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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
THE ONLOOKER
W.D.W

In the heart of the great
billion dollar Pocahontas coal
field, in county which boasts
of its unlimited man and mech
anical power, in a valley sur
rounded by trees w h C h could
easily be. converted into clean
inhabitable houses, let's go
Summing. Let's open our eyes
and GO up and down the valley
and across the mountain sides,
observing the nastiness and
squalor. Let's visit the shanties ::
mean dirty little novels of two
or three room s, some so pre-
cariously situated that it seems
as if they were held intact by
some mountain M gic. Let's
travel over the mountain sides,
noting how close the m MI &
tracks are to the houses, the
complete lack of planning, the
absence of sanitary plumbing
the piles of filth and the general
poverty. Let's watch children
play in a filth ridden creek
Let's go boldly for h and ex-
plore with open eyes the great
Pocahontas coal field.
But no, on second thought
perhaps we better not. Because
if we opened our eyes and let
what we saw provide material
Tor thinking, we might want to
start a revolution or something.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
Are You Sincere?

An insincere person is, be-
hind the pretty front he presents
to the world, a sad sight. He is
neither here nor there. There is
always something about him.
some word or gesture, that gives
him away or else his falseness
can easily be brought into the
open. Exposed, the dishonest
person fits around like a worm
that has it's shelter taken away.
The sincere person, on the
other hand, presents an encouag-
ing picture, to say the least. No
matter what he is, or why he is
That, an d makes no pretense
about b eing the opposite. He
knows that there is in reality
no such thing as middle course
If ne is Communist, he is a
good one, and hates capitalism
with all his heart. He will starve
If necessary for his dream. If he
is a capitalist, he abhors the
theories of Marx. No matter
how much they rub US, we feel
a .tlngle of admiration for the
sincere person.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
DISCUSSION ON THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
w. D. w.

The public school system is,
or most surely should be, of vital
Importance to every person who
is interested in the f uture of
America, for education is the
backbone of real, substantial
progress.
If American youth were given
a proper education, an education
it rightly deserves, we would see
crime all but abolished, the vast
horde of parasitic isms thrust
into their rightful oblivion and
and a state of plenty and happi-
ness fill the land.
1t was through education that
the world passed from the dark
ages, and it is because of the
lack of education that the world
today is laundering in a sea of
bewilderment.
If the purpose of public school
ing is to better equip youth to
solve the numerous puzzles of
modern life, it is hardly asking
too much that the school system
be brought up to date, that use
less subjects be eliminated and
I Ia t competant, thoroughly
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24

and greenery. In front of the
altar an arch covered with roses
and pine had been constructed
under which the bride and
groom stood while the Rev.
Williamson performed the cere-
mony. The main lights of the
church were turned out and a
spot light focused attention on
the cermony that took place.
The wedding ceremony per-
formed under these favorable
conditions in the house of God
with neighbors and friends
sharing t H. experience, moved
my soul. I said to myself how
much more dignified, beautiful,
and significant to establish a
home in this way than to go off
to some court house and have a
justice of the peace perform
this sacred ceremony.
| am sure that home estab-
lished under such circumstances
will no doubt be more satisfac-
tory and meaningful than a
home established away from
the home and the church.
The cheapening of home life
through the movies, night clubs,
and literature written by sex
obsessed writer's has had a
deadening and cheapening influ-
ence on our home ideals.
1t is, therefore, with deep
gratitude that Mrs. Rapking has
been reading the helpful articles
that have been appearing in
Good Housekeeping Magazine.
Religion in the Home" is the
title of a constructive article
written by the noted author,
William Lyon Phelps, which
appears in the June issue. Here
are a few sentences which to me
are significant:
However important sex in
struction may be to those about
' to be married there is one thing
more important-character. Two
people unselfsh and considerate
tactful and warmhearted, and
sailed with humor, who are in
love, have the most essential of
all qualifications for a success
full marriage-they have charac-
ter. People about to be married
need training in character much
mure than they need instruction
| in SEX"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
GOVERNOR HOLT SAYS NO
SPECIAL SESSION NEEDED

No special session of the legis-
lature is necessary to enable
Boards of Education to issue
bonds to raise funds for match
ing Public Works Administra-
ton grants.
Bonds of course can be issued
only upon the vote of the people
of the political subdivisions in
volved. Long-term bonds may
be supported by utilization of a
part of the levies already allo-
Gated for school purposes.
Three year bonds may be sup
ported by extra levies voted by
the people.
Even if long-term bonds be
issued, it would be necessary to
invade the levies aiIocated for
current purposes only for one
year, since when the legislature
convenes in regular session in
January, 1889, when the last di-
rect levy for Virginia debt pur-
poses shall have been laid, some
reallocation is contemplated and
such reallocations as may be
made may be available for the
support of bonds already issued
after that time.
Doctor Trent, by letter of
June fourth, reqested me to
call special session of the legis-
Iature to reallocate levies and
acknowledged his request and
declined same by letter of June
sixth. Gov. Holt.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
Hobart E. Payne

WEIGH high school and Ohio
Union army. The first MIR.
Paynes served as the first Re-
publican prosecuting attorney of
Mcdowell county, and was one
of the outstanding leaders in the
early history of the Republican
party in this section.
Hobart Payne is probably the
only resident of Welch who now
resides in the same house in
which he was born. He attended
Military Institute, finishing at
t he Cincinnati school in 1917
with the rank of cadet major.
He worked for some time in the
F ir National Bank in WEIGH,
until he was appointed a deputy
clerk of the courts. He has been
affiliated with this work for the
past twenty years, and is said
to be one of the outstanding
court clerks in West Virginia.
He has served since 1920 as
secretary of tn e Mcdowell
cou ty Republican executive
cimmittee.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
RELIGION AND LIFE
BY Rev. A. II. Rapking

Recently | took lovely pic
ture with my soul. On my ar
rival at Ithaca, New York, my
host, Rev. Ralph Williamson, as
soon as we had passed the usual
greeting said: "Will you go
with us to the church for a we'd
ding tonight ?"
That sounds interesting" I
replied. Who is getting mar
ried ?"
"One of our choice young
couples, !" he explained "are to
be married in the church to-
night at eight o'clock"
We found the pretty country
church full of people. The plat
form was decorated with flowers
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
Regrets

Franklin Walt man of the
Washington P s t a political
commentator of considerable
reputation, h been appointed
publicity director for h e Re-
publican national committee.
We offer no congratulations.
On the contrary, we are sorry.
NJ. Mailman was good news
paper man, good political
commentator. Whe Their he
makes a good or bad publicity
director, otherwise press agent
for the RtpubGcan National
Committee is another one of
those things tn a t don't matter
Sen. Carter Glass
Lynchburg Advance.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
ARE YOU ONLY A.
THREE.0UARTER WIFE?

MEN. because they arc men. can
AVA never understand q three
quarter wife-R wife who r. all love
and kindness three weeks In n
month and . bell cat the rest Of
The time.
No matter how your back aches
-how your nerves scream-don't
take II out on your husband.
For three generations one woman
has told another how 70 go "smil-
lng through" with Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. ne
helps Nature tone'up the system.
thus leasoning the discomforts from
the functional disorders which
women must endure In the threa
ordeals Of life: I. Turning from
girlhood 20 womanhood. 2. Pre-
pairing for motherhood. 3, Ap-
proaching middle age"
Don't be a three-duarter wife.
take LYDIA r. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND and
90 Smiling Through, -"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24

trained teachers be allowed the
privilege of moulding the minds
of future American citizens
In the public schools of today
current events = history in the
making are woefully neglected.
A large per centage of high
school students look only for the
comics or the sports page of a
newspaper. T h e momentous
events in Europe and the epic
labor and political events in
America are all but ignored A
course involving the study of
IN spa pers and important
periodicals and a daily open dis
cussion would do much in
remedying the situation.
Music is taught, but it is badly
presented. Instead of the do
re-mi' stint that students hate,
monographs could be placed in
each class room, along with
records of good music. From
simple melodies, the student
could advance to the h i g h e +
classics. Not only would the
! students learn to enjoy music,
but much of the tax payers
money would be saved.
The English and literature
that is taught in high schools is
shame. The graduating class,
after years spent in English
classes consists of approximately
the following: five or six stu
dents who have acquired a work.
able knowledge of English. a
dozen or more who know that
, L seen" and cant hardly" are
wrong and tn remainder who
family recall reading somewhere
that proper nouns are supposed
to be capitalized and Shakes
peare wrote a play about tw O
, people in love.
, One fault lies with the stu
dents: the majority enter an
, English class with the opinion
that the use of correct English
is unmanly or unwomanly, as the
, case may be. They hear theil
parents and associates and ever
t h e ir school teachers use in.
correct English. Is it little
wonder that they consider the
study of English a foolish pas.
time?
Of course it is possible to PC
through life without knowing OF
caring what constitutes good
English. But life is m a d e fan
richer by the use of correct
English. T h e vast, wonderful
world of books is open to the
person who has knowledge of
good English. 1t is far from
unmanlv or unwomanly to speak
and write correctly.
discussion on Public Schools
will be Continued Next Week.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA: In the
Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County,
June 16, 1888.
ELIZABETH WORLEY
Plaintiff,
vs. In Chancery
Defendant.
Pending in the Circuit Court of
Said Mcdowell County
The object of this suit is to
obtain from the defendant by
the plaintiff divorce from the
bonds of matrimony and for
general relief.
And it appearing from an af-
ldavit now on file with the pa
pers in this cause, that the
plaintiff has u S e d diligence to
ascertain in what county the
said Cline Worley is without eff
feet; it is therefore ordered that
CIie ueIendanC do appear at the
Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County with
in one month from the date of
the first publication of this order
and do what is necessary to pro-
tect his interest herein.
And it is further ordered
that a copy of this order be
published once a week for three
successive weeks in some news
paper of general circulation,
published in said Mcdowell
County.
A copy, Teste:
HOBART E. PAYNE, Clerk
Circuit Court, Mcdowell Coun-
ty, West Virginia.
CAPEHART & MILLER, P. @.
Date of first publication: June
"a, 1888.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
in purity and the beauty of holi-
Prominent Elks and Daughters
Visit in Keystone This Week


Visit in Keystone This Week
Monday night of this week
at late hour, something around
two o'clock, q. telephone call
awoke US at the Times office
from Mr.. Samuel Wade's cafe
announcing the presence of a
number of BILLS and daughters"
from Bluefield who were in at
tendance on the state conven-
ton. The call demanded that the
old man Editor rise, clothe him
self, and betake his feeble body,
mind and heart to the celebrated
Cafe of Mr.. Wade's. Knowing
tie obligation, a nd approaching
past obligations, we hurridly
left the bed-chamber, rushed in
haste to where the call directed
itself and in entering the palatial
and beautifully decorated Cafe
of Sam w a de we first beheld
the dining room filled to over
flowing with handsome Bills and
angel-like daughters-all dolled
with bewitching eyes, twittery
lips, only unlike the celestial
angels who nave wings, these
earthly angels just didn't have
theirs yet but await them when
the final summons come at which
time they will be prepared to
I enter into the Pearly Gates of
New Jerusalem.
BY the way, permit us to
mention just a few names,
knowing that the others present
whose names we are unable to
ienumerate, will not be angry,
We're Miss Beatrice Clark, dele
gate from Monongahela Lodge
No. AZ, whose residence is Kim
ball; Mrs. Charles McGowen of
Fairmont. Delegate from Mari
on Temple, No. 1873, Fairmont
Mr.. Johnnie Cobbs, statewide
known representative business
man, former baby boy and child
| hood, a well as manhood repre-
sentative of this county many
years ago and Mr.. Horace Moor
man, both of Fairmont, dele
gates from the Monongahela
Lodge, o. 48. They were visitors
in the city of Keystone and at
the celebrated Wade's Cafe they
all found and shared the bounty
of their superb Virginia s y e
cooking which is not only the
best on the world, but their
Virginia country cured and
cooked hams, with those god-sent
freshly laid eggs, right out of
the nest where one could still
hear the cackling of the hen that
laid them - cooked with those
nicely prepared French fir e d
potatoes and that brown gravy
from that country ham and
with that strong Maxwell House
coffee-all smoking and w h e n
served with that everlastingly
nice cows cream, with as many
lOaves of sugar as desired, Gee
iwhizz, you should have seen
how pleaantly everything w s
and how elegantly did they all
smile. Then when they refused
to eat of all this good cooking
until they had the Editor to take
his place there was nothing
left to talk about but shake
hands, smile, dam it and be
happy. Nothing but something
good to talk about and think.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
Ell Dorado Was Chief

III Dorado, meaning in Spanish
the gilded one" was the name of
chief Of the region on the shores
Oh Lake Maracaibo In Venezuela
and not the name Of a country or
part OF one as is generally supposed.
The misconception was aided In
part by Voltaire's placing of part
OF the action In "Candide" in the
wonderful land Of eel Dorado"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
The Ladies' Weapon

Women, those strange crea-
lures who wear those weird OBJ
Jects on their heads, have with
in them the power to command a
how OF tears at the most OBJ
perfume moments. Some women
nave mastered the technique of
the cry perfectly. Others have
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA: In the
Jerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County,
June 81, 1888.
MILDRED HALL
Plaintiff.
VS.. Tn Cboncor,,
DON HALL !" On"ncery'
Defendant.
lending IN THE CIRCUIT
jOURT OF SAID MCDOWELL
COUNTY
The object of this suit Is to
'btain from the defendant by
he plaintiff a divorce from the
bonds of matriomony and for
general relief.
And it appearing from an af-
fidavit now on file with the pa
pers in this cause, that the
plaintiff has u s d diligence to
ascertain in what county the
defendant is without success it
is therefore ordere d that the
said defendant do appear at the
Clerks Office of tn e Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County with
in one month from the date of
of the first publication of this
order, and do what is necessary
to protect his interest herein.
And it is further ordered that
a copy of this order be publish
9d once a week for three sue
essive weeks in some ne,,,span-
r of general circulation, pub
ished in said Mcdowell county
A copy, Teste:
HOBART E. PAYNE. Clerk
Circuit Court, Mcdowell County
West Virginia
JOSEPH G.. TRAVIS, p. O.
Date of first publication: June
"a, 1888.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
MAILMAN NEW PUBLICITY
MAN FOR COP

Continued from Page One)
Charles Brooks Smith. in Hoorav
and Excitement of "Washihg-
ton" column.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24
Many Kinds of Enra

Sheep provide some so kinds OF
commercial furs, while cats, dogs. 4
and goats each masquerade under a
dozen or more names.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-24

even made a study of it.
One can hardly begrudge the
made up sex possession of a
weapon, especially in these wild
days. But a woman's walls, far
more nerve SCATTERING than a
baby's, are a threat to a mans
sanity. L h ey pierce the very
soul, they open the pocket book
and last, they fog a man into
believing that women are divine
creatures, which is quite false.
According to the 1897 edi-
ton of the West Virginia Blue
Book, only 26 cities in this state
are endowed with public librar-
les, and it has been estimated
that SO per cent of the people
of this enlightened s "a e are
without library facilities.
Mcdowell county wi h {
population exceeding 10000, i.
listed as having only one public
library.
Daniel Wyttenbach once said
there is no business, no avoca
ton whatever, which will no
permit a man, who has the in
clination, to give a little time
every day, to study"
Whether m any coal miner
have the inclination to study i
a m t ter of speculation. Yet
with the majority working but
hours day, time is no longe
a factor. The average coal mine
working z hours a day coul,
easily devote an hour or two t
study each day. And, VIII
knows? probably he would if
the almighty if,there were NOR
public libraries at his disposa'
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MEMS SHIRTS

SHlRIS slightly soded, we're O----------79
81 SHIRTS broken sz pottern pon coor 500 and
81 SHIRTS white ond solid coo broodo color attached
81 IS ond Sl29
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BELTS, ETC.
2-BoTTLE TANTALUs SET, wos s23-------------sl6s5
3-BoTTLE TAkTAlUS SET
CARVED HORSE AND CART
CARVED SHIP metol soil
PAIRS sUSPENDERS were 81
IS HANDKERcHlEFs foncv we're 81 OO--------------4oe
81 HANDKeRcHEFs fancy 35c and 5Oc------4 for Sc
IS SPORT BELTS 81 50 to
CROCODILE ROUND HUMlDoR. copper lined for cigarettes
tobacco was $500 s2 s2s5
,s FANCY HANDKERcHlEFs, were 25c--------e for sse
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TOPCOATS AND OVERC0ATS

Is HART scHAFFNER AND MARX AND FINE RALEIGH TOP
COATS; reou'ors (40. AZ; short &c., (59 SUN.
44s1 sc44fNes a. A4o A4sx 4no RALEIGH ovI.co44
eouors, 38y, l39l, 42l; were $50 to S35-sl slss5
- HART scHAFFhER AND MARX AND RALEIGH ovERcoATs;
reo0os, 1881, 39>, 4O). (42j; short, (4O stout,
46 were $50 ond S2l85
7 Hart scHAFFNfR AND MARX AND RALEIGH oVERcoATs:
; SIZE 40 reeuor; Sims, | (4O (40. l44): were SIS
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ROBES. LOUNGE SUITS AND
COCKTAIL COATS

ROBES, washable and seersuckers we're S55O---s3o7
ROBES, washable teries, were $3.50
ROBE unIned pure silk poke dot Sl0-------S6o7
PALM BEACH ROBES we're SlO -------------- S7S7
ROBES imported flannel we're SIS Hand finished 1888
ROBES, black self striped we're S25-------------Sl $3.50
ROBES silk lined were $751; -------------S27 $3.50
ROBES iuxuousy silk lined we're $3.50
COCKTAIL COATS, silk we're Sl35O------------s9 1888
3 COCKTAIL COATS, silk we're 1888
COCKTAIL COATS velvet mooon we're S25.---SlSS8
COCKTAIL COATS, tonne were $40 and Sl095.----s7SS
COCKTAIL COATS, fonne smory styled, SIS 595--$l2SS
LOUNGE SUIT blue son stripe wos S3O--------h Price
LOUNGE SUITS. pon and blues S22 25o
HOUSE JACKET, lined, plain maroon flonne, size s. Wos
Sl6e5 5- --H "a Price
HOUSE JACKETS pure wool, were Slo
VELVET HOUSE COATS. black, novy ond moroon, were
$3.50 1888
VELVET HOUSE COATS double breasted block and moroon
were SIS --.------h V Price
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Made to Sell for S69.95 to S79.95

We present OF S58 one Of the
most outstanding collections Of fine
RALEIGH COATS ever offered OF tbs
low price. Every imaginable fine fur
every nationally fon0ous fabric =.
in ADVANCE FALL FASHIONS!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-04

mate IN exploitation Of the hIdsey
BAN. !. Even the press box tinker.
toms can't follow the ball, nrsd full,
back EctOr a Harry HOudfni comb
to Life. n Tech had hackdsId
speed it would be up there with tlae
best.
Early season injuries iiays cat
Auburn down. Florida hes no
backfield 10 60 with its line. and
Kentucky has no line 70 so With it,
baekheld. Poor little GeWanee
has no line TO 60 With It's no back
field and must live on memories. =.
Georgia, under It's new and haud-
some coach, Joel Hunt, has lost but
one game, that 70 Holy Cross, better
known as Osmansli q. =. Georgiaa
first team Is good, the second team
Is building character. Harry
Mehre has done q great JOB at Ole
Miss, and Mississippi state Is doing
as well as any team can that has
nine sopholnores on II. DUKE
stands along IN the southern coos
ference, unsecured on and unafraid
Of Pittsburgh on November 16.
The Partners won't rip Dukes lire
to bits. It's big, mean, and tough.
-. Duke would be standout team
If it had q climax runner, and u
McCafee gets well, it'll have one. -.
Please pass the biscuits, Grandma
Copyright, 1888, by United Press)