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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
ONE KILLED IN CAR
WRECK AT BEARPEN GAP

On last Tuesday evening
near Bearpen Gap a Studebaker
Touring car driven by Toby
Byers, of Birchleaf, Va, left
che road and turned over there
by killing Ranaome Deed, a
man about sixty years of age,
and who lived at this time near
the mouth of Fryingpan Creek,
There were, in all, five oc-
cupants in the car but none of
the others we're seriously in
juried.
There seems to be a differ
ence of opinion as to the prob.
able cause of the accident. A
car was coming down the noun
tain road driven by a Mr.. Dam
ron and also occupied by Mr.. B.
F. Kennedy, and according to
our information, the driver of
this, upon seeing the approch of
the car driven by Byers, pulled
over in, or near, the ditchline
and stopped, and Mr.. Byers APP
parantly not seeing any danger,
lost control of his machine as
he was attempting to pass the
,arked car and plunged over
the embankment and lodged a
gainst a tree.
Mr.. Deel was the son of
Frank Deel and was borned and
reared on, or near, the head of
Laurel Branch and had lived
in that neighborhood all his
life. He leaves a widow and two
children besides a host of
friends to mourn his departure,
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
Is Clliyalry Dead
In ClintWood?

Recently an incident happen
ed in Clintwood that should be
called to the attention of the
public. During the windy days
of last week, crowd of loafers
lined the front of the public
square. AS the hundreds of stu
dents were coming from the
local High School, a gust of
wind jerled High School girls
hat from her head and sent it
dancing down the street. One of
he ioafers, apparently trying to
oe smart, shouted to the girl:
Catch your louise trap" and
yhe loafer laughed.
The heartening feature of this
incident was that the girl resent
ed the insulting language; but
Zone of the GENTLEMEN pre-
sent seemed to sense or resent
he highly improper remark.
Is chivalry dead in Clintwood !?
Must our ladies be made targets
for the filthy remarks of our
street loafers? Are our school
children to- be fed on this kind
of conduct?
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
CORDER MAY BE NEXT
UNITED STATES MARSHAL

Indications are that A. l.. P.
~ierQIar who was recently en-.
dorsed by Wise county Republi.
ans for U. S. Marshal in the
Western District of Virginia, is
,eceiving increasing support
throughout the district for the
office.
The former sheriff has a wide
equation, mainly because of
his courage in repulsing a mob
which attempted to take a negro
5romthe Wise Jail a few years
ago, when Corder was sheriff.
With mere squad of deputies,
Sheriff Corder took his stand at
the jail and successfully defend
ed the prisoner. Newspapers all
over the United States commend
ed Corder for his fealessness in
lire of duty.
Reports of growing sentiment
in his favor are coming to- Mr..
Corder from all over the district
County Republicans and many
Democrat friends are urging his
appointment as marshal.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
Peery Hasn't
Yet Said No
Although Tazewell Weekly
Declares Ut Officially He
Will Not Be A Candidate
For Governor.

Does George c. Perry, retir-
ed congressman from the. Ninth
district choose? Will he, or
will he not be a candidate for
Governor? Many thought that
when Senator Buchanan, of
Marion, announced last Satur-
day night that he would not be
candidate, Mr.. Peery would
forthwith declare himself a can
lidate. But at the same time
Senator Buchanan came off,
former Attorney General John
Garland Pollard came on.
There is something Coolidge
can about Mr.. Peery's refusal to
say whether or not he will be
candidate. His friends and foes
(if he has any foes) are doing
Ill the talking. The Church Val
.ey News, published in Mr..
Peery's home town, came out
declaring unofficially, that Mr.,
Peery would not be a cadidate,
n an editorial which follows.
In response to many inquir-
es we state here, that upon
What seems to be reliable au-
;hority, that Ex-Congressman
george G. Peery, will not be a
candidate before the August
primary for Governor of Vir-
ginia. For some time the under
standing has been that either
.Peery, of Tazewell or Buchanan
of Marion would go before the
August primary for nomination
for the office.
Since Mr.. Buchanan definit-
y declined some time ago to
enter the race it was confident
ly believed, in fact, taken for
granted that Peery would an
nounce his candidacy. From re-
liable sources it can be positive
y stated that the Ninth District
Democrats will not have can
,ldate for Governor this year.
The main, or at least one of the
'hief considerations seems to- be
a Difference to the Eastern part
If the State as being entitled to
he candidate this time. What
put down here cannot be con-
sidered as official but as the
consensus of the opinion and
judgement of prominent Demo-
rats in this section.
While regrets and disappoint
ment are expressed at the decis-
on reached by Mr.. Peery not
to become candidate, at the
;ame time the claim of the East
9rn part of the State is readily
conceded.
However, George is still a
young man, and things come to
him that waits"
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
Three Killed In Auto
Wreck At Norton

Three PERSONS were killed and
another hurt in an automobile
wreck at Norton on last Mondal
evening, when an automobile
left the highway and plunged
into a group of children playing
ON the side walk and then turn
ed over.
The dead are: l. T. Hartsock,
Inspector for the Interstate Rail
road, Appalachia, Juanita Reed,
6, and Carrie Reed 8, daughters
of Malcolm Reed, Of Norton.
The injured was H. A. Graves,
employee of the Old Dominion
Power Co., of Norton.
Hartsock and Graves were the
only occupants of the automo-
bile, but some difficulty has
been experienced in determin-
ing which was operating the
machine. Altho' Graves denies
that he was the driver, he was
placed in Wise County Jail, at
Wise, as soon as his injuries
were treated, to await examin-
ing trial.
The car was headed in the
direction of Appalachia.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
PROMINENT WISE
COUNTY CITIZEN DEAD

We have just learned with re-
egret, of the sudden death of
James F. Ford of Coeburn, Va
Altho' we have been unable to
get the details of his death, it
is reported that he was found
early this morning near the foot
of the stairs to his apartment
cold in death. Tt is thought here
that his death may have beer
caused from heart failure, while
climbing the stairs to his apart
ment.
Mr.. Ford was a very popular
and widely known man, having
made the race for Treasurer OF
Wise County in 1927, and was
defeated by less than 100 votes
He was active in social and bust
ness affairs of Wise and ada.
cent counties.
1t is understood here that Mr.
Ford was never married, altho
he leaves a host of relatives anC
friends behind.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
Fort Sam Houston, Texas

FOTQ oaIIl houston, IeXaS
May, 18th. 1899
z. T. Sutherland, Esq.
Bucu, Va.
My Dear SIR
Will write to tell you | am in
fairly good health. Hope you all
the same, and | write also to say
that we will leave here for Man
lila on day after tomorrow, II,
The heavy freight goes out to-
day with Company A. / went to
the depot to see them off. They
were escorted to the train by
the band playing Home Sweet
Home" and then "The Girl l left
behind me" This Company goes
in advance to San Francisco to
see to the loading of the freight
on the ships, and when we reach
there we will go right on board.
We are supposed to sail on the
22nd. 1t will take A or days to
go from here to Frisco as the
trains will be heavily loaded
and will not make over Is or 20
miles an hour. 1t is 1900 miles
to Frisco. We have 100 rounds
OF ammunition to the man to
carry besides our knapsacks &c.
Well | guess I'll throw up my
insides when | get on the water
with sea sickness. The boat is
the most / dread. 1t is intensely
hot here now. Write me when
you see in the papers that we
have gone, to Manila, P. l. Co.
M. 6. INIT, as | can't get mail
often from this country. l am
going to come back sometime if
can-but it may be I'll never
see American soil again, but if
live l will and if | don't | won't
want to. Don't guess I'll have
any chance to write again be-
fore leaving. Write often and
tell the rest to write.
Truly
G. B. Sutherland
Editors Note: This letter was
written to Zachary T. Suther-
land, a brother of the writer,
who lived on the head of Frying
Pan Creek. 1t is reproduced
here through the kindness of
Bruce Sutherland, son of 2. T.
Sutherland.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
Old Letters, etc.
Of Dickinson
County
Edited by E. ]. Sutherland

In this column, from time to
time, will appear copies of in
teresting old letters, records,
ETC., written by, or to, citizens
of Dickinson county. If you
have an old letter or record of
this kind, written before 1900
and have no objection to it's
being published, send it in.
After being copied, it will be re-
turned. Help save the old let
tiers and records.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14

Miss Virginia Damron has re-
turned home here after spend
ing several weeks in Dante, Va,
with her sister Mrs. Spivey, who
has undergone a serious oper-
alton at the Dante Hospital.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
"DOBBER" OF SPLASH
DAM WRITES AGAIN

want to writ Uncle Steve a little
on election.
AS it is written, Jacob have l
loved, but Esau have | hated.
Rom. 9:13, for the children
not yet born, neither have done
good or evil. That the purpose
of God according to election
might stand. Are there not a
division, are they not two fami-
lies? Does not the scripture
teach us there is a place of rest
for all Gods children, which are
| the children of Israel? | don't
understand those to be all Jacob
children, but the children of Is
rael. Was Jacob, Israel before
he was visited by the angel :?
So he loved his choice which is
his people before they were
born again. After this they be-
came Israelites, and all Israel
shall be saved. because God low
ed them. Now don't lose Esau
Why, he is already lost, but be
careful for they are not all Is
rael that are of. Israel. Neither
because they are the seed of
But in Isaac shall thy seed be
called, that is they which are
the children of the flesh and are
Abraham are they all children.
not the children of God, but the
children of promise. Esau being
the oldest shall serve the young
er. Uncle Steve says: Esau repre-
sents the flesh and Jacob the
spirit. If that be so, the flesh is
older than the spirit, but the
scripture says, you are dead and
your life was hid with Christ
in God before the foundation of
che world. Then | think the spir-
it is older than the flesh. But
when Rebecca had conceived by
our father Isaac that the pur-
pose of God according to- electin
might stand, can we say then is
God unrighteous? God forbid!
For he saith unto Moses, | will
have mercy on whom l will have
mercy. AS he said unto Pharaoh.
For this purpose have l raised
you up. If there be no punish
ment after death for the wick
ed, what would election mean?
Was repentance granted to Esau
No, but he sought it with tears
in his eyes. This is hard to under
stand as the Prohibition Law.
1t Prohibits men from making
good whiskey and fills the coun-
try full of sugar top and all kind
of poison stuff that would kill
hogs to drink much Of it.
Esau attained to great passion
but God hated him. Why? Be
cause, that the purpose of God
according to election might
stand. This is Gods business,
net mine. But Esau to my judge
ment is not where Jacob is ac-
cording to election. Was Jacob
sinner before his name was
changed? Be carefuld l came
lot to call the righteous, but sin
ners to repentance. Well repent
ance was not granted to>any one
but Israel. Why God loved Jacob
and hated Esau is none of my
business. Why our lawmakers
prohibit good pure liquor and
llcod the country with sugar
cop is none of my business. Thes
things are out of my sight, but
according to election. Just think
Esau wanted to drive but Jacob
forbade him and told him the
big ones might trample on the
little ones, but to lead along
gently. Watch some of these
half sheriffs executing the Pro-
hibition law. They want to drive
and some of them are going a.
round with two gun ON one hip
and gun and bottle of sugar.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14
NEWS LETTER FROM
BUCU, VIRGINIA
Dear Editor and Readers:

| This being Sunday morning
and me nothing to do but sit by
the fire and read and write. So
I thought I would pencil short
note for publication from this
place, as it is very seldom I
ever see a letter from Bucu in
your paper. I often wonder why
| someone gifted in letter writ
ing does not write the news
from this place.
I am enclosing a letter writ
ten by my uncle to my father in
the year 1899, for the old letter
column of your paper.
Mrs. Lena F. Counts who has
been visiting homefolks at this
olace for the past few days start
ed back to Jewel Ridge where
ner husband, Taulby Caunts is
employed in the mines. She took
1er son Jack who had been
staying with his grand parents
Mr. and Mrs. Dolphus Kiser.
Our dear friend and neighbor
Riterson Powers, who under
went an operation at Abingdon
hospital more than two wears
ago, is very low at this writing
we are very sorry to note.
The blacksmith at Ritter's
Frying Pan Camp has been a
very busy man the past week
shoeing the new horses the Co.,
sent in from Ohio.
VIM. P. Smith has moved from
our berg and located near Wild
er, where he has a job with
Jesse Thompson and Co., Mer-
chants. Your scribe was sorry
to lose these good neighbors.
The Lick Creek Camp of the
Ritter Lumber Co., resumed
timber cutting the first of the
month, after several months
shut down.
| think your editorial in Jan
Bird issue, headed Christian
Clintwood just a dandy. | may
talk and you may talk about our
enforcement officers not enforc-
ng the law, but how many of
is citizens of Dickens on county
re willing to cooperate and aid
>ur officers in their effort to
uppress lawlessness and put
own crime in our county. | fear
the truth was known there
would not be but very few of us
hat would cooperate with the
officers as we should. Still we
blame the officers for not doing
heir duty. If every law abiding
citizen of Dickinson county
would resolve to- report all vio-
lators to the proper officers and
cooperate with the officers in
he discharge of their duties, |
say crime would be reduced in
our county at least fifty per
cent.
| guess / will soon close this
letter before | show all my ig-
norance. | would love to ask
Dobber one question before |
close and the question is this:
What kind of woodchuck he has
in his country? All who read
his article in the last issue of the
Herald know what he had to say
about what caused our forest
trees to die. l am not taking
ssue with him about any of his
IDEAS except the woodchuck. The
Kind of woodchuck we have on
the head of Frying Pan is a
four legged animal Commonly
Known as the ground hog) and
have my first one to see peck
ing on a limb or tree hunting
or the insects that now destroy
he trees that grew when | was
a boy. Now | am sure going to
stop for fear Dobber comes back
and makes me hop. There is one
thing Dobber could do, get mf
| RI show nv Ignorance before
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14

w. E. Compton, of Dante was
seen in twon this week.
Fletcher Powers, of Tiny, is
doing Grand Jury service this
week.
Messers Walter Johnson and
Charlie Greear, of Fremont,
were seen in town Sunday
afternoon.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-03-14

We are glad to see our good
friend E. A. Reedy is able to be
out among his many friends a.
gain.
Several of the County's many
Magistrates have been in our
den this week replenishing their
supply of Justice blanks, while
in the city attending Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
Greater Use of Wires.

The tremendous total of 229,511 ,278 messages
sent over the telegraph systems of this
country during 1927, an increase of more than
20 per cent over 1922, when the last previous
census was taken by the Department of Com
merce, is recorded.
This huge amount of business was carried
on over the wires of % telegraph and cable
companies, which operated 256,809 miles of
pole line. 2,152,230 miles of single wire, all but
about 100000 miles of which was overhead and
1O4541 nautical miles of ocean cable
The revenues from this service were $l82,-
997,698, and the salaries to employees alone
reached nearly $1O0, 0OO,O 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
Pressure Canning Best.

NOW that the canning season is about 70
break out in full force, the Department Of
Agriculture has stepped forth to proclaim the
advantage of pressure canning in the home and
warning against the old boiling method in pre-
serving non-acid foods
DR.. A. F. Woods, director of scientific work.
while naturally not recommending any partie-
ular brand Of pressure cooker, pointed out that
all can be bought at such comparatively low
prices that there is now no need of running the
risks Of canning such foods as asparagus corn,
beans, peas beets, spinach meats and fish by
the unsatisfactory boiling system. He declared
that 1t Ia necessary to process these foods under
pressure for an approved time and at an APP
proved temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23

when savage winds were choking and wintry
waters pounding him. A moment after he
entered the fo'csle the two malingerers were
hurled from it and fell SPRAYING to the deck.
They were speedily booted to their feet His
sea-splt hands clamped about their necks.
Barefooted, bareheaded, dressed in their under
clothing only, their eyes bullying, their lips
whimpering, he pushed them before him with
extended arms and SO brought them to the
cabin door Presently they returned forward and
skunk into the fo'csle their rating reduced
from able bodied" to ordinary seaman, their
pay cut down.
The crew were gathered by the fo'csle door,
jeering the malingerers when the second mate
once more came forward. Stopping in front of
Gillian, he looked at the new chum's miserable
hands.
How dye like the sea?" he asked. Before
the kid could answer the second turned to me.
THE skipper wants We aft" said he.
My sea cuts and saltwater boils were in
stantly forgotten, for now I remembered that
this was the day on which my four-year APP
premiership was over. The second mate
strolled after me as I made haste toward the
cabin door.
I left the cabin gleefully. The mates were
talking by the quarter rail, and told them
that the skipper had signed me on as third and
had told me to bring my things aft. Hence
forth I was to share the second mates room,
eat at the cabin table. and draw pay
My first job as third mate was to order the
malingerers from the fo'c'sle and set them to
work upon their hands and knees securing the
decks where constant Unfolding water had
caused the slippery green sea growths to OBJ
tain hold. Hate me as they might they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
TWO WILL RECEIVE
AWARDS TUESDAY
8. w. Rutherford and Mrs. Mary
H. Jackson to Be Honored
at Ceremony.

Harmon Foundation awards for 1925
In recognition of useful contributions
on the part of American Negroes to the
arts and sciences will be received by
S. w. Rutherford, secretary general
manager, National Benefit Life Insur-
ance Co., and Mrs. Mary Howard Jack
son at exercises Tuesday at 8 O'Clock
in the auditorium of the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church.
Rutherford will receive the gold medal
for business distinction, and Mrs. jack
son the bronze medal in the fine arts
class.
Invitations have been issued through
the interracial commission of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches, of which
Rev. Arson Phelps Stokes is chairman.
The awards made each year through
the commission on the church and race
relations of the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America, go to
members of the Negro race who have
made useful contributions in ltera-
ture, music, fine arts, business, science,
education. and religion An eighth
award is made TO any person, white or
colored, who Is adjudged to have done
most to improve relations between the
white and Negro races.
The presentation Tuesday will be
made by DR.. Emmett j. Scott, secretary
treasurer of Howard University, and
DR.. Alain Locke, professor Of philosophy,
Howard University. DR.. Stokes will pre-
side, while the invocation will be de-
Nvered by Rev. Walter H. Brooks, pas
tor of the Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church, and the benediction by Rev.
william L. Darby, secretary of the
Washington Federation of Churches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
STEWART REFUSES
TO CONCEDE FIGHT
AvoWs Unconcern Over
Claims OF Foes-Dartmouth
Gives Proxies to Rockefeller.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February S.-Col. Robert
w. Stewart was preparing to return
to Chicago today avowing unconcern
over claims of victory by the Rookie
Teller forces in their battle of proxies
Meanwhile the Rockefeller strength
In the battle for control of the Stand
ard OH Co., of Indiana was augmented
by proxies for 1850 shares forwarded
by Dartmouth College.
A brisk exchange of statements was
opened by Winthrop W. Aldrich, counse
for the proxy committee, headed by
John d, Rockefeller, jr., with the claim
that his committee held proxies repre-
senting 81 per cent Of the stock.
Stewart Unimpressed.
"This latest claim Of victory gives
me no concern" Col. Stewart said. I'm
the ensuing four weeks between now
and the annual. meeting the stock
holders will more clearly understand
the situation"
The Aldrich statement was the first
definite claim made since Mr.. Rookie
Teller began soliciting proxies with
which to vote Col Stewart out of the
craftsmanship and directorate of the
Standard Oil Co. of Indiana after
Col. Stewart nad refused 10 reSlgn'
Mr.. Rockefeller demanded the resig-
nation as result of his diSpleasure
with Col Stewards testimony before
the Senate committee investigating the
Teapot Dome oil leases and the affairs
Of the Continental Trading Co.
Col Stewart said in his statement
that he had had most satisfactory
stay in New York and that the results
had been most encouraging.
Discounts Rosenwald Action.
Regarding the action of Julius Rosen-
valid of the Sears Roebuck Co., OF Chi
cago. who had written to friends urg-
ing them to support the Rockefeller In
terestS, Col. Stewart said:
mfr. Rosenwald is not stockholder
and his connection with Mr.. Rookie
Teller is well known. His statements
show a lack of information"
Among important elements in the
strength Col. Stewart will marshal at
the meeting in Whiting, Ind, his sup
porters point to $4,000 shares owned
by the Sun Life Insurance Co., Of
Montreal. and $4,000 shares said to be
held by John Eagles of Los Angeles.