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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-08-25

getting coal out safely and have
the ability of teaching all miners
how to do it also.
Considering the nature of the
work they are doing, Keystone
is indeed glad to welcome to it's
siding Rescue Car No. a and it's
skilled crew and the Times takes
pleasure is the presence of this
symbol of safety and of govern
ment help in our city. We are
pleased to announce that h e
plans call for the car to be here
about three months.
The chef or the car is Dan
Smith, man of very pleasing
personality and we understand
superlatively good cook, max
ing the entire force of the car
each an expert in his line. Mr.
Smith has been with them for
two and a half years - proof
positive of his culinary art.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-08-25
Miss Sanders Makes Long Trip
Through Upper, Westehn
And Eastern States

Miss Bertha Saunders, prln-
cipal of the Ashland elementary
school, returned from an eight
weeks tour that covered thirty
two states, the District of Co.
lumbia and Canada.
The principle eastern, north
ern and eastern cities were visit
ed as well as the New York
Worlds Fair and the San Fran
cisco Golden Gates Exposition.
"A complete tour was made of
(San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Santa Monica, Beverly Ills and
Hollywood.
4 Other places of interest includ-
ed the Bad Lands of North Dako-
ia, Mt. Rainer National park in
the state of Washington, Red
wood highway (World's tallest
I trees) in California, Petrified
Forest, Painted Desert Meteor
Crater, Grand Canyon, and
/ Boulder Dam in Arizona; Old
iLaguna Pueblo, Sandia Loop
Road, and Sky City in New
Mexico; Colorado Springs, Den
yer and a view of Pixies Peak in
colorado. -. .ss,
! Miss Saunders will make a re-
tport of her trip to the State
| Department of Education for
(which she will receive credit on
renewal of certificate.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-08-25
xOPPERS COMPANY HAS
Us. RESCUE CAR No. 4 HERE

Rescue car No. 4 of the United
states Bureau of Mines, Dept,
If the Interior has beer, on our
'iding for the past several days.
There are IL of these cars in
'arlous strategical positions in
he mining regions to serve in
disasters. These cars are fully
!qulpped with the most modern
'escue equipment and are man
'd by trained rescue experts who
'epreSent the very acme of ex-
1er.ence and skill in their work.
Originally the work of these
men was to bring out dead bodi-
IS, after all the living had been
'aNed in mire disasters and to
supervise cleaning up of such
mines afterWard. The cars serve
IS sleeping quarters and place
or men to get their meal, for
MS purpose the car has sleeping
luarters and a kitchen. The car
It Keystone now has a modern
refrigerator atone end and other
lone like conyerieces. o
The rescue Cars today reach
nut much farthcrer than merely
o ASST after disasters-they
'crve humanity today in pre-
|erion work, in which their
'rews are highly trained. Work.
ng ON the theory that an ouncet
4 prevention worth pound oil
ure they have done much t |
'rcrent the awful accidents OH
ne past from being rcpeatedi
as well as work designed forj
promotion Of safety for the
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-08-25
Announcements

Sunday, August 81, 1889
Program by MHsdames M.
Harris and NJ. Horton. Good
singing and preaching. InteIlec-
tual talks. Quartette by young
women from Gillian, under the
leadership of Mrs. Lillian Law.
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ABOUT THANKSGIVING
The following may be found
the World Almanac of 1899:

the WOrlQ Almanac Oh 1879.
! THA'NKSGIVING-Second
Thursday in November. Abra-
ham Lincoln in 1864 issues the
first presidential proclama-
ton fixing Thanksgiving as a
national holiday, on the fourth
or last Thursday in Nbvem-
Der. President Franklin D.
Roosevelt changed the day to
the third Thursday in No
vember in 1889 and in 1910
fixed the veamanent date as
the second Thursday In No
vember. ....-.
Thus will the shift that to-
day is causing such a furore be
recorded for history. Apd thus
will the ego of a president, whose
sole worry appears to be his
tplace in history, be gratified.
Though it may seem petty, it is
no more petty than the act it.
Iself, to say that the whole reas-
ION for changing the date of the
national holiday is the fact. that
it was previously fixed by Abra-
ham Lincoln. The reasons given
by the president are that. BUSH
nessmen requeted the change SC
that they may have an addition
al week for shopping days be.
fore Christmas. 1t is a tradli.
| ton with business that the
1 Christmas season does not open
until after Thanksgiving. Sc
with typical precedeht-b breaking
tglee the president seizes the
opportunity to change the date
land break a tradition that was
thanded down from the founder:
of the country at Plymouth
Rock. Had the retail store.
broken their tradition and opel
. ed their shopping season a weel
. before Thanksgiving day,
= would have gone unnoticed an
not have afforded the presiden
this grand opportunity to pu
another opportunity to put ar
other notch in his gun for bias
ing sacred traditions of tn
=" country. So, the plans of a n:
ton that have been laid sine
- the last Thanksgiving Day nu:
be revised to suit the Hitler
VI Mussolini type dictate of a chic
T. executive who wants history I
u record his name as having fixe
u the date for Thanksgiving DAY
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log Cabin Of Lanx Ae6 ~

tDG NaYIn Of N9N9 Ago
The lsg cahid oRos d5pfAstad all
ota2r hSuas csnstEneSaen y be Unk
ed EsssAo. That was Nisn hieSssss
Nsae sealing Ae Rank. a tiana 10
% an advantage pdIftieatvlt y Be
able 70 say one was NbdrHBinTa f6g
cabin, for the cuhiu was the hail
mark Of degocracy.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-08-25

The Amateur Hour" pro-
gram given Monday night, Aug
p, at the Eckman theatre under
the auspices of Mt. Zion AME
church, was a tremendous sue
cess. Mesdames Giles and were
Sponors of the program.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-08-25

Elsewhere in this article the ST. Lukcs show
Negroes together being forced through jim
Ctowsm by white insurance companies and a de the st
should been 1t is high time
that awakening the only unity make
FIRM Let the preachers get busy in the pull
pits the teachers in the school and the rest CT III the
homes-teach pride ard support As the infant
begins pratte begin istng in him that he worthwhile
and to be his brothers keeper ~ ~ -, tsSssaa3ks
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-08-25

Small voice from the wilder
ness-"Why celebrate Thanks
giving at all? We will have no.
thing to be thankful for until
we get Roosevelt out of the
White House"
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ECkMAN CHURCH NEWS

Church school opens at ten
o'clock each Sunday morning.
Brother George Giles, Supt.
Morning serpices-11:3O
Evening Services-7:3C.
Rev. f. l.. Patterson, pastor.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
STUDENT UNION
ASKS EQUAL RIGHTS
FOR ALL

New York. Feb. % tCNA)-A
demand for equal political rights
to all regardless of race, creed. or
color" Is included in a "human
rights roll CALI initiated by the
democracy may be safeguarded."
The union said it hoped to obtain
POS 900 student and faculty sigma
lures for its program for:
1.-The elimination of ~illiteracy,
and the establishment of equality
of educational opportunities. 2.
Support of cultural activities ac-
cestible. to the people. 8. Conserva-
tive Of human resources through
jobs and social insurance. 4. Pub
lie provision of medical care for
all. 5. Stun clearance and hous-
irg. 6. Conservation of natural
resources. Z. The guarantee Of evil
liberties and equal political rights
to all regardless of race, creed, or
color.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04

Chamber of Commerce. At this
time the noted dentist was presen-
ted with the chambers annual a
ward for outstanding citizenship
in the presence of $50 of FTorida's
distinguished citizens
The award in the form of a
scroll was given to DIR. Howell for
illustrious performance and coop
Grafton in one or mere of the fields
CT science, arts, philanthropy or
civic development. On this occasion
tho noted man of science was ac-
eompanied by his charming wife
and two fine sons. His residence
is reputedly one of the finest col
ored homes in America. The year
1888 also brought to DIR. Howell
life membership in the Score club,
honor society of the Florida Med
zeal and Dental association. for
outstanding contributions to the
organization and local racial up
lift movements.
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ter the plan.

ter the plan
Last year 81 calves were pur-
chased. They cost $2,424.19. When
they were fattened and sold, they
brought $3,277.83. In addition, the
boys received $240 as prize money
for showing the calves at the Fat
Stock shows held in Augusta, Col
umbus, Savannah. Macon and
Greenville.
Two of the calves died, but were
protecte by insurance. Five boys
did not succeed in putting enough
fat on their calves to break even,
but the others prospered. A bank
officials said that one of the fine
aspects Of the effort was that not
q single colored boy had defaulted
0 II his note or failed to live up to
every phase of the agreement. The
hank is so pleased with the show
ing made that the project viii be
continued next year.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
LING POLICE SERGEANT TO
JAIL SNATCH. CRUEL FLOGG-
ING OF TWO MEN

Goldspono, N. c. March 2 tGNAl
Evidence that acting desk ser
geant Walter Kelly white, was inn
plicated in the flogging of two
Negroes who were taken from the
City Jail here recently was dis
closed here this week. Kelly's state
ment that he did not recognize two
unmarked white men who took the
prisoners from their cells at the
point of a gun was contradicted by
he fact that the men IN famil-
lar with the setup in the Jail office
going straight to he drawer the
ko > were kept.
At the time, Floyd Edwards, &c,
one of the beaten men, said on
three different occasions that he
heard Kelly call: Come here, Ed
wards, we have to get out of here"
Kelly said that the visitors got
the prisoners Jae made no attempt
to stop them.
Meanwhile, state officials, G. S.
Scott and N. c. Hoover, arrived
here from Raleigh to aid Colds
boro officials in their ~investiga-
ton of the flogging. The Grand
Jury i sto meet to conduct and in
vestigation Observers charged the
Grand Jury with 'stalling" when
the meeting originally scheduled
for last week was postponed be-
Pause at would take time to reach
all members of the jury"
Edwards and his companion,
Kirby Baldwin, "a, were taken
from the Jail by two white men
who were later joined by more
The prisoners we're taken to a Sc
cluded spot and severly beaten
with branches of trees. Edwards
has almost recovered, but Baldwin's
condition Is critical and he will
probably need at least ten days
more of hospital treatment.
Baldwin and Edwards said that
they were told to get out of the
county and stay out Police,
searching for them, finally located
them at their respective homes,
both suffering from severe LAGER
athens o nthe back and legs and
otter wounds.
They had been jailed on a frame
up charge of "assaulting" Mayor
j. w. Hill. Witnesses said that
Hill deliberately provoked a fight,
and struck the first bdow.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
NACW TO MEET AT WORLDS
FAIR FOLLOWING BIENNIAL
SESSION
SESSION

New York, Feb. 16(By Cleveland
G. Allen for AMP Mrs. Jennie B.
Motion, president of the Nat onal
Association of Colored Women AM
wife of DR.. Robert r. Motion, for
mer president of Tuskegee insti-
tute. announced last week that
there will be a national gathering
of eolored women at the Worlds
fair in August following the ben
NAL session in Boston
Mrs Motion, who was here as the
guest of DR.. and Mrs John w.
Robinson, visited the Worlds fair
site and made arrangements for
2 meeting Of leading colored wo-
men OF the nation who will be dele
gates to the biennial meeting of
the NACW. She was we'll received
by authorities Of the fair and was
assured that every courtesy would
be extended to the women when
they come here.
The meeting to be held at the
fair will feature the contributions
and achievements of colored women
in various fields of endeavor, and
the part they r playing in ma
tional life. Some of the outstand-
ing women leaders of the race will
speak at the meeting.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
Cites Poor Schools In
South to Show Need
For Federal Aid

Washington. March 2-(CNA)-
A morjority of states need federal
funds of decent school facilities
are to be provided in all commune
ties, the advisory committee on
education reported this week The
committee was appointed by Pre-
sident Roosevelt to assist formula
lion of policy on education.
The committee reported that the
amount spent for public education
for each child in the United States
varies from $12 in the South to
S74 in the rest of the country.
California headed the list of
states with a unit expenditure of
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
MASSACHUSETTS
CLIO CONDEMNS
DISCRIMINATION

Boston, March 8 (CNA)-The
convention of the Congress of In
dustrial Organization of Massachu-
sets this week unanimously adopt
ed a resolution condemning any
racial or religious discrimination.
The action was taken in connec-
ton with discrimination against
a Negro delegate, Ralph Jackson,
representing the Cleaners and
'Dyers Local of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers, by the manage
ment of the Hotel Bridgeway,
Springfield, which refused to give
Jacnson a room. A storm OF. pro-
test from the delegates met this
action, and Jackson was greeted
with an ovation at the convention.
Tho hotel later apologized, with
the flinsy excuse that the "hotel
was completely occupied" The de-
legates, however, refused to accept
this as an explanation, and the
hotel was placed on the unfair list.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
GEoRGIANs HOLD BIG
FARMERS CONFERENCE

Blakely, Ga, March 3 (By G. p
johnson for ANP)-More than
100 0fartners, agriculture experts
visitors and students were present
at la. Fridays Farmer conference
held at Early County Training
school, a feature of which was an
exhibition of farmers products.
shop work, handicraft and canning.
Blakely High Won first prize
County Training school. which also
for schools, second going to Early
won first prize in the adult classes
exhibits. Principal Cooper of the
Training school was in charge of
arrangements, and she speakers in
cluded Mrs. Annette Jones county
superintendent Of schools, Mr..
Leger, county farm agent and Alva
Tabor, State supervisor of voca-
f%-ual agriculture. James. A. Sla-
I u, principal Edison &C." High
school, introduced thc speakers.
Sports feature of the meeting vas
a closely contested basketball game
the Early County Training school
players defeating the Blakely High
quint CD.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
.ARYAN' BUNK HITS SNAG IN
HUNGARY

Budapest, Hungary, March .
(CNA)-Fascism's spurious IRA
cial purity" theories struck a snag
this week with the resignation of
Premier Bella Imrady allegedly
because he had discovered his
grandmother was a Jew.
Imrady was the main leader of
al anti-Jewish campaign initiated
in this country directly following
the Munich betrayed of democracy
by British Prime Minister Cham
berlain and French Premier Dala-
der. He was the author of recent
anti-Jewish Legislation, His comic
opera fate has caused a sensation
n European capitals and has given
emphasis to the intermingling of
the human race all over thousands
OF years.
Imrady's resignation was accep-
ted Immediately by Admiral Hor-
thy. Hungarian dictator. $
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04

In order to match the delicious
filling, the crust must be simply
perfect. For perfect pie crust, you
can depend on that wonder worker,
donble-acting baking powder.
Bluepolnt PIE
2 cups sifted -four; 2 teaspoons
double-acting baking powder: y
teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons butter
or other shortening: y cup milk
(about); 2 cups drained oysters;
II teaspoon salt; dash OF cayenne;
4 tablespoons melted butter.
Sift flour once. measure, add
baking powder and salt, and slit
again. Cut in shortening. Add
milk gradually. stirring until soft
dough is formed. Turn out on
slightly Toured board and knead
80 seconds, or enough to shape.
Roll n of dough * inch thick;
line a 9-inch pie plate. allowing
dough to extend n inch beyond
edge OF plate. Fold inward even
with rim Of plate. Fill with
oysters; sprinkle with salt,
cayenne, and butter. Roll other
half of dough II inch thick: with
sharp knife make Sits to permit
escape of steam, Fit over oysters,
pressing edges together with -four
ed fork. Bake in hot oven (450' F.)
30 minutes. Serves 6.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04

Local, and q member of the pro-
CLIO Executive Board.
Doll stressed the democratic
program of the CLIO and its re-
cord in organizing Negro workers
on a basis of full equality with
Their fellow white workers. He
outlined the work of the CIO in
combating attmpts by employers
to set white and Negro against
each other and thus to split the
forces of Labor.
The meeting condemned the
Fitzgerald Labor Bill as being an
ti-labor, and pledged to rally the
Negro people in this State against
tho bill.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
FLORINDA DENTIST HAS NOT
ABLE CAREER RECEIVES
MERIT AWARD

New York March 2, amp
Among the notables of the dental
profession throughout the country
in attendance at the mid-winter
executive meeting of the National
Dental association is Doctor L. A.
Howell of Tampa, Fla. DIR Howell
ore of the best known practition-
ers in the country, has had a dis
tinguished career one of which
has made for him a reputation be-
yond the confines Of his native Flo
rida.
Born in Sanford, Fla, in 1870,
he was reared in Orlando where.
he attended the public schools and
was graduated from the Florida
A. a-d M. college as president and
valedictorian Of his class in 1905.
He entered Meharry Medical col
lege in 1906 and graduated as
class president in 1910, winning
the faculty prize for the best all
round student.
DR.. Howell began practice in
Tampa in 1912 and has been active
in the city's religious and civic
movements for the advancement of
his race ever since. An organizer
of the Central Life Insurance co.,
he served as president of the COM
pany for three years, and its trea-
surer for nine years, and now is
one of the largest stockholders, as
well as a member of the board of
directors. He is also on the board
of directors of the Tampa Urban
league, having served as one of its
vice presidents for more than 10
years.
On Dec. 8, DIR. Howell was hon.
ored by the leading business, civic
and professional organizations of
Florida at a testimonial banquet
given him by the Tampa Negro
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
NEGROES IN AUTO
UNION HIT MARTIN

Detroit, March. 2.-(CNA)-Ne-
gro unionists here unanimously
condemned the splitting tactics of
Homer Martin, former President
of the United Auto Workers Union
and pledged support for the pro-
CLIO Executive Board of the union.
The trade union branch of the
Detroit Council of the National Ne
gro Congress met this week at the
Brewster Center to discuss the hole
CT the Negro in the present JAW,
controversy. The delegates, all
members of the JAW, pledged
solidarity to the executive board
after hearing an address by Tracy
M. Doll, president Of the Hudson
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S74.67 and was followed by New
York City with $74.24.

NA1

S74.67 and was followed by New
York City with $74.24.
Arkansas spends the least "
mount on each school child per
year-$12.16. Next are Alabama,
S14.55; Mississippi, S15.48; South
Carolina, $15.71; Georgia, 1882.
No figures were given on expendi-
lures on Negro and white children
but it is known that there is a
wide divergence in the amounts
expended on children of the two
groups.
Stressing the poverty Of the
South the report said that whearas
tho ratio of expenditure per unit
established in California
was .89 and in New York .63 the
ratio in Mississippi was 1873;
South Carolina, 1.25; Alabama,
LIT and Georgia, 1874.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
COLLEGE
SUCCEEDS AS FARMER

Indianola. Miss, March 2 amp
Back in 1906, J. B. Lee graduated
from Tougaloo colleeg and came
here to begin life as a farmer. Be-
cause he was a college graduate,
neighbors shrugged their should
ers and said, che won't stay here
three months"
But j. B. Lee is still here, and
now owns 800 acres of land, most
of which ne had 10 clear of tim
Der before he could begin to farm.
In this beautiful home located out
a little ways from here, Mrs. Lee,
who is also a college graduate,
speaks with pride of their child
ren now grown. A daughter is a
student in Tougaloo. A son is stud
ying medicine at Meharry, and an
other son who graduated from
Morehouse is operating a farm adj
joining that Of his father.
II got my inspiration from the
last Isaiah T. Montgomery, found
err Of Mound Bayou" said Mr.. Lee.
HE came to Tougaloo while | was
a student there, and | determined
tc go out and try TO follow his ex-
ample
MI. Lee is now a trustee of Tou-
galoo and is prominent in civic
affairs / nhis state. He made 90
bales of cotton this crop year.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
GEORGIA FARM BOYS RAISING
1O6 PURE BRED CALVES
BANK FINANCES YOUTHFUL
BREEDERS

Savannah, Ga, aMrch 3 (ANP)
One of the most progressive
agricultural programs being de-
veloped in any of the Southern
states is the IBeef Calf project
which is being sponsored as part
of the All club work in Georgia
under the supervision of Alexander
Nurse, 4-H club agent and P. H..
Stone, Negro State Extension
agent for Georgia.
One hundred and six farm boys
are raising a pure-bred white faced
Hereford calf each. The Citizens
and Southern National bank, a
chain banking organization with
headquarters in Savannah. is fin
ancing the boys in their venture
which is now in its third year. Each
boy negotiates a loan with the
bank giving his note for sufficient
money to purchase the calf, The
boy feeds and cares for his stock
and when he is fattened for mar
ket, sells him, pays the bank for
the purchase money. and pockets
the difference. The result is a
marked Improvement in livestock
breeding among colored farmers in
the counties where the project is
operating. There are usually two
boys selected from a county to en-
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
Headache, Bad-Breath
Tell Of More to Come

Just ss Paul Revere's famous ride
warned on the Redcoats' coming, so
Natures messengers headaches,
biliousness, bad breath-often
warn OF faulty elimination.
Neglecting these signs may cause a
host of constipation's discomforts:
sour stomach, belching, no appel
tie or energy; mental dullness.
It's so easy to wake up your lazy
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04
W0MAN'S MAGAZINE TO
MAKE ITS BOW

Washington, March 2. (ANJ)-
The political Recorder, q monthly
magazine published by and for wo-
men / nthe interest of their poll
teal doings, will make itas polit-
zeal doings, will make its politi-
cal and initial bow with the March
issue. Nationally known columnist
and newspaper woman, is at the
head of the movement. The maya
zine will be national in scope, with
headquarters in Washington
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04

insides. just take spicy, all veg
etable BL~ACK-DRAUGHT. It's
unusual help comes from its prin-
cipal ingredient an intestinal
tonic-laxative which imparts tone
TO lazy bowel muscles.
Millions Of packages used testify
to BLACK-DRAUGHT'S merit.
Try i.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04

day. And IL you
want the assem-
bled family to
sit up and take
n office you'll
walk into the
d ining room
some din n g +.
time bearing a
Bluepoint PIE |!
Needless to say.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04

Washington, March 3 (C)-Dr.
Roscoe C. Brown, specialist in
health education of the U. S. Public
Service, has announced the twenty
fifth (Silver Anniversary cele-
bration of the National Negro
Health Week, April 219.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-04

Boston, March 8 tCNA)-The
House of representatives this week
rejected an attempt to obtain this
states ratification of the federal
child labor amendment. The roll
call vote was 1876 to 10 against
ratification.