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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24
WHERE DID THE MONEY GO:

During the past year hot few billion dollars has
voted and granted and spent for the defense program
this money from all of and needs prices
are high and some uXure actually reach of the
poorer parts of the population. 1t you and l.
No objection has been made the money was to build H.
our army and Almost every body knows that the s
army has almost equipment Vast contracts have been signed
months and deliveries have been so insignificant hc
average American citizen has begun to ask himself number
OF questions Of there millions Americans who do
not read the papers think the of the nation
as long as they yet al! right But number is dwindnr
When charges bandiedar0und Conprcs@non sucb
lately appeared in the daily press high time that somebody
with authority take charRc-also with ABIIJTY-tho oidinr
around in official Washington is enough to make angels wec,
The President appears has concentrated authority with
and in himself possible and the part he has
given to OPM appears to be insufficient
Something probably without base about one of OPNs bio
BOSS having relatives in German territory to make him go
is worthy looking into for Hitler certainly would not oyeon
possibilities therein Anyhow he has delivered the goods
in line at which the is rated "tops
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24
WHAT Is EDUCATION?
(By Ruth Taylor)

What is education 1t is the equippn of the
eager mind The brain be alert active is cd-
cation that gives it the ability dig the facts separate
the wheat from the cha formulate plan and drive ahead and
carry through. 1t education that shapes living 1t is
the driving power of the machine
Education brings responsibility We can forgive ipnor-
nee but not incidence lack knowledge the misuse
e training One the feeling against Germans runs
higher than against ohct group better was
backward countries could bcacccped from or for them
we need to return to the lessons copy books
fionsty the Best Policy Kind Hearts More than
Corones And so on I'm trying to show consideration for
the children of today have given cverythng-ex-
cept the basic knowledge that everything has to be earned and
that you cant draft]odge life.
The children of today prepared for self govern
an! calm Judgment that they WILL sayed by ema-
Sc ues preaching prejudice, first in the form
ure ana second IN Il crusade Of avariciouS hatred
There has been much discussion about teachers in whose
hands education lies Words have flown fast Oppos-
ing groups have shreked Red Reaconary" at each
other We want anatca teachers our young-either
red or reactonary We do want youth not
WHAT but HOW to think We teachers who can awaken
the will to learn without which auomatons fit fodder
for dictator.
The best defense have in United States is
physically strong healthy mind ed well elucated ntellpenv
coorlIated cZenry The only achieve that end is by
beginning to train them when they children We must edu
cate for living
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24
Hitler Calls For Million
Italian Troops to Police
Occupied Territories

Reports were going the rounds
last week that Hitler had snt for
a million Italian troops to use
in policing his conqucsts. These
reports indicate that the German
boss considers Mussolin's men to
be no good for fighting but able
to police unarmed conquered
nations. The German troops
now engaged in police work are
very badly needed elsewhere
lin Russia because Hitler's man.
power is about used up.)
Italian sources promptly began
to deny the rports and to talk
of the exalted" position Of
Italy in German opinion. The
Italians are completely fought
out, starving and rebelIious as
result of the terrific beating the
Greeks gave them. The Navy
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24

The surfacing of the road to
Crumpler and McComas was
completed Tuesday of this week.
Bostain Contractin company,
(of Rupert did the job. This road
I leads from Northfork to the
heads of both main branches
of Nortfork hollow and thence
over the hills to McComas and in
the direction of both Mullens ana
Mataoka. This region of Mercer
county is criscrossed by a maze
of unmarked unpaved roads and
persons who leave the paved
route have been known to come
out at Burke hollow when they
thought that they were near
Mullens.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24
hents in America learn the les

e. 81
hents in America learn the les
son of lessons
! That, there is no permanent
gain in subjecting by coercion
or force, any of our population
groups to an attempted, infer
Tor status of citizenship and
general recognition in the meet
ing of our common tasks and
responsibilities;
That, disconnected elements
in the body polite chatting
under restrictions, and sub
ject to unfair practices, calculat-
ed to embitter and destroy their
better instincts, presents a
situation calling for a remedy
That, such practices react up
on the moral and spiritual
forces of the country, aud Ill
timately reduce us all to a COM
mon level far below the heights
our civilization is capable of
.achievng.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24

Supplies are alarmingly slow
Full quotas Of war weapons have
not been provided. After a year
of expansion and preparation,
the army of 1,441,5O0 is still
months away from adequate
combat efficiency. There is an
amazing lack of equipment.
complaints are also being made
of shortages of men.
Trucks, ambulances, machine
guns, munitions. airplanes ar
NOR plate -. essential of modern
equipment as prescribed by the
Army Organization tables. are
not adequately forthcoming.
Increasing Negro Personnel
The men shortages in the
army, already referred to. can
readily be met, in part, by a
revision of the Table calling for
92,345 Negro officers and soldi-
ers. The population-percentage
calls for approximately 100000.
Here would be added personnel
of 57,655.
No attempt is here made to
account for acute shortages in
equipment. That story is being
told by newspapers every day.
1t IS a catalogue of confusions.
of overlapping authority. of
mistakes, trial and error; strik-
es and battling procedures.
One part of it, most. surly is
the concentrated effort to deny
Negro men and women employ
ment in the effort to provide
our country with the essentials
of the all too probable war in the
offing. Production could have
ben FASTENED. Equipment provid
ed. Encouragement among ofic-
ers and men abated. Grumbling
stopped end our war machine
geared to an all-high.
When VIII America Learn
When will the enlightened eIe-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24
Few Obtain Defense Jobs
Despite Presidential Decree
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
now being realized. Recent sur
veys of the status of the Negro
in Defense Industries convinc-
lngly Indicate that negligibly
small numbers are bein employ
ed and to use the words of
Elmer A. Carter, Editor, Oppor-
tunity Magazine, official organ
of the National Urban league
Lip service only has been rem
dered (by many plants) by So
called token employment of a
half dozen Negroes or less. There
are many plants engaged in de
Tense production which have
openly defied the order and De-
clared that under no cicumstan-
ces will they employ members
of the Negro race. Those so far
are mainly in custodial service.
he declares.
MIR. Carter holds a responsible
position in the Democatic Adj
mlnlstation of New York State
as member of the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Appeal Board of
the Department of Labor. His
loyalty to the race has always
transcended political loyalty.
Regretfully, he has been COM
peled to recognize the patent
fact that cold-blooded and ruth
less racial discrimination against
Negro citizens in defense indus
try continues despite the rosy
hopes INDUCED by enthusiastic
partiSans who declared. when the
order was issued, that a new
Emancipation Proclamation had
been issued.
Abraham Lincoln was more
realistic. He did not feel that
honcycd words and phrases alone
could cure atrocious evils.
The County Has Suffered
Gricpiously as the Negro has
suffered from the gross inius-
tees inflicted by Labor oganiza-
tions and Industry during this
defense period-the country has
more.
After months and months of
preparation calling for billions |
and billions Of dollars for expcn-
diturcS production is still far be- |
hind schedule. The men in the
camps are reported as being |
discouraged, bored and disheaten
nd. Anxious as they are to have
a part in destiny's great play.
hey are unhappy because. as
they say, adequate implements
If war training have not been
provided.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24
ORDER OF. PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA: In the
Clerks office of the Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County. West
irginia Oct. Is, 1941
Macie Merilic HONEYCUTT
Plaintiff
VS.. In Chancery
LAWRENCE HONEYCUTT
Defendant
Pending in the circuit Court of
said Mcdowell County
The object of this suit is to
obtain from the defendant by
the plaintiff a divorce from the
bonds of matrimony and for
general relief.
And it appearing from an affi-
davit now on file with the papers
in this cause, that the defend
ant is a non resident of West
Virginia; it is therefore ordered
that the said defendant do ap.
pear at the Office of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Mcdowell
County within on month from
the date of the first publication
OF this order and do what is ne
ceSsary to protect his interest
herein.
And It is further ordered that
copy of this order be publishe
once a week for three successive
weeks in some newspaper of
gerenal circulation in the said
Mcdowell County.
A Copy, Teste:
ALEX d. CYPERS Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Mcdowell
County, West Virginia.
CAPEHART and MILLER, Pc.
Date of first publication,
October II, 1941.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24
80, 49, = - - -:
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA: In. the
Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County, West
Virginia, Oct. Is 1941.
ELIZABETH YOUNGBLOOD"
VS.. In Chancery
Plaintiff
NATHANIEL YOUNGBLOOD
Defendant
Pending in the Circuit Court of
said Mcdowell County
The object of this suit is to
obtain from the defendant by
the plaintiff a divorce from the
bonds Of matrimony and for
general relief.
And it appearing from an atii-
davit now on file with the papers
in this cause. that the defend
ant is a non resident of West
Virginia; it is therefore ordered
that the said defendant do APP
pear at the office of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Mcdowell
County within on month from
the date of the first publication
of this order and do what is ne
cessary to protect his interest
herein.
And it is further ordered thai
a copy of this order be published
once week for three successive
weeks in some newspaper of
general circulation in the said
Mcdowell County.
A Copy, Teste:
ALEX ID. CYPERS Clerk o.
the Circuit Court of Mcdowell
County, West Virginia.
JOSEPH G.. TRAVIS, Pc.
Date of first publication,
October II, 1941.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24

has no fuel and is thus immobo-
lied. The British blockade is
air-tight and not only is the
country policed by Germans bit
food and other supplies are be-
my taken out of Italy for use in
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24

Inc definition OF a dictator "A receiver for a bankrupt
dernocr c noted in recent press release contains much
food IL thought in those circles addicted to thinking
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24
Never Enough Money

Jud Thinking says he always want.
ed TO have enough money 90 keep
MN from worrying about the flu
lure, but he never vet saw any,
BODY who had managed it that way.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-10-24
NOrthfOrk Hollow Road Done

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-12
r EDUCATION
CONFERENCE E

Raleigh. June PA series of i'm
portant conferences on rural educa-
ton a announced today by x. G.
Phillips, of Winston-Salem, presi-
dent Of the North Carolina Educa-
ton Association.
The first of these conferences Is
to be held Friday, June 20. at APP
p%alachian Sttte Teachers College,
Boone, followed by another at the
University of North Carolina. July
8, and a third at East Carolina
Teachers College, July II.
A high light of the program will
be an address on "Developing the
Educational Program of a Rural
Community This address will be
delivered at the first conference by
DR.. Charl Ormond Williams, director
of field service for the National Edu-
cation Association, at the second by
DR.. Frank P. Graham, president OF
the Greater University of North Car
Gina, and at the third by DR.. Ed Nc
Cuistonsof the Arkansas sDspQstment
Of Education. -"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-12

Golfers VIII continue through Sat
urdav with their qualifying, and
pIay viii begin next Sunday.
An elimination matches Will be Tor
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-12

A 27-lS Victory Puts
West Enders III Dead
lock With Four Clubs
for Fourth Place;
Scores Given for Other
Matches.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-12

Big Star ........ 04l 005 DO
Two base hils: Bell, NorNelI, Gill,
Ellis, Davenport Three base hits:
Ifoyle, Strickland. Home runs: Falk-
ner. Stolen bases: Edwards, Turner,
Ellis. Winning pitcher: Wick. Losing
pitcher: Burney. Empires: Woodllef
and kearney.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-12

i3-hoies. with the caauu.4r.i;,
matches in the trst and e,.r'
flights going for 3G-hulos.
Ladies will qualify over n,nc lor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-12
Wo-4Ansoco, Hosiery Mill
And Rose Turn In Wins

E:g Star Spanked
Twice in Tripichead.
er at Fairgrounds
Park; Hosiery Mill
Takes Extra Inning
& q ~ { from Gro
AT1CCO.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-12
~

Game =t.N FL.
North i.ea4
GrO-Amoc -.-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-12
Once lou Ride ON Royal Masters You'll Never Buy Any Other Tire"

THEY GET SMOOTHER RIDES. The
seven ribs give "railroad-track" STA
bllity-a smoother, flowing ride
without hum, whine or rumble. Ejec-
tors in the grooves (right) eliminate
stones that often cut the tread.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29
Coined Phrase

THE PHRASE, it washes like a
handkerchief, probably sounds like
an age-old expression to most
people, but in reality it is fairly
modern one.
Handkerchiefs were originally
very ornamental bits of finery,
made of strictly non-launderable
material. 1t is comparatively re-
Gently that handkerchiefs became
articles of daily use. which go into
the tub with clock-like regularity
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29
Lemon Roll

3 eggs
cup sugar
5 tablespoons water
cup Sifted cake flour
l teaspoon baking powder
4 teaspoon salt
teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons margarine. melted
Beat eggs until light; add sugar,
beating all the while; add water
and beat well. Sift flour, baking
powder and salt together and add
to egg mixture; beat quickly until
mixed Add flavOring and melted
margarine.
Spread in creased IL by 16-inch
shallow pan and bake in moderate
oven 1878 degrees) for about Is
minutes. When baked. turn upside
down on cloth which has been
Killed. with confectioners'
sugar Cut edge off cake so that it
will not split when rolled. Spread
with lemon filling, roll carefully
and quickly, wrapping in a towel
until thoroughly cool.
Lemon Filling
. cup sugar
5 tablespoons flour
II teaspoon salt
Y cup boiling water
egg, well beaten
2 tablespoons margarine
Il teaspoon grated lemon rind
4 cup lemon juice.
Mix sugar, flour and salt to-
gether in top of double boiler. Add
water and mix thoroughly. Add
egg and cook over boiling water
for 5 minutes or until thick, re-
move from heat, stir in balance of
ingredients, cocl and spread on
Jelly roll Roll may be covered
with thin coating of frosting. if de-
sired.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29
REFRIGERATOR CAKE

A FROZEN salad is a refreshing
accompaniment to the usual hot
weather meal. The salad and deS-
Scrt given here can be made early
in the morning and the rest of the
meal prepared at the last minute.
Gineerale Mallow Salad
81 marShmallowS
2 tablespoons fruit juice
: cups ginger ale
l-eHP mayeHHalSe
2 cups peaches
~ cups pineapple
y cup maraSchino cherries
l cup whipped cream.
Place the marshmallOwS and
fruit juice in saucepan and heat
slowly, folding over and over until
marShmalloWS are half melted. Re-
move from heat and continue fold
ing until mixture is smooth and
fluffy. Chill. Blend in ginger ale
and mayonnaiSe Add chopped,
drained fruits and lastly fold in
whipped cream.
Pour in freezing tray of auto
matte refrigerator, and place ice
cube form in tray. Freeze about
3 to 4 hours or until salad is firm.
Just before serving dip bottom of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29
This Warm Weather Meal
Boon to Busy Homemaker

tray in warm water and with aid
of knife unmold salad cubes on
crisp lettuce cups. Serves eight.
Clipped Beef and Rice
cup rice
2 quarts water
teaspoon salt
II pound Clipped beef
/ tablespoon margarine.
Wash rice thoroughly; cook until
tender in sailed water and drain
well Shred Clipped beef; cook in
skillet with margarine until crisp
and slightly brown. Combine with
hot boiled rice, blending with fork
to avoid breaking rice kernels.
This amount will serve five.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29
LEAFLET FOLDER

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this folder designed to keep intact
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How handy to have them all in one
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You may obtain this folder at
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The Detroit Times Building or by
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dcrcd.
When ordering the folder. ad-
dress your request to The Detroit
Times Home Institute. 1925 Times
Square. Detroit, Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29
Cool Desserts
Save Time
And Steps

REFRIGERATOR DESSERTS
which require no cooking are a
welcome thought the busy
homemaker A favorite in this
line is a chilled cake made with
lady fingers, vanilla waters or
sponge cake and an easy-to-make
appetizing filling.
Line the bottom and sides of a
spring form melon mold or deep
cake form with lady fingers sepa-
rated and placed with the rounded
side toward the pan. Prepare
your favorite filling and proceed
as follows:
Place a layer of the filling on
the lady fingers at the bottom
of the form. On top of this ar
range another layer of lady fingers.
then another layer of filling and
so on, placing lady fingers on top
like the spokes of a wheel.
Let cool 20 to "a hours. When
ready to serve. remove the rim of
the form. place the cake with the
pan bottom attached on a platter.
cover the top with Sweetened and
favored whipped cream.
Chocolate Filling
7-ounce bar semisweet choco-
late
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
a eggs.
Melt the chocolate in a double
boiler. add the sugar and the
water with the egg yoikS we'll
beaten. Cook slowly until thick
and smooth, stirring constantly.
When cool. add the Stiffly beaten
egg whites.
Lemon Filling
| teaspoon cornStarch
y cup sugar
3 eggs, separated
| cup milk
] tablespoon butter
Juice of lemon.
Place cornstarch. sugar. egg
yolks CSlightly beaten). milk and
butter in a double boiler Cook
slowly until thick and smooth,
stirring constantly Add lemon
Juice Remove from heat and cool.
While still lukewarm. fold in
stiffly beaten egg whites.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29
BEEF OMELET

TO GIVE a lift TO an omelet
mix in a bit of dried beef before
you cook il. You'll be surprised
at the difference il makes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-29

REFRIGERATOR DESSERTS
which require no cooking are 6
welcome thought to the busy
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
INSPECTION OF
RIVER PROJECT
ON MONDAY, II
Headwaters OF POcOmOke Drain
ed For 81 Miles Of A Pro-
y. posed 14.4
INSPECTORS FETED BY
CAMP WICOMICO MEN

In November of last year, pro-
ject was started looking to the drain
age of the upper waters of the POGO
moke River, from near Snow Hill, to
the line of Delaware, a distance, in
the beginning, estimated to be 1928
miles, but later cut down to IA
miles.
The average depth of cut is about
seven feet, with bottom width, at
the point of beginning of sixty feet
and a top width of Lightweight feet.
At the Observation-Disclosures State
Line the bottom width has been re-
duced to twenty feet and top width
to forty-four feet. The slope of
the hydraulic gradient for the lower
nine miles of channel is .02759o, and
for the remaining five miles, .O3OO8o.
Five survey crews, containing four
to six enrollees per crew. were used
Continued on Page 12)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
STATE HIGHWAY WORK
GREATEST in HISTORY

Maryland will shortly be engaged
in the greatest highway construction
projects in it's history, Governor Her
bert r. O'Conor made known today
after a report from the State Roads
Commission. ~ a.
A total Of funds on hand and exc
pected for highway construction was
announced by Governor O'Conor as
$50, 231, 1888. Expenditure of such an
amount, or even programming of
such expenditures within a period of
a single year, would entail four to
five times an average years. activity
for the State Roads Commission.
Among the projects provided for
are: approaches to Ocean City
bridge, $452,9O7; approaches to Her
ring Greek bridge, $226,419; Yacht
Basin Road, Ocean City, $45,000; and
Pocomoke City-Virginia, a miles,
$45O,OOO.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
500 SCOUTERS
ASSEMBLE HERE
IN HIGH SCHOOL
They Came From Lower PENN
sula Area Including Salisbury,
PocOmoke, And Virginia
DISTRICT OFFICERS
ELECTED FOR 1912

More than 500 Scouters and Boy
Scouts in the Lower Peninsula Area
which includes Salisbury, Pocomoke
and Virginia Districts participated in
a Court Of Honor and Rally at the Po-
comoke High School on Friday. No
vember oath.
Is Scouts received more than 100 q
wards at one of the largest Court Of
Honors ever TO be held in this Area.
Godfrey Child, Advancement
Chairman Of the Pocomoke District,
and Edward w. Ham, Chairman Of
LAB, Pocomoke and Howard A.. Solo.
mon, Scout Executive, made the a.
wards. Tired Tenderfoot award
again goes to Troop 14S, Pocomoke.
Several higher ranks of Scouting
were presented to the Scouts of the
District. Rabbi Stephen. Sherman,
Troop 1856, Salisbury, Scoutmaster.
CONTINUED on Page I'D
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
CCC CAMP, S-69
IN THIS COUNTY
RE-ESTABLISHED
Abandoned In July It Was Re-
vived By State Forest And
Parks Commission

The CCC Camp S-69, in Worcester
County, abandoned in July, has been
reoccupied, is an announcement made
by the newly created Commission of
State Forests and Parks, a member
of which is Mr.. j. Miles Landlord, of
Pocomoke City. Along with other
prominent Eastern Shore citizens, Mr..
Landlord last summer made strong
representation to CCC authorities a.
gainst the camps removal. Work to
be undertaken by the reestablished
camp will include the development of
a recreational area at Melbourne
Landing, on the Pocomoke River, and
of several new picnic grounds within
the Pocomoke State Forest, one of
which will be set aside for the use Of
colored people. Other plans call for
forest stand Improvement on lands
recently turned over to the Depart
ment of State Forests and Parks by
the Farm Security Administration.
In addition to Mr.. Landlord, other
members of the Commission of State
Forests and Parks are John M. Mel
son, Jr., chairman, Baltimore; Ber-
nard I. Gender, Oakland; J. Wilson
Lord, Ellicott City; and Sidney D..
Beverly, Bel Air.