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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-09-04
Death Claims Ithaca's Only Negro Citizen

fury. He was a teamster and owned
considerable property In Ithaca
including a brick building which
he used as a livery stable.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-09-04

Alma. Mich.-Kirk Smith 80
Ithaca's only Negro resident, died
Tuesday night after having lived
there for more than half con-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
MRS. HARTMAN WAS HERE
ON BUSINESS; HOUSES
TO BE MOVED BACK

Beginning in time, Mrs. Dovi,
Hartman, widow of the late Chas
E. Hartman, better known as tn,
Odd Red Fox Hartman" was ii
the city this week looking afte1
and ordering such of her house.
as front the main street to NOV
ell back te directed extent to con-
form to te demands by the Stat.
Road Commission. This mean.
also that the State Road Com
mission will in the near futur.
begin construction their right
on way through the city.
Mrs. Hartman is one of thos,
stalwart and fearless Republic
ans who asks no one any favors
but she is one who believes tina
the bigget AMI most unpardona-
BILE sin ever attempted to be pu
over is the Throwing Keyston,
X! Out of Gear" She says every
body likes to come to Keyston.
because they are used to coming
and it looks out of place to SET
so many empty houses on the
streets in this the leading ant
most wide-a-wake city over the
entire N. & w. Ry Division.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
WILLIAMSON FRIENDS
VISIT DIR. BRIDGEPORT
IN TAZEWELI., VIRGINIA

When the news spread that Or
w. Vernal Bridgeford. pharmac-
ist of Williamson for the Whit
leo and Jenkins Drug Store. was
sick in Tazewell. Virginia they
at once dropped everything and
made a hasty trip to where the
sick brother was, offered every
assistance possible. To their
agreeable surprise they found
him improving. although gradu-
ally but the attention given him
by the good people Of the home
in which he is gave evidence
that he could not ?handily be
cared for much better in any
hospital. Drs. Jenkins, the Drug
gist and J. M. Whittico. who en-
joys one of the most lucrative
practices Of medicine of any
physician. perhaps, in southern
West Virginia and DR.. Jenkins
Continued On Page Two)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
finals HELD AT
THE BL(|EFIELD
State COLLEGE

The campus of Bluefield stat.
teachers college was crowde,
Wednesday mbrning with fri
ends and old grads of the insti
tuition and friends and relative
of the twenty nine candidate
for degrees to witness the thi1t,
seventh annual commencement
exercises. These exercises
brought to a close the first
school year for H: L. Dickson
as acting president of the State
Teachers College.
DR.. D. Ormonde Walker. presi
dent of Wilebfocrer Univercity,
delivered a scholarly and inspir
ing address to the graduatin,
class on the subject, "The New
Detectives in the Education for
the Negroes.
Following acting Dean Maine,
presentation of the candidate
for degrees. Bernard McClaugh
terry addressed the graduate.
briefly and then proceeded t.
confer the degrees as represen
ative of the state board of educ
alton Of which he is member.
President Dickson elivered
brief but impressive charge t.
the graduates. There were the
two excellent musical numbers,
Invocation to Life" Spross,
rendered by the Women's Glee
cub and HandePs "Hallelujah, >
by the Choral club.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL
COMMENCEMENT ANNOYING
.MENT AT STATE COLLEGE

Institute, June 3.-Activities
TO the Foty-second Annual Com
mencement of West Virgini:
State College have been announ
ed. The Annual Reception Civ
en- to alumni and friends by Pre-.
ident and Mrs. John Davis will
be held from five to seven P. M.
eastern Standard Time) OF
Sunday, June 9Th. Baccalaure.
ate Exercises will be held in the
auditorium at eight o'cock the
address to be delivered by Pres.
ident John W.. Davis. DR.. Julia,
H. Lewis, Associate Professor o
Pathology of Chicago Univers-
ity will deliver the Commence
ment Address at 2:30 in tn
afternoon of June 7th in the col
lege auditorium.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
K0PPERSC0
IS REM0DELDlG
'''' THE HOUSES
Hon. Thos. Nutter, Foreman,
Has Been Very Busy

The eight or ten houses LEASED
Of the lease Glen Buzz's estate
in Keystone by the Koppers
Company are now undergoing
renovation. repairs rearrange-
ments and ADJUSTMENTS to accomt
date families who work for thi.
corporation. Mr.. Thos. Mute,
tells us that when completed
there will be ample room to ac-
comodate anywhere from ID to
IL families. The company see.
to it that these houses are adj
justed to give the occupants pleI
ty Of light. sanitary condition.
satisfactory to the most fastidi
Gus. There will be bath and toll
ct accumulation in every depart.
ment. Hot and cold water, wind
ow repairs. nice porches up ant
down stairs, nice fences TO be
placed around every house ant
the safest Of accommodation fol
any occupant. These houses {,
be rented to employees of tn.
above named company. Nuttel
together with his force of me,
are all exceedingly interested
IN seeing that these houses will
be in the best Of shape for con.
Venlent occupancy when they ar,
through with them. They will,
in all probability, be painted ane
when same hall have been lone
there will be loud and popular
~ approved Of the same by no,
only those who may immediateiy
occupy them by the citizen;
generally visitors and other,
who are there to behold then
every day.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
Gives Alarming Figures
On Extravagant Expenditures
BY Present Administration

stopping at Kimball where they
called on Mrs. Cleopatra King,
music and english teacher in the
Atkins Distlict high school. Miss
Mary Scales, a very fine young
lady is DESTROYS of and is max
ing plans to become a student OF
the West Virginia State College
at Institute, making it known
that it is her desire to attend the
State of West Virginia's first
Negro College. They returned
to Pittsburg Monday very much
dated over the hositable RECEIPT.
ion and entertainment received
at the hands and hearts of the
friend in every home they hac
the good fortunate to visit, they
returned by the way of Morgan.
town, VIVA, where they again
enjoyed themelves in the pala
tial home of DIR. j. E. Hereford
and wife, DR.. Hereford. be it i
understood their uncle and as
Morgantown is only a distance
of about 70 miles from Pitts
burgh, makes it convenient tt
exchange greetings frequently.
Surely they did enjoy themselv.
es. Mr.. Archie Davis being pre-
sent at the Times office on their
arrival was made a most partici'
pant of the unstinted and the
hearted way with these friend!
greet each other they were all
to be introduced to Mr.. Davis
and to know that he was a mem
Der of the city council OF Key
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
DIR. MONROE AND FAMILY
LEAVES FOR NEW YORK

The good people Of the citie'
of Northfork Keystone. KimbaIl
and WEIGH will regret to learn Il
know that DR.. J. E. Monroe wifs
and young son left Wednesday
evening for New York wher.
they have purchased a home ant
where they expect to be locatet
for the future. The people o:
Bluefield as well az the people
of cities of the coal field will
regret TO know that such q wor
thy and creditable citizen as DR.
Monroe has left our section. The
reason thereof is that you seld
ON find a more popular and in
diligently respectful family
than you find in them. Whel
1t comes to Dentistry, DIR. Mon
roe, not by his own measure
ment. but by those with whom
he has rendered service will at,
test the fact they are virtually
in a class almost by themselves
They left a host Of immediat,
and personal friends regrettinG
the loss Of two such inoffensiv,
but pleasant sociable and genial
friends and citizens,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
MA So Lifts

Thursday evening at 300 p. m
the Ma So-Lits gathered at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. T.
Whittico for its last get togeth
err before taking up it's program
in the fall. They had as thei
their husbands and the newly
weds. Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Slau
ghter. They played games until
eleven when the members assen
bled in kitchen and dining room
to open containers to see wha
the POT Luck" dinner contain
ed and here it is, chicken salad,
potato salad green beans let
tuce, ginger ale, lime rickie COTE
ice cream, chocolate and cara
mel cake.
Each lady put in an extra toucl
to the potion she brought man,
"Big Sisters remembered their
little sisters with a lovely tokel
OF ffleIdnlp.
Those present were Mr.. ant
Mrs. Hite, DR.. and Mrs. Card
well and Miss Elizabeth Ander
son of Gary; Rev. and Mrs. J. w
Byers, Atty and Mrs. Fleming.
Jones Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton Mr.
and Mrs John Page of WEIGH
Mr.. and Mrs Ned Slaughter ant
Mrs. Mrs. Parson of; Keystone.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
READ What he SAYS BY
LOOKING At The FlGuRES
ON WASTEFUL BUDGETS
Editor, Mcdowell Times,
Keystone. West Virginia

EOlCOr, mcdowell Times,
Keystone. West Virginia
Dear Sir:
You, no doubt, have received
a copy of table l had prepared
which shows the appropriations
Of the Federal Government from
1889 to 1886.
/ thought you would be inter
ested in having some data OF
the debt of the United State;
Government. I am sending yor
a table listing these figures
from 1886 to 1897.
You will note that in 1916 oul
Federal debt was $1,225,145 ;56e
On May Is. 1887, this was $35; ;
900, 361,30O. an increase of ap-
proximately thirty times.
Do you realize that the inter.
est on this indebtedness will a
mount to approximately $780,
600, 900 next year?
Do you know that in the last
IL years, the interest on our Nat
ional debt has cost $13, 804,271 /;
867? This amount would meaI
more than 500. for every man.
woman and child in this country
There iso limit to which, this
debt can go. We must stop, reel
less spending. Our Government
must do what an individual
would. that ia. retrench.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
PITTsBURGHERS & GARYIEs

Mrs. Lula Scales of Pittsburgh
Pa, accompanied by her son, Vim
son and daughter, Mary visited
many of their friends in McDo
we'll County for a few days las
and last and this week. They
reached Gary last Saturday
where they were the guests o.
Mrs. Eliza Cooper with whom
the Scales family use to live fol
a number of years they left foi
Pittsburgh. Pa, IL years ago.
To do they accredit the rights Of
Second mother from the stand
point of the nice way with which
they were treated when they liv
ed with her in Galy.
While in Gary they decided tt
visit the Spencer family at Ash
land, relatives of the Scales,
formerly of Henry County, Vir
ginia this they did finding the
Spencer family in the very bes
of heath and happy and lucky.
They returned after a brief stay
stopping off at The Mcdowell
Times office where they all haC
what appeared to be a Reunion.
The Editor being at home alon0
that afternoon was overwhelmed
with joy to see the old acquaint
ances and relatives from the OLE
hometead in Chestnut and Knoll
Ridgeway Virginia recalling tn,
many days of social domestic
and family tie spirits so charac-
teritics of the Henry Count,
folks practically made a mos
happy return of enjoy reminis
cent of days gone by.
These good people having jou
neyed to Gary visit Mrs. Coope
were specially accompanied b.
Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel Hairston,
also of Gary to Ashland. Key
stone and Kimball. They too ar
Henry County, Virginia people,
a people who know and seek nc
thing buttfriendship from an
and everybody. They seldor
ever want TO hear Of diseord blu
harmony happiness, and gooc
will represent these people. Mis-
Irene Holley Of Gary accop1par
led them to the city and she to
eemed, to have enjoyed, hersel
much They returned, to Gar
I-ti.t.i 10.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
ASHLAND MAN DIES

McKinIy Jones, 40, colored OF
Ashland, died Tuesday morning
at the home Of his father Mayo
Jones, following a prolonged i'll.
ness of more than four months.
Jones had been employed for the
past elk years in the mines at
Ashland. He was world War
veteran. He is survived by his
father AMI three brothers. Fun
era arrangements have not
been completely .>A1.- -.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04

DIES Recently
'- IN FLORIDA

JOnn ~. ROCKEFELLER dled MAY
% at Daytona Beach. Florida,
at the age of ninety-seven. Du,
ing his lifetime he accumulated
n larger personal fortunate thar
had fallen the lot Of any othel
member of the human race in al
cient or modern times.
In the domain of business en-
terprise and material exploitat
ion he stands at the head of hi.
class. After exerting his rugg
ed individuality in accumulation
of fortune beyond the dream,
Of avarice he devoted his remain
ing years to the promotion O.
charity and philanthropic enter
prise. While building up hi,
mammoth fortune he crushed
out his rivals with ruthless
ness exceeded only by that wha
they would have executed upoI
him had the tide of advantage.
turned their way. He playee
the game according to the rule
existing at that time, but the
laws of the game were rather,
those of the jungle-red il
tooth and claw-rather than the
Golden Rule by which Christian
conduct is supposed to be guided
If the devil took the hindmost hi
would never catch John D. Rocl
teller. At the cost of success h,
brought down upon his heat
the curse and maledictions of III
mitigated virulence.
Newspapers, magazines sut
books poured out Walls Of wrath
upon his head noted authors
made their regulations by den
ouncing him. Proffer of hi.
money was refused by sundry
churches and religious organiza.
tions because it's i'll gains wa.
looked upon as filthy lucre anc
tainted money. This was the r.,
ward of that portion of his life
to the accumulation of treasurer
on earth where moth and dotf
corrupt AMI thieves break thru
and steal.
But during later years, whe,
he translated his corruptablt
wealth into incorruptible human
service, the tide of condemnat-
ion was reversed and he was est
eemed and extolled as great
benefactor. He donated to char
ity and philanthropic enterprise
more than half a billion dollars
a larger sum than has ever beer
contributed by any single indiv
idual Of the human race. If We
measure philanthropy by tn.
amount rather than the motive
John ID. Roskfeller's name will
lead all the rest. The parable o.:
the widows might pales into in
significance by comparison witf
his millions.
1t is probably forgotten, if it
was ever known by the bulk o.
the r eaders of this column, tina
it was Negro, Booker Washing
ton by name. who induced Johf
Rockefeller to contribute his frs
million dollars toward the form.
alton Of the General Education
Board. His first intention wa.
to contribute that amount direc
ly to the education of the Neprt
but under Mr.. Washington's De-
suasion the foundation was est.
ablished for broader educational
purposes. After Mr.. Washing
tons suggestion had been accep
ed and adopted in the formation
Of the General Education Boarc
he was refused a place among
the directions because Of his
race. The late Mr.. William H.
Baldwin informed me that he in.
tended to see to it that Mr. Wasl
ington was placed on the boarC
but he died an untimely death
before this purpose could be COZ
sumated.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04

lieves it was a "god-sent bless
ing" has no faults to find of any
body, believes to the victor be.
longs the spoils and grumble.
not at an anything the Demmies
does, being a high class sport.
He is strong yet in the Faith OF
the Republican Party, knows its
original principles are as firm t.
day as the Gibralton walls ano
trusts them as ever. He says
The Race is not necessarily untt
the Swift but unto him who
holdeth out to the end.
Woodrow Wilson Spicer who
has recently come to Upland as
an employee once connected
with The Mcdowell Times and
the young man who is alive to-
day after No. "a East Boune
Passeger train tearing his ca,
all to pieces without leaving {
scratch to his body says he bel
ieves there is no place anywhere
like Upland for a poor man to
work who wants to make a doll
ar.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04

Mr.. Frank Younger and wife
entertained a number of genial
friends from Keystone at break.
fast Saturday morning Mr.. anc
Mrs. John Mills were special
guests of theirs and as usual,
Frank makes any body pleasant
and happy at his home. He anc
his wife are a people who al =
ways repect themselves and
have a high regard for their
children. They are a people
who want their children educat'
ed and as such have gone the
limit to see to it that not a one
of them has been denied an OPP
portunity to enrich their minds
with the best schools.
Editor of The Mcdowell Times
being put on business mission
early Saturday morning, dropp-
ed in Mr.. Frank Youngers homo
while they were all seated a
round the table eating a most
palatable breakfast composed Of
country ham and eggs. brown
gravy fine light rolls that wher
buttered like would make a
man wonder where did such
"angel-like" cooking come from
was forced to down o the table
(anl by the way there was no
as much forcing a one nigh
think and welcome it was evi
IDENTIFY done in this beautiful
home. In their yard is to be
found some of the most beauti-
full flowers the odoriferrousnest
Of which you seldom ever shar,
so plentifully, then there ar,
the young chickens all over tn,
yard.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
EIKHORN ITEMS

Pay day on the operations Of
Upland and Crozier was very
satisfactory to all of those who
worked. They were able to draw
nice checks.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04

BY the way while talking tt
Frank. the name Of the Hon. Jur
iro Whitaker came up, Franks
statement in explanation there
to was to this effect that despite
the fact that the last election
November Ord, 1885 when every
body was defeated who happen
ed not to be on the Democratic
slate. The Hon. Whitaker is
just as nice, pleasant, says no
thing about his. defeat, takes hi,
medicine likes gentleman, be.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04

Aubrey Linkenauger, Charles
ton was a spectator at the meet
ing the Memorial Day.
EDWARD r. BLAKE,
=, Secretary
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14

With controversy over the plan
for the Thomas Jefferson Mem
orial still raging, Representative
Charles A. Plumley CR.), Of YER
mont, has introduced a resolution
in the House calling for creation
Of q commission to formulate
plans for the construction in the
District of a memorial for Presi-
dent James Madison.
Pointing out that Madison was
the fourth President of the United
States and was father of the
Constitution" the resolution pro-
vides for a nine-man commission
to prepare plans for the proposed
memorial.
Three members of the commits
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14
MADISON SHRINE URGED

sion would be appointed by the
President, three would be Senators
to be appointed by the Vice Presi-
dent and three members Of the
House would be appointed by the
Speaker.
1t is stipulated in the resolution
that the commission may accept
money from public or private
sources for surveys and inveStiga-
ton which may have to be made
in connection with preparation of
the plans.
The resolution, which was re-
ferred to the House Library Com
mittee requires the proposed COM
mission to report back to Congress
concerning the plan as soon as
possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14
CURB0N STOCK
JUGGLING IS
DEMANDED
international News Service

International News Service
legislation protecting the In
terests Of stockholders Of corpora
lions was recommended to q
Senate Judiciary subcommittee to-
day holding hearings on a bill de-
signed to regulate and abolish
trusts by Federal license and
charter.
Sweeping reform measures were
placed before the committee by
Lee Coshland and Lewis B. Gilbert,
both of New York, representatives
Of minority stockholders in sew
eral large eastern corporations,
during testimony on the bill spon-
Sored by Senator O'Mahoney CD
OF Wyoming, chairman Of the SUBJ
committee.
Coshland and Gilbert, who re-
Gently created a stir in an unSuc-
ceSSful attempt to GUST Charles
M. Schwab as chairman Of the
board of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration, fully endorsed the bill
and suggested further reform in
the section dealing with stockhold-
erS' interests.
Restriction on Options
They recommended, in brief,
that stock options be granted
Only by permission of the ma
jority Of stockholders, full infor-
nation to stockholders regarding
salaries Of officials, approval of
salaries by stockholders and pro-
lection of the voting rights OF the
stakeholder.
Both Coshland and Gilbert
cited the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration as an example of cor
poration where the minority
stockholders interests "are not
very wholesome" They said
that although the corporation is
not guilty of any violations Of
the laws Of incorporation it is
so organized as to enable the
minority group of shareholders
to dictate to the majority in
tereSts."
Pay Through Depression
CoShland criticized the $3.50, 900
a-year salary to Schwab as EEK
orbitant," and the $150,000 salary
paid to Eugene Grace, president Of
Bethlehem Steel, as "unneces-
sary."
Coshland said he was told by a
director that he fought to be
ashamed of himself" when he
moved at a recent stockholders
meeting that Schwab be retired
and given the position Of honorary
chairman of the board Of
1926, 000-a-year pension"
Gilbert said during the depres-
sion the corporation maintained
the same high salaries at the ex-
pense Of the minority stock
holders"
The Kusko times., 1937-06-18
MIEe NcLeod Passes AraE-

Mike L. Mcleod, 4 years old, of
 Kodiak, Alaska, passed away recent Iv a1 TilIamook, Oregon, following major surgical operation. Inberment was made in Nehlem, Oregon. Mir Mcleod was with the Bureau of Ed ueztion Of the Division of Indian Ar fairs, Departmentof the Interior, II years. Seven of these years were spent al. Kodiak. Formerly he was connected with the hospital at Tana- na. He helped to establish the school at KarIalzuk. on Kodiak Island. Once in connection with Mr NcLeod's work at Karlakuk, he covered 40 miles with a dog-drawn sled to bring aid to suffering natives. He had wis tied many remote areas II the North land. During his career in Alaska, he was connected with the hospitals at Seward and Anchorage.
The Kusko times., 1937-06-18
Dredres Ready For Busy Year

Dredges Ready For Busy Year
 The dredge Of the Gold Placers, Incorporated. located on Coal Greek. will start operations soon. The new dra6ge oE me AIluvla1 Colds, lncor- pora1a5, is expected t9 be ready to starr work July l. The announce men- is made by Ernest N- Patty, general manager Of the M Rae in terests, owners and operators Of 1he crecEes S-rElE work preliminary uO star-1ng Ihe actual mining opera tions with the two dredges has been under way for some tine, and we hope to have the Coal Greek dre3ge working fuIl time this week and zse WooacbCpPer 5redge digging for the first time b. the frs Of the month.
 said Lr. Pzt- fTz-u new oiesaIs for our dredgas, said Ar. Patty, -are coming on che first boat. Ne have all our crews hired for dre5ge work and for stripping and cold water thswzng. with approximately 70 men n each Of the two camps. Men have been busy thawing and stripping for three weeks. Two of our nEn came In by plane this week fer dental work and VIII return soon Otherwise the crews are unchanged. Wm. HeIt- man le1t here yesterday 70 be sup eTlutErdeas and dned EeEEstsr on Woodehoppar. Fred Cbernailler is dredgemaster on Coal Creek. Gen. A. D. AeRae, our president. ls eZpected rare n August from the Outs slce.