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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
Annual Conference to be Held
At Pinehurst May IL.
Band To Play.

Speakers for the annual State
Rotary Convention to be held at
Pinehurst May 1-2 were an
nounced today by Thomas R.
Hood of Dunn, convention secre-
tary.
Approximately 900 Rotarians,
representing the 43 clubs in the.
188th district, will attend the
two-day convention, which will
use as its theme Youth Service.
District Governor A. v. Gibson of
Sanford will preside.
Ed M. Anderson, president of
the local club said today that he
is expecting a number of local
Rotarians to attend.
Heading the list of speakers
will be DR.. Amos Squires of Os-
wego, New York, representative
of Rotary International; B. NJ.
McKelway of Washington, D. c.,
editor of the Washington Evening
Star; and Peter K. Ammons of
Scranton, Pa.
In addition, several prominent
North Carolina Rotarians, includ-
ing a number of past district gov
errors, will take part on the pro-
gram. Entertainment features
will include golf, skeet, bridge,
motor trips, movies and other
recreation.
A square dance will be held in
connection with the Governors
Ball the closing night, with a
band from Ashe county.
Registration for the conference
will begin Wednesday morning
May l, followed by a business
session. Governor Gibson will de-
liver his annual address on We'd
nesday morning, as the principal
speaker.
McKelway will speak at the
luncheon Wednesday; EmmonS
will speak at the annual banquet
Wednesday night and DR.. Squires
will speak at the closing banquet
honoring the retiring governor
on Thursday, May 2, at noon
Charlie Phillips, of Greensboro
past district governor, will con.
duct a panel discussion of you'll
problems.
A breakfast session will be
held Thursday morning for in
coming presidents and secretaries
| of the state.
Hood said today that several
hundred Rotary AIMS are expec.
ted to accompany their husbands
to the convention. Special enter
tainment and program features
will be provided for the ladies.
Two candidates have announced
their intention to offer for the
high office Ct District Governor
of the 188th Rotary District, Hal
w. Little of Wadesboro and Ed K
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
Announcement
OF Births

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bare, of Crumpler, daughter, on
March 20.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ocie
Blackburn, of Idlewild, daugh-
ter, on March Is.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Sheets, of Oval, a daughter, on
March 20.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Bell, of Warrensville, a boy, on
March 20.
Announcement has been re-
ceived here Of the birth of a son
to Mr.. and Mrs. James Ashley,
March Z, at Rising Sun, Md. Both
OF the parents are from Ashe
county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
Mae Ola Roland, Guy Marsh
And Louise Fletcher Winners
O Spelling Bees This Year

Sentinel honor. Paul Brooks and
Mildred Farmer, of Lansing both
hung on until the last.
A total of 81 elementary stu
dents from all parts of the coun-
ty took part in the elementary
contest and eighth graders. At
torney Ira T. Johnston gave out
the words and one hour and
twenty minutes were required to
finish the match.
In the high school spelling bee,
there were also 81 participants
and Ed M. Anderson gave out
words for nearly an hour before
Guy Marsh was declared the win
ner.
After giving out all of the
hardest words he could find in
the high school spelling book,
there were still about eight stu
dents standing and Editor Ander-
son had to pull OUT a still hard
er list of words which he had
gotten out of the dictionary. But
still Winnie Pugh, of Healing
Springs, Helen Blevins, of Lam
sing, Ruby Staley, of Healing
Springs and Guy Marsh stayed
up.
Finally there were only two
standing, Guy and Ruby. Both of
them missed the same word two
or three times and at last Guy
spelled correctly the word,
"aghast'', which Ruby had missed
and then spelled ''catastrophe''
correctly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
Program For District Rotary
Meeting Annunced By Hood

Willis of Concord.
Composing the committee on
arrangements are: Major L. R.
Ashe CT Fayetteville, general
chairman; Hal w. Little of
Wadesboro, vice chairman; Irwin
B. Tucker of Whiteville, program;
H. Glenn Lee of Troy, facilities
and banquets; Roy Sutherland of
Laurinburg, decorations; Thomas
B. Rice of Winston-Salem, regis
trations; Ed K. Willis of Con-
cord, prizes and awards; w. w.
Shulken of Whiteville, sergeant
alarms; Thomas M. Wooten of
Fayetteville, conference treas
urer, and Hood, publicity direc-
tor and conference secretary.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
AT NORTH
WILKESBORO TONIGHT

The young people of the Elkin
District of Methodist churches
will meet at the North Wilkes
boro Methodist church tonight for
a district-wide youth crusade, to
emphasize the Bishops forward
movement.
Bishop Clare Purcell, of Char
lotte, will be the speaker of the
evening. Special music will also
be feature of the program. A
number from Ashe county are ex-
pected to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
PAGE THREE

L. T. Weeks, Extension tobac-.
CO specialist of State College, pre-
diets that tobacco will be later
this year than has been the case
in the past several years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04

At least one person was injur-
ed in 1874 per cent of the ,8,l70
reported traffic accidents in
North Carolina last year.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
SPEECROF REP. FISH ON
THE ANTl-LYNCHING BILL

Every time a coiOred man or
woman is lynched or burned at
the stake I'M America it means
that the Emancipation Proclama
ton has been suspended and
that their civil and equal rights
have been destroyed under the
law and the Constitution. ]
have few colored people in my
own district, but would be dcrc-
lict to those colOred soldiers who
served under my command and
who paid the supreme sacrifice
on the battleficlds Of France
fighting to make the world safe
for democracy if | did not rails"
my voice and do everything in
my power to help pass a Federal
Anti-Lynching Bill in order to
make America safe for their own
people, their families and sons.
The primary and paramount
duty Of Congress is to leRis ate
to safeguard the security AID
lives Of the American people,
and is the reason for the exist
ence Of government. ] have TAX
en- an oath Of office to support
and defend the Constitution,
| ard believe am defending it
w h en- ] am trying to protect
human lives in America, whe-
ther they are white or whether
they are coIored.
There are still some American
ostriches who refuse to recog-
n'ze the Constitutional rights
i of 100000 free coloreC
Americans, or onc-tenth Of oui
entire population, to equal pro
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
Mayor" Of Washington

An i"Aictmcnt for perjury a.
Eainst Whiting G.. Faulkner, for
nicr postmaster at Martir5burR
and onc-timc right hand man on
the staff Of Congressman Jcnn-
inRs Randolph, Mayor of Wash
inRtOn, has been upheld in the
district court in Washington.
If the case goes to trial ON the
issue of whether or not Faux
ner tried to sell Randolph's in
flucEcc in connectio with a bill re-
gu 'ating the sale Of milk in the
District Of Columbia, it may
have far-rcachinR rcprccussions.
1t might even charge line-ups
in the second Congressional dis
trict Democratic primary in May.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
DATES SET FOR COAL MEET

Morgantown, w. Va, Jan. 10.
The 1910 renewal of the West
Virginia Goa Conference has
been set for October 18 and 10.
according to an announcement to-
day by w. E. E. Koepler of Blue
field, Secretary of the Pocahon-
tas Operators Association and
chairman of the conference pro-
gram committee.
This will be the fourth an
nual conference, and, as has been
the case since the inaugural ga
thering in 1887, West Virginia
University will be the host.
Mr.. Koepler, who made the
announcement while in Morgan
town to confer with Pres. Char
les K laval of the University,
said another attractive program
is in the process of PREPARATION.
In past years outstanding men in
every phase of the coal industry
have addressed the assemblage..
One of the extra attractions
will be a home football game. At
the present time October 10 is
an open date on the Mountaineer
schedule, but Director of Ath-
letics, Roy M. Hawley, has as
sured the conference committee
that it will be filled shortly with
contest booked for Mount
aineer Field. go.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12

Hon Alfred f Smith once tried
for the White House and was
defeated because he served God
according to the dictates of his
conscience-"deed he did" No
Joking However he endorses
Senator J. w. Bailey, L. S. Sena-
tor of North Carolina for the
presidency of the United States,
than whom we know f none
better equipped for that office.
Senator Bailey is a man of the
fenSt American sense and with
the excellent decency of respect
ing every man as he deserves to
be respected fr m a Chester
fields point of view.
AS a colored man, native Of
North Carolina, | am not afraid
of Senator Bailey as one who
would in any way do injury to a
person f or no other treason"
than his Maker exercised the
right of God to make a man as
heavens needs dictate.
I have never heard of Sen.
Bailey's unfairness to any man
or discussion of the Negro in
any unfair way.
Mr.. Bailey is not a candidate
for the Presidency SO far as
know. However ! speak out OF
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
Along Elm Street
GREENSBORO, N. C. By Capt. D. J. GILMER

fairness to a statesman second
only, as I judge from history, to
anyone from North Carolina but
the late Congressman John Gil
mer from Guilford county, N. c..
whose address is his farewell to
the Congess when he was !eav-
ing that great body to join his
native Southland in it's fight for
states rights.
And here, as | write these lines,
hot tears of my soul are fall
ing, binding me as l think of
history and how sentinel kills
and buries the truth of sacred
ness, and where history too aft
en- marches behind muffied drums
cannot write more here, sad
ness overcomes me. l quit here,
/ quit for the time.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
District Counsellor of Spiritual
list Church Defines Religion
as Ii Should be Lived Today

Professor T. BiShpo Holiday.
regional director of the church
of Spiritual Life explained his
church's conception of religion
to a large audience at BcerShe-
ba Springs Tenn. recently. Our
religions carries w t h it no de-
nominational craftsmanship or
color-line he said. 1t is Il religion
of faith - not fear as its base
and tends to increase or preserve
the happiness and welfare of the
human race. 1t is religion of
the heart the mind the body the
soul. 1t cleanscs the misI,
purifies the soul and develops
the body. 1t is unaffected by
praise or censurc. honor or dis
honor land free of greed and
wrath. 1t is kind. true and help
full and can cause mans mind to
soar into the great unknown and
his spirit to commune with God.
1t Greats a feeling of Sublimity;
soaring sense of expansion; Il
state of m n q that no earthly
power can corrupt or control. Ii
can prepare the subconscious
mind for dealing with that
great Power which controls
mans destiny. 1t Greats great
yelling emotions of love; an
Overwhelming desire to Civ e,
help, benefit and bless mankind.
1t enables man to help the weary,
the weak, the sick, the sorely
stricken, the misunderstood,
the less fortunate and the de-
dressed. 1t is religion that
has no selfish social position to
maintain, no group of wealthy
.retainers to satisfy and no politi-
cal shperiors to appease. 1t is a
religion that will lead the UNI
happy people out of their suicid-
al confusion; it is a religion that
understands those strange pre-
monitions in time to avoid dis
aster. This is natural religion
religion of love, religion of under
standing - religoin sent from
God. 49,. .... ...
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
LINCOLN DAY DINNERS ARE
URGED FOR ALL COP
COUNTY COMMITTEES

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. O.
Robert H. c. Kay. Republican
State Chairman, has written to
the chairmen of al county exc
cutive committees urging them
to stage Lincoln Day dinners
either separately or in conujnc-
tion with one or more adjoining
counties. .
1t will not be possible to obtain
out-of-state speakers for all
such celebrations, but there are
many excellent speakers avail
able within the state: and are
often within the locality.
"Yo Twill And" Kay advised
the county chsirme, that your
meeting will be largely attended
irrespective of Whom you have as
speakers for the occasion" Such
meetings will allow your local
leaders to get together and dis
cuss your local problems; and
will greatly stimulate the inter
est of all of your party work
ers."
Arrangements have already been
completed for celebrations at
Logan, with former Governor
E. F. Morgan as the speaker
at Huntington, where Represen-
tative j. William Otter, of Penn
sylvania, chairman of the Re-
publican Congressional caupai-
gn committee will speak; at PIT.
Pleasant, on February 10, where
National Committeeman Walter
S. Hallanan will be the principle
speaker; and here where the
orator will be former United
States Senator Daniel o. Hast
ings, Of Delaware. Other dinners
have no dolbt been arranged,
though not yet reported to state
headquarters.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
Kay DenOunces Hull
Trade Treaties AS
Menace to Miners

tection and due process provi-
sions of the 1Jth Amendment
There is = definite, guarantees in
thr Federal Constitution hat no
Americas. whether me h, colorcd
or white shall he deprived Of his
life or liberty without = trial Inv
iurv or dino process If law and
naturally thc Conyr,ss has thr
nowcr ia cutorcc such -, mandate
President Roosevelt smoke to
Courrcss an IN, St,t, nr tb,
Nation and of thn world ami
particularlv of coulitions in
E,uropc but failed to mention
MAKING democracy work n b,nn
Inv cnactinr , rcdrr,l Arli-Ivn,b
mo law prnsid,,, R,n.rvnl,
dnns M, bn.;t,t, to ,x,r... hi.
views anvil mss moral ;uLrmrnts
an Euronn,n n,,;,r. h,t ubr
- bn .o -. i,,nuolv .iIont ,,. lori.
,otion ahmed IN ur,y;Ln rn,. In,
sccuritv and safety If tb, lives
of our own noonI.
,vre. with thn pr..;dout
w h q n no uuotes tho pro,mhIn
to tbe Constitution and sov,
our host defoso i tbo ,ron,ot ian
of o,,r unr.ar,I wnlf,ro and
domestic tr,nu,ilitv Maintain
inc those views ,.f pro.;dont
Rooeovelt IN state ot tbo I..L
SON Dav dinner TONIGHT where
he stands on the Anti-I .vdchiny
Bill and what he pronoses to do
to secure its passage in the Con
press and helm in establishing
Justice ard domestic trano,,ilitv
in our own country
A Nation that does not protect
its own citizens is NOT WORTHY
the name. A nation ( n { sis
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
COP COngre SS1nen Aid
Social Security Re-
form: Negroes Out

the same injustice, with impun-
ity, can be visited upon any
other group. ....
Legislation based on concepts
of color-exclusion is indefen-
sib,e and unworthy of a great
nation. This a w cannot long
withstand the damand for correc-
tive amendment.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
Robrl III. c. Kay, State EXecu-
tive Committee Chairman.

Charleston. Jan, 10.-Core of
the controversy in Che current
session of Congress if the ques-
ton of extending the life of
the New Deal policy of reciproc-
al trade agreements. trade trad
ing has been denounced in
every state of the Union, and
nowhere more forcefully or on
better grounds than in West Vir-
ginia. :. :. ....
"A coal operator OF h IS city,
who prefers at this time to have
his name withheld from publica-
ton, has written Henry Morgan
thau, Secretary of the Treasury.
giving him specific recommended
tons for revision of the federal
tax laws in such way that
would be vastly beneficial to the
soft coal industry. In the course
ol his detailed discussions. he has
this to say about the effect of
trade treaties: =.
In 1887, approximately 81
100000 barrels of fuel oil were
imported into this country. That
was equal to 14,2I1, 900 tons of
coal. he wage loss occasioned by
this oil to coal mixers was about
$4,000. 900, and to railroad
workers about $14,OOO,OOO. j.,
1England, having no domestic
oil productions, imposes an i'm
pdtt tax of 3 cents gallon on
fuel oil, The same tax on OF! inn
ported into the United States
would be a distinct help to btu
minous coal and to the railroads.
81 wish to remind you t hat
while we are importing between
so and GO million barrels of oil,
in 1885 we exported in excess of
no million barrels; so conserva-
ton of natural resources can not
be compelling reason for a low
import tax on fuel oil.
The tax on imported fuel oil
is only one-half cent a gallon. A
treaty recently concluded with
Venezuela reduced this rate to
only onc-fourth of cent. Under
the most favored nation" policy
all oil-producing countries hav-
ing treaties w j t h the United
States are entitled to the same
absurdly low rate.
A bill to increase the rate to
3 ccrds Il gallon on such imports
was offered in the last session
Of Congress; and will be pressed
again thi year Organized labor
as well "a Invested capital, has
urged such an increase in the
tariff as will pro Get American
working men H. their Jobs in
American industry.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12

listened to. :. =.
Disfranchisement, oppression
object of political and economic
scorn, confined to the lowest in
come-bracket in the United
States-they have none of the
weapons of the pressure groups
that have such great influence
: in pushing their program thru
Congress because they yield the
ballot of American freemen.
With age credits approximate
ly thirty billion dollars for whites
and only one billion for the color
ed groups, already set up by the
Social Security Board, dispari-
ty exists which would seem to
condemn them, under existing
conditions, to continued margin
I al and Sub-mariginal existence.
The Associated Negro Press rec
emily accounted for the wide dis
parity in wage credits as being
due not o n Y to the fact that
omestic workers and farm
clip are excluded but also be-
ause of the tremendous differ
nee in wages paid employed
whites and colored groups.
Negro voters in the North
Jill be appealed to by political
$40 for support. They owe a
duty and responsibility to their
kinsmen in the South who are
being denied the eligibility bene-
fits. :. ........ E.
They can elect to Congress
sufficient Republicans to unseat
teh Souther Democrats who now
Mold positions of power and
! b ock full justice to thesea neg
lected elements, and a more
equitable recognition o f their
fellows. .... ......
| The inclusic1 of these groups
| also would contribute toward the
economic recovery Of the country
and relieve the unconscionablt
hardships uder which these PEG
pie exist.
1t is toe duty OF Congress tt
! do full justice, equitably n
| economically, to an element o.
our country's population who's
number, nearly 8 million, is com
parable to the entire population
of tn states Of Georgia, Lou!si
ana, and Rhode Island.
If a hoped for sense of econon
ic security al peace of mind ar
denied nearly eight million per
sor5 of any group,i the long ru
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
Location Of Snakes, Hearts

Snakes hearts are about one-fifth
, the distance from the head to
he end OF the tail.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
BCTC First Semester Exams on
January 1926; Start on End

Bluefield State teachers COL
lege plans the second semes-
ter's program. Examinations for
the first semester are slated for
January 24-26th. Registration
of all new students and freshmen
will take place January 20. Old
students report for REGISTRATION
on January 31th. ....
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
'HAI LELUJAH," GREAT
FILM At COMMUNITY ON
SATURDAY EVENING, 18th

The management of the Com
munity theatre has been forum
ate in procuring the great film
"Hallcluah," for the colored pat
rons. starring Nina Mae Nc
Kinney and Daniel /. Hayes.
The show starts at IL 80 p. m.
Saturday night, Jan, -
Admission, Children, 15c and
adults, 25s. adults if scrip, SC
additional ...........
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
Mrs. Moss Dies

Jennie V. Moss was born in
Alabama, January 20, 1913 and
departed this life January 9Th,
1910. She leaves to mourn their
loss her husband and two chill
dren, Benjamin Moss, Evalyn
and Benjamin, Jr., and host of
friends. go. ......
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
Better Social Security Forced
BY Republicans in Congress

Washington, D. c., Jan 28-By
DR.. Emmett ]. Scott.-On Jan,
l, 1910, new provisions of the
Social Security Act, brought a
bout by Republican members of
Congress, went into effect. Some
47,000 wage earners and their
families will receive greatly in
craesed benefits.
An analysis of these new pro-
visions indicates that most of
the changes made by Congress
a S August relate to oldage
insurance and Survivors benefits
Summarized in simple terms, the
mo t important of these new
changes are:
1. Monthly benefits to insur
ed wage-earners reaching the
age of 65 will begin in 1910. This
is two years carrier than was
provided in the original act.
2. Monthly benefits will be
paid to age dwives, aged widows
minor children and orphans of
annuitants and, in some cases, to
dependant parents of insured per
sons who die. -,
3. The wage tax of one per
cent each for employers and en-
ployees remains the same until
1913. 1t vii not be increased so
per cent in 1910, as provided by
the old law. go.
All of these will begin to share
in the cash benefits which are to
pour into thousands of Ameri-
can homes beginning New Years
Day, 1910. e.
AS it is we'll known, the back
bone of the Social Security Act is
Old Age Insurance paid from a
und contributed to by both the
worker and the employer and
collected after the age of 65 by
the worker, his dependents, or
survivors. ......
Bulk of Negro Workers excluded
While revamping the act, Con-
gress added two groups of work
ers-sailors and bank employees
Despite the plea of liberal ele-
ments throughout the country,
however, the groups most in
need of h i s humanitarian re-
cognition contiue to be excluded
altogether. Referee is here made
to farm emp oyees and the army
of domestic servants. who con-
stitute the lower-wage elements
of our population. These further
improvements are yet to come.
1t is more or less an open
secret h a t extension of this
benefcient legislation to include
farm employees and domestic
servants, from the first, has
b ee n violently opposed by re-
dictionary elements of the Demo-
cratic majority in. Congress be-
cause 1t would greatly benefit tn
Negro masses in the South who
fal ir these categories.
Approximately 65 to GO per ct.
of the Negro group, gainfully
cmployed-that is, 100000 to
100000 of the twelve million
colored population, mainly in the
South, is the legislative victim
of a blind, unreasoning pre-.
udice TO which justice, fair-play
equality, humanitarian c a
make 10 appeal that will bt
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-12
Early Plpe-smollnr Habit

When piDe-snSldng fEst became
popular, on the iRtrOAugtan sf BE
pipe in 1885, monaEeh9 and noble
MGR employed men 10 break m"
.LCr p'rCs for them.