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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
TEACHER TRANSFERS

With the resignation of Carl
Reedy as coach and teacher in
Ervinton High School accepted.
Supt. Sutherland at the beginning
of the week transferred Stephen
Adkins from Greenwood to fill the
vacancy. AS yet no replacement
has been made for the Greenwood
vacancy. At the last meeting of
the school board Virgil Skeen was
given a leave of absence until
after the November election in or
der that he might pursue his cam
paig:l in quest of his election to
the Virginia Assembly. Mrs.
James M. Skeen is substituting
temporarily at the Large School.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
1ST is FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK

Early in November the National
Fire Prevention Week will be OBJ
served. Let us citizens in Dicken-
son County work together and in
dividually to help make it nation
al in scope. Dickinson County
has always had, it seems, more
than it's share of disastrous fires.
Clintwood h as suffered several
losses, and the town of Haysi was
all but wiped out few years ago.
By becoming conscious of fire haz-
ards and removing them before it
is too late we may help Dicken-
son County to prevent thousands
of dollars in losses.
Look around you; look in your
home; and band together in the
towns to help remove and eradi-
cate all trash and rubbish which
might prove to be fire breeding
places.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
Good Roughness Is Aid
In Developing Rations

Roughage of good quality helps to
build good rations for all kinds Of
stock. Pasture and good legume
hay are roughages providing practi-
cal and economical sources of vita
MINIS and protein to improve grain
rations.
A study made recently by the
United States department of agricul-
ture showed that pasture averaged
nearly one-third of the nutrients con-
sumed by milk cows during the
year, whereas the cost of the pas
ture was only one-seventh of the to-
tai feed cost.
Legumes make the most nourish-
ing pasture and also the most nu-
tritious hay. Most farmers had a
generous supply Of legume hay for
winter feeding and live stock is re-
ported to have thrived unusually
well. On many farms the brood sows
have had the alfalfa hay which
they need to put pep into little pigs.
Calves have been wintered cheaply
and with good gains. largely be-
cause good legume hay was a big
part of the feed. Plentiful pasture
favors continued success with the
stock.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
Old School Photograph
Reflects Judges Regret

MONTEREY. CALIF.-After
imposing a fine Of $25 on Ralph
Small, of Stockton. for reckless
driving. Police Judge Monte Hell
lam drew mangled grammar
school picture from his wallet.
and beckoned the prisoner to his
side. Pointing tc a small boy in
the first row, he said:
Isn't that your"
"Yes-that's me. all right" the
prisoner replied.
Then, pointing to tall lad in
the back row. Judge Hellam said:
"And that's me. Sorry had to
do it, but it's the law"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12

tilt at Bluefeld- Saturday after
noon.
Miss LESSEE Deel returned to
her duties at Johnston Willis Hos
pital, Richmond, last Saturday
after few days visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Several citizens from through
out the county were in attendance
at court this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
Mining Town Is
Ghost at Last
Only Shacks Are Reminder
Of Old Boom Days in
Wyoming City.

SOUTH PASS CITY, WYO.-Wyo-
ming's newest ghost town. South
Pass City. has only few weather.
beaten frame shacks to remind viSi-
tors Of the days when it boosted OF
population Of 5000 gold-hunters, pi-
oneers and gamblers.
Abandoned more than 80 years
after the rest Of the states famous
early-time mining camps were de-
serted by their nomadic settlers.
South Pass City Is surrounded by
several booming modern mining
camps. It lies near the crest of the
Continental Divide on the old Ore
gon Trail, so miles northeast Of Rock
Springs.
In 1860 when the gold rush began.
Fasteners and Mid Westerners
focked to the almost-virgin wilder
ness of Wyoming. Ore was found in
large quantities. and the rapid in
dux Of gold-seekers continued.
Wind All That Remains.
Gamblers. bartenders and dance
hall girls followed so that by 1865
South Pass City was one Of score
of rip-roaring mining towns, echo
ing to the clink of picks and shovels
on rock, the blaring music Of hon.
keytonk dance halls, the bark Of six
shooters and the whine Of the wind.
The wind is all that remains to dis
turb the quiet of the hastily-con-
structed boom town.
In 1878, with the decline Of metal
markets, the rest Of the roaring
frontier communities became ghost
towns. The miners, gamblers and
entertainers moved on to more lu-
crative fields.
South Pass City, however, sur
vived. although most Of its residents
departed. When modern methods
were introduced in the l920s, several
large mining firms established them
selves near the once-famous town to
extract an estimated $500, 900 in gold
ore from the surrounding hillsides.
Hung On for Time.
The little town retained its post
office and place on the map while
other communities Of its kind were
remembered only in name.
Other ghost towns Of the state.
some marked by a few staggering
frame shacks, still others torn down
by the elements and settlers. in
clude Cambria, in northeastern Wy
oming near Newcastle; Battle, south
Of South Pass City in the Medicine
Bow National forest: Rambler. two
miles south of Battle: Eadsville,
atop scenic Casper mountain, and
Lavoye. in the Salt Creek field in
Natrona county.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
vacant Seat Filled

There were 200 seats in the hall
in which Congressman Ambrose J.
Kennedy made political speech in
Baltimore. The hall was filed to
capacity but for one seat. During
the speech a 12-pound light fixture
suddenly crashed down from the
ceiling. It landed in the vacant seat.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
ANNOUNCEMENT
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Having been urged by to make the race
myself candidate for the House of Delegates
for Wise and Dickinson Counties.
Having schools of Dickinson County,
months of public schools
teachers do think that the school
its share of the states
to secure free text books for on children.
Other parts magnificent highways know
that received share of for
public roads everything that this
continue, and that Dickinson and Wise
counties build highways good any
in the
the better qualified for this
position the public to have the best
shall endeavor have the law
the Trial Justices be selected from
the field of practicing
shall also to the old pension law
larged to benefit all the aged and nhrm
of the consideration
efficiency extended during the ten
YOUR servant with the Virginia State Police
respectfully
Geo. Dewey Buchanan
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
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@HH@ HM A!s MHAU tAa RAE NIl lHEI nRMER kalmHEN
Troy Ratliff, John and Fitzugh
Colley of Tivis were in town Mon
day night.
Lee Sutherland was in town on
business during the early part of
the week.
10 Sutherland of Hiwassee Col
lege was visiting friends and rela-
tives in Clintwood over the week.
end.
Mrs. Lena Speights and daugh-
ter, Rosemary, of Stone, KY, were
visiting Sen. and Mrs. R. E. Chase
this past weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Bush an
nounce the arrival of baby
daughter few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Suth-
erland were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
James M. Skeen Saturday evening.
Pridemore Steele and Cecil
Hughes were visiting in Clintwood
last Saturday previous to their
participation in the Hiwassee-
Tuscculum football game at Big
Stone Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Suthel land
of Grundy and Mrs. James M.
Skeen attended the Hiwassee-T
culum football game at Big Stone
Saturday night.
Mesdames James M. Skeen,
Edna French and Virgil F. Skeen
attended the district conference of
the Virginia Woman's Club Fed
GRAFTON in an all-day meeting at
Big Stone Gap last Friday.
Mrs. A. A. Skeen, Jr. spent the
weekend in Appalachia.
Mrs. G. Phipps is confined in
the Dickinson County Hospital
chis week suffering from cold and
complications.
Miss Jackie Poore spent the
weekend with homefolks.
Messrs. Jack Sutherland, Harold
Rush and John Chalkley Buchanan
were the dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James M. Skeen last Friday
SVcIllHS.
John c.. Buchanan returned to
Richmond Monday after a short
visit with friends and relatives.
Persons attending the football
game at Big Stone Gap Saturday
night were: Ferris and Glenn
Colley, Mr.. and Mis-. A. A. Steele
and family, Mr.. I'D lars. Ayers
Friend, Mr.. and Mrs. Ayers
Short, Mr.. and Mrs. E-man Neel.
MRS. York Porter, Bernard Tiller
and Talmadge Hughes.
Those attending the football
game between King and Emory
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12

Most Popular National Park
In 1888 the Shenandoah National
park had q greater number Of tour
lists than any other national park.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
Where Auto Bows to Mule

The rim of the Grand Canyon may
be explored by motor car. but the
descent to the floor and to the river
must be made on mule back.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-10-12
Sky Writing

Sky writing was invented In the
World war as signaling method.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
By the Associated Press.

2
Cotton, scrap iron, petroleum,
iron alloys, machinery, automobiles
and airplanes are the major items
which Japan has been buying late
ly from the United States under
the 1911 commercial treaty which
this Government intends to aban-
don next January.
Commerce Department figures
showed today that last year 81 per
cent of the United States $780,
$4,000 sales of merchandise to
Japan were cotton, while Japan's
$126,820,000 sales to this country
were 63.5 per cent raw silk.
Japan's sales to the United States
reached peak of $431 ,873, 900 in
1929, declining almost steadily every
year except 1887, when the total
was $204 POI 900. Peak United States
sales to Japan were in that same
year, when Japan took unusually
large amounts Of scrap iron as well
as cotton and other products.
Although individually one of the
major nations in United States for
eign trade. Japan last year bought
only TT per cent of all United States
exports, while this country bought
only 6.5 per cent of its total foreign
merchandise from Nippon.
Cotton Exports Restricted.
Last year the United States sold
l,028,OO bales of cotton worth $52,-
$50 900 to Japan. Rejecting Japan s
restrictions against foreign cotton
since the Chinese invasion began,
this was decrease from the 1885,
600 bales worth 88,338, 900 sold in
1896.
Iron scrap sales to Japan reached
a peak of s39 1886 900 in 1887, drop
ping to s2206l 900 last year.
Other major sale items last year
were s5,663 900 of wood pulp, s29,-
956 600 OF crude petroleum, $7,7l3,O0O
of gasoline, s2l ,813 900 of iron alloys,
s2,1Oo,000 of lead, $1,649,O 900 of tin
plate. s2,435 900 of cattle hides, So
$4,000 of fuel oil, s23,538,OO0 OF
Woodworking machinery. S1O.142,-
600 OF automobiles and parts, $11,-
o62,OOo of airplanes and parts and
$5,728, 900 of chemicals.
Huge Quantities of Silk.
Despite occasional boycotts Of silk
stockings by anti-Japanese women
the United States has continued to
buy huge quantities of raw silk from
Japan. Last year the total was
s83 ,65l 900, a decline from the 1887
total of s99, ,573 900, more because of
lower prices than quantity.
Once upon a time American chill
dren played extensively with Jap
anese toys, but since the United
States has in recent years displaced
both Japan and Germany as the
worlds leading toymaker, last year S
purchases of toys from Japan
amounted to only s966, 900.
Besides silk. the main things
bought from Japan last year were
Evening star., 1939-07-27

here, totaling 246,470005, but it,
silver shipments were less, 81 ,273 ,2sg.
Next to England, Japan was the
principal shipper Of gold here last
year. @&
Evening star., 1939-07-27
u. S. Seen Strengthening
Great Britoin's Hand
BY WILLIAM H. sTONEMAN.

BY WILLIAM H. STONEMAN.
chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
LONDON. July 27.-News that the
United States had denounced its
trade treaty with Japan was re-
ceived in London today with un-
adulterated, though in some cases
carefully disguised, pleasure.
The reasons are fairly obvious.
The immediate effect of the
American action will be to reinforce
the British in their present nego-
tlatlons with the Japanese in To-
klo, where the japanese blockade of
the British concession in Tientsin
IS under discussion. Its long term
consequences are incalculable, but
some of them are apparent.
Because of this strengthening of
the American attitude toward the
war in the Far East it will be pos
Slble for the British to be CORE
Spondingly less amenable to pres
sure from the Japanese. In par
tlcular it may be possible for them
to give more or less their own in
depreciation to the formula which
the Japanese forced them to an
nounce several days ago and which,
on the surface, seemed to indicate
complete British capitulation before
the Japanese Actually that formula,
which described the attitude to be
adopted by the British toward the
Japanese in occupied areas of China,
was so elastic that it could mean al
most anything or nothing, depending
upon how it was interpreted by ac-
tual practice.
Certainly the British may now be
expected to interpret the formula in
way which will favor not only
their own interests but those of the
Chinese as well. The old and oft
heard excuse that "the Americans
don't do anything but yell at us be-
cause we don't do anything" will no
longer serve to justify policy of
general retreat.
Copyright. 1889. by Chicago Daily News,
IncD
Evening star., 1939-07-27

In October, 1885, Soviet officials gave
Ruzanski eight days to leave the
country, giving no explanation and
refusing to permit his wife to leave
with him.
Once in this country, Ruzanski,
who lives in River Rouge, Mich. and
is employed in Detroit tire plant,
began a campaign to obtain Soviet
permission for his wife to join him.
He enlisted the aid of Detroit
newspapers and Michigan officials.
He plcketed the Soviet Embassy in
Washington. He broadcast short
wave appeals to Moscow.
Finally Senator Arthur Vanden-
berg, Republican, of Michigan, be-
came interested in his case and
drew up a petition to the State De-
partment In few months Tamara
was permitted to renounce her Soviet
citizenship.
She stopped off at Paris for
pretty new frock-then sailed for
her husband and new home
Evening star., 1939-07-27
u. ). Consul Protests
Japanese Searches
Al Canton
Chinese Employees
Delayed Entering
Concession
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONG KONG, July 27.-An
American protest against japanese
searchings in Canton was registered
today as British officials Of nearby
Hong Kong declared their readiness
to defend that British colony against
any attack.
United States Consul General
Myrl S. Myers made oral and writ
ten protests to the Japanese Con-
sulate General in Canton after the
first day of Japanese blockade
of the Pearl River and restrictions
on entry into Shameen Island, on
which are Canton's British and
French concessions.
Leisurely Japanese search of all
Chinese entering and leaving the
island delayed Chinese employees of
the American Consulate General
which is on Shameen-for many
hours. Only one Japanese searcher
was stationed at each of the two
bridges leading to the island, thus
necessitating delays of half a day
for many Of the Chinese lined up
waiting to cross.
Foreigners Not Searched.
Foreigners were allowed to pass
without search upon showing iden-
tification passes.
Maj. Gen. Arthur E. Grasett,
commander of British troops in
Hong Kong, told the crown colony
legislative council that in the fu-
ture an attack might be made on
Hong Kong, but If that happens
we shall resist to the full strength
of our resources.
"It is our intention to defend the
colony to the end and those pro-
claiming to the contrary are making
mis- statements" he said, seeking to
allay increasingly widespread fear,
particularly among Hong Kong S
100000 Chinese residents, that a
major military threat might result
in Britains abandonment of this
colonial outpost.
The colony's governor. Sir Geof-
frey Northcote, also ATTEMPTED to
quiet mistrust Of the trend of Brit
ish policy in the Far East by assur-
Ing the council that the preliminary
British-Japanese agreement in To-
kio does not indicate or foreshad-
ow weakening of Britain's Chinese
policy"
COnscription Bill Passed.
The council gave final passage to
a measure applying conscription to
Hong Kong. After signature by the
Governor. the measure will make
all non-Chinese male British sub
| JectS between 18 and SIS subject
to compulsory military service.
| In imposing restrictions on entry
/ into Shameen Japanese accused
Chinese of using the foreign con-
cessions as base for manipulations
having adverse effects on Japanese
backed currency.
The exact purpose of the Japan
ese blockade of the Pearl River
below Canton was not clear. but
some military activity was evident,
apparently northward of the CITY,
The japanese said the blockade
was imposed for military reasons. "
Evening star., 1939-07-27
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 27.-An inter-
national love story had its happy
ending today in the reunion of an
American engineer and the pretty
Russian wife whose freedom to join
him he won only after a four-year
struggle with diplomatic red tape.
Excitedly Edmund Ruzanski, As
rushed up the gangplank of the
French liner Champlain yesterday
and kissed his blue-eyed wife,
Tamara.
You haven't changed bit" she
smiled Are you all right? I'm SO
happy!'
They first met at the Port of
Baku, where 19-year-old Tamara
Berbin was a librarian, in 1888
Ruzanski, American-born son of Po-
lish parents and United States
World War veteran, had gone to
Russia in 1881 as an engineer.
They were wed March 81, 1884
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Cotton and Scrap Iron Biggest
American Exports to Japan
Lost Yeors Sales Only TT Per Cent
Of Total IT, S. Foreign Trade

81 ,213,000 Of crabmeat, 81, 1854 900 Of
tea, $2,667 900 Of other vegetable
food products and beverages, $l,771,-
600 Of pyrethrum flowers, 81 ,228 900
Of bleached cotton cloth, $1,O49 900
Of cotton rags, $2,788, 900 of silk fab
RIGS. 81 ,255 900 Of hat materials. S.
450, 900 Of other textiles besides cot
ton and silk, $2,048, 600 Of paper, So
714,0O0 of china and other ware
made Of non-metalic minerals. ST.
405 900 Of metal products and 81 TOT, :
600 of creosote and other chemicals.
Treasury Bought Gold. Silver.
Not included in these figures are
another source Of trade important
to Japan. Last year Japan sold the
United States Treasury $168, ,739 ,643
worth Of gold and $2,929 ,567 worth
Of silver, for which the Nipponese
received American dollars which
they could use to buy war and other
materials from other countries as
well as the United States.
The American dollar would be
more acceptable payment, for in
stance, to British and French ex-
porters than Japanese yen.
In 1887 Japan sold even more gold
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Local Marine Officers
Are Promoted

The following Marine officers have
been promoted to the ranks indi-
Gated, the Navy Department said
today:
Colonel, Marion B. Humphrey of
Washington; lieutenant colonel,
Galen M. Sturgis of Hyattsville
Md; majors, William N. McKelvy,
jr,, Of Washington; Stuart w. King
of Alexandria, Frank H. Lamson-
Scribner of Washington; William C.
Lemly of Washington; captain, Rob-
ert L. Denig of Washington; first
heutenants, Richard Rothwell of
Washington and Stewart B. O'Neill,
jr., of Washington.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Treaty
Continued From First Page }

tween the United States and Ger
many.
The treaty of 1911 with Japan
has, like other such treaties, a
clause providing for its termination
on six months notice by either
signatory.
President Roosevelt availed him
self of that clause and instructed
the State Department to send Toxic
the necessary notification. Senate
consent, although necessary for ne
gotiation of treaty, is not necessary
for its abrogation by the President.
After the expiration of the legal
notice either of the governments
is free to start negotiations for
another agreement which when con-
cluded must be presented to the
Senate for its consent to ratification.
Motive Political.
There is no doubt that yesterdays
action of the State Department was
prompted exclusively by political
motives. While the American citl-
zens in the regions of China occu-
pied by the japanese Army do not
suffer the same treatment as the
British and the French, there are
individual actions on the part OF
the Japanese military which have
irked the State Department for sev-
eral months.
To repeated representations III
Toxic by the State Department the
American Government has received
kind words and promises that the
matters will be investigated and
never repeated again. But no sooli-
er were these promises given than
other MISUNDERSTANDING, ar
son, wanton humiliation of Amer
ican men and women before the
Chinese-took place in other Sec
tions of China. New representa-
tions were made and new promises
were obtained, but the situation be-
came worse every day.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

Spanish refugees who have been
staying in France are returning to
Spain.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Britain May Follow
U. 5. in Denouncing
japanese Treaty
Calling OFF Conference
In Toxic Discussed
In London

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 27.-The possibil-
ity of Britain denouncing her treaty
of amity and commerce with Japan
and breaking off current negotia-
tions in Toxic on China policy was
discussed in informed circles in
London today.
Belief was expressed that the
United States denunciation of her
1911 treaty with Japan and progress
in British-French-R negotia-
tions in Moscow for a mutual aid
pact might lead Britain to take a
stronger line with Japan.
1t was suggested that London
might call off the Toxic confer
ence on the preteXt that a Japanese
inspired anti-British campaign is
continuing in North China. The
next step, it was said, might be
denunciation of the British-Jap-
anese trade treaty of 1911.
Idea Not Given Up.
The foreign Office would not COM
ment.
Informed sources said Britain
never had given up completely the
idea of applying economic measures
possibly denunciation of the trade
treaty and imposition of an en-
barge on japanese goods-if pres
ent efforts to settle difficulties in
the Far East failed
Plans along this line were among
the measures studied by the gov
ernment when the crisis over Tient-
sin first started and were under
stood to be still in readiness if
needed.
Responsible quarters in Berlin ex-
pressed belief today that "a highly
political motive was behind the
United States denunciation of her
1911 treaty of commerce with Japan.
Berlin political circles speculated
with obviously keen interest on far
reaching economic and possibly mill
tary effects which the denunciation
might have.
Welcomed in London.
Washington action was welcomed
by British circles which are dissatis-
fled with the formula worked out
by Ambassador Sir Robert Leslie
Craigie and Foreign Minister Ha-
chiro Arita in Toxic, by which Brit
ain recognized special require
ments' of Japanese forces in occu-
pied parts of China. These circles
believe Britain will have to take
firmer stand to protect her great
commercial and financial interests
in China.
Diplomatic circles in Paris en-
phasized that the denunciation gave
Toxic six months ito modify her
policy in China so far as America
is concerned