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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-03
DEM. HOLD MEETING
AT SCHOOL HOUSE IN
CITY OF KEYSTONE

M"nday night az this week. The
wumrn'S organization Of the Demo
cratic wing had II very nice meeting
In tn" keystone Graded School. The
meeting was addressed by Rev. l.. A.
Watkins and Hon. Fred Ray. candi-
dair for Sheriff, also Prof. "Ned"
Slnnghc", llscv. George Mansfield and
Mrs. t.. ). Watkins. The meeting was
Intended IL bf for the purpose of or.
gnniaing but deferred ~ next Mon.
day night. Al The close of the meeting
rrof Ned Slaughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
JnIn VI lis and Rev. George Nuns
field b"nrd"d No. 3 N & w passenger
train To Charleston nI business. Ned
Slaughter SAYS their trip was II sue.
cess "r rather the conference with
Gov 'rnnr hump.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-03
Rev. Watkins fIel ping TO Organize
Democratic CLUB

While Democrats in Philadelphia repudatinE Negro af
who aim respond invitation Of Democratic Arrange
ment Committee Democrats of the South and other from
various places walking this evine because he Negro
venerable Baptist preacher Rev L. A. Watkins pastor of
churches, Mt Chapel of Keystone Upland it churches
Of Ekhorn going around securing every nook and of the
homes and streets urging of his group
ize Democratic clubs in this city Negro Baptist preacher not
good enough to importune behalf of the great Democratic
National Convention in the city of ohery Love the cradle q"
liberty the pride of Thomas Jefferson the writer of the Declare
ton of Independence the document penncd by
simply because he Negro gentleman scholar Chris
tian yet to that bourbon Southern Democrats this honest
Colored brother nsuted the fair Of Christian civilian
ton raped for lifetime by such here fair West
Virginia the only State below the Mason and Dixon line that has
not yet bowed to Baa by race discrimination drancsemen
jim Crow segregation and other cowardy methods of humility
Of loyal possible the of dear and
leading the and teachers who have to do with citizen
ship of your children for tomorrow register Democratic if
want school Oh Mercifu father what and did this
enment order that should ubordnated job?
Yet he his bread butter depends this
There is no harm being Democrat if he
wants to and thinks that is right has right
Continued On Page Two
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-03
Ellison ID. Smytli OF South Carolina
Sais'N Racial Is>,n--Scorns ldtI,
And 18th mcnImrnt,

Ihil"d"ip June ~ Aroused by
the prrS"nc" of rulur"d delegates Sen
ator Ellison ID. Smylh. II dcl"gatr II,
lnrg" from South Carolina. said to
day he was "lhrourh" with the Demo
tiatic National Convention
Smith and other mrmh"rs of the
S.nth Carolina delegation left ,h,,
convention floor when irdays session
minister.
"rhr situation in The South before
and since the Civil War makes il i'm
~ SSiblr for The South 10 rrcu.niZ"
and accept th, Negro uS an equal pn-
lIical factor" Smith said.
3 'lhrir il not II man in America
! that ha~ more regard Cor the Negro ia
his place than have. But realizing
as | do these unspcaknhlc dangers In
hcicnt in this thing, cannot an,! will
moi be- j party to the recognition of
he fourteenth and fifteenth amend
micnis
"Nor will support any political
reorganization thnt looks upon the Me
gro AMI. Gators ia him iis n political
and social equal.
"I'm through. I'm sick and lirr.l Of
the whole damn thing I'll 90 hom.'
and dn some talking"
Smith said Ii" understood a coI"rcd
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-03
MRS FANNIE COUSINS OF
TAZEWELL VA. PASSES

Mrs. Fannie Taylor Cousins, wife
fine late James Cousins, departed
this life at her home, 20 Pine St.,
Sunday, June % at 3:4O p. m. She
was born in Tazewell, Virginia, Feb
ruary IL, 1859, age IT years. She
was united in marriage to James A.
Cousins, December "a, 1874. There
was born to this union seven children
Mrs. Cousins was life long resident
Of Tazewell, loyal member Of Will
bur Memorial NJ. f. church and q
CONTINUED on page FOur)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-03
Senator, i'm Huff,
Bolts Convention
AS NEGRO PraVS
WINS BIC PRIZE
AT THE CARNIVAL

Mr.. III. w. llc,ndon Of Wrlch nc
'"npAnu"d 10y u close friend from o
hin visited the Carnival in k"ySton"
Tuesday night and for 10 cents
cliam"cim- on II wheel, wen II Two CD
FLUSHED BASKET OF GrnCrri"S, SUffir
i,ni I, ran the home for > months.
80 ll"rrdon, when learning how
plentiful and freely they take care Of
their Pa'rons, made II special "trip 10
Hey I" thank the carnival people
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-03
Valuations Fixed
on Keystone Land
For Right-0f-Wa
Jury Fixes Prices On Four Parcels
Two Cases Being Heard Today

Prices have been fixed on four par.
cells OF land In the town Of keystone,
condemned by the state for a right.
of-way for U. S. Route SO, and a
jury will decide on two others this
afternoon. Four other parties have
indicated they are satisfied with the
original set by commission.
The first cases heard were those
of C. A. West and Joseph Pals. etal.
The prices on both parcels of real
estate were boosted by the jury while
in two other cases the figures were
lowered.
West was given 81 $50 as compared
with the original figure of 500 while
the Pals property value was fixed at
$3.50 as compared with $1,000 orr
ginally set by commission.
In the case of Charles .Budnick the
with the original figure Of $3.50, and
price was fixed at 5000 as compared
in the case of n. B. Kash and C. b.
Hoover the price was set at $500 as
compared with the original sum Of
$s15.
"A jury of freeholders is. hearing
fhe case Of Emanuel Pals and Angelo
Vecellio and Dovie and g F. Hartman
Pals and Vecellio were originally Of
fered 800 while the Harmans were
offered $4,000.
-Four other parties have indicated
they are satisfied with the original
figures and the cases may he closed
this afternoon. They are: Bessie
Zaltsman, 5000; S. L. Hermanson,
ct al, $500; J. w. Bruce and ]. w.
Dorton, $50: Clark Development
Company, $500, and Samuel Chris
tie and Emamnel Pals, leasehOlders,
$1,000
Jurors hearing the cases today are
G. Il. Turner, L. L. AshwOrth, Gail
T. Carter, o J Hunter, Mike silagi,
l.. s. Alno, R.. f. Gammons, l. c
Austin, II. A Weaver, Lee Perdew,
II. l.. Bailey and J. w. Blakely.
The jurors in the Budnick-K ash
cases were:
l. L. Ashworth, C. b. Propst. G.
II Carter, o. J. Hunter, Mike Silagi,
l.. S. Mino r.. f Cannon, IL G Aus
tin, F. A. Weaver, II l. Bailey, Lee
Perdew and w s. Wray.
Four persons received increases
at dissatisfaction of original prices,
while two WIRE reduced:
Pals and yecellio who were award
$500 as compared with the original
figure of 500.
Dovie and s. +. Hartman were award
ed $4,000, the original figure being
$4,000.
C. A. West was given 81 900 as
compared with 81 900.
In the case Of Charles Budnick the
price was fixed at 5000 as compared
with the original figure of $3.50 and
in the case Of n. B. Kash and C.B.
Hoover the price was set Mt $500 as
compared with the original sumo 70
1915. -.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-03
Democratic CONVENTION Bars NEGRO
Why Negroes Will
Vote New Deal

he
Negro Baptist Church, the distinction being
gro minister to asked prayer Democrat cpvcn-
ton e.
Sheppard, obviously hold line
Negroes formerly Republicans isson
expectations of what the New Deal promised
returning Republican gave right
Farleyzed New Deal methods nothing
sacred to be used as a political gain votes
But "Three-way-Jim, in his usual cock-sue
Negroes
This dislike for Negroes in he stronghold of the adopted
party several deuded Negroes 1882 fared open
during Shephards prayer when Ellison
South Carolina others walked saying
he would leave the convention whenever Negro has He
also added that m impossible for the South recognize and
accept the Negro equal political factor Declaring that
the party did need the Negro VOTE he denounced catering
to them and he left he said he sick of the whole damn
Possibly Senator Smith from section where the Ne
voters aren't allowed for much hut would
be that the large intelligent class of Negroes sections where
they recognized citizens instead of offspring of
slaves, will give very definite November the New
Dealers who have added insult of their respected spiritual
advisors along with the insult to their intelligence.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-07-03
BACK TO PRACTICE

Fleming A. Jones ony colored mem
Der OF the Leeislatste, ANNOUNCED
yesterday that he is resuming the re-
gular practice Of law, opening his Of
flee In connection with the Jones bar
Der shop in Bank street.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
THREE STATES FIGHT
PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC
Alabama, Mississippi and Tennes.
see Continue War-0nly Five
New Cases Reported.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. July rs
Health authorities of Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Tennessee continued a re-
lentless campaign against an epidemic
of infantile paralysis today when only
five new cases Of the malady were
reported.
All Of the new cases were in Ala
bama. DR.. j. N. Baker, State health
officer, said here there was mo cause
to become hysterical or panic-stricken
in view Of what Is being done to pre-
vent spread Of the disease"
Ray Crow, Alabama w. p. A. direc-
tor, wired Washington for authority
to employ 100 additional nurses to as
sist the State Health Department in
its preventive campaign, featuring q
new nasal spray.
BY tie Associated Press.
Aubrey Williams, deputy works
progress administrator. said yesterday
resources Of the Alabama unit had
been placed at the disposal Of DR.. ].
N. Baker, State health officer. to aid
in combating the outbreak Of infan-
tile paralysis.
Nurses will function as local health
units under joint supervision Of county
medical societies and the State health
Office, Williams said.
Evening star., 1936-07-26

that cancer can be prevented, because
our present social structure fails ut
terly to consider the vital role played
by heredity in the development Of such
growths."
DR.. Broders warned against alleged
cancer cures employing the use Of such
things as packs, injections and mSSy
drugs. "One should be wary of So
called cancer cures as the only Ell
cent agents We have at present at our
command in treating this disease are
surgery, x-ray and radium.
II firmly believe that some day we
will develop more efficient agents for
the treatment Of cancer than we have
at present.
In the search for more efficient
agents in the treatment Of cancer one
should work on the theory that sub
stance or substances, probably In the
nature of hormone. causes apparently
normal cells to undergo a cancerous
change in certain areas ut q certain
time in persons susceptible to the dis
ease"
Evening star., 1936-07-26

Nearly sl4,000.000 worth Of air.
planes and parts were shipped from
Britain in the last year.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
Road Plans Stalemate Fight
On Manor Park MOSQUITO Pool

An alleged mosquito breeding pool
recently formed in the vicinity Of
Blair road and Rittenhouse street was
today occupying attention Of resi-
dents in the Manor Park area. the
District Sewer Department and the
District Health Department. In the
middle of the argument stands bot
Ting plant which is being blamed for
the presence of the pool. The imme-
diate outcome is doubtful.
The matter was brought up first
by the Manor Park Citizens Associa-
ton, the claim being made that the
bottling works had formed a stag
nant pool of wash water which had
brought the first mosquitoes to the
visinity in the memory Of the Oldest
residents. The association took the
matter up with sixth precinct police.
Police transmitted their inforna-
ton to the Health Department and
the Sewer Department.
Health Order Given.
Wash B. williams. owner Of the
bottling works, said he had been Or
dered to arrange for the elimination
of the pool within the next seven
days by the Health Department.
To this, he answered that the
problem is that of the District be-
cause it has not provided sewerage
for the business center where the bot
Ting place Is located.
The Sewer Department, In turn,
expressed doubt that the Health De-
Evening star., 1936-07-26

partment could legally carry out its
order There are sewers on the west
side Of Blair road. it was pointed out,
but the grades have prevented the
extension Of the lines to the east
side until condemnation proceedings
for the acquisition Of Blair road are
completed At that time the road
will be widened and Strengthened and
the Sewer Department can reach the
business area.
Expense Factor.
In the meantime, the bottling plant
could abate the alleged nuisance by
the construction of septic tanks or
an underground drainage field.
Sewer Department officials do not be-
lieve, however. that the owner Of the
plant should be put to such an ex-
pense when facilities are to be pro-
vided.
Ernest H. Pullman, president Of the
citizens body. claims several children
have been infected by mosquito bites
and citizens themselves have been
forced to pour oil In the pool. VIII
liams said he poured $50 gallons of
oil in the pool a few days ago and
is willing to pay his part of the cost
Of sewer installation. He Is also
willing to fill the depression as soon
- it is drained, he said.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
$4,000 PROGRAM
| OF PAVING OPENED
Five Chevy Chase Commu.
mites Benefit by Projects
Now Under Way.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch tn The Star.
CHEVY CHASE, Nd, July 25.-A
street paving and repair program in.
volving an expenditure Of approx.
mately $4,000 is being carried on
during the Summer months In the
five communities in Chevy Chase, Nd.
These are: Friendship Heights and
sections 2, 8 and 4, all of which are
special taxing areas, and the incor-
ported Town Of Somerset.
Minor repairs necessitated by the
severity Of the past Winter are being
made to the streets in Friendship
Heights, where the highways were
newly paved about five years ago, and
In sections 2 and 5. These include
patching small holes, filling up cracks
and repairing curbs and cutters. The
work being done in Friendship Heights
will cost about 500, in section 2
about $1,000 and in section S not
more than $50.
Major paving and repair projects
are already under way or will soon
be started in sections and and
in Somerset. Most of the streets in
section 3, work on which was begun
recently, will be given a top dressing,
and repairs will be made TO streets
not included in the surfacing pro-
gram. The cost Of this work will total
about $4,000.
The principal paving project in
section 4-the construction of 5,100
feet of sidewalks on both sides of
Meadow lane from Leland street to
Valley place-was begun several weeks
ago and will be completed in about
10 days. Funds for this project, ap-
proximately $500, have been pro-
vided for by bond issue authorized
by vote Of the taxpayers Of the sec.
ton several months ago.
Somerset's street projects include
the resurfacing Of Dorset avenue, the
towns main thoroughfare, from Wis
consin avenue to Kenwood, and such
repairs to other streets Of the town
as are necessary to put them in serv-
iceable condition. An expenditure Of
approximately $4,000 will be necessary
for this work, which will be begun
within the next two weeks. The con.
tract for this work was let BY Som.
erset Council early this month.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
COL. GEORGE TAFT
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Was Superintendent of Ben
jamin Franklin Postal
Station Here.
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

81 CNAai DASkotSA w @hN WA
MOUNT RAINIER, Md. July 25-
Col. George L. TAFT, SO, superintendent
of the Benjamin Franklin Postal Sta
ton in Washington and veteran of
World Wars, died early this morning
in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington,
following a short illness Of cerebral
meningitis. He resided here at 371s
Thirty-flfth street.
Col. TAFT had been continuously in
the postal service since 1898, except for
10 months he spent on the Mexican
border as captain In the Sd Infantry,
District National Guard, and two and a
half years during the World War. He
served two years overseas, coming home
q lieutenant colonel. At the time Of
his death he held a commission as
colonel in the United States Reserves
in the adjutant generals department
He once was an honorary member Of
Company F, National Guard Of Hy-
attsville.
It was in 1894 that Col. TAFT began
his service in the District National
Guard. He was a member of the
famed Morton Cadets, crack unit of
the Guard.
Born In Washington.
Born in Washington December Is.
1877. the son of George and Mrs. Ann
r. TAFT, Col. TAFT spent his boyhood
and young manhood in Washington.
graduating from the then Business
High School. He moved to Hyattsville
in 1915 and resided there until 1928,
when he removed to Mount Rainier,
where he lived until his death.
Col. TAFT first entered the postal
office In Washington in August. 1898,
and advanced steadily through the dif-
ferent grades. In December, 1919, he
was made superintendent of the old
Eleventh street station and later was
superintendent Of the station when it
became known as the Pennsylvania
avenue station. He became superin-
tendent of the Benjamin Franklin sta
ton when 1t opened in September,
1882.
For many years Col. TAFT had been
active in veterans organizations. He
was a past department commander of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
District Of Columbia and was a past
commander and organizer of Colum-
bia Post, v. F. w., of Washington. He
also was q past commander of
Spengler American Legion Post of
Washington. He was especially active
in rehabilitation and organization
work among the veterans.
Member Of Masons.
He also was a member Of Mount
Hermon Masonic Lodge of Hyattsville
and of the Elks in Washington.
Surviving Col. TAFT are his widow,
Mrs. Louise p. TAFT; brother. Lemuel
E. TAFT of Hyattsville, and sister,
Mrs. Mary I. Brooks Of New York
City.
Funeral services will be conducted
Monday night by the Elks at 8 o'clock
at w. w. Chambers suburban funeral
home in Riverdale, Md.
Arrangements for the funeral Tues
day have not been completed but there
will besshort services at the Chambers
suburban home, with Rev. Walter p.
Plumley, jr., rector of st. Johns Prot
estant Episcopal Church Of Mount
Rainier. officiating. Later there will
be services in the chapel at Fort
Myer with interment with full mill
tary honors in Arlington National
Cemetery. The Masons will conduct
the services at the grave.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
ARLINGTON BOARD
IS RULED INVALID
Attorney General Declares
Old School Heads Must
Stay in Office.
sy q STAT Correspondent Of The Star.


ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE. Va,
July 25.-The appointment of the
new Arlington County School Board
on July 8 was held invalid today by
Attorney General A. P. Staples of Vir-
ginia in an opinion requested by the
Arlington County Civic Federation.
At the same time, the attorney gen.
eral held that members Of the former
County School Board, whose four-year
terms expired July /, are entitled to
hold over in ONCE until July !, 1910
His opinion tends to reinstate Mrs
Ruby G. Simpson as a member Of the
School Board. and cause the with
drawal Of Rev. Walter F. Wolf, who
was appointed July 6 to succeed her,
The positions Of two other members
Of the board, John M. Stewart, chair
man, and Arthur E. Wilson, are not
affected by the ruling. Both served on
the former board before being ap-
pointed to the new one.
The July appointments were de-
clared invalid because they were not
made within so days prior to July /,
as required by law. Staples held that
the School Trustee Electoral Board
was without power to appoint on
July 8.
Attorney Generals Opinion.
In ruling that the former School
Board is entitled to hold over in ONCE
for four more years, he held that the
School Trustee Electoral Board Is en-
powered to make school trustee ap-
pointments only every four years, ex-
cept in cases Of vacancies arising
during terms Of office.
Attorney General Staples said:
I'm conclusion, 1t is my opinion that
the School Trustee Electoral Board OF
Arlington County was on July 6, 1896
without power to appoint member OF
the County School Board: that the
failure to make the appointment on
or prior to July /, 1886, did not create
vacancy in the term of the member
expiring that day, and that such
member, whose term would have ex-
pired II successor had been appoint
ed. continue to hold over until the
School Trustee Electoral Board is
again empowered to appoint a sue
cessor, which under the statute is
within so days prior to July !. 1910"
Result In Doubt.
What result the opinion will have
on the status Of the new County
School Board remains to be seen.
Chairman Stewart indicated that
the new School Board will continue to
function as such despite the opinion.
Its members will meet as usual Tues
day night
The possibility that court action on
the part of the member Of the board
not reappointed may be resorted to
on the strength Of the attorney gen.
erals opinion was mentioned
At its July z meeting the Civic Fed
Grafton unanimously voted to request
Attorney General Staples for an opin-
ion on the legality Of the School Board
appointments made July 8.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
Man, IS, Regains Sight

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July as R.-A
65-year-old farmer who followed his
sons example in undergoing an op-
Grafton for removal of cataracts from
both eyes, rejoiced today in restora-
ton Of his sight. Walking unaided
from the hospital, E. c. Wamble said
he felt happier than any one else
can understand" His 21-year old
son David, q trumpet player in
jackson, Tenn, orchestra, regained
his sight at the same clinic two years
ago after being virtually blind since
youth.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
INCOME FROM DAIRIES
HIGHEST IN FIVE YEARS
1886 Improvement Attributed in
Large Part to Rising Buying
Power of Consumer.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 25.-Cash in
come from milk brought American
dairy farmers q total Of $6s3 3,0o0, 900
in the first six months Of 1895, the
best return in five years, the Milk
Industry Foundation announced to-
day.
The figures were around $28. .000, 900
ahead of the total income from milk
in the same period last year, the
report stated.
milk still remains the farmers best
source of income" the foundation re-
port stated. despite the gradual bet
terment in all farm prices. The 1885
improvement has been materially aid.
ed by the rising tide Of consumer buy.
ing power in cities, where emcieuS
milk distribution has created wider
markets"
Evening star., 1936-07-26
P. w. A. BUILDING HELD
AID TO CITY TRAFFIC
Planned Communities obviate
Crazy-ouilt Street Layout,
Asserts Director.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
p. w. A. assistance In solving NUM-
cipal trafic problems by construct
ing its housing projects as planned
communities was cited yesterday by
A. r. Clas. director of the Housing
Division, in report TO Secretary
Ickes.
In carrying out q $4,000 900
slum clearance program" Clas said.
"P. w. A. is doing something more
than supplanting dilapidated DWELL
ings with decent homes.
1T is replacing haphazard neigh
borhoods with planned communities,
not only alleviating many urban head.
aches, but pointing the way to fu.
ture solution Of city planning cues.
tions as we'll"
Rapid and uncontrolled growth OF
American cities, Clas said. is RESPONSE
Bile for the "crazy-quilt city patterns"
which present traffic problems.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
TOWNSEND Confident
Reiterates Belief Election to Be
Thrown Into House.

NEW YORK, July Is %.-Dr.
Francis E. Townsend, leader of the
old-age pension movement which bears
his name, stopped In New York today
en- route to Newark, N. j., to speak
with Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, and
reiterated his contention that the elec-
ton would be thrown into the House
Of Representatives.
He said Representative william
Lemke, candidate Of the Union party,
who also is supported by Rev. Charles
E. Coughlin, would cause "a great
landslide against the Roosevelt admin
istration" In November.