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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-06
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS

Much is added to the attractive
ness of a community when it has
active fraternal organizations, the
members of which take thorough
interest in carrying on the work of
these societies in the finest way.
Such organizations find many men
longing for the touch of friendship.
They are tired of the cold and
formal contacts of business, and
they want to go somewhere to get
into closer touch with men, where
the joys of companionship and good
fellowship can be found. When
people meet this need by carrying
on these fraternities, they serve
their community as well as them
selves.
ONCE MORE is drawing near that
time of year when many an individ-
ual has reason to regret that he or
she has not completed a course in
memory training.
Twice a year every household I'M
dergoes a seasonal readjustment. In
the autumn summer things are
packed away and winter things
come out; in the spring winter
things are packed away and sum-
mer things are again put into use.
Now, all careful people are par
ticular to put things away just
where they can reach them. When
they put them away they know
just where everything is, but six
or eight months later the question
is, "Where?"
Soon will begin the great vernal
hunt for the screws that hold the
screen doors on their hinges, the
springs for said doors, the screws
and tackle for the awnings, the oil
can for oiling the lawn mower, the
garden tools and leftover seeds
from last years planting. Every
thing is somewhere, but that some
place has a tantalizing habit Of be-
ing the last place one would think
Of looking.
Householders are at fault in that
they do not realize the gigantic task
involved in putting things away and
taking them out. One doubts that
here is an efficient enough memory
course to solve the universal prob
EN-, and there are just as grave
loubts that there is an Office index
ystem with enough cross indexes
o end this exasperating game Of
tide and seek. /
SeS
AT A recent conference on press /
Citations at the University of Vir-
inia's Institute of Public Affairs at
charlottesville, Judge Archie Dab
ey Of that city declared that if the
ress would present the criminal in
is true colors it would do more for
ne suppression of crime than all the
ourt reforms ever attempted. LET
le court reporter show the criminal
5 he is, not hero or martyr, but
degenerate, a diseased creature, if
Ot abnormal at least subnOrmal and
weakling without mental vigor to
,sist temptation to do wrong. The II
,porter should appeal to the sport II
g instinct of the public by showing
at the criminal is one who has
ken unfair advantage Of his victim.
SoS I'LL
Top THE FOOL IDEA OF #
PAROLING CRIMINALS
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-06
So9
ADVERTISING GIVES
CONFIDENCE

The reaction that the ordinary
person gets when he sees something
advertised attractively, is that the
thing must be what it is claimed to
be, or people would not spend money
on pushing it. They do not say
much about the goods that they are
not willing to back up. They may
have to carry such goods to meet a
public demand, but they do not
usually care to push them, or if
they push them, they want people
to understand just what they are.
But when they do indorse some
offering heartily, it is evidence that
the value offered is all there. As
the result, advertising usually
brings a prompt response. If the
thing offered is a good bargain, and
people will not usually advertise it
unless it is, then there are plenty
of people who want it, and they will
not let the grass grow under their
feet before they get it.
Se@
THE NEED OF APPRECIATION
Any good town like Milford stands
for a wonderful amount Of effort,
energy, and public spirit in past
years. It is due to the combined
energy and devotion of a host of
people through the years since its
foundation. They have toiled to
make a constantly advancing COM
munity, and we get the benefit.
When we are tempted to dwell on
this or that little defect, it is better
to think of all the comforts and ad-
vantages and attractive features
and business and working oppor-
tunities which we get the benefit of
daily. A little more eye for the
and less for the hole,
would be help.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-06
EASTER

Easter proves the mighty reality
of idealism.
Easter is Gods promise and hu-
manity's hope of a regenerated hu-
man race.
Easter is the rainbow reaching
from heaven to earth with its heaV-
emily promise of better things.
Right and peace will yet kiss each
other. Good will to man will yet
take the place of ill will. The heal
ing of love will heal the scars OF
hate. The night of every grave has
its morning; even the grave OF
worldwide peace. Out Of the dark
and bloody soil of strife will surely
blossom the lilies Of brotherhood
peace and progress.
Easter knows both sides OF hte'
the tragic and the triumphant. But
it believes that the triumphant will
triumph. In the bright lexicon OF
this day there is no such word as
failure. "Be of good cheer, I have
overcome the world"
Easter confirms the undying faith
of human hearts. How do we know
that better days are aheadF we
don't know. Yet who would predict
today that the dead rose bushes will
ever come to life again? Or that
Trail song birds will ever return with
heir sun-kissed songs? Yet these
.hings will be.
Easter says, ''Look us, God reigns'
md the universe is secure"
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
Coeburn Bank
Closes Doors

The Miners Bank of Com
merce at Coeburn refused We'd
nesday morning to accept fur
Their deposits and telegraphed
the state banking department
to send an examiner there to
check the bank over and take
the proper steps to convert the
assets into cash and pay of de-
positors. An examiner arrived
Thursday and began audit of
the books.
The action was taken as a
result of a decision of the di
rectors and stockholders in
special meeting Tuesday night.
Roger S. Warren, formerly of
Abingdon, is cashier of the
bank and W. w. Lay of Coe-
burn, president.
The bank has $4,000 CAPT
tai and surplus and dividend
profits of $4,000 with deposits
of approximately $4,000. Mr..
Warren, cashier, made the fol-
lowing statement Wednesday.
+ "Due to slack business condi-
lions in the mines large
number of the bank deposit
ors have moved from the coal
fields, reducing the deposits
from four hundred thousand
dollars, four years ago, to nine
ty-seven thousand. The gradual
reduction in deposits made it
necessary to collect lonans
which involved a great deal of
strenuous work on the part of
the bank management.
due to present business in
this immediate vicinity it was
apparent to the directors that
it was to the best inerests of
all concerned to discontinue re-
ceiving deposits and request
the state bank department to
appoint a representative to
wind up the affairs of the bank,
converting the assets in cash
nd paving the depositors. In
rs. much as the morgin of Sc
curity over the deposits is APP
proximately- fifty-four thous-
and dollars, it is not thought
the depositors will have to suf-
Fer any loss, though it will re-
quire some time to complete
he liquidation"
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
Official Canvass
Shows Amend
ments Pass

Richmond, July Official
tabulation of the state board
of election canvassers OF bal
lots cast in the constitutional
amendment election of June
10Th hows that all of the
amendments carried, with what
were known as teh segregation
and general revision, or omni-
bus, amendments far in the
lead. The three proposals con-
tanning what has been referred
to as the short ballot appeared
less popular with the voters.
Supporters of the amend
ments were deeply gratified
that all of the several propos-
ais should have passed. Early
returns from the special cleo
ton were received by the gov
ernor at Roanoke, where he
had gone to attend the state
Democrotic convention. Hewas
widely congratulated upon the
outcome.
The total vote cast ranged
around $4,000. This would
doubtless have been larger ex-
cept for the season of the year
when the farmers were busy
with their crops. A fairly rep
resentative vote, however, was
polled both in the counties and
cities, despite a terrific cleo
trical storm which swept swept
over the state on the otter
noon of the election.
The support accorded the
amendments in the Seventh
Congressional district, t h e
home district of tie governor,
was deeply appreciated by him.
The Ninth district also voted
heavily in favor of the consti-
tutional changes.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
PROMINENT CITIZEN
DIES MONDAY

Monday morning at about
two o'clock marked the passing
of one of Dickinson county's
best known citizens, Samuel
Rose of Clinchco, who after
lingering illness of some sever
al months, passed on to his re-
ward.
He was well known through
out this and neighboring coun-
ties and has always been an up
right and honorable citizen and
words cannot express the loss
to the community
He died at the ripe old age
of seventy, and is survived by
a wife, several children, bro
Their and two sisters. He was
a brother to Hiram Rose, who
dropped dead while testifying
in justice conrt some weeks
past.
Mr.. Rose has host of
Friends who will mourn his
loss.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
Motorcycle Cops
Perform Great
Service tOState
(By Carter Wormeley)

Lebanon, July LIN the cap
ture by Inspector j. E. Boyd of
Hansonville, in Russell county
several days ago of five muir
derers who were speeding along
the road with headlights turn
ed out, the public has come to
a realization of the value of the
road police attached to the Di-
vision of Motor Vehicles
which department has supervi-
sion over the enforcement OF
the motor vehicle laws.
The division has fifty of thse
inspectors scattered over the
state, covering all principal
routes from Lee county, on the
west, to Accomac, on the east,
Fredericksburg, on the north,
to border counties along the
Carolina line. Practically. all the
important roads have eight to
ten of these men stationed at
advantageous points so as
properly to police them. While
this force is small, compared
to the size of the state of Vir-
gi1ia, it is performing a valu-
able service. The officers APP
prehend more than five humid
red stolen cars each year, in
addition to the other duties
e"rired Of them.
The ispectors are in frequent
demand wherever there is an
unusual or large gathering,
and the department is constant
ly being called on for motor
Z corts for practically
every large movement of cars
in conveys. The men are also
in great demand where large
outdoor functions are held, An
nually they are called on to
handle traffic at numerous
county fairs.
On June 20 detachment of
motorcycle police escorted a
caravan bearing disabled war
veterans from Washington to
Winchester and thru the Val
ley.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
HONEY CAMP ITEMS

Mrs. A. R. Beverly, of this
place, is visiting her daughter
Mrs. R. l.. Tackett, at Virgie,
Ky.
Several boys and girls of
Honey Camp went Georges
Fork to church last Sunday.
Eddie Hughes went to Coe-
burn last Sunday after his car.
We expect to see him on the
road very often the balance of
this summer.
DR.. Rasnick, from Sandy
Ridge, came to see Mr.. N. J.
Richardson last week. Mr.. Rich
ardson is very much indispos-
I'd at this time.
In trying to make a wingless
airplane out of his "a Ford,
Sylvan Richardson wrung
tire off and came very near
turning over last Sunday near
the Georges. Fork garage.
Eddie Hughes, Monroe Bev-
erly and Ferdie Beverly motor
ed to Coeburn Sunday.
The farmers around here are
making supreme effort to get
through hoeing corn early.
1t has been raining so much
for while that the weeds-are
about to takes ONE of the corn
here. AMF
r. w. Beverly, a man OF
seventy-six years, is doing a
great deal of work for man
of his age. He says can lead
most young men in the corn
field. n asa
M. S. Beverly and family
were visitors on Honey Camp
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. K. Lambert
formerly of tbs place, were
weekend visitors at the home
of Sylvia Lambert.
Corbett Boggs is working at
Jenkins now. He goes to ano
from his work daily in Ford
roadster,
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
COURT SUSPENDED
UNTIL JULY IL

On Saturday Judge Burns
.contiued the criminal dock {
including prohibition, misde-
meanors and criminal appeals
from the justices, till the Sep
TENDER term. However, court
will begin on Thursday, July
IL, 1928 to try all civil cases.
This includes all appeals and re
movals from the Justices.
The docket will be heard in
the following order:
Appeals and removals from
justices, July IL ond 10. Mo
tions for judgement, July IA
Old and new issue, July 16. APP
peals from the Board of Super
visors, July 16.
A large amount of having
was done the past week, anc
a good record was made for sc
short a time. One week sent
six to the penitentiary.
N. H. Rasnick, two years
forgery; Earl Cure, three
years, for robbery; Ernest Rat
lift, three years, for robbery
Luther Stanley, two years, fol-
robbery; James Shelton, three
years, for robbery; Emmit
Wheatley, for robbery.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
CIintWood Beats
Grundy 6 to 8

A thrilling baseball game was
played at Grundy yesterday-be-
tween Clintwood first team and
the Grundy town players: At
the end of the game the score
stood nine to six in favor of-the
Clintwood players. Although
hampered by lack of practice,
our players are certainly COM
ing to the front.
Score byInnings
Grundy 00210012 Go
Clintwood 01-030003e 2-9
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
In Town
and County
Joseph Grizzle of Herald was
in town last weekend.

Joseph Grizzle of Herald was
in town last weekend.
y = y
See Becky" at the Clint
wood theatre this weekend.
Mr.. Claude Vaughn was in
town yesterday.
Mr.. Lacy Davis, of Norland,
was in town last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Holly Owens
visited Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Kis-
er Saturday.
Miss Nora Mullins, of FIRE.
mont, is visiting in town this
week.
Mr.. David Crabtree was
pleasant visitor to our office
Tuesday.
Paul RalneS visited his faith
er, Mr.. J. C. Raines, on Prater,
Tuesday. IA
Earl Speer motored to Geor-
ges Fork last Sunday in his
new car.
Mrs. w. w. Presley was a
pleasant caller at our office to
day.
D. C. Kelly has bee awarded
a contract for the building of
school building in Pike coun-
ty, Ky.
Miss Polly Fleming, of this
place, was quietly married last
Saturday evening to Monroe
Mullins, of Jenkins, KY,
Il
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Davis and
family, of Huntington, w. Va,
are visiting relatives and
friends at Norland, Va, this
week.
Mr.. Fred Daroughty, of Jen-
kins,, KY, was visiting his
Uncle, G.. F. Kiser, sheriff of
this county, this week end.
-
w. S. Penland, of Bucu, drop
ped into our place of business
last week and left us two re-
walls. ~ SCR,
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Damron
and children, of Clinchco, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Damron
here the first of the week.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
Sentiment For
Slemp Growing
Turnout District
(Crawfords Weekly

c. Bascom Slemp, of Big
Stone Gap, southern Republi-
can leader and national commit
teeman, was pushed forward
last week by a series of county
endorsements as an opponent
to w. H. Rouse, Democratic
candidate for Congress from
the Ninth District.
Pulaski county Republicans
in mass meeting Saturday to
elect delegates to the ninth
district congressional conven-
ton at Bristol, July Fl, adopt
ed a resolution declaring for c..
Bascom Slemp as the nominee,
but in event he is unwilling to
make the race, instructed for
Joseph c. CHATTER, of Wythe.
A mass meeting of the Re-
publicans; of Wythe county. was
held at the courthouse in
Wytheville Saturday. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
"That the delegates from
Wythe county be instructed to
cast the vote of Wythe county
in he Congressional convention
for the Hon. G. B. Slemp if his
name is placed before the con-
vention with the assurance
that he will make the race if
nominated"
Approximately one hundred
Republicans representing every
section of Giles county, met at
the courthouse Saturday for
the purpose or reorganization
and to select committeeman
for the coming year.
The delegates were requested
to vote for c.. Bascom Slemp,
shuld his name be placed be-
fore the convention, and as NOM
inee for Congress if Slemp's
name should not be placed be-
fore the convention, the dele
gates were instructed to cast
the Giles county votes for j. G.
Shaffer, of Wythe county.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
RABBIT RACE

The people of Clintwood were
treated to an exhibition of
wild, very wild, western stunts
ON the street Monday evening
when one of "the boys" tanked
up on "Who-shot- Riley" and
took the street in a delapidat-
ed but very active Ford skeet-
er. He made several trips, on
one and two wheels, up and
down Main street, chashing
automobiles and pedestrians
up alleys or anywhere that
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
..RECKY" TO BE SHOWN
AT CLINTWOOD THEATRE

Becky" the Cosmopolitan
picture now playing at the
Amuzu Theatre, is a film adar-
tation of Raynor Selig's fam
GUS Cosmopolitan newspaper
serial which has held millions
of readers spellbound during
the lost few months.
The picture, which was film
ed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mase r
with Sally O'Neil in the title
role, is one of the most inter
asting stories of the American
stage that has ever found its
way to the screen.
Little Miss ONeil plays tn
title 1ole of a little Irish shop
girl with an ambition to b. :
come a grand opera singer. Dis
anaryed from the department
store by an irote floorwalkcr,
she meets a young man Of
doubtful character-in fact a
very doubtful character-in
fact a very crooked crook. :
Through his love for the girl
he is regenerated and it is not
until after the heroine's adven-
lures on the stage and in So
ciety that she spurns the hond
of a rich man to we'd the now
regenerated pickpocket. Owen
Moore plays the role of the
crook.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
A RE GU E S T

Visitors are always welcome
at this office, but to-those who,
seemingly, come to stay, we
would say that
1t gives us much pleasure
to have all our skeletons pull
ed out of the closets, so to
speak, and pointed out to us
and all others who may be
present.
Loud whistling of unpopular
airs and banging a tattoo on
the floor with your heels
makes us happy, in the same
way that a toothache does.
Reading all the printed forms
that are anywhere about is
recommended to increase your
popularity here.
Crowding around in the way
so that we have to detour when
we wish to get ANYTHING will
eventually cause the force to
lose the rest Of teir fast-thin-
ming hair.
We would gladly donate an
other checker board to the
Clintwood- Drug company so
that all may find distraction
there, instead of here.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
PRISONERS ATTEMPT
TO BREAK JAIL

Last Saturday a number of
prisoners attempted an unsuc-
cessful break from the Clint
wood Jail. A trusty learned of
the intended brock and inform
ed the Sheriff, who at once
started a search for the tools
with which they were doing
the work. After a search that
lasted for about two hours
the trusty discovered them,
far back under the cage ii
which the prisoners were con-
fine d. The tools consisted of
two black diamond hack saws
and large monkey wrench
tley h a d acquired through
some unknown source, but pre-
suitably slipped into them by
s1ne of their visiting friends.
Six of the woH..l be breakers
are Under peniteftia y senten-
ces.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
MALL BOY DIES
FROM POISONING

Freezing, July 3,-Stewort,
the two-year-old son of Willard
Duncan, of near Freezing, took
some strychnine tablets. day
or two since, from the effects
of which he expired in a shirt
time. A physician had incluud-
ed the pills in a prescriptin for
the boys mother, and they
were caselessly laid aside with
in the child's reach, when he
found them.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
BIO OK EVIEW


| have before me a little vol
ume of poems entitled, "Home-
spun," issued from the, press
of Harold Vinal New York; ,
by Beatrice Joyce. 1t 81 a pleas
ure to possess such books, be-
ing Hastily bound. while the
contents are what any lover1of
poetry will appreciate. :
The poem runs thus:
'My tapestry is woven
From but simple fibres
That | have learned to spin,
BY my fireside's glow;
The spindle shall sing
Sweet melodies inornate.
And form only patterns
That | love and know"
Among the poems with an
appeal to "homespun" folks
are Au Revoir, The Snow, An
Old Piano. Wash Day and UNI
barella Land.
Take Homespun, all in all,
and it is a readable book.
Frank Monroe Beverly.
Freezing, July IL, 1928.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
.Ferdie S. Beverly

they could go. Citizens tried
to stop him, but breaking away
he continued down Mcclure
ovenue, soaring everyone off
the street, and disappeared on
the road toward Fremont. He
was finally overhauled by
Town Sergeant Dotson and
landed in Jail.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
HE HAS A CAR
Sylvan Richardson said:

Sylvan Richardson said:
| have a car. 1t never, breaks
down. 1t never skids. 1t never
gets a puncture. 1t never gives
one a bother up steep grades.
1t never gets overheated. 1t has
never got me into an accident
of any kind since | got it. l
wish to goodness l could start
it.
-Ferdie S. Beverly.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05

Mr.. F. C. Raines, of Pickens,
s., c., formerly editor of The
Herald. was in town the latter
part of last week. He says he
is contemplating moving back
here soon.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05

Mrs. Homer Kennedy, daugh-
ter of D. D. Hughes, was visit
ing relatives here last week.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05

Glen Johnson came intc-thi
office Thursday to pass the
time of day with us,
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05

Mrs Gusta Smith, of Grun-
dy, was visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Raines Monday.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05

The only fireworks that we
had to celebrate the Fourth
with was furnished by nature
here yesterday, when lightning
struck a barn belonging to G..
Mark French and all but set it
on fire. Several people here
felt the shock but the only
damage done was a light wire
burned out of the barn.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05
SUPERVISORS MEET
JULY THE 3rd.

The board of supervisors met
on Tuesday, July 3, and trans
acted the usual routine bust
ness.
A large number of voters of
West Dante precinct presented
a petition to the board to de-
clare hog law for the West
Dante precinct, but the hear
ing of the petition was contin-
ued till the next regular meet
ing.
Judge Burns requested the
board to meet him at Clint
wood on July II, 1928, to dis
cuss some very urgent business
pertaining to the welfare of the
county. But no one seems to
know just what the judge has
in mind, and all are awaiting
with interest his message. All
members signified their inten-
ton of being here at that-time.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-05

A number of people left here
early Wednesday to attend the
18th of July celebration in war;
icus neighboring towns.