The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-07-13
MISS CAMPBELL
MAKING GOOD
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Mis- &. Ruth Campbell, the rssentlv
appointed special agent OF the Ayricul-
tural Department among the the colore.I
people OF the state by Commissioner las.
IT, Stewart seems to be making good
judging from her first report. Miss
Campbell entered in upon her work st
Warrington where the Sup.. Of the large
Tanning %. Immediately gave her lee
way and requested her To visit ali homes
~ 20 their sanitary condition and make
. report on the same. Her report recite-
that the company employs about I50
men, one-thlrd tf this number being Ne
groes, the management OF the works adj
vising that they render ~ COOL service as
any employed. Seventy five of the en-
pioye<s took out Liberty Bonds, and
eleven OF this number were coiored. tax
ing out 80 each. Supt. Hutch entered
into hearty cooperation with the idea OF
bettering the living and other conditions
81 tie Negroes, allowing each family a
garden plot A girls and womans club
were organized here 10y Miss Campbell.
la Brownsurg, the enterprising colored
settlement lying al accent, a club was or
gsnize'i and they are raising . ''commu-
nifty pig" Miss Campbell lays special
stress on the enthusiastic manner in
which the people are taking 10 Commi--
-ioner Ste~srt's practical idea and their
Willingness To follow any suggestion that
will better their condition agriculturally
or otherwise. The movement received
the endorsement Of New River Baptist
Association b~fore which Miss Campbell
appeared on June -. The new idea IL
catching like Wild lire becan.e IL is prac-
tlcsble, simple. productive and helpful
~ everybody concerned.
ESPECIAL COACHES FOR COLORED
PEOPLE"
We notice that the Virginian Railway
Company IN announcing it, excursion
train 10 Old Point, Virginia Besrh, Ma
val Hospital, CAPE Henry and other
points in Virginia for Tuesday, July II,
among other things -ets out A. special,
feature special coaches for Colore.l
People" IL - a we'll known fact that
the separate coach Law H. in effect in
Virginia - the announcement can't ~
T. sdi-e Of that, IL therefore must mean
THAT special accommodations and induce
ments are offered N eolored trsvelors who
desire n visit the-e points (for we have
many colOred resorts in that vicinity)
and an as-ursnce against the possibility
oi being herled in crowded. unssnit.ry
cars with undesirable-. n such i- the
case and we take u 10. Ne congratulate
the General Agent, Mr. r. ~. BirchheId
of Roanoke.
MORE LYNCHINGS.
They are At the nefsrious practice of
lynciing again. "a. I.ouis -taye~ the
second disgrsceiul episode within a fort
night. We're going n take out time
next week and discuss this affair. not
from the view point Of right or wrong
hut from the view point Of the fact-. We
are In communication with some m
biased authentic sources in "a. Louis
that vill give ~ NJ the real fact- and
veil tell Il N you a. IL j. told " NJ and
comment upon 10 a. the fscS and truth
may warrant.
GIT READY FOR THF BIC
NETTING.
Get yourselves ready and ~ cocked
and primed " attend the "cut-over-
Land" meeting n ~ called ~ tins Com
missioner Of Agriculture, Hon. J. H..
Sts~srt soon. This 10 the opportunity
of lifetime for the colored man in this
state. IL means he can own his own
and. That he may become more Inde-
pendent and that, instead Of slwsys he
ing regarded - . partial ward upon the
state and wholly . consumer, he will be-
enms . producer and thereby . greater
entity N he dsvssopmsns Of The sams.