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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
GA, MOB BURNS NEGRO
SCHOOL AFTER DOUBLE
Staying ARREST

Smyrna, Ca, Oct. 17.-Chief
of Police C. T. White said that
a crowd of unidentified men
burned a ten room two story
Negro school near here during a
demonstration tonight following
a reported confession by Negro
that he was responsible for a
double Staying Saturday night.
Chief White said earlier in
the evening, Several Negroes
II doh know exactly how
many"Were beaten and stoned
by white citizens.
The demonstrations followed
arrest Of. . NEGRO identified by
police as win Draw Russell. 81.
Captain B. w. Seabrook of the
Atlanta police said Russell con-
fessed shaving George w. Camp.
sc, Cobb county farmer. and
Camps daughter. Mrs. Christine
Camp Pauls, 26, with AN axe
handle. ........
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
WhatQid Ille d mocrats PROMISED

e. vii. rule rule. q. ,s qua, ssssf,
youth of this county will be
taught not BY feathers who are
qualified, but, rather by persons
who vote right,r and who
cater to the whims of polite
ally minded official. The second
question can be answered with
one word, NO. Change for the
better? Daily he and his policies
grow yile!.
An outraged Negro citizenry
ir forming into body to pro-
test the stupidity and narrow
mindedness of this man. He is
being shown for what he is: a
Democratic stooge who can't
think above party lines. The
sooner this man is ousted and a
competant, high minded person
put in his place, the sooner the
Negro schools will attain what
is justly theirs.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
MT, ZION AME CHURCH
PROGRAM OCT. 23

The Mt. Zion AME church of
Eckman, w. Va, will offer
their first program to the public
Sunday, October %, 1888, at 3
o'clork.
We shall have two quartetts
'rresent. one of young ladies,
"The Heavenly Sunlight Cos
pei Singers, and t h other Of
young men, 1.-THE Golden Jubilee
Quartet" pn
InterspersinR their songs will
he a paper by Mr.. Lester Scott
on the subject "The Place of
Young People in t h e Church, +"
and short talks and sermons by
visiting preachers and friends.
Those of you who enjoy good
singing and, good preaching
come out at three O'clock, every
one Is cordially invited to attend.
Rev. r. L. Powell, pastor
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
National Committeeman
WalterS.HaIIanau opens
Republican Campaign in
Hancock County

In opening the Republican
campaign here in the heart Of
the great steel industry of Han
cock county, Walter S. HalIanan,
Republican National Committee
man Of West Virginia. assailed
the New Deal politicalization Of
relief and promised in behalf Of
the Republican party that "the
first thing we are going to do
afer this country goes AB1qrican
isto institute the biggest divorce
suit lin the history of America
--aLAuit tn divorce politics from
hn1usn relief. Ne are going, to
saw to every NEEDY American
citizen, Democrat or Republican.
that he can get relief without
surrounding ms constitutional
right TO vote as ne pleases. We
are going tn see that the money
appropriated for relief goes to
those in distress d,,dotnto
(Conijnncd ,on Page TWej
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
Senator Rush Holt Urges Clean T
, Up In Relief; Condemns
All Democratic Hypocrisy

Washington, 0t,} 17-Senator
Holt. Cd. w. Val urged voters
In "a statenent.today to eliminate
From public, position those
individuals who are playing
politics with relief"
The statement said misuse
Of WPA funds was a corrupting
influence on good government.
"The greatest lodestone for
future Democratic success in
America at this time" Holt
said, els the corrupt use of
relief funds by men who claim
to be Democrats. This issue is
not just one of wasteful extrava
gance but it is one that affects
honest government"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
SIS Orchard Street
New Haven, Connecticut
October II, 1888.
City Editor, Mcdowell Times,
Keystone, West, Virginia
Dear Friend and Editor:

Keystone West Virginia -
sG'sss ISSUES
us always pleasure to read of old friends follow the
progress of that most interesting community.
the caption ABOUT OUR FOLKS IN MCDOWELL in f he
speaks Of the school situation in Mcdowell
here goes. -
AS you know spent five years
Kimban High School. to my record, may review few
Tine @ snd the freed
Gail Carter to lay $4,000 floor in tie In the place of tho
classes With the fine Of splendid esehn %s o y%
he school taken off warming by the Central Asso
warning again state basketball
1--WE also turned weequpped credabe football Jams Tn
Tss H. % hS"G
Hs aSfsp s Of re s. g. Houg We started
gave it. So might continue but that might mmodes
TIE whole Mcdowell county system, namely, L. A. Watkins
Superintendent of Schools. tt
ground and small bit of experience when he first took
office he chairs with daily conference on
himself due to his obvious lack of training efficiency Their
fe shf Of Km5 ahd
Young lady placed simply because Rev. Watkins said
rty political appetite the was as Shaken
e TssGTsa t. spgng Of
would naturally place faith in him in tie DAYS of his
regime regime which will forever stand black
MISREPRESENTATION riot Watkins Day Re-
cords lost bv the wholesale The
went the of his miraculous filing Regulations
were torn to shreds.
/: -: - .'-... Like my predecessors, was
kicked I'M" in the world wn he dismissed owe him an
Eternal debt of Rratitudesnce in my full
600 Negroes instead Of 500 HOwver
ably informed TIT his one and only desiring my
demse because he consider to his own
Job and his own supremacy Here ends my Forgive the
length. -. =, -. Fe.
t:ja ~, ~ ~, In CLOSING. m a v respectfully
the c0Qred friends of McDOwl that their
vii scars of this ignorant juicy
EDUCATIONAL Rise and yourselves like the
en and women are. Get real your supernten
ldent. Greetings and hest wishes
tst-G .t.ge Ed. Coin
~ -. (Ex-Princpal of KimbaI Fl. 81
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21

depths of an humbl and a contri
tie heart. This plant soul-stuff
of the Negro impresses the
proud and naughty Anglo Sax
on as an amazing grace; but it
exemplifies the Christ mind,
unless We become as a little child
We cannot enter the kingdom of
heaven. Behold race beset by
by every provocation to hatred,
and yet without capacity to
hate. Booker T. Washington
fully expresses the moral genius
of his race when he says "No
man can be so mean as to make
me hate him"
The spirituals which we'll up
fro the Negroes soul like the
trill from the throat Of the
bird, constitute his chief contr-
button to the3culture Of the hui
man Spirit. The ebullition Of this
blind, half conscious poetry
broke through the aperture of
sound in advane of intellectual
formulation. It springs from the
heart of the Negro and appeals
to the heart of mankind where
ever it's mission is waited on
the wings of song.
These soulful melodies aris-
ing from the low grounds 0
sorrow are racY of the soil from
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21

I, -"htSh -thcy SpppitS. biNlc, lie
,musical inspiration of the South
ern Confederacy, THE Swanee
River" My Old Kentucky
Home" and Garry Me Back to
Ole Virginny," all of Negro
motif. inspiration and genius,
have made the southland ever
dear to the memory and magma
ton.
! The Bible depicts the soul of
the Hebrew race, rs the spirit
uals that of the Negro, turned
wrong-side out. The spiritual
kinship of the Negro and the
Hebrew grow out of the similar
vicissitudes, trials and tribula-
tions through which both people
have had to pass.
Marc Conncly could find no
better medium through which
to dramatic the story of Israel
bondape to the Promised Land
bevond the Jordan. than the
rliant soul and plantive voice of
the NEGRO. Richard II. Harrison
could impersonate the Jewish
Jehovah without mock kerry,
hIasphemv or sacrilcrio~ The
+ Negro translates the Hebrew
Scripture i'm his own vornacular
, and Sin"s the songs Of Zion with
spiritual elation and JOY.
The spiritual1 represent the
Nepro's soul in its serious mood.
while rag time and Jazz depict
. it in the LIGHTER vein Of merri-
'ment and glee. Mobile Buck. is
aS instructive an cvn"cssion of
the Ne"ro's soul as Swing low
Sweet Chariot" or "Stcal Away
to Jesus" IN both of these WAYS
the Negro has tau~ht the ma
ton a new sonr. The blues q
medium half wav between jubi-
lee. and Jazz. revealed n new
.Iqpsical riood of expressing the
sdenrrssed human spirit IN the
mood Of lament and mn1aneholy
after tho manner of the muir
mur of the turtle dove.
The visitors to the Worlds
Fair at CHICAGO. po to the
Planetarium and Listen to the
learned astronomer explaining
the harmony of the universe by
star charts and mathomotirnI
formula. B t when the brain
grew div and honuzzlod. they
turned TO the Tuskepon Choir as
| it burst forth in sou n1eltin~
J melody: ooh 7 ord Whot A
MOrnin" When the Stars Pnrir
to Fall" When he emotional
snpoal reveals the wondnrmpnt
If Gods handiwork which ap-
nroarh throuoh the intellect had
failed tn awaken.
Tn truth and in decd. the ono
tions represent n greater con-
tribution 10 h"noan culture than
the intellect Nav these soulful
melodies commune IN WRIT their
moaning and mission tn man-
kind on wings Over Jordan"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
THEREARc HlIGAgr

~,
Why is it that an Assistant
Superintendent of Schools in
Mcdowell county, a man who as
member of the Negro race,
should strive to higher the
standard of Afro-Americans,
let's himself be led astray by
cheap promises and who degrades
himself and his position by
playing petty politics while
Negro schools are in a deplor-
able. condition? Why is it that
the Assistant Superintendent of
schools refused to give one
fatherless young man work
while he saw fit to place his two
daughters and a son in lucra-
tive positions at the expense of
Mcdowell county tax payers =?
The superintendent excuse
was that tn e young mans
mother was working. Will the
Superintendent deny that his
two daughters are married to
men who can ably support them I?
Was the young man rejected
because he and his mother are
Republicans?
Any position in the public
school system is a position of
trust. The moulding of young
minds in methods of right,
clear thinking should NOT be
secondary to other interests.
Parties crumble and fall, indi-
viduals grow old and fade away,
but the teaching Of the youth
Of this nation will go on and on.
Should incompetent people,
people who put party above race,
be given the right of moulding
young minds? ...,
Let US review the doings Of
this servant OF the people. Let
us reflect back over the past and
try to visualize the future. In
looking over the record of the
Assistant Superintendent bf
Schools, one f act bIazes forth
clearly: He has bungled most
everything he ever attempted.
He has relied on others to do the
constructive work while he con-
tented himself with de-construc-
tive. horse play ..
= Time and time again he has
had, to be- covered ups- by his
friends. Even his attempt at
ilstifying his absurd acts was
crude and brought nothing But
unfkvorahle comment. When
making substitutions he chops
theswerk UP to point of absurd
ity.i Notice what he did recently
when there were seven days Of
substitution to be filed. The
seven days were divided be-
tween two young women, either
of which could have taught the
seven days. The Superinten-
dent gave the flimsy excuse that
he wanted to equally divide the
work.
Notice with what ease he
white-washed the stabbing incl
dent of while hack. A student
stabbed a teacher, yet nothing
was done about it. The student
wa permitted to continue at
tending school. Why? The Super
intendent was afraid trouble
would be caused if ne reprimand-
ed the student. Afraid trouble
would be caused! Isn't it time
to cause trouble when a student
stabs a teacher? The Excelsior
school mess speaks for itself
The disgraceful condition Of the
Excelsior school building, can be
laid directly to the lack of Of
fort on the part Of q few people
foremost of whom is the Negro
Assistant Superintendent o
Schools. .,H
What is in store for the Negro
schools of Mcdowell county il
this mediocre man is allowed tt
remain in office?
Can he be relied upon t.
change his policies for the
better? The answer to the frs
qustion is, The schools will con
tinue to go down and down, in
competancy and pussillianimity
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
Let The Record Sresk

In a carefully planned and
premediated Swindlc to get the
votes of the voters in the elec
tons of 1884 and 1886. Demo
Gratis candidates for office. anr
Democratic leaders i'm MSDowel
county, promised the people that
if they We're elected they would
among other things:
|. Get rid Of the Courthouse
Gang"
2. Uniform the Deputies and
keep them of the laboring man.
3. Support the Union and trIp
organize Gary hollow.
4. Reduce the Cost of Govern
ment.
5. Give the Negro IL better
deal"
6. Provide regular work for
the miner.
These same Democrats and
the present Court House Gang"
are again blowing off" about
what they have done. and are
making promises about w h
thov will do in the future. Now.
it is high time that the record
he examined to find out how
lust how we'll these Democrats
fulfilled the promises made by
Thorn in 1913 4 and 1886.
The election in November is
primarily for the purnosn o f
eleCting County and State
tiCket--electing persons TO hold
office in Mcdowell C0urtv and
the State Of West Virginia for
the purpose of completing orr
local government set-up, The
best way to determine how the
Democrats will act IN the future
is to compare t h q r record of
the past. in the light of their
solemn promises to the people.
The record is the best evidence.
7 ct us discuss that record under
the several promises listed in
capital letters.
GET PTD or The COURT
HOUSE GANG "
We'll nv ridinr POoscvelfs
coottail. they rot rid Of the
Court House Gang" In doing
so honest. capoHc and efficient
rub'ir servants woro rnmov-
ed from office. But the Der'o-
Gratis replaced them with = like
rumbnr Of officers and EMPLOYEES.
Now. instead of having a "Court
House Car"." We have n "Tit2-
Haaeon Buildin" Gan" " n "Vick
Buildin~ Gang "Mcrchant3
and Miners Ban x BUILDING
GANG" n "Post Office Ruildin0
Gang" and "Strcet Wal'tino
GANG" They have added so
many ""anos" of office holders
that sufficient buildings cannot
he found to house them in
Wclrh, and many hundrods are
on the streets Of Wrlch. and
srattprn thrOu~hnuf tho cOuni".
They are "swivol chair artists"
being paid by the government.
when tho coal minors and
common IabOrin" mon rr NcDo-
VOL county could MOI God ON
plovmerf and thc;r families
were eurferin~.
o UNIFORM THE DEPUT-
TFS AND KEEP THEM OFF
THE LABORING MAN.
They kept part Of this pIedoc.
They 4put uniforms yrn t n Q
j deputies at a cos t e. 1hr tax
payeEhJsf S57527 in 1887. and
S5905Q pm 1893. bcKu4rmqd
themWth PR pistols. ,bGf theY
have not kept theqeue)f TIE
laborirgI rn9n and petty offend
rvs ,hbqPdiG- coropauv. has aj-
readvpaid $4,000, for an Off
cor shooting n bow in The leo
while he was running from him
and where he had violated M
law a colored aan wae shot
to death ,Rv a deputTiat Caplcs
onlygqeoPtly a d8Bufv shot in.
TO the alltpWoPiR0} an innocent
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
What Have They Bone?

other instances of these new
dputics ahr'ing and "bull-doz
my" our citizens, without
cause. ........
AT the last election in the
city Of Welch, the Sheriff OF the
roUnty had al Of his deputies
parading up and down thu
streets in braZcn manner
loacd to the hilt with high
powered pistols Such a show
OF militaliSm AMI intimidation
may b. all right i'm Germany,
but not in The Free State of
Mcdowell"
Then. in order to X e p the
jail and court house basement
full of prisoners, 50 the Sheriff
can collect board at i2c per day,
per prisonerA when it does not
cost him over l5r to feed a pri-
sOner. these same deputies busy
themselves arrsting Ngroes and
toOr laDOrliE men Tor paying
" skin" poker 'blasll jack
md similar games for small
stakes. IEstead of sending a
man home to his family when
he has taken few drinks too
many, they rush him to jail.
The Justices of the Peace do
the rest, in eXorbitant fines and
costs. ......
Al the same time these same
deputies permit open and motor
icus gambling right in front Of
their eyes in many public places
in the county. 1t seems to make
a hell Of Il lot of difference who
youe ar and what you wear.
Think it over boys.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21

During the past four hundred
years since the African has
been in contact with the Euro
pean in the Western World, the
culture of one race had import
ant raction upon that of the
other. The white man has i'm
parted to the Negro his Ian
guage, his literature, industry,
manners, habits, and customs,
and in a word, his way of doing
things. On the other hand, the
Negro has exhibited to the white
race an object lesson in meek
ness, humility, long suffering,
and forgiveness of spirit, which
constitute the galaxy of christ
ian virtues and graces.
The white man searches for
God in the heights of knowledge,
the Negro finds him in the
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
:, 9. SUPPORT THE UNION
AND ORGANIZE GARY HOL-

The local Democratic candi-
dates appealed to members of
tn Union for their votes, saving
that they were for labor 100 per
cent. and that the Democratic
State and county organizations
was 100 per cent for the Union.
How many union" candidat-
eI did the local Democratic ma
chine put the works to" in the
last primary election? You
Union men know who they are.
What has the state Demo-
cratic Governor and Legislature
done for the Union? II held in
Committee all favorable legis-
lation promotd by the Union.
Van Bittner. Blizzard and
other Union leaders refer to tho
Governor and his staff az that
state House Gang" Every
, Union man knows trat the
Estate House Gang" is against
him, and the Mcdowell county,
Democratic machine il a part
Of the State House Gang"
Union men should take time ont
to actually find out who their
friends are.
Then. Fred Ray said he was
"oin" TO help unionize Gary hol-
low Has he? Yes, he has union
lied il with mine Guards" and
cOnservators Of the peace. That
promise made by Fred. was like
~ rest Of the promises - any
thiu" to pet the vote.
The Sheriff Is not going tn or
"anjze Gqrv Hollow. He is in
better position To organize t h o
I Coal Operators than ,he is tn
lorVanize the Miners - examine
ftho record Of some Of his candi-
dates Are thev Union men or
Company MEN,
~ 4 PFDUCH THE COST OF
kGOVERNMHNF.
} Thn local Democratic cardi-
! dates said that the County Re
publican ofiicialsfw were spendin"
too much mmeyo They promised
to reduce t h cost of govern
nut. if they were elected to office
| Well. thcY c~o in ar1 how have
they r"drced the cost Of govern
mcrt? While hundreds Of minors
were out Of work and their
families weEe SUFFERING, the new
Office holdsfa ptofeRaea to raise
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21
KELLY MILLER SAYS
The American Negroes
Spiritual Contribution

broadcast over the Columbia
Broadcasting System under the
Auspices of "Wings Over Jord-
an" September Is, 1889
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-04-22
HAWAII CALLS"
AT The ACADEMY
Bobby Breen Picture Excells
In Performance and
Song Hits

Thoroughly delightful is the
screenplay. Hawaii Calls, Bobby
Breen's latest musical starring We
hicle which plays next Friday and
Saturday at the Academy Theatre.
AS its name indicates, the story
is laid in the Hawaiian Islands.
and here, against the tropical lux
uriance of the South Seas, were
filmed the greater part of it's
scenes. Waikiki Beach and other
famous points of interest in Homo
lulu and the surrounding country
form the setting for much of the
action. The film excels in the
performance of its leading player,
in the number and quality of it's
hit songs, in the beauty of its
backgrounds, in its exceptional
cast and in its sprightly, thrilling
story.
The supporting cast is headed
by such favorites as Ned Sparks.
irwin S. Cobb, Gloria Holden. War
rem Hull and Juanita Quigley.
The story follows the adventures
of Bobby and his little Hawaiian
friend, Pua LAM. two boys who
have earned their living on the
streets of San Francisco. They
make their way to the Hawaiian
Islands as stowaways. Befriended
by Ned Sparks, ships musician.
the boys escape from the ship at
Honolulu. There they embark on
a series Of hilariously amusing adj
ventures which eliminate when
they become the central figures in
dramatic search for band of
criminals.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-04-22
"Coldwyn FoIIies" with Charlie Mccarthy at MaryLn
''BLUEBEARD'S 9Th
WIFE" AT The MD.
CIaudette Colbert and Gary
Cooper Star In Pic
ture. Monday

'Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" the
Paramount comedy opening Mon
day at the Maryland Theatre
brings CIaudette Colbert and
Gary Cooper together in a new
screen partnership to which both
stars have been looking forward
for a number OF years. They both
owe the arrangement to Producer
Director Ernst Lubitsch. who has
directed their new comedy Of life
among Europe's smart set.
Cooper who broke the long
standing Hollywood tradition that
no player OF Western parts could
succeed in drawing room roles.
explains it this way: Until Ernst
Lubitsch proved to me that I
could do comedy and get away
with it in Design for Living I
just went along in the same rut.
But for the confidence Design for
Living gave me. I wouldn't have
had the courage to do Mr.. Deeds.
To play opposite such a gay. row.
dy romantic piece like Blue
boards Eight Wife would have
been beyond me but for this.
Miss Colbert also is delighted in
the new partnership. Although
she worked under Lubitsch before
in her recent comedy. 4 Net Him
In Paris" something always pre-
vented her teaming with Cooper.
The new comedy concerns a
much-married American muIti-mil-
lionaire who marries and gets rid
Of seven wives only to be com
pletely bested by the eighth whom
he marries for just another thrill.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-04-22
INTERSCH0LASTIC
FIELD MEET MAY 7.
Preparations Being Made For
Big Annual Event at
College Park

Entries blanks have been sent
out TO the high and prep schools
of the State and TO other schools
in this section for the annual Uni
versity Of Maryland InterschoIas-
tic Meet featuring Field Day at
College Park, May Z,
There viii be the complete list
Of 13 events-100 220 and 440
yard dashes, $50 and mile runs;
80 high and 220 low hurdles, p
pound shot, high and broad jumps.
javelin and discus throws and pole
vault-for the open Interscholas-
tic part of the program. In addi-
ton, there will be a special relay
race for the members of the
Maryland Interscholastic Associa-
ton for the State championship.
AS usual. there will be eight
events closed to the county high
schools of the State. These are
the 100, 22O and 44O yard dashes,
the $50 yard run, the 12-pound
shot, high and broad jump and a
half mile relay race. The relay
will be run in two sections. one
for schools of enrolment of less
than 100 and one for those with
students exceeding that number.
The days program will be spic-
ed by three varsity competitions
and a freshman meet. The com
plete card is as follows:
Track with the field events
beginning at o'clock and the run
ming events at 1900: Open inter
scholasitics, county high events.
Maryland Varsity VS.. Virginia
Varsity, and Maryland Freshmen
vs.. Virginia Freshmen all being
run concurrently.
Tennis, 1870: Maryland VS. Cath
Ole o.
Baseball, 2:3O: Maryland VS.
Washington and Lee.
Entries for the scholastic track
meet must reach the athletic of.
flee at the University no later
than Monday. May 9.
Gold, silver and bronze medals
will be awarded for the first three
places in the scholastic events.
medals will go to each member of
the winning relay, leading teams
Watch The Globe Grow!