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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10
ACCIDENTAL DEATH JUST AS
POSITIVE As PR2HEDITATTD

An editorial in the Limestone, Ala
bama, Democrat observes that a
large railroad made its tax pay
ments, amounting to more than $685.
900, to the county tax collector sew
eral weeks ahead Of time, in order
that the county might have adequate
funds 10 pay the salaries of school
teachers and meet other bills. The
Democrat then points out that a
large majority of material being US
ed for repairs on the county court
house is being shipped by truck, and
adds, I'm our opinion this is GER
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10
SEAFORD

Seaford Kiwanians have launched
new attendance contest, with Beat
Tuwson" as their slogan. Towson'
Md, usually leads all of the clubs in
capital Kiwanis district in attendance
and Seaford is generally a close sec
end. Van Leer Stephany, vice-presi-
dent of the local club and in charge
of attendance, named the following
team captains for the four-month
drive: c. Russell Snyder, Charles f.
Dawson, Glen NJ. Huston and ]. En-
ory Wiley. winners of individual
medals in past attendance contest OF
the local club include Edwin Higgins.
]. Edwin Dunn. A. Harper Mather,
DR.. John w. Lynch, j. l.. johnson,
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

COolspring. and hoy friends and Mrs.
Clara Joseph and Mr.. Alfred Parker
Of Georgetown. Ice cream and cake
were served.
Mrs. Amanda Stevenson is having
9 new roof put ON her home and 9TH
erwise improving the appearances Of
her home. This is one of the Oldest
houses in lower Delaware, dating
hack to the beginning of the Nine
teenth Century. and has been Occu-
pied continuously by the descendants
of the Stevenson family.
FishermaH's Luck
Both Good and Bad
The opening of the new Indian
River inlet, with its abundance OF
salt water being poured into Indian
river and Rehoboth bay, is proving a
boon to fishermen who have in other
winters had idle seines. Large
quantities of rock and perch are he
inE caught which command good
prices in the fish markets. But
there is also another side of the
story which also proves that fisher
men as well as other yOcatiOns can
not Lave their cake and eat il too, as
the salt water is killing off the fresh
water fish by destroying the fresh
water grasses which those particular
kind ot fish feed upon. 1t is be-
lieved that within a few years these
will adjust themselves to
both kinds of fish.
Read the "Want-Ads" always!
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

enee. Thousands of counties are de-
pendent on the raileoa Is. for ma
jor part of the tax money that keeps
them going, even as thousands of
businesses and millions of workers
depend on the railroads. directly or
indirectly, for orders and jobs. Yet.
they unduly patronize transporta-
tion agencies which are subsidized
by government, and are a financial
burden on all the taxpayers. as well
as the railroads.
This country needs the army of
jobs the railroads create and main
tain. 1t needs railroad purchasing of
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

everything from pins and needles to
locomotives. 1t needs the railroads
to provide sound investment oppor-
tunity, as they did for generations.
And, above all, it needs railroad SER
vice-a service unrivaled in scope.
efficiency, national defense or true
economy anywhere else in the world.
We can save the railroads in two
ways. First, patrOnize them when
we can. Second. urge Congress TO
pass legislation giving the industry
fair competitive break.
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Read the classified column .,
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

Van Leer Stephany, Jacob II. Moore
DIR. X. NJ. kaufman, Granville Lee
Gates, II. Milton James, VIM. IL. Par
sons, Paul We'll, Samuel Sloan, VIM
field Scott, Robert J. Rubenstein
: William b. ThOrnburgh and John J,
Parsons. Robert j. Rubenstein, club
president, presided at the luncheon
and business session, this past Fri
! day night in the Hotel Sussex. Frank
/ keene of Washington. national or
/ eani2er of Kiwanis. was the speaker
and lie cOmplimented the members on
hclping TO organize the new Iidge-
Vile kiwanis club. Edwin l.. Lay
ton, president, and Harry C. Davis,
vice president, of the Bridgeviile
club, were present and spoke
briefly. Past I4ieutenant-GOvernor
Joseph McSweeney OF RehObOth. also
was introduced. One new member.
Nick SilversOn, was admitted.
This past Sunday the club attend
ed in a body the services at the Mt
Olivet NJ. p. Church.
J. T.. Friedel, local contractor, re-
Gently announced that he had pur-
chased the Theodore Schallioll lands
on the SeafOrd- -Bridgeville highway,
and would start real estate develop
ment there.
Mrs. Phillip e. Elliott of this
town was recently named chairman
Of the local unit of the National Con
sumers Tax Commission. Her APP
pointment was announced from Chi
cagO through Mrs. X. G.. Frazier, ma
tional president. The commission is
described as a nOn-pOlitical organiza-
ton conducting u drive by house
wives of the nation against all taxes
that add to the burden of the con-
sumer.
The Acorn Club will convert the
historic Rust house recently given to
the organization by the dupont Co.,
into a club house and public library.
The building stood on the site pur-
chased by the company for its new
nylOn plant. Ii will be moved to
Seaford. near the home of Leroy c.
LongfellOw. and will be preserved i'm
its original state. The club said Mr..
LongfellOw donated the land for the
cid structure. Charles Marvel of
Laurel. "A contractor. started work
towards the moving OF TINS building
on Monday of this week.
This building contains five old !
fashioned flre-places and five classic 4
doorways, two of them under the one /
portico. are features of the house. 4
Miss Ella Dulaney. daughter of the Z
late w. II. Dulaney. who was born .
in the mansion more than so years (
ago. was made an honorary member I
of the club this week.
II is reported that Seaford is to !
rave a modern stag hotel, according /
to James N. Purse of Detroit Michi- I
gan, formerly of SeafOrd. who is here /.
to supervise the remOdeling of a (
large building he now owns on South !
Pearl street, just of High street. the
main business thOrOughfare. MIR. I
Purse said that an architect is draw
ing plans for the transforming of
Ihe property into a hotel which will i
contain as to 80 rooms. The hotel
is expected to be ready for occupancy
80 days after work is started.
Louis Chames. restaurant prOprie-
.or Of Salisbury. Md. is remOdeling
md redecorating the Hi-Spot Res
aurant on High street. which he re-
,ently purchased.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

THEY SAY you have to give in
order to get Many people expect
to gel all the advantages of mod
ern community. without giving any
of their own time. effort and money
to produce those benefits.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

Read the classified column'
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
Ki1llbaAl Undertake
Co. Officials Nicer
Negro Relationship Program

The EbeneZer Presbyterian
church of kimha'l will celebrate
Negro Relationship Day sun
day, February 25th.
Mrs. Memphis Garrison. of
Gary, will speak at HOO am.
Mrs Garrison very Nj ,,ar
person in educational, religions
political and social activities.
She is a member of the AKAy,
general organizer for the MAJ
tP, Il charter member of The
MaSolits.
Music will be furnished by The
kimball high school, under the
direction of Mr.. FORAGE Hester.
MIR. Hester is Il product of the
music department Of w. Va
State college and is a very sue
ccssful musician.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24

To some it may seem bit I'M
usual to devote a column of this
kind to an individual but Rice
Green, whose likeness you see
at the head of this column, was
not just an individual-he was
like an old landmark in Point
Pleasant. ........
Rice passed to his Great Reward
last week at the age-well, some
of the older folk around so now
say Rice was an old man when
they were children. Some say he
had to be over 80 years old but
even so, the old man never chang
ed in appearance since | remem-
Der him as a child to the day he
was found almost frozen to
d e h at the doorway of his
little hut on Wand street.
And Rice, perhaps one of the
b t known Negroes in Mason
county, had one of the biggest
funerals Of his race in Point
Pleasant for many years with
physicians, lawyers, newspaper
men, post Office officials and
other prominent people at the
church to pay their last respects.
A Special delivery mail carrier
in Point Pleasant for more than
thirty years, Rice was borne to
h islast resting place by post
office officials for whom he had
worked throughout the years. As
his casket was placed in the
ground, white folks there wiped
away tear. ..........
Rice was an exceptional old
fellow - never known to have
been in any trouble-always
peacefully going on his way.
That is, until he met the
children some Of whom are
grown men and women now
: The youngsters Of yesterday and
today will always remember that
: Rice Grecn could frirhtcn them.
It was GlWaYs a lark to sec Rice
Fcing or coming down the
street. TIE temptation to tease
him was hard to resist and all
ever the CITY the youngsters
would yell to him "Drotted Ape"
and then he would start after
them answering "Two Drot-
ted Apes and needless to say
those youngsters, including this
writer, did not lose any time fly.
NC for home. Oh, no, Rice would
mt hurt a Ghild-he loved then
hadn't he known them al
their lives? ? And Rice knew, too
that those youngsters were
mighty fond Of him and expect
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
KELLY MILLER SAYS:
Prof, Ben jaain As1nth
Brawaey. Christian, Gentleman
and Scholar

The sudden death OF Prof.
Brawley brings a deep sense of
sorrow and loss, not only to Ho-
ward university, but to the cdu-
cational and religious world in
which he functioned. His father
Rev. f.. NJ. Brawlcy. a we'll
known Baptist divine, WAS a
some time student of Howard
university and a graduate of
Bucknell university, Lewis
burg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Draw
ley, ST.. was among the first, if
not the very first. Negro college
graduate to enter the Baptist
ministry. ..........
Upon the untimely death of
Prof. c. G. Cook, of the chair of
English, as Dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences. was
authorized by President Thur
kield to Scour the country with
a fine tooth comb to find Il worthy
successor DR.. Brawlcy. then
Professor Of English in Moore
house college, had erccntly re
ceived the degree of Master Of
Arts, in English, from Harvard
university. He was the only
available colored man qualified
by training and experience for
It h e English professorship.
After serving Howard university
efficiently and acccptahly for >
years in this capacity, he return
ed to Moorehouse college. h i ;
Alma Mater, az Professor of
English and Dean. After filling
this position for eight years, he
felt the Macedonian call to help
his benighted race across IT,
seas. Promptly responding to
the call, he resigned the position
as Professor and Dean of his AL
ma Mater and undertook the
mission to restablish the college
of Liberia as a center of Christ
ian culture in the dark contin-
ent. Being unable to overcome
the infeasibility of this noble
enterprise, he retured to New
York, and for the ensuing two
years, devoted himself to litera-
ture and the Baptist ministry.
He was then called to Shaw uni
versity, Raleigh, N. c., az Pro-
lessor of English and Dean Of
the college. In 1890, he was call
ed to Howard university a 2nd
time as Professor Of Creative
English. Thus DR.. BrdwlcV Serv-
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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in the state, yet he serves in a
county where "a per cent Of the
population is Negro. Devoid of
a baccalaureate degree, careless
with the truth. recklessly dis
regards any facts and generous
~ draws upon his imagination
an d indicative spirit, utterly
devoid of any sense Of education
al philosophy, constantly bicker-
ing and creating political, racial
and religious strife.
The people of the county wor-
der how long he will continue to
fool the white man. They ask
themselves the question how
any helf-respecting member Of
their race can condone such
taticS. How long can the Demo
cratic organization continue i'm
power completely disreGarding
the best interests Of the best
citizens Of the county? Or rather
do they want man poorly letter
cd, and poorly endowed by nature
TO side track we Negroes from
few Of the crumbs that might
fall from the table? The people
ask how long must our schools
be manned by poor administra
tors, and yet the state and the
county pay these individuals
handsome salaries, ID nothing
but put cheap cringinV politics
in the school system. How long
will the good people Of our
county permit one family to
draw over six hundred dollars
n month? While he sits and
boasts that he is getting his
while It's here? How long will we
permit his henchmen to place
members Of their families on the
school payrolls while dozens Of
boys and girls educated at Z
Continued OH ISge Four
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
MOUNT ZION HOLDS
WOMAN'S EVENT SUNDAY
Women Of ptst Church Con.
duct Ser - Sunday With a
Crowd eRt and Much In
tcEcSt At

The w o uxH n of the Mt. Zion
Baptist church celebrated a
Woman's Day by the rendition
of a special program Sunday at
the morning and evening ser
vices. ............
Music for The program was
furnished by : special women's
choir composed CT fifty or more
voices. The choir was trained by
Mrs. w. O., No ore. assisted 10y
Mrs Margaret Harris. The music
was beautiful and enjoyed much
by the great crowds that gather
ed to hear the services
Mrs. Othella Jefferson of the
BSTC faculty was the speaker
or the morning services. She us
ed for her subject, A Wise Wo-
man." 49,. 49,. $500.
only women succeed who are
wiling to make the sacrifice that
modern day conditions present, "
Mrs. jefferson said.
At the evening se,l'ices, Miss
Julia Skiner., Of the BSTC college
was the speaker, using as her
subject: THE Women of Yester-
day and Today" Miss Skinner
said that women of the modern
day are measuring up tD the
duties that, At them to occupy
a place in the civilization differ
ent to that of the early centuries.
Mrs. Mary L. Hicks, clerk of
the church and president of the
Missionary Society, was the gen
eral chairman, and with the
assistance of al the women of
the church the program was
very fns tribute to the ability
of the women it conduit a
church service in detail. Mrs.
Lola Mack ACTED as mistress of
ceremonies at both services.
The church b one Of the lar
gest in the city, and is doing
fine work in the promotion of
better conditions for the reli-
gious. life ii .ths city. 49,. -, =; :.
Editor Of the Mcdowell Times
Of Keystone accompanied by
trip through the city for few
minutes in the afternoon. They
stopped at the Travellers hotel
for a few minutes where they
met few close. friends.
Messrs. j. w. Franklin, VIM.
M. Patterson and Henderson, the
barber, entertained, the Key
stone gentlemen Tor a few
minutes. ........
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
Passage of Administration Mea-
sure Recommended by State
Judiciary Group; 1t Provides
Stiff Penalties for Players

The Holt administration de-
termined to beat down the
numbers business in West
Va, saw a bill aimed at that
goal come out on the senate
floor today, while the legisla-
ture rapidly pushed along more
of the program.
The senate judiciary commit
tee recommended for passage
the bill which would provide
prison terms and heavy fines
for operators and participants
In policy or numbers" rackets.
1t would apply the same penal
les to landlod who knowingly
allow the business to operate.
The numbers" bill as report
cd to the senate has enough
teeth in it, the administration
hopes, to wreck the business. 1t
would provide prison terms of l
to five years and fines of 5000 10
81 900, with second offense
terms from two to ten years.
There is a clause which de-
clares possession of numbers
slips would be "presumptive
evidence" that the act had been
violated. ~ - -. :.
Speedy enactment Of the bill was
predicted by the sponsors.
In the meantime the house
hauled out of committee and PIT
on the floor a bin to OUTLAW
movie bank nights" and de-
clare h m lotteries. Delegate
Perry D-Logan), who wrote
the bill, won approval of the
house to get the measure. on the
floor. ......
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
DEFINITIONS

SOCIALISM You have two
cows. You give enc to your
neighbour.
COMMUNISM You have two
cows YOU give them to tie
government and the govern
ment gives YOU milk.
FASCISM You keep the COWS
and give the milk to the pc-
vernment and the government
gives you some milk.
N A Y I S M - The government
shoots you and takes both ~
the cows ........
NEW DEALISM-T h G govern
mcnt shoots one cow. milks
the other and poulrs the milk
down the sewer.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
Along Elm Street
GREENSBORO N. c. BY CAPT. D. J. GIIMER

minds us of our fathers" I'm
your father.
Man has wiped out space.
You can hear a man clear his
throat in London, England. as
you stand here, Where it took
we 80 days to go by ship and
train, and we make it now in a
week. Yet we h rave not sense
enough to use God and cross our
Red Sea on dry land. What's
wrong with us?
Men, go and get God who says
to you all, Il am the Lord thy
God - and lets use Him and
cross the Red Sea before us.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24

Had a long talk with a lady
Sunday about Keystone, w. Va,
She visited Trinity Mission at
Vespers, where there were 25
homeless and destitute strang-
ers, and for supper and lodging
out of the bitter cold; and where
our theme for our text was:
Your Red Sea and Mine"
Before US all" said, there
is a Red Sea. And behind us is
the Devil, which is our Pharoah.
You are men whom the machine
age and greed for all the produc-
tive profits have put you on the
march. Your Red Sea lies in front
of you still. Pharaoh is gaining
on you and you are nearing your
Red Sea. Will God send a holy
wind to blow back and wall up
the waters Of the eRd Sea that
you may cross on dry land? 1t is
your problem.n The same God
that led lSrRoa1iS mere 10 'CaN
you across fyouE Red Sea and
mine. go. ....
Did you paytparticular atten-
ton to theBV words Of Gods? !
quote: Il am the Lord thy God. ="
Strange. isn't it, that God
says to you and me, that he is
our God. This, too in all the ele-
metnr Of the possissive case, and
yet we cannot get him just
wont trust him. Strange, pitiful-
ly so, that with all the colleges,
We still lie in the dark as to 4
satisfactory and practical way
to usa God in our troubles ripce
he sys; Il am your God" 1t re-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
NImba!l | Undertaking Go officials
Meet: TranSac: Much Bust
ness; Williamson Represented;
EtN. John ,on is Manage.

The stockholders of Nhe kim
ball Undertaking company met
IN tilr annual mrci.lg i'm the
mn II oi'icr at kumhall February
20 1880. at 1000 O'Clock. \. vi.
With lIi shares present utu of
II. The annual report Of tho
hrard of Directors WAS present
ri 10y Mr.. Henley, of the office
[ MIR. |. +. jennings. Certified
'ubilc Accountant. who has
merge Of our books.
The following PERSONS were
elected To the Board of Direct
'orS, Samuel Wade. NJ. T. Whit
,. NJ. Is. ladr, William Reamy.
Mrs. Matte Moon. George bod
son and K. l.. Robinson. the off
GERS are as of last year with the
exception of Mr.. r.. W. Browne.
Wh) has accepted Il pos ton ri
RluctlcId State Teachers college
MS registrar. His place ~ Sccrr
tary was filed by Prof. S. G..
ii0u%h, dlector of the bands of
colorCd schools OF Mcdowell c..
MIR. Adolphus Young, a recent
graduate of Guptom Jones school
of cmbalming, has been nd led
to the staff.
The public whom we have served
for the past l8 years. might be
Interested in this information
namely if YOU desire te service Of
the kimball Undertaking com
pln". you may reach it by call
m" the main office phone day or
ni' hit. 1921. branch office, day,
phonc Capchart hotel, 9015. mite
T1", Prof. J, III. Byers. residence
War and vicinity call Mrs. Nora
Keller, phone 81; in all cases re-
verse the charges.
Ambulance service free to all
who are unable to pay.
Officers are Samuel Wade,
president; r. p. Johnson, Mana
ger; 8. G.. lIough, secretary and
Il ID. CridCr, asst. secretary.
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Hemphill Woman Dies Sunday

Mrs. Rosie Hairston, g. Of
HCmphill d lie d last Sunday @l
her home after short illness.
,dShe had lived IN HcmphiIl for
tRefpast year and was a member
ofthe, Mt. GroveiBaptist church,
Funeral services were he'll
Wednesday afternoon at 900
o'clock at the Mt. Grove Bap-
tist church with the Rev. j, II.
Taylor officiating Burial was at
.I'essE Memorial Church ccmc
tey i'm Roderfied. The Kimball
,tthdtrtakiERj company was in
Of the arsAgemc9ts.
i'eJ' - ~ ana
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24

more than 80 years and which
no doubt, made him the we'll
known Negro he was.
Although q dumpy little man
in physique, Rice was import
ant in his thine and it seems
only fitting that today's column
be devoted as a last tribute to
him2to soma It will have more
meaning than to others.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
Bureau of Negro Welfare and
Statistics of the State of West
Virginia to GOveTT!r Homer
A. Holt for His Report

The Mcdowell Tines delights
to make known to the race this
excellent report filled with 4
world of valuable information.
This report should bein as many
homes as possible. Every school
and library should not only have
this report but should be fore
most in recommending the stu
dents to read, study and become
acquainted, with the Ssate and
the race in particular.
Again Brother Carper, we
congratulate you. .I,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
RICE GREEN PASSES AWAY

This Article Was Taken from
The Point Pleasant Daily Regis
ter and Was Headed Thus; a
Thing Of Beauty Is a joy Fors
ever" by MarigOld.
The Register carried this ar.
ticle on its first page in column
one.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24
KEYSTONE STILL THE
PEOPLES GARDEN SPOT

Hon. c. B. Moore's ESQ Sta
ton Now Open - Newest and
One of the Finest in southern
West Virginia-Selling the En-
tirei Line of ESQ Narketers.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24

Compliment to Director Carper
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-24

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