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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24
A CONGREGATIONAL meeting was

A congregational meeting was
held Sunday, November goth follow
ing the morning church services
at the Community Church. Mr.. Fred
Wuertz, chairman announced the
church would continue indefinite
ly as a Community Church project
and Rev. Earl M. Ward will be
pastor for the ensuing year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

The North Coolidge Garden club
will meet Friday November 26th at
2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs.
Dale GLADDEN., Lindberg Ave. The
Central Coolidge Garden club will
meet on the same date and hour
at the home of Mrs. Fred Slater
All women interested are invited
to attend.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Y. G. White has received notice
of his reappointment as county
chairman for the annual Presidents
Ball, and will organize the various
communities in the county, for the
occasion.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Coolidge, Arizona, is the only
place we ever heard of where a
local business man refuses to pay
for the local paper, but insists on
front page publicity for his social
activities.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Buster Johnson pleaded guilty to
charge of disturbing the peace,
and drew a Christmas present OF
$4,000 fine or so days in Jail, be-
fore Judge Elledge, Monday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

The Junior Rodeo at Florence, an
annual event, will be held there
November 26th and 9th and anyone
who wants excitement should go
over there and watch the boys try
and get the best of the colts and
calves.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Mr. j. U. Rice of Phoenix, regist-
rar of contractors, and his chief
deputy B. F. MCGUIRE, were busi-
ness visitors in Coolidge Tuesday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Two weeks ago we published
story of a fellow who made the right
remark at the wrong time, and
promised not to tell what happened
to him, if he would come IN anu
pay his subscription. % have palo
up, so far, and we don't know yet
who the guilty fellow is.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

The Casa Grande Lions club held
Ladies Night on Tuesday of this
week, and entertained as guests
DR.. Trueblood of Glendale, District
Governor, and Mr.. and Mrs. d. 5.
Davis of Coolidge. Mr.. Davis is
district deputy governor of the
Lions International.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fisher are
Thanksgiving visitors at the homo
of Mr.. Fishers parents, in Warren,
Arizona.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Mrs. Harry Culbert returned home
Saturday after a weeks visit with
her parents, in Prescott.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Kenilworth Troop No. 60 Boy
Scouts of America held their reg
ular meeting at the school Monday
evening.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

BEN Jarratt returned Tuesday
from a business trip to Chicago and
Detroit.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Dawson
returned Friday from trip to
Mexico, and brought Mrs. ]. {.
jayne, who has been visiting
friends in Mexico for the past two
months.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Who was in Mexico last week.
and why?
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-11-24

Mr.. Earl Hicks underwent an
operation for appendicitis on Sat
urday, at the Pinal hospital, and
is reported to be recovering nicely.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
LOCAL YOUNG WOMEN
ELECTED PRES COLLEGE
GREEK LETTER SOCIETY

Miss Geneva Hewitt, a popul-
ar and charming young lady of
WEIGH, was recently elected
head of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority at West Virginia State
College, Institute.
Miss Hewitt, who is the dau
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. He
witt of Court Street, is rank
ng student of the junior Col
eye class at West Virginia
State, a member of the college
A Capela Choir, and a counselor
or many of the student body.
Miss Hewitt is a product Of
Welch-Dunbar grade and junior
High School and a graduate in
he 80 class of Kimblle High
School, Kimble. She is recalled
Is one who posses an out
standing intellectual ability, a
remarkable interest in affairs
for the uplift of young people,
and wonderful accomplishment
in both vocal and instrumental
music.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
Telegraph Photos

man is his superior, ~, the
better Off h will be.
IN the carly stage Of his six
day filibustcr against the mca
sure, the Loui. ana Senator
ass rtcd that passage Of the bill
would be an entering wedge for
the winning of political equality
H. bitterly a sailed Negro
organizations in h e north as
for state laws grant
ing Negroes cE;il rights, and for
til campaign TO enact anti
lynching legislation.
81 am convinced that polite
I'll equal ty will lead TO social
equality and social equality will
lead to the decay of our e Villa
CONTINUED On Page Three
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
Sees
:. BOULDER HEI
N. & w. Foreman Gives Wv
id Word Picture of SchocI
Tragedy.

An cYeW' mess gave Il Vivid
story y stcrday Of Che E!khorn
SchI tragedy.
G.. w. Hale, N. & w. section
crew foreman who sides at
EIkhorn, and | : workers, saw
the event from an advantageous
seat on the railroad track tha'
runs dir city in front IF The
III fatcd school house.
We were i'm the middle o.
o ur lunch when we heard the
giant bOuld tear loose ant
saw it come hurting down the
mountainsiGc," he said. "Thcrc
wasn't any time to do anythint
to save the children. We Y lIc(
& pointed but failcld 10 attrac
any attention from people on
the road, lct alon' the ones a.
the back Of bu.ldinP where TIA,
"ock struck
AT first il seemed as if tn.
hing would not have nougi
,pccd to fall the whole d.stanc,
md it looked like Il flat roe
from where stood, but il s.;
her Il speed robin" ON Is cdg
w hon il hit the Elkhpr'
nine power no there was biz
lash and then il certainly start
al f., tr.t. prrfic soon Inn.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
Negro Resident OF War
Is Found Guilty

ter, and is out on bond. 1t is
understood that he is b ing
held in the jail at Princeon for
violating a Federal parole.
France, Keystone police office
er charged with carrying a
l. StOl outside his legal precinct,
will have his second hearing to
day. His case was appealed
from magistrates court, and
at the October term Of court d
jury was unable to agree on the
matter, and a new trial was
ordered. A settlement in the
case is expected.
At the Wednesday morning
sessr On Judge +. c. Mar hall
passed sentence ON sevcral per
sons already found guilty ON
various charges this week in
court. James Payne, Jr. lie
arthur Banks and John A.
Alexander, Negro re. dents OF
Eckman, charged with break
ing and entering the Pulaski
Iron company store at Eckman.
each rccclved three years in the
state penitentiary They were
indicted Jointly and all entered
pleas Of guilty. e,
Henry G. Sutherland, who
plead guilty Tdeedav afternoon
to a. charge Of breal ny and en-
tering the Lake Superior Coal
company store at Superior, was
sentenced to three years in tn
state peh:tentiary.
John Speena, who plead
guilty Tuesday afternoon to
attempted breaking and enter
ing of a store in Northforl, was
sentenced to serve six months
in jail and to pay q fine Of $50
and the costs. '' ".""
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
SELF DEFENCE PLEA |
GIVEN TO THE JURY
Clifford Alexander TT e d In
Connect On With Fatal Stab
bing of S. T. Jordan; Jury out
Less than Half Hour

Clifford SLOPPY" Alexander,
Negro resident of War, was
found guilty of murder in the
second degree by jury IN
criminal court late Wednesday
ed in connection with the faal
stabbing of S. T. Jordan on
December 10th, the hearing
consuming the entire day on
Wednesday. The defense at
tempted to show that AleXand
err stabbed Jordan in s alf-defen
Sc after the latter h a d struck
him with a rock and slashed
him on the arm.
Ass slant Prosecuting Attor
ney Gilbert Bank pointed out il
hi closing argum mt that Alex
ander stabbed Jordan after Jor
dan had thrown away his own
knife and after he had knocked
Jordan down. The jury deli
berated less than half an hour
and returned the verdict of 2nd
degree murder. Alexander will
probably be sentenced today.
The case of Paul Isom, charg
I'd with rape, was scheduled for
Wednesdays session, but was
carried over untl today. In ad
dition, the cases of Chester
Prince and Charlie France hav,
been docketed. Prince is charg
ed with Involuntary manslaugh
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
A WISE OLD 'POSSUM
SHOULD KNOW MORE

Additional details of the &C
cident the 'possum h u n er s
from Northfork met with on
the Falls Mills road have been
learned.
The car was occupied by s
men, three dogs and one pos
sum.
All were arrested. The men
for hunting out of season, the
dogs, for failure to wear a tag
and the 'possum for keeping
late hours.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
Filibuster Lays
Bare Tory Fear of
Negro People

Washington, Jan. 28-ViOlent
~ Illuminating against the Anti
LvnchinP Bill Senator Allen D..
Ellendcr, of Loui. lana, laid
bare b fore the Senate this
week the fear and hatred Of the
uurecOnstructcd Bourbon south
for the Negro people with his
shouted declaration:
THE quicker the Negro PEG.
pie of this nation realize, or be
made to realize, that the white
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
School Would Have Been
Been Dismissed In Five
More More Minutes.
SWEEPS TREES FROM ITS
DOWNWARD PATHWAY
Walter Lee Hughes Jr., and
Johnny Robinson Killed; Ais,
lehman Hi Teacher Injured.

Part of a ten-ton rock which
'roke loose from the mountain
Top above the Elkhorn Negro
nigh school building, killing two
Toys and injuring four others
spreading terror and pandemo
mum throughout entire com
munity.
The dead are:
Walter Lee Hughes, Jr., IT
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hughes of Grocer.
Johnny Robinson, Is, of May
beury.
Both died instantly. the result
of crushing injuries to their
head and over their entire bod
les.
The tragedy occurred at 12:-
Is o'clock, just five minutes be-
fore bell was to ri.ng dismissing
school for lunch.
Of the thirteen students who
had assembled for physics class
at which spot the boulder first
struck, Oscar Arams. 18, of May
bury, was the most scriouly in
jurCd. He is a patient at the
Stevens Clinic, WEIGH. where
is being treated for severe back
injuries. SomIe improvement
was noted in his condition last
night.
George Morris, 10, of Grocer
and Bobby Reel. 18, Of Kyle,
sustain Il head injuries. Sher
nan Collins, instructor of the
Clas:, was badly cut and bruis
ed. All are in hosp tails.
Trees and brush were swept
away as the boulder rolled
down the mountainsi,le.
1t struck the roof of the
building on the back side, tear
ing a hole more than ten feet
wide. 1t precipatod though the
floor of the Chemistry room,
leaving a huge aperture the
length of the room and SIX feet
widr. Lan(yng in the manual
training room below, smashing
through the floor and buried
itself in the ground. 1t was IN
the science room whrre the two
children were killed.
Flying fragments of the big
bouler, wh'ch struck an electric
wire and cracked almost in half
broke out windows, ripped an
other hole high on the side of
the buihfng, and threw large
pieces of rock through the win
dows to the gymnasium floor
The students, whose noon re
cess would have come five mimi
tes later fled in terror out of the
building, many of them going
to their homes, others rushing
about in fright, scr, aiming anC
crying.
School authorities immedi
ately set to work to check the
student body and accounted fol
all. But rescuers dug frantic
ally in the wreckage about the
boulder for fear that other stu
dents might have been caught
und srneath.
Although the bodies of b1tl
young Hughes and Robinson
were badly mangled, they wer,
not caught under the n tt r,
weight of the rock and conse
quently not carried through on
to the lower floor.
The high school is located be
tween Upland and Powhatat
Ln--L .-----I o. L. IN
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28

Green Show, crate of choice
grape fruit, oranges and Japan
csc fruit from Mr.. Golfers
extensive grove in Flori d a.
Public, you h a " never had
good delicious citrus fruit until
you have had khas. VII + h IS
grown by tie Hon. Charles Col
lier. They are sweet, juicy and
luscious. A fine fruit to be
hold but fined to devour.
Many thanks to friend Col
lier for his thoughtfulnes of me.
Ye Editor, Tom Whittico.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28

A NEWSPAPER
PEOPLE READ. And
the Official Republi-|
can Organ Of McDo-
well County. |
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28

A NEWSPAPER
From the Billion Doh
ar Coal Field in the,
Geographical Center
of Industry.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
I'd Dorado was Chief

ItI Dorado. meaning in Spanish
the gllded one, was the name Of
d chief Of the region on the shores
OF Lake Maracaibo in Vcrczuc.e
and not the name Of country or
part OF one as is generally supposed.
The misconception was aided in
part by Vohaires placing of part
of the action i'm "Candidc" in the
wonderful land Of I'll Dorado"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
First U. S. Tnwer CIn6k

First United States tower clock
IS believed 10 he the one built al
Ipswich, Mass, In 1901.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
Al Hell Frozen over

Hell N"h.. ian 27- Hell vr
frozen over this week. Tho
IN rmomctcr ON the front porch
" the Arthur van Sickle hOm.
read zero. The coolest tenn
pcrlturc in Hell thi, Wtnt T..
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-01-28
CHARLES COLLIER SENDS
CITRUS FRUITS FROM
COCOA, FLORIDA, FARM

On Friday, January 21st the
Editor of the Mcdowell Times
received from Charles Collier,
owner of the famous Silas
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
FRANCO FORCES
PUSH FORWARD

SARAGOSSA, Spain, March "a
G.N.S0. - Important advances
southeast of Sara agossa were
claimed by Spanish Nationalist
commanders today after Their
troops crossed the Ebo River in
the Quinto sector of the eastern
battle front.
It was stated 900 government
troops were killed by the hard
driving Franco forces.
Under protection of aerial bomb
ing operations and intense she'll
fire, which raked loyalist lines,
the Nationalist vanguard troops
advanced steadily, it was stated,
and captured Purbarell, a DOM
mating hill 1914 miles east Of
Quinto.
On the Huesca front, Franco
forces used a Smoke-Screen for
the first time to facilitate a tank
and cavalry attack, which was
claimed to have forced loyalist
troops to evacuate Tardienta.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
SpainSaUants
Hit Bonabings

LONDON, March "a d.N.S)
A group Of Spanish scientists and
authors at Barcelona has sent a
message to the Society for Intellec
tual Liberty ir London asking fol
pressure on the British govern
ment to seek to end air attacks on
civilians, the London News Chron
icle reported today.
The Spanish group is headed by
Jacinto Benavento, holder of a
Nobel Literature prize. The ap
peal, according to the paper. said
'The regular air forces Of
Germany and Italy are demol-
ishing cities in Spain. The Uni
versity of Barcelona, like the
Cajal Institute in Madrid, has
been almost destroyed. The
same has happened to other cen
terS of culture.
During the recent three days
of terrible, continuous bombing,
more than 1000 were killed in
Barcelona alone.
I'VE Spaniards of liberal and
democratic convictions, who de-
vote ourselves only to literary
and scientific activities, protest
against these monStrouS crimes.
At the same time we appeal to
the sensitivity of our English
colleagues and ask their help in
defense Of the independence Of
our country as well as universal
principles Of humanity, justice
and law"
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
In Congress Today
Senate.


Meets at noon.
Resumes consideration OF Gov
ernment reorganization bill.
judiciary subcommittee c6nsid-
ers orah-O'Mahoney licensing
bill.
Education and Labor Commit
tee considers labor act amend
ments.
Finance Committee considers
the tax bill.
Commerce Committee. considers
aviation provision OF maritime
bill.
House.
Meets at noon.
Begins consideration of War De.
partment supply bill.
Labor Committee continues
wage-hour study.
Appropriations sub COMMITTEES
considers legislative supply bill.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Will Fight If Her Security
Is Mendced, Says Britain

peace has been profoundly shak
en-" Chamberlain spoke of tn
organizations attempt to impos'
sanctions upon Italy to preven
her conquest of Ethiopia.
In June, 1885," he said, Il
we retained any veStige of COM
nonsense we must admit we
tried to impose upon the League
a task beyond its powers.
II have never ceased to be-
lieve in the possibility the
league might be revivifed and
so Strengthened as to serve as an
effective instrument for the pre-
servation OF peace.
BIDS FOR u. S. AID
"The best thing we can do
for the League is to nurse it
back to health. If we could
make it wider and reinforce it,
it might yet become the most ef-
fective guarantee of peace"
Apparently bidding again fol
support Of the League, Chamber
lain continued:
1T would be unnecessary to
obtain cooperation of all So
members of the League for COL
lective security.
IF we could get the coopera-
ton of effective members to pre-
sent an overwhelming power to
any potential aggressor the re-
suit would be achieved.
ARMS NECESSARY
"If ever the time would come
when the world establishes an
international police force which
will inspire us all full Of conf
dence in its capacity to keep
peace, then there would be no
need for us to trouble our heads
regarding our own defense. It
would be done for us.
Until that day comes, and I
am afraid it is a great way off
yet, we must think first of the
safety of this country and the
safety of the peoples for whom
we are responsible.
I'm the meantime, Great
Britain must be strongly armed
If we are to make substantial
contribution to peace.
The size and strength of
forces which we have built up
will be the measure Of the con
tribution we can make to collec'
tive action for peace, whatever
form 1t may take"
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Army Council
Rules Japan

TOKYO, March "a Q.N.S)-
Converting the Japanese empire
into an aimed camp for the dura-
ton Of the war with China, the
upper house of the diet today
passed the national mobilization
bill and sent it to Emperor Hiro-
hito for imperial sanction.
The measure received over
whelmlng approval in spite of op-
position charges its effect will be
to institute a fascist dictatorship
in this country with the army
council in supreme control during
the time necessary for Japan to
Subjugate China completely.
Already passed by the lower
house in the face of spirited op-
position, the measure will throw
virtually every civilian enterprise
in Japan into active support of
the military force at the front In
China.
Every major industry in the ma
ton will be affected. with factories
under compulsion to convert their
machinery into instruments for
manufacture Of needed war ma
terials and all citizens obliged to
contribute whatever means may
be in their power to successful
conclusion Of hoStilities.
Subject only to sanction by
Emperor Hirohito, the bill eStab.
liShes the war office on an
autonomous basis, independent Of
parliamentary approval in its con-
duct Of the war.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Lithuanian Envoy
To Poland Named

WARSAW, March "a U.N.S0.
Appointment of K. Skirpa as Lith-
uanian minister to Poland today
indicated a start has been made
toward restoring Polish-Lithuanian
diplomatic relations, shattered for
18 years.
In appointing Skirpa minister
to Poland, Lithuania complied
with one section of the ultimatum
which the Lithuanian government
accepted last Saturday-with Po-
lish troops drawn up along the
Lithuanian frontier,
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Goods to Debate.
On NLRB Question

The question: "Resolved-That
the National Labor Relations
Board be Empowered to Enforce
Arbitration of All Industrial Dis
putes," will be debated by girl
teams from Columbus and George
Washington universities tonight
at S:15 p. m. at Columbus Univer-
sity, 1923 Eighteenth st. N. w.
The affirmative team from
George washington University in
cludes the Misses Dorothy Ames
and Evelyn Morris. On the mega
tive team will be the Misses Rose
mary walker and Elizabeth Me-
Cartney.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
NaziS Arrest 46
In Party Purge

BERLIN, March "a UN.SO.
che Nad secret police claimed to-
day to have smashed the myster-
ious German freedom party"
with the arrest of 46 men and
women leaders. The freedom
party, a bitterly anti-NaZi under
ground organization, has been &C
tive for nearly year using the
mailr to distribute literature de-
flying the Hitler regime and
urging Germans to revolt against
the FuehreE.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
u. S. Arms Control
Is Urged by Nye

Manufacture Of munitions for
national defense should be done
by the Government and not pri-
vate industry.
That recommendation was made
last night by Senator Gerald P.
Nye (R.) of North Dakota, speak
ing before the Freshman Club
Forum of George Washington
University. Senator Nye declared
that American munitions makers
should cease arming the rest of
the world. He also urged a popu-
lar referendum on war.
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
CzECHS MASS
AIR FORCE AT
GERMAN BORDER
Defense ManeuverS Are
Seen As Warning

PRAGUE. March "a O.N.S0.
Government circles. hoping for a
stiff warning to Germany against
expanding at the expense Of
Czechoslovakia, today anxiously
awaited the foreign policy state
ment' of Neville Chamberlain in
the House of Commons.
MASS AIR FORCE e.,
Czechoslovakian hopes that the
British prime minister would warn
Chancellor Hitler against making
this country a second Austria"
were emphasized by mass defense
maneuvers by the Czech air force
along the German border. Seven
hundred planes and 900 airnen
participated.
While speedy battle planes
fought a mythical enemy in the
skies, the capital was completely
blacked out. Windows were cur
bd11Cu anu duGO1AAOD44C 41SIANo
douSed as the Prague populace
rehearsed safety measures against
air attack.
NAZIS GAIN
Meanwhile, the Czechoslovakian
Nazi party gained added parlia-
mentary support when the Ger
man Christian Socialist party
joined the German Agrarian
League in abandoning cooperation
with Premier Milan Hodza'S coali-
ton cabinet and allying itself
with the Nazis.
Konrad Henlein, leader of the |
Sudeten Nazi party, now controls |
SIS seats in the chamber, compris-
ing the largest single parliamen-
tary bloc,
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
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Continued from Page II
British assistance in the event
France is invaded, Chamberlain
said:
I'VE are bound by certain
treaty obligations which entail
upon us the necessity Of fight
ing if the occasion arose.
II hope no one doubts that
We should be prepared in such
an event to fulfill our obliga-
tons"
EAGER FOR PEACE
Great Britain's policy, Chamber
lain declared, is the maintenance
and preservation of peace.
The fundamental basis of
Great Britain's foreign policy"
he said, "is the maintenance
and preservation of peace and
the establishment of a sense Of
confidence that peace will be
maintained.
Peace is the greatest interest
Of the British empire. That
does not mean that nothing will
make us fight.
"Our object must always be
to preserve those things we
consider essential without re-
course to war if possible, be-
cause we know that in war
there are no winners.
DEPLORES WAR
There is nothing but suffer
ing and ruin for those involved
in war and even if England
were not involved directly, we
could not avoid being involved
in the consequences OF war
the destruction of life and pro-
perty which sooner or later
must react upon ourselves"
After his reference to treaty
obligations" the prime minister
said:
There are other cases too
under which we might fight if
it were clear that either we must
fight or else abandon once and
for all the hope of averting
destruction of those things We
hold most dear-our liberty,
and the right to live our lives
accordig to the standards our
national traditions and our ma.
tional character have prescribed
for u.s.
Reiterating his original belle
the League of Nations as an e
fective instrument for preservln