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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-11-27
Hospital Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Quentin Keith an
nounce the arrival of 10 pound
girl, Lovada Dot, on Nov. "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mullins
are the proud parents of boy,
Roy Edward, born Nov. rs,
Miss Fay Hill, who mad her
tonsils removed Monday, was
able to retrun home.
Mrs. Rosa Moore continues to
improve from her recent illness.
Linda Sue Willis, young dau-
ghter of Burl Willis had an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis Monday.
Miss Kitty Reeve Skeen, who
was admitted to the hospital on
Tuesday, is some better.
C. w. Large of Coeburn Rt. 2,
is in the hospital for medical
treatment.
The following patients have
been discharged
Baby Wilma Faye Mullins of
Georges Fork
Mrs. Moody Baker, Almira
Mrs. Jesse Dye, Clintwood
Guy Sykes, Tarpon
Mrs. John Branham, Skeetrock
Mrs. Joseph Powers, Darwin
Mrs. Pies Collins, Clintwood
James r. Curley, Steinman
Mrs. Offie Kelly, Clintwood
Ted Brown, Clintwood
J. B. Morgan, Clintwood
Mrs. Pat Horton, of Ri. 2, was
a business visitor in town We'd
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-11-27

Mrs. Pat Horton, of Rt. 2, was
business visitor in town We'd
nesday and came in to renew her
subscription to the Herald.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-11-27

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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19

Committee in Chicago, and is a
member of the American Union
of Telephone Workers.
THE newspapers misled the
public by building up the belief
that the strike would be over in
a week or So" Adams stated.
"There was no basis for it at any
time. We expected hard fight
when we started"
Adams reported that some
$500 Of the local operators
were refusing TO cross the NFTW
picket lines despite the threats
of their own non-striking union.
the Chicago Telephone Traffic
Union.
He added that local operators
have nothing to fear by respect,
ing picket lines. 1.-THE NFTW
Policy Committee says no one
will return to work until threats
OF discrimination against all
workers are withdrawn"
y
AWARE that the local operat.
ors will benefit by gains made
in the current fight, striking
workers resent the role played
by leaders of the Chicago Tele-
phone Traffice Workers, who re,
fuse to support the strike even
though their contract has expired
also.
Taking its struggle to the PEG,
pie, the NFTW has issued a mes
sage asking all phone users to
protest the Bell SYSTEMS refusal
to negotiate. Strike leaders urge
the public to direct their protests
both to their congressman and
to the company management.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19
Strikes

Local 26 of the CLIO Packing
house workers was Sc e k n g
strike authorization from their in
ternational union office this week
as their employer, the G. H. Ham,
mond Co. continued to violate
contract seniority rules, the union
reports A walkout is re-
ported at the Wilson Athletic
Goods Mfg. Co. plant this week.
1t should be interesting to hear
what the company, a subsidiary
of the Wilson meat packing firm,
has to say about it. When they
negotiate with the packinghouse
union, Wilson's has a habit of
attributing most of their profits
to their sporting goods business.
Watch for possible fireworks
between the milk companies here
and the Milk Drivers and Inside
Workers unions, locals of the AFL
Transfers. Contracts expire in
May, and no progress has been
reported as yet on new agree
ment Correction in last
weeks story on the Phoenix
strike. Company has agreed to
Cancellation.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19
Elsewhere

Pres. Truman got a heavy blast
at the convention of the CLIO
Longshore, Warehouse union this
week, for retreat, appeasement,
and capitulation to the most re,
dictionary elements in the coun~
try" He got another from
the Religion and Labor Founda,
ton for his proposed military loan
to Greece and Turkey.
The secession movement in the
CLIO Mine, Mill union in Illinois
had a recession this week, when
Danville Local 854 reversed pre-
vious vote to leave the union.
Other MMSW locals downstate
are expected to follow its ex
ample.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19
legislative

Chicago Typographical Union
No. Is has wasted no time getting
its opinion on the new House
antilabor bill to Chicago con,
gressmen and the President. Wires
went out Monday, as soon as the
bill was announced Thou,
sands of signatures of UE~CIO
members went out the same day
on wires passed around in the
hops. Stewards drafted wires,
collected signatures and money to
pay for them.
American Jewish Congress here
voted to condemn current anti
labor bills "aimed at wrecking
the labor movement and Tru-
mans so-called loyalty tests of
federal employees -. The
Twentieth Century Fund opposes
any blanket law" prohibiting
strikes or lockouts.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19
Elections

The CLIO Electrical, Radio &
Machine Workers came out on top
in big election at the General
Electric X-Ray plant here Tuesday.
UE Tailed 504 for the Init Assn
of Machinists' 422, and ia for
neither. Lack of clear majority
means probable run-off soon. :.
The CLIO Mine Mill-Smelter union,
Local 1853, won at the Chromium
Corp. by 1920. The Chicago
Newspaper Guild was ruled out on
its petition for an election among
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19

phone Building.
1--WE thought we'd have the
meetings to bolster the morale
of the pickets-theY bolsfered
ours instead" said L. B. Adams.
expressing admir- alton for the
continued high morale of the
NFTW picket lines.
Adams heads the Central Strike
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19

these reports is very much in order
AS starter, l want to give readers of
this column the text of part of the testimony
of Van A. Bittner. vice president of the CLIO
United Steelworkers, and head of the CLIO
organizing drive in the South.
Bittner who is scheduled to be the main
speaker at the Chicago CIO Defend Labor
Month kickoff rally this week. did real
job in his appearance before the House Labor
Committee last month In the section printed
below, he took up seven of the general pro-
posals made in some of the milder anti-Iabor
proposals, and answered them one by one.
Here they are:
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19

In a series of mass meetings
on Monday, members of the strik,
ing unions, affiliates of the Ma,
tional Federation of Telephone
Worker, re,affirmed their determ-
nation to press their demands to
a successful conclusion Each of
the four meetings concluded with
a demonstration around the Tele.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19
Picket lines firm
in phone strike

high Chicago the turned
had previously also been A
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19

telephone operators and clerks at
the Chicago Sun. NLRB said the
unit was inappropriate.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19

&z#
j. M posals made milder anti labor
proposals. and answered them by
7&~ Here they
~ 1t is suggested thai there prohibiting juris-
diction strikes and providing punishment
At the outset, should like its
officials and membership do coenance
strikes
very simple We are of the opinion
the agree that there shall
jurisdictiona problems should
voluntary mediation
arbitration.
suggested there be legislation prohibiting
so-caled secondary imposing punishmen
violation thereof
With secondary imposed result
with jurisdictona
the CLIO and the AL dispose of this problem
81 1t has been suggested that there be
hbing pickering providing punishment
activity
Federal legislation merely
Federal Government in local strike where peng
engaged in.
taking their police
problems would
police beyond any suggested legislation
which
states rights
suggested any strike can be
called there among a majority
recorded voting in you.
all plant. merely majority
of those recorded voting
In the first interesting
that applies election apply
kinds of elections, including strike
In other of
highest vote obtained the candidates
In local where majority customary
that be majority of those eligible
81 suggested that be granting
the rights of free speech 10 employers
If by proposed legislation protect legitimate
by employers of
precisely what employers now enjoy under the
Wagner Act interpreted by the United
IT, however through proposed legislation
broaden the right of employers
their employees speech
so that they will not labor legislation
Wagner
81 1t also be legislation authorizing
suits in Federal Courts
There is not country today
unions cannot be
has
Any such legislation merely
the enactment of the
~ Finally has be legislation
compelling
OF the 3sodd international unions affiliated with the
single has constitution which requires elections
members Of officaboh local international.
elections are held either annually bi-annualy"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-19
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N BY POP" DEARBORN
BY POP" DEARBORN

AS the Senate House labor committees
anti labor bills this provisions of
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10
Families of Negro
Troops Arrive in Far
Eastern Theater

Yokohama, Japan.-Aboard the
United States Army Transport
Fred c.. Ainsworth when it docked
in Yokohama harbor last week
were the wives and children of two
Negro officers and two non-com-
missioned officers presently serv-
ing with occupational troops in the
Far Eastern Theater.
Among these most recent civil
ian arrivals in Japan were the
families of First Lieutenants Ath-
elSton, Jr., nine years old; Michael,
three years old; Cheryl, two years
old and Suzanne, eight months old.
Lieutenant White received his wife
and daughter, Lille Josie.
Lieutenant Bellamy is stationed
in Yokohama with the 933rd Anti
aircraft Artillery Battalion. Lieu
tenant White, former member OF
the 483rd Port Battalion in the Eu-
ropean Theater of Operations, is
now assigned to duty in Yokoha-
ma with the 556th Transportation
Corps Truck Company.
Also rejoined with their wives
were First Sergeant Joseph Hicks
and Staff Sergeant Albert Schuy-
ler, both members of Yokohama's
543rd Military Police Company
6Sergeant and Mrs. Schuyler are
natives of Tuskegee, Alabama.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10
Croix De Guerre and
Bronze Star Medal
Awarded Soldiers

With the Eighth Army in Yoko-
hama, Japan.-Staff Sergeant Jno.
Robinson, Jr., of Harbeson, Della
ware, and Private First Class
Roosevelt Murray, Of Anderson, S.
c., both assigned to the seth Med
ical Motor Ambulance Company,
were notified recently that they
have been awarded the Croix de
Guerre with Palm and Bronze Star
Medal, respectively.
Sergeant Robinson was cited by
the Provisional Government of the
French Republic for heroism in en-
tering heavily mined area in
France in November, 1914, to save
the life of an American soldier. He
wears the ETO ribbon with three
battle stars in addition to the Good
Conduct Medal, Victory Medal and
Meritorious Service Unit Emblem.
Sergeant Robinson spent five years
and nine months in the ETO with
the Medican Detachment of the
244th Quartermaster Battalion.
Private First Class Murray won
his award while serving with the
317th Medical Battalion, 92nd In
fantry Division, in Italy in 1945
He also wears the Good Conduct
Medal and battle stars for the Pc
Valley and Northern Apprentices
Campaigns.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10
Long Time Resident
Burned to Death

The crisp body of John H. Smith
was identified Wednesday by his
brother, Howard Smith, at an in
Quest Held in West Precint Court.
John Smith of 927 w. Buchanan
st. was burned to death Monday
in his home which was totally
destroyed by fire of unknown origin.
He came to Phoenix more than
40 years ago and was a junk
dealer. His junk yard was also
destroyed.
Suspicion of robbery and murder
came into the picture when the
police were informed that a IA
year old boy threatened Sunday to
return and kill Smith and burn
his home after Smith caught him
prowling around the junk yard
and put him out.
It was reported this lad LETT
town Unexpectedly.
Three brothers were jailed by
city detectives after one accused
the others of beating Smith un-
conscious and setting fire to his
house with a can of gasoline.
The victims funeral was held
yesterday at 2 pm. from the Mer-
rimanS funeral home.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10
Jobs Open Under
Merit System

A number of positions in the
state departments operating under
the merit system are to be filled
by examinations to be given by
the Arizona Merit System Council
within the next few weeks, accord
ing to announcement by Zilpha
Fuller, Merit System Supervisor.
Vacancies to be filled occur both
in Phoenix and in the counties, and
include positions for clerical
workers, interviewers, claims depu-
ties, social workers, nurses, sani-
tarians, service workers, as well
as professional positions in the
fields of medicine, child welfare,
and statistics.
Applications for Merit System
employment, which offers oppor-
tunity for advancement, tenure at
the completion of probationary
period, vacation and sick leave
privileges, must be filed by
NOVEMBER 1.
Announcements and application
forms may be obtained at any of
the local Employment Service,
Health and Welfare offices, or by
writing to or calling at the Merit
System office, 104 Winters Build
ing, 80 West Adams Street, Phoe-
nix.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10

Mr.. H. w. Ragsdale, the owner
and operator of the Ragsdale Fun
eral Home, Ardmore, Oklahoma,
was in the city last week visiting
his sons Lincoln and Hartwell Rags
dale who are constructing the Rags
dale Mortuary at Eleventh Street
and East Jefferson.
Mr.. H. w. Ragsdale is a graduate
of Worsham College of Embalming,
Chicago, Illinois. He began work.
ing as a mortician with his father
"WilI' Ragsdale, who was the first
Negro mortician in the state of Ok
lahoma. Mr.. Ragsdale at one time
owned three mortuaries in each of
the following cities: Tulsa, Ard
more and Lawton, Oklahoma.
Mr.. Hartwell and Lincoln Rags
dale has followed in their fathers
footsteps by constructing the Rags
dale Mortuary at Eleventh Street
and East Jefferson Street. Hartwen
Ragsdale holds Embalmer license
for California, Oklahoma and Ari-
Zona.
The new mortuary will open some
time next month.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10

gaps in their services to our COM
munity in the coming year."
Emphasizing the financial crises
that confronts the Chest agencies
at a time when the city's business
health was never better-the
Catholic Social Service, one of the
Chests 18 members, reported last
week that it had neither sufficient
staff nor funds" to meet the multi
plying demands for service that it
receives.
AS result the agency has been
forced to curtail emergency relief
service and help to transients.
Many of the Chests member
agencies face the same situation
in carrying on their health, welfare
and character building services
partly because of the failure of
the last two Chest campaigns to
beach their goals. Last years cam
paign fell some $1,000 short. of it's
quota of 100000.
But the Chests "Red Feather"
workers say their ability to- meet
the community's calls for help has
been mostly seriously taxed by the
fast-growing population and by the
mushrooming cases of family prob
lens, juvenile delinquency and
social Embellishments that have
hit the agencies hard in the mat
ters of service, food, upkeep and
building expansion.
Readying their appeals on behalf
of the Phoenix Chest agencies, the
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10
1900 Volunteers Ready to
Luunch Chest Campoiqn

Some 1900 volunteers prepared this week
to launch the twenty-third annual fund
raising campaign for the Phoenix Com
munity chest and Chest officials were
agreed that the drive was the most critical
since the Chests formation in 1925.
The Chest has set a goal of $375, 300 for
its two-week campaign, October 1929. The
quota was set as the minimum need" for
the 18 agencies operating as members of
the Chest
Charles Hoover of Phoenix, co-chairman
of the campaign, pointed out that the
budget was $4,000 under the combined
requests of the Chest agencies.
"The campaign goal has been set at
bedrock minimum, said he. That's why
we've got to make it this month, or our
Red Feather agencies will suffer serious
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10
Visiting Minister
Claimed BY Death

Rev. J. S. Lumpkins, minister
from Chicago who came here less
than a month ago for his health,
died at the home of I. F. Nelson,
1921. E. Monroe ST., where he and
his wife were stopping.
Rev. Lupkins came to Phoenix
on the 9th of last month from Chi
cago where he pastored the Firfield
Baptist Church. He had been in bad
health for almost two years, and
died while sitting up in chair as
his wife played his favorite song on
the piano.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Lucille Lumpkins, one sister and
one brother. The Reverend's body
was shipped back to Chicago for
burial.
East Lake Mortuary in charge
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10
Phoenix Pioneer
Dies in Arkansas

Word was received this week by
friends that Mr.. 'Bob" Stearns,
Phoenix pioneer, had died at his
former home in Fort Smith, Ark.
He was among the early colored
settlers to come to Phoenix, having
lived shere more than fifty years.
Mr.. Stearns was well known as
he was one of the first colored to
operate a barbership here for
whites. He operated shop in the
Adams Hotel for years, and was
one of the best known, well liked
and respected citizens in the city.
He was active in church and frater-
nal organizations.
His daughter, Bobbie, preceded
him in death about ten years and
his wife less than months ago.
After the death of his wife, Mr..
Stearns, being blind, was taken to
Arkansas by his people to live out
the rest of his life. His death was
quite a shock to his many friends
here who have known the Stearns
family for many years.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Hattie Yellen and Mrs. Shelton, one
brother, who is also blind and two
grandsons all of Arkansas.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10

THE Arizona Sun
will get the job done.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10
Local Elks Set Up
New Globe Lodee

Under the direction of Mr.. Arthur
Arbow, Grand Organizer of Elks
for Arizona and New Mexico, a par
ty of Elks from Phoenix and Tue
son, set up new Elks Lodge in
Globe last Saturday night, initiat-
ing 25.
Copper Queen No. 1914 makes 5
lodges in Arizona, last but by no
means least, for no other Colored
Lodge in the State has started out
with such terrific "bang" and an
almost perfect setup as the Copper
Queen. The Exalted Ruler, Mr..
VIM. Martin, of the White Elks
Lodge of the city and several of it's
members were present to bestow
their blessings upon the Copper
Queen.
. Beautiful gifts were presented to
the new lodge by Globe merchants.
The visiting initiating team were:
from Phoenix: A.. Arbow; D. F.
Benson, Grand District Deputy;
Chas. Patterson, Exalted Ruler;
Glenn Mallory, Secretary; Pete
Sullivan, T. H. billiard, ]. Ander-
son, E. Milden, Floyd Johnson,
Calvin Jones and j. H. Lewis; from
Tucson: F. M. Taylor, E. V. Ewing,
Pete Rochon and A. o. Gillhuly.
The lodges first elected officers
are: Dave Bryant, Exalted Ruler;
John r. Jones, Esteemed Leading
knight; Lester Mellon, Lecturing
Knight; Elihu Meadows, Esquire;
I. G. Moore, Inner Guard; Earl
Benton, Tyler; w. c. Oliney, Sec
retary (Temp.); Albert Johnson,
Sr., Treasurer. Trustees: George
Bishop, Isaac Meadows-third trus-
tee name not given.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10
Coop to Hold Its
Annual Meeting In
Phoenix, Oct. 20

Wright Patman, veteran United
states Congressman from Texas,
will be the principal speaker at
this years annual meeting of the
United Producers and Consumers
Cooperative, which will be held in
the grandstand of the Arizona
State Fairgrounds here in Phoenix
on October 20, it was announced
today by w. L. Smith, Coop. pres
ident.
1t is going to be an outstanding
field day for Arizona agriculture,
Mr.. Smith said.
The meeting will convene at 10
o'clock in the morning of October
20, and after the report of the
president and the financial report
of the organization are read, Con-
gressman Patman will take the
speaking stand promptly at noon
for 30 minute address, which will
be broadcast on "a statewide radio
network.
Following Mr.. Patman'S talk,
there will be a real beef barbecue
luncheon served under the grand
stand, andi Immediately thereafter
there, will be two-hour entertain
ment program of music and top
notch vaudeville acts.
"There is not going to be a lot
of speech-making," Mr.. Smith said.
1--WE are going to tell you briefly
about the finances and develop
ment of your Coop during the past
year, and then listen to Mr.. Pat
mans talk, which will be limited
to the time we have on the air
just one-half an hour. After that
the program will consist entirely
of the beef barbecue luncheon and
the entertainment acts"
Arizona sun., 1947-10-10

city's volunteer workers this week
were telling the story of the Chests
needs through Phoenix and Mari
copa county. A board of Commun-
ity Chest speakers; made up of
representatives from AFL affiliates
in Phoenix, is carrying the Chests
appeal to union workers in a CITY,
wide schedule of talks.
Here's the budget for each
agency of the Phoenix Community
Chest:
Boy Scouts, $36,5oO; Camp Fire
Girls, $4,000; Catholic Social Ser
vice, $4,000; Community Council
GncludeS Social Service Exchange
and Veterans Information Center)
$11, 900; Desert Mission, $4,000;
Florence Crittenton Home, $19,-
500; Friendly House, $500; Girl
Scouts, $1,000; Golden Gate Set
tlement, $9,8OO; Jewish Social Ser
vice, $4,000; Phoenix Day Nursery,
$9,OO0;- Salvation Army, $4,000;
Social Service Center, $4,000;
Urban League, $4,000; Visiting
Nurse Service, $4,000; Jan Way
land Home, $12,5OO; YMCA, $33-
$50; YWCA, $35, ,250.
The remaining $70,6OO covers Of
flee expenses of the Chests head
quarters, a fund to cover shrink
age" on pledges not carried out
by donors, campaign expense OF
$19, ,500-about five percent of the
budget-and a reserve fund OF
$11, 400 for emergencies arising
among the agencies.