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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09

the greatest political hoax and
fraud in history.
While Mayor kelly's bench
imam from the sewers was bello
ling through his privately-operat
ed pubic address system, here
is really what was happening
in the stadium. way up in the
galleries. Elsie Robinson. famous
magazine writer, not a polite
a columnist by any stretch of
the imagination, describes the
scene when Garry's bull-like
bellowingS began:
Most of the delegates slit
ing alphabetically while their
leaders stumbled forward. fccb-
| ly, with half-furled flags. A
voice Chat was the sewer
superintendent shrieking: Ala
bama wants Roosevelt. Arkan-
5 IS wants Roosevelt !"
But never an answering
,cheer to prove that all Ameri-
ca wants Roosevelt. Never Il
tleer from those waiting, watch
ing galleries.
Puzzled, Miss Robinson visit
tl the galleries. Silent they
sat" she writes, watching
nd waiting for the real works.
s ant-eyed and cynical, they
egarded the mechanical monk
~ shines of the marionettes on
the floor, so far below. There
weren't any cheers in the gal
cry. They'd seen a mechanical
merry -go-round and, as far as
they were concerned, it was a
fop."
No wonder decent Democrats
{ Jerywhere are repudiating the
n hole New Deal mess and it's
pitome, the Chicago convention!
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09

came they went to New York.
1t was there I met them a
gain. AL Gaines told me he had
them booked for the Silas Green
Show. 1t was their first time
South and it was the first time
an act of this class had been
in the show. There is nothing to
say how they went over as they
wer a hit. They both worked
hard to put their act over.
1t was getting hot on the car,
he said one day, Dolores, am
going to room off the car so you
you can have more room in the
bed" AS there were small Pull
man beds on the car. 1t was then
that we used to talk together
with Johnny Hudin. Pedro he
told me that he was not so
we'll. The boy had a lot of worr
about his home and father who
had been sick for some tim, but
whenever you saw him he was
happy with all this to think of,
Well he got into West Virginia
and we worked our wav to Kew
stone. 1t was on Thursday after
noon and Dolores had just came
in from a cafe and was telling
me that she would be happy
when Pedro would feel better.
He loved her and she loved him.
1t was boy meets girl and boy
marries girl. We all say God
bless her and God save him.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09
Along Elm Street
By Capt. D. J. GILMER - GREENSBORO, N. C

teries of their fathers for a
swimming pool and a dance hall.
When Brother John McPher-
son died, Greensboro lost one of
her most honest citizens. His
trueness to his citizenship res
possibilities was, as a means of
demonstration, reminds me of
the trueness of the daily sun.
rise.
John Mcpherson, sometimes
called Uncle John Mcpherson,
owed no man. Never was he
known to try to deceive any
man. He loved men according
to their personal charm. May
God bless his soul and may ne
on that great day, be in that
number when the saints go
marching home.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09
ALL LABOR NOT SUPPORT
ING The NEELEY MACHINE

CHARLESTON, AUG, T.
There's one section of labor, at
least, which is not gulliable
enough to continue support of
M. M. Neeley, the CIO-New Deal
nominee for governor of West
Virginia.
TIL Good Government Associa
ton, a non-partisan organiza-
ton in a half-page advertisement
in the Labor Union" official
publication here of the AFofL,
pleads for the defeat of Mr..
Neeley.
Asserting that Nicely is boss
ed, controlled and dictated to
by Ohm L. Lewis, who wants to
establish an absentee owner
ship" of the government of
this state, the Association de-
clares that eve don not want
and wont have a dictator in
this state.
Nicely must be defeated" in
sists the organization because
West Virginians wont allow
John L. Lewis to run the af-
fairs of their state" Neelyites
can be expected to try to laugh
this off by smearing the Asso-
citation, just as Neely's other
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09
Pedro andl Dolores
(By S. H. Dudley, Jr.)

One afternoon in September ]
was putting on a new show at
the Club Plantation in st. Louis,
when a boy, 20 yeasr old, came
in and asked if there was any
thing I could do for him in the
show. The boy gave me his nam
as William Thomas and said he
did ballroom dancing. 1 asked if
he had a girl to dance with. He
said no, but he could take girl
out of line and show her. Well,
he did and they worked for three
weeks on a number to go in the
new show. The number was good
but not good enough to hold
over for another so he left ST.
Louis. I did not hear of him til
/ read in the paper about an act
by the name of Pedro and
Dolores" that was stopping the
show every night in Chicago.
/ was glad to see new ballroom
team as it helps our people in
tn better class of dancing. I took
out a show with the Rubin and
Cherry Shows. 1t was said that
a new dancing team was coming
to the white show by the name
of Pedro and Dolores, when
it got to the show who was it,
but the boy who did not do so
good out in st. Louis. We spoke
and he told me all about what he
had done. He had met Dolores
just after she had finished
school had spent a year showing
her ball room dancing, and had
always wanted her to be a star.
I am happy to say, he did make
her that. The act played New
York at the best theatres and
night clubs. They were outstand
ing in Chicago's night life. They
wrote me asking if l could use
their act in Cleveland Ohio, at
the Cedar Gardens. could, and
they stayed longer than any
other ball room team l had
ever used. Thy were a hit over
night there and played a return
date at the Cedar Gardens. There
they joined the show and went
all over Canada. When summer
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09
TOM SWEENEY STARTS
ANEW CAMPAIGN THAT
WILL LEAD HIM TO WIN

CHARLESTON, Aug, 10
Exhibiting the same unilagging
,vigor that characterized his sue
lcessful~ pre-primary campaign,
Tom Sweeney, of Wheeling, Re-
fpubiican nominee for United
States Senator, is finding
hearty welcome and convincing
assurances of support among all
members of the party, young
and old, in every section of the
state, for he has never ceased
tn county-by-county visits that
he started last August
BY public addresses, by
thousands of personal letters,
hundreds of personal contacts
with voters each week, Sweeney
now a member of the state
Senate, is painting Il graphic
picture of the failures of the
New Deal, Of its incompetence
and intcptitudc in the face of
the current crisis, of its stage
cring taxes and its backbreak-
ing burden Of debt, of its UNI
american doctrine that only
one man in all the country
Roosevelt himself - has the
ability to serve the nation as
President.
Asking not only for the sup
port Of all loyal Americans who
are West Virginia citizens for
himself, he never loses an Op-
portunity to advance the cause
of his colleagues on the national
ticket, so that Wendell l.. Will
kie will have the means at hand
to restore sanity to the govern
mnt, and on the state ticket as
well, for as member of the
legislature himself he realizes
the important part in national
AFFAIRS a friendly and sympathe
tic state government must play
in putting the country on an
even keel again.
SO effective is the impression
that Sweeney is making that
even the opposition is taking
note of it, and while it com
plimcnts him on his drive, it is
making redoubled efforts to
try TO head him off.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09

CHARLESTON, AUG. 7th.-
Judge Frank w. Nesbitt, OF
WHITING, has been appointed
temporary chairman and key
noter of the Republican State
Judicial Convention meeting
here August IA and Is. State
Chairman Robert II. G. Kay
has announced. The distinguish
ed Wheeling jurist will deliver
his address at the first morning
session of the convention in the
municipal auditorium. where all
sessions will be held.
Other appointments announc-
ed by Kay include that of Robt.
b. McDougle, of Parkersburg,
as temporary secretary; Hubert
S. Ellis of Huntington, as SER
geant at arms; Vernon F.. John
son. par.iamentarian; and Mrs.
Richard Earle Davis. Morgan
town; Virgil f.. Frizzell, this
city; Harry }. Capehart, WEIGH :;
f.. Gaujot Bias, Williamson; and
Mrs. j. G.. Williams, Clarksburg
as reading clerks.
McDougle. like Ncsbitt, is n
| prominent member of the bar
He and Ellis have served a:
commander of the American
Legion, Department of w. Va,
Johnson, of Berkeley Springs.
4, has twice been speaker of the
House of Delegates.
The first evening meeting
set for eight o'clock, will be
featured by addresses by Coy
Raymond E. Baldwin, of Conn
and Walter S. Hallanan, nation.
al committeeman and vice
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. who will in
troduce the visiting speaker,
Mrs. Cara l.. Ebert of Parkers-
burg, national committeewoman
from West Virginia, will be pres
ented to the convention.
In addition to hearing the
keynote address by Judge Mes
bitt, the morning session on the
fourteenth will select, by Sena-
tOrial District, sixteen members
for each of four standing com
mittees on credentials, rules
and order of procedure, pcrman-
ent organization, and rcsOlu-
tions' (p'atform) The call for
the convention will be read by
Mrs. Andrew w. Northcott, Of
LcSage, secretary Of the state
committee, after the meeting
is called to order by Chairman
, Kay.
The afternoon session will
hear addresses by representa-
tivcs Of various groups incIud-
ing the Young Republican Lea
que and the West Virginia
Federation of Republican WO-
mems clubs, though the speak
crs have not yet been announc-
ed; and will receive reports
from all but the committee on
resolutions. The afternoon SEES
sion will close with an address
lby the permanent chairman.
/ Only one session is scheduled
for Thursday, August Is, and
it will start promptly at 1890
O'Clock. Following the report of
the committee on resolutions,
the convention will hear address
es By Tom Sweeney Of Wheel
ling, nominee for United States
Senator, and ID. Boone Dawson,
nominee for governor. Other
state and congressional candi
dates will have a chance tc
speak at the afternoon session
& II the first dav.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09
Judge Nesbitt to be
COP Meet keynoter

PLATFORM by the delegates, of
whom there will be- 1903, will
prccede nomination of candi-
dates for the two places on the
Supreme Court which must be
filled at the November election.
and the selection of eight presi
dental electors.
The kcynoter of the conven-
ton, Judge Nesbitt, is Il gradu-
ate of Wooster ,Ohio) college
and is an LIB of the Univcr-
sity of Virginia. fHe has long
been prominent i'm public affairs
in his native city and state.
and was Il candidate in 1896
for the nomination for United
States Senator.
From 1897 to 1900, he serv-
ed as City Solicitor of Wheel
ing, and for the next four years
as prosecuting attorney of Ohio
county. Following distinguished
service i'm this capacity. he was
elevated to the Bench of the
First Judicial Circuit and scrv-
ed unit 1913 when he returned
to private practice.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09

boss, the New Deal "draftee "
has tried to smear such out
standing Americans as Carter
Glass and John J. Cornwell.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-08-09

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
ROAD TO SINGAPORE"
IS OFFERED AT BIJOU

One Of the liveliest melanges OF
Joy and hilarity yer to come out
OF Hollywood arrived in town yes
terday at the Bijou theatre, with
a cast headed by Bing Crosby, Dor
othy Lamour and Bob Hope, who
are ably abetted at their gay high
jlny in the tropics by such players
as Charles Coburn, Judith Barrett,
Anthony Quinn and the renowned
Professor, Jerry Colonna, Bob's
radio sidekick. The title-"Road to
Singapore hits the keynote Of rev-
cry and riot which predominant
throughout the film.
The story serves as a warp on
which is woven a series of hilari-
GUS incidents such as Bing's and
Bob's trick of playing Patty
cake" then seeking offensive par
ties, Jerry Colonna's singing ses-
sion at the organ, and the time the
boys go blackface SO that they can
get something to eat at a native
party.
A sport novelty, a cartoon and
the latest news reel complete the
DrOgram.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
DIVORCES GRANTED
TO THREE COUPLES
Term Of Civil Court Opened
Here With Judge J. Paul
Frizzelle Presiding

After granting three divorces and
voiding one marriage, the first day
of a two-weeks term of New Han
over civil court was recessed yes
terday afternoon.
Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow
Hill, is presiding. Following this
two-weeks term, one week OF GRIM"
inal court will be held.
The divorces, all on grounds OF
two years separation, were grant
ed to the following: Florrie Bats
VS.. Bonnie Bats; Ida Wells Camp
bell VS.. John Robert Campbell;
and H. Stewart Lyle VS.. Anna
Tompkins Lyle.
In the last divorce case, the
plaintiff was ordered to pay the
sum of S25 per month toward the
support of his minor child, placed
in the custody of the respondent.
The marriage of Arthur B. Jones,
negro, to Emma Hill Jones was de-
clared void when it was contended
she was the wife of Joe Brlnson at
the time of the marriage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
Southern Pacific Rail
Walkout Is Threatened

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27-R-
A walkout of Southern Pacific
trainmen in sympathy with drivers
striking against the Pacific Grey
hound lines was threatened today
by union officials.
Frank w. Coyle, deputy presi-
dent of the Independent Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen who is
directing the strike against Grey
hound in seven western states, said
he had reached an agreement with
R. ]. Brooks, general chairman of
Southern Pacifc's Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, for the action.
This would tie up the entire
freight and passenger facilities I'M
til Greyhound complies with the
NLRB order. We have agreed up
on enlisting the Southern Pacific
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
Movie
"JOHNNY APOLLO" MARKS
CAROLINA THEATRE BILL

Johnny Apollo"-college here,
bankers son-mobster!
That's the powerful role that
brought Tyrone Power to the caro-
lima theatre yesterday in the ORA
ma of that title, which co-stars
him with Dorothy Lamour.
Not since Jesse James, has
TYRONE had a part like this, and
never in his career has he given
such a great performance. Ano
lovely Lamour reveals her true al
lure for the first time as Lucky
Dubarry, the night club entertain
er who falls hard for Johnny
Apollo"
Lamour puts over two smash
new song hits, Dancing for Nick
els and Dimes" by Lionel New
raan and Frank Loesser, and This
is the Beginning of the End by
Mack Gordon.
Our hats are off to Production
Chief Zanuck for a grand eve
ning's entertainment.
There is also a most entertain
ing short program made up OF a
new issue of Conformation Please, -
a color novelty called Blue Dan
ube' and the News reel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
Co-Defendants In Leche
Case File Guilty Pleas

ALEXANDRIA, La, May 81
CPp-Former Governor Richard W.
Leche, charged with mail fraud in
the Louisiana scandals" went on
trial alore today after two code
PENDANTS pleaded guilty to a SINH
lar charge.
A jury was selected to try Leche
after L. P. Alternately, former chair
man of the Louisiana highway
commission, and George Younger,
Alexandria truck dealer, changed
their pleas from innocence to gull
ty. [. S. Judge Ben o, Dawkins
deferred sentence.
j. St. Clair Adams, Leche's at
torney, said he understood Younger
and Alternately had been prom
ised l~eniency for entering guilty
pleas and testifying against Leche.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
M0FFAT APPOINTED
ENVOY TO CANADA
R. Recognizes Political I'm
portance CT Dominion To
The United States
WASHINGTON. Nav 81 Up

WASHINGTON, May a. Up -
President Roosevelt, recognizing
the growing political Importance of
Canada to the United States, to-
dav picked one of the highest state
department officials-Jay Pierre
mont Moffat, chief of the Euro
mean division-to be minister to the
dominion.
He replaces James H. R. Crom-
we'll. who resigned last week after
his nomination on the democratic
ticket for the United States senate
from New Jersey. During his stay
in Canada, Cromwell, millionaire
husband of Doris Duke, got into
difficulties with Secretary of State
Hull because of a pronounced pro-
Allies speech.
Moffat's last important assign
ment for the President was to &C
company Sumner Welles to Europe
or the latter's fact-finding mis-.
sion.
Moffat, tall, slightly-stopped, soft
spoken, goes to Ottawa with a dip
lomatic experience of % years be-
hind him.
The appointment of a trained,
career diplomat at this moment of
possibly crucial relations with the
dominion had been demanded re-
Gently in a succession of editorials
in leading American newspapers.
The prime Importance of Canada
to the United States is regarded
by informed observers as empha-
sized by the following points:
1.-The combined export and i'm,
port trade of the United States
with Canada is larger than with
any other nation.
canada at wal is turning into
a huge manufacturing plant anC
training center for the British
Isles, particularly in aviation.
3-There has been speculation as
to whether the British government,
if Britain were overrun by Ger
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
Prof. Russell Smith
Resigns UNC Position

CHAPEL HILL, May 27.-lf)-
Prof. Russell Train Smith, who has
been head of the art department
of the University of North Caro-
lima since 1885, announced today
that he had accepted appointment
as head of the museum school OF
the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,
effective September /.
The position is a new one for
the school, he said, and its crea-
ton marks a departure from the
traditional organization which has
prevailed since its founding Il
years ago.
Professor Smiths successor here
has not been named but a commit
tee headed by him is expected tc
make a recommendation soon tc
Administrative Dean House anc
President Graham who will in turn
make their recommendation to the
trustees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
YACHT CLUB WILL
OPEN ON JUNE |
Many Improvements Have
Been Made At Wrights-
vile Beach Club

The Carolina Yacht club will
open for its 9th season Saturday
it was announced yesterday by H.
G. Rankin, superintendent.
A number of Improvements nave
teen made at the club this spring,
including extension of the dining
porch and of the porch Where
members of the club are wont 10
sit in their rockers on Sunday ait
ernoons, overlooking the surf. Con
siderable painting has been done
and other repairs have been maze
The office this year Will pc In
charge of c. G. Berry.
The board of governors OF the
club this year is composed OF EN-
pie Lattimer, commodore Swift
Boatwright, Everett Higgins, Whit
Benton and j. c. Roe
E. M. Berry is purser.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
CLARK WINS RACE
FOR STATE SENATE
Elizabethtown Man Defeats
N. L. Tatum By Margin
Of $50 Votes

ELIZABETHTOWN, May a.
James H. Clark, of Elizabethtown,
defeated N. L. Tatum for the state
senate in the primary by a margin
of $50 votes, a tabulation showed
here today.
James Albert Bridger, of Blad.
enboro, defeated U. S. Page, OF
Pages Lake, for the lower house
by a majority of 284 votes. B. T.
Townsend, incumbent, was nomi'
mated for the register of deeds over
Mrs. Lillian johnson and j. W.
Shaw. Milton L. Fisher and w. A.
Warwick were nominated for coun.
ty commissioners.
A second primary will be neces'
sary to decide the nominee for re.
corder.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
"ADVENTURE IN DIAMONDS"
IS FEATURED AT ROYAL

The seldom-encountered combln-
alton of tense melodrama and So
phisticated comedy is offered local
raoviegoers in the next attraction
at the Royal theatre, Adventure
in Diamonds" starring George
Brent and the glamorous lisa Mir
anda.
Played against the background
of the Union of South Africa-a To-
Gale all too rarely shown on the
screen, Adventure in Diamonds
tells of the excitement connected
with an international plot to plum
der the tabled Kimberley diamond
mines and of the romance of a
young aviator's love for an I'M
scrupulous but nevertheless fascln-
ating adventures.
In addition to its popular stars,
the noteworthy attractions of the
new Paramount picture include the
myriad thrills of intrigue in the
worlds most closely-guarded treas
ure cache, a battle to the end be-
tween international crooks and the
world-famous British secret serv-
ice. and a birds eye view of the
high life in South Africa's glamor-
Gus metropolis of Cape Town. No
aspect of life in this exciting pleas
ure spot has been overlooked by
Adventure in Diamonds which
even presents the exotic native
sport of ostrich racing in n OF
the films major sequences.
Added attractions include latest
News, Gibbons Adventure, and
Merrie cartoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28

|Brotherhood's aid, but decision
must be forwarded Immediately to
A. F. Whitney, international presi-
dent of the brotherhood in Cleve-
land for his approval.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
Two Girls Are Named
To Represent City In
Motor Club Contest

Miss Adelaide Roseborough and
Miss Katherine Meier have been
selected to represent Wilmington
in the state finals of the Miss Car
DINA Motor Club contest to be
neld in Charlotte May 30.
The winners in the Charlotte con-
test will take a 10, 000-mile trip
over the nation as an advertise
ment of the state.
The Wilmington selections were
made at the motor club offices in
the Cape Fear hotel yesterday aft
ernoon.
The judges were: Mrs. Levi Mac
MILAN, w. w. Storm, and Fred
Wilietts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28

Driving during he w,.
months with tires thai are s~rr' .'
erly inflated will cause ra9.1 ', !s.p
hard steering, and an eyc, ~5',
use of gasoline. OlS>Ae
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
Grays Says Jungle Law'
Sweeping Through Europe

DUBLIN, May PIT -United
States Minister David Gray said in
a speech today that jungle law
has broken loose in Europe and
that some persons believe Euro
pean civilization is on the verge
Of disappearance.
Cray said there are some paral-
lels between the collapse of CLASH
cal civilization 1900 years ago and
the present situation.
He pointed to the Philippines and
their prospective independence as
an examle of the way a ground
work could be laid in the western
hemishere for "a group of coop
Grating nations equal in sovereign
ty and dignity
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28

many, would transfer itself to
Ottawa.
4-Some have speculated over the
possible transfer Of the British
fleet to Canada if Britain is de-
feated in Europe.
5--President Roosevelt on two
clearly within the Monroe Doctrine
by promising that the people of
the United States would not stand
idly by if any foreign empire
soil.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
INDICTED

STOCKTON, Calf, May FLIP
The San joaquin county granu
Jury returned indictments TO-DAY
charging Dewey Clark, 20, and
Henry Jones, 38, Fresno negroes,
with the murder of Nathan Chin
chioIo. %, Stockton, and Dorothy
Woofter, 10, Tracy. The bodies
were found in a field near Stock
ton May 8. Each had stab Wounds
in the throat. An autopsy re-
port sad the girl had been as
saulted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-28
A Fixed Amount
OF Gold

GREAT FALLS, Mont. H.
After the concrete foundations of
the new Civic Center Building
we're constructed, the contractor
discovered there was gold in the
gravel he had used.
Running about Is cents to the
ton, the contractor said, the gold
was so fine and of such small
quantity it couldn't have been re-
covered from the gravel. But about
$3.50 worth is in the foundations.