mr. w. A. Wells attended
the groom as best man. Following
the ceremony the young couple left
for Humstown, Ohio, for a honey
moon trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Noble are
now residing in Brawley, having
formerly lived in the Calipatria dis
trict for many years. The bride at
tended Calipatria Union high school
and was member of the class OF
1910. She was a popLNlr member OF
the young set and was active in
school, church and community af-
fairs.
Mr.. Hullinger is employed in Kan
sas City, Missouri and expects tc
be transferred to the Imperial Val.
ley during the winter.
Their many friends extend then
best wishes and much happiness.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Veteran Comedy
Star arSuccun1bs

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 3. (UP)-
The death of Eddie Collins, 56, vet
eran stage and screen comedian,
during the Labor Day holiday was
disclosed today by the studio at
which he currently worked in pic
ture.
Collins died at his home in sub
urban Arcadia following an attack
OF heart disease. He had been work.
ing in Chad Hanna" at goth Gen.
tury-Fox and production may be
delayed as a result of his death.
For more than 80 years Collins
had toured the country in vaudeville
and played in musical comedy shows.
He entered pictures four years ago
when Walt Disney selected him as
the model for "Dopey" in Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs." Later
roles included supporting comedy
parts in THE Blue Bird" and Young
Mr.. Lincoln"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Eden Ayers Nazis
Still Planning to
Invade Britain

LONDON, Sept. 3. (UP)-Ger-
many has not abandoned her de-
clared intention of attempting to
subdue Britain by invasion of the
British Isles, War Secretary An
thony Eden said today.
Speaking at a luncheon meeting
Of the national defense public in
terest committee, Eden said:
"There is no shred of evidence
to show that Hitler has abandoned
his declared intention to seek to
subdue this country by invasion
Eden continued:
"This autumn the invasion OF
Britain may be attempted. At any
moment now fighting may develop
on the largest scale in the middle
east. The royal air force, by its
splendid gallantry, strikes the pre-
llude to victory but it is the army
which must deal the final blows"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Yarneli Funeral
Held Tuesdav

Funeral services for Maurice AL
len Yarnell, 80, were held at the
Lemons Mortuary at 2 p. m. Tues
Lemons Mortuary at 2 p. m. We'd
nesday. with interment at Ever
green cemetery.
Mr.. Yarnell died in Los Angeles
thursday after a short illness.
HIS survivors include his mother
Mrs. Ann Mcdowell of Norwalk
three sisters, Mrs. Lee Pyle, Mrs
Leonard Fore of Ell Centre, Mrs
William Snow of Los Angeles; three
orothers, Donald of Hynes, Harry
OF pasadena, and Creighton of El
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03

Mrs. Ben Christian, will be a jun
ior this year at U. C. l.. A. He is
affiliated with Sigma Nu.
Elrose Maquar will shortly re-
turn to U. S. C. for her second
years work. Miss Maquar is affiliat-
ed with Alpha Gamma Delta.
Jeanne Burger, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. F. A. Burger, is also a
sophomore. Her sorority is Chi
Omega.
Miss Dorothy Boyer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Boyer, will return
to San Diego state this fall. San
Diego state is popular school
with valley young people, others
attending from here are Bill Sage,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Sage,
Bobbie Ann Anderson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Anderson, and
Barbara Ruth Henson, daughtt<'
of Mrs. Clifton McCann, former Ell
Centre resident.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Fern CIarkson
Becomes Bride in
BrawIey Ceremony

Miss Fern ClarkSOn and Howard
Mclean were quietly married Sum-
day morning, the ceremony being
performed at a. m. in the First
Baptist church of Brawley the Rev.
Gene Dowdle reading the service.
The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. c. Clarkson of Chand-
Ter, Okla, and Mr.. Mclean. who
is employed locally by the Imperial
Irrigation district, is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Mclean, also
of Chandler.
Mrs. Mclean wore navy blue
sheer, white accessories, her cor
sage was of gardenias and bouvar-
dia. Her attendant, Miss Mildred
Noble. of Ell Centre, also wore a
sheer in navy blue with black and
white accessories and gardenias.
Hampton H. Foreman served MI
Mclean as best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean will make
their home in Ell Centre following
their return for a short honey
moon on the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Kenyons Going
To Honolulu

Mrs. Alice Kenyon and son, Ken
meth, will leave shortly for Los An
geles where they will embark Sept
IL on the S. S. Lurline for Homo
lulu, where Kenneth plans to con-
tinue his studies at the University
of Hawaii.
The university has attained con-
siderable reputation in its drama
department and Kenneth plans to
do further work along that line
as we'll as in business admins
tration.
Mrs. Kenyon, who was enchanted
with the islands on her trip around
the world a few years ago, will re-
Nain with her son throughout the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03

and the demonstrations are dying
out. AS result officials believed
the Rumanian evacuation of ceded
territory would be carried out with
comparative calm.
Rumanian motorized troops were
coming down from the north and
northwest with heavy artillery. The
infantry was tagging along on foot
because or the lack or motorized
transport.
AS the troops passed through
villages they left small squads of SOL
diers behind with instructions to
maintain order until Hungarian
troops march in.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Germans Say4
britis|1ers Downed
In Air Battles

BERLIN, Sept. 3. UP)-German
quarters reported that 54 British
planes have been destroyed SO far
today with loss of IL German
planes. 1t was reported that 80
British planes were shot down in
the air and Is destroyed on the
ground.
The DNB news agency claimed
that German raids against the
British Isles we're continued through
: out the afternoon with bombers
concentrating on detectives in
southern Britain.
Air battles continued and it was
claimed that more British planes
had been shot down.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03
Peeper Runs Before
Police Arrive

A Peeping Tom peered and es-
capped Sunday night in the 500 block
on He'll in Ell Centre.
Officers who investigated the
complaint of housewife were un-
able to locate the prowler. Sole clue
was footprints.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03

AS the alarm was ending German
planes were reported in the vicinity
of towns both in the southeast and
the southwest.
just before the second air raid
alarm of the day residents of one
London district heard the drone Of
many planes, believed to be German
aircraft. Then they heard the rattle
of machine gun fire and an air
battle apparently was started.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-03

Bill Christian, son of Mr.. and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01

fleet in the channel.
Yesterday England drastically
frightened her ''strangulation"
blockade of the axis powers by
extending contraband control to
the imports and exports of all
Europe, including shipments from
the United States. This new rul-
ing means that all ships carrying
cargoes from North and South
America and the Far East to Eur
ope must carry navicerts-certifi-
Gates issued by the British Off
Gals at the port of departure, as
serting that the cargoes carry no
contraband.
While England has been max
ing her blockade more effective,
German warplanes raided Wales
in relays all yesterday and today,
dropping many bombs on inland
territories. The raiders were driv-
en- off repeatedly by anti-air-
craft fire and Royal Air Force
fighters, but kept coming back.
The British air ministry claimed
last night that, little damage had
been done by the German planes
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Mass Attack On England Is =,
Still Brewing; Air Battles
Continue From Both Forces

Today the world awaits the
hour when the axis Powers will
strike at England in an attempt
to smash her shoreline defenses
and seize the British stronghold
at Gibraltar. This is indicated by
the German mass troop move
ments across the continent, which
have been going on for the past
few days. Reports from the axis
held storm centers pictured the
Italian and German troops and
war machines poised for the sim
ultaneous blows-possibly even
joined by Spain.
In Switzerland, where the Ger
mans have shut off all frontier
rail and road communications but
one, apparently to mass troop
movements through France, word
leaked out that Spanish troops
are modelling to strike at Gil
braltar from the rear, that Ital-
ian bombers are gathered in great
numbers at Sandman bases to
support any direct assault on the
rock and that small Italian subs
are being shipped to Germany to
help hold off the mighty English
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Contracts For
Teachers Must
Be lin By Fri.
Co. Board To Approve List
Monday. School To Open
Last Of Month.

Most of the district school COM
mittees in the county have met
and elected a teaching staff for
the 194O-41 school year, but only
a few of the contracts have been
sent to the Superintendent Of
flee, it was learned this week.
GAIL contracts must be in by
Friday in order that they may be
approved by the county board at
its regular meeting next Mon
day." Supt. Hash said yesterday.
It is understood that all of the
teachers in the West Jefferson
and Grassy Creek schools have
been reelected. One new teach
er, Mrs. Mccain, will 60 to Gras-
sy Creek from Lansing, it is sta
ted.
A definite date for school open
ing will be set at the county
board meeting Monday.
It is quite likely that the
schools will open the last week in
this month, Supt. Hash said.
He also announced that the
Grassy Creek building will be
ready for occupancy when school
opens.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
High Prices On Real Estate
Cause Delay In Selection
=. ..>s@s>>,!Of Cold Storage Plant Site
REA Officials Here Mon. $500
Said To Be Maximum
Amt. for Location.

The selection of a site and the
construction of the Blue Ridge
cold storage plant are being de-
layed because of high prices on
real estate in and around the JEFF
Persons.
o. w. Meier and w. J. Luff,
REA officials of Washington, D.
c., were here Monday and looked
over all of the proposed locations
on which options had been OBJ
tanned.
At a meeting with a number Of
directors of the cold storage CO.
operative, held that afternoon at
the courthouse, Mr.. Meier stated
that $4,000 was the highest
amount that had been paid for an
REA cold storage plant location
in the United States and declared
that it was about as high as the
project could afford to go for site.
'In other words, if we pay more
than that for location, it will
be necessary to cut down on the
building and equipment in it" he
explained. "The project only has
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Funds Are
Needed To Keep
County Library
Appeal to Co. Commissioners
will be Made Mon. By
Library Committee.

Unless the county board of
commissioners or the board of al
dermen of West Jefferson appro-
pirate some money to the support
and maintenance of the Ashe
County Public Library, the town
and county stand good chance
of losing their present library IA
cilities before 1941, according to
WPA officials.
The West Jefferson Woman's
Club, through the cooperation OF
the Rotary club, American LIE
gion and individuals, are the
sponsors of the library in this
county, which operates under the
North Carolina library commits
sion.
The Woman's Club has been do
ing a splendid job as sponsoring
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