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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
thoughts for.the Day

1 have called upon thee. for thou wilt hear me,
God incline thine ear unto me- and hear my speech.
Psalms l7:6.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Famous Sayings

God be praised who to believing souls gives light in
darkness, comfort in observation-disclosures
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

FDR is calling out the National
Guard and Os Witt figures it's a
swell idea, what with all these In
dian uprisings.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

:, fTtSlU6IIl .OI II OVIIlTU W.. .
Editors Note:-The itch to which Mrs. Nc
Kusick refers was syndicated column
titled "Barbs", and was intended purely as a
smile provoking observation without any real
point. We are sorry if it was mistaken as any
thing else.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

New book of military geniuses
doesn't include Robert f. Lee. but
just wait until they get out list
of the best steamboats,.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

Willkie accuses FDR of putin
the draft in politics. and what woul
politics be without a little winC
anyway?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

Fourth of "a articles on "Our
Country, written exclusively for
NEA Service and the POst-PreSS
by the nations most famous au-
fhnrc
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
w alter Mullins
Is Victim Of
Heart Attack

Walter Mullins, aged 81, son of
the late Isaac and Ella Vanover
Mullins, died suddenly of heart
trouble last week at his home
near Charleston, w. Va, and was
buried in the Vanover graveyard
on Brush Creek, where his moth
er and other relatives are buried.
Walter Mullins was born on the
Lick Branch of Brush Creek,
where his parents lived until he
was about 18 years old, when he
moved with the family to Toms
Creek, then a thriving mining cen
ter. He started working in the
coal mines about 35 years ago
and continued that occupation I'm
til shortly before his death. He
left Toms Creek many years ago
and had been employed in West
Virginia since. His wife died four
years ago. We learn that they had
no children.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Ira Vanover home on
Brush Creek by ministers of the
Christian church from Kentucky.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
COUNTY STREAMS MAY
BE IMPROVED TO
BENEFIT FISH LIFE

C w. Butler, in charge of fish
propagation and restocking in Vir
ginia, arranged to reach this coun-
ty Wednesday morning for a tour
of inspection of the various
streams in the county, but was
forced by circumstances to post
pone the trip until later date.
He expects to look over the
streams with the view of having
some improvement work done and
to determine which streams
should be restocked and the kind
Of fish most suitable for this Sec
ton.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
BIG TURNIPS GROW
DOWN SKEETROCK WAY

Honest Tiv" Mullins, horse
snapper and ex politician and
candidate, has turned farmer at
last. This week he appeared in
the office of county agent Fred F..
Fletcher with three of the largest
turnips your correspondent has
ever seen. The largest one weighs
8 IL pounds, is four inches in
diameter and seven inches long.
Although we were unable to inter
view that good man, we under
stand he attributes this phenom.
email growth to his diligent labor,
tender care and super-phosphate
fertilizer.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01

Possible tragedy was averted by
Mrs. Oliver Moore at her noun
tain home on the headwaters of
Bearpen Creek last week when
she killed a huge rattlesnake as
it glided toward her two small
children as they played in the
yard. When first seen by Mrs.
Moore, the snake was almost in
striking distance and had appar-
emily come from under the porch
on which she sat. She seized
hoe and quickly brought death to
the reptile. The snake measured
forty-two inches and had ten rat
tiers and button This is one OF
the largest rattlesnakes reported
in Dickinson County for some
time, and is the third snake Of its
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
The Herald, $1.00 a year.
Mother Saves Children From Rather

kind killed at the Moore home
this season. Occupants of the
home believe that snake den
must be under the house.
Mr.. Moore lives in a very rug
ged section of the mountain in
the Jefferson National Forest Pre-
serve. Often, the family relates,
they have been awakened at night
by bears and coons eating from
the slop bucket on the back porch.
Eugene Wright and Virgil F.
Skeen, patron saints of the Dick
enson County Coon Club, were
visiting in the mountain on Mon
day in search of one of their
hounds and brought the evidence
of the rattlesnake-kill back to
Clintwood.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
COUNTS REUNION AT
DOG BRANCH SCHOOL
HOUSE AUGUST 18TH

The fifth annual reunion of the
Counts family will be held at Dog
Branch school house in Dickinson
County, on August IL, according
to the announcement of Judge
Walter J. Counts of Chattanooga,
the president of the Counts FAM
lily Reunion. The meeting place is
in the midst of a Counts commun
ity settled almost a century ago
by members of that family. It is
expected that Representatives of
the family will be present from
many states.
A picnic lunch will be served
on the grounds, and those in at
tendance will hear an all-day pro
gram of music, speeches and bus
mess.
Among the speakers will be
Hon. Richard L. Counts of Roam
oke, Judge Alfred A. Skeen of
Clintwood, and the two rival can
didtes for Congress from the 9th
District, Hon. Fred G. Parks of
Abingdon, and Hon. John w.
Flanagan, Jr., of Bristol.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
LOCALS WIN SUNDAY
GAME FROM GLAMORGAN

According to our information,
not since Clintwood last visited
the Glamorgan ball park hda
they won a game until they visit
ed Glamorgan aagin last Sunday
and came away victors in a lop-
sided II to 4 game. Smith, on the
mound for Clintwood, had easy
coasting, with his mates hitting
the ball far and wide. Every Clint
wood player garnered at least
two hits. Farmer, with a home
run and triple, led the parade.
Last Saturday on the local dia-
mond, Clintwood dropped a to
8 decision to the strong Harmon
aggregation. The locals were I'M
able to hit Potter, opposing hurl-
err. However, in the fifth inning
with two men on and one out,
Junior Hamilton again proved
himself hero by driving in Clint
woods two lone tallies with a
timely single over second base.
Oh, for a few more young play
ers like unto Junior!
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
Revival At
Methdist Church
Ends Sunday

From the standpoint OF CONVEX
sions and general interest, the re-
vival which continued at the
Methodist Church for two weeks
ruben the direction of the Dick
enson County Laymen's Club, and
which came to a close last Sun
day night, was the most success.
full series of meetings ever to be
held in Clintwood.
The Rev. Sullins Dosser of Bris
toll, noted evangelist of the Hols
ton Methodist Conference, brought
two messages daily, and hardly
meeting passed without some con
vert being added to the growing
list. About seventy-five CONVEX
sions were reported.
Rev. L. D. Perkins was in
charge of the group singing, and
the Cintwood Junior Choir, or
ganized during the meeting, con-
tributed greatly to the song SER
vices.
On Sunday morning, both the
local Baptist and Methodist
churches received into their flocks
several converts. On Sunday 'af-
ternoon union baptismal SER
vice was held at the Duton Hole
on Pound River below the mouth
Of Brush Creek, at which time
about twenty persons were baptis-
ed by immersion. Before the bap-
tisnal service Rev. Dosser preach
ed briefly, and two other persons
were converted.
Final services on Sunday even
ing brought probably the largest
congregation during the meeting
There were but few empty seats.
Rev. Dosser announced just be-
fore the close of the services that
he would be back in Clintwood
on the following Sunday night for
a visit.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR RUFUS MULLINS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Memorial services for the late
Rufus Mullins will be held at the
family cemetery near Fleming
town on Saturday and Sunday,
August ga. Ministers who will
have charge of services are Fitch
mond Stanley, Ballard Baker, Hal
Ter Mullins and others.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01

Sheriff A. A. Fleming left last
week for California to bring back
one Garley Cruise Of Clinchco,
who was under Indictment in the
circuit court here and jumped his
bond while awaiting trial. A mes
sage from the sheriff Wednesday
stated that he had arrived and
would start back the next day.
He was accompanied on the trip
by his two sons, Paul L. and
Harold, and brother, F. H. Flem-
ing, who went along to see the
sights.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01

Practically all schools in Dick
enson County will open their
doors for the 194O-41 session next
Monday, according to an an
nCuncement from the office of
Supt. Sutherland. AS usual, there
is opposition to the early opening
Of school from citizens of the var
ious town throughout the county,
but school authorities in the past
have felt that early opening Of
schools has met with the approx
al of the majority of patrons.
The school board NETS this
week to work out final details of
the coming session.
On Friday the teachers of the
county will hold their first pre-
liminary meeting of the year at
Dickinson Memorial High. c.. W..
Dickinson, Jr., director of text
books and state ibarries, will be
present for the meeting.
Changes, replacement and re-
assignment of teachers will take
place before the schools officially
open. 1t is reported that neither
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. West will
teach at Haysi this session. A. c..
Friend, mathematics and science
teacher at Clinchco, has left for
other employment. From Dicken-
son Memorial comes news that
Jasper R. Sutherland will not re-
turn to his position as science
teacher. Other rumors have it that
many more teachers will desert
the ranks for more lucrative em-
ployment. There will probably be
shortage of teachers before the
year closes, and since the budget
is still out of balance, according
to Supt. Sutherland, the school
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
NEW CASE WARKER

Miss Mercedes Allen, a gradu-
ate of Bridgewater College and
with a years graduate study in
social welfare work at William
and Mary College, has assumed
her duties as case worker in the
local welfare department. We wei
come her to our county.
Mrs. H. M. Sutherland, case
worker in charge, is at present
heading up the social welfare
work in Dickens onCounty.
CORRESPONDENTS Please get
your news letters in early, so that
we will not have to carry them
over to the next week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
REVIVAL AT OsBORNEs GAP

A two weeks revival will start
at the Osbornes Gap Church of
Christ Sunday evening, Aug. 4th.
Services will be conducted by the
evangelist w. F. Parks of Ohio
Services will begin at 8 o'clock.
Everybody is invited.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01
7 eachers Prepare
For Opening
Of Schools
*SCHOOLS MAY NOT
$ OPEN UNTIL SEPT. 2

8 Due to the unusually warm Is
$ weather prevailing in Dicken-
IS son County at the present IS
:: time and due to the requests .
s. of hundreds of patrons, the .
s. schools of the county may y
not open until September 2
$ The Board at it's regular ses- $
$ sion today decided to defer g
g action on the question until 9
tomorrow at special session =
s. where all patrons may ex-
press their opinions in the .
matter.
The School Board also elect =
$ ed Miss Lillian Buchanan as =
:" textbook agent and Mrs. r. B. =
Baker as clerk of the board.
= X i +
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01

Miss Trulah June Mullins has
returned home after spending sew
eral weeks with relatives in Kings
port, Tenn.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-08-01

Stuart Owens, of the Birchleaf
section. was in town today, dis
playing fine set of chin whisk-
ers, recently cultivated.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-15

term of office. Roosevelt recognized
him Immediately, called Smith by
name and asked about early incidents
at Medora, the range rider recalled.
1t was in 1881 that Smith and sew
eral other riders toured" Yellowstone
park in a pack outfit, seeking good
ranges for the cattle herds which at
that time were just coming into Mon
tana, and incidentally looking for any
stray stock.
I'VE didn't think much about see
ing the park then" he says. We had
heard there were hot springs and
cold springs, SO we looked for the
cold ones. We wanted drinking water"
Smith hadn't ridden a horse for SO
years until he led the roundup parade
at Miles City a year ago. During that
time he was employed by the Milwau-
kee railroad. He started work for the
railroad when he was called to help
shovel snow from the Milwaukee
him job as brakeman. at As whole
dollars month" That was better
than riding the range. in Smiths
opinion, SO he accepted and stayed
with the company until his retirement
a year ago. For the last IS years he
has resided at 1914 South Fortieth
street in Tacoma.
While in Billings. Smith visited
many of the pioneers of that area and
looked the city over carefully-it was
an alkai flat the last time he stopped
there.
The statue of the range rider. posed
by william S. Hart and erected on
the rimrocks near the airport, par
ticularly impressed Smith.
I've seen riders in just that posi-
ton hundreds of times" he explained
1T brings back the old days. Then
we didn't have any roads, and riders
hit for the high places to get their
bearings. Then they'd let the horse
rest while they studied the lay of the
land and decided which way to go.
ciate that statue"
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-15
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

HELENA-The federal agricultural
marketing service estimated wheat in
storage in Montana elevators and
warehouses on Oct. l totaled II ,254 900
bushels.
LIBBY-Loads of Christmas trees
are being brought in to load for
Christmas delivery They are piled &C
cording to size and shipped to distant
cities.
CHINOOK-Free motion pictures at
the Orpheum and Gem theaters were
the reward of Chinook youngsters who
restrained themselves at Halloween.
Manager Herb Bonifas furnished the
treat with the show. Son of the
Navy"
VALIER-Sugar beet yields, the
highest ever reported in the Waller
area, are above expectations of the
average grower. Nearly $4,000 tons are
piled. This will bring the acreage yield
to about Is tons. gain OF about 3
tons an acre over last year.
FAIRFIELD depot at Bole,
which was recently purchased by Oscar
AoS of Fort Peck, IS now being moved
to Fairfield to be set on lots which
he purchased here. In case renter
for the building is not found. it may
be remodeled to serve as hotel.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS A
committee composed of r. A. Lying,
chairman: Henry Lingshire. Tom
Adams, Jake Mast and George Bing
has been elected to administer the
AAA program for Meagher county dur
ing l94l. This committee was elected
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-15
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Mrs. S. N. Tintinger Wins
''I umb or MuttOn'' Contest

the top and bottom surfaces of the
lamb. Mix all ingredients, except the
oil. and rub into the meat, so that
all the holes made are filled. Give the
roast final coating with oil; then pu.
into oven at 500 degrees for first IS
min. then reduce heat to $50. Allow Is
minutes to the pound.
Third PriZe-NIrS. Ernest Walton, CO.
lumbuS. Mont.
SHEPHERDS PIE
Chop or cut leftover lamb into small
cubes or thin slices. Season with salt.
pepper, minced onion and celery salt.
Place meat in casserole and add
enough gravy or Drowned sauce to
cover it. Set casserole in moderate
oven for Is minutes or until meat IS
thoroughly heated. Remove from oven
and spread over the top OF the meat
or 3 inch layer of hot rced or
mashed potatoes. Return dish to oven
until potatoes are light brown. Gar
nish top with few dasheS of paprika
or minced parsley. Serve pie in the
dish in which it is baked
Fourth Prize-MrS. Hulda Wystrack,
Square Butte, Mont.
BREAST OF LAMB
Boil 3 or 4 pounds breast of lamb
until tender, in sailed water. with 8
or 10 whole allspice and small onion.
Remove meat from bones while it is
still hot, break into l or II inch pieces.
Arrange meat evenly in well-greased
bread pan: place another bread pan
on top of meat. greasing bottom of
pan; then place a heavy weight in
top bread pan, and while meat is still
warm. Press overnight. This meat
should be about a inch thick when
pressed. Next day. when ready to use
turn meat out on board and with a
sharp knife, cut into squares 2 or 81
inches. dip each square into beaten
egg and bread crumbs: place in wire
basket and fry in deep fat until
golden brown. Arrange on platter and
serve with the following sauce:
Tomato Sauce
Melt tablespoons butter. add
teaspoon chopped onion and brown:
to this blend 3 tablespoons flour 2
cups strained tomato juice. table,
spoon sugar, teaspoon chopped green
pepper: season with salt and pepper
and cook until medium thick Pour
over meat and sprinkle with tea
spoon chopped parsley.
Fifth Prize-Mrs. Fred Thompson,
Portage, Mont.
MUTTON CHOPS
Brown mutton chops in hot fat:
drain and cover with following sauce
Then bake for so minutes.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in frying
pan; add tablespoons flour and
brown Add this to l quart canned to-
matoes and small sliced onion. Cook
for 10 minutes and strain; add tea
spoon curry powder blended with
teaspoon vinegar A few cloves may
take the place of the curry powder.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-15
Chilly Weather and Frosts
DO Not Prevent Planting

Chilly weather and light freezing
at night is not a sign that the fall
planting season is at an end, but
rather that 1t is beginning.
Until the time when the ground Is
frozen and can no longer be flrmed
properly around the roots of plants,
all planting operations may be car
ried on. Hardy plants are indifferent
to temperature; it is the physical
conditions which low temperatures
create in the soil that puts a stop to
planting.
II the ground remains unfrozen I'M
til Christmas, it will still be possible
to plant perennials, including peonles
and iris and all hardy bulbs, as well
as shrubs and trees, and they Will not
suffer from the lateness, except that
they may leaf and bloom somewhat
later in the spring.
When any seed, bulb or plant Is set
in the ground it must be placed firmly
in contact with the soil; This contact
is necessary in order that the roots
may absorb food. 1t is obvious that
in frozen soil such proper contact Is
impossible. When soil is muddy there
is also likely to be unfavorable con-
tact. The ideal condition for soil Is
to be moist and easily crumbled.
1t Is sometimes necessary to delay
planting until after the ground may
have frozen. Where 1t is known that
reason, all that is required Is to cover
the surface Of the ground in which
the planting Is to be done with 6 inch
Is or so OF leaves or other suitable
mulch. This will keep the ground soft
and workable during any low tenn
peratures likely to prevail before
Christmas. 80 Do not let chilly wealth.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-15
TRAGEDY
VIRGINIA CITY MAN LOSES
KIN WHEN SHIP HITS NINE

The first realization of the w.
tual horrors of the war in Euroe
was felt in Virginia City recent!
when Lewis w. Hansen. promineni
citizen and stockman. Ieceires
word of the death of his hrOths
and his family when boat d
which they were crossing from th
mainland to a small island in th
channel off the coast of Denmark
struck a German mine and VIZ
blown to pieces. There wrrr nt
persons in the boat and all weE
instantly killed.
The victims were going from ths
mainland to the island to yiI
Chris Hansen's mother on her syn
birthday when the tragedy o..
cured. The island was about y
miles from the mainland and .
was necessary to make the TIP
by mailbOat.
Hansen's relatives who lost then
lives in the tragedy were th
brother. Chris Hansen, 80. his VII,
and their two children. a girl. age
5 and a boy aged 2. The bodies q
Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen and ons
child were recovered hut not 'n'
body Of the other child.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-15
FIRST IN CONVERSATION

Barclay Cralghead Chairman Of the
state unemployment compensation
commission. has announced that dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 30
Montana paid benefits to more work
ers than any mountain state except
Colorado.
Montana paid benefits to 23,743 per-
sons of the 112 1000 protected by I'M
employment compensation. while Colo
RADIO paid benefits to 3lO61 of the
200 900 workers
Montana ranked first among the
states OF Arizona. Idaho. Colorado,
Utah and Wyoming in the number of
unemployment compensation employer
accounts
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-15
MONTANA MAN
CARNEGIE HERO
MEDAL AWARDED HIS MOTHER,
MRS. JEAN CROW, OF GAR
DINER
William L. Nelson Gave Life Trying To
Filled Test Hole in Wyoming.

The Carnegie hero fund commission.
in recognition of the death of William
L. Nelson while attempting to rescue
companion from suffocation, at a
recent meeting in Pittsburgh awarded
bronze medals to three persons includ-
ing Nelson's mother, Mrs. Jean Grow
of Gardiner, Mont.
The other hero citation awards went
to Brutus c. Johnson, West Middle
ton. O., and Vaughn M. Roley. Ply
Nelson, 2l-year-old laborer, died
while trying to rescue Roley, also 81.
from suffocation at Mammoth Hot
Springs. Wyo, June 20. 1889, the COM
mission found.
Roley entered a 27-foot test hole in
which hydrogen sulphide gas was pres
Nelson and another youth to pull him
out. and then he became unconscious,
his legs resting in bucket to which a
rope was attached.
Nelson. the commission found. slid
down the rope, took hold Of Roley,
raised him somewhat, and then be-
came unconscious. The other youth
carefully raised Roley to the top and
pulled him from the hole.
Brutus c. Johnson. 10. civilian
conservation corps enrollee. who had
been told there was gas in the hole
reached the scene and with a rope
around his chest was lowered to the
bottom. He tried to slip a loop Of rope
over Nelson's leg but was overcome
He was pulled from the hole and was
revived.
Roley. meanwhile had revived Ty-
ing a rope around his chest and hold
ing his breath. he was lowered to
Nelson's leg and then was pulled to
Nelson. He looped the other rope over
the surface. Nelson was brought to
the surface and was revived. but he
died the following day from effects Of
the gas.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-15
Cat Kept Killer From
Robbing Helena Oil Station

II it hadn't been for a black cat
Harold Golf and Clyde Downey might
have held up a Helena filling station
instead Of the Bluebird station in
Butte from which the attendant,
George c. Kilmer, was kidnapped and
shot, 1t was learned in Helena during
investigation of the crime.
Golf has confessed he shot and
killed Kilmer in a little gully near
East Helena the morning of Oct. II.
In his statement Golf said he and
Downey drove around Helena shortly
after midnight looking for some place
to rob-" He said they had decided on
a filling station on the Broadwater
highway and drove to the rear of It
and Golf got out of the car but hur.
riedly returned to the machine and