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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
VICTIM OF BASTIAN
ACCIDTNT IN HOSPITAL

Bluefield, w. Va, Dec. 2o.-A
n. Kits, 81, of Bastian, Bland coun
", is patient in Bluefield sanitar
iun, suffering from fracture O.
he right leg and other injuries. Kilt
an employee of the Norfolk an
Western railroad, was injured earl
today, while riding railroad motto
car to work.
Near Rocky Gap the motor CO,
truck rock, lying on the track, ar
was derailed. Kits was thrown unde
meath the car, and it was necessa'
for fellow employees to lift the cs
lack to the track. in order to FIRE
aim. Kits condition was reporte,
favorable this evening.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26

James Arlington, J. p, of Tense,
was in town last Sunday.
M. Doss Clay, of Coeburn, was in
town Monday.
Many folks from the country have
been in town this week doing their
Christmas shopping.
You don't have to buy turke.
Go to Old Gold or White Star Cafe
eor your Christmas dinner.
w. H. Nickels, who has been in
Clintwood for the past few days, is
spending day or two in Big Stone
Gap.
Mrs. Cotella Long, who is teaching
at Dante, is now at home with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hay and fam
lily are spending the Holidays with
Mrs. Hays parents, Mr.. and Mrs
M. F. Senter, of Bartlick.
Mrs. Kemper Rasnick, who has
been confined in Sutherland's Hos
oital, having undergone tonsil oper-
ton, returned to her home Mon.
day.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
NOMINATES WILLARD FOR
POSTMASTER AT BRISTOL

Washington, Dec. 21-Fred D.
Willard was nominated for post
Naster at Bristol, Va, today by Pres
dent Hoover. 1t is not anticipated
hat the Senate will delay confirm
;ng him.
Willard was recommended by Con-
%ressman Shaffer, of the Ninth dis
trict, over the postmaster, Charles
u. Gauthier, and one other eligible
Willard had the endorsement of the
Bristol Republicans as well as the
'ocal post of the American Legion
according to Congressman Shaffer.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
Mountain Folk
Enjoy First Xmas
Virginia Settlement Which Never
Heard of Holiday to Experience
Yule Joys First Time
This Year

In a settlement of hundred Or
more souls in Bear Creek Mountain,
N Southwestern Virginia, Christmas
Joys will be experienced for the first
time this year, thanks to the Rev
Kenneth Killinger, Lutheran clergy
nan, of Marion, Va.
On trip into the isolated noun
cain country the Rev. Mr.. Killinger
came across the little community
There he. learned that none of the
esidents had heard of the spirit of
the Yuletide, none ever had seen a
city or big town, and that the child
en- did not know the taste Of candy
" sweets. Every one seemed fright
ned when the preacher drove into
he rustic settlement in his automo
ile-the first they ever had seen.
The minister says they need many
Kings worse than they do Christmas
yifts, but this year Christmas will
come first in their lives and actual
needs will be cared for later. A COM
nittee of the Lutheran church has
collected a truckload of gifts, includ-
ng, candy, and dolls, and all will be
delivered Christmas eve. 1t seems
safe to predict that Christmas in the
settlement will be the most joyous
IN the whole country
The above item is very refreshing,
yet no news to the writer. 1t is not
uncommon to hear folks over in that
part of Virginia refer to the citizens
n the back counties as "HillBillies"
and "Hayseeds." Those people are
bout as ignorant as those in Smytho,
'eferred to in the above item. The
'Hillbillies' over in this part Of
Southwest Virginia can put to shame
he more enlightened" citizens of
Smythe in our schools and school
buildings, (but we do not boast of
lunatic asylum.)
Rev. Killinger is to be commend
ID for his kindness and zeal in be-
lalf Of those neglected people liv-
ng in that highly enlightened upper
rust of near beer aristocratic sec
ton.
We have in this section four
schools conducted by several church
as, as follows: Presbyterian School,
md the Mountain Industrial Insti-
ute, conducted by DR.. Clark and
). R. Hurley, respectively, a school
at Council, with DR.. Henderson in
:harge, and a Methodist school under
control of the Methodist of the
tate. All are in Buchanan county.
Il are doing good work for the poor
nildren and orphans. The ornhans
I'd poor children of the "Hillbillies"
'ceive hearty welcome and an ed
alton at all these institutions. How
any Of the educated and refined
: the uppercrust in Smythe county
action lend helping hand to these
lstitutions?
It's an honor to be "Hillbilly."
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
TOWN THINKS OF YOU
AS YOU THINK OF 1T

On billboard in the city of Louis
vile there appeared, some months
ago. these words: "Just what you
think Of your home town is the towns
opinion of you"
How true!
Take it home; think it over. Take
the men of your acquaintance; look
them over. If they are boosters, if
if they have faith in their home town,
if they love their home town, what
does that home town think of them ?
On the contrary, if they are knock
ers, if they have not faith in their
town, if they are natural born self
made pessimists, what does that town
think Of them?
When a man loses faith in his
country, when he gets so he can see
nothing but the handicaps of his home
town, when he can do nothing bu
knock, kick, and hold back the pro
gress of that town he should sell out
and get out. Ordinarily he does net
have more than a few thousand dol
lars at the outside invested, and can
easily dispose of his property, TO,
there are always some who will glad
ly pay a good price for his holding
to get rid of him. And in most cases,
a town can we'll afford to chip in 3
bit to eliminate such an undesirable
character.
If you are not satisfied with your
home town, if you have bad opinion
of it, sell out and get. For nine
chances out Of ten, that town thinks
the same of you.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
A SERIAL STORY

Commencing with the first issue of
the Dickinson County Herald in Jan
lary, 1930--next week--we will begin
he publication of SO column story.
This story is said to be one of the
best serials ever written--full of ex-
citing situations, romance and perils.
Commence with the first INSTALL
ment. You don't want to miss read
ing it. We may not be able to supply
back numbers, so you should get in
on the first round.
Read the announcements in thi:
issue.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
NOT OF THE ANNANIAS KIN

The Herald lays no claim to beino
a liar, however, there are some news
paper writer's who stress the fac
that they are some liars from Liars
town. AS far as we know we wer-
born truthful at a very early age
and were taught and. admonished to
be truthful all trough life. We believ
ed the admonition was worth accept
ing, hence have steared clear Of
Liars Clubs" and political conven-
tons and caucuses. Why, we would
not lie to Uncle Sam to beat him out
of postage on the Herald.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
Baby Carried To
Cave By Bear
Licked And Nosed 1t As She Did Her
Cubs, But No Harm Was Done
To Child During Day And
Night In Bear Den

Richards, Va, Dec. ga bear
story told by Richards lady is
hair raiser. The lady vouches for the
truthfulness of the story. She re-
called the facts after reading the ex
perience of the two-year old child
Helen Long, in Sundays and Mon
days stay in the nleuntains nea
Maxwell, where wild inhabitants in
habit the woods. As the story goes
many years ago, when the farms were
larger. and thick forests were plenti
full family lived at the foot of a
mountain near the vicinity of Rich
lands. In the summer time there
were plenty of huckeleberries on top
of the mountain. The neighbor fami-
lies had been going each day an
picking large quantities Of the small
fruit, but the family mentioned had
a small infant, and the mother
couldn't well take it with her after
berries, neither could she leave it at
home. Finally, one day, she decided
to go with some of the neighbor wo
men on the mountain after berries.
Her husband tried to persuade her
not to go, or if she would go, to
leave the baby at home. She didn't
agree with her husband, and decided
to take a quilt and make the baby
a comfortable place to lie on while
she picked berries near by. So after
the baby went to sleep she lay it
on the quilt, and went out to pick
berries nearby. Every few minutes
she came back to see how the baby
was getting along, each time finding
it sleeping soundly. So the next time
she stayed little longer and so or
coming back, didn't find the babv
She screamed which caused the neigh
hor pickers to come and see what
the trouble was. After looking a
roudn they saw large bear tracks, SO
all thought the baby had been killed
and carried off by bear. Some of
the men knew where there was a cave
in the mountains, and thought per-
haps the bear lived in the cave. So
they decided to go there and watch
for the bear After taking the un
conscious mother home her husband
and large number of men took their
guns and went to watch the entrance
of the cave. All the rest of that day
all night and up until the middle Of
the next day, they watched before
they saw the bear come out. Then
they saw a large black bear come out
carrying cub, place it on sandy
pla Z and lick and nose around over
it until she got it to sleep whining
Then the mother bear went bacl
and broughtout another cub, which
she did like the first. Then she re
turned, and when she came out thi
time she was carrying the baby that
YVES lost the day before, which wa
crying Justify. So the mother bea
did it like she did the cubs until she
go tit to stop crying. Then she walk
ed away as if she was going to ge'
something to eat. Then the men shot
her, got the infant and took it bach
to it's mother, who never knew it fol
several days afterwards.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
EXPECTS TO START IN JANUARY

NORTON, Va, Dec. Or. Fl
Boiling, Norton contractor, recently
awarded-highway contracts at Chill
howie and Tazewell, says he will be
gin work on the two projects abou'
January l and expects to completC
them in four months. The two con
tracts, a total of about three and one
half miles, will cost $4,000. The
Chilhowie job involves grading and
surfacing, while the Tazewell job in
wolves only surfacing a section OF
road.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
Observation-Disclosures And Santa

Bluefeld, Dec. 21.-Miss Sis Civ
ems, 90, of Bluefeld, said Friday
that she was looking forward for a
visit from Santa Claus this Christmas
with the same degree of happiness as
on the previous ninetytwo visits.
Miss Owens was born in Craig coun-
ty, where she lived until in her teens.
when her parents located on Clear
Fork, Tazewell county. She remains
active and assists with the household
duties. Miss Owens lives with her
sister, Mrs. Howard Neel. She is
possessed of much wit and humor and
says that she twill be bride yet"
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
STATE GETS $3sO,OOO
A YEAR IN DOG TASES

Richmond, Dec. 21.-Dog owners
in Virginia pay approximately $780,
600 annually for the privilege of
owning the dogs-for State licenses.
The State receives fifteen per cent
which it uses for paying game war;
dens' salaries, while the counties
spend the remainder in payment of
damage done to domestic animals
and poultry, treatment of rabies and
building of schools and roads.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
WANT CHRISTMAS CHEER

Newspaper folk, like other folk
want to be in the fashion and follow
the fads, so the Herald issues only
four pages this week, so as to get
a day or two off in which to take
Christmas. Col. Buchanan has prom
ised us good time and says he as
gooda supply of eye water should
we 60 blind, and that's all we've eot
to say on this subject until neXt
week.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
cASTLEWoOD MAN
BADLY INJURED

M. S. Cameron, of Castlewood,
uttered fractured skull last week
When he was thrown from hand car
on the tracks of the Holston River
lumber Co., between Hayters Gap
md Clinchburg, Va. Mr.. Cameron
had been up in the mountains in
'pecting a logging contract when the
ccident occurred.
LATER-Mr. Cameron died from
his wounds.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
THE FIRST ACT

The first act of the next Legis-
lature will be to raise salaries, and
possibly create more offices. The sal
airy of the governor will be materi-
ally raised
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
FAREWELL SERMON

We are informed that the Rev.
Tombs, Baptist minister here, will
oliver his farewell sermon at the
BAPTIST Church here next Sunday
morning Immediately after Sunday
chool.
The members of the church as
veil as the public are invited to be
present.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
THE WHITE CHRISTMAS

The balance of the state has moth
ing on Dickinson county. We are
going to have as white Christmas
as any of them. We've got it already
in cold storage.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26
GONE TO GET HIS TEETH

The senior Herald man left Tues
lay to get a set of new teeth, and
a wig. What he will look like on his
return may be good antidote for
wild cats.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26

DIR. w. G. Burkes, dentist of Clint
wood and Grundy, will be in his of
fee here from Jan. list, to goth, pre-
pared to do all kinds of dental work
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-26

u
Christmas
tree / am not the
kind that is all
agow day
and is
andf
evergreen which took
community long
slowly, then flourished in its days of
= prosperity until now stand a landmark
the community throughout the
year. as a Christmas tree bear
upon my branches gifts for all of you My gifts
News-an the for the people
all the clean wholesome of
hope and OF despair; the kind of news that
around the family circle; Ideals
Fath and Courage-deas toward which to strive to
community better which to i've falth IN
the essential righteousness and honesty of our people,
upholding the of justice and condemnng
wrong; Progressivenes and Service
the good of community
the immediate need and the
that need; community
These gifts
schools churches pubic nsuons
homes children and of
individuals.
All these gifts
arefre
throughout the
year, offer
you
OF EARTH good
villa to al. For Christ
mas l your HOME PAPER.
THE HERALD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13

jack at machinery. He'll be home to
dinner. That's pretty soon now"
Portia had to consent. But she did
some tall thinking while Charlie has
tened after his team. She was miles
from town. Also she was miles from
Emmy Illusions, to whom she was TAX
ing the baby carriage. Emmy was poor
and she had just had a baby.
The black team, led by Charlie,
tugged at the car, steered by Portta,
through a bushy lane, up to a pleasant
white house.
There you are!" Charlie laughed
Nov, I'll just tell our housekeeper that
she's going to have somebody besides
Frank and me to eat her chicken and
cherry pie this noon. Come, have a
seat in the porch hammock, Portia
You look warm and tired"
The same old Charlie, a bit domineer-
ing, but, oh, oh, so kind. Portia sank
into the porch hammock. Emotion flut-
tered her. She hadn't heard that
Charles wife was dead. But there were
so many Russells in that locality, the
fact might have escaped her; or posi-
bly, 1t had happened while she was out
West with her brother, Jim, last year.
Thunder of wheels. A green truck
whirled out of the lane into the door
yard. Out jumped the peddler. He
saw Portia.
We'll, sayl Am seeing double? Or
is 1t you, lady?".
And now Portia understood every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13

when she reached a lonely spot the en-
CINE went dead.
Portia got out and inspected the
works, She didn't have much idea OF
them. She looked around for house
None In sight. But in distant fleld
was a man cutting grass with moving
machine drawn by pair OF black
horses. She waved to him franttcally
He ran to her rescue.
When he climbed over the stone wall
into the road beside her she nearly
collapsed. They stared at each other In
establishment, neither expecting to find
the other there But he spoke casually
Having engine trouble, Portia? Let's
see If I can help you"
It was their first meeting in 20 years
Maria Cole had whispered into Portia S
ear something about Charlie Russell
which Portia had been silly enough to
believe She had pitched into Charlie
He had sent both her and Maria to the
worst place he could think of. He was
through. After that there were nc
more happy evenings for Portia, no
more fixing things for her hope chest
Charlie married another girl. But be-
fore this happened Portia had leraned
that Maria had lied out of jealous spite
After rummaging through the engine
Charlie shook his head.
I'll tell you what you better do, Por-
tia. Let me tow you over to my place
It isn't far, just out of sight around
the bend. My boy, Frank, is a cracker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
THE EVENING STORY

| body in the neighborhood would know
that peddler was trying to sell Portia
Watson, spinster, 40 years old, baby
carriage.
Better to buy the thing and get rid Of
him quickly.
"How-how much is it2" she asked
weakly.
He gave a price that was reasonable
Portia ran and got her purse. She
emptied the contents on his brown
palm. One cent short, out ne let tnat
Anybody at home next door," he in
quired.
''N-no. But you can sell carriage at
I No. Oak street If you hurry right over
there" she painted.
Thanks! I'll do that" He leaped
toward the green truck.
Portia dragged her purchase into the
house and locked the door. Almost at
home, with her Maria Cole, whom she
had picked up downtown, where they
we're both pursuing their mornings
marketing.
Saved! Portia sank Imply into a
chair. She snatched off her pink dust
ing cap and with it wiped away beads
of perspiration from among her curl
pins.
Conscience began to stir. Why had
she sent the peddler to No. Oak
street? She tried to think why that
particular spot had leaped into her
mind. It was a casualty. She hadn't
the least idea who lived at No. Oak
street.
Twenty minutes before Portia had
been contentedly putting her bedroom
to rights. Now everything in her life
seemed to be upside down. If only she
hadn't looked out of the window into a
pair of dark eyes which made her re-
member keenly something she hoped
she had forgotten long. long ago.
She must get rid of that baby car
rage Her club met at her house that
night. There was no place to hide the
thing from the dozen women who would
swarm all over the place.
Portia dashed upstairs She wrenched
her hair from curl pins, did 1t In neat
wad She powdered her nose, changed
her clothes.
Back downstairs, out to the shed,
where she kept the old touring car
which her brother had left behind for
her when he married. Ordinarily she
hesitated to put the breath of life into
the ancient engine, but her very des-
peration now lent her courage. She
backed the car up to the kitchen door.
When she had covered the baby car
riage with blanket she hoisted 1t into
the tonneau. At least two pairs OF
wondering eyes watched her as she
whisked away.
Portia raced for open country. But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13

A woMAN's LAUGH falls gaily upon their
ears, and the company hears of we'll
played match. The talk turns to yachting
and youth tells of winning the King of
SPANS cup. Fleet horses engage their in
terest and Master of Hounds recounts
thrilling hunt in Maryland.
Among such conversation as this, as much
part of the scene as the butler, as neces-
sary to it as the people themselves, is
"Canada Dry" Ginger Ale.
The connoisseurs-people whose opinion
and approval make for the success of things
drink Canada Dry" In their opinion it
is held high. For this fine old beverage
makes its quality quietly felt. Their ap-
proval has been won by the marvellous favor
of The Champagne of Ginger Ales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13

T%HUMP, thump, thump! Some.
body knocking at the kitchen
door. Portia Watson thrust hel
i head out of an upstairs window
Who's there?" she demanded
The face that looked up at her was
so Unexpectedly winning that the dust
rag she was flirting over the sill es-
capped from her hand AS 1t snow
faxed down the young man reached ur
and caught it. Twisting it into ball
he flung it back to Portia, who caught
it, The scowl with which she always
greeted strangers of this kind gave way
to a smile. When Portia smiled she wa:
mysteriously charming, something she
had not been at Is.
What do you want?" she asked
more gently.
"Youl" he challenged her, head
flung back. He was like chestnut In
the sun. Bareheaded, his shirt was
open at the throat, his sleeves were
rolled up. He grinned. his teeth
flashed white in his rudy, boyish coun-
tenance. Come on down a minute
lady. got something here you'll be
interested in"
Cant bother. I'm busy. Besides
never buy of peddlers."
Come on down, please, lady!"
Portia hesitated. Suddenly she left
the window and ran downstairs.
When she reached the kitchen door
she found him playing with Smoky
Portals gray cat was voted a pest by
the neighborhood. He caught bird
lings, he scratched the tentatively ca
resSing hands of infants, he yowled on
moonlight nights Ill humored and
badly behaved was Smoky at best, yet
here he was Hopping like fish on tho
stones of the back walk, purring at the
peddler's feet.
Mice catl" The boy gave Smoky a
friendly mauling. He Strengthened up
and pushed toward Portia baby car
riage which he had taken from the
green truck waiting at the curb.
A wave of indignant red flooded
Portals face. She gaSped.
The young peddler pushed the baby
carriage back and forth before his
prospective customer. It was woven
of reeds and it had cunning peek
windows in its tan-colored top. Smoky
curled about the wheels of the vehicle
At last he leaped into the carriage.
Portia darted agonized glancc5 at the
adjoining houses. Mrs. Grant anc
Maria Cole were both out, but likely tc
return home at any instant. If either
of them saw her, she would never heal
the last of it. She thought wildly OF
running in and Slamming the door II
the boys face. But there was look ir
his eyes that convinced her that hi
would thump on the back door until she
came out again. BY that time every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
Big Paintings Puzzle Heirs.

What to do with the collection Of
huge paintings of the late Tivadar
Csontvary, the Hungarian artist, has
been puzzling his heirs. Each picture Is
as large as the front Of good sized
house. A plan was tried of selling them
by the yard, but so formidable was even
the task of unrolling them that when
an attempt to photograph them was
made the fire department. was called IN
to help spread them out In the great
courtyard of the city hall. This plan Of
disposing of them did not succeed, so q
relative has bought the lot and is stor-
ing them in his garage for the present.
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thing, This was Charles son. No
wonder she had found him irresistible.
THAT old hen you sent me to chased
me OF the premises" the boy said,
grinning. You're Some little liar"
In the end it all came right. Frank
not only fixed Portals car, but he de-
livered the baby carriage to Emmy
Hutson.
On the screened-in back porch there
was q regular dinner party.
Franks a whis at peddling," Charlie
said. Earned his own collage money
that way. He could sell a fur coat to
Sandwich Islander"
The chestnut-brown boy and the