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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31
STORY OF zoo
TOLD BY PUpu

the following article was WRITE.
by David Herbert in IA. He
tending he is a zoo keeper vh +'
been invited to talk before tbo "%'
A zoo has many ways of ,o.,,1S
animals Some are given by rtas
people or hunters, some ara ~
there' some r received in eycb.nI'
from other ZOOS and of co,ro.
are bought. "''
Inc prices Of animals vary fro,,
$,25 for a box of turtles to e,os1'
for an Indian rhincceros. Bears
around $3.50 apiece While erovn
cost from $500 to $1,000. India. mons
plants cost $500 to s2.5OO, yoI, sIs'
get an ordinary monkey fon ss.'
Balloons cost from $500 IN 6, I @o.
and a gorilla may cost an, ,l'YO'
aiuln so'9Vo 10 $4,000. Snakes are
sold by the yard or foot,
You may wonder why nin,on
so expensive. There are manv r 90
sons for this. They are bard va
catch, some are protected bv ,,n'
and some + hard to transna,. '
Many are hard to keen in =
When they are accustomed IN q sns
clal climate is it often fatal to n,a rs
them to a country which has . AZ
ferent climate. VII
Some animals ale very fuss. ,.,,
their food and are quite eynsrs,,'.
to keep. A walrus eats sof+.sb,}l
CLAIMS. An African elephant eats IA
to 200 pounds of hay and p or moro
loaves of bread. A sea lion o.,,
eight pounds of fresh fish a 5,,
A tortoise likes bananas and . nv,
thon snake will eat Q forty nonn,
pig, but he doesn't want anytbjnr
more for several months.
Animals demand much care. Their
cages must be kept perfectly clean
the temperature must be Just rigbt
varying of course, with the animal
Teeth have to be filled or pulled
out. Often operations have 10 he
performed and bones set.
David Herbert, "A, Hemenway.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31
Isaac Bear Students
Write To Classmate
Dear Murdock.

Dear Murdoch:
We have been studying about
Longfellow. He wrote a poem, and
Herbert read some poems that he
wrote. All the people are writing a
letter to you. They are going out
to the hospital and give them to
you. - Charles Sudbury, Grade 4.
Dear Murdoch:
I hope you are feeling fine. You
should have been here today. We
had a chapel program and it was
about a wedding. 1 almost laughed
myself to death. We had a spelling
test Friday. The Fears Chatter
comes Out soon and I've got a poem
about milk in it. Your friend, Bob.
by Corbett, Grade 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31

Dear Murdoch:
L am sorry you are in the hospi+.
al. l nope will soon come back to
school. we saw a wedding in chapel
this morning. Wednesday we had a
moving picture. We have some more
Blackle Bear books. With love,
VIVIAN johnson, grade 4.
Charles Sudbury and Bobby Cor.
oett also wrote very fine letters to
Murdoch which we will print next
week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31

Jackson was very strict with his
soldiers, yet they loved him because
he was a good fighter and because
he shared all~their hardships. even
to the point of going hungry with
them. His soldiers called him "Old
Hickory" for they said he was
tough as hickory.-Florence Felkel,
grade 7.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31

March %. The boys are glad when
March comes for they have such a
good time.
Betty Male Todd, grade 8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31

Did you make the debating team
"No-o-o, they s-s-said 7 w-w'wasn
t.t.tall enough"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31
HARNETT PUPILS
WRITING ESSAYS

My face looked like a wreck, when
1 had the chickenpox. 1t was just
as anyone could expect. And, oh,
gee, didn't it hurt when my mother
put or my shirt!
o my, wasn't it bad when brother
looked sad for he too had the chick
enpox and he beloved like an OK.
Virginia Corbett, grade S, Corne-
Illus Harnett.
Dear Betty:
When 1 received your package I
was very thrilled over it. When I
opened it 1 read the book of fairy
tales The best story is where the
Princess is lost in the forest. 1 sure
do like it. Come to see me. With
love, Mozelle Wells.
The seventh grade girls and boys
made a poster of all R~oosevelt's cabi-
net. We also made a poster of some
important events.
Mrs. Williams has just been on
a visit to the teachers meeting and
is telling us all about it, which is
very interesting. She also brought
back some books.
Are you making a garden? Well,
1 am, and it is fun, and the best
part is-yum, yum-money and food.
Rachel Axler, grade 7.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31

Why can't people tell which way
a pin is going? 1t is headed one
way and pointing another.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-31

I went to the circus and saw a
clown.
He stood on his head all upside
down.
Pearl Winner, grade 2.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
SHAW UNIVERSITY TO
CELEBRATE 18th ami
VERSARY NEXT WEEK

Lareg delegations from all
North Carolina colleges, especi,
ally those founded or organized
by Shaw men, are expected al
the Shaw university seventy.
fifth anniversar celebration to be
held Sunday, November "a, ir
the Raleigh Memorial auditori.
UNI. go. 49,.
Among these colleges to whose
founding Shaw men contributed
are A. and T. college, Greens.
boro; North Carolina college
Durham; the Fayetteville State
Teachers college, Fayetteville
and Elizabeth City State Teach.
ers college, Elizabeth City.
High and Elementary Schools
from all sections of North Caro-
lima have already indicated theil
intentions to have representa-
tives attend the exercises OF
which are scheduled to appear
as speakers Governor-Elect J
Neville Broughton; C. C. Spauld
ing Shaw university trustee, ant
Jonathan Daniels, editor of tn,
Raeigh News and Observer tn,
author of several popular books
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
KEEP OUT OF THE GUTTER

The percentage Negroes the total population in the
today about equals the percentage OF the foreign
born progress made by both credit to them
but by greatest honor should the Negro race be-
of the tremendous handcaps which have been placed
upon Negroes from every standpoint 80.
the first place. foreigners came to this country matter
choice they been given to
excepted equality with native Americans in practically
particular and given equal chance About the only
limitation placed them that foreign-born citizen
may become President of the United States.
On the other hand Negroes originally brought to
this against their WILL and subjected to the degrading
conditions of slavery and for couple of centuries systema
tcally expunged them the qualities which fit for
citizenship democracy by deprving them of nearly
privilege granted to the white man. ........
compelled the Negro to live in the worst physical
cities and towns, often without drainage
garbage facilities drove the worst forms of immoral
and depravity into the Negro quarters of the city, red
light district permitted it usually confined to the
the Negro compelled ve and then
ed Negro of his moral weakness Until
Gently his opportunities for securing education
limited In times of depression tn Negro the first
to job and the last to be reempoyed Even to
under such conditions required character and ability
with which the Negro is rarely credited.
Isn't it about time that gave him a fair chance?
hatred mawish sentiment will settle ques-
And don't lets forget that you can't keep in the
gutter without getting into the gutter with him. The future
Negro lies much with the white does with
If the standard for Negroes is kept low level the
gress white workers will be proportionatey halted At
matter of self defenseif other consderaonwe
be loyal the high principles which organized labor
itself nancy never to discriminate against fellow
account of creed color naonaityDr Charles Stelze
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
MCDOWELL COUNTY BUSY
ALL ALONG THE LINE

Most of the large coal opera
tions in the county are working
full time with near capacity
output. The majority of the less
er diggings are also quite busy
Of late the market has slumped
somewhat due to the Guffey
coal act going into effect which
caused a boom in the oil burner
industry for short while.
Autombile dealers, food and
other businesses that are de-
pendent upon the coal business
health, have enjoyed an excep-
tionally good summer and fall.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
Tallman Claims Player Safer
Than Those On Way to Game

CHARLESTON, Nov. 14th.-
From the man who quit the
states biggest coaching job to
become Superintendent of Public
Safety came the opinion today
that football is less hazardous
to play on the field, despite the
mauling they take, than to the
fans who jam the stadiums.
Charles C. (Trusty) Tallman,
who eft West Virginia univer-
sity to head the state police, said
that the truth is more fans are
killed or injured ip traffic acct
dents going to and from the
games, and from other causes,
common to crowds, than ever
happens to the hrawny athletes
out on the gridiron.
Three years as the chief of
the states 200 or more troopers
and supervisor of the depart
ments accident prevention bure
au have given Tallman an OPP
portunity to make sharp COM
parisions between his former
profession and his present posi-
ton, and he sums it up thus:
when / was in football the
coaches did everything possible
to reduce the danger to their
players, and still do. But the
spectators are not so fortunate.
Not only during the game, but
on the way to and from the game
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

[ they are exposed in exaggegat-
ed degree to accident hazards.
Heavy traffic congestion, excess
sive speeding, skidding on wet
pavements, early twilight with
it's attendant poor visibility, the
tendency of some fans to mix
driving and drinking-all cause
may fatalities"
GO to the football games, !"
Tallman added, land drive if you
want to - but bring 'em back
alive!" 80. =.
With the football season at
its peak this month the state
police haed offered these sugges
tions for football bound motor
lists: :.
l. Allow plenty of time to get
to the game. =.
2. Don't join the mad rush to
be first out of the stadium.
3. If you are drinking, don't
drive; let someone else take the
! wheel. >.
a. Have brakes, tires and the
windshield wiper in good condi-
ton.
5. Watch for wet leaves or
the road; they can be as danger.
Gus as glare ice in starting q
Iskid. .....'
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

sh u.u!ti. SgSl fe,0P; ,SfS:; : :s,ssi,
g: :'P' S:Ss hS c.. ''eP: sh.i fAoS:s; 9
Compound today. I6r 81" ku-Es
O. water. add thS io;oe i.t aosr'
easy. No troubk AZ 80
! p5ss,ini; You qspd Only z ts5ic-
SiySin two times day. oitla
night = spiendid q 3..uI,s 0T$
ogatLned II tie psins d not
2aI'ty leave and you % n not
nothing to try !. "a y2a
your druggist under al sb.oi,'X
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~ O,iPogHnd is log ssls = and recon-
"eooed ~ Good DEpsstbfts Evtfysbssk
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
w. Va. University to Train
Engineers for Defense Jobs

The college of engineering at
West Virginia University was
recently notified by the U. S.
Office of Education to proceed
at once to establish special
courses, to be given at Govern
ment expense, for the intesive
training of special students with
technical backgrounds to meet
future needs in both industry
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
Millions OF Great Aplla

There were millions Of great auks
when French fishermen found thcm
around Newfoundland in the Fiji
tsenth ceRtury. Yet, 40 years later.
mey weFe all gone. They and their
eggs were p1tked as food; their
aeathers for down. Once French
sailors hllsd two boats viii bodies
d great auks In less fdan 80
minutes.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

and Government In carrying
out the defense program.
| Courses Of study will be given
| both thdee able to devote their
ientire time to preparation for
tor future defense jobs along
engineering lines and for tech
nicians now employed who desire
to At themselves for more re-
sponsible jobs. All instruction
will be Of the college grade altho
lit will not carry college credit,
each course requiring from two
eight months of study. Classes
will probably be held at the uni
versity in Morgantown, as well
as in or near industrial plants
for the benefit of part-time and
evening students.
Two types of instruction will
be offered, the in-service and
the pre-employment. The in ser
yice courses will be primarily
for men working in the defense
Industries, or industries closely
(allied to defense work, the work
to be given at industrial centers
Ithrngh0pt the state in the form
Qf evening and Saturday classes.
The nature of the offerings will
vary to, suit the requirements of
the particular industry served,
the aim being to prepare each
student for work of a higher
grade and with increased re-
responsibilities.
The second type of offerings is
for those engineers who are not
not engaged in defense work
For the most part these courses
will be full-time study and pre-
badly will be given at the unive,
sity. However, if there is suffi
; Gent demand for these pre-
employment courses, some Of
them may be given at other
points throughout the state.
i Present plans include the fol
lowing offerings: drawing anc
design of tools, machines ane
, structures, inspection and test
ing of matrials chemicals, explo
; sives, INSTRUMENTS and power
units, production egineering
land produeti ssapervision.
! sThe cout will range from
two months eixht months il
length, AS the program develop
les arrangements will be made tx
facilitate the placement of stu
dents in defense positions a.
them complete training.
Il 1t is estimated that abou
100000 new positions, requiring
qualified engineers, will becom
available during the next yea
on account of the defense pro
gram alone. AS all technica
schools combined will gradual
, only $1,000 men it becomes evi
dent that a great deal of specia
: traiing of engineers now engag
3 ed in non defense work will b
Y necessary to meet defense need
S All professional engineers VIII
are interested in enrolling TO
d special training may get flu
Y information by writing to tn
Dean, College of Engineering
r West Virginia University, Nor
gantown, w. Va.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

Eag CABIN - EAae ~ -
Ihs leg cabin eneN IsnaissAAA nj,
othsf house constrt 81 - - GnF,
"a slates, That 61Sa SAesA -:
yRB eesl1ina a q - -
az eeYsHss rsiy 3 be
acsf 70 Say ong - bzrH1na kor
cesNn' for the cs1htn wa ths ksif
hsr& Of democracy,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

Early Pipe S1pphia& Hahit
When pipe eRq1s&Hg 6e$ hScesp4
popular, On the in1odNc6f0n of n
pipe In 1859, monaEcts and .u035S-
men employed nen % shreaA g"
their pipes for them.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
SERIALLY
! In These Columns

Laid Flint Telegraph Cable
ms FIRST teieER' ph cable.in Amer.
.ea was laid By s nnuel.F., b. Morss
m 1912. u vase Insulated connov
wire, WHOA was din New YorJs
aSarbor ,betg'een Battery and
Governors island. ~. =. '' =
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

Baby Zebras Can Run Fast
Baby zebras can run almost as
fast as their parents few hours
after birth.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
news NOTES
ELKHORN--CROZER

- -
The Glee Club of Elkhorn
high school gave a broadcast
over station WBRW last Sun
day afternoon
The Mcdowell County Civic
League met on last Sunday.
The next regular meeting will
be held December LIST.
The Senior Choir of the Gro
Ter Temple Baptist church will
sing at Arlington on the fourth
Sunday afteroon.
Grocer Temple will observe
Thanksgiving on November FL.
Everyone is invited to join with
it in worship.
The II o'cock services at the
Grocer Temple on last preaching
day were inspiring. The text,
Psalm 25; subject was Trust
in Prayer The regular service
days are the second and fourth
fourth Sundays.
Mrs. Villa S. Miller spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. R. Miller.
| Miss Christine Hughes has
been on the sick list, but is
much better at present, x; al,
| Little Zenobia and Althea
Miller, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Miller have been
quite ill. Zenobia shows signs of
Improvement but little Althea
is still quite ill.
| essrs. Joe and Allen Redd of
Slabfork, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
lC. G. Redd last Sunday evening,
EMr. William Vaidn of Ashland,
also visited Mr.. and Mrs. Redd.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

The Glee Club of Elkhorn
high school gave a broadcast
over station WBRW last Sun
day afternoon
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15
Plants Have Emotions

Plants have a nervous system
which y affected by strong emo
tons, just as that of humans, de
cleres a famous scientist OF India.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

The Mcdowell County Civic
League met on last Sunday.
The next regular meeting will
be held December 1st.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

The Senior Choir of the Gro
yer Temple. Baptist church will
sing at Arlington on the fourth
Sunday afteroon.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-11-15

Grocer Temple will observe
Thanksgiving ON November FL.
Everyone is invited to join with
it in worship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-20
An Inside Picture of Finon-
II n IL ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER
WASHINGTON

Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt viii enjoy far from
happy and full cooperation from the Washington press
in his White House campaign in behalf of the Democratic
ticket in the November election That may well become
important factor in the voting F. D. r. confines of
his campaign efforts to the White House journalistic and
radio soundngboards expected around the
tive mansion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-20
$1,000 Yanks
Apply to RAF

OTTAWA. Ont.-A Royal Can
adam air force official said today
that "at least $4,000 United States
citizens had applied for air force
membership.
The official said that an accur-
ate estimate was difficult because
many of the applicants had ap-
peared personally at the 80 Can
adam recruiting stations. He said
1850 applications had been receiv-
ed by mail up to June 80. Personal
applications, he said, were greatly
IN excess Of that figure"
No record has been kept Of the
number of acceptances. Almost
all the American applicants had
had some flying time" it was said,
and it was believed that many of
them had been accepted. The air
force age limit is 81 years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-20

MANY VI bie press o-cAkhNd ~
the president have cooled in their
enthusiasm for him as the result
of his handling of the third-term
question before the Chicago con-
vention. They were first curious.
then intrigued. then somewhat an
noyed at mis- treatment OF the
decades most famous political
puzzle, from the early dunce-cap
stage TO the very eve of the con-
vention.
Roosevelt's tactics in the latter
period were termed silly" by some
leading correspondents who pre-
viously responded eagerly to
F. D. r. policies and methods.
Pointedly illustrative OF this
cooling process was the attitude
and reaction OF the presidents
press conference to which he final
ly announced the end OF his third
term silence. Most, If not all, first
line Washington correspondents
were in Chicago, and that White
House Tuesday afternoon gather
ing drew 4 collection Of second
stringers,
Attendance at these meetings is
usually welcomed by the number
two and thee men. That feeling
was absent Not even good-natur-
ed patience hid their reactions to
the presidents answers to the
final thirdterm queries. His
management of the matter was
deemed second class by them. His
reputation as No. / Astute Poll
tician, they said, had vanished.
Older heads predicted that Chicago
would be followed by a resurgence
of the F. D. r. contagious enthusi-
asm. But even they admitted that
the degree of infection would not
approach the 1882 and 1886 cpl
denies.
Swedish diplomats in Washing
ton are apologizing for the Rus
sian-Swedish trade pact negotia-
tons. They fear that resultant
economic agreements with the
Soviet will ALLEVIATE the United
States. They have no choice. they
claim to their sympathizers at the
State Department, in the face of
the blockade of their sea outlets.
A Swedish Legation official
declares: Any possible increase
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-20

in trade with the other Scsndins-
Wan states can never replace the
trade beyond the sea. Sweden
must maintain and revive those
trade relations. especially with the
Americas. Meanwhile. however.
facing a grave economic situation
as a result Of blockade export and
import facilities, II Is obvious that
Sweden must do its utmost to OBJ
tain every relief in the present
crisis"
Thus. eontided the spokesman.
Sweden must play ball not only
with the Reich but also with the
Soviet Closer does IL bring the
threat of political domination
following economic supremacy by
one or the other. No wonder is 1t
that Swedish Minister To the
United States Bostrom is i'll from
nervous exhaustion and overwork.
The only war-free Scandinavian
nation is not free from wars re-
suits.
The British have given UP the
idea OF flying American-made
bombers clear across the Atlantic.
The new plan. already in opera
ton, Is rather intricate. The ma
chimes take off from Canadian
fields and. from what the observer
can discern. disappear in the gene
raj direction of the Atlantic Ocean.
Three to four hundred miles off
shore an airplane carrier is wait
ing for them. They are taken
aboard and ferried across to
similar distance from the British
Isles. Then they take to the air
again and fly to prearranged
points in the United Kingdom.
This procedure eliminates the
necessity of fitting the planes with
huge gas tanks for an all-water
flight; they are ready to be out
fitted with fighting equipment as
soon as they arrive. Furthermore,
the hazard 10 greatly reduced so
far as possible losses OF planes
and valuable men are concerned
factor still prevalent in trans
atlantic flights without benefit of
much meteorological help. since
boats en- route TO and from Europe
no longer use the wireless for
weather reports.
The release of the bombers
several hundred miles off the
English shores is not only design
ed to save time. An additional
consideration is that the waters
around the Isles are infested with
U-boats these days, while the
North Atlantic up to the present
time has been comparatively free
from this menace. Those who are
familiar with the details of the
arrangement say the plan Is well
organized ard working efficiently.
Confidential information receiv-
ed early ths week via Portugal
has il that the Nazis have trans
ported no less than five to six
fully equipped divisions into Spain
which are being groomed for an
immediate attack on Gibraltar.
Our informants claim the Nazi
High Command wishes to "liqui-
date Gibraltar as factor before
starting the attack against Britain
proper so that no units of the fleet
can be sent out of the Mediter-
ranean in support Of the home
country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-19
10000 SMOKES
 NOW JUST FIVE
 SMOKES, REPORT
Park Service Men Find Crater Lake in Crown of
 Blasted Mi. Katmai

The famed valley of 10000 Smokes has now only enough smoke left for five smoke holes, according to Victor H. CahaIane, National Park Service Wild Life Superinten- dent.
 Cahalane, who passed through Juneau on the steamer Denali last night, recently visited Katmai Ma tional Monument with Frank T. Been, superintendent of Mount Me- Kinley National Park.
 The wild life superintendent said that out of the myriads of fumaroles that once dotted the val leys about dome-b blasted Mount Katmai only five smokers" re- main, but to take the place of these natural wonders, the crater of Katmai has become deep clear blue lake similar to Crater Lake in Oregon.
 Cahalane will stop off at Ket- chikan for a few days on his way south.