The Mcdowell Times

Keystone's Streets Completed Co. Packed, Gone

The surprise of surprises, the unexpected and unpredicted again has come true to favor instead of false predictions. Keystone is entirely a different city. It's the leading city on the map over the entire route of the Norfolk and Western railway division from Roanoke to Columbus. Finest and most beautiful streets and sidewalks to be found in any town or city. Oh, its a gem. No complaints now and no one will grumble about mud, water, light, telephone service. The Keely Construction co., has done that which will last as long as time is and their names will be immortalized on the hearts of those who now and are yet to live as men who knew their business, kept their word, and the state road commission has every reason to rejoice. The people of Keystone, little and big, rich and poor, black and white, irrespective of party politics, church denominations, or what not, everybody is ready and proud to doff their hats at this masterpiece of road building.

Road building and beautifying, Money well spent, A city of liberty lovers, constitutional believers, peaceable, church followers, Christian Advocates, strong and uncompromisers in the defense of clean living. Educational advocates, and friends to that which represents harmony. No race prejudice, no denominational bickering, this is a city where the good people will be found meeting one another on the streets, giving one another his just portion, saying Good Morning, or Howdy in a pleasant way. This city is just proud and its citizens are going to pray and give more thanks than ever.

The city Council, composed of as fine and as gentlemanly a set of men as were ever born of a mother, trained rightly according to the Biblical injunction which said train up a child in the way it should go and when its old it will not depart from it. Each member of the council from the Mayor and through the whole council show that they have imbibed this one great thought and as such nothing but harmony has actuated these gentlemen, elected or selected without friction, factional fighting, partisan technicalities, placed them in their positions, even though there may have been some superficial beliefs that this first departure from the all time custom was wrong. But that trait that so many have overlooked, he has outstemmed and outseen them to the end that he has made good, has accumulated something, is at home, knows what a dollar is worth, and is a strong friend to everybody, is not a bigot, is not puffed up, does not have to exalt himself. he is a member and a worthy representative of the Negro group on the council. Now we come to our mutual and whole-hearted friend, Dr. P. G. Howard, the only Negro druggist in McDowell county. Howard is perhaps one of the most widely known young professional men in the state. Dr. Howard is a close contact man with both the old and the young folks of this county and state. It is generally conceded that few men in the drug business have ever reached the heights of efficiency confidence, success, as Dr. Howard and Dr. Kinslow of Bluefield, Mercer county. Then Dr. Howard knows the people's needs, he too, allows nothing to entertain his mind that would and should not coordinate with each members determination to put Keystone on the map in reality as well as in name.

It was through these elected officers and to them goes the overwhelming assurance of the support of all the people that Keystone is to stay out of the mud. To them we and the people may pleasantly look, and with optimism to see Keystone still forging its way to the top. Already it is admitted that there is no possible way for any city to ever cope with Keystone. Business men from all over the country are coming to Keystone trying to buy and build. Property in Keystone is the most valuable in the country.

(See J. E. PAINTER)

Modestly do we speak, while knowing what we say, would suggest to him who may in the future want to be properly located for the finest place to do business, in the very heart of the city, we suggest that you correspond with the Hon. J. E. Painter, see him in person if you care to visit the city, talk with him and tell him your business and if you want to really be put in touch with a really business man, just see the Hon. J. E. Painter.

(SERGEANT BERNARD)

In this equation in the completion of this project, who could or who was in a more strategic position to help, put it over than the Sergeant Bernard? At his post night and day, and knowing his post as no one else knew it, was one of the actual cogs in the wheels. From him came such advice, in locations, arrangements, and the willing advice given, the cordial relations between the powers that were of the construction company and the representatives of the State Road Commission through Sergeant Bernard was well worth while.

(JOHN WALKER)

After all that is to be said and done, and as little as the people may know, we venture the prediction that there was not and is not even today a more valuable asset to the progress of Keystone and the putting it on the map with improvements, such as are substantial than are coming and have come thru the quiet maneuverings of our old reliable and substantial friend, John Walker, the pump house man.

To tell it in its simplicity, its truthfulness and in its verity, the city of Keystone, so far as its city frontage, its water supply, its pump house, its yard appearance never was in such commendable shape and durability as it is today. All one has to do to be advised of this statement, stop long enough to look over the situation. This no criticism against anyone else but it is just to have the public to know that in keeping with the state road work of seeing that the long expected street accommodation should come thru Keystone has come John Walker in charge of the water works has outstripped any and everything.

thank God, the whole country now sees that Keystone has a business like set of men, at the head of the administration whose leader, director and chief executive is none other than that honest to God Johnnie Stuart who would not misuse one cent of the tax paying people's money. He is backed up by a Recorder in the person of the Hon. Wade Pennington, a humanitarian, a worker, industrious as was thought of and referred to in the words: "In the sweat of a man's face should he eat his bread,"

Then it comes to the councilmen just tho' mentioning of their names right here is self explanatory.

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KEYSTONE'S STREETS ARE COMPLETED: CONSTRUCTION CO. PACKED & GONE

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They have ever served in the capacity of City Fathers, yet they are as mature, visioned, aggressive, progressive, grooved in the harness and plane of mechanical Construction as if they had been there ten thousand years. They work together without friction, they all have understood and thoroughly agreed not to serve along partisan lines of political tommyrot. They want to have Keystone to be a happy place to meet and that for and by any organization, any race or any religious denomination. Their first and major purpose, is this city is entitled to have the compliment of being not only geographically the name of "CENTER of the BILLION DOLLAR COAL FIELD." but it has the right to be accredited with such elective leaders as are not "petty," self-ish, jealous, quarrelsome inside but men who are big enough to go outside, invite other people to come in the city, enlarge its business acumen. Here they are: Messrs. McDowell, Apperson, Vecellio, Dr. Brown and Dr. Hoard, gentlemen of the highest water mark. Tides of oceans, having reached in mark never measured in fitness a finer class and type as well as in character, a bigger set of gentlemen. Their fitness and their bigness elevates ours, yea, all of us.

This gives a black eye to any man who would like to pusillanimously point the finger of criticism at Keystone's position. Our compromise was for business reasons and not for petty partisan politics. Name to us any town, village, or city or what not that can lay claim to the greatness of the city of Keystone which stands out as a beacon light for any and all other cities to follow and to come to at will. Keystone is not boastful. What she has now is what has been due her for fifty years when measured by the uncomplaining service rendered the government of the county, state and nation. There is not a man on the council whose names we have mentioned to be looked at, spoken about or thought on who is not a high class gentleman, a worthwhile business man and one who lustres to any people, place, city or town of the country. The mayor, as we have said is all the doctor ordered. The Recorder is he who can look any man or people in the face with an additional guarantee that he means the right thing for and by the people in the face of an additional guarantee that he means the right thing for and to any and all peoples. McDowell, level headed, representing one of the biggest and best wholesale grocery stores in the state of West Virginia. C. T. Apperson, head of the biggest, finest and most up to date store belonging to the great Koppers Coal company and who has just been promoted from the head man in the Keystone store to manager or superintendent of Koppers stores throughout McDowell county. Then you just use the name of A. Vecellio, member of the big concern stores of Paisley and Vecellio, you use the name of one of the highest class men in the county for the reason, he looks for no public plaudits, knows his business, makes his own money, knows what to do with his own and dares any man to say he couldn't or wouldn't take care of the people's money who he represents. At or in any place, the name of Dr. J. E. Brown can and could properly be mentioned, because Dr. Brown having come to this field during the time of "Daddy" Marshal, both of whom became the warmest friends, imbibed the war, and sympathetic relations of professional, friends, understood each other and being men of extraordinary mental ability, culture, to the manner born, a man who knows his business as a practicing physician, prepared to open anybody's doors on calls for diagnosis, makes no difference what the complaint is, a man who knows his business and with

(POLICE DEPARTMENT)

By the way, and just here this statement is wanted to sink in maybe, just a little more deeply than some might understand why we refer to it, the police department, under the chieftainship of Mr. Ted King, with his assistants Mr. Johnnie Knight and his safe and coworker Mr. Richard Poole are men, undeniably men and officers who have taken the oath of officers to conserve the peace and dignity of the state. Up to the present it seems as if they are trying hard and successfully to keep their word. They are sparing no pains, time or expense in trying to help the great work of improving the city of Keystone. They are wanting the people who come in and go out of Keystone to observe the law as traffic officers, be not entangled with the mistake of driving over twenty five miles per hour through this most magnificent city. They are men who are not wanting to arrest, incarcerate any man unjustly. And it is the policy of the mayor and council men, that people innocently are not to be arrested for any of the immediate and recently adopted rules and regulations and conditionally made laws.