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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22
WEEKEND GAME LOST
TO KEEN MOUNTAIN

The Clintwood baseball team
lost close game to Keen Noun
tain on the local diamond on last
Saturday by the score Of 3 to l.,
and forfeited the game with Har-
mon away from home Sunday due
to the inability of several ball
players to take part in the game.
Kilby Fuller tossed for Clint
wood and gave but few safeties.
However, his team mates were I'm
able to bunch their hits for more
than one score to aid him in the
cause.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Esta Hanover is making a
satisfactory recovery from her re-
cent illness.
Little Johnnie Mac NeWberry is
in the hospital.
Mrs. Tennyson Haynes under
went an operation for appendicit-
is and is making a satisfactory re
covery.
Mrs. John Taylor and Mrs.
Luther Crabtree are also in the
hospital
Mrs. Fred Bise was able to
leave the hospital last week and
return home.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22
FINAL PLACEMENTS MADE

Final placements by Supt. Suth
erland reveal that Cecil Hughes
will be a member of the elemen-
tary faculty at Clinchco. Kermit
Mullins was transferred from
Lyons Fork to Clinchco to fill the
vacancy in the high school caus-
ed by the resignation of A. G.
Friend, Jr. Miss Rita Artrip will
teach at Bearpen as a result of
Hampton Osborne remaining in
the employ of Clinchfield Coal
Corp. at Clinchco.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22
Schools Open
Over County
This Week
ID. M. III. S. Has Largest Enroll
ment In History of the School

Dickinson Memorial High OPEN
ed on Monday with the largest en-
rollment in the history of the
school, according to James M.
Skeen, principal. The first day
enrolment was 672. OF this total
396 were enrolled in the first sew
en- grades, with 276 enrolled in
high school. The eighth grade,
with total of 101 boys and girls,
is the largest single grade. Sixty
eight young citizens answered the
first call in the beginning depart
ment.
Enrolment by grades follows:
1st, SO; End, SO; 3rd, 60; 18th, SO;
5th, 48; 9Th, 48; 7th, go; 9Th, 1O1;
9th, SO; 10th, go; 18th, At.
The senior class, with an enroll
ment of At, far exceeds last
years class when but 80 were
graduated.
Members of the faculty are:
James M. Skeen, principal; Gaines
Sutherland, assistant principal; j.
r. Sutherland, Mary Edwards, II.
r. Rush, Paul Skeen, Mrs. iona
Powers, E. C. Smith, Miss Isabelle
Buckley, M. w. Renines, Allen E.
Stanley, Mrs. Edna French, Miss
leila Hughes, Howard Deel, Mrs.
Goldie Crabtree, Miss Sara Kate
Chase, Miss Margaret French,
Mrs. Delphia M. Bise, Mrs. Lena
Priode and Mrs. w. E. French.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22
Strange Visitor Comes to Flemingtown

bird, inviting him to come down
for dinner. The crow hustled
down to Henry and was quite
tame and friendly after the invi-
tation. It was given to a passerby
to return to the Dutton home, and
so it was said, inquired of each
person met on the road, where's
Mamaw?"
Stories differ as to the reason
why the crow left home. One tale
says that it was somewhat abused
in a dispute with the youngest
son of Uncle Jack, while another
says that it went to church with
Mrs. Dutton on Saturday morn
ing and became lost when she
went into the church house. Eyi-
IDENTIFY it now enjoys knocking
about among the neighbors, as it
is almost a daily visitor at the
home of Linzie Mullins and 9TH
ers down that way.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22
I'll. II. Fuller,
Pioneer Citizen,
Answers Call
Dies At Home AT Colley Last Fri
day; Funeral Services Saturday

H. Fl. Fuller, one of Dickinson
County's oldest and most highly
respected pioneer citizens, died at
his home at Colley last Friday af-
ternoon following an illness and
general decline in health for the
past ten years.
Uncle Hawk was SO years old
at the time of his death and his
passing was not unexpected. So
poor had been his health in the
past ten years that he was prac-
tically an invalid. However, he
was cheerful in spite of his physi-
cal ailments and welcomed all per
sons to his home. He was known
as a fine old gentleman and a
friend to all.
He was buried in the family
cemetery last Saturday with a
host of relatives and friends in
attendance. He is survived by his
wife, Elizabeth Kiser Fuller, and
ten children:
Mrs. Lydia Violet Hall, Clint
wood; Virginia NJ. Compton, Col
ley; Sylvia O. B. Compton, Col
ley; James Floyd Fuller, Pray,
Mont; John H. Fuller, Detroit;
Mrs. Mary Cain, Clintwood; j.
Parks Fuller, Grundy; K. E. Full
Ter, Cintwood; Ira Bryan Fuller,
Colley; Mrs. Ailcey BERTHE Suth-
erland, Colley.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22
School Census
Report Released
Report Reveals That TlIiteracy Is
On Increase In County


A summary of the 1910 school
census in Dickinson County
shows that there are 7642 child
rem between the ages of 6 and 10
inclusive. Of this total 1856 are
boys and 1916 girls. The total for
white children is 1892, and for
the colored 40. The school CEN
sus is taken every five years.
Since 1885 there has been an in
crease in white children between
the ages of 6 and 10 of $40 The
colored children have increased
by 33.
In many sections of the county
due to crowded school rooms a
great number of children do not
attend school until they are at
least 1-2 years of age or older,
but the survey reveals that of the
total of7642 there are 2246 child
rem not in school. 1t is true that
many children graduate before
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22

One day last week down in the
Flemingtown section, a strange
looking black bird wheeled down
out of the blue and took up his
perch in a dead chestnut tree be-
side the highway. The first travel
er to come that way was greeted
with loud and raspy Hello
there This talkative visitor Gre
ated more than little bit of in
terest in that community, and
brought out couple of shotguns,
which were fired but no damage
to the bird resulted. He fingered
about through the day and held as
much conversation with the neigh
bors as his limited vocabulary
would permit, and was finally
identified as pet crow belong to
Uncle Jack Dutton of Nichols Gap.
Along in the afternoon Henry
Sykes came by and called to the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22
Clinchco School
Delays Opening

School Board Holds Special Meet
ing With Supt. to Consider the
Matter of Office Help
School at Clinchco was postpon
ed for short time at a special
meeting Of the school board at
Clinchco on Monday morning.
Work on the library addition and
toilets at the school building was
delayed by circumstances over
which the Clinchfield authorities
had not control. Since the work
involved dangers to the school
children and since the noise Of
building would interfere with
classwork, the board had school
dismissed until a later date.
Following the meeting at Clinch
co, the board adjourned and re-
convened at the courthouse in
Clintwood for special meeting
with Supt. Sutherland, concerning
the question of school board clerk
and textbook agent.
At the meeting in July the
board elected Mrs. Catherine Re-
mines as clerk of the board for a
period of one month and Mrs.
Mary Cain as textbook agent for
one month. Following this period
of employment and at the next
meeting of the board, Mrs. Rob-
ert B. Baker was elected clerk
and Miss Lillian Buchanan as
textbook agent. Following the ac-
ton of the board these workers
reported for duty, but Supt. Suth
erland refused their services, con-
tending that Mrs. Remines should
elected clerk for a. year because
she was his first choice and the
only one he could recommend. He
objected to the selection of Miss
Buchanan on the grounds that her
brother-in-law, George McKinnie,
was a member of the school board
and that her selection as textbook
agent was illegal. MIR. Mckenzie
resigned recently and at the meet
ing on Monday Miss Buchanan
was elected textbook agent again
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22

Mrs. Everette Shumate, Jr., and
Mrs. George Painter, of Pearisburg
are the guests of Judge and Mrs.
A. A. Skeen this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22
Long Illness
F atal 70 MRS.
Sarah Hawkins
Daughter of The Late Hop And
Polly DOtsOn of This County

Frelling, Aug. 20.-Mrs. Saran
Hawkins, aged IS, formerly Of
near Freeing died last Friday at
her home near Shelby Gap, KY.
ana was buried at the Hibbitts
graveyard, at Darwin, Sunday.
/ uneral services were conducted
by Professor M. w. Remines and
Elders Thurston Meade and Cas-
per Lane.
Mrs. Hawkins had been i'll since
last spring and had been confined
to her bed for several weeks be-
fore death.
She was born and reared at the
Horseshoe Bend on Cranes Nest
River, and was daughter of the
late Hop and Polly Dotson. She
was married in early life to Dave
Hawkins and lived almost contin
uously in this county until about
ten years ago, when the family
moved to Pike County, KY.
Mrs. Hawkins was woman Of
the highest and best type, kind
ly neighbor and well liked wher-
ever she lived. She assured her
family and friends several times
before death that she approached
the end of life without fear of the
hereafter.
She is survived by her husband
and the following children:
J. H. Hawkins, of Lincoln Coun
ty, KY. Mrs. Edith Hawkins Of
Praise. KY; Mrs. Myrtle Kend-
rick, Isom; H. E. Hawkins, Clint
wood: Parks Hawkins, Freeling;
Mrs. J. c. Stanley, Isom; Mrs.
Grace Sanders, Hylton, KY; Mrs.
Bertha Stanley, Blowing Rock;
Clyde Hawkins, Georges Fork;
Kermit Hawkins, Shelby Gap, KY;
Mrs Pearl Stanley, Blowing Rock.
Brothers and sisters surviving
are Charlie Dotson, Caney Ridge;
Richard Dotson, Knott County,
KY: John and Milburn Dotson,
Darwin; Mrs. Safrona Stanley,
Darwin; Mrs. Mary Stanley, Hon
ey Camp; Mrs. Jane Kennedy and
Mrs. Amanda Dotson, Coeburn,
Route 2.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22

Mrs. c. D. Mullins and Mrs.
Everette r. Stanley were business
visitors in Big Stone Gap We'd
nesday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22

F. L. Colley of Tivis was here
"on no particular business" We'd
nesday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-22

Mr.. and Mrs. C.. c.. Sutherland
have returned to Clintwood after
spending the summer on Mcclure.
the county.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17

trucks on an average of fourteen
hours per truck per working day for
the 26 working days of the month. y
The Federal authorities (WPA
bosses in this instancc) are looking
out for this sort If hours. however,
it appears from the next paragraph
in Mr.. LangStOn'S letter:
In order to do this with WPA Ia
Dor. it was necessary 10 work three
truck drivers per truck; and as in
order to get in this number Of hours
each day we had to start at ) to 6
a. m. each day and work through to
: to 9 p. m. each day. we have run
into considerable complaints from
WPA authorities and are running the
risk Of having them deny us the pri-
vilege of working their laborerS such
long hours"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17
Traffic Death
Toll Is High

..Only 4 reversal OF past expert
erce during the last TWO weeks OF
This month will prevent North Caro-
.ina's 1870 traffic death toll from en-
c4edjng the 1889 Slaughter, Ronald
Hocu:t. director c: the North Caro-
lima Highway Safety Division. de-
clared this week
Accident records received by the
division show that more than 900
persons were killed on North Caro-
lima streets and highways from
January through December -,
1870. The states 1889 traffic toll
numbered 9t3 persons. which means
that an average OF TWO fatalities 4
day for the remainder OF December
would run the 1910 toll above that
o: last year. And past experience III
the state has been that December,
most dangerous month OF the year.
averages between three and four
traffic fatalities day.
Hocutt said he hoped all North
Carolina motorists and pedestrians
would heed Governor Hoey's recent
plea for greater caution, alertneSs
and obedience to traffic laws during
the remainder Of this year.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17
Students Found
Physically Fit
: In INC Exams

Chapel Hill, Dec. l1.-Contrary to
the beliefs Of numerous old men and
women and iew medical authori-
tieS-wao have declared that the
bodies O: Americas young men are
slowly degenecating-tne physical
fitness Of the younger generation OF
North Carolina i today just as high
as i waS during the last World War.
Tn :ac. IS suostantiated by the
estimation O! ne physical condition
Of candidates Tor ne recently-in-
stalled Naval ReSer:e Officers Train
ing Corp .. ne University Of North
Carolina by Captain Robert S. Hag-
CART mead If the unit.
A conservative estimate, Captain
Haggart mas disclosed. is that bet
ter than so percent" Of the students
VINO applied for acceptance in the
Chapel Hill corps wcre able to meet
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17
Ts,1.1 - Ctf9l'
Courses In
Defense


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si;y. in coooS"@;.'" "..'' -, ,;.... ..,.~
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Will ot:e~ NHE.H1.''& -! !,,,,,,,.,
courses u 1nS,"HH".:'% >''''.. .E, l.,..,
courses. - " E.\S@ y =, ,,'> ,..,,' ',
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purpose i - prov zee J." ., ,,.> >''' wv
numbers mon He''s' ,'SS,'' ~, -
specialized training - .,,SS' ,':>
tu-e needs .. 2o'' .''>'''>'' ''''>'
eminent. -, ,,...s,s
!; : pointed OK 80 . 49,, ;,.,,.,,.,
are primarily 4 par, ~ * -, '., ,r,,
program and grow o., o. ,.' ;,.,,,,@,
milton ;2at me "S.'''',.'> -, r,,>,,.-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERlLL.

Raleigh. Dec. l7.-RepreSentative
Jim Voeler, Charlotte'S independent
grocer-legiSlator, evidently realizes
that the sailing isn't going to be as
smooth in the House as many be-
l.eve it will be for the Broughton-
backed bill 10 remove the sales tax
from all foods for home conSump-
ton.
Certainly the Mecklenburger is
leaving nothing to future chance or
spur of the moment pressure dur
ing the session. He is circularizing
the more influential House members,
at least. in an effort to have them
sign on d dotted line as co-authors
OF the food exemption measure.
Vogler is writing: AT the request
Of the incoming Governor, | am pre-
pairing bill through the coopera-
ton Of the Attorney General design
ed to eliminate food for home con-
sumption from the Sales Tax. l am
writing you asking that you be
among the sponsors of the bill and
permit your name to be placed
among those introducing the bill as
an administration measure. If it is
satisfactory to place your name as
co-author of the bill herewith en-
closed, please sign this letter and re-
turn in the Self-addressed envelope"
There is no doubt that the meas
ure will have tremendous popular
support and, being as Mr.. Vogler
writes AN administration measure"
it starts off with all the odds favor
ing its passage Nevertheless there
are some of the experienced House
members who fCc.' its effect on state
revenues. They ol, too, that there
will be such t..nptation to exempt
other items as necessities" that it
will be very Difficult. to keep the eX-
cmption movement within reasonable
bounds.
For that reason certain very in
fIucntal members, whose names this
column is not at liberty to use, are
declining the Vogler bid to become
co->ponSorS even Of an "adminlstra-
ton measure
Obviously not under protection of
the hours provisions OF the tedersI
Fair Labor Standards act are trucks
used by the Commodity Distribution
division.
Asking for money to buy more
trucks in which to distribute the
commodities given by the Federal
Surplus Commodity Administration,
A. +. LangSton, distribution director,
/ wrote the governor:
During the month Of October we
distributed Approximately 100000
pounds of all surplus items, which
IS the largest amount ever delivered
IN one month, and is, in fact, the
amt oI our capacity WITH nreeer.
equipment. To accomplish this feat
we found it necessary 10 operu,e 49,.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17
COttonseed
Brings More
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh. Dec. li.-NNrth carolina
cotton growers have received since
August this year forty per cent
more from Tar Heel oil mills than
n the corresponding period of 1889.
Total paid TO growers from sale Of
cottonseed 10 oil mills during the
tour months reached S3,923.0O0
against S2.6OS.NO0 last year, an in
crease c.. "...- according to fig
ure> released today by Nj. U. Hogue.
secretary OF the North Carolina Cot
;onSeed CruSherS Association.
His information came from reports
OF the TWO Federal agencies. the Bu-
Ieau OF the Census and the Agricul-
tural Marketing Service.
In November the amount received
bv the Tar Heel growers was ST.
GIG. 306. which was some 100000
greater than in the same month of
1889.
There is GOOD reason to expect
even further increases in the amount
ra.d for the seed. Hogue said. be-
cause Of the big increase in the
North Carolina cotton crop this sea-
son.
The crop is estimated to be 81 per
cent greater than last year, while
seed receipts by the mills so far this
season have increased only 80 per
cent over the corresponding period
OF 1889.
This. iogue pointed out, indicates
that there still remains to be sold a
very considerable part Of this years
CROP
Il, lew ut this situation. there is d
tai. prospect that final cash receipts
by farmers from the seed sold 10 oil
mills will be up from 1889 by APP
proXin2ately 80 per cent.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17

tween a billion ana million COL
lars. jeered Lyn Nisbet at Bill Var
borough.
oh. yes l do. too. retorted next
Governor Broughton'S law partner
Ones federal. the others state.
Governor Clyde r. Hoey joined III
the universal regret felt IN Raielgll
circles al the death Of young John
Brewster Grant of MocksVillc in an
automobile accident Saturday.
He was one of the states finest
Young men, with Il bright future be-
fore him.. said the governor.
Grant. son of A. 7. Grant, DAVE
attorney. was the youngest member
of both the 1887 and 1889 General
Assemblies. being only % when ne
came for his first term.
He was a Republican, coming by
that political faith through family
tradition. and was beaten this year in
the Roosevelt landslide. He was one
Of the very few G. Q. P. legislators
who became very popular with his
lJenlOcldllC COlltCSliIS Win oN N-iN
same time holding fast to all the
principles Of his party.
Before there was 50 much build
ing and military activity at Fort
Bragg the highway from that reSer-
Walton to Ellington was by no means
ranked with the most-travelled in
North Carolina.
Now, says General Counsel Charlie
Ross of the State Highway Commits
sion. it is about on a par with the
lour-lane highway between Char
iotte and GastOnia.
Recently Nj. Ross happened to be
ON the Ellington end Of the stretch
its about Ia miles from the Tort
TO the Harnett county toWn-and, on
successive evenings counted the cars
which he met while driving one mile
from the center Of town toward
Bragg. His counts for the three were
25, 90 and 81 cars. an average Of 70.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17

and an afntnnj,s Of McGilI Unworthy
otherwise, as simply PEARSON Moss ,
DR.. Moss died in 1882 after y
wears of ministry to the University
and its village. A native Of Canada
and an alumni of McGill University,
he came To Chapel Hill in 1904 from
a pastorate in Nova Scotia, turning
,oIlthward for reasons of health. In
1906 he went to 4 charge in Wash
inston, D. c., but his local congrega-
tiOn refused 10 be satisfied with any
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17

That means, he pointed out, that
he met these % cars in about TWO
minutes Figuring his speed at 81 M
D. h.. which is conservatlVe), Whlcn
would be If cars minute or o4o
cars an hour.
Assuming that average for ten
hours daily put the traffic at o,4oo
cars day. The actual total IS PROP
ably more than that.
Mr.. Ross said the road has pre-
viously had a count of about l,ooo
cars day. =,
And it was, remember, Is miles
from the fort where the counting was
done.
The North Carolina League of
Municipalities report on Jail Facll-
ties and Practices says that one OF
every 1870 Americans went to jail
last year. 1t also points out that Two
thirds Of all convicted persons spend
their sentences in jail rather than IN
prison.
The report was made after study
of &c municipal jails in the state. or
these Is consist Of only one room.
and though all but six have toilet
facilities, only nine have bathing
facilities.
Twenty-one were built within the
last ten years: but three are more
than 10 years old. All but seven are
built of brick or stone and only 10
are separate buildings, the other be-
ing Joined to city halls or other
municipal structures.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17

substitute far "rre ~.
turned IN 1912 and here ..ni.,,a
rich and useful life. >' q.
Profs. G. A. Haner and cc...
MCKEE and Deans r. r. fIr,.n .''2r
F. F. Bradshaw made up "A. c,: ".o
lal committee responsible I'm. ~
publication and selections. Mr. H., W."
and Mr.. Bradshaw joined I'M rra . ,,'.,
ioreWord interpreting the ph.a.a,s'',.
and paying tribute to The ao..n., .' =.
the beloved minister and ic.c, 49, - VI
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17
Memorial Volume
On "ParsOn Moss

Chapel Hill, Dec. ia collection
of the most significant Sermons and
Prayers" of the Rev. William D.
Moss has just been brought out by
the University of North Carolina
Press as Il memorial to the beloved
minister, who was known to thous-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-17

Some idea of the magnitude Of the
operation of distribution is found III
another paragraph OF the LangSton
letter:
In order to make the delivery and
perform our other functions during
the month of October the 20 trucks
hauled total of l.520 loads. and IN
so doing travelled Il combined dist
ance of 1l6.640 miles.
This is an average of IS trips and
5,937 miles per truck for the month.
Raleigh, Dec. 1.-THE gang at
the Bullpen table OF Jacks Grill,
where Raleigh's political cognoscentl
are wont to gather lor lunch every
day, were in full cry over the econo-
mic situation Of the state and nation.
Figures on the national DEBT, the
expenses OF state government, re-
sources of local units and other fin
ancial matters Of most serious M
port were being discussed with due
gravity and decorum. until
why. you don't know anything
about governmental finances; you
don't even know the difference be-