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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-05-19
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Why not make our town as
beautiful, and as attractive, as
any town in the south west. This
is one Of the ways to attract new
settlers. No one is going to buy
property and settle in a filthy,
ugly, rundown, disease-riGd n
punched-up town.
The town COUNSEL have in mind
constructive plans for widening,
grading, and improving the
streets, providing a suage system,
and in every way possible to
make clintwood a more sanitary,
beautiful, and better town to
live in.
A reasonable and liberal atti-
tude on the part of property
owners toward street widening
and improving would greatly
facilitate these Improvements;
while a selfish, "squeeze-out-
every-dollar- you-can" attitude,
will hamper Improvements, and if
carried to an extreme, will stop
it altogether.
w. P. Kennedy,
Mayor.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-05-19

CORPS AREA U.S.. ARMY
CITIZENS MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS
ENROLMENT IN DICKINSON Co.
The many new and interesting
features planned during the past
winter for Citizens Military
Training Camps in the Third
Corps Area, have made it neces-
sary for camp commanders to
start preparations for the sum-
mer encampments earlier than
usual, this year.
Trainloads of equipment have
been transferred by motor trans
port from Camp Meade, Mary
land to other points in the Area
and this is now being put in per-
feet condition for the citizen-sol-
diers.
At Fort Eustis, Virginia, ap-
proxinately 1000 uniforms are
being dyed, in order to insure I'M
iformity in color. This will please
former students who have worn
the mixed colors, previously is
sued summer camper. The swim
ming pool at Eustis is now being
provided with new diving plat
forms and will be completely en-
circIed with new floor.
At all of the camps baseball
diamond, tennis courts, pole
grounds, golf courses, etc., are
being put in fit condition for
the making of new world s records
which is not at all improbable in
view of the large number of COL
lege athletes who have applied
for admission this year.
At Third Corps Area Head
quarters, baseball, basketball,
track, tennis and other athletic
equipment is now being cont
racted for.
The daily food allowance for
students is 70 cents, which is 20
cents per days above the regular
army ration allowance. Expert
dietitians from the Bureau of
Home Economics, Department
of Agriculture, are cooperating
with camp commanders to the
end that all meals will be balanced
and contain that SAVIOR of home
cooking which appeals to every
healthy youth. Ten gallons of
ice cream per company, each day,
is an item planned for the mess
tables at Fort EuStis.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-05-19
TO ALL HOLDERS OF
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION

All outstanding Second Liberty Loan
per cent bonds of 1927-42 (Second 4s)
and all outstanding Second Liberty Loan
Converted Az per cent bonds of 192742
(Second 4A's) are called for redemption
on November Is, 1927, purs uant to the
terms of their issue. Interest all
Second As and Second 4 n s will cease on
said redemption date, November Is, 1927.
Holders of Second As and Second
AVS will be entitled to have the bonds
redeemed and paid at par on November
Is, 1927. Such holders may, however.
in advance of November Is, 1927, be
offered the privilege of exchanging all or
part of their bonds for other interest
bearing obligations of the United States.
Holders who desire to avail themselves
of the exchange privilege. if and when
announced. should request their bank or
trust company to notify them when
information regarding the exchange offer
ing is received.
Further information NAV be obtained
from any Federal Reserve Bank or branch,
or from the Commissioner of the Public
Debt, Treasury Department, Washington.
A. w. MELLON,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Washington, May 9, 1927.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-05-19
PROCLAMATION

Thursday and Friday May, 26th
and 9th have been set apart as
the days on which the people of
Clintwood are asked to get to-
gather for a general cleanup of
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-05-19
GOOD ROADS MEETING

On las Wednesday a large crowd
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-05-19

Washington, May 9, 1927.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-05-19
Imagine Wbat This
Sapzng Will Mean TO Ku

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you from SIS to SISo in gas OIL tires and mechanical
upkeeP operating about in half
doubles the value of every dollar you now spend
Come In and see this wonderful new-type cat.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-05-19

The above list not names will be added from
time to time If your in list and you want to win
an automobile, send it in once.
You have friend in the list of candidates who working
hard to win automobile To do this without your help al
be regretted by send your subscription this
AMI request that favoe credit for the Only two
more weeks
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-05-19
LIST OF CANDIDATES and VOTES ACCEPTED FOR
PUBLICATION.

The of those who have been nominated active cand
dates in The County Herald Circulation Drive and their
votes accepted for publication follow
Name Votes
Evening star., 1927-10-23

"Good-by, dear"
She nodded. The door opened and
closed. He was gone.
For the next minute she sat and
stared at the door. Somehow 1t
seemed more symbolical than real.
Seven years ago she had walked
through il for the first time, an exu-
herantly happy bride, convinced that
all the world was smiling with her be-
cause she had just married the one
man of all men. She grimaced. Silly
child! Why hadn't she noticed all
those little, shadowy things trailing
through the door behind Elmer-his
impossible habits? Like some queer
play. Seven years ago the door had
opened. A minute ago it had closed
on Elmer. In a short while it would
close on heron the life she had lived
for seven years and wasn't going TO
live any more.
She stood up hastily. No time to
dream. She'd have to get busy.
With the house tidied, she rushed
into the bedroom and hurriedly emp
tied the pink and white silk and fluff
contents of three drawers into two inl-
mense leather bags. Slipping into
trinity tailored blue suit. she pulled
t2n.colored felt hat jauntily down over
her head, smiled at herself excitedly
in the mirror and started for the door.
BY noon she had checked her bags
and was on her way to keep lunch
con engagement with Elsie Bradley
of Elise Bradley, Ltd, the New York
agency of several wholesale clothing
manufacturers in the Middle West.
Evening star., 1927-10-23

disordered. Each chair knew ..s pace
and stayed there. And there were no
mars on them from contact with q
mans shoes. The floor was never lit
tered with Sunday newspapers, and
the embroidered scarfs on the tables
and dressers went to the laundry still
looking neat. The vases on the mantel
remained vases and did not become re.
positories for cigarette butts and
ashes.
1t was all so spick and span, almost
prim. that Florence sometimes had a
hard time convincing herself 1t was
her home. And the men who came
to play bridge or visit Elise always
did and said just the right things
They were never tired or grouchy,
unnaturally silent or enthusiastically
laxative about something that didn't
interest her in the least.
They're SO different" she told Elise
on several occasions. II like them"
But after while she began to
wonder if she really did like them.
Somehow they seemed to be incom-
plete. They were all that she had
always felt gentleman should be
and yet they lacked something. But
what? During the following weeks
she puzzled over 1t frequently, but
The feeling of something lacking
gradually expanded and took In the
apartment. 1t hadn't seemed home
to her at first because it was new,
but now the newness was gone and
still 1t didn't have that atmosphere of
being q part of her that she had al
ways associated with home. Until
now she hadn't made any attempt
to apply any of her own little touches
to the arrangement of things. She
had felt that 1t was really Elise's
apartment, and hers only to live in
and help pay for and keep tidy. But
the conviction gradually grew on her
that the wing chair really ought to be
before the fireplace instead of by the
window, and that the bronze book
ends on the desk would look much
better on the table. One evening she
told Elise about IL.
Don't YOU think SOP" she finished.
Elise smiled family and shook her
head.
mo" she answered. II don't"
Florence had a headache a few
nights later and was glad of 1t when
the two men who came to play bridge
went to a movie with Elise instead.
Alone in her room she thought bit
lingeringly of Elmer. There was no.
body now to lay damp towels on her
forehead and say, as he invariably
did, "This'n fix it," But she showed
the thought aside and wrung out the
towels herself. Yet they didn't seem
to have the same effect that they
used to. Something was missing.
She didn't know what. Could 1t be
the low pitched, masculine "This'll fix
it?" She wondered.
THE next day found Florence
strangely restless. Her work.
which had seemed 40 fascinating at
lfirst, irritated her. The constant
rattle of her typewriter got on her
nerves and she resented taking die
| tation from Elise. Going home alone,
Evening star., 1927-10-23

of Indiana. Michigan recently com
pleted 1t large hotel and lodge bui.d'
ing in Detroit at cost of more than
81 ,O00, 900. A building of similar vaiue
was recently dedicated in New York
City and plans are on foot for the
erection of g, 100000 structure in
st. Louis by Missouri Pythions
Y u X Il
THE Pythian Temple in this city
was built in 1901 at case of
$4,000 1t was built by subscriptions
from the various lodges aud individual
pythians, stock being sold only to
members of the order. 1t Is at 10i2
Ninth street and is one of the fine
buildings of that section. 1t is four
stories in height and has also mez-
Zanine fioor. 1t has large audito-
rum on the first floor. with commo.
dlous banquet hall In the basement
In these two rooms will be staged
the costume ball which II To take
the form Of q Halloween celebration
Evening star., 1927-10-23
BY HARRIET CHACE.

" FFORTS of the Knights of
- Pythias to reduce the debt of
$4,000 now remaining on the
IL Pythian Temple, headquarters
of the order at 1912 Ninth
street, this city, have aroused re-
newed interest in the history of this
organization, which was founded in
the District of Columbia in Civil
War days.
the booming of cannon, in war that
into armed conflict with each other,
that i'm many instances arrayed broth
er against brother. there should have
been born an order whose foundation
stones were, and are today, friend
ship, charity and benevolence." and
whose very name brings constantly
to mind one Of the most beautiful
stories of friendship in the world. that
of Damon and Pythias.
1t will be recalled that early in the
fourth century. &c, there ruled over
Syracuse in Sicily. Dionysius the
Elder, who in the year 405, having
fought for Sicily. when 1t was invaded
by the Carthaginians, made himself
ruler of Syracuse. One Pythias in.
curred the enmity of Dionysius and
was condemned to death. after having
been given a respite so that he could
go home and arrange his affairs and
bid good.by to his family. His host
age was his friend. Damon, whose life
was to be taken II Pythias did not
return at the time appointed for his
execution.
Confident in the honor of his friend.
Damon calmly awaited his return and.
true to his promise, Pythias returned
just in time to save Damon from
death. History records that Dionys-
ious, though he was known as the
Evening star., 1927-10-23
Knights of Pyhas Founded in District at Time of Civil War

John NJ. Kline. past supreme repre-
sentative and past grand chancellor,
is one of the oldest. IL not the oldest,
Pythian in the District, and was per-
sonally acquainted with the founder
of the order and with most of the
charter members. Speaking OF the
founder, he says: I'm appearance,
Brother Rathbone was not tall in
stature. but of good figure and had
large head. often noticed the
similarity in appearance between
President Grant and Brother Rath-
bone as they appeared on historic
Pennsylvania avenue, but at different
times: the President wearing a beaver
hat and Prince Albert coat, strolling
leisurely along, smoking his cigar
Brother Rathbone similarly attired,
stopping occasionally at the music
stores to examine the latest produc-
tions In music and Instruments, in
which he was deeply interested.
Brother Rathbone WAS reserved in
manner. but a genial companio and
lover of sports. He found great
pleasure in frequent outings, was fond
of fishing trips to the Potomac and
adjacent streams and of cooking over
the camp stove. He excelled in the
making of corn bread. and on one oc-
NdSlOH, III the early eighties, While ne
was engaged in his culinary duties.
the gasoline stove exploded, envelop-
ing him In flames. He had the
presence Of mind to leap at once
into the water, immersing his body
and extinguishing the flames. Never.
theless he was badly burned. leaving
scars which he afterward exhibited
to me and which he no doubt carried
to his grave
Mr.. Kline joined Mount Vernon
Lodge. No. 5, December 81. 1870, and
three years later met Justus Rath-
bone, on the latter's return from
Boston to Washington. In 1877 Mr..
Rathhone also Joined Mount Vernon
Lodge. and for nearly two years they
were fellow lodge members, Mr.. Kline
has served his lodge as master.at-
arms. vice chancellor and chancellor
commander and was elected it's master
OF finance in 1876. an office to which
ne mas been annually reelected since
that time. In 1877 he was elected as
representative to the Grand Lodge and.
mas served continuously as such eyeri
since. In 1897 he had the honor of
being elected supreme representative
ana has served on important COM
mittees of the supreme lodge. 1t is
Que to his efforts that the Order of
Pythian Sisters was started in the
1891.
Evening star., 1927-10-23

ponder. She closed her eyes, squeezed
the lids till tears seeped through
them. Her hands clenched, and the
long. pointed nails dug painfully into
her palms. For moment panic
seized her. She was tempted to creep
back down the stairs rather than risk
Elmer's possible scorn. Then sud-
denly she heard the faint scraping
Of a chair inside, measured stride
crossing the floor. That stride! She
knew 1t by heart. Instinctively, her
eyes still closed. she started to count
the steps. One. two. three, four-a
pause. She opened her eyes wide and
saw the door swing back. Elmer stood
before her. staring. his hat half raised
to his head.
Through haze she saw the hat
tumble to the floor. He was reach
ing for her.
Florence! Why. -"
She felt herself falling. But only
for a moment. Then a pair Of strong
arms went around her, gripped her
fiercely. She was in the apartment,
her apartment-kissing. being kissed.'
Words tumbled against her ears.
Florence. darling. where in the
world have you been? Why did you
go away? hunted for you every
where. -"
She sobbed. So he had hunted for
her. And she had thought he wouldn't.
''In Brooklyn" she managed finally
to blurt out. II lived with Elise"
He grinned and kissed her again.
THE only place | didn't look"
After a moment he repeated:
"But-hut why did you go away
Florence looked up at him. her eyes
shining. Over his shoulder she saw
the breakfast table True to mascu-
line methods. he had left it scattered
with dishes. There was the inevitable
rind of grapefruit, the remains Of
plate of bacon and eggs. She
pointed.
"Because-because Of that"
She could see he didn't understand.
But there would be plenty of time
later for details.
"Now ask me why came back.
she urged.
He hugged her first. Then. obedi
entlv:
Why"
Again Florence pointed at the table.
Same thing" she*answered. "Same
| thing-bacon and eggs"
THE END.
tCopyright 1927,
Evening star., 1927-10-23
GIVING A TOWN AWAY.

ROSTON CORNER, now part Of
- New York State. was once part
Of Massachusetts,. Its change of al
legiance was not voluntary, but was
thrust upon 1t.
In the early Colonial days Massa.
chusetts claimed everything from
Cape Cod westward ito the Western
Ocean," IT was a good claim to hold
so long as the Dutch were in New
York. but when the English took their
places and the valley of the Hudson
became tributary TO the house of
York, dissens:on arose over the double
ownership of Albany.
Ten years before the Revolutionary
War the two colonies endeavored to
straighten the affair out by appoint
ing commissioners. who met to find
q mutually acceptable boundary. New
York claimed everything to the Con
necticut River. Massachusetts every
thing 10 the Pacific Ocean, and then
each contestant protesting that in
fact all the land was his. they began
making what they considered most
magnanimous proposals to settle the
affair. They came near enough
finally TO agree on the starting point
Of the line at the southwest corner,
but could not decide whether or not
it should parallel the Hudson. Sc
they gave it up.
After the Revolution it was re-
ferred to Congress. and new COM
mission was appointed. and this tine
a boundary was definitely decided. he
ginning at point on the Massa
etts-Connecticut line produced
20 miles from the Hudson and ex
tending northeasterly In a straight
line parallel with the general trend
of the river.
The line so adopted followed close
~ the western slope of the Taconic
Mountains, leaving the valley land ir
New York State. At the southweS
Evening star., 1927-10-23

Rathbone, was a distinguished jurist
of Utica. and his mother. Sarah Eliza
beth Dwight, was descendant OF
the famous divine. Jonathan Edwards,
a man of rare goodness Of character
and OF great intellectual ability. whose
fame as a philosopher has come down
through the years. 1t was doubtless
some inherited spark from this famous
ancestor that lighted in Justus Henry
Rathbone the desire to found among
his fellows fraternity. whose warp
and woof is friendship of man to man,
charity of man for man, confidence
and trust of man In man." in the
words Of Past Supreme Chancellor
Richie. in an address on the occasion
of the dedication Of the monument in
1899, in Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica.
y X
A T the time Of the founding of the
"A order. Justus Rathbone was in
into which he had entered in January.
1863. serving as citizen nurse" at
the Cuyler General Hospital. German
town. honorably discharged July Is.
1868, re-enlisted July 81, 1868, ap-
pointed as hospital steward, sent to
Washington, d. c.. and remained in
this position until March 25. 1865,
He subsequently occupied various
clerkships under the Government. was
for a few years identified with the In
dependent News Company of Boston.
and served this company also in
Brooklyn.
While employed in the correspond
ence division Of the War Department.
he was instructed. July %. 1875. ito
proceed to Paris, France. to purchase
Military Academy" He sailed two
days later on the steamer Amerique.
remained abroad until the latter part
Of the year. and on December "a. 1875,
received a letter from the Secretary
OF War thanking him ''for the salts.
factory manner in which he had ac-
| complished his mission"
From June !, 1879. to March 26,
1889. he spent in the office of the ad-
jutant general. resigning on the latter
date because of the state Of his health.
| which necessitated a change of eli
mate. He died in Lima. Ohio. De-
! tour for the knights of Pythias in his
capacity as supreme lecturer and was
buried later In Forest Hill Cemetery,
! Utica. N. Y.
He was a young man of "a years
when he founded the Knights of
Pythias. preparing In his own hand
writing the ritual for the order and
| outlining the purposes of the organi.
Zation In the quarter Of a century
| that elapsed before his death. he wit.
messed the establishment of nearly Go
lodges in every State and territory
| in the United States, and In British
Columbia, Manitoba. Mexico, Hawai-
| ian Islands the Maritime Provinces
and Quebec. Since his death, Alaska
Cuba and the Philippine Islands have
i been added to the list.
There are today more than 5000
subordinate lodges in the United
States and Canada and 80 grand
hodges, with more than half Of these
lodges owning their own homes. In
many communities the lodge build
inga are used as community centers
and are notable contributions to the
civic life. Some magnificent buildings
are located In the larger cities, one in
Indianapolis heing valued at more
than 81 .000. 900, and having been erect
ed some years ago by the Grand Lodge
Evening star., 1927-10-23

and barn dance. and which will be
given on the night of October 81, at
8 o'clock. for the enjoyment of Pyth-
ians their friends and the general pub
lie, and from which it is hoped a sub.
stantial sum will be realized toward
the reduction of the present mort
gage on the temple. In the temple
are also the lodge rooms of the vari-
Gus lodges in the District as we'll as
the Offices Of the grand chancellor and
the grand keeper Of records and seal.
The life of the order has been con.
tinuous since its inception in 1864, al
though it passed through various
vici1situdes during the early years of
its development. Washington Lodge,
No. /, the original lodge. Is no longer
In existence. having consolidated with
Franklin Lodge. No. 2, on October 0,
1865, the latter lodge having been or
ganized April ~. 1864. about two
months after the founding of the
order. At the present time there are
Is lodges In the d. main of the District
Evening star., 1927-10-23

angle, however, the mountains re-
ceded and left about 800 acres Of bot
toms in Massachusetts.
This little section, which became
Boston Corner. was inaccessible from
the eastern side Of the mountains.
Its inhabitants did not go to the viii
lage to vote, nor were they molested
by tax collectors or constables. They
came to possess an unSavofy fepu-
tation for lawlessness throughout that
region. Eventually the little corner
became the resort for evil-doers. Of
ficers from Massachusetts could not
get over the mountains in time. and
New York had no jurisdiction.
At last, in 1853, when affairs had
reached their worst stage, John Nor
rissey. the most noted pug list OF his
time and man named Sullivan met
there to decide the heavyweight
championship Of the country, and a
| crowd went up from New York to see
their meeting. They fought with bare
knuckles and the fight became most
| brutal and horrible. Their seconds
eventually joined in and a general
| and disgraceful melee resulted,
This was too much for Massachu-
| sets. VIII ch had for some time been
SonsiuSti1s speciAl pOilcS 10 pFHlS
order there. The Legislature OF 1854
passed bill. which became a law the
next year. ceding about 1000 acres
| including Boston Corner. to New
| York. and New York accepted the
gift.
Today Boston Corner is a pea ceabe
and law-abiding community. grown
| far away from the memory of those
old days, but any one who viii
exam ne a map Of Massachusetts vii
find the southwest corner chopped off
at an odd angle, the visible sign oi
the giving away of her bad nttis
hoy.