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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

Our esteemed and jovial rivals, the Scripps- Howard newspapers, will soon come out for w. Wilkie for President, poor feller.
 Diane Hopkins, the charming little daughter of our beloved Secy of Commerce, has the chicken pox, but is indifferent to them.
 Our Village brewer says he's done courting i6-year olds. Been seen of late holding hands with l7-year old Wanda King, the show gal . Which reminds ye cd that many folks don't believe a i6-year old knows her mind to be married What most folks don't recall is that the greatest love story of all had a l4- year old lover-Juliet.
 "Bub" Jackson, the attorney -gen- eral, and his Mrs. rendered Q get- together for MT. and Mrs. Thomas c. Corcoran, the newlyweds. Mrs. Corcoran being the former Peggy Dowd, a Washington belle. Re- Treatments were SCI Yed until a late hour. Strawberries lE Cream was Q feature as was the knockin'
 Ludwig Lore, the colyumer for our esteemed rival, the N. Y Eveg Post, made some pointed remarks t'other afternoon as follows: "Other sources claiming to be well in- formed say that a Belgian German agreement secures Belgium against an invasion by the Reich in re- turn for her promise not to as- slst Holland against Germany. All these rumors are probably based on speculation. Deals Of this sort are not communicated to newspaper men,"
 Now imagine Q smart man like Lud making a fool crack like that
 Abner v. Kaltenborn of the radio ala't going abroad as was believed Kal seems 10 feel that things would start popping just as he got there
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
THE HTCKTowN NEws-PKEss Drop. 6 Ed, Walt Wlnchell

Our President was visited py call- CTS t'other noontime, including the esteemed and jovial Hal Ickes, Sec'y of the Interior, as well as another popular parsonage named Harry Hopkins, in charge of the Dept of Commerce. Both gentlemen happen to be pretty close friends to Our President. one of them spoke up and said: MT. President--your whole program depends on you you must run for 0 Third Term. How about it?"
 P. D. R. pursed his lips and looked out the White House window sad-like. "If only" he said, 1t weren't so lonely here 50 much"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Social Security Board Issues Warning

didate on their ticket to offset the vote cast for Congress1nan-at-large B. J. Monkiewicz.
 Basine announces that headquar- ters with stenographic and publicity facilities have been opened in New Britain at s9 Grove street. He states, The Democratic Poles this year have attained Q high degree of efii- ciency. They have leadership, or- ganiSation, unity. and money to put through successful campaign. The Democratic party needs the Poles to build a solid platform, for success this fall"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

candidate for the offices of state treasurer, controller or secrtary of the state. State Democratic leaders are already grooming several can- didates to oppose Cong. B. J. Mon- kiewicZ, and If the campaign lead- CTS do not select a Pole to oppose him, efforts will be turned to the positions named above for Polish- American candidates.
 Democratic leaders realize the im- portance of the Polish vote, and re- call the 1888 election results which would have been very much in their favor had they placed a Polish can-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Official Information Obtainable Without
 Services Of Agent
No Necessity for Anyone Paying Agent to Ascertain Recorded Data Says Local Manager, Robert E.
 Austin-GOVernmen Provides Assistance

amount of wages credited to him, the field ofiice will make every ef- fort to clear up the matter.
 Assistance Available
 Some people, according to MT, Austin, appear to think that they should pay someone to represent them in filing claims for insurance payments. MT. Austin explained that the field office is prepared to give all claimants-workers past 65 and the families of workers who have died-all possible assistance in filing their claims for this insurance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

Dorothy Thompson, the newspa- per writer, wishes, 1t known tar and wide that her pop was a Metho- dist preacher and >that the reports here and there about her changing hor religious faith just aint so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
ADMIRERS TROUBLESOME

The troubles of a little Irish girl and her two wealthy admirers give rise to most of the delightful com- plications of "1rene," RKO Radios new Anna Neagle-Ray Midland ve- hicle in which Roland Young, May Robson and Billie Burke are fea- tlired in support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Walter WimcheII On BroadzCay
Grade Mark Rssaedl Copyright 1880 Daily Mirror Inc

and that thered be no profit in such . risk. Kaltenborn, by the bye, Is going to pinch-hit for ye ed dlir- ing Aug. over at WIZ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
CHAPTER SENDING
 THREE DELEGATES
Local Red Cross to Be Represented at National
 Convention in D. C.

Local Red Cross officials will Do among the 5000 delegates from oil over the United States who will at- tend the annual convention of the American Red Gross In Washington, D. O., May 9th to 9th 1t was an. nounced today by John M. Burrall, chairman of the Waterbury chapter. The delegates from Waterbury in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
BENEFIT PARTY AT
 JEWISH HOME JUNE 4

The board of directors of the Wa terbury Jewish home made plans re- gently for bridge and pinochle party on the home lawn on Cooke street. The party will take place Tuesday evening. June {.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
CRIME PACKETS

New Crimes Does Not Pay Sub- jects will be @ story on the baby barter" racket, and Crime Mer- chant" the story of fences"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

President, ! VOTED FOR THE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE,
Theodore Roosevelt Such was
the Presidents advice to a Re
publican in 1886 encouraging
her to leave her party.
"In 1898" Kay continued.
Roosevelt attempted to justi-
fy his 1904 bolt of the Demo
cratic party-the party which
he later bolted again in 1888,
taking the remnants of the
party with him but giving it a
new name and totally new
principles d philceophies
Speaking at the Jackson Day
Dinner in 1898. Roosevelt said
he had told tho story of his
'ctter to that Republican voter
many times; and he added:
If had to do it ovr again, l
would not alter that vote
mo real Democrat" asserted
Kay, mo real American, need
have the slightest twinge Of
conscience about voting the
straight Republican ticket this
fall. The Democrats have a
precedent in the President.
Americans have a vital stake
in the results of the November
election. Dictatorship of the
most tyrannical sort looms in
the future unless we go to the
polls and vote to continue the
American way"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
BOSOTMAN NAMED TO
MASS DEFENSE Con-

Boston, Mass.-Ray w. Guild
president of the local branch
of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People, has been named by
Governor Saltonstall as a mem
Der of the Massachusetts Com
mittee on Public Safety it was
announced last week.
According to the Governor
the committee, which compris-
es $50 individuals from all walks
of life organized to direct de-
Tense activities throughout the
safe Twill support the military
authorities in such ways as may
require cik'ilian cooperation"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

Miners, professional men,
and women gathered from ten
counties at Charleston last
Saturday afternoon in the K,
of P. Hall on Washington St.
The meeting was. in response
to the call of Attorney H. j.
Capehart, Director of the Color
ed Division of the Republican
State Headquarters.
Enthusiasm was manifest
throughout the period of an
open forum when representa-
tives told of political conditions
in their communities, and
pledged, with purpose, their de-
termination to bring precinct
success to the Republican party.
The audience was moved
again and again by the pointed
and Forceful rmearks of Atty.
Capehart, James Wade and S.
R. Anderson, the headquarters
personnel; and Mrs. Julia Will
kerson, Fayette county; the
Rev. Smoot, Boone; Capt. G. E.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

entered IT,, Law School Of
New York university from
which she graduated with the
degi Juris Doctor. in 1896.
She was admitted to the New
York Bar in December, 1896,
and has carried on a successful
practice ever since.
She was the legislative candi-
date of tli' Republican Dist
Assembly District of New
York in 1897, and cut a norm
al Democratic majority of 49,
600 to les than 300: also she
was one of the organizers of
TIL Square Deal Republican
club of the 21st Assembly Dis
trict of New York.
Mrs. Speaks is Il merni,er of
he Glenn Frank Program Com
mite and served from its
organization until its final re-
Dort to the Republican Nation
ii Committee last February.
She is skillful campaign T. in
behalf of the principles OF the
Republican party. Her intlucE 1,
lmong co.orcd women of the
country, and especially t. East
Is quite GENERALLY recognized.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
NEGROES DEFEAT BOND
ISSUE In WHICH THEY
DON'T SHARE BENEFITS

Atlanta, Ga.,-Because the
City Council of Atlanta sought
to raise millions of dollars to
imltco"e the local fire depart
ment, public school and hospital
facilities, while cutting benefits
to Negro citizens down to one.
eighteenth of the total, more
than 1000 registered Negro
voters, under the leadership of
the local branch of the NAACP
defeated the six million dollar
bond issue at the polls here on
September d.
The $1,8OO,O0O school bond,
of which 100000 was to be al
located to Negro schools, all of
which are being run in double
sessions, was defeated by
approximately 896 votes. The
100000 for disqualification
and 100000 for the fire de-
partment, were defeated by ap-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
Mrs. Sarah Speaks
Heads Eastern Div.

Representative Joseph w
Martin, Jr., Chairman of the
Republican National COMMITTEES
today announced the appoint
ment of Mrs. Sarah Pelham
Speaks IA Head of the Women's
Bureau, Eastern Section of the
Colored Division. Willl;ie-Mc-
Nary Campaign of 1910, with
headquarters in New York.
Mrs. Speaks has been assoc
tta'Vi with Presidential cam
paigns since 1923 at which time
she was Executive Secretary of
the First Voters Committee
of the Colored Division of that
year, and also campaigned in
1882 and 1896. She graduated
from Dunbar high school il
Washington, DC, and afte
attending Howard lhiveisit,
FOR one year entered the univer.
sity of Michigan from which
the l'yceived the degree o
Bachelor of Science in 1924.
After her marriage to DR.
Douglass Speaks, Il gradual,
VI Howard Medical school, am
'emoval to New York city, she
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

ney General o. Royce:
1--WE are informed Negro
citizens of Brownsville, Tenn,
are presenting themselves to-
morrow, September a, and on
Thursday September 5, to pay
poll tax and register to vote in
Presidential election in NoVem.
Der. Because of lynchirg Of FL
bert Williams for inquiring of
Brownsville officials regarding
procedure to register, and
driving out of other Negro
citizens from Brownsville for
doing the same thing those who
plan to register anticipate pos
sible trouble unless Department
Of Justice and State of Tennes-
see restrain those who may
use mob violence to prevent
that exercise of Federal right
to register for Federal election.
We ask that you instruct FEEDER
al Bureau Of Investigation
agents to be present as observ-
ers andt to take whatever steps
may be necessary to prevent
violation of Federal Constitu-
ton. Am also wiring Governor
Cooper.
(Signed) Walter White, Sec'y
The Association also sent a
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
WANTS NEGROES ON
U. S. DRAFT BOARD

New York.-In order to as
sure just and equitable treat
ment of Negro citizens under
the administration of the pro-
posed Burke adsworth Con-
scriptioh bill, the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People has urg
ed it's members throughout
the country to fight for the ap-
:pointment of Negroes to local
draft boards which will be set
up when the bill finally be-
comes law.
Announcement of the Associa-
toms action on, this matter
was contained in a letter
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

had been accused of various
scrapes while enlisted and their
cases had to be argued before
tn Army courts martial. Volun-
tarily and with no compensation
Mr.. Willkie remained in France
to defend these soldiers. To
hundreds of them, of all races,
he came to be known as the
Guard House Lawyer.
Mr.. Wilkes early life and
work brought him face to face
with all strata of humanity.
At various times, during sum-
mer vacations and other periods
he was dishwasher and short
order cook, a steel worker out
side Chicago, a migratory farm
worker in California, a worker
on a Puerto Rico sugar planta-
ZION, and a barker for tent
hotel in the boom town of
Aberdeen, South Dakota; he
MIXED cows in Wisconsin, he
husked corn in Iowa, dressed
tools for a water driller in Tex
as, ran a cement block machine
in Wyoming and followed the
wheat harvest through Oklaho-
ma and Kansas with a rowing
,threshing crew. Moving from
job to job he often rode box
cars, hobo style. In college he
ecquired the reputation of a
debating taem spell-binder and
and campus radical.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

telegram to Governor Prentice
Cooper, at Nashville, urging
him to instruct state agents
to be present as observers and
to take whatever steps may be
necessary to prevent mob vio-
lenc." .......
Commenting on the courage
Gus action of NAACP members
in Brownsville, Walter White
executive secretary of the or.
ganization said:
1--WE will back up to the
limit the fortnight action
taken by the mombers of our
organization sn Brownsville
They demonstrate to the natior
the fine spirit and the high
courage of Negro citizens in
the South, who are determined
to win the right to vote, fund.-
mental element which consti-
tues the backbone of our fight
for democracy"
Mr.. White recently return.
ed from Nashville, where he
addressed an NAACP-sponsor.
cd mass meeting held there
August 20 for the purpose o.
raising funds to carry on the
voting campaign Throughout
the state.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
Roosevelt Voted
1904 GOPTicket

CHARLESTON, w. Va. -
Democrats who believe in pre-.
serving the American tradition
who are against a third term a.
President for any man, who
have other reasons for being
dissatisfied with the New Dea
administration, yet still have
some hesitancy about voting
tho Republican ticket, car
follow both the precept and
example of Franklin ID. Roosc-
welt himself" Robert II. c
Kay, republican state chair
man points out.
Roosevelt" said Kay voted
for Theodor Roosevelt for PreSi-
dent against his own Demo-
cI'ltic candidate, Parker. That
was in 1904, a long time ago
but Franklin d. Roosevelt justi-
fed his bolt Of his own party
and it was still the Democratic
party in those days, not the
New Deal - in 1886 and 1893.
IN 1886, the President in re-
plying to a lady who wanted to
support him but came Of a Re-
publican family and was in q
1uandry about what to do, said
My father and grandfather
were Democrats Roosevelt
wrote, and | was brought W
Is a Democrat; but in 1901
when l cast my first vote fol
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

He was a. member of the
Holiness church of Rolf, but
attended the ,Algoma Baptist
church IN Algoma where the
funeral will he held Sunday at
2 pm. The Rev. J. w. Crockett
will ofliciate at the services assis
ted by the Rev w. M. Turner
pastor of the Lovely Zion church
in Vivian. Burial will be in the
Rolfe cemetery.
Rev. Ganaway was known
throughout southern West Viri-
Continued, OH Page Al
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
Negroes Prepared To Test Vote
Right Despite Many Warnings

New York - Despite the
death of Ebert Williams, an
NAACP member active in the
Brownsville right-to-vote drive,
who was lynched last June, at
least twelve members of the
association living in this small
Tennessee town prepared to ap-
pear at the courthouse Septem-
Der a and 5 to test their right
to pay their poll tax and re-
gister for the November Presi-
dental elections.
The group made its decision
in the face of an Anti-Negro
hysteria which forced the Rev.
Buster Walker, president of the
local branch, to flee the town in
company with Elisha Davis,
another member shortly after
the Williams lynching, and de-
spite the fact that between 80
and 90 Negro families have
moved out of the town for
safety.
Calling for federal protec-
tion of these citizens in the
exercise of their Constitution
al right to vote, the NAACP
sent the following telegram to
Assistant United States Attor.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
Many Years Ago Race
Was Aided By Willkie

NEW YORK, NY. - Wen.
tl;ll L. Willkie in his poorer
days made scores of close friend
ships with Negroes and Negro
groups and he has retained
many of them in his march t.
the top of the business ladder.
1t was back in tEs 1925 wher
he returned from his service
in the World War and Joined
the legal staff of the Firestone
Tire and Rubber company at
Akron that Mr.. Willkie first
came to the interested atten-
ton of large groups of colored
citizens.
At once Mr.. Willkie entered
Akron's dramatic struggle a
gainst the Ku Klux Kan which
controlled most of the city
judgeships and other civic Off
ces. The colored citizens of
Ohio readily recall Mr.. Will
kie's work in this connection.
Then in 1924 he won more
fame as a xxx enemy when
he fought William ,Gibbs Nc
Adoo because the latter support
ed the Klan.
Even beore his work in Ohio,
however, Mr.. Willkie gained the
lifetime Friendship of scores
of colored soldiers who were
stranded in France after the
1913 Armistice. These soldiers
with many more white soldiers
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
HARRY J. CAPEHART
APPOINTS PERSONNEL

Harry J. Capehart, Director
of the Colored Division of the
State Republican Headquarters
announced the appointment of
1.-The following personnel:
pr. Norman L. Collins, Beck
II; Assistant Director; James
F. Wade, Buckhannon, Super.
visor of Speakers, Bureau; S
Il. Anderson, Bluefeld, Super
visor of Publicity and Fielf
Work; Mrs. Mabl w. Wins, OF
Williamson, Supervisor of Wo
mems Division; and, Russell W
Spears, Charleston, Office Secy
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
Rev. James Ganaway Dies
I'm Gillian: Was Sick One Year

James Monroe Ganaway, "a,
lied Wednesday morning at his
Tome in Gillian. The father of
Aitamont Ganaway, constable
If Northfork District, Cana
way had been resident of
Mcdowell county for 40 years.
Death followed an illness of a
year.
Rev. Ganaway had been en-
o!oyed by the Gillian Coal and
Coke Company for 35 years
after coming to the county from
Wythe county, Virginia.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

Ferguson and T, G. Nutter,
Kanawha county; and the
miners of other numerous
counties.
Republican Party Chairmen
of the state were ,petitioned in
a resolution to appbint rapresen-
taive and efficient Negroes to
serve in connection with their
respective campaign headquar-
tiers, and that Negroes be given
representation on the election
boards in precincts where there
are an appreciable number of
colored voters.
. S. R. Anderson Supervisor e.,
Publicity and Field Wa
Colored .Headqun
-; : =; = = as :!
lEedS Republican
vii recapture this state
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

women who told the NAACI
that they have been told to re
port to the Public Health Ser
vice for examinations without
being given any previous mott
ficatioM According to the wo-
FmeH; THE. rule, has been tnzt AZ
examination is required onl,
if an employee has been absent
from work often enough to in.
,erfelt> with THE performance
of her work. This view of the
situation was confirmed by one
Treasury official.
According to Mrs. Gertrude
Stone, vice-president of the
branch, j. B. Fox. superinten-
dent in charge of personnel
told her that the mass exami-
nations were ordered In order
to check the health of employees
who might be engaged in tasks
beyond their physical capacity.
She said a conference wonld be
- with Treasury officials
q the Civil Service Commits
"a HIS handed down a rul-
iuO
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13
NAACP ASKS CIVIL SERVICE TO RULE
ON MASS EXAMS FOR CHARWOMEN

Washington, D.C.-The loo
al branch Of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People his asked the
United. States Yil Service
Commission to d In the CUES
stfon sRseili tts ahnfisfstra-
tive officer in a Government
agency has the right to require
physical examinations of an
entire group of workers.
The Association acted after
receiving complaints from the
Treasury Department char
proximately 300 and 500 votes
respectively.
According. to T. M. Alexand-
.er president of the local NAA-
CP branch, Negro citizens pres
ented to the city office clear
picture of. the needs of their
people in schools, hospitals, and
the zndenegtment, and yet
9 9st I||Glalfs
matched By tnS w
to 1 a paltry 100000 was -
aside for Negro schools
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-13

and Kay it will imbibe again
the cpirit of Lincoln. Motiviat-
ed with this JUNCTION of free
dom and Justice it will pioneer
once again AS the party of the
common man."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-01
IS INLAND THE VALLEYS
NEXT BOOM TOWN?

Interesting to long range observers
is the prospect that inland SQuatting
on Imperial Valleys northern fringe,
may one of these days be one of the most
important cities in this county.
Just now INLAND is in the midst of a
boom, occaSioned by construction of the
Coachella branch of the All American
canal, abetted by increasing agricultural
production in that area. Today's boom
is not the thing that will bring inland
to maturity, however-if INLAND is slat
ed to reach maturity.
When desert lands about inland are
opened to entry by homesteaderS, the
first step toward solid growth will be
taken. How the city grows after that
will depend upon both economic and hui
man factors.
1t would be dangerous TO say that Nj
land eventually will be one of the val
ley's biggest towns. They said that about
Seeley at one time, and about DiXleland.
inland might be in their category-or it
might not, Only the future will tell.
inland however, has advantages which
neither Seeley nor DiXieland had.
1t is, first and foremost, on the main
line of the Southern Pacific railroad,
distinction enjoyed by no other valley
town. 1t is also so situated that-when
desert lands there are opened up-t
will be the focal point of a large agri-
cultural area in its own right, an area
differing in many respects from any
other in the valley, Lastly, inland is
potential tourist resort town because
of its proximity to Salton Sea and ad-
jacent mountains. and because too. it
is altogether too far from the Mexican
border.
inland may be Imperial Valleys next
boom town, or ii may not. 1t will not pay
business men and others. however, to lg-
more its possibilities.