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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
AMBASSADOR:
Speaks Out

Sensation was sprung by U. S.
ambassador to the Court Of st.
James, Joseph P. Kennedy, who sud-
denly abandoned the hush-hush role
of the diplomat, and in copyright
ed interview published by the Bos-
ton Globe told what he thought about
the war and where Europe is head
ing.
Summed up in brief. Kennedy
said:
/. England is holding out, but
fighting with her back to the wall
for her existence.
2. Democracy is dead, and Britain
is not fighting to restore it, but to
save herself from humiliation.
3. Out of it all will come some
form of national socialism in Brit
ain, in this country, too, if we get
into the war, or if we catch it from
Canada.
4. Aid given to Britain and her
allies is Insurance. to give us time
to prepare.
5. We should give and expect moth
ing back, simply writing it OFF, as
protection.
g. He said he told President Roose-
welt ''don't send me adnairals and
generals, but economists to study
the situation.
Kennedy's interview had its para
doxical side, for while he urged all
aid to Britain as insurance" he
urged against going into the war on
Britain's side, saying ''if we do. all
we hold dear will be gone!"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
SIDELICHTS
In the ne,Us

q An election aftermath in many
communities was the public burn
ing Of all campaign literature as a
gesture of unity In Salina, Kan,
they had a fine blaze. In Tacoma,
WASH, the gesture was a "hop."
Reas on-nobody showed up with
anything to burn.
q. The Civil Liberties Union has an
nounced itself ready to aid in the
legal defense of eight German
American Bundsmen charged with
making anti-senitic speeches at
Camp Nordland, Andover, N. J.
q. The Chinese have invented a
three-story bamboo basket which
is placed on the roofs of important
buildings to catch Japanese bombs.
1t works, too, according to neutral
observers.
q, A draftee in Washington, D. c.,
turned down because of i'll health,
1eaped to his death from Rock Creek
park bridge.
q Rumania, lettering on the fence
Of war, following the path of ap-
peasement to save itself from bomb
and other war damage, is visited by
an earthquake which shakes Bucha-
rests buildings into ruin, with a
large loss of life.
q Hurnor in Holland, always ia
nous, has taken a grim turn since
the occupation. An Amsterdam sto-
ny is that two Nazi soldiers started
to shoulder a Dutch woman out of
the way, then stepped back and said
"After you" The woman replied,
''No, after you! You're undoubtedly
In q hurry to get to England"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
FIFTY-FIFTY:
Election aftermath

Immediate aftermath of the prec-
edent-shattering election of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to a third term in
the White House was the strengthen
ing of the foreign policy.
Japan had seen this as a likely
happening, and the Axis powers had
commented on it frankly in express
ing hopes for a Roosevelt defeat,
hopes used by the Democrats as a
lever in the campaign.
1t was not unexpected in Europe.
nor in this country for that matter,
when President Roosevelt made his
first announcement of a strengthen
ing of the laid to Britain short of
war" which had been his open for
eign policy prior to the campaign.
This took the form of statement
that on the production of war ma
terials for our national defense, Brit
ain will be given a ''fifty-fifty" pick.
We are planning to build $4,000
planes. Britain has placed orders
for $4,000, and the priorities board
has said that unless things change
from the present, Britain will be
given one plane of every two that
come off the assembly lines.
This will include even the largest
and most modern planes, the ely
ing fortress" bombers, which the
British have long been seeking, but
which had thus far been denied
them.
1t also will include foodstuffs, the
output of merchant ships from the
nations ways, machine tools, every
thing of usefulness to nation at
war.
The only 'rule of thumb which
President Roosevelt has said that
he will recognize is prior need by
this country for her defense. In
this he will be guided by the army
and navy chiefs and by Knudsen,
head of the national defense coun-
Gil.
Steps have been taken to extend
large credit to Britain to permit
the paper" purchase of her needs.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
AIR CRASHES:
10000 Miles Apart

In the snowy mountain wastes of
Utah 10 persons, including a couple
of honeymooners, met death when
an air-liner crashed into a noun
tainside, split in two.
A few days later Brazilian air
liner, taking off at the airport of Rio
de Janeiro, collided in midair with
an advertising plane. Nineteen were
killed.
The first crash is believed by an
airline survey as to have been
caused by the failure of the radio
beam or range signal, the result of
a binding snowstorm through which
the ship was flying, attempting to
reach safety.
Unexplained is the Brazilian
crash, which occurred in full view
of thousands on the shores of the
beautiful harbor, watching the take
off. The big liner collided in mid
air with the advertising plane, pilot
ed by an Englishman, and both
plummeted downward.
The liner landed in the water,
smashed to pieces and sank. The
small plane, out of control, sailed
helplessly over the city and crashed
on the roof of building.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
POLLS:
Strauss Us. Votes

Harold l.. Ickes, just before cleo
ton, sent the polls, or straw-votes,
flying in the wind with his statement
that if he had his way, newspapers
would be barred from publishing
them.
Immediately after election, each
of the many polls, the Gallup poll,
the Crossley, the News, the Wall
and others, came out with articles
explaining just how accurate they
had been.
Despite the ghost of the Literary
Digest poll, which blew up and
wrecked that magazine, the present
polls announced that they felt they
had done good job.
Some newspaper commentators,
however, were inclined to agree
with Ickes, and pointed out that
~ per cent error" which Is what
the polls allowed themselves, should
have varied both ways-whereas
practically all of the error turned
out to have been a failure to esti-
mate the real Roosevelt strength in
the dubious states.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
FIRST DRAFT:
Trial Balloon

The first calling Of men to the
colors has been set for November
1928, and the number of men is so
small, and the number of volunteers
SO large, that it will amount to only
a general test of the selective serv-
ice machinery.
Yet to the first draftees it will be
real enough, and they will march
from mutt to khaki, will drop their
fountain pens and pick up Garand
rifles for a year to serve in Uncle
Sans army.
In many states, each local draft
board will only have to send to
Washington the names of two or
three men. AS there has been
feeling among those eligible for the
draft that it is better to be among
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
D|EBACLE:
Fdscists Meet Creeks


The Greeks, aided by heavy
storms and mountain torrents,
claimed to have dealt a crushing
blow to the Italian armies attempt
ing invasion.
The Italians, using the accepted
German formula of 'pincers" inva-
sion, were attacking boldly on two
fronts, the left flank moving from
Koritza as base, and the right
flank smashing southwark close to
the Adriatic coastline toward loan
nina Gamma or Yanina).
The right flank was making some
progress, and at points had crossed
the critical Kalamas river. The left
flank, however, never had made any
advances, and it was there, in the
vicinity of Koritza, that the Greeks
claimed their first and continuing
successes.
Latest dispatches indicated that
these successes were colossal.
Thirty thousand Italian troops were
first described as trapped, then
nearly half of them cut off and cap
tured, and finally thousands Of them
caught in a mountain torrent in a
gorge and drowned
Cut to pieces, London has heard,
is one of Italy's crack divisions of
Alpini, or mountain troops, called
the Centaur division. Trapped in the
Pindus mountains. the Greeks say
it has been annihilated.
There was wild enthusiasm in
Athens and throughout the nation.
Added to this was the favorable re-
port from the Kalamas river sector,
where the Greeks reported the
mechanical advance had been halt
ed in it's tracks and forced to take
up defensive positions.
Heroes of the Greek victory seem
to have been the Evzones, or noun
tain guerrilla troops, who have been
clipping away at the Italian columns
in manner reminiscent of the Fin
nish depredations on Russian troops
during the early days of that war.
Like the Russo-Finnish war, how
ever, it is too early to write the
attempted Italian invasion down as
a failure, for there are other quar-
tiers, notably Russia and Germany,
to be heard from.
While Italy has admitted no re-
verses, it was considered significant
that Italian dispatches told Of Greek
attacks.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
CHAMBERLAIN:
Peace in Our Time

Neville Chamberlain, tall, lean
statesman who led Britain from the
Munich appeasement through the
first eight and one-haf months of
WARMTH Germany, and then resigned
as prime minister, died at his Hamp-
shire countryside estate. He was II.
Chamberlain's long record of serv-
ice to his country was climaxed by
work as prime minister in the hectic
days before the outbreak of the pres
ent war. He gained worldwide recog-
milton with his attempt to "appease"'
the dictators in the now famous
Munich pact of Sept. 80, 1888.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
Weekly News Analysis
Rough Gather lids Greeks in Fighting Off Italian lnuson
BY Edward G.. Wavne-

the first to 'get started" those who
have gone to the boards and request
ed that a "V'' for volunteer be
placed against their names, there
will be few indicted.
The questionnaires have been roll
ing out steadily, and the work Of
classification is being put into
steadier routine. The army of 1000
physicians who have been given the
job Of determining who shall be
deemed physically unfit have had
the hardest job.
To these doctors will go the task
of making an unprecedented survey
of the nations health. From their
data the science Of medicine will
learn many things, and from them
perhaps will be able to take steps
to safeguard and improve the pub
lie health.
The tattoo of the carpenters ham,
mer is sounding across the land as
the big environments get ready for
the first quotas of conscripts. Per-
manent housing for an army of
100000 is still long way off, but
it is coming as swiftly as boards
and plumbing can be assembled into
barracks.
They'll be in the army-not now
but mighty soon.
MISCELLANY:
q. Nearly a year after the end of
the Finnish-Russian war, ship ar
rived in New York with 100 Ameri-
can volunteers, who managed to es-
cape back to this country again.
They said they arrived in Finland
after it was all over, and had spent
all this time trying to get back to
the u. S.
q, The lash still is administered to
prisoners in Delaware, which then
sends the whipped men off to pris-
on. Three were whipped recently,
two for burglary, one for attempt
ing to wreck train. After the go
blows GO to each mani, Nos. l and
went off to prison for five years.
and No. for ten.
q Newest defense of British freight
ers against mines, submarines have
been noted on the American water
fronts. The bows of the ships carry
the paravanes and nets of mine
sweepers. Also on board many are
torpedo tubes.
q A Chicagoan in San Francisco
was jailed for refusing to obey the
CONSUMPTION law. He said: II don't
want to be guinea pig for the
British
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21

ANN ARBOR, MICH
Fakhril Maluf (above), Uni
versity of Michigan student,
,vho has learned from, Syrian
newspapers that he has been
sentenced BY the French Pc
tain government to IS years in
prison for his writings aduo.
eating independence and so.
cial reform, in Syria. In this
country on indefinite scholar
ship permit, MaIuf said he
guessed he s'Uould stay
a,Uhile."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21
TRIPLE THREAT:
DipZOn11ts Gather

The Axis Allies have been de-
scribed by observers as a near
triangle in which two of the sides
do not quite meet.
In other words, Italy and Ger
many touch and unite, but the Rus
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21

President Roosevelt
at the National Press clubs annual
dell Wlkie invited
plenty of paning
eminent officials Picture Qef
vet bodyguard Thomas Quaters Richard
National Press club Vice President Elect
satdO to
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-21

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of the news analyst, and not
necessarily of this newspaper.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28
Poplar Ridge

Easter Sunday Mr.. and Mrs Paul
Massey entertained with a chicken
dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Vain
wright, Mr.. and Mrs Otto Cowger,
near Stockport; Mrs. P. j. Massey
and H. E, Wainwright of McCon-
nelsvifle
Mrs Roy Fogle and daughter
Mary Katherine, near Neelyville,
recently spent the day at the Curtis
Ellis home.
Mr. and Mrs Forrest Henderson
of Columbus spent the week end at
the F. A. Porter home
Deerfield grange members enjoy
ed an Easter party and egg boiling
at the grange hall, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Clifton of Nc
Connelsville We're entertained Sun
day with chicken dinner at the III.
A. Taylor home.
Mrs. Myrtle Porter entertained a
family party Easter at dinner. Those
present were Mrs. Helen Henderson
of Columbus, Frank Porter and
family and Kenneth Porter and
family, near rTriadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lamb and
dauhter Barbara Jean Of Ashta-
bula spent Easter at the C. v.
Weeden home. sNoi
Mrs Mary Patterson and son Bill
ly and granddaught Mary Lou
Watts of GAINESVILLE and Donald
Sands and family, near Morgan
vile were Easter guests at the G. r.
Copeland home. III 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Reed and
Dick Powell of Columbus were week
end guests at the Amy Bauer home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28
MOrganville

Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Torbert
and daughter Jane of Lorain, were
week end visitors at H. V. Torberts
of this place, and at Judge Torbert's
of McConnelsville.
DIR. C. v. Davis of Pennsville was
caller here Sunday.
Lawrence Sims and wife were
Sunday visitors at ]. E. Days. Mr..
and Mrs. Day who are i'll remain
about the same.
We were grieved at the passing
OF Mrs. Martha Allen of McConnels-
villes who at one time lived near
this place. Mrs. Bert Hartley OF
this place is al niece of the deceased
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buckley
werea Sunday, visitors at Gerald
Buckley's or POrtersville. Mrs. Ger
aid Buckley is suffering from a bad
ly crushed hand on account OF
catching it in the wringer OF the
washing machine. They were not
sure whether there were any bones
broken at that time. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Trimper
and daughter Sonya were Easter
Sunday guests at Worley Pierce's of
Portersville. Other guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Waxler and three
children and Mr.. and Mrs. III. Brown
.of GAINESVILLE, Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Rush and Russell Travis of Irish
ridge and Elmer Taylor Of this
place.
Denver Speers who has been sta
toned somewhere in Nevada, in a
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28
White Pigeon

Mrs. A. X. Ridgley and Roy and
Ronald James are on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs Carlos Mills spent
Sunday at the l.. o. Snearly home
Mrs. Sadie McInturf and Clara
Walker were callers in the evening
Dwight McInturf and family
Frank McInturf, wife and daughter,
Mrs. Alice Coulson, and Mrs. Mary
Niceswanger and daughter were
Sunday guests at the F. S. McInturf
home.
Cyd McInturf and family were
Sunday guests of Eli Earich and
Flora Miller.
VIM. McPeak is visiting at John
McInturf's.
The John, Curt and George Mc1n-
turf families were Sunday guests at
the Roy James home.
Alta Rouanzoin is spending the
week in GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Alice Drake has been on the
sick list Her son Ernest Drake
and wife spent some time with her,
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Jack James are on
the sick list.
Mrs. Edith Davis and son Jimmie
spent a day recently at the Cyd Nc
Inturf home.
Herman McPeak and Alta Rouan-
zoin spent Sunday at the John Ber-
| ry home.
Kaye, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Scott is doing fine
and at home with her parents and
brother.
Elder Don Carlos James of Ken
lucky attended the funeral Of VIM.
James and called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack James.
This neighborhood was saddened
| to know Of the death of Harper
Dougan of Kansas and of VIM. James
| of this vicinity.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28
Rural Dale

Harlan Roberts, who suffered {
| heart attack last week is reported
to be slightly improved
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Musser and
daughter Wava Rose of West Vir.
ginia have returned to their home
after several days visit with Mrs
Musser's mother, Mrs. l.. F. Roberts
and family.
Mrs. Elinor Achauer and children
of GAINESVILLE are spending the week
with her mother, Mrs. j. V. Riggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Suites enter
tanned Rev. N. H. Zimmerman, at
dinner, Easter Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tommy Drake and daughter
Dorothy May were also dinner
guests at the Suites home.
Paul Lewis Roberts returned to
his studies at Muskingum college,
Monday evening, after spending the
Easter vacation with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peairs, Nal
ia, and Mr.. and Mrs /. d. Barr of
the Rural Dale-Gaysport road, were
Shilling home at dinner honoring
the birthday of the hostess, Mrs.
Grace Shilling
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Revenaugh
and daughter Helen of Fredericks-
burg were Easter Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Vinson
Scott Others spending Easter in
and near the village were Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Devol and children, Of
McConnelsville, Mr.. and Mrs. Pleas
ant Drake and Lewis Drake and
family, ofMuseville, all at the Geo.
Drake home; Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Roberts and son Paul Lewis at the
home of Mr. Roberts mother, Mrs.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28
HopeweII

Carlton Drake visited from Fri
day evening until Sunday with his
brother, Louis Drake, and family
of Philo
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Barkhurs
are spending the week in GAINESVILLE
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Collins.
The recent wind storms did quite
a lot of damage to roofs at C. H.
Newman's.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Barkhurst of
Malta, and Rose Tracy were callers
at Albert Ellis Sunday afternoon.
Arthur Vorhies and family are
moving soon to the Bristol vicinity.
Mrs. Anna Newsom is spending
the week with her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Spring, and family of Dea-
vertown.
Marie Harris, teacher at Rio
Grande spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Harris
r. d. Croy has purchased a
piece of timber of P. L. Geddes and
Leonard Earich will do the saving
Mrs. r. w. Griest spent one day
last week with Mrs. Mayme McEl-
fresh and Mrs. Lydia Parsons.
C. L. James, of Columbus, spent
the week end at his farms here.
Mrs. Lizzie Earich and son Leon
ard Earich and family spent last
Tuesday evening at r. w. Griest's.
Miss Ruth Mullen of McConnels-
vile and Lloyd Irwin of Cumber-
land route and Albert Newsom
spent Sunday evening at A. P. vor-
HES.
Easter visitors were Mr.. and Mrs.
Delbert Able and sons Donald and
Freddie at Fred Mendenhall's, near
Chesterhill; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hivnor and son Bobby at S. j. Hiv-
nor's near Eagleport; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Scott and son Rex, of McConnels-
vile. at r. j. Newman's; Mr.. and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28

Mrs. C. T. Newsom and son Gene
Allen of Coolville, at Robert New.
SONS; Mrs. Ora Wicken. and daugh-
ter and family of Charlottesville, sat
A. K Ridgley's; Mr. and Mrs. r. B.
McElfresh of GAINESVILLE and Mr..
and Mrs. d. c. Parsons and son
Donald at Mrs. Lydia Parsons |;
Dorothy and Della Belle Murphy
and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hosom
and children at A. P. VOrhies'.
Frank Murphey of Pittsburgh,
was a caller at w. p. Chappelear' S,
Saturday afternoon
Mrs A. K. Ridgley has been quite
sick.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28

possession until fall of the Harley
Maxwell farm, which he recently
purchased from r. P. Fitch OF
Bridgeville.
Dogs recently made raid on
sheep belonging to A. G. Masterson,
killing and wounding several
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lamb and lit
tie daughter, Of Ashtabula, enjoyed
their Easter vacation with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. U. e. Lamb and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. " Weeden.
Clervil Taylor spent few days
last week in Columbus, on business.
Mrs. Jno. Harker spent the fore
part of last week with her daughter,
Mrs Floyd Henery, and family at
indianapolis, Ind. The Henery fam
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28

Hall Of Marietta, who survives; also
two granddaughters, Alice and Flor
ence Hall, of Marietta. She also
leaves one sister, Mrs. Bessie Sco-
will Of Cambridge. The funeral was
held at the home Sunday afternoon,
with Rev. Clark, officiating. Bur-
ial was in McConnelsville cemetery.
The following brothers, Joe and
Webster Lyme, and sister Mary
Crabtree.. are deceased. b
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28
DeerfeId

Miss Lucille Hartley of East
Branch is assisting with the house
hold duties at the A. w. Greuey
home.
Roy Nixon and family Of Zanues-
vile and Clyde Nixon and family Of
Columbus were recent visitors with
home folks at Lyman Nixons.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Price and son
Dwight and Mrs NJ H. Jacobs and
son Frank were recent visitors at
the Harry McGrath home, near
MOuntville
We understand that Elmer Hor-
ner of Pennsylvania will not take
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28

1CCC camp for the past year return
ed to his home here last week
Mrs. Ethel Jordan was called to
her brother, Will Reeds home, in
Monday evening, on
account of the illness of Mrs. Grace
Reed and daughter Marylin
+ Glen Taylor of Portersville visited
at j. e. Days one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Balding
have named their infant son, Roger
Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Webb and
two children of Hooksburg spent the
week end at James Trimper's of
Irish ridge
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28

l.. r. Roberts; Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Frame of Duncan Falls, at the heme
Of the formers parents, Mr.. and,
Mrs. II. M Frame, and@sMiss Louella
Dunn of GAINESVILLE at the home of
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. s. Frame - .... ,....
The weather is the principal
topic of conversation these days,
and safe one it is, as all agree
that we will be glad to see this un-
seasonable cold weather pass, and
we all hope that, with Easter, the
spring equinox, and the full moon
over, spring will really begin.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-03-28

Klean-O makes house cleaning
easy.--The Stanbery Pharmacy.