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Nazi Transport Planes
Reported Winging
Toward Rumania Today
Experts Believe Hitler To Serve
Military Demands On Bulgaria
By The Associated Press
Fleets of German transport planes, identified as
the type used to drop Nazi parachute troops in the
1940 blitzkrieg on the western front, were reported
flashing southward across Hungary today in an ap
parent sequel to Britain’s rupture of diplomatic rela
tions with Rumania.
Krivitsky Suicide
Notes May Be
Fakes, Is Belief
Investgiator For
Dies Group Says
He Was Murdered
WASHINGTON, —(AP)
Declaring that “an assassin
might have counterfeited”
apparent suicide notes
found by the bullet - torn
body of General Walter G.
Krivitsky, a friend of the
former Soviet Russian agent
today urged a searching in
vestigation of his mysteri
ous death.
Louis Waldman, Krivitsky’s New
York attorney, hurried here after
the body was found in a $2.50
hotel. room yesterday and dis
closed that his client told him
only recently of tne arrival in
rew York of a man named “Hans.”
“This man was known to Kri
vitsky as a deadly assassin of the
OGPU (Soviet secret police),”
Waldman said. “Since the arrival
of Hans mmnnmsumm
vitsky felt that his days were
limited. He asked me to do certain
things to gei protection for him.”
Although Coronep A. Magruder
MacDonald earlier had issuéd a
certificate of suicide, police sald
they would hold the case open.
The body, a .38 caliber bullet
wound in the right temple, was
taken to the morgue, but the ree
sults of the autopsy will not be
known for several days. Detectives
said a blood-stained revolver was
clutched in the Russian’s hand
when he was found, and that his
unpretentious room showed no
signs of a struggle.
Keep Case Open
Coroner MacDonald said “We
have been convinced that this was
4 suicide. But in view of the facts
Mr. Waldman gave, we are going
to keep the case open and run
down all leads.”
Waldman’'s theory of possible
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Grieving Airdale
May Live Te
Be Army’s Mascot
MONTERBY, Calif.—(P)—Faith
ful Laddie, the grieving airdale
Who almost died of sorrow when
his master went off to army camp
and left him behind, seemed to
day to have a slightly better
chance of living.
A good night's snooze, some
Warm broth and restoration to
Private Everett Scott appeared to
have revived the spark of life that
Was fast fading when the feeble
od dog was brought hers yester
day by plane from Chanute, Kas.
If Laddie’s weakened heart will
tarry him through the period it
| Will take to build him back to
Dormal weight, attendants at the
Presidio of Monterery Veterinary
hospital believe he will live to
hgv«'snw mascot of the 7th di-
Britain Seems Ready To Take
Initialive In Balkans
By DEWITT MacKENZIE
_ Associated Press Writer.
2 in’s vigorous move to coun
r Hitler in the Balkans means
that at long last John Bull is able
© assume the initiative in that
mportant theater—a development
Which in itself is significant as
Swing England’s growing
strength
_ This zesture of confidence has
N made possible by the sweep
% Anglo-Allied victories in the
’attle of the Mediterranean. At
ment, paradoxical though it
the master of the world's
HOSt powerful fighting machine
*ould appear to be on the defen
‘ I southeastern Europe. Cer
“inly fate has switched the cards
YR him, and he is playing a dif
ferent hand from what he expect
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service
The planes were reported speed
ding in the direction of Rumania
and Bulgaria. I
Balkan ecapitalg nervously specu
lated that Adolf Hitler might be
starting a thrust into Bulgaria
for an invasion of Greece or Tur
key.
Dispatches from Budapest said
21 of the giant tri-motor planes
flew over the Hungarian capital
alone, swooping so low their mark
ings were plainly visible, |
There was no immediate ex
planation of the hurried reinforce
ment of Geérmany’s armies massed
in the Balkans, already estimated
to number in the hundreds of
thousands,
Military and political observers
in Belgrade, capital of Yugoslavia,
declared however, that events were
moving rapidly toward a climax
in southeast Europe.
Crisis Heightens
The crisis was accelerated, these
observers said, by reports that
Soviet Russia had notified Bul
garia she would not oppose a Ger
man march through WBulgaria to
ward Greece, Turkey and the
Dardanelles,
As a result of swift-breaking de
velopments in the past 24 hours,
diplomatic circles in Belgrade fore
saw two major possibilities:
1. That Hitler would serve an
ultimatum on Bulgaria, demand
ing passage of German troops; or
that Nazi columns now massed on
the Rumaniah frontier would sim- |
ply begin moving across the,
Danube. o i
2, That Britain - would -declare’
war on Nazi-dominated Rumania
and bomb the Kkingdom’s pich -oil
fields, a vital source of Germany’s
fuel supplies. b I
Elsewhere, the war boiled toward |
the phase of “greater violence”;
forecast two days ago by Prime|
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Strange Odyssey
Of Missing Man
Bewilders Police
LINDEN, N. J. —(#)— Police
accepted in bewilderment today
Edward F. McMahon’s account of
‘an odyssey which began with a
dip in the icy Atlantic ocean and
ended in I'lorida after hitch-hikes
by boat and truck.
McMahon, 23-year-old and a re
cent bridegroom, was reported
missing January 381 after his
clothes and automobile had been
feund on the beach near Morgan,
N. J.,, where he indulged in winter
bathing.
Police said Ke gave the follow
ing account of his disappearance
and subsequent return home last
Sunday: ‘
The pounding surf exhausted
him and he clung to a pile of
rocks before being rescued by a
motor launch. He did not know
the men on board, but they gave
him some clothes and money when
the craft reached Atlantic City.
Back on land he halted a truck
with New York license plates, ex
pecting to get g ride home. He fell
asleep and when he awoke he was
in Jacksonville, ¥la., instead of his
native Roselle,
Then began some more hitch
hiking. Heading north, he reached
Camden, S, C., and his funds gave
out. Police there communicated
with his fathep, and bus fare was
promptly forthcoming.
“That’'s his story. We're through,”
said Linden police.
ed when he began his Balkan ad
venture,
The point is that the shattering
of the Fascist defenses in Africa
is likely to release a large and
wholly efficient Allied military and
naval forece in the near future for
possible operations in the Balkans.
As I pointed out when Bengasi
fell, British General Wavell then
had completed an offensive which
would enable him to choose as he
wished from several further oper
ations, one of which would be in
the Balkans.
Changes Complexion
In short, the manner in whicn
Mussolini’s forces have been lath
ered, first by the hardy Greeks
and then by the British and their
i Cm—— e A
Fortson Proposal
Curbing Pardon
Power Is Stalled
Ready To Modify
Bill To Avoid
Having It Killed
ATLANTA, — (AP) —
Stalled in Committee is a
proposal by Senator Ben W.
Fortson, jr., of Washington
to curtail a pardoning powe
er of Georgia Governors.
He sala today tnat although he
believed the “vast majority of the
people” wanted other restrictions
on clemency powers he had
despaired of getting favorable
committee action on the constitu
tional amendment he had adopted.
The proposed amendment would
prevent governors from issuing
pardons except on the recommen
dation of the judge or the solici
tor general of the court of con
viction
Many senators, he said, consider
the measure “too drastic.” At his
request the committee on comstitu
‘tional amendments had ~ deferred
action on it. In this way, Fortson
said, he hopes to avoid having the
sill killed before he has a chance
to modify it. :
As-a compromise, the semdtor
said he planned a substitute that
would require, the unanimous ap
proval of the prison and ’parole
‘commission before a governor
could grant a pardon.
This, too, would be a constitu
tional amendment requiring approv
al of the people, An administra
tion measure providing that all
paroles issued by the prison and
parole commission must have the
approval of the governor has al
ready passed the senate and tops
the house calendar.
There was no indication, howev
er, of administration support for
Fortson’s proposal,
Special order of business in the
senate today was four bills deal
ing with national defense. Offered
by Mrs. Helen Coxon of Ludowi
ci, the measures are designed pri-
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David S. Wheeler
Dies In Oconee
Co. At Age Of 90
David S. (Dack) Wheeler, 90,
believed to be the oldest “man in
Oconee county, died at his. home
near Bethabara church last night
after an illness of two weeks,
Mr. Wheeler was born in Jack
son county, lived for 15 years in
Clarke county, but had made his
home in Oconeg the remainder of
his life.
Funeral services will be held
from Ross chapel, near Eastville,
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
with Rev. H. H. Crawford, pas
tor, officiating.
Interment will be in Ross
Chapel cemetery, Clyde McDorman
funeral home in charge of ar
rangements. Pall-bearers will be
J, T. Wheeler, Truman Wheeler,
Grace Wheeler, Larry Wheeler,
Robert Cross and Chester Hill,
Mr. Wheeler was a member of
Ross Chapel church and was well
known throughout this section,, of
Georgia. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include three daugh
ters, Mrs. "J. R. Cross, Bogart;
Mrs. J. C. Cartledge, Statham;
and Mrs. L, O. Hill, Watkins
ville; two sons, Joe 8. Wheeler,
Bogart and J. W. Wheeler, Stat
ham. Twenty-one grandchildren
and 26 great grandchildren also
survive.
Hartford’s Hosiery
Shop Moves
Into Modern Sheop
" {The 'many women and jyoung
Misses who have been solving
most of their hosiery problems
by buying at Hartford’'s Hosiery
Mill Shop, will be interested in
the Shop’s removal sale,
Tuesday the entire stock was
moved into the Modern Shop on
Clayton street, ‘
Many pairs of girls’ sox and
both men’s and women’s hosiery
and a numbep of bags will be on
sale through Wednesday. |
James N. Hartford, well known
business man, is manager of the
shop and Mrs. J. L. Garvvin is
saleslady.
In its new location, the Hosiery
Shop will carry in stock the same
make of goods as before. Hosiery
for women will include Chaussner,
Fine Feathers, Vanette and Quak
er, only recently included. |
Men’s fine hosifery and chil
dren’s and young girls’ gox are
available in all sizes and colors.
All those who patronized the
Shop at its old location are in
vited to visit it atwits new lgcale.
LOCAL WEATHER
GEORGIA — Fair to partly
cloudy, slowly rising tempera
ture tonight and Wednesday.
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Scene From “Outward Bound”
1
Here’'s a scene you'll see in the University Theater's winter quar
ter play, “Outward Bound,” which opens at 8:30 Thursday night
in ‘Seney-Stovall Theater. Members of the cast pictured above are
wearing the make-up they’ll use in the production. Left to right
are Eugene Freman, Columbus; Sarah Wilkerson, Sandersville;
Lew Tilley, Rome; Larry Rothman, Augusta; Jack Earhart, At
lanta; and June Knobiock, Brooklyn, N. Y.—Photo by Scruggs.
Theater Guild From Atlanta
To Attend “Outward Bound”
In Body_Here Thursday Night
Veterans Shirley Jones And Beb
Patterson Featured In Production
Director Edward C. Crouse of the University Thea
ter was informed today that the Atlanta Theater
Guild will attend in a body the gpening performance
of “Outward Bound,” ‘the University’s winter pro
duction which opens Thursday night at 8:30 o’clock
in Seney-Stovall Theater.,
Refail Trade Here
Shows Increase
Over 1929 Figures
A sharp increase in retail
trade in Athens during 1939
over the 1929 boom was shown
today in figures made public
by the Chamber of Commerce
from the 1940 business census.
There was a still bigger increase
in ’39 over "the year ' 1935, the
figures show. Athens ig one of the
few cities showing an increase
over 1929, but every municipality
has an increase over 1935.
In 1939 there was a total of
$9,867.000 spent here in retail trad
ing as compared with $9,774,000 in
29, an increase of $113,000. The
total in 1935 wag $7,456,000.
Indicating the steady upward
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Dr. Pope Helliday
To Begin Year’s
Service On Friday
. Dr. Pope Holliday, one of Athens
best known dentist and a member
of the state board of health, will
report to the Medical Field Train
ingpschool atCarlisle, Pernsylvania
the <United States army Friday, it
nvas learned today.
Dr. Holliday received orders
Saturday that he would be called
into service immediately.
After a month’'s course at the
training school, he will be sent to
the Army and Navy Station Hospi
tal at Hot Springs, Ark., to assist
in the training program of Reserve
Officers and enlisted personnel
during the coming year.
‘Dr. Holliday holds a major’'s
commission ‘in -the Reserve Corps
in which he has been active for
over seventeen years. He was
president of. the. Athens Chapter
of the Reserve Officers Association
and has held important offices in
the state department, ROA.
His commission is in the dental
corps, but he was recently trans
ferred from Corps Area Service
Command to War Department As-
signment Group, to set up the
necessary program, as the War
Department overhead which is be
ing established at this time.
The Athenian has been serving
on the Dental National Defense
commitiee for =everal months, He
is a member of the Clarke County
Dental soclety, at one time being
president, and is a member of the
Georgia Dental Association, being
immediate past president.
He was appointed to a six-year
term on the board of health of the
state last year by Former Gover-
When the Atlanta thespian group
take their seats at the. informal
opening night presentation and the
curtain rises:on the revival of “Out
ward Bound”, they will see what
southern dramatic critics have de
scribed ag the most realistic set
ting in theater history.
The entire play takes place on
board a ship “bound for both heav
en and hell,” and the main state
room contains completg furnish
ings from g highly polished bar to
genuine portholes, The boat whis
tle rigged up backstage by Produc
tion Manager Jack Kennedy, Al-
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Officer Threatens
To Keep Men
Outside Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. —()— An in
dignant general threatened today
to keep his soldiers out of Tacoma
if the city really meant what one
commissioner said about their be=
havior. :
In a sizzling letter to Mayor
Harry P. Cain, Maj. Gen. George
A. White, commander of the rapid
ly expanding Fort (Lewis, where
nearly 30,000 men now are quart
ered, declared:
“If these problemg cannot he
worked out in mutual cooperation
and if there exists in Tacoma be
lief that these men in the uniform
of their country present a menace
to your city, then the only sensible
alternative is to eliminate that
problem promptly by revoking all
permission of soldiers to visit the
city except in the case of the few
who maintain homes in your city.”
The general's indignation was
aroused by “crime menace” asser
tions of Public Safety Commis
sioner Holmes P. Eastwood, while
he was seeking increased person
nel and equipment for the Dpolice
department.
Generax White also protested
what he said was an appeal by
Eastwood to the FBI for assistance
and a request for a $200,000 federal
appropriation to alleviate the prob
lem he alleged had arisen as a
result of the growing army camp.
The general contended that East
wood had cited erroneous figuree
to the ¥BI relative to soldiers ar
rested for drunkenness. »
Tacoma a city of 110,000, is
about 10 miles from Fort Lewis
and Camp Murray, where a host
of recruits have been added from
the western states fp the regular
army. i
Mayor Cain issued a conciliatory
statement that “because of the
helpful assistance of military of
ficialg and their recognition of the
scope of our problems,” the city
was finding no real difficulty.
~ Eastwood conceded at the coun=
cil session that he had not con
ferred with army officers, as Gen
leml' White asserted, but made B 0
Philadelphia Gas
Explosion Kills
Four, Injuries 28
Third Blast Follows
Two Earlier,
As Rescuers Work
PHILADELPHIA, —(AP)
At least four persons were
killed and more than a
score injured early today in
illuminating gas explosions
that wrecked two homes in
South Philadelphia and
caused a fire which dis
stroyed seven other houses.
One of the dead was patrolman
James Clark who was crushed to
death by a falling wall when he
ran into a house in an attempt to
rescued its occupants. Three bodies
dug from debris were not immes
gl;a.tely identified.
“The first oecurred at 5 a.m,, and
was followed in about 15 minutes
bya second. A third came four
hours later as rescuers were dig
ging through the ruins,
The force of the explosions
cracked the pavement in nearby
streets and hurled chunks of as
phalt into the air. ’Burnlng' gas
shot through- the ~¢crevices, Win
dows were shattered in homes for
two blocks, -4nd .many residents
ran screaming from their homes.
Laid ot Gas
Deputy Fire Chief. William Sim
mler laid the explosion to Illum
nating gas ,but had no further ex
planation,
At least 28 persons were taken to
hospitals. Many others were treat
ed at the scene by physicians and
nurses. vy "
The scene is in the heart of
South Philadelphia's thickly set
tled Laten quarter., The hnomes
wrecked by the first two blasts
were on opnosite sides of the.
Fire spread quickly through the
row of houses. Occupants were
routed by police. 7
‘R'eisficue}fl 'saved three policemen
wh, were buried when g wall
tumbled into the street.’
#aseph Ciliberti, 47, who fled
his home with his family when
windows were shattered, ‘sald he
saw a man and & boy, their cloth
ing afire, run Troth “one wreeked
building. e,
“T heard the ~explosion and
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City Court Opens
Monday Morning
For February Term
! City court will convent Monday
| morning at the cpurt house, with
| Judge Arthur Oldham’ presiding
land Preston Almand, solicitor,
| prosecuting for the state,
| The docket for this' term of
| court is expected to be much
| lighter than that which faced
| Judge Oldham and other court of
ficials at the November term,
when a record amount of work
was accomplished.
I Trial of criminal cases will be
taken up Monday morning, in all
probability, though no definite cal
endar has yet been set.
Jurors for the term were an
nounced today by Court Clerk E
J., Crawford. ;
They are W. M. Clary, L. A.
| Kirk, W. K. McGarity, J. D.
| Adams, L. L. Laßoon, 'L, V.
Cooper, Howard Huff, R. L.
| Christopher, Paul H. Robins, Ray
mond C. Luna, Lamar Laßoon,
IH. L. Cofer, W. Paul Skelton
| Homer A. Tucker, Floyd S, Ad
jams, H. C. Doolittle, John B.
| Williams.
| Harry Merck, J. R. Dawson, Ed
IM. iverett, E. N. Whitmire, J D.
| Clements, W. E. Duncan, D. D.
| Beusse, sr, Ed I. Hale, M. O.
Hill, ¥_ Irwin Coile, Dave F. Pad
dock, W. Stanton Forbes, B. R.
Bloodworth, T. W, Paschal, W. P.
IReeves, J. M. . Billing, W. Coile
IThornton. R._E. Carter, J, C.
| Campbell Jones, H. H. Carter,
Warren W. Lanier, C. P. Conway,
Luther H, £ Bailey, sr, At A,
Johnson, Guy Bramlett, J. P. In-
gram, C. A. Thurmond, Clyde M.
Basham, G. W, Hale, G. W.
Deas, Joe H. Booth, G, M. Caskey,
sr., and Dewey O. Lindsay.
Military Charge
Of Manslaughter
Held On Sergeant
COLUMBUS, Ga. —(F)—Colonel
John R. Eden, Fort Benning public
relations officer, said today a
miltary charge of manslaughter
had been placed against Staff
Sergeant Hilton N. Broxton in the
slaying of First Sergeaut John J
Mailki Jan. 19.
Eden said apn investigation of
ficer had been appointed to review
the case and recommend whether
it should be brought to military
trial
Mailki, whose home is at Leech
burg, Pa., wag fatally wounded in
the non - commissioned officers’
aquarters of the fort. |
Eden said a preliminary investi
gation of the case resulted in de
cision by army authorities not to
place a -wivil charge of :urmj
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A.B.C. Paper—Single Copy, 2c—sc Sunday
Conant Favors Sending
Troops As A Last
Resort, Senate Is Told
Harvard President Says Axis Must
Be Beaten To Save “Our Way Of Life”
WASHINGTON.— (AP) —Flatly asserting that
“the Axis powers must be defeated,” Dr. James B.
Conant, Harvard University president, told congress
today that “as a last resort to defend this way of
life,” he favored sending American troops to Europe.
Athenian Replies
To Articles On
Poisoning Of Dogs
Referring to two recent let
ters protesting alleged whole
sale poisoning of dogs, a com
munication received by the
Banner-Herald today declares
that “we have too many dogs
running out over our city” and
calls on the dog catcher to
pick up these stray animals.
Requesting that the Banner-
Herald publish the letter to give
the other side of the matter, the
letter asks: - “If a person has a
valuable dog or loves his dog, then
why does he let it run loose?”’
The letter follows:
“I have just read your second
article about dogs being poisoned
in the city and wish to make the
following statement which I hope
vou will publish,
“TI do not own a dog nor any
thing that might poison a dog, but
I do blame the person whose dog§
was peisoned, 1 have had sevem]l'
fine plants ruined by fine bred regz
istered dogs that are allowed to|
roam the streets at nights as w ‘
as in the day time. i
“If a person has a valuable dog
or loves his dog, then why does
he let it run loose? No one would
'go /into anéther's’ yard and plaée’
poisofi. oie ks s
“I think g-person has a right 1o
protect himself ~and: his property
%nqtggnam ‘ozsl;eaat. My chjldre:
Have been''¢hdsed - back home ¢
their way to school by dogs that
roam the streets,
“Some people think that when
they pay .a tax on their di;g it co
be turned out at all times. We
have too many dogs running out
over our city and I think the dog
catcher should pick up these stray
dogs and make their owners pay a
fine.
“I believe the person or persons
who have been putting out poison
for these night prowlers would be
glad to see severa! more dog
catchers in the city, rather than
buy poison and try to protect
themselves from what a man had
rather fight about than protect by
keeping it at home.
“This so-called dog lover also
loves his wife 'and children (I
hope) and I wonder if he wou:d
let them run all over the personal
property of .other people at all
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Bridges To Address
Masonic Group In
Macon Wednesday
MACON, Ga.—D. Weavey Bridges,
Athens businessman and a leader
in Masonic and DeMolay activi
ties in Georgia, will address mem
bers of the Gzorgia Masonic Secre
taries Association here Wednes
day morning. Mr. Bridges will
speak on ‘“The Relationship of
Masonry to the Youth of thke
State.” !
Long a leader in @eveloping the
DeMolay organization in Georgia,
and chapter advisor for the Frank
Hardeman Chapter in Athens since
its establishment, Mr. Bridges will
share the speaker's rostrum with
Joe A. Moore, deputy grand master
of Georgia Wasons and Zach Are
nold, former state auditor.
America Readies Self For
Saint Valentine's Dagy
By ANN HASLAM
“Will You Be My Valentine ” By
! wire, by telephone, by mail, thous
ands of girls and boys wiil be
| asked this question on February
14. Why? Because it's Saint Val
| entine’s Day.
| The origin of this good old cus-
Itom of sending valentines is
| somewhat v@gue, but §t seems
| that way back on February 14,
| 270, two Christian churchmen were
| executed and both canonized as
ISaint Valentines’ A little later a
| pagan fertility festival called the
! Lupercalia was celebrated on the
Isame day. A favorite practice
{ among these merry-makers was a
| game of chance. :
I The names of young men and
Lwomen were put in a box from
II H grm E |
The issue in the European war,
he testified before the senate for=
eign relations committee, is “the
free way of life, opposed to a to=
talitarian way of life.” ; fg
The Harvard president had ar
gued in behalf of the British aid
bill that “more terrible” tm%
volving this country in war wo\flgg
be the responsibility for silently
accepting “policies which might
lead to the wiping out on this
continent of the free way of life,”
Under questioning by Senator
Vandenberg (R-Mich.) the edu
cator said he would be willing to
go to war to .smash the Axis na
tions “if it were absolutely necelnfi
sarv as a last resort.” L
Chairmen George (D-Ga.) had ag
hard time quieting the jam-packed
audience when the hearing zo&?g
underway. Guards said some pers
sons had been waiting since Hfigflg
a, m. (Bastern Standard tlm&
Some women had lunch boxes wf&é
them. A
’ ; Room Packed
| When doors opened two hours
and a half later, the men and ‘:‘l‘ffi,fi
.men in the forefront of the crowd
! shot forward into the big hearin; “f
room under pressure from - those =
behind to reach seats. Many were -
unable to do so, however, and the
corridor outside held an overflow.
Capitol police employed tempor=
ary barricades to hold the corridor
crowds in line. e
The slight, silver-haired Conant
said that when he referred to
“defeat of the Axis” he meant
‘placing the Axis countries “in
'stch ‘a position that they could
In’ot by any stretch of the imagi
‘nation threaten the free way of
life in this country.” v
“That could not be achieved by
'.a.: stalemate in which neither side
could cross the English Channel,
lcnuld it?” Senator Vanden berg
asked. SO e
“It" certainly could not.” Con=
ant replied. i
Wendell L. Willkie, just
from a tour of England was call=
ed as the last witness. B
Mayor Tiorello LaGuardia g
New York City was to follow Dr.
Conant to the stand. A
Conant was asked by Senator
Reynolds (R-NC) “for what pur=
pose would you send Amerkmfisf
soldiers to Europe?” E ’[»‘E*,i
“Only as a last resort to defenig
this way of life,” replied the wits
ness., .
“To battle against Germans and
Italians? To kill off a lot of peos
ple?” Reynods asked.
“Yes,” Conant said. =
“You favor killing them off for
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Civil Service Exams
For Engineers
Will Be Held Soon
I Civil Service examinations will
|be held in this district within s
‘next few weeks to fill vacancies
in several engineering departments
| of the government, O. E. Myers
| district manager announced today.
| Examinations will be held for
| chief engineering aid, whose sala
iry is 18,000 per year; principal
| engineering aid, salary $2,300 ol
| vear; senior engineering aid, v
1 000 per year; engineering aid. ;
| electrical, mechanical and photos
| grammetry engineering fields. =~
| Applications may be filed i
{ Mr. Myers on or before Feb ’"g:
| 24, Further information can b
| obtained at the postoffice here.
Under this arrangement each
young men became the gallant of
of the young woman he drew for
the next year. Early Christian
clergy, objecting to this praectice,
substituted the names of saints
in the box, instructing the partic=
ipants to pattern their lives dur
ing the year after these virtuous
men,
As the drawing occurred on Feb
uary 14, the day already associa
ted with the deaths of the two
saints in 270, the festival day was
logically ealled Saint Valentine’s
Day.
The Why Of It
Still harder to unmravel i why
the thought of lovers has become
associated with this special days
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