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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
FORMER CLERK SUES
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

Mrs. Catherine C. Remines, for
mer clerk of the school board of
Dickinson County, has instituted
mandamus proceedings against the
school board through her attorney
S. H. Sutherland, for her August
salary, contending that she is still
clerk of the board, and further
contending that Mrs. Oma Baker
was illegally elected by the board
at it's August meeting.
It is recalled, according to ear
lier reports, that Mrs. Remines
was elected for the month of July
at the first meeting of the new
board on July 2. But at the Au-
gust meeting, Mrs. Baker was
elected clerk to succeed Mrs. Re
mines. Mrs. Baker has been serv-
ing as clerk during the past
month, working under the orders
Of the school board. The attorney
general of Virginia, Abram P.
Staples, ruled that Mrs. Baker
could issue claims, since she was
elected by the board and could
carry on the duties of clerk in the
usual manner. Claims to teachers
were mailed Monday for their
teaching services in August.
Judge Alfred A. Skeen is to
hear the proceedings in the case,
which is scheduled for Friday of
this week.-Mrs. week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
STATION TO
HAVE TRUCK HERE
TWICE EACH WEEK

The U. S. Army recruiting sta
ton at Norton states that they
will have a truck stop at the post
office in Clintwood twice each
week. The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, between l and 100.
Thursday, between IL and II.
Sgt. D. A. Holt will interview
each prospective applicant. Boys
between the ages of Is and II
must have the written consent Of
their parents. The form for these
cases may be obtained from the
postmaster. Men over 81 years do
not need this form.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
VISIT RELATIVES IN COUNTY

Tenil Willis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Willis of Georges Fork,
is visiting relatives and friends in
the county after an absence Of
twenty-one years. Willis has been
living in the far west, on the Pa
cific coast, during that time. He
will return there shortly.
John Ratliff, brother of Mrs.
Lille McFall of Freezing. who has
also been living in the West for
an even longer period, is visiting
his sister and other relatives in
the county now.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
DEFEATS
MCCLURE TO 4

Splashdam, Sept. 8-The Splash
dam baseball team defeated Nc
Clure 6 to 4 today in fast NOV
ing game that kept fans yelling
from the very beginning until the
last ball was thrown. The game
was filled with spectacular plays
in the outfield and also on the in
field. Nice running catches by
Deel and Colly for the Splashdam
boys and one real nice one-hand-
ed shoe string catch by McClure's
right fielder, Luster, were fea-
lures of the game.
Although out-hit 10 to 8. Bill
Hay, veteran curve-baller for
Splashdam, kept McClures hits so
well scattered they just couldn't
get their boys past third base.
Winning this game gives Splash
dam the chance for the final play
off in a two best out of three with
Roseann. The Splashdam boys are
rarin' for this chance, as they
were defeated twice to one to win
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Parks Sutherland and Gather
inc Sutherland left Tuesday to at
tend school at Berea College.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
Carnival w orker
Badly Wounded
In F reef or All
Injured Man Improving In LOcai
Hospital; Crate Mullins Held

Frank Anstett, carnival en-
ployee. was seriously wounded in
an alteration with Crate Mullins
of Pound last Saturday might at
the county fair. Anstett received
probable fatal wounds from a
pocket knife, said to have been
welded by Mullins.
According to our informant,
Mullins was attempting to per-
suade a friend of his to stop fur
Their gambling at the stand oper-
ated by Anstett, and with the as
sistance of another show en-
ployee, Anstett attacked Mullins
and received severe abdominal
and lung wounds in the fight that
ensued.
Officers hurried to the scene
and brought Mullins to jail at
Clintwood. Early Sunday morning
he was transferred to the Leban-
on Jail for safe keeping.
Anstett is a patient in the Dick
enson County Hospital. Although
little hope was held out for his
recovery over the weekend, re-
ports from the hospital later in
the week indicate that he may
have a chance for recovery.
Relatives of the wounded man
were notified by officers and ar
rived here Tuesday morning.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
Pound Citizen
Attempts Suicide
AdOlphuS Gillian Shoots Self
With Shotgun; Not Expected To
Recover

Floyd Branham, esteemed citi-
zen of the Pound section of Wise
county, here on business Friday
of last week, brought news of the
attempted suicide of Adolphus
Gillian at his home on Indian
Creek early Friday. Gillian, it
seems, had arranged a shotgun
to be fired either by pulling a
string attached to the trigger or
by striking the trigger with a
stick, and the load of shot pene-
trated his head, inflicting a fright
full wound from which he is not
expected to recover.
Gillian, about so years old,
served in the u. S. army for sew
eral years, and was veteran of
the Spanish-American war. He
has been in i'll health for two or
three years and it is thought that
he became respondent over his
condition and decided to end his
life.
He is a son of Frank and Anna
Gillian, pioneer citizens of Wise
county, and is related to num-
Der of Dickinson people.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
GEORGES FORK CHILD
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE

Lillian Potter, 7-year-old daugh
ter of the late Ernest Potter, was
struck by a passing car late last
week while she was standing in
front of Willis store on the high
way between Clintwood and
Georges Fork. It was feared at
the time that the child was seri-
ously injured, but examination at
the hospital here showed her in
juries to be slight, and she was
taken home.
The driver of the car that in
jured the child was from Letcher
county. He stopped Immediately
and brought her to the hospital
here. He was absolved from all
blame and was commended for
his attitude in extending every as
sistance possible.
The mother of the child is now
Mrs. Tivis Fleming of Baden.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
The Population Grows


Preliminary population figures
for Virginia in the 1910 census
show population of 2,664,847, as
compared with 2,421,8 in 1880,
an increase of 242,995, or 10 pct.
The largest percentage of in
crease was in Arlington county,
which records an increase of
1928 per cent. In western Virgin
ia, opening of coal mines, rail-
roads and highways in Buchanan
county resulted in an 88 per cent
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
GOOD FISHING

Arthur Adkins, merchant and
well known citizen of lower Twin
Branch, was in town Tuesday. Mr..
Adkins, who is an ardent sports
man, says that fishing has been
unusually good of late in that Sec
ton and that many good catches
have been made in Pound River.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12

increase in population, from 49,
740 to 31,475. Our own county of
Dickinson increased from Is, 1853
to 21,O84, or 3O.4 percent. Other
western counties showed major
gains, including Lee county, 1872
pct; Pulaski, 1914 pct; Roanoke,
21.5; Scott, 11.6 pct; Smythe,
1913 pct; Tazewell, 27.2 pct;
Washington, 1873 pct; and Wythe,
10.1 pct.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
SQUIRREL SEASON TO CLOSE

The squirrel season will close
September N15th and will open
again November 18th, and remain
open until the last of December.
AS previously mentioned, squir-
rels are unusually scarce through
out the mountain counties of
Southwest Virginia.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
FLEMING-VANOVER

Freezing, Sept. 12-Mrs. Zurl
Swindall, of Buckner Creek, an
nounces the marriage of her
daughter, Lora Vanover, to Demp
sey Fleming last Saturday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
Perfect Weather
Favors F armerS
Fair Week
Perfect Weather Brings Out Larg
est Crowd Ever To Attend Fair

est Crowd Ever To Attend Far
From the standpoint of attend
ance, the Farmers Fair, which
closed in the wee small hours of
Sunday morning, was the most
successful event of its kind ever
to be staged in the county. Per-
feet weather prevailed throughout
the three days of activities, and it
is reported that over five thou
sand persons paid admission to
the Playground on Saturday and
Saturday night.
Due to the early date and poor
growing season in the county this
year, agricultural exhibits show
ed up poorly compared with 9TH
er years. However, a much more
attractive schedule of events were
presented daily than heretofore.
Horse racing was popped up ma
terially with the importation of
some good racing stock from Alb
ingdon and Wise county. The wide
open race on Saturday between
the champion of the Abingdon
stables and the champion of Wise
county produced a thrilling nose
finish for the hundreds of specta-
tors who lined the track.
A rollicking "fast'' mule race
was won by Hollins Fleming.
Ernest Waldron won the mile
bicycle race for boys, and Ed
Fleming won the half-mile bicycle
race for boys under ten years of
age.
A fox chase was another added
feature on Saturday with several
Dickinson County hunters dogs
taking part.
Amateur boxing and amateur
musical contests kept the crowd
entertained during the evening.
The final fight between Otto Null
Inns, local boy, and Reed or Nor
ton proved a thriller from the
first gong and leather flew fast
and furious. Mullins was award
ed the decision. Judges for the
contest were: Ayers Friend, Has
kell Arlington and others. Elmer
Poore, local undertaken, served in
the role of referee.
The carnival, as usual, was the
cnle1 attractlOn, With It's various
and sundry sideshows, rides, gyp
joints and grab-and- growl ways.
About one-half dozen arrests indi
cate that lawlesness was at a min
imum. Only one tragic event mar
red the general festivities when
Crate Mullins, Pound, carved his
way into the abdominal cavity of
one frankie Burns, carnival en-
p]oyee, in free for-all on the
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-12
JOHN STROUTH IMPROVING

John Strouth, who was danger
ously injured in an automobile ac-
cident down state some time ago,
while still very weak, is again
able to be out. An artery was cut
on the side of his head in the
crash and he was forced to spend
a week in the hospital where he
was taken fortreatment.
Fred F. Fletcher, who was also
injured in the accident, is going
about but has not recovered from
his injuries.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
Comdr. Durgin 10 Command
Anacostia Naval Station

Comdr. Calvin T. Durgin, u S. N,
commander Of the Utility Wing at
the San Diego base force, today was
ordered to duty as commanding
officer of the Anacostia Naval Air
Station
Comdr. Durgin will relieve Comdr.
Samuel P Ginder, U. s. NJ, who has
been ordered to duty in. connection
with the fitting out of the seaplane
tender Curtiss, now building at the
New York Shipbuilding Corp yards,
Camden, N. j. Comdr. Ginder will
take command of the Curtiss when
she is commissioned. Comdr. Ginder
has been stationed at the Anacostia
air field since last July.
Comdr. Durgin, native of Pal
myra, N. j., was appointed Mid
shipman from the I'd naval district
in 1912 He took special instruction
in destroyer engineering, and dur
ing the World War served with the
Atlantic Fleet operating out Of
Queenstown, ireland.
He was executive officer of the
naval operating base at Norfolk, Va,
in 1885. Later he was designated
as naval aviator and served on the
aircraft carrier Yorktown.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
Boy Killed With Larson
In Alaskan Air Crash

The body Of Larry Larson, Alas
kan flying ace killed in a plane crash
Wednesday, has been located and
brought to Anchorage, Alaska; his
wife, former Washington school
teacher, wired her parents here to-
day as the Associated Press reported
from Anchorage that a l5-year -old
Alaskan youth was a passenger in
the crashed ship.
According to the Associated Press,
the youth, who was killed, was
Adolph Jackinsky of Minilchik, the
village near which the fatal crash
occurred. The village is 100 miles
from Anchorage.
Meanwhile the Civil Aeronautics
Authority here was seeking details
of the accident. It was understood
that Civil Aeronautics Inspector I.
K. McWilliams was investigating.
Mrs. Arthur A. Kimball, 28O2 Wis
consin avenue NV. mother in law
of the flyer. said she had received a
message from her daughter stating:
Larry was brought to Anchorage
today. Killed instantly. Ship spun
in wind. Funeral probably Sunday.
Will remain in Anchorage indefl-
nitely."
Mrs Kimball said she couldn't
understand how her daughter, the
former Ruth Kimball, could carry on
the flyers business without him.
Mr.. Larson was president Of the
Larson Alaska Distributor Co.,
which sold planes and schooled
pilots.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
Wheat|ey Would Call
Any D. {. Policeman
Who Has Policy Data
Metropolitan OfficioIs
Deny Soyine They Know
Of 10 Places in County

States Attorney H. Winship
Wheatley, jr, of Prince Georges
County, Md, today offered to issue
grand jury summons for any Met
ropolitan police officer who has evil
dence in connection with numbers
operators in the county.
Mr.. Wheatley's statement followed
published reports that police had
asserted they knew of 10 numbers
headquarters in Prince Georges
County. Metropolitan police officials
denied the statement. claiming that
they would have conferred with Mr..
Wheatley and other county officials
before making any official comment.
Yesterday Justice Peyton Gordon
in District Court called on enforce
ment authorities to bring to justice
hackers of the numbers game and
persons who post bonds for smaller
operators.
Commenting on the published re-
port, Mr.. Wheatley declared that no
one had given him information that
would be sufficient to convict op-
orators in 10 different places"
"All want is sufficient evidence"
Mr.. Wheatley continued, and if the
District police have such information
they should turn it over to us. Or
if they turn over sufficient evidence
to warrant issuance of a search
warrant the local police would be
able to proceed
While our SummonSeS aren't OPP
eratise in the District, I am sure
that Washington police would not
disregard the wishes of a Maryland
grand jury If the police have suf-
f1cient information to warrant a
conviction"
Justice Gordons challenge grew
out of the sentencing of two men
who had pleaded guilty to violating
the numbers law. One of the men
contended he did not know the
names of the pickup men who took
the numbers slips from him, the
names of the hackers or those who
put up bail. When the other man
appeared before Justice Gordon, the
jurist noted that the man identi-
fled the higher-ups and those who
put up money for bond.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
-Four Arrested Here
In Robbery Staying
Case in Philadelphia
Two Washington
Couples Booked
As Fueitives

Four Washingtonians, two men
and two women, were arrested
today and booked as fugitives
from justice, on request of Phila-
delphia police, who said the quartet
was sought in connection with the
Staying of 61-year-old housekeeper
in 1885.
John Aloysius Lagna, 37-year-old
commission merchant, of 1922 Forty
fifth place Sc, and his wife. Mrs.
Angela Luzy Lagna, 35, of the same
address, were picked up early today
by Detective Sergts. Tim Fitzgerald.
Richard j. Cox and Guy Rome.
Later in the morning, Joseph
Guida, 43-year-old salesman, and his
wife, Mrs. Helen Maurine Guida,
81, of 4801 Wisconsin avenue NV,
surrendered to police at their resi-
dence, according to the Detective
Bureau.
Police said that one and possibly
two other men had been arrested
in New York in connection with the
same Philadelphia crime, and that
George Richardson, Philadelphia
police inspector, was expected here
today to take the four to Pennsyl-
vania
Philadelphia authorities said that
on May l6, 1885, Winifred A. Flan-
merry, housekeeper in the home Of
retired naval officer, was garroted
by five men who tied her to a chair,
gagged her and robbed her of her
meager life savings.
Evening star., 1940-03-22

more accuracy per shot, more shots
per minute and more minutes of
effective firing" says the War De-
partment.
Doughboy Held Vital.
Make no mistake about this: In
the wars Of the future, as in the
past, the plodding doughboy with his
rifle and bayonet will be in at the
finish" says Maj. Gen. C. M. Wes-
son, chief of ordnance, U. S. A. "Of
course. airplanes, artillery, tanks
and other similar contrivances will
be necessary, but these are merely
auxiliaries to the infantry. which
always has been, and will continue
to be, the queen of battle At
least l see no other royalty at this
stage of things to oust her ma jesty." }"
Gen. Wesson made these and 9TH
er statements at the annual dinner
of the National Rife Associa ton.
But if the rifle jams, of what
good is it as battle weapon?" asks
the National Rife Association.
THE War Department in 1886. ="
continued Gen Wesson, after MANY
years of extensive experimentation
adopted emi-automatic rife to
replace the Springfield as the arm
of the individual soldier. This rifle.
popularity known as the Garand. is
now in production at the Springfield
Armory and $4,000 have been COM
pleted and delivered to troops. A
year ago We were making 300 a
month. In the current month a
production rate of 1000 a month
has been attained. -" 1t is ex-
pected that the entire Regular Army
and the National Guard will be
equipped with it within the next
two years"
All Want Most Efficient Weapon.
Actually there is no acrimonious
controversy, for the men on both
sides OF the picture are concerned
only with one factor-providing the
American soldier with the most
efficient military rife that can be
manufactured.
The Garand was adopted by the
Infantry Board, final court of ap-
peal in all matters touching on the
equipment of American infantry SOL
diers for battle. That was four
years ago. Since that time those
for the Garand and those against it
admit it has been improved. But
those who do not believe that the
Garand, using M ammunition, is
the perfect infantry weapon, believe
considerable improvement must be
made before it meets the perfect
specification
Gen. Reckord, as member of the
National Board for Rife Practice
works hand in hand with the Wal
Department. So do all other off
cials of the National Rife Associa-
ton. But they have their ideas
about the Garand.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
800 W. P. A. Easter Bunnies'
Cheer Little Girl in Window

ing. The 40 trucks stopped and
the 800 men scrambled down and
walked over to Lillian's house.
Lillian didn't know what to make
of it. She was frightened to see all
the trucks stop in front of the house,
SO she walked out with her brother
Charlie to see what was the matter.
Out of the ranks of the men
stepped committee. The COM
mittee members filled their arms
with punches of Easter lilies.
basket packed with nuts and fruits
and candy and Easter eggs-and
purse containing money.
You waved at us every day for
year" one of the men said. I'VE
want you to accept these Easter
gifts"
You're the little girl in the WIN
day. You don't know us and we
don't know you, but you're a bright
light as we pass by in the morning
and the evening.
Now, goodbye and a happy
Easter"
Evening star., 1940-03-22
Father Of D. Sisters
Found Shot 10 Death

The father of two young WASH
ington women, Charles T. Hansen,
chief postal inspector of the Denver
district, was found shot to death at
his Denver home yesterday.
His daughters, Miss Jeanne e.
Hansen and Miss Maxine C. Hansen,
both of 210l Sixteenth street NV,
left for Denver last night to attend
funeral services They are General
Accounting Office and Post Office
employees.
Deputy Coroner Gus Economy
said Mr.. Hansen, 55. had fired
bullet through his head with a serv-
ice revolver, the Associated Press
reported. Friends here said he had
just returned home after hospital
treatment for a disease which left
him highly nervous.
Mr. Hansen, born in Springfield.
Ill, had been in charge of postal
Investigations in Colorado, Wyom-
ing, Utah and New Mexico. Besides
his daughters, he is survived by his
widow and son, Charles H. Hansen
of Denver.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JOHNSTON, R. l., March 22.-To
300 men and a girl, an Easter bunny
is just as real as Santa Claus, and
maybe more real.
Yesterday they found out all
about him.
Forty great trucks, each loaded
with 20 w. P. A. workers-800 OF
them in all-have rolled out on the
Plainfield pike morning after morn
ing for year or more. When they
went by house on the pike. an l8-
year-old girl Lillian Obrieter, came
to the window and waved to each
truckload OF men.
The girl at the windoW'-thats
what they called her. Lillian has
been waving at the men as they
went to work each morning and
came back toward home each after
noon
When the trucks came rolling
down the highway yesterday after
noon, however, there was no wav-
Evening star., 1940-03-22
New Barber Bill
Permits Establishing
0fMinimum Prices
Schultz Measure Would
Set Up Boord to
Govern Trade in D. G.

The minimum price of hair cut
and shave or any other service
available in a Washington barber
shop would be fixed by the Board of
Barber Examiners under provisions
OF a dill introduced late yesterday
by Representative Schultz.
The measure, which was referred
to the House District Committee, of
which Mr.. Schultz is a member. also
would give the board authority to
decide when barber should open
and close.
The board, however. could not
promulgate any regulations without
approval of 10 per cent of the pro-
prietors of barber shops.
Representative Schultz titled the
bill measure ito establish a bar
ber's fair trade act"
Earlier in the day, the Public
Health Subcommittee of the District
Committee, of which Mr.. Schultz Is
chairman, ordered a favorable re-
port on bill to modernize and
tighten existing law regulating the
practice Of dentistry here. Action
was taken following a public hear
ing at which a group of prominent
dentists Endorsed the proposed
legislation.
Another bill dropped into the
House hopper by Representative
Sheridan. Democrat, of Pennsyl-
vania would prevent loan agencies
%rom either soliciting or collecting
a loan on Federal or District prop
erty.
Speaker Bankhead referred to the
District Committee the draft of a
proposed bill to permit the CON-
missioners to establish and operate
a public automobile parking lot on
the municipal center site. The
Commissioners said that even after
erection of the first unit in the
municipal center area there would
be suficient space to accommodate
the cars Of the employees as we'll as
those of the public.
The legislation, sought by the
Commissioners, would give them au-
thority to fix the parking fee, or
install parking meters in the area
allotted to the public.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
100 Star Carrier Boys
To Make Plane Tour

AS reward for their successful
efforts in a recent two-week sub
scription contest sponsored by The
Star, 100 Star carrier boys will be
taken on a Commute air tour of
Washington and Mount Vernon to-
morrow.
The boys will be taken aloft In a
regular 2l-passenger airliner of the
Pennsylvania Central Airlines.
which will make six trips beginning
at 9 m to accommodate the entire
group.
The plane. which has a cruising
speed of 180 miles per hour, will
carry full crew of captain, co-pilot
and hostess. Before each trip, the
boys will have an opportunity to
inspect the mechanical equipment
of the ship.