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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
Picking Pullets Fed Oats

The picking pullet's desire to eat
up her sisters is easily overcome
by adding oats to her diet, says the
Washington Experiment station, in
the Country Home Magazine. Dat
hulls or oat millfeed will do the
trick. But oat hull ash or oat ash
will not cure cannibalsm.
The Curse of Scotland
The origin of the superstition that
the nine of diamonds is the curse of
Scotland is uncertain, but one of
the most plausible explanations is
that in the game of comette, in
troduced by Queen Mary, it If the
great winning card. It caused ruin
to so many families that it became
known as curse.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC.
REPRESENTED AT MEETING
OF SUPERVISORS

Present for the meeting of the
Board of Supervisors held here
Monday was Homer K. Bowen
representing the legislative, indus
trial, and advertising program car
ried on by Southwest Virginia In
corporated in the interest of Dick
enson county. Mr.. Bowen explain.
ed that the officials of his organ
ization were now working on an
industry for Dickinson which
would use essentially female labor.
such as textile factory or needle
factory. 1t was intimated that a
factory Of this type would prob
ably be built in the near future.
Mr.. Bowen explained that due to
the scarcity of real silk, the war,
and the Wage and Hour Law the
building of a factory in Dicken-
son had thus far been delayed.
The Board Of Supervisors voted
unanimously to contribute it's usu-
al helpfulness to Southwest Vir-
ginia Incorporated.
During the course of the meet
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
Lights for Poultry Houses

Once mining post, Fort Yukon is
now chiefly noted for its fur trade.
Like other towns of Alaska, its chief
problem used to be its chickens,
for those canny birds tried to take
advantage of their sunlit nights and
to work and scratch around the
clock. Distraught by their worthy
efforts, they lost weight and would
not lay, until Alaska solved the prob
lem by providing them with artif-
cially darkened houses for nights.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
Apple Is Popular

Certain it is the apple has, on the
whole, no rival among fruits. There
are fruits of more pronounced and
even of more delicious favors.
There are fruits which present
high proportion of nutriment. But
in variety of color and flavor, in sat-
isfying qualities, in ability to hold
its place as fruit staple against all
corners, no other fruit equals the
apple. ''-National Apple Institute.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
OOLIT ICAL
Announcements
George w. Stone
For Supervisor
To the Voters of
Willis Districts:

o the voters OF
Willis District:
| hereby announce myself a
candidate for the Office of Super
visor Of Willis District, subject
to the will Of the voters.
would have placed my name
before the Democratic conven-
ton at Haysi on Feb. 4, but
was away at the time and was
informed that district candi-
dates would be nominated in
June, 1889 for the Nov. election.
Your help and influence will
be appreciated regardless o f
your party affiliations.
GEORGE w. STONE.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
G. j. Colley For
House Of Delegates


Subject to the action
of the Democratic conven-
ton to be held in Wise in
August, | hereby announce
myself as a candidate for
Pictorial Delegate f 70 m
Wise and Dickinson coun-
ties. Your support is So
licited and will be deeply
appreciated.
Granville J. Cooley.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08

Summer is here, of course, and
the long tender shoots of grass
reach heavenward. Much of this
grass grows on the lawns and back
yards of Clintwood. The grass
may be greener and cleaner here
or it may have some special flavor
caught from the backyard gar
bage heaps. Anyway it seems to
have some special attraction for
the Clintwood cows, those urban
minded creatures with bells on.
Dirty, scrawny, ugly cows and
cows with bells seem to like this
town grass better than any they
can find elsewhere. Some of these
cows tire of grass, though, and eat
the nice juicy boxes that they
sometimes find unburned in trash
piles; and some take meal of hot
roast cabbage scented with smoke
and garnished with rotten toma-
toes. They can always find some
thing to eat in Clintwood, but oh
how much sweeter it would I be-
how much more practical and po-
etc it would be, if this lowing
herd would only "wind slowly DER
the lea" at eve, and let us think
during the day. Clintwood may
be a pasture for the politicians,
but it is not one for the cows.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
THROUGH THE WEEK
By Lundy A. Wright

BY Lundy A. Wright
eve are no other than moving
row
Of magic shadow shapes that come
and go
Round the Sun-illuminated Lam
tern held
In Midnight by the Master of the
Show" Omar.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08

ing, Mr.. Bowen presented pipes,
maps, canes, and magazines to the
members of the Board.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Bettina's Pilot 10 Hold
Conn 10 Pact for
Return Scrap
Will Refuse Permission
For New Champion to
Fight Lesnevich
BY the Associated Press.

BEACON, N. Y, July 15.-Jimmy
Grippe, manager of former Light
Heavyweight Champion Melio Bet
tina, said today he would hold Billy
Conn to a contract calling for re-
turn match before Conn risks the
title he won from Bettina against
Gus Lesnevich.
Conn and his manager, Johnny
Ray, can't hold championship fight
without my consent" Grippe as
serted.
Negotiations were started yester-
day to have Conn, Pittsburgh boy
who won the championship Thurs
day in a slam-bang battle at Madi-
son Square Garden, put the title on
the block against Lesnevich in Pitts
burgh in September.
Promoter Mike. Jacobs and Art
Rooney of Pittsburgh conferred on
the plans which would have Conn,
If he can take Lesnevich, give Bet
tina return go probably in Novem-
ber in the Garden. Ray said he was
pointing Conn for Lesnevich.
Critic said his contract with Conn
stipulated a return bout within 12O
days from July 13.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Johnson Of Mackmen
And Bees Hasset
Spurt al Plate
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 15.-This week S
accolade for the most improved bat
ting in the major leagues goes to
Buddy Hassett of the Boston Bees
in the National and Bob johnson
of the Philadelphia Athletics in the
American.
During the short week caused by
the All-Star game, Hassett managed
to swell his batting percentage "a
points to .343 and move from ninth
to third among the National League
batters. In the same time johnson
lifted his mark IA points to climb to
third ranking in the junior circuit.
johnson was the only newcomer
to the American Leagues hitting
set, taking the place of the Yankees
Bill Dickey. Similarly there were
only two changes In the National
as Jim Brown and Joe Medwick of
the st. Louis Cardinals dropped out
and Merrill May of the Phillies and
Harry Danning of the New York
Giants took their places.
The lead in the two leagues re-
manned with Morrie Arnovich of the
Phillies in the National and Joe Di
Maggie of the Yankees in the Amer
ican. Arnovich lifted his percentage
4 points to $50, while Di Maggie,
batting at pace incompatible in
recent years, raised his sensational
.420 to a stratospheric 432, getting
IL hits in "a times at bat.
The 10 leading hitters in each
league:
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Stars Yesterday

Taft Wright. Senators-His homer
with two on climaxed six-run uprising
in ninth to beat Browns.
Red RufI1ne. Yankees-Scattered
eight hits against Tigers and singled
IN what proved to be winning run.
Bill Jurges and Frank Demaree.
Giants-Their homers with men on
base accounted for all runs in Al vic
tory over Reds
Frank Hayes and Sam Chapman.
Athletics-Their two home runs brought
in fve runs to beat White Sox.
Luke Hamlin. Dodeers-Pitched
steady 1O-hit game while every Dodger
got hit to swamp Pirates
John Lanning, Bees-Worked as in
nines in relief. giving five hits as
Boston beat Cardinals.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Despondent WeIoj Feels Self
Through as Gr;ff, ReIoxes
And Becomes Stick Star

West, though. started the ball
rolling. He batted for Pitcher Joe
Haynes anC, drilled a single to CEN
ter, Colbert stopping at second.
Case sins led sharply to center to
score Colbert and the bases were
filled when Buddy Lewis batted for
Jim Vernon and walked.
Welaj then poked a single to CEN
ter, scoring West and Case, and that
left the issue squarely up to Taft
Wright. pinch-hitting for Bobby
Estalella. Welajis hit had removed
Howard Mills from the mound and
Johnny Whitehead replaced him.
Wright settled the game in the
most convincing fashion by clout-
ing Whitehead's first pitch into
the center-field stands for home
run, scoring Jake Early, running
for Lewis, and Welaj ahead of
him. Pitcher Harry Kelley, who
rejoined the Mats yesterday after
spending two weeks at Hot Springs,
Ark, protected that lead in the
ninth.
Estaleila previously had blasted
the Mats into a 5-4 lead in the
sixth, pounding a home run into
the center-field stands after Welaj
had tripled to score Case, but the
Browns scored five runs off Haynes
in the seventh and eighth innings.
Dutch Leonard started for the
Mats and lasted one inning. dur
ing which he was slammed for
four runs on as many hits and
two passed balls by Ferrell.
Ken Chase was to seek his fifth
victory of the season today as the
Mats completed the three-game Sc
ries with the Browns, with Roxie
Lawson slated to start for st. Louis.
The Mats will entrain Immediately
after the game for Chicago, where
they play a double-header tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Fandango Sails Ahead
With 700 Miles 10 Go
In Sea Marathon
BY the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, July l5.-The
85-foot schooner Fandango, owned
by Edwin N. Pauley of Los Angeles,
leads in latest position reports on the
San Francisco-to-Honolulu yacht
race
Only about 700 miles of the 2,085,-
mile course remained for the leader
in the race which started July 4.
Second was the 67-foot Chubasco,
owned by w. L. Stewart, jr, Of Los
Angeles.
Richard j. Reynolds 55-foot cutter
Bitten of New York was third, 785
miles out of Honolulu. The Bitten,
despite its position behind the two
leaders, was considered likely VIC
tor because of big handicap rating
advantage.
The Contender, 106-foot yawl skip
pered by Dick Loynes of Long Beach,
Calf, was fourth, 100 miles out of
Honolulu. Only miles behind the
Contender was the Zoe H, 58-foot
schooner owned by Ray K. Person
Of Long Beach.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Return Of Bae Schmeing Ring nted Nova Bas at Phy Fqh
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

Georges Carpenter, French
champion, and Joe Beckett, Eng
ish heavyweight title-holder,
have signed for a bout to deter
mine which shall challenge Jack
Dempsey for the world cham
pionship.
Clyde Milan, who was lost to
the Griffmen for several weeks
earlier in the season because of
appendicitis. is on the ailing list
again with mysterious malady.
He will be out for an indefinite
period. The Nationals dropped q
IL decision to Cleveland as the
Tribe pounced Harper for IL hits.
Sam Hildreth purchased the
contract of 18-year-old Laverne
Fator, one of the most promising
jockeys on the big circuits, for
$4,000 from Stewart Polk.
The Army, Navy and Civilian
Board OF Boxing control has de-
cided that Jess Willard was
knocked out officially in the third
round of his bout with Dempsey.
Many wagers were unsettled be-
cause of the dispute over the
number OF the round in which
the former champion succumbed.
Bill Tilden gained the fifth
round in the national clay courts
tennis tournament, defeating C.
l.. johnson, jr., 60, 60. Cedric
Major of Washington and New
York is in the third round,
Evening star., 1939-07-15
So He Turned Down $50, 900 for Bouqh

G. Marshall his revealing a
sspenders
Clark admitted last didn't think Farka
for
III influence him odage heu keep
something it? Brooklyn
offered that much for forward passer?
Sure they it. goodness
I'm another selling
If that anybodys he
added significantly. I'm sorry"
about?
Todd" Marshall grandly stands
pase lightning, that and
passer
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Bettino Hometown
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associat ted Press Sports Writer


NEW YORK, July l5.-Home
games at Washington will not be
broadcast next year, but Clark
Griffith will sell the out-of town
rights if anybody wants 'em.
Jimmy Grippe and Melio Bet
tina each dropped five grand on
the Conn fight. 1t was closer than
that. We picked Conn, but still
think Bettina shaded him. Base
ball men say the Cards will be
back in the thick of things in
another month. Ray Blades has
the hitters and runners and needs
only little pitching luck. Morrie
Arnovich's admirers all over still
are wondering what a guy has to
do to get into the all-star game.
Well, why don't they ask Gabby
Hartnett?
Embarrassing moment. Alex
Fidler, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
athletic trainer, worked for 10
minutes massaging the right arm
OF a Three-Eye League hurler be-
fore the guy complained: IF it's
all the same to you, mister, I'm a
southpaw!"
The World-Telegram came out
today for night baseball in the
Polo Grounds and Yankee Sta
dium. Note to bookies: Art Roo
ney, the Pittsburgh plunger, who
cleaned up on Conn at 1-3, will
pass up the Saratoga meeting.
Your agent has a piece of Henry
Picard in the P. G.. A. pool, but
feels duty bound to report that
Byron Nelson will trim him to-
day. Suppose you noticed the
Cubs are batting a poor last in
the latest N. l.. averages.
Today's guest star: Roy Shudt,
Troy IN. " Record: THE only
National Lacquer who saw one
of Bobby F'eller's fast ones was
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Yanks PRESSING
Pace Of Great
Club Of 1927
Ruffing Cuts 6-Gome
Losing String; Reds
Tripped by Giants
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

It looks as If the New York Yankee
fans can shed their mourning bands
any time now The "hex" is ended.
BY beating the Detroit Tigers 6-3
yesterday on the eight-hit hurting of
Red Ruffing. the world champions
demonstrated to the satisfaction of
almost everybody that nothing Sc
rious is wrong with them.
Perhaps their plight never was as
pitiful as some hopefully imagined.
At the halfway point in their sched-
ule today they have six-game lead
over the Boston Red Sox and their
record Of 54 won and % lost is just
one game behind the pace at the
half post of the famous 1927 YAM
KEGS. frequently referred to as the
greatest team of all time.
Rulings Fifth Over Tigers.
Rufang, still the ace of the mound
staff after IS years of service, had
the Tigers under his thumb except
for one inning yesterday. Until the
eighth they had only four scattered
hits, and by the time they clustered
four more for three runs in that
inning the Bronx Bombers already
had scored all their runs.
1t was the fifth time this year
Ruffing had whipped Detroit and the
twelfth consecutive victory for him
against the Tigers in the last three
years.
For Schoolboy Rowe the loss was
another tough one. His teammates
committed four erors behind him.
The Red Sox rested on their nine
game winning streak, but there was
action elsewhere in the junior cir
cult
The Philadelphia Athletics took
their second straight from the Chi
cago White Sox, 7-3, to drop the Pale
Hose into tie for third with the
idle Cleveland Indians. Frank Hayes
and Sam Chapman hit homers with
men on base for five of the AS runs.
Giants Turn on Reds.
New York's second-place Giants
captured their seventh victory in IL
games this season against Cincin-
MATHS National League leading Reds,
Al. Young Bill Lohrman got credit
for the triumph, but had to have the
help Of Carl Hubbell in the eighth
when Cincinnati threatened. All the
Giants runs came in the sixth, when
Bill Jurges and Frank Demaree hit
homers.
John Lanning turned in a great
82s-inning relief hurting for the Bos-
ton Bees to beat the St. Louis Cards.
1914. He gave only five hits. one of
them Johnny Miles, eighteenth
homer. The Bees burst out with six
runs in the first and coasted home
Tn Brooklyn Dodgers batted four
Pittsburgh pitchers for II hits 10
win IA and move back into the
first division.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
f. N. Daily Appointed
PromotionaI Head
OF Bush Leagues
By the Associated Press.


DURHAM. N. c., July l5.-Elmer
M. Daily of Edensburg, Pa, took
over his new job today Of promo
tional director of the National Asso-
citation of Professional Baseball
Leagues, governing body of the
minors.
Appointment of Daily was an
nounced by President w. G. Bram-
ham of the association. To accept
the job Daily resigned his post on
the minor league Executive Com
mittee, representing the class B, C,
D and E Leagues.
To f1ll Daily's unexpired term on
the committee Bramham appointed
DR.. E. M. Wilder of Augusta, Ga.
president of the South Atlantic
League.
Daily, who succeeds the late Joe
F. Carr as promotional director, has
been league president continuously
since 1926. He is president of the
Pennsylvania State Association. His
headquarters will be at Edensburg
Evening star., 1939-07-15
G. Presto Wants WiIkin on Cereal Diet

G.. inquired "An right Todd first
his He
about this Holm from Alabama? He's blocking back
isn't he?
Holm" Marshall ordered
that going and quit pro
ball, after all?
Glad that will
be the best the whole this
of these sound Wilbur Moore, for
instance
Absolutely Bob zuppke
back that played in the Big Ten. He can't -
Well Steve Slvnski listed
a the Washington? settle three
a half
Marshall stated positively
That's
seemed Redskn fans that Mr. Marshall had inter-
tackles especially
played for the Eastern title Didn't they refuse to block and wasn't
there talk of dssenon?
fellow" G. pointed question.
predict he'll league
this If he'll only switch cereal will be help He's the
the Detroit last Picked Guowsky
threw him the Lions kicker
punt me-
Clark. Let's
oh Dear Poy don't behave yourself I'll have Wkn
throw him into Redskins
Brooklyn this fall, Pretty good huh? Haw!"
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Great Rookie Group
Rises 10 Stardom
In Junior Loop
Williams, Bosox; Nee osky,
Tigers, Head Advance
Of Fine Youngsters
BY EARL HILLIGAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO. July 15.-An unusually
large number of baseball's spring
rookie beauties apparently are ready
to blossom into the games hardy
perennial class.
Year after year scores of first-year
youngsters bloom brilliantly in
Southern camps and then fade
quickly after the season opens. This
year, however large group of
kids battling successfully for reg
ular jobs have put up such a con-
slstent fight that it appears likely
many will rank as established major
league stars for seasons to come.
Two Outstanding Rockies.
The American Leagues rookie
crop, rated last spring as one of
the best in years, is holding UP
well under the hot summer sun and
a test which has extended to the
schedules halfway point. The two
outstanding Junior circuit new
comers are Boston's Ted Williams
and Barney McCosky of the Detroit
Tigers
Williams. rangy outfelder, had a
batting average of $40 through
Thursdays games and his total of
70 runs batted in led the league.
McCosky, playing the Detroit out
field since the season started, was
hitting .321 and had driven in 25
runs in II contests.
Other American League first-year
players who have refused to fold up
include Outfielder Charley Keller of
the Yankees, hitting around 300 and
driving in runs consistently; Jim
Tabor, Bostons third baseman, who
has driven home So runs in 81 games,
and Joe Gallagher of New York and
st. Louis.
More Fine Youngsters.
Still others are John Berardino, St.
Louis Browns classy second base
man; Atley Donald, New York's
young pitching sensation, who won
10 straight games without loss; and
Philadelphia's Joe Gantenbein, a
smooth fielding infielder.
In the National League, Merrill
May of the Phililes hit 314 through
IS games in which he smashed home
"a markers. Two other Phillies, First
Baseman Jack Boiling and Outfielder
Legrant Scott. also have been play
ing well. Eddie Miller of Boston,
up from Kansas City, has been &C
claimed as one of the finest fielding
youngsters to come up in years, while
Pittsburgh's Fern Bell hit around
300 through 80 contests.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
New Plan Miqht
Drive Lou Into
Ga|ento Bout
Young Heovy's Pilot
Still Eyeing Shot
At Louis Title
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, July 15.-They're
busting off Max Baer and Max
Schmeling and dangling them out
there in the heavyweight fish-pond
again, just in case the bait for a
Philadelphia fight between Lou
Nova and Tony Galento in the fall
doesn't get the required nibble.
1t may be the threat of bringing
back either of the mauling Makes
as opposition for Two-Ton Tony was
thought up to get Ray Carlin, Nova's
manager, to fall in line on the
Galento fight. But Ray isn't rush.
ing for the bait, 50 there is the slim
possibility one or both of the two
ex-heavyweight kings may yet be
re-introduced to. our very best flstic
society.
Decision Due Thursday.
Carlin, the quietest and shyest of
the fight managing fraternity, is
willing to take Nova to Philadelphia
to tangle with the Jersey barkeep,
but only if the Pennsylvania fistic
fathers call in an outside referee.
It's not that he has anything against
the Quarter City arbiters, but he'd
like to get one of the nationally
recognized "third-men" to work this
one.
You see. Ray figures he has next
springs challenger for Joe Louis.
OF course. Galento may have some
thing to say about that.
Ray is going to put his case be-
fore the Pennsylvania Boxing Com
mission next Thursday. In the
meantime, the Jacobs gentlemen
Mike the promoter and Joe mo re-
lation, Galento's manager, are i'm
patient to get the whole thing
Strengthened out.
So they handed Ray an ulti-
matum today. Either. they said,
agree to the fight in Philadelphia,
or we're going to give the shot to
Baer or Schmeling this fall
Money Might Lure Baer.
Who do they think they're kid
ding" was Carlins attitude. Nova
still is the No. / man, the biggest
attraction. So I won't be rushed.
And if the Pennsylvania COM
mission doesn't want to see my side
Of it, and Mike doesn't want to
bring the fight into New York-then
I'll have to 60 elsewhere with my
business"
So, 1t was being whispered around
that maybe the Schmeling and Baer
return to action may not be so far
fetched. If Baer could be induced
to come back to tangle with Tony
1t would be fight folks have been
talking of for a long time. And
Baer, who can add one and one as
well as the next guy, probably
wouldn't need much coaxing to take
the tussle when he realizes what it
would draw in Philadelphia. In
that event, Schmeling could be
brought across the big pond again
for shot at Nova.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Home Games Off Air in 40, Griff Trips on Radio Mart
Bettno Hometown Hero in Defect Frey yosy Underoed Keehn

here are trying to bag pair of
mighty fast backs for Andy
Kerr's 1910 Colgate eleven. Note
to Linus Frey: Manager Bill
McKechnie says you are the most
underrated player in the National
League. Bettina, who went into
the scrap the underdog, was
5-13 favorite after he won the
first five heats. Bettina still is
the champ in Beacon. They sent
him to New York with three
bands, bat welcomed him home
with four.
Protection: Jimmy Wilson's
fine-looking 16- year old son
Bobby is making the Eastern trip
with the Reds. He's a catcher,
too. To protect his amateur
status, wise old Bill McKechnie
Is giving him spending money in
stamps.
Heard and seen: AL Simmons
trying to tear a telephone out
by the roots in the lobby of the
Copley Plaza at Boston. Urchins
in front Of the Garden pointing
out Jack Miley, the hefty sports
writer, as Paul Whiteman. Prof.
Tom Swope of the Cincinnati
Post looking in the cup for his
lost golf ball on the swank st.
Andrews course in Westchester.
Frankie Parker's remodeled FORE
hand failing to impress the East
ern tennis critics. Nat Fleischer,
just back from Venezuela, re-
porting crowds lined up In Gen.
tral and South American cities
to see the Louis Gainto pictures.
Now, now, Joe. Joe Cronin,
whose Red Sox had just knocked
the Yanks OF five in a row, met
Joe Di Maggie after the all-star
game. Joe asked Joe: How does
1t feel to look ut some pitching
YOU can hit, joe2"