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Milford chronicle., 1940-01-05
Bots o. Casollnc burned u n 1853

Consumption Of gnsolinc and other
motor fuels IN the United Statcs
icaclled new record high IN 1883.
tolnling $50. 100000 barrels cOmpar-
% with 522.000.000 barrels ID 1888
nnd 5ig.Og0,0OO ~ 1897.
Profits Of major oil rcllnIng COM
panirs failed 10 follow consumption
inward, however. as Overproducti0n
brought weakness in tho price Of
gasoline.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-05

Play safe, have your hogs inocu-
lated against cholera. Several cases
have been reported in Sussex county.
For your information: DR.. James
West, Milford, phone 34S, is fully
equipped TO safeguard your stock.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-05

Home grown and ground buck
wheat -four for sale at several lead
ing local grocery stores.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-05

A good safety hint would be to
make sure your gun is not loaded
when you are ready to place it away.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-05

Plenty of frost this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07
Mutt and Jeff Grass

According to the Country Home
Magazine, plant explorers who
searched the world over for the best
grass to use in resodding the Kan
sas Dust Bowl have finally found
tin Kansas. This new-old grass
is really two grasses, blue grama
and buffalo, the Mutt and JEFF Of the
western plains. II the season is dry,
the tall, tough grama rudely shoves
it's partner aside and takes over the
field. But when wet weather comes.
the short but subtle buffalo grass
slyly slips in and regains its hold.
These grasses are spread by SOW
ing 300 pounds of their hay per
acre with manure spreader. The
hay is harvested in September.
sown in March, and punched into
the soil with a wheel packer.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07
NORLAND LOCALS

Delbert Swindall, Everett Short,
Arnold Swindall and Mr.. and
Mrs. HILBERT Killen were among
those attending the speaking at
Clintwood Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Mullins
attended church at Little Hope
Sunday.
Several farmers have been
stripping tobacco for the last few
weeks.
The FreeWill Baptists held
services at the home of Mrs. CAL
lie Willis Sunday.
The Stork visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlan Keens Halloween night
and left a fine baby boy.
Mrs. NJ. R. Swindall spent a
few days with her granddaughter
Mrs. Burl Willis, of Baden last
week.
Homer Willis is very i'll at this
writing and is in the Clintwood
hospital.
Mrs. Virgil Davis spent Tues
day with Mrs. Tollie Davis.
L. E.. Davis and Greed Fleming
made a trip to Ramsey Wednes-
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

VIRGINIA.: In the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court of the
Couty of Dickinson, on the 9Th
day of Nov. 1910.
Troy (Davis) Bollins, and Goldia
Boiling Bryant, Compliments,
against
J. C. Smith, J. c. Smith, Special
Commissioner, R. w. Wright,
Trustee, Nola Davis Ramsey,
and Opal Ramsey, defendants,
and to set aside and vacate a Ger
tain supposed deed of trust given
by your compliments on their
said interest in the tract of land
above referred to, which said deed
OF trust conveyed to R. w.
Wright, Trustee, and Of record in
the Clerks office of Dickinson
County, Virginia, in Deed Book
No. IS, at page 247.
The object of this suit is to in
join the said J. c. Smith, Special
Commissioner, from selling the
interest of the compliments in a
certain tract or parcel OF land
which is of record in the Clerks
office of Dickinson County in
Deed Book No. 48 at page 400.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ants, Opal Ramsey and Nola Da-
Wis Ramsey, are not residents OF
the State of Virginia, it is order
ed that they do appear here with
in 10 days after due publication
hereof and do what may be nee
cessary to protect their interest
in this suit. And it is further or
dered that copy hereof be pub
lished once week for four sue
cessive weeks in the Dickinson
County Herald, and that copy
be posted at the front door of the
court house of this county on or
before the LIST Nov. rules, 1910.
A copy-Teste:
K. E. Fuller, Deputy for
w. E. Counts, Clerk.
Roland E. Chase and
D. M. Crabtree, pa. (Nov. 7, 40)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07
HOSPITAL. NEWS

Mrs. Kermit Kennedy of Caney
. Ridge is patient in the hospital
pending an operation.
folly Addington of Pound un-
derwent an operation for appen-
dicitis last Monday.
Clifford Mullins is confined to
the hospital with a fractured arm.
Homer Willis is receiving treat
ment for an abcess of the leg.
Miss Delete Sluss of Skeetrock
is a patient in the hospital.
Miss Thelma Lloyd, a nurse at
the hospital, has been very i'll.
Mrs. Banner Newberry con-
tinues to improve.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hale are
the proud parents of baby girl,
born at the hospital Nov. 9th.
Preston Silcox of Steinman IS
in the hospital suffering from "a
fractured skull received from fall
ing slate in the mines.
The many friends Of Mrs.
John Yates are glad to learn that
she is improving very much.
Junior Sliger is a patient in the
hospital suffering from a throa,
infection.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Vollney
Street, a daughter on Nov. 2.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carless
Mullins a daughter.
Miss Thelma Hammonds has
been discharged from the hospit-
al. ##@
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07
DWALE NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Newberry
and Mrs. Ferris Newberry of
Blowing Rock, and Mrs. John Ar
trip of Dwale called on Mrs. En-
ma Duty of Dante hospital Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mullins
visited Mr. and Mrs. Emory Moore
Sunday.
Cowan Pickett called on Newt
McGlothlin Sunday morning.
Mrs. Radford Mullins and little
son, Ronald Dale, spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Mullins parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Artrip, of
Blowing Rock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Dutton, MI.
and Mrs. Floyd Bailey and chill
dren were the dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isom Fleming Sun
day.
Miss Irene Mullins called OH
relatives of Cronesnest River on
Sunday.
Mrs. Calvin Moore was visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Woods of Hay
81 Sunday.
Mrs. Woodrow Webb and little
son, John Henry, of Darwin, spent
the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. VERNE Hopson.
Mrs. Rufus Webb and daughter,
Rose Pebble, called on Mrs. Le-
ANA McGlothlin Monday.
Miss Ella Mae Mullins was Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hanover
of Blowing Rock on Friday.
Mrs. Johnnie Sluss called on
friends and relatives at Skeetrock
Saturday.
Miss Roxie Hopson, Mrs. Italy
Webb and John Henry Webb can
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Nc
Glothlin Sunday evening.
Mrs. Tom Mullins spent Sum
day with Mrs. Ballard Mullins.
Miss Edna Hayes spent the
week end with Miss Castelline
Mullins.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07
BEAR PEN NEWS

The election in Mountain Pre-
cinct was an especially quiet one
and went Republican, sit usual
ly does.
Tilden Haynes, better known as
"Red Wriggles", has reopened his
grocery store. He's now ready to
serve his public again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Counts Wis
tied relatives in Tennessee over
the weekend.
The following people from Hun
ricane visited friends and rela-
tives in the Pine and Cutter creek
section: Hector Lane visited his
daughter, Mrs. Wick Haynes; jess
Davis visited, his sister, Mrs. Guy
Mullins; Everett Mullins visited
Harrison Mullins.
Tivis Mullins, long of our Sec
ton, picked up his house and
goods and moved to Trammel.
Hersel Fleming loaded the house
on his truck bed.
Mrs. Mack Crabtree and little
daughter, jamie Ann, are spend
ing the week at home.
The state has built a new
bridge near the mouth of Cutter
Creek.
SCHOOL NEWS
Two school zone signs have
been erected by the state at Bean
Pen School. Our Junior League
asked that it be done after near
accident in the road in front of
our school.
Bear Pen School made several
entries in the school fair at Err
vintOn on Nov. 2. All our entries
were chosen as competitive by
the judges. Ora Mullins, 18th
grade, got first on writing. The
18th grade class received first OH
their class magazine and second
on their illustrated story. Evelyn
Maggard, 7th grade, received first
on free-hand drawing. Alpha Ken
drick, 7th grade, second on hand
writing. Claude Haynes, 9Th grade
second on free-hand drawing.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07
Social Column

Mrs. T. A. Phillips of Bristol
visited Mrs. J. c. Damron ana
Mrs. Elmer Smith this week.
Dinner guests of Mrs. j. c.
Damron and Mrs. Elmer Smith
on Tuesday were Congressman
and Mrs. John w. Flanagan, Jr.,
of Bristol, Mrs. A. A. Skeen ana
Mrs. Lena Speights.
Mrs. Dorsia Phillips and Mrs.
John w. Flanagan, Jr., were
visitors here on election day.
Jerry Chase, educational adj
wiser in the Salem CCC camp,
was home over the weekend.
Fred Bise of Willard was a
business visitor to Clintwood on
last Saturday.
Goble Branham and Troy Rat
lift of Tivis were here on Friday
night.
Seen in town last Saturday
were Cecil Phipps, of Skeetrock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Owens of
Tivis and Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus
Colley of Skeetrock.
H. R. Rush and Ben Sutherland
attended the football game be-
tween Kentucky and Alabama in
Lexington, KY, last Saturday.
Mrs. James M. Skeen visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. C.
Sutherland, of Grundy and her
sister, Miss Billie Mac Suther-
land of Catawba, last weekend.
Mesdames McAdoo Crabtree
and Thomas Countiss were shop
ping in town last Saturday.
Clarence Branham and family
of Skeetrock were visiting in
Clintwood one day last week.
Junior Hamilton of Mars Hill
College visited relatives in Dick
enson County this past week.
Carl Colley and Milton Suther-
land of Bluefield visited their
parents ON Saturday and Sunday.
E. r. Beverly of Tazewel ex-
tended his visit to friends and
relatives through Tuesday of this
week.
James Albert Mullins and wife
pGlG;esl. NJ q x.;citi,acS ..ol
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Bill Rasnake, of Duty, was
business visitor in Clintwood this
week.
S. P. Dotson of Coeburn, Rt. 2,
was seeing friends here Monday
and dropped in to send the paper
to a grandson who is in the army.
Levi Hall of Splashdam attend
ed the Democratic speaking here
Monday.
Emil Vanover, of Georges Fork,
will leave shortly for the veter-
ans hospital at Mountain Home,
Tenn, for medical attention.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Have you been checked today?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Carl Colley and Milton Suther-
land of Bluefield visited their
parents ON Saturday and Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Junior Hamilton of Mars Hill
College visited relatives in Dick
enson County this past week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

E. r. Beverly of Tazewell ex-
tended his visit to friends and
relatives through Tuesday Of this
week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Mrs. James M. Skeen visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G..
Sutherland, of Grundy and her
sister, Miss Billie Mac Suther-
land of Catawba, last weekend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Clarence Branham and family
of Skeetrock were visiting in
Clintwood one day last week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

H. r. Rush and Ben Sutherland
attended the football game be-
tween Kentucky and Alabama in
Lexington, KY, last Saturday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Fred Bise of Willard was {
business visitor to ClintWood or
last Saturday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Lige Rasnick, good citizen o,
the Sandy Ridge section, was see
ing friends in town Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Mrs. T. A. Phillips of Bristol
visited Mrs. J. c. Damron ana
Mrs. Elmer Smith this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Former Sheriff J. III. Anderson
was business visitor in Clint
wood early in the week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07

Mesdames McAdoo Crabtree
and Thomas Countiss were shop
ping in town last Saturday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-07
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

VIRGINIA.: In the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court of the
Couty of Dickinson, on the 9th
day of Nov. 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03
A Triple Benefit

Start of work on the Oleander apartment
project is important for many reasons, and
three in particular. There will be employment
for 200 or more workers for at least seven
months. This increase in payrolls will be a
material benefit to retail stores and bring
comfort into many homes through the winter
season.
The second benefit is to be found in the ex-
ample set by the venture. Wilmington has
long been in need of this type of construction.
Its apartment houses now are inadequate to
the need. With this project under way it is
believable that more will follow and Whining
ton will catch up wit hits opportunity in hous-
ing construction.
A further benefit is the purchase of mater
ials to go into the 72-unit project. Wholesalers,
%jobbers, and other dealers in building ma
terials will welcome the chance to share in
the capital investment thus made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03
City Board Regrets
Death OF G.. E. Kidder

The city commissioners yester-
day made public a resolution pass
ed Sept. 10 expressing regret al
the death of George E. Kidder.
The resolution follows:
whereas on the Seventeenth
day of September, 1910, George E.
Kidder passed from this earth, and
whereas he had, for many
years, served as an official OF the
Town of Wrightsville Beach and
had contributed, through his I'M
failing and unselfish devotion to
civic duty, to the betterment of
that municipality, and
whereas his passing constitutes
a great loss to the ~citizenry of
Wilmington.
Nov therefore be it resolved
that this body does deeply regret
his untimely passing and extends
to his family it's heartfelt SYM
pathy; and be it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be
sent to his family, a copy to the
local press and a copy spread
upon the minutes of this meet
ing"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03
LOOKING AHEAD
Durham Herald

Senator King of Utah, who failed of renom
ination and doesn't have to consider political
expediency, isn't like to get far at this juno
ture with his proposal that Britain be offered
exemption from the johnson Act and reduc-
ton in her war debt in exchange for bases in
the Pacific.
Soon or late, though, if Britain continues to
stand up under Hitler's pounding, steps in line
with Senator Kings proposal are going to be
taken and with the blessings of those who
measure their acts by political expediency.
The war debt angle, we think, is so much
eyeWash, but if those who think it applicable
wish to use it, let them 60 to it. Amendment OF
the johnson Act-prohibition of loans to coun-
tries which have defaulted in war debts-will
become an immediate issue as soon as Brit
ain exhausts her capacity to pay cash for
planes and other machines of war obtainable
in the United States. How long that will be
depends on factors no one can now measure
with exactness. The time will surely come,
however, that Britain will need that which
she cannot pay for, if the war continues. And
just as surely, we think, credit will be extend
ed, current laws and proclamations to the
contrary.
It may be, therefore, that it is fortunate that
there are a few in the senate now willing to
look ahead and invite the timid to prepare for
decisions that are going to have to be made,
perhaps on relatively short notice. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03
LITTLEJ0HN CASE
MOTION PLANNED
Attorneys For Suspended De-
~tective Will Ask For Dis
missal OF Charges

CHARLOTTE, Oct. O. Up At
torneys for Frank N. Littlejohn, sus
pended captain of detectives, began
preparing today to make a formal
motion before the Charlotte civil
service commission for dismissal of
the charges filed against Littlejohn
by Police Chief E. ]. Nolan.
They gave notice of their plan
after the commission decided it
would not dismiss the charges Of its
own motion upon completion of testi-
mony by H. l.. Taylor, the police
chiefs attorney.
Actual presentation of the motion
will be deferred until the steno-
grapher makes a transcript of the
evidence given by Nolan's witnesses.
The stenographerf estimated that
from two to three weeks would be
required to prepare the record.
Should the commission rule against
the motion to dismiss, Littlejohn's
attorneys would have the choice of
presenting testimony in reply to that
offered by Nolan's witnesses or of
directly to superior court
from the commission ruling. They
were reported to have made arrange
ments to produce IT'S or more wit
nesses if they should decide to pre-.
sent testimony.
Seven charges were filed against
for many years a member
Of the Charlotte detective force.
They included allegations that he
had conspired to protect prostitution,
accepted a bride, retained reward
money belonging to other officers,
and had been negligent in making
certain Investigations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03
Legion Post Will Hear
Roland At Meet Tonight

Wilmington Post No. 10, American
Legion, will hold its monthly meet
ing tonight at s o'clock at the Soros-
is club. In addition to the usual
business of the Legion, it will be
addressed by H. M. Roland, SUPER
intendent of schools who will speak
on an important and timely SUBJ
ject of interest to all Legionnaires.
A full report of the progress of
the membership campaign to date
as well as plans for the future will
be announced. Due to the absence
OF Commander Wilbur r. Dosher
who is on vacation. vice-Commander
Robert Strange will preside at the
meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03
Editorial Comment
ONE TO SPARE
Charlotte News

If in Reproducing Congressional seats the
same method is used as after the 1880 census,
North Carolina is likely to get a new congress
man. And in that event, until the state legisla
ture had redistricted the state (gerrymander.
ed would be the republican word for it, so
as to make twelve districts where now there
are only eleven, we would have a representa-
tive at large.
That is, the whole state would have a vote
in %electing the twelfth man.
Redistricting would be a good thing for
North Carolina, if it were done by grouping
contiguous counties instead of slicing up the
state SO as to offset the republican mountain
counties. But the prospect of one more con-
gresham is not precisely the sort of thing
that is calculated to make Tar Heels 60 wild
with joy.
Matter of fact, there is good ground for the
statement that even now, without this pleas
ing token of our growth in population, the
state has one too many men in its delegation
OF senators and representatives in Washing
ton. Most anybody could name him for those
who don't know.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03

fectual resistance. But it is not at all certain
that he can do this. Britain has learned her
lesson. If she lacks anything now, it is not
the fighting spirit or large forces to meet
attack. A strong fleet and strong colonial ar
mics guard Egypt. But she may lack adequate
equipment. We have heard that she needs
tanks as we'll as other war requirements. mat
is where the United States comes in. So long
as Britain holds our first line of defense.
whether in England or Egypt, our duty is to
provide her with all needed equipment as
quickly as our industries can produce it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03
MacRae's Four Points

In the proposals offered by Mr.. Hugh Mac
Rae in an address before the Rotary club, Will
mington can find detectives which will give
the city prominence in the districts develop.
ment, in the nations and in the
national defense program.
The four points he emphasized are: help for
Wilmington's trade area, a IS = foot channel
for the Cape Fear river, a military training
post, and the building of military roads max
ing Wilmington the central point of a vast
defense area.
Of the first, it may be said that Wilmington
is the hub of as rich a production belt as
exists in the country. Southeastern North Caro-
lima has no peer in soil fertility, in variety of
crops, in accessibility by rail and water to the
great eastern markets, in year-round pastures.
In agricultural possibilities it is unsurpassed
Because of its undeveloped water sources, its
proximity to natural resources, its opportunity
for industries is unlimited. To carry south
eastern North Carolina farm and industrial
prospects to their full development for mutual
benefit is Wilmington's duty, in the perform
ance of which the entire business community
will be tremendously advantaged.
A 35-foot channel has long been recognized
as an essential factor in the potential growth
OF Wllmington's commerce. Any channel of
lesser depth, even the dredging which is now
under congressional authorization, will leave
the port short of its goal. This deeper water
way is desirable not only because it will en-
able vessels of greater draft to reach dock
SIDE, but because it would also make the
river, from Wilmington to the ocean, a favor
able hideout and fueling base for submarines
and torpedo boats and thus make it a vital
spot IN the defense of an exposed skoreline.
The matter of a military training post ought
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03

to be considered in the light of what is tran
spring in other cities where such projects are
already underway. Columbia is preparing to
receive 40, 600 soldiers. Already there are a
great many detachments in barracks there.
The city is a beehive, we understand, with
every soul within its borders, and far beyond,
engaged in some gainful enterprise. F'ayette-
Vile is being transformed as military arrivals
increase. The building trades, the stores, no.
tells. restaurants-every business and occupa-
tion-are moving ahead at a lively clip. New
Hanover, Fender, BrunWick counties have
desirable sites for environments and maneu-
yer grounds, and in each vast tracts have
been made available for them. While the de-
cision is vested in the military authorities at
Washington, it devolves upon Wilmington to
help shape that decision.
Military roads centering in Wilmington and
stretching far and wide to military and pro-
duction bases, upon which MIR. MacRae dwelt
in his address, are as important to the nation
as to southeastern North Carolina. The entire
coast from Norfolk to Charleston is exception
ally exposed. Strategists have said that it
would be among Atlantic areas best fitting
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this military highways upon which defense
forces could be moved quickly to repel attack
are as important as the defense force itself.
The federal government is to spend more than
five million dollars in the Carolina areas for
military roads, with three million dollars in
Carolina. Wilmington ought to concentrate a
large part of it's effort Upon securing a pre-
ferred place on the federal military r o a d
maps.
These are matters on which much thought
has been given by Wilmington's progressive,
constructive groups. Now the time has come
to transform thinking into action. Mrs. Mac
Rae merely gave fresh expression to projects
which have long been desired. 1t is to be hoped
that his inspiring words will stimulate the
civic clubs and other organizations to much
needed activity.