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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
World Affairs
The Philosophy of Force and
Deceit in World Affairs Today

The law of tooth and claw and
a life or a life, and the modern
military theiry that any amount
of deceitful and dishonorable
lying and dodgeing around is
all right created more interna-
tional hatred last year than
any other one thing.
On one hand we have Hitler
disclaiming any plans. for
the Western Hemisphere while
South and Central America are
lousy with secret" German
bunds, airields and other pre-
parations for war against us.
On the other hand we have
Japan, politely kissing peaceful
denials that they have any plans
for warfare, while practically
every Jap one sees is bona fide
spy prowling around to see wha'
he can see worth reporting to
his superior or photographing
for the same purpose.
The Russians are doing the
same thing.
Apparently the foreigners
who have come to our shores to
spy and to interfere with our
defense preparations must think
we are crazy, blind, deaf and
otherwise moronical enough to
not notice their activities, or at
least to keep our hands off til
they have bound us hand and
foot. =.
However, they are wrong.
The United States is perfectly
aware what is going on and what
these peoples have in mind. The
proper steps are being taken to
cancel out any possible benefits
they may hope to bring about. |
The point is that why do they |
kid themselves into believing
there is an hope Of the United |
States being overcome from
within.
The United States has no
quarrel with any other nation
and the presence of these spies
and sabotuers means but one
thing-thir countries plan war
on us and have sent them to pre-
pare the way. No other inter
preion can be logically advanc-
ed to account for the attention
we are getting from foreign
spies Of those of our popu'a-
ton who never read paper or
know what is going on will say
they do not believe there are any
spies because they have not seen
or heard of any - these dear
souls are exactly what foreign
agents think all of us are like.
1t is a sober fact that your
neighbor may be in the pay of a
foreign power and his or her
neighboriness be but a screen to
learn what little you know of
the nations defese program.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
Heavy Rainstorm Hits Mcdowell

Monday night, March 10, one
of the heaviest transforms for
several years hit the higher part
of the eastern end of the county
shortly after midnight.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14

Omea Finney, of Keystone; Mrs.
Carrie l.. Brooks and Mrs. Louise
Bane, Bluefie'd Va; and three
brothers, George of BluolieTl,
John of Keystone and Joseph of
Richmond, Virginia.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14

Institute w. Va.-The Xi Al
pha and Theta Psi chapters of
Omega Psi Psi fraternity of the
West Virginia State college
presented its annual memorial
service in chapel on Sunday
evening, March 2. The guest
speaker was DR.. w. r. Fountainc
professor Of philosophy, of
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14

In Europe things are stalling
along, with the Grekes and the
English haveing succeeded in
drawing a large number of Ger
man troops far down from the
neighbohood of the Channel,
thus opening the way for an in
vasion Of German-held France.
Europe is far too big for any
one nation to conquer, Napoleon
tried as did several others before
his time-in vain. With the
Hitler hordes strung out al
over Europe as today any small
compact and heavily armed
force can cut them to ribbons
and probably will before long
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14

Apparently the Greeks are al
set for making the supreme
sacrifice for liberty. They stand
small chance against the might
of Hitter now masscd on their
borders. England cannot give
the valiant Greeks much help
over what she is now extending,
without endangcring bone de.
ferses. This the Greeks kffaw
when they told Hitler they
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Evening star., 1941-05-08
Small Nations Usinq
u. ). 10 Store Gold,
Morgenthau Says
Extension Of Presidents
Money Power Asked as
Weapon for Defense
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor.
genthau, urging extension of Presi-
dent Roosevelts monetary powers
and the $4,000 900, 900 stabilization
fund as potent weapons of defense"
said today that small countries
around the globe were buying gold
and storing it in the United States.
The Secretary added an assurance
to the House Coinage COMMITTEES
that obviously the administration
has no present intent whatsoever
to devalue the gold content of the
dollar" :
But this power, and the stabiliza-
ton fund, he said. had proved their
value during years Of unparalleled
crisis in international trade and
finance.
Now we are going forward into
time Of even greater peril" Mr..
Morgenthau told the committee
behind closed doors.
In discussing gold, Mr.. Morgen-
thau said that not counting countries
such as England, which have sent
their own gold for storage here. 18
other countries have bought $780,
100000 of gold from the Treasury
stabilization fund since the war
began They include such nations as
Afghanistan, Netherlands Indies and
Uruguay. Brazil was identified az
another, but no further details were
given.
Altogether, foreign gold deposited
in the Federal Reserve banks in the
United States aggregated $685.
919.943 on April 80.
Unless extended by Congress, tbs
stabilization fund and revaluation
powers will expire June 80. Mr..
Morgenthau said:
But certainly this is not the time
to remove flexible powers for the
executive when the executives OF all
other nations possess virtually COM
plete powers over the domestic and
external monetary affairs Of their
countries"
Evening star., 1941-05-08
British 10 Conscript
Seamen 10 Serve Fleet
By the Associated Press


LONDON, May "a broad plan
Of conscription for Britain's mer-
chant seamen and others with sail
ing experience for the British mer-
chant fleet was announced today
by the Ministry of Shipping.
The order creates a merchant
navy reserve pool of which all pres
ent merchant officers and sailors will
become members at the expiration
OF their present employment on
ships, starting May 26.
Officers and men discharged from
ships since April % also will enter
the pool automatically and be or
dered to report to mercantile ma
rine Offices.
To supplement these, all persons
other than fishermen between the
ages Of 18 and so who have served
at sea since January !, 1896, but
are not now serving, must register
in the week starting May 26. Men
In this group who are unemployed
or whose work would be more useful
to the merchant navy than ashore
will be potential members of the
pool.
Periods Of leave between voyages
and compensation for members of
the pool during the periods they
are awaiting assignment to ships
are provided by the plan.
Baron Leathers, Britains new
Minister of Transport and Shipping
told press conference the pool
would be managed by the Shipping
Federation with cooperation of the
officers and mems societies in set
ting the duties to which pool men,
bers will be assigned.
He said the plan safeguards "the
interests of all sides"
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Und|urmed Nudists Stare Back
AS R. A. F. Flyers Locate Camp

they will serve their country nobly,"
he said.
The proprietor's wife explained
that the nudists do not shun their
responsibilities during air raids.
THE nights are too cold now, Of
course, for fire-watching in the
nude" she said, but on summer
nights we'll be out with only our
tin hats on"
Speaking above the hum Of Spit
fire cutting dizzy circles overhead,
they said the war at first had threat
ened to cramp nudist activities, but
that affairs now were nearing normal
in the shed-your-s circuit
The threat of invasion broke up
two large camps on the coast, so
this retreat-a short trip north of
London-now is the chief haven for
the clothesless.
Twelves families live in camp
throughout the week, but on week
ends more than 80 princi-
pally from London-come out for
sun.
Here was one place in England
where prices have not scared. The
rates for a de luxe furnished cabin
was $3.50 per day, with meals, and
$125 without.
If you really want to get back to
nature and sleep IN tent and loll
on the turf, the rate is 80 cents.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Funeral Rites Today
For Victor Kaufman
Star Sunday Editor
Treasurer Of Company
To Be Buried in
Rock Creek Cemetery

Funeral services for Victor Kauff-
mann, 70, treasurer of The Evening
Star Newspaper Co., who died Mon
day, will be held at Rock Creek Par
ish Church at o'clock this after
noon with the Rev. Franklin Johns
Bohanan, rector, officiating. Burial
will be in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be James
M Green. Dr. Harry M. kaufman,
John w. Calvert, Fred W. Walz of
New York. Theodore w. Noyes,
Frank B. Moves, Fleming Newbold,
Mai. Gen. Frederick w. Coleman,
Thomas D. J. Fuller, r. M. Kauff-
mann, Crosby Moves Boyd, George
Adams Howard, Eugene G. Adams
and Col. Leroy w. Heron.
Mr.. Kaufman, who was also
Sunday editor of The Star, died at
Emergency Hospital where he was
taken recently upon his return from
Florida He had not been in good
health for the past year.
Connected with The Star for So
years, Mr.. Kaufman came on the
paper as a cub reporter. He was
made literary editor in 1900 and five
years later, with the beginning of
The Sunday Star, was made Sunday
editor.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Jessie Christopher Kauffmann; two
sons, Philip c. Kaufman, former
city editor of The Star, and Samuel
Hay Kaufman, assistant business
manager of The Star, and by nine
grandchildren.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Last Year. S Winners
Take Top Honors
Al Flower Mart
Hundreds Visit Benefit
Sale at Cathedral;
Rockville Entry Scores

Hundreds of flower lovers visited
Washington Cathedral yesterday,
when the third annual flower mart
was held for the benefit of the gar
dens of Cathedral Close. The event
is sponsored by the All Hallows
Guild.
Both dainty and hardy blossoms,
in nearly every color of the rain
bow, were displayed in booths, but
simply decorated exhibit featuring
only blue and white carried og top
honors.
1t was the "boutonniere" both,
under the Craftsmanship of Miss
Rosalind Wright, who also had the
winning exhibit last year. Bachelors s
buttons, carnations, lilies of the
valley, snapdragons and baby's
breath were among its blossoms.
The second prize winner of last
year also won that prize this year
the novel fruits and vegetable"
booth of Mrs. Charles Warren. Every
point on the compass was repre-
sented among the scores of deli
cacies offered. Olives from Cali
fornia, honey from Texas, baskets
filled with ingredients for real New
Orleans gumbo, Chinese oranges
and Guatemala pineapples were a
few of the items.
Third prize was taken by the
Community Garden Club of Rock
Vile, Md, which entered a booth
for the first time. 1t featured
potted plants, evergreens and fiow-
ering shrubs and was under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Phillip A.
Frear.
Honorable mention went to
candy booth that was arranged in
the color scheme Of red and white
peppermint. a sweet that was fea-
tured along with other bought and
homemade varieties. Mrs. Elbridge
DurbroW was in charge.
The Board Of Judges was COM
posed of Mrs. John H. Gibbons,
chairman: Mrs. Nellie B. Allen,
New York; Miss Cary Millhoiand,
and F. B. Hoffman.
Other booths offered gadgets for
gardeners and one attractive stand
had California coral and shells to
be used in flower arrangements. A
buffet lunch was served.
General chairman was Mrs. Lewis
Clark. Garden clubs of the District
and nearby area co-operated.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Plane and Gun Mount
Output Threatened
By Labor Disputes
Strike Ties Up La Porte
Factory Of AIIis-ChoImers;
Hudson WoIkout Feared
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Delivery dates on $4,000 900 worth
Of plane parts and anti-aircraft gun
mounts were made uncertain today
by strike at the Allis-C Chalmers
factory at La Porte. Ind, and a
threatened Walkout at the Hudson
Motor Car Co., Detroit.
Nearly all the $50 employees of
the Indiana concern struck yester-
day, calling for union security, wage
increases and "a more substantial
contract" Neither union nor COM
pany officials disclosed the present
wage scale or the increases sought
The plant has IS 100000 in defense
orders and has been making gun
mounts.
The Hudson factory at Detroit has
been working on 100000 worth of
sirplane parts and in addition is
building a $4,000 900 naval ordnance
plant. In filing official notice of
intention to strike, the C. I. O.
United Automobile Workers an
nounced they we're seeking wage
increase of Is cents an hour for
$500 hourly-rated employees. The
existing scale was not disclosed.
Ordered Cooling Of Periods"
In several previous cases involving
threatened strikes in defense indus
tries. the Michigan State Mediation
Board has ordered 30-day cooling of
periods while mediators sought to
adjust differences.
The National Mediation Board
here, currently seeking to avert a
threatened strike against General
Motors Corp, got a new assignment
"a wage dispute at the Bendix
Evening star., 1941-05-08
9. W. Voters Stamped to Foil
Campus Ballot Box 'Stuffinq'

An alert Elections Committee at
George Washington University to-
day adopted plan Of stamping
voters with indelible ink to prevent
"stuffing" the ballot box in campus
election.
The polls were opened at 8 am. in
the student club and the medical
school and about 1000 students were
expected to vote for members Of the
student council and senior class
officers.
A previously plan to
mark voters with silver nitrate re-
portedly fell through when campus
politicians found chemists who ad-
vised them how silver nitrate might
be removed.
Nobody knows how many spurious
votes were cast last year, but one
Evening star., 1941-05-08
New Direct Hits Made
On Batt|eships al
Brest, British Say
St. Nozoire Sub Base and
Docks at Bremen Also
Reported Roided
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 8-British air
raiders made direct hits on the
battleships Scharnhorst and Gnei-
senau with heavy armor-piercing
bombs in an attack on the German
naval base at Brest last night, the
Air Ministry announced today.
Later the Ministrys news service
said a large and brilliant explo-
sion" resulted when a very heavy
bomb hit the forepart of the Scharn-
horst and another equally heavy
bomb was seen to burst Immediately
forward of the CHEESEMAN'S funnel.
Attacks also were made, a COM
munique said, on the Nazi submarine
base at st. Nazaire, docks at Bremen,
oil refinerieS at the mouth of the
Loire River and docks and shipping
at Bergen, Norway.
The British acknowledged that
two planes were missing from the
nights operations.
Tell Of Giant Fires.
The Air Ministry News Service
said the first bombs dropped on two
large oil refineries and oil storage
plants at the mouth of the Loire
found the target and, when the
following aircraft came in, observers
saw great fires suddenly appear. ".'
"One by one tall chimneys of the
refineries were toppled over.
Very soon a wide area was well
alight. The countryside, which
shortly before mad stood out dis
tinctly in the full moonlight, became
completely obscured by rolling bill
lows of smoke"
1t was the second time this week
that the British had claimed direct
hits on the two 26000-ton German
vessels, reported to have been shell
tering at Brest for more than five
weeks.
Numerous hits on quays at which
the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are
berthed have been repeatedly re-
ported as the result of earlier raids.
Considerable Damage Reported.
The attack on Brest last night was
described as heavy and it was said
that considerable damage" was
done to the naval base itself.
St. Nazaire was heavily bombed
and large fires were started, a COM
munique said.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
BY EDDY GILMORE.

.
GREEN HILLS, HEREFORD
SHIRE, England, May 8-Britain's
biggest nudist camp has faced the
fact that modern war is war in the
air-and now trades stare for stare
with r. A. F. pilots who conduct
low-altitude reconnaissance flights
over the camp.
"They seem to be over the camp
a great deal" said the proprietor,
his black beard streaming in the
cold May wind,S but I expect they'll
get used to us as we're getting used
to them"
At first the nudists. who sprawled
on the greensward within the wood
land camp, thought of hot-footing
1t for the bushes whenever inquisi-
tive flyers swooped over.
But. everything in life being
relative" the proprietor philoso-
phized, I'VE adjusted ourselves Now
adays, we just look up at them as
they look down at us"
1t didn't take the r. A. F. patrols
long to spot the 10-acre park which
is dedicated to the absorption of
sunshine and fresh air in the
altogether.
IF those pilots are as good at
locating their targets across the
water as they were in finding us
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Considers contest over West Vir-
ginia Senate seat.
Defense Committee hears tesu-
mony on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Commerce Committee considers
legislation to acquire foreign ships.
Banking Committee hears Secre-
tary Of Commerce Jones on proposal
to expand activities of Disaster Loan
Corp. and Reconstruction Finance
Corp.
Labor Committee hears William
M. Leiserson of Labor Board on
legislation to provide cooling of
period in labor disputes.
House:
Debates bill to extend priorities
for defense materials.
Ways and Means Committee hears
tobacco witnesses on new tax pro-
posals.
William Green, A. F. L. president,
resumes testimony on defense labor
situation before Judiciary Commit
tee.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Young Mother Is Slain;
Baby Placed in Her Arms
Nv the Associated Press.


SAN BERNARDINO. Calf, May
GA young mother was killed and
her house guest critically wounded
in the desert near Cajon Pass to-
day by a man who placed the slain
woman's baby in her arms before
fleeing.
Mrs. Jean Wells, 20. of San Ber-
nardino was slain. Rose DeStree,
II, of Escondido, wounded, crawled
to a highway and attracted motor
lists. She was taken to a hospital
for an emergency operation. Mrs.
Wells 13-month-ol daughter was
rescued by officers.
Mrs. Wells husband, Ray, was
missing. Officers feared he might
have been harmed.
Undersheriff J. w. Stocker made
a Statewide police broadcast asking
for arrest Of Mrs. Wells brother in
law, Alfred Wells, 80.
Undersheriff Stocker said Miss
Destree told this story:
Mr.. Wells, angry that his half
sister, Violet, had left his home, went
TO Mrs. Jean Wells house about
midnight. He demanded that she
and Miss Destree help find Violet.
He drove the women and baby
into the desert, forced them to walk
half mile through brush. He forced
Mrs. Wells to write a note to her
husband Ray, asking him to tell
where Violet had gone
Then, Undersheriff Stocker quot
ed Miss Destree, Mr.. Wells killed
Mrs. Jean Wells, shot Miss Destree,
placed the baby in its mothers arms
and left, believing Miss Destree also
was dead.
Police found Violet Wells at Es-
eondido, where she had gone to live
with her mother, Mrs. Violet Davis,
who also is the mother of Alfred
and Ray Wells.
Evening star., 1941-05-08

student expressed the belief there
were plenty" Haley Scurlock is
chairman OF the group trying to
eliminate illegal balloting.
The two competing parties are the
Reform and Service organizations.
Anne Blackstone, member of Chi
Omega Sorority, is the first girl to
run for student council presidency
She is the Reform candidate. Joe
Bob Gale is trying to return Service
to power after a year in which the
party was without q single member
on the council.
-Four candidates for senior class
presidency are Carter Bowen Of Re-
form, Bus Fleming OF Service and
Bob Dearth and Roy Lowry, inde-
pendents.
Evening star., 1941-05-08

trough of low pressure is moving east
ward over the Atlantic States. Burlington,
Vt, 1OO34 millibars (29.63 inches). while
disturbance Of considerable intensity is
moving esst-southeastward over the Upper
Lake region, HouEhton. Mich, 99S.3 milli-
bars t294s inches. Pressure is relatively
high over the Gulf States and some dis
tance OF the Atlantic Coast, while it is
rising over the Northern Plains. Fort Peck,
Mont, 1888 millibars (3O.O7 inches).
During the last "a hours there have been
moderate rains in the Eastern States and
light precipitation in the Lake region,
the Upper Mississippi Valley and the ex:
treme Northern Plains: showers occurred rec
Northern Rocky Mountain region. Tenn
peratures have fallen somewhat NJ IN the me
AppaIa cfians, while rather cold weather
for the season Is spreading southeastward
over the Northern Plains and Minnesota.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the United States weather Bureau)

cloudy with lowest
mostly cloudy with moderate
night moderate
winds becoming northwest tomorrow.
cloudy tonight with few scattered
tonight and and central
tonight and with scattered light
tonight portion
light
and north portions
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Sailing Of YugosIav Ships
Resumed After Checkup
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May S.-Sailing OF
Yugoslav ships from American ports
was resumed yesterday after two
day interruption caused by. Coast
Guard "checkups" of vessels of that
nationality in American harbors.
Ivan Ivanovic, treasurer Of Com
bined Argosies, Inc, which operates
number of Yugoslav ships, said
normal operations would be resumed
and the Coast Guard reported that
vessels obtaining clearance papers
would be permitted to sail.
On Monday when the Coast Guard
inspected the ships 1t was denied
they were being seized, as Axis and
Danish vessels had been earlier.
Washington sources said the check.
up was to determine the attitude OF
the crews toward King Peter and
Great Britain.
Evening star., 1941-05-08

aviation plant, South Bend, Ind. Ir
certifying the threatened strike to
the Mediation Board, the Labor De-
partment did not specify the current
wage scale or the increase sought
by the C. I. o. union.
In the General Motors case, in
volving so scattered factories and
165 ,00C Workmen, the union has
asked an increase of 10 cents an
hour and the corporation repeatedly
has offered 2 cents. The present
rates were not indicated.
Packard Division Settlement.
Tentative settlement of a week.
old strike at the Packard electric
division of General Motors at War
rem, Ohio, was announced by Michael
j. Crosetto. Federal conciliator
Terms Of settlement were not an
nounced. The C. I. o. union struck
for a wage increase of 10 cents an
hour and to protest dismissal of
certain employees. Current wage
rates range from so cents to sl.15
an hour. The union will vote today
on ratification.
Without debate. the Massachusetts
House yesterday killed on voice vote
a bill to require a cooling off
period in industrial disputes for at
least 20 days-and twice that time
in defense work-before a strike OF
a lockout. The measure was spon-
sored by the Massachusetts, Cham
Der Of Commerce, but was opposed
by organized labor.
Reliable sources said today Ala
bama coal operators were agreeable
to 81 day wage increase asked
by United Mine Workers. but that
other union demands were holding
up agreement on a new contract
Among the points still contested
one of these sources added, was
elimination of the wage differential
existing between the Appalachian
and Alabama coal fields.
The Defense Mediation Board last
night announced settlement of q
month-old strike at the J. Sklar
Manufacturing Co. of Long Island
City. N. Y, the country's largest
makers Of surgical instruments.
South Africa's mo treating" ban
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Buozzi, Seized in Poris,
Reported Taken to ItoIy

By the Associated Press.
V1CHY, France. May s.-The
italian socialist and labor leader,
Bruno Buozzi, who was arrested in
Paris several weeks ago, was re-
ported here today to have been
turned over to italian police and
taken to Italy.
Buozzi was secretary general Of
the Italian Federation of Labor and
served as member from Turin and
Milan in the Italian Chamber of
Deputies.