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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04
Oid republican White Friend
Absent for Thirty Years Looks
For Big Bill Kelley On Return

Last Friday, October 28th,
The Mcdowell Times office was
thrown into a state of surprise
at the incoming of a very i'm
posingly aristocratic white man,
who made it known that his
name was j. G. Baldwin, usually
called by his hosts of friends
"Cammie" Baldwin. This big
and well to do white man had
known Bill Kelley forty years
ago, al was so remindful and
watchful enough of Bills where
aboutS that he looked him up.
He visited Landgraff where he
had learned and became Bill
helleY's friend. He was told
where he might meet Mr.. Kelley
that being the Mcdowell Times
office.
Following instructions given by
Mr.. Jake Haskins of Landgraff,
this big white gentleman walk
cd into the office and after in
Producing himself made it known
who he was and thereupon, you
ever saw two men so joyfully
jump up at the same time hug
ging and shaking hands with
each other as did these two
people, one white and the other
.colored.
So glad were they it seemed
lat one time they would both
shed tears for JOY.
About thirty or forty years
AGO, they met and became good
friends because at that time
Kelley was a close friend to this
young mans father who OPEN
cd up the drift mouth of the
Empire Coal company mine. And
from that time till now they had
never forgotten each other. This
young man started from a trap
per at 80 cents q day and ad-
from there to clerk in
iH' HHlpife company store, not !
satisfied with the pay was pro-
noted TO mOtOrman, main line. |
II was he who opened the !
mines known today as the Fara-
.oal company operated bv the
Pocahontas Fuel COMPANY
which at that time, ere the death
IF the late Col Elwood Jones was
1is idol Of coal camp production
They greeted each other pleas.
nifty and as Mr.. Baldwin left
ne Office assuring Bill Kelley
lc was now as he had always
'o.n as strong as adamantine
h''us % Republican and was
Ted 90 find Bill the same. II was
ensuing to see how and
n"nr what unselfsh and undis-
,iwnHforv methods. bio
mute man can and does show
oW little he thinks of a mans
XII when he learns his heart is
: big as the universe.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04
Community Theatre Is Well
Attended, Pictures Are Fine
N. B. ASH
Premier, w. Va.
y. ~G-

1t is gratifying to know that
keystone can and does boast
OF having a nice theatre where
some of the newest and choicest
pictures demonstrate every day
and night that it is a theatre
any city might we'll be proud tc
have. Mr.. Rogers is deserving
great credit for the most ex.
ceiient shows presented to his
full house every day. You never
near any complaints at the
community Theatre.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04

A6atross Has 17-FOo. Wihgsnread
Inc albatToss, which sometimes
mas mas Winsspread of II feet, usually
mas difficulty in taking off," hav-
ing TO run some distance TO gain
momentum before it rises IN the
ar ar When on a ship, says Golfers
weekly 1t is unable to leave Il the
sop oeck does not have sufficient
space Tor a satisfactory runway
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04
= HERE ISfFHE TICKET !.
On
Election, Tues. Nov. s, 1888

t .1Ie
For Congressman 5th distric,
HARTLEY SANDERS
Princeton
For State Senate
JAMES FRENCH
For House of Delegates
BILL FELTON, 20
Anawalt, West Virginia
Fof Clerk. of Circuit Court
HOBART E. PAYNE
Welch, West Virginia
For Commissioner of the
County Court
-, JOE ASHWORTH .
Weich. West Virginia
For Clerk of the County
Court
III. X. CARPER
WEIGH, West Virginia
For Board of Education
SHERMAN COLLINS
Vivian, West Virginia
JULIAN WHITAKER
ElkhOrn, West Virginia
For Constable II
N. B. ASH
= Premier, w. Va.
T-y .~(e@S~-- REFS
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04
Apple of the Tropics

Ihe fruit called the apple Of the
tropics is the mango. The tree is
evergreen and is n fine ornamental
ana a shade tree. the fruit has much
Lle appearance Of a large, smooth
shInned peach end has a delightful
aroma and spiciness.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA.. In the
Clerks office of the Circuit Court
of Mcdowell county, October 20,
1888. O'
ANNETTE WESLEY
Plaintiff
ro,,N vs.; In .Chancery
JOHN SAMUEL WESLEY
Defendant 80
Pending in the Circuit Court Of
said Mcdowell County
The object of this suit is to
obtain from the defendant bv
the plaintiff a divorce from the
bonds of matrimony and for
general relief.
And it appearing from an
affidavit now on file with + h g
papers in this cause, that the
defendant is a non resident of
the state of West Virginia: X
is therefore ordered that the
SAID defendant do appear at the
Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County with
one month from the date of the
ilrst publication of this order
ana 40 what is necessary to pro-
tect his interest herein.
And it is further ordered that
a copy of this order be publish
ed once a week for three success
slve weeks in some newspaper of
general circulation in said Nc
Dowell County.
A copy, Teste: '''-A -
HOBART E. PAYNE. Clerk
OF the Circuit Court, Mcdowell
County, West Virginia.
JOSEPH G. TRAVIS P. o.
81, 1888. wv"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04
Hon. Fioya Thompson wits
l}!ucici!; Sec Football Game

Hon. Floyd n johnson of
Oak Hill. avery popular and IN
fluential citizen. man who has
a high sense or race pride was
plentiful at the football game
last Saturday i'm Bluefcld He
saws that Attorney j. NJ. Ellis
is pushing his CAMPAIGN for
member Of the House of Dele
Pates from Fayette county most
rapidly.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04
Cornell Has Own "Horto-;ur,y

Sornen university has "horto-
rum rum which includes one of the
largest private herbariums in the
country and one of the most corr
prehenslve records of the cultivated
plants of the world. a'eo
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04
HOBART T.. PAYNE
For Circuit ard Criminal Clerk

His long and outstanding eX-
perience and efficiency have
made him a most useful public
official; one who is liked by
both parties. A vote for him is
one for ail Of the people with
out regard 10 partisan politics.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA.: In the
Clerks office of the Circuit Court
OF Mcdowell county, October rs.
1888.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-11-04

WE OPPOSE: Woeful waste
and wSnton extravaganza: use
less commissions and bureaus
politics in relief; the use of
Social Security take for govern
ment eXpenses.-+6 that those
Tor whom it is collected may re
ceive its full benefit
WE PROPOSE: Taking t h @
liquor traffic, the highways and
the school system out of politics.
WE FAVOR: Reducing ex-
penses and increasing efficiency
IN government; pensions for the
needy aged and assistance for
the bind and lame.
Our Mott.:" Equality before the
law"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08
EDITORIAL

in investigating
forming prosecuting attorney
his tmey death the March the 25h
commended organized squech investigations
intimidation witnesses ucancy the of the
additional evidence had obtained the committee vail
antly fought
praise
active seeking redress for this latest outbreak police brutality
police regular
outbreaks ppeated against citizens mostly members of the Negro
of
districts habtated by the We friendly
department and don't talk about anything directly
tanning protection
NAL treatment being arrested will available
to condition
Many unanswered questions the persons both white
Negro Why
picture of the deceased the inquest his
of blood lying pillow obviously the hospital? Why did the witness
Whalen and claimed to have
down the stairs identify the position of Lawson after the fall lying
officer identifying
told Why
tried this daughter the first
Canadian subject and have her depoed? Where several witnesses
who told members of the committee that they the officers
girl Why
anything Importance? happened
supposed Coroner
Mtestadt conduct biased nquest Why did he refuse questions
him members of the committee?
few why's that the citizens this
by coming out strong to mass meeting at the Baptist
Tuesday, April meeting
including several democratic clubs American Federation of
Teachers Building Service Union Eks Civil Liberties League NAACP
South End Political Club Republican chapters
w. T. F. resolution
signed by demanding
Warner file charges of murder manaugher against offending
officers
following
halls frightened paced gances
the might
McGath afraid
day. can't distinguish appearance angry Negroes
to state that frightened
saw plenty of them mad as hell" and ready fight
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08
Propose Nazi
Press In i. S.

WASHINGTON - (CNA) -
State Department officials are
reported to be investigating a Ma
zi-inspired effort to launch a
chain of pro-Nazi, anti-Negro,
anti-Semitic newspaper through
out the United States.
They were told that the project
would be financed by the Ger
man-American citizens in their
cities. The impression was given
that German-American men were
to aid the project. The proposal
was made at a meeting in the
Austrian Legation here.
The report found confirmation
in a statement by the A. V. Pub
fishing Company of New York
City, which publishes four weekly
newspapers as official organs of
the Observation-Disclosures Volksbund,
the leading pro-Nazi organization
in the United States, that it is
planning to establish four more
papers in different sections of
the country.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

Responding to call by the Ur-
ban League, representatives of
various organizations and COM
munity leaders met to consider
community problems and approaches
to their solution. A committee was
chosen to meet with Mayor elect,
Arthur B. Langlie, and discuss
these problems in heart to heart
talk.
The following, quoted from a
five point program, inspires this
article: when the arrest is being
made and the offender does not
resist arrest, beating him to the
extent of the present practice be-
comes unwarranted brutality. Ex-
tent of beatings and their fire.
quency point to organized terrori-
cation against which any citizen
can and should protest"
The death of Barry Lawson, a
mere boy, not charged with ma
jor or minor offence-while still
in the custody of officers, further
accentuates that protest. In this
case, the police testified Lawson
was suddenly awakened from
sleep and jumped up fighting; he
was subdued by three husky po-
licemen; his hands were handcuf-
fed behind him. He was started
down stairs between two officers,
still handcuffed. Midway down the
stairs, he broke away from the
officers and plunged head-first
down the stairs against the bot
tom of the stairway and onto the
pavement. The officers testimony
was to the effect that this plunge
resulted in Lawson's death. Yet,
there was no evidence of any
blood; there was not a scratch on
his face or head-only a bruise
under the left eye. His skull was
not broken, but the autopsy dis
closed several hemorrhages.
Race men and women of Wash
ington and Seattle, has it ever oc-
CURED to you how necessary it is
for you to own and maintain
race paper? The very food you
Continued on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

The Presiding Bishop of the
Episcopal Church, the Right Rev
erend Henry st. George Tucker. D.
D., who is also the Bishop of Vir-
ginia, has just issued a statement
calling his Church to interest and
cooperation in the Fiftieth Ami
versary Celebration, May 1, 2 and
8, of st. Paul Normal and Indus
trial School, at Lawrenceville, Vir-
ginia, the largest of the nine
schools operated under the Amer
lean Church Institute for Negroes,
a chain of institutions comprising
the largest single educational pro-
ject for Negroes of the South.
James Solomon Russell, the
founder, himself born in slavery,
devoted his life to the task of Sc
curing broader advantages for Ne
gro youth. Believing that to uhs
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

self-respecting, one must be self
supporting, he sensed the need for
industrial training, together with
sound academic foundation, and
for fifty years this has been en-
phasized in the schools program.
From st. PauPs, year after year
after year, go out young men and
women fitted with a cultural
background, and also fitted to earn
living. They are taught to be
clergymen, teachers, farmers,
farm agents, nurses, steamfitters,
mechanical engineers, carpenters,
mechanics, painters, brickmasons,
tailors, cooks, dressmakers, beau
ticians, and many of these gradu-
ates are actively engaged in move
ments for race and civic better
ment in all parts of the South.
~ Continued on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08
Mass Meeting
Fills Church

AS a climax to the efforts of the
citizens who formed a committee
to fight the Barry Lawson case,
mass meeting of over four-hun-
dred persons, white and colored,
met at the Mt. Zion Baptist church
on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. E. 1. Robinson, local drug
gist, was chairman; Mr.. John A.
Johnson, director, of the Madison
District Y. M. C.. A. secretary;
Mr.. Joseph S. Jackson, Executive
Secretary of the Seattle Urban
League; and vice-president of the
NAACP, Seattle branch, keynoted
the meeting.
Mr.. Jackson gave complete
detailed report of the whole affair
relating each step of the committee
from the calling of the same to
the meeting that night. H made
known the fact that B. Gray War
ner, the District Attorney, made an
effort to be excused from court
to meet the committee of two
hundred that called at his office
in the forenoon. Unfortunately the
CONTINUED on Page Two
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08
April 9th, Elks'
Hard Time Dance

Because of popular demand, ow-
ing to the success of the Barn
Dance the Past Exalted Rulers
Council 20 and Eureka Council of
the Past Daughters Rulers, joint
sponsors of the Caravan to Balti-
more, are giving a Hard Times
Dance at the Elks Home on Sat-
urday, April 9th.
Many valuable prizes are to be
given for the best customes, door
prizes, and grab bags. Those who
have worked the hardest to make
this affair a success are Mrs. Mel
lie Wilson, treasurer of the COM
mittee; Mrs. Celestine Tudor, Sec
rotary; Mrs. Helen Leftridge; Mr..
Gus West, Archie Tudor, Mrs. w.
E. Vrooman, Mrs. Ann Scott, Mr..
John 0. Lewis, Mrs. Estella Harris
and a host of others. From all indi-
cations a record crowd is looked
for.
At the last affair given by the
committee the public talked about
the good time they had at the
Home and they wanted to have the
opportunity of coming back again.
The fact that the charges are so
reasonable, has lots to do with
the drawing power of this group.
Admission is only quarter, and
refreshments are equally low. The
entire group urges that their
friends and well wishers be pres
ent to witness the many surprises
that are in store. Saturday Night,
April 9th.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

J. S. Jackson placed in charge
of the investigation by the COM
mittee, Mr. Jackson left no stone
unturned until he had unearthed
new evidence that caused the pro-
secutor to file charges. Travis
Downs. (white), twenty-nine, a
hairdresser who had been induced
to go to Portland, by being given
eighty-five dollars (this is admit
ted by the officers), thought the
matter over, then returned to Sc
attic. He went direct to Mr.. jack
sons office where he was then
turned over to the District Attor-
ney He is held as a material wit
ness.
Although the NAACP was in
charge of the investigation, too
much praise can not be given the
twenty-nine other organizations,
some of them of national promin-
ence, who cooperated to make the
endeavors of the committee a sue
cess. Prosecutor B. Gray Warner
has consented to appoint any at
torney named by the committee as
special deputy to assist in the
prosecution. 1t is expected that
an outstanding lawyer from out
of state will be called to assist in
the case. 1t is been inadvisable to
employ local talent in this type of
case.
The community and friends have
been high in their praise for the
splendid work done by Mr.. jack
son and his committee. Paschal
and his companions who have fig
ured in many brutal police beat
ings, but in the past had always
been clever enough not to leave
sufficient evidence to be convicted,
told conflicting tales and admitted
to damaging evidence. However,
they claim that the accident oc-
Cured in the line of duty. This
from Whalen and Stevenson. Pas
chal refused upon advice of coun-
sci Sylvester Gravin, to comment.
Otto Mittlestadt, coroner, in a
statement to the daily press, feeb-
ly attempted to cover his biased
actions at the inquest From re-
liable sources it has been stated
that even Republicans will cross
the party line in the coming fall
elections and defeat Mittlestadt in
the Democratic primaries.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08
Two Hundred
Storm Prosecutor
By Leonard Clayton

April "A committee of about
two hundred Colored people met
at the Prosecutors office to put
before him the facts of the Berry
Lawson case.
Mr.. Joseph Jackson representing
the N. A. A. c. p. acted as the
chairman, and introduced the diff
ferent persons serving on the COM
mittee to Attorney Agnew. They
were l. E. Robinson, Mr.. P. Fra
zier, Mrs. LeEtta Saunders King,
Mrs. c. Bonner, Miss Idell c. Vert
ner, Mrs. Mccullough, Reverend
Fred Hughes, Editor John Lewis
of the Northwest Enterprise, At
torney John Prim, other speakers
were Marshall Gray and Carl
Brooks.
The idea is a matter of civil
rights and justice. Not a matter
of winning a case. The request
was made that this office, investi-
gate more fully, the case, and end
these brutal assaults.
The committee was not satisfied
with the inquest. This office could
put stop to these assaults! The
issue at the inquest was avoided
There was a lot of information
that was not brought up. The con-
sultation with the witnesses prev
ious to the inquest did not coincide
with their testimony during the in
quest. There were the jailor, ma.
iron, elevator man, doctor and the
maid. This meeting is to let it be
known that the Colored people OF
Seattle are interested in seeing
justice. 1t is evident that the wit
nesses were intimidated. Blood
should have been on the stair from
the left nostril. There was a clot
on the left side of the brain. The
coroner Disseminated in his ques-
tioning of the witnesses. A blow
on the right side of the head will
show effects on the opposite side,
the left side. There We're injuries
on the hands and he was supposed
to have been handcuffed. Attorney
Agnew was very weak in his state
ments. The contention was: Was
or was not the Indian woman
| drunk?
Agnew stated that the jury
would not pay much attention to
the Indian woman because of her
bad reputation. He said that they
do not file cases when an acquittal
is foreseen.
The contention was: Was Berry
hit before or after he had left the
hotel. This office feels that there
isn't sufficient evidence to file the
case. This office has no authority
over the police officer.
Two taxi drivers who were at
the scene could not be found the
day of the inquest. No clothes
were at the inquest. Was there
blood in the car?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08
Harry Walker
Disappears Friday

Mrs. Jessie Walker is very much
concerned over the disappearance
of her husband, Harry Walker last
week. Mr.. Walker, an employee
of the Great Northern Railway,
left home last Friday to go to
the commissary and has not been
seen since. 1t is feared he is a
victim of amnesia. Mr.. Walker is
Sc years old, five feet four inches
tall, black hair, brown eyes with
a light complexion. Anyone seeing
him is asked to notify the family
at 221 oath North, East 3508, or
the Northwest Enterprise.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08
DIR. Tsuneishi Moves
To New Location

DR.. Duncan NJ. Tsuneishi, popu-
lar young optometrist with offices
in the Richmond Hotel building,
corner 4th and Main, has been
forced to move to new quarters
because Of extensive repairs being
made on the building. The new
office will be two doors south in
tn same building. DR.. Tsuneishi
will be pleased to welcome his
many friends and customers at his
new location.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

que, Cou n t y
prosecutor B.
G ray Warner
filed second de-
gree m u r d e r
charges against
police officers
Patrick l.. Wha-
len, Fred Pas
chall, and w. F.
Stevenson.
Aft e r being
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

NEW YORK - Bernice Joyce
Calvin, ID, junior at Walton High
school, attended her second lee
ture in a series of the Foreign Pol
icy Association at the Hotel Astor
Saturday afternoon. Miss Calvin,
only colored member of the Schol-
arship Circle, and member of the
school League of Nations, is one
of six chosen to attend the lec-
lures. The main speaker Satur-
day was Sonia Tomara, former
Herald. Tribune correspondent in
Rome.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08
NAACP Vice-President UncOvers
Damaging Evidence in Lawson Case

AS the elimination of tireless eff
forts of the committee headed by
Joseph S. Jackson, vice-president
of the NAACP and executive Sc
cretary of the Seattle Urban Lea
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va
Prof. Leroy Johnson of Storer col
lege mas an article, General Sci
ence Demonstrations" in the cur
rent school Science and Mathe-
mates" magazine.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

MEMPHIS-Negro farmers have
been invited to take part in the
annual Plant-to-Prosper campaign
of the Commercial-Appeal, daily
newspaper, which has set aside
$3.50 for awards to Negro farm
ers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

MONTGOMERY The Mont
gomery Advertiser, daily paper,
praised editorially the appearance
of the Tuskegee choir, conducted
by William L. Dawson, in concert
at the city auditorium Thursday
night.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

WASHINGTON = National Me-
gro Health Week, April $40, will
be observed by 100 colored CCC
camps, according to Robert Fech-
ner, director.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

MARSHALLESix hundred boys
attended the Older Boys confer
ence, which met at Wiley and Bish-
op college last week. DR.. M. W.
Dogan, president of Wiley, was
chairman of the program commit
tee.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

NEW YORK-The Municipal Art
Commission approved on Tuesday
mural decorations in the children's
n'eolcal and surgical wards at Har-
,em hospital executed by Selma
r,ay and Elba Lightfoot under aus
pjces of the WPA.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08

TUSkEGEE = The 9th annual
session of the John A. Andrew
Clinical society will be held here
April SO, with distinguished ply
sicians and surgeons from all Sec
tions of the country attending, I'M
der the direction of DR.. c. A. Wal
wyn, medical director of the In
stitute.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-08
3 POLICE CHARGED WITH MURDER
NaXs>>'G

LOS ANGELES-The Ca.
Eagle, 4075 South Central ave..
Mrs. c. A. Bass, editor and pub
Usher, is now on the air with a
feature, negro Newspaper of the
Air." each evening at 8:15 over
KGFJ. John Kinloch is the night
ly newscaster.
INDIANAPOLIS F. B. Ran
som, manager of the Nine. c. j.
Walker Manufacturing company,
filed last week for City Council to
represent the Sixth district, SUBJ
ject to the Democratic primary on
May 3.