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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

and regulated activity" under
the present New Deal administra
ton, and points out how Gala
mitous situation has been
created when generously incin-
ed men and women are stripped
by high taxation of the money
they formerly gave to Negro
education.
Just as alarming are the facts
he presents showing how the
tediously built up endowmenta
of educational institutions are
being seriously reduced by de-
clines in the earnings of their
securities.
When such institutions as we
have named, over many, many
years provide endowments of a
Imillion dollars-and how much
more of task this is for the
Negro colleges and universities
with their poor alumni than for
white institutions - they are
faced with annual losses caculat-
ed to dishemten and discourage
them.
Whereas, ten years ago their
securities on a million dollars
had a yield of SCI 900, they now
receive only $40, 900; reduction
of $4,000.
This is tragic. 1t means more
to us than it does to Columbia,
Yale, Princeton and Chicago. AS
DIR. Scott writes, What all this
means to Negro education of
the future is all too apparent.
Without relief of a substantial
character our colleges and uni
versities are headed for lowered
standads and probable extinction
"The impoverishment of these
colleges and universities hits
hardest at the sons and dau.
ghter of the lower income group,
the poor. If this thing goes on
it means denial to them Of oppor-
tunities to secure increased tu-
tionrates - which only the rich
and those in the upper brackets
can afford-or decreased activi-
ties by these institutions.
ut means, unless there is a
change, that many promising
Negro boys and girls will be deni
ed the liberal education to which
they are entitled. and which they
otherfise would be able to get. "
Our educators, Our business
and professional men and wo-
men, and all interested in see
ing that higher education for
Negro youth shall not falter
need to get busy and bring about
a change in conditions which
create this situation.
Washington Tribune.
.A.,1-A. ..A. d.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23
news BRIEFS
FROM WORTH

Rev. r. II. McKoy, pastor of
Galilcc Baptist church, deliver
ed a very instructive sermon
Sunday morning on the subject
"The Christians Duty as a Work
or i'm the Vineyard" After the
sermon, communion services
we're held.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23
DO YOU REALIZE THAT:

The Democratic state adminis-
tration, since 1888, and up to
December /, 1899, have extract
ed from your pocket $44,741 ,289
in Humps sales tax on bread and
meat?
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

Recently Court Street Metho-
dist church set in motion the
Unit system. Mrs. Ebben Till
man is leader of unit No. /. In
this Office she is giving wonder
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23
Baby Chicks

WRITE-today for prices; 20
varieties. U. S. and w. Va. APP
proved baby chicks.
Rhodes Hatchery, Spencer, VIVA
dept. MT)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

ltion and maintenance of general
departments of the state of
West Virginia was $19.66 in 81
compared with $8.15 II 1892:
Iris comparison is official, au-
thoritive, and impartial? And
that the figures for 1888 and for
1889 will show even greater in
ceases?
The same authority reports
the per capita revenue receipts
for 1887 as $32.7O compared
with $13.73 in 1882?
In 1887, special taxes, mostly
new taxes devised and imposed
by the Democatic state admins
tration, amounted to $24,46 per
capita compared to 1928 in 30?
The increases noted here are
not due to improved business
conditions, but rather to new
levies, eXtortinate rates and lack
of exemptions?
All figures herein are taken,
computed or compiled from re-
ports of the state tax commission
er's office, and from other Off
cial government sources?
These officials records can be
scrutinized at the State House
by any citizen interested enough
to see them? L.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

This has been an enforced con-
tribution of $23,36 for each
man, womam and child in the
state in the form of one new
Democratic tax alone.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

DR.. Murray and Mrs. Calhoun
members of the Dental Clinic,
staff. are working at the Rolfe
graded school. This is a very
worthy service rendered to the
boys and girls who are attending
school.
The sleet and. snow caused Mrs.
Gardner, the third and fourth
grade teacher, to meet with an
expensive accident with Der car
Wednesday morning. Fortunate
ly no one was injured.
Rev. S. w. Cobbs has been
confined to his home on account
of illness for the past two weeks.
DR.. J. Percy Wade and B. !.
Keller attended the basketball
game between A and T and the
BSC team Saturday evening at
Bluefield.
All parents are asked to Join
the PTA before the meeting of
the State Congress of Parents
and Teachers in March.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

The Democratic state admins
trations, i'm gross sales taxes
on retail sales collected $685.
359 in 3 years as cOntrastcd with
collections Of $5,735127 IN ALL
the years before Kump the tax
had been on the statute books.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

The United States Depart
ment Of Commerce, Bureau q
the Census, Officially reports that
the pcl capita cost oG opera
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

The Democratic state adminis-
trations, since 1888 and up to
January 81, 1910, have extorted
from business directly and from
the citizens indirectly, under
their own revised gross sales tax
with it's high rates and lack of
exemptions, the staggering sum
of $SO,663,610? 49,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

The Democratic state admins
STATIONS, urder their own gross
sales taxes ON RETAIL SALES,
collected $1,000, 900 MORE i'm 3
years than had been collected in
ALL the yeara before hump?
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

"Take care of the small things
and the big things are able to
take care of themselves"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

The Democratic state admins
trations, under their gross sales
tax law, collected from the coal
industry alone $11,7G9,670 as
contrastcd with $10,143,970 col
lcctcd from that industry an All
the years before Kump.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

This is $45, 1856, 66678 MORE
than was collected under this tax
law in ALL the years prccseding
Kump.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

The Democratic state admins
tration, under the gross sales
tax law, from the coal industry
alone in FIVE years collected
$1,625, 100 MORE than the in
dustry had paid in all five years
preceding hump?
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

Your Individual share OF this
increased tax burden, on a per
capita basis, was$23,75? That's
for the increase ONLY.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-02-23

The Democratic state admins
tration, under it's own gross
sales tax law, has collected in
the first seven months Of this
fical year, FIVE TIMES as much
money as was collected by the
last Republican administration,
under the od law, in it's entire
last year, 1929?
Evening star., 1940-06-21
First Medical Cadet Corps
OF Adventists Performs

The first Medical Cadet Corps OF
the Seventh-day Adventists, num-
bering some 800 men from this city
and its suburbs, last night held its
first outdoor training period on the
Fairgrounds of the Takoma Park
CMd) school.
The corps formed in battalion
formation for parade and gave DEM
onstrations in how to handle persons
suffering from bone fractures, as
learned by them in Red Cross
courses.
The Washington Area Medical
Cadet Corps is the parent corps in
the Columbia Union Conference
Seventh-day Adventists. Nineteen
other such corps have been organ
lied, with a total membership OF
around 1900. Membership in the
various corps consists of laymen who
are given instruction in first aid
and field service work.
"Seventh-day Adventists are nom
combatant in belief regarding war
in that they refuse to take human
life" Chris P. Sorenson. chairman
of the Columbia Union Conference
said. They recognize, however, the
need for a positive program to help
the Government in national emer-
gency."
The Medical Cadet Corps would
be available for field service in
event this country went to war.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Officials Will Confer
On Handicapped Problem

The problem of education for
handicapped children-turned over
to the Board of Public Welfare as
of July by the 1941 appropriation
bill-will be taken up tomorrow in
conference between Welfare Di-
rector Robert Bondy and Nicholas
Ray of the District w. P. A.
A w. P. A. project covering this
work for the past two years in CO.
operation with the Board of Educa-
ton and the Health Department
ended this week.
Some of the questions confront
ing Mr.. Bondy include whether the
instruction should be on a 12-month
or on a 10-month basis and how far
he can carry the project on SIS, 900.
Instruction Of the handicapped has
been considered q school project
rather than a welfare project by
school oficials and the Board of
Education for several years has re-
quested funds to do the work. It
was placed under the Welfare Board,
it is understood, in the belief that
teachers could be obtained more
economically from the relief rolls.
School ofncials this year sought
$23, 400 to take over the w. p. A.
work. Mr.. Bondy indicated that the
work probably would have to be cur
tailed in view of the lower appro-
priation.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Potomac Savings Assets
Bring SLOTS on Bid

An order was entered today in
District Court selling assets of the
Potomac Savings Bank of George
town, with a book value of $249,-
920.88, for SLOTS.
Justice Daniel w. ODonoghue,
who presides in Motions Court,
signed the order, after r. K. Mill
stein had raised his previous offer
and the courtroom had taken on
the aspects of an auction Previ-
ously $767.50 was bid, but the jurist
was able to interest others in the
courtroom in the sale and the figure
was hiked.
Justus S. Wardell. receiver of the
Potomac Savings Bank of George
town, was empowered by Justice
ODonoghue to make the sale. The
receivers attorneys, Brice Clagett
and Charles E. Wainwright, advised
the court that these assets are for
the most part commercial paper
which had been acquired by the
bank some years ago. The Con-
troller of the Currency said that the
sale of these assets was satisfactory
to him.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

was admitted to Garfield Hospital
for treatment of a possible fracture
of the left leg and shock.
Louis Wolfes, SO. of a Congress
Heights address. suffered a possible
skull fracture when he was knocked
down by an automobile at Good
Hope road and Nichols avenue Sc.
He is in Casualty Hospital.
James Bolles. 13, of GIG Quincy
street NV. was treated at Garfield
Hospital for a fractured collarbone
received when he was hit by a car
at Ninth street and Rock Greek
Church road NV.
Another young pedestrian suffer-
ing a fractured collar bone was
Bernard Walton, 8, of 610 D street
S.W., who was struck by an automo-
bile in the 400 block of Sixth street
S.W.
D. A. Stover, jr, 10, of Gordons-
vile, Va, suffered shoulder injury,
bruises and cuts late yesterday when
truck operated, police say, by Boyd
Bell, 10, of Alexandria, Va, struck
him on Columbia pike near North
Quincy street, in Arlington County.
The accident occurred while Mr..
Stover, a roadman with the State
Highway Department, was working
with party Of engineers engaged
in making a survey preparatory to
the improvement of Columbia pike.
He was taken to Emergency Hos
pital, in Washington. by the Claren-
don rescue squad. The Bell youth
was arrested by Sergt. Ernest Miller
on a reckless driving charge and
later released under bond.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Naval Officials Stress
Need for Technicians

Navy officials today stressed the
urgent need for thousands of radio
men, signalmen and yeomen to VOL
unteer for active service with the
fleet. The appeal was flashed to
Naval Reserve headquarters in naval
districts throughout the country,
and plans are being made for radio
broadcasts.
1t. Morris Weinstock, commander
of the Naval Communications Re-
serve Division here, was directed to
report to local headquarters to start
communicating with Washington
radio operators to urge enlistment
in the reserve. Those enlisting will
be called to immediate active duty
If they volunteer.
The call is for men between the
ages of II and IS years. Experienced
men will be given petty officer rat
ings and opportunity for advance
ment, it was said
Recruits should apply to the Naval
Reserve Armory, on Eleventh street
near M street Sc.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Camping Dollars for Children
Yield Dividends in Health
Dr.. Oppenheimer Sees Needy Youths
Built Up in Disease Resistance

Undernourished children In over
crowded homes are helped tire
mendously" by even few weeks at
camp, DR.. Ella Oppenheimer, di-
rector of maternal and child vel
fare in the Health Department, said
today.
DR.. Oppenheimer stressed the
need for preventive care in her
own work. That's why she approved
without reservations the effort being
made by the Washington Council
of Church Women to give children
what she termed a boost"
Commenting on the Needy Chill
dren's Camps" fund, DR.. Open
heimer said:
Money spent to send children to
camp through this fund is well
spent for child health. There is no
doubt that even a few weeks in
camp strengthens the children and
helps them build up resistance to
disease"
The children who will go to Camp
Good Will or Camp Pleasant, if
sufficient funds are contributed, des-
perately need chance to store up
sunshine, fresh air and the nourish-
ment of good food, DR.. Oppenheimer
pointed out.
Giving these children a few
weeks in the open with regular,
adequate food; safe outdoor play
and exercise and training in health
habits, like every sother good exs
perience. carries over and reAps
benefits many times beyond thesi in-
itial COST" DR.. Oppenheimer said.
The initial cost" Is whatever
Washingtonians want to give. The
fund is stih far short of its $500
goal. which would give hundreds
Of children the chance they need.
To keep child in camp a single
week costs $3.50. Three weeks at
camp costs $25 a child.
But every dollar sent in for the
fund means a day in camp for
boy or girl. II enough Washing
tonians contribute even a single
dollar hundreds of children will be
given the boost" that will help
them fight the diseases that strike
most often in the slums from which
they come.
Your dollars will buy weeks of
fresh air and good food for the
youngsters who need them. The
Evening star., 1940-06-21

The coolest June II in weather
records ushered in the summer SOL
stice with q low Of 81 degrees at S
O'Clock this morning. The sun
reached Its farthest point north At
8:37 am.
The current forecast calls for
"fair and continued cool tonight and
tomorrow; Sunday fair and slightly
warmer"
Despite the advent Of omcial
summer. Washingtonians awoke this
morning to the sort Of tempera-
lures which encouraged a return to
woolens.
Suburban residents reported un-
omcial temperature readings below
50 degrees. The sun soon tempered
the unseasonA chill, however.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Women to Offer Plan
For Training Of Girls

A national training program for
young women was to be presented
today to Sidney Hillman. a men,
ber of the National Defense Com
mission, by Judge Lucy Howorth,
chairman of the Public Affairs Com
mittee Of the National Federation of
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs.
The plan, worked out by the Dis
trict Chapter of the club, emphasizes
the need for training program
based on new tasks and new re-
sponsibilities.
The new tasks include mechanical
operation, manufacture, manage
ment and servicing aides, medical
and related aides and manual skills.
The outline is called the "5-M sched-
ules or 5-M camps"
In the manufacturing line, ac-
cording to the outline, women should
be trained in making munitions, food
processing and production, clothing
manufacture, preparation of medi-
cines and making Of other goods
needed in . defense program.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Night Of Thrills
Expected 10 Draw
Thousands Toniqht
Growing Of Queen
To Be Followed by
Parade and Circus

Thousands of spectators are ex-
pected to attend the Might of
Thrills" Masonic beneflt show at
Grin1th Stadium tonight, to be fea-
tured by the crowning of a queen,
a military and patriotic parade and
pageant and an outdoor circus.
Final arrangements were being
whipped into shape today and the
management, in view of advance
ticket sales. is hoping for a record
breaking crowd.
Ball Game Starts Show.
The program calls for virtually
continuous show, beginning at 4:30
pm, when q curtain raiser will be
provided in the form of a baseball
game between the Quantico Marines
and Boiling Field Air Corps teams.
A band concert by the Almas
Temple Shrine Band will introduce
the night festivities at Z pm. to
precede crowning of the queen, Miss
Orvella Higgins, on a gayly deco
rated stage built over the pitchers
box in the baseball field. She will
be accompanied by her princesses.
Cox Is Grand Marshal.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
manding the District Guard, has
made final arrangements as grand
marshal for the big pageant parade,
to follow the crowning Of the queen.
In the parade will be several bands,
military, Masonic and patriotic Or
ganiZations.
The entertainment will conclude
with an outdoor circus of profess
sional talent, including performing
animals, dancers, acrobats, clowns
and other attractions.
The Might of Thrills" is for the
benefit of the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Two Are Named
Incorporation
Counse|'s Staff
Irving Bryan and
William G. Martin
Chosen for Posts

The Commissioners today ap-
pointed Irving Bryan and William
G. Martin, jr., to be assistant cor
poration counsels, effective July l.
Mr.. Bryan now is secretary to En-
gineer Commissioner David Nc
Coach, jr. Mr.. Martin is assistant
clerk to the House Appropriations
Committee and has been assigned
to the District subcommittee Of that
unit.
Mr.. Bryan, who is "a. was born in
Maryland and educated in the Dis
trict schools. He attended George
town University for year and took
his law degree from National Uni
versity in 1894. He was admitted to
the bar the same year.
Mr.. Martin, 20, formerly worked
in the ONCE of Chairman Caldwell
Of the House District Appropriations
Subcommittee. He carried the in
dorsement of both Representative
Caldwell and the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. He attended the
University of Florida, received a
bachelor Of arts degree from George
Washington University and took his
law degree from National University.
Both men were recommended to
the Commissioners by Corporation
Counsel Elwood Seal, who said Mr..
Bryan would probably be attached
to the Police Court ONCE. He also
announced the transfer of Assistant
Corporation Counsel G. Reber Little
hales to Police Court.
One of the new appointments fills
the position recently vacated by the
elevation of former Assistant Corpo-
ration Counsel George D. Nelson to
the Police Court bench. The other
salary is provided in the 1s41 appro-
priation bill.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Peterson Named Executive
For Fire Department

Pvt. c. S. Peterson of the District
Fire Department today was pro-
NOTED to captain and executive Of
ficer of the department by order
Of the Commissioners.
The city heads announced the re-
tirement of Capt. John E. Bowers,
Sergt. Frank o. Brass, both Of the
District police, and Sergt. Strickler
N. McCune of the park police, edec-
tive June 80.
Capt. Bowers, "a years In the
police service, was retired for age,
as was Sergt. McCune. Detective
Sergt. Brass was retired for disabil-
ity received in line of duty.
Previous to the appointment Of
Pvt. Peterson the position Of execu-
tive officer in the department was
held by a battalion chief. The
Commissioners abolished this rank
for the executive position and
named Mr.. Peterson q captain to
fill the post, thereby edecting .
saving Of $500. e.'
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Three Die, Two Hurt
In Cumberland Crash

By the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, June al
Two survivors of an automobile
smashup fatal to three were in Sc
rious condition today In Memorial
Hospital.
The injured are John L. Lear and
John Mckinney of Cumberland,
who suffered broken bones, cuts
and bruises when cars driven by
Lear and Richard T. Jenkins, Bowl
ing Green, crashed head-on late
yesterday on Braddock road near
Cumberland.
Jenkins, 80, and Mrs. Lear, about
IS, were killed instantly. John H.
Cain, 80, Vale Summit, who with
Mckinney was riding with Jen-
kins, died in the hospital two hours
after the crash.
A 14-year-old newspaperboy,
Fred Beeman, leaped from his BIZ
cycle just as it was pinned under
the rear of one of the automobiles.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Five Injured Here
In Latest List Of
Traffic Accidents
Jone New, Is, Hurt by
Fall From Running
Board of Cor

A 16-year-old girl was seriously
injured in a fall from an automobile
and four pedestrians were hurt in
traffic accidents here late yesterday.
Jane New, 16, of 40 Cedar street
NV, received possible skull frac-
ture, a broken collarbone and q
brain conclusion in fall from the
running board Of an automobile at
Third and Van Buren streets NV.
Miss New. the daughter of S. P.
New, Interstate Commerce Commits
sion attorney, and a Roosevelt High
School student, is being treated at
Washington Sanitarium.
Struck by a car in the 1900 block
Of Sixteenth street NV, Anna Held,
70, OF 2100 Nineteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

Analyses OF traffic deaths No.
rs and 2S haze not been pub
lished pending completion OF Of
fetal investigation. Traffic death
No. 20 ,Das not published in de-
tail, as The Star could see no
object lesson to be deriDed from
such description. The Dictim
ran in front of a Streetcar 1Dhtle
fleeing after sndtchi,1g a pocket
book.
The place: Sixteenth street be-
tween Taylor and Upshur streets
NV.
The accident: A 6O-year-old re-
tired Army officer, while driving
north on Sixteenth street NV, was
fatally injured when his car crashed
into tree on the west side Of
the street, between Taylor and Up
shur streets. He died the next day
in Walter Reed Hospital. Police said
the victim apparently had fallen
asleep at the wheel.
The time: About 4:30 pm. June
Is.
The weather: Clear-dayNght.
The street: Straight and Level
with an upgrade.
The vehicle: A late model sedan
Brakes on the car could not be
tested due to the damaged condi-
ton of the vehicle.
The operator: A 60-year -old man
Driving experience could not be OBJ
tanned.
Coroner's jury verdict: No inquest
was held and the coroner issued 4
verdict of accidental death.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Blocker Murder Trial
Delayed for Defense

The f1rst-degree murder case Of
Clarence Blocker, "a, colored truck
driver, charged with killing Park
Policeman Ivan w. Thompson, was
postponed today in District Court
by Justice F. Dickinson Let's to give
defense counsel ample time to pre-
pare his case.
Blocker is alleged to have shot
the policeman with the officers own
revolver at First and I streets NE.
on June IA after an argument over
q minor trafnc charge.