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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08
LOWER END BEATS UPPER END
IN SENSATIONAL GAME.

The football game that held the
spotlight among The young boys of
Clintwood last week was the game
between the upper end and the low
err end. 1t was played on the local
gridiron, and the Lower End, as a
result of better coaching and long
er training, ran away with the Up
per End players as far as scoring
was concerned. Most of the game
was played in the Upper Ends ter
ritory, and although they defended
their goal with fortitude worthy of
note, their heavier and more eX-
perienced opponents forced them
over for very unmatched score.
Coach Alfred A. Skeen Jr., of
he Upper IND, has great faith in
his team and makes the statement
That after a few weeks of practice
ne will challenge the High School
second team, better known as "Nig-
ger College,, for a game on the
local gridiron.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08
Red Cross Membership
Is Sound Investment,
Business Leader Says

1--WE believe that individual mem
bership in the American Red Cross
is a sound investment, yielding the
investor tremendous returns in per-
sonal satisfaction" is the statement
Of William Butterworth, president
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, in endorsing the
twelfth annual roll call of the
American Red Cross, Nov. 1929.
Mr.. Butterworth's statement fol-
lows:
1.-THE men engaged in carrying
forward the business and industry
of this nation are quick to respond.
and respond generously, when hu.
man suffering calls for their assist.
ance. They welcome the existence
of an organization authorized by
international treaty and congress
sional charter to act as their
agency. and the agency of all the
people, in providing relief in dis
aster and promoting their beneficial
services to humanity The nations
business men take particular pleas
ure in supporting The American
National Red Cross because it has
applied sound and efficient business
technique and administrative meth
DDS without sacrifice of sympathy
and understanding in the proven.
ton and mitigation of human suf-
fering.
"The Chamber Of Commerce OF
the United States, as representative
of the nations business, has such
confidence in the American Red
Cross that it calls upon its member
organizations to contribute to re-
lief in disaster only upon Red Cross
assurance that an appeal is nee
| essary.
eve believe that individual mem
bership in the American Red Cross
is sound investment, yielding the
investor tremendous returns in per-
sonal satisfaction. The Red Cross
is seeking to increase its member
ship to five million; the opportu-
nifty to join it's ranks is presented
by the Red Cross Chapters through.
out the nation from November IL
to 80. 1t is good to be link In
| this great chain of service reach
ing around the world"
| (Signed)
WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH,
| President
The Chamber Of Commerce
of the United States.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08
WORK or Volunteers
RED CROSS BACKBONE
Men and Women VINO Give Serv-
ices Aid Greatly - Surgical
Dressings, Knitting, Sewing
Still Carried On.

Thousands OF women, who were
first enrolled as Red Cross workers
during the period of the World War,
have never ceased in their labOrs for
that organization. but still carry on
knitting garments for disabled sol
diers, making dresses and layettes
for children and infants, and giving
hours of their time In the various
volunteer activities of Red Cross
work Volunteer work by men also
plays large part in the organization
of Red Cross.
This volunteer work is the back
bone of Red Cross. Fully eighty-tive
per cent of the service this hnmani
tartan organization is able to render
the public. through public heath,
American Junior Red Cross, service
to disabled veterans of the World
War, and the service man of the regu
lar establishment. AID its many other
activities, must fall upon the sh uIaer
of the volunteer worker Not only
is this true of the national headQuar,
| tiers where such distinguished volun-
teers are enrolled as Judge John Bar
ton Payne, chairman, and Miss Mabel
Boardman, secretary of the Red
| Cross, and Col E. P. Bickhell. vice
| chairman in charge of foreign opera
| ton, but also in every community
where Chapter chairmen and other
men and women devote hours of their
time to fostering and planning the
valuable and humane work of Red
| Gross, so that it may be ever ready
| to serve in time of distress, ca,as
trophe or great national emergency.
In the year just ended. 253,000 gar.
ments were provided by Red Cross
| Chapters. including 1899 layettes
| with nineteen articles each, for use
in disaster areas.
Women who rolled surgical dress
ings ten years ago, with the help of
new volunteers, still carry on this
work for hospitals in their communi
ties, and for the Chapters stock,
| where supply must be maintained
| 10 answer emergency cdllS. LII tHc
year just ended. the women made
2.276,0o0 dressings
No type of volunteer work Is more
interesting or meets greater apprecia.
ton from its benefciaries than the
distribution each December of Christ
mas bags-one of which goes to
I every service man In the Army and
Navy stationed on distant post.
Each year the request comes for more
bags, until for Christmas, 1928, Red
Cross volunteers have been asked to
provide $4,000. The bags, containing
small necessities dear to service
mans heart, go to the Philippines,
China, Guam, Nicaragua and all the
distant ports where Uncle Sans men
are stationed.
Another service these volunteers
perform, which has generally gripped
the imagination of all who have come
in touch with 1t, is the transcription
into Braille for the blind Of hundreds
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08
RED CROSS NURSES AID
IN HURRICANE DISASTER

In addition to their year around
work in the Public Health field, the
Public Health nurses of the American
Red Cross have answered a number
of calls to combat epidemics. and In
disaster work during the year just
ending, the Red Cross states.
Their greatest task was in the re-
lief following the West Indies hurri.
cane when 20 nurses were despatched
to Florida and 80 to Porto Rico, to as
sumo charge of the health work there
Epidemic conditions were especially
grave in both places, and inoculatlon OF
several hundred thousand persons mad
to be arranged in order to prevent
spread Of contagious. Nursing the
injured, the sick, aged and young and
caring for the newborn were heavy
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08

Y HE laborer's dinner pail has
Ill been consistently full for the
last decade 1t has not over
flowed because that would be ii3h-
ly inconvenient for transpo. tttol4
purposes, but it has acquired VIZ
iety of contents that would aslon'sl'
the consumers of the almost ineyit-
able thick sandwiches of former
days. Today the trim housewife
has only to search her memory Tor
the foods she has learned that hei
helpmate likes best and she can
find most of them ready prepared
in cans.
Canned soups, meats, fruits, Vege~
tables, jams, jellies, marmalade, mix
and even ready dishes are all
available today for the modern "d.s-
ner pail" This generally contains
vacuum bottle in which appctiziag
hot or cold foods or drinks arc Kept
at the proper temperature Hrre
are some suggestions for Hdinncr
pail" menus which will prov;de sus-
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08
| SMITHS PARTY
A BIG SUCCESS

The Tacky Party given last We'd
nesday night by Mr.. Elmer Smith.
}. M. II. S Agriculture Instructor,
and His Gang was a tripping" sue
cess, according to the report made
by some of the local citizens who
attended it. 1t was conducted ON the
plan of a carnival and had every
ming contained therein, even to the
sual ''wop" photographer. The wilo
animals were exceptionally unusual
and brought gasps of amazemeni
from The spectators, while every
one was astounded at the strange
occult, unearthly, weird and super
natural powers of the Fortune Tell
ers, who unerringly and without re
7traint told of all the past love aft
airs of every visiting yokel and hiS
fair sweetie, and many an eye and
ear was filled while listening tc
the band and standing around the
"Hot Dawg" stands, which sold only
peanuts and confetti.
On the whole Smiths Party wa.
a whale of success.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08

81 '-r5o-s. --<5a of certain types of
books for the blind first came to the
attention of Red Cross through the
blinded veterans of the World War.
From work begun for the war blind,
with a few devoted workers. this
transcription of BOOKS now is being
carried on by 1929 Braille TRANSCRIPT.
ers, who during this year have hand
copied 150705 pages, and 34S titles
have been completed.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08

Fifty nations fly the Red Cross flag.
For all it carries the symbolic mean.
ing of help in time of distress; OF
health preservation; disease proven
ton, and international cooperation
In humane effort. which recognizes
no frontier, no difference in language,
but only merciful help for all men.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08
NOTICE

NOTICE
COMMONWEALTH, PLAINTIFF
v. SEIZURE OF One Bay Mare,
T. D. Moore saddle and one pair
saddle Bags
Lundy Edwards .... DEFENDANT
This day came w. B. Phipps,
Commemorative Attorney of Dick
cnson County, and filed an Inform
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08

Ten years after the Armistice, the
American Red Cross still carries on
for the world war veteran, providing
comfort and entertainment for him
in hospital, aiding his family where
necessary, preparing and following
compensation or disability.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08

TASKS in both areas.
The Red Cross nurses also were
called upon for work in epidemics In
communities, including the serious
septic sore throat epidemic in New
England and a typhoid epidemic In
New York state.
More than $50 Red Cross Chapters
throughout the nation operate nursing
services which they support altogether
or In part.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08
GEORGES FORK HONOR ROLL

The pupils who have made the
Honor Roll for the Georges Fark
School for the month of October
are as follows;
Seventh Grade
Fay Browning
Mona Elkihs
Sixth Grade
Owen Mullins
Violet Elkins
Allen Cox
Sixth Grade
Weldon Colley
Fourth Grade
Westinia Webb
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-11-08

America holds the Red Cross EN-.
universal helpfulness-a service to all
citizens-without regard to race, color
or creed.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
FLYER IN SANTA GARB
ICONS ACROSS U. S.
Plane With Christmas Tree and
Gifts for Airports Starts
Transcontinental Flight.

TETERBORO AIRPORT, N. j., De-
cember IS Op).--Aviation's own Santa
Claus with his plane loaded with Christ
mas trees and gifts for airports from
coast to coast was looming across the
continent today, bound for Los Angeles.
Over the house tops in the best ira
dition of the patron saint Of the sea-
son a big Fokker set out for its first
stop at Boiling Field Washington. pi-
loted by Santa Claus, who in his
ordinary capacity is Otis Hueedner, air
mail pilot between Salt Lake City and
los Angeles for the Western Air Ex-
press Hueedner was garbed in COM
pIete Santa Claus regalia.
From Boiling Field the route viii take
Che Christmas plane to Dayton. Ohio;
st. Louis, Mo-, and conditions permit
ting, Wichita, Kan, by Christmas night.
Continuing its flight, the plane will stop
at Pueblo, Colo; Albuquerque, N. Mex;
Holbrook, Ariz., and Mines Field, Los
Angeles.
The Santa Claus plane is destined
for the passenger feet in operation be-
tween Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
FREEMAN
DELEGATES Church
st. Stephens and the Incar-
nation Rector and Build
ing Group Praised.

The new church of st. Stephens and
the Incarnation, at Sixteenth and New
ton streets, was dedicated at Christmas
services this morning, with Right Rev.
James A. Freeman, Bishop of Wash
ington, delivering the dedicatory ser
mon. Bishop Freeman also dedicated
q stained-glass window in the church,
presented by workmen who constructed
the building.
The speaker praised DR.. George F..
Dudley, rector, and the building COM
mittee, headed by George B. Selden,
for their success, and in his sermon
predicted that the church would carry
out the spirit of his text, "The latter
glory of this house shall be greater
than the former"
The church, Bishop Freeman said,
should serve all ages of humanity from
carly life to old age. 1t should stand
for the manhood" of religion, he said,
and should adapt itself to conditions or
life as they were found today. The
place occupied by the church, he said.
was an indispensable factor" in the
'.The glory of the latter church,
the speaker said, must find expression
in a broader conception Of its obliga-
tions. Its influence must be brought
to bear upon the market pace. lile
forum and all the common concerns
Of daily life.
THE church must come to occupy
place as the solver of life's problems
To do all these things, the message
of the church must be expressed IN
terms that are comprehensive and
clear to all types of men. It's message
must be courageous, daring, to set
before men the mighty principles OF
life, enunciated by Jesus Christ"
In concluding, the bishop said he
believed a new opportunity time" vas
opening before the church. and tnat
if 1t met, as it should, the needs OF
twentieth century life, its field was
broader and greater than ever before.
Evening star., 1928-12-25


idge went to the south end Of the ia
nous East room to look upon the circle
Of varied Christmas trees, in the center
Of which a miniature scene of the birth
of Christ was depicted.
The White House Christmas started
last night with the lighting of the COM
munity Christmas tree IN Sherman
Square, Just east of the rear grounds OF
the White House. and later the Christ
mas carol singing in front OF the White
House, both Christmas eve customs
being introduced in connection with the
White House observance Of the season
several years ago by Mr.. and MRS
Coolidge.
Their Christmas day was somewhat
disrupted by preparations for their de-
parture for Sapelo Island, Ga, where
they expect to spend week or 10 days
as the guest of Howard E. Coffin, re-
tired automobile magnate.
They are both looking forward with
considerable enthusiasm to this brief
rest and change of scene and climate.
The President is anticipating sea flsh-
ing and hunting. He is taking with
him several shnGCuns and his sports
mans costume. featured by his Black
Hills 10-gallon hat.
The President has not indicated just
how long he will remain away from
washington, but it is thought doubt
full if he returns in time TO hold the
annual New Year reception at the
White House. -,
Their Christmas dinner today will
be served earlier than is the custom,
probably about $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
MRS. COOLIDGE AIDS
BASKETS FOR POOR
Gives First of $50 Distrib-
uted by Salvation Army
to Needy.

Baskets containing all the ingredients
of today's big dinner were given to
750 destitute families by the Salvation
Army yesterday afternoon after Mrs.
Coolidge had started the distribution
by handing the first basket to an elder
ly woman who stood first in line.
It was Mrs. Coolidge's second ap-
pearance at a charity function yester-
day, and her last with the Salvation
Army as the First Lady of the Land.
Earlier in the day, yesterday, Mrs
Coolidge had attended the Central
Union Missions annual Christmas tree
party for l.4O0 underprivileged children
at Keith's Theater.
Just before starting the basket dis
tribution at the Salvation Army head
quarters In the 800 block of e street.
Mrs. Coolidge presented Mrs Ernest
Holz, wife of the staff captain, with a
large bouquet of crimson carnations
The flowers, like those she gave to Mrs.
John s. Bennett at the morning func-
ticn, were a token of esteem for the
women with whom she had associated
herself at Christmas time during the
past six years.
Just before she selected the first bas-
ket for presentation to the first person
in line, Mrs. Coolidge accepted from
Mrs. Holz large silk Salvation Army
flag, presented her in appreciation of
the six years contact which the First
Lady had bestowed upon the army.
Each of the 750 baskets given away
yesterday contained chicken weighing
or pounds and a list of staple gro
ceries sufficient to complete today's din
ner and leave enough for several days
to come. The distribution of baskets in
the lower hall of the headquarters build
ing was preceded by concert of Christ
mas music by the United States Navy
Band Orchestra in the upper audito-
RUM Congregational singing concluded
the musical program, after which Capt
Hoiz presented Mrs. Coolidge.
While the families who received the
baskets yesterday are enjoying their
home-prepared dinners today, 300 men,
destitute and without homes, will be
served their Christmas dinners in the
Salvation Army's social service depart
ment. Both the baskets and the social
service dinners are In accordance with
the organization's annual custom.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
!. S.TO Join PARLEY
ON PREPARATIONS
Capacity of Experts Who Are
to Attend Win Be
Unofficial.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American experts are to participate
in the conference on the reparations
problem, but Just who they will be re-
mains TO be decided. and they will not
represent this Government in an ofhcial
capacity.
1t has been known for some time
that the United States might be asked
to have representatives at the meeting
to be held in Paris in the near future.
but 1t Was not until yesterday that the
British Ambassador, Sir Esme Howard,
made an official call TO determine the
American attitude. Sir Esme acted as
a spokesman for England, France,
Japan, Germany, Belgium and Italy.
Confers with Coolidge.
Secretary Kellogg conferred with
President Coolidge and In two hours
the reply of the United States was in
Sir ESme'S hands. This reply stated
that the United States had no obJec-
ton to American experts serving, ouC
that the choice of personnel and tnelr
appointment was to be made by the
governments making the request
It is understood that the appoint
ments will be made jointly by the
Reparations Commission and the Ger
man government and that the names
will be submitted to the United states
Government for approval.
Number Mentioned.
Ambassador Howard, in his talk with
Secretary Kellogg, made no Suggestions
about probable appointments, but IN
unoficial quarters number OF men
who might be available have been men
toned. They include owen D. Young,
member of the commission which grew
up the Dawes plan; Nelson Perkins,
who has been prominent in reparatlons
matters: jeremiah Smith Of Boston,
Who acted in connection with the
financial plan for Hungary, and Henry
M. Robinson of Los Angeles, VINO was
connected with the drawing up OF the
original Dawes plan.
A memorandum issued at the French
foreign Office in connection WIN the
proposed appointments OF American
reuresentatives said they should nave
international regulations, should oe
recognized authorities and should not
he bound by governmental Instructions.
President Coolidge had previously indi-
Gated that he felt that the delegations
to the reparations conference shouIo
he free to arrive at their own con-
cIusions and should not be hampereo
by instructions from their governments.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
HESSE LAUDS POLICE
FOR WORK IN TRAFFIC
Christmas Rush Kept Moving g
Smoothly, While Store Squad
Also Functioned Well.

Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent
of police, today said he was pleased
with the way the special squad of traf-
fic officers assigned to handle the
extraordinary rush of Christmas traffic
downtown had funcLIoned Maj. Hesse
said that not single complaint of any
traffic jams had come to his desk for
the last three weeks.
There were 26 men on the special
traffic squad. and % men in special
plain clothes squad to police the down.
town area during tina ChElstSpcs ruSA
and keep a lookout auR ~i-.:r.eci1DGs and
other undesirable visitors.
Mai. Hesse said the latter squad had
worked In a way to command the all
miration of the merchants and the cit
izens generally.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
STREET CAR RECORDS
BROKEN In CHICAGO
Passengers Carried Last Week
Outnumber Total of 1927 Period
by 160,075.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, December 25.-The Chi
cago surface lines today made public
figures which substantiated estimates
made by business dealers that this had
been record Christmas season in Chi
cago.
Last Saturday the surface lines car
ried 5,296,0 ,081 passengers more persons
than have ridden on the street cars
since the lines were built. For the en-
tire Christmas week the lines carried
l6O,075 more passengers than for the
same week year ago.
The Post Office Department too, said
records had been broken. The Christ
mas period, which the department
classes as between December Is and "a,
saw the local post Office deliver $685.
l35 pieces Of first-class mail, as COM
pared with 56,504,327 a year ago. Rec
ords for December "a of this year were
not complete and hence were not in
cluded, although they were in the 1927
total.
December 81 was the big day for the
mailmen, who handled $4,000, 900 pieces
of letter mail and 1900 tons of parcel
post.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
ll6-Year-Old Man
Observes Birthday
On Christmas Day
Oklahoma's Oldest Citi.
zen, ''Dying by Inches,''
Unafraid of Death.
By the Associated Press.

by Jne Associated FreSS.
GUTHRIE, Okla, December 25.-
Thomas Sloan, believed to be Okla
homa's oldest citizen, celebrates his
116th birthday anniversary here today
Uncle Tommy" as he is famiiiarly
known to hundreds of GuthrianS, was
in much better spirits last night than
he was on Christmas eve last year,
when his only request was that he
might die. A year older, he has no
such desire He believes that it Is a
pretty good old world after all.
Uncle Tommy" has no hopes of wit
Messing another Christmas. however
This one, he says, will be his last.
II am living in spiritual world Low
and am dying by inches" he mused
He regrets that his eyes are failing
him so rapidly that he no longer can
read. He spends most of his time at
the home of his stepdaughter, Mrs. M.
r. Nickens. When the weather is ,.ot
too cold he may be seen slowly walking
the streets of Guthrie. In the Sum-
mer he is in the open much of the time.
Uncle Tommy was born on Christ
mas day in 1912 in a little fishing vii
lage In Ireland. He has been in Ameri-
ca an even 100 years and IS convinced
that it Is good place in which to live
In his younger days "LIncle Tommy
was a sailor, but he quit the sea after
he had been shipwrecked twice. He
declared he has no fear of death.
my future Is settled" he says.
Although several dodgers at the
rooming house where he stays have
been Ill with influenza, he has escaped
with only slight cold.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
RETIRED MINISTER, 88,
is THOUGHT KIDNAPPED
Covington Man Believed Robbed
While En- Route to Mail
Christmas Package.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CONVICTION, KY. December 25.-
The Rev. Napoleon H. Carlisle, 88, re-
tired Baptist minister, was missing from
his home here today and relatives
feared he had been kidnapped and
robbed
Always on Christmas eve, said Miss
Efhe Carlisle, his daughter, the min
lister went to a postal station here to
mail a gift package to his brother at
Bracht Station. KY.
He did the same thing last night
and left his residence about dusk with
the package but had not been seen by
relatives since His daughter said he
had about $50 with him.
Inquiry revealed the minister had
left his Christmas package at a bus
terminal, but no trace of his move
ments could be learned after that.
The Rev. Carlisle once served as
postmaster here and was brother of
the late John G. Carlisle, Secretary Of
the Treasury under President Grover
Cleveland