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! I ./a ano th( a\i th( tri, ■ by Nf ar vi. C: ar M P ai r G S ^v >1' 1 d t b s Golde fi.u{r> .1 B ■ > 4iyhiP ' » 'arde. sfe*--!- i5:'‘K- ^5-4 i‘: h' i A t] b th fla; 1^ SH ‘ ■ i. ■'”j i Ki THE DARE COUNTY TIMES Friday, December 15, 1^3^ I, Now that the Times Printing Company windows are in, and the eyes of Manteo are upon us, a num ber of persons have stojjped to •watch H. O. Chesnut run his type setting machine. (The initial H. stands for Halley as Mr. Chesnut was named in honior of Halley’s comet.) I Before the invention of compos ing machines, compositors set all type by hand. Very little is now set by hand. The large three-line headlines stretching across two | columns are ordinarily the only ones set by hand in the Dare Coun- | ty Times. All other, heads, plus straight news matter, are set by the machine. The large and less | plain type used in advertisements, however, is handset. j The operator has three sizes of t;.pe on his machine, in boldface and lightface. Garner, Leader of Peace Bloc, | Crystallized Anti-War Sentiment i Throughout the United States This is 8-point type in lightface. Here it is in boldface. This is how it looks in the 10-point size in lightface. This is a 10-point size type in boldface. Here is 14-point in lig,htface. And in boldf ace. Everything in our paper which looks different from these speci mens above has been set by hand. Cliis litir j> lianlt «ei. So is this Washington. D C.—Vice President John Nance Garner more than any other man changed the American at titude toward the European war When Mr. Garner returned to Washington for the special session of Congress on September 21, there was a sort of fatalistic feeling that some how or another the United States, sooner or later, would get into war. Travelers returning from Europe were quoted in Eastern newspapers as reporting that the most frequent question asked of Americans in Eng land and France was “How soon will the United States join us?” Garner never issues statements tq the press, therefore his part in creat ing the hew psychology may not be fully known to the country. But more than forty senators visited the Vice President on the first day he was in Washington. Here is what he said to them: “The United States is npt going into this war. The people are determined that we shall not get into it We in elective office have got to quit saying that we hope this country can stay out. We have got to start saying ‘We are going to stay out’ ” He expressed that same feeling at the White House later in the day when Democratic and Republican leaders met with President Roosevelt. He expressed it again and again as Senators and Representatives called on him later. And in a tew days the Garner sentiment was being echoed throughout Washington and it spread to the country. Garner voted for war in 1917. He believed there was no way to stay out and he still believes there was no way to stay out. He insisted that his only son go to war then. Marquis James, Pulitzer prize-win ning author, in his new book, “Mr. Gar.ner of Texas,” tells how it hap pened: His son, Tully, had gone to the father’s office a tew days after the war resolution passed in 1917. “Son,” said Mr, Garner, “how do you feel about going to war?” “1 aim to go. Dad,” said the boy. "Tm glad to heai it—for you’ve got to go. X couldn’t have cast that vote to send other father’s boys to war if 1 hadn’t known 1 was sending my own. And just one more thing: your mother and 1 will want to hear from you every time you get a chance to write, but promise you’ll never ask me a favor. 1 might be in a position to get it, and 1 don’t want to be ex posed to temptation.” No member of Congress got a better understanding of war than Garner. Not only was he a member of the Ways and Means Committee active in the framing of laws for the four Lib erty Loans aggregating $18,000,000,- 000 and the $4,500,000,000 Victory Loan and the emergency tax bills, but he was also President Wilson’s liaison man between the White House and the House of Representatives. Twice a week he went to the White House tor loqg private conferences with Pi’esident Wilson. The President sent him to confer with the British, French and Belgium missions which came to the United States to discuss methods of waging the war. Gamer had for many years been a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives and a stu dent of foreign relations. In the writing of the new neutrality law it was he who insisted on everj safeguard to prevent involvement c the United States in war. There are a number of different kinds of typesetting machines, the t brand name of the Times machine I being Intertype. In front of the ma- i chine there is a keyboard, and be hind the machine there is a supply j of letters, each one on a piece of i brass which is called a matrix. i These matrices have little grooves! at one end, and every letter has a) different combination of grooves. It is by means of these grooves that the matrices are mechanically 're placed. When Mr. Chesnut presses a let-' ter on his keyboard, a little gate opens and lets the matrix for that letter out of its place. It slides down to its place with the other letters in the same line. There is also a space bar High Court Big Docket i day and a half without reaching a Raleigh—The State Supreme! verdict. Judge J. H. Clement of Court began consideration of one of; Winston-Salem declared a mistrial r, "fbo heaviest dockets ever scheduled ^ in the charges of embezzlement of , . , . on rne "la-cnme tj^is week with a total of 36 cases $11,678.16 against Register of which puts spaces between words heard. One case that would l^eds Howard G. Lrry. affect the tenure of sheriffs in the' , 100 counties is the one of the ques tion w'hether the constitutional amendment increasing the terms of _ _ sheriffs to four years became effec- j install 'timTclocks on all trucks ! When enough words and spaces tive w'ith the election in 1938 or; transporting oil products was re-1 are assembled to fill one line, the does not become effective until the vealed bv LieuL A- T. Mo^are of the so theywon’tbeallruntogether like this. There is also a contrivance to expand the spaces to fill the line so the lines won’t be uneven as these last few are. To Clock Oil Trucks Fayetteville—That both oil ter minal plants here have agreed to operator moves a lever and an as-1 election in 1940. sembly eleyator picks up the mat-j * * * rices and puts them into a mold Ask Labor .Study wheel. Hot liquid metal is forced I Southern Pines—The Southern against these letters, putting all Policy Committee, at its annual the words in each line on one piece meeting here, asked President of metal. This metal slug hardens Roosevelt to appoint an “impartial immediately and slides down into committee” to inquire into “basic a tray at the operator’s left. A ^ differences” between the American distributor bar replaces the mat- Federation of Labor and the Con- I Plumber Found Dead Lumberton—Three Negroes were Igress of Industrial Organizations. Some newspapers were using me-1 chanical tyjiesetting machines in ^ 1853, but at that time the matrices | had to be put back by hand. In lodged in jail here pending an in- 1870 a machine was brought out '^jegt the death of Elias Lamb, solving this problem. Improve-' 49_year-old plumber, whose body ments are being made constantly found in a field in the Kings- and a go.od operator today can set dale section with a wound on the almost the same amount of type in forehead. Highway Patrol. The devices will be installed in a few days. tfc ^ Dies in Roof F-all Elizabeth City—Arthur A. Gal lop, bookkeeper for the Atlantic Discount Corporation, plunged to his death from the top of thtf four- story Carolina building here. Library Dedicated Wilson—With William T-Polk, Warrenton attorney and great- grandson of President James K.i an hour that a hand compositor used to set in a day. The keyboard has two sets of let ters—capitals and small letters (caps and lower case),—and has an arrangement all its own. It is not College Rating Raised Greensboro—Dr. W. C. Jackson, dead of administration of Woman’s College has been notified that W.o- I man’s College has been added to alphabetical, nor is it arranged hke.^j^^ Association of Am typewriter keys, but the men who Universities, highest aca invented the typesetting machines | coun tried to place the keys so that the . j. ” letters most often used and com-j ' * » * bined could be most quickly tonehed. Woman Gets Cup , , . , I Raleigh—^The first woman ever . Jf all this is too technical, come)^^ honored, Bernice Kelly in and see us sometime, and next,Seaboard, won the May- week I’ll find something simpler to f^j. (.jjg most distin- write about. DR. H. E. BUTLER DENTIST Will have his office open —in— Fort Raleigh Hotel, Room 110 Each Wednesday s’uished North Carolina book of the year, Purslane, as Struthers Burt of Southern Pines succeeded to the presidency of the State Literary' and Historical Association. ! Forest Fire Controlled I Blowing Rock—A forest fire which destroyed five summer homes and damaged seven others was ‘brought under control near the base of Blowing Rock. Polk as the principal speaker, a $75,000 public library" building wa® dedicated here. * * * Greensboro-—^Fred Von Cknon, manager of tne Sanford Furniture Coi, was fined $250 and the com pany fined $1,250 inr U. S. District Court by Judge Johnson. J'_ Hayes when pleas of guilty were entered on charges of violation of the Fed eral wage-hour act. Washington—The' second’ fli«- wofks explosion in the State in re cent weeks occurred' near- Here on the Choco-winity road last week when the fitieworks stand of Lee (Togo) Wynn, was expliixied; the noise being heard over a wide laea,. and the damage amounting to $3;^ 000. ENLISTMENT IN MARINE CORPS STARTS MONDAY COMFORT AND REST Norfolk, Virginia HOTEL FAIRFAX All rooms with bath and show- with private lavatory. Coffee Shop. Din ing Room. Bever age a d j o i n i in g hotel. Construc tion 100% Fire proof. HUGH F. GALVIN President and Director Strike Ends Asheville—Carolina Power and Light Co. employees who left their jobs November 28 after they had ’ been refused demands for a closed shop returned to work under an : agreement signed by company of- ificials and representatives of the International Brotherhood of Elec trical Workers. To Have Road Publicist Sergeants Burleigh E. Hudson and Charles J. Pesek, representa tives of the United States- Marine Corps Recruiting Service from Dis trict Headquarters, Raleigh, N. C., will be at the post office building in New Bern, N. C., from December ISth to December 21st inclusive, for the purpose of intei-vie-ving young men for enlistment in the Marine Corps. / Applicants must be white, single, eighth grade or above in education, 18 to 31 years of age, in good physical condition and of good: moral character. Young men selected will be fur- nislied transportation to Raleigh, i Raleigh—Tlie State Highway and IN. C., for enlistment. Those en- iPublic Work commission decided to jilted will be transferred to the 'establish a public relations bureau j Marine Barracks, I arris Isla^, S. 'which will be headed by W. M. C for training preparatory to as- : Jones of Charlotte, newspaperman signment to some service school, 'andpublicistatasalaryof $2,7001 ship, foreign station, - per year, subject to approval by the budget bureau. Mistrial in Camden Camden—After a Pasquotank County jury had deliberated for a or marine barracks for duty'. Information, application blanks and pamphlets describing the life and opportunities of A. U. S. ma rine will be furnished by the re cruiting sergeants. lizabeth City Stores Logical Coastal Trading Center WHEN YOU have to g-o away from home, you needn’t go far to buy what you need. Elizabeth City, a town of old friends and acquaintances of many years standing, with many stores, with wide and complete stocks at reasonable prices is ready to serve you. Service is of the best. Back of every transaction is an honest guarantee of satisfaction and a sincere desire to serve you faithfully. The people of Dare County and the othe^* counties of the Coastland will profit by taking advantage of the facilities of Eliabeth City firms. ANY CAR MADE TO LOOK LIKE NEW J.H.Wilkins Furniture Co. Our Expert Painting Service at Reasonable Cost The Home of Does This WE REBUILD AND STRAIGHTEN OUT WRECKED CARS G. E. Refrigerators fVANS-ETHERIDGE CO. RADIOS -1!- FURNITURE AUTO REBUILDERS AND REFINISHERS at Reasonable Prices Bee-Line Alignment Service E. Colonial Ave. Elizabeth City, N. C. Day and Night Wrecking Service 4 ALBEMARLE BUILDING Best Local and Long Distance TELEPHONE' SERVICE & LOAN ASSOCIATION To Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Hatteras Roanoke Island and Other Dare If you contemplate building a home, repairing or County Points remodeling existing home or purchasing one Use the Telephone Often and Enjoy Your Trips already built, we afford the most prac- to and From Dare County tical means of consummating this desire. Norfolk & Carolina Telephone & Office 503 East Main Street Phone 312 Telegraph Co. W. BEN. GOODWIN, Secretary-Treasurer Manteo—Elizabeth City—Edenton ELIZABETH CITY’S FINEST Kramer Brothers Co. SERVICE STATION A. P. Belangia—Gulf Products 66 Years Experience in Meeting the Needs of FIRST AT THE BRIDGE Washing and Greasing 1 j Phone 424 i Let Us Make YoUr Visit a Pleasure Home Builders LUMBER MILL WORK r i ON ROANOKE ISLAND • INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS i visit i FORT RALEIGH Mortage Loans i IN ELIZABETH CITY Eat at the INVESTMENTS Call Phone 1125 Fort Ralcifiih Grill SOUTHERN LOAN & INS. CO. 1 wl t ■■■ Carolina Bldg. Southern Cooking and Sea Food Our Specialty See our representative in Manteo, Mr. W. R. 107 N. Poindexter St. Elizabeth City, N. C. Pearce, Cashier, The Bank of Manteo. Mill & Marine Sunnlv LET HOPKINS BROS. IA 111 VI 1 AUi iiiv i/up|yAf Do Your MARINE HARDWARE PLUMBING AND HEATING ' PAINTS and VARNISHES An Old Reliable Firm Fully Equipped to Do for Your Job Right, on short nitice, whether large or small. WORK BOATS and YACHTS Phone 536 Fearing Street Phone 12 C. R. HOPKINS B. E. HOPKINS Water St. Elizabeth City, N. C. J
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