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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
Bloody" Kanawi,a Holds To
Im-Famed HOnors as States
Highway Danger Leader

Charleston, April 13.-Kana-
VIVA county, chief offender in the
state police year around drive
for safety on the highways,
held to its ill-gotten honors to-
day as records for the first three
months of 1889 nevertheless
continued to show a reduction
of Is less deaths than for the
same period a year ago.
o 70 killings in 1889, Kama
wha has contributed II, two of
them in the city of Charleston,
while Logan county follows with
six, Releigh five, Fayette four
and Mercer three in the Class A
grouping Of those with popula-
tions of $4,000 or more. In the
entire class there was not one
with a perfe ! T record, Ohio,
Wood, Cabell and Mononqalia
conties each having two deaths
while Mcdowell, Harrison and
Marion each have one.
Only five counties out of 18
have "deathless" records in the
Class B grouping of those with
twenty to fifty thousand. They
are Greenbrier, Braxton, Wet
eel, Lewis and Summers. Han
cock is worst of the bunch with
three beats.
Eleven of 10 counties, Roane,
Taylor, Barbour, Upshur, Jack
son, Richie, Webster, Tucker,
Clay, Calhoun and Doddridge-
have had no deaths in the Class
c listing, while Pendleton county
scored the traffic fatality in the
Class d bunch while Hardy,
Grant, Morgan, Peasants and
Writ had no fatalities.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
Big Event Soon at
EbeneZer Church

In another this publication the Mcdowell
will appear eSmpete program and citation of and men,
bers of few the persons will program
Day ceebra ton of the hirtogh
sary Johnson, pastor Of the Ebenezer
Presbyterian church This eleceebraton will be under
expert able Supervision of the Honorable George Washing
Brown general chairman and director this unique
affair There will be present of he most up-todatc
elite, rstclass progressive educational participate
the government of life to have been brought the
boys yellow Jacket" in politics Hon T. +. Carter the
biographical director Of this OCCASION be serene
der May the President of Lincoln University when he
on the grounds wisdom shoes
ground upon which he shall walk will be holy Lazy
viii be busy and Industrious the morning of the thh
April they will do because they want hear reminiscent
view the lived Mcdowell county
The The Negro group whites
away with the and two school buildings in
corporate graded Institutions All do is wait
hold your breath until you hear that eloquent Demosthcn
es-B Look out, watch for, stop your
county Mcdowell There will be profession overlooked
will neglected. All religious cducatlona,
monica busnessike activities will be be pre-
mind, there will be partisan politics no Demo
cratic, Republican, special church denomination
in this affair WILDE just and cosmopolitan
weeks issue Of this publication hopes be prepared present
the names and of number prominent real
representative and who take delight
recall with reminiscent viewand prd, Of what
people have done. Hold your brcah Wat next week
Let think what going ID and Take tip
the prediction this will be the first Adam
and Eve in the Garden Of Eden until with the clouds
of war from Europe towering every
America and with the Pope pleading for peace and justice
direct the desnes of you will find black white
shag hands the platform and in the ases Ebenezer
church. promising be friends laying aside enemity Danish
ing preudcs and hoping that Mr. George Washington Brown
chairman Of the committee asking Cd eliminate pre-
JUDGE to let this same impetunity Attorney f. Carter
head man Of photographed occasion commonly called by
against anything else except VIII may late
lamented founder Of Presbyeriansm AMI the present apostle
promoter of the same
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
Miss Anderson SINGS
TO Vast Crowd I'm I'd. G..

arrivals pause. and bare their
heads. A ripple, resembling a
sigh went over the crowd as the
voice died away.
The other numbers of the con-
cert were received with even
greater respect and admiration.
The range of the stars voice
was amply demonstrated in the
spirituals which were hard to
believe were all sung by the
same person.
Some of the highest govern
mental, social and educational
leaders of the capital city were
on the platform and all seemed
tremendously impressed by the
cOlored stars beautiful singing.
After the concert the star
was unable to leave the scene
because of the crowd of auto
graph seekers and those who
sought to shake her hand for 20
minutes, until tie 80-man park
police force augmented by 260
special guards were able to clear
way or her car through the sea
IF admirers.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
Huntington, Former BLACK
Sheep" in State Now Saccst

Two years ago one of West
Virginia's traffic danger spots,
the city of Huntington, stood at
the top today of the states
safest cities with Il record OF
NO fatalities For the First 8
months OF 1889.
Largest community according to
the 1880 census, the Cabell co.,
metropolis had 21 deaths in 81
and a year ago had three kill
ings at the same period, wind
ing up 1888 with only IL for the
- months. Today, thanks TO the
campaigning Of such stalwart
gentlemen as pim Clenden.n,
late editor of the Huntington
Hcrald-DispatcH Huntington no
longer is the biz ck sheep in the
drive for highway safety.
And improving with t h e re-
cords the larger cities for 80
is the record of the state itself
which for ne third straight
ending March 81, result
ed in another record. Only %
lives were lost last month, two
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
Concert by Miss Anderson
Finds Concert Artist at Best

Musical history was made in
Washington e q $ er Sunday
when Marian Anderson, the not
ed colored contralto, gave a con-
cert over which there has been
so much controversy on the
steps Oh the Lincoln Memorial.
Undaunted by the enormous
crowd that had gathered to hear
her and welcomed her with en-
thusiasm, the greatest artist of
er race sang a program Of very
choice numbers which began
appropr ately, with America.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14

less than for the same period 6
year before. bringing the total
or 1889 to 40 as compared to 81
IN the first three months of 1888
Of the cites with 10000 or
more populations, ClarkSburg
and Fairmont joine>. Hunt 'ngton
with dcathlcaS records for 1899.
Charleston and ParkcrSburr
Coch have two. Wheel.ng one.
Perfection is the keynote in
group l. listing with Bluelield.
Morgantown ,Mart:nsburg and
MoundaTillc with perfect marks.
Williamson. Weston and Graf
ton have no fatalities in Class
c while Becklev and Elkins each
hal one. Wellsburg. with one
death, is the only one in Class
ID. The others - Princeton.
Hinton, Kcyser, South Charles
ten. Welch and Richwood-cach
have one. 49,.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
Blizzard and Other Union Lead
crs Have Conference With Enc.
cutive: Meanwhile Conference
Remains in Deadlock



Charleston, W.\-a.. April 10
Governor Holt told leaders of
the Cni;ci Mine Workers today
the state would find it impossible
to furnish relief to miners idle
because of the general shut
d1Wn. ..........
After Il two hour conferences
Holt issued a statement that
the state is dependent ON INDUS
try for It's revenues and amy con
tinuc suspension i'm the bitumin-
Gus liclds will throw all fiscal
affairs of the state out of gear,
including relief TO the needy.
Attending the conference
were Public Assistance Director
A. w. Garnctt, William Blizzard
&C Charleston, vicc-prcSidcnt of
district II, of the UMWA; Mr.
Frank Miley, Of Fairmont, Prcsi-
dent of district 81, and John Ur-
banial, who accompanied MiIcy.
Governor Holt asserted the
state does not have the money,
and even if it did, lit would be
economically unsound to provide
financial assistance to those
who Voluntarily refrain from
working" go.
He added he believes his 3
visitors appreciated THE princi-
pies he outlined and were in full
sympathy with them.
Blizzard sail after the meet
ing he had no Comment. The
mine leaders had gone to ask
resembling Of ruling That relief
and unemployment compcnsa-
ton could not be given to the
100000 West Virginia miners
idle since March 81 because of
failure to negotiating a wage
agreement.
The dcad-lockcd negotiations
are continuing in New York to
this day, (ApriI ID
Only general relief was dis
cusscd at the conference, t h g
governor said, because John S.
Stump, Jr., director Of uncm-
pIoymcnt compensation was out
Of the city. a..
Holt said in his statement:
THE state has no industrial
income or resources. II is Deepen
1..l L.. L.. t....I .t g..
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14

Marian Anderson sang East
CT in Washington, and $4,000
persons paid her the tribute of
awe-struck silence.
The crowd that filled the Lin
coln Memorial palaza and stretch
ed along the reflecting pool
stood motionless as the color
ed singer sang to Washington.
The first half hour of the con-
cert was also carried over the
National Broadcasting System.
Marian Anderson stood in the
shadow of the memorial and
gave free concert to the great
est audience of her carer, APP
plaus greeted Secretary of the
illICIlOI WHICH lie lIIIONuCcu
the singer with the words: "In
this great auditorium under the
sky, all of us are free"
Applaus punctated every sem
tence as the Secretary paid tri-
butte to Lincoln and jefferson
and Sharply critized those who
pay mere lip service to these
twin planets of our democratic
heaven. ....
There are those" he said
"even in this great capital of
our democratic republic, who are
either too timid or too indiffer-
ent to lift up the light that JEFF
ferson and Lincoln carried aloft
1T is appropriate as it is for
tUnate h "a today we stand
reverently and humbly at the
base of this memorial to the
Great Emancipator while most
glorious tribute is rendered to
his memory by daughter of the
race from which he struck the
chains of slavery"
When Mariann Anderson ap-
peared to face the barrage of
microphones, photographers
and news-reels, whistling and
cheering echoed rom the far end
Of the reflecting pool, while cabi-
net officers, senator's and other
leaders in Washington oficia'
and musical life, who were seat
Cd on the platform rose to then
feet. .... ..
The singer took off the fur.
trimmed hat she had beer
wearing and her long mink Goa
hung free over her trailing vel
vet gown as she clasped he
hands before her and with clos
ed eyes sang America.
frTherewas nota stir in the biz
crowd as the rich voice was am
pf'fed across the park. Lat
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
State will Not Give
Strikers Relief Aid

i. -, -.
'' ">
-"
may even ncccssiatc the cur
tailmrnt of prevailing services
Including public assistance to
the needy. ...
.,,
Public assistance is design
ed for those who have no opp1r-
tumlty to work for livelihood. 1t
cannot be provided, even temper
arily, Tor those who voluntarily
refrain from working.
Ny conference with Mcssrs.
, blizzard, M.ley and Urbaniak
"as entirely pleasant ana salts
factory and at the conclusion OF
our conference, | was satisfied
mat they July appreciated ana
were in entire sympathy with
the principles which have
above stated. "''
GARNET last week notified
county public assistance dire
tors that lack OF ful!S would
make 1T Impossible to care fer
families whose brcadwinncr"
were IDLE because cf the mine
shutdown, ....
Stump IN letter to the district
agencies construed the shut
down as labor dispute and said
payment of unemployment com
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
WEIGH City Manager to Arrive
Sunday TO Take Over Duties

w. NJ. Healy, who as new city
manager will take over opera
ton of all departments of the
WEIGH City government will ar
rive in Welch Sunday, it has
been annOuced.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
Tweeds Once Called oTw,e,,v

The power loom was introduced
IN tie wooien trade Of Scotland
about 1880 and tweeds we're then
known as "Tweels."
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-14
Fish Walks on Tail

The wahoo, tropical game fish,
when hooked walks on is tail along
the surface Of the wstcr. It has en-
unusual backbone consisting OF a
latticework@ Of bones which brace
The spine IN 9ucb q way that the fish
cannot bend its body UP or down
Hisy z .162Il u Is
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-24
COULEE CITY DISPATCH
I. W. (BG8) HILSoN, Edtsoe
Entered at the postoffice at Coulee
City, WASH. as second-class matter.
Published Every Thursday Morning
In the Interest Of C0ulee City and
the NeiShboring Vicinity.

lowest of five proposals received and
opened by the Bureau of Reclamation
at its Denver, Colorado office On
July 20, 1899.
TI.ese cranes will he capable Of
lifting $50 tons. The 1Os.O kilovolt
ampsre generators, now being manu-
featured for the Grand Coulee power
plant. are the largest in the world.
The heaviest part of each generator
will be the generator rotor, Or rota-
ting wheel, which villa weigh not
more than 625 tons. These roton
can be lifted by the two cranes work
ing together through special lift
ing beam attached to the main hooks
of the cranes. One set of the lifting
beams is included On this contract
for the cranes.
The power plant at Grand Coulee
win consist of two separate but sim
liar powerhouses, one at each side of
| the river, each to contain, when COM
pleted Nine of the 100000 kilovolt-
| ampere generators. These cranes and
| beams will be used in assembling the
equipment in the east powerhouse.
The contractor is required to de-
liver the cranes and beams within
240 days after notice Of the award Of
contract has been received. The Bur
eau of Reclamation, which is building
Grand Coulee dam and powerhouse,
will install the apparatus.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-24
'.CISCO KID" AND "MAISIE"
ON NEW COLUMBIAN BILL

The fightingest, lovingest cabel-
ero Of them all comes back to the Col
umbian Theatre on a double bin Sum
day, Monday and Tuesday, in the
goth CenturyFox production, "Tho
Return of the Cisco Kid,' starring
Warner Baxter, who first brought
O. Henry's romantic outlaw to. life on
the screen in Gin Old Arizona"
The laughing, singing, "bulet-
proof" bandit, whom iails can't hold
meets his most exciting Adventures
and most beautiful senoritas-in this
film. Lynn Bari and Caesar Romero
head the supporting cast.
"Maisie''! Remember that titlo.
Put it down in your book as one of
your "must see' motion pictures.
Because "Maisie" represents tops in
great entertainment and she's also
coming to the Columbian on the
same bill.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-24
.TRONTIER MARSHAL
HAS HANDS PLENTY FULL!

In the dangerous West Of old, one
town was the widest, wickedest and
deadliest.
This is Tombstone, Arizona, the
scene of "Frontier Marshal" produe-
ed by Goth CenturyFox and show-
ing Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at
the Roosevelt in Grand Coulee.
Randolph Scott has the title role
of Wyatt carp, whose fabulous ex.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-24
Potlatch Yards, Inc.
PHONE 420
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PHONE 400

ploits, tanned Tombstone with the
shooting end of a six-gun and Nancy
Kelly shares top billing opposite him
as brave young beauty who followed
the man she loved to- this dangerous
borderland town in order to save him.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-24

were ordered today by Secretary Of
the Interior Harold L. Ickes.
The Whiting Company of Harvey,
Illinois, was awarded the contract on
its bid Of $1e7,750, which was the
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-24
ORDERS TRAVELLING CRANE

Two travelling cranes to lift the
heavy hydroelectric equipment to be
placed in the Coulee Dam power plant
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
'ILLITERATE (0NVI(TS
HELPED BY WpASTUDY

More than 80 inmates of Montana
State Prison were able to write home
last Christmas for the first time,
Clarence Fogg, WPA educational
supervisor at the prison, related in
a recent letter to Butte. The men
were completely illiterate when they
came to the prison, he said in the
letter, which describes his work with
prisoners ranging from the moron to
the might-have-been professor.
Fogg related that he is allowed
one assistant but recruits the teach
ing staff for his hundreds of eager
students from the ranks of the in
mates, many of whom have been
well educated.
The general plan of education is
to give every mar who needs it, as
nearly as possible an eighth-grade
education. Spelling and arithmetic
seem to be concentrated on most by
the elementary students, Fogg said.
A course in American citizenship
is required of every inmate, before
he can be released.
In addition more advanced studies
such as Latin, Spanish, French, Ger
man, and mathematics are taught.
Skills and crafts, too, r emphasized
in the educational program.
Prison authorities have lent every
aid, Fogg said, such as providing
large comfortable classrooms and a
good library. They hope to check
the crime-school effect of serving
time by filling prisoners leisure
hours with wholesome, useful edu-
cation. Up to now, recommitment
has been so certain that the prison
ers conducted pools on when the
times-up man would be back.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
State C.|. 0. Union
10 Hold Convention

The Montana State c. I. o. Con-
vention will be held at the Carpen-
tiers Hall at Great Falls, beginning
Sunday April 30th and will adjourn
Monday evening May LIST.
The purpose of this convention is
to decide future policies of the state
organization and to nominate Of
ficers for the ensuing two years. AT
the present time MI. Sylvester Ora
ham is president of the state c. l.
o. Council, Mike Ryan, Vice Pres
ident and John Clark of the Great
Falls Smeltermen is secretary. There
r also three board members, Paul
Fall, William Poole and Frank Hol-
man of Great Falls. All these Of
fices are to be filled. The first re-
ferendum election of officers was
held in March, 1888, when the pre-
sent officers were elected. The con-
stitution proves for elections in
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27

Don't you find it hard these times
to meet expenses"
Hard? Man alivel I meet ex-
penses at every turn
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
Continued on Page ~

beforehand. When the labor board
chairman finished, completely the
victor, the committee recessed for
a week.
Following Madden will be the
other members Of the board who
will submit to questions concerning
their personal views. Then will come
Charles Fahy, counsel for the board,
who will outline in detail the legal
procedure of the board and analyze
the amendments in this field. After
wards witnesses from interested
organizations will present their
views and the fate of the labor act
will be in the lap of the committee.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
Page 3

every odd year so that these first
officers are only serving approx
mately one year. All succeeding Of
ficers will serve two years.
Unions affiliated with the State c.
l. o. are all unions affiliated with
the International Union of Mine.
Mill, and Smelter Workers union,
all unions affiliated with the United
Mine Workers and all members of
the Newspaper Guild and also locals
in Montana of the United Agricul-
tural, Packing, Canning and Allied
Workers.
Delegates from the Butte Miners
Union No. l to attend the conven-
ton are as follows: Ed Mason, Glen
Zorn, John McFadden, Tom Meow
ern, Richard Rogers, Scotty Atkin-
son, H. A. Fitzpatrick, William Pick
thai, Tom Harvey, Earnest Rule,
Steve Harvey, and Vincent (Squint)
Burns.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
INTERESTING NEWS OF
CASCADE ASSEMBLY,

GREAT FALLS.-A letter was re-
ceived from the Theatrical Division
of the Building Service Employees
International Union Local No. 5 en-
closing SIS initiation fee and listing
H. M. Brow and H. C. Allison as
delegates and George Phillips as
alternate delegate. On motion these
delegates were obligated and seated.
At this time the Assembly recog-
nized Albert BARGE, Miss O'Neill, and
Miss Seabarth as f~raternal delegates
representing the workers of the
National Youth Administration.
=
On motion, Mrs. George Yeager
and Mrs. O'Neill representing the
Women's Union Label League were
admitted and spoke in behalf of
Union Label Week starting May 18th
at which time local firms will feature
union label displays, and on May
18th the League will give a public
card party at the Veterans hall. The
Assembly purchased 20 tickets to the
party and ratified them off.
4 +
The following communications
were received.
From the Silver Bow County Re
lief Conference stating that a state
wide conference would be held in
Helena on May 7th at 10 a. m. and
requesting that delegates be sent to
the conference and that additional
Of a petition calling for a
session of the Montana legis-
lature for the purpose of providing
sufficient funds to conduct the public
welfare program of the state be pre-
pared and circulated, The following
delegates were elected: Steinmetz,
Baxter, and Clark.
From the American Federation Of
Labor urging the support of bona
fide labor papers. Filed.
From Congressman James F.
O'Connor stating that he would
oppose the importation of natural
gas into the United States. Filed.
From the Central Labor Council
of Anaconda enclosing resolutions
all local unions to contact
their internationals urging them to
request William Green to send a
representative into Montana to con-
duct an election for president of the
State Federation of Labor and that
the state charter be opened allowing
all unions who wish to affiliate to
do so.
From Phillip o. Keeney relating
to his dismissal from the University
Of Missoula. Referred to the resolu-
ton committee.
A telegram was read from John
Possehl Of the Operating Engineers
International requesting the AS
to oppose the enactment of
Senate Bill No. 1865. Concurred in.
unions are urgently requested
10 wire Senators Wheeler and Muir
ray opposing this bill.)
From the Butchers Union of Los
Angeles declaring Swift & Co. of
he Los Angeles trades area unfair.
This matter was referred to the
Union.
4
At this time at the invitation Of
he Assembly, MI. Frank Hammer
ohr, re~creational director, was adj
nitted and explained the workings
the Great Falls Recreation Asso-
,iation and urged the formation of
4 union softball league, the fee being
SO and an approximate cost of $25
or supplies. He stated that last
year's attendance to all activities was
about 240,0 900 persons and that 1000
5ersons had taken part in the
activities.
4 4 4
Evening star., 1939-10-27
LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO
Term, 1888, No. 2674.-In Divorce. Ger
trude Anna Peddinghaus versus Dwight Ell
wood Peddinghaus.-To Dwight Elwood
Washington, D. c., Respondent You will
please take notice that have been ap-
pointed Master by the Court in the above
case, IN which your wife, Gertrude Anna
Peddinghaus. has brought suit against you
for absolute divorce on the ground of de-
sertlon, cruel and barbarous treatment
and lndignitleS to the person. and that
Will hold meeting for the purpose of
taxing testimony in said case, at my office,
13l Lincon-Liberty Bldg, ne. cor Broad
ana Chestnut SITS, Philadelphia, on Thurs
day, November 10th. 1899. at 4 30 o'clock
p m, when and where you may attend with
Witnesses u you so desire. LYNN L.,
DEIMEILER. Master. &C 3. % ~ .nn3