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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-05-15
CITY ADDS DEFENSE DEPT.

Chicago.-Houston, Tex, has Gre
ated a new department in it's city gov
ernment-a department of municipal
defense, established by ordinance to
coordinate "efficiently and continu-
ously" all defense activity Of the city.
The ordinance provides for a paid
staff for the new department, the
American Municipal Association said,
because there is "no one official in the
city council or among the heads of
the various departments who has the
time or the specialized training to un-
dertake such a coordinated and we'll
defined municipal program"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-05-15
CIO Union Labeled Red"
BY It's Own Athlete

Washington, D. C.-The CIO CEN
trail body here was branded as Com
munistic" by one Of its own affiliated
unions.
Members Of the Washington News
paper Guild voted 81 to 81 to disaffli-
ate themselves from the Washington
Industrial Union Council, local coor-
dinating body Of the CIO.
The referendum was held after it
was charged that the Council adhered
to the Communist party line"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-05-15

Many persons believe that tuber-
culosis does not develop in persons
over 40. This is not true. No age
group is safe from the disease, ac-
cording to statement made today
by DR.. Guy f. Byers Of the Colum-
biana County Public Health League,
which is holding its annual Early
Diagnosis Campaign throughout April.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-05-15

The average person would scarcely
imagine that patient matchmaker
would be classed as worker essen
tial to his country's defense program,
but his knowledge Of delicate precision
work makes him valuable, officials Of
the Ohio State Employment Service
say.
tested, September 1899. A number of
new convenience features have been
added and the general level Of per
formance is better, too.
In its May 1871 issue, Gu rates q
models Of auto radios, ranging in
price from SIS to so. Sets were rated
for sensitivity, operation Of automatic
volume control, push-button tuning,
amount Of undistorted volume, tone
quality and other features Some Of
the lowest priced radios gave better
performance than expensive sets.
Among the "Best Buys" were: Sears
Silvertone Cat. 630l ($2295 plus
transportation) Philco Model AR-50
(S39.95) Motorola Model 45l (s4495).
If you buy a non-mail order brand,
try to get good discount from the
list price, GU advises. Many dealers
give such discounts on request.
Union Made Auto Radios
Of Of the auto radios tested by Gu,
the following are union-madc under
contract with the International Broth
erhood Of Electrical Workers: West
ern's Truetone Nos. D-l190 and D.
1191; Lafayette Nos. Bio and Bill
(all manufactured by Wells-Garner G.
Coz and Sonora Sonora Radio and
Television Corp.
The following are union-made under
contract with the United Electrical,
Radio and Machine Workers Of Amer
lea: Philco (Philco Radio CorpD;
Sears Silvertone Cat. No. 6301 (RCA)
Wards Airline Cat. No SGT belmont
Radio Corp.)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-05-15

Every eight and one-half minutes
someone dies from tuberculosis in
this country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12
CONFESSIONS OF A FOLLIES GIRL

day on And no woman ever for
gets the first man IN her life
whether there be but one or
many.
No matter what acqmescence
or forgiveness I may have shown
later, that night was and ever
Will be a night Of horror
Franks secretary left as at his
stop and we drove on. But in
stead of taking me home Frank
directed us across 90 Long Is
land, up the shore TO Long Beach.
Fhe storm that beat down on
us from outside was mild COM
pared 10 the tempest that ragged
within my heart AMI soul Frank
accustomed TO having his way
didn't deny himself that night
II wasn't that he couldn't. have
found plenty Of others, and all
eager 10 surrender Ny fresh
ness and simplicity were what
he craved for the novelty Of the
moment. I was powerless.
Whatever motivated him that
night don't know. but I do know
that he held me in an insanely
jealous love from that time on.
1t was an intense possessive love
that / didn't reciprocate
1 became his captive. He liter
ally stole me and all that was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12
How TO Catch Forgers

along comes a handwriting spe-
cialist who never saw him before
to tell him that II was written by
someone else.
The expert in chirography may
put a juror 10 the proof that ont
Of dozen signatures Of his own
name no two Will be alike in gen.
eral form Then he may turn 10
the authentic and forged sigma
lures in almost any case. and
show 10 the layman that the first
question of forgery arose from
the fact that these two sigma
lures at a glance are identically
alike to almost the last detail.
With all tho skill which the
forger puts into his crooked work.
he keeps 10 the old principle Of
copying tho authentic signature
which ne has IN hand and the
moTe nearly he can reproduce
the signature, the more readily
the forgery can be proved.
Every man. il seems, using a
pen in writing has his pen
scope This technical term de-
scribes the average stretch OF
paper which a man may cover
without lifting the pen.
In the ease of the signature of
persons name, it should be one
of the easiest and least studied
groups Of words which he is
called upon 10 put on paper. In
writing a letter, for example, the
pen scope may show a stretch of
one inch for the text of thn-lnt.
ter, while, in signing the letter,
the whole length Of the signature
may be covered in one operation.
But if the writer covers this
full stretch Of his name in this
way, the expert may prove by
the shorter pen scope Of the
forger that the studied copy is a
forgery Fer however free of
stroke the copyist may be natu-
rally. his effort TO produce a fac
simile Of another mans sigma
ture will make his scope a little
shorter than that Of the original
signer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

mine. When the night of anguish
ended and we drove back 90 New
York city he carried me scream
ing and kicking, wrapped IN
blanket, into his apartment on
SeYenty-second street.
I felt the same bewilderment
I had known that first day I
stepped ont OF the Grand Central
Station I was lost again /
knew I shouldn't be in his apart
ment but I couldn't 20 back TO-
the Club
l felt that I had the Scarlet
Letter branded all over me.
For Frank, I must say he was
all kindness and tenderness once
we reached the confines of his
quarters. l was his then, an his
in cYerX sense of the word. Re
couldn't DO enough for me-
was i'll. l knew I would not
be able TO rchearsc. Frank
wanted TO phone Mr. Ziegfeld
but I wouldn't let him do that. /
felt the whole world would know
if he did that. / finally managed
TO appear for the show that
night.
Franks apartment was my
home for nearly two years after
that, until the scandal broke into
the open and ended in driving
both Of us from Broadway.
But the happenings Of those
two mad years will have TO be
told in a later chapter.
Ito be Continued Next Week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

hands than an evening with some
fawning aggressive female IN
her apartment or his.
But l didn't know that then
and / didn't know that he was
attracted TO me because he saw
me as an untouched country kid,
something that he didn't know
existed in city where It was not
uncommon for giddy girls to beg
him 10 pick them up from street
corners.
Naturally, i was vain enough
and foolish enough 10 be fasctH-
atcd 10 receive the attentions of
the great comedian while he
spurned the advances Of the
hordes Of other women lowering
around him.
I saw him again a few times
soon after that at rehearsals.
A night or two later I was
standing in the rain outside the
theatre waiting for a street-car
10 take me TO the Artists and
Models Club after the show.
A car rolled up. Frank and his
secretary were in it.
May I drive you home?" he
asked.
I got in.
That short step linked my life
with Frank Tinneys from that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

Why silly, that's the great
Frank Tinney.'
Il don't know any more now
than / did before you told me.
What does he do y"
AS far as / knew or cared
there wasn't another show in
New York then. or the world,
besides the Follies.
Are you crazy? He's the star
of the show. Gee. he's funny.
You want to watch him."
The rehearsal ended in few
minutes Frank walked toward
the wings, saw me, and stopped.
Hello he said, where did
you come from ?"
didn't answer.
He turned 10 the Music Ecx
stage manager.
Hey. where'd you find this?
New girl in the show"
mo. she's not NINE" the stage
manager said.
Well, that's good"
Frank walked over and touched
my arm. How about coming
down 10 my dressing room and
having a little drink I'm going
TO have one"
That was the cue to Frank
Tinney's life, but / missed IL.
Drink wrecked his life. In the
years we were together l don't
believe l ever saw him entirely
sober. He lived on whisky Two
TO three quarts were his daily
rations. l think that's the reason
! never really knew Frank
Tinncy the man.
No. thanks" I told him. Il
don't drink
You don't? Honey, you don't
know what you're missing.
Smoke ?"
shook my head.
No? Swear"
No. I told him.
Wet III be He stepped
back and rested his hands on his
hips. lie looked me 7oFer from
head 20 foot like l was a freak
in a sideshow.
Well if that amt somethin',
he exploded "A New York show
girl who doesn't drink, smoke,
or swear. I've seen Niagara
Talls and the E+ffeii-if'0 flower, but
-tlg II can't be real"
lie laughed and went 10 his
dressing room.
/ didn't realize IL but I had
sealed my fate, If you want to
e4ll II that ti1at afternoon when-
l paraded my virtue and inno-
ccncc. II made me a novelty
that Frank Tinney had heard
about only in story hooks.
Matinee idol that ne was.
Frank saw so much Of women
that they Disguised him. They
fell over each other 10 win his
favor or gain admittance 20 his
apartment.
They used 20 stand in line out
side the stage entrance. regular
mohs Of silly creatures. 20 wave
a hand or toss a kiss. And So
cietv bellies were just as bad as
tho shop girls all Of them throw
ing themselves az him.
Frank was fed up with women
when I met him He was
mans man ard much preferred 70
spend a night drinking and shoot
ing craps with a bunch Of stage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12
Continued from Page 10

have never seen another quite
like II.
OF course, champagne flowed
like so much water.
They always said a girl some
time had TO have a champagne
bath before she was really init
ated into the night life Of those
days. One of the girls in the
party got hers that night. II was
the high-light Of the festivities.
= We filled a bathtub with bub-
~bling champagne. She took off
her clothes and stepped in.
Then the parade started, We
all marched by, dipped in our
glasses and drank a toast 20 her
health and success.
THO cost of that party was ire
mendous. Naturally l never
% knew how much and probably
didn't give il a thought then. At
any rate it was a great many
thousand dollars.
And the Kings BROTHER that
was just a wealthy playboys
whimsical idea.
For a time the life Of a Fol
lies girl seemed 10 be all glamour
and glory champagne parties
and jeweled gifts. but / learned
all too soon how much heartache
could be hidden beneath the gilt
ter and tinsel
With the Follies, Frank Tinney
came into my life, a figure des-
tined 10 shape it and dominate
1t for years 10 come. ] speak of
II now with no regrets
Frank Tinney Is dead. l
wouldn't say an unkind word
about him even if felt it and
feel none. Frank was a great
man, a great comedian, a great
genius.
Now that he IS gone / feel a
deep love for him. much more
than / ever felt when we were
living together. I didn't love him
then. In fact, he bored me. But
did love his genius / was in
love with Frank Finney, the
comedian, not Frank Tinney, the
man.
I'm not a spirituahst, but he
has been closer 20 me in death
than he ever was IN hfe.
can't blame him alone for my
troubles. He was at fault yes,
but so was /.
/ was not strong Life was
whipping me with every lesson
learned l a nobody through
the eyes OF my own infcriority
cnn4iPle7-4,- f5r5 CaPtIvated by the
attentions of the star of the
Muse Box show. the toast Of
Broadway.
My starved vanity was fed by
hia faFef.
My head was in the clouds in
those giddy Intoxicating days.
Il didn't know my feet still were
IN the common clay.
one Of the other girls in the
Follies had a boy friend in the
cast at Franks show at the Nh
sic Box She used 20 meet him
after rehearsals One day she
asked me 10 join several others
who were going over with her.
That sounded like an inter
cs,iug idea ! went along
Their rehearsal still WAS un
when we got there ! was stand-
ing IN the wings looking onWhcn
the stage manager yelled
Where's Frank Tinuev
Frank walked on from back
stage
'1i10B that ?? l asked my
friend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

~ MANY criminal trials the
4 charge Of forgery is proved or
y disproyed by handwriting ex-
pertS A man may be convinced
that a signature is his own. when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12
State

Because Of National Defense and IN Of Government priority
claims for materials Of which this premium made the
ght discontinue this offer without and refund your
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18

wire-pulling and subtcrfugc.
Wilkins cited the tcn-year
old incident involving Bill Bell,
grid star Of Ohio State. when
Bell, first string player, was
withdrawn from the lineup and
sent to scout another team on
the day of the Navy-Ohio State
game.
"The Naval Academy action, L"
wilkins continued, lis of a piece
with Naval policy which restricts
Negro cnlistmcnts to mess at
PENDANTS only, and illustrates
perfectly t h @ hypocrisy of the
war cry against tOtalitarian
crucIitics while the same doc
trines are being practiccd here
in America.
"Of course, Harvard should
have refused to play"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18

''"' ing from Il spark dropped
"'''eHS'y' ana plaZihR a deVast-
'''R 'racN across mJieS OF UNI
G"'i''',''R countryside Herr
, .. ,",'''' '''"I SIlll9'cr' Sardohlc
"'''." 81 "'l'cr' is Il past
'''"'''' J" ,h' art OF starting
UNIV an" mas noaStcd with
'"' l''"e OF now much more
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18

the English are defeated for we
would have presented us the
British navy and the very same
same Far Eastern colonies Japan
wants desperately. In those
days the star and stripes will be
everywhere on the high seas in
formidable force.
An English victory will give the
British time to deal with Japan
fer everyone knows she has q
few things to settle with them
when she gets time.
And Russia, she is no more tc
be trusted than a rattlesnake in
the dark. She has a score tc
settle with Japan also.
The net A., result of Japan.
meddling in the white man.
perpetual rows is to get hersel
in bad everywhere.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
w. Va. State Semi-Centennial
Celebration Attracts Crowds
BRITISH FALL BACK
BEFORE GERMANS

Early this week British troops
in Greece were retreating be-
fore the advance of the Ger
man army which had in Il few
days wrecked both the lugoSlav
and Greek armies with ease.
At the same time the British
high command announced that
the war was enterin the decisive
phase. The English maint;9 Mined
that h e war in the South was
more Ito divert attention" than
a full-fedged offensive, and on
this basis unexpected develop
ments may occur, although the
general idea was that the opera
tions to the South were to be
a large scale one.
If the Germans advance much
past Greece they will be in Il
position to strangle the English
by severing the life line through
Suez canal, therefore the war
is actually nearing a decisive
point if this main line is in
danger, experts declare.
Late reports by international
military men say that instead of
two or three hundred thousand
men in Greece the English could
not have more than fifty thous-
and men, 9 Isase handful.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
State Students
In u. S. Service

f. In letter to- A. Max Bondur-
ant Of thee ollege and graduate
of the Civil Aeronautics school,
two of his classmates. Charles
Dean Minor and Ralph Jackson,
indicated their transfer from
Paterson Field to the 99th pllr-
suit squadron at Chanute Field.
This comes as II distinct honor
70 the college. since both these
young men received their initial
training in the college air school.
under the federal setup.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
Germans Shatter
Yugoslav Army

Late last week about all that
remained of the small Yugoslav
army had been wiped up by the
Germans and Hungarians who
invaded the country. The Stays
were unable to cope with the
highl ymechanized army of Hit
Ter and had fortified the wrong
invasion route, like the French,
with result they discovered the
Germans had went around the
forts and had over run the land
thus rendering useless defense
measures.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18

misunderstanding the con-
ference on religion, directed by
Professor Hillary C. Thorne and
the conference on Latin Ameri-
can culture, directed by Profess
sor John F Matthews, the Semi
centennial celebration of West
Virginia State college continues
to attract an increasingly in
terested public in it's series of
educational offerings under the
theme Public Education and
Human Advancement"
On April 1918 the college
presents an Agricultural Con-
ference, directed by Professor
Austin w. Curtis, Jr. followed
by a conference for agricultural
extension workers on the 10Th,
supervised by Mr.. l.. A. Toney,
at the West Virginia State COL
lege.
Among the outstanding events
planned for the annual Garden
Week when flower school will
be conducted with Mrs. Lans-
downe Rou'helle and Mrs. Her
man Bennett of Charleston as
speakers
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
'N4ACP To
Order Pickets
Out April 26
$4,000 In AUKey
Cities To Bring Job
Jim CrolUism To
PubHc's Attention

NEW YORK. - Translating
words into action. an estimated
minimum of $4,000 persons will
turn out Saturday morning,
April 26. in 80 key cities from
Baltimore to San Francisco. Dcs
MoineS to New Orleans, to march
in picket lines before the gates
of industrial plants holding
government defense contracts
and 4, using to hire Negro work
crS.
Whccl-horScs for the nation
wide action will be branches of
the NAACP located in each of
the key cities.
Speaking of the purpose of the
action. Walter White. NAACP
secretary, said III will forcef,ll-
~ dramatiZr To the public the
undrmocratic attitud" of big
mduStraliStS who refuse to use
"ll"-tenth OF our man-puwer in
TN" lace of Il shortage of labor.
Scr the benefit of employers
who make use of the 40 Negro
rS qualified subtcrtupc. a list
of cmployal Ir WORKERS will be
made available at local branch
Offices.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
Culture, Agriculture And
Extension Work Is Given
Emphasis At This Time

On Friday, April 1S, at 10 200
o'clock a. m. Honorable J. B.
, Mclaughlin, Commissioner OF
! Agriculture and Mr.. j. w Lowe,
Supervisor of Vocational Agri-
culture will speak on the leading
{ problems of agriculture
A short course in gardening
will be given by skilled instruct
ors,, including Mr.. A. |. Keller,
West Virginia university, Mr.. F
Waldo Craig State Department
of Agriculture, other speakers
will be announced.
The conference for Extension
Workers will seek to improve
the ervice of hoe atneding by
the service of those attending
by demonstrations and exhibits.
The Saturday, April 10Th meet
ing will feature Women's Club
Among the speakers will be Miss
Eleanor Bigelow, the Kanawha
county Home Demonstration
Agent; Miss Gertrude Humph-
reys, State Home Demonstration
Agent A. C. Spurlock and R w.
James of the staff
On April &c, a State All club
rally will be held, details of
which will be announced later.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
tnappreciative EnGli-hnnan

Last week Sir Grey, English
aircraft expert, admirer of Ger
man and Italian airplancs and
tho Of the quottoinWRb.ttlMM
author Of the quotation "The
civilized world and America"
broke forth with the statement
that THE United States las
decided to support the war to
the last EnPIishman." English
reaction was vigorous and very
prompt in putting Sir Grey in
his place -- and Indications are
that the remark will be his last
as a scmi-ollicial air expert.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
Southern Operators See
Plot In Differential
Elimination At Meet

ccived the approval of President
Roosevelt i'm 1898. The Northern
operators praciouSly accrdcd to
this startling demand of the
union They were very Wilt to
raise the wages ct' southern
miners 81 40 Il day if the wages
of the northern miners were
raised only Sl.00 Il day.
The thirteen southern Assoc
ciatcS represented i'm New York
view with apprehension this
sudden interest of the mort hrrn
operator i'm the welfare of the
southern miner. They scent Il
plot whereby the northern opera
tors are conSpirinr with the
union to take the southern 3prra
tors and their employees into
protective custody They have
n OF forgotten the unrcmittinr
efforts of the northern operators
to raise freight barriers against
southern coal - efforts which
have been SO successful that
southern coal must overcome Il
freight disadvantage Of from
poe t. So a ton i'm getting to the
competitive markets To compcn-
safe for the freight diffcrcntials
against the South and i'm favor
of the north would require a
wage differential of $3.50 or
mere a day in favor of the
South.
Southern mines have been
losing money on their average
cost but, desiring to operate
Continued on Page Two)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
FEATURES
IN u
Issue
She's Number One Blonde

Penny Singleton the pretty
puss who takes the part of
Bondie in the movies and on the
radio, has been selected Number
One Blonde in the good old u. S.,
by beauty shop operators and
owners in the international
Beaut Show held in New York
recently This, and many other
interesting news items, in our
Star Dust parade
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
Who's They?
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(By Ruth Taylor)

When ] was very little ! tried
to tell a story to my Virginia
grandmother one day and to
emphasize my point ! said, as
the grown-ups did, But THEY
says it's so" can just see the
way she laughed and shook her
head and said, Now, now, child.
And who's they?
Nowadays, with all the rumors
and conversational tidbits Of
confidential information that are
broadcast from one person to an
other it would be a good plan if
we sat back and asked ourselves
the question, who are "they'
If we look beyond the speaker to
the source. They" say Hitler j,
invincible. They say Stain is 3
shrewd bargainer, and so ON.
| Rumor is like grass fiji
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
Northern Fields
Seek Unfair
Advantage

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. - !.
}. Ardio secretary of the opera
tors association of Williamson
field today made public the fol
lowing statement:
Now of all times there should
be no rocking of the industrial
boat. The national defense pro-
gram requires that the btu
minouS coal mines of this
country be kept in continuous
operation. If the present strike
is not ended promptly, serious
shortages will soon develop and
the defense program will be
slowed down.
1T is difficult to understand
why the United Mine Workers
and the northern coal operators
chose this critical period to rock
the boat violently. Just before
the old Appalachian contract ex-
pired on March 81, the United
Mine Workers representatives in
the New York conference seri-
cusly demanded elimination of
the wage differential of 1Oc per
dry in favor of the South. They
wanted to raise wages $1.OO a
day in the North and 81 40 day
in the South This differential
is one of long standing and re-