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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-22

was sick Of appear
ing In drawing room comedies; Ma
RE Wilson left Warmers and dumb
dame roles, to become a sophisti-
Gated, glamorous woman in Para
mounts Virginia"
Madeleine Carroll left Walter
Wanger to star for Paramount.
Metro was perfectly willing to let
Deanna Durbin 60 elsewhere, a fact
from which certain executives will
probably never recover, since Joe
Pasternak developed her into one of
moviedom's most valuable stars.
Virginia seems to be the most
popular state In the Union, so far
as movie makers are concerned.
What with "The Towards Of Vir-
ginia," "virginia," and now "Ths
Vanishing yirsinian,'' which Metro
has just purchased, you can hardly
escape It for long II you 60 to the
movies.
Knox Manning, one Of the best
known news commentators, walked
right into luck recently when he
used a Scandinavian dialect on the
air. Director Tay Garrett and Pro-
Queer Richard Rowland were trying
to find performer who could both
look and talk a certain role in
"Cheers for Miss Bishop" Garnett
happened to turn on his radio, heard
Manning for the first time-and now
the radio man will appear in sup
port of such experienced perform
ers as Martha Scott, William Gar.
gan, Dorothy Peterson and Sterling
Holloway.
Quite few years ago, when he
was student at Yale, Beirne Lay
Jr. spent so cents to see a picture
called Wings" and the course OF
his life was changed. He decided
to be an aviator, and to write about
flying
That was in 1928. He decided to
go into the air corps; in those days
it took longer than it does now, but
he was finally admitted to Randolph
field in 1882, and was graduated
the next year from Kelly. Then he
began writing. He got a lot of re-
jections, but he stuck to both flying
and writing, and was on his way to
fame.
Last year, after he'd sold some
articles on flying, his book, 81 Want
ed Wings" appeared. Paramount
bought it. He thinks that proves the
truth his own story offers-that a
man who has freedom and future
In America can get anything he
wants II he'll try hard enough.
In New York city, Doris Dudley,
star of the airs Meet Mr.. Meek. -
entertained members Of the cast al
party in her haunted house. When
photographers ushered them into the
room where George Weinberg, mem.
Der of the underworld, either was
killed or committed suicide, and
asked them TO pose over the spot
where the non-eradicable blood
stains show, one chap gasped,
turned green, and got out as quickly
and quietly as possible. He was
Frank Readick, formerly the blood
thirstiest villain on the air-The
Shadow
ne is one OF the MAN sparKpIugs
OF the advertising business, and has
hammered away q lot on the link
between intelligent, high-voltage ad-
vertising and democracy. He will
get all the theological undartones
and overtones Of Mr.. Rockefeller
cultural outreach.
After graduation from Michigan
Agricultural college In 1914, he be-
came fruit inspector for the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers association Ia
Chicago. That led 70 his six years
as advertising manager for the a.
ISOLATION In California. He came -
Lord and Thomas tn 1071.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-22
Haunts of Happiness

The haunts of happiness are va
ried, but I have more often found
her among little children, home
firesides, and country homes than
anywhere else.-Sydney Smith.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-22

shows that they were right in de-
Gliding that he wasn't just q singer
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
Balloon Test Flights
Aid Airplane Pilots

Meteorologists who watch vari-
colored balloons float into the sky
are responsible for the most &C.
curate method devised for guiding
airplane pilots through hazardous
winds, according to Ebert F. Cor
win, Rensselaer, Polytechnic Insti-
tute meteorologist.
The new technique, with its mar
rowed margin Of error, is expected
to prevent fiers from encountering
violent up-winds and treacherous
down-drafts that sometimes suck
planes into mountainsides. Pilots
will know at which levels they may
fly to avoid the currents.
Corwin said that the new method
utilized a geometrical principle, de-
termining distance through
angles. Weather observers at pres
ent base calculations on an assump-
ton that balloons always rise about
600 feet per minute.
Corwin and two student assist
ants, at the request OF the United
States weather bureau, for months
sent colored balloons into the air
and observed their flight to heights
of five miles and distances of from
10 to II miles.
It was found that up and down.
winds accelerated, slowed, or even
reversed, the balloons normal rate
Of climb. Thus, the Rensselaer,
findings showed, the pilot Of an air.
plane might encounter violent winds
by trying to avoid them, because
winds, reported at 10000 feet, might
really be at 5000 or $4,000 feet.
The new method utilizes a small
balloon tied by a 100-foot line to the
main sounding" balloon. A special
theodolite, similar to those used by
weather observers and surveyors to
study angles, would then measure
the angle between it and the two
balloons. Calculations then deter
mine to within. relatively few feet
their height.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
Composite Photography

There probably were earlier ex-
periments of composite and trick
photography. but the most notable
examples appeared after the assas-
sination of President Lincoln. There
was a great demand for his pictures,
but there was none showing him in
the heroic postures which the Amer
lean people wanted. Earlier states
men had been painted in such poses.
So photographers took pictures of
the posed, draped figures of such
men as John c. Calhoun and Henry
Clay and superimposed the head of
Lincoln Currier & Ives had issued
a Autograph showing Lincoln's
deathbed scene with Vice President
Andrew Johnson present. After
ward, when johnson became unpop-
ular and was impeached, the head
of General Halleck was substituted
for Johnson's.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
FERTILIZER SUPPLIES
ASSURED DESPITE WAR

In contrast to the acute shortage
of fertilizer materials suffered at
the beginning of the last European
war, the present purchasing season
for fertilizer finds the country pre-
pared with adequate supplies for
this years crops.
"At the beginning of the last
World War an immediate deficiency
of nitrogen carriers occurred"
said Charles J. Brand, Executive
Secretary and Treasurer of The
National Fertilizer Association.
''There was an almost total absence
of potash. Although there was
plenty of phosphate rock, there was
a shortage of sulphuric acid needed
to make superphosphate.
"When war disrupted shipping
from 1914 to 1918, nitrogen mate
rails for fertilizer became scarce,
as we were once bound to Chile
for nitrates," said Mr.. Brand. "To-
day, we not only have adequate
shipping service from Chile, but
our country is the third largest pro-
Queer of synthetic nitrogen in the
world, and the largest producer of
ammonium sulphate. The shortage
of sulphuric acid during the last
war was due to the heavy require
ments of munition manufacturers
for processing their goods. I'm
proved methods of munition makers
no longer require sulphuric acid.
This leaves an adequate supply for
use in making superphosphate.
"In 1914 we were entirely de-
pendent upon Germany for potash.
Today, we produce at home over
60 per cent of the potash we use
and have sufficient reserves to care
for our entire needs. In addition
to this, French, German, Palestin-
ian, and Spanish potash are avail
able"
Prices farmers pay for fertilizer
are now lower than before the
World War; prices they pay for all
commodities average 221 higher.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
Published every Thursday
by the
Clintwood Printing Co.
Clintwood, Va.
THE HERALD HAS ITS FIRST
BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

The Dickinson County Herald
made its modest appearance one
year ago. It was brought forth in
the belief that the people of Dick
enson would support county
newspaper While the world has
not exactly beat a mousetrap to
our door, subscriptions have come
in steadily and national advertis-
ing is finding it's way into our
columns.
We did not expect instant sue
cess. We staked our faith on final
success in the belief that careful
workmanship and honest reporting
would win We go forward in that
belief.
We do not run this newspaper
on somebody elses money, but our
own. The ownership is private
and limited. We can operate even
without a president and board OF
directors. We are not banging the
drum for any special interest. We
simply report the news as we find
it and try to let part Of the world
know how the other part is doing.
We shall be glad to have the
advertising of those who have
anything to sell-but not at cut
rates or pay in the store.
Ours will be a pleasant trip
together through the years.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
Extinct Dodo

The dodo was clumsy, defense
less bird, about the size of a swan,
found living on Mauritius when
the island was discovered by the
Portuguese near the beginning of the
Sixteenth century. It's wings were
small and incapable of fight. I'm
able to cope with conditions, this
helpless bird was exterminated
about 1861 and no entire specimens
are preserved.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

People of this county were
wrought up and frightened last
winter when Senator Stuart pro-
posed to change the paper route
of Highway 80 to 60 through Buch
anan County. We leaped to verbal
arms and were fortunate that the
proposal was laid on the shelf.
We renew the suggestion that
the county leaders unite on get
ting this route off paper and ac-
tually on the ground. Turn loose
a stream of traffic from the north
through the Breaks, and it would
mean thousands in tourist money
for Dickinson County every year.
Aren't we sleeping on the job?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
THE MOST VICIOUS TAX

Talk of sales tax in Virginia
hits the air every now and then.
The danger is that sales tax will
be mentioned favorably SO often
that the idea will sink into the
minds of the people and be accept
ed. We say danger, and we mean
that.
The sales tax is wrong because
it bears down heavier on the peo-
pie who are least able to pay.
When some prophet of high fin
ance or some bootlicker of the
privileged tells you that all taxes
are finally passed on to the peo-
pie, take it with a grain of salt.
Raise taxes on a corporation or on
higher incomes and listen to the
bowls.
Why is a sales tax for Virginia
being talked anyway? Have we
not Just heard that the State has
a surplus of $1,390,0OO?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

The steps of Spring have been
slow and hating, but she has
come at last. Snow and frost spent
themselves before Spring finally
came. A late Spring, but a sure
spring, that is what we have. We
look ahead to good crop of APP
pies and smaller fruits. The aver
age family in Dickinson County
can put up fruits for winter use
to the value of $100. That will go
a long way in balancing the food
budget for the coming year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
NANCY BRIEFS

Mrs. M. M. Hay visited her
daughter, Mrs. l.. c.. Grizzle, Fri
day night
Shirley. the small daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hay, is very i'll
at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Lambert
are the proud parents of a baby
girl, named Charlotte June.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Daven-
port have moved to Tennessee for
the summer.
We were very sorry to hear Of
the death Of Wiley Hay.
Toy Woods visited Edrie Griz-
zle Sunday.
Phoebe Hay visited Cara Deel
Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
DWALE NEWS

Church services were conducted
by Rev. T. r. Benton Saturday
night in the community church
house here.
DR.. w. H. Reed of Kingsport
listed Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Atrip
of Dwale Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Phipps
Maize Lee Phipps, Joan Mullins,
Annette Artrip, Elmer NeWberry,
w O r Blanset and James
Artrip attened a picture show at
Clintwood Sunday.
IAr. and Mrs. Roland DUTY OF
TlinchcO spent the weekend with
MIR. and Mrs. John M. Artrip of
DWale.
John Moore Of Dwale has just
completed his new house and is
comfortably settled.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Artrip, Mr..
and Mrs. C. S. Artrip and Bob Ar
trip attended church at Pound
Fork last Sunday.
Thaney Rarney has sold his
house and land to buy a car.
Mrs. Walter Mullins and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ballard Mullins, were
Sunday visitors Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cowan Pickett.
Charlie Mullins, jr., and Gym
thia Moore were married last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Webb
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Newton McGlothlin Sunday.
Jinkie and Fannie Lee McGloth
lin were the overnight guests of
their aunt, Mrs. Wick Mullins, on
Monday night.
Dock Mullins is improving very
rapidly.
Troy Counts visited his cousin,
Alfred Mullins, Sunday.
Misses Nell and Geraldine Puck
EFT were visitors of Geraldine and
Inez McGlothlin Thursday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
The Dickinson County
Herald
F. S. Beverly, Editor

Entered as second class matter
Aug. IL, 1889, at the post office at
Clintwood, Va under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
Origin of Pekingese

The origin of the Pekingese dog
is lost in antiquity, but it is known
that these dogs were regarded as
sacred and kept closely guarded in
the palaces of Chinese rulers for
many centuries. In 1860, at the time
of the looting of the summer palace
in Picking, five of the dogs were
seized and carried to England,
where they became the progenitors
Of the Pekingese of today.
Birth of Nation
The motion picture production,
''The Birth of Nation" was first
presented at the Liberty theater in
New York city on March 3, 1915.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-08
BALANCING the Budget Cuts

BENJAMIN Franklin said, "A penny saved is penny
earned" the idea being that little cost you could trim
down. no matter how trfing, cash in the old SOCK
What the colonial sage forgot to mention was that
you've got to be careful about the big items too II you
want the thrift stick It's thrifty to save nickel on
street car fare but what good it If you decide to take
taxicab instead?
That's what congress is up against now. Practically
all Of the economies made in the 1910 budget py per
spng house appear doomed to destruction in the senate
Professional cyncs, who yawned few weeks ago "nen
everybody in Washington making fervent pledges 10
cut down to the bone, now mutterng i told you
So" It's all due TO a simple mathematical formula that
sometines seems so complicated If add as much as
YOU subtract you wind up with the total you had in
the first place.
Nearly half of the $460000000 appropriations
requested in the budget had been trimmed by the house
before the agriculture appropriations bill reached the
senate After completing action on amendments the pi
stood ready for passage with its full total OF $923oOoooo
increase of nearly $209000O0O over the bill as 1t was
trimmed in the house, and $2o2000ooo above budget
estimates.
The result will be that instead of clipping off most OF
the excess for defense appropriations con-
eress may either have borrow money or figure
out new ways of raising it. And because taxes leave
4 bad taste in the mouth during election campaign,
il may be to get the additional funds by ncreas
ing the national debt which is getting dangerously close
10 the As billion-dolar statutory limit
Whatever was done to the farm bill may have been
necessary or desirable There may be better places to
seal of approval the budget those places will have
been found. =
The point Is that congress must reconcile itself to one
Of three things: higher national lebt more taxes or
economy in government. 1t would be nice TO know IN
advance which it's going to be.
congress can't trim expenses it might be better II
there wasn't quite so much economy noise early IN the
season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-08


Treasury and justice sleuths
have been digging up black stuff
for many months. Their find
ings allegedly involve high off,
cials of four state administra-
tons. two republican and two
democratic. Ironically, one was
headed by former Attorney
General Murphy. A viee-and-
graft county jury already at
work asked for a peep at the
federal mems evidence some
time ago. but Murphy refused
to release it. Jackson has in
structed his staff to cooperate
closely with the local authorities,
for state prosecution may be
forthcoming.
o. John Rogge, the assistant
encouragement who prosecuted
the Missouri and Louisiana poll
ticos, will be head of the fed
eral forces. His vigorous
handling of those cases-and
Jackson's determination to go
the limit-apparently insure an
unsparing attack on violators
and their political hackers. The
prospects has shaken behind-the-
scene bosses of both parties,
who are supposed to have had
a coy working arrangement in
or out of office.
A subtle - and subterranean
movement has been started
here and abroad for repeal of
laws barring loans and credits
to the allies. 1t has been traced
to powerful financial, industrial
and agricultural interests.
The British, some time ago,
informed American representa-
tives that if they want to sell
farm stuff in quantities, to the
allies. they must first force a
scrapping of the johnson act
and cash-and-carry provisions of
the neutrality law. That word
has permeated the farm area,
which is reaping hardly any
profit from the war. and
ricocheted back to Washington.
Certain pro-ally spokesman adj
vance the ingenious argument
that the United States will
otherwise lose its farm export
m Pc t permanently. Mean
while, they add, restriction of
Anglo-French buying to planes
and machinery will further dis
locate the whole system of
American economy.
So far these suggestions have
made no Roadway among nom
interventionists in congress. But
a long war, and continued neg
lect of the American market by
the allies, will admittedly in
crease the pressure for tapping
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-08
GOOD LITERATURE
MEETING SCHEDULED

Editor The Times: Tacoma's
drive toward good literature will
be furthered Tuesday evening
when the committee formed for
the purpose of expelling trashy
literature from the market
meet in Central Lutheran church
at s o'clock. The executive
board will meet at Z o'clock the
same evening.
The meeting is open to those
interested in better literature.
All schools, civic bodies and
churches are invited to send
representatives or delegates.
Knowledge OF the better liter
ature campaign is not a purely
local affair comes with the re-
port that the Parent-Teacher
federation of Vancouver, b. C.,
is urging the formation OF a
permanent committee to bar
trashy and vulgar literature
from the province. In our own
community, Auburn, Kent and
Puyallup have started a drive
toward the same end.
The Better Literature group
OF Seattle has extended an in
vitation to the Tacoma CONF
mittee to meet with them in the
near future. over $50 cards
have been mailed TO churches,
schools and civic bodies.
COMMITTEE FOR GOOD
LITERATURE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-08
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions ? Turn to
the woman's page for the an
swers.
1. What is the correct pro-
nunciation of irate?
2. The inside or the outside
wheels tend to rise from the
road when an automobile rounds
a curve at high speed?
3. Are stars fixed or in mo-
ton in space?
4. Does the exact center of q
wheel turn?
5. What was the nickname for
Australian-New Zealand soldiers
in the World war?
Q. With which sports are
Chuck Fenske and Gene Venzke
associated
Z. What breed Of dog is used
TO hunt mountain lions?
s Name the scientist who is
credited with discovering the
cure for syphilis?
3. Who was Jehoshaphat?
10. Name the two men who
rode To warn the Minute Men
Of Lexington that the British
were coming?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-08

many thousands that lined the
streets In our district with the
delighted anticipation of enjoy
ing the complete parade and in
further view of the cooperation
of the oath street district with
the Daffodil parade committee
and the dog show held in connec-
ton, we, the oath Street Business
Mems club, offer this RESOLU-
ton of CONDEMNATION to the
committee of the daffodil show
for the obvious slight and over
sight in its failure to fulfill its
promise.
by disbanding certain inter-
esting portions of the parade at
18th and Pacific ave. the OPP
portunity was thus removed from
the eager thousands lining Pa
cific ave. from 18th to Path SITS.
of viewing the parade in its en-
tirety as had been their justified
belief. Many actually were
forced to drive to Sumner in or
der to see the parade after their
complete disappointment caused
by the dictatorial powers of the
bigwigs that be.
THAT this condition of re-
traeted promises and feelings of
resentment may be prevented
from recurring in the future,
we, the undersigned, do heartily
recommend that promises made
be promises kept"
oath STREET BUSINESS
MEMS CLUB.
public Relations Committee.
"MACKENZIE'S PHARMACY,
"A. Mackenzie.
LLOYD SUFFER- TIRE CO."
Lloyd Suffer"
TACOMA STEEL AND
EQUIPMENT CO"
Leo Sussman.'
"OLswANG HARDWARE co.
"A. NJ. olswang."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-08
COOPERATION SOUGHT
BY COMMITTEE OF 1000

Editor The Times: Sure, there
are unemployed people in Ia
coma who want jobs and cannot
find them and there are folks on
The relief rolls who do not want
to be there and there are lot
more things out of joint if one
cares to look for them. On the
other hand. there is every evil
dence of progress and optimism
in our midst. New homes are
being built, old residences are
being renovated. and lawns and
gardens carefully cultivated and
Tacoma definitely is going
ahead.
Last year our citizens did a
splendid piece of work in re-
porting these evidences Of faith
and hope to the Committee Of
1000 at the Chamber of Com
merce. This year the committee
desires a fuller response from
Tacoma Due recognition will
be given for meritorious i'm
proyements when they are
brought TO the attention of
this committee Anyone may
send in recommendations and
these individual reports are
necessary to the success Of the
program. Tacoma should get
ready for summer visitors. Who
wants TO help2
A. B. COMFORT.