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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
Denied Equal &how;
NAACP Takes Case
NAACP Takes Up Galloway
Case After Draft Board
Denies Army Jim Crow Appeal

The local branch of the NAA-
CP announced today that it will
take action in the case OF
Ernest Galloway, whose request
for exemption from military
service because "The United
States Army denies me or any
other Negro the right and oppor-
tunity TO make an equal contri-
button to the welfare and de-
tense of my country" was deni-
ed in a draft board ruling in
Chicago January 8.
Galloway, educationa direct
or of the United Transport Ser
vice Employees of America Cred
Caps,) had his case officially
referred to the NAACP on
January 8, according to Ira Will
liams, president of the branch,
after the local draft board No.
81 had also ruled that the union
official could not appeal his case
to the state appeals board.
Admitting the truth of a
statement made by Galloway
January 1, in a letter to the
board pointing out that deep
seated prejudices," existed a.
gainst me and other Negroes in
the US army and navy, board
officials nevertheless ruled in a
formal opinion handed down
Januarys that.
...neis ihs opinion at tn, hcarti
that the social illsef which Mr..
Galloway complains are true, but
this board is without power to
remedy the said ills and af-
fords no forum for their discus
sion and redress -. therefore,
the registrant is hereby placed
in Class La"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS Of:
!N0R1HFORk IiAk REELECTED

At a meeting of stockholders
of the First Clark National
Bank in Northfork Tuesday
four officers and Is directors of
the bank were reelected to serve
in 1941.
OF the stockholders. in the
bank. 750 shares were represent
ed out of the 1900. F. C. Cook
chairmaned the meeting at
which officers reported. that re-
sources earnings and deposits
stood at the 1889 level.
Total deposits were reported
at approximately $1,350,000,
while resources were reported
by officers to be about 81, $780,
900. Eighty per cent of the re-
sources were in either cash of
government securities.
The reelected officers were: E.
w. Cook, president; E. H. Evans,
vice president; G. B. Houston,
II, vice president; and E. B.
Evans, cashier.
Reelected to board of direc-
tors we're: w. j. Beury, S. G.
Wygal, j. H. Newton, G. G, Aus
tin, A. Catzen, E. w. Cook F.
G. Cook, E. III. Evans, C. B. Hous-
ton, II; j. ]. Huddleston, Thos.
Miller 1. S. Rem and w. G., Will
limason.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
Man Is Fatally Injured
BY Freight Train

A young man from Rolfe was
fatally injured by an eastbound
freight train at the Northfork
station Saturday evening. He
died in a WEIGH hospital later.
According to reports of wit
nesses, the victim who had just
come out of a cafe, either tried
to board the train or in some
manner slipped beneath the
wheels. One arm was cut off at
the shoulder and he sustained a
deep head wound.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
World Affairs

Along the borders of Ethiopia
Great Britain has massed over
10000 colonial troops in pre-
paration for a mop-up of all
Italian military forces in the
realm of the Lion of Judah.
Halle Selassie has already
set the stage for operations, to
commence Immediately after
the rainy season ends. Rain in
Ethiopia is largely confined to
the winter months here, and
it is very copious, the heavens
open up and it rains as only
an African rain can fall for
several months.
Surprise was created that the
English should think so great a
number of men necessary to dis
lodge the remaining Italians
from Ethiopia. These Italians
have no love for Ethiopia, land
of sudden death to careless
Italians - and are reported to
be looking around for a way out.
But they are trapped for the
Suez canal is no longer open to
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
NEGROES PROMISED JOBS
1T COLUMBUS PLANE PLANT

COLUMBUS, o.. - Speaking
for Mayor Green Maynard H.
Hyland, secretary Of the city
board of purchases told a citi-
zens mass meeting here last
week that colored people will
share in the $4,000 jobs open
ing up at the Curtiss Wright air
plane plant at Port Columbus.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
EEEl!z.r!l1!pIPnEFss
z=n SSUE
Two Entirely Different People

Again this week in the Times
you will have the opportunity
of reading Lemuel F. Parton's
nationally known feature. Who's
News This Week. In this column
Parton writes up two entirely
different people. One, a danger
Gus Nazi; the other famous
playwright who recently had
his "Pay Joey" produced.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
Japs Turning to Germany

Last week the Nipponese
went even more pro-Nazi. The
Geisha girls put on a special
anti-English entertainment in
Tokyo and even sang a Japanese
version of the German Horst
Wassail" song, an expression
of Jap-Nazi friendship which
must have made Hitler go out
side for a good laugh. 1t was tops
in Unconscious humor for thu
week. ~ d.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
He Is Noted for Many Things

Friday, January II, is the an
niversary of Benjamin Frank
Inns birth. Wise old Franklin
was noted for many things
His appreciation of, and express
sions on, thrift ... his famous
sayings .... his love of learn
ing ...... of wisdom. Franklin
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
Flu, Scarlet
Fever Ramp
Over State

In some sections of the county
scarlet fever has become suffi-
GENTLY prevalent to make ad.
visable the closing of the public
schools. Spanish Influenza has
reached epidemic proportions in
adjoining counties but in Nc
Dowell, so far it has not grown
to a menace.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17

was a rare person indeed. But
you can partially emulate him
in his desire for learning A con
slant perusal of your Times
with local and featured news will
help do the trick.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
NOTICE OF CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION FOR POST
MASTER Is ISSUED

The u. S. Civil Service Com
mission announces an exami-
nation for Postmaster IN this
city (KeystOne.) The closing
date for receipt of applications
is January %, 1871.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
Italian shipping.
Greeks Still on Top.


The Terrible Greeks whom
Mussolini stirred up continued
their victorious march last week.
Several Italian staff officers
were among the thousands of
prisoners. The Italians have
almost retreated until they
will be with. their backs to the
sea. There seems no escape for
the Fascists from one of the
most crushing defeats any ma
ton has suffered in modern
times. 49,
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-29
aRitt,sedL SeH @. Saaaar 1941
geflnoen III Miortonbill 2"

HeIltltuett III SVtu(iUllYlMe
Sic fab i'm fefllnoenlang NIT If.
rem griinfdd))iiaaerrioen augen an. sd
babe alle in Niortonbia geieben, MIR
nod nidt GerrD Goillb. l1nb bon
Serrp Goulo er5dblt man mir, Ct
Tonne nit slpei GcDolpern slt gleider
3eit linfeblbar ibieBeu."
Gr lieB iie los. uNdrrinl" fnurrte
er. u9u Oenfit alio, Der lebte, ben
ou nod nibt geIeben bait, nnb es
Iein. @as aber, ipenn er es nidt
iit2"
rOb", ladelte iie, lid bin iiber.
5eugt oaoon, OaB ct es iit." @.
Galting iuanote iid ab. SD tpoll.
te, ou bdtteit redt', iaste ct. stber
oann Iadte ct a,tf. n,Dtit atpei Ne-
Ooluern 5,t sleider 3eit idieBen uno
unfeblbar treffen. slb, mir ideint,
bas fann Serrp go,llo. ltnb id gebe
su, man iast oaslel6e bon 8ia 8ot.
ton. gtber trob6em es gibt nod
einige Wdnner mebr, oie oas fonnen.
gigentlid boffe id fir bid, baB Serrp
Goulo nibts nit 8ill 8otton au tun
bat, oenn er lit Dor ein paar Saeen
fiir Nprna 8ents @bre eingetreten,
- britben bel Suoof. ltno Elm Mann,
ser elm 8ort fir @prna 8ent ipribt,
ser mid nit sir nidts mebr at tun
baben."
Cine Sefl,noe lang beraerrte Con.
itance 5allot ibr @elidt. sd oanfe
SIR, iaste iie baum, ,,oab ou mir
oas iagit. 8ie0eidt lit es gut, tpenn
id tpeiB, poran id Bin. NuBeroem
erleidtert mir bas meine Mufaabe,
oas Wdoel in beine Mrme su trei6en
uno 1nor9en Sberiff Bent 5u beroer-
6en."
Sic entfernte iid nit pieaenoeu
Sdritten, ludbreno ibr gaitina fiulter
nadiab.
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16.

Gonitance Sarlot ritt in Sen 8al6.
Brince bate ibr seiast, tpobin iie
ltd) tpenoen mltBte, I'M sic alte Sol5-
faaerbiitte su finoen, Sic Mprnas 8e-
baai,rng tuar. Ser 8eg tpar unbe.
alsent, uno es uar oriideno bei6. tpas
ntdt oo5lt beitrug, Gonltanee Sauots
Stimmltng 5lt beben. - @s tpar ibr,
als flangen immer nod sic bobniiden
Borte Cuttings in ibrem Obr. 8enn
er re6t bate. @enn oieler Serrp
gonlo gar nidt 8ia 8otton iuare
Dann blieb ibr nibts anoeres ii6ria.
ais nad girsinia Gitp suriid5afeb.
rem. 3nriid5ufebren nit oem geluaBt.
lein, ein Wenldenleben pernidtet az
baben, obne ielblt sos at erreiden.
ipas iie Iih tuiinibte. Mber trokoem
Ipitree iie 8ent berni6ten. 9rokoem.
Denn leitoen iie in Mortonbia tpobn.
te, mar ein SaB in ibr einse5ogen
segen oas Waoden Wprna 8ent unS
Den Mann ser iie in girsinia Gitp
aus ibrer &nbe seldeudt bate. Sort
mar iie ood einigermaBen aufrieoen
se,peIen bel oem @eSanfen, 0aB Biu
Bottom lanslt unerreidbar fir fie ber.
ldtounoen ipar. Grit 8ent bate mie.
Der oie Sebniudt 1,no bos 9erlau.
gen in ibr entfadt.
Sbre ibmolen, sepfleeten Sduoe
ballten iid Inn sic 3iisel oes 9fer.
Ses. unbarmber5is brannte oie Som.
ne bernieoer. Nidt einmaI ser Sdat.
ten oes 8aloes bradte 2inoerung se.
gen Die entieblide Sike. Mber lie bat.
te @liid an oieiem Gag. Auf balbem
Bege traf iie pl6blid nit Mprna
Bent auiammen. '..
Sic fannte iie ntbt ,no oadte aud
int eriten ausenblid nidt oaran, ba6
oteies Waoel in einem einfaden aleio,
oas ibr pl6tlid atuilden ben 8dumen
begeanete, Mprna 8ent iein t5nnte.
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itebe iebr gut. Sb, 5rauen tuie bid
Deritebe id redt gut. !


ben, eripioerte iie. sd tpill 5llge-
bell oaB id bas alles the, neil if
perriidt bin, ipeil id Bill Bottom fiir
mid gepinnen min. aber id iage
sir bas cine, ou biit aidt Der Rann,
Ser mid bon neinem 8orIab abbdlt.
SSd iueroe ipdteitens morgen 8ent als
Bia Bottom be3eidnen."
Or padte iie ant Nrm, aber als
oriiben auf ser redten 5eite elm paar
gombops borbeifamen, lieB er iie 10
fort tpieoer los. .r
,9as pirit bu nidt ti,n", siidte
er. SOU pirit adt Gage udrten."
,,ltno bann @efabr la,,fen, oab id
rmperribteter 9inge ,1ntfebren oarf
luas? Muf mas tuartelt ou 0enn in
Sen adt Sagen?'
uauf Mprna 8eut, oamit ou es
peiBt."
uMb", mabte ite leiie.
uSaipobI, auf Wprua 8ent. Sd
mar eeItern uadutittag bel ibr, uno
id) babe ibr seiaet, oob id ibren 3d.
ter freigebe, tpeun iie-"
so, iaste eonItance Salot pie-
0erum leile, ,id beritebe - ,lno on
Oenflt ipirflid] boran, oann, tpeun oas
Wdoel SIT sir sefommen lit, oein 8ort
gu balten2"
u@as ioa 5os?"
~N,m, ih meine - tuil1it gu oann
mirflid ibren Batter freigeben?
@iGIt ou sid oann tpirflid ld6erlid
MAIDEN in Wortonbil un6 erflGren,
ou babeit oid biz iebt eeirrt? @ialt
bu Bent feline Sarm 5l,riidgeben, ,no
oas muBt 6u ia oonn! 8iat ou bid
ser Gefabr ausiesen, baB 8ent nad
Suscorora sebt uno bid an5eigt uno
sur 8edenibaft 5iebt? Dos alles miro
er namlid, tuenn ou i'm freisiblt. -
Soit ou oaran seoadt2 MeinIt ou
nidt, oob es beiler lit, ou 6bt mid
lpreden?"
~Sdsueis!" 5iidte &c. SOU biit
eine Sblanse. 9u -
SD ,piirbe sir bas iebr raten,
gaIting. 8enn ou es ndmlid nit mir
berbirbit -
~Nuatid. Weinettuesen fannIt 6u
nit 8ent MAIDEN, mas bu ipi0it. Mber
id min borber oas Mdoel baben. l1no
oa5u braude id 3eit. 8or adt Ga
gen fommt iie nidt."
uOb, menn bu mir 6ein 8ort gibit,
SoB ou ont nddlten Gag, an oen
Wprna Bent bier mar, 8ent mir
iibersibit, Damn tuerbe id oafiir Ior,
sen, boB bas Maoel beute nod gu
Sir fonImt."
vSeute?" gr Iadte idaueno auf.
u9oit bu Mprna Bent ienals seie-
ben? Sait bu cine abmms bon Wpr-
na 8ent?"
SD babe iie nod ME eeieben, Ga.
lting. &ber bielleidt fenne id iie
nod beiier als 6u'', ertpioerte iie ernit.
Bent bot mir in oen lekten 5ebn
SSobren oft eenug bon ibr er5dblt." :"
eating fubr berum, als bate ibm
iemano einen StoB beriebt. ugent' i,
feudte er, uou fennlt 8ent?"
Slider, ertuioerte ite langIam.
.,8orum ioa idb 8ent nidt fennen." l"
Or padte iie bon 1,euem bel oen
5hultern, 1,no biesnal NOR niemano
in Der Ndbe, ser es eeieben bdtte. Ct
idiittelte iie. u9u', iagte ct gau5
~
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DerMord Won MOrtOnhilI
ia. ssortIeBltlta)

bas often iasen. 9as lit nanlid ct,
uas Reues fir mid, baB Elm Dsann
feline idledte 2aune an mir auslaBt.
Bollen Sic mir aber nidt iagen, ipo
Sic geiteru nadmittag iparen?"
sd fann nidt einieben, bas sic
bas etiuas angeBt"
Stun, id oadte 0eun getuilier'
ntasen iino ,pir bod 8erbiinbete."
@r fubr berum. vWer iino mir ?"
,Berbiinoete'', tuieoerbolte tie
freunolid.
@r iab iie nit bolen augen an
..Saaen Sic 6as nidt 10 lal,t", fnurr-
te er, ,,Sie fonnten es einmal be-
reuen." Domit orebte er iid mieoer
5l bent 2orral5aun 5u uno itarrte
erneut seraoeons.
gonitance Saltot id,uiea cine 8ei=
le. Dann iaste iie ploslid:
,,Du, Sad, Jag NAL, tuas itno ei-
seutlid 6ie BIeroe bier in ser &oppel
tpert2 Sdone 9iere iiuo oas. Man
fagte mir, cine Wtenee Oauon babe
ber altc Benmoore bon bent M,,itang-
lager 9errp @o,llo eefallft."
eating bib iid ouf Die 2ippen.
Nanbn,al iiberfiel i'm oieie Sra1 So
NIT, baB fie i'm bei,n @ornanen
nauute Sb, er boBte iie er por
feinespegs eetuillt, iib oas gefalen
su laiien, aber er bate biz iest nod
nidts 5u iagen getpaet.
Bon bem alteu Benmoore iino
fie", erIutberte er biliia. has ltinnt
aber serrp goulb bat baoon bodltens
s.uei ODER bret seTansen." gr tuar
tuiiteno ouf iid ielblt, oab cr ibr cine
Nntioort gab.
,,Dieien 9errp goulo >pia ib mir
fdou lanee einmal anleben', iaete iie
Ieiie. ,Weerftuiiroiaerweile lit er nie
3u Samie."
,,Das lit bodit natiirlid unb gar
ntdt merflpiirbig. @enn ct 10 eiuen
mtloeu Wuitana ertuiden iuiu, Damn
n,uB er itd auf Die 8eiue mahen. Die
fommem ibm nidt ins Saus eelou-
fen. ltebrigens fonnen Sic lid bas
beauemer MAIDEN, iuenn Sic i'm NAL
ieben iuollem. Or bodt in LETTER 3eit
ieoeu a6eno bel 5moof."
,,8ei Smoof lit es pobl iuterel-
iant2"
,8enn Sic betrunfene @Gnner in,
terellont fin6en? 9ann ia."
Sic ladte auf. Mber banu iaste tie:
.,HaB NAL auf, Sad. Sd "pllte Sid
eelterH abeno idon frasen. @onn
ilt es benn 10 tueit? 8ann fann id
eublid) eiunal 9ent als 8ia Botton
entlaruen?"
Cuttings GauIte fralten iid I'm
ben 9alfen, arf oem ct lebnte. ,.0as
bat nod aht Gage 3eit", ertuioerte
er miirrild.
,gdt Gage! Sb, adt Gage babe
i'd uid)t mebr 3eit.'
,,s9ielo niht?"
Sic bob ibre Idualen, sierliden
Sdviltern, ,m0 babel bad)te iie baran,
bas Ter Ganter cine Spur bate
Sic bate feline 3eit mebr, nein. Mdt
Gage luaren lang. 8is oobin fonnte
Ger eanter lanalt bier iein. Sic mnB,
te iid beeilen.
SD ,ueroe morsen oen gintpob'
uern bon Wortonbia er5dblen, baB
8ent 9ia 8otton ilt'', Iagte Iie rubig
Galtina riihrte iidl nidlt. ..Ons mirl1
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.,O1. oas tperoe ih ood."

leidt tpirit ou es iiberbaupt nibt ia
gen."
so, bielleidt?" -. ~-.a.
,Ssatpobl. Moglideriueiie iuirlt on
innerbalb ser nddIten abt Gage nad
8irginia City 5uriidfebren, obne IT.
geno etipas oen ginlpobnern. bon
Mortonbia er5dblt au baben. Wos>
liberiDeiie gebe id nanlid 8eniamin
Bent fret"
80, erlpioerte lie Ieiie lno ipis.
,@am lit Damn ons moglidertpeile?
S1ngt oas biellei6t NIT oeiuem &c,
itrisen 9eadmittassoltsflug 1T Die
8dloer 5ulammen
gr brebte oen 2opf uno iab iie
an. vSaSa,uobl, iuenn ou es tuiiien
muBt. 9as bdnet oamit 5uianmen.
,gs lit gut, bab ou oos lpenisitens
5ueiblt."
,,Nun, t6 beufe, mir brauden etn-
anoer nidts bor3unaheu."
,Das oenfe id aud. limo oesbalb
ioae ih mir altd, oaB id natiirlid
utdt oomit einperltonoen bin, 1lnuer-
ridteter 0inee tuieoer nod Birginia
gitp suriid5ufebren."
,ltnperriAteter 9inee! Sd 6enfe,
ou bilt 1eoiglid ser &ube tueeen bier
bergefonlnten nno tpolltelt mir bel
oieier @eleeenbeit einen Sc follen tlln,
tpenn id i'm geraoe bral6en tpiiroe."
Gonitonce 6aaot l1delte ein tuenie.
uDadteit ou oas tuirflid?"
uNatiirlid."
,9aun biit bu lebr naip. Sd bin
natiirlid} megen Biu 8otten berge-
fommen.'
gr itarrte lie an. 9as alic tpor es!
~8as bait ou nit oieiem MSrber
3it ihaffen?" fraete er raub.
90, iaste fe iinseno, i'd babe
nur ein Sntereiie baran baB Eer
ganter ibn nidt finbet. ltnb beine
Ssbee nit Sberiif 8ent fommt mir
oobei gerabe redt. Wortonbia miro
i'm als 8ia 8otton banaen un6 be-
graben. ltnb tpenn Ger ganters
Spur nad Wortonbia fiibrt, fann er
Dor bem friiden @rabbiieel luieoer
lmfebren. Ser alte 9ellin bat baan
Ieiue 9tube nn6 ib audi"
ultto tuer lit ser tpirf1ide M0r-
ser 8ia 8otton, ben ou bamit frei
uadit2' fraste galting beiier.
uOb, oarum bra,,dit ou feline
5oree at baben", lddelte iie. SD
oenfe, er miro nod bem Sooe bon
5beriff 9ent iein Mrbeitsielo berle=
gen."
Limo tuenn ct es nidt berleet,
luenn er bier in ser @eseno bleibt 2"
uOann miro er aus 9anfbarfeit
aui ieoen Jaa 6id beridonen. aber
id tperoe bafiir iorgen, baB er tpeg-
5iebt. @r miro iiber sic @ren5e ae.
ben. Sd tueroe ibm belien."
~Saba!" eating lad)te auf. ,Du
bait Sir cine nette SSsoee auredtgelegt.
Sd piinide Sir nur, oaB bu bid ni9t
perrednet baIt. @enn ou nGmlid oos
aues t,it, lrm 8ia 8ottou fir oib
3u getpinnen, ltn6 bas m,,bt bu bor-
boben, oenn obne @rllno iuilllt 81.
oieien Moroer nid)t belier, bann iase
id sir nur 6as cine: Gin Wann tpie
8ia 9otton fennt feline 9anfbarfeit.
llno cine Sral1, sic man lieben fann,
biit o1 nidt mebr. Sb, unterbrid
| midi niht GS hnt nor fpiupu 0mef
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn TO page ID
for the answers.
l. Cairo is the capital Of what
country?
2. What is the birthstone for
January?
3. Did the United States pay
France rent for trenches used
by our soldiers during World
War 1?
4. What is the popular name
for mans dinner coat?
). Who were Marquette and
Joliet?
8. Where is Woodrow Wilson
buried?
:. An adjective expressing
some quality is called an epitaph
or an epithet?
:. Which two president. Of the
United States were bachelors
when elected
?. In what war did the Battle
Of Princeton occur?
10. Milton Cross is an actor,
radio announcer, or ball player?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-13

Every often usually when the tax burden grows
heavy, somebody brings up the old old. question: Wouldn't
through otteres?" The Massachusetts legislature soon
votes such suggestion for raising money for old
pensions 1t has also been proposed that huge national
lottery be established TO raise part of the national de-
tense funds.
1t is really not very surprising that this lottery pro-
posa keeps bobbng up though the whole living generation
of Americans have been reared in the belief that lottery
is OK if it's bngo turkey rattle in the church parlor
large scale Americans did not feel in their early
days Some of the colonies themselves settled partly
by money raised in English lotteries Yale Harvard and
other colleges raised money for buildings by lotteries in
their early days, and road bridge built by
loteryraised funds. George Washington himself helped
TO organize the Mountain Road lottery in l76s.
But the country grew up and set itself firmer
financial foundation lotteries gradually became undigni
fled dstastefu dsreputable, and finally immoral in the
public mind. Many believed that they simply drew money
needed for shoes and clothing and milk from the pockets
Of those who could least afford it, and that therefore it
was really a tax burden on those least able To pay.
So lotteries lost the official imprimatur of national and
state governments.
would not be accurate to say that they vanished from
the national scene Anyone who has bought Irish Sweep
stake tickets, pushed the Trina out of punchboard
for box of candy, scrubbed his ticket a
Sizzling Six for the local lodge war relief
fund, knows that the lottery is not dead
Thus lottery proponents argue that since people insist
playing lotteries anyway (including those who can't
afford to) the state might well them, them
honestly and profit thereby. 1t is old argument and
has been heard before relation liquor and racing
While it will be interesting to watch the outcome of the
proposal in Massachusetts, ii unlikely that lotteries
will make real comeback The fact that they
respectable regarded as wild oat OF our national
youth and Cardinal OConne of Boston probably speaks
for millions of Americans both inside and outside his
church when he that i is tremendous source of
moral corruption The proposal of government lotteries
is be heard from many sources, but, if may
descend to dicebox phrase 1.-The odds are against them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-13
A Time Of Opportunity

Most of think of these pretty scabby times Our
lives interrupted spirits frayed and wherever
we look about there is peace.
Yet DR.. Alexis Carre. who looks at mankind from
somewhat longer viewpoint than most achieve believes
there has perhaps been moment opportune for
human progress"
Responsibility, sacrifice, and herosm essential
health. strength, agility, and endurance, Dr. Carre
believes and moral training too long neglected should be
added to physiology training He believes it possible in
America today to develop men of greater physical and
spiritual value than have lived at any other time in the
history of the world
1t is easy today to look downward and backward. II
h good that have still who look upward
and forward
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-13
A BOOK A DAY

Few are they who can look
back at so on an life so rich as
that of Ernest Thompson Seton,
artist, writer and perhaps fore
most authority on the wild life
of North America. And fewer
still are they who can cap so
years with a distinguished auto
biography such as Seton has now
written, and superbly Illustrated,
Trail of an Artist-Naturalist'
tSribners: 1879. 1t is not too
much to place it among the half
dozen best books of the year.
Twelfth of IA children, Seton
overcame myriad difficulties to
achieve success, and not the least
difficult was a hard bitten Scot
fish father who said to him one
day:
Now, my son, you are IL
years of age; you have attained
to years of manhood, if not dis
erection. All the duties and re-
possibilities which have hither-
to been borne for you by your
father, you must now assume for
yourself. l have been prayer
fully remembrant of your every
interest, and l need hardly re-
mind you that for all that is
good in you, you are. under God,
indebted to your father-and Of
course. to some extent. your
mother also.
For this, you must feel your
self under a bond of gratitude
that will strengthen rather than
weaken as life draws near the
goal that all should keep in view.
You owe everything on earth,
even life itself. to your father:
reverent gratitude should be
your only thought. While it is
hopeless that you should ever
discharge this debt, there is yet
another to which l must call
your attention at once
He now pointed to page after
page in a ponderous cashbook-
the disbursements that had been
made for me since my birth.
There they were, every item with
day and date perfect-unques-
itonably correct-even the oriei-
nal doctors fee for bringing me
into the world was there. The
whole amount was s537.5O.
Hitherto. said he, with traces
OF emotion at the thought OF his
own magnanimity, Il have
charged no interest: but from
this on, l must add the reason
able amount OF 6 per cent per
annum. This | conceived to be
a duty I owe myself as we'll as
TO you rown sense of duty and
manhood; and shall be glad to
have you reduce the amount at
the earliest opportunity"