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Evening star., 1939-02-03
PROPOSALS.

P. W. A te6STEIcT e68}EGT p 6; 6; lo1s-l-F
OF COLUMBIA, Washington, D. C.-Sep-
ISa aSate sealea vb BIDS S1d tor WIDENING gAy
WAYS IN THE VICINITY OF THE MU-
NICIPAL CENTER ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING) will be received by said Com
missioners at Room 500, District Building
WASHINGTON; D. e until 200 O'Clock pm:
February rs 1899, and then publicly
to Bidders Form Of Bid. Form Of Contract,
Specifications and Forms of Bid Bond and
Performance Bond may be examined and
secured at the office of the Chief Clerk
Engineer, Department, Room 427 Dis
trict Building. The Commissioners reserve
or to reject any or, all bids. Each bidder
must deposit with his bid security in an
amount equal to, five per centum (5fs) OF
the base bid in the. form and subject to the
conditions provided in the Instructions to
Bidders. Attention Of bidders is particu-
larly called to the requirements as to
conditions of employment to, be observed
the contract; No bidder may withdraw his
bid within 80 days after the actual date
Of the opening thereof: g. M, THORNETT,
Secretary. Board of Commissioners, D. C.,
February 3. 1889.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Gets Jail Sentence

Jesse Anderson, colored, 81,
pleaded guilty in District Court yes
terday to fleeing a victim of SAT
through the use of an envelope"
trick, and was sentenced to from
two to three and a half years in
prison. He was indicted on a charge
of grand larceny.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Past Commander
Will Be Honored

Past Comdr. Daniel M. Goodacre
will be the honor guest tomorrow
night at a dinner and dance Of the
Sergt. casper Post, No. 13, Ameri-
can Legion, at the New Colonial
Hotel. Hiram w. Hummer, post
commander, will deliver the welcome
address.
Evening star., 1939-02-03

The agency agrees with the report
of the labor union, however, that a
new program would put that many
men to work.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
PROPOSALS.

WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF The
Constructing Quartermaster, Room 3S4o'
Munitions Building, Washington, D. C-
Office Once until ii AM E. S. T. February l6,
1889, and then publicly opened for the
Badns ana foT BOng q Field ao9
c. Plans and specifications. will be fur
nished upon deposit of certified check IN
treasurer of the United States Informa-
ton at the above address.
fe2 34,5,1415.
P. w. A. PROJECT NO. D. C. 1021-F,
coMM1ss1oSERs SNss ~ 81 TIL THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA; Washington. D; C~Sep5i sep
arate sealed bids 59r the construction nS ano
ton ton - assembly hali-gymnasium, including
the necessary remodelng in c9nnectlogp M g
With same at the sch99iR M8RGR9T 5aIqFs M1RRAY
WAsH1NGToN WASH u VOCATIONAL scHoooLL
FOR GIRLS. located on north SIDE OF @
~; NV oeeS Wsshington, D. G. viii be received
by said Commissioners at Room 509;
Dstret BpdnsM Msreb M9hnstpss and nd 1hsi then
fsstTuctons e BiddsTs; Form st Rid,
and Forms Of Bid Bond, and Performance
ths 1Sn0 otfice sy Of e The eh!ef cIerk. EnSinssr
Of of a certified check payable to. the collector
81 1osrs Tazss & &c in o the h set ct N5 moFs
than three (3) sets. of drawings and speci
ficatiops, etc, will be furnished to any
such g promptly and in good condition,
said tHkesits will be refunded, The Com
missil&Ns reserve the right to waive any
Each bidder must deposit with his bid
security IN an amount equal to five, per
and subject to the conditions provided in
the Instructions to Bidders: Attention of
bidders is particularly called to the re-
ouirementS as to conditions of employment
to be observed and minimum wage rates to
be paid under this contract. No bidder
after the actual date Of the sisa openns ters
of. G. NJ. THORNETT. Secretary, Board
Of Commissioners. D. c.. February 3, 1889.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08

traffic. What memories must CEN
ter around that old oak at the
Fayette Wright place! Go on down
by the spring cut in the rock.
Walk all the way to Delano and
think how We got about twenty
five years ago. Why, people used
to ride that way from Sand Lick
to Clintwood. Drive up Hatchet.
At the top of the hill, turn right
and see the old home of Jas
Sutherland. That house, set among
the sloping acres of plateau land,
was made to live in. The house,
the barn, the hilltop fields, all
blend to make picture of home,
as firm and lasting as our native
mountains.
The Skyland Drive is marked
well on the highway maps and
known to many pilgrims. If you
go over it this summer from Swift
Run Gap to Luray, come home
and drive from Hazel to Carrie
on Sandy Ridge. Look over the
Handicapped hills of Russell, clear
to Clinch Mountain. Then look
the other way, over the ridges Of
Dickinson all the way to the Cum
berlands. Well leave it to you
which is the better drive.
But on this We'll lay you ten
to one. The road from Fremont
to Clintwood is the poorest elm
proved highway in Virginia.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
Contour Farming

The new type of farming, known
as contour farming, appears to be
a permanent acquisition for agricul-
ture because it definitely reduces
erosion losses. 1t makes for a more
efficient utilization of the land, says
writer in the Missouri Farmer.
One objection to it by farmers is,
however, the point rows this type
Of farming makes when row crops
are grown. The point rows result
because the fields are usually
square and the rows no longer fol-
low the line or cross fences but
follow the contour of the slope in
stead.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
American Oats Output
Exceeds Other Nations

The United States oats crop, like
our corn crop, far outranks that of
any other nation in the world. Ac-
cording to reports of the United
States department Of agriculture the
American oats crop for 1887 totaled
1.146, 258, 900 bushels. This was 38. Sc
per cent of the world total Of 4, 429,-
600, 900 bushels.
In the drouth year of 1896 the
United States produced 785, sos, 900
bushels, or 1914 per cent of the
world crop of 4,043. 600, 900 bushels.
In the preceding year domestic pro-
duction reached 1,194, 902, 900 BUSH
els, or 1914 per cent Of the world
crop of ATS, 600, 900 bushels.
Other leading oats producing coun-
tries in 1887 were Germany, with
404, 304, 900 bushels; France, 313, $751;
600 bushels; Canada, 291, 622, 900; Po-
land, 166. 034, 900; United Kingdom,
1855, OoG 600; Czechoslovakia, "a, $751;
600; Sweden, 86,475, 900; Argentina,
48.915, 000, and Finland, 46, 159, 900.
Accurate figures on the Russian
oats crop are not available but it is
generally considered to be among
the largest.
In bushels produced the oats crop
ranked second to corn, which totaled
$3.50. 900 bushels. The other prin-
cipal crops were wheat. barley,
and rye in that order.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
Grain Feed for Chicks

Chicks should be given grain feed
after the first seven to ten days.
This should be fed two or three
times a day on top of the mash.
1t is very essential that sufficient
mash hopper space be supplied so
that the chicks can all eat at one
time. AS early Matched chicks do
not have access to range and direct
sunlight or green feed, their ration
should be supplemented with one
and one-half per cent of straight
cod liver oil that contains IS U. S.
P. units of vitamin D per gram and
not less than 800 U. S. P. units of
vitamin per gram.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
Latin America

Latin America comprises all those
portions Of this hemisphere to the
south Of the United States in which
one or another Of the Latin lam
guages is the native tongue. 1t in
cludes Brazil, which speaks Portu-
guese; Haiti, which speaks French;
Puerto Rico, Spanish-speaking de-
tendency of the United States, and
the ID Spanish-speaking republics
from the Rio Grande to Cape Horn.
1t is not usually considered to in
clude any Of the European colonial
possessions.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
The Dickinson County Herald

the same power. The rubber tire
has opened new possibilities of trac-
tor loading, using the right size ma
chine, combinations of machines.
and selecting proper operating
speeds. The greater use of high
gear for field operations and for
hauling on the road is now recog-
nized. So, with rubber-tired trac-
tors, farm machines and wagons,
the farmer can work faster, save
time and fuel and, at the same time,
reduce the jolting and strain on
equipment generally increasing its
life.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08

When summer is coming in, we
love to look at travel folders. AS
in the days of Chaucer, folks still
long to go on pilgrimages. So it's
away, over the rim of the farthest
hill, to see some place we've heard
about and mingle with other tour
lists. That is good for US, it does
MT cost so overly much, and then
we can tell the people back home
about all we have seen.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
FARM
Tories
URGES RUBBER TIRES
FOR FARM TRACTORS
Work Faster, Rutgers Re-
searchers Find.
BY E. r. GROSS

The rubber tire constitutes one
more step in the progress Of farm
machinery. 1t costs about the same
to operate a tractor at part load as
at full load, and tractors on rubber
tires work faster. more economical
ly and last longer than they do on
steel, it has been determined by
tests at Rutgers university.
Farm machinery and wagons also
have lighter draft on rubber. The
rubber tire increases the effective
ness of the machine and the opera
tor by making it possible to do more
work in less time and with less wear
and tear.
tor use because it is cheaper to feed
tractor during the time of opera
ton than to feed horses all the time.
This is one of the reasons why trac-
great an extent. Other reasons in
clude: The tractor conserves man
time; it does not need to rest at
night; it can work in extreme sum-
mer heat; it reduces farm chores:
it requires little attention when not
working. These things the farmer
recognized and appreciated as soon
as he learned that he could place
dependence in the tractor.
{ The tractor is being improved
steadily. Additional operating
speeds and rubber tires are among
the important improvements made
so far. The tractor will travel fast
er with less slippage and will pull
more with less fuel on rubber tires
than on steel rims with Tugs. This
is a general statement but condi-
tons vary so much for different jobs
that one cannot reduce it to an exact
per cent of extra power and fuel or
time saved.
Rubber tires are also being used
on other farm machines and wag-
ons. They reduce draft and make
it possible to pull heavier loads with
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
Red Cross Education

How to give emergency care to
the victims Of accidents. pending ar
rival Of medical assistance or re-
moval to hospital, has been taught
by the American Red Cross for more
than quarter of a century. In
recent years the Red Cross has ex-
banded this service by establish
ment OF highway emergency first
aid stations. supplemented with mo-
bile emergency first aid units. =
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
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 is the
great winning card. 1t caused ruin
to so many families that it became
known as curse.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
A Nation of Greeters

Americans buy approximately
500. 600. 900 worth of greeting cards
annually, equal to so cents for each
man, woman and child in the coun-
try, department of commerce sta
tistics reveal. About As per cent Of
this total goes for Christmas cards.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
Hello So. eoo, 600 Times

Telephone calls made through the
Bell system total $4,000, 900 daily.
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph company reports, or more
than 31z calls for each telephone in
the system.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
Shipping

You might think that one of the
worlds great ports would lead in
freight tonnage. But the Detroit riv-
er is the greatest maritime highway
in the world, with annual freight
tonnage several times that of New
York harbor.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08
The Dickinson County
Herald
Published every Thursday
by the
Clintwood Publishing Co.
ClintwoOd, Va.
Over the Hills

care you going to the Worlds
Fair?" they ask. If you are not,
probably you feel called upon to
make some kind Of explanation.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-08

Perhaps, like US, you cannot go
to the Worlds Fair. Maybe. like
us, you cannot go to the places
pictured in the travel folders.
Then discover Dickinson!
The Breaks isn't all we have to
see here at home, not by a long
sea-mile. But let us think about
that area for a few lines.
People here have been heard to
say that the Breaks region is the
greatest natural wonder east of
the Rocky Mountains. We cannot
say as to that, for we haven't seen
every bit of scenery this side Of
the Rockies. But we have been
in the Breaks, and we want to go
there again when the maple leaves
are turning and blue haze man
ties that land.
Flatwoods, where they speak
and eat hot dogs every fall, isn't
all of the Breaks. There are the
Towers, the chimney, and that
awesome wall of solid rocks to be
seen all the way from Skaggs Tun-
mel to Pool Point. And there isn't
one road only that leads there.
You can go down Mullins Ridge
or down Cranes Nest and follow
the CCC trail almost to the Tow
ers or Chimney Rock. You can
go right from the CCC trail to the
bridge over the old splash dam,
and then walk down the railroad
through the gorge and by the
waterfalls. Or you can go down
the old unused wagon road from
the log school house on Camp
Branch and you'll be underneath
the Tower in five minutes and see
Dickenson's huge Balancing Rock
on your way there.
If you go down by Haysi, just
stop at Tarpon and go up on that
knob where the dead cedar stands.
AS you go up, the margin of your
world seems to move away. 1t
isn't far up to the top of that
point, and yet from it you can see
all the way from the Breaks to
Pound Gap. From there on a
clear day you can catch the blue
of Clinch Mountain across Big A
and Sandy Ridge.
If you care to step backward
twenty-five years, just walk down
that road from Tarpon to Delano.
You would have to walk. (This
road not recommended for motor
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Senate Committee
Votes for HEARINGS
On Wagner Act
Decision on Dute Put
OFF Week to Await
Peace Talk Results
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate Labor Committee vot-
ed today to hold hearings on pro-
posed amendments to the Wagner
Labor Relations Act.
The committee went on record in
favor of hearings on motion by
Senator Ellender, Democrat, of
Louisiana, but delayed until next
Tuesday decision on when they
should start
Senator Ellender said the effect
of the committee action was to al
low another week in which to an
alyze results of peace negotiations
between the Congress of Industrial
Organizations and the American
Federation of Labor.
The A. F. L. has proposed a COM
prehenSive set of amendment to the
act. Hearings originally were sched-
ulet to begin March 10, but were
postponed when the peace negotia-
tions started in an effort to give the
negotiatorS free hand in working
out an agreement between rival
labor factions.
William Green, A. F.. L. president,
said, however, that amendments to
the labor act were necessary re-
gardless of the outcome of the peace
negotiations. He asked that hear
ingS be started "at the earliest pos
Sible moment"
Mr.. Green wrote committee men,
berS that the A. F.. L. amendments,
introduced by Senator Walsh, Demo-
crate, of Massachusetts had been
proposed 'in good faith"
I'VE are certainly entitled to
hearing" the A. F. L. head added.
1T is inconceivable that the SEN
ate committee would deny the
American Federation of Labor hear
ing on amendments merely
because of the opposition of the
representatives of the Congress of
Industrial ORGANIZATIONS
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Continued From First Page)

the living room. Mrs Sullivan said
she was awakened by the cracking
of flames about 2:30 am.
Going into the living room, she
discovered the fire. She said her
husband was lying on a couch and
no fire was near him. Mr.. Shackel-
ford was lying under an overstuffed
chair, which was nearly burned up.
Attempted to Save Friend.
Mrs. Sullivan said her husband
tried to remove Mr. Shackelford and
in this way his clothing caught fire.
Meanwhile, she fled from the apart
ment with her daughter.
James Bowen, 25, cashier at the
Wardman Park Hotel and resident
of an apartment near the Sullivan's,
entered the burning room and as
sisted in getting Mr.. Shackelford
out. He was awakened by smoke,
he said, and on entering the Sullivan
apartment saw man standing in
a corner.
ut seemed he was trying to get
out, but couldn't find the entrance"
Mr.. Bowen said
After assisting this man out and
dragging the other from the apart
ment, Mr.. Bowen said he went back
into the apartment and Smothered
the blaze with fire eXtinguisher.
Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.. Shackelford
were assisted into an adjoining
apartment. DR. j. v. Dolan, who
lives in another section of the apart
ments, was called and gave them
emergency treatment before arrival
of an Emergency Hospital ambu-
lance.
Mr.. Sullivan was appointed some
months ago by United States Attor-
ney David A. Pine as docket clerk
for the Criminal Courts of the Dis
trict. He succeeded Stephen P.
Haycock, who was named an as
sistant United States attorney and
is now on duty in Police Court.
Prior to his appointment in the
District Attorneys Office, Mr.. Sui
livan was field investigator of the
Veterans Administration. Born in
the District March 81, 1901, Mr..
Sullivan attended Business High
, School and Columbus University.
During the World War, he served
in the Navy and did duty overseas
with destroyers, notably the U. S. S.
Beale.
Once Wrote Sports.
Mr.. Sullivan has a brother here,
William j. Sullivan, lawyer. Mr..
Sullivan talked with the injured
man this morning, but said he
learned no details of the fire. Mrs.
Sullivan is sister of Edward
Folliard, staff writer of the Wash
ington Post.
A sports writer on the Washington
Herald, covering baseball from 1923
to 1926, Mr.. Sullivan also served
at Georgetown University, where he
handled publicity for Lou Little.
Mr.. Shackelford lived at 2414
Pennsylvania avenue NV. with his
mother, Mrs. M. A. Martell, and
his nephew, Edward L. Shackelford.
The nephew said Mr.. Shackelford
had a brother, Lisle Shackelford,
who is with the Salvation Army, the
nephew said, in Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. Shackelford, war veteran,
was a graduate of National Law Uni
verSity and at one time attended
Georgetown University. He had
been employed recently on a w. P. A.
project at the National Archives.
Selwyn Powers, general manager
OF the apartment properties; said
the fire evidently started In an
overstuffed chair and then spread
to other parts of the room. He said
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Girl Wins Both First,
Second Poster Prizes

Miss Virginia Galloway, Stuart
Art School student, has been
awarded both first and second prizes
in a poster contest for the Con-
necticut Avenue Associations FASH
ion promenade and exhibit to be
held March "a at the Mayfower
Hotel, according to announcement
of judges yesterday.
Judges in the contest were Louis
Massey, president Of the associa-
ton; l.. E. Rubel, advertising and
Evening star., 1939-03-14

publicity chairman, and Harry
Kronheimer, promotion director.
Following the monthly dinner of
the association tonight at $50
o'clock in the Parrot Tea Room,
members will discuss final plans
for the style show. Charles Pretty
man and G. Melvin Sharpe will
speak.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Labor Peace Discussions
To Be Resumed Toniqht
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 14-With an
agenda apparently still far from
defined, delegations of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and the
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions will resume tonight their ne
gotiations for labor peace.
The Joint Committee took the
day off because John L. Lewis, who
sits at the head of the c. I. o. side
OF the table. vas occupied with con-
tract negotiations in behalf of his
United Mine Workers in the eight
State Appalachian bituminous area.
Evening star., 1939-03-14

the damage to the apartment itself
was slight.
Detective Sergt. John Wise of the
homicide squad and the fire mar
shal's office began an investigation.
The coroners Office said an au-
topsy would be made on Mr.. Shack
elford during the day.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Church Dinner Thursday

A dinner will be given by the Aid
Society of St. Marks Church in the
church parish hall Thursday from
5 to 7 pm.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-04
July Had No
Fire Damage

No fire loss was had in Henderson
during the month Of July, which was
the first month of 1889 with a per-
feet record, Fire Chief Cooper Ellis
announced today. There was one
alarm, which was an actual fire, but
with damage of no consequence.
For the first half of the year, the
city had fire loss of $4,000, which
was not increased in July, the
seventh month. There were 81 calls
to firemen in the seven-month Pc
riod, out of which there were Is
actual fires. Five fires with a dam
age of $12,666 in April was the lar
gest month of the year SO far.
Through July of last year, the city's
fire loss was $8,698 in "a actual fires
out Of Al calls The first four months
of 1888 had no fires at all, and in
May the amount was only $25. A
loss of $1,000 in July last year ac-
counted for nearly all of the dam
age for the period.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-04
Job Office
Asks Workers

Announcing calls for a number of
truck drivers and Negro laborers, j.
S. Guide, manager of the local office
of the North Carolina State Employ
ment Service, said today jobs would
be available Gin the near future" for
Negro men to tie tobacco in Oxford.
A number have already been refer
red to these jobs, he said, but so far
none has been employed.
Guide said the management of the
Oxford plant had contacted the Hen
derson employment office and stated
that they would be in position to use
the male workers within a few days.
New calls for help announced to-
day included a demand for five white
hydraulic dump truck drivers and
eight Negro laborers. Persons quail
fled for the work we're urged to con-
tact the employment office imme-
dietely.
Mr.. Cude said absorption of Negro
women by tobacco plants is creating
an acute shortage of domestic serv-
ice workers. Aggravaiing the situa-
ton, too, he added, is the heavy yield
of tobacco throughout the South,
which is neceSsitating a larger num-
Der. OF factory workers than usual.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-04
Mrs: Wagner H0m0ree
At Attractive ShOzUeY

, the centerpiece large bowl of flow
ers, and lighted white candles which
! cast soft glow over the ROOM Mrs.
Robert Ira Frazier presided on the
back porch and received the recipes
that were presented to the bride Mrs
L. o. Frazier presided over the din
ing room, in the absence of Mrs.
Floyd Frazier. She was assisted by
Misses Mildred Wilson and Elaine
Weldon. Ice cream, waters, and mints
were served.
Miss Doris Weldon ushered the
guests to the gift room. After writ
ing the best wishes to the bride, with
Miss Jane Stewart presiding, each
one was asked to register in the ''gift
and givers" book.
Others assisted in various capa-
cities. Over fifty guests called dur
ing the hours to congratulate Mrs.
Wagner, and a number who were
unable to attend sent gifts.
The hOstesses presented Mrs
Dwight Moody Frazier, Mrs. Walter
J. Bowen, and Mrs. Roger Mitchell
lovely salad bowls, and Mrs. Earl
O'Brien, of Boerun, Ga. lovely hand
: drawn Irish linen handkerchief. .