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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28
irst Draftee
of County
Enters Army
Elmer Gable of Mcclure Is Dick
ensOn's Representative In First
Peace time Draft


Peace time Draft
With brief but appropriate ex-
ercises the first draftee to be in
Quoted into the army from Dick
enson County left early Tuesday
morning for Roanoke. This young
citizen was none other than Ell
mer Cable of Mcclure. Late Tues
day night Dickenson's represen.
tative along with some thirty-odd
more young men entrained for FIT.
Meade, Maryland.
The first draftee to arrive in
Roanoke was J. r. Taylor of Big
Stone Gap. It was Taylor who
was later chosen as officer in
charge of the group when it left
for camp. No army officer ac-
companied them on the train.
However, a Roanoke Times staff
photographer did go along 10
make a pictorial story of the first
group of citizens ever to be takes,
into the army during peace times.
It is estimated that the Roam
oke headquarters will handle
more than 1000 recruits by the
time the last quota is filled in
June, 1941 The next call for
draftees will be in January, 1941.
There will be no December quota.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28
WADDELL-SUTHERLAND

It was made known this week
that Roy Waddell and Mabel
Sutherland were married a few
weeks ago. Mrs. Waddell is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. c..
Sutherland of Tiny and has been
employed in Clintwood for the
past several months. Roy is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Wad-
dell.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28

According to our information,
several Clintwood families will
celebrate their Thanksgiving to-
day rather than last Thursday
in spite of Gov. Prices ,edict max
ing last Thursday official Thanks
giving day in Virginia. Without
doubt the vast majority of the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28
Luther E. Fuller
Writes Friends
Before Passlng
Fly c. F. Beverly

Shortly before his death Luth
Their E. Fuller, Commonwealth
Attorney of Russell county,
penned the following statement
to his friends. He was killed
in an automobile crash a few
days after writing this state
ment:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28
Thieves Enter
Express Office
At Fremont
Parcel Post Packages and Freight
Taken by Robbers; Money Is
Left In Cash Drawer

Last Sunday night the express
office at Fremont was broken in
to by thieves, and as yet no clue
has led to the solution of the rob-
berry.
A small quantity of parcel post
packages were carted away and
a few items of freight. Rather one
unusual circumstance connected
with the robbery was the failure
of the night visitors to take any
money from the open cash draw
er in the ticket office. Apparent
ly they were in search of othe.
va1uables.
1t was reported that the Dick
enson County Hospital had ship
lllCI1C OI dOlltll1 III CllC OCPOC az
the time of the robbery, and it
was first thought that the thieves
were i'm search of this valuable
mineral. However, unless such
persons were professional radium
thieves, they would not have been
able to dispose of the radium or
know of it's value. The shipment
was left untouched during the
nocturnal visit. Officers investi-
eating were of the opinion that
local persons were responsible
for the robbery.
Virgil Souders of Big Stone
Gap was weekend visitor in
Clintwood.
E. r. Beverly OF Iazewell was
visiting friends in Clintwood and
Freezing on Saturday and Sun
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28
Hospital Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Adkins
announce the birth of a daughte,
on Nov. "a.
Mrs. Margaret Phipps and Mrs.
John Yates are still receiving
treatment at the hospital.
Miss Ruth Rose spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. w. L. Rush at
Coeburn.
Orville Short, Of Rowe, under
went an operation for Appendix
citis Tuesday.
John Willis is recovering from
a gall bladder operation.
Mrs. Richard Carleton is con-
valescing from a thyroid opera
ton.
Mrs. Hoge Miller will soon be
able to leave the hospital follow
ing an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmer Fleming
announce the birth of son on
Nov. Oath.
Mrs. Myrtle Hanover was dis
charged from the hospital follow
ing radium treatment.
Mrs. Dan Prater underwent an
operation on Thursday. She is
from Mcclure.
D. D. BARLEY was discharged
ed from the hospital following
treatment.
Mrs. Trudy Owens of Stratton
has been a patient in the hos
pital.
Master Jimmy Fleming was ad
mitted to the hospital this morn
ing following a head injury from
a fall.
Steve Andersen has accepted q
position at the hospital.
Junior Sliger spent Wednesday
in Haysi.
Eugene Wright is in the veter-
ans hospital at Johnson City for
treatment.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28
To My Friends:

/ have often wondered why it
is that man at last must leave his
friends. but it is a part of life,
and it is part of death, and it is
a part of the lives of all of those
who remain after us. There is no
way on earth that we can change
it. It is part of life and death
itself.
1 have seen the flowers grow
and bloom and Wither and die.
In that flower is life; it is life.
You can see a plant, a flower,
grow and live and bloom and die
and it is just like the life of
human being. We have beer
taught that there is a supreme
being, and there is. That supreme
being is the life in our lives, and
in our souls. I have lived in the
garden of Gods beauty. 1 have
seen the flowers and the birds,
and everything that would make
happy the heart of man, and Their
knew from Him who knows all
things, that time would come
when I should see them mo more,
and that was Death. It is beautl-
full to live, however near may be
the darkness Of death. I am no,
afraid to die. The only cause of
pain to me in this hour of my
impending death is that I shall
see my friends no more.
/ am making this statement in
full consciousness of the fact thai
soon I shall meet my Maker. /
have done NO man any wrong. /
have loved my fellow man, and I
am ready to go at any time. /
shall not be afraid when I shall
meet st. Peter. mystical guardian
at the gates of life, for I am sure
that He who understands will
say to me, "Eenter thou into the
joys of thy Lord"
I have wondered why it is that
the life allotted to man here on
earth must be so short, when
Eternity is so long. I have not ac-
complished much in this life. it is
true, but somewhat more per-
haps than have some of my less
fortunate fellow men. offer no
apology, I make no protestations.
(Turn to back page)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28
LOCAL BOYS HAVE
MINOR WRECK

Bill Hunsaker and Ray Reedy
were slightly injured when the
car in which they were riding
skidded into a bridge on the high
way between Pound and Wise
last Saturday night. Both boys
suffered bruises and slight lacer-
ations but are able to be up and
about at this time.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28
Thanksgiving Celebrated By
Several Families In County

citizens of the county had their
festivities last week, but we wish
the Old Thanksgiving celebrants
a happy and joyful day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28

Rufus Haynes, country bar
Der" of the Baden section, drop
ped in today to sign up for The
Herald.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28

Fred Raines of Haysi was a
business visitor to town Tuesday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-11-28

Eugene Wright is in the veter-
ans hospital at Johnson City for
treatment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18

since the evacuation. etEasbourg
France, has been nlcknamed int
6Ananlna aifg.S
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18
CHAPTER vi

At North Point airport, Dick
Douglas helped Georgette from the
plane that had brought them from
Midland University.
"Dick, do you think we're in
fime?"
II hope so. Be a shame to waste
all this effort"
She looked around her. Twill
we be able to find a cab?"
Maybe. Never can tell about
these small town airports. We
might borrow a car if we need
to-"
Luckily, however, taxi stood
near the airport office. Dick told
the driver to take them to the
marriage bureau, adding, Don't
1inger on the way, either. We're
in hurry"
The driver grinned over his
shoulder at them as he started his
motor. Don't you want to stop
on the way and buy the girl some
flowers?"
Georgette giggled, despite her
anxiety. "Dick, he thinks were
eloping!" Her face grew serious
again. "Oh, Dick, if we aren't IN
time, what on earth will we do?"
He lit a cigaret, tossing the
match out the window. There
are such things as quiet annul-
ments, you know"
'You don't know Tony Scott"
the girl told him earnestly. mo
quiet annulment for him!"
Really has his heart set on
Miss Norris, has hep Dick asked
casually. Maybe we ought not to
interfere"
"Dick, don't think he cares a
snap of his fingers about Anne"
"Then why drag her off to
North Point for a runaway mar
riage? Georgette, always thought
vou had good sense, but"
"He doesn't love her." Georgette
insisted, interrupting him. This
Tony person-well, he has money,
great gobs of it. His father is a
racketeer, or something, practi-
cally a gangster - race tracks,
roadhouses, gambling. You know
what I mean. Tony doesn't care
anything about Anne's wealth, but
he does care a lot about her-weu,
social position"
"A way of breaking into the
upper set, sort of 'muscling into
the social racket as Tony sees it,
Dick suggested.
Georgette grinned in spite OF
herself. "I suppose that's how he'd
explain it. Anyway, that's exactly
what he wants to do. Anne Is the
only person I know who will even
sneak to him, and he has pursued
her ever since they met on the
highway when her had hat
tire and he helped her"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18
TRAFFIC SAFETY
COURSE PLANNED
New Workshop Class to
Feature Teachers Sum-
mer Session At Yale

New Haven, July 18 - An inten-
siye three weeks course in traffic
safety education, dealing with prob
lens Of teaching children, youth
and adults matters of traffic and
highway safety, will be offered as
one of the new workshop courses
which will feature the second term
OF the Connecticut State Teachers
summer session at Yale University
opening Monday Gully 22) and con-
tinuing to the close of the school
August 8.
Raymond w. Phipps, state super
visor of industrial education, Teach
ers College of Conn.,, at New Bril-
tain, will conduct the course and
classes will be held from ITO p. m
to 400 p. m. with three semester
hours credit to be given in the 40
periods.
Included in the course will be
actual road instruction, driving skill
tests, opportunities in automobile
driver training, participation n a
battery of driver racton and tim
ing" ests, an analysis of state and
national insurance, studies OF vehl-
Gle and fuel taxes, and recommend
atoms for workable possibilities for
schools and communities.
part of the equipment to be used
is a new dual-control Pontiac auto
mobile furnished by the American
Automobile Association Of WASH
ington, D. G.
Registration for all second term
courses will begin tomorrow at the
summer session Office in Dwight
Hall on the Yale campus and all
registrations should be made by
Saturday noon.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Vargas Is Dietotor-
South American StyIe

CETULIO VARGAS, pictured
~ with President Franklin d.
Roosevelt on Brazil's Pan Ameri-
can commemorative stamp above,
is dictator of the worlds fourth
largest country He rules the
destinies of Brazil's 100000 in
habitants by decree, controls ev-
erything from bus fares to coffee
prices.
This small, Napoleon-like die.
tator wants no Fascism in Brazil,
manned a machine gun in 1898
when a Green Shirt organization
tried to Gust him. Result of that
revolt was a series of DEGREES cur
failing German-Italian efforts to
make Nazis out of Brazilians.
Vargas staged his own revolu-
ton in 1880 to seize power, after
being defeated in a presidential
election which he charged was
fixed. He has remained in Office
since then, revising the constitu-
ton when necessary. His present
term expires in 1943.
Brazil for Brazilians" has been
his motto. He has developed
acknowledgement industries,
controlled commerce, regulated
private business. His rule is gen.
tie, but he can be Arm with OPP
ponentS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18
BY MARY KlNNAvEY MOORE
Tony Makes His First Mistake
COPYRIGHT. tDAo.
NEA SERVICE. ING.

you're going back to Midland,
Miss, Wen be glad to give you a
ride"
Tony started to speak. He didn't
intend that Anne should be ex-
posed to Georgette's influence too
much. Then he saw the grateful
smile in Anne's eyes and again
REALIZED it was better not to in
sist on having his way now. There
were still ways of getting what he
wanted.
A few minutes later Anne
found herself on the way to
the airport with Georgette and
Dick. She was still GREATNESS and
little confused, as though in
some unaccountable way she had
escaped from an unknown danger.
Through the haze that surrounded
her, she was aware Of the light on
Dick Douglas lean face as his
cupped hands held a match to his
cigaret, and of his voice speaking
to her.
"Too bad you hadn't the nerve
enough to take the flying course
Miss Norris"
The haze seemed to melt rnagl-
cally. II beg your pardon" she
said coldly.
"You heard what I said" the
pilot replied easily. II said 1t was
too bad you lost your nerve about
learning to fly"
She had never-no, never = been
so furious in her life.
80 that's what you think, Is
it?' She was amazed at the in
tensity of her own voice. Well
I'll show you. I'll just take you,
flying course - and complete 1t =
just to show you that you're moi
the only one with nerve"
ITO Be Continued
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18
NAPOLEON SWORD SHOWN

Bearing the inscription, IN. Bona
parte, First Consul of the French
Republic" sword has been added
to the exhibition in Moscow dedi-
Gated to the victory of the Russian
people over Napoleon in 1872. When
Nanoleon was defeated and sent TO
Elba by the coalition Alexander ]
III Russia ordered Count Shuvalov
TO accompany him. To assist Ma
poleon TO escape recognition by the
crowds, shuvalov offered him his
rreatcoat. In gratitude, the de-
fhroned emperor gave his sword TO
shuvalov, who took 1t 70 Russia: IN
the revolution Of 1917 the REQ
Guard raided a family estate ana q
commander appropriated q sword
He fought with 1t. often marveling
az is strength and sharpness: After
the Civil War II was identified as
Napoleon's sword.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18
c. ANalaJM
CRACKERS
DO YOU KNOW ART?

DO YOU hNOW AHT?
Can you answer the following five
questions about five old MASTER
pieces?
l. Who painted these five pic
lures? (a) Mona Lisa; (b) Sistine
Madonna; Co The Avenue of
Trees; Cd Spring; (e) The Clean
erS.
2. OF the artists, which were
ca Dutch; (b) italian; Co French?
Which Of these artists died
when he was only 81 years old?
4. Are any Of these paintings
in the U. s. A.?
5. Were any of these artists IA
nous in 1892 when Columbus made
his famous voyage?
Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18
CAST OF CHARACTERS

OfAOA VI OAAGAAhAASA AAAN0
ANNE NORRIS-wealthy col
lege student, looking for thrills,
enrOlls in CAA flying course.
GEORGETTE PARKER-Anne's
friend. Learning to fly Is seri-
Gus business with her.
TONY SCOTT-college playbOy,
son Of a gangster, envies Anne's
social position.
CAPTAIN DICK DOUGLAS
Instructor of the student flying
course at Midland University.
YESTERDAY: Georgette re-
tOurns from the field, finds Anne's
note. GeOrgette asks Dick to fly
her to North Point. Meanwhile,
Anne is having some doubts about
rushing into the marriage, but
Tony holds her to her promise.
Within an hour she will be Mrs.
Tony Scott.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18

Answers on Back Page
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-06-14
Planning Wood With a Press

Wood surfaces can be planed to
smooth finish on the drill press with
rotary planer. 1t is die-cas'
disk with three high-speed tool-stee.
cutting knives and fits into the chuck
of any powered woodworking drill
press. Any size plank that can be
moved on the drill press table can
be handled and the tool will plane
a plank two feet by eight inches in
Is tC 80 seconds. Blades are ad-
justed with feeler gauges so they
extend .002 below the center face
of cutter body and it is recommend
ed that the drill press depth gauge
be set to take cut one thirty-second
of an inch or lighter, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. A patented
set-screw arrangement holds the
cutting blades securely, so it is i'm.
possible for them to get out of al
juStment while in operation.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-06-14
95-Pound Woman Driver
Operates Large Trucks

Driving a 12,000-pound truck is a
cinch for Mrs. Katherine Rainville
of Providence, R. l., who weighs IS
pounds.
Averaging $4,000 to $4,000 miles
a year, Mas she is known to
truck drivers-carrieS new auto
mobiles between Buffalo and Provi-
dence in all kinds of weather. When
loaded, the weight of her truck is
doubled.
Mrs. Rainville not only drives the
truck, but makes whatever repairs
are necessary. She also loads and
unloads the vehicle after getting the
200-pound runways in position
Most truckmen know and like Ma,
but occasionally she meets someone
who doesn't approve of women
truck drivers. Then" she says, II
just act little high hat, too"
! Ma learned about machinery on
her fathers farm and bought her
own truck while helping her hus-
band in his trucking business.
When not busy on the interstate
highways, she likes to cook for her
husband and two children at their
Longmeadow, Mass, home.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-06-14
Industrial Motion Picture

The motion picture camera, which
doesn't miss a movement, is being
used to show industrial engineering
students at the Pennsylvania State
college how to speed up the assem-
bly, of common industrial products.
Using strictly factory methods, the
students assemble small fixtures
having II or more parts while the
unfailing camera records their
movements and the time A clock
face in front of the students pic
lures the passing of time on the
film. even to 1/2,000th of a minute.
After the films are completed,
minute studies are made to find
ways of speeding up the process.
A simple but unnecessary wrist mo-
ton might mean the difference be-
tween turning out 40 fixtures an
hour or so fixtures, and hence is a
waste of time and effort.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-06-14
Dry Spell Forces Navajos
To Sell Treasured Horses

WASHINGTON.-The National &C.
ographic society reports that Nava-
10 Indians who live on the Navajo
reservation in Arizona, New Mexico
and Utah have had to dispose of
large numbers of their live stock be-
cause of the 1889 drouth, the worst
in more than so years.
The report points out that the So
900 Navajos who previously had
grazed more than 1,000,00 sheep,
goats, cattle and horses on their
semi-arid land were forced to dis
pose of large numbers of them when
only eight inches of rain fell on their
land last year. Nearly 10000 horses
were disposed of, as they consumed
as much forage as five sheep.
The Navajo red man particularly
regretted giving up his horses, the
society relates, as a mans social
position" on the reservation is large
ly determined by whether he pro-
vides mount for every man, wom-
an and child in his household. Many
lost their ''blue book ratings" when
forced to reduce the number of their
horses.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-06-14
Synthetic Glass Fibers
Rival Actual Products

Organic plastics and resins grad
ually are replacing glass for a num-
Der of purposes, particularly in the
manufacture of certain articles of
a decorative nature. Recent devel-
opments indicate the possibility of
a counterinvasion by glass of field
hitherto occupied exclusively by or
ganic materials, that of artificial
fibers.
Glass fiberS are not new. Molten
glass can be drawn into fine strands.
Most of US have seen the so-called
glass wool, which is made by draw
ing a filament out of the molten end
of a glass rod and attaching it to
a revolving cylinder, which draws
out more and more of the glass until
the whole rod has been converted
into a skein of glass fiber.
However, the uses of glass wool
have been fairly limited in the past.
Recent Improvements in the method
of manufacture, however, have
made available glass wool that is
free from some previous defects
This new material is made up of
fibers less than COOL inch in diamet-
err. A pound of it could extend COM
pletely around the earth 1t is soft
and fluffy in appearance, and it can
be handled easily, as the fbers are
too flexible to work into the skin
This new glass wool has been spun
and knitted into fabrics which in ap-
pearance do not give the slightest
hint of their mineral origin. Obvi-
ously such textiles cannot be dyed,
but must be made from colored
glass if color is desired. At the
present time the manufacture of
glass fabric is In a highly expert
mental state. There is room for
doubt as to whether it will ever
be used in clothing.
However, glass cloth will have q
number of special uses Things like
curtains and rugs made from it GER
tainly will cut down fire hazards.
The we'll known dielectric properties
of glass suggest that tape woven
from glass wool would be an excel
lent electric insulator. Filter cloths
woven of glass should find consid-
cradle use in the chemical industry
for the filtration of strongly acid
solutions.
The unwoven material, which
looks like cotton more than anything
else, also can be used as a heat in
sulator. 1t is freproof, and a hol-
low wall packed with it will conduct
far less heat than will air itself.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-06-14
Var Complicates
Ice Patrols Task
viii Get Little Work From
Ships about Icebergs.

WASHINGTON.-The international
ice patrol maintained by the navy
and coast guard to safeguard North
Atlantic shipping from icebergs is
facing this spring and summer its
most difficult problem since the
service was started.
For the last several years the
naval photographic office has re-
celved, through the cooperation of
the Canadian government and by
direct radio communications from
liners and other merchantmen in
the transatlantic trade, prompt in
formation of all ice hazards OBJ
served by these vessels. This year
virtually all this information will be
unavailable because of the war, and
the patrol will have to work alone.
The photographic office, in an eff
fort to get at least part of this in
formation, is seeking to arrange for
these ships to report on reaching
their ports of destination.
at is realized" states bulletin
of the photographic office, that
this year, due to the hostilities in
Europe, many vessels are maintain
ing radio silence, and that informa-
ton from this source will be ex-
tremely meager. In the interest of
safety and shipping in general, the
photographic Office would appre-
ciate receiving reports of ice sight
ed by such ships Immediately upon
their arrival in port"
In previous years vessels of the
ice patrol have been based at Hall
fax, but this year Halifax is I'M
available for such service, so the
vessels will use Boston and New
York as bases, greatly increasing
the distance between bases and the
ice fields.
The radio silence" involves all
British and French vessels as well
as many neutral ones, the latter for
the most part of scandinavian regis
ter.