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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-07
To Invite Dewey to Address
COP Rally at Beckley in June

Beckley, w. Va, March 81
District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey of New York City, often
mentioned as Republican
possibility for the presidential
nomination in 1910, will be in
vited to speak at young Re-
publican at Mnrgantown, pro-
badly June II.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-07
PERSONAL LETTER FROM
A1OO Per Cent REPUBLICAN
Hon. NJ. T. Whittico
Dear Sir and Old PAIL

am sure you will be some
what surprised to get line from
me. l just talked to an old
friend and he gave me a copy
of the Mcdowell Times and l
have read every word of it. l
was thrilled and my mind goes
back to the old days. / am glad
that you are still on the firing
line Of the COP. Well, you may
always count on me as Of old,
hd5e never thought much Of
the Demscrat and you said our
boys are coming back to stay
Well keep the good work up fol
100, l am with you 100 per cent
You may send me a copy Of the
paper and will send in some
news that will be of some help
A word in reply win be Highly
appreciated.
Your old friend,
j. II. Craggett, p. O. Box 892
Niarara Falis. n. Y
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-07
LOGAN VOTES DEMOCRATS
BACK INTO CITY POWER

Logan voters returned the
Democratic party t. municipal
power for another two years On
April 4 after one of the most
heated political campaigns of re-
cent years. =.
w: &. Johnson, (D) was re-
elected mayor and five concil-
men also Democratic were elect
ed, one by a margin of only 81.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-07
FOX Terrier Hunted Foxes

The wire-haired fox terrier, as
It's name implies, originally was
used in the hunting Of foxes. In
England it was customary to use
foxhounds and fox terriers together.
The hounds would chase me fox
until It went 10 earth, and then tie
,e1rier would be iscrt IN &c rout Il
srom its hiding place.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-07
PARAC { OF PROGRESS
Local Sales Tie-Up With The
Greatest Campaign in History
cf the Gracery Business Is now
Under Way

III a t : off to the Associated
Grocery Manufacturers Of Ameri
a fer sponsoring the Parade of
PrSgrcSs, 4 gigantic celebra-
tion, which dramat;2cS the con-
tr;bution which mo lcrn pacllag-
ing. distribution and selling has
brought to Mrs. America.
And hats Off, too, to MFG. l..
Easley, the friendly local repre-
sentative for Lever Brothers
company. who is tying in his acti-
vities with this great cam
paign. "........ ...'
Gone is the old-time scles-
man who knew little about how
to serve customers, win patron
age. and save women money
through scientific distribution
AMI advertising of goods.
Today's salesman is a business
bu 'lder, such as Mr.. Easley.
alert, eager and helpful. This
modern salesman is a trained
specialist, equipped with ne w
display ideas, selling plans, and
interesting consumer programs.
He knows merchandising n d
can be helpful in a hundred and
one ways to both consumer and
dealer. ............
To tie in with the Parade of
progress Mr.. Easley's company
is Offering him a cash bonus in
proportion to the Columc of
business he and his fellow mer-
chandisers do. Local deales are
taking advantage of Mr.. EaS
ley's extra efforts by giving
him 100 per cent cooperation. Mr..
Easlcy i'm turn, is showing his
appreciation of the support
given him by his friends in The
trade, by working hand in hard
with his dealers, arranging
future sales and doing super
merchandising job in the local
grocery stores.
Such cooperative effort is
evidence Of still another big
forward step to better under
standing and more ncighborly
policies bctwceo the manufac-
turcr, the consumer, and the
dealer. ........
fContinued on Page Two)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-07

elimination against Negroes III
connection with the employment
of trained personnel at the Ten
nesSec Valley Authority Dams
was charged in a report made to
congress this week by the Re
publican minority Of the Joint
Committee To investigate the
IVA. ............
The report was signed by
Senator James J. Davis of Penn
sylvan Il, and Representatives
lhomS a. Jenkins of Ohio and
Charles a. WolvCrton of New
Jersey, all Republicans. THEN
charges were confirmed bv the
n.jority of h e Investigating
committee. ....
Il h @ Committee reported il
mad found that comtCntiGnH made
before the committee some few
months ago by Charlcc ii. IIou;-
ton, counsel or the NAACP had
been supported adequately by
evidence. ......
In addition TO the find 'mrs Of
the Republican minority ON the
Committee in regard to treat
ment Of Negroes iva, DR..
Leonard ID. White, former Re
publican member Of the Civil
Service Committee and now asso-
ciate professor o f political
science at the University of Chi
cago, made a report to the Com
mittee on this subject
"Thc stated policy Of no dis
elimination against Negroes. y
asserted DR.. White, SHOULD
remain unchanged; further Of
fort should be made by the Per
sonnet department to secure the
appointment of Negroes i'm skilled
labor position and wherever
possible on annual appointments
and the present policy of prOvid-
in% similar or equivalent hou&-
ing and recrcational facilities on
construction jobs should be
carefully followed out. >"
The text Of the part Of the
Republican minority report deal
ing with the Negroes at IVA in
full follows:
"Thc National Association for
the Advancement Of Colorcd
People through its Attorney,
Charles II. Houston, presented
five basic grievances which that
association has against the iva,
arising from te iva treatment
Of colorcd people. These gricv-
anccs are: CD that iva has nc
intcgratcd program for the Ne
gro; (2) that iva regards the
Negro as a commodity Of labor
| G) that IVA has introduced q
new pattern Of segregation; az
| that Negroes have been abused
in the construction work at
Chickamuga dam amid (5) that
IVA policies have closed the
IVA may bring to the valley.
This testimony is adcquat
ely supported i'm this record. DR.
"a. r. Morgan CORNER chairman,
has made the statement that tn,
IVA employs Ncgocs in rc!a
ton to their population in TIN
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-07
IVA Discrimination
Strongly Protested

area. The fact, however, is that
the few instances where Negro
eS are employed by IVA in con
Struct;On work, il is not in pro-
ton to the Negro population. At
lliwasAcr dam there are only ;
Negroes in the employ OF the T.
VA, in the construct, on work
and those are employed ~ hos
pital orderlicS. On the other
hand at Chickamauga dam, 33
per cent of the workers are Ne
ErocS he auSc there is an abund-
amt supply of colorcd labor i'm
Chattanooga. The Negroes are
treated like a commodity, no
obstruction camp is prepared for
them at that dam.
Negroes are employed only in
obstruction work and none are
found i'm the admin Strut ON or
managing Offices. There is not
even a Negro file clerk or mes
>cn"rr and only u few Negro
lanitOrS and no cOlOrcd SCCrc-
tar;CS. The only Negro in the en-
tire Knoxville force is a. super
visor of Negro train,ng. Except
On the construct on OF the color
Ell village at Pickwick dam no
Negro clcctricitians were ever
employed by IVA.
-. starting d 'sclosure is the
tact that Mr.. Francis Steele APP
piled for job rs assistant
engineering craftsman in t h
department Of operates at
Chattanooga and he was accept
ed. His appleton had been sent
in by mail but when Mr.. Steele
left Harvard, where he was
studying and appeared at t h e
Chattanooga eng nccring Office,
ii was discovered that he was
Or The colOrcd race. Though IVA
stated to him that he cOyld have
the position for which he had
applied and been accepted, he
was told that, because all of the
nooga Office were Of the Cauca-
other workers at t h Chatta-
sian race, il would be necessary
for them TO scRrc9atc him from
his Office associates and that
desk was bcin" prepared for him
50 segregated. The conditions of
employment were so presented
to him that he felt he could not
take the position.
"TVA has completely barred
NEGROES from apprenticeship
training for the building crafts,
for the machinists, for electrical
workers and for administration.
Ncgocs have been entirely cX-
Guided rom the housing projects
at Norris dam The Tennessee
Segregation Statute does not
apply to property owned by the
United States Government. "
The majority report of the In
vcstigating committee had this
to say regarding employment
of Negroes at IVA:
Negroes make up 10 per
cent Of the population of the
vale yarea. About II per cent of
| the Tennessee Valley Authority
are Negroes, but they receive
Continued on Page Four3
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-04-07

Temperature Of Birds, Reptiles
Birds have body temperature Of
100 TO l12 degrees, mammals from
90 to 100 degrees, and reptiles only
about 40 degrees.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-09

Deputy Warden Frank Craven gh Homeburg County prison.
Philadelphia conrs with his attorney John Scott they arrive
Craven manaugh
alleged have been literally cooked death the Kondke section
Of the Homesburg prison last when steam turned
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-09

New Yor district attorney Dewey (righ acclaimed
the leader the Republican party crucial New York State following
his address statewide dinner Albany
the COP to liberalism He with the dinner host Edwin F.
Jackie, chairman Of the executive committee
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"Are you calling me a liar ?"
DELLA Craig. what have you to

Della Craig. what have you to
say?"
The actress regarded him cofdly.
Nothing whatsoever" She had
evidently made up her mind not to
forgive his earlier lapse.
"You were a friend of the de-
ceased ?"
Naturally" + !:
"She invited you here?"
1.-THE family invited me-"
ct see. You are Della Craig, the
actress, are you not ?"
"I am"
"And where were you this morn
ing?"
I'm my boudoir."
"So?" He regarded her suspi-
ciously. what were you doing
there 2"
II was writing letters"
"Alone ?"
Della's glance would have frozen
an Eskimo. "Quite!"
Cali right" His eyes rested upon
Toots Lemoine, and that young
woman twisted and UNFINISHED her
jeweled fingers in her lap.
miss Lemoine ?" He consulted a
scrap of paper in his hand.
That's me-" affirmed Toots, and
crossed her legs so that her silken
shafts were revealed above her
knee.
"You are a guest here?"
yeah"
"a friend of the deceased?"
mot exactly" She cooked her
head to one side and exploded her
bombshell. I'm engaged to Rich
ard Witherspoon"
mo" cried Daphne involmtar-
lily. ''Now
"Say" Toots forgot her role of
lady and reverted to type. care
you calling me a liar? Ask him (!
Ask your darling little brother! Go
on, ask him." She glared at Rich
ard. The boys eyes were glued to
her face. Once at a street carnival
I saw a snake the glazed eyes of
which watched those of the Egyp-
tan snake charmer who owned him
as Richards watched Toots. He
was as if mesmerized; he bobbed
his head jerkily at her command.
cts true" he said, and he
sounded as hopeless as man can
sound. Were engaged"
"Oh, Dickie" Beneath her rouge
Glad Westcott paled. "How could
you?"
I'm sorry, Glad"
"Sorry, eh ?" Toots said shrilly.
Sorry for what? You asked me to
marry you, didn't you? Didn't
you?"
mo wrangling, please" Ellis
stepped in and took over the reins.
did Mrs. Witherspoon approve of
your engagement, Miss Lemoine ?"
"She- she didn't know"
Secret, eh?"
i mo, it wasn'tw Toots denied
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CHAPTER TWENTY

CHIEF ELLIS grinned when
Richard referred to him as a jack
ass. Suppose" he suggested gent
'ly, suppose you tell me what you
know"
Richard doesn't know a thing,
Daphne cried. "He wasn't in the
house this morning."
mo? And where was he?"
II was in town." Richard in
formed him savagely, land what
T was doing is none of your bust
ness!"
Richard is excited" his sister
put in quickly. "He was doing some
errands for meat the drug
Storew
THAT right, SOM"
eyes," the boy admitted sullenly,
that's right"
"All right. We can check or
that" Ellis waved him aside. "Now
Miss Witherspoon, you haven't told
me where you went after leaving
the salon."
II went to Miss Westcott's room.
I helped her pack"
"Pack 2"
"She is leaving on the evening
train"
"Oh, no, she isn'tw Ellis contra
dicted her. "No one leaves this
house until give the word"
But, officer" Glad Westcott
protested this order. She rolled her
big eyes in his direction. 1--WE sim
ply got to catch the evening train.
My mothers expecting me-"
Sorry He refused to be
vamped. "No one can leave. Where
were you this morning when you
weren't packing?"
She pouted, reproachfully: IT
was in bed, officer" she drawled.
II never get up before ten o'clock. "
"Did anyone see you there? ?"
why, oficer!"
Chief Ellis neck turned fiery red.
Zone up for Georgia." whispered
Phil, and I giggled, but sickly.
"Quiet, pleased" Ellis glared at
us. Nov you, Miss" he signalcd
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| quickly. 1--WE just made UP our
minds this morning."
"While Richard was in town ?"
Ellis demanded shrewdly.
"Never you mind whenw Toots
was losing her temper.
WELL" he changed the subject,
maybe youecan tell me where you
were between eleven and eleventh.
teen this morning?" Z
II was in bed," snapped Toots.
and this time the chief let well
enough alone.
1t was Count Orsini's turn next.
He answ erred promptly-too
promptly, in my opinion-the ques-
tions put to him. He was, he ex-
planned smoothly, guest in the
house at the invitation of his fam
Gee, Miss Daphne Witherspoon. He
had met Miss Daphne in Paris the
winter before through { mutual
friends. Ellis got nothing from him
save the fact that he had spent the
morning in his room, and had been
seen there as late as eleven O'clock
by the maid who entered to change
his bed.
"I'll get to the servants later"
promised the chief, and then turned
to Jeffrey Todington. Are you
also engaged to one of the ladies
present ?" he inquired sarcastically.
II am not" Jeffrey's face flushed,
and I guessed he was trying to re-
main cool and collected and refrain
from punching the chief of police
on the nose.
It turned out that Jeffrey was q
house guest at the Manor at Mr..
Richards invitation. Mr.. Richard
and he were fraternity brothers
and jeffrey was a family friend Of
long standing. There was no men
ton made Of his relations or for
mer relations with Daphne, but,
then, guess man naturally does
not boast of being Tilted by the girl
he loves. And Jeffrey was in love
with Daphne. Any fool could tell
that by the way he looked at her.
"And where did you spend the
morning?"
II was in the aboretum, and as
far as know no one saw me
there"
"Communing with nature, Ell ?"
Ellis was losing his temper.
That's my business!" Jeffrey's
GOODNESS threatened to rise to fever
pitch.
"And mine," added the chief So
berly. Everything connected with
this household is. my BUSINESS
now" And at his words I had an
other shivering spell.
What secrets would this police
man unearth before he had fin
ished with us? What skeletons.
would he drag forth from dark
closets? stole a quick glance
about the room, Others. evidently,
shared my fear and. wonder.
Ito Be COntinued)
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READ THIS FIRST:


Elsie Ritter, a beauty shop operator,
taking the place of friend for week
in the private salon of Mrs. Horace
Witherspoon, ST., finds herself involved
in a murder mystery when first the
eccentric old lady and later her mid
dle-aged daughter-in-law are found
dead under the same hair drier.. Elsie
was attending each at the time, though
out of the salon for few moments be-
fore discovering the old lady's death.
A string of emeralds, belonging to Mrs
Withesspoons-. Sr., are strangely miss
ing. Certain members of the, Wither-
spoon family, and some' of the house
guests. strike Elsie as queer. Phil Ben
son, newspaper reporter and close
friend of Elsie, arrives as the police
launch their investigation. He imme-
ately phones for Mac lIcIntyre, head
of the Chicago homicide squad, who
happens to be in town. Meanwhile
Richard and Daphne Witherspoon. chill
dren of the second victim, conduct
themselves oddly during questioning.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE Story
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-15
Indian Given 40 Year
Term by U. S. Court

Forty years in prison was the
per atty imposed by Judge Charles
N. Pray in the United States dis
trict court at Great Falls last Fri.
day on George Wilbur Mickey
Smith, a quarter blood Indian,
convicted by a jury of statutory
crime against a 12-year-old In
dian girl at Browning.
The case went to the jury late
Thursday afternoon, verdict be-
ing reached during the evening.
The verdict was presented to the
court Friday morning.
Testimony at the trial showed
an Indian woman, Isabella Evans,
took the girl to Smiths shack.
whAre the child was forced to
drink whiskey by Charles Buck
ley. an Indian who is now serving
a sentence on a liquor charge
gro wing out of the case.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-15

American Red Cross

In addition to the war relief
needs already being mot by the
American Red Cross, the invasion
of Finland has created additional
widespread suffering am o n g
thousandsof helpless men. women
and children which will become
increasingly tragic as winter ad-
vances. There are many emergen-
cy needs for medical. hospital and
other supplies and assistance.
The Red Cross has already made
initial shipments of medicine, but
needs funds for future increasing
needs, The American Red Cross
will receive and administer CON-
tributions designated for Finnish
relief and all funds 60 designated
will be applied wholly to that
purpose.
S. T. Scotland, local Red Cross
chairman will receive contribu
tions and urges generous res.
ponse for Finnish relief. The
American Red Cross continues to
welcome contributions designated
for relief for war sufferers of all
nations already involved in con.
flict.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-15
Nursery School News

Clara X. Dugan. state supervisor
OF nursery schools and parent educa-
ton, and i. A. Laux. zone supervis-
or of recreation. paid the Browning
nursery school visit on December
4 and 5.
To conform with W.P.A. state
safety regulations. the local nursery
school was closed Dec. 5 to IL, in
order to put back door in the
building for a fire exit, and to IT,
pair the stove pipes in the room.
School was reopened Tuesday,
December 18th.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-15
Lamb Snatcher' Leaves
Woolly Trail for the Law

WAUSEN, OHIO.-While evidently
mentally wool-gathering, a lamb
thief didn't do very well at the real
thing-he left too many live clues
behind him for the benefit of dep.
uty sheriffs on his trail.
The sheriffs turned sleuths when
Simon Rychener of Pittisville report
ed the theft of 1e lambs. The depu-
ties decided to trail the thief in a
systematic way.
First they visited the Rychener
pasture and found trailer gate ly-
ing in the road. Their second clue
was a license plate in the road.
They proceeded down the road
and found one of the victims of the
"lamb-napper," which had escaped
from the thief, bleating forlornly.
The deputies continued driving down
the road, stopping at farms and col
lectlng the loot the thief had lost.
By this time the deputies were
finding it's pretty stuffy crowded in
a sedan with l2 lambs. but they per-
severed and reached the end of their
trail at the Bowling Green (Ohio)
home of Calvin Heinman-stock
buyer and owner of the lost license
plate and trailer gate. The sheriff.
deputies obtained confession
from lehman and the four remain
ing stolen lambs which were in his
barn.
The lamb thief retraced his wool.
gathering route-but to the county
Jail this time instead of to the
Rychener pasture.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-15
Methodist Church

The members of the Sunday
School are giving q Christmas
program on Saturday evening,
Dec. % at seven-thirty. Allfriends
are cordially invited. Practices
will be held Saturday afternoon
at two o'clock and Monday and
Wednesday after school.
A beautiful Cantata The Per-
feet Gift" will be given Sunday
evening. Dec. "a at a four-thirty
Vesper Service to which allfriends
of the community are cordially
invited.
The Sunday School meets each
Sunday morning at ten O'Clock
and the moi ming worship service
is at eleven.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-15
Tavern Keeper Gets
7-M0nth Sentence

Convicted by q federal court
jury at Great Falls last Monday
evening of selling or otherwise
disposing of beer to Indians. Will.
liam A. Barr, operator of the Barr
tavern three miles west of Glacier
Park station, just off the Black
feet reservation. was sentenced
by Judge Charles N. Pray to serve
seven months in Jail and pay a
$500 fine and Charles Woods. bar
tender for Barr. received penal
ty of three months and $lOO.
The information against Barr
and Woods contained % counts,
nine of which were dismissed
during the trial on motion Of
John B. Tansil. United States
district attorney. Barr was con.
victed on seven counts and Woods
on six. On three of the counts
Barr got a suspended sentence of
$500 and IL months. a sus.
pended sentence was given
Woods on two counts. for five
year probationary period in each
case.
This seems to me to be the
most fragrant and wholesale vio-
lation of the Indian liquor laws
we have had since l have been
on the BENCH" Judge Pray said
in passing sentence.
Trial of the case began Friday.
1t went to the jury at 1890 Mon
day afternoon. Many witnesses
from Browning testified at the
trial.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-15
Reservation Indians Required to
Observe State Fishing Rules

l, dams Of the Blackfeet reserva-
ton are now required to observe all
stat, fishing regulations, according
to D putty Game Warden John Cook.
They do not. however, have to pay
for 2 state license, but must obtain
a permit from the Indian service.
SEEMING is also prohibited except
for whitefsh which requires $500
permit. The new regulations are in
effect in return for the stocking of
reservation waters by the state game
commission.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-15
Basketball

The Browning high school hoop
sters played two games last week
and won both of them. On Friday
night they played at Choteau, and
in q thrilling overtime finish won
by Is to %.
On Saturday night they played
Brady on the home floor, and
easily defeated them 26 to 8.
Tonight they journey to Chi.
nook and play the team there.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-15
Indian Dances During
The Christmas Season

Indian dances. consisting of
grass dances. war dances wo-
mems dances will be held in this
territory during the Yuletide sea.
son on the following dates and
places:
Monday. Dec. Is Xmas night
ut the Starr school.
Tuesday, Dec. 26 at the Brown.
ing high school gym. A lunch and
reception to visitors in the M. E.
church at II noon. The dance in
the evening followed by a supper.
Friday, December 20 at Old
Agency.
New Years day, January 81 at
Little Badger.
Everyone is welcome and every
thing is free-so come.