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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01
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by the
Clintwood Printing Co.
Clintwood, Va.
Public Affairs Com.
Conducts Kiwanis
Meeting Monday

The Public Affairs Committee of
the local Kiwanis Club had charge
OF the program at the regular
meeting on Monday. ]. H. T. Suth-
erianu, chairman Of the commit
tee, gave a summary of the objec-
tlves OF the committee for the
coming year and stressed in par
ticular the reassessment Of county
property and real estate, which
will shortly begin in Dickinson
County. A special bulletin deal
ing with inequalities of assess
ments as prepared by the Dicken-
son Education Association was dis
tribtued to all members. Allen E.
Stanley and Corbett Reedy, mem
bers of the special committee
which prepared the tax study, were
guest speakers and discussed the
tax situation as revealed by a
month of study by the special COM
mittee.
On Thursday representatives Of
the state tax department met with
representative citize from
throughout the county, the county
board of supervisors, school board,
and members from various service
clubs in Clintwood and discussed
at great length the tax situation
and reassessment in Dickinson
County.
Judge A. A. Skeen attended the
meeting and announced his ap-
pointment of members to the re-
assessment board.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01
Strange Doings Reported at Selton

w. Grady Rasnick was weather.
bound at the home of his mother
at Seton, and being of an observ-
ing nature, he had plenty of time
70 observe during his enforced
idleness.
He made particular note of the
actions of large and rangy stray
cat that came in and made him
self at home on the Rasnick home
stead. Mrs. Rasnick kept a good
sized flock of chickens, at the
head of which was, so Grady says,
the largest Domineck rooster that
he had ever seen. A close friend
ship developed at once between the
cat and the rooster. The cat was
so fond of his new friend that he
was seen many times to put an
arm, so to speak, around the
ROSTERS neck in the most loving
manner. SUCH was MS interest IN
the flock that he travelled over the
place all day with the chickens and
went to roost with them at night.
The cat grew so fat and sleek
that Grady inquired of his mother
if she was feeding him and was
told that it was hustling its own
grub. He suggested that the cat
might be feeding on an occasion
al chicken, but none had been
missed at that time.
Returning home here, he had a
letter from his mother in which
she stated that the cat had been
found making a meal from ban
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

tam hen, and that he had probably
, been doing this all the time.
Grady's idea is that the interest
of the cat in the rooster was very
human; like that of man when he
goes out to look at fattening
porker in the pen, punches him in
the side with a thumb and dwells
upon the pleasures of spare ribs.
ham and other delicious morsels
that are to be his come hawg-
killing time. The cats thoughts
were of the time when he had fin
ished the rest of the flock, and
then what meal his friend would
make
The Domineck's clear call still
rings down the ravines of that
lonely stretch of country to herald
the coming of another day, while
the cat met a tragic end right in
the middle of his dinner.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01
Pouch Phenomenon

The phenomenon of a pouch in
which the female carries her young
after they are born is peculiar to
the group of mammals known as
the marsupials. With the exception
Of the common opossum in the Unit
ed States and close relative in
tropical America, all the members
OF this group are confined to Aus
tralasia. Besides the kangaroo, the
most familiar member, the group in
cludes the wallaroo, several species
Of wallaby, the wombat, the koala,
the Tasmanian wolf and the Tas-
manian devil.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01
OSBORNE GAP NEWS

A state forester visited our
school last week. He said he
would be back soon to show some
pictures about forestry.
Most of the children of Osborn
Gap School were snowbound We'd
nesday and did not come to school.
Arthur and Thelma Swindall
spent Wednesday night at the
home of Caudle Colley.
Clint Haynes Of Pine Greek has
bought a new radio, and his neigh
bors are very glad, because they
have somewhere to go on Saturday
nights.
Thurman McFall Of Osborn Gap
visited Tilden Haynes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Esau Hoskins
moved to Clintwood Friday.
Edward Swindall visited his par
ents over the weekend.
Duran Ratliff spent night re-
Gently with Mr.. and Mrs. M. I.
Swindall.
Mrs. Lille Mae Cox and chill
dren spent a night this week with
her daughter, Mrs. Martha Ander-
son.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01
The Dickinson County
Herald

Entered as second class matter
Aug. IL. 1889, at the post Office at
Clintwood, Va under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

CRACKED WALLS-Often caused
by uneven settling of fo0tings and
foundation. Skimping on footings
in either size or concrete mix is
poor economy.
Where is it wise to cut costs in
your new home and where is it wise
to buy the best? This is a problem
that most home builders face more
than once during construction. And
what is the answer? 1t is a prob
lem that every home owner must
settle to the best of his ability with
the help of his contractor and
architect.
Replacement Big Factor
There is one general principle
that can be set down here, how
ever. Briefly, it is this. Any part
of your house that it is not practi-
cal to replace should have the best
in construction and materials. By
this, we mean such items as foot
ings and foundation, timber skele-
ton and frame work, windows and
window frames, which are really
part of the house frame, concealed
ducts and wiring. All these things
must last the life of the house.
Wiser to Wait
It is wiser to wait for some Of
the attractive furnishings and fix
lures until more money is avail
able, rather than to skimp on
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

fundamental parts of a house
which will only mean costly re-
pairs, excessive heating bills and
disgust and discomfort in years to
come. Remember: if you can't re-
place them, make them good.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

DRAFTY WINDOWS-Result of
poor fitting and cheap construction.
A few dollars extra spent for pre-
cision built windows and frames
would save enough in fuel costs to
pay for slight extra cost.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-02-01

CREAKY FLOORS - Very often
the result of skimping on size of
floor joists. Another example of
the wrong place to cut costs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21
Schedule is 22
Game Ticket

Heaviest schedule in history for
Sank Centre cagers, 22-game run
from December third to the last
day in February, marking Sank
Centres first eligibility for the
West Central Conference race, was
announced this week by e. d. Har-
vey, athletic director.
Three West Central Confer
ence games occupy their places
with q half dozen scheduled tic
kets In the pre-hOliday lineup,
the schedule shows. Among
them are Benson, occupying its
traditional second spot on the
calendar, Appleton and Glen
wood.
There are still two holes in the
schedule to be filled, Mr.. Harvey
said. The dates, tentatively held
are December 18th and January "a
Opening the season is Swanville
on December Bird that also touches
off the home season of nine games
It is probable that the tentative
dates will be filled with home
games to evenly balance the road
trip quota. Home to home series
with Swanville marks their reap
pearance on local schedules thai
capacity.
Montevideo Is the only new team
on the current schedule. st. Cloud
Tech, for some years the opener
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21

Phillips can afford to be SO generous
with high test quality, remember that
Philips is the WORLDS LARGEST Pro-
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Find out for yourself how this extra
high test gasoline gives extra fast
starting, even after your car has been
standing all night in the cold. Note
the faster warm-up. Feel the improve
ment in power and pickup. And don't
forget, you get more mileage, because
you save the gasoline usually wasted
by excessive use of the choke with
LOW test motor fuel.
Tonight, get trial tankful of extra
high test Phillips Sc Poly Gas, without
paying penny extra. Then tomorrow,
you can touch the button and START
everytime, no matter how cold the day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21
s:s. Centre SPORTS aG; IA. E wsst

is absent from the roster as is Min
neapolis South High after a two
year contract schedule.
Upsala, too, gets home to home
scheduling this season as does Osa-
kis. All of these teams now have
new gyms eliminating play in
smaller places. Melrose, Glenwood,
Alexandria, Long Prairie are all
billed double with home to home
games. Willmar, Monte, Morris,
Benson and Litchfield, all Of Con-
ference games, are on home to
home basis every two years.
For convenience in following the
schedule outline, West Central Con-
ference games are marked below
with an asterisk e.; and home
games for Sank Centre are shown
by capitalizing the opponent name.
Subject to revision the schedule
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21

If your car has starting trouble
as the weather gets colder, there is
one sure-fre prescription
HIGHER TEST (uore Dolatils) GASOLINE
That's a perfect description of
Phillips sc Poly Gas.
During the coming winter months,
you can confidently expect :. based
on past experience. that the Volatility
Number high test rating of this
amazing motor fuel will be 50 per
enthigher than the average Volatility
Number of premium price gasolines.
Think of it! Most motor fuels, in
Guiding those which cost u extra per
gallon, will not come within hailing
distance of the volatility given by
Philips sc Poly Gas, which sells at
regular price. If you wonder how
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21


.
Bertha, who went to the fin
ais in last years district, has
lost at least its captain and
foUr-year man, Bob Millner. -.
Millner, voted In most corners
as the most valuable single man
in the entire district play Last
year, was the general Of his
team. Bertha has lost 9TH
ers of its fine squad, but may
bob up with something surpris-
Sank Centre hobs up with a %
game schedule this season, the
heaviest in history. 1t begins as
early as December Bird, and aver
ages nearly two games a week. .
For the boys who remember the
old days when 10 or a dozen games
was a nice full schedule, this seems
plenty heavy. :. But by and large
coaches have found that the men,
tai attitude of the boys can be more
properly maintained playing more
games that banging around in
practice. :. It's an interest height
ener for the boys. It's obviously
more intense for the boys when
they are playing games that going
through practice rehearsals.
Additional games give coaches a
chance to switch men, try plays,
see how the height is working, a
chance to give the squad a better
once over against greater variety
of styles Of play. Things that
often look good in practice blow
higher than a kite in actual game
conditions. So the additional
games, while heightening interest,
giving the fans more of what they
want, are actually the best of prac-
tice sessions. :.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21

GET YOUR SHOTGUN SHELLS
AT HILLERUD HARDWARE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21
BY Chuck Rattle

10y NAe~s>
New Blackboard To
Open Dead Areas
Not Adopted For
State Tourney In Al
Coaches Will Test It
Alex Comes With
Small, Green Outfit
Osalxis, MelrOse Look
Good in Preseason Dope
Full Schedules Set
New Mark, Heighten Game
They sail into the basketball sea-
son and it's preliminaries full tilt
now. &. . There are the usual coach
es huddles, the hashing over Of
rules that will get more stress.
Each year brings up technical
points of the game, that have been
essentially there, but in the general
run of officiating get overlooked. If
coaches deem them important
enough the next year these same
overlooked points get the main en-
phasis. In effect they are no
game changers, but they are strong
points to be rehearsed.
Gene Harvey, athletic direct
or, attended q meeting of
coaches and physical education
directors the other day and he
brought back what Is regarded
as the major proposal for the
year. 1t Is safe to say that
it won't be generally adopted
for this season, perhaps, but
by next year is going to be Of
ficial. 1t has to do with
change in the background. :.
Let's take up the background of
the current development of the now
in use gym. Courts are more
and more becoming standardized as
to fighting, size, height of back
boards. In recent years the
trend for speeding up the game,
making it more active under the
basket itself has resulted in several
important changes. :. One Of them
that standardly brought the back
board out to a position four feet
within the court from the out of
bounds line. Obviously this
gives the boys a chance to work I'M
der the basket without stepping out
of bounds with the ball on rebound
plays. -.
Sank Centres new gym con-
forms in this respect. The rec
tangular type of blackboard, "
by 48 inches, has become STAN
dard. :. Now obviously, II you
visualize this rectangular board,
four feet out into the playing
court, there are certain dead
spots on the court from which
1t Is impossible to shoot.
Those areas are from the four
corners Of the court to a point
near the basket. Some dOZ-
ems Of square feet Of the court
then cannot he used as shooting
area. It has been found
in experience that much of the
area Of the upper part of the
rectangular board could just as
well been left in the tree.
Coaches quite agree that much
Of the area cannot be used
handily for shooting bank
shots. ).
Answer to these problems to en-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21

Losing both Skoglund and Hoos-
line hasn't done Osakis too much
good for the preseason ratings.
Skoglund and Hoosline were the
height on last years squad, the
height that got under the bucket,
the height that beat out on the tip
offs. Return of ace forward
Harry Caughren, along with Blume
and Sennes, both stellar ball play
ers, gives Osakis an edge however.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21

Answer to these problems to en-
liven shooting area and thus in
crease activity in the game Is the
new fan shaped blackboard. Instead
of 70 inches across, it is "a; in
stead of 48 inches deep, it is So
=. Curves Of the fan are at the
top Of the board eliminating the
most unused portions of the rec
tangle. The point is that over these
curves of the fan top a player is
enabled to shoot from these prev
iously dead spots on the court.
Then instead of being 9 feet from
the floor to the bottom Of the
board, the new fan board Is 10 feet
from the court, eliminating the
area below the basket rim. :.
It Is not likely that the local
school will adopt the board this
year. Mr.. Harvey could not
say whether many high schools
would or not. But the Mime
sofa State High School League
has definitely ruled that IL will
not use the fan shaped board
at its state tournament this
year. It is suggested, how
ever, that In the event the new
board Is not adopted It be out
lined in the dimensions Of the
fans shaped type. Coaches can
then check on the shots during
the game to determine whether
or not the usual shooting areas
are within the confines of the
new board. ..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21

We have a little more dope or
district % teams. Alexandria is ou'
with Is men reporting for initia
practices and a final cut in the
squad pared it to 80 men for Coach
Bill Williams. -. Alex means ovel
loss of all regulars, calls theirs 6
green squad, points out that only
Rose, Peterson and Opel return
as lettermen. Opel is the only
big man on the squad, they say
Alex expects to be outmatchet
in height by every team it play.
this season.
They're talking in many
points of the district of Melrose
and OsaEis again this season.
They did the same thing a year
ago, and each of them made
preseason dope look good. =.
Osakis ran on to take the dis
trict. Melrose had rough going
but she had q ball club all the
the way through. Returning
to Melrose is Eichers, heavy
weight guard of year ago, and
Lloyd Godfrey, flashy forward.
Another boy who played two
years ago with them is expect
ed to return to the Melrose
lineup. They lose, of course,
guard Wagner, who was far
and away one of the best
guards in the district last year
and much of the spark and gem
eralship Of the Melrose team. :.
But they have a good back
ground. ..
Moose Pass miner., 1940-12-24

Mu usso1ini Why can't you mop up Eng land the way you did all those other coun- tries? There must be traitors, fifth col umni sts an6 quitters there,too.
 Won 7ibbentrop Yes, but England has them all in jail. Now listen! Der Fueh- Ter says you have got to take Gibraltar. Are you ready?
 Mussolini Tho? Me!
 The fog was very thick, and the chief officer of the tramp steamer was peering over the si6e of the bridge. Suddenly he saw man leaning over rail only few yards away.
 "You confounded fool," he roared. What on earth do you think you are doing? Do yer not know that my ship has the right of way?"
 Out of the gloom rdonic voice.
 "This aint ship, captain. This is Lighthouses"
 Wyman Anderson is our authority for a tale that day while carrying a shovel, 1, Captain Pete Sayther met Ed. Estes and Ed truck. The captain threw the shovel int o the back of the truck and said: There. Stow that in your after hatch."
 Another Captain Sayther story is that once he left an amat eur in his pilot house on the good Rolfe Third while he, Captain
Moose Pass miner., 1940-12-24

Sayther, went below to make some repairs in hi engine room.
 When, later, the Captain came up on deck, his AP inquired, "How are things?"
 The captain inquired, "What does your compass say?"
 Wnereupon the AP boxed his compass to the best of his ability and told the captain, "She stands one inch to the left of the w."
 Scene An excur si on train. Ticket Collector That child looks more than three years old. Mother I know he does, but he's had 7o+ of trouble. --Ex.
 Mi ss Mary Hoke and "Chuck" Whitmarsh were dinner gue st s Wedne sdey of MT. and Mrs. Charles Clement and Lyman Graves.
 Mrs. Leors ROycroft has gone to the States for stay of indefinite length. She will vi sit relatives in Washington, Oregon and Mime sota while away. MT. and Mrs. Dell Douglas are living at her home during her absence.
 Chri stmas card from ". ". Flynn, postmarked at Pitt sburg, Kansas, WouIo In dicate that Mr. Flynn vi siteG at Pitt sburg en route t 0 Hot Springs, Ark, where he will remain for some time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
DODGERS TRIUMPH
OVER GIANTS, 4
Fitzsimmons Gets 18th Win;
53,997 Fans Attend FNfel
OFT Night" In Polo Grounds

NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-R-Goth-
am gave a might of nights for
Master Mel OFT tonight, 53,997 fans
packing the Polo grounds to honor
the one-time boy wonder, but they
couldn't give the Giants a victory
over the Brooklyn Dodgers, w h O
bombarded two pitchers with ID
hits and triumphed 8 to 4.
The CIR vd was the largest turn
out in National league history and
second only to a 55,305 throng at
Cleveland last year in baseball an.
nuals. The Giants gave their root
ers something to yell for by taking
an early lead behind the masterfu]
hurting of old Carl Hubbell, OTIS
roommate on the road, but c
meanies from across the river belt.
ed out five runs in the seventh in
ming and spoiled the SHOW.
1t was the sixth uccess in six
games for the Dodgers in their
rivals stronghold this season and
came on the heels of their victory
over New York in Brooklyn Mon
day night. 1t was credited to Cor.
pulent Feddie Fitzsimmons, a
former Giant who is the National
Leagues leading pitcher with II
wins and two losses. 8
RROOKIYN All n n n A
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
BRITAIN TO LINK
PLANS WITH u. S.
Continued from Page One)

sive program which must be re-
lated to the American defense
preparations"
The declaration of the minister
without portfolio was taken tc
mean that British orders for wal
material-now under negotiation for
tremendous increases - would be
dovetailed with the United States
own orders to American plants.
Standardization of such supplies
as ammunition and plane motors
to permit mass production and buy
ing by both governments already
has been proposed.
In fields of combat with Ger
many, at sea and in the air, the
British reported:
Sinking of the 9,337-ton British
freighter Accra, %torpedoed in con-
voy off the west coast of Ireland,
with 10 persons missing-11 pas
sengers and eight crewmen. Some
$50 survivors were picked DIP and
the submarine attacker was believ-
ed sunk.
Sinking of the 4,360-ton Greek
ship Pindos, carrying corn from
Argentina to Britain, off Ireland
Sunday night. Three of the 32-man
crew we're killed.
Sinking by mine of the mine
sweeping trawler River Clyde.
Sporadic air attacks on Scotland
and southwestern England.
British air attacks last night on
an oil plant at Hamburg, a supply
depot at Schwerte, a factory at
Mors and an anti-aircraft defense
ship at Hamborn-all in Germany
and on airdromes in France, The
Netherlands and northern Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
O'CONNOR ELECTED
HEAD OF FLORISTS
Continued from Page One)

in 1880 and the nine preceding
stages of it's life history were plant
ed each following year.
More than $50 delegates had regis
tered for the convention last night
and more were expected to arrive
before the convention closes. States
throughout the east are represented.
Other flower displays filled the
lobby of the hotel and several rooms
on the second floor. Green laurel
from the North Carolina mountains,
southern smilax, native of this Sec
ton, gladioli and chrysanthemums
were among the flowers prominently
displayed.
Among the more outstanding dis
plays was that of Render, showing
the Venus fly trap and sarracinias.
Several rare varieties of the Sara
cinia, or trumpet plant, native to
this section, were shown.
The exhibits were open to the
public and will be continued today.
The public has been invited by the
association to inspect the displays.
Today's activities began with an
outside fishing trip at 6 o'clock this
morning and a boat ride up the in
land waterway will begin at 9
o'clock this morning.
Inspection of merchandise dis
plays will continue through the
morning.
This afternoon at 8 o'clock, an
open forum discussion of florists
problems will be led by w. E.
Woodruff.
The convention will close with a
dance tonight at Lumina, preceded
by the annual banquet. j. J. Fallon,
Of Raleigh, will preside at toast
master.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
CITY SEEKS PART
In ROAD SURVEY
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more important north-south high
ways and he asked that it, too, be
included.
The Highway commission an
-nounced recently it would carry
out an inspection of the states
road system in connection with the
federal governments plans for i'm
proving a 1,225 mile network of
roads through North Carolina in
preparation for national defense.
No mention of either of the roads
was made in the commissions an
nouncement. The nearest to Will
mington was U. S. SOL to the Will
son, Rocky Mount area.
Cooper said the Niggerhead road,
the old military highway between
Wilmington and Fayetteville, con-
Meeting Fort Bragg with the states
most important seaport and one OF
the nations most valuable war in
dustries, the Ethyl-Dow chemical
company, would be "a most val,
liable prize for any potential in
vader."