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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

Around Town
Ralph Newberry of Roanoke
visited his wife and son here last
weekend.
Rev. Samuel Liediz of Fremont
was a visitor at the home of Rev.
Dobbs Thursday.
Mrs. D. c.. Kelly visited her
daughter near Abingdon last
week.
Miss Ann Spivey of Gate City
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Bill
PEBBLES.
Miss Dennis Blevins was Wis
itor here last Friady and Satur-
day.
Howard Clark was visiting
homefolks over the week end.
M. M. Long, State Senator
elect of st. Paul, is attending
court here this week.
John Hylton of Leck was the
Wednesday dinner guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Lee Stanley.
Fred Greear. Norton Attorney,
was guest speaker at the Mason
banquet held Saturday night
at the high school building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy P1ZZuto are
visiting in Norfolk this week.
Ladies at the Red Cross sewing
room this week were: Mrs. A. L.
Reece. Aunt Lizzie Sutherland,
Mrs. Hettie Sutherland, Eliza
beth Ell1ins and Lillian Clark.
Mrs. Lillian Clark had as sup
per guests Wednesday night
Mrs. June Chase. Agnes Gillian,
Misses Ruth Craddock, Margaret
Preston, Josephine and Stella
Pizzuto and Aunt Lydia Suther-
land.
Birthday Party.
A surprise birthday party was
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

err Mullins Of Haysi may have an
appointment as deputy treasurer
if he cares for it.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

Birthday Party.
A surprise birthday party was
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

(From page 81
South Belva Lots 24-28 so
South Belva Lots 5-6-13-14 3 2.48
South Belva 12-18-20-21-22 B 1.24
South, Belva 80 6 so
South Belva 165 IA it, so
South Beva 1898 1902
Selfe. Sallie heirs 1852 1876
Selfe, Sae heirs 11.29 1.24
Selfe Sallie heirs 217 so
Selfe, George Beldon 1880 4.34
Stewart George etals 119. 34.10
Shortridge, James IL. 3.72
Stltner Herb and Godia l. $40
Stiltner Herb and Golda Tract 3.96
Sluss. Thomas 81. $40
Sluss Hattie and heirs 20. 2.48
Suss Minnie so so
Sanders, Roy and wife 100 1.24
Tackett Bill and wife IL int in 90
Trivitte, JF and C M French so 1855
Turner, Joseph $3.50 2.48
Vivars, M. etals /. 124
Vanover. L w. and wife 1915 $40
Viers, Alex 1.50 $40
Willis. Laura CLIO of 365 31.00
Willis, Rena .25 so
Willis Ark U.s. 6.82
Willis, Ark Is. 1856
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

Mrs. D. c.. Kelly visited her
daughter near Abingdon last
week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

Howard Clark was visiting
homefolks over the week end.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18
Around Town

Ralph Newberry of Roanoke
visited his wife and son here last
weekend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

Rev. Samuel LiediZ of Fremont
was a visitor at the home of Rev.
Dobbs Thursday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

Miss Dennis Blevins was a Wis
itor here last Friady and Satur-
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-11-18

Miss Ann Spivey of Gate City
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Bill
PEBBLES.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

Many people worry themselves
into complete disintegration over
moral trifles, and others have con-
sciences so obtuse that they can
get away with anything.
When Richard Croker approached
the end of his notorious career as
chief of Tammany Hall, he was once
asked whether he had any regrets.
Meditatively removing his cigar, he
said Solemnly, mo sir, not one, l
do not remember ever having done
anything I ought not to have done,
for I have done good all my life"
Contemplating such character one
is reminded of Shai:espeare's phrase,
conscience wide as hell
Conscience is a tricky function
of personal life; it runs the gamut
from callousness to representative
ness; it can league its powerful
sanctions with noble conduct or bag
atelles of moral custom; with equal
facility it makes saints, lunatics,
and bigots. Indeed, by etymology, a
"bigot" is man who associates
trivialities with religious conscien-
BUSINESS and says, "By God" about
them. Following ones conscience can
be distrcting experience, and num-
berless people are torn to pieces
by 1t.
In social life the moral ambiguity
of conscience is obvious. Calico
standing for his truth, under perse-
cution, was conscientious, but so toe
were his prosecutors. They honestly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
Nation All

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tute for paper. Some nightclub and
hotel owners frowned on confetti
and serpentine. They spoil too
many drinks and too much food,
and conservation was the watch
word.
Los Angeles party prices ranged
downward from the SIS at Earl
CAROLS and the Coconut Grove
and $3.50 at the Biltmore Bowl.
The Roney Plaza Hotel at Miami,
Fla. which has a $50 a day per
person rate, headed the cities jam
med hosteleries.
Ten dollars was the top at Cleve-
land. At Boston, hotels offered a la
carte menus at usual prices and
nightclubs offered an evenings en-
tertainment for ST person.
At Hartford, Conn.,, The Hotel
Bond closed its ballroom and hap
quet halls to free-snendinQ war
workers, and announced in news.
paper advertisements its bars would
shut down at I a. M, instead of 3
q. m.
Defense and other workers then
will be ready for wartime activities
on New Years day-the rest for
solemn prayer in their respective
churches" said the advertisements.
For the boys at war, there are no
holidays"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
No Hope For
Dying Girl

Hammond, Ind, Dec. 31-(UP)-
Physicians feared today that even a
leave for Dennis Mathews, IS, an
Army Air cadet, would fail to save
the life of his sister, Martha Jean
10, an invalid since her birth who
has refused to eat because her
brother cannot be at her bedside.
The child's family was informed
by Red Cross officials that there was
possibility young Mathews might
be granted a 12-hour emergency
leave from the Army Air Forces
camp at Sikeston, Mo-, to visit his
sister.
Mrs. Eugene s. Carpenter, execu-
tive director Of the Hommand Red
Cross. said that Maj. Harold T.
Sheldon, Jr., commander of the
209th Air Force Flying Training De-
tachment at Sikeston told her by
telephone that the youth might
get a leave, if only for u hours"
Doctors feared, however, that a
visit from her favorite brother, who
was her faithful bedside companion
before his induction, would only de-
lay Martha jeans death. She norm
ally weighs only IS pounds, and
since she began refusing food two
weeks ago she has lost is Of them.
DR.. Morris Shellhouse, the family
doctor who has been giving the child
food injections, said she was "fail-
ing fast"
A year ago, Martha Jean refused
nourishment because she could not
see another brother. M /Sgt. Frank
Mathews. She recovered, however,
when he was granted a 12-hour
emergency leave and came home to
visit her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
Years Weather
WAS Unusual

Washington, Dec. 31.-UP)-This
has been one of the coolest, hottest,
driest, wettest, and freakiest years
the country ever has experienced
the weather bureau reported today.
February was the driest February
of recorded weather history. April
in the northeast was the coolest in
80 years. May produced the worst
foods in 100 years from Oklahoma
TO Michigan. Washington, D. c.,
had the driest and hottest summer
on record
Texas had an camille an hour
hurricane, accompanied by Is inches
of rain in "a hours, and at Spear
fish, S. D., one day in January, the
temperature climbed from four de-
grees below zero to As above in two
minutes and later the same morn
ing fell from 81 above to four below
in 81 minutes.
In both spring and fall 1t was
unseasonably hot or cold, or wet or
dry, depending upon where you
were, but the weather finally began
to behave this month, with few un-
usual occurrences reported"
The weather bureaus two-word
description for the entire year was:
unusual weather"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
Esquire Loses
Mails Case
Continued from Page u

ing privileges generally is consid-
cred tantamount to a death sentence
for any magazine. In Esquire's case,
resorting to expensive fourth class
mail would boost its yearly postage
bill by half million dollars.
Explaining his ruling, Walker said
second class privileges were reserved
for publications disseminating in
formation Of a public character, or
devoted TO literature, the sciences,
arts or some special industry"
And Esquire, he asserted, does not
meet these conditions.
IT cannot assume" Walker said,
"that Congress ever intended to
lendow this publication with an in
direct subsidy and permit 1t to re-
ceive at the hands of the govern
ment preference in postal charges
Of approximately 100000 per an
num-"
Esquire was first coted by the
Post Office Department in Septem-
Der. After three weeks of hearings,
at which prominent mention was
given the curvesome features at the
Varga Girl, the case was taken I'M
der consideration by three trial ex-
aminers who finally voted two to
one in favor Of letting the magazine
continue its mailing privileges.
Walker overruled this decision.
The majority opinion of the trial
board cited the fact that the War
Department had. ordered several
hundred thousand" copies of the
magazine prepared for servicemen
overseas.
Esquire was the twenty-f1rst mag
azine cited by Walker in his two
year campaign against obscene mag
azines. All were handed adverse
decision, but the Post Office later
readmitted more than half which
submitted cleared up" publications.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
on BelzQ f.
REAL PERSON
BY DR.. HARRY EMERSON FOSDlCK
We Are Supposed to Sail by
Conscience, Yet We Can't Trust 1t

thought that the new astronomy,
making the earth a mere satellite
Of the sun, would steal from man
his special dignity, and make 1t inn
possible to believe in the infinite
value of each human soul. They had
no selfish ends to serve in persecut-
ing Galileo-they did it for con-
science sake.
Lecky, in his History Of European
Morals, says: Phillip II and Isabella
infected more suffering in
obedience to their consciences than
NERO and Domitian in obedience
to their lusts."
From such ambiguity spring many
sorry tragedies, alike in mans social
history and in his personal life. Con-
science is tremendous force. 1t can
say You ought! with a voice like
thunder, and cry Shame! until sleep
vanishes and to live with oneself is
intolerable. Yet while conscience
thus insists that we do right, 1t
does not by itself tell us what is
right.
Our ideas of what is right come
from varied sources-our inherited
tradition, our contemporary culture
with its prevailing customs and
codes, our own passion and self i'm
terest, our excuses and self justi-
fications, the books we read, the
movies we see, the people we ad-
mire, the philosophy we hold.
nf CT c
flows into our ethical judgments
so that conscience, imperiously de-
manding that we do right, can
back up almost any combination
Of ideas concerning what right is
Thus Columbus on one Of his voy-
ages wrote to King Ferdinand: "In
the name of the Holy Trinity, from
here we can send as many slaves
as can be Sold.'
We are supposed to sail by con-
science and yet we cannot trust it.;
instead of relying on the compass
to keep our course straight, we must
keep our compass straight, and
that makes nervous sailing. Stray
bits of metal may defect compass,
and lacking careful checking many
a compass faithfully followed has
landed its ship on the rocks.
1t is an open question whether
the more distributing difficulties are
met in those who evade their con-
science or in those who accept
them.
TOMORROW: Our desire to
avoid self blame.
Distributed by NEA. Service-c1942,
Harper & Brothers, New rOYk, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
Union Fears
Wage Freeze
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Union officials could not recall
any previous case in which labor
had been required to agree by con-
tract not to seek further wartime
wage increases under any circum-
stances. Any administration insist
ence on such a provision was ex-
pected to precipitate new snag in
the wage discussions.
David B. Robertson, president of
the f1remen and enginmen, H. w.
Fraser of the conductors and T. C..
Cashin Of the switchmen said in a
statement last night that their re-
fusal to accept arbitration did not
cause government seizure Of the
carriers. They said no administra-
ton representative had contacted
them from December % to December
90 in an effort to reach settle
ment to preclude the seizure.
ut is unfortunate that instead
Of pursuing such a drastic course
the president and his Neutenants
did not seek a settlement of this
wage controversy by the customary
procedure Of continued conference
and discussion" they said. THAT
would not have been so spectacular,
but in our humble Judgment 1t would
have been much more effective"
They said they had no intention
of striking against the government
and had so informed their member
ship last Monday.
The officials said their unions had
voted to strike as the only way to
assure consideration of wage re-
quests after they had rejected an
emergency boards award Of four
cents an hour.
I'VE still think it was an In
suit" they said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

AAkO 0AAlA vi ANOl vain, NOlAAl.
d The building which now houses
the State theater owned by Warner
Bros, Inc, was built by the late
John Moriarty, prominent realty
holder of the city.
A similarly large real-estate
transaction has taken place re-
Gently records show whereby the
building known as 1929 Bank
street which now houses the Hilton
clothing store has been sold by quit
claim deeds from Martin Rubin to
Ruth Greenberg and from Martin
Rubin to Isabelle Greenblatt.
Both deeds convey one-third in
. terest in the land and improvements
situated thereon. The property is
subject to a mortgage which orig
finally in the sum of 100000 and
now has been reduced to sos 900
with interest.
A warranty deed from the Fulton
Markets, Inc, to Ruth Greenberg,
conveying property on the westerly
side of South Main street to Ruth
Greenberg is also on record at the
town clerks Office. A mortgage deed
relative to this latter property is
also on file from Ruth Greenberg
to Charles Greenblatt.
Deeds on file this morning con-
vey 81 parcels of land to the city
from the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting Co. The parcels are sit
uated on the following streets the
records show: North Main, Ard
more avenue, Hill street, Cooke
street, Roseland and Pennington
avenues, Faber avenue, Dwight
street, East Main near the Cheshire
and Waterbury line. The deed is
signed by the utility's vice president,
Walter Carr and treasurer and sec
rotary, Van Court Lucas. The city
recently made known its acceptance
Of these lands which are being given
free.
AS stated previously, the Buck
ingham building, 1t is reported, has
already been sold and papers are
row being drawn up for final nego-
t.ations. The formation by incor-
poration Of the Buckingham Realty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
500 Bombers Set
Pace For Assault
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many-neutral sources said their
target was the chemical center of
Ludwigshafen-in daylight yester-
day and British Mosquitoes raided
western Germany last night.
Air experts said the weight of
the assault against Germany's in
vasion defenses now could be ex-
pected to grow steadily until 1t
reaches an unprecedented pitch Just
before the Zero hour" for the open
ing of second front.
May Take Months
The job may take months rather
than weeks, however, for the Ger
mans have established an under
ground system of defenses protected
by thick concrete and steel and ex-
perience in the Mediterranean has
shown that only prolonged attacks
will bring results.
Targets hit last night were iden-
titled merely as in northern France,
but the air ministry announced
that more than 500 medium and
fighter bombers, including American
Marauders, attacked the Pas De
Calais area, where the Germans
were reported to have mounted
rocket guns in addition to build
ing other defenses, in daylight yes
terday.
Lieut.. Edwin Fischer of Portland,
Ore, an American fighter pilot who
observed yesterdays formations, said
bombs poured like rain from the
Marauders. Targets were reported
unofficially to range from gun en-
placements to power stations and
highway communications.
Safe Return
All plans returned safely from
night raids on both France and
Germany, while only two American
and one British fighters were lost
in yesterdays attacks on the in
vasion coast.
Some $500 American heavy bomb
ers and escorting fighters, the larg-
est formations ever sent out on a
single American raid, raided I'M
specified targets in southwestern
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
Mayor To Be
lnouguroted
Continued from Page u

in attendance also standing, the
oath of office will administered
by the Mayors uncle.
Following this Mayor Monagan
will then S. ear in the following city
officials; controller, Cornelius F. Ma
loney; town clerk, Mary c. Kilmar-
tin: city sheriff Clayton Briotti;
city clerk, Joseph Shea; Serge A.
Belanger, city treasurer; Humbert
Mangini, tax collector, John Derwin,
registrar of voter and the appoint
ment Of sealer of weights and mea-
sures, William Dunlavey.
Following the formal induction of
these latter officials the Mayor will
give his inaugural address.
In the latter he is expected to
dwell upon plans for the future OPP
erations of the administration
which, reports state, call for inten-
sified planning whereby the finan-
cial structure of the city will be
organized more cohesively.
Tomorrow's inaugural procedure
In the aldermanic chambers will
start with the reading Of the official
call by City Clerk Joseph M. Shea,
who will then swear in the new
Board of Aldermen - Democratic
members, Patrick F. Shea, Martin
]. Tehan, Martin Sullivan, John
Kopcha. Henry Minicucci, Edward
P. Rafferty,, Edward Lasky and
James M. Lynch; Republicans,
James Abercrombie, william Ger
ardi, William Reiner, Richard Ben
son, Charles Fulquerson, Joseph
Harpin, and William Kolbeck.
A temporary president of the
board will then be elected with ex-
pectations that Attorney Lynch will
be chosen, as he is expected to be
the Democratic floor leader during
the coming two years. Election OF
permanent president follows with
the incumbent President Patrick F.
Shea, due to be reelected.
The board will then name a COM
mittee Of two to inform the mayor
elect that 1t has organized and Is
ready to receive him and Mayor
Eouagan Will be escorted into the
chambers BY q detail Of police and
firemen, headed by Police Chief
Daniel j. Carson and Fire Chief
Thomas J. Cavanaugh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

Co., has been reported as part Of
the final plans for the transaction.
Atty. Irving johnson, who at pres
ent is handling the matter has
stated that he viii reveal the names
Of the buyers in the near future.
1t is reported also that 5000, 900 was
being asked for the building but
that the purchase price will be con-
siderably less. The Waterbury hos
pital as trustees are the present
owners of the building.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

1888. He was variously reported
in Florida, Mexico and even Italy.
On his return to Waterbury the fol-
lowing June 3, he was arrested. 1t
was alleged that in his capacity as
a representative of the Abrigador
concern he received considerable
business from the city.
Santa Lucia did business with
the city as the Connecticut Supply
Company. Testimony was given dur
ing the trial that during the years
1881 and 1885 Santa Lucia was
owner of one or two Ford trucks
valued as a few hundred dollars
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
Full Weather Report

Boston. Dec. 81 (UP)-Weather
forecast;
MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTI-
CUT and RHODE ISLAND-COn-
siderable clOudlness tonight and
Saturday. not quite NO cold to-
night and moderate temperatures
Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

Germany yesterday and reports
reaching Sweden said they dropped
explosives on the I. G. Farben plant,
other industrial plants and the in
land port area of Ludwigshafen.
A Swiss dispatch to the London
Daily sketch said direct hits were
scored on the Farben poison gas
plant at Ludwigshafen.
Twenty-three German fighters
were shot down, II by bombers and
IL by fighters, and % bombers and
IL fighters were lost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
.SontoIucio,


Continued from Page u
motion to set aside the jury verdict
and sentences.
Coppeto an operator of the Abri-
gador Digger, was reported miss
ing" when he was first sought for
grand jury examination in March,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
State Theater Block
In Realty Transaction
Qmt-CIaim Deed Filed Today Lists New Owner; Bank
Street, Other Properties Reported Sold

~ quit-caim deed file today at the town clerks
office reveals the transfer sale of the State Theaer building
f23167 East Main Street from Israel and Bernhart Ho
to The State Realty Company. Forty thousand dol
lars the deed shows paid out the building which is
subject to 100000 mortgage owned by the Chelsea Saw
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

according to assessors records, but
that during those years he received
large sum of money from the
city for rental of trucks and equip
ment."
If the parole board approves the
two petitions only three of the ORR
ginal conspirators will remain con-
fined. Former Mayor T. Frank
Hayes is serving 10 to IS years
sentence. His executive secretary,
Thomas P. Kelly, and Cerl D. o.
sen, a city banking advisor, are both
serving sentences of from 7 to -
years. Enoch Borgnaes, last sentence
ed, was freed from New Haven
county Jail just last month.
Former City Controller D. ]. Leary
while sentenced to 10 to Is years dis
appeared after the supreme court
ruling and has never been located.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

Two thousand gift boxes sent by
the American Junior Red Cross to
Fire will be placed in schools and
proceeds of the collections will be
distributed among needy families.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
Reds Sweep
Forward

Continued from Page Ii
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31
Son Vittore
Falls

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-06
Pitfalls Of Love : 3, As.r. e.ni..o

turned 10 US with a quizzical
smile
"All we have 10 do now is 20
wait until Hanson sends word 10
US that Redfield has checked in
He came back TO his chair and
sat down.
I'm wondering where Miner
means 10 90 when he leaves here
this afternoon. he said. He
has made but one call-to Red
field from the outside so he
hasn't made any reservation
anywhere. But Of course he has
scarcely had time TO do much
telephoning. and Il imagine he
may not care TO 90 10 another
hotel anyhow The managers
know each other and this sud
den quitting might be hard 10
explain. OF course I'm having
him trailed. but ! would feel
better if ! knew just where he
was going
DO you suppose 80 began
difhdcntly and Dicky inter
rupted me with a slap OF his
hand against his knee.
Ten 70 one. Dad. ne said,
our one and only Amateur
Watson has the answer
Continued tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-06
Old Newsboys Dolls!

DOWN HERE The Detroit Times getting ready
for the annual Doown Parade which is display of all the
Old Newsboys dolls dressed by Detroit Times readers
We're having troubles ladies' because you all
OF have returned dolls to Won't please bring
them in today without fail the Dolltown Parade
opens this evening AT o'clock 70 the public.
The Dolown Parade will be in the lobby of The Detroit
Times Building 1925 Times Square at Cass Open daily
from 80 to p Monday and Wednesday evenings
o 9 O'clock.
Judging of the dolls takes place Tuesday, Dec L and
the will be in Detroit Times
pages Thursday, Dec. g.
Meantime won't you please those Old Newsboys
dolls? Thank