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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Squalus Name Changed
To Sailfish By F. r

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 Up -
BY President Roosevelt's order, tie
name of the submarine Squalls in
which 26 officers and men lost their
lives, was changed today to sailfsh'
The vessel sank last May off Ports
mouth, N. H., was raised several
months later and is being recondi'
toned at an estimated cost of ST.
400, 900. 1t is expected to be put back
into service in June.
The navy announced the change
in name and officials believed it set
a precedent for a submarine involv-
ed in a tragedy.
Another tragic submarine, the 81.
retained it's designation after being
raised, but it was used thereafter
only for training.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Associated Charities
Assists 8l4 Families

The Associated Charities ~serviced
a total of s14 families during JAN
uary, Mrs. L. o. Ellis, executive
secretary, reported yesterday.
These families consisted of the
following cases, according to Mrs.
Ellis: S55 were those mentally or
physically unable to work, those
who were temporarily unemployed,
and those requiring special medi-
cines, milk, transportation, and 9TH
err services requiring direct relief.
The remainder Of the cases, to-
falling 479, were those investigate
for disqualification, free water, home
aides, wood and medicines from
the New Hanover county drug loom.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Charles D. McGowen
To Seek House Seat

BURGAW, Feb. 10.-@-
Charles d. McGowen, promi-
neht business man and farmer
of the Willard section, today
announced his candidacy for
the house of representatives
from Pender county subject to
the democratic primary.
In making his announcement,
McGowen said that his section
of Pender county has not sup
piled a representative in more
than 30 years.
McGowen was high man in
the last election on board Of
education members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Capt. Iuan Poderjay
Deported At New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 10-LR-Capt.
Ivan Poderjay, released from Au-
burn prison Feb. 1 after serving a
five-year sentence for bigamy, was
deported to Yugoslavia today on the
liner Washington.
Poderjay's second wife, Agnes TUT
version, vanished six years ago short
ly after they were married here.
Brought back from Europe Poder-
jay pleaded guilty to bigamy.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
HUGE RATHER KILLED

While out looking for moon
sinners or other law breakers in
the Lick Creek section on Monday
Deputy Sheriff Dallas Mullins re-
ports that he ran on a huge rat
tier summing himself by the side
of footpath. The rattler was dis
patched in short order, and when
measured was found to be forty
five inches long and had eleven
rattfes and a button, making it
eleven years old, according to the
method used by old timers to de-
termine the age of these snakes.
It was described as pure golden
yellow, and the prettiest one
ever seen by Deputy Mullins.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
TIV MULLINS TAKES
PART IN WRECK
NEAR YATES GAP

A wreck occurred at the curve
just west of Yates Gap on Tues
day afternoon, involving a car
driven by Shirley Mullins and
truck of Tiv Mullins, driven by
one of the sons of c.. Mark
French.
According to our information,
Mullins was forced from the high
way by an unidentified car driver
as he approached Clintwood, and
as he drove back on to the road
his car slid in front of the ap-
preaching truck. Both vehicles
mere damaged rather heavily.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
CHASE FAMILY GATHERS
HERE SUNDAY FOR
10TH ANNUAL REUNION

The 10Th annual reunion of the
Chase family was held in Clint
wood last Sunday, with more
than one hundred members pres
ent. Dinner was served in the
community building here where
a speaking and musical program
was heard. A great number of
people from the Tennessee branch
Of the family was present for the
exercises.
Heretofore the reunion has been
held in Tennessee where most of
the Chase family resides. Former
Clerk of the Circuit Court of this
county, E. B. Chase was presiding
officer of the day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
Poison Spray Fatal To Grazing Cattle

Ten OR more COWS in Dickinson
county are dead as a result of
poisonous spray used by employees
Of the CC&O railway along the
right-of-way on Mcclure River in
an Effort to combat weed growth.
Reports reaching ClintWood indi-
cate that more than hundred an
finals were killed along the route
through Wise and Scott counties
Owners of the dead cows flock
ed to Clintwood early in the week
to the office of CONFERENCE.-The
Attorney Hansel Fleming. Contact
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
POUND RIVER INSPECTED
AS LIKELY STREAM FOR
RESTOCKING WITH FISH

C. W. Butler, in charge of fish
propagation in Virginia for the
Commission of Game & Inland
Fisheries, spent Wednesday in this
county looking over Pound River
from the mouth of Brush Creek
to Flat Gap, with the idea of re-
stocking the river with fish and
having any needed stream i'm
provement attended to.
He was impressed with the pos
sibilities of the Pound as a good
fishing stream because it has a
good watershed almost the entire
length of the river and because it
is likely that there will be but
little land cleared along the river
and because there will be but lit
tie logging ON the north side Of
the river in the future. In addi-
ton, the river borders the Jeffer-
son National Forest at several
points and flows close the forest
almost its entire length. For this
reason, state officials count upon
the fullest cooperation Of nation
al forestry officials in such an I'm
dertaking.
Mr.. Butler says that he favors
stocking the stream with differ
ent kinds of fish, so as to furnish
fishing to the liking of all class
es. He believes that the old tire
red eye fish will thrive in Pound
and will prove to be a favorite
with those who do not particular
ly care for bass fishing.
Mr.. Butler has spent all of his
mature life studying fish life and
managing fish hatcheries, and is
considered one of the best author
tiles on this subject in the coun-
try.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
Hunting Season
Opens Sept. 1st
Season Closes Sept. Is; Open
From Nov. Is to Jan. 1.


At recent meeting of the Com
mission of Game and Inland Fish
cries, held to consider various
proposed changes in the general
hunting season, it was voted to
change the squirrel season from
October l to September l, to re-
main open until Sept. Is, then to
close until the beginning of the
general hunting season, Nov. is,
and to remain open until Jan. |.
Hunters will be advised, how
ever, that since Sept. l will be
Sunday, it will be unlawful to
hunt with firearms until Monday,
Sept. 2. It is a specific violation
to hunt any kind of game with
firearms on Sunday, and, in addi-
ton, it is a violation to carry fire
arms on Sunday.
This change will doubtless be
heartily approved by majority
of the people of this county, since
squirrel hunting is the favorite of
all hunting here and since squir-
rels are hard to find except DUR
ing the period they are feeding on
hickory nuts, acorns and beech
nuts.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15

ing officials of the railroad at Err
win, Tenn, Mr.. Fleming was in
formed that the spray was used
with the supposition that it was
non poisonous. However, an analy
sis of the spray revealed that it
had a high arsenic content.
In consultation with Judge A.
A. Skeen, the county attorney was
informed that the railway COM
pany was liable for costs of bury
ing the dead animals in addition
to paying damages to owners of
cattle.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
COUNTS FAMILY GATHERS
AT DOG BRANCH SUNDAY

An all-day celebration of the
Counts family reunion was held
at the Dog Branch community Oh
last Sunday, with more than 1000
relatives, visitors and friends pres
ent. This annual celebration was
featured by several prominent
speakers, picnic lunch and good
old mountain music. Visitors and
relatives were present from sever
al neighboring states.
Walter c. Counts, president OF
the organization, was in charge of
the program. Speakers appearing
before the vast throng were Judge
A. A. Skeen of Clintwood. Fred
C. Parks, congressional Republi-
can nominee from the 9th district;
Richard Counts of Roanoke, and
others. Congressman John W..
Flanagan was not present due
to pressing business in Washing
ton.
The next reunion will be held
at Clintwood on the second Satur-
day in August, 1941.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
CLELL MULLINS DISPLAYS
ANCIENT WINE URNS


Clell Mullins dropped in for a
visit at the Herald shop the 9TH
err day, and displayed two very
old wine urns he had secured
from relatives in Russell county
According to Mr. Mullins, the urns
were once the property of his
grandfather, Revolutionary war
soldier and were probably $50
years old. The urns were of
bronze and stood almost two feet
high.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
LARGE CROWD HEARS
NEGRO SINGERS

A large crowd was present for
the services at the Baptist church
last Sunday evening to hear the
colored choir from Clinchco. Ac-
cording to all present, the songs
rendered by the visitors were en-
joyed very much. The program
was different in that the songs
rendered were not the usual pop
ular variety of Negro spirituals.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
ARM BROKEN BY
KICK OF MULE

Luther Fleming of Isom was
seriously injured last week when
kicked by a mule at his home. So
powerful was the kick that Mr..
Fleming's arm was shattered and
considerable medical attention has
been necessary, although it is pos
sible that he may lose the use of
the arm.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
DUNKARDS TO HOLD
"LOVE FEAST"


Skeetrock, Aug. IL. Especially
The Dunkards of the Cumberland
church have yielded their right
to the Pound River Church to OBJ
serve the Love Feast on Oct. IL
in the new building which the
Cumberland church helped build.
These two churches are the on
ly Dunkard churches in this Sec
ton, and belong to an association
whose churches are for the most
part located in Tennessee.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
ATTENDS FUNERAL OF
RELATIVE I'M KENTUCKY

M. w. Remines attended the
funeral of his brother in-law,
George Potter, Tuesday at West
Liberty, KY. Mr.. Potter has been
in i'll health for the past few
years following a stroke of par
alysis. The deceased was 81 years
of age.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
Old Landmark Destroyed By Fire

The dwelling house of D. l..
Smith, well known minister of the
Freewill church, on Caney Ridge
was burned shortly after noon
Monday, together with nearly all
the household goods. A nearby
crib, containing 80 bushels of corn
caught fire from the building and
went up in flames.
Elder Smith at the time of the
fire was opening coal bank a
short distance from his place for
the purpose of securing coal for
use during the coming winter.
Mrs. Smith, in poor health for
many years, had prepared the
MONDAY meal in the kitchen and
with a girl, who was visiting the
family, awaited for Mr. Smith.
The all-day wind that prevailed
Monday is thoght to have blown
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15

sparks from the stove into the
the board roof covering the kitch
en-, which was soon famed into
a blaze. The fire had gained such
Roadway by the time it was dis
covered that Mrs. Smith and the
girl were powerless to stop it.
Mr.. Smith says that he had no
insurance on the building or
household goods.
This dwelling was one of the
old landmarks on Caney Ridge,
having been built 81 years ago by
a man named Powers. The place
was owned and occupied for many
years by the late Ichabod Ken
nedy, one of the best known citi-
zens of the county in his day. The
dwelling was built of hewed pop
lar logs, boarded over with the
best grade of lumber.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
CENSUS SHOWS THAT
CLINTWOOD is GROWING

s. According to the figures
s. just released from the census
bureau at Bristol, the town of
$ ClintWood has shown re-
q markable increase in popula-
$ ton. In 1880 the number of
$ inhabitants at the countyseat
. was 729. The 1910 report lists
* 1104, or an increase of 375
y persons.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
1882 Dog I ags
Sold In County

$2,602 Taken In BY Treasurer On
Sale of License; County Gets IS
Percent
One OF our volunteer reporters
recently inquired at the office of
the treasurer of this county as to
the number of dog licenses sold
for this year and secured the fol-
lowing figures for 1910, up to the
first of this month:
Male 49,. -. -. 1886
Unsexed female -. -. 173
Female . III
Kennel license -. -. 2
The total amount received for
dog tags to August l is $2,602, of
which the county receives IS per
cent. Dog tags for 1910 will be on
sale until November /, and it is
expected that several more tags
will be sold before that time.
It is said that at least two hum
dred more dog tags have been
sold in this county so far than
were sold last year, indicating
that the dog population is increas
ing.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-15
NOTICE

The Dickinson County Hospital
wishes to inform the public that
it is equipped to make the medi-
cal test required by the new state
marriage law.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-30
HENDERSON, On c. DAILY DISPATCH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

W.i,Eie or increase lie Republican
members Of Congress would result in
abandonment of parity payment APP
preparations.
The G. O. P.'s record on COM
modify credits is just as bad. On a
vote in the House in February, 1889,
to continue the functions Of the CON-
modify Credit Corporation in making
commodity loans. the vote showed
Democrats: for 2ll. against none.
Republicans: for 65, against ~
percent against 81.
In the Senate on the same issue
there were 2 per cent Of Democrats
against. 80 per cent Of Republicans.
AS recently as August l., the
House voted ON a bill to increase the
capital of the Commodity Credit Cor
poration to provide money for con-
tinuing commodity loans. Democrats
voted for if 200 to nothing; whereas
the Republicans split 81 for and 1876
against, for percentage against OF
"A.
Each of the votes in the House
on the commodity loan program
shows that an Overwhelming per-
ccntagc of Republicans voted against
the loan program, this last vote
showing clearly that they were, and
still are, opposed to the Administra-
TONS PROGRAM for putting floor
Under prices of the major agricul-
tnaI commodities
"Think what would happen to the
North Carolina cotton and tobacco
growers if these commodity loans
were discontinued. as they undoubt-
cdlv will be if WilIkic is elected.
"Thc G.. O, p. candidate has de-
clarcd for unlimited production. How
can fine government afford TO make
attractive loans without any sort of
protection in the matter Of prices by
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-30
Negro Homes
Burned In
Noon Blaze

One Negro dwelling was burned To
the ground and two others damaged
one Of them badly, in fire that
broke out early his afternoon in
property oi - Carolina Bagging
Company near the Hilltop No. > Scrv-
ice station and cafe 4 mile south of
the city.
Firemen made quick response TO
the scene, but found no water mains
available. The house in which the
fire originated was hOpcleSS!y arlumc
and Negroes Of the section formed
4 bucket brigade and carried water
TO the fire truck, where il was pour
ed into the booster tank. The pumpcr
was pushed to high speed and the
small hose turned on the second
dwelling that caught, saving most OF
it. but the outer weather boarding
on the side next to the destroyed
house was burned Off. ByStandCrS
rated it us one Of the best Jobs the
firemen had done. and fircmcn Gavc
most of the credit to the Negroes
whose work in keeping the booster
tank filled with water from 4 nearby
well supplied the pumper.
The fire WAS in Il row of houses
ON street known as Mobile Heights.
west Of the Seaboard Railway. But
for the work Of the bucket brigade
and the work Of the firemcn at least
one more house would have been de-
stroyed.
No hose lines were near enough to
furnish a connection; had there been
the fire would not have been as dis
aStrous as it turned out To be.
Occupants of the dwellings saved
much of their furniture.
The house that burned and where
the blaze began was occupied by Lily
Hatch. The one badly damaged was
occupied by John Eaton and family,
and the one that was only scorched
was the home of Pearly Stanley and
family. ;,TTsI
Total damage resulting from the
fire was estimated at less than ST.
600 Whether the company had in
SuranCe was not learned.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-30
Reynolds Cites Republican
Opposition To Farm Bills
Introduced In Congress
Continued From Page One)

in the Triple-A act of 1885.
These payments are made to pro-
ducers of wheat, corn, cotton, to-
bacco and rice. The first pledge in
the Democratic platform this year
was contnuances of these payments.
The Republican platform did not en-
dorse parity payments; and its cam
c;idate has at no time referred to APP
preparations for parity payments
since his nomination. He has pur-
posely avoided the subject.
"On May 8, 1910, a vote was taken
on an appropriation Of $2l2,0OO,OOO
to be used for parity payments on
next years crop. It showed:
Democrats: for 233; against 40;
percent against II.
Republican: for 80; against l43;
percent against 81.
ION the parity payments for the
1910 crop. voted in an appropriation
bill in 1889. the House Democrats
were 20 percent against, the Repub-
licans SO.
"These figures show conclusiVely
that an overwhelming majority of
the Republican members IF Congress
are opposed to parity payments. With
Willkie declining to express himself
on these payments and with such a
large majority Of House Republicans
opposed to them, ii is quite certain
that any election swing would elect
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-30
Ford Pioneered In Developing
Prazil AS Source Of Rubber

! there. They were going upstream
soon, 10 stake out 4 plantation &C
corning to the terms OF concession
hefrE mad obtained from the govern
ment 1T Rio Gle Janciro.
II Slow work CueWIng out plan
lat1"n III that equatorial jungle and
II took Henry quite an interval to get
ms tame rubber trees a-grOWing. |
understand it will be couple Of
years before they'll be u0Zing gum
satisfactorily. But they say he has
3.0O00UU trees.
Anyway. Ford has some fore
Thought. He's miles ahead of con-
SreSS and the agriculture department
The other day the Metals Reserve
corporation ca subsidiary of the
RICO closed 4 deal to get large
part of Bolivia'S tin ore for the
United States. tin ore being another
commodity that we require but can't
produce dumeStically.
Tin. Of course, doesn't have to be
cultivated, like tame rubber trees.
1t simply has to be dug up and that
doesn't take as long time as il
takes trees TO grow. The only draw
back to the tin decker is that we have
not the SmeltcrS to treat the raw ore.
Heretofore England has taken most
OF BOllVla,S tin ore. the English have
>mllted il ana we've bought the
Smelted product from them. 1t seems
that we haven't provided
our own smelling facilities. enabling
us to take the ore direct It's the
case. nevertheless. Its queer that
Henry Ford didn't think OF tin at the
same time he thought OF rubber. But
he didn't. though id imagine he'd
need tin in his business. too.
:Ail-Watcr Route
One item in rUbber'S favor is that
the gum can be brought right out of
the Jungle To the edge Of the Anna
Znn. fluut2d down 10 the Atlantic and
brought up the coast by water to the
United StateS-llQuid transportation
all the way.
Bolivia. on the other hand, has
to ship its tin ore overland to tide
water. via Peru. Chile or the almost
impossible distance across Brazil,
for Bolivia'S as inland Il country as
And overland trans
portation'S pretty primitive in that
part of South America.
True. if Brazilian rubber,S to be
brought down the Amazon. Thereu
have to be boats on the big river to
carry it. The lack of them is what
grabbed the gamc the other time.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-30
FDR To Reveal Plans For
New Aid To Britain
Continued From Page One)

en-, Conn, that he was glad ObC
here because he was afraid ycstcr-
day he couldn't come.
There have been many conllagara-
tons, he said, but | notice that the
United States has been keeping out
Of all Of them
He spoke of the draft lottery yes
terday and said the training of men
was necessary even though We don't
expect to use them.
Sending American boys to Europe
doesn't conform with the facts Of the
present or the future. 1t is Il pity,
the President said. that efforts have
been made to inject fear into the
campaign because all we have To
fear is fear itself"
From New Haven he went by train
TO Hartford to inspect the Pratt and
Whitney aircraft engine plant and
then prepared to mead into MaSSa-
ChuSettS by automobile.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-30
Carload of Lime
Is Received Here

A carload of agricultural limestone,
the first received for the 1871 fiscal
year. was received today for distri-
button among Vance county farmers
under the federal AAA grant-of-aid
program, according TO County Agent
j. w. Sanders.
Mr.. Sanders said that additional
orders for the material are being re-
ceived at his office and that he OK
poets large quantity to be ordered
for use this fall and next spring on
pastures and legumeS crops planted
under the agricultural conservation
program.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-30
Sensational
Charge Made
(Continued From, Page One)

Continued Frop, Page One)
Federal Judge Hubert as did Hyman
J. FiSchbaCh. counsel for Robert G.
LaBOrdc, head Of Investigators, tech
nical service and for james Elliott
and Edmund O'Connor, formerly en-
ploycd by the New York Telephone
Company.
Muloney told the court that La
Borde, who was subpoenacd two
weeks ago, already has appeared be-
fore him in Washington.
Maloney said the subcommittee
had uncovered in New York City
startling facts" of alleged tapping
OF telephone wires Of private indi-
vidualS as we'll as public officials "at
the instance Of men holding high
public office"
The alleged "snooping and ewes
dropping" uncovered in New York
even though thinly disguised in
some cases as incidental to the in
vcstigation Of alleged violation of
law, will shock those who in good
conscience arc opposed to thoroughly
um-American practices,' Maloney
enid
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-30
BURNS
AT CHAPEL HILL

Chapel Hill. Oct. 3O.-Flames
swept 4 tWo-StOry l4-room apart
ment house valued at approximately
$4,000. on EISt Franklin street yes
terdav afternoon at + o'clock. The
damage was covered by insurance.
Firemen said the conflagration
seemed to have originated from a
faulty Stokcr furnace and that the
damage was confined to the interior
walls AMI floors around the CHM
- -
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-30

A chief source of trouble for dis
treSsed migrants it is said lies in
the fact that although an American
citizen all his life, the migratory
worker often finds himself in the
position of living in a state wherein
he cannot fulfill all the require
ments giving him the privileges OF
his fcllow-citizcns until he has lived
there. in some instances, for as much
as five wears.