The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-05-17
WINDING GULF OPERATION
LAb0R|NG.. MANS HOME.
Helping Win the War Both BY Producing Coal
and Food---Church and School Work in
Healthful Condition n---FnendIy Re-
Ation Exist Between Employer
and Employee.

Ths above named coal operation, head
OF he branch line Of the vireinian from
Aulisns. u sill growing in popularity
and spscial favor - home Cor tbs Ia
boring man.
work b plentiful day and night and
lee II sny operations pay better wages
than tins company. IL 10 generally ad-
mis>sd By most every man who, ever
vorkd On the operation whether white or
eoaored, that the management il among
ths bsst and that . more friendly rela-
ton sxiss between operation and miners
or employers and employees of any op-
srssion in the state.
FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR.
Ever sines the war started this COM
peny hss known and striven 10 prove
thas coal and food help and greatly to
win the var. Az such they are putting
forth every effort possible to dig tie coal.
They know th-t food will win the war
and y. such they are making the greatest
s6oss ever known 10 produce something
% ess Near $4,000 feet of wire has been
porchssed and pus around gardens.
ninsrs. lumber camp men, store clerks,
supsrinsendsnes, 6pple bosses and every
kind Of lsborer are cutting, digging.
rolling logs and blowing up the land -
nsxsr before. In fact every inch of
grouud 10 being contested and put INTO
cultivation With the view of deiestine the
ksissr ed the cry of high cost of living
The schoa closing exercises Last week
-! ssid % ~ the bess in the history of
the opsra<ion. The company made a
psssshe q IS t6sAeh ehild Who attended
sshool every day during the ssssion, the
epeai amount given being $45 The new
school and church buildings are compli-
men6 70 the race.
1hs colored and white oil "rane the |
pslP' when it came to buving of Liberty |
Bonds. The Third Liberty Loan wss
loyaily responded 20. No one ever wants |
Tor help who does not receive it at the
hsnds Of this company if they show the !
slightest signs of being worthy or de~erv-
ing. While there are not . sufficient
number Of men on the operation, ret 20 |
we'll sstis6ed are they all st the treat
ment accorded and the wages paid till
there are more men now than before the |
var began.
Rev. Jas. Maddox preached his trial
sermon last Sunday and Quilted himself |
we'll for which many have been the pub
lie comments.
There are two missionary societies or
CANNED on the operation, one by the
Bspsisss and the other by the Methodist.
The white school which hss been un-
der The direction and principslship of |
Ihss ever vatchful and widea wake edu-
cssos. Prof. Riggs, will Close this week |
Hfsss one Of the most svcce sfully taught |
school terms in the history of the oper-
ssion. He 10 high tone school man o.
we'll - one o. finest community men
Who ever lived and served any people.
Superintendent, Mr.. Berkeley, is not
only boo~ssr OF his operation but l. q
hosslsr md . good man He 10 right
shsrs oil the time with the goods ready
70 answer and adjust any differences that
might arise with his men.
Preesdrns yustus Collins, the big soul
man. the man who wants fair treatment
accorded his men all the time, was on
the operation last week.
Hon. George Wolf, general msnseer,
the expert coal man, the nan among