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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02

A Unique President
by elmo Scott NId1lo.s
tRelcA by western Newspapcr unio

cNE hundred and fifty years ago
this month occurred the birth
Of boy who was destined TO be
unique IN our presidential history
he was James Buchanan, born April
Il, 1871, in Cove Gap, near Mer-
cersburg. Pa, and he became the
only native of the Keystone state
to reach the White House and our
only bachelor President"
Young Buchanan practiced law in
Lancaster. Pa. after his graduation
from Dickinson college and in 1914
he was elected to the PENNSYLVANIA
legislature. Seven years later the
FederaliSt party sent him to con-
gress and he served there for 10
years. During this period of his ca
reer occurred the incident which
made him confirmed bachelor.
He became engaged to Ann Cole
man of Lancaster but her father dis
approved of the match. So when
Buchanan went to Philadelphia to
try a case, the elder Coleman in
tercepted the letters that passed
between his daughter and the young
attorney and persuaded her that
Buchanan's long silence meant he
was no longer interested in her.
Meanwhile, gossips had brought
Buchanan the news that Ann was
engaged to another man. When
Buchanan called at her home, he
was received coldly by Robert Cole
man, who confirmed the gossip,
while Ann stood beside her father
without uttering a word of denial.
Later Buchanan wrote her letter
demanding that she return his let
tiers and any other keepsakes
he had given her, which she did.
The next day she went to Philadel-
phia to visit relatives and there. a
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02

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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02
The Answers

/. Incidental remarks.
2. One million.
3. The sunniest spots In the
United States are in southwestern
Arizona and southeastern Califor-
mia.
4. The ghost shrimp is so trans
parent that the beating of it's heart
may be seen through its shell.
5. or the thousands of varieties
OF wild and cultivated roses grow
ing throughout he world, not more
than SO are fragrant.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02
Man of Destruction

For it would have been better
that man should have been born
dumb, nay, void of all reason,
rather than that he should employ
the gifts of Providence to the de-
struction of his neighbor. -Quinti-
liam.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02
Ask Me Qnother
. A General Quiz
The Questions

/. What are obiter dicta1
z. In Roman numerals, what is
the meaning of IN" with a line
over it?
3. Where are the sunniest spots
In the United States?
a. Is the ghost shrimp trans
parent?
5. Are all roses fragrant7
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02
CHAPTER XVIII

Behind him, as Benning took of
from the Guatemala terminal air
port on the last leg Of his flight into
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02

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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02
THE CHURCH ENLARGING ITS
FELLOWSHIP

LESSON TEXT-Acts s:l.s. l4-lT. IS
GOLDEN TEXT - Therefore they that
we're scattered abroad went everywhere
preaching the word.-Acts "a
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
CUNDAy
OCHOOL Lesson
BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST d. d.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union)
S. S. Lesson for May q

. Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
ected and copyrighted by Information al
Council OF Religious Education: used by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Winds TO Delay
PiCkereI Start

BAY CITY. April North.
easferly winds viii delay for sev.
eral days the pickerel fishing
season in Saginaw Bay.
Due to start yesterday, the sea.
son has been delayed because OF
the ice damned into the bay by
winds from its mouth.
Until the wind changes
enough 10 carry the ice out,
there can be no fishing, SAID
Roy Mccoy, veteran commercial
fisherman here.
The men who usually have a
score Of nets set before the season
opens and bring in a dozen tons
of fish the opening day have been
unable 10 set a net Yet.
Saginaw Bay annually produces
Is per cent OF the pickerel taken
in Great Lakes waters and most
Of this amount is taken in the
first two weeks of the April season
when the big yellows' come into
the bays shallow waters TO spawn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Gets True Honors

The first dog n bark up the
tree gets tree honors, which en-
titles him not only 10 run in the
finals but marks him equally as
good II not better than the line
winner" .
Two separate final races are
run. One for all the winners Of
line and the winners Of tree
First and second monies as we'll
as trophies are presented 10 the
winnerS m tfTrye rv'J 7T'5cFS-
A good field trial dog IS a valu-
able animal Many sell all the
way from $3.50 10 $3.50. Old
Homer, owned by Bruce Clink Of
Capac. was one of the greatest
field trial dogs ever 10 run in
Michigan. He won the Michigan
Championship when he was only
10 months.
Another great Michigan field
trial dog was Old Drum. three
times Michigan state champion.
Old Drum, now dead, was owned
by Clare Thompson Of Yale.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Walks Along Creek

Robin had ceased to sing shortly
before we crossed the gulley
bridge; we turned southwark to
the etlf,,te- t,f the he sluggish creek and
walked along It's thorn-shielded
banks to the eastern boundary of
the farm. We halted at the wire
fence. leaning on one Of the few
sound cedar posts. KilldeerS were
flying high, their plaintive cries
TO us so clearly it seemed
the birds might be only yards
away
But what was thise
a large gray bird with a wing
spread of nearly four feet-was
swiftly climbing the air. only 10
hurl itself downward into the
clover field. II would spiral up
ward To a height Of perhaps 80
feet-then hurtle downward in a
suicidal plunge.
We remained stockstill; once
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Red Looks Green

"The red looks green or brown,
and ] might think it's a deer.
How does the clerk who sold me
the license know II 1 know what
happens when a fellow stumbles
in the snow and jams his barrel
full of the white stuff. Probably
nothing until he picks up his
paper next morning and reads
about n nonresident who blew
his left hand TO bits firing that
snow-clogged gun"
Edges plan would be to place
designated inspection stations
Throughout each state and the APP
plicant for A hunting license be
10 answer or demonstrate
the following:
I-ReasOHabfe knowledge Of
how 70 load, carry, fire and I'M
load gun.
THAT his or her eyc-sfght
meets with the accepted tests
of Occulists.
S-That he has a knowledge
of state and federal game laws
which apply to shooting hours,
bag and possession limits,
species, etc.
4-That he knows at first
glance the game birds and ami
mails I'm his vicinity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
so to 100 Dogs

At an ordinary meet so TO 100
dogs are on hand ready TO show
their stuff Just before the races
are run all dogs or the field are
given number and all numbers
are placed in a hat.
A "dragman' is one that takes
a live coon, places him in a wet
bag and drags him around a mile
course that ends at the foot Of a
large tree Another coon is then
tied high in the tree.
The eight dogs TO run in the
race are then released and imme-
diately start baying as they take
up the artificial trail. The drag
man usually lays out a crooked
track in an effort 10 fool the
hounds.
Finally dogs reach the stretch
and race in TO the tree. There are
two payons in coon dog field
trialS-one for the fastest dog and
one for the quickest tree dog. The
coon dog man calls it line and
tree b. Zine" means The FIRST
dog TO pass between two judges
standing $50 feet fr0D the tree
That dog wins frS "li1e' money
and chance 10 run infthe finals
where the big purses and trophies
are urpScnfcd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
He's aCAaa,pion-

'In Is minutes. I'll guarantee
we can hit hot trail" he said.
THE Thompson rothers--
Claire, Lee, Harold and Jack
are veteran hunters. They really
know the sport. Claire has a
blue tick coon and fox hound,
named Blue BOY, that's real
champion. Hes only two and a
half years old, Yet he's won
about 5000 In prizes. Claire
raises and trains his own dogs
on the WY 70 Yale. we
learned that the red fox is about
the only species found in this
state. that there is some day
time hunting. but that most Of
II is done in the English style
on horSeback--at Metamora and
Bloomfield Hills Hunt Clubs
Because they put UP the big
EeSt prize money. $3.50. the Cad
lilac annual Michigan champion
ship fox chase IL considered the
World Series" among the hunt
ers.
There arc more foxes upstate,
of course. but quite few are
found as close to Detroit as
Oakland County. The county re
-t---.itt.. s, offered a bounty 20 get
rid OF what trey considered
pests and 50 or more were
turned IN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

again we were 10 witness the
courtship antics Of a marsh hawk.
Just as the bird was about TO
strike the earth it woHs swoop
upward in unbelievable recovery.
The next two descents were not
plunges; the bird seemed TO spiral
down, somewhat as a leaf falls
from a tree in Autumn.
The hawks next madness" was
TO climb in spirals about 20 feet,
then 10 flip backward and twirl
down in a form of tailspin. Each
time the crash TO earth was mar
rowly averted, and each time we
watched. breathless. at the eX-
tremes to which this ecstatic lover
would 90 to show off before lady
fair,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Game Trails
Game Trails
DEER
CLIMBS UP A TREE
BY DON GILLIEs

Have you ever heard Of a white
tailed deer climbing a tree7 Bob
Edge, Columbia Broadcasting out
door commentator. who is conduct
ing a safety campaign in the hunt
ing field, told ne this story in
Memphis a few weeks ago, while
we were attending the North
Ar7rr1can HEirfitiiifffr- Conference
During a recent hunting sea-
son I'm one of our Eastern states,
II was reliably reported that a
deer hunter who had taken up
point of vantage in a tall tree
was shot from his perch and in
stantly killed by another hunter
who claimed that he saw some
thing move and fired"
Bob probably told this one TO
a, plan he is supporting
that VIII require all applicants for
licenses throughout the
United States to take an examina-
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
$50 Mdrksmen
Set for Finals
'Ready on the right! Ready on
the leftm

Ready on the right! Ready on
the left"'
Commence firing"
These familiar words will echo
and re-echo Saturday and Sunday
May 10 and II, in Agricultural
Hall, Michigan State Fair Grounds
in Detroit, when $50 finalists In
the Detroit Times Rife Tourna-
ment. winners in their respective
leagues, line up for the final shoot
in quest of the William Randolph
Hearst Citizens Workmanship
trophies.
The 70 victorious rifle teams,
winners over hundreds of teams
who competed in the preliminary
matches. where a total of 1900
marksmen have been firing since
early last Fall, represent the cream
of Michigan's small bore marks
men.
When the bark of the $50 rifles
have ceased late Sunday two
teams will walk away with identi-
cal first place trophies. One team
will have in its possession the
beautiful William Randolph Hearst
Trophy for shooting the highest
team score in the tournament.
Each member of the team viii be
presented with a. handsomely en-
graved gold lapel4 button.
A similar trophy and five gold
lapel buttons will be presented to
the team with the highest score
based on their handicap average.
This trophy Is being presented by
Mr. William Randolph Hearst in
recognition of those. who though
not the best shooters in the tourna-
ment. have shown the greatest
improvement in rifle shooting.
All league secretaries are urged
to rush the Gun Editor of the
Times, the names of the winners
eligible to compete in the final
shoot.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
KneW a Spot

At Yale. Claire Thompson and
his son. DIN. were persuaded 70
add three Of their favorite dogs
10 Oestrike's two. and father
and son led Us 10 a spot they
knew along the banks of a
branch Of the Black River.
The dogs were released and
went hurrying off into the night,
their noses making "snuffing"
sounds as they went about the
business Of finding trail.
What, no guns" asked the
novice.
NO guns" the expert ex-
planned we 20 out for fun, not
to XIII"
And as We struck or across
the field. climbed a fence and
left the starht sky behind TO
enter the thick woods. We I'M
derStood what was meant
Dogs barked in the distance
and their owners identified their
voices. lThey all sounded alike 10
the noviceD An owl WHO'D
whoocd' and the leaves crunched
and cracked underfoot;
It's not likely the dogs'll hit
TRAN tonight" Thompson pre-
dicted Too much frost"
And he was right Whether II
uas the frost. The "noiSy-footed'
novice. or the lack of fox. the
hunt was unsuccessful as far as
excitement was concerned.
But a two-hour tramp through
the woods. listening TO the dogs
barking. was enough TO make up
for 1t.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Compares Licenses

He compares hunting licenses
with automobile licenses. and he.
lieveS that federal legislation
should be passed 10 make il Just
as tough 10 get one ss the other
Rifles and shotguns. Edge
SAYS. ARE lethal weapons and,
as such. should be considered
with the utmost respect. But
-theXe To the best of my
knowledge there is not one state
in the union where l cannot
walk in and secure. upon pay
ment of the proper fee, license
which gives me the right to
carry a loaded gun through the
fields, woods and upon tn
waterways Of that state.
"Of course ] may be asked a
few questions by the clerk. How
many pheaSants did l shoot the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Nature in April Smith
QUEER COURTSHIP FLIGHT OF THE MARSH HAWK
BY Clayton H. Smith

across the field in easy flaps and
buoyant glides.
We leaned on the post, happy In
the sun. and from among the dead
reeds by the creek we heard the
sweet, clear oka-leeee. konger-
eeee Of red-winged blackbirds.
The April sun. day by day,
would shine more ardently and
soon in the swamp grasses would
be a nest Of the marsh hawk and
in the reeds by the sluggish creek
would be nests Of the red-wings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
DATES FOR SPORTSMEN

Dawson. Mich. All contestants re-
ceive Wildlife chevrons.
April 25-Annual fhree-day
TROUT FESTIVAL at Kalkaska
begins.
April 26-TRO SEASON
OPENS.
April IS 49, Two-d V REGIS
TERED SKEET SHOOT starts at
Crosse Pointe Skeet Club. Seven
Mile road and Harper avenue. De-
troit.
April 27-COON FIELD TRIALS
at Howell. sponsored by Livingston
County Sportsmen's Club.
April 27-COON CHASE at
kALkASkA TROUT FESTIVAL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

previous season. How many
rabbits? Routine questioning
but never a word about my fit
ness TO go among my fellow cit
liens with weapon charged
with buck shot, bird shot or a
rifle cartridge.
"For all the license agent
knows, ay-be ee!eT- blind and
then what good will the hunters
red he TO the person wearing 1t
in thick cover 100 yards away"
EDGE DOintS ont
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

s p a n i @ | lay
s pra W G d IN
pleasure.
We flung wide
to the morning
the Kite @ n
door and from
high in I b Q
lawn maple fell
robin S morning
song 10 the sun.
Hurr iedly VIC
ate, that soon
" g might b Q
free Of { h Q
house - free to
wan d e.r fields
and creekside.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Fewer Hunters Send
In Reports on Game

As the deadline passed for re-
turn Of hunters and trappers'
game-kill report cards. the con-
servation departments game divi-
sion reports the license stubs were
on hand from 1919 100 small game
hunters. 5663S deer hunters and
-2-371 trappers only three-quar-
ters as many hunters as in the
previous year co-operated by send
ing in their cards.
Bow and arrow hunters. how
over. returned more cards than
before. 354 as against $50 in the
year earlier. The report cards arc
useful IN game management and
the fixing Of bag andsseason limits.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Tells Pheasant's Age

The age Of most pheasant may
be determined by the length and
shape of the spur. but in border
line cases. conservation depart
ment game men use a more reli-
able test the presence or absence
OF the ''burSa.' an internal pouch
found only in young Of the year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Hears Blackbirds

Now and then we thought We
heard the air-rush in the wide.
pointed wings: otherwise no sound
was made by the bird. For a
quarter-hour We observed The
flight. but al no time
did We see the female hawk.
Frightened off by some movement
of ours. or perhaps firing Of ardu-
Gus courtship, the hawk sailed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
SET Newberry SmeIt
JambOree Saturday

Newberry'S annual Smelt jam
boree is to be staged next Satur-
day, directors Of the Tahquame-
non Spoutsmen's Club have an
nounced. The official dipping and
celebration will be on the banks
of either the Millecoquin or Black
River.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Coon Dog Field
Trials Gain in
Sporting Favor
They Hold All Thrills
of Real Hunt, Plus
Seeing Hound Pack

Ever attend a coon dog field
trial?
If you haven't, then you've
missed one of the fastest growing
sports Of the day.
II holds all the thrills of a real
coon hunt, plus the fun of actually
witnessing a pack of hounds on
the trail of wary coon, as they
sniff their way TO the finish line
and actually tree a coon.
That represents only half the
fun. because several hundred out
doorsmeH that usually gather 70
these events back up their fov0.Itc
hounds ability not just with talk
but a little folding money.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Novice Hunter
Goes for Fox,
Gets Fresh Air
Learns Hunters Here
Go Out to Hear
DOG S, N OF Kill
BY DON w. LEE

1t was a little late for an
April FOOLS joke, so we knew
the boss was serious when he
said: Get a story about fox
hunting
"How does novice who has
never seen fox outside of a
roo, go about getting a story on
fox hunting?" VIC asked Don
Gillies, the expert on outdoors
and hunting and other strange
sports.
well" he began, you can
interview old-timers about the
different ways of hunting. hut l
think the best way is TO 90 hunt
ing yourself"
The influential Mr.. Gillies was
full of ideas. and before long it
vas all arranged. lie passed up
dinner date. called some
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Oestrike of Flat Rock, and we
all headed for Yale. Mich. where
Oestrike knew a man who had
some dogs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Enemy Of Trout

The greatest enemy Of the
trout aside from the fisherman
himself, is the common water
snake. not only from the number
of trout it consumes but also be-
cause of the number Of these
prcdatorS which may be found
along a stream
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

April 17-Claude Parmelec. big
game hunter and shooting expert.
viii show color movies IN Detroit
Times Auditorium. fifth floors :
p. m, for Detroit Times Rifle Tour
nament competitors and friends
Parmelec VIII put on Shooting eX-
hibition. with Roy SchWarz and
John KirSchner, expert Detroit
markSmen
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Nature IN April

Cloudless was the April morn
ing. the sky Of rarest blue The
breakfast table was in a pool Of
golden light as warm Sunbeaus
beat through the kitchen windows.
on the wall there danced a sun
burst as light was refracted from
some dish.
Below the kitchen window. on
the sun-warTned cellar door. the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

doors was lovely; all the world
was new. he seemed 10 tell US.
LilacS were in bud and a line of
yellow crocuSes shining along the
flower border already were OPEN
IN 10 the NlIn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
Need Residence License

81 live In an eastern state"
writes a Selfridge Field soldier
"What will II cost me 10 hunt
and fish In Michigan"
An act OF the state Legislature
several years ago. permits all
service men the right 10 fish or
hunt on a resident license.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

April 20-Nat ional Wildlife
Week. benefit TRAP AND SkEET
SHOOT at Williams Gun CLUB.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

April Detroit SpotSmen's
Congress viii hold might IN
THE LUMBER CAMP" at Amer
lean Legion Hall, Cass and Lafd-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

April 13-Second annual MICHI-
GAN OPEN GUIDES MEET, Ne
waygo. Nations outdoor guides
will compete for championship
honors. Other events. rife, shoot
ing bait and fly casting. outdoor
cooking, boat po1TnE, tTapShOOtIng
contest. pistol shooting.
April 14-NATIONAL WILD
LIFE WEEK begins.
April 15-TRAPPING SEASON.
bear and otter, en- d 5 IN Upper
Peninsula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

Robins h a d CLAYTON SMITH
been about the farm for, weeks
now. but none had sung as this
robin sang this morning. All out
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

April Ib-ANFK 7 { 7 y NOT
OWNERS AND SPORTSNAN'S
ASSOCIATION, monthly meeting
Savarinc Hotel. Detroit. Harry
Ruhl. chief Of game division, De-
partmcnt Of Conservation. Will
speak on Propagation of Coons'
at S p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-10
Motorcycles and Bicycles
A automobiles Wanted

IL FLYING time cheap Call AR. 72ls
for further Information
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-10

GENERAL PUBLIC LOAN
$3.50 Joy. 4o3 Woodbrook Bldg. TY. 6-332i
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-10
Tires-NelD and Used

GUARANTEED tire treading since 1925.
Passenger ard truck sizes In stock.
Motor city Tire Service 1871 Gratiot.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-10

Auto Loans
Evening star., 1941-11-30
$500 YOUTHS
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Urol, woter-repelIent cot
ton oobordine. Ton, blue
ond teol. Sizes lC. to IS.
Evening star., 1941-11-30
$3.50 JR. MISS
FIT.RITE SHOES
$40

Two popuIor styles in Jr. Miss
Fit-Rites reduced for this event.
AII-over Alligator Golf oxfords
with medium leather heel and
ton Elk wino-tip oxfords with
seporote Kitty tongue. Sizes 4
10 8 ~.