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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-10-20
Medal TO DIR. Carver Recalls -
Spinegarn Medal Award in 1923

New York Oct. Is. - When
George Washington Carver, the
famous scientist at Tuskegee
Institute receives the Roosevelt
Medal award here October 81,
for distinguished service in the
field of science" the event will
recall the honor awarded him
by the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
people back in 1923, the same
year in which the Roosevelt A.
ward was established.
1t was in 1923 that the Asso-
citation awarded DR.. Carver the
Spiregarn gold medal for the
most outstanding achievement
Of the year by an American of
African descent" The award
was made at the organization s
fourteenth annual conference
held in Kansas City. Kansas.
Carver received the 1889
Roosevelt medal. together with
two other receipants: Carl
Sandburg, the poet; and Maj
General Frank R. Mccoy, re-
tired. -
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ton. published in said Mcdowell
County
A Copy, Teste:
ALEX ID. CYPERS, Clerk
Circuit Court. Mcdowell County
JOSEPH G. TRAVIS, P. @.
Date of first publication, Oct.
20, 1889.
80 Date of first publication, Apl.
%, 1889.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1889

some third term activity on
that front, managed by the
Presidents son IN law and dau-
ghter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Boet-
tiger. Lester M. Hunt, the cap
able political writer for the
Seattle Starr recently reported
that Howard G.. Costigan, the
guiding genius of the rad cal
Washington Commonwealth Fee
deration, will the the director
Of the campaign to line up Roose
welt delegates III the Western
States for the national Demo-
cratic convention next year.
A Friend of the Family
Mr.. Costigan has become a
close pal of John Boettiger and
recently appeared on speak
ing platform with him and the
Presidents daughter. This trio
on that occasion sent up a clamor
that led indisputably to The
impression that if Mr.. Roose-
welt was not renominated and
reelected for a third term, woe
would be America.
Speaking of Mr.. Costigan ard
the Presidents daughter on that
occasion. Mr.. Hunt observed that
they worked like team-she
sat them up and he knocked
them down." Mr.. Hunt indcat-
ed his amaZement that the
White House a m lily should
fondle so Glossy to its breast the
leader of the radical Common
wealth Federation. He pointed
out that last winter Mr.. Cos
} tigan got personal audiences
with the President and Mrs.
= Roosevelt and ate two meals at
/ the White House"
| Mr. Hunt should not be so
t amazed. The White House family
= is not a bit particular who
r comes there for meals and tea.
AT least that is what Mrs.
, Roosevelt has Just indicated in
, explanation Of testimony before
the Dies Committee thar young
Communists had been invited to
! the White House for tea and
, then undertook to capitalize on
that connection. Mrs. Roosevelt
said she did not inquire INTO the
political antecedens of her
guests.
No Politically Republicans
All of this is recited merely
to show that the much publiciz-
ed adjournment Of politics that
was urged by the Roosevelt adj
! ministration was mean. only to|
be observed by Republicans. The
White house - the Presidents
Immediate family-his close as !
! ,ociates and an Assistant At
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Despite the Roosevelt sponsor
cd moratorium on politics, the
White House Jenzaries and their
New Deal cohorts conr;nue to
press forward in behalf OF
third term for President Roose-
welt. Of course, say the White
House Jenzaries, this is not
politics-It is patriotism!
We are indebted to Ernest X.
Lindley, the Washington column
list, for drawing aside for MS the
veil covering the behind the
scenes activities in behalf of a
third terms for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Lindley, who as the Presi-
dents official biographer, gener
ally knows whereof he speaks
about New Deal matters, tells
that plans have been made for
conference of liberal groups
in the eleven Western states, To
be held in San Francisco during
the week of November 49,"
What will this conference dis
cuss? Well, Mr.. Lindley tells us
that "the President Secretary
Ickes and other liberal (sic)
members of the Administration
will be invited to address the
conference. Mr.. Lindley does
not say so but we would not be
surprised if the grand climax
of this meningitis most impor
tant accomplishment-would not
be the adoptior of a resolution
demanding" that Mr.. Roose-
welt seek third term.
From Washington Down
Mr.. Lindley would like us tC
believe that this movement
comes fro m the grass roots
originated out in the eleven
Western saes ard has received
its motive power from that
quarter. But the White House
people in the Interior Depart
ment-know far too much about
this conference to give credence
to such a theory. Certainly the
managers of the third term
campaign in Washington will not
De taken by surprise.
Mr.. Lindley reveals that 1.-The
catalytic agent of The Western
Liberal Conference is Norman
Littell, an energetic, hard hit
ing liberal from Seattle" Mr..
Littell few months ago was
appointed as Assistant At
toney Genera. SO he is paid a
salary out of The United States
Treasury while he undertakes
to round up the eleven Western
states for third ten I.
We do not know what Mr..
Littells political connections in
Seattle are, but there has been
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA: I'm the
Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Mcdowell County -
October 13, 1889.
BABE JOHNSON
Evening star., 1939-05-22
Madrigal Singers
OF Cincinnati
Give Program

The Madrigal Singers of the Gin
cinnati Conservatory of Music were
heard yesterday afternoon in a pro-
gram of 18th century and modern
choral music, together with the
Brahms "Liebeslieder Walzer," pre-
sented before the Ohio Society by
Senator and Mrs. Robert A.. Taft.
The group gave a performance in
exquisite style with delicacy of
nuance and a quality of tone which
is. rarely achieved. The Madrigal
Singers have been heard regularly
for more than two years over the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Hour presented over the network of
the Columbia Broadcasting Co. on
SATURDAY mornings at II o'clock.
The following program was heard:
"How May I Fly?" -Marenzio
"Fa, La, La, Cannot Conceal
II ---------------- -Certon
Summer" manuscript).
Vivian Harvey
Hope of My Heart" Ward
Ecno song ---------Di Lasso
"Liebeslieder Waller" (sones of
love waltzes) brahms
"Rondo Capriccio" (rage over
the lost penny Beethoven
"Nocturne in F sharp Major"
Chopin
Ellen -Arbter
'Lisle Joyeuse" Debussv
Vivian Harvey.
Calm Be Thy Sleep" Cain
Were You There?" (spirituaD.
Burleigh
Listen to the Lambs" Dett
Soprano Solo, Merle Belle Snyder.
Chorus of Homage" Gericka
Evening star., 1939-05-22

Paramount Studio. 1t said that Allan
Jones had been signed TO play the
role Of a romantic hero who sings
Victor Herbert music in a film story
based on the life of the great COM
poser. Which reminded us that Jones,
secuted out of stock ranks four
years ago and publicized into one of
the biggest stars on M-G-M's roster,
hasn't appeared in a movie since
Everybody Sing" released in Feb
ruary, 1888. With customary lack of
fanfare, M-G-M then dropped Jones
of its contract list, and the screens
best tenor, and a very acceptable
romantic leading man as we'll, since
has been devoting his time to oper-
ating horse farm.
And there's the strange case of
John Boles. One of the handsomest
leading men in pictures, Boles hasn't
made one in more than year. He's
typed as singing actor, and as such
there's no demand for his services at
this time. Three years ago, he was a
top card, the leading male star on
the Twentieth Century Fox lot.
AL Jolson, pioneer of screen
singers-with his famous THE Sing
ing Fool of late 1928-was first to
fall, but he came back recently in
Rose Of Washington Square" and
may have few more singing bits
under his belt. Dick Powell seemed
headed for many years of success
in romantic singing roles, but
Warner Brothers felt otherwise.
They settled his contract six months
ago. and Dick hasn't worked since.
Alice Faye still sings occasionally,
but Twentieth Century Fox is intent
on grooming her into dramatic roles.
Most of the kings and queens of
dancedom have been converted into
straight artists. R-K-O says it has
no further dancing plans for Ginger
Rogers, now that her Astaire part
nership has been broken. Bill Rob-
inson taps no more with Shirley
Evening star., 1939-05-22

to with pride-and lot of conf
dence. ... .G-.
Ballet may have the reputation for
being the most high-hat art form
spread before vaudeville audiences,
but its practitioners are about the
most modest stars that shine in such
theaterS. Without reference to the
physical effort, which is great, no
group strives harder to please. And
none, so far as this corner knows, is
so ready to take full responsibility
for not clicking with an audience.
Comedians, sic, singers, animal act
masters of ceremonies and other
performers, including aerialists, are
among those we have heard speak
freely-or worse-about local audi
ences and their frigidity. But never
dancer, whether they are more
modest or just plain introverts. They
always take the blame for any chill
that happens to be in the air around
them.
Comparatively new to the vaude-
vile stage, it is difficult for the
crusaders for the classic in dancing
to tell just which numbers of their
repertoires will appeal most widely.
A situation of the kind confronted
Harriet Hoctor in an appearance
here at the Earle a season or so
ago. Miss Hoctor started her weeks
program with an ultra-classic and
one modern dance combination.
The latter was spectacularly cos
tuned. Moreover. it involved
combination of steps and move
ments that were much more COM
prehensible to general audience.
Any bookmaker in the house would
have given 10 to l that it would
win by 20 decibels of applause. And
then he would have had to skip
town for having guessed wrong.
Warmers sensationally heralded
Confessions of a Nazi Spy" will
be screened today for critics :.
And its even more enthusiastically
acclaimed "Juarez' will be shown
to an audience of Senators, Repre-
sentativeS, Cabinet members and
plain members of the body polite
Wednesday {. The Department of
Interiors auditorium will be the
scene Judy Ellington, singing
with Charley Barnet's orchestra at
the Capitol, was guest of honor at
a huge reunion of old friends Satur-
day night at the Lotus That's
where Miss Ellington used to sing
so we'll with Bill Stricklands band
that she was lured away by the
gold of richer entrepreneurs in the
entertainment business Co-hosts
at the party were Strickland and
Dick Lam you Can't Get Away
With Murder" the too aptly named
picture which opened at the Met
Thursday, closed yesterday . Its
successor is Union Pacific" Mr..
De Miles biggest and most dra-
matte spectacle in years.
Unwittingly, no doubt, it is the
comedy that is the best feature of
"Elysia," which is going to stay
longer at the Belasco At one
point, the hero tells the heroine
that a lake they are looking at re-
minds him of the Grand Canyon
-. His reply, when she asks why, is:
Because it also is good place
to throw old razor blades I'm
that case counters she, 'I guess
we had better CO." It's a lot |
funner, Of course, the way they |
say it.
Evening star., 1939-05-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Keith's-"East Side Of Heaven, "
Bing sings: 1875 am, 1:35, $40,
$40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Capitol - Broadway Serenade, "
jeanette Macdonald in a new muSi:-
cal romance: 1890 am, 1:20, 4:10,
7 and $50 pm. Stage shows: 1890,
3:20, 6:10 and JPN.
Earle-"Man of Conquest" the
life and romance of Sam Houston:
10:45 am, l:30, 4:2O, 7:O5 and 9:55
pm. Stage shows: 1890, 800, 6:10
and pm.
Metropolitan-"Union Pacific" the
cinema saga of the railroads build
ing: 11:20 am, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05 and
$40 pm.
Columbia - "Stagecoach," drama
in the West: 11:15 am, 1:20, 1925
$50, 7:35 and $40 pm.
PaIace-"The Hardys Ride High,
sixth edition of the popular Hardy
family: 11:00 am, los, 3:15, $40
7:3O and 9:40 pm.
Little-"Courier of Lyons" drams
of a miscarriage of justice: 11:5(
am, 2:20, 4:50, 1920 and 9:40 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts
Continuous from 10 am.
Open Air-"Grand Illusion" the
highly praised indictment of war
fare: 8:05 and 1920 pm.
Evening star., 1939-05-22
A. 7. S. Subscribers
Get a ReprieVe

All options held by subscribers to
the Theater Guild and American
Theater Society series of six plays
expire today, according to the New
York office of the guild. The usual
three days Of grace" however, will
be allowed delinquent subscribers
locally and renewals for seat loca-
tions will be accepted until Thurs
day morning.
On that day all unrenewed loca-
tions for all performances will be
made available to new subscribers.
The ofiice of Bess Davis Schreiner,
local subscription director, in the
National Theater, is open daily from
noon until 5 o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-05-22
Jitterbugs to Get a Chance
To See Their Opposite
Paul Haakon, Ballots Master, Slated
For Return in Vaudeville;
'Juarez' Screening Set
By JAY CARMODY.

From the prominence they have attained in the last two the
Nations jtebugs
other kinds of Well immediate
impending Washington
Friday complete tterbug the
Evening star., 1939-05-22


stars. Most of the old pack so pre-
dominant few years ago have
slipped into the waning cycle.
In 1885, the dance craze hit studios
for the first time. and starry STEP
pers were piling off westbound trains
in droves. Today that field has
narrowed to a pair. Only the names
Of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell
remain up in the dancing lights.
And hereafter they, too, will go
forth to the public as a team, be-
cause past box-office performances
prove both need solid support in
their casts.
The decline of the songbird has
been equally pronounced. The oper-
attic invaders, Gladys Swarthout.
Lily Pons, Grace Moore and so many
others, have all left town, by ex-
hibitor demand. Even the hand
some heroes with good singing voices
have slipped badly.
The whole depressing song and
dance decline was brought vividly
to mind a few days ago by a brief
casting announcement from the
Evening star., 1939-05-22

the activities OF the Virginia barn
theater claim the cast selected for
the Ann Nichols comedy is the best
ever assembled by the group. Able
will be Don Sisler and his Irish Rose
will be Peggy Johnston, the girl who
found sucker for left hook in
the Civic Theater's George and
Margaret" last season. Supporting
them will be Ruth May, Edward
Evans, Charles Hohein, Lewis Brott
and Ted Field. "Abie's Irish Rose"
Is being directed by Howard Went
worth and sets and lighting are
under the supervision of Joseph
Orendorff, scenic designer for the
group for the past two summers.
Today is important, too, to the
Cross Roads Theater and its patrons
for another reason. There's a down.
town ticket Office now, opening to-
day. in the Earle Florist Shop, 1921
e street.
Annapolis hereby is declared local,
that the head on this column can
remain correct. The King William
Players, dramatic society of St.
Johns College at Annapolis, will
stage T. S. Eliot's Murder in the
Cathedral" Friday night at $50 in
the college gymnasium. It's a play,
you know, about the martyrdom
of Thomas Beckett in Canterbury
Cathedral in ITO, had long runs in
London and New York, and later
was revived by the Federal Theater
group.
The King William Players cast
includes Paul Comegys, A. M. Black
burn, Thomas Campbell, Chesley
Wilson. jr.; Thomas Parran, jr.:
Charles Hoyes, William Donald Rem
dali, Vernon Padgett, Atwood Garis,
Tyler Coulson, Charles Wayne and
William Darden.
A final note from the Falls Church
Community Theater. Election of
officers for the 1939-40 season was
held at the groups last meeting.
Lawrence Proctor is the managing
director; Albert Ware, business man
ager; DR.. Joseph McCaskill, director
of the creative group; Mrs. Loren
Pope, membership chairman, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Meese, produc-
ton managers.
Evening star., 1939-05-22

Maytime and will stage, tonight
and tomorrow night, Gertrude Ton
konogy's mad comedy, Three Cor
nered Moon The third and final
major play of the groups season
and the first it ever played for two
nights, Three Cornered Moon will
be presented in Madison School au-
ditorium and curtain time is $50.
The cast involved in the hilarious
affairs of the daft Rimpelgars in
cludes Mrs. Acors Thompson, Mrs.
Patricia Keefe, Mrs. w. S. Hinman,
jr.: Anna Blazer, Loren Pope, Sam
uel Adams Stephen Gray, Alonzo
Allison and Glen Wells" Three Cor
nered Moon" has been directed by
Mrs. John Ball, who is reported to
have had considerable Little Thea
ter experience.
The King-Smith Playhouse pro-
duction, opening tomorrow night, is
Lawrence Riley's comedy, Personal
Appearance" This is the one, you
no doubt remember, about the movie
glamour queen on personal appear
ance tour and the uproar caused
when her car breaks down and she
gets yen for the mechanic. hand
some country lad, who fixes it.
Carole Arden, the glamour gal,
will be played by Martha Nash. a
versatile young lass who recently
joined the King-Smith teaching
staff. Before coming to Washington
she toured for three seasons with
professional companies. played fea-
tured roles in The Wind and the
Rain" Tobias and the Angel and
"Heathers at Home The Adonis
of the Pennsylvania provinces upon
whom her rowing eye falls will be
played by Leslie OPace, last seen in
the King-Smith production of "One
Sunday Afternoon"
Personal Appearance" is to be
staged in that circus manner" in
troduced here last year by Director
Keinert Wolff. The circus manner
means that the play is completely
surrounded by spectators, being done
in the middle of the room instead
of on the stage, with blackouts in
stead of curtains. Brings you right
up close with. an effect something
like a movie closeup, or maybe
makes you feel like a medical stu
dent watching an operation.
X X X
Rehearsals start tonight for the
Cross Roads Theater's production OF
the play which will hold the Broad
way record of 1882 performance:
until Observation-Disclosures Irish Rose.
c'Tobacco Road" Is set to pass il
them Despite the plays long-rur
tendencies Gncluding II weeks al
the President here) the Cross Roads
issues warning right now that two
weeks is the absolute limit this sum-
mer - that's two weeks starting
June 5.
| The people who report to us on
Evening star., 1939-05-22

odllCl . lllOoU lilpdoSlOilSu SOloAot ~
is at once the master and the slave
of the classical. Yet, at a time when
dancing careens violently toward the
jungle, Haakon remains an out
standing vaudeville attraction.
To be an outstanding vaudeville
attraction, of course, means that the
performer appeals to all classes.
Artists in that category draw large
checks on payday. They would not
draw them long if their appeal were
limited to small group. Haakons
appeal is not limited. His act is bait
for the jitterbug, as well as the bal
letomane, as odd combination of
tastes as you are likely ever to find
under one ceiling.
Analysts of such things, who make
no claim to being exact scientists,
seem to be cropping a bit when they
try to explain Haakon's success in
vaudeville. The best answer they
can give is that he puts on per-
formance in acrobatics that is
revelation not only of grace but of
body control. Like the man on the
flying trapeZe who also is built like
every one else, Haakon startles his
audiences with the tricks he can do.
Let the precise meaning of what he
is doing be as obscure as Sanskrit,
it is amazing still. That is more
than can be said of most vaudeville
acts. And it seems the most logical
reason why the young Scandinavian
is star theater managements point
Evening star., 1939-05-22

Temple, or any other screen figure.
Ray Bolger, one of the cleverest
comedy steppers from Broadway, has
yet to get big dancing role. George
Murphy, closest approach to Astaire
in taps and ballroom specialties, has
become a romantic hero. Buddy
Ebsen, comedy hoofer who got off to
a smashing start several years ago.
seldom uses his feet in pictures any
more-except for walking purposes.
Eleanore Whitney, one of the best
dancers IN films, and creditable
actress as well, also found her wings
clipped. She recently married and
retired from the screen.
Evening star., 1939-05-22

MURRAY SHEEHAN.
These t1Do haze the impor-
tant roles OF Louka and Maj.
Petk0f in the Washington
Civic Theater's production OF
Shd1D'S Arms and the Man,"
1Uhich opens tomorrow night
at the Wdrdmdn Park Thea
ter to run the remainder of
the meek.
Evening star., 1939-05-22
Local Drama GROUPS
Two Plays Are Scheduled
Before Summer Comes
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

Rehearsals the
livestock the
City sckers for the this
Community Thaer and the players the
both being active this
Down in Virginia the Falls Church
Evening star., 1939-05-22
Songbirds and Dance Stars
Among Those Missing
Yesterday There Were Many, but
Today Only Few Retain Their
Box.Ofice Standing
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOII,YWOOn

Where the dance girls yesterday?
hnd them Those talent aans always
commodities Hollywood
usefulness has reached precarious stage.
Exceptions nguhng songbrds Nelson
jeanette Macdonald individual
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Nose Pach Suecumbs
To Six-Month Illness

Nose Pach, 68, old Washington
resident. died yesterday at his home,
1902 Ninth street NV, after a six
months illness. Funeral services
will be held at 10 am. tomorrow at
the Danzansky funeral home, with
burial in Adas Israel Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Washington
Nose" as he was known to thou
sands of persons, was head bartender
at the old Lawrence Hotel in the pre-
prohibition days, later establishing
his own bottling business. He had
been employed as bartender at
Harvey's Restaurant for six years
up to the time of his illness.
Surviving Mr. Pach are his widow,
Annie; son, Julius of Washington,
and five daughters, Mrs. Emily
Winters, Mrs. Florence Horowitz,
Mrs. Fannie Goldsmith, Mrs. Ger
trude Lewis and Mrs Marie Lieber-
man, all of Washington: two sisters,
Mrs. Emma Levy and Mrs. Fannie
Schoenthal, and two brothers,
Joseph and Leon, all of Washington.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
War Map Supplement
Proves Boon 10 Teachers

In line with the trend established
by local schools which are using the
special War Map Supplement pub
lished by The Star October 30 as a
modern text. teachers attending the
Mossouri State Teachers Conven-
ton at St. Louis are reported to be
making good use of newspaper maps,
according to an Associated Press
dispatch
Newspaper maps have been life
savers for the average school teach
er who tries to keep up with the
present territorial juggling abroad,
the Associated Press said in a dis
patch from st. Louis today.
1T is next to impossible to keep
maps up to date and teachers at
tending the convention explain they
are making good daily use of the
ones published in their local pa
pers,' it was reported.
sMapmaker exhibits at the con-
vention have been a center of at
traction from the time the conven-
tion opened for the visiting teach
ers, who are working their note
books overtime. The exhibitors
themselves are working overtime,
the Associated Press. reported, ex-
planning it is no fault of theirs if
today's map is obsolete tomorrow.
The Stars war map supplement
now Is available on heavy paper for
use as ready reference atlas.