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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-20
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INFORMATION, PLEASE

The Wheeling News-Regist-
er under date of September 6,
aserts editorially: Governor
Holt (stated) that he was be-
hind Neely's gubernatoriaI cam
paign hook line and sinkCr."
Would the News-Register
care to divulge thes ource of
its information? Not being in
Hollis confidence, we do not
know what he is going to do
about Nicely: but we're willing
to make a bet that ne has
never yet at any time, to any
body, made any declaration that
he is back of Neely's CIO-New
Deal candidacy.
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Handpicked Demos
mTu1llull t0us Session
FRACTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND AUTHENTICITY OF
DELEGATES FLARE UP; PREVIOUS LEADERS
NOT WANTED AT HELM

CHARLESTON. w. Va
Negro Democrats, purporting
to represent Negro Democratic
voters in the state, met at the
Matte V. Lee home, Saturday
afternoon, for the purpose of
selecting campaign officers and
manping policies for the cam
paign this fall. From the be-
ginning of the meeting there
was dissatisfaction on the part
of many who were present.
First of all, there were those
who wanted to know by what
authority the persons present
were selected to represent the
Negro Democratic voters in the
state. Upon inquiry, it developed
that "Chef" Branhan, who is
a Negro member of the Demo-
cratic State Executive Commit
tee, had written to three persons
In each county asking those 8
persons to select a representa-
tive to the meeting. Thus, it was
charged that this method re-
suited in the naming of the
persons present by Branhan and;
DE-. G.Es Hopson, Branhan,s,
candidate for State Chairman.
The real fight developed Sc
veral days ago when the Demo-
cratic candidate for United
States Senator, Judge Kilgore,
recommended Reverend l.. T.
(Ted) Thornhill of Beckley, to
the State Chairman for appoint
ment to lead the Democratic
voters during the campaign.
ThornhilPs selection by the
candidate was not satisfactory
to Doctor Hopson and his fac
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-20

trial School at Lakin; Secretary.
William Lonesome, Charleston
Asst. Secretary, Lawson Brooks
of Bluefield; Treasurer, Fred
Cobb, Logan; Technical Adj
wiser. Thomas E. Posey, Prof.
of Economics at w. Va. State,
Institute; and Campaign Di-
rector III Charge of Womens' $
Activities, Mrs. Laura Jean
Bayes, of Logan.
A number of persons who
were present left the meeting
in disgust, declaring that they
wanted nothing more to do with
the type of leadership that is in
the ascendency in the Demo
cratic party in West Virginia.
These persons declared that
they would desert the Demo
cratic cause and support Will.
kie, Sweeney and Dawson from
now on, as they were pleased
with the high class manner il
which the Negro Republicans
cooperated in the selection OIL
their leaders in this campaign
|Ehey further stated that /,
the selection Of Harry J.7Cape
hart as Chairman of the Color
ed Republican State Head
quarters; DR.. N. l.. Collins
Assistant Director; James F
Wade, Supervisor of Speakers
Bureau; S. r. Anderson, Super.
visor of Field Work and Publ.
city; and Mrs. Mabel Wins
Women's Division, all classes
of Negro Republicans were re-
presented in their organization
al set up.
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ECONOMIST TURNS
PROPHET; IS VERY GOOD

CHARLESTON Sept. IT,
Sometimes prophets hit the
bulls-eye. In 1887, John T.
Flynn, a noted economist, wrote
these predictions (1) Roose-
volt will launch hue armament
program as a means of spend
ing money; (2) he will launch a
series of war scares to distract
attention from disintegrating
domestic situation; (3) he has
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ton of the Negro Democratic
party. Thus, they called meet
ing of their force to be held at
the Matte V. Lee home in
Charlestor for the purpose of
selecting DR.. Hopson as Chair
man. The delegates present
were rather boisterous and de-
termined to put into discard
those who have heretofore been
leaders in the Democratic cause
in the state. |. j. X. Wells, Kim
brough, and other leaders were
denounced as being opposed to
the interests of Negroes in their
leadership of the Democratic
forces. Those opponents of the
Wells, Powell, and Kimbrough
faction, fseclared thht they
wanted a leadership of work
ing men rather than educators
and business men, to lead their
faction to victory in November.
The contest centered around
the selection of Chairman for
the carnsiaign. Rev. Thornhill
who had previously been select
ed, vss IMPOSED by DIR. G. F.
{ HopsonF who was responsible
for the selection of those who
were present at the meeting.
After two hours of wrangling,
DR.. Hopson was the choice of
the meeting. Others selected
were as follows: Vice Chair
man, Edward Dickey of Weir
ton; j. S. Shelton of WEIGH and
Thomas Crosby of Fayette-
vile; Associate chairman, Mrs.
Lucy Froe, the wife of Supt.
Froe of the Colored Boys Indus
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City InstaIs New Pump

The City Water-works has
installed new type pump dur
ing the last week to replace the
old system using compressed
air which was nearly worn out.
Waterworks Superintendent
Schcfaer supervised the work
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Rivers Compares
Determinations OF
IVA And Willkie

NEW ONh - II TdIlClS T..
Rivers returned here from
Rushville, Ind. and Chicago
filled with enthusiastic admira-
ton for Wendell Willkie, Re-
publican candidate for President.
He spent over an hour with the
candidate. At the same time
Mr.. Rivers gave out figures
proving beyond a doubt that
the New Dea's Tnnessee Valley
Authority was more discrimi-
natory in it's Negro labor policy
than any of the companies of
the Commonwealth and South
ern Corporation of which Mr..
Willkie was formerly president
II found Mr.. Willkie a man
of strong convictions" Mr..
Rivers declared. 81 think he will
express his convictions fear
lessly and will fight for them
no matter whether they help or
hurt him. He is apparently very
sensitive to doing the right
thing under all circumstances.
He was especially frank about
consulting with the race after
he is elected. When it was point
ed out to him that some candi-
dates forget the Negro after
election eMr. Willkie said with
great sincerity and feeling that
he would do nothing like that.
He came out definitely on this
mater in his Chicago speecl
Friday night.
II don't believe any major
candidate has ever been as de-
'finit and frank on the Negro as
Mr.. Willkie was in that speech.
] listened to him drive home his
oints by dramatic gestures l
was convinced of the unique
and history making signific-
canoe of this event. His intensi-
ty of conviction on this and
other issues is inspiring. /
belive that he will make no COM
promise with his convictions
whether it means victory or
defeat. His is a new and drama
tic personality in the American
political scene"
"Mr. Willkie stands for pre-
serving the American way
for allowing private enterprise
to recover our prosperity rath-
er than leaving it to government
acti ity. Where does the Negro
stand the better chance to be
integrated as a worker into
Americas great productive en-
terprises? Let's compare on the
record how the Negro has far
ed as between a great private
Industrial corporation as en-
ployer and the largest govern
ment industrial unit. We there
fore take the two units which
in their industrial and political
significance most embody the
two conflicting ideas CT what
America should be. / refer tc
the Commonwealth and South
ern of which our distinguished
Republican candidate was the
president and the TENNESSEE
Valley authority which Mr.
Roosevelt deems ten most signfi
cant part of his social pro
gram.
"Firt as to how the coloret
citizen has Jared in employ
ment with the iva Negroe
form an insignificant per cent
age of the total numbers 0
Of workers on IVA and eve
those few are permitted to worl
only as unskilled workers; Ne
groes are not included in tn
very elaborate EDUCATIONAL pre-
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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COP Head Declares
Self On Racial Issue
In Chicago Speech

(Speech of Hon. Wendell L.
Willkie, Republican nominee for
President of the United States,
delivered at Chicago, Ill.,, on
September 13 1910, to an
audience of colored citizens.l,
Senator King-my voice is
little husky from constant talk
ing, but what was about to
say was, Mr.. DePriest, Senator
King, and my fellow Americans:
want you to send Senator
King down to Washington to
help me. l thought so highly of
him that appointed him a mem
Der of my Advisory Committee
in this campaign and | want him
o be a member of my Advisory
Committee when am Presi-
lent Of the United States.
You know, we talk great
leal of democracy in this
country, and we have home Of
democracy in this country than
in an other country i'm the world
)ut there are some things that
We must do before this demo-
racy can claim to be reaching
my ways near perfection. And
me of those things is to COM
)letely eliminate, in this country
my discrimination between PEG
de because Of race or religion.
( Although up to four orSta~A
months ago no man in the us.
, had less notion that he would
ever occupy public office than l
had, at every phase of my life,
from the day | was conscious OF
doing things, every time the
opportunity has come to me,
whether as boy in Ellwood, or
a lawyer in Akron, or a bust
ness man in New York, | have
struck at every type of intoler-
ance that has come in my way,
and have done so publicity.
have written out a few
things here today, merely be
cause | wan them much to be
quoted. The real test whether
our leadership is making demo-
cracy work is whether it ex-
cludes any portion of its citizens
from full participation in the
Opportlnitiep and responsible
ties Of government on account
of race.
Now the Negro people of this
country are citizens, and entitl-
ed to every right that any other
citizen is eEtit.ed to. And those
of US that are so unfortunate
as to be on releief, are entitled
the same treatment on relief as
everybody else. Ard if you
EJECT me President of the United
States, | shall see to it that re-
lief is continued until we can
we can again start the wheels
of industry working, so that men
will have jobs instead of relief.
And | will see to it while relief
lasts, that there shall be no
discrimination between persons
on it by reasons of their color.
Now, | have written it out,
| want to make it exact so that
no man can doubt what | say.
If elected. / should continue re-
lief or those who cannot secure
gainful employment. 1t is not
right, however, that America
shall continue the practice where
the Negro is the last to hired
and the first to be fired. The
Negro has little hope if he must
wait until every unemployed
white man has beem employed,
at last, under this administra-
ton. promise to do away with
the theory that relief is a Ne
1 gro reservation. l will abolish
CONTINUED On Page Two,
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The Community on the whole
always pays the part of the
Good Samaritan when there is
trouble in the community.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-20

Roosevelt said last year that
Argentine beef is superior to
American beef. His bull how
ever, is superior to all.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-20

in mind shifting public psyche
logy from the domestic to the
patriotic motif and to build up
the slogan, Stand by the Presi-
dent in 1910" Every one of
those predictions has come
true.
For life to begin in 1910 vote
Republican.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

MISS HARRIET COOLEY.
MISS JOAN LUNDEEN, MIR.
ROGER COOLEY and MISS
DAPHNE MAHON (lejt to
right.
This grour soiu participate
In the annual Nation -ptde
broadcast BY children of mem
bers of Congress and members
OF the Congressional Club Sun
day afternoon.
-Harrts-E,Oing Photos.
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Weddings
OF Interest
In Capital
Miss Brown Weds
MIR. Timberlake
At St. Albans

Miss Beth Madeline Brown,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. v.
Brown Of Santa Rosa, Calf, and
Mr.. Edmund Compton Timberlake,
son Of DR.. and Mrs. Taylor C. Tim
berlake of Washington and Charles
ton w. Va. were married at q simple
and impressive wedding In st. Al
bans Episcopal Church Saturday
morning, May 4.
The ceremony was performed at
10 O'Clock by the Rey. c. g. Mar
mion. jr.
The bride was lovely in . white
crepe jacket suit with . small white
fowered hat and accessories. She
wore corsage Of white orchids. Mr..
John P. Bergan, brother-in-law Of
the bride. gave her in marriage.
Miss Ruth Larden was the brides
only attendant and she wore q dress
Of heavenly blue. matching access
snries and her corsage bouquet was
Of rosebuds and lilies of the valley.
The ushers, all classmates Of the
bridegroom at George Washington
University, were Mr.. Dwight Owen,
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Dumbarton Oaks
Benefit Garden
Tour Tomorrow

A tour Of the gardens Of Dunn
barton Oaks, estate Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, 3101 r street.
has been set for tomorrow after
noon, from 2 to 8 o'clock, by the
Board Of Managers of the WASH
ington Home for Incurables, Of
which Mrs. Edward r. Finkenstaedt
is president. Proceeds will 60 to-
ward the care Of the 1e5 men,
women and children who are
patients at the home.
Like many other philanthropic
institutions in Washington, the
home has suffered from decreased
income and increased operating ex-
penses. In addition, Mrs. Finken-
staedt points out, the new $780,
600 wing, made possible by the
bequest of the late Mrs. Laura Hart
mann Lisner, means that 80 more
patients can now be admitted. This
means increased maintenance costs,
and members of the board must
raise funds to meet expenses. "The
tradition of the home, the task of
relieving the suffering, adding to
the happiness and easing the weari-
ness that only the incurably Ill can
know. has been proudly carried on
for so years." stated Mrs. Finken-
staedt, "and we count on the sup
port Of all our friends"
A tea is to be feature Of tomor-
morw's tour. Miss Alma LII. Rug
giles is general chairman OF the
benefit and Mrs. william F. Newton
is in charge Of arrangements for
the tea, which will be served for q
small fee, in addition to the entrance
fee. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs.
Hennen Jennings and other mem
bers OF the board will pour during
the afternoon. &s
Maps Of the gardens win be posted
in Catalogue House on the grounds
to aid visitors in choosing their course
around the acres comprising the
estate. Color prints showing the
flowers and birds to be seen also
will be available.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

Helen Benzing Of this city and Gin
cinnati, Ohio, to Mr.. Porter c.
Layne Of Indianapolis.
Miss Benzing, the daughter Of
William e. Benzing Of Washington.
D. c., and Mrs. c. L. Sprague Of Gin
cinnati. Ohio, for a number of years
has been attached to the national
staf Of the American Red Cross in
Washington. She is Q graduate of
Central High School and will re-
ceive . degree in law next month
from the National University Of
Law.
Mr.. Layne is . war service field
director for the American Red Cross,
stationed at Fort Benjamin Harri-
son, Ind. A native OF Kentucky, he
received . degree in Law from the
University Of Louisville.
The wedding win take place the
latter part Of this month.
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Mrs. Bliss was dressed In q long
gold-color crepe, the skirt f1aring to
the hem and the gracefully draped
bodice cut high in the neckline and
having three -quarter-length sleeves
which flared like the skirt. Her
gloves were a lighter shade and
were long. About her neck she wore
o string Of uncut jade beads, which
were held apart by very narrow
bands In tiny diamonds, and from
this hung q pendant of jade, also
uncut but polished. She wore no
hat and the green Of the jade on
the gold-color gown brought out the
rich beauty of her titan hair.
Mrs. Laurence Duggan
Is Able Assistant.
Mrs. Laurence Duggan, wife OF
the chief of the Division Of Amer
lean Republics, who is chairman OF
the Ladies' Committee for the Con-
gress, was a tireless aide in greeting
those who attended the party alone.
She saw to it that no one was left
alone and that each one was served
and met others. She wore a gown
of green crepe with a felt to match
and q topcoat while standing In
the gardens.
Later in the day the delegates and
their wives attended the closing
festivity, the off1cial banquet at the
Mayf1ower Hotel at which the pres
ident Of the congress, the Undersec-
retary of State and Mrs. Sumner
Welles were the hosts. This morh-
ing groups of the ladies who came
with the delegates will attend the
session Of Congress and this evening
delegates and those accompanying
them will embark for Old Point
Comfort en- route to visit historic
Yorktown and restored Williams
burg. They will return to Washing
ton Sunday morning and Monday
will say farewell" to the Capital
for visits to Philadelphia and New
York where they will attend the
celebration of Pan-American day
ut the Worlds Fair.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Hempstones Honor
Engaged Couple

Capt. and Mrs. Smith Hempstone
entertained at dinner last night at
the Shoreham Hotel in honor of the
1atter's daughter, Miss Mary Dora
Thompson and her fiance, 1t. q. g.
o. Griffith Sexton, Sd, Of Tampa
Fla. There were 46 guests and Mr.
Garfield Swift, well-known baritone
and Miss Thompsons brother-in-
law, sang several numbers in compn-
ment to the young coupe.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Miss Dorothy Walkley
To Wed Mr.. McCullOuKh.

Miss Dorothy Walkley
To Wed Mr.. Mccullough.
Mrs. Allan Earle Walkley an
nounces the engagement Of her
daughter, Miss Dorothy Munroe
Walkley, to Mr.. Hugh Mccullough.
Miss Walkley is the eldest daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Walkley and the late
Allan Earle Walkley Of Ocala, Fla,
and the niece Of the late Theodore
Townsend Munroe, pioneer banker
in Florida. She is the granddaugh-
ter Of william Henry jarrett Of
Little Rock, Ark. She attended
school in Florida and now makes
her home with her mother at 4007
Connecticut avenue NV.
Mr.. Mccullough is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fredrick A. Mccullough
Of Rochelle Park, N. j. He attend
ed school in New Jersey and George
Washington University.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

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Evening star., 1940-05-17

afternoon Win be given young games
sporting events planned juvenile starting promptly
1t dinner win be served at small tables with specially
dance door under Following
the able direction william Carhart
Mrs Richard Wach in charge Of another Supervising
the food for dinner will be Mrs Robert Young Mrs Frederick Prince
jr, and Mrs. Delaney NcholL t
For the cidrens afternoon events Hnckey
charge Of the pet contests William Street,
Executive Committee and assistants George
Sloane. Mrs. George Cutting Harry Poole Benjamin
and others.
Mention Of the gymkana takes year.
Warnd the pet disqualified
alligator entered the
that all the pets be brought in lead running pretty smoothly
until Mrs. Walach entered with
quickly her pet Katie hoping disuade
alligator to hts facewheupon
active alligator
out Of 1t before letting
which Saturday afternoon May
commemoraion national
great fuand WILL suspect
that and Auchncos
incidentally popularity
evening" certainly beaux
and trembling being wahowers ball.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Engagements
OF Interest
Announced !.
Miss Riggs to Wed
John Wister Meias
OF Washington

Mr.. and Mrs. LAwrason Riggs, IT,,
Of New York announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Miss Camilla
Kidder Riggs, to John Wister Meigs,
son of DR.. and Mrs. Edward Brown
ing Meigs Of Washington.
Miss Riggs was graduated from
the Brearley School and Is a mem
Der Of the class of 1910 at Bryn
Mawr College. She is . granddaugh-
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George
w. Riggs of New York and Of the
late Dr.. and Mrs. Jerome Henry
Kidder Of Washington.
Mr.. Meigs Is . graduate Of the
Sidwell Friends School Of Wash
ington and Of Princeton University
class Of 1896. where he was a MEM
Der Of the Colonial Club, the Thea
ter Intime and the Triangle Club.
He Is now In the fourth year at the
Harvard Medical School and is q
member Of the Aesculapian Club.
He is the grandson OF the late DR..
and Mrs. Arthur Vincent Meigs and
OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. John Wister
Of Philadelphia.
Miss Florence Benxing
To Marry Mr.. Layne.
Announcement has been made Of
the en0aGemeut of Miss FlorencA
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Mrs. Clark to Visit
In New Haven

Mrs. Samuel o. Clark, jr., wife
Of the Assistant Attorney Cen
eral, will 60 to New Haven today
to be the guest of her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs j. A. Nor
throp, for 10 days. She will make
the trip north with Mr.. and Mrs.
Northrop, who have been her
guests for several weeks.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman
Visits New ENGLAND

Mrs. Rudolph Max Kaufman has
left Washington to make q series Of
visits In New England She will be
away about 10 days and. therefore,
will not observe her regular day at
home Monday.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Scientific Congress
Delegates Are Received
At Dumbarton Oaks
Former Ambassador and Mrs. Bliss
Are Delightful Hosts Amid
Beauties of Vast Gardens
, By KATHARINE BROOKS.

kindly yesterday
United
Argentine
Scientific
woodland lawn
the shrubs and lawns Foreigners particularly interested
song little trkns mua
at intervals
excellent
wiches and cakes served with ices and punch
Several Are Lost and
Amusing incidents caused BY several who lost their
little numbers directed
discovering that their receiving opposite
Of the mansion.
thoughtful prepared
having the tables refreshments placed the
tapestries pieces sculpture paintings
Mrs Bliss received in the south
colorf before
to oeachq
Evening star., 1940-05-17

Mr.. H. Norment Gusts, Mr.. J. Rus
sell verbryke, Sd, and Mr.. Frank
Chaplin.
Mr.. Walter J. Nash, organist of
the church, gave an impressive re-
cital before the ceremony and also
played y the traditional wedding
marches. Miss Dorothy Peterson
Raymor sang "Oh Promise Me" Inn
CONTINUED on Page Bad
Evening star., 1940-05-17
By the Way
Beth Blaine

The William MacCackens win not cocktail party
to honor the American bar Association this fact that
their small daughter Nell Elizabeth incidentally
has been u for several weeks and woods
Evening star., 1940-05-17

ana wen ON the way 70 recovery. Chick
and Bill had few friends for dinner last
night ct the Chevy Chase Club, In lieu o.
the larger party. and although small, tn,
party could not have been gayer. Thl
MacCrackens have way Of always givinl
good parties reason foremost being tina,
they really like parties themselves ane
always relax and enjoy the fun as much
as any Of their guests-which is the sur,
and only sincere way Of being . goo<
host and hostess!
- AA
The sixth eymkana viii take
place In warrenton. Va. Saturday,
May Is. at 3 O'Clock In the afternoon
at the Maddox Paddock--with In
Vulnerable added attractions to help
the very worthy cause.-The Fauquier
County Tuberculosis Association.
AL the Virginia hunting Get
win contribute their services toward
making the event successful The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-11

Americans will exploit shark liver
oil in Mexico.