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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-11
ANN's HABIT

Foremost among Ann Southern's pet hates is being called Annie, yet she invariably addresses people as fannie" whose names are Ann
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-11

Conant, in nearby Cambridge.
 Army observers said last nights raids represented the most complete test of the air raid warning service to date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-11
IhOM ASTON

PRICES will advance 50 cents c ton on all sizes on coal Oct. 18th. siO0 per ton on coke. George Shearer.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06

American Pubhc are committed to the policy of providing
ana 1ood Tor use by Britain now hard pressed all its
and Also to providing the implements needed by
the nearly two million being be train
co. III american camps and can tcnements constitute
active military defense group
These tremendous industrial efforts indicate that pro,s
times are ahead They definitely an affirmative sense
OF public responsibility duty sacrifice on the part of all of
mat lhlS Affirmative sense Of responsibility not being
oyay accepted in quarters indicated b "a confirm
ing strikes They constitute major handicap to defense pro-
duction i
ne public press has emphasized patent as day
Gh Itself: that goods intended Engnd and for orr own do
tense are being sunk not only by Germans but also by An
y reckless strikes and sabotage during this national mer
gency. INV
The Labor Consuan Of the War Department has nontel
out after referring to the Please turn TO PAGE r,r
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06
WELCH-DUNBAR GRADS
TO PRESENT PLAY

The Death Bird" a thrilling
3-act mystery play by Robert
st. Clair is to be given the 9th
grade class of WEIGH Dunbar
school tonight June g..
Written around the novel idea
OF a stage magician who gives
up his art and set about e. DOS
and fake crystal gazers his
ing fraudulent spirit med ms
play is so full of exciting tua-
tons anr unusual happenir IS It
will leave you gasping.
The play is directed by Robt.
q. Greer, who declares that it is
the most interesting play he has
directed in several years.
Seats not reserved and are
selling at a small admission
at the door. Advance sale tickets
for reserved seats will be on the
streets this afternoon.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06
TREND TOWARD MODERATION
SEEN BY PUBLIC LEADERS
1 am law-abiding beer retailer.

REPRESENTATIVES, of govern
ment, economics, medicine. law
ana sociology declare that the eight
years since beers relegalization in
1855 nave been marked by increas
ed respect for law and order. reduc
ton OF racketeering and gangster
ism, and a renewed trend toward
true temperance.
In statements issued recently \
Br o OF leaders OF American
thought contrasted the economic
ana social betterment since relegali.
zatlon with the empire of crime"
mat hourished during prohibition
The values of beer in promoting
temperance and order around the
camps where our new armies arc
being trained was emphasized bv
Dr. Handell Henderson. Professor
OF PHYSIOLOGY Emeritus at Yale
University. lie urged that Federal
ana State Governments avoid now
increases in taxes on beer which
might induce any return to boot
Logging.
NJ HHtidm Gerry MOTOdn of
washington, u. c., PastPrcsidcnt
Of the American Medical Assocj1-
tioH' said: II believe that beer rs If
IS consumed by a vast majority of
individuals is harmless and there.
fore the ideal beverage. True fem.
perance is the goal we should strive
lot The two poles Of intemperance
are prohibition on the one hand and
drunkenness on the other"
COZ Herbert II. Lehman Of Men,
YORK: The legalizing OF beer has
oeen OF great industrial and eco.
monte value to the nation. The 70.
pear or prohibition greatly added |
70 public respect for law and order |
ieuuced racketecring and genpster'
ISM and brought substantial eco
'oiiic gains to industry and labor"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06
COMMENCEMENT AT
ELkHORN NEGRO HIGH

The Reverend Mr.. C. II. Page,
pastor Of the Rockhill Baptist
church, Gary, w. Va, will
preach the Baccalaureate Ser.
mon TO the Elkhorn Negro7hfgh
school Sunday afternoon, June
., 1941, at 800 P. M. in the
high school auditorium. The
public is invited.
Commencement Address
Professor @. A. Connolly, of
Bluefield State Teachers college,
will make the Commencement
Address Tuesday, June 10, at
800 p. NJ. in the auditorium.
Mr.. Connolly is Chaplain and
professor of geography and his
tory at Bluefield State Teachers
college. He is a former instruct
or of Kimball high school, is q
graduate Of Howard university
and Ohio State university and is
an outstanding minister and
lecturer.
MIR. Connolly will be introduce
ed by Mrs. NJ. T. Whittico,
editor of the Mcdowell Times.
Other Events
June Elementary Music fest.
June G. Senior Play
June 8-Baccalaureate sermon
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06
Dear =
SpOrtf0liO

Mcdowell County saw its
first major sepia game the other
night W h en- the Ethiopian
Clowns met the New York Mo-
hawk Giants at Blakeley Field
here in WEIGH.
Those fans who attended saw
their moneys worth. A large
group of inebriated celebrants
went out to brave the threat of
rain.
After taking 10 lead in the
opening, inning h Miami
Ethiopian Clowns coasted to a
81 win over the Giants.
Presenting lineup studded
with tar performers, the
Clowns apparently had little
trouble in taking the win and
made a tremendous hit with the
local hackers.
The Welch Miners, sponsors
of the sepia game, said today
that an effort would be made to
bring the Ethiops back in the
near future.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06


Sping and spatl The 1941
inter collegiate preliminaries
played at Tuskegee and Howard
opened the American Tennis
Association Jubilee year pro-
gram which will be climaxed
with the 25th anniversary cele-
bration at the National ChamD-
lonShips to be held at Tuskegee
August 1924.
Telling you early so that va
might get the buggy Gassed up
with four or five of the boys for
the trip.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06


oo' Ju",'' w. 1cTd'd' L. S. Ambus-
all our , uw n,unV, IoiJ.i1l7: above
a. our youth Is learning the benc-
800, - rue temperance. and the in
, 'i9lDio empire Of crime which
ei.i e'lencd the very foundations of
0ut Socle'y mas been destroyed"
w. samuel Hdrden church, Prcsi
Gc"t, Ihe Carnegie Institute, rus.
o",9"' The legalization of beer as
beverage for those who want y,
married the restoration OF liberty
III 'ne NE OF our American nation;
Dut ilDerty can be a boon to hu
l nlly only when it combines tenn
p - Hlco as an lnScparable element
han 80. ,,. ,'"' .o''al character. 1t is my
III IT. =, , t,I. temperance viii grow un-
Ar :. Oe'"iii'S d part OF the soul Of
america
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06

Harry Bobo just busted off
Dorazio and now Bob Mont
gomery, the lad this column
hailed some three months ago.
has done Just what was expect
ed and whipped the fight out of
Lew Jenkins.
Boy, | don't wish that it haG
been title match, but no. they
are trying to get around thar
since it is known the sepia boy
will set the king of the light
weight division on his pretty
little pants-and who wants Lew
to get rosin on his kingly runlcs {?
Safety of the Nation
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06

What in the name of all COM
mon sense is the matter with
some of the managerial brains
in the Miners dugout? Triner
and those other two lads can t
pitch all the time. Their arms
now are mere rubber from too
much hurting.
A drop from tight hold ON
first place by virtue of no pitch
'erS is telling enough. Stop ruin
ing those lads. The club merely
has franchise on them for the
season and not on their lives
which will hold little in the way
Iof baseball if the present grind
keeps going.
Now, listen - someone must
have the right dope. Just which
of the two sides of the Louis
Bacr fracas do you believe?
We have the idea that Baer is
a great man and that Louis foul
| ed him after the bell by tar
ION t h chin. Then there is the
other side that Louis is still the
best Of all champs.
Let me get in my ideas along
with other sports writers who
are much more widely known
and read
J Remember the belly-achinq
Buddy's older brother. Make
used to do - and the Sharkey
"foul-yelling days." Brother. il
lis coming back and why not aim
i, 1t at a sepia champ who has
been in the king-seat too long
to satisfy most of the So-callcd
mcgulS and their Sidc-kicks?
Then there was the time when
a man had to be hit below the
belt or rabbit-punchcd to have a
foul called. Now if a champ socks
one on the kisScr with definite
force so that he is unable to
answer the bell the hue is rails
ed that he was foulcd. Nuts!
In any event the commission
cannot change the verdict Of the
referee for his i, the final de-
ciSion along with the Judges.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06

Archie Harris of Indiana uni
Verslty! That is enough to say
and you can add the records he
has made on the track an field
squad.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06
:. Yyht Lnarnin, tnYnra

-. u. snccdote about Michel.
ane J. o 500 MN. 49, only a
9a'n'>rs apprentice, going to the
a s n arket to look az the eyes of a
ash 10 note their color and the deli
cAcy OF its frs. The last, when a
Nleno found him solitary one day
amidst the ruins of the Coliseum
ana when he expressed his surprise
Michelangelo simply said. az 90 vet
10 school" Cae of hic last drawings
is sketch O. an old man and the
leorn). 'in
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06

Large Tobacco Section
The Miami Valley, Ohio, is the
largest tobacco section rnrth of the
N'e"0 ~0@ Divon line
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06
AME $ Assembly to be Held
In Becklcy on June Is 20
Continued from Page II

Things that Attract Them.
Youth of all denominations
a n d organizations is extended
special invitation to attend this
congress. Board and room for
the congress session has been
set at an EXTREMITY low figure
$l.5O. The State Director is the
Reverend Mr.. John F. Little, 3O1
Jones street, Bluefeld. West Va
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06

al, public and private import
ance, each, it may be said. con-
scientiously and honestly express
ing his or her own views with
respect to the problems involved
in the program of emergency
preparedness now underway.
The people of the country
are confused and. timorous, and
in large measure, bewildered by
h perpleXitieS of passing
events.
Aside from problems Of ma
tional policy, the situation is
also being disturbed by crippl-
ing blows and Suspicious sabot-
age, thereby interfering with
maximum production of the es-
sentials for its own defense and
for aid to Britain.
The Congress of the United
States, the President, and the
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06
THE SAFETY OF THE NATION
BY DR.. Emmett j. Scott


Increasingly each day. becomes and more evident
country approaching, it has already reached
the period history since the disruption of
the Union threatened by the Civil War of lS6165.
Despite this fact for it fact there continues consider
able dsuny persons of outstanding oc
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06
By Bob" Greer

Arthur Donovan is the best in
the fight game when it comes to
being third man. If he said it
was O. K then who are these.
would-be blowhards to say other
wise! Even some of the harden
ed reporters jumped into the
ring and yelled to disuualifv
Baer when Huffman refused to
leave the ring. Some stuff whe
IA big bum, making little
change to fill the depleted cot
fers, tries to rope champion
ship in the bargain.
Sure, he Knocked Joe through
the ropes Iii the first. And as
usual, every man who hit the
Joey too hard had the daylight
Knocked out of him right after
lit.
Speaking of crying babies -
this Baer was one and one-half
inches taller and weighed Sc
/ pounds more than Joe and then
had to wipe the salty to get his
| press notices. YOu takn ,o,, -
smells
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-06-06

Continued from Page Two
days lost this year through
work stoppages in plants produc
mo for defense, that: in precise
~ the proper spot. these man
days could have produced 40
O1I Gerand rifles; 1000 com
pletcly armed light tanks. and
so ON to Grand total of almost
Astronomical proportins.
Evening star., 1941-04-04

Softens even the hardest water 10
rain-water softness. Choice of lux
urious Garden Bouquet or invigorat-
ing Forest Pine fragrance.
Evening star., 1941-04-04

You get a novel purse
gadget that holds Sub
tint and has a clever
extra compartment for
your Coty Sub-Deb Lip
stick.
ALL FOR ONLY
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Dorothy Dix Says 80
Too Much Sympathy Is Not Good
For Young or Old Recipient

cause he has to punch the time clock
at the Office instead Of lying abed
that pretty soon Johnny feels that
he is a poor, prosecuted martyr, and
he lays down and quits. The relief
rolls are filled with the sons of ten
der, sympathetic mothers.
Certainly no one can deny that the
sympathetic mother is first aid to
divorce. A boy and girl get married
and find that marriage is full of
work and worry and responsibility
and sacrifices and the clash of tenn
pers and temperaments.
Mary weeps on mothers breast
and tells her of all Toms faults and
peculiarities, and of how he was
actually brutal to her about the new
hat she bought: how he fuses when
the coffee is bad and the toast Is
burned at breakfast; how he is
breaking her heart with his cruelty
And mother poor darlings" her
and says: Come home to mother
and let me take care of you"
Sympathy is responsible for that
vast army of feminine invalids who
enjoy poor health and who enslave
their families. AS long as they can
make cult of their poor nerves, or
their bad hearts, or what have you.
and everybody waits on them hand
and foot, they lie for years on their
couches in pretty negligees and talk
about their symptoms. But let some
thing happen that cuts off their
supply of sympathy and they rise up
and walk, take their beds with them
and are as well as anybody.
Believe me, sympathy is one of
the virtues that leans to vices side.
1t does more harm than good. What
people in trouble need is not pity.
They need a brace. They need
something to put hope in their
hearts and strength in their back
bones that will make them get up
and flight instead of lying down and
taking it. DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1941-04-02

be worked out by the average
daddy on a couple of Saturday
afternoons with saw and hammer,
or by the average mother using
paint and brush. In case your
children like to paint, but you
fear their first efforts inside the
house, suggest that they paint the
winter play equipment for storage
and freshen up the summer toys. to
start the season like new. The sleds
will look much better next winter
if they are put away with their
underpinningS fresh with new red
paint and a good coat of water
proof varniSh on the wood section.
If the youngsters deplore the fact
that hard use has removed the
decoration from the top, show them
how they can transfer a decalco-
mania pattern in its place, do their
own monogram under it and then
use varniSh to protect it. The
garden tools, the wheelbarrow, the
children's wagon, velocipede and
bike are improved in appearance
and length of usefulness by coat
of the right kind of paint.
It's really fun to paint and being
a good painter is well worth the
time and attention it takes. If
the family investigates the new
color schemes as set up in the color
guides, with the various color COM
binations and paints for various
uses, it is quite possible that they
will be paint minded" before
another month is out. Then you
will find vast improvement in the
appearance of your property, as well
as satisfaction for yourself.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Manners
of the
Moment

When television becomes part OF
every ones telephone equipment
there will certainly be fewer long
drawn-out telephone conversations.
If Mary could see friend Bessie but
toning up her dress and handing a
lollipop to the baby while at the
same time she pulls the telephone
cord as far back as it will go so she
can see the mali clock, she'd suspect
that friend Bessie was trying TO go
out and she would terminate her dis
sertation. But as things stand now,
buses are missed, bargain sales
passed up and romances spoiled be-
cause some people think telephone
Is the place to tell ones life history.
It's hard to know how to handle
these long -winded friends who aren't
the least abashed when you keep
saying yes and no In q faint voice.
They don't even notice when you say
yes in the wrong place because ev-
cry one In the room Is talking and
you can't hear.
What to do? You can't knit with
one hand; you can't stir up cake
unless your telephone Is In the
kitchen and unless you're very
smart; you can't listen to your favor
ite radio program while holding a
receiver. I guess the best plan is
to keep a book handy and catch
up on your reading. A comfortable
davenport near the phone is a good
idea, too.
And you can make up your mind
to say, Are you busy now?" the next
time you telephone q friend for .
little chat. JEAN.
Evening star., 1941-04-02

versions With smart little cdpeS IN
navy or pastels with detachable COL
lars for mothers convenience. Also
in the suit line are tweeds, shepherd
checks and other modes in miniature
editions of grown-up fashions .
Red is one of the favorite colors,
with navy a close second-or maybe
it's the other way around .
Anyway, these two shades used in
combination make up some of the
smartest clothes for children, and
are perfect in conjunction with the
military theme. Separate skirts Of
red are worn with middy-blouses by
girls of all ages and topped with
jaunty wool jackets. To see some
of these wee skirts with leather
belts is a treat surpassed only by
the sight of the accompanying
sport jackets in sizes l and 2. For
the slightly older girl, Duchess Of
Windsor inspired jackets are very
smart-those are the ones in navy
with lapels piped in thin white
braid.
Coats include the usual REFERS in
tWeeds, as we'll as some new covert
caSuals with fly-front which look
just like those the college girls and
boys affect. Dresses are dainty,
with, as we have mentioned, pre-
dominance of novelty two-piece
styles. Blouses may be either very
tailored or very feminine, the latter
types boasting shocking and other
peasant" detailing.
Accessories which play such a
major part in the adult style picture
are also important to the youngster.
Girls of every age take pride in a
frilly blouse. a perky hat with a
flower, an engaging conversation
piece" lapel gadget. They love their
clean white gloves and tiny purses
which are miniature, colorful edi-
tions Of mothers or big sisters.
What's more, it's really surprising
how much a pretty outfit means to
the young fry. If you've ever
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Military Influence, Capes
And Perky Tailored Suits
Shown for Youngsters
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Holds True in Children's
Fashions for Easter
Helen VOet

educational through chdrens
little darngs excellence matter they've
snapped favote from big
brother we'll Chdrens clothes this spring and
fashionable that nothing sacred the feminine adult unless
Women of simply adore Easter OUTFIT but
the thrill ensemble that the This
unntiated, amazing
military styles and little loves
sailor collars
editions of sailors jackets to be in every size from on up
includes necklaces of white
military influences
of all and they
twopiece suits
NAV have candy-strped
Evening star., 1941-04-02

From time lmmem0rlal sympathy
has been touted as the bright anc
shining virtue that most adorned
womankind, yet I doubt If any vice
has ever done half the harm that IL
has. For the inevitable result of pity
is to weaken its victims, to destroy
their morale and to quill them still
further down into the slough of de-
spair. OF course, we all like to be
sympathized with. When We are sick
we like to have our sympathetic
friends come to see us and draw a
long face and make us believe that
no one has ever suffered before as
we are suffering and that we are
trembling on the verge of the grave,
but when they go away we have to
send in hurry call for the doctor.
When we have hard job to do we
like for somebody to shed tears OF
pity over us and poor dear" us,
but the result is that it makes us
so sorry for ourselves that we just
give up the struggle of fighting with
a hard and cruel world. When we
lose those we love it is balm to our
hurt hearts to have some one mingle
their tears with ours, but every time
they do so it tears the wound open
again and keeps it fresh and bleed
ing. For sympathy is like dope
soothing and pleasant, but once you
get the habit of taking it you are a
goner. There is no pep left in you,
no ambition, no courage. no fight,
You spend the balance of your life
wallowing in self-pity. aided and
abetted by the dear, kind women
who plume themselves on being so
sympathetic.
Did you ever stop to think of the
harm that these angelic women do
with their sympathy? To begin
with, they undermine their chill
dren's characters in their very era
dies and teach them to be weaklings
who will never be able to take life
on the chin. When little Johnny
stumbles and bumps his nose mama
picks him up and pities him and
kisses the place to make it well, and
says: Did the nasty old floor hurt
mothers precious darling?" And
that does the trick and turns john
ny into a wilmer and complainer
for the balance of his days.
When Johnny is grown and gets a
job mother pities him so much for
having to work instead of playing
golf, and she is so sorry for him be-
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Correct Any
Bad Habits
AtStart
Thumb Sucking Is
Common Fault
In Infancy
By Letfice Lee Street,

Many habits that prove dis
tressing to both the child and his
parents start in infancy. They
should be corrected right then.
Uncontrolled crying, bed-wetting,
tantrums, sucking of sheets, cloth
ing, lips and thumbs can all be
stopped when they start. If you
have a child with any particular
bad habit, why don't you write
to me and we can discuss it, and
perhaps find a means of stopping it?
Remember that this column is de-
signed as a service for you and
your baby, and we are happy to
help in any way that we can.
The continuation of bad habits
can make child nervous and sell
fish, and their practice uses up
needed energy.
Perhaps the commonest of the
early habits is that of thumb suck
ing. Whenever a baby is found
with his thumb in his mouth it
should be gently withdrawn. Never
never substitute one bad habit with
another, such as giving a baby a
"pacifier." These are unhealthy
and unsanitary, and If you continue
to use them you will have an awfully
hard time weaving your infant.
If a little baby does not stop
sucking his thumb very soon after
you have tried keeping it out Of
his mouth then you should tie his
hands inside of the sleeves of his
nightie, or wrap gauze around his
fingers, or use bubbles" or any otker
method that is not too uncom.
Portable.
1t is important for a mother not
to smack her baby's hand or roughly
jerk his thumb from his mouth
or speak to him Grossly. Even a
young baby only a few months old
can feel deeply hurt at the tone OF
his mothers voice or if she strikes
him.
Such unwise and cruel treatment
will surely deprive the mother OF
the love and confidence of her baby
and she will have difficulty in train
ing him in every way.
Such action can also further in
jure a baby by making him feel
that there is something evil about
his mouth or his hand and start a
complex in his little mind that can
have far-reaching results.
With infants, as with children who
are older, harsh punishment or
words seldom serve to correct the
trouble and tend to focus attention
on the mischief instead of divert
ing it.