The Maycomb Herald
Hitler gave to Germany army chiefs, as a dinner guest of General von Hammerstein-Eguord, Chief of the Reichswehr, an address which was kept secret from everyone. He had his policemen bursting into homes and meeting places of Communists without search warrants. They ransacked Communists for documents, and the Communists retaliated by firing shots from rooftops and dark windows. The Berlin police then had to create squads to shine searchlights on buildings.
He ordered a State funeral at the Republic�s expense to be held last week for Joseph Zauritz, a policeman, and also for Eberhard Maikovsky, who was described as being a Fascist Martyr. Suspiciously, both of these men had been murdered since Hitler was made Chancellor.
To a radio microphone, Hitler read his Cabinet�s program speech, which was actually a campaign scolding which will be played on phonographs and posted on billboards throughout Germany. Part of his speech went as follows: �Fourteen years of Marxism have ruined Germany! One year of Bolshevism would destroy Germany!...The National Government will firmly protect Christianity as the groundwork of our entire morality...The National Government will carry out the great work of reorganizing the economic life of our people by means of two great four-year plans: 1) Salvation of the German farmer, with the object of maintaining nourishment and therewith the vital basis of the nation; and 2) Salvation of the German worker by a powerful and comprehensive attack on unemployment...�
With Chancellor Adolf Hitler looking for control of the Reichstag by a campaign of violence and bitterness leading up to the General Election, the Reichstag building suddenly caught fire. It started at four places at once, and flames swept up through the building. Every fire engine in Berlin was called before the blaze was controlled.
There were consequences to the bill. As a price for having the Anti-Trust laws suspended, each industry should draft and subscribe to a fair trade code to be approved by the President. This code will ration production so some plants would not work 24 hours a day while others did nothing. This will reduce working hours so that more employees could find jobs, to set up a minimum wage so that sweatshop operators could not take the market for themselves. It will also let labor organize and bargain collectively. If an industry did not draft a code that the White House approved, the Government would give them one forcefully. Voluntary partnerships were officially called for, but the new law gave even more power to the government.
The new law is designed to last only two years from the date of its enactment. If President Roosevelt cannot get the country back to where it was, or at least back on its feet, in that time, it is likely that no one can. If he does the job more quickly, he can terminate the Government�s control system just by proclaiming it, and that will notify the nation that the Depression is officially over.
Part two of the National Recovery Act was President Roosevelt�s public works program. In this part, $3,300,000,000 would be raised by bond issues, which would put the debt at an all-time high. The money will be sent to states, counties and municipalities within either thirty or seventy days. For every billion dollars, 1,000,000 men would be put to work in jobs such as constructing bridges, laying roads, clearing slums, eliminating grade crossings, and building war ships. No private industries would receive money from the government.
According to the Associated Press, Hugh Samuel Johnson had been chosen to administer the new law just after President Roosevelt signed his name on the bill and submitted it to Congress. The A.P. was premature in their report. Roosevelt had not yet picked General Johnson as the industrial dictator. Johnson, a man who was modest, with a pungent mouth, said humbly, �My major thought is that I may not be the most competent man to handle this bill.�
Mr. Barunch, Washington�s greatest backstage power, let Hugh Johnson be with President Roosevelt to draft the final script of the Industrial Recovery Act. The Act was finally signed.
Today concluded a rape trial, with Atticus Finch, a local lawyer, defending Tom Robinson, a man who is charged with the rape of Mayella Ewell, daughter of Bob Ewell. The solicitor, Mr. Gilmer, is a lawyer from Abbotsville.
The first day of the trial began with a testimony for the state of Sheriff Heck Tate. He testified that on the night of November twenty-first, Bob Ewell fetched Mr. Tate because, as he claimed, Mayella was in the front room beaten by someone. His testimony also stated that Mayella was asked if someone had taken advantage of her, and she answered yes. Tate said Mayella identified the person as none other than Tom Robinson.
In cross examination, Mr. Finch focused partly on the presence of a doctor. Mr. Tate said that a doctor was not needed because Mayella was in pretty good shape, with only a few bruises, although it was obvious she was hurt. Mr. Tate also said that Mayella had a bruise on her right eye. She also had marks around her throat, as if someone had choked her.
Mr. Robert E. Ewell also testified. He said that Mayella made a �holy racket,� so he dropped his things and hurried to the fence, and saw Mayella lying on the floor. He quickly ran and got Sheriff Tate because of the evidence of a fight.
In cross examination, Ewell basically agreed with Mr. Tate�s testimony. One of the issues was which hand Mr. Ewell wrote with. A question was asked whether or not he was ambidextrous, but he answered no. Mr. Ewell was left handed. This is significant because it is easier for someone who is left handed to inflict a wound on someone�s right side than it is for a right handed person to hit someone on the right side.
Mayella�s testimony was uncertain. She contradicted herself many times, so we do not know which testimony is the real one. She was disgruntled at the fact that Mr. Finch called her Miss Mayella, and she thought Atticus was making fun of her. She paused many times and used many filler words which may indicate to the jury that she didn�t know the truth. She basically testified that Mr. Robinson took advantage of her, and she did not have too many details to disclose. After Mayella�s testimony, the court took a short recess. Then Mr. Robinson, the defendant and only defense witness, testified.
Mr. Robinson�s testimony may be one of the most important in this trial. Since it was the last, it may stick inside the jury�s head when they pronounce the verdict. But, as it is said, when a white man�s word and a black man�s word collide, the white man�s word usually comes out on top. He said that he picked cotton for Mr. Link Deas, and that he had to pass the Ewell place to get to and from work. He said there was no other way to go that he knew of. Mayella asked him to chop the chifforobe, so he did. That was the first time he visited there. He said he passed over the fence many times, because Mayella always had little things that needed to get done. On the night of the alleged rape, Tom said it was quiet, and this was because there weren�t any children there. He said that Mayella asked him to get a box from on top of the chifforobe. He then testified that Mayella yanked him down and jumped on him. And he said it was her who tried to take advantage of him.
Tom said that he ran as fast as he could, because he didn�t want other people to get the wrong idea. He ran as quickly as he could because he knew something like this could happen. He said he tried to resist Mayella�s advances but couldn�t, so he did what was necessary to get away. There was an unexpected interruption by Link Deas, but that was cleared up right away. In less important matters, it was established that Mr. Robinson got thirty days for disorderly conduct.
The closing statements basically solidified the cases they had, and Atticus pointed out evidence, although circumstantial, that said that Bob Ewell beat Mayella, not Tom.
The jury was out for over four hours, longer than nearly all of the black versus white cases in the South. But, the verdict, as expected, was unanimously guilty. Tom Robinson has his appeal scheduled shortly.
When you retell a legend, no part of the story that is essential can be changed. None is. The characters had to appear in the movie exactly how they might have seemed in the book. They do. People who were into cinema unanimously voted that Clark Gable must play Rhett Butler. Also cast were Olivia de Havitland as Melanie Hamilton, Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes, and Laura Hope Crews as Aunt Pittypat.
A great advantage that the producers had was that, as long as they went by the book, they could make as great as a picture as they could. The film has almost everything the book has relating to drama, picture, and the endless story and the ability to make them better. The burning of Atlanta, and the hospital after the Battle of Atlanta are good enough for any picture. This was unequaled.
Despite the fact that Georgians did everything to support the parts having to do with history, many people in the North did not. Protests were made from daughters of G.A.R. veterans. But, the greatest thing was that, despite the conflict in the historical area, David Selznick created one great picture agreeable for both sides--a love story that everyone would enjoy.
The Tumbleweed
A young lady rolled down the street in a tire. Locals gave different descriptions of the incident: 1) The brakes didn�t work, and 2) She just thought she would roll in as fast as she rolled out.
Late one night, after gunshots rang out, two men claimed to be playing strip poker. Apparently they had mistaken cow chips for poker chips.
A white person, while visiting an all-black church, mistook Linin� for Lying. Reports claimed she did a good job anyway.
Man killed himself with a butter knife. Townspeople speculated that he was a bad shot with his butter knife, or the absurd thought that he was out to kill someone.