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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

Elijah S. Counts of Nealy Ridge
was in Clintwood on business
Tuesday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

Alex Dutton, Isom merchant,
was a<business visitor in town dur
ing the week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

Miss Emma Large of Coeburn
is visiting friends in Clintwood
this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

We wonder, this being settled,
what is the oldest occupied house
in Dickinson County.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

A youth of fifteen years from
West Dante was lodged in the jail
last week, charged with selling
whiskey. His story was to the eff
feet that it was all an accident.
He had gone up on Sandy Ridge,
he said, to get a haircut. Return
ing home, he spied a flour bag
in some weeds near the road. Ex-
ploring, he found that the bag held
three pints of Sandy Ridge Best.
Of course, when a boy finds whisk-
ey, he has to do something with it.
We notice that NJ. M. Long, rep
resentative in the House of Dele
gates from Wise County, intends
TO introduce a bill to give name
to the St. Paul Bridge, as Bill
Neff of Washington had a bridge
near Abingdon christened. We,
here in Dickinson County, would
like to have some bridges and
would not even bother about their
being named.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

We shall also wait the census
returns with interest to know who
is our oldest citizen.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

We renew our suggestion to the
American Legion that the post
take as a task for the coming
year the registration of soldiers
graves. The War Department will
furnish handsome marker Tor the
grave of any soldier of any Amer
lean War. To what task of high
er sentiment could the Legion de-
vote itself?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

A bunch of posies to E. A..
Hyde, sanitation officer of the
health unit. Nearly every week he
takes a load of patients to the
clinics or to a specialist at Norton.
That is not just one of his duties.
He does it to help the good cause
along.
Evening star., 1940-03-21

Caution is one automobile acces-
sorry you can't buy.
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until the 29-degree low was reached
early today.
The high was II degrees above the
average normal and the low today
was IS degrees below the normal
level.
"But If you think that was cold
March weather." one official said,
lust turn back in the book to 1873
(and he did and look at the all
time March low of 4 degrees above
zero"
With the advent of spring came
vacations for most Of the thousands
CT students in the District. Public
schools closed their doors today un-
til April /, when classes will be
resumed.
Catholic University students left
the campus last night for week of
rest and relaxation. A two-week
vacation began today for students
at American University. They re-
turn to classrooms on April 8.
Georgetown University, which
ceased work Tuesday night, won't
reopen until April / also. Vacation
time for George Washington Uni
versity students will begin tomor-
row. The city's parochial schools
have been closed since earlier in
the week.
Officials of the Greater National
Capital Committee, meanwhile, are
preparing for a larger influx of
visitors this spring than ever be-
fore. They estimated more than
100000 will travel to Washington
within the next three weeks, with
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Rain or Snow Due
Here tonight With
Cold Easter Sunday
BoImy Weather Of
First Spring Day
To Be Short-Lived

The weather man today predicted
light rain or snow for tonight, dis
pelling any hopes of a period of
balmy weather that might have fol-
lowed the 65-degree temperature
accompanying the first official day
of spring yesterday.
The mercury dipped to a low of
% degrees at 6:45 o'clock this morn
ing, and the forecast called for a
continued cold snap during the
week end. A low of "a was expected
for tonight, following increasing
cloudiness.
Friday night will be colder, off,
cials said, and the cold will continue
at least through Sunday.
Highest Temperature Of Year.
The temperature rose to 65 degrees
the highest of the year-at 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon but
promptly began dropping. 1t was 40
at midnight and continued to fall
Evening star., 1940-03-21

Larry Larson, widely known
Alaska aviator, married to the
former Miss Ruth H. Kimball OF
Washington, was killed in a plane
crash yesterday, according to a
message received today from his
wife by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur A. Kimball. 1902 Wisconsin
avenue NV.
No details of the accident were
given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson lived at
Anchorage, on the south central
coast of Alaska. Mr.. Larson was
noted for his mercy flights to per-
sons in isolated areas stricken by
illness or accident.
He had been in Alaska for
number of years and was president
of the Larson-Alaska Distributor
Co., which sold planes. Mr.. Larson
had specialized in a small type of
craft which could reach noun
famous and ice-locked regions
where larger planes could not land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson visited her
parents here Christmas and shortly
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Civic Leaders Urqe
D. T.. Man 10 Fill
Allen Vacancy
RinseoId Hart Suggested
By Northeast Citizens
As New Commissioner

The Districts oft-voiced demand
for appointment OF bona fide resi-
dents to local jobs was heard again
today as civic spokesmen urged that
resident be selected to succeed
George E. Allen as a member of the
Board of Commissioners.
Mr.. Allen will resign April Is to
resume his duties as vice president
of the Home Insurance Co.
Francis w. Hill, jr., president of
the District Bar Association, said
he would like to see President
Roosevelt appoint a bona fide resi-
dent who has lived in the District
for such time as to be thoroughly
acquainted with its needs and &C
tivities."
He was Joined in this plea by
Harry N. Stull, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
who declared Mr.. Aliens successor
should be resident who is gen
timely interested in the District and
has the interests of the local people
at heart"
Ringgold Hart, former assistant
corporation counsel of the District,
was suggested for the commissioner
ship by A. D. Calvert, president of
the Lincoln Park Citizens Associa-
ton. Mr.. Hart is a resident of the
northeast section.
1--WE in Northeast Washington
never get any one appointed to any,
thing in the District" Mr.. Calvert
commented.
Two civic groups, the Chevy Chase
and Southwest Citizens Associa-
tions, last night also urged appoint
ment of a District resident to the
post Mr.. Allen is vacating.
There has been no indication as
to when the President will choose a
successor. The names of three Dis
trict officials have been mentioned
as possible contends-Corporation
Counsel Elwood H. Seal, Richmond
B. Keech. vice chairman of the
Public Utilities Commission, and
Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, auditor.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Richard Hale Dies:
Grandson of Author
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2l.-
Richard King Hale, ST., grandson
of the author of Mary Had Little
Lamb" died here yesterday.
His grandmother, Sarah Josepha
Buell. Hale, was the author of
children's books and poems, among
them Mary Had a Little Lamb
and for 40 years edited "Godey's S
Lady's Book" .. So ,.
Mr.. Hale, as young man, man.
aged the Hibernia Insurance Co.
here and later was affiliated with
the Union Indemnity Co.
He is survived by his widow, two
sons, Richard King Hale, jr., and
Patrick Douglas Hale, and two sis
ters, Miss Susan Buell. Hale of
Washington and Mrs. John Morris
Of New York City.
Caution is one automobile access
anrv voIu ant huv
Evening star., 1940-03-21
the climax expected while the
Japanese cherry trees on the Tidal
Basin are In bloom.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, March 81 tR.-
Northern New York State counties,
buffeted all winter long by. record
SHOWS, returned YEARLY on the first
full day Of spring to the task of
digging themselves out again.
From to inches of snow fell
in the Watertown region, where
scores of automobiles were stranded
in drifts.
Evening star., 1940-03-21

afterward he led group of small
planes to Florida. The couple
started back to Alaska in one Of
Mr.. Larson's planes, but were stop
ped on the West coast because
Canadian authorities would not allow
them to fly over their provinces on
account of the war. They con-
tinued the journey by ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson were married
at the Church of the Epiphany here
two years ago. Before her marriage,
Mrs. Larson was a teacher in the
Washington public schools. She
often flew with her husband, some
times on perilous flights over the
Alaskan wilderness.
Mr.. Larson was about "a and a
native of Minnesota. His parents
live in Spokane, Wash.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
29-Ounce Baby Dies

DANVILLE, Va, March 81 R).-
A baby boy weighing 291a ounces
died at hospital late yesterday
afternoon after 271z hours Of. life
Evening star., 1940-03-31

velopes, overprinted United States
stamps of the period of the Spanish
American War, United States COM
memoratives Cancelled at Puerto
Rican post Offices and documents
relating to the history of the island
postal service during nearly a hun
dred years.
Philatelic sales by the Canadian
Post Office Department are reported
as follows: 1927. $10,877; 1890,
Sl5,80l; 1885, SIS, ,760; 1896, $184, ,730:
1887, $138.593; 1898, $l32,850, and
1889, $134,631.
Portugal will issue at least one
commemorative for the centenary
of the postage stamp.
To mark the 18th birthday ami
versary of King Peter, Yugoslavia
four years ago issued series of Is
stamps for regular postage use. Now
the lad is 16, and another set has been
authorized, the first denomination
Id. green-having been received in
the United States last week. The
Evening star., 1940-03-31

be held at the Hotel Statler, Cleve-
land, August 20 to September !, in
elusive.
Irregular release Of the 10-cent
DR.. Booker T. Washington stamp at
Pocatello, Idaho. March 10 is re-
ported by the National Stamp News.
The same authority chronicles the
Scent DR.. Charles w. Eliot stamp
at Emporia, Va, March 21.
DR.. Carroll Chase, distinguished
American physician and philatelic
scholar long resident in Paris, soon
will join the French Army. He
served in the first World War under
Marshal Foch.
James v. Oxtoby. president of
the Detroit Philatelic Society, died
OH February "a. He was an at
torney and a teacher Of consti-
tutional law.
The first official American Phi
latelic Society medal has been
awarded to John N. Myer Of New
York, author Of series of articles
on the stamps Of Colombia, recently
published in the American Phi
latelist.
Deli Norona Of Moundsville, w.
Va, has suggested that the Library
Of Congress centennial exhibition in
r11,Sa thA aor1{aef Lroxry, v>ostr. - 81.
New York;, found on a letter ad-
dressed to George Washington;
early postal laws and regulations,
the earliest map showing post Offices
and post routes In the American
colonies, post route map OF the
United States in 1840-an said to
be available for display.
The designer of the four new semi
postals Of Finland is a woman-Mme
Signe Hammarsten-Jansson.
Joseph Garland, assistant chief
postal inspector, has been invited to
address the annual War Cover Club
meeting at the Hotel Mayflower,
Sunday afternoon. May S. He is an
acknowledged authority on the his
tory of the A. E. F. postal service,
l917-1919.
Critics Of the design for the Pony
Express stamp might as well know
that the composition was created in
panic haste to meet official require
mentS. The artist. it is alleged, was
granted only eight hours between
midnight and morning to do his
work.
James B. Hatcher, former stamp
editor of the Associated Press, has
succeeded Justin L. Bachrach as
philatelic columnist on the staff of
the New York Journal-American.
First-day cover agents are COM
planning about the poor centering Of
recent Heroes of Peace" stamps.
Jugoslavia has produced a series
Of semi-postals to raise funds for
building apartment houses for gov
ernment of1cials, and American COL
lectors as usual are supposed to
come across" with proverbial gene
rosity.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
This afternoon at 4:45-The
Washington Stamp Club of the Air
in cooperation with the Pan-Amer-
ican Union, Station VOL.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth Street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash- 8
ington Philatelic Society, Hotel May
flower, Connecticut avenue at De
Sales street NV. Capt. Wilbur r..
Van Auken and Morton o. Cooper
will exhibit and discuss early United
States covers.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

because it is commonly carried hori.
zontally or slightly lowered.
The presence Of single or double
dewclaws makes the hind legs seem
cowhocked, but they should not be
so in actuality. The dewclaws, set
on low on the hind feet, give the
dog a greater surface and prevent
his breaking through the snow so
readily.
A minimum shoulder height for
dogs is q inches and for bitches rs
inches.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

design shows Peter wearing a dark
striped coat, a shirt with a soft
collar and a dark tie. To one side
of the portrait frame there is a
branch of laurel, on the other
branch OF oak. The royal crown
is pictured in the upper right-hand
corner.
The Associated Press Feature
Service reports: From France
comes the first set of a promised
flood of war stamps. The two
stamps bear the legend Pour Nos
Soldats' Cor Our Soldiers. One
Evening star., 1940-03-31

well-developed cheek bones. The
forehead should be wrinkled and
the stop sudden and steep. The
muzzle must be short and full, with
the depth at the stop greater than
the length Of the muzzle.
The eyes are set more to the front
than the sides, are OF moderate size
and brown In color. The lower eye
lids have a decided drop.
The neck seems rather short and
thick, partly because of its strong
muscular development and partly
Evening star., 1940-03-31

nelghbor, who emerged unscathed
from her bit of housebreaking and
with the bulldogs and boxers under
perfect control.
Whether to hold the spring dog
show outdoor or indoors is the ques-
ton which annually perplexes the
local clubs. This year, they are
giving different answers. The Ma
tional Capital Kennel Club has
voted for an indoor affair, April
1926. at the Riverside Stadium,
where movable sides permit of a
wide-open arrangement in case Of
balmy weather. The Old Dominion
Kennel Club is taking a chance
on the weatherman-no friend to
either club last year, but whose al
manac now says fair" for the end
Of the month-and will hold its
show outdoors, at the Municipal
Ball Park IN Alexandria, April 27.
Both locations are excellent from
the viewpoint of accessibility and
parking space, so that both gates
should profit.
Washington has the advantage Of
evening sessions. which draw those
who couldn't attend in the daytime,
while the April issue Of the ESQ
Road News recommends the Alex
andria fixture as a Saturday at
traction and gives information
about driving there from any direc-
ton.
All in all. it will be a busy week
end for local dog fanciers and will
draw hundreds Of dogs and their
| owners from all over the East and
as far west as Chicago with scat
tered entries from the Southwest
and the Pacific Coast, and from
Canada. Among the most interest,"
ing exhibits will be a number Of
the so-called refugee dogs fine
examples Of various breeds, hastily
shipped here from England and the
Continent when war broke out
| abroad.
Many move to Washington-and
a few move away! Among the lat
ter, to the regret Of their many
friends, are the Frank vogels, for
merly Of Jackson street NE, now Of
Baltimore. The Vogel kennels have
been dispersed, as they can keep
only five or six" of their favorite
Boston terriers in the new location.
They hope to be back here for the
shows, and will greet all from WASH
ington and the vicinity at the Pixies.
vile, Nd, show April %.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

..,Amone Among last weeks leaders were the
...s :Ss Nh: MHs'sM' Man o5sss. sse qsss .:
Mrs: J. A. Long and Michael Farino.
iism isSnne ch.efs M.s' thiSd Edn' Kennedy ane vii
Railroad Retirement Association Bridse
GSlssIMT Slss: NJ, ind EI|,.st,S M5f GnssaoTs SefE
Childs, second: Mrs. Jean Henry and
Mrs '' B. E: stephsns sscnG; studinnruesday in,rd
afternoon Mrs. stephan and F. E. Cor.
@9, sSn ;t; s,;. Ms rs sSharss 1sI ;nd
J; "A: Long and E. A. Perkins third:
TUESDAY evening: Mrs. Stephan and W. A.
Bolinser. first: 8. @. Churchill and John
Donnelly., second: Mrs. Mayhush and Mrs
Muller. third; Wednesday. John Donnelly
and H p. Arnold tied with Mrs. Kava-
naugh and Mrs. John Coffee for first,
with Mrs, C. NJ. Hall and Mrs. Stephan
third: Friday, D. E. Stephan and Oscar
Blum. ,jr. first; "A. M Shepard and Mr..
Donnelly, second. F. E. Gordon and 6.
H. Warthen, third Saturday. Miss Katf-
leen McNutt and Mr. Everett, hrst: Mr..
Kraut and Mr. Kohn. second: Mr.. and
Mrs: c. W. thinner, third.
Mrs Dixie T. Wrisht's .studio-Mon-
day. Mrs. M. c. Burns and Clarence W.
thinner. hrst: Mrs. Hazel Loftin and J.
G. Cutshaw, second: Mr. and Mrs. e r.
Shepard. third: THURSDAY. MI. Arnold
and Mr.. Cutshaw. drst: Mrs Thomas
Clark and A. Ebert. second: Mrs. c. I.
Brown and James A. Dearing, third.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

The centennial year of philately
will be observed at the annual State
convention and exhibition of the
Wisconsin Federation of Stamp
Clubs to be held at the Hotel Racine
Racine, Wis, May 3 to 5, inclusive.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

Initial printing orders for the va
rious denominations of the Heroes
of Peace" stamps were: so mill
lion each for the l, and 3 cent
values; 20 million for the 5 cent
and 10 million for the 10 cent.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

It is indicated that Australia will
issue q set of stamps in appreciation
of the Commonwealth expedition
ary force now in the Near East.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

The Post Office Department has
withheld approval from the bill
introduced by Representative Carl
T. Durham of North Carolina to
provide Scent airmail postcards.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
In Local Bridge Circles
Mrs. Ralph Young Rated Best Player
Bv Frank B. Lord.

VINO Is the queen Of bridge payers9 We have held pretty nm
opinion subject the
definitely since Shepard Barclay the authority authorities
made his annual analysis
She Mrs. Ralph Philadelphia
players against
Evening star., 1940-03-31

A new I'D stamp is being prepared
for Ascension Island; an Sd for St
Helena.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

value, 40 centimes plus 60c, is brown
in color and shows a soldier on
the western front; the other,
franc. plus SOC, blue green, depicts
q soldier Of the French Foreign
Legion seated upon the sand Of the
African desert"
Bulgaria has brought out long
pictorial airpost set. The oficial
list includes IL, green, bimotored
plane in flight; 81, red, plane over
mountain; Al, red orange, plane
over country estate; 81, dark blue,
loading mail into plane; 10L, brown,
plane, locomotive and motorcycle;
12L, brown, three planes over palace;
16L, blue-purple, plane over noun
tain range: l9L, light blue, plane
over hills; 30L, red-violet, plane
and bird in flight; 45L. gray-violet,
plane over building; 70L, rose-red,
plane over monument; 100L, blue
green, plane alone.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

I Hungary has announced three
commemorative for the 20th an
niversary Of the regency Of Admiral
Horthy.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

Mrs. Fay Jordan of New York,
who specializes in stamps of violet
color. has become a member OF
the American Philatelic Society.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

STAMPS OF CONQUEST NOW IN USE-By courtesy Irung
Fulton of the Chamber of of the United States por-
tions OF Oo reproduced herewith shouting stamps
OF Germany surchaged stamps
of Danziq ouepnted Deutsches Reich of
the prevailing European struggle for haze phatec
Daue but they notably interesting postal
reflections OF age of turmoil. Star STAFF Photo
Evening star., 1940-03-31

and South and with the expectation
that 1t would be a sacrifice which
her side could afford, as 1t was not
vulnerable. Mrs. Linderman, how
ever, jumped to six clubs. She was
encouraged by her partners bid and
raise to four clubs over the three
spade bid, and her knowledge Of the
favorable distribution Of her own
hand. She actually made q grand
slam, but 1t was not really biddable,
as she had to guess where the miss
ing king Of clubs lay. The six was
always safe.
East opened the king Of spades
which declarer trumped. When
dummy's hand went down, 1t showed
there were only three clubs held by
her adversaries. One Of them was
the king. Good players follow the
rule never to flnesse to catch q king
OF trumps when there are only three
out. After trumping the original
spade lead, Mrs. Linderman led the
queen to clubs to tempt East to
cover If he had the king. When he
did not, she boldly overlook her
queen with dummy's ace and the
king fell. Then playing a small
trump, she won with the jack and
East had no more. The ten was left
IN dummy to be used as a possible
re-entry II needed. On the third
lead OF diamonds. the jack fell. and
she was able to discard her two los
Ing hearts on dummy's good dia-
monds. and with the ace Of hearts
she made seven odd. The North and
South hands fitted and the distribu-
ton could not have been better for
the declarer.
Bridge captains have received
from the Olympic Committee the
10 selected hands which will be
played all over the world In the
olympic games on Thursday night,
Contract players in hundreds of
cities and towns in 40 different
countries will participate. Winners
Will be determined by the degree
IN which their playing conforms to
tne par established by the con.
trolling committee. Certain pre-
scribed bidding and certain must"
leads will figure In the decisions
Ihere will be an International prize
ana national, State, city and unit
prizes. Both Mitchell and Howell
forms OF the game may be PLAYED
according to the number taking part
IN a given unit.
Local units will be Conducted BY
William Cheeks at the Roosevelt
Hotel and by Gene Herman at the
Washington Whist Club, 1885 R
street NV.
Very few relative changes in per-
centages of Federal Bridge League
players resulted from the game on
tuesday night at the Wardman Park
Hotel. The Rajah team held its lead
IN the first division, followed closely
by the Allies. The Excess Reserves.
however. won the largest number of
boards In the section, having 16k to
their credit out of "a. DR.. and Mrs
"A. j. Stelnberg. Rajahs. were high
pair North and South. while joseph
Sllverman and " Bassie were high
pair East and West.
In Section B the Justice team had
15h out Of "a boards. w. M. Barron
ana G. F. Kneip. Justice, were high
pair North and South, and Karl
Greene and r. j. Darby, also of
Justice, were high East and West.
The Tangels won 17ls boards out
OF II IN Section c. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Phinney, Federal Reserves,
were high pair North and South, and
Frank B. Lord and Miss Laura Grit
nth, Fairchance. were high East and
West The Standi.ns fe1ie...
Evening star., 1940-03-31

Mrs. Manning's sixth grandchild-
the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence T. Wright, 4414 Illinois
avenue N.W.-was born on Thurs.
day.