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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03
BILBO ASK SENATE TO
DEPORT ALL NEGROES

Washington, June 2, (CNA)
- In a three-hour filibuster
speech against the Administra-
tons ReliefRecovery Bill, Sen.
Theodore G.. Bilbo of Mississippi,
advocated the deportation of
the 12,00O,OOO American-born
Negroes to Africa as an amend
ment TO the bill.
In typical fascist fashion the
Mississippi senator singled out
the Negro as the goat" of the
depression the cause" of h e
economic breakdown contending
that there would be no unem-
ployment crisis in this country
but for the presence of 10000
0G0 Negroes. Using govern
mcnt figures showing 100000
unemployed in the United States,
BilbO argued that the depres-
sion would be automatically
ended by firing these twelve
million Negroes back to Africa. ="
EDITORIALLY - Another
outburst of downright Demo-
cratic Discrimination from Mis-
sissippi. Read what Bilbo of the
Southland-a rank, yea, rar kerr
Gus, misguided, conscienciosless,
brainless, yea, a "scrambled
Drained. bOne-headed repre-
sentative. oh no, not representa-
tive, but rather an out of the
light Of civilized "Misrepresen-
tative fr o m Mississippi talk
ing about deporting 100000
American Negroes from this
country where they have given
their life blood for the Ameri-
can white man-made them of
the South rich for Two hundred
fifty years. Ingratiude, my God,
wherein cold reason find lodging
place in the Uranium of a mans
head like that of Bilbo?
How in the devil you are
think of such an impossibility?
TIE government hasn't at its
command transportation facili-
ties to transport the Negroes
from this country as fast as
they are being born then how
in the devil could you ever de-
port this God-sent Negro race
from the land they have made
to blossom. like rose? Then if
there ever were any such a fool
hardy movement like that stat
ed we venture t h e prediction
that Bilbo would be one of the
city to board the first transport.
first outfits of human monstro-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03
]. RUPERT JEFFERSON
ADDRESSES BSTC GRADS
Exercises Held in City Auditor.
ium Last Tuesday Morning;
Forty---seven Students Given
DiplOmas-Marks En- dof Term

The fina., exercises of Bluefield
State Teachers College were held
Tuesday morning in city audit
orium.
Forty-seven were given dip.
Tomas. Principal J. Rupert JEFF.
ferson of Parkersburg, address.
ed the graduates on the subject,
The Two Pillars of Civiliza-
ton; Education and Religion. "
He told the graduates that edu-
cation and religion were not
separate. He advised the stu
dents as they have made their
start in life to have faith, in
telligence and courage"
Rev. j. S. Little offered the
invocation. Misses Ruby Hogan
and Alene Saunders sang, "Hark
to the Madolin," accompanied
by Mrs. l.. L. Spencer.
Dean G.. w. Whiting present
ed the Candidates for degrees to
Attorney Bernard McClaugherty
of the State Board of Educa-
ton, who conferred degrees upon
the forty-seven graduates. The
choral sang eve Chant It," di-
rected by Prof. C. D. Reese.
Remarks and greetings were
made by Superintendent l. J. K.
Wells, secretary of the Negro
Board of Education
President Dickson gave the
charge to the graduates, and ad-
vised them that if each of them
rendered service that success
was sure.
The benediction was rendered
by A. L. Polk, and with Jene
Jones at the piano the audience
$ n.g a song, "Bluefeld State
Hymn" music and words by
Jene Jones.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03
DULCE EFT DECORUM

NAlor is triumphant over
death. Time does not dim the
luster Of patriotic sacrifice. Our
flags today do not fly sadly at
half mast, but they wave glor-
icusly over the graves of men
We honor.
For YOU have scaled the starry
heights of fame,
Nor ever shrank from peril or
distress;
Therefore your death, engirt
with lOveliness,
shall shine like beacon stars of
sacrifice.
Never in our history w h e n
peace became impossible have we
Shrank from war
Bear witness. Earth, we have
made our choice for Freedom :
brotherhood.
Not for conquest have we
fought. We have never march
I'd 10 battle behind q Napoleon
mad with the thirst for glory.
Twice we fought wi h Great
Britain. Long years Of struggle
they were 10 decide whether we
should be free & independentor
shculd be a subject people, bow
ing TO the will Of Il king across
the sea. We fought among our
selves over the question Of
Union or disunion. From that
dreadful war the Union cmrged
united We fought to drive the
Spanish from Cuba, ending an
agc-Iong tyranny And we fought
i'm the World War TO support our
great ideals.
Today we do honor to all the
heroic dead. We scatter flowers
upon their graves and speak eu-
logieS in their praise. Our
country is their monument.
They preserved it. We weep as
we remember the gallant youths
whose devotion to America knew
no bounds.With the old Romans.
we say again:
Dulcc ct decOrum est pro pat
ria mort.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03
WEIGH DEMOCRATS TRYING TO FOOL NEGROES

The idea of Democrats in WEIGH flying wildcat de
cepVe Democratic Limb appealing Negroes the Demo
cratic ticket WEIGH because OF Of giving Negroes
Uniformed police officer for the WoOdmon section Of the city
c0OrCd section the What in the he'll does il that
tell the Negro YOU going scqnc9atc him be
fore you him power? What wrong about the Negro
serving anywhere in the city? Why is it that white
all the city and the Negro isn't good enough
anywhere but in Negro settlement Of the city? That's the
covenootod meaning discriminatory feeling of the Demo-
Gratis Look it il the face don't dodge the issue That's the
policy Of Democrats everywhere Yes Democrats
want you Negroes They want and
then you all the he'll they Negroes good
enough to vote fight the bates of the white but good
enough to hold kind office unless servle Vote
the Republican ticket and hold your heads upook the world
in the face and tell the cheap whe wasfe Negroes
hell. Vote the Republican ticket.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03
news BRIEFS

Mr.. George Brown, of Kimball,
known by the boys all over the
county as George Brown, 1.-The
Naked Rooster, retired rail-
road man of 80 years service
within the N. & w. railway co.,
was in the city of Keystone Mon
day Of this week. Mr.. Brown is
preparing for his trip through
cut the north and east for a 10
days vacation.
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03

The West Virginia state college riGhtfuy boast OF
having HE and WHOLE at lis head in the of
Prof. John w. Davis, President Of the West Virginia STATE
college He the the day Monday the Com
Exercises KimhaL His address conceded
able and timely heard throughout
this section President Davis without doubt of the races
ut and practical educators of his today. His
speech b. Ted with of the rotten conditions existing
before by
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03
CONGRESSMAN MITCHELL A
POLITICAL SYMBOL.

NONUNSSMAN MllCHElL a
POLITICAL SYMBOL
The Congressional Record OF
April II contains an address by
Congressman Arthur w. Mitchell
in which he accounts his exl
perlences as t he first Negro
Democrat in the House of Re-
representatives.. He tells us i'm his
address, When | entered the
Congress there were grave mis-
givings in the minds of thou
sands of our citizens as to how
l would be received by the mem
bers OF my own party, and there
were many expressions uttered
by men in high positions to the
effect that my presence in the
Congress would mean nothing
insofar as helping the race.
They claimed that the party of
which | was a member was so
stepped in prejudice and hatred
toward and from the Negro that
not only would my presence in
the Congress be looked upon with
suspicion by a large number of
colleagues on the Democratic
side of the House but that it
would be impossible for me to
enlist the sympathy, the good
will and the cooperation of these
men in any effort l might put
forth in the interest of my own
group" He also tells us that, his
opponents in his first congress
ional campaign had him photo
graphed being Gagged off from
the other members of the House
on the Democratic side. 1t is
not necessary for Mr.. Mitchell to
assure us that all of the predic-
tions were belied by his experien-
ces, for we read in the Congress-
ional Record and in the daily
papers, that this newcomer was
received by his Democratic COL
leagues both from the North &
the South with all the courtesy
and civilities to which a member
of Congress is entitled. He has
submitted and advocated mea-
sures for the benefit Of his race
comparable with the efforts of
any of his Negro Republican
professors.
Arthur w. Mitchell, is a poll
tical symbol typifiying the tran
sition of h e Negroes alliance
from the Republican to the
Democratic party. Politically
speaking all Negroes were born
in the Republican Household of
faith. Thu idea of thh black
mans citizenship and lenfran-.
chisement was conceived in the
mind of the Grand Old Party, in
the days of its enthusiasm for
freedom and equality. The four
tenth Ami ndmfnt conferred
upon the Negro the rights of
citizenship and safeguarded his
privileges and immunities a.
gainst the invasion of the states.
This lies at the foundation of all
that the Negro is or can hope
to be as a political entity.
At first the Negro embraced
the faith with zeal and enthu-
siasm of the new convert. The
Republican creed constituted his
political orthodoxy. Any davia-
ton therefrom was unforgive-
able heresy. Apostacy from the
faith was vitited with maledic-
ton akin to accommodation.
All Negro Republicans were as
signed a place in Abraham's
bosom, h e erring brethren
were relegated to the region
that burneth with birthstone and
fire. Only so recently as the last
presidential campaign, a pro
fervid Republican orator rose
to remark that all Negro Demo-
Gratis would wake up and find
their proper place i'm he'll
During these latter years the
Negro has bolted to the Demo
cratic party with something Of a
Continued Oh Page Four
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03
KELLY MILLER SAYS

:, !; NOTE: Though oversight,
nIhe establishment of Negro
Museum at Howard University, "
IN our last issue was not credited
to Mr.: Miller, we wish to make it
known Mr.. Miller is the author
OF that most excellent article.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03

and ten minutes. Tell the
mothers of the meetings and the
good to be derived and instead
OF sending your children, get up,
dress yourselves and accompany
your children to the House of
the Lord, and take part in the
worship. 2 81
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03
PENNsYLYANIA LEADING
CONFINED from Page Onc)

" oh'I hueu from rage Onc)
Chairman John Hamilton, of
the Republican National COM
mittee, said, in a statement, that
the results pointed to certain
victory for his party in the
Pennsylvania fall election.
For the New Deal and all its
radical and crack-brain allies "
the Pennsylvania results consti-
tute the handwriting on the wall,
he said. I,,J,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-03

f. j. Moore, many years an Of
flcer and Chief of Police of Key
stone mas just returned from the
hospital where he underwent an
operation which proved a sue
cess. He has returned to his
home looking hale, hearty and
happy.
Evening star., 1938-12-10
Film
Returns
To Met
Gangster Cycle
Touches a
New Peak

angels With Dirty Faces" the
climax of the gangster flm cycle
in which Warner Bros play their
entire first team headed by Jimmy
Cagney, has returned to the Metro
politan after weeks lay-off follow
ing its Earle engagement. AS the
chief angel with dirty face, Mr.
Cagney turns in one of those taut,
brilliant performances which make
it easily understood why his horde
of fans will not give him a chance
to play other roles. He is ably sup
ported in his exciting string of mis-
deeds by no less talented tough
guys than the Dead End" kids,
who, associated for the first time
with the master contribute vividly
to as tense and thrilling a screen
drama as Hollywood has yet created.
1t is skilled playing and artful
direction, however, that really make
Angels With Dirty Faces" for in
spite of a trick and dramatic end
ing, much of the material is the
familiar stuff of gangster pictures.
Director Michael Curtiz, together
with every one else associated with
the film. recognized deep respon-
sibility to admirers of both Cagney
and the Dead Enders." Clearly
when they were brought together
in picture. it had to be something
of furious action and finely sustained
suspense. That is precisely what is
provided by this tale of a gangster
who was not bad at heart but made
up for that deficiency by being very,
very bad in every other respect.
Studded with grimness and orna-
mented with the bark of gangster
guns. Angels With Dirty Faces has
time for some intervals of rough
house comedy that are among the
best the screen has seen. One Sc
quence that is not likely to be for
gotten is a basket ball game in
church gym in which Cagney teaches
the Dead Enders what really tough
guy is like. Another is that in which
he RECEIVERS his wallet from them
after they have picked his pocket
on the dumb theory that he is just
another guy in the streets. Lickings
like these are just the thing those
kids have always needed and the
Cagney touch lifts them to a very
artistic level, as it does indeed the
whole film. J.C.
Evening star., 1938-12-10
Harlequins Pioneer,
Staging New Plav

The Harlequins of Catholic Uni
verslty take a pioneering step in
college dramatics now, staging
Brother Orchid" new play bv
sophomore Leo Brady, tomorrow
Monday and Tuesday nights at the
music hall of the school.
The production has been staged
by the Rev. Gilbert v. Hartke, O. P
director OF the Graduate Speech and
Drama Department at Catholic Uni
verslty. Students taking part are
Anthony Messuri, Victor Orsinger
Fred Slant, Carmen Pirro, Thomas
Murray, Lionel Booth, Lulius
STANCES, John Oberg, George HAYES,
Robert Moffett and Humberto Ma
deiros.
The author of the play having
its world premiere is an active
member of the Blackfriars Guild,
His other playwriting ventures in
clude "A Star on the Door" a one
act play staged last year by the
Blackfriars, and a poetic drama
which he entered in the Maxwell
Anderson competition at Stanford
University in 1897.
Evening star., 1938-12-10
Quartet Saves
New Picture
At Keith's
Little Tough Guys
Now Invade
Society
By CHRIS MATHISEN.

The Little Tough Guys are putting
on their act once again this week
at R-K-O Keiths, and Universals S
prototypes of the Dead Enders man
age to be very amusing from time
to time If it were not for the pres
ence of Mischa Auer, Mary Boland
Edward Everett Horton and Harold
Huber, however, Little Tough Guys
in Society" would take its place
among the -so-funny screen COM
edies. The quartet of usually de
pendables manage to rescue the film
repeatedly and Hardie Meakin's cur
rent offering is, therefore, good en-
tertainment, if one is in mood for
rough-and-tumble fun.
When the little playful ones are
introduced this time, they are en-
gagged in wrecking the stock of a
glass factory, thereby removing
"overproduction' as its reason for
remaining closed. Previous to this
meeting, however, Randolph has
been presented. Randolph is Jackie
Searl in real life; in the film he is
a rich youngster who likes to remain
in bed. Psychiatrist Mischa Auer
has recommended association with
underprivileged boys to change his
viewpoint, and the Little Tough
Guys become the associates through
bit of trickery devised by frankie
Thomas Uncle Harold Huber. The
remaking of Randolph is climaxed
when uncle attempts to stage a hold
up, only to find the erstwhile
hoodlums arrayed on the side of
order.
The dialogue is bright only occa-
slonally but the situation comedy is
handled ably. Young Mr.. Thomas
and Friends Harris Berger, Hally
Chester, Charles Duncan, David
Corey and William Benedict demon
strate their hearty disdain for pro-
prlety with thoroughness and enthu-
slasm, and when they busy them
selves about it too long, Miss Boland
or Messrs. Horton and Auer pop up
IN the next few feet of film. That
they pop up sooner would be de-
slrable, but that they pop up eventu-
ally is very helpful.
Also on the R-K-O Keiths bill are
an interesting dude ranch short sub
Ject and "Farmyard Symphony"
which is ordinary Disney. But ordi-
nary Disney is most entertaining,
Evening star., 1938-12-10

all, or any; 90 she must leave the
man she loves and he is so noble
about it,
And they all live happily ever
after.
After all of this the Eagles stage
show Is no end cheering. After
all Of this any stage show would be
cheering, but this one is fine for
1t has variety and pep and some
talented people, all Of whom seemed
to be approved by yesterdays matt
nee audience. Called "A Trip to
Miami" after some of Harry Anger's
trick staging effects. the weeks
revue is another that owes much
to the Earle Roxyettes. The girls
have new numbers that are bright
and novel, one of them a tricky
business wherein they bounce beach
balls half as big as they are, and
they zip through everything they
do with their accustomed verve and
precision.
And none of the speciality artists
lets the show down. For comedy
there are Howard and Shelton,
which is fine indeed, Tow Howard's S
insanity sending a lot of people,
including this department. in search
Of the nearest aisle to roll in. Ard
the others are Dave Monahan, who
does some novel manipulating of a
xylophone, including playing it with
his feet; Evelyn Case. who sings
pleasantly, and Goodrich and Mel
son, among the best of the strong
arm boys to show up around here
lately. H. M.
Evening star., 1938-12-10

how she ever finds time for it is
something we wouldn't know. Many
people, of course. live in little dream
worlds of their own making, but
this young thing brings hers out
into the open and lies blandly,
even believing herself almost. She
is very near to being case for a
psychiatrist instead of dramatic
school.
1t goes on with the lass falling
in love with her dream marquis
when he does not give her away,
then, deserted by him when he sees
new face, scoring a magnificent
hit upon the stage, finding the
theater true love that will last
forever. 1t goes on, all right, but
it goes on without much true mott
vation for anything anybody does,
wherefore it never becomes plausible
possibility or even believable fan
tasy. There is some resemblance to
stage Door" in the attempt to prove
that the path to stage fame is
paved with tribulations, but that
is as far as the resemblance goes,
because none of the attempts to
prove anything ever quite come off.
Among the cast supporting Miss
Rainer, Paulette Goddard is highly
acceptable, even unto the point of
almost making you wish she would
desert Charlie Chaplin for a screen
career. Aside from Henry Ste
phenson and Alan Marshall all the
other people look alike, so help us.
There is much about the Capitol's
stage show to make you happy, and
nothing, in fact, that should make
you unhappy. Chief reason for
singing any praises of the bill, of
course, is that it brings back to
us Chester Hale's Texas Comets,
who seem to have moved in for
a long stay, now being the Capitol
Comets. The Comets have a new
number this time that ranks with
their best, maybe even better than
that, and their best is about the
best there is This new item is
a dance arrangement to Liszt's Sec
ond Hungarian Rhapsody" and it
is fine business indeed. So for
that matter, are their other two
routines.
For laughs the show has Collins
and Peterson, couple Of lads guar
anteed to make you enjoy life.
Their antics are especially good for
the soul when they take to heckling
the customers for coming in late
or for walking out or for anything
else they take a notion to heckle
them for. Also there is lass named
Bee Saxon who has some fine song
arrangements and who sells them
magniflcently. with a change of
pace that lets her go from sweet
to swing with the greatest of ease.
Others are Boy Foy, who does his
usual juggling on a unicycle with
his usual skill and the Philhar-
monies, harmonica ensemble that
does not make you wish you were
somewhere else. which, from this
quarter, is high praise of a har-
monica ensemble.
Evening star., 1938-12-10


Broadway"-the story Of woman,
who sees her husband imprisoned
for-murder when she was actually
the cause of it all, who sets out to
have career to get money to free
him, who goes back in the end to
be the good wife even though she
has found love meanwhile.
But you name any story that can
rise above a continual string Of con-
versational cliches and hackeneyed
treatment and you will be crazy and
you know it. Comet Over Broad
way" at any rate" does not rise
above either its dialogue or its situ-
ations to become flaming meteor in
the heavens. 1t does not even sit
up in bed; just lies there groaning
quietly while Miss Francis, John
Litel and Ian Hunter, three honest
film mines, struggle, with no great
display of hope, to bring it to life.
Your sadistic instincts will be de-
lighted, of course, with the picture,
for enough plaques for three films
are descended upon poor Miss
Francis; poor, dear Miss Francis.
During the course of her portrayal
Of the actress who was Comet
Over Broadway" she does this
above mentioned suffering because !:
Cd She is a staid small house
wife while she yearns for bright
lights and fame: 90 her husband
pays for a rash deed committed for
love of her; 90 she must give up
her beloved baby daughter on her
climb to stardom; 90 she falls in
love; 80 her daughter rejoins hel
but does not know she is her daugh-
ter: 60 she stays in love: CD the
guy proposes and she has to tell all;
90 she visits her husband to tel
him he is going to be free. finds him
still yearning and cannot tell him
Evening star., 1938-12-10
If | Were King Now
At the Columbia

Splashing its vivid splendor about
F street again, If I Were King"
now pops up at Loew's Columbia for
third downtown week. It's a
roistering and swashbuckling film,
exciting with adventure, teeming
with action and spiced with dashes
of romance and touches of comedy.
And every bit of it is very fine busi-
ness.
IF I Were King" you probably
do not have to be told, is the story
of Francois Villon, the gutter poet"
who frequented the lower cafes, and
in one Of them one night boasted
how he would run France, only to
have the job handed to him by
Louis XIV. The action and the
adventure swing along at swift
clip as he rules for a week with the
knowledge that his head comes off
at the end of his reign and as he
and his low pals save Paris from
the Burgundians. The excitement
and the romance combine through
the fact that M. Villon has two
love affairs running concurrently,
one with a lady of the court, the
other with lass of his own station.
All of this rousing drama, full of
its scope and bit of social sig
nificance, is played handsomely by
every one concerned. 1t is played
especially we'll by Ronald Colman
as Villon and Basil Rathbone as the
cruel and crafty Louis who was
reformed. When the two are pitted
against each other there are mo-
ments of high dramatic intensity.
There also are warm and complete
screen portraits by Frances Dee, the
lass of the court; Ellen Drew, the
lass who knew another court; Henry
Wilcoxen, C. v. France and Montagu
Love, among others. And Director
Frank Lloyd has welded the whole
story. characters, color, setting and
revolution, into splendid screen
entertainment. H. M.