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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
Penitents Still Wearing
Tickle Shirts in Britain

One of Britain's oldest and
strangest industries, hair shirt
making, is surviving the war. In
remote converts, nuns are still en-
gagged in making the shirts for
people who wish to do their pen
ance with realism. Monks and
very pious people wear the shirts,
which are uncomfortable and
painful.
The full-size shirts worn in o1den
days have nearly disappeared,
and today a scapula, or belt in
which is woven horse-hair, and in
some cases human hair, is worn
instead.
This form of penance dates back
to the saints, but only in rare in
stances today do laymen adopt it..
The shirts are worn only a few
hours week, and not long enough
to harm the skin.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
Largest Relief Map

The worlds largest relief map, a
model of the United States, is in
stalled in it's own building at the
Babson Institute in Babson Park,
Mass.
Completed on December 81,
1910, after Is years work it is built
on horizontal scale of four miles
to the inch, is studied from cat
walks and shows this country as
it would be seen from point in
space 700 miles above the earth.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
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Not Scented

Not Scented
Girl Shopper-Do you have hya-
cinth bulbs?
New Clerk-No, just electric.
At Ease
She (thoughtfully)-Why do so many
tOonlen rest their chins on their hands
iOhen they are thinking?
He (brutaILy)-To keep their mouths
shut so they iOon't disturb themselves.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
Fight the Forgery Racket!
BY FRANK ]. WILSON
Chief, United States Secret Service

WHENEVER you pay out your
W good money for any govern
ment check, remember one thing:
Have the check initialled by the
employee who pays out the money
for it.
This will help you to place re-
sponsibility if the endorsement on
the check should be declared a
forgery. Also, it will be of much
help when an investigation is con-
Quoted in an effort to arrest the
check forger.
There is another pointer which
is closely associated with this one.
Here it is:
Try to write on the back of the
check a brief description of the
person who presents it, if that
person is stranger. For instance,
you might write 'WM-5O-5'9"-
heavy" meaning "White man
about so years old, S feet 9 inches
tall, of heavy build"
This will take only a few Sec
onds and may be the means of
tracing a forger and recovering
your loss, if the check proves to
bear a forged endorsement.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24

FAIRLY American wall pockets
- cut out of light weight pine or
scraps of half inch material may
have many modern uses. In the
kitchen they are just the thing for
ration books and a pad for the
grocery list. Just inside the front
door one will lend decorative
note and make a convenient place
for driving gloves and keys.
Originally these pockets were
made in a great variety of de-
signs and were used for letter
boxes. They are still useful for
this purpose or for a leave-a-note
pad and pencil. If you enjoy work
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
Cross-SStitched Kitchen Towels

looks just like Bingham applique.
Everyone will admire them!
Pattern 1884 contains transfer pattern
of six motifs averaging 51a by inches;
illustrations of stitches; color schemes;
materials required.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions, slightly more
time is required in filling orders for a
few of the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to-:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
Giant Air Raid i'm IL

A "giant" air raid, by the stand
ards of the last war, occurred
over London in June, 1917. Twen-
ty planes took part and 1862 deaths
were caused.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
HOME FRONT <zz S S Z
N-z2,t2 RUTH WYETH SPEARS lO
W RUTH WYETH SPEARS

ing with wood you may want to
cut these pockets out by hand with
a coping saw as shown here. If
you have a jig saw it is much fast
er, or you may mark your design
and take it to a woodworking shop
to be cut out for a few cents.
NOTE-Mrs. Spears has made patterns
in actual size for three of these Early
American letter boxes. The patterns are
on one sheet with complete directions for
making and finishing. Request Pattern
No. 261, enclosing Is cents. Address:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
These Days

IneSe Days
81 hear you've been doing very ,UeU at
school, Aired" said the fond grandpar-
ent. "What is your best subject-read-
ing, ,Uriting or arithmetic?"
4 look of quiet contempt crossed
young Alfe's face as he replied:
"Don't be so absurd, grandpa! I pro-
duced the best plan for post-t0ar recon-
struction."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
Privately Owned Planes

In the three years of 1899 to
1912 inclusive the number of planes
owned by civilians went from TO-
600 to $4,000.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
Without PriOrities

"The price of everything has
gone up since the war began"
''No, talk is just as cheap as
ever"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24

Even though it's true that the
way to mans heart is through
his stomach, it doesn't mean he'll
swallow anything.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
The Question

Mrs. Newlywed-How do you
cook pork and beans?
Mother-in-Law-Huh! How do
you get 'em?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-06-24
Don't 1t?

"Pessimism never pays
ooh, I don't know! Look at all
the money dentists make by look
ing down in the mouth"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
Baer NOminafes a Hero
Jack Ledyord Ranks
With No. l Toughies
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

week made Ali Tepelan permanent Tough Sergeant
along with Eddie Rickenbacker Among other Americans
who qualify for the honor is Jack Ledyard
Ledyard of Connecticut captain and Dart
mouth graduate signed up with Captain Cook his third
voyage to the South Seas. That in 1776.
He the first American to set foot Alaska
though he did corporal of marines in his maestys
service
In Paris in 1855 he suggested to American Minister Thomas
jefferson that he would again explore the western part Of
America by proceeding from Paris to St Petersburg
Russia to Kamchatka and then by boat to Vancouver.
He left in 1856 and went to Stockholm intending
TO sedge of Bohna to Abo That
lust SO miles Bothna Gulf had been frozen But
wasn't rather than lose whole winter Jack decided to
walk around the gulf.
left Copenhagen in January, 1887 ankle excur-
sion of 1900 miles, with money maps and speaking
English only. His trip took him through Lapland and the
Finnish forests
Jack got st. Petersburg in the middle of March. He
had walked deep for weeks averaging 30 miles
a day in up his ,sa'
Jack arrested in Siberia and turned back suspicion
of being French spy. He died in Africa mission of
the African Society of London.
So make Tough Sergeant Of Jack Ledyard for his
1500me promenade the kind of weather that licked
Napoleon and Shickelgruber.
He had the Rickenbacker luck of all good call it
Will Power, the GODDESS with the Square Jaw.
Copyright lsia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
BY Henry McLemOr'

a beer advertisement 10 be
printed on Plymouth Rock, or
hiring a Davey bell surgeon to
put sutures in the crack Of the
Liberty Bell.
I don't like 10 enter this con-
troversy. but I'm going 10 for
the sake Of national unity.
In times like these the United
States cannot afford TO have any
discordant factions.
We must all pull together,
even the anti-revolving doorers
and the pro-revolvlng doorers.
My belief is that the fault lies
not with the revolving doors. but
with the people who use them
There has never been any
Standardization of revolving door
technique.
Every man has his own way
of approaching a revolving door.
going through II, and getting out
OF il.
The same is true OF women
and children.
This makes for confusion Of
the utter sort.
THERE is the man who goes
through 4 revolving door as
If he were shot out Of a cannon.
He approaches the door on a
dead run. filings himself into the
devices, drives with all his power
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
Some Are Happy
AS Others Die

senators will do 10 get into
trouble-when we don't have
tO?"
MY GOOD break came from
Ava missing connection ? with
the plane that was TO take me
to the next port on the tour.
Had I made that plane i would
have missed one of the biggest
thrills of them all.
That thrill was not my first
flight In a ply, a huge and
comfortable Catalina lone Of
which helped sink the Bis
marck); or firing the bow-gun--
or circfing low over oil specks
that stained the beautiful aqua
marine below.
The big wallop came several
hours later when we reached
the base.
I AM not permitted TO divulge
the excitement I witnessed
at this place The four para
graphs about II were blue-pen-
ciled even before I had the
chance TO correct the spelling.
1t was my first experience
with an official gremlin, too.
For the first time in p years
of newspapering, l realized how
tame the toughest editors are.
A Ii was trying to jot down
"A was that some fellows were
luckier than other fellows
that some pilots had reasons for
being happier than others and
that the United States now has
fewer enemies than il had.
A ND so I cannot reveal at this
"A time what all that excite
ment was about cannot
even elaborate that the excite
ment was enjoyed by a lot Of
very happy men and that the
reason they were so excited and
happy was that certain other
men, with dialects, were I'M
happy or dead.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26

had Percy Hammond, the dra-
matte critic; Percy Haughton,
the football coach, and Percy
Crosby, the comic strip artist.
CLAUDETTE COLBERT. One
" Of the several film stars
who have found happiness in
marrying doctors.
Claudette's husband, DR.. Joel
FRESHMAN, now in the armed
forces. is a highly capable spe-
cialist. having once won the
Casselberry prize for research in
nose and throat diseases.
Irene DUNES doctor husband
Ia a dentist
A MONG the recent quaint rul-
"A ings coming from Washing
ton, D. G., Is that all bread be
home sliced.
This should not be a hardship
to the smart home manager.
There is available a popular
priced gadget that not only
slices bread quickly but slices IL
at any desired thickness.
Some of the market sliced
bread is too thickly sliced.
4 DID films 7 would like to see
~ again: Hell Below" which
was a thrilling film account Of
the adventures Of the crew Of a
submarine.
Remember it,
Should be revived not only for
entertainment but to give the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
Better Health n Ss;i
BY DIR. Logan CIendening

THE deafness that afflicts the
Il middle-aged and elderly
people, with a gradual onset,
symptoms of dizziness at first
and then a very slow loss OF
hearing, has puzzled the medical
profession for many years.
I say puzzled the m e d ic a |
profession" in the sense I tat
they do not know how TO relieve
these unfortunate people.
They know the cause of the
condition, viii h is gradual
hardening OF all the apparatus
Of the middle ear.
Sound arrives at the ear drum,
which is normally sensitive
membrane, and makes a vibra-
ton which is transmitted by
three small bones connected to-
gether very intimately.
The final bone is attached TO
another membrane which leads
TO the internal ear, located in
the mastoid process of the skull,
and which is very sensitive.
THESE people who bee ON e
l. deaf very gradually have
nothing the matter with the ac-
tual organ of hearing. which is
located in the mastoid bone in
the skull behind the ear.
This is proved by the fact that
they can use a bone conduction
hearing apparatus.
An apparatus OF this sort
short circuits as il Is struck by
sounds from the outside; instead
OF going through the middle ear,
sound hits the skull and is con-
Quoted by the bone 10 the inner
ear.
OF late some hope has been
held out for these cases of slow
developing deafness in middle
ear diseases.
DR.. Julius Lempert of Brook
lyn, n. Y, devised an operation
TO enter the middle ear and
break up the adhesions between
the small bones.
We have now had time enough
10 evaluate the results of this
operation.
/ mentioned the possibilities
OF. success five years ago in this
column.
At that time. Of course, no.
body could predict whether the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
The Brighter Side

MY RUBBER man has been
Ava removed by the government
experts from the seat OF his OPP
erations on the West Coast to
Washington, D. c., presumably
for a closeup of his efforts by
the officials and perhaps for
further developments of his ex-
pertinent.
He left behind him on the
West Coast four tires made of
his rubber which he put on an
automobile that had run 10000
miles up to the time of his de-
parture, the rubber showing no
more wear than the tire mate
rial with which we are all ia
miliar.
My man, who Is a mild, self
effacing character pretty much
on the tinid side, was set up in
his rubber-making operation on
the premises of a private cor
poration in Southern California
and at private expense, though
representatives of the govern
ment were familiar with his ex-
pertinent and in fact were I'M
officially sponsoring him.
THEY were so greatly-irm-
L pressed by his theory and so
eager to get his experiment
under way that they arranged
for its financing from outside
sources rather than wait on the
red tape that would have been
involved in getting the money
out of governmental agencies
and they placed him on the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
BY Damon RunyOn

West Coast partly as matter
of secrecy and partly as a mat
ter of convenience to him as
that is his home.
He produced real. not syn
thetic, rubber with the crudest
of devices and made his tires of
il and the matter of his produc-
ton was such as to indicate that
he could do the same thing on
a very large scale.
After his tests in actual mile
age had gone into some thou
sands of miles, his unofficial
sponsors made the matter Off
cial by letting the government
experts in on It, a setup they
had avoided lest the experiment
suddenly blow up and reveal
them as too gullible.
A FEW days ago. my rubber
"A man was visited on the
West Coast by COVE rnm n t
rubber sharpies and after an in
vestigation Of his results they
decided that he had something,
else they would not have re-
moved him to Washington. While
every one connected with the
enterprise has now Zippered up
completely, / am inclined to
think II may be inching closer to
complete success and that in a
few weeks it may be the subject
of an official announcement.
But / warn you of the posi-
bility that it may all come TO
exactly nothing, as is often the
case with experiments that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
The On|ooker

THERE IL as nasty a little
- controversy as you ever saw
In your life going on here in
New York City.
Friends are lined UP against
friends. brothers against broth
ers, and sweethearts against
bsaus.
The cause Of the controversy
10 the revolving door.
Yes, the plain. old-fashioned
revolving door which, up until
now, has had to depend on the
old gag Il met my girl in a
revolving door and have been
going round with her ever since"
for its publicity.
The observation-disclosures say
II is an outrnoded engineering
device that constitutes menace
to public safety, particularly in
times OF Are. and that TO have
>cne in a building is no less dan
erous than engaging the serv-
ices Of a Doctor Crippon as a
family physician.
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gall
= OF whom have written letters
to the editors) insist that the
revolving door is essential to the
welfare and happiness Of the
American people. and that TO
tamper with il would be Just the
same as copy-reading Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. or allowing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
Latest Report
On New Rubber

briefly show Just enough to de-
velop high hopes. The, rubber
my man has made, while IL seems
100 per cent efficient so far,
may still have some shortcoming
that precludes its general and
commercial use. I only hope his
past speed of experimentation is
not reduced under official aus
pices.
/ WOULD regard the gas ra-
i tioning as something Of q
reproach to the inventive genius
and productiveness of Americans
IL it were due solely to the short
age of rubber. Other nations
manage to produce synthetic
rubber that seems to serve very
well. but TO date we are not very
far along that road.
However, you know Il Is not
alone the necessity for conserv-
ing rubber that is putting pri.
vate automobiles in storage. Our
transportation prob l. m are
making 1t necessary to cut down
the private use OF gas that ID
needed by our troops overseas.
I believe that before the end
Of 1913 we will have plenty Of
rubber-not for private purposes
and that 1t may be of quality
that will end our dependence on
the East Indies or any other
source for rubber In the years to
come, and I will not be at all
surprised II my mans formula Is
the winner.
Copyright. 1913. by King Features
Distributed by international News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26

A BOARD A NAVY PATROL
= PLANE OVER THE SOUTH
MTLANTIC delayed Some
men are more fortunate than
Others.
Some men are richer than
many.
Some men stay In love longer
than most-and most men never
experience the wallop that goes
with being at the bow-gun of a
navy patrol plane "a PBY) a
few feet over the submarine-in-
tested South Atlantic.
LOW even q veteran bombar-
- der can keep his eyes open
or focused on a target out there
in the open bow-with the fierce
wind binding and bayoneting
lis something I do not ssvvy.
The powerful gun kicks the
way Joe Louis punches and
shakes you violently the way
Lew Fields shook Joe Weber.
At any rate there you are out
there under the huge propellers
several feet ahead OF the pilot
alone.
Except for the hurricane
tempo'd wind and perhaps q
Nazi sub hiding below.
I WAS reminded OF the time
Senator Holman OF Oregon
and Senator Chandler OF Ken
lucky flew 70 the Aleutians
through heavy fog and storm
most Of the way.
And picked up a soldier at
some Alaskan base, who immed-
fIately took his battle station
md trained his gun on the skies.
son." said Senator Holman.
~whatchA fussin' with that there
weapon fer that-a-way?"
I'm being ready" replied the
GUNNER, Elm case we meet some
Jap planea.' The white-as-a-
sheet Holman turned TO the
whiter-than-that Chandler and
intoned:
"Aln't II silly what some Of us
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
On the Side

She's adorned amply
That IN her husbands eyes looks
lovely,
The tritest mirror that an honest
wife
Can see her beauty in.
John Tobin.
tMr. Tobin's observation as
above is worth the careful con-
sideration Of all husbands. If.
when she has a new hat, wife
eagerly asks husband How do
you like it?" this proves she
loves him.-EVD)
QUERIES from clients:
Vt Q-When a horse loses by a
photo finish. how much differ
ence Is there in the time he ran
the distance and that OF the
winner?
Am electric timer once re-
vealed that a horse losing by a
photo finish completed the dis
tance 1900 of a second slower
than the winner.
Odd Fred Allen ever APP
pear in show with Libby Hol-
man?
A-They were both featured
In "Three's a Crowd"
Q-Why do coffee shop host
esses always carry menu cards?
A-One coffee shop manager
told me IL was because IL they
didn't carry menu cards, the
hostesses wouldn't know what TO
do with their hands.
Another told me il was to stop
them from biting their finger
nails.
Q-Isn't II a fact that all
horses sleep standing up?
A-Horses can sleep standing
up. but they don't all sleep that
way.
Some, like the great Seabis-
cult, like to lie down and have
a nice snooze.
Q-Wasn't Primo Camera the
largest man TO hold the world S
heavyweight boxing title?
A-Carnera was quite mass
OF manhood but he was not the
largest champion.
That was Charles Freeman.
the first American to hold the
title.
Charlie was z feet 3 inches
tall and weighed 333 pounds.
Q-Isnt Percy terrible
name for a kid to have?
Has there ever been a great
man named Percy?
A-Truly great men overcome
all great handicaps. even so
great a one as being named
Percy. AS for great Percys, we
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26

public an idea what a submarine
crew has 10 60 thorough.
Dispatch states:
"Gloria Vanderbilt Di Cicoo
paid part NJ the expenses Of her
wedding TO actors agent Pat Dt
Cicco."
(The amount Gloria con-
tributed to these expenses was
S11, 1907
THIS year is the fiftieth ami.
Il versary OF the introduction
of the comic strip to the pages
of newspapers in the United
States.
The first comic strip was r. r.
Outcault's "Hogan's Alley"
The current war has been
STYLED a mechanics war
This brings TO mind that at
the age of Is, Eddie Ricken-
hacker was an experienced me-
chanic in Columbus, o.
Eddie was an assistant to
Strayer, the man who intro
duced the left-hand drive TO
automobiles.
Yes, sir, at one time all autos
had a right-hand drive.
Was recently reported In the
German press that A. Hitler said
to one OF his generals:
81 believe we will win this war
but II we lose I will not sneak
away as the kaiser did. -.
az have q golden bullet re-
served for the emergency"
DECENTLY I mentioned an
IL ant race held In California
but failed to give complete
details.
The event was at the Rancho
Golf Club at Los Angeles.
Bill Leahy of Arkansas had
q stable OF racing ants.
Titanic" TIL o mpson. the
whimsical gambler, picking an
ant from the nearby sand offered
TO bet $1,000 his ant could beat
all of Leahy's ants.
II did.
Later developed that Thomp-
son had not picked his ant up at
random from the sand but had
only pretended to do so.
He had selected the ant from
a number he had been training
and timing for the purpose q
winning some of the unsuspec3
ing Mr.. Leahy's money.
Imagine getting up early D
clock an ant.
That Titanic" Thompson wsu
an interesting fellow.
What became of him!
Copyright. 1913. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS

F. W.-Does grape juice con-
tain much iron? Is IL detri-
mental to the kidneys if taken
regularly?
Answer-Grape juice contains
.0003 per cent of iron, which is
fairly high for any vegetable
product. 1t is not deleterious to
the kidneys.