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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
NOtre Dame Braille
Group At Meeting

Several members of the Notre
Dame Alumnae Braille Club were in
Hartford on Tuesday evening where
they took active part in the organ
,ization of the new Catholic Guild
for. the Blind of the Hartford DID,
'cese. Most of the members are GER
Titled braillistse..azld have offered
their services for this diocesan work.
: Mrs. Edward F. Conlan. secretary
of the local Notre Dame Graille Club
and chairman Of the Connecticut
Chapter of IFCA activities for the
blind, spoke in behalf of her own
.alumnae and other groups through
sout the state. She also formulated
plans for a braille club at the I'm
,nnaculate Conception Parish in Hart
ford. y,
Z, Miss Marion Keane of Cole Street
and Mary Casey of Wood Street
have organized two braille groups in
the Waterbury Chapter of the Col
,lege of New Rochelle Alumnae. All
members of the local braille group
will gather at general meeting to
pbe held in the near future for the
purpose of forming an affiliated
branch In this city.
: Members of the Notre Dame Chap
ter who attended the Hartford meet
ing were: Misses Ruth Kennaugh,
Marion Keane, Mary Casey, Mrs. T.
r. Lynch, and Mrs. Edward F. Con-
Ian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
Play To Feature Cooley Tea
At Women's Club Tuesday

! Castle is in charge of makeup. The
meeting will be open to the public
and a large attendance is expected
as many rare and valuable cos
TUNES of the period OF 1850 to 1890
will be shown.
A trumpet duet will be rendered
by Mrs. Chris Newswanger and Mrs.
Reginald Laurence accompanied by
Mrs. Adeline Russell. During the
intermission selections will be rem
dered by Carolyn Ives Fowler, guest
soprano soloist. Mrs. Carl Heebner
will be piano accompanist.
A beautiful display of one hun
dred Cooley prints loaned by mem
berS of the club will also be shown
in the lounge of the club. Hostesses
for the afternoon are to be Mrs. j.
Winifred Beecher and Mrs. Harold
Manning.
Presiding at the tea table will be
Mrs. William Larkin, Jr., Mrs. Cliff
ford HOLSTER, Mrs. Robert Plat,
Mrs. Lewis Reed, Mrs. John P.
Elton, Mrs. John A. Coe, Mrs. John
H. Goss and Miss Edith Camp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE
Well-Executed Finesse Avoi
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY
!. America,s Gard Authority


The first general use of movable
for more playing cards at lower
cost than having them drawn or
painted by hand. Early European
cards were printed by hand on par
chment by the monks, and it is be-
lieved these were the direct fore
runners Of our present cardboard
decks. Previous to this, heavier and
often percious materials were used,
but the light weight and f1exibility
Of processed paper cards together
with their reduced cost have made
them far more popular than other
types. Today more than 100000
people in the United States play
cards with modern cardboard decks.
In the olden days, skill in the
play Of the cards was the only re-
quirement Of good card player;
but in bridge there are two separate
games, one Of bidding and one of
play. In today's hand, though
game in no trump could be made,
South was correct in refusing to
allow that contract to stand, as he
held only three cards in the major
suits.
The hand is not difficult one to
make, provided the declarer does
not make the mistake of leading one
Of the honors from his hand. He can
see that If the trumps are divided
Bel or 2-2. it is immaterial how the
hand is played. But if trumps are
split 40, he is bound to lose a
trump trick If West holds the four
clubs.
With East holding four, his proper
play is a small club to the king.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Golf Association Sponsors
Card Partydt Country Club

The Ladies Golf association Of
the Chase Country club sponsored a
large card party on Tuesday evening
at the Chase Country club. The af-
fair was in charge of Misses Kay
Hanrahan and Celinda Wakelee.
Prizes were awarded for high scores
and refreshments were served. As
sisting members were Lynn King,
Mary Stroker, Molly Calhoun, Paul
Inc Halter, Virginia Overton and
Martha Benson.
Those attending were Gertrude
Kiessling, Helene Fiore, Alice Remp-
fer, Patricia Kelly, Genevieve Phe-
Ian, DR.. e. Lewicki, Mary Deegan,
w. M. Follett, Ann M. Follett, Pat
rick Winston, Kay Hanrahan, Anne
Preslopsky, Emma Kunkel, Mrs.
James Dunlap, Julie Truelove, Ruth
Bowen, Helen Mcdonald, Kathryn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

A one act play, Shadows in Vel
vet" will be the feature Of the
Cooley tea and entertainment being
sponsored by the Waterbury Wo-
mems club on Tuesday afternoon.
The play was written and directed
by Miss Csline Rooster and is taken
f. ON the story Of the life Of Eleanor
Duse, well known italian actress.
Members of the cast include: Mrs.
William w. Young, Jr., Miss Pauline
White, Miss Celine Kcester, Mrs.
Lewis G. Merrill, Mrs. Frederick
French, End, Mrs. M. F. Thompson
Plat, Mrs. Harry B. Williams and
Miss Jean Copp. Mrs. John s. p.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Hayes, Laurena II. Winston, d. Con-
molly, Rosemary Winston, Florence
Tucker, Louise Trisamer, Gertrude
Hickey, Margaret Laden, Margaret
Anderson, Edith Morton, Mae
Downey, Thomas Downey, Marian
CaroSella, Helen Collins.
Betty Hubbard, T. j. Miller, T.
v. Sullivan, Anne Stevens, Rose Null
holland, Florence Echmitt, Mrs. w.
s. Coe, Alice Donnelly, Elsie Fowler,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Sheron, Ellen
Gerber, Edward Gerher, Daniel Fow-
Ter, John r. Deegan, Lynn King,
Robert King, Rosetta Cunningham,
Anne Zemaitis, Mrs. Fred Cone,
Miriam McGeever,. Peggy Fleming,
Pauline Balunas, Pauline Halter,
Nobel Nelson, Hedwig Raymond, Eva
Hale, Grace Nelson, Henry Hinkel-
man, Jr., Mary Cronin, Rita Sulli-
van, Mollie Calhoun, Catherine Gar
rity, Catherine and Anne Mulhern,
Mary Noonan, Mrs. Forgue, George
Anderson, Ray Hansen, Mrs. John
B. Wakelee, Jr., Teckla Preslopsky.
Anne Aruck, Mrs. r. Benson, Mrs.
Hiram Smith, Mrs. Joseph Hench,
Mrs. Roland Palmer, Mrs. Howard
Anderson, Miss Ermina Birs, Doro-
thy Leonard, Frances Green, Lena
Wightman, Margaret Conaty, Ella
Crowek, Sally Bergin, Mrs. T. ]. Mil
Ter, Mrs. T. ". Sullivan, DR.. Elliott
Mayo, Doris Morton, Regis Farr,
Kathleen Dillman, r. Cooke, Victoria
Hayden, r. D. Benson, M. G.. Benson,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. v, Conway, Mrs. s.
w. Oldershaw, Mrs. G.. Williams,
Dorothy Oldershaw, Mollie Burns,
Cell Collins, Mary and Catherine
Long.
Edith Grain, James Brennan,
Jane Cunningham, Mary Platt,
Minna Mausolf, Louise Delaney,
Alice Rape, Edna Patterson, Helen
O'Brien, Mary Stroker, Mildred
Smith, Ray Brucker, Mrs. Helen
Guerrero, Gertrude Cross, Mrs. Max
r. Kraft, Frances M. Brovick, Mrs.
Chester May, Mrs. Paul Lord, Mrs.
John Wieshouse, Leona Carroll, John
Carroll, Celinda Wakelee, K. Rappee,
G. A. Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. T. F.
Nolan, John H. Frenzy, John H. Gil
bert, Anne Accarino, Olivia Bellotti,
Lynne Spender, Mrs. Lillian John
son, Mrs. Sherman Brainard, Effie
Kelsey, Dorothy Richardson, v.
i Overton, Helen Nell, Helen Garfield,
Helen Box, Dorothy Brennan, Dor
othy Calhoun, Clarence Tucker, Re-
becca Hovey, Verne Grisamer, and
DR.. and Mrs. John Freiheit.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mulvey of
Prospect announce the birth of
daughter, Monday, February 5th, at
st. Mary's, hospital. Mrs. Mulvey
is the former Theresa Kenney Of
Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
Coming Events

! FEB. TO- Second annual dinner
: dance of Emanon Sorority at
. Wright's Inn in Plainville.
i Feb. l6-Lithuanian Independence
: Day Program ST. Joseph's Hall.
/. Feb. 18-Dinner COMMUNICATING
. the 22nd Anniversary of Lithuanian
) Independence.
Feb 18-Lithuanian Catholic Stu
, dent &, Prof. Association Commui1-
, ion Breakfast at Students club
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
Sorority Sponsors Annual
February Dinner Dance
Thomas photo.

Salvatore PuzZo; Victoria Sanford
Steve Valentino of Bristol: Theresa
Damiano, Nicholas zappone; Mary
Gigantic, Joseph Baronsky; Mary
Palo, Frank Place; Marie deMat-
tets, James Koran; Marie Adorno,
Larry Dunn, btoh of Naugatuck;
Sophie Fazzino, Sam SeQuenzia,
both of New Britain; Violet Capone,
Michael Belosi Of New York; Gene
We've Sponza, Michael Charleglio;
Jennie Sanford, Peter Fiorito Of
Bristol; Rae Palo, Jack Kacmarcik
of Torrington; Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Sottasanto. Rose Christopher, Jo-
seph Carfa; Rena Darino, Bernie
Rotella; Candita Palo, Dr.. Norman
Jette; Connie Sanford, A. T. Ruzzo;
Olive Ash, Fred Happy; Sylvia
Darino, Joseph Gugliotti; Amelia
Del Gaizo, Anthony Marinaro; Mi
chael Infascio, Helen Yocius OF
Naugatuck; Fanny Quattro, DOM
enic Abbondonalo; Jean lombard,
Leon r. Curzi, Jr.; Ann Erichette,
Vincent Sciullo; Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Sacchi, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Pam
none: Claire LeMay, Joseph Hebert:
Eleanore Ayotte, Edward Gigantic:
Clara Santalucia, Michael Costegna:
Eleanore Sponza, Marine Curiz:
Bella Barro, Sam Palazzalo: Joan
Deschino, John Capone; Mill DAN
gelo, AL M. Basso; Helen White.
Peter Brastauskas; Mary Parish,
Frank Bologna; Rose Sparber,
Elmer Flynn; Helen Smith, Thomas
Santalucia; Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Pannone; Dorothy MCGOWAN, Ray
mond MarcouX.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

The Sempre In Pactum Sorority
held their semi-formal dinner dance
at Waverly Inn in Cheshire, Sat-
urday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Saliva
tc--c Puzzo were the honored guests
at the dinner dance. Miss Victoria
Sanford, chairman, was assisted by
Sophie Fazzino and Marie Adorno.
Those attending were: Connie
Place, Vincent Palo; Mr.. and Mrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES -

CORNKLL CONTACT CLUE

CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB
Top scorers In the Wednesday
afternoon session Of the Cornell
Contract Club conducted by Mrs.
John c. Moriarty were: North and
South Mrs. Joseph Riley and Mrs.
Asa York tied with Mrs. Thomas
Bane and Mrs. Joseph Wolf, 100 1-2;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
Weddings

and East and West Mrs. Clarence
ByarS and Mrs. William Connell,
126; Mrs. E. o. Hess and Mrs. Theo-
dore Breothaupt, Us 1-2.
The standing to date Is as fol-
olws: Spicer-Schute, sic 1-2 Bolger
Petitjean, 514; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
511 1-2; and Tobin-Faeth and
Byars-C onnell, 400 IL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
LEATHERNECK RIVALS

Said to be crammed full of sus-
pense, drama and comedy, RKO
Radios 1.-THE Marines Fly High"
presents Richard Dix and Chester
Morris as two flying Leathernecks in
love with a beautiful American girl
played by red-topped Lucille Ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
YOUNGs--~ STARRED

Eight year hnny Shefeld,
who portrayed the boy in 'Tarzan
Finds a Son." is seen in the title
role of RKO Radios Little Orvie,"
Booth Tarkington's adventurous
story of boy and dog.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
Engagements

8AWOWW
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eastwood %
Rose Street announce the engage
ment and coming marriage Of their
daughter, Mildred, to Robert Leece,
son Of Mrs. William Leece of Ivez
Street. The wedding win take plaza
In June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
APED COMEDY KING

Joe Penner, currently starring in
his latest RKO Radio comedy fea-
ture, millionaire Playboy," made
his bow behind the footlights as a
youngster by doing limitations Of
Charles Chaplin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Miss Lucille Wilson of Bank street
has returned after spending few
days in New York city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

When West shows out. declarer Of
course is able to finesse East out
of his apparent trump trick. Thus
only a spade and a heart are lost.
NEXT: Why was an edict passed
in England In 1465 fOrbidding card
playing except at holiday seasons:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
Garden Club Will
Sponsor Club

On April 10 and II. the Federated
Garden clubs of Connecticut will
convene in the. Y. w. q. A. u l,ew
Haven for a series of lectures to be
given during the mornings and aft
ernoons by Mrs. A. r. Benedict Of
Montclair, whose topic will be
Flower Arrangements. The speak
er will also discuss flower settings
for tables. Mrs. Benedict is a well
known authority in flower arrange
ments. having had exhibits at the
New York Worlds Fair and the
New York Flower show. She is q
member of the Federated Garden
Clubs Of New Jersey and New York.
Mrs. John B. Wallace. Jr., chair
man of programs for the Federal
ed Garden Clubs of Connecticut,
has arranged the sessions and will
entertain Mrs. Benedict during the
latter's visit In New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Wright
of New York are the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roberts Of
Cooke street for a few days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Forth have
returned to their home on Park
road after spending several days in
Scarsdale, N. Y. So
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Conrad
have returned to their home on
WATERFOWL avenue after spending a
few days in Springfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Misses Lillian Thornley, and Kath-
crime Hartley of East Main street
are spending few days in New
York. ~.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Miss Lucille Thompson of West
Main street is spending week with
relatives in Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. James Mulvey of
Prospect announce the birth Of a
daughter, Monday, February 5th, at
st. Mary's hospital. Mrs. Mulvey
is the former Theresa Kenney Of
Naugatuck,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

Mrs. Newton w. Alexander and
Mrs. Vincent G. Dixon will be hos
tesses at the postponed meeting Of
the Bunker Hill Literary club to be
held at the Bunker Hill Congrega-
tional church at 2:30 o'clock Fri
day. The play reading group will
have charge of the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
With Contagious Colds Increasing Take These Precautions
For Your Family's Sake and Your Own
Ma Cold Develops
At the First Sign Of a Cold

Rlow Dc PEeparsd-Cet botlls o Vlcks VA-TRO and
Jar Of Wcks VAPORUB today and take the above pre-
cautions They may you lot Of sickness and worry
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
HOlT-NEElY POLITICAL
WAR GOES ON H0TlY;
SEWING ROOMS SHUT.

ChaleSton, Jan. l7.-DcStitu-
te men AMI women in nearly
every county of West Virginia
IRE suffering EIedlcSsly today
because the Nicely and the Nump
Holt wings OF the Democratic
party are engaged in a political
death struggle.
Nicely controls the WPA: Gov.
Holt controls he DPA. The WpA
has refused to open sewing
rooms this year unless the DPA
pays $6 a head for each woman
who works. This money is sup
posed to cover the cost of rent,
light, heat AMI findings. The
wages are paid by the WPA.
In the past. the sewing rooms
h ave operated successfully,
furnishing remunerative employ
ment to thousands OF women
who were the sole support of
their families. The by-product
of their work was clothing for
the destitute. Heretofore, the
state has supplied quarters and
findings, and offers TO do soa-
gain; but the WPA wants the
cold, hard cash-and the DPA
says that. with reduced bud
get, it cannot ley hanGs on the
money.
SO hundreds OF yards OF textil-
es that could be manufactured
into warm. needed clothing, are
stored here and there in the
state in warehouses on which the
state as to pay storage. In this
city alone, 16 car loads of such
materials have been stored since
the middle OF last summer.
Meantime, while the Demo
cratic war-lords battle for the
corpse OF the party they arc
killing, ill-clad, ragged, cold and
suffering men. women and chill
Dire do without sufficient clothes.
The stuff is there for them; but
the politicians are too busy
fighting to get together and
settle on a plan to let them have
it.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
Garner Again Asked IF He
Relieves Negroes Should Vote

New York, Jan. f2.-FaIling
to get reply from Vicc-Presi-
dent Garner on the question of
whether he believes thet Nero
Democrats in Texas and other
Southern states should be given
The opportunity TO exercise their
constitutional right of franchise
in voting during the 1910 pri-
marics, the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People has again written earn
or asking him to interpret the
statement he issued last Dec.
16, when he threw his hat into
The ring rs q 1910 presidential
candidate.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
MORE BAD NEWS FOR THE
COAL MINERS; NAVY OIL

Charleston, January 16.-Of
particular interest to the coal
producing counties of West Vir-
ginia is the news that the navy's
frankfort Arsenal, at Philadel-
phia, is going to stop using coal
and use oil.
Authorities say that they fear
labor conditions may interior
with the supply Of coal for the
arsenal. They also feel that the
price Of coal may get too high
under the governments policy
Of trying to fix prices.
The New Deal in Washington
is perfectly willing to fix prices
for private consumers, forcing
them 70 dig down into thei
skinny pockets for additional
millions to support the policy,
but the government itself is not
going to leave itself IN a position
to have to pay those same prices
AS for labor conditions inter
ferring with the supply Of coal,
the government itself under the
New Deal has had more to do
with making wage agreements
than hny other agency;~ao it
should k II o w just what condi-
tons are, or are going to be. At
any rate, because Of the confus-
ed, conflicting New Deal policies,
West Virginia miners are, Ike
miners in other states. going to
be thrown out Of work.
The coal they used to dig will
be replaced by fuel oil-probab-
ly imported almost taX-frce from
that good nciQhb0r, Venezcula
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
state Closes Books on 1899 Road
Fatalities wi h 365 Deaths

Chalcston, Jan. Is. - With Il
grcwsome but official touch
West Virginia closed its books
today ON 1898 highway death
toll. announcing the final figure
AT 365 fatalities two more than
had been determined earlier.
Thus the total stood al Is few
or highway deaths than in '3S,
but nevertheless it was 4 rcduc-
tion and was exactly one hundred
below the 1897 figure OF 1863.
The honors, OF course, went to
Clarksburg IA did thsc 4 year
earlier when Supt. {. {. Tallman
of the department OF public
safety also acclaimed the Marion
comtySeat as West Nirginia'S
"honor city," Clarksburg has
not had n traffic fatality in more
than 81 months.
There was not another city in
the state with more than 10000
population which could say az
much for 1889. Fairmont and
Martisbur9 were next best with
one each and Williamson and
Cation, which went 'deathlcss'
the last two years. have less
than 10000 population according
to the last census.
Princeton, Hinton and Rich
wood. with less than 1000 popu-
lation IN 193O-did not h av q a
road death in two years. Welch
has gone deathless the past y'sr.
WetZel was the only West VIr-
ginia county with more than a
10000 population to not record
a death for 1889. Richie and
Dodridge, with more than 10000
each, also went dcathlcSs IA did
Grant, Morgan and Writ mt
les which each have populations
above the 5000 mark.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19

world and preach my gospel.
This law has reference to ordain-
ed preachers by proper authori-
ty, and not by quacks and pulpit
racketeers, who should go pillow
corn. If it is necessary TO change
any laws to do so, it should be
done, to stop quackish preachers
and bootleggcrs who sell zap
pointments to preach.
And God have mercy on our
colorcd people who are cursed
by unprepared ministers. And
the responsible leadership OF the
, United States should, colleges,
and all, who see and KNOW how
our Negro people are being sold
to fatc's cruelist doom, speak
out - yea, rise up against any
church organization that toler-
ato5 quack preachers.
/ am told by a child that went
to funeral in a Church lii a
house" where a quack preacher
who preached" a woman's
sad rites" said ashes II
ashes, dut to dust; another blacl
woman done hushed her fuss.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19

TIL Episcopal church has
honored a distinguished member
of the Negro race in its announce
ment today (Jan. 49, Of the APP
pointment Of the Rev. John Hem
ry Brown, DID,, (photo above)
of Savannah, Ga, to take charge
Of its Church Center now being
built, at Fort Valley, Ga.
DR.. Brown is at present in
charge of st. Ahgustine's church
at Savannah, and is Archdeacon
for Colored Work in the Diocese
Of Georgia.
At Fort Valley the American
Institute for Negroes has been
for years operating large nor
NAL and industrial school, which
has recently been turned over to
the Educational Department Of
the state. 1t will become a col
lege, and be the center Of high
er education for Negro youth OF
the entire state Of Georgia.
The Episcopal church has re-
tanned a larges&ract of land ad-
joining the campus, and has
well under way a chapel, rectory
and community house, which
will be the center OF religious
and social activities Of the college
with DR.. Brown as resident rec
tor.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
FAwa q q ReUss CssSk
Yesca U&sS0d ease<s S1s-sN Sfp1a
p behaved 10 10 Sya ORE hhiSH "a
tpSS1tsi, len. h ia -
Census Penalties Severe for
RefusudI to Answer; Falsity

Washington, Jan ~, CNA.--
The Census Bureau this week
challenged statements in the
white press to the effect that re-
fusual TO answer the questions
Of census takers cntaiied no pen
altics. The Bureau pointed out
that under the act Of Congress,
which provided Tor the 18th and
10Th censuses, "A fine Of 800 or
Imprisonment for six months
may be imposed upon conviction
Of refusual 10 answer any ques-
ton asked by the census cru
meratOr.
For giving wrong information
in answeri9 a question, the
maximum penalty is a fine OF
$500 or imprisonment for ono
year.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
Walter White Seeks
Aid In Azlti-H4 ,yn1cZl Row
As Success Is Near

The first is that Representative
Joseph Gavagan, who uade such
q spirited fight two yeasr ago,
saw the results of his labor this
week. There wa q mildness about
the Southern reaction to the bill
today, except for the TRADES Of
Rankin, OF Mississippi and Cox
of Georgia, that was absent two
years ago. With Representative
Gavagan driving forward In his
usual hard-hitting manner, the
bill went through despite op-
position.
"The second important note in
the house fight was the apprecia-
ton by Representatives Of the
fact thta the Negro vote In 20
is an important balanc OF
power In those states which will
h " e the final say about the
presidential election. and that
this vote ia increasingly 'inteli-
gent and independent.
The NAACP secretary made 1t
clear that every effort will be
made from throughout the South
to supply authentic Information
about conditions surrounding
lynchings and near lynchiNgs
in their communities, particular
ly in Texas. The information
should be mailed promptly to the
National Association for tire Ad-
vanccment Of Colored People, 60
Fifth Avenue, New York, n. Y.
He stressed the Importance Of
drafting the information liz the
form of signed aAidavits, rec
oyds OF court proceedings, and
newspaper clippings, in order to
assure autheticity.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
BIG GROSS SALES TAX

Charleston, Jan. 1G-RcpOrts
from the state tax commissioner
rctcal that the collections OF the
gro sales tax for the first six
months OF this fiscal year were
$6,5OI,4 ass. ht INT rate, the to-
tai for 1899 1910 WI .op $13,-
900. 600.
That will be- nearly ten mil
lion dollars more than business
and industry had 70 pay back in
nc days OF Republican admins
trations. d avs that the Demo-
Gratis said were the height OF
extravaganza in government
spending and taxation.
The increase for the current
fiscal year is not due to any inn
provcment Of business over 1929
it is caused by an intolerablc in
crease in rates under the tax
law, and the wiping out OF ex-
emptions.