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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07
ROAD BRANCH

Trimble Salyers, employed in
a defense plant in Tennessee,
spent the weekend with his fam
lily here.
Cpl. Woodrow Wars and Miss
Anna Lee Rose were married in
Kentucky Tuesday. He left for
his station in Florida Thursday.
Dempsey Belcher is in Grundy
hospital due to injuries received
in the Harmon mines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shade Compton
left Sunday for Detroit to seek
employment. They left their two
children with Mrs. Steve Mon
drage.
Mrs. Dewey Lyall visited her
brother, Dempsey Belcher, in the
Grundy hospital last Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Haye and children
spent Friday night at the home
of Charlie Turner, and Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. Bertha
Deel.
Slant and Wanda Turner and
children spent Sunday with En-
ma and Delman Harlow. They
have moved into their new
house.
Homer Stanley and Ronald
Camel left Tuesday for the arm
ed forces.
Jane Deel visited homefolks on
Prater Sunday.
Mrs. Bertha Deel, Mrs. Hettie
Turner and Mrs. Wanda Turner
helped Mrs. Grace Turner peel
five bushel of peaches Wednes.
day night.
Hess Turner spent the week.
end at Sand Lick with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Turn
er, of Detroit, visited their par
ents last weekend.
Jim Robinson gave dance for
his son, Cic, and a large crowd
attended.
Slant Turner got his finger
smashed in the mines one day
last week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07
Notice To Taxpayers
To The Taxpayers of Dickinson
County Virginia:

To The Taxpayers of Dickinson
County. Virginia:
At its August, 1914, meeting,
the Board of Supervisors entered
an order releasing all penalties,
interest and costs on land taxes
in Dickinson County for the
year 1910 and all prior years,
provided the naked taxes for
these years are paid on or before
the 18th day of January, 1945.
I respectfully urge you to pay
your delinquent taxes at once.
Most people have more money
now than ever before. It is a
mighty good time to pay your
taxes while you have the money.
A short delay might cause you
to lose your home and to pay a
lot of penalties. interest and cost,
which you can save by paying
now. Let me help you get your
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07
ATHLETES FOOT GERM
To Kill 1t You Must

Reach it. It grows deeply. AT
any drug store, get Te-ol solu-
ton. Made with 80 per cent al
cohol, it PENETRATES, REACH
ES MORE GERMS. Feel it take
hold. It's powerful. APPLY
FULL STRENGTH for itchy,
sweaty, smelly feet, insect bites
Or poison ivy. Csc today at the
Skeen Drug Store Clintwood, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07

taxes paid up to date. Don't de-
lay! See Or write me about them
Immediately, while you are think
ing about them.
Many tracts of land in Dicken-
son County have delinquent
taxes against them for several
years. Apparently several tax
payers feel they can refuse . or
neglect to pay their legal taxes
and get by with it. It is hoped,
these people will come forward
and settle their back taxes with
out a lawsuit. If they do not
do this right away, they can ex-
pect to be proceeded against &C
cording to law, at much addition
al cost.
Yours for a clear tax record,
E. J. SUTHERLAND
Delinquent Tax Collector.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07

LOST-One war ration book
No. 3. issued to Mabel Cochran.
Please return to Mrs. S. P. Coch-
ran, Rt l. Box A.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07

NOTICE-All persons selling
whole milk and butter during
the months of July and August
may come into the county AAA
office and make application for
a dairy feed payment. The rates
paid for the July-August period
are 60c per cwt of whole milk
and SC per Id. of butterfat sold.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07
WE ARE SORRY

We regret very much that, due
to the paper shortage and the
difficulties of getting freight on
time, we had only paper enough
to get out about half an issue of
the Herald last week. If your
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07

paper did not reach you, that is
the reason. We hope we will not
be caught short again but, to use
much used phrase, there's
war on, and paper is as scarce
as many other things.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07

LOST-Two No. ration books
issued to Mabel 7. Waddell and
David Layne Waddeli. If found
please return to Roy Waddell,
CIintwood, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07
Dickinson County Herald

spent Sunday with his grand
mother, Mrs. S. L. Mccoy.
Lundy Phillips and family have
moved into their new home.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07
Grady Stone SEE:
DYPsY GYPSY

The Dypsy Doodle will get in
your hair Bum Bam Benz,
Hi de hi, and ETC.!
But the Gypsy Doodle will get
in anything you've got!
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-09-07

The Colonial Grill
ClintWOOd's Finest Restaurant
P. Sour kitchen is open for
your inspection.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 22.-President
Roosevelt's congratulatory message
to Senator Truman on the latter.
nomination for the vice presidency
sent by telegraph in apparent dis
regard Of wartime regulations, re.
manned unexplained by the Western
Union Telegraph Co. tonight.
Among wartime communicate tions
measures is one banning transmits
sion Of congratulations by telegraph
Senator Truman said the wire was
dated from the White House in
Washington. White House attaches
confirmed that the message had
been sent from there and said 1t
had been accepted by Western
Union.
washington oficials of the COM
pany said they were not authorized
to explain acceptance OF the mes
sage and referred inquiries to the
hrm1 New York headquarters
At the New York ofhces, inquiries
were directed to the ofYlce OF the
trafnc manager, where it was said
only executive o6ices" could Issue
Z statement regarding the Presi-
dents message to his running -mate
One spokesman In the tradnc man
ayers o63ce said he understood that
the company was prohibited hy law
Evening star., 1944-07-23
BY DON WHITEHEAD,

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. July 22.-''New Yorks
own" the 18th infantry regiment of
the Fighting 1st Division, and vir-
ginias 116th infantry regiment Of
the 10th Division shared honors to-
day in citations for their heroic
battle on D-day which smashed
through Rommel's Atlantic Wall In
q costly, bloody sacrifice.
The grim eloquence Of todays
citation gave vivid testimony to the
frightful situation weathered by
these two spearhead units at Cole
vile beach.
Censorship has permitted iden.
tiflcation Of these two regiments
as the units which led the Ameri-
can assault on the beaches where
reinforced enemy divisions were
waiting behind their concrete
fortiflcations.)
|. With "extraordinary heroism and
outstanding performance of duty"
the 10th and 10th won this historic,
decisive phase Of the invasion.
18th Il Old Regiment.
The 18th is one Of the oldest regi-
ments In the Army With q history
dating back to 17oe 1t has been in
every war of the United States since
the Revolution. In the D-day as
sault the regiment was led by Col
George Taylor Of Good River, Greg
The 116th, . former Virginia Ma
tional Guard unit, landed alongside
the 18th under the command OF
Col. Charles Canham, ST., Howell,
Mich. Side by side they opened
the path over which divisions poured
in behind them. Both Col. Taylor
and Col. Canham had Distinguished
Service Crosses pinned On them by
Gen. Eisenhower for their leader
ship in the dangerous operation.
The 10th was commanded In the
World War for never giving ground
In battle. &, s,4 -. ,.,e :
! -. Citations Ara Similar. .,sT,
The language Of 1t. Gen. Omar
L. Bradley's citations of both the
10th and the 10th was practically
the same. The citation to the 18th
said:
"On the morning Of June 8 thi,
infantry regiment under the most
adverse conditions assaulted the
coast Of France near Colleville 81,
Mer, against long prepared, deter
| mined and powerfully emDlac ced On
Evening star., 1944-07-23

due to drowning, the coroner said
Lake County officials said Miss
Jewell attended an open air movie
at Mentor with friends on We'd
nesday. She excused herself for a
moment, but when she failed to
return at the end Of the show, police
were notified and a systematic
search was started.
The coroner said he had learned
from friends with whom Miss Jewell
lived In Washington that she had
been depressed. Relatives, he added;
said she was In good health.
Daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
Jewell, the WAVE was reared on a
farm. Her brother went into the
Army and in November, 1943, she
Joined the WAVES, taking her
boot" training at Hunter College
and her yeoman training at Cedar
Falls, Iowa.
In Washington, she shared a room
with another WAVE in the Carroll
Arms Hotel, First and C streets
NE, where 80 WAVES are housed.
A WAVE spokesman here said the
Navy was investigating the case.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Judge Denounces HOUSING
OF 16 Children in 7 Rooms
By the Assoeiatsd pres.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, July "a story of how
10 'teen-aged Negroes from a South
Carolina orphanage were housed in
two rooms Of q South End house
was described by Municipal Judge
Elijah Adlow yesterday as worse
than anything I have read in
Charles Dickens"
Judge Adlow said 1t was .'highly
improper and cruel" to, make the
children live In two rooms-l0 girls
occupied one room and eight boys
the other.
Police Seryt. Frank Bohmbach,
who brought the complaint, said
three rooms had been rented, two
for the children and one for q REV.
Slider" who Is In charge of north
ern cities tour Of the children.
The group comes from a Charles
ton Is. CO orphanage, police said,
and plays in a street band.
Henry Lee, 43, colored, owner Of
the lodging house. was fined $100
for conducting a lodging house
without license.
Evening star., 1944-07-23

came Z withering hail Of artillery
and small arms fire that struck
down hundreds - they struggled
through shoulder deep water to-
wards the beach.
Within 4 few hours, almost 4
third OF the assault strength were
casualties. Men dragged themselves
shoreward, leaderless and scattered
by loss Of key personnel. Blocked
from advancing by the minenelds
and pinned down by the annihilat-
Ing hre, wave after wave piled up
on the 7-yard-wide beachhead until
thousands of men lay huddled on
the freswept shore.
Reorganization Started.
I'm the face Of an apparently
hopeless situation the 18th began It's
reorganization. Omcers and mon
gathered remnants Of their units TO-
+gether and slowly. with groups being
cut down almost as soon as they
formed, began to develop from q
confused. hurt mass into q cohesive
and determined fighting force.
1nnumerabie acts Of Eallantry
were performed in the face of su-
perior enemy fire. Men lay In nat
mine-strewn meadows, In plain view
Evening star., 1944-07-23

f1ISC LC. MARVIN ~ nssesnsh'
Z. Balderson, graduate of Mckinley
High School and former Govern
ment Printing Once printer, who
posthumoa,sly has been recon-
mended for the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross.
Veteran Of IS combat missions
over China, the Washington hero
ironically met death after q sky
tight with the Japs, when his gas
supply ran out In . friendly Chi
nese town near the japanese lines
He crashed while avoiding Chinese
peasants who had run In front OF
his plane.
Separated From Squadron.
The story was told In a letter
from the deupty commander to the
pilots mother, Mrs. Marvin A.
Balderson, 2026 North Capitol street.
Returning from q mission over Jap
territory May ~. the lieutenant
colonel wrote. the formation was in
tercepted by a squadron of Jap
fighters. Your son became sep
arated from the rest Of the squadron
and was coming home by himself,
but ran very low on gasoline and
decided to land on the street of a
Chinese town." the letter said.
He had flown low over the street
twice to clear 1t Of people, and was
making his approach to land on
the third pass when some Chinese
peasants ran out into the street.
He attempted to 60 around for an
other landing attempt, but he was
out of gas. and crashed into an OBJ
struction in the street, fatally in
juring him.
He was Immediately taken to a
missionary hospital, and as soon
as we received word, our SQUAD
Evening star., 1944-07-23
WAVE Stationed Here
i Is Found Drowned
Near Ohio Home

Miss Virginia Jewell, 2l-year-old
WAVE stationed here, was found
drowned In . lagoon near her Men
tor (Ohio) home yesterday after q
three-day police search. Lake
County Coroner w. n. Carrie pro-
nounced her death . suicide.
Attached to the Bureau of Ships
since March as q yocinan, third
class, Miss Jewell disappeared short
" before she was due to return
here Thursday. She had been at
her home, about 10 miles from
Cleveland, since Tuesday.
There were no marks of violence
on Miss Jewels body and death was
Evening star., 1944-07-23

. -. Harry LippoId-. fol-, a number of
geafg before he entered the ser1-
ice In June, 1912. He attended Nc
Kinley High School. He is not mar
ried and made his, home with hts
father, retired emplpye Of. tie
Government Printing once.
Pfc. John E. Barranger, 81, Of 40
Thirteenth street NE, was seriously
wounded in action in Italy June l,
his wife was notified by the War
Department. Mrs. Barranger, who
lives at the Thirteenth street ad-
dress. received a letter from him
dated July IL which he said was
written with his left hand. in which
he reported he was convalescing.
The son Of Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Barranger, 1921 Florida avenue NE,
Pvt. Barranger was born in Balti-
more but spent most of his life here.
He was a painter before he entered
the service last September.
Staff Sergt. Earl G. Culbertson,
26. received serious chest wound
when he was hit by a sniper on
Evening star., 1944-07-23

for nearly a year. were within two
hours Of meeting when PAul's
truck plunged over = cliff. He WAS
the only person injured In the
accident.
Corpl. Murdock, who had obtained
q three-day pass for the trip. died
in an italian port hospital before
Ralph arrived. His body was taken
back to his airfield near Toggia for
burial.
The 2l-year-old airplane mechan-
ic, native of Washington, was
graduated from Gonzaga High
School. He enlisted In the Army
Air Forces in March, 1s43, and went
overseas a year later.
Besides his parents, who live at
1906 Sixteenth street Sc, he Is sur
vived by his widow, Mary Elizabeth
Murdock; an 11-month-old son,
Paul, jr.; and four brothers, Rich
ard, private with the ordnance
department in England; Frank,
private first class in the AAF In
England: Allen, private, With the
adjutant generals ONCE at Camp
Lee. Va, and Ralph, who Is with the
Navy near Naples.
Richard and Frank recently ar
ranged to meet In England. The
five brothers pictures were carried
in The Sunday Star June I. fea-
tured as Brothers In Uniform"
Evening star., 1944-07-23

flight surgeon volunteered to f1y
to the hospital and parachute out,
since there was no landing field
available. We flew him to the hos
'pttsE and he did Jump out, but
arrived too late to be Of any as
sistance, as Baldy' had passed away
q few minutes before Of severe brain
injuries. Am sure hA felt, no pain,
As he was unconscious from the
time Of the crash until his death
about three and half hours later"
Came 70 Her In Dream.
Strange, too, was . dream the
mother had the night she was first
notified June 7. by the War De-
partment, that her son had been
seriously injured"
He came to me that night, Just
rs real AS he ever was In real life. :"
said the mother. He had . hole
in his forehead. took him in my
arms. He sat on my lap, like he
did when he was q little fellow. I
asked him how he was. He an
swered. like he always had, oh, I'm
all right. Don't worry about me. 4"
Hc was always thoughtful Of his
mother. trying TO keep me from
worrying"
The lieutenant's chaplain paid TIL
butte to him In . letter saying: His
cheerful attitude, his conscientious
devotion to work, his unassuming
nature, his eagerness to help others
were qualities which stamped him
as 4 truly capable young man, and
one after whom many would do well
to pattern their life. It should be q
matter of great comfort to know
that he was most faithful and regu-
lar in his attendance at religious
services, and was thus we'll prepared
to meet his Divine Maker.
Buried In American Cemetery.
Marvin was laid to rest In the
cemetery set aside for our American
boys with a chaplain presiding at
the beautiful funeral services"
1t. Balderson was a member Of
Columbia Typographical Union, and
Of the United Brethren Church. He
Is survived by his mother and father,
who Is a printer at the GPO; two
brothers In the armed forces; two
sisters, foster sister, and two foster
brothers.
Born In the District. he enlisted
February 18, 1941 and was commits
stoned in the Army Air Forces az q
hyer at Napier Field, Ala. He went
overseas In June, 1912, and saw
service In South America, Africa,
Egypt, India, China and Burma.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Dewey Studies Plans
For s.. Louis Meeting
|0f COP Governors
~ the Asssstatsd rfsas.

- t0e HS10SJbtS0 Gfv4B.
PAWLIN0, N. r, July 22-The
agenda Of the st. Louis conference
OF Republican Governors August Z
and 3. and drafts OF material TO be
discussed kept Gov. Thomas +.
Dewey busy most Of today.
1 The Republican presidential cam
didate. who interrupted his work
on the conference program only for
; round Of golf, said careful pre-
paration is necessary, because the
wide variety" Of subjects to be
talked over by the Governors will
make an intensive" job to be done
IN two days.
Generally the conference, ex-
pected to indicate the trend Of the
Republican campaign on domestic
issues, will deal With areas of
responsibility and obligations as
between the Federal and State
governments.
Gov. Dewey, host to the confer
ence since the COP State executives
are meeting on his invitation, said
today there may be ~ many Is
MIN subjects which. he added,
probably" will be handled by sub
committees.
The Governor. who will visit
Pittsburgh en- route to talk with
business, labor and industrial lead
ers on the reconversion Of industry
from = war to peace basis. disclosed
he will leave New York Sunday
night, July 10.
Included In his party, he said,
will be 1t. Gen. Hugh A. Drum,
commander Of the New York State
Guard, who was commander of the
United States 1st Army until his
retirement last August.
Asked II he would see John L.
Lewis, head Of the United Mine
Workers, at Pittsburgh, Gov. Dewey
replied Il don't know who I'll see;
the schedule Is not arranged"
Gov. Dewey will return to Al
bany Monday and will confer next
week with Gov. John w. Bricker
of Ohio, Republican candidate for
Vice President.
Evening star., 1944-07-23

Capt Lee Rayfsrd. and punctured
his oil tank, Capt. Rayford- wrote.
He was able to return his plane to
home base, however.
A graduate of Dunbar High School
and Lincoln University in Pennsyl-
vania, Capt. Rayford enlisted in the
Air Corps In 1941 at Tlskegee Field,
Ala, where he received his wings In
May. 1o42. He participated In the
North African and Sicilian cam-
paigns, but returned to this country
last October to serve for 4 short
while as instructor at Salfridse
Field, Mich. He returned to combat
In Italy last January.
Married to the former Miss Doris
Jones, lis s street NV, last No
vember. he is the son of p. j. Ray
ford. head Of the science department
Of divisions 1918 Of the District
schools.
Stan sergt. David L. Tabler, son
Of Mrs. Marion B. Tabler, Route Z,
Gaithersburs, Nd, was reported
wounded in action IN the Mediter-
raneau area By the War Depart
naent.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Mrs. May 0. Smith, IA,
Dies Of Heart Attack

Mrs. May o. Smith. "A, died Of a
heart attack last night while sitting
on the porch Of her home at 1879
Forty-fourth street NV. She was
found slumped in her chair by her
daughter, Miss Berdilla Smith.
Mrs. Smith was pronounced dead
q short time later by DR.. John
Salan, 5047 Macarthur boulevard,
who was summoned to the home.
Born In Baltimore. Mrs. Smith
had lived in Washington for Is
years. She was q member Of the
Bethlehem Chapter of the East
ern Star.
Besides her daughter. she Is sur
vived by her husband, Greene A.
Smith, retired. Of the Forty fourth
street address.
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Bomber 1unet Output Halt,
As 1000 Quit in Dispute
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. July a. - Production
Of turrets for bombers was halted
today when 1000 workers at the
Outer Drive Plant of the Briggs
Manufacturing Co. left their work
In dispute over Job transfers.
A company spokesman said the
strike came after refusal Of ~ en-
ployes to accept assigned work under
an agreement made year ago with
Local 212, CIO United Automobile
Workers.
Jess Ferrazza, local president, said
the company violated an agreement
by asking the men to accept lower
pay and added that other employees
had been ordered to absorb the work
OF so laid-of men, also contrary to
an agreement.
Evening star., 1944-07-23

Of the enemy and returned the direct
fire OF the protected enemy. Lead.
erless men attached themselves to
forming groups. A breach was blown
IN the wire and the regiment id.
vanced. Human mine markers lay
In minefields guiding the passage Of
the battling troops.
With grim determination and
suffering terrible casualties, the reg
iment forced its way forward In q
frontal assault on five principal
enemy strongpoints. They engaged
the enemy and in . magnificent dis
play Of courage and will to win, de.
stroyed them individually and COLI
lectively. Members of the 18th In
fantry Regiment turned threatened
catastrophe into glorious victory for
the American Army"
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Virginia, New York Regiments
Cited for D-Duy Heroisn

envy. While moving inshore in the
assault craft violent seas swamped
the regiments supporting weapons
and hurled men and boats into the
intricate and almost impenetrable
barriers Of mine-capped under-wa-
ter obstacles.
From commanding and numer.
ous reinforced pinboxes, machine.
gun emplacements and sniper nests
imbedded In the cliffsides, impreg-
nable to violent air and naval bonn
bardments preceding the assault
Evening star., 1944-07-23

the DaCtle 1OI
Rome. In 4 let
ter recently re-
ceived by his
parents he wrote
that he " a 8
feeling pretty
good" and was
sitting up in
a wheel chair.
Born In Mont
gomery, Nd, he
attended public
schools there
and Tako m q
Park Juni or
High 8 c hO Ool. .
Evening star., 1944-07-23

Capt. schmitt's CAPT. seAnits.
company had disembarked during
the invasicn4of France, they ran into
mine fields that caused many
casualties, TIE citation accompany
ing the award stated.
Capt. Schmitt walked through the
mine fields ahead Of his company
reorganized the unit on high ground
and pressed On to the hrst objective
A graduate Of Central High
School, Capt. Schmitt WAS attend
ing George Washington University
when the Maryland National Guard,
Of which he was member, was
called into active service. He went
overseas with the 10th Division.
Pvt. Richard h. Seek, jr, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Seek, sr., 7Q0
Flower avenue, Takoma Park, Nd,
suffered hip injuries on June / In
Evening star., 1944-07-23

Pvt. \. \. Seek. 3r. He was en-
ployed In the Tru-BM Brewery
until his induction into the Army
In November. l943, and went over
seas In April.
He has a step-brother In the
Marines in the South Pacific and q
brother -in-laW in the Army.
Evening star., 1944-07-23

M u n ! c h, Ger
many, he has
" r 1 t en- his
mother, M r 8 .
Narka L. Ray
ford, 1922 Ninth
street NV.
He rec Give d
S e v e n fl k
wounds in his
leg from an ex-
plosion tn the
cockpit Of his
plane, " h l c h
knocked out the
radio, knocked
Oh 4 cVlinder
Evening star., 1944-07-23
Prayer Judgment Stonds

SACRAMENTO, Calf. (R. --
George Brandenburg, who startled
q Superior Court jury At trial Of his
personal injury suit by dropping to
his knees and praying, won q 5000
judgment against the Pacific Gas Il
Electric Co. Judge Dal M. Lennon
denied q defense motion for q mis-
trial because Of the prayer incident