The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-01-04

Tie Tidewater Coal ard Coke Com
psny and the King Goat Company .t
Vivian and kimbali. tao of ihe nr.-r
substantial coal operations IN thi- un-
ty, under the NAV asrruent of that ever
true. trusted srt tried b hearted man.
Col. & ~ o 'imar, ms ie good their
prcmi-+-. pu. .-htd through t.Ie paper.
Of this state ~ter-fn th~y 'ti.-rrd NJ
prizr- t-ts fine brand n-w. firsfc,s-- ansi
up-tc-d.t- Ford > pssserg-r automobile
ears To those who entered the mutual
Yet innocent contest loading coal or
making morey Tor ones sell.
To stimulate men, the company prom
ised 70 give away ten automobiles. The
company did what il said Ten men re-
ceived ten new automobiles on Saturday,
December -, 1917. Eight Of these men
were cQlorsd. one a white American and
the other one an Italian The contest
was simple, plain, attractive, lair, hon
est and In every WY Was purely an in
nocently contested legal proposition Ia
was one wherr no man entered il blind
folded. Ii Was one wherein men, work
ing for money for themselves saw the at
tra~tive side Of winning all automobile
worth at least $40 in gold. Every time
q man on this operation did tive dollars.
worth OF work he received ticket winch
was put away not 10 he seen or handled
by any one. These tickets which smount
ed TO over SlyO,OD worth OF work thu
company has paid out To its men during
the life of this contest, we're plared in
. great big wheel turned and MAJ
blindfolded allowed TO reach in bs-ket
draw out one ticket and counted in pub
lie.
Promptly at IL o'clOck a. m. the ter
automobiles were driven In sight of th.
company stores, live at the Tidewater
company store ard five the King com
pany store I'm charge OF Mr.. W. W
Johnson of Welcb, a representative OF
the Ford's sale Company. lie WAS sc-
compsnied by such men as Hons. w.
Hatfield, the popular assessor; h. Hamp
ton Gray, that wides~ake and efiicieni
business man of the celebrated firm OF
I.ifz < Harmon; Ex-Squire A. q. Huf-
ford, deputy sheriff Of MrD,xell county,
and several other young mrn. The draw
ing began at the TIdew alter store Ths
wheel Was adjusted on the porch Of the
company store, bsx containing a key
ceiled Was handed u II. Samuel Crider.
Who in the prescDce of great crowd OF
spectators opened same and unlocked Oh,
perfectly built wheel A great big barre
containing the clerks wss broken oper
and placed IN this wheel They mum
berrd over 3O,tsD at this place. Ths
wheel ~as then turned 10y Mr. Hatfield
all they were properly mixed up. -
Order wss then blindfoldeo who reachei
in the wheel and got out tickets which
were counted and put in q ar by Edto-
NJ. II. WLittico in the presence Of every
body till he reached 80. The Glth ticket
or cheek having certain numt,er on j.
won the first prize. Johnnie Bare. col
ored, won the first auto with the num-
her 1850. He Was then At work
md, levi Hsgy, No. ~. jl4.
srd. Nathan " Winchester s,9IG.
9Th. Rsdford Msnpin 1855
sch. Robert Holland g.Gs
AZ the conclusion Of the drawing an
~ .hlch wss orderly. dignihedly and
bone-tly conducted. slthOugb much in.
fsrs~t sa- manifested. every boy wishing
% ~ tpe lucky yne. Hon. g. n Bo4r,l-
men. Dr. -seppso o. 90 front and D. NJ.
81 ~. Hufiord n el,srt io' TIE i've ~nt -
mobiles sho ." tpen ps~-rnt.d -su,e ~
Mr.. W. W. Jolpn-or. ~is" -,d ti,--.-
rsss " the Company uiroush Mr. Bcrrd
man Mr.. johnson scc~pted SANE nth
O lea chosen but tm-ly EXPRESSIONS snd
advised tlIr ~iDnsrs tbere,r 90 take goo,l
care e tn~ c-r- afd cherr,i D. instruct or
PIT in repairs any one { tie machines.
ON To KING
From there tll~ sru~d went ~ Kine
company store where the othsr five ears
xere to ~ drawn, the szme preliminary
hsving gore uhrough Nth ~ 4 prsctic slly
the same men c~ndncts~i the whole pro-
csedines Al tins plsce Editor wbittico
male . short talk, eomplimented tie
u.sn vho we're In the contest, landed the