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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
ARE YOU AN AMERICAN?

|, a native and voter of Dick
enson County do wish at this
particular time to recall to the
minds of the citizens the Unjust
ice and the unfairness of a few
that will sooner or later spoil
the unblotted pages of Old
Dickenson's history, and bring
shame and disgrace upon her
inhabitants.
| shall do this first by asking
Iyou two questions.
First: Are you real red
blooded American citizen, or
are you traitor to your kim
|Smen?
Second: Are you standing be-
hind INSCRIPTIONS office seekers
and their wilful undermining
principles, or are you proclaim
ing out against them to the four
winds of the earth?
Ii you are a citizen, patriot
lc one, you are going to cast a.
side the yoke of tyranny and
spring from under the appear
ing robe of bondage regardless
of political affiliations. Before
you can call yourself a real cit
izen and a true American this
you must do.
We have had amongst us the
weakling, those who must re-
ceive Protection from the
strong. By the weakling, I do
not mean those who are physi-
cally weak in body or mind,
neither do | mean the inferior
class, but those who are uned-
ucated and uniformed. Such a
class of people often have loyal
intentions, but being handicap
ped through lack of training
they are easily deceived. The
minds of their deceivers being
strong they cannot cope. AS
the thief in the darkness they
come ready to steal away the
principles which are sacred to
all, the rights of a true citizen.
The great principles upon
which this mighty republic was
founded are being slandered.
Even the government of our
nation has been abused. The
PRINCIPLES that Washington
fought for, and Jefferson wrote
for and Patrick Henry spoke
openly for are being shattered
and trampled under foot.
Show unto the world by the
stand you are taking against
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
ROAD OPENING

Colonel Hiram Wall, chairman
of the South Hill Road Opening
Celebration which will be held
when the last link in the high
way between Raleigh N. c. and
Richmond Va, is completed,
November 26, today announced
that ten North Carolina towns
will be requested to participate
in the road opening event.
Special invitations will be sent
to these cities to participate.
Plans for a big meeting here
this week to sell the local COM
munity on the Importance of
making the onaning as impart-
ant an event as possible, are be-
ing made by Colonel Wall. He
also stated that committee
from South Hill last week wait
ed upon Commissioner of Motor
Vehicle Transportation, Hays
in Richmond and obtained from
him a promise of cooperation in
taking care of the large crowd
which is expected to attend the
road opening.
Petersburg, through Dan S.
Hollenga, business manager of
its chamber of commerce, has
pledged South Hill it's cooper
alton in the opening celebrat-
ion. Petersburg yielded the hon
or or celebration to South Hill.
An extensive advertising pro-
gram for the celebration was
worked out last week by repres-
entatives of the publicity COM
mittee for the celebration, in
conjunction with the Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce.
Magazines and newspapers will
be used outside of Virginia to
inform the public that the high
way is open.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03

places where these people are
voting? Does he think that any
one will believe that he makes
these trips and never does any
thing ?Why meet the voters at
the home of his brothers in the
night? Where did allthese peo-
pie get this money they have
after a j. C. Smith visit
The time, place, opportunity,
means, motive and conduct all
point to one conclusion and CUES
lions need not be asked, when
there can only be one answer.
Good people cannot and will
not De deceived.
Paid Advertisement.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
DEPUTY SHERIFF |. A. !.
TURNER DEAD

Dante, Va, Oct. 26 - The
death of our Sandy Ridge Sher-
Tiff, L. "A. Turner, has filled the
whole country with mourning.
He had won the friendship
and respect from every one he
met. He has been true to old
|"Old Glory" and his country and
his fellowman. He has been
with us in peace and with us in
war and in the hearts of his
countrymen.
During the world war he won
the honors of a sergeant, and
was honorably discharged soon
after the armistic was signed.
The burial took place Sunday
evening at the Sandy Ridge
Cemetery, burial services were
rendered by Rev. Smith and
Holbrook, afterwards the Loyal
Order of Moose took charge of
the burial. AS the Fraternity
rendered their service each
heart was filled with grief, and
each felt that he had lost his
right hand friend.
Thanks to the kind people,
who rendered their service and
gave their words of sympathy
to the sorrowing mother and
family.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
What Mr.. Powers Thinks
Tiny, Dickinson County, Va,
October 20, 1927.
To Whom It May Concern:

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Are having fair election il Dickinson County? If
why much bitterness been caused already by
said to be violating the law to voting by mail etc? Why
not the people who desire to sce done petition the next
Legislature the when
Richmond to amend the law to voting by mail repeal
said law entirely. think Ell Sutherland
Attorney for this County made plain recent statement
his how may vote by mail Yes, by all
let have a fair election.
have been lifelong Democrat in the past began voting
year and have been voting in every regular
election that time but at the coming election intend
for of the Republicans for good
hope that big majority of the voters of this County
their ballots for Evens Ter for Treasurer the
ensuing election because know he has made of the
Dickinson County has had He has made
good every thing he has undertaken for the people this
County He was days by of best school teach
have implicit confidence in him in respect
conscientousy recommend him safe any line of
business
Very respec fully
Fletcher overs
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
STATE GAS TAX CONT.
INUEy TO INCREASE
lBy Carter WormeleY.l


Richmond, Va, Oct. 20,
The Director of the Division of
Motor Vehicles reports the CO.
lection of S738, 3O9.86 for Sep
TENDER tax, 412c on each gallon
of gasoline used in Virginia.
The corresponding month of
1926 was S630,84O.98, an increa-
Sc of SLOT, 468.88, with all the
collections not in, in other word
II per cent increase.
The first nine months of 1926
the Department collected S4,-
484, 284.08. In the first nine
months of 1927, S5,530,444.23
or 45,560.15 increase, being
an increase of 1888 per cent.
This heavy percentage of inc
Irease is due to the fact the first
part of 1926, that is January
and February and the first 10
days in March, the tax was
only Sc. Since that time the tax
has been 412c.
From the collections for the
first nine months of 1927, five
and a half million, it would
seem that the department
would easily collect a million
and a half more for the next
three months, which will make
the amount of seven million es-
timated.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
RESOLUTIONS
respect for Mrs. L. J. Jones'

Whereas it has pleased our
Heavenly Father in his all wise
mercy, to remove from our mid
st, Mrs. L. ]. Jones, who since
the organization of our Mission
airy Society, has been a faithful
and loyal member.
Therefore resolved, that in
the death of Mrs. Jones, our So
ciety has sustained a loss which
we deeply feel, and we extend
to the bereaved relatives our
prayers and sympathy and that
indifinite goodness may bring
relief to their sorrowing hearts.
Resolved, that a copy of
these resolutions be presented
to the relatives, a copy written
on the record book of our Mis-
Isionary Society, and a copy be
published in the Dickinson
County Herald.
Committee: Mrs. l. E. French
Mrs. w. c. D. Rush
Mrs. A. A. Skeen
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
FOOTBALL

****####
The playing record of the D
M. H. S. knights of the Cum
berlands" was slightly married
by the jenkins XIX, football
team Saturday 1870. The visit
ors, however, have the advant-
age of experience, while, the
game was the third in the his
tory of the Dickensonites.
The vanquished team never
theless displayed superior line
holding to the Kentuckians, the
latter making their touchdowns
mainly by forward passing,
which the Virginians found diff
icult to intercept.
The knights" were further
handicapped by injuries result,
ing from the game played the
previous Saturday. Numbering
among the causalties, Bascom
Mccoy regular full-back and
Jake Priode substitute full-back,
thereby depriving the line of it's
valuable center, Glen Colley,
who played ful-back for the
Virginians.
Among the features for the
defeated team was the wonder
fully defencive tackling of Noel
French, left half and line crash
ing of Glen Colley full-back. The
Jenkins team was shorn of a
touchdown also by flying tack
lie of "Gabe" Fleming. the cyclon-
ic right end of the Clintwood az
gregation.
The line of Virginians stub
bornly refused to be penetrated
fer any gains by the enemy,
Greear Sutherland featuring at
left guard by a great defensive
ly played game. Mention might
the ClintWood team and that
be made of another handicap of
the lack of the inspiring pres
ence of Coach Reynolds. The
lineup follows:
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
ANNOUNCEMENT

To the people of Dickinson
County Virginia.
|, N. F. Duty hereby announce
my withdrawal from the race
Il for Commissioner of the Rev
enue for Dickinson County
Virginia and | desire to furth-
er state to my friends that I am
against any fraudulent acts be-
ing done in an election.
| heartily endorse the cand-
idacy of w. H. Mccoy and re-
quest my many friends to sup
port him for Commissioner.
In order to vote for Mr.. Nc
Coy the voter must mark out
the names of E. A. Reedy, J. H.
Rasnick and N. F. Duty and I
request my friends to SO mark
their ballots.
Yours Respectfully,
N. F. Duty.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
Fletcher I overs.
Very respec fully,

i Kelly. This was the same day
t ley had voted Walter Kelly.
Nancy Kelly
Sworn to before me:
w. P. Rain IS Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. 27
1929.
\ irginia Dickinson County to-
Nv it:
| Waller Kelley after being
ID lily sworn make the following
statement.
| live on Brush Creek and
vote at Clintwood Dickinson
County Va.
| had been working in Kentuc
ky and came home on the 25th.,
|of October, and On the 26th of
October, Eugene Wright came
to me and ask me if l wanted to
vote and | told him l did not as
| was coming home for the elect
ion, but he insisted on me vot-
irg and said he would get me
$1,000. He (E.E.Wright) went
to town and brought back with
him Kelsa Hylton and w. E.
Rasnick, | did not sign any ap-
|plication for ballot but signed
a little card or paper which was
in the envelope with the ballot.
Kelsa Hylton gave the ballot
to w. E. Rasnick and he gave
| it to me and w. E. Rasnick
showed me how to mark it. w.
E. Rasnick would put his finger
on the name he wanted me to
mark out and I did as he in
|structed. After I had voted Eu-
gene Wright gave me $1,000.
They cautioned me not to say
anything about voting or them
having given me any money.
| did not intend to be absent
from my voting precinct on ell
ection day and told the said E.
p. Wright, Kelsa Hylton and w.
p. Rasnick | did not intend to
be away.
expect to be on the election
ground and make application to
vote as l please.
This November 2, 1897.
Walter Kelley.
Sworn and subscribed to be-
fore me in my County, this
November 2, 1927.
w. P. Raines, N. P.
My commission expires Jan
uary 20, 1929.
For the first time in the hist
DRY of Dickinson County two
voters were denied registrat-
ion by registrar and an appeal
was taken to court and it was
ordered that their names be
placed on the registrars books.
II. G.. Rosenbalm and Earnest
Silcox applied to Noah Powers,
registrar at Roaring Fork pre-
cinct in Dickinson County, to
register by writing the usual
application. Mr.. Powers de-
MED them registration and an
appeal was taken to the Circuit
Court and their names were or
dered placed on the registrat-
ion books by the court.
j. c. Smith is going aronud
saying all the affidavits are
false. What is he doing out in
the night? Why is he at the
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
AFFIDAVITS
Virginia, Dickinson County,

Virginia, Dickinson County,
tO-wit:
/, Mrs. Belle Hughes, do here
by make the following state
ment on oath:
On the 9Th day of October,
1927, Marsh Hughes, my hus-
band, came to my house and
told me that j. G. (Cowan)
Smith wanted me to come out
to the road, near my house in
Dickinson County, Virginia. I
went out in pursuance to this,
and Cowan Smith, Kelsey Hill
ton and w. G.. Rasnick, were
out at Mr.. Henry Bunch's house
one of my neighbors, and they
wanted me to register, and 1
registered with Cowan Smiths
aid. Then j. G. Smith showed
and produced to me an official
ballot, and | was surprised be-
cause l did not think I could
vote there, but he asked me to
vote and ] did vote. In marking
the ticket j. C. (Cowan) Smith
would take hold of the pencil
and tell me to vote for this man
and that one; saying as / was
marking my ballot, and he
would take hold Of my pencil
and direct it to certain names
and say "here, here" meaning
by this just which name i
should mark, and l marked it
where he directed. I really
thought that / was filling out
some kind Of papers for voting
at the election.
After / got through voting, j.
c.. (Cowan) Smith, pointed to
a table in the room, and said
someone has left that for you,
but 1t wasn't me-" so / looked
on the table and there lay a
$1,000 bill of money, and l took
it and went on back home. This
was at Henry Bunch's about
one mile and a half from Clint
wood, Virginia, in Dickinson
County.
This November /, 1927.
|, Belle Hughes, do solemnly
swear that the things contained
in the above statement are true
and correct, so help me God.
Belle Hughes.
Witness Dallas Mullins.
Subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me on this the LIST. day of
November, 1927.
w. P. Raines, N. P.
My commission expires Jan
uary 27, 1929.
Virginia, Dickinson County
to-wit:
|, Nancy Kelley, after being
duly sworn, make the following
statement:
On October 26th. j. H. Ander.
son gave Mary Fleming a check
OF $500 and she went to towr
and paid for a pair of shoes fol
Walter Kelly out of this checl
and sent them to Walters CIR
by me, | gave the shoes to the
girl and she gave them to Walt
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03

such sunfairness regardless of
politics that a stream of pure
American blood still winds it's
way through your veins.
Cast your eyes for one NOM
ent upon cold Glory, the most
beautiful flag that has ever
hung from a flag pole Not only
for it's colors do we cherish her
but for the great and noble
principles that they represent.
Then stop and think for another
moment, am | doing right and
justice to a free people.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
LOCALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Carter
have returned from their vacat-
ion. They spent their vacation
with relatives in Sheffield Ala. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Damron
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Mullins and
Nina Leftwich motored to Bris-
toll Monday, and report nice
time.
Miss Minnie Kelly and Bill
Christopher, of Jenkins, KY,
were very quietly married last
Saturday.
Little Carol Gray Damron
mailed the first letter at the
new postoffice.
Miss Ruth Chase and Mrs. c..
Speights were called to Roam
oke on account of the illness of
their father R. E. Chase.
Mrs. G. B. Long and Tom
Long of Johnson City, are visit
ing in Clinwood this week.
Mr.. J. L. Reynolds was in
Rural Retreat last week.
Mrs A. A. Skeen, Ruth Chase
and Catherine Clark, were shop
ping in Norton last Friday.
Many Clintwood people at
tended the football game at
Jenkins last Saturday.
Mrs. A. A. Skeen is leaving
for Bluefield, Friday, where she
will spend the week end with
her son Jesse Woodrum.
The Lakes to Florida High
way, between Wytheville and
Bluefield was orf'ned for travel
On October 25th.
Mrs. Evertt Smith of Yukon
w. Va, and her two children E.
G. and Helen were visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Hughs last
week, and left Sunday for Gin
Chico where she will pay visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Suther-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Suther-
land and children of Clinchco,
spent the week end in Clintwood
with Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Hugh
les.
F. G. Raines motored to APP
palachia Wednesday and traded
for a new Chrysler auto.
If native ability means ability
to control the natives there are
lots of people who ought to go
into missionary work.
We don't know any reason
why that London stenographer
swan the English Channel I'M
less she had a date with the
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03

I WISH TO ANNOUNCE MY
WITHDRAWAL AS A CAN
DTDATE FOR THE OFFICE
OF COMMONWEALTH'S AT
TORNEY FOR DICKINSON
COUNTY.
In order for the voter to a.
void spelling a ticket you are
hereby requested to mark my
name off the ticket.
Respectfully,
d. M. CRABTREE.
Advertisement
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03
ONLY 77% or SCHOOL
CHILDREN OE Age ENROLLED

Virginia has only TIA per
cent of her school population
between the ages of five and
seventeen enrolled in her SCH
coils, according to figures con-
tanned in the Statistical Survey
of Virginia, which has just been
compiled by the University of
Virginia and is being released
through the Virginia State
Chamber of Commerce. This
compares with an average per
state in the Nation of 1876 per
cent and an average per state
for the Southern States of 81.9
per cent.
Virginia, however, has ISL
per cent of her enrolled pupils
who attend school, compared
with the South's average of
73.1 per cent. Although North
Carolina has 1872 per cent en-
rollment, she has only 72.1 per
cent attendance. California,
which leads the nation in en-
rollment, has only 69.1 per
cent attendance.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03

1t is alright to lay your cards
on the table if you hide your
chips under them.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03

The ex-Kaiser says that his
defeat and Punishment was bro
ught on by "an act of God" Sos
your old man.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03

We don't know any reason
why that London stenographer
swan the English Channel I'M
less she had a date with the
boss in Paris.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03

Substitutions: D.M.H.S. Rem
ines for French L. E. and Fren-
Oh for Remines left end.
**M#%#**N#*M
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-11-03

If native ability means ability
to control the natives there are
lots of people who ought to go
into missionary work.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
In the Show Windows.

A pedestrian in the business section
Of any city. great or small, is soon
convinced that the average male Is a
bandsman at heart. Talent there may
not be, but desire there undoubtedly is.
There are several sorts of stores
before whose windows men and boys
naturally gather. First. the clothier' S
or haberdas sher's calls to mans age
old instinct to bedeck himself and
make himself desirable in the eyes
housing firearms, ammunition, hunt
ing knives, feathered fishing lures and
the sartorial accompa niments of such
diversions grip at the very roots of
males being, going back to the days
when only he who was skilled in the
chase could be hopeful of comfortable
chested the man, the longer does he
usually gloat over the guns, with nose
almost touching the plate glass.
Third in the list, and in what we are
told is the proper sequence in the de-
velopment of the race, comes the hard
ware store, with it's display of glisten-
ing saws, planes, chisels and other
edged tools. To the creative instinct,
the longing to make things, in the
masculine human these tools carry a
tremendous appeal. even though the
store gaZer may not be able to drive
nail straight.
Somewhere in the first four-eth-
nologists and psychologists will place
it bit more accurately for you-
comes the primitive instinct to make
pleasing and melodious, or throbbinc
and inspiring sounds. The small
boy. the youth. the middle-aged man
even the elder--alke stare entranced
at the great glittering tuba. the snap
py snare or booming base drum, the
shrill clarinet. the silver saxophone.
the coruscating cornet. In fact. it is
thought that they linger before the
showing Of brass. wood-wind and tym-
PAM fully as long as before the fowling
pieces and the fishing paraphernalia
The primal man found himself
pretty feather to stick in his unkempt
locks: happened on nice lightning
riven. straight grained piece of wood
suitable for a bow or javelin: was
lucky enough to pick up an elegant
piece Of flint wherewith to dig out his
next and speedier canoe and spent the
evening before his cave fire blowing
pleasantly through a thigh-bone flute
Today's clerk. out for his hours noon.
ing, or leisurely going homeward,
stops in front of the four stores men
toned and in imagination has very
much the same sort Of successful and
happy day as did his three thousand
times great-grandfather.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ton Ye1rs 4oO T0dnv

Arrival of American troops in
France has kept pace with quota
called for by army program, Secre-
tary Baker announces tonight, in first
statement he has ever authorized in
connection with the progress being
made to increase Gen. Pershing's
forces. Declines to state number of
troops now overseas. DrizZling
rains turn American sector into sea
of sticky mud, and low visibility has
caused artillery activity to subside to
normal. Tanks retaliate for shelling
of town in which American headquar-
ters is situated by sending an equal
number of shells into the correspond
ing town behind the German lines.
President accepts resignation of
Rear Admiral Capps as general man
ager of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton on account of ill health.
Railroads propose drastic measure to
relieve an increasingly serious trans
portation problem. Suggest common
use of terminals, abandonment of com.
peting passenger service. shipment of
food to Europe from Gulf ports to re-
lieve congestion at Atlantic ports.
8 Great Britain wants to decorate
officers and men of American subma-
rines for bravery, but Secretary Dan
iels replies that our laws forbid such
decorations.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

Russell Sage Foundation, has been
busily at work on a plan for the
regional development Of New York
City and environs. 1t is interesting
to note that the area with which this
committee is concerned extends for
distance of fifty miles in all directions
from the center of Manhattan, about
ten miles beyond the boundaries OF
the new metropolitan district. Plans
for this region will include the pro-
vision of necessary recreational areas,
such as parks and Fairgrounds for the
dense population Of New York CITY,
and the highways and roads by which
they may he made available. The
plans are also being made with the
idea of providing solutions now for
the great problems of the future with
in this New York region-problems re.
garding the location Of industrial IA
cilities and the extension of public
utilities. 1t is interesting that plans
now being made for development OF
the New York region" take In little
territory that is not already included
in the actual metropolitan area OF the
city, as newly defined.