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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
SELLER OF coon DOGS
GOES TO PRISON

Of some interest to dog fam
ciers in this county will be the
news of the conviction of McKin-
ley Akers, of Glen Allen, in fed
eral court at Richmond last week
on a charge of using the mails to
defraud coon dog buyers in three
states.
Akers was charged in the in
dictment with passing off I'M
trained dogs for trained coon
dogs" after accepting advance
payments, and in many cases with
furnishing nothing for payments
received.
Postal inspectors testified that
Akers operated in Virginia, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania during
the past three years.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
JONAH MULLINS TAKEN
TO ABINGDON HOSPITAL

Jonah Mullins, who underwent
an appendectomy several months
ago, was taken to a hospital at
Abingdon on Monday after show
ing no improvement for some
time.
He underwent another opera
ton on Wednesday, and his condi-
ton is reported as very critical at
this time. Ultimate recovery is
yet in doubt.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
SARAH BLAIR ADDINGTON

Mrs. Sarah Blair Addington, 81
years old, wife of J. L. Adding
ton, prominent merchant and
churchman of Coeburn, died Sun
day night after a long illness and
was buried in Laurel Grove Gem
etery Tuesday evening after ap-
propriate funeral services at the
Coeburn Baptist church.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
MUSIC MAKERS COMING

The Mullins Reunion Commit
tee will sponsor a show at the
high school auditorium Saturday
night with Steele and his Virgin
ia Wildcats furnishing the enter
tainment. r. G.. Mullins is in
charge of arrangements and prom
Uses a good show.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
JENKINS LEADS
COALFIELD LEAGUE
Glamorgan Team Holds Second
Place; Local Team Expected To
Improve Chances Shortly

Jenkins is at the top in the
number of games won and lost
in the Coalfield League. The en-
try from jenkins has yet to taste
defeat, altho the Strong Glamor-
gan outfit extended them to an
eleven-inning contest last Satur-
day at Jenkins before dropping
a II to 10 decision. This is the
only contest lost by the Wise
County league entry.
The local team rests serenely in
the cellar, having been defeated
in all of it's first four starts. Clint
wood has lost two engagements to
Glamorgan and one each to Har-
mon by the score of ......
With revamped lineup, Manager
Fleming saw his charges lose a
lopsided game to Glamorgan at
that place Sunday by the count of
Is to 6.
Buck Friend started for the To-
Gals and although hit hard he re-
ceived poor support. He and his
teammates were charged with IL
errors, and these errors counted
for most of Glamorgan's counters.
Steele, in the lineup for the first
time this season, hit a homerun
for Clintwood, and Deel, returning
to the fold after playing two
games with Grundy earlier in the
season. contributed a double and
triple to help the cause of the 10
Gals.
1t is reported that J. c. Smith,
Hiawassee hurler, will shortly be
in uniform for Clintwood. Cecil
Hughes and Lum Stanley will
again shortly assume field pos
tons, and Bill Smith will return
from Richmond to patrol the out
err garden. With these additions
and the help of one or more eff
fective hurler, Clintwood should
not long remain in the rear of the
pack.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
World New.

With Germany already having
ruffered loss of 100000 men
since its invasion of Holland, Be-
GUM and France, the greatest
battle in the history of the world
is just beginning to get under way
in Flanders.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

Temporarily halted in their
drive against Paris, the troops of
Adolf Hitler suddenly veered and
struck out for the Channel ports
in Northern France. Again the
drive was halted short of its goal
by a few miles. Now both sides
grid for the titantic battle of all
ages.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
TEACHERS ELECTED
BY BOARD FRIDAY
Placements Expected To Be Made
AT Meeting of Board Tomorrow

At Meeting of Board Tomorrow
At last the School Board an
nounced the election Of lat teach
ers at the close of it's meeting
last Friday. About a dozen other
names are to be added to the
list when the board meets again
this Friday for consideration of
bids on bus routes, etc.
The board at it's meeting last
week declined to elect any teach
ers about which any question had
arisen on the part of patrons or
principals. Supt. Sutherland has
announced that teacher place
ments will be given to the public
as soon as possible after the meet
ing on Friday.
Teachers elected were:
Stephen c.. Adkins, E. H. Ander
son, Mrs. Emma Arlington, Mrs.
Eunice M. Arrowood, Major Ar
rowood, Mrs. Dixie. M. Artrip,
Miss Rita 10 Artrip.
Garfield Baker, Bascom Bise,
Eual D. Bise, Mrs. Helen M. Bise,
Miss Tina Bise, Mrs. Ernest
Bowman, Miss Constance Bow
man, Mrs. Della B. Boyd, Mrs.
Evon R. Branham, w. o. Bran
ham, A. F. Breeding, R. O. Breed
ing, Mrs. Delphia Brumit, Miss
Tina Buchanan, Miss Isabelle
Buckley.
Claude H. Carly, J. Walter Car
ty, Miss Edna Cassell, Sara Kate
Chase, S. Burns Childress, Miss
Beatrice Clay, Norman Clay, Fer
ris Colley, Glenn G. Colley, Mrs.
Thirza S. Colley, Mrs. Thelna A.
Cooke, Wiley Compton, Mrs. Dol
lie Countiss, Arthur Counts, Oren
Counts, Mrs. Fannie Crabtree,
Mrs. Goldie w. Crabtree, Mrs. Ida
Cunningham,
Virgil Davis, Orvil Deel, Mrs.
Orvil Deel, Howard M. Deel, S.
Walter Deel, Mrs. Dorothy Dell
niger.
Eura Edwards, Mary Edwards.
Mrs. Emma N. Flanagan, Mrs.
Edna S. French, Margaret French,
N. B. French, Mrs. Roxie M.
French, A. G. Friend, Jr.
Trossie Hawkins, leila Hughes,
leila F. Hughes, Val Hylton,
Helen Johnson, Lora Anne Kiser
Mrs. Lura G. Kiser, v. c. Kiser.
Arthur c Lee, Ida Lee.
Mamie L. Mcconnell, Mrs. Alice
K. Mccoy, Mrs. Bess r. Mccoy,
C. D. L. Mccoy, Finis Mccoy,
Delphia Meade, Alton Miller, J.
Kermit Mullins, Vilous Mullins,
B. Allen Myers.
(Turn to back page)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

The German army lies between
the British-Belgian army in the
the north and the French army
in the south. A fierce counter at
tack is now beginning to attempt
a reunion and a disruption of the
German supply lines to their rear.
The French high commands
states that the war will be three
fourths won if the counter at
tack is successful.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23
SON OF *. r, DOTSON
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
WITH .22 RIFLE
Ball Removed At Hospital And
Chances of Recovery Reported
Good.


Good.
Cecil Dotson, aged II, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. K. r. Dotson OF
Clintwood, w as accidentally
wounded by a % caliber rifle in
the hands of Lee Counts, his play
mate. Lee is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Erdman Counts.
According to the boys story,
they were hunting rats in and
around the barn at the back OF
the Counts home, just above the
Mountain Theatre. With the gun
cooked. Lee fell and accidentally
discharged the rifle. The bullet
struck Cecil in the back just be-
low the heart. After examination
at the local hospital, it is reported
that the bullet ranged upward and
lodged under the shoulder blade,
causing the right arm to be par
alyzed until the bullet was re-
moved ON Thursday. Hospital at
tendants report that Cecil will re
cover in short time.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23


Not since the signing Of the
Magma Charta have the English
so completely decided away their
freedom. Britain is ruled by a
dictator, Prime Minister Church
i'll, temporarily at least in order
to combat more successfully die
tatorship as exhibited by Hitler
in Germany Each citizen of
Great Britain and his property
are subject to use by the govern
ment in any way deemed neces-
sary.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

Gen. Weygand succeeds Gen.
Gamelin as commander-in-chief
of all Allied land forces. Wey-
gand ordered a counter attack
and stated that if every soldier
did his duty the Allies would
win. Confidence has been restor-
ed to Allied troops.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

Miss Katherine Mullins is visit
ing relatives in Flemingtown this
week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

Benito Mussolini yet remains
aloof from the war, but any day
he is expected to enter the stfug
gle.
Russia has moved troops on the
border of Rumania to help de-
fend the Balkans in case Italy
strikes in that direction.
Rumania now has 100000
troops ready in case of invasion.
America goes ahead rapidly
(See next column)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

with plans for a 000,000,00C
defense program and is shipping
airplanes to the Allies.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-23

Canada sends more troops to
Great Britain and 100000 more
men are being trained for service
on the British Isles.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28

Ward II, Precinct IL, Mrs,
C1eota Reynolds.
Mrs. Pauline Mitchell, Chairman
of the Women's Division of Color
ed Women in the 7th Ward.
Mrs. Ida Willis Director OF
Women Field Workers at large.
FIELD WORK ERS AT LARGE
Anna Logan. c. R. Willis, C.
Sanders, Josephine Bell, Adele
Richards, H. H. Avant, Hazel Law
Ter, Elmer d. White. Mrs. Clara
Prayter, G C. Walker, Grace San
ders. Alma Longmire, Otto Mason
Lovejoy Crawford, Ed. Killing
worth, Thomas Douglass, Nathan
Winston, Wiseman McClinton
Earl McClutcheon, Ellis Stufder-
want, Johnny Phillips, Edward
Barnes. E. A. Brookshire, Edwin
Mills, Marvine Hale, Shirley Ken
nedy, Curley Hoffman.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28

This market should be more great
ly intedested and more readily re-
sponsive to our advertising appeals
than are those outside Nebraska
whom we are reaching by adver-
tisements in national magazines
and business journals. 1t is to the
best interests of every Nebraskan
to give preference to the products
of the state.
1--WE r not advocating boycott
Of products from outside the tate
in calling attention of Nebraskans
to the merits of our states o~od-
ucts and asking them to Buy Ne
braska,' Mr.. Neville explained.
"When our own products are of
equal or better quality and as low
or lower in price, it Is just CON non
sense for Nebraskans to use hem.
That will build business and IL
crease employment and payrolls m
Nebraska and bring
measure of prosperity to avery
resident"
The Buy Nebraska" campaign,
launched this week with advertise
ments in Nebraska"s newspapers
and announcements over all radio
stations of the state. will call at
tention to the unexcelled qualities
of various Nebraska products such
as apples, potatoes, canned fruits
and vegetables. Nebraska wheat
and bet sugar, which are being adj
vertised nationally, also will be ad-
vertised within the state by distrib
uting reprints of the national adv
ertisements to wholesale and re-
tail distributors.
Nebraska manufacturers, whole
| salers and retailers will cooperate
by tying in with the Buy Nebras-
ka" campaign with their advertis-
ing and sales promotion.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28

beginning sspts30, to-oet. Z The
pastors and churches are particip-
ating in these services each night.
DR.. M. X. Curry pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church, Topeka, Kansas,
will be guest speaker Sunday Oct.
g.. The pastors and ministers of
the Interdenominational Alliance
will participate in the afternoon
services. At 1000 o'clock Sunday
night there. will be a Dollar Par
ade and the burning of the mort
gage. The oldest active member
of the church will light the match.
DR.. Curry will officiate in these
services.
Therefore we cordially invite
the public to attend the entire
weeks program. and join US in the
1000 o'clock parade and e US
drive the white elephant out of the
church. On Monday night Oct. z
there will be a SPECIAL musical and
Goodwill Fellowship Celebration.
Refreshments Superb viii be serv-
ed. Closing with the Grand Old
March of Victory. We welcome
you to come and share these oless-
ings with us.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28
ROY M. WHITE AND
MRS. M. JOHNSON
HEAD DIVISIONS

| lhe Negro RSpuplicaH organic
alton of the Republican Central,
| Committee opened the Northside
Second Ward Headquarters Mon
day. September %, 1910, at 2414
North oath Street.
According to Second Ward Chair
mar Roy M. White, this will be one
of the most intensive campaigns
carried on by Negro Republicans.
He is very much enthuseA over
the way the various workers are
getting into the swing of the pol
itical drive. he said today.
The Officers and workers are
as follows: Roy M. White, Chair
man of Mems Division of Colored
Men; Mrs. Matte johnson, Chair
man of the Women's Division of
Colored Women; Ray l.. Williams,
1st Vice-O Chairman, Nathaniel
Hunter, End Vice-Chairman.
EXECUTIVE COMM.
Arthur McCaw. Mrs. Maggie
McGown, DR.. d. w. Gooden, H.
j. Pinkett, Leland S. Washington.
ADVISORY COMM.
Edward Killingsw:orth, Stephen
S. Stallworth, j. L. Franklin. Love-
joy Crawford, VIM. B. Davis, John
Cartwright, Sylvester Waites, G..
B. Mayo, Otto Mason, Tom Jones,
Udell Regan, V. S. Wheatley, R.
L. Moss.
STEALING AND PUBLICITY
sess Hutton, G. T. Bradford, w.
E. Bryant, Thomas Chandler. j.
Westbrook Mcpherson, G. C. Gal
loway, Fred Wakefield.
PRECINCT CAPTS End Ward
Pct flames Cole;i 5-Ralph
Underwood, Mrs. ]. R. Miller; o.
Leland S. Washington, La ina
Rose; Ida Willis; 8-Henry
Biddiex. Viola Turner; paul S.
Holiday, Mrs. Matte B. Gooden;
10-Theodore Turner, Mrs. Helen
Ricketts,; 12-Beatrice Ellington,
H. j. Pinkett; 13-Mrs. J. A. Grit
fir.
! PRECINCT CAPTS. 3rd Ward
Pet. Mrs. Lillian Wainwright
Foch Pershing Allen Sired Wal
ker. Mrs. John Adams, Jr; O. U.
S. Watson, Sara Walker.
Ward 5, Precinct 10, Mrs. Ber-
| tha johnson.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28
"BUY NEBRASKA"

Lincoln, Nebr., Sept. % Self
interest should make the State Ad-
vertising Commissions "Buy Me-
braska" campaign even more eff
fectige than its national advcrtis-
ing to promote the markets for
Nebraka7grown and Nebraska pro-
cessed products, Keith Neville,
Commission chairman, said today
"There is a tremendous, untapp-
ed home market for Nebraska pro-
ducts" Mr.. Neville pointed out.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28

when you do not recognize how
much more my race has contribut-
ed in many ways-The Negro has
q great gift for culture in MANY
things-I am tremendously inter-
ested in young people and | know
those of your group and their diff
ficulties. | appreciate what young
people meet with today in colored
continued on pageGg72)
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28
MRS. ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES
PULLMAN PORTERS IN N. Y.

Thompson for AMP Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, First Lady of the Land
headed the largest group of cele'
brities ever To attend an all-col-
ored labor convention in New York
or elsewhere when she addressed
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters at their dinner at Mecca
Temple Monday night, as part Of
the week long 18th anniversary
and biennial convention, Sept. IT,
20.
Other celebrities at the speakers
table included Mrs. Mary Mcleod
Bethune, First Colored Lady of
the Land. Mayor Fiorello La
Guardia of New York City; Lieut..
Gov. Charles Poletti; Aubrey Will
liams, National director of the
NYA; DR.. Claiming Tobias Of the
UMCA; Walter White of the MA
ACP.; James Quinn of the Contra,
Trades and Labor council of New
York City; A. Philip Randolph,
president of the brotherhood and
other officials of the BSCP.
More than 800 persons paid the
$3.50 per plate to listen to this
brilliant array of speakers, who
paid tribute TO Randolph and the
Brotherhood.
Mrs. Bethune introduced Mrs.
Roosevelt. who after paying trib-
ute to the head of the colored civ
ision of the NYA, launched into
her speech. Said the First Lady
in part: I'VE have a right to i'm
prove Democracy in the u. S.
The CONSUMPTION bill is the only
way to make the nation really
safe-for it is better to have
young people trained for warfare
than to send them into battle I'M
trained-if they r not trained
early. last minute measures may
not save us from war
each of US has an obligation "a
try in all ways to perfect the dem
ocracy of the country-you know
what it is to struggle against
handicaps-we can overcome them
only as we work side by side-The
color line is gradually being brok
en- down and becoming a thing ct
the passive must work together
and not let any one group suffer
1t is only lately we have realized
how much culture of the countr!
has come from the minority
groups of the United States. A..
James Weldon Johnson once salt
to me, "You are making a mistake
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28
WILLKIE ON
THE AIR.

Wendell Willkie, Republi-
can nominee for the Presi-
dency, will be heard over The
coase to coast Bue Network
of the National Broadcasting
Company THURSDAY, OCT
8, 1910.
The Time: 8 P. M, East
ern Standard Time; 8 p. NJ.
Central Standard Time; 7 F.
NJ Mountain Standard Time
6 P. M, Pacific Standard
Time.
Mr.. Willkie will be speak
ing at Forbes Field, Pitts
burgh, Pa, Please check
your newspapers to insure
correct listing of the time of
this broadcast and ask your
friends to listen in.
Republican Natl Com.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28

The Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
oath and Ohio sts., honors its pas
tor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. F. p.
Jones on their 9th anniversary
and Mortgage Burning Celebration
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28
Condemns Mob Violence

Condemns Mob Violence
Washington, D.. C., Sept. 13-Wendell Willkie,
Republican nominee for the Presidency, climaxed his
epoch-making visit to Chicago today with a smashing
attack upon the New Deal Jim Grow created jobs for
Negroes, which he said, must go"; declared his phil
osophy of complete tolerance for all races, and ripped
into New Deal handling of relief as it affects colored
people, "The New Deal," he said, "has come to re-
gard relief as a sort of Negro reservation where
these people can be kept away from the ordinary eco
nomic life of the country" and pointed out that a
study has indicated fragrant New Deal discriminat-
ion against colored applicants in relief administra-
tion. "In WPA", he said, whites have usually rec
eived $3.50 a week, while colored persons doing the
same work received only $1,000"
More than $4,000 people, on Chicago's famous
South Side, greeted the nominee, and enthusiastical-
ly applauded nearly every sentence as he DROVE home
sledge-hammer condemnations of New Deal hypo-
circles and explorations.
Authorizes Quotation of Pledges
Although Mr.. Willkie spoke from notes and
more or less extemporaneously he read his pledges
and authorized their quotation.
Among these statements were the following:
*"You know we talk a great deal of Democracy in
this country. We have more Democracy in this
country than in any other country in the world. But
continued on page a9YN
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28
AUTUMN

tby William Henry Huff for AMI
The leaves once green
Arc taking on
A lovely golden hue;
How bright the scene
And rich the tone
When sprinkled with the dew.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-28

The above is the design for the
new Recorder of Deeds building
which is to be placed on the site of
the Old Police Court Building at
Sixth and D Streets, Northwest,
Washington. D. c. It is to be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
KALTENBORN SAYS:
Enemies Stalemated After 6 Months
Because Defense Outshines Offense

At THE end of the first six
L \ months of war we find that
the major belligerents have
not yet begun to fight, while the
major neutral powers have be-
gun to fight for peace. Small
wonder that the late Senator
Borah called this a "phoney"
war.
Only in Finland is there a
major military effort and
mighty Soviet Russia does not even
admit that she has gone to war
against little Finland. When the war
began no one expected Soviet Rus
STA to participate in military opera
tons and no one expected Finland
to be invaded. On the other hand,
everyone expected an immediate
afraid by hundreds of bombing
planes on the capitals of Europe,
and for weeks the headlines spoke
of the coming big offensives on the
Maginot and Siegfried lines. Neither
the raids nor the offensives devel-
oped during the first half-year of
fighting. Why?
Defense Is Major Factor.
The primary reason is that in
modern war, defense is stronger
than offense. The war in Spain
showed the world that air attack
on large cities is tremendously de-
structive, but it also showed that it
is not likely to be decisive. The ex-
pense in planes, fuel, bombs and
aviators who do not return is apt to
offset the military advantages
gained in any mass bombing flight.
And the effect on neutral opinion of
the killing of thousands of women
and children, together with the de-
struction Of historic monuments in
cities far away from any actual
fighting zone, might well be disas-
trouS.
The fear of such wholesale air.
raids led France and Britain to sur
render at Munich. Now, after a
year and a half of additional inten-
SlVe preparation Tor alr-detenSe, they
no longer fear German attack. They
are prepared to meet it and could
make it so costly that it would prob
ably not be repeated. The success
full defense of the Mannerheim line
against the most highly concentrat-
ed Soviet military effort showed the
strength of defense Notifications in
modern war.
Why Poland Was Weak.
The two great surprises of this
war so far have been Poland's weak
ness and Finland's strength. Po-
lands weakness arose from a lack
of national unity and domination of
the illiterate masses by an aristo-
cratic caste. In the larger sense,
the government of Poland was nei-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29

Their popular nor efficient. The Fin
nish people are literate, sturdy and
possess strong sense of social and
political independence.
Just as the failure of Poland's de-
tense plan undermined morale, the
success of Finland's well-organized
plan of defense has given tremen-
dous encouragement to the army,
the people and the government. But
the success of the German blitzkrieg
against Poland and the failure of
Russia's blitzkrieg against Finland
depended primarily on the differ
ence between the attacking armies.
The German army was well organ
lied, well equipped, well directed.
The Russian army is poorly organ
lied, poorly equipped and suffers
from bad generalship.
Western Lines InvuInerable.
Already Finland's Mannerheim
line has withstood an overwhelming
Russian assault for more than three
months. 1t is apparent, therefore,
that the much more completely Or
gained and much deeper Maginot
and Siegfried lines would be SINH
larly invulnerable to attack. And
whereas Russia has a superiority of
something like 20 to l against Fin
land, the forces lined up on both
sides of the French frontier are
practically equal in fighting strength.
In considering the progress of this
war, we are too much inclined to
dwell on military factors. Yet dur
ing this first half-year the military
front has been less important than
the diplomatic front and the eco
nomic front. There has even been a
more continuous exchange of am
munition on the propaganda front
than between the fighting armies
themselves.
Radio and loudspeaker systems
have made it possible for belliger-
ents to talk to one another inces-
sanity, directly on the fighting lines