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KEYSTONE, WEST, VlRCflNlA FRIDAY, MARCH 14. 1941
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5 CENTS
, World Affairs
The Philosophy of Force and
Deceit in World Affairs Today
The law of tooth and claw and
a life or a life, and the modern
mliitary theiry that any amount
of deceitful and dishonorable
lying and dodgeing around is j
all right created more interna
tional hatred last year than
any other one thing.
On one hand we have Hitler
disclaiming any “plans” for
the Western Hemisphere while
South and Central America are
lousy with “secret” German !
bunds, airfields and other pre
parations for war against U.S.
On the other hand we have
Japan, politely hissing peacefu7 j
denials that they have any plans !
for warfare, while practically
every Jap one sees is a bona fide
spy prowling around to see whaJ
he can see worth reporting to
his superior or photographing
for the same purpose.
The Russians are doing the
same thing.
* Apparantly the foreigners
who have come to our shores to
spy and to interfere with our
defense preparations must think
we are crazy, blind, deaf and
otherwise moronical enough to
not notice their activities, or at
least to keep our hands off til
they have bound us hand and
foot.
However, they are wrong.
The United States is perfectly
aware what is going on and what
these peoples have in mind. The
proper steps are being taken to
cancel out any possible benefits
they may hope to bring about.
The point is that why do they
kid themselves into believing
there is an hope of the United
States being overcome from
within.
The United States has no
quarrel with any other nation
and the presence of these spies
and sabotuers means but one
thing—thir countries plan war
on us and have sent them to pre
pare the way. No other inter
preion can be logically advanc
ed to account for the attention
we are getting from foreign
spies! Of those of our popu’a
tion who never read a paper or
know what is going on will say
they do not believe there are any
spies because they have not seen
or heard of any — these dear
souls are exactly what foreign
agents think all of us are like.
It is a sober fact that your
neighbor may be in the pay of a
foreign power and his or her
neighboriness be but a screen to
learn what little you know of
the nation’s defese program.
In Europe things are stalling
a’ong, with the Grekes and the
English haveing succeded in
drawing a large number of Ger
man troops far down from the
neighbohood of the Channel,
thus opening the way for an in
vasion of German-held France
Europe is far too big for any
one nation to conquer, Napoleon
tried as did severa1 others before
his time—in vain. With the
Hitler hordes strung out al1
over Europe as today any small
compact and heavi’y armed
force can cut them to ribbons,
and probably will before long.
Apparantlv the Greeks are ar
set for making the supreme
sacrifice for liberty. They stand
sma’l chance against the might
of Hit’er now massed r,n their
borders. England cannot give
the valiant Greeks much helj
over what she is now’ extending,
without endangering j^ome
fenrvs. This the Greens*!:™^
when they told Hitler they
(Coutlnued on I'nge Three)
Germans Adopt New
Anti-Negro Policy
6 Commandments Served
Negroes in German Empire
NEW YORK, (NNS)—For the
last few weeks the “Voelkische
Beobatcher,” official German
weekly owned by Hitler, has
maintained that the misfortunes
befalling the Aryan nations were
not caused by the Jews alone—
buth Jews and Negroes are
guilty. Hans Habe, a French
officer who fought side by side
with colonial regients in the
Sedan campaign spent time in
a concentration camp in Ger
many, and escaped to this
country, reports these facts in
an article in the Nation maga
zine. According to him, the
Germans are now adopting a
fierce anti-Negro policy, and
such a policy has inspired the
following principles:
1. Colored people are an in
ferior race whose place must be
fixed by the white “master race”
(German.)
2. The free choice of trades
and professions by the Negroes
leads to assimilation which in
turn produces racial assimila
tion The occupation of the black
colonial peoples and their func
tion in the labor process of the
“new order” will therefore be
determined entirely by the Ger
mans.
3. Inter - marriage between
whites and blacks or half-breeds
and whites is forbidden. Accord
ing the the Nuremberg racial
aws, sexual intercourse be
tween members of the two races
is subject to sanctions including
the death penalty.
Persons belonging to a race
other than the white Aryan race
will have no active or passive
electoral rights in the German
colonial empire.
5. Negroes are forbidden ac
cess to railways, streetcars,
restaurants, motion pfcHures*.
and all public establishments.
Special establishments will be
created for them both in Ger
many and in occupied territories.
C>. Members of inferior races
are not adowed to join the ,
National Socialist Party or any j
or its subsidiaries. Nor can they '
sere in the army. They must,
however, serve in labor batta
lions.
| It is easy to imagine the fat*
1 of thee olored people in a Ger
man colonial empire if the Genei
al Staff of the German army is
already disseminating these Six
Commandments. • Equal rights
for Negroes are always describ
ed a “Democrtic cancer.” It
goes without saying that the
German lecturers always con
| sider the Negro of all continents
i as belonging to the same race.
There is one essential diffpr
ence between Hitler’s Negro
policy and his Jewish policy.
Wheras he makes no attempt to
win over the Jews, whom he
drives out of Germany or tor
tures in Germany, with regard
to the Negroes he pursues a
double objective: HE WANTS
BOTH TO ENSLAVE THEM
AND TO WIN THEM OVER.
The weaknesses of this policy
are evident at once. Ideologi
cally, Hitler is forced to replace
his clear-cut distinction be
tween the white Aryans asd all
other races by a whole heirarchy
of races. This creates complica
tions for his propaganda. How
can the Gemans be convinced
that the Jewish race is white
but inferior, the Negro race
inferior but colored, and the
yelow race colored but equal?
Similarly, the attempt to reduce
the Negroes tb slavery, is utter
ly incompatible with the at
tempt to win their good will.
Hitler’s hopes in this respect
are based on an oversimplified
psychology. He thinks that the
Negroes will be grateful for not
being made to serve in the Ger
man army, as they did in the
French army, where they had tc
take eighteen months of regular
military training and in addi
tion were always used for the
most dangerous wartime duties.
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Mrs. Warren and Daughter
Visit in the South
Mrs. Louise Warren and
daughter, Beverly Anne, have
rohurned from Winston-Salem.
North Carolina, where they
visited Mrs. Rufus Hairston, of
1801 East 14th Street. Mrs.
Hairston was formerly Mary
McGee of Huntington, W. Va.
Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Hairs
ton are old schoolmates.
How Long Is Five Minutes?
Five minutes to Thomas Can- 1
naday, of Keystone, wife and '
•hid proved very dcsructive j
Early last Saturday morning. ,
Macrh 8. Within five minutes the 1
building within which they
dwelled was completely destroy
ed by fire.
The fire started from defected
electric wires, which caught fire
from outside it was reported,
Mrs, Cannaday discovered the
fire about three A. M. and
aroused her husband and child.
Shortly after they abandoned
the building a few minutes
later it'collapsed. ’
family was savenorf! t
ling of the
the house
hold furnishings were lost.
Carter G, Woodson To
Speak At W. Va. 5. C.
On Sunday, March 1, Dr. Cart
er Ooodwin Woodaon former
dean of the West Virginia State
college, Director of the Associa
tion for the Study of Negro Life
and History and editor of “The
•Journal of Negro History,” will
'be the guest speaker at the for
ma! opening of the celbration of
the 50th anniversary of the
founding of the college.
Early graduates of the college
StAte officias and friends will oc
cupy seats of . honor on the
rostrum. The faculty will appear
in Academic garb. And in proces
sion. *' ^ ? a
William M.
Garrison
. Passes
William Melvin Garrison, 53,
of Gary, W* Va., died in a local
hospital Wednesday A. M. at
12:15 of pneumonia.
For 24 years he was an em
ployee of the United States Coal
and Coke company until recently
when he retired because of ill
health.
He was a member and Steward
of the M. E. church and secre
tary of same.
For twenty years he was a
member of AF and AM Masonic
lodge.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Memphis T. Garrison, one neiee,
Miss Ruth Garrison; one sister,
Mrs. Madge Gilmer of Clincho,
Virginia; five brothers, all of
North Carolina, and many other
relatives.
Funeral will be held Saturday
at 1:00 p m, and burial in Oak
Grove cemetery on Bluefield
road.
Kimball Ufidetaking company
has charge of arrangements.
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VISITS HQMKFOLKS
Mr. Harrison Hickman of Key
stone has .returned recently
from visitinjf. uncle Rev. Na
thaniel Penny of Winston-Salem,
North C*rotyȣ who he had not
‘ seen f or 2$ jraSH*
In hie travels, Mr. Hickman
visited in Martirtsvflie and Chest
nut Knob, Va.
“I had to see my teacher, Mrs.
B. M. Hereford and Rev. G.
Watkins, that fine embalmer,
both of Martinsville,” declared j
Mr. Hickman in remarking abbut
his trip. '• -
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EASTER GOODg NOW
ON DISPLAY
Keystone and North fork busi
ness houses have already put
Easter merchandise on display
and we hear that several of the
larger estab'ishments will have
bagains that will not be dupicat
ed for some time tomorrow. The
war has caused prices of raw
mateials to go away up and when
present stocks are exhausted
prices will be much higher
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ETHIOPIANS DRIVING TO
ADDIS ABBA GOAL
A co’umn of Ethiopian troops
loading seven columns of British
imperial soldiers has begun the
drive to clean out the ItaMan in
I vaders. Latest reports have it
i the British-trained Ethiopians
j stormed Dambachla and put the
! Italian defenders to rout. It is
i 180 miles to Addis Abba and the
determined native troops backed
by some of England’s finest
are expected to reach and take 1
over the capital cjty as soon as
they can cover the 180 mi’es.
The Italian garrisons are im
poverished by the blockade and
Mussolini is, not expected te
make any effort to send relief
or supplies being busy with the
Greeks. Hitter has about taken
over Italy anyway.
1 scmchim the mrt*
Commercial Contest
To Be Held At BSTC
The commercial Education de
partment of the Bluefield State
Teachers college announces that
the Fourth Annual Bluefield
State high school Commercial
Education contest will be held
on the campus Friday and Sat
urday, April 1 and 5 Contesting
subjects will include: shorthand,
typewriting bookkeeping, and
business arithmetic. Trophies,
medals and cash awards will be
presented to winners and runner
ups of the various events. All
high schools carrying courses of
any of the above subjects may
enter as many students as they
wish. There is no entry fee. (’on
testing students, (heir teachers I
and principals will be the guests
of the college during the period
of the contest. They are all in
vited to come to the campus
Friday night. The contest pro
per will begin April 5 at ten
ed p m. A social program design
ed for the entretainmont of the '
visitors has been planned by the
committe in charge.
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FINNEY RITES 1 1
Mrs. Lucy Finney of Blue
field Va. died at her home Tues
day morning. Funeral sen ices ,
were held Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
in‘lhe Graham Christian church.
llaV.' tugeiig Patterson* **
'rffted by Rev. W. L. Saunders,
officiated.
Survivors are her husband,
Manson Finney ; six sisters: Mrs. <
Mary L. Dickerson of Tazewell, i
Va.; Mrs. Hattie F. Worden, <
Mrs. ]01audiu Vaid/en, Miss i
‘MARTHA KUZAIlirm
1 THORNTON
Mrs. Martha Kli/ahoth (Mat
tit*) Thornton, an n\l resident
of Keystone died I hnrsdav
afternoon at d:l,r».
She was horn May 1, ISN.’t.
in Roane county. N. (’.
She married Nathaniel Thorn
ton^ Sr. Jan. 2(>, She was
a member of Mt. Chapel Raptist
church of Keystone, llefore
coming ill was very active in
religous and other organizations
and was a member of the choir
of her church for years, she was
a strong: be’iever in polities,
education and nice
Survivors are her husband.
Nathaniel Thornton S/i\. two
sons, Nathanie Jr., and William
Jethro; one daugthcr, Anna
Mae.
Funeral services will he he’d
Sunday afternoon in Mt. ('Impel
Raptist church and burial will
be in Oak drove cemetery
Kimball Undertaking com- 1
pany is in charge.
3mea Finney, of Keystone; Mrs.
arrie L. Rrooks and Mrs. Louise
Rune, Bluefie’d Va.; and three
brothers, (ieorge of BlukilVe'j I,
lohn of Keystone and Joseph of j
Richmond, Virginia.
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Heavy Rainstorm Hits McDowell
Monday night, March 10, oik*
)f the heaviest rainstorms for j
lev era 1 years hit the higher part i
)f the eastern end of the county .
ihortly after midnight.
Piano Recital
| At Welch"
Dunbar
(Georgia Ann \ uidcn Is Director
, I’nder tlie direction of Miss
tleorgia Ann Yaiden of the music
teaching project under the
sponsorship of the WPA, a
musical I dival will he held at
the \\ elch-1 hinbar school on Sun
day. March It*, at 2 :.*)<) p.m.
This recital i principally
made up of those prj.il- v ho
have completed the n cessarv
number of hours in study of
the piano.
Along with the recitals the
I I A ot the same school is giv
ing a tea for all who attend.
I lie affair will carry tin* motif
of St. Patrick’s day
The program for the recital:
Ihaiio Duet Kuhv Newhi’l
and teacher
Kvening l.ou
t’iano Solos
liaindmils Agnes Doggett
(ITone Kranimer)
\ Itrave Ship Jean Doggett
(II"pe Kranimer)
Iti'er Shower Rach'd Raleigh
(Marion Wilson Hal!)
\ trip to the sky . . T. Allison
(l.ewellyn l.’osd)
('•* 'I • merv.go-round Justine
Shell. (M. W Hall)
The Mai' Man . Rubve Newhill
(I .on ise 10 St airs)
Dance of tho Hours Frances
•him* Carl or. guest student
1 Amioaro I’oiiohiolli)
I lido mid sook •• John Thompson
(Franz I,itz)
i»m«*t in G. Imogene Nonl
(Ihethoven and Slavic march
Fschaikowsky)
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Omegas I’returnt Memorial
Program at W. Vn. State
Institute W. Va.—The Xi A’
pha and Theta Pei chapters of
Omesra Psi M fraternity of the
West VlrgirHa State college'
presented its annual memorial
service in chapel on Sunday
•veiling, March 2. The guest
speaker was Dr. VV. T. Fountnine
professor of pliiM'sophy, of
I’lense turn to I’age four
Bulldogs Of Gary Lead
All-County Five Pick
W. Va. S. C. To
Present Radio
Program
On Monday, March 17, from
9:00 to 9:30 p. m. the? West
Virginia State co’lege will pres
ent a special radio program
over VVOHS in honor of the frOth
anniversary of its founding.
President John W. Davis has an
nouced that the speakers for
the occasion have accepted in
vitation. Honorable W. \V
Trent, State Superintendent of
Eduation, will deliver the oi#*n-'
in* statemnt, all-inclusive of the
educational interests of West
Virginia. Honorable Joseph loos
er, President of Fairmont Teach
ers college, former head of the
National Educational Associa
tion, and Governor Neely’s ap
pointee to the United States
Senaet, will follow with h semi
centennial address.
The public is invited to listen
in for enligh^fenment concern
ing thi« nationally known in
atltution, which essays to re
view its past and launc a great
er service in the future.
LEASE - LEND KILL
IS NOW LAW
Early this work President
Roosevelt signed tin- Lease-Lend
Dill, principal accomplishment
cf the current Congress. The
measure premits the President
to extend almost any aid he may
wish to the English to assist
them in fighting Hitler . It i~
estimated that about seven
bi'lion dollars will go to Erig
and immediate’y.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means
of expresaing our appreciation to
a'l our friends for their con
sideration and sympathy during
the illnes and death of our
mother, Sa’lie Lazenby.
Especially we thank Kimbal’
Undertaking company, R-v. Wni.
Turner, Rev. R. I’, .lohnson, the
Stevens clinic staff, those who
sent floral tributes, furnished
cars, acted as pa'ihearers and
flower bearers and also those
who sent cards and telegrams
of condolence.
(Signed)
Mrs. Maggie Dailey Pugh
Walter Lazenby.
Scott of Kimlml! Most Versa I ill*;
Johnson, Ga,r.v, ()ut.stand:ng
I or ward
"Hob" Giver announced his
All- tinty cage selection today
and named Lawrence Scott of
Kimball the year's m» ! versatile
player whi e Johnson of G i ;
count v and sectional champs,
was rated as the most outstand
ing forward jios filler <f the
season.
The number one team is domi
nated by the P.uldogs of Gary
with three men taking berths.
Johnson and \V. Shelton took
over the forward spots and Pad
gett was not contested for his
guard berth as he was undoubt
edly the best man in the rear
court of the county. Scott of
Kimball takes over the center
spot and H. Smith < f K khorn
I teams with Padgett in the guard
I nosit ion.
Changing from a guard post in
| the early season, the lad Scott
; began to prove hh worth as the
j most valuable player by p aying
| orpialy as we'l in one sp„t as an
i other. Pushed closely only by
Johnson of Gary for higheit
| scoring honors of the year, Scott
comes out with an enviab’e rec
ord average of lit points per
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