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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-22
Notes of a Newspaperman


The Story Tellers: Raymond Les
lie Buell., a Fortune editor, warns
FDR is Gin danger of becoming the
American Chamberlain. That takes
the President all the way around the
block. He's been called Dictator"
"warmonger" and now "appeaser."
The name-callers invent the name
to fit their special angle There
are six kinds of escort who are prac-
tically guarantee of spinsterhood,
an anonymous model reports in
Beauty Is My Career" in Cosmo-
politan. The half dozen will spend
plenty on a gals face, but nothing
on the third finger of the left hand
.. An editorial in the SEP states:
eff the country is unable or unwill-
ing for the duration of the war to
freeze its economic disputes, to for
get its class jealousies, to put out of
its mind such a thought of equity of
sacrifice, then it's life is in danger"
Them's fine words. We hope
the Satevepost will set an example
Page 122 of the SEP has a
cartoon about silly ostrich with
its head buried in the sand. It's
good to know they can laugh at them
selves Read Stanley Highs
piece: "Hitler Ersatz Religion" in
Readers Digest. He says Germany
is their God, Hitler is their Christ
and Mein Kampf is their bible.
The Front Pages: The Associated
Press contributed great space and
ink to a groups selections. They
honored outstanding American wom-
en-who "made the greatest strides
in the last SO years" In the
field of aviation the honored we're
Ruth Nichols, a South American
lady named Mrs. Miguel Otero, and
Anne Lindbergh Amelia Ear
hart, in short, is not only Gone-but
Forgotten j.. The Pulitzer Prize
Committees award to the Pulitzer
paper in St. Louis (for getting rid of
a smoke nuisance) was like seeing
man pin medal on himself.
This columns orchids for the best
editorial cartoon of the month go to
Rollin Kirby of the N. Y. Post :.
The caption was ''The Capital of the
World of Tomorrow Will Be Either
Berlin or Washington" (Which Will
kie said in a SPECIFY In sofa
chair is 'Isolationist'' with his news
paper Featuring Lindbergh's oppo-
sition to British add on the floor
Average American" Chats
you and me and Kirby is pushing a
finger in The Old Mans direction
and saying: 81 don't want war any
more than you do, but don't pro-
pose to let this guy Hitler take ME
over. And don't you call me war;
monger"
In Daladier's new book, France
Speaking" there is a good tip-off
on why France fell Daladier
once said sadly: ''What can l do
about it? Gamelin doesn't LIKE
tanks!"
Typewriter Ribbons: Benjamin
Franklin S: Rebellion against tyrants
is obedience to God Anon /:
Often the man the public tars and
feathers today has feather in his
cap tomorrow G. B. Evans !:
The way to beat convicts is with con-
voys Jack Warwick s. Few
Americans want war. They hate it
but hatred is not peace Ak
ron Beacon-Jornal's Just what are
the inalienable rights of man who
is doing nothing for his country and
is trying to keep others from doing
anything?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-22

cat that time"
Pop says, 81 never figured him for
any coming star. He was kid who
weighed around 40 pounds. They
told me he was fast, but he looked
too thin"
How Good Vas Thorpe?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-22
MERRY-GO-ROUND

The Nelson Rockefeller committee
for cultural relations with South
America wasn't at all keen about
the Douglas Fairbanks goodwill pill
grimage. They resented Franklin
Roosevelt Jr., close friend of Fair
banks, putting this one over with
his father while they weren't look
ing.
Mayor LaGuardia declined with
thanks FDR's request that he head
the new Civil Defense Commits
sion, indicating to the Boss that he
wants a cabinet job or nothing.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-22
AGRICULTURE
IN INDUSTRY
By Florence G. Weed


(This is one of series of articles showing
how farm products are finding an important
market in Industry
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-22

As grown in the Everglades
sugar cane is cut in the field,
moued in tractor wagons to the
railroad, and hauled by train to
the ra,U sugar mill at Clewiston.
Right: The "Casey Jones of the
Everglades" having bit Of fun
oiling up the company locomotive.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-22
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SHIP PREMIUMS TO JAPAN


eminent of the United States actual
ly is paying war risk insurance to
the japanese for helping to insure
the SIS. America, pride of the U. S.
merchant marine.
This is just part of the revelations
over reinsurance which are break
ing this week at the justice depart
ment. These probes also show that
when vessel is injured, Axis in
surance companies get all the data
regarding its cargo, time of depar-
ture, destination, and the interior
plan of the ship.
Thus, despite all the censorship of
Secretary of the Navy Knox, Ger
many has had an easy means OF
knowing all about every ship that
leaves the United States.
This is accomplished when Amer
lean insurance companies, because
of the heavy risk involved in insur-
ing cargo in wartime, reinsure
with various foreign companies. In
other words, they sell part of the
policy abroad, thus distribute the
risk. That is how Japan makes
lush profit on insuring American
vessels, even vessels owned by the
U. S. A.
Last year congress passed law
providing war risk insurance for
U. S. shipping, but the maritime
commission, for reasons best known
to itself, has declined to take adj
vantage of the law. Commission
members state quite frankly that
they wanted to throw the business to
private insurance concerns-as long
as private insurance was available.
DEBATE FREEZING AXIS FUNDS
One of the most vigorous inner
cabinet debates in long time con-
cerned the question of freezing
German-Italian funds on deposit in
the United States. In a heated dis
cussion, Secretary of State Hull and
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones
were the only cabinet members who
stood out for letting the two Axis
powers continue to spend money as
they wished in this country.
Many people may not realize it,
but whereas the government has
frozen the funds of all the conquered
nations - France, Norway, Den
mark, Belgium, Holland, Greece,
etc.-it continues to permit the con-
quering nations to use their money
in the U. S. A. in any manner they
wish.
For instance, Germany gets more
than million dollars monthly from
the lease of patents to American
companies. This is paid in Amer
lean dollars and can be spent for
anti-American propaganda or any
thing else, or shipped back to Ger
many. Italian diplomatic attaches,
for instance, were found carrying
$2,000,000 in U. S. currency in a
suitcase from New Orleans to Mex
leo for propaganda purposes. An
other $2,OO0,OOO of U. S. currency
was shipped to Buenos Aires by the
Italian embassy.
Meanwhile, France, for example,
no longer sells perfume, etc., to
the United States, but sells to Ger
many, which in turn ships the per-
fume through Vladivostok to the
United States. Reason is that
French funds are frozen, so the
French can get no money from the
U. S. A. But German funds are not
frozen, so French trade to the
United States now increases Nazi
profits and helps build up trade
channels for the future.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-22
STREAMLINED FOODS

Because of the acute shipping
shortage, food items for shipment
to Britain are being selected for high
vitamin and calorie content, also for
minimum bulk and weight.
In general, preference will be Civ
en- to concentrated and dried foods,
rather than bulky canned goods
such as fruits, which contain a con-
siderable amount of water. Toma-
toes are an exception because the
juice they are packed in is high
in vitamins.
One item urgently desired by the
British is dehydrated vegetable
soup, IL tons of which will make
100000 bowls.
A plan is under consideration to
transport some of this concentrated
food in the big bombers being fer
ried across the Atlantic, which can
easily carry 12-ton load.
The $500, 100000 that has been al
located for the food-aid program will
be used to buy 10000 cases of
canned tomatoes, 100000 1000 cases of
evaporated milk, 100000 pounds
of lard, 250,000,000 pounds of cheese,
several million pounds of Wiltshire
cured ham, millions of powdered
eggs, and thousands of tons of de-
hydrated vegetable soup, dried raj
sins and prunes.
While gigantic in itself, the pro-
gram is only about 3 per cent. of
the U. S. food bill, which in 1910
was $4,000, 900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30
AURORA-EGLON

! Services for Mrs. Bessie LaCombe
McClish, SO, who died at 6.45 o'clock
Saturday, January 25, at her home in
Aurora after an illness of more than
three years, were held Monday at st.
Pauls Lutheran church at Aurora.
Mrs. McClish was born May 20,
1881, at Tilghman, Md, a daughter
of Captain James and Mrs. Ada Kin
namon Porter. She was three times
married Her first husband, DR.. James
Knox Cole, whom she married April
10, 1906, died August l, 1915. On
March 5, 1917, she married DR.. Geo.
R. Stemple. Surviving this union is a
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Lacombe
Loughrie. Dr. Stemple died May Is,
1925. Later she married Edward Nc
Clish, of Boston, who died November
II, 1889. Surviving are her daughter,
granddaughter and two step-children,
Godfrey Stemple and Virginia Stem
pie Shaffer.
Mrs. Ira Miller, of near Red House,
had the misfortune of falling on the
ice one day last week and sustained
compound fracture of her leg at
point just above her ankle. She was
treated at the Tucker County Hospi-
tai in Parsons and has now returned
to her home.
Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Jean Hill, who with her
family formerly occupied a dwelling
near Brookside Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gay Loughrie, Auro-
IA, announce the birth of a daughter,
born Tuesday morning, January 81.
The child has been named Janice Lin
da. The mother was the former Miss
Elizabeth Stemple, daughter of the
+ late DR.. George Stemple and Mrs.
Bessie Stemple McClish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Myers, Aurora,
are the parents of a son, Robert Ger
aid, born Saturday, January 25 The
mother was the former Miss Ethel
Blamble.
Grover Stemple, who underwent a
major operation at a Kingwood hos
pital on Monday, January 27, remains
in "a critical condition.
Web Roth, Horse Shoe Run, was in
jured one day last week when he was
caught between props that had fallen
from his truck. However, his condition
is not serious.
MISS II IOEd -EIleH HARSH, ESlOn, q
Bridgewater College student, has been
called upon by the county superinten-
dent of schools to take the place of
Carl Stemple, teaching at Bellevue
school. Mr.. Stemple is now in Charles
ton preparing for a government posi-
tion.
Foster Bittinger and family have
moved to Westernport where Mr.. Bit
finger is engaged in pastoral work.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Depot, Gin
cinnati, O., while on their wedding
trip to Washington, D. c., stopped in
Aurora to visit friends.
Miss Ellen Harsh, who is student
at Bethany Bible School in Chicago,
has been spending a few days with
her parents in Eglon.
Several youths from this commun-
ity have enlisted in the CCC camp at
Parsons. Those from Aurora were
Keith Bolyard, Leonard Hardesty,
Clarence Snyder and Frank Snyder.
Harold Hughes also signed up but did
not pass the physical examination.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30
DIARY OF The WAR

FRIDAY-British moved westward
from Tobruk to complete final phase
of operations in North Libya. Ruma-
MIA announced it had crushed a rebel
lion; many were killed In Albania
Greeks resumed drive on Valona and
repulsed Italian counter attacks. Brit
ish bombed Sicilian base of German
italian warplanes. Air over Britain
was quiet.
SATURDAY - British indicated
they would start an offensive in
Libya against Bengasi, a town to west
of Tobruk. British offensive in Fri
trea continued. In Britain new efforts
were made to encourage people to
keep gas masks always at hand, as an
invasion was being looked for. No
German planes were over Britain for
the fifth straight day.
SUNDAY-Nazi oil stock was re-
ported over pre-war level, AZ million
barrels now. Italy finally acknowl-
edged the fall of Tobruk. Long range
Nazi bombers were giving trouble to
British shipping. An Italian sub
claimed sinking of transport ship,
Two towns in England were bombed
In Libya British troops reached Der
ma, IT'S miles beyond Egyptian from
tier. Heavy losses on Albanian battle
front compelled Italians to withdraw
to reorganize. Nazis claim hits on two
British battleships and a cruiser, in
Mediterranean.
MONDAY-A grand-slam attack
was expected in London as seventh
raidless night arrived. In Eritrea the
British advanced within ten miles OF
the rail center. A Russian newspaper
said it was no longer question OF
Italian losses in Libya but of the pos
sibility of their further resistance at
all. There were predictions of a de-
cisive battle in Albania with both
sides bringing up reinforcements
Italy claimed successes in bombing
raids in Greece and Africa. Willkie
arrived in England to study war con-
ditions. A semblance of peace settled
over Rumania after rebellion there
Turkey prepared for a mock state Of
war to test her preparedness.
TUESDAY-Italian troops contin-
ued to fall back in Africa and Al.
bania. British troops were advancing
in Eritrea, and prepared to assault
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30
Homemakers' Column
Edited by Miss Mildred Barton, Home
Demonstration Agent for Garrett
County, Oakland.
Good Workmanship Will Pre-
serve Slips

A costume slip is worn more than
most other women's garments and is
subjected to many stresses and
strains as the wearer moves about.
Unless the fabric requires dry-clean-
ing, slip is washed and ironed often
and must be built to take it." The
workmanship then is important as it
affects the wearing qualities of the
slip. The chief details of construction
to check in selecting a slip on the
counter are seams, top edge and hem
finish.
Good stitching for a slip has Is to
Is stitches per inch, with thread that
is neither too fine to hold nor too
coarse to look well. On soft, light
weight fabrics like French crepe and
sheer nainsook, narrow French seams
are all right. But on heavier materials
they are too bulky. Tapped seams or
narrow fells are better on heavier
satins and crepes made in tailored
styles.
Bias-cut seams in some materials
do not fray as straight edges do.
They can be Tapped and lock-stitched
on the right side, pinked on the wrong
side. Sometimes a zigzag stitching is
used for greater strength, but this
type of seam may make ridges or
ripples that are noticeable through
soft dresses. Good, even close stitch
ing Of the seams with threads fas-
tened off securely is just as import
ant in handmade slips.
Double tops and tailored edge
stitching are more durable than the
dainty, lace-trimmed finishes. Bound
top edges look neat and strong, but
the wear they give depends on how
much fabric was caught inside the
binding, and that's impossible to tell
in a finished slip. Hemmed top edges
are weak and do not hold the shape
Of the slip.
At the lower edge a small hem is
desirable. Handmade ornamental top
finishes, such as shell edge, fagoting,
and embroidered edges are neat, flat
and reasonably durable, but they add
to the cost. On the lower edge they
prevent easy alterations. For the
same reason, lace on the lower edge
is less desirable than small, plain
hem.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30
ACCIDENT

Zion Lutheran church - Sunday
school at $50. German services al
1920. English evening service at 1880
Church of the Brethren-Sunday
school at $3.50. Service at 1920 a. m
St. Paul's Lutheran-Service al
$50. Sunday school at 1920 a. m.
st. Johns Lutheran (Cove)-Sun-
day school at $3.50. Worship at 1O:45
Mr.. H. M. Speicher spent few
days last week at Brookville, Pa,
where he attended stockholders
meeting of the Kimmell Oil and Gas
company.
Mr.. A. j. Alexander underwent ar
operation Saturday morning and has
been improving slowly since.
Glenn Alexander, Guy Broadwater
Donald Haenftling, Marvin Schloss-
nagle and Harold Duckworth ATTENDED
a farm show at Harrisburg, Pa, last
week.
Mrs. Delon Rush and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Catherine McGetti-
gan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Schloss-
nagle, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Schloss-
magic and children, Mrs. Elizabeth
Layman and Roy Broadwater were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Schlossnagle.
The Homemaker's club met at the
home of Miss Rose Miller on Wednes-
day evening. Miss Barton and "a
members were present. Each member
responded to roll call by telling what
they wanted to do most in 1941. Mrs
Scrogum gave a report on farm liv-
ing. Refreshments were served by
Miss Rose Miller and Mrs Orus King
Leanna Bushman and Jeanne Shoe
maker visited Wilma Fratz on Sun
day.
Miss Kathryn Speicher entertained
the Grantsville Teachers Bridge clul
at the home of Marvin Calls last
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HENDERSON anc
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
HENDERSON, Friendsville, on Sunday
evening.
Mr.. Clyde Custer, Baltimore, Md.
spent a few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Custer this week.
Rev. Alex Won Schlicten, of Long
Island, New York, spent the weekend
with Miss Rose and Mr.. Fred Miller.
Foster Yost, Walter Fratz, jim
Rush, Dean Rush and Wayne For.
sythe visited the farm show at Har
risburg, Pa, one day last week.
A delicious chicken dinner was
served by the Ladies Aid of Zior
Lutheran church to twelve Officers
and their friends Of the Southern
States Cooperative at 7 o'clock Fri
day evening. A meeting was helC
after the dinner.
Miss Lena Miller is visiting Rev
and Mrs. Margold Hartman and fam
lily, Of Universal, Pa.
Mr. Francis Spoerlein, of College
Park, is spending this week with Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Spoerlein.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Alexander anc
Mrs. A. j. Alexander visited Mr.. A.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30

Derna, in Libya, west of captured
Tobruk. British took $4,000 prisoners
at Tobruk and 1000 in Eritrea,
bringing to Ill 900 the total for the
African campaign thus far. Italy be-
gan restricting spaghetti, rice and
wheat paste dishes. British carried
out raids over Berlin and Hanover,
but over Britain operations were
light. No air raid alarm for eight
days.
WEDNESDAY-Free French forces
opened third general front in the
African war which threatens Italy's
colonial empire. The oasis of Fezzan
and Libyan provincial capital, Mar
zouk, 700 miles southwest of Derna,
were captured. British massed their
strength for assault on Derna and
they were closing in on Agordat and
Barentu, 1000 miles to the south.
Italy indicated stiffening of resist
ance and limited of German land forces
being sent to Libya. Italian counter
attacks in Albania failed. Nazi planes
returned to Britain in daylight with
incendiaries and explosives. Fascists
were accusing U. S. of planning to
establish air and naval bases in the
Azores, as a threat to Europe.
THURSDAY-Nazis attacked Lon
don by air in four-hour raid, and
spread over other areas. In Libya
Italians indicated they would make a
stand at Bengasi, $50 miles west of
Derna. British bombed Naples and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30
Group Recommends
Board of Resources
In Conservation Plan
Would Coordinate Conservation
Activities of State De-
partments

Creation of a state board of natural
resources to coordinate conservation
activities of state departments has
been recommended to Governor
O'Conor by his special conservation
commission.
The committee did not recommend
a director and board of governors to
direct and supervise the restoration
and development of Maryland's nat
ural resources, but it did recommend
a plan which will cause the several
state agencies dealing with conserva-
ton to discuss and coordinate their
efforts, especially those relating to
interviewing problems.
In addition to the appropriations
now received by existing state de-
partments involved in the plan, the
conservation program would cost ap-
proximately $4,000 more a year.
Board of Eleven Members
The board would consist of eleven
members, six of whom would be APP
pointed by the governor. The other
five members would be chairmen of
state departments. The departments
under the proposed state board would
be three new agencies-the depart
ments of state forests and parks,
geology, mines and water resources,
and research and education-and the
conservation and state game and in
land fish commission, whose names
would be changed.
Highlights of Plan
Highlights of the plan include
changing the name Conservation De-
partment to Department Of Tidewater
Fisheries; changing name of Mary
land State Game and Inland Fish
Commission to Department of Game
and Inland Fish, removal of State
Department Of Forestry from the jur-
isdiction of the Board Of Regents of
the University of Maryland and es-
tablishing it as separate depart
ment of state forests and parks; Gre
alton of a department of geology,
mines and water resources to replace
State Geological and Economic Sur
vey, Bureau of Mines, Water Re
sources Commission and Water Front
Commission; creation Of department
of research and education, to take
over present functions of Chesapeake
Biological Laboratory and Maryland
Weather Service, and develop COM
prehensive and educational program
covering all the natural resources of
the State. ,..-.-,- $40
Meanwhile three conservation bills,
approved by the legislative council,
were introduced in the Senate. Two
would broaden the present conserva-
ton commissions authority to re-
strict oyster dredging areas and to
require dredgers' licenses. The third
would set the terms of commissions
at six years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30
OAKLAND HIGH WHIPS
BAYARD TIGERS 31-14

The Bayard wv. Va.) High Tigers
were no match for Coach Thomas
Baucom's Oakland High basketeerk
in a recent game here and wound up
on the short end of 31-14 score.
The locals grabbed the lead with
he starting whistle and set the pace
throughout, Quarter scores were 1912,
1874 and 1916. Mason and Lyons
shared ten of Oakland's Is baskets,
while Blizzard was the only Bayard
passer with more than one double
decker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30
Oakland High Reserves Trim
FriendsvilIe Wednesday

Oakland High reserves defeated the
Friendsville reserves at Friendsville
last evening SO to II. Oakland led at
the half IA to 5 and steadily in
creased the lead in the final half.
Snyder and Sisler collected II and 10
points respectively to lead Oakland,
while Ashby, Coffey and Hansen
completed the scoring. Savage was
Friendsville's high scorer with five
points.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30
Fl. ID, A. Schedule

Tuesday, February MARS Hill
Homemakers Club, 1870 p. M, at the
home of Miss Kate Beachy.
Wednesday, February 5-Grants-
vile Homemakers Club, 200 p. M, at
the home of Mrs. Harvey Gortner.
Friday, February New Germany
All Club, 2:30 p M.
Saturday, February - Oakland
Junior All Club, 1000 a. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30

Sicily. In Albania there was little
change. The Greeks mourned death of
Premier Metaxas. He was succeeded
by Alexandros Korizis, pledged to
carry out the dead leaders, program.
British were still talking of possible
invasion. The Nazi swing to Balkans
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30

Letters mailed at Snow Hill for
Newark, a distance of seven miles,
travel 1913 miles by rail before reach
ing their destination.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30

and Italy was viewed as easing the
threat to England.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30

Alexander at Cumberland on Satur-
lay evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Speicher and
laughter were Sunday dinner guests
IF Mr.. and Mrs. James Glotfelty at
McHenry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Richter spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Richter.