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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-29

would not say word about
Marion"
Dicky whistled.
"You sure are guaranteeing
big order there" he said
Ronald gave me his solemn
promise on that" l said simply.
Swell business" he approved.
"All right. I'll stand by. I'll
keep them In this room, and en-
tranced. II 1 have to stand on
my head and turn somersaults.
So come along"
He put his hand beneath my
arm as we both rose, and pilotec
me back 10 the chairs we had oc-
cupied before.
when you get back from see
ing Carolyn. shall we beat il for
our pretended outside errands,
80 we can do our telephoning ?"
he asked as we settled ourselves
in our chairs.
Continued Monday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-29

Nou and Caro- AbtLE chhhtSpN
Iyn, and then come down TO
New York with YOU. ready TO do
anything he can in trailing and
rescuing Marion"
you're a wizard. old girl"
Dicky said warm Butt
don't like your going 10 New
York alone. Why can't Ronald
take Carolyn back BY himself :"
you know the answer to that
question:" / told him reprov-
ingly. Ronald neither has the
experience nor the equipment
physical or m en- ia which
you have for such job as this"
SLAM FOR RONALD
'eWhat slam for Ronald" he
calculated, his face and eyes as
solemn as those of the Judge so
beloved to the cliche writers.
"Not at ALL" / returned. as
sedately as he. Just a recOgni-
ton OF your special qualities"
"Merci. Madame" he said.
"But I know what you're doing.
You're throwing me a bone Of
fiattery, thinking I'll agree to
your going to New York by
yourself. Well. you win-but
not on account of the fattery."
"A train ought to be reason
ably safe. and mind you. get a
taxi inside the station when you
get there"
"TTi watch out for every
thing" | promised him. But we
must find out about trains right
gWaX."
eve also have 20 telephone
Dad and ILL.," he supplemented.
ooh, poor ILL., / exclaimed
nth quickened anxiety. what
he must be suffering. And we
lave no word of comfort for
her"
mot over the telephone, any
way" Dicky assented. after
you get there, you might tell her
Gll that has happened - about
Carolyn-and Ronald-and the
letter or - do you think she
ought TO see that letter. II she
believes IL, she'll collapse and
pass out OF this life right there"
But she never win believe IL,
any more than I did," l told him
with calm certainty of Lillian'S
attitude, "She will know at
once what II Is, and besides, be-
fore l see her, hope To have
some light on that letter"
ooh! I see. You're going to
Mary first"' he said. Q
ayes. l must find out what
she has TO say about this letter
before DO anything else" I
answered Then. perhaps.
may have something encourage
Ing TO tell Lillian"
''f'm sure you VIII, y he said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-29

"IF think best" my husband
Knocked me tenderly-"yOu know
I'm with you on whatever YOU
believe II best Ia be done. And
my hats on TO YOU about Ron
:. getting that letter out OF
"a. How about IL. will he play
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-29

Z ne with us,
- will he 90
T. 0 siIe n [
grief a in
after he has
p" n sam and
I era ."
"There'll be
no fuFt II 9 r
: 3e with
1! l said
1flde n tly.
- 1 go to
CIV y Ork
with Huri0U<
letter, he Will
go TO Weir
hampton with
- - rnAn
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
Pioneer Resident Passes

Funeral services were held in
Bottom Creek Lovely Zion Bap-
fist church. Rev. Turner pastor
officiated assisted by Rev. R.
P. Johnson. :.
Close friends of Mrs. Pugh were
f ever bearers, namely Mrs.
Villa Simpson, Excelior; Mrs.
Gertrude Wright, War; Mrs.
M. T, Whittico, Keystone; Mrs.
f. NJ. Craighead, Mrs. Sarah
Page, Mrs. Mary Hairston and
Mrs. Celia MatoX, Kimbal!.
Interment was in Oak Grove
cementary. Kimball. Undertake
ing Company had charge of fun
eral. @
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
Excelsior Club
Meets
Excelsior HomemakerS Club
Meets February 21st

EXCELSIOR-The Mcdowell
County Home Makers Bureau
met here in its regu' ar session
at Rose Bud Baptist church
with Mrs. Fannie Is. Redd presid-
ing.
The Bureau is made up of the
county home demonstration
clubs organized under the aus
pices of W. Va. State college
Extension Service. The body
was welcomed by Mrs. Laura b.
Cooper of the Yukon-EXcelsior
club who cited the progress
in home improvement and health
being made by the members of
such clubs. he deplored the fact
that ten Negro draftees had
been rejected out of forty called
due to health reasons.
Response to this message was
by Mrs. Mary Clayton.
A delicious chicken dinner
was served by the Excelsior
club.
Mrs. Tanner Levisay, Miss Pat.
Graves, home demonstration
agents and Mrs. S. ]. Price club
agen were also in attendance.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
FOUR SENATORS
INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS
ON DISCRIMINATION

Washingt0is, D. C.-Declaring
that the exclusion of Negroes
from the national defense pro-
gram, particularly in industrial
plants which have been granted
contracts for that program, robs
the nation of the services of IL
tenth of its man power and thus
constitutes bott!eneck of seri-
Gus proportions, four members
of the United States Senate
INTRODUCED a resolution for a
Senate investigation Feb. 10.
Material already gathered by
the proponents of the inquiry
reveal that many of the pants
to which contracts have been
awarded for a considerable per
centage of the seventeen billion
dollars already voted by the
Congress, either refuse to give
employment of any nature to
Negroes or restrict them to
cleaners and porters.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
County PTA
Holds Meeting
COUNTY PTA HOLDS J
LARGEST MEETING OF '"1i
YEAR LAST MONDAY

The largest attended and most
enthusiastic meeting of the Nc
Dove County PTA Coul Ill held
this school year was he one
held Monday night of tins week
in the American Legion build
ing auditorium at Kimball.
Prior To the meeting OF the
council. Il brief session of the
executive committee was he'd in
the reception room on the first
floor. All this session. after near
my the report of the treasurer,
Mr.. McClapaham, and deciding to
r'commcl ! that the council
send Il delegation TO the state
meeting at Whta Sulphur
Springs in March committee
listened To Assistant n,.rm.-
t.mdrnt J Il. CARROTS report
II badges and belts which ne
had been authorized to order
for the county schools.
MIR Carroll stated that the
belts had been ordered received
and were now in the but ding
and ready for distribution Here
The committee adjourned and
moved up to the auditorium
where the PTA Council opened
its session with the President.
Mrs. Raimcy in the chair.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
LAZENBY RITES

Mrs. Sallie Lazenby, was born
in Marion, Va, April 8, 1874
Her early life was spent around
Marion Saltville and Chiehowie,
Va. She was the daughter CT
Henry and Sarah Hayes who pre-
ceeded her in death at an tarly
age while she was yet young and
courageous. She then moved to
CooperS, w. Va. From there
she came to Vivian and on t.
kimball where she resided until
her passing.
She was one of the pathfinders
of this community in that she
was a ounder Of this, the Lovely
Zion Baptist church and was
here under the leadership of its
first pastor. She was ever mind
full of her church and continu-
ously supported it throughout
her 46 yeas living in this COM
munitl. When she was unable
to be here, she always sent en-
couraging words along with her
finance. At the time of death
she was still trusting in Our Sa-
vlour. She departed this life
Monday afternoon at the age of
81 years.
She leaves her immediately
surveyors: Walter Lazenby.
husband; Mrs. Maggie M. Pugh.
raughter; Mr.. William Pugh
son-in-laW; Jan Thomas, adopted
daughter; Miss Jennie HAYES of
Chilhowie, Va, sister; Earl
Coleman, half brother; and other
relatives and friends.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28

NEW YORK. - Henrietta
Buckmaster's book LET My
People Go: the Story of the
Underground Railway and the
Abolition Movement" (Har-
pers, $3.50 was described to-
day by Walter White, executive
secretary of the NAACP, as an
answer to Gone With The
Wind and the crinoline false
ness Of Santa Fe Trail" and
the Birth of a Nation.
Il beseech every person who
has wallowed in the lush senti-
mentality of Gone With The
Wind" Mr.. White said to read
Miss Buckmaster's superb book.
They viii find in it none of the
crinoine falscness of Santa Fe
Trial and the Birth of a Nation
and films Of that sort which
have done so much to pervert
the facts. Instead, Miss Buck
master has dug out the truth
and presented it in a fashion
which makes as exciting read
ing as any book ! have read in
many a year. | beg II Americans
who really want to know the
truth to buy and raed Let My
Pcop'e Co.. Z,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
Jessie Owens Not
To Be Reinstated

When physical wcifar" of thu
atheletr WAS mentioned. all the
old fire rrturnd to his ewes. and
Owen made TINS sincere reply:
Il truly believe that coaches
and schools put too nnch stress
on winning the game or meet
instead of building physical.
mental and NORA strength i'm
the young material they have. q"
This is proved by the mum
Der of players shipped in lust
for ability in some major sport
The home boys, for whose
benefit the schools are largely
founded, are seldom considered
over the prep school name
stars. You can't build general
group manhood with only Tins
narrow win idea" he conclud.
ed.
Expressing the desire to aid
in the building of men out If
school products regardless of
ability, Owens brought ou
the point thta each should share
alike in athletic progrcssivcncss
To the eXtant that he will be
Denciltted and enabled to do his
chosen work well. Boys in part
OF the South, he said earlier had
signs of much more promise
than he as track man, but they
had been culled over so often
that all the spark had died and
ultimately some of the "bip-
ness" of the boy himself goes
with the fleeting spark.
Mcdowell county track fans
may see one of Owens tries for
the quarter mile record if suit.
able dates acr worked out which
VIII enable the sepia cindcr burn
rr to- take some time off without
conflicting with his studies.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
w. Va. States President and
Their Faculty Members Speak
At Ministerial Union Meet

Institute.-At the West Vir
GINA Ministerial Union meeting
in Charleston, President John
w. Davis of West Virginia State
college delivered keynote adj
dres on The Ngro and National
Defense Dean Harrison H.
Terrell spoke on the educational
aspects of the Negro and demo.
cracy. Professor Thomas +
Posey discussed the economic
aspects Of the problem, complet-
ing the cycle opened by Mr.. +.
L. Powell, president of the Joint
board of education Negro and
Mr.. T. G. Nutter, who presented
the press and political side re-
spectively. o..
Dean Ferre!l and Professor
Posey are of the faculty of West
Virginia State college.
Dean Terrell was also tn,
speaker at a special program
given February 10, in Washing
ton high school, at London, OF
which Leonard Barnett is prin-
cipal. DR.. Terrell spoke OF
matters of character develop
ment and life problems witt
emphasis on the place of, Negro
youth in national defense.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
JOE LOUIS IS BIG TAXPAYER

Joe is today the largest ind
vidual taxpayer in sports; and
each fight pushes his income to
the point Of diminishing returns
as far as his own spending
money is concerned. Joe, il is
reported, is the first heavy
weight champion who has been
faced with the problem Of ar
ranging his workso as to earn
as much for himself as he does
for the man with whiskers.
The interesting thing about
all this is that Louis rather likes
the idea Of fighting frequently
and being able to return t.
Uncle Sam his tax on what The
man with whiskers has permit.
ted him to earn.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
ELKHORN LICKS GARY
TO TUNE OF AZ 30

A hoop-ringing Elkhorn five
upset the cage bucket last week
on their home court and took
the previously unbeatcn COUNT
champion Bulldogs into cam
by 1S to 80 count.
The famed passing attacl, of
the Gary team secucd to hav,
nit a slump and the somewhat
mall Elkhorn floor did not aid
them apprcciably. The E,khorn
boys played a superb game, TAX
ing the lead carly they maintain
ed, even increased il over The
Bulldogs. +. Brown and Marshal
starred for Elkhorn, with ~ and
l6 points respcctivcl. while fci
the Gary lads Shelton, replace
ment who accounted for 10 oi
Garys points
Gary retains first place in tn.
county by virtue OF previous
wins. Elkhorn's surprise wiI
puts them in third place in the
section while the Kimbali Ter
rors are elated to position So /
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
DELEGATE JONES SEES
REPRESENTATIVES, OF
LOCAL $500 OF CARETTA

Four representatives from
Local $500 of Caretta called on
Delegate Fleming A. Jones, Jr.,
early this week, They were in
the capital in the interest Of the
Wage-Hour bill and Education.
The union representatives
who were calling on Delegate
Jones were Mckinley Belcher,
president of the local; Emmett
Hartsock, A. w. Freeman and
James Armstrong.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
MRS. DOROTHY BEECHER
BAKER SPEAKS AT WVSC

Institute. ~ One Of the most
inspiring of the many interest
ing speakers brought to tn,
students and faculty of the
West Virginia State college by
the religious activities commit
tee was Mrs. Dorothy Bcechcl
Baker, who addressed the grou
last Sunday n PrilIerman Hall
foyer. Mrs. Baker, who is :
descendant Of Harriet Bccchcl
stowe and Henry Ward Bccchcr
and a leader Of the Bahai faitF
spoke on the adancc position on
rather application Of the old
tenants of Christianity as founc
ed by the Persian seer and mystic
Baha-u'lIah. =.
Mrs. Lillian Washington .Jor
dan presided.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
BY Bob Green
Special interview for the Times

Columbus, O.-JcSSe Owens
who, five years ago stood in tn,
clamor of world acclaim. sat
Just as proud v in his little
fanny circle on Columbus Hill
top" the other afternoon and
checrful'y gave out the report
which was generally expected IN
sports circles, but not previously
released for publication.
mo, | have no hope of being
reinStatcd by the AAU. Recent
contact with the officials has
given me their answer which
only need to be made formally"
Jesse said. $500.
But ! shall run again" con-
tlnued the flash of the cinder
paths.
This trend of conversation
brought out the fact that Owens
will not run the sprints even in
exhibition meets planned for the
next few months.
I'm through with the dash
unless there are a few fans who
remember and request a short
rnu as a speciality" the holder
of three Olympic records went
on.
Scheduled for Cleveland on
March 16 Owens spikes will
open drive f or new records in
the quarter mile and the broad
jump. Should this first test
prove that he is still master
of speed, he will then go all the
way out in his attempt to break
under 46 seconds in the quarter
and raise his broad jump figure
to 27 feet.
No longer blinded by the lure
of fieeting fame, the runner is
now completing his work in in
dustrial arts and physical educa-
ton at Ohio State, where he got
his early foot into the globular
pie.
Supervising a NYA grom
in prefabricating housing and
furniture tooling, Jesse is
switching from the fleet foot to
the nimb!e hands as a gaiafuI
career. This work will be in
Spcctcd soon by his major pro
fesSors for credit along with
other studies and graduation
vii! probably be cut down from
December TO the August term.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
Atlanta Court Tod Of Hot
Iron Torture Of Youth

Atlanta, Ga. (Scott for CNA-
Quintcr South, 1G, told a federal
curt tore that w. f. Suthcr-
land, white Atlanta police officer,
burned his arm and Ghost with
hot metal instrument in The
police station Feb. p l"'1 od
made him confess q burg
larry he did rot commit The
trial of Sutherland which raises
the whole issue of brutality by
police against our pcop'c, is now
going ON.
Quaintcr South holding in his
hand a fvc-inch piece of metal
used as q photographers dry
inc tool. said the policeman
heated the electric instrument
for five or ten minutes and then
applied it to his flesh seeking
for q forcd confession. He said
he had been held i'm jail three
days previously and that the
officer had slapped him repeated.
~ --tst 49, 20 49,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28

1t is known that the German
victory over France has had a
vast influence on the Japonesc
mind that was untempered by
the fact it was accomplished al
most entirely through the work
Of traitors. Or maybe the willy
Jap thinks that bluff can get
him along the road that he has
elected to travel, road likely
as not with a wrecked japanese
empire at its end. The whole
world knows Japan has little if
any money, that the Chinese
undeclared war has ate up al
her reserves and that her war
material replacement facilities
are insufficient to maintain her
present armies in full combat
activities. The Prevails Of
Tokyo and the activity at Yoke
homa are fre-side talk the world
around alongside the Panama
BARRIERS
Yet the United States has no
quarrel with Japan and has only
the hindlicst fee ings for tn.
Land Of the Rising Sun. But
we have noticed that too MANY
Japanese are engaged in spying
that there is. something behinc
repeated Japanese protests about
our Far Eastern policy ard hei
walls of our imperialistic ambi
tons Thus, we are not to be
blamed for our course. Oui
president has said that no wal
is planned and that our militar,
activity is purely defensive
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
Students Burn
In Effgy
EaScism Stalks on West Coast
As White Students Burn Six
Negro Students In Effigy
{ Los ANGELES, -lC.N.A.l

( Los ANGELES, -tC.N.A.) =
Seeds of Americas strange
fruit" were sown at the local
Fremont high school here when
u band of white students paro-
died DiXie's law of rope and
fagEott.
On the front lawn of the
campus in the light of big
bonfire, Frccmont's six Negro
students were hung i'm ctligy.
Books of Il Negro student were
thrown high into tree. A post
~ read: This isn't il coon'4
day" -.
Fremont principal, J. p. Eng
IS did nothing about it. Neither
did the vice principal, Doc"
Skinner.
The story leaked out slowly.
After one Negro student had
p"cn tcrrorizrd into leaving the
schoo', Negro and white mothers
md fathers Of the ncPhborohood
grew indignant and determined
TO take action themselves in
Lieu Of efforts" Of the school
administration.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
Native Son To
Be Produced

NEW YORK.-Bigger Thorn
as that most talked about
character in Richard Wright's
internationally famous novel,
will walk out on broadway
stage for the first time in his
life, when the NAACP sponsors
the first preview performance
of 'Nativ Son" at the st. James
theatre, West 4th STREET on the
evening of March Is.
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28

NEW YORK. (TYP) - Ella
Fitzgerald, Americas first lady
of swing, with her band is
currently playing to SRO at the
Paramount theatre here.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28

1t is expedited that in the Far
East things will follow the plan
of those in Europe. The Japanese
will attack Singapore and Hong
kong at the same time that the
projected German invasion of
England is begun.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28

Observers think that with
the return of Spring war will be
resumed on vastly greater and
more frighful scale than before.
The English are ready and
every foot Of their coast line is
watched day and night and any
Hitler invasion needs must lack
the advantage of surprise.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
Garnett Board Passes

As we 90 to press news reach
es US Of the death of Garnett
Board, brother to Miss Lena
Board Of Northfork. Ganett had
been a patient in the hospital at
Lakin TO several months.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
w. Va. WOmens Club Holds
First Anniversary nj state

InItitutc. - The West Vnr
ginia state College Women
club held its first anniversary
ceremony on Sunday evening.
Feb. IS, at 700 o'clocE in the
college auditorium a program
was given ut this time, consist
ing r music by the cp1eg choir,
directed by Miss Gladys Johnson
and discourse, delivered by
Dr. Rose Butler Brown, who
served on the faculty last semcs-
ter as substitute professor DR..
Browns subject was Whittier
Gocst Thou" Mrs. Gwendolyn
Go.dston. President Of the club.
presided and presented the
scpakr aypgs Nh
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28

New Book on Abolition Move
ment Answers "Gone With
The Wind"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28

The Jananese seem grieved
that America be interested in
the British Far East possessions
but being faced with a fact and
not a theory, they can do little
about it for there is small, doub.
that if they 90 too far that the
United States wi go t. war.
The arming of the United
States for any and all defensive
eXlgencies has created a pro-
found impression in the "bully''
nation circles and in those that
think they can conquer the
fool democracies before they
have time to become armed.
However, the United States is
more ready for a war today than
it was yesterday, fact that
the Far Eastern power realizes.
And with the United States
armed and ready to fight there
is no nation on earth, nor COM
bination of nations, that stand
chance to conquer her. This the
world at large knows. Of a truth
Japanese ambitions IN no hose
in the Far East have led her on
dangerous waters, and in addi
ton the British stand in the
way. There is doubt Hitler can
beat the English at all. True ne
can give them a run for their
money and they will know they
have been in a war, but that is
far from conquring them.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28
World Affairs

The Far East pot has came
near boiling over the past week.
The Japanese with the not al
together unique idea of making
hay while the sun shines, made
a backhand pass at Singapore it
is reported. Uncle Sam, without
beating around the bush, tod the
Nipponese to lay off, and the
English, proper owners of the
great base, made it unanimous.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-28

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Evening star., 1941-06-26
Funeral Rites Today
For Mrs. Emily V. Cali

Funeral services for Mrs. Emily
V. Gait, prominent in church and
club activities in Fairfax County for
many years, who died at her home in
Falls Church Tuesday after a
months illness, were to be held at
the Falls Episcopal Church this aft
ernoon. Burial was to be at Tracys
Landing, Md.
Mrs. Gait was the wife of the Rev.
Alexander Gait, retired Episcopal
minister, who has served at various
pastorates in the county for nearly
20 years. He was rector of the Hern-
don (VaO church for 10 years be-
fore his retirement in 1895.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Gait is
survived by five daughters, Mrs. Will
liam D. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.;
Mrs. Elener Wood, Columbia. Mo;
Mrs. Hurst Woodring, Pottsville, Pa;
Mrs. Emily G.. Bready, Falls Church,
and Mrs. Ogle R. Singleton, Wash
lngton; by two sons, Maj. Alexander
Gait, jr., U. S. M. c., retired, of
Falls Church, and Maj. Henry T.
Gait, U. S. A, of Edgewood Arsenal,
Md: by three sisters, Mrs. Joseph
Mullen. Miss Janet Cooke and Miss
Mary Cooke, all of st. Louis, Mo,
and brother. the Rev. Henry K.
Cooke. Chevy Chase.