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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
CLYDE Erwin HOME

Clyde Erwin who has been over
seas for several months arrived here
tn twenty-seventh. He bears the
ear-marks of real soldier-not the
"sitting service" kind but the kind
who walked up with gun in hand
the face Of gas and gun and looked
into the gasping jaws Of real-hell-
sights that almost turned raven
locks to gray. He lay unconscious
intrenches and brought back scar
in his leg where a Hun "pinked'
him. His friends are keeping him
busy telling stories from over there
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
HIGH SCHOOL LECTURE COURSE

We are sorry that nothing definite
concerning our Lecture Course has
been given out before this time.
Neither can we give out anything
definite now because the Bureau has
not been prompt in answering our
letter since we cancelled the first
number because of the Influenza
Private Arthur X. Herman who was
to have appeared Dec. Is was not
able to come because of the serious
illness of his wife in Canada. A
letter from the Redpath-Brockwa
People gave us this news. Outside
of this we have heard nothing.
In writing letter today asking
them to give the two remaining
numbers only and to not offer sub
stitutes for the first two. If they
accept this change in the contract,
we will have the two remaining mum
bers as scheduled, viz; Maritime
Quartette, Jan. 20 and the American
Girls, Mar. LIST.
Those who have bought tickets
will be refunded half of their money
at the door on the evening of the
first number on Jan. 20.
Signed
M. P. BOYLES,
Principal, Belington High School.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
A FARMERS BUREAU PLAN

The county farm bureaus, Of
which there are at present fifty
with membership Of 1900, are or
CARNATIONS Of people Of a county
who are especially interested in work
ing together for the improvement Of
their farms, their homes, their
churches, their schools and in what
ever makes for better farming,
better business, better living striving
primarily as an organization to pro
mote the agricultural advancement
Of their county in all ways whatso-.
ever.
The aims and work of farm bu-
reau may be briefly summed up as
follows:
1. Demonstrates the most modern
methods Of crop production and soil
improvement.
2. Encourages the keeping Of
better livestock under improved
methods Of care and handling.
8. Assists members in co-opera-
tive buying and selling Of seedsi, fer
tilizers, livestock, etc.
4. Directs garden work in cities
and mining towns.
5. Teaches improved methods Of
canning, drying, and conservation Of
foods. ssr
s. Assists in conducting county
and community fairs, farmers n.
stitutes, extension schools, reading
circles, etc.
7. Organizes farmers clubs, farm
women's clubs, boys and girls
clubs for the study Of home prob
lens, better farming methods, and
the agricultural advancement of tbs
county.
8. Encourages farmers to do col
lectively the things which some Of
them would do individually but less
efficiently.
8. Makes possible the employment
Of county agricultural agent and
county home demonstration agent
by cooperating with the Agricultu
raj Extension Dept. Of W. Va, Uni
versity and the U. S. Dept. Of Agri
culture
10. Co-operates with other organ
izations in constructive work and in
provement worth while for all thu
people of the county, such as better
roads, better schools, better SAM
tary conditions, etc.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
THE BAND CONCERT

TEe Band Concert given under Ne
management Of Belington Band,
John Roger Mgr, on the night Of
Dec. 31st at the H. s. Auditorium
was a success in spite Of the inclen-
emit weather. Every number on the
Program was classical and was well
received by the enthusiastic audience.
The election resulted in Miss Ber-
nice Price being voted the handson
est lady. Miss Becky Thompson the
most amiable. Rev. McKinzie the
and J. r. Roger the
most "noted." Rev. Mckenzie was AZ
proud over his prize as boy with
his first pair of long trousers and
did justice 10 the occasion with
nice speech Of acceptance. The pro-
gram closed at late hour and every
body hoped that another such treat
would be coming this way soon again.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02

Contributions were received frsn
STA schools during the year making
the average gift per school $2o.1e
Every school which made eontui
button last year is asked to make oAs
equally large this year and those
schools which made no contributisn
last year are asked to make gen
erous offering this year. The ns4d
has doubled and more; the totAk
asked Of the Sunday Schools this
year is double the amount asked last
year. 10000 children are asking
your school to give. Will you vt
go to your Superintendent and tell
him that you want to give, that yoxr
class wants to give? $500 psr
month supports child. Many
classes could do this, many Of the
smaller schools could do this. Secure
an Adoption Card" from your Super
intendent or from the State Sunday
School Association, 1006-8 Unien
Bank Bldg, CIarksburg, or from the
Armenian and Syrian Relief Com-
mittee Madison Avenue, New York
City. All Contributions should b
sent direct to New York.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
MISPRINT BILL rs BOTH FIVE
AND "TEND

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, Dec 28.--May-
or Pearce has a federal reserve bank
note he can call either a five or ten
dollar bill, but he's not ,sure how
much its worth
Pearce, when relieved from his
strenuous duties as mayor, conducts
pharmacists shop here. And he
employs E. A. Hartke as an assistant
pharmacist. The latter took bill in
trade the other day, but does not re-
call from whom.
When the Mayor proprietor audited
the cash that night he found himself
many times bewildered. In fact, he
had his doubts about himself after
he counted it four or five times only
to find himself short five dollars, then
ten dollars to the good and again
five dollars short. In vain he counte
Finally Pearce scratched his head
and paved over the bills carefully
Suddenly he discovered a bank note
with ten dollar design on one sids
and five dollar design on the other.
1t developed the bill, genuine q
nough, is one of four misprinted at
the mint in Washington. But the
banks who made the disclosure could
not determine whether the note was
worth $3.50, $500 $3.50, $40 or SIS
so the officials at Washington have
been asked to decide.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
RED CROSS REPORT

In the Red Cross Report Of De-
cember 10Th, in which Mrs. 0. j.
Broadwater was mentioned as vice.
chairman, this was an error as MR..
j. w. Strother was the former vice
chairman, and thru an over sight in
the operation of the Linotype the
two names were confused. Mrs.
Strother's activities in Red Cross
work is not excelled by any and the
reason OF this correction is to place
the credit where it rightly belongs
The report referred to shows that
the local auxiliary has done well, and
success is largely due to its officers
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
ia
HUNTING ACCIDENT

On Thursday Dec. "a Herbert
Coontz about IA years of age, son of
J. w. Coontz, of Valley District lost
part of his left hand from the acct
dental discharge of shot gun which
he was carrying. He was seated on
a fence at the time the accident oc-
Cured. In lowering the gun the ha
mer caught in some way on the fence
aending the shot upward tearing a.
way part of his hand and thumb
DIR. Wodford was hastily summoned
who dressed the wouud and reports
him to be getting along very nicely
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
5000 PERUVIANS FLEE
CHILE IN FEAR OF WAR.

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 28.--It is esti-
mated that 5000 Peruvians have fled
from Chill to Peru and Bolivia dur
ing the past month as a result Of the
crisis between Chill and Peru. Every
steamer from the south is bringing
scores Of fugitivcs.
a dispatch from lilo, southern Peru
reports that CHILEAN airplane flew
over that port on December Fl.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
PORTO RICO is NEARING FAM
me.

SAN JUAN, P R., Dec. 4.--Many
towns in the island are without a
single bag of rice and the shortage in
many localities has brought about a
condition described by those in t
position to know as bordering on
famine.
This food shortage is adding very
greatly to the seriousness of the in
fiuenza epidemic and many deaths
are attributed not so much to the dis
ease itself as to the complications
brought about by lack of food.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
THE MOZART-LYCEUM PRO-
GRAM.

On Thursday night Of last week
the two Literary Societies Of the Be-
lington High School gave the follow
ing program to an attentive audience
which filled the auditorium.
/. Song !. Star Spangeled Banner,
2. Reading ...... Kathleen Curry.
8. Recitation Beulah Radabaugh.
4. Piano Duet .... Edna Lovett
and Madalon Blatchford.
s. Prophecy -. Adria Stalnaker
6. Essay ...... Ada Summers
z. Vocal Quartette :. Edith Right
Beatrice Price, Bernard Right, Ber-
ME Coberly.
8. Debate: !. Resolved, That mil
itary training should not be com
pulsory in the High Schools of West
Virginia. Aft. Arley Ramsey, Neg
Lee O'Brien.
9. Recitation ..... Virginia Eib
10. Original Poem Homer George
II. Scan-Shrapnel Virginia Shinr
IL. Sweet Kentucky Babe 49,.
School GIee Club
ID. Song 49,. Hank! the Herald
Angels Sing.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
MEMORIAL SERVICE.

A memorial service will be held IN
the Belington Presbyterian church
Sunday morning January 5, for Cor
poral Carl Simmons who was killed
in action in France Oct. IS, 1918.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02

LONDON, Dec. 19.-Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Haig and the command
ers Of Britian's five armies--Gener-
ais Plumer, Rawlinson, Birdwood,
Byng and Horne--were welcomes
back to England to day. There were
two informal celebrations-one in
Dover and the other in London.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
Arm Broken While Cranking Car.

Geo. Newhouse, lad about twelve
years of age who works in the c..
NJ. Elliott store here had the misfor-
tune to have the small bone Of his
arm broken, the twenty fourth of
Dec. while eranling the Elliott truck.
Dr.. G. L. Rohrabough attended the
injIry.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
Advertised Letters.

Belington, w. Va. Dec. %. 1918.
Miss Eva DAMS, B. B. Martin,
Mollie & Irving Talbot, Mrs. Laura
Tennis, Mrs. Stella Hathaway.
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harder until Belington will have es-
tablished herself model and let
Memorial Hall represent your united
and untiring efforts.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT

HARRISBURG, w. Va. Dss. H.
The Armenian and Syrian Rsiis<
Committee make the following report
Receipts from w. Va. Nov. / 1917 -
Nov. / 1918: Grand Total Of s14sse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
Barons Win Both Games Of Double Header
CorbeH's Daily Letter
 Or Great Sport Topics
By JAMES ,. CoRBErT

| Every ball player is superstitious Eacf
 feels that the performance of some rite
 or another either will. be productive oi
 good luck or will eliminate the sssibility | Of lad.
 Back in 1906 when Eddie Collins joined the Athletics he was given cap to which he clung for more than ten years Each
 new season brought Collins a new uni form and he donned it. But he never would part with his old cap. Collins all
 ways felt that the cap was the thing that
 brought him luck in abundance. Even after he moved on to the White Sox he clung to the cap. But, eventually, age exacted its toll. The cap practically fell to pieces and Collins had to put on another. Since that time Collins has not hit within many points of his one time clouting mark and if you ask Eddie the
 reason, undoubtedly his answer will be that it's because he had to part with his lucky cap.
 Years ago whenever Fred Luderus stepped to the plate he would use his bat to draw n line in front of him. One day, l after drawing the straight line in front of him, the bat slipped backwards and in so doing scraped along the ground. Luderus noticed that the bat had described an other line which was at right angles to the one which he had drawn On the first ball pitched, Luderus hit out a triple. draws the straight line but also the angle line, feeling that this is the proper method to pursue in extracting base hits from his wagon-tongue.
 Hal Chase is another with a strange pe- culiarity. He always goes into a game armed with u wad of gum. As he walks to the plate he takes out the gum and places it on the button of his cap. If anything happens before two strikes are called on him, Hal removes the gum after the incident is over But if the pitcher gets two strikes on him, Hal immediately rescues the gum from it's place on his cap, jams it back into his mouth and then feels absolutely secure against being famed by the opposition pitchers
 Ty Cobbs superstition is that he will not hit them safe if he doesn't walk to the plate swinging three bats; no more and no less. Ty would no more think of walking to the plate with only one bat in his hand than he would of trying to knock the ball out of the lot with clothespin. He always has to pick up three bats and swing them few times so as to generate hits within the bat that he is going to use
 The game knows many plate tappers, each with a difftrent method. Some tap the plate lightly, while others swat II with considerable power. Most are single tappers But Max Carey, of the Pirates, is a double tapper. Just before he settles into batting position he raps the plate twice in quick succession. Ask him why he does it and he explains that it is be- cause such a procedure is necessary to ln- sure life as batsman. Carey declares that once during his career he falled to tap the plate in that fashion and was famed by three pitched balls.
 Happy" Felsch, of the White Sox, IS afflicted with several jinx chasing all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23

ments He touches his cap, tightens his belt and rubs his hands on his trousers rom ten to twenty times while standing at the plate. It would seem almost inn possible for a man to accomplish those tricks so often in limited time at the bat. But watch Felsch and you will find the truth in this statement. During a noted the fact that Felsch touched his cap P times, frightened his belt three times and rubbed his hands on his trousers 10 times before three balls had been pitched to him.
 Bob Veach is another "fusser" Arriv- ing at the plate, he knocks the dirt from ms spikes with his bat. If there is some delay in the pitcher sending the ball up to him, Bob repeats the trick, provided that he is not busy adjusting his belt, fix ing his cap or rubbing his hands up and down on his hip. Casey Stengel, a ner- vous person, constantly taps the soil with his left foot with rythm that would indi- cate that he is humming a tune and is trying to keep time with his left pedal.
 The story is told concerning lily Myers of the Brooklyn Dodgers, which illus trates to what extremes a player will go in an effort to chase jinx or to capti- vate Dame Fortune. Myers, not afflicted with any pronounced superstition. has been hitting in hard luck for several weeks and decided in very important game that the time was ripe to do few stunts so as to enable him to crack out safeties. As a result Myers performed four entirely different rites during one game, and all he got out of it was a perfect zero in the hit column
 Myers in his first time up at the plate, very carefully drew line in front of him. Then he famed. That convinced him that such method was not proper. So the next time up he tapped the plate vigorously and as an extra precaution kicked up the dust all around him. He fouled out. The third time he didn't walk to the plate along the accustomed route Of travel He circled around far over to the third base stands before he made tracks for the plate. Then he strutted along zigzag course, took his stand and was thrown out by an infielder On his last appearance Myers tried the cap fix ing, belt adjusting method and added to this by polishing the bat with his hand and knocking the dirt off his spikes. But to no avail. He went out on a fly
 George Sisler, the star of the Browns, has superstition also-but he keeps it a secret. Of all the men who play the game Sisler is apart He has no eccen- tricities and no tricks. He walks to the plate, takes his position waggIes his bat just enough to give his arm and shoulder muscles the needed play, and when the ball comes up to him he swings. There is no plate tapping for him, no cap touch ing, no belt fixing-nothing in the way of an obvious demonstration. But even Sis Ter confesses that he has a little super stition and that he performs some sort of rites, not noticeable to the naked eye, as he ambles up to face the enemy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
Pitchers Records
Church Team Wins Again

Yesterday afternoon the Southside Bap- tist church team defeated the Boys club team by score of 19 to 4. 1t was a walk-away for the church boys, 2l hits being scored off the club twrer. Anderson, pitching fof the church team, allowed only six hits.
 The particular stars pf the game were Frazier, Harrison and Anderson
 Rosser Angle, the n Nnager of the church team wishes to challenge any amateur team in the city averaging not more than 117 pounds co the player, for a championship game. This team has not suffered defeat this season, while the Boys club team has not such bad record either. A return game between these teams will be played Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
CHICK SUPPORT BREAKS
 IN THIRD FRAME

Not Baron reached the initial hassock during the first two frames, but in the 1 third the locals tied the count Fisher walked. Peters hit a slow grounder 10 first which Slattery failed to even touch
 Both runners advanced on wild pitch. Sigman famed. Mcdonald beat out hit past second, scoring Fisher and send ing Peters to third. Mcdonald stole sec ond Stevenson hit a long fly to right, bringing in Peters. Duncan beat out grounder past short, scoring Mcdonald From then on till the fatal eighth Mo ley's men went hitless. The game had been intended for a seven-inning af- fair. but no decision being reached Tn the allotted time an extra stanza was sta ged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
'GLEASON'S ERROR GIVES PELS CAME LOOkOuts Lose Hurling Duel on Miscue of
 KeystOner

New Orleans, May PA costly error by Second Baseman Gleason let in the winning run in the seventh inning and gave Hub Purdue the decision over Frank Noel in keen pitching battle nere today, New Orleans defeating Chat tanoosa to 1 and making it two out of three games for the series. Catcher Hig- gins of Chattanooga was banished for disputing Umpire Campbell's decision at second base when Outfielder Sullivan stretched hit into two bases by mar row margin. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
RERNIE'S HIT BREAKS
 IT LIP IN EIGHTH

, Sigman started the eighth by bouncing a hit over short. Mcdonald bunted him
 down to second Stevenson was hit by a pitched ball and after Duncan had
 grounded out Ellis was passed, hlilng the sacks With two down and one run need
 ed to win Bernsen came through Wlth single over third, scoring Sigman
 Second Baseman Lewis of the Memphis
 team was hit in the face by foul or ms own bat during the third inning ana forced to retire from the game This crippled the visitors badly and doubt fessly won the game for the Barons,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
Errors Lose for Athletics

Cleveland, May 22-Philadelphia lost today's game to Cleveland, to ?, in 10 innings. after tying the score in the ninth on errors by Coveleskie and Chap man. In the tenth, Chapman got a scratch single, stole second, and took third on McAvoys bad throw. Speaker and Smith were purposely passed and Gardener singled, scoring Chapman. Score: R. Philadelphia mediterranean. GOO GOO 002 0--a SicNcldiu ...'................ Vl Ol Vu 1-3
 Batteries: Geary and McAvoy; Cove leski and ONeiIl
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Browns Beat Johnson

St. Louis, Mo-, May 22.-St Louis made it two straight from Washington by beat ing Walter Johnson today, to 4. John son held four run lead and puzzled the locals until the seventh when concentrat- ed hitting with a base on balls and an error by Foster netted three runs. Score:
 R.H.E Washington 100 0S0 0O0-4 10 ? St. Louis GOO 900 32O-5 8 0 Johnson and Agnew, Picinich; Sothern, Gallia, koob and Mayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
VOLS BEAT BEARS
 N SEESAW GAME Both Day and Jonnard Are Driven to Showers in
 Slugging Bee

Mobile Ala, May 22-After Jonnard' s wild throw had given Mobile two runs in the seventh and given the locals the lead Browns error paved the way for Nash vile to score four runs in the eighth and win the third game of the series from Mobile this afternoon by score of to 6. Each team used two pitchers, both Day and Jonnard being driven off the rubber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
Committee Approves Track Meet

tional contests in track games and row ing between Oxford and Cambridge and Harvard and Yale next year have been approved by the undergraduate commit tee of the Yale Athletic association, il was announced today The committed also has voted in favor of calling thu new track Overton field. after John Overton of Nashville. Tenn. Yale's fam ous runner. who was killed in action i.l France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23

F4@y SAA . a't SAAN E~NN N(ASOo CLOUDY SKIES KEEP
 CY AND SLAP OUT
 On account of cold, threatening weather, Moley decided to work his youngsters and Old Man Cy Barger decided likewise. Cloudy skies were prevalent during the initial skirmish and intermittent show CTS sent box holders back under the stands
 FIRST GAME
 Worry retired the first two men to face him, then Carol and Griffin singled, only to be left on base when Lewis grounded out Walsh doubled to start the second and Manda was passed, but lightning double play killed the rally. The visitors scored their only run of the game in the fourth when Lewis tripled to left and scored on Walsh's single over first.
 Pat Duncan tripled in the initial frame after two were down, but the hefty gar dener failed to score. It was three up and three down in the second. In the third Peters singled, but Worry, Me and Steve couldn't hit Duncan got his sec ond bngle to start the fourth, but Ellis. Bernsen and Hairston went out. Nobody hit safe in the sixth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23

Summary Home run w. Meyers. Three base hits, Ducote; two base hits. Moran. L. Meyers. Stolen bases, Schooner, Du- cote, Burke, Double plays, Street to FL lam Hits apportioned off Day, s; hits with four runs in [ 1-3 innings: off Jon nard g, hits with runs in ' 2-3 innings. Struck out by Day l. by Jonnard 8; by Decatur 1. Base balls off Day 2; off Jonnard 6. Hit by pitched ball Deoaturl (Summa.) Time 2:10; umpires Johnson and Collins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
Memphis Bouts Pontponed

Memphis. Tenn, May 22.--The eight round ''no-decision" louts scheduled in the centennial boxing series be- tween Jack Dillon of Indianapolis and Phil Harrison of Chicago. tonight and Pal Moore of Memphissand Benny Cha veg of Mexico, tomorrow night. have been postponed. Bota will be staged Saturday night. it yas announced to. day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23

, deserved the verdict, as he pitched all most invincible ball, not one of the locals hits being of the line drive variety. After Christenberry had ground out in the first, High and Carol walked and scored on Griffin's double to left. Lewis then singled past first scoring Griffin.
 This ended the Chick scoring for the
 day, as Sigman settled down and assist
 ed by wonderful support on the part of
 Eddie Mcdonald and Tom Stevenson, re- tired the visitors rapidly.