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MATERNITY uA5s .a
 10 BE ExIENDED

Because of their interest, stu dents in the maternity class now being conducted by Miss Steph- enie Bogdon, Public Health Nurse, have requested an extension of the class period and will have two more meetings. Miss fogdon announced today.
 At Mondays meeting, a Juneau mother will bring her small baby to the class, and demonstration Of baby's bath will be given. Other mothers are invited to attend.
 Although the beginning of the next class will be postponed for a short time. Miss Bogdon asks that all mothers who wish to enroll in the next maternity class do so now by telephoning the Health Center, 2l8, between 9 and 9:3o am. or l and 1.30 pm.
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Chdpelddies Plan
 Fancy Work Sale
 To Be Held Dec. ]

Chapeladies were entertained at the home of Mrs. Frank Maier on Wednesday, November 4. During the afternoon plans were made for a fancy work sale to be held at the Chapel-by-the-Lake on Decem- Der 5.
 Those present at the Wednesday affair were Mrs Max Mielke, Mrs. Jenny Pederson, Mrs. Virgil Puzy, Mrs. Dora Spaulding, Mrs. Herb Vending, Mrs. Clarence witta- nen, Mrs. Bob Marks, Mrs. Eric Lindegaard, Mrs. Cecil Dpnofiue, Mrs. Charles Dobbins, Mrs. Stan ley Jekill and Mrs. Frank Maier.
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MERC RCHANT5 WARNED 10 BE CAREFUL IN
 WASHING WINDOWS

Merchants who wash their windows during the present cold snap are requested to be careful of spilIing water on the sidewalks.
 Because of the present low temperatures, the water freezes before it has chance to eva porate and several pedestrians have taken nasty falls so far, sustaining minor injuries.
 BUY DEFENSE BONDS
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ENGINE FIRE

A backfire through the carbure- tor of Jack Westfall's auto late last night caused the engine to catch afire as he was driving across the Douglas Bridge. Mem bers of Juneau Volunteer Fire De- partment answered the call from 53 and extinguished the blaze. Minor damage was done.
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LOST and FOUND

LOST-Billfold containing personal papers. Please return to Leo Lowery, care Atkinson Construc- tion Go.
 WILL party who left coat at checking room, Bus. & Prof. Wo- mans Dance call at Empire and identify same
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The area Of Greenland is s27, PTS square miles. s--s~.--.s-.-s- .-
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TW0LARGE BUILDINGS
 DESTROYED ! !
Blaze from BurningGrease in Arcade Cafe Quick
 ly Spreads

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WANTED

WANTED---Pick-up or coupe. Write Empire F J 1716. WANTED-Furnished apts., fur nished rooms, room and board for US. Govt employees. Phone 319 between and 10 am. and 6 and pm.
 APPLICANTS for position as ush- erettes will be interviewed Satur- day morning between 10 and l2 Girls must be at least sixteen. See MT. Garvin, Capitol Theatre office over First National Bank. WANTED-Will pay cash for good used piano. Phone red 206, Alaska Music Supply. WANTED-Used furniture. 306 Will loughby, phone 788. WANTED TO BUY-Baby buggy in good condition. Write D-100O, Empire.
 WANTED - Girls or women for kitchen or waitress work. Ex- perience preferred, but not nec- essary. Apply Percy's Cafe. 10 a. m. to 2 p. m.
 AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing iir route from Seattle to Nome, or, ale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv.
 MISCELLANEOUS FIVE CENTS each, pald for used gunny sacks at Coal Bunkers. TURN your old gold into value, cash or trade at Nugget Shop. GUARANTEED Realistic Perms. nent, t5.so. Paper Curis, tl up Lola Beauty Shop. Phone aol. slh Decker Way.
 FOR SALE KITCHEN table, Silvertone Gra- phone, set pots and pans, trunk Phone green 545. REMINGTON automatic 12-gauge shotgun. Phone 351. PARTLY furnished Broom bunga- low, acres ground. Front Air port Gate. Phone 1855 5-RM. FUR. house, 2 sun porches, electric range, oil heat, 820 Sixth and Nelson. Phone red 610. TWO beautiful red fox furs. Phone black 624
 l6-FT. BOAT, 16 h.p. outboard Evinrude. Phone black 100 after pm.
 A. RIM. FURNISHED house. 20 Box 1915.
 FURNISHED house, 822 Basin Road. Call after 2 pm.
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side as well, also the frame struc- lures on the opposite side of the street
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Story Of Sitka Fire
 Is Told Here
Weary Firefighfers Main tain All Night Vigil
 10 Control Flames

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WANTED-Used furniture. 306 Will loughby, phone 788.
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APPLICANTS for position as ush- erettes will be interviewed Satur- day morning between 10 and I2
 Girls must be at least sixteen. See MT. Garvin, Capitol Theatre office over First National Bank.
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FOR SALE

KITCHEN table, Silvertone Gra- phone, set pots and pans, trunk Phone green 545.
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WANTED-Furnished apts., fur nished rooms, room and board for US. Govt employees. Phone 319 between g and 10 am. and 6 and 9 pm.
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WANTED--Pick-up or coupe. Write Empire F 1716.
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REMINGTON automatic 12-gauge shotgun. Phone 35l.
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PARTLY furnished Broom bunga- low, acres ground. Front Air port Gate. Phone l55.
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AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing iir route from Seattle to Nome, or
 ale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv.
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b-RM. FUR. house, 2 sun porches, electric range, oil heat, 820 Sixth and Nelson. Phone red 610.
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MISCELLANEOUS

FIVE CENTS each, pald for used yunny sacks at Coal Bunkers.
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TWO beautiful red fox furs Phone black 624.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Lonely churchYord

whom Virginia had seen in her dream. con-
fessed
In doing so he allegedly implicated not
only the two white men, Salter and McKen-
ze, whose names the child had told her
mother, but also-and this was perhaps the
most astounding part of the whole thing
corroborated her statement that there had
been still another man involved.
The police then arrested a fourth man.
Marion (Dick) Dixon, forty-four years old
and like the others, an employee in a small
factory in Wadey.
Encouraged by this break Roper himself
visited Wadley and succeeded he says. in get
ting additional confessions from Salter and
Mckenzie. Dixon alone maintained his inno-
cence, despite the fact that the stories of the
other three allegedly named him.
Legally, of course, confessions don't mean
a thing unless the people who make them
continue of the same mind throughout their
trial In this case. if Sater Mckenzie and
Mncey come into court and declare that they
didn't know what they were saying or that
they were forced to say it, the State will be
compelled to establish their alleged guilt by
means of whatever crcumstantial evidence
they may have in hand not merely on the
strength Of a child's dream.
In other words. the mere fact that the
police assert that the men have confessed does
not prove them guilty. And naturally. if they
are to be presumed innocent until found other
wise by a jury Of their peers, that same con-
dition holds to an even greater extent for the
fourth man. Dixon, for at the moment the
only things connecting him with the crime
are a dream and the alleged words of some
body else.
The police reconstruction of the murder
based, they say, on the confessions may there
&c. H., ,N.I,y 80. Nt-.z
finished. And it should be read with that
possibility, in fact, with all the above con-
siderations, in mind Here's how II goes:
One by one, the four men all went into
Smiths place. where all had charge accounts,
and they were there, Roper alleged, around
closing time.
They knew about Smiths taking out the
money TO buy gasoline next morning." ne
went on. "Mincey had been elected TO act as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29

decoy. he told Smith that he had a gal
lon of whisky hidden behind old Bethsada
Church and that the white men wanted it.
They then joined in requesting that he take
his car and drive them out there to get
the whisky. Though not drinking man
himself, Smith, out of the kindness of his
heart finally agreed.
One of the men had small shotgun
wrapped in burlap sacks for the occasion.
They all laughed and joked on their wav
out to the church. They got there around
IL o'clock
The gun had been unwrapped by this time
and now, holding a sack over it for conceal
ment one of the men stepped out of the car
at the same time Smith did so that he WAS
right behind him. He fired from that position
and the slain man fell"
Quoting the Negroes alleged confession.
Roper then went on:
q" took Mr. Smiths right leg. getting
ahold of him by his pants cuff and the white
men took him by the shoulders and we took
him down into the woods about 100 yards
Somebody took Mr.. Smiths pocketbook
and his watch, and we left Mr. Smith laving
there, each taking different path. agreeing
To meet about three-quarters Of mile behind
the church.
When we all got back together out there
in that field they gave me SIS and told me
to leave"
Despite the fact that her dream may
finally turn out to be of no more value than
most dreams, little Virginia enjoys a good
deal of fame throughout southern Georgia
People who before never paid any attention
to her now go out Of their way to show her
a respect seldom wasted on S-year-old girls
This, and the way her 5-year-old sister and
little brother treat her-as though she were
a queen-are very nice. Her schoolmates. too.
stand in awe of her, and sometimes when she
gives the wrong answer in class even her
teacher hesitates, as though half-inclined to
look the facts up in book
To Virginia all this is very pleasant
though at the same time IL seems sort of
funny But funniest of all was an experience
she had on the street the other day when
man she scarcely knew stopped her and
thrust quarter into her hand
What's that for" she asked
He looked at her moment and then
replied:
Case you happen to dream up where I
was last night, I'd sure be much abhged if YOU
wouldn't say nothing TO my wife,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29

ago when little Virginia Smith had her
dream.
Later that same morning, her grandfather,
John Price, called on Chief Spell.
Charlie" he said you know l amt an
overly supersttious man. but something just
happened a little while ago up to my house
l want to tell you about -. ="
And he went on to describe his grand
daughters dream, naming the men, all Gus
toners Of Smith, whom Virginia had named
Il don't know" he finished, Il just kinda
got hunch about this. What do you think ?"
Well" said the chief, cit looks as good as
anything else we turned up. We might ques-
ton them, anyhow. No harm in that"
The men were questioned and then
released, but some of their remarks had
aroused Spells suspicious. So he called up
Captain S. w Roper, Chief of the Georgia
sState Bureau of Investigation, in Atlanta and
asked his opinion Roper sent down two de-
tectves to resume the questioning and Mon
day night Roper says Mincey, the Negro
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ity were hard up.
In some sec
lions Of the
country the sum
which Smith had
on him might seem a small
reward for murder, but Wad-
lev is in the heart of the
Tobacco Road" district and,
thanks to Erskine Caldwell,
who was born near there
and who has exposed it
mercilessly in his plays and
stories, Tobacco Road" has
become almost a synonym
for abject poverty.
To a good many of the
dead mans neighbors $2l5
would have seemed a fortune
large enough to retire on.
But who among them
would have been bold enough
to tempt, and deal out. death
to lay hands on it?
This all-important ques-
ton remained without even
the hint of an answer until
the morning a few weeks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29

said another man helped EN-, too ="
Her voice trailed off the vision faded and.
sobbing again she collapsed against her
mother
Mrs Smith remained with the distraught
child for some time and then went back to
the kitchen to talk TO her own father, John
Price. the 7o-year-old Georgia farmer with
whom she and her three children had been
staying since the tragedy.
Just a week earlier-a week TO the day
the body Of w. c. (Cyde) Smith, 42-year-
old operator of a Wadley Ga. filling station.
had been found in the woods outside of nearby
Wrightsville.
His wife. alarmed by his failure to return
home the preceding night, had notified the
police, and on the following morning, Satur-
day. a search for him was begun. II pro-
ceeded without result until late that after
noon when two terrified colored boys came
into town with the story of gruesome dis
covery they had made while hunting
Running behind their dog, hard on the
trail Of a rabbit, they had literally stumbled
over a corpse hidden in a thcket about a
hundred yards from lonely Bethsaida Church.
Chief of Police Charles Spell, of Wadley,
and some of his men went TO the scene at once
They found Smiths sedan parked in the
churchyard and his body in the thicket which \
the boys had described. The load of a shot
gun. fired at close range, had struck him in
the back OF the neck, evidently killing him
Instantly
From footprints roundabout it was de-
duced that number of men had participated
in the murder. And that was about all that
could be deduced Nothing else Of any
significance was found and the prints them
selves were so faint that they scarcely
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29

There Were No Clues Until the Dead
Mans 8-Yeor-0Id Daughter S aid Her
Fafher's Ghos+Iy Form Had Appeared 10
Her and Identified The Four Men Who
Had Shot and Robbed Him in the
Lonely churchYard
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Tobacco Road country was in a ferment,
but except for the fact that the motive of the
crime had been unearthed, progress in solv-
ing it seemed to be at standstill. The
motive had been robbery
Smith had been carrying about 1915 in
cash when he had been killed.
gas truck bringing fuel for his tanks,
had been due to arrive early the following
morning, before the bank opened, so, that
night he had taken the money out Of his
cash drawer in order to be able to make the
spot payment which was required This was
his custom at such times and presumably who
ever killed him had known of it.
Indeed, almost any of the people who
traded with him might have known of IL And
this fact allowed considerable latitude for
suspicion, because, in addition to running a
filling station, he also sold groceries, soft
drinks, and so on. Most Of the people lvfiu
in and around Wadley had had occasion 70
visit his place at one time or another
Moreover most Of the people in that vicin-
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ny, I been shot. >"
Honey. please, please
don't go on like that"
her mother said. You
didn't see your daddy,
He's dead"
Il know he's dead He
told me He told me who
done IL. too. He said
that ole man Salters and
Alvin Mckenzie and that
ole colored man. Morris
Mincey. all got him off
down 20 Bet n s a ! d a
Church and killed him"
Mrs. Smith shrank
back staring at her
daughter.
"Ginny," she began
in a hushed voice. You
must't say things like
that. You hear"
But Virginia was too
engrossed IN her vision
TO hear. She just went
on.
He told me they
done il with a shotgun
and robbed him. He said
they got him off down
there 10 kill him and get
his money
She sat up straight
in bed, as though listen
ing 10 some sound she
alone could hear. Daddy
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Cl92 by American Weekly Rights
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-01
Rutledge

Mrs. Sam Van Reese came Fri
day from Duluth for a few days visit
with her mother. Saturday evening
Mr.. Van Reese came in company with
Mr.. and Mrs Matson, who remained
until Sunday evening when Mrs. Van
Reese accompanied them back to
Duluth.
Ernest Datko, Stanley Tomscak,
Joe Guss and Christ Hansen are now
employed in Duluth.
Frank Bowers, ST., Irwin Foster,
Frank Pangerl, Leon Busse, Edwin
Larson and John Reuer, who are
employed in Duluth, were weekend
guests at their respective homes.
Peter Pangerl of Superior, was a
weekend visitor at the home of
relatives.
Mrs. Florien Hintz left Friday for
Denver, Colo, for an indefinite visit
with her husband, Pvt. Florien Hintz
Mrs Issacson, Mrs. Busse, Mrs.
Wegwerth, Mrs. Arramy and Mrs.
Ekberg attended the nursing serv-
ice subcommittee meeting Friday
afternoon at the Tracy Street home
in Windemere township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Carlson enter
tanned at dinner last Thursday eve
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-01
BRUNO GRANGE NOTES
Mrs. Fred Babe, reporter.

The Bruno Grange held its reg
ular meeting Wednesday evening,
September "a. Due to the bad wealth
er, several members were absent,
three of them being officers. It was
reported that the honor roll, installed
in the post office by the Bruno
Grange, with the names and adj
dresses of the boys from this COM
munity in the armed forces, is filled
up. Our worthy secretary volun-
teered to make an extension to the
honor roll.
Our degree team has been quite
busy preparing for the degree they
are to put on at Duxbury. There
was some discussion at the meeting
over the Price Control bill. The
lecturers hour was devoted mostly
to preparations for Booster Night"
Our Booster Night" date is Friday,
October 2 instead of the usual Sep
TENDER 80. The date was changed
because the Pomona meeting is Sep
TENDER 80.
Everyone is welcome to come and
enjoy an evening of entertainment
and a lunch with us. Remember the
date is Friday night, October 2.
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ior last Thursday and Pete returned
home with her.
Rev. John j. Moedt returned from
Chicago Saturday afternoon.
The F. o. Pearson family have
moved into the Mrs. Peterson house
which they have purchased.
AL July went to Duluth Monday
night to work in the steel plant.
Walter and Helen Won Schenk of
Minneapolis, visited their aunt, Mrs.
Laying, Sunday.
Gene Severson and Bert Smith
were home from Chicago to visit
their parents here over the week.
end
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Stafford of
st. Paul, spent Saturday and Sunday
at the Rose home. Mrs. Rose re-
turned to st. Paul with them.
Donald Rose of the naval base at
Wold-C chamberlain Field, spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday with home
folks.
Mrs. Joe Ames, who works at the
Montgomery Ward store in st. Paul,
visited Mrs. Laying Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cross of Flint,
Mich, arrived in Bruno last week
for a visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Adams.
Mrs. Virginia Gross spent Tuesday
at home from New. Brighton.
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Brook Park

Andrew Alderman returned Sun
day to his duties in Cambridge, after
having been '1aid up" with an in
fected hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Middlestadt
of Quamba, and Mr.. and Mrs. Kar-
gas were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Kelsey.
BERTHE Sharp of Duluth, was a
weekend visitor at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G.. Fleming.
Mrs. Grace Fleming, mother of
Boyd Fleming, and Mrs. Ben Hal
versen of Minneapolis, visited from
Wednesday of last week until Friday
at the Fleming home.
Donald Helm of Dover, visited from
Wednesday of last week until Sun
day at the August Hanson home.
Harold Berndt, who has been at
tending NYA school in Duluth, ar
rived home Tuesday. On Friday he
and some school friends plan to
leave for San Francisco where they
will be employed.
Miss Mildred Anderson, who has
been nursing at Grand Marais, ar
rived home Tuesday of last week
and left Friday for Minneapolis
where she enrolled at the Univer-
sity
Mr.. and Mrs Melvin Anderson en-
tertained the local faculty at dinner
Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Vancelow of Mime
apolis, visited her father, A. F.
Nuetzman, over the weekend.
Mrs. Dan Hanson spent last Thurs
day and Friday in Minneapolis on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Les Johnson and
Mrs. Paul Wood spent the weekend
at the Clara Wood home. Mrs. Clara
Wood, who had spent several days
here, returned to the City with them
Sunday where she is still under med
ical care.
Miss Mary Lou Woodwork of
Bethany, Mo-, niece of Mrs. David
Hall, arrived Saturday for an ex-
tended visit at the Hall home.
Miss Bernice Miller of Duluth.
was weekend guest of Betty Hall
Herman Gross, now employed in
Minneapolis, was a weekend Wis
itor with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry. Nippon of
Beroun, recently purchased the ]. c.
Merrill farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Nordstrom and
son of Minneapolis, spent the week.
end at the Albert Anderson home.
Mrs. Albert Anderson is enjoy
ing visit with her father who ar
rived Saturday from Hoffman.
Albert Derry spent Sunday at
Cromwell visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
,ert Shaske and son.
Donald Mann left Sunday for Fort
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The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will
meet at the church parlors October
z. Mrs. Floyd Fairchild, hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. Leslie
Darling, Mrs. Lingren and Mrs. Eng
lund. Lunch will be served from
4 to $50 p. m. Everyone welcome.
Mrs. John Walsh and baby are
now living in Bruno for a short
while before going to St. Paul to
join her husband who is now work.
ing there.
Delbert Delaney has rented the
John White house and will move into
it soon.
Mrs. ORGY Plaisted entertained the
Missionary society at her home Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. Pete Peterson drove to Super
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Mrs. Ted Brieland returned home
Monday from Omaha, Nebr., where
she was called by the illness of her
sister.
The John Rupp and Clayton Ca
hoon sales held recently were well
attended and good prices were re-
ceived.
Robert Howey came home Sunday
to visit home folks a few days.