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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-20
CREED DAVIS PASSED
AWAY THURSDAY MORN

Thursday morning of this
week August 10Th. at about :
O'Clock \ NJ Mr.. Creed Davis
OF this rltY passed this life into
IN" mysterious life beyond. He
had reached the ripe and plea
SAINT are OF - years. i months
and II DAYS He wa, born APP
ri md, 1894. He began work
ing at keystone in the mines
of the HOuStom Coal and Coke
CompanN's operation IN 1910
at which the late J. X. +. Steele
Was then III charge. Then he
began working for the Houston
CollerlrS Company and ut the
time of his death from illness
he was working for the cele-
brated Keepers Company. He
leaves 10 mourn their loss u
wife Mrs Aldora Davis. one
sister, Mrs. Emma Anderson,
two brothers, Archie. II mem
Der Of the city council and
Luther Davis. now in Ohio. Two
nephcws, Lewis and Charlie
Tay lorS. 80. 60.
Creed Davis was Il well-liked
and respected citizen, industri-
Gus at all times and was a man
who took u delight in earning
his bread in the sweat of his
face He and his wife evidenc-
ed the spirit of both industry,
economy and charity, he leaves
Il beautiful home in Radford,
Virginia. His friends are Leg
ion and they are among the
whites az well as among the
colored. =. ....
body will be in State at Lou
is Taylor's residence, Nephew
| of the deceased. 49,. .....
Funeral at IL O'Clock A. M.
At the Mt. Chapel Baptist
Church Sunday August 22nd
Preached by Rev. J. A. Davis,
Pastor of the Keystone Pres
byterian Church.
From there the body will be
taken TO Shawevillc, Virginia
| fOrInterment.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-20
Lunely ISknrh

Every twu yoars ships visit iris
tan da Cunhn. biggost Of group Of
Avo islands lying between tho Cape
of Good Hope and Cope Horn. Conn
munity church. which serves 1871
islanders, Is built OF volcanic rock,
like the other buildings. Islanders
raise livestock and potatoes, but
can't grow wheat because Of
plague Of rGts which come from q
ShpHrCCk.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-20

The Negro race IS suffering
from a lack Of citizens coming
from homes In which there has
been an Opportunity to live
their best lives and to Become
the kind Of citizens which this
age demands that idea can best
be carried to the people by the
teachers. =.
Coming to our economic stat
us. it does not require q great
stretch of the imagination to
realize that we are left alone.
If we are to rise from the pos
ition of menials, it must be- up
on ladders of our own building.
The Job of teaching. the blg-
'gest that is provided for Negro
les today, is the result OF the
social theory Of the white race,
that our schools must BE- kept
separate and distinct, and il
they ever change their minds
about that, whichis not impro-
bable, we shall live entirely. lii
so far as they are concerned.
without any means of acquiring
wealth above the status of the
menials. We are being cducat-
edin one way and forced 10 live
in an entirely different way.
If we are to live in keeping
with our training the task is
ours to find the means TO real
lie it and the teacher is the
most potent factor in bringing
about the condition.
I Politically we face the same
situation. In politics, there
fore, we have thought that its
chief aim was to obtain luc-
,rative Job for some favorite.
While that-is, desirable, it Is
far. from reaching the end to
ward which we must, strive.
Political activity, in. the sense
most needed by the Negro cit
izen, is an insistence on the
Negro to take a part. in every
phase of governmental activity
from the running of a constable
to the election of President Of
the United States from the sell
ection of text books to the re-
vamping of the Supreme Court
OF the United States.
AS little as has been mention
ed, about it, the Kind or school
books in our school room, the
kind of sentiment in our poetry,
the kind of pictures in our art
galleries, affect in no small way
the attitude assumed by a great
many of the grown ups in the
work-a-day world. That fact
is we'll known by statesmen,
philosophers, and social work
ers of the white race, and they
use it for the advancement of
their own position, but much
of which is detrimental to the
Negro. =.
The task which you are spe-
officially called upon to perform
is to educate and train the
youth. Education is too largely
considered as an ornament to
sported around in the see
what-Ihave attitude" 1t has
not vet. Snaaker into orr haadc
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-20
FAS 49, &
WHY NEGROES SHOULD
TAKE THE u. s. CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
(Continued From One Pa9e)

NssSS0 VII oAtC okCJ
ing poverty of the population,
due to lack Of industrial occu-
patton, cannot support an ade
quate professional outlet in pro-
ductive fields in industry thru
their own initiative and enter
prise, although we hope that we
may look for q larger measure
of self-employment in the fut-
ure. In the meantime, the Fed
eral service calls for . large
number Of educated men and
women to recurit the staff for
the increasing demands of Gov
eminent. The colored race is
entitled to its quota which
would absorb thousands of edu-
Gated men and women who now
loiter around the outer edge of
profitable employment.
Negro graduates ought to
stand as good a chance Of pass
ing civil service examinations
as their white counterpart.
They have the same grade and
degree of education. A large
proportion of them would seek
outlet in the Government serv-
vice for the simple reason that
many whites can find more
lucrative and agreeable engage
ments in the professions, bust
mes, trade and industry.
Let not the Negro candid
ate hesitate for fear that he
might not be appointed. He
might avail himself Of the,
admonition of that old revival
hymn-"I can but peris if / go,
I am resolved to try, for if I
stay away I know, 1 must for
ever die" With a civil serv-
ice status, appointment is pos
sible; without it, it is impos-
sible. :. ........
The Civil Service law express
Iy forbids discrimination on
account of race, religion or
creed. Negro applicants should
press their way into all types
of Civil Service examinations
for all kinds Of positions whet-
her of a general or teachnical
character. The Negroes strong
hold is, that the law is with
him, but in order to become a
beneficiary of the law, he
must comply with it's con-
ditions. The race suffers in
this country, not so much on
account OF law. which ION its
face usually seenas to be fair
but in the administration OF
the law. The Negroes handi-
cap in the civil service is not
on account of the law, but be-
cause of it's lax enforcement.
He should therefore by all
means in his power urge upon
administrative offices to uphold
the law =.
President Roosevelt il prim-
arily responsible for the ap-
pointment of the entire govern
ment staff of 100000 workers.
He is committeer irrevocably
to the merit system. There
is nothing in his character or
record to lead the Negro to be-
lieve that he would not correct
any palpable violation of the
Civil Service law which Is
brought to his attention. The
more such cases of protest the
better the likelihood that the
law will be fairly enforce. Let
the Negro then, by every means
in his power, see it that the
President and the Civil Service
Commission shall uphold the
letter ard spirit of the Civil
Service law or report to the
conscience of the nation the
reason why. 90
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from most of the fruits of our
k.eeuntsy,S striyings. This bat
files and eonfoaRds US and we
stand here today utterly be-
wildered at the prospect before
EuA, -. #.
4 1t is that kind Of world into
which you are entering; it is
this character Of age in which
We must live, therefore, the
sanest approach that we can
lrecommend to this graduating
(chsh is to have faith in God
land keep your powder dry.
THE thinkink Negro world, the
ninoritys group. into which you
are entering as teacher is con-
fused and abashed while the
kother group in engaged In play
and gaiety wholly umconcious
|of the mighty changes trans
Epiring and the possible pros
poets threatening.
The destruction Of the Ethio-
plan government, the perecut--
ion of the Jews in Germany It
Faly, Russia and the bloody con-
flict in Spain are but kaleidos-
Fcopic- views of what can hap
pen to US in this country. Your
task is to work in that sort of
world. Since this is a fact,
What are the specific things to
ihe done by you as teachers :?
win it, be you job merely to sit
I'm the$ school. room and teach
the cuErieulum, draw your. sal
aries ord, have no thoughts
othei,sthans the rules of .peda-
GogyH Mo, your task goes be-
You'd that. The Negro lis de-
lpeAd ant ! today. i1pons YOU on, NO
either ,s:DSup. You. are the
largest sgroupt of trained work
ers saryingFthe, Negro today
and as the. Negro has forced
the theory aof : democracy upon
this country, it is stills his task,
by your aid and guidance, to
bring for himself a realization
Of the fruits of this democracy
ut is still true that no people
have been found good enough
to govern another people, and
It any people is trusted with
t h e government Of another
people, you can rest assured
that they, are running that
government in the interest of
the governors and not the gov
erned. So, in order to obtain
the best results from living in
this age, we must insist in TAX
ing part in every activity
that concerns the country, So
cially, politically and econom-
ically. Ahf0f / which are so
linked and tied that it is diff
ficult, If not impossible, to
separate them.
Our, social status depends up
on the home, SO it becomes the
task of the teachers to revivify
tie interest in. homes and home
life. The home in former
years meant father, mother
and children, it can properly be
no less than that today. Too
often our homes consist of hus
band, wife and an automobile.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-20
Speed IN Seine Net Fishing

Speed is all important In seine net
fishing. When school OF herring Is
sighted. small boots encircle it With
a hugo. small-mesh net. Then the
main boat hauls the net shorewnrd.
trying to reach shallow water before
the fish dive under Tire net In shGt-
low water another net is shot" un-
der the fish. hnuls them 10 tho sur
face. They arc scoUpcd UP HI bus
keta, saltcd and thrown into Tue
hold.
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TOP ATTRACTIONS nation nc4utug Rhney,, e3ass
gaiSm Adsa,a syrIs Polar Ship City q New uooseee
barnus The prnkar Tony Sarge u o.::
drawing the soHn Of tho nation Cleveland t a.
Great which
Pictured above the of
Streets the World,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
Is Reuiued As
 Signals Are Heard
(Continued from Page D

hoped to complete her flight, re- ported to headquarters that new directional bearings had been ob- tained.
 These bearings indicated that Miss Earhart had been flashing sos signals from a line running south southeast or north northwest of the island. Coast Guardsmen said this line coincided with the last position report broadcast by the flyer before she and Noonan disappeared in the vast expanse of the worlds largest ocean.
 The new signals were heard as searching craft, led by the U. s. nvay's swift aircraft carrier, the Lexington, and the battleship Colo rado, sped toward the island to aid in the search which many felt would be Hike looking for a needle in a haystack."
 No Assurance About Them
 There was no positive assurance the signals were sent by Miss Ear hart, but they came on the 3105 kilocycle wave band assigned to her
 
 plane.
 Previous signals came on the same line and those in charge of the search had believed they indicated Miss ,Earhart and Noonan were down in area about 28l miles north and west of Rowland Island. But that section had been searched for nearly 24 hours without results and now the search turned southward.
 The navy, in complete charge of the search, ordered the Colorado to head for Winslow Banks and the Phoenix Islands, southwest of Rowland Island. The coast guard cutter Itasca, in the sixth day of its search, also placed under naval or ders and was proceeding to a rendezvous with the Colorado for an emergency refueling before con- tinuing the search in the new area.
 Nearing Islands
 The Colorado probably will be close enough to the treacherous reefs and score of tiny island late to- dya to make 1t safe to send out its planes. A f1otilla of four destroy CTS and the Lexington, with three score planes aboard, also were rush. ing toward the Pacific equator to aid. They probably will not arrive before Saturday, however.
 AS the cutter Itasca left the area northwest of Rowland Island the British greightre Moorby, which had aided in the patrol, resumed its course for Honolulu. The navy mine- sweeper Swan presumably still was cruising to the north of the island
 Transfer of the search to the area south of Rowland Island cheered George Palmre Putnam, husband of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
:Spai1, In FZanaes '
 AWdits Decision
tContinusd rom Page l,

mitted during the hearing that the picture is pro-loyalist and that funds gathered from its showing would go to help only one side in the present conflict in Spain.
 pr. Emily Piersor1, of Cromwell, said she saw the film in New York and deeply surprised at the oppo- sition aroused" testified under ex- animation by Attorney O'Connor that Spain in Flames" is "Pro- loyalist, definitely, and anti-fascist, definitely. Questioned as its alleg- ed religious bias, she said: Tt didn't seem to me to be particularly anti Catholic"
 The picture, she said, showed priests who looked better fed" than the peasants. Asked if 1t cast slurs on the Catholic church, she re- sponded, T would hardly say that. It might be better to say that 1t is against all institutionalized religion"
 Thomaston Pastor Testifies
 Rev. Edgar N. Jackson, of Thom- aston, took the stand and identi- fled himself as chairman of the local chapter of the committee. Rev. Alison J. Smith of Waterville is treasurer, he said, while Frank Blacker of Waterbury is secretary and Rev. Wayne White of Nauga- tuck is corresponding secretary Asked the purpose of the attempts to show the picture, he replied: "We are anxious to make money to help the sufferers in Spain."
 "Would any of this money go to help the rebels?"", inquired Attorney O'Connor.
 Probably not" said Rev. MT Jackson's, unless they happen to be in loyalist hospitals"
 Hearing Was Joint One
 The hearing yesterday was held jointly on the committees request for injunctions, and on demurrer filed on behalf of Supt. Roach. At torney O'Connor advanced three grounds for the demurrer: The in- junction proceedings are not proper and instead a mandamus should be sought; the police superintendent under the law, can exercise discre- ton as to whether or not a permit should be issued and other mean, of relief had not been exhausted b, the committee before taking the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
SENATOR CUFFEY
 ATTACKS COURT
Continued from Page D

ation and in Its decisions"
 He charged that President Hard ing "soundly and solidly packed" the court ito such an extent that legis- lation to protect the farmer and workingman was doomed almost before 1t was passed"
 Tracing His Career
 Tracing Hughes career, Guffey pointed out that he once resigned from the supreme court to run for president, was later secretary of state, and reappointed to the court in 1880 "as reward for his active support for Herbert Hoover m 1928"
 Guffey said Hughes letter to Sem ator Burton K. Wheeler, democrat, Mont, read at judiciary committee hearings, in which the chief justice advised the committee against es- tablishing aydual supreme court and, the timely" resignation of Justice Willis Van Devanter on the morn ing the majority of the judiciary committee made its adverse report are evidence that Hughes had been "the real master of tactics behind the scenes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
NAVAL OFFICER
 SEES MUCH HOPE
Rogers, Lieut.. B. J. Connell, S. K. Pope, and William Bowlin.
 Watched With Interest
(Continued from Page D

Rogers, Lieut.. B. J. Connell, S. K Pope, and William Bowlln.
 Watched With Interest
 With more than ordinary interest Stantz, now 38, followed Miss Ear harts' preparations for her flight around the world, her first failure her second attempt, and finally her disappearance near Rowland Island
 It was the elaborate equipment oi Miss Earhart's $80,00 flying labor atory" that made Stantz most hopc- full.
 "They have much more reason tc hope than we did" Stantz said Their plane was equipped with vir- tually every safety device known to modern aviation, and was pre- pared carefully for just such an em- ergency as this"
 Their equipment for converting ocean water for drinking purposes should enable Miss Earhart and noonan to survive for days, Stantz said. Perhaps weeks.
 Little Food, Water Stl OuL Al1SAA0 WS Ildu uGLle UT no food and water. We had dis pensed with these things in order to lead the plane with as much gasoline as 1t would carry.
 "Our radio was powered by a wind-driven generator which oper- ated only when the plane was in flight. After we were down, 1t was useless for transmission.
 Messages from rescue ships and land stations informed us of the progress of the search. But we drifted almost 90 miles and had no way of communicating our sitiua- tion to them.
 Stantz said they saw only one ship, but they were between the sun and the ship. and could not be seen.
 Safe Landing Important
 Everything in Miss Earharts' case depends on whether they made a safe landing, Stantz said.
 Tt is not easy to land e plane on water, but their signals indicate they did, and Miss Earhart and Captain Noonan probably are all right. There is every reason to hope for their rescue.
 "As long as their signals continue here is hope"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

matter. In this latter. connection, he said that the committee could have appealed from the superin- tendent's refusal to issue a permit to either the mayor, the board of police commissioners, or the board of aldermen.
 Police Supt. Testifies
 The plaintiffs yesterday afternoon called Supt. Roach to the stand. He testified he had received the ap- plication for a permit, had refused it, and had declined to accept the $5 fee for 8 permit.
 He declared that he feared there, might be a riot or general disorder if the picture were shown, and said that at two public meetings spon- sored by the committee he was asked by the committee to furnish police protection. Waterbury, he said, is 30 per cent Catholic and and has large Italian and German populations. The picture, he said he had been informed, was offensive to those groups, and he feared disor- der if it were shown. He said the picture had been banned in many places about the country, including several entire states. He exhibited a number of letters he had received, protesting against the granting of a permit for the showing of the pie ture. The letters were from veter- ans and Catholic organizations.
 Freedom of Speech
 Attorney Wells declared that the issue was freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The law, he said, did not give the superintend- ent unlimited discretion and the permit should be granted. The ban on the picture, he said, lis curb on propaganda.
 Every element should be allowed every means = every reasonable means of developing propa- garfda," he declared. There is real principle involved, and feel strongly about it."
 Attorney O'Connor contended that the plaintiffs should have sought a mandamus rather than an injunc- tion. The law gives the plaintiffs |proper remedy, he claimed, and that is not the one they sought.
 In reply, Attorney Wells pointed out that no superior court is in ses- , sion during the summer, and that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
lnDentory OF Alice
 Kingsbury Estate
tcontinued from Page D

One-fourth interest in property known as The Lindens, Warrington road. Litchfield, is valued at $8,375. A half interest in another property on the Torrington road, Litchfield, is valued at $750. A half interest in property at 264 Pine street is listed at $4,o0o Property at 324 Willow street, New Haven, is listed at $lS,062.
 Bank accounts in the estate are as follows: Checking account, New Haven Bank, $94l.76' checking ac- count, Citizens and Manufacturers National Bank, $7672.75; checking account, First National Bank, Litch- field, $1,173.60; savings account, Litchfleld Savings Society, $2,020; savings account, Waterbury Savings Bank, $5,921.54
 A policy with the Phoenix Mu- tual Life Insurance Company IS valued at $28,859.44.
 Miscellaneous items in the estate include: refund on safe deposit box rent $l5; rebate on insurance policy premium, $52. 92; deposit ac- count, R. H. Macy & Co.,, $32.73; Lincoln car, $500; Ford car, $lOO; jewelry, $2,855; household furni- ture and effects, $3,lO6; garden tools and equipment, $25; silverware' S228.3S
 Stocks, Bonds Listed
 The following stocks and bonds are listed in the inventory of Miss Kingsburys estate:
 15O shares, Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.,, com.-$15,S25.
 320 shares, Aetna Life Insurance Co.-10.000.
 520 shares American Hardware Corp.-$21 ,o60.
 4 shares, American Locomotive, pfd.-$456.
 l85 shares, American Telephone & Telegraph-$3l. .68l.25.
 280 shares, Anaconda Copper Mining Co.-$17,360.
 300 shares, Automobile Insurance Co.--$9,750
 300 shares, Bankers Trust co. of New York-$23,550.
 1S,180 shares, Bridgeport Brass Co.-$294,1l2.50.
 63 shares, Brockton Gas Light CO.,, com.-$472.50.
 l02 shares, Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co-$14,178.
 769 shares, Chase National Bank --$44, ,986.50.
 50 shares, Citizens & Manufac- turers National Bank-$6,25O.
 100 shares, Commonwealth & Southern Corp, pfd.-$5,7 700.
 50 shares, Connecticut Light and Power O., pfd.-$5,750.
 245 shares, Connecticut Light and Power Co.,, om.-$l5,190.
 5 shares, Country Club of Wa terbury, pfd.-$5.
 130 shares, Eastern Malleaole Iron Co.-$3,000.
 4S 320-1,00o shares, Electric Share holdings Corp. - $18695.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

50 Electric Shareholdings curnu- lative pfd.-$4,650.
 100 shares, Empire Power Corp, pfd.-$8,900.
 sos shares, Equity Corp, com.- $1,20650.
 1sS shares, Equity Corp, pfd.- $5,48625.
 1858 shares, Fall River Electric Light Co.,, com.-$9,333.
 16 shares, Guaranty Trust Go. of New York-$5,976.
 280 shares, Hartford Electric Light Co.,, com.-$17,360.
 600 shares, Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Co.-$38,250.
 30 Home Fire Security Corp, com. -$191.25.
 800 shares, Illuminating Shares, Glass A, com.-$46, 400.
 100 shares, Conn. Power Co., 5000. 1l-20 shares, American General Corp, com.-$72.05.
 100 shares, Iowa Southern Utili- ties of Delaware-$8,275.
 AIS shares, Landers, Frary and Clark, com.-$l7,430.
 29 shares, Lindens Realty Co., $2,9o0.
 1,532 shares, Massachusetts Light and Power Associates, com.-$5, 745. 2,240 shares, Massachusetts Light and Power Associates, pfd.-$56, ,000. 50 shares, McKesson & Robbins, com.-$450.
 50 shares, McKesson & Robbins, pfd.-$5, ,000.
 55 shares, National Aviation Corp, com.-$866.25.
 share, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.,, pfd. - $19.63.
 24 shares, Niagara Hudson Power Corp, com.-$318.
 25o shares, Pullman, Inc, com.- $15,312.50.
 100 shares, Risdon Mfg. Co.,, pfd. -$1o,500.
 l,500 shares, Rockland Light & Power Co.,, com.-$18,000.
 15,o30 shares, Scovill Mfg. Co.,, com.-$774,045.
 50 shares, Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.,, com.-$87.50.
 70 shares, Southern New Eng land Telephone Co.-$l1,725.
 150 shares, Standard Oil Go. of Indiana-$7050.
 50 shares, Texas Light and Power Co.,, pfd.-$5, 400.
 100 shares, Todd Shipyards Corp. -$6,425.
 800 shares, Torrington Co.,, com. -$83, 500.
 76 shares, Travellers Insurance Co.,, com.-$35,9 ,948.
 10 shares, United States Steel Corp.-$1, ,167.
 9 shares, Waterbury Building X Loan Association-$404.13.
 5 shares, Morris Plan Bank of Waterbury-$500.
 s shares, First National Bank of New York-$l2,500.
 Certificate of participation ln pfd. stock, Beardsley & Wolcott Mfg. Co.-$l.
 IF shares, Automatic Machine Co.,, Bridgeport-$l. $3,500 New Haven R.R. Bond-$2, 100
 300 New Haven R. R. Bonds-$l44
 5000 Greenwich Water & Gas bonds-$5, ,052.08 600 Country Club of Waterbury bonds-$304.80
 5000 Automatic Machine Go bonds-$1.