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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
Naacp Cites 3 1910 Lynchings

New York, May 10.-Refuting
the statement released Thurs
day May 9th, by the Association
CT Southern Women for the Pre-
vention of ILynchings. that the
period from May 8, 1889 to mid
night, May 8, 1910, may be re
garded as a "Lynchless Year, y
the National Association FIR
the Advancement of Colored
People pointed to three lynch
ings, all of which took place in
Georgia during the month OF
March, 1910, as evidence that
this period was by no means
barren of this crime.
The list includes one woman
and two men Gall whiteD Al
were beaten to death by mObs
dominated by or made up Of mem
bers of the Ku Klux Klan. All
the lynchings took place in OF
near Atlanta, Ga. The list and
dates when the lynching8 Ucu-
rred are:
Sarah Rawls, March 2; DentOn
Ford, March 2; Ike Castor, Il
white barber, March 7. Miss
Rawls and Ford were taken from
their parked automobile IL
Loves Lane and charged with
morality. Castor was charged
with drinking too much.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17

and extent of economic advances
indicating the number, charac
ter and locality of business en-
terpriscS conducted by the race
| shall name here some examples
/. The Atkins Flower Shop lo
:ated in Indianapolis, Ind, wa.
established - years ago Nv Mis-.
Dora Onea Atkins, while SIC
vas majoring in botany at But
er college. Her business ha.
crown to such proportions that
she operates several nOdCrI
trucks and uniformed mcsScnG
ers for quick service.
2. Mrs. Loretta Lewis another
successful florist, operates Lon
etta's Floral Shoppc at 212l
Madison Avenue in Baltimore
Peyton Gray says, in writing il
the Afro American concerning
Mrs. Lewis business: Courtesy
to everyone entering the shoi
is one of her policies along with
the belief that the person BUY
ing q small bouquet or one or :
Continued ron Page Thrcc
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
DAWSON & SWEENEY ARE NOMINATED
Medley & kilg0re Are
Leaders for Democrats

In Tuesdays rather peaceful
primary it now seems that the
votdgetting mayor of Charles
ton and State Senator Sweeney
have come out on top in the
COP contest for Governor and
us. Senator, respectively. Ac
cording to returns from 2,24
precincts Mayor Dawson, who
sought the Republican guber
material nomination, and who
at all times was confident he
would be victorious, leads Judge
Miller 111,978 to 1886.
The Republican nomination
for US. Senate was clinched by
by Thomas Sweeney with IT.,
696 votes to Bachmann's 1881
in 1927 precincts. The young
Wheeling legislator thus main
tains his remarkable voteget
ing career with victory over far
more experienced politicians.
On the whole the Republican
candidates fought cleanly and
hard for the various offices an(
from all indications will now ge;
together and make plans for
victory in November drive.
The Democratic nominees, it
now appears are Neeley for the
governors Office and Kilgore fol
us. Senator. Mr.. Neeley had
lead of almost $4,000 votes over
statehouse candidate Andrews
EN Governor Kump ran a clos
race with Mr.. Kilgore out in
complete and unofficial returns.
as for Neeley above, indicate
comfortable lead fo;' Mr. KilgorC
The Democratic primary cam
T. On was much more heatr,'
pubicans, but call for harmony
and unity has been sent out.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
Cloture Vote pledged by Re-
publican Senators on Lynch Bill

Washington, May 15.-"A sub
stantial majority" of Republican
senators will vote for cloture
Limitation of debate) on the
anti-lynching bill, according to
an announcement by Seatonr C..
l.. McNary, Senate Republican
leader, this week.
Senator McNary authorized
the following direct quotation
from him:
"A substantial maj ority of Re-
publican senator's will vote for
cloture if the debate is unreason
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
NEGRO BUSINESS
BY Mrs. J. f.. Hight


During the last seventy-tiVe
years the race may be fairly
proud Of the national progress
made in business, considering
the difficulties which have beer
confronted by our group the pro
grcss has been commend&ble.
During the first forty year.
the conspicuous successes in bui
ness have been those of indiVi
dual Negroes, here and there IL
q diversity Of fields Of cndeavol
in many localities spread over
the nation. Only during the past
twenty five or thirty years have
there been any considerable sue
ccsscs along cooperative lines as
represented i'm the corporate
idea. In all sincerity, it should
also be noted that during the
same period some Of the great
est and most disastrous failures
in Negro business have been rec
orded.
Despite the inadcQuacy OF
capital, the lack Of experience,
the deficiency in training Gall
intra racial handicaps primarily
progress has been made.
1t is no doubt of greater ID
spiration to us here to give q
brief statistical account of tn;
| achievements i'm the varied field.
Of material progress as expires
sivc Of variety, diversity, value
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
HEARING JUNE 7 ON PLEA
OF SIX TO ENTER TENN. L

New York, May IA hear
ing on demurrers and answers
of the University of Tennessee to
a mandamus action filed against
the university of Tennessee last
October 18th by the NAACP tc
force the institution o admit six
Negro students to it's graduate
schools, has been set for Friday
June 7, the association announc-
ed today.
Attorneys Carl A. Cowan
legal representative of the Knox
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17

vile branch of the Association,
which instituted the action; and
Y. Alexander LOBBY, Of Nash
vile, and Leon A. Ransom, the
latter two members Of the asso-
cations legal committee, will
represent the six students at tn
hearing which takes place before
Chancellor Mitchell, of the Chan
Gerry court, Knox county, Tenn
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
ESQ PEOPLES SIGN

The ESQ Gasoline people not
only are a fine organizatio that
recogizes no race barrier is its
dealings with the public but il
hires good men who can do their
jobs without a thought whether
the competant person be white
or co.ored. Also they use signs
which are designed to appeal to
both races. he latest one is o!
Negro playing with the caption
Swing along with power."
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
JOHN J.. LEWIS SPEECH TO
CPon NAACP CONFERENCE

New York, May IA speech
by John l.. Lewis, chairman OF
the Congress Of Industrial Organ
cations, will be a feature Of the
opening mass meeting of the
31st annual conference Of the
NAACP in Philadelphia, juno
eighteenth.
On the same program as the
CIO chicftain will be Arthu
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
Size of FIathead Lake

Flathead lake, Montana. de-
scribed as 1.-THE largest body of fresh
water west of tho Great Lakes" 6lls
a hollow thirty-fve mlles long and
eighteen miles wide between two
ranges OF the Roci;? mountains, ex.
sept where the 1900 aero Wildhorse
island humps lis hills out OF the
water near tho ives. shore.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
THIS WORK PAYS YOUR COMMUNITY!

food handlers card.
A large part of the food used in
preparing these lunches is Oh
tanned from the commodity dc
partment of the Department of
Public Assistance, and other
foods are donated by the Parent
Teacher associations, local mer
chants, clubs ard civic organi
cations.
Testimonial letters have been
written by most Of the principals
Of these schools stating the
wonderful help this program
has been in the schools. Better
attendance at school has been not
ed, as well as better conduct.
higher grades attained, and a
most marked improvement in
general health and gain in pupil
weight.
We hope that as many as pos
sible will visit one of these
schools during the coming wecl
md see for themselves that
"This Work Pays the Communi
ty." -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
NEW JERSEY WOMAN RUNS
FOR NJ. STATE ASSEMBLY

Newark, N. J.-Mrs Grace B.
Henderson, prominent in the
civic life of Newark, and mem.
Der of the national board OF
directors of the NAACP, is
running as a candidate on the
regular Republican ticket for
the New Jersey Assembly from
Essex county. r..
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
Hallanau Leads for Delegate
Post; Stuart Is Nominated for
Sheriff; Mrs. Garrison Wins

Walter S. Hallanan, Nation
al Committeeman, easily won one
of the four posts to the cOnven
ton at Philadelphia. Committee
man Hallanan took an early
lead which steadily grew into a
most satisfying vote Of conf
dence from his hosts of friends.
&c. A. A. Lilly, beloved dean
of the Lilly tribe and one of the
best like men IN w. Va, was an
ether to easily win a post ON
the states four man delegation
to the convention. Thomas OH.
Flynn is another member of the
delegation.
Mayor John j. Stuart of this
city, candidate for Sheriff on
| the Republican ticket was nOmi
mated by considerable margin.
! Mr.. Stuart was very active ON
his own behalf during the last
few weeks and spoke from one
end of the county to the other,
course of campaigning that
I bore fruit.
\ Mrs. NJ. IT. Garrison, who has
taught schol in Mcdowell for
| many years, won nomination to
the Board of Education, coming
out victorious over number OF
candidates for the post.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17

ably prolonged"
Senator McNary said his an
nouncement followed IA poll Of
his Republican colleagues.
Walter White, NAACP secre-
tary, was here this week con-
ferring with Senate leaders, in
Guiding sponsors of the anti
lynching bill, in a. desperate eff
fort to secure a date for taking
up the bill before Congress adj
jourhs early in June.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17
LEVY FAILS TO PASS

The school levy apparently
was defeated by the voters last
Tuesday. With almost all of the
precincts reported in the levy
lacks about 5 per cent of the ne
cesahy 60 per cent to pass.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17

Hon. Thomas Sweeney, Stat,
Senator, won the nomination for
United States Senate from more
seasoned campaigners with :;
readiness that point IS the way to
election this fail. He is from
the northern panhandle.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17

A NEWSPAPER
PEOPLE READ AND
OFFICIAL REPUBLI.
CAN ORGAN OF McD0.
WELL COUNTY
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-05-17

FROM THE BILLION
CAAL FIELD IN THE
GEOGRAPHICAL CEN.
TER OF INDUSTRY
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Excellent Defense

otAeA oJSvcAu Ill cAlStcuCeJ
Excellent Defense
Good players are prone to defend
vigorously against part score, and
will often take desperate chances
In an effort to push their opponents
beyond their depth. But they Go
have to have some reasonable values
to bid. Otherwise they might incur
a penalty far out of proportion to
the value Of game. In today's hand
East and West did not dare venture
a bid. Instead, they combined on
some excellent defensive play.
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
North-South 40 on score.
4 A Q62
Q83
0 10754
4 XII
Ks2 5s; WIZ 1s7s 80,
= A65 4 Q 1924 3
Ass
y A ] 1914
o AK6
&872
The bidding:
South West North East
10 Pass IA Pass
l Mt Pass ~ Pass
Pass Pass
West chose a daring lead--a low
club away from his ace. Declarer
made the natural mistake of playing
the jack from dummy, whereupon
East won with the queen and re-
turned trump. Winning with the
king, West played second trump,
and when declarer led another club,
West won with the ace and played
a third trump. Now South played
three rounds of diamonds, estab-
fishing the thirteenth in dummy.
At this point East cashed the club
queen, then played another club,
forcing declarer's last trump.
In order to make his contract
South now had to risk a spade
finesse, but East gleefully captured
dummy's queen and then won still
another club trick to set the contract
two tricks.
X X
Saturday you were David Bruce
Burnstone's partner and held:
4 K 10 xxx
AK
OK
4 KQx
The bidding:
You Maier Burnstone .Jacoby
"a Pass 2" Pass
Answer--Your correct bid is two
spades. In spite of your strength
in hearts and clubs, your hand is
too near a minimum to warrant any
other rebid.
Score 100 per cent for two spades,
40 per cent for two no-trump.
Question No. 403.
With neither side vulnerable, you
are Oswald Jacoby's partner and
hold:
AKxx
OK
8 A J9xx
J. Jxxx
The bidding:
Schenken You Maier Jacoby
] 4 Pass 10 Pass
Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Pick Pocket Evolves
CoQt-on-Eire Strateay
Registered q. s. Patent once

PORTLAND, Oreg.-This seems to
be something new:
Richard Harland, Salem, Oreg.,
was walking down a Portland street.
He heard a cry:
"Your coats on fire!"
An obliging stranger-the one who
yelled-rushed up and made a great
show of putting out the fire with
his hands. The momentarily be-
wildered Mr.. Harland did nothing.
As the stranger disappeared
through the crowd that had gath
cred, Mr.. Harland missed his wallet.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Contract
By THE FOUR ACES,

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Mailer,
Oswald Jacoby and Howard schenken.
worlds leading team -of-four. inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence)
Evening star., 1940-03-25

EVENING STAR FEATURES TODAY
Flashes everywhere; WMAL, 4:45
Star Sports Coye"; WMAL 800
Arthur H. Vandenberg Republican,
Controlling Issues of the 1910
Election; WMAL 1890 pm.
THE EVENINGS High LIGHTS
old lady of the screen,
Little OF Hollywood
speak his mind
subject Letters the Editor.
Koseanetz special medley OF
spring Tune-Up Time
$3.50 pm-WRC Margaret Speaks I'VE Will Always
SWeethears" featured solo with Alfred Wal
lenens Concert Orchestra.
Night" is presented
Radio Theater with Barbara Stanwyck and
Fred MacMTray starring roles.
$3.50 p-WRC famous radio Marie Green
and her Merry Men is given featured guest spot
Templetons musical
G:35 pm-WAI, Selections broadcast
Cleveland with several singers of the Metropolitan
sooists.
1045 Harold Stokes Orchestra provides the musical
background for the singers Romance and Rhythm
SHORT WAVE PROGRAM
following broadcast
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MOSCOW-3:00 am, 1877 m.
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PARIS-35 198 252 m.
MELBOURNE-400 am, 312
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Shadow the Weasel was true to
his name. He stole through the green
forest so swiftly and so quietly that
he hardly seemed more real than q
shadow. All the little meadow people
and forest folk who saw him fled as
fast as they could go, for they were
afraid. Shadow the Weasel is a bold,
bad robber, very bad indeed, and no
one loves him. But Shadow doesn't
care. No, sir, Shadow doesn't care
the tiniest little bit. He doesn't want
to be loved. So he stole through the
green forest and not so much as
single leaf rustled. From tree to tree
and log to log he stole, peeping from
behind each In thu hope that he
Evening star., 1940-03-25

minutes he had uncovered three nice
trout which Billy Mink had put
there that morning, Shadow pulled
one out. Before he began to eat he
once more looked all around. No
one was in sight. OF course, he could
run away with this one, but then he
would have to leave the others. No,
he would eat this first and then take
away one Of the others.
My, how good that trout did taste!
Shadow forgot all about everything
else. He just stuffed himself greedily.
And then he heard noise just be-
hind him. He whirled Ike . flash,
and there was his big cousin, Billy
Evening star., 1940-03-25

might find some one on the other
side. Then Sammy Jay saw him.
Now because Sammy Jay can fly
he has no fear of Shadow the Weasel,
but he has no love for Shadow. So
at once he began to fly along just
over Shadow and scream at the top
of his lungs: Thief! Thief! Thief"
Shadow looked up and snarled at
Sammy Jay. Keep still, can't your"
he asked f1ercely. Sammy Jay kept
right on calling louder than ever.
Sammy Jay is thief himself, and
everybody knows it. Perhaps that is
the reason he delights in calling
some one else Q thief. Anyway, he
Evening star., 1940-03-25
By fronk Beck
By Willard
By Bud Fisher

Mink, and the look on Billy's face
wasn't pleasant to see.
What are you doing with my
fish?" demanded Billy Mink.
"Are they your fish? I didn't know
it. I found them here and thought
some one had dropped them" said
Shadow the Weasel, and tried to
smile.
"Well, you made mistake" said
Billy Mink, grimly.
And then things happened that
made the leaves and the dirt and the
fur fly. In few minutes Shadow
limped o1-as fast as he could.
II made . mistake" hs sobbed.
Evening star., 1940-03-25

would have. Must be that some one
has had more fish than he wanted
and has left some. How fortunate
for me-" thought Shadow, as he
followed his nose.
Pretty soon his nose brought him
to somebody's storehouse. Shadows
hopes fell. He didn't need to be told
whose storehouse it was. He knew.
It was the storehouse Of his cousin,
Billy Mink. ~
For just q minute Shadow hesi-
tated. He looked this way and looked
that way. No one was In sight.
Shadow began to dig. How he made
the leaves and dirt fly. In . few
Evening star., 1940-03-25

kept it up until Shadow was COM
PEELED to hide in a hollow log.
Sammy Jay hung around until he
grew tired. Then he flew OF and
once more Shadow came out to hunt
for something to eat. OF course, it
was Of no use to hunt around there
after Sammy jays warning to all
the little forest folk, so he hurried
over to the laughing brook.
Pretty soon he smelled something
that made his mouth water. He
shifted and shifted again. It was fish.
"All I've got to do is to follow my
nose" said Shadow to himself and
smiled q he thought Of the feast he
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Solution to Yesterdays Puzzle

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letter
called opposite
Saturdays LETTEROUT.
Letter-Out
OBJ ABYsS-SAYS Che talks
ENDURNG-GRINNED m broadly)
STRIDES-DESIST
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
STAPLED-PIEADS
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Greek
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Page)
On the contrary, they suffered the
effect of the contagious"
can italian communique said
yesterday that counter attacks
by reinforcements had checked
the Greek advances).
The Greek newspaper Progref
answered what it said was an
Italian radio assertion that Greek
bayonet fighting was "a barbarous
form of warfare" by commenting
"Bayonet fighting certainly is less
barbarous than using Italian bomb
ing planes against non-combatants.
1t is not our fault if the enemy lacks
the courage of soul against these
bayonet charges"
Battlefront dispatches yesterday
laid delay in the high command
announcement of the fall of Pogra-
detz last week to a policy of COM
pletely mopping up around captured
positions-to forestall counter at
tacks-before reporting their fall.
Pogradetz Taken Thursday.
The Greeks were said TO have
driven most of the Italians from
Pogradetz by last Tuesday and to
have taken the town after a fierce
assault Thursday, although the fall
of the town was not claimed until
Saturday when Italian forces had
bad been pushed out Of the area
nearby
A communique from the Royal Air
Force operating in Greece said Ital-
ian aerial operations had been re-
stricted because of unfavorable fly
ing conditions but British planes
bombed a road used to bring up
Italian reinforcements in South
western Albania.
An important Bridge" was re-
ported damaged in low flying attacks
through heavy anti-aircraft fire
The communique also reported Brit
ish bombers damaged military
buildings" in the Telepini area.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
British Reported Using
Mechanical Ear 10
Defect Planes
German Parachute Bomb
Also Is New Weapon,
U. S. Observers Report

A new British mechanical "ear"
to be carried aboard defense air.
craft assigned to interception of
night air raiders, and a new German
parachute bomb capable of leveling
whole block of buildings are
among the latest European weapons
described by United States Army
Air Corps observers.
Maj. Gen. Barton K. Yount, COM
mander of the newly-created South
east Air District, and Brig. Gen.
James E. CLANCY, head of the air
defense command, described the new
weapons to groups of officers at the
War Department following their re-
cent return from London, it is I'M
derstood, although details have not
been made public.
There have been no reports, it was
said, concerning the mysterious
blush light rays reported by Lon
don observers recently and men,
toned in news dispatches as a possi-
BILE new weapon being used by the
British against German night bomb
SAos lay lOCu do lldllOWCI
than the ordinary searchlight beam,
was seen at elevations of 10000 to
10000 feet and, unlike the beams
from ordinary searchlights, it was
described as being horizontal" in
the sky.
British censors have passed stories
concerning Blenheim bombers which
the Royal Air Force has converted
into fighters and equipped with a
mechanical ear" for detecting the
presence and direction of other air.
craft.
The new German parachute bomb
contains a powerful explosive which
is detonated a few seconds after
reaching the ground, the parachute
preventing it from burying itself
in the earth and SO reducing the
demolition effect.
Gen. Yount, with headquarters at
Tampa, Fla, will have command of
Army pursuit squadrons assigned
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Wick, Nozi Air Ace, Is Killed
|By British Chaser Plane

Spitfires and Hurricanes at the
time.
Wick. promoted to command of
the famous Richthofen Squadron
october 25, was decorated by Adolf
Hitler on October 9 with oak leaves
added to the Knights Cross of the
Iron Cross.
The Richthofen Squadron was
named for Baron Manfred Won
Richthofen, German World War ace,
who was credited with shooting
down 80 Allied planes before he
was shot down himself in 1918.
Despite his own youth, Maj. Wick
once described youth and inexperi-
ence as the British air forces
graveSt problems.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Slower Greek Advance
Expected by British

LONDON, Dec. 2 R.-British
military circles advanced the opin-
ion today that the Greek advance
against italian forces in Albania
henceforth must be at slower pace.
They gave these reasons:
l. The Greeks are operating in
very difficult country which is new
to them
2. Their lines of communication
are longer and they have not had
time to organize them.
3. The Italians have brought in
fresh troops and are making a de-
termined effort TO hold their pur-
suerS.
Reviewing the first month of the
fighting. these sources Said the war
which started as an invasion of
Greece had become counterattack
in Albania with no Italians remain
ing in Greece.
At the same time an official in