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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-05-13
PatrOniZe Our Advertisers
JOHN WALKER
PUMP HOUSE MANAGER
PHONE IS
Notice
THE GOLDEN RULE INVEST,
. MENT ASSOCIATION
Bramwell, w. Va.
May 9, 1888

l. Bramwell, w. Va.
May 9, 1888
To the stockholders of the Gold
en- Rule Investment Association:
Dear Brother, or Sister,
The 18th Annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the Golden
Rule Investment Association
will be held with Princeton Assn
No. 33, at Princeton, w. Va, on
June 7th and Sth, 1888, for the
purpose of electing a new Board
of Directors for the ensuing year
and to attend to other business
which may properly come be-
fore it. You are requested to be
present in person or by proxy.
BY order of the Executive Com.
R. H. McKOY, D d., Pres.
l. G.. S. MILLER, A B., Secy.
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Sight Learning 10 Last

The iiuSt anecdote about Michel.
angelo shows him. when only
painters apprentice, going to tho
iish market TO look at the eyes Of a
fish to note their color and the deli
cacy OF its fms. The last, when a
friend found him solitary one day
amidst the ruins OF the Coliseum,
ana when he expressed his surprise,
Michelangclo simply said, IL 60 yet
10 school" One of hi last drawings
Is sketch of an old man and the
motto. "Ancoru imparo' (I stiN
Learnt
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II Ill T. ON l. 90 Il + X
W.D.W.

IA Beautiful little Operetta.
Titled Spring, opened at the Open
Country theatre not long ago.
II is Il nature production and
old dame Nature herself is direct
ING it. The music is furnished
by Birds and Brooks.
The leading lady in Spring is
Love played by herself. Love
dances and Sings in every act .
She is everywhere 1T once. sit
ting by a boy and %irl ON :: park
bench, picking roses with .
sweet Old couple, walking With
4 young mother and her baby,
in some mysterious way she is
with them all. Perhaps this
omnipresencC OF Love accounts
for the gcycSt of everybody. In
the entire production, there is
not one rOWn.
The scenery, designed by the
two masters Sun and Rain, i,
, csquisite. Green is the predomi
nate color, with little ileckS OF
white and blue woven in here
and there Spring is such ;
dainty little thing. that one is
afraid il will only run another
month or two at most. 1t is {;
shame too.
Thought: Is great poetry tho
result of crystal cl"ar insanity
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Spend Your Money Where 1t Is appreciated

Richard Poole, Mr.. jim Stay.
Mr.. c. MCGEE, Mr.. Fred Moore
and Squire Houchins.
Honorary pallbearers will be-:
MIR. George Reed, Sam Wade,
Sam Crider. Nj. L. Whittico.
Camp Valentine, DR.. j. f..
Brown, Charlie France. Henry
Richardson. Sherman Collins &
Bob Maloy and S. A. Calhoun.
Funeral services will be conduc
ted by the Rev. Mr. l.. A. Watt
kins
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to leadership of a city as well.
But w h a do you find, certain
Negroes, educated, are asleep
at the switch while crime among
Negroes grows to the worst
degree possible! Why not these
Negro leaders call a mass meet
ing against this crime wave here,
why close your eyes to 1t?
What's the sense in a please-all
policy when we see the ship
sinking?
1t is my opinion that salaries
from the public treasury obligatc
the recipients to labor for n e
peace of the city, as for it's
education, for there is no educa-
ton at all where open crimes
are without shame or hinder
ance. This sort of She e-She e,
silence against crime on the part
cf Negro leadership is q green
apple now but its going to ripen
into an ugly fruit if action is
not taken against CT m e by
Negro leadership. The Negro
churches with but few excep,
tions have been and are battling
against crime.
Saw Deputy Sheriff Clark
along Elm street, long an office
deputy under Sheriff Joe S
Phipps. The courtesy of Sheriff
Clark to al who have business
at the Sheriff's office is quite
Z easing. He seema 30 have
religion as well as sense, know
ing that God loves fine manners
to ala mark of a Christian.
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Albntross Has I7.roo. HgInrsnrsan

hIbatFOSs Has II-FoO- Widespread
The ulbatross, which sometimes
he's a widespread Of II feet, usually
has difficulty in taking off," hav-
ing TO run some distance TO gain
momentum before IL rises In the
air. When on a ship, says Golfers
Weekly, II is unable TO leave II the
top deck does not have. sufficient
space for a satisfactory RUNWAY"
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GARY COLORED NEWS

Congratulations to Mrs. c. w.
King, teacher of music in the
Gary school and to her group of
singers for the very fine showing
made in the recent musical con
test held at w. Va. State college
last week. Deserving special
mention is Miss Mary Barksdale
who won first place as soloist.
Mrs. Sarah Page, of Kimball,
was guest speaker at the M. E.
church on Sunday. We h av e
heard nothing but compliments
of her very fine address. The
annual affair was sponsored by
Mrs. G.. E. Cooper.
Miss Mary Hairston, William
son, stopped enroYte to Bluefield
for a brief visit with friends.
Prof. Harold P. Cooper accom-
panied a group of boys to London
w. Va, where they participated
in a field meet.
Mrs. Dolly Bridgeman went
with group Of friends to w. Va.
State college last week to attend
the musical festival of the West
Virginia high schools.
Prof. and Mrs. j. c. Justice
attended services at the NJ. T.
church on Sunday
Prof. and Mrs. J. f. Hight were
visitors to Bluefield on Sunday
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-05-13
Plaintiff
In Cllanccry
VS..
BILL B'UKKETT
Defendant
Pending In Tho Circuit Court OF
Said Mcdowell County

Said Mcdowell County
The nbj.ct Cf this suit IS TO obal,
rroIn the defendant by the plainiift
II divorce from the bonds OF matri-
m"ny ana for general relief
And ii appearing from an affidavit
now ON fiIo with the papers In this
cause. that the defendant Is non
resident Of the state OF West Virgin
Ia; it is therefore ordered that the
said defendant do appear at the
Clerks Office Of .h2 Circuit Court Of
MrDOwcll County within one month
from the dntc OF the date Of the LIST.
publication Of this order. and do
what is necessary to protect
protect his interest herein.
tcrcSt herein.
And it IL further ordered that
copy of this order be published once
II week for three successive weeks In
some newspaper OF general circula-
ton, published in said Mcdowell
County
\ Copy, Tcste = , ~
HOBART E. PAYNE, Clerk
Circuit Court. Mcdowell County
FLEMING A. JONES, Jr., Pc.
Date Of first publication, Friday
May &, 1898.
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Laid Fir.t TeIcgranh Cnhlc

The first telegraph cable in Amer
lea was laid by Samuel +. b. Morse
II 1872. IT was an irsul1tcd coppcr
Wlrc, which was laid in Now York
harbor between the Battery and
Governors island.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-05-13
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA: In the
Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County -,
April 30, 1898.
BESSIE BURkETT
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-05-13

DR.. Norman Cotton, home
town boy of Greensboro, n. e.,
whose father was the first Negro
TO blaze the way into the Demo
cratic party in Greensboro, IS,
to my way of thinking, the most
useful Negro Greensboro has yet
produced. Thousands of them
have gone away and done we'll,
but they burnt the bridges be-
hind them, so far as Greensboro
is concerned. But DR.. Cotton, he
never forgets his native Green's
bcro. And while the big major
ity of Greensboro boys went
away and forgot their parents
graves here, DR.. Cotton has
made the graves of his father
and mother shrine here in his
old home town.
DR.. Cotton has just recently
given to Bennett college 1000.
They used to say to me IN q
Spanish country that man $
home town is always the first
endorsement to the world as to
his value. | say that to say that
DR.. Norman Cotton's first en-
dorsement of his home town is
excellent. No Negro boy ever
born and reared in Greensboro
and gone away has ever equalled
DR.. Norma Cotton in holy atti-
tudes - and | use the word to
mean Gods desire human inter
ests that is holiness in its
heavenly meaning.
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Well, kind reader, Green's
boro's citizcnry now among the
Negroes has more educated
readers than ever before, play
grounds. swimming pools, W.
M.P.'s. this and XYZ, that and
ct cetcra; yet crime among
NEGROES has never been worse in
Greensboro. Drunken parades
Of Negro men AID women thru
the streets Of Greensboro, where
Negroes live, have never been
50 disGraccful anywhere. No
roiice protection.
1t is not all the duty Of the
church to fight crime, it belongs
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AttOrneys-at-Law
ALONG ELM STREET
GREENSBORO, N. c.

BY CAPTAIN ID. ]. GILMEH
Continued from Page Two
now as that old door nail 5 death
of long ago?
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NON POLITICAL HYPO-
critics DESTROYERS TO
GOVERNMENT &. SOCIETY

Editor of the Mcdowell Times,
Keystone, w. Va.
Dear Sir
Will you please allow me the
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Prof. and Mrs. j. c. Justice
attended services at the NJ. +.
church on Sunday
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Prof. and Mrs. J. f. Hight were
visitors to Bluefield on Sunday
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-05-13

Miss Mary Hairston, William
son, stopped enroYte to Bluefield
for a brief visit wi TIN friends.
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Thoughts: Is great poetry the
result Of Il crystal cl"ar insanity?
Evening star., 1938-11-20
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
IF YOUR SKIN HAS VIOLET LIGHTS
by Sylvia Blythe

ERFECTLY related to the hue of
- the skin, color can make the face
d and figure compel interest. even
when the features are i'll assorted.
This is the opinion of an expert in
color and line in dress, Laurene Hemp
stead, who has discussed the use of
color in the recent book, Look Your
Best" and whose previous work on
this subject is used as textbook in
various colleges.
Last weeks article on this page
discussed the correct colors in make
up and costume for the orange-red
type of pigmentation. We also told
you then that the inside of your wrists
will give you the true tone of your
cheeks, while the inside of your finger
tips, close to the nail, indicates the
color tone of your lips.
This week we will discuss the colors
that are most flattering to the violet
red type. For women of this skin-tone.
it is best to choose makeup from the
purple or vineyard shades which are
so smart this winter: fuchsia. orchid
red. royal red. fox glove. grape and
princes feather.
Experiment with cream rouges in
these tones for delicate, transparent
cheek coloring Try the new fluffy
rouge, made on a cream foundation
base, for its smoothness in blending
Choose lipstick of matching tone
but of deeper intensity. Almost every
lipstick has also its matching shade of
fingernail polish.
The basic cool colors in clothes -
blue, green and violet. with their
many gradations of shade - will be
the most actively becoming Your
blue gown is flattering to your cool
skin because it seems to call out traces
Evening star., 1938-11-20

up for penning 'em in such an unsani-
tary placer
"Yes, said Dwight Howe Humans
can take lot of punishment!
Arizona nodded, watching Tony and
Totty as they danced for the fifth con-
seCutive time True. it had always
been Totty who had got to her feet
first with an imperiOus gesture Tony
could not we'll refuse. But even during
the brief intervals during which they
had returned to the table, Totty had
excluded Arizona from the Conversa-
tion by rapid fire of smart small talk
and brittle witticsms. 1t had been
hard to take
Make friends with this female pros
pector who goes claim-Jumping all
over the place." Arizona thought bit
terly why it would be a whole lot
easier to make friends with a rattler"
Human beings could certainly take
lot of punishment. Look at Dwight
Howe. Here he had sat all evening
watching Totty's plquant face, his
own immobile. but his eyes suffering
as she ignored him. Although he had
neither said nor done anything else to
show it. Arizona sensed that Totty's
outrageous behavior turned a knife in
his heart.
Evening star., 1938-11-20
"-AND MUST WE PART?"
Continued from pogs fen
Continued from pogs ten

Suddenly MIR. Howe spoke in sub
dued voice "One girl like that with all
her money, her conspicuous position
in life" he said, can do more damage
to our social structure than a thousand
radicals And at that, she hurts herself
most of all!'
Except your thought Arizona.
But aloud she said: did you ever see
boss - that had got mean through
being handled by the wrong parties -
which couldn't be gentlcd if an expert
enced hand got hold of it? OF course it
takes heap of patience"
Patience" exclaimed Howe. Good
Lord. for the past five years Here
he broke off abruptly because the
other two had rejoined them Flushed
and laughing. Totty turned to Arizona
almost for the first time during the
evening, and spoke in low voice.
I'm going on to breakfast party.
and I've sworn to my host I'd bring
Tony with me. You won't mind, will
you, my dear? Dwight will take you
home, I'm surer'
For a moment ArizOna's heart stood
still. The last twenty-four hours had
been ridn' but this stretch was I'M
passable! For an instant she hated
them all eve Tony Feeling a whole
Evening star., 1938-11-20
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

Of its complementary color, yellow.
thus bringing sunny, warm tints to
your face. Your green gown makes
your skin ruddy because its color
complement is red. If your skin is
clear and your hair is vivid in shade,
icyblue white. rosy grays. and black
will make flattering color foils.
With hats. however. the reverse is
true, because colors worn above your
face cast their own reflection down.
ward. So, hats in warm" shades are
frequently more flattering.
When the proportions of figure
need improving. you can achieve
wonders with color. If you want to
look taller, keep your color line un-
broken from shoes to hat. An alfred
hat, for example. with an otherwise
all-black ensemble will tend to reduce
your stature So wear the red in
feather on the top of a black hat, and
you will lead the observers eye up
ward. and help to give you more
apparent height. If you want to ap-
pear less tall, break up your solid
color line with contrasting shoes. belt.
blouse and hat
To look more slender keep your
clothes in dark color. Avoid light,
Evening star., 1938-11-20
Correcting Defect, With
Moke-Up

You con ehonge tho opporent shops
Of your foes, minimize poor feotvrss
and emphosize good ones BY using
your moke-vp effectively. To get our
IsofIst obovt this, send q th,es-cent
stomp Ito cover the cost OF moiIins)
with note TO SyIvio Blythe, Service
Department, This Week Magazine,
in core Of this newspaper.
Evening star., 1938-11-20

lot like cornered animal up the
wrong end of some steep canyon, She
sat there for a moment thinking fast
Then she got to her feet. and with A
murmured, Sure, go ahead and help
Yourself - excuse me, please she
was on her way out of the room and 4
moment later. her wrap retrieved. she
was in the street.
The air was cool benediction, the
street wet and deserted Refusing the
doormans offer to call cab. Arizona
strobe off blindly in the direction OF
the river. walking block after block
while her blood cooled and her head
cleared. Finally she stopped and drew
one big beautiful hand across her wet
eyes Great gophers, wish | wasn't
grown upr she said aloud. Il wish
had somebody to comfort me!'
As though in answer to her lonely
little cry. a soft nickering sound came
from just behind her. and Arizona
turned to see horse. attached to
rlckety junk wagon standing by the
curb. Dispnited. evidently suffering
from every ailment that starvation
and neglect could inf1ict upon it. the
animal still had the pathetic remains
of great beauty On the instant. her
own woes forgotten, Arizona had gone
to it, stroking its nose, murmurlng
the comfort she herself needed. The
animal came to life in immediate
response. and laid its nose on her
shoulder. 1t was more than she could
bear, and soon her salt tears were
trickling down its face. while the horse
breathed softly, without trying to
move away.
Say. lady!' said voice behind
her. "Vat's de matter? You drunk"
1t was shabby little foreigner who
addressed her, his wizened old body al
most lost in vast. greasy overcoat.
Arizona pulled herself together
is this your hoss?" she asked. The
man nodded Why do you work it so
late at night" The man shrugged.
It's dc regular route" he SAID.
Peek up from de Easements things at
night, sell 'cm lolst thing in de morn
ing while prices is high at de bcey
yards. YETI
But this here's a saddle animal,
1t hadn't ought to be hauling truck
not in its condition, Or any other
time!"
And then began one of those inter
views which take place only between
horses and people who love them.
Arizona walked around the creature
several times. noting its familiar
markings, pattlng and talking to It,
She gave it gentle smack on the
rump and the horse attempted feebly
to rear - not in fright. but as d
trained horse rises. slowly, with cooked
torefeet Arizona shook her golden
head gravely and stood before it in the
dirty street
Can you take a bow" she asked
Gravely if somewhat awkwardly the
horse put one forefoOt forward, the
other back.
"Goodr' said Arizona. Nov how
about shakin' hands, pardncr?"
'Py gollics." SAID the junkman, as
the horse put its right front hoof into
Arlzona's hand. "Py golles. that horse
is an cXtreSs!'
Il know il" said Arizona grlmly.
land unless I'm loco I've seen it be-
fore Where did it come from"
II dunt know! De hoss pclonks to
mine SON."
will he sell it?'
You could csk"
(Continved on poge 18)
Evening star., 1938-11-20

warm colors on any part Of your figure
which needs minimizing, because
these colors reflect light and seem to
loom closer to the onlooker's eye.
Wear dark colors above your waist to
focus attention away from your bust
But if the hips are large and the chest
is smaller in proportion. use your
darker Colors below the waist Dark
shoes and dark gloves will make your
feet and hands look smaller. But to
make the arms look shorter. wear
white gloves with a dark costume.
They can also be used, like two arrow
signs, to point to trim line of narrow
hips.
Evening star., 1938-11-20
pIS0sS SOOTHES-LOOSENS
COUGHS DUE TO COLDS

Take Modern-Formula Piso's-for
this two-way cough relieving action:
LOCALLY-You can actually feel
comforting effect the instant you
swallow Piso's. Clinging to your
throat. it eases tickling, hoarse-
ness; soothes irritated membranes
that bring on coughing spells.
INTERNALLY-Piso's acts as an
expectorant (cough-loosener). Its
modern formula contains two I'M
portant ingredients that stimulate
flow of protective throat secrctions
help loosen tight, irritating
phlegm in upper air passages. For
coughs due to colds of both chill
drcn and adults, ask your druggist
for PiSo'S (pie-so's).
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-21
Douglas Whitlock Host

Douglas Whitlack was host to the
April meeting of the Montgomery
Farmers Club on last Saturday eve
ming. A delicious dinner was served
and the club was most favored in hav-
ing an interesting and instructive talk
by Paul Nystrom, of the extension
service of the University of Maryland,
in charge of soil conservation, who
explained many features of the new
farm bill, especially relating to con-
servation.
The slate approved by the club for
three years delegates to the Commun-
ity Council, was as follows: Brooke
vile District, J. w. Jones; Olney dis
trict, Richard H. Lansdale; Colesville
district, G. Rust Candy. Douglas
Whitlock was made the yearly dele
gate to the Council.
Jack Bentley, the president pre-
sided and the usual roll call brought
humorous interesting questions which
were discussed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-21
Goodyear Blimp To Visit I
Rockville On April 28

Local residents who have won
dered how an airship is moored fol
the night when remaining away
from its dock will have an oppor
tunity to see for themselves just how
this is accomplished, it was an
nounced today by Reed Brothers
local dealer for The Goodyear Tirt
and Rubber Co.
Reed Brothers,, who are sponsoring
the visit to Rockville April 18th Of
the Goodyear Life Guard demonstra'
ton and the Goodyear airship Enter.
prise, has just been informed thai
this city has been selected as one
in which the airship will spend 9
night on the moring mast.
One of those things that have tt
be seen to be believed, the blowout
of tire on car travelling al
upward of go miles an hour without
serious consequences of any kind, is
to be shown in Rockville on April
%. This demonstration will be
staged at 1870 p. M. in this city,
Local police authorities have con.
sented to the demonstration and will
assist in conducting it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-21
With The Rotarians

More than 90 Rotarian s.
and their guests observed Ladies
Night at the Columbia Country Club
last week. President Henry X. Pasms
presided while Gene Casey was in
charge of the entertainment part OF
the program. Miss Margaret Plum
mer favored the gathering with sew
eral readings. The singing was led by
William Prettyman and music wal
furnished by Happy Walkers Orches.
ira. Several members of the Bethesds
Chevy Chase and College Park Ro-
tary Clubs participated in the event.
The program committee consisted Of
Gene Casey, Chm; Jack Allnutt
Dolph GUIDE; Lew Reed, Loren Schott
Bill Winkler.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-21

Among those who attended the con-
vention of the Maryland State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs held at the
Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore
were Mrs. Ohio Talbot, Mrs. Frank
Wilson, representing the Rockville
Woman's Club; Mrs. Rowan Erb
Mrs. Ernest Billiard and Miss Lizzie
Rice from the Inquiry Club; and Mrs
Donald DeLashmutt, representing the
County Federation.
Mrs. Shirley M. Prescott enter
tanned one of the Tuesday clubs al
luncheon and bridge this week at her
home. Mrs. VIM. Harry Beard, Mrs.
Randolph Talbot, Mrs. Almus Speare
Mrs. Valentine Wilson, Mrs. Lloyd
Brewer, Mrs. J. M. White, Mrs. Nicho-
Las Brewer and Mrs. d. M. Blandford
were those attending.
Miss Alverda Kingdom was hostess
to one of the Tuesday bridge clubs
with a surprise party arranged fol-
Mrs. John L. Burnett in celebration
of her eighty-first birthday annivers-
larry. The luncheon table was very at
Itractive, the center piece being a
beautifully decorated cake made BY
Mrs. Charles G. Holland. The club
members presented Mrs. Burnett with
lovely gift. Besides Mrs. Burnett
and Mrs. Holland the guests were
Mrs. Richard Steele, Mrs. William
Reading, Mrs. Ward Evans, Miss
Mary Lyddane, Mrs. William Mobley
Miss Lulu Bell, Mrs. George Hunter
Mrs. Theodore Mason and Mrs. Hazel
Cashell. Mrs. Brunett's friends wish
her many, many happy returns.
Rockville was well represented last
Wednesday at Richie Colosseum. Uni
versity of Maryland, where Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed &
large audience. Mrs. Roosevelt's sub.
ject was Preparation for Civic Serv.
ice".
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Magruder are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, Forrest Leon, Jr. Mrs. Ma.
gruder and son recently returned
home from Columbia Hospital, Wash.
ington.