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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05
EMORY KENNEDY RETURNS
FROM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Emory P. Kennedy, we'll known
citizen of Clintwood, who has
been in the University Hospital
at Charlottesville being treated
for various complications for
some time, has returned home
and is looking fit and well, and
says that he feels better than for
some time.
His condition was thought to
be serious when he first went to
Charlottesville, and he says that
at that time h hardly ex
pected to come back alive. So Sc
rious did he regard his condition
that he had in mind making pro
vision for the welfare of his IA
vorite dogs, and he is happy to
be back and eble to care for the
dogs himself.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05
COAL MORE IMPORTANT
THAN CONSERVATION
TO KENTUCKIANS

A news item says that drilling
has revealed large coal deposits
beneath the 1900--acre game pro
pagation farm in the Flatwoods
area, beginning just beyond Elk
horn Creek in Pike county, KY,
and extending over to the Mar
rowbone and Shelby sections, and
that the game farm there will be
abandoned to make way for large
coal operations, but that suit
able area for the game farm will
be sought elsewhere.
The Kentucky game commits
sion bought the Flatwoods in
1888, some of it through condem
nation proceedings, and started
raising deer, raccoons, turkeys,
etc. Due to the high altitude and
densely wooded RECON, plenty of
water and good management, the
venture was said to be a success.
But Kentucky deems coal min
ing more important than rearing
game animals and fowls.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05
Dry Law
Violators Draw
Stiff Penalties

The people caught in the ABC
raid of May 10 passed through
trial justice court last Saturday.
First offenders got off with fines
and suspended Jail sentences.
Those who had tangled with
liquor laws before received fines
and jail sentences that will stick
unless they are more lucky in
circuit court.
Trial Justice Friend states that
introduction orders will be enter
ed against all offenders. next
week and that some places will
be padlocked.
The sentences were as follows:
Houston Vandyke, 5000 fine,
so days Jail sentence suspended.
Mrs. Wick Thomas, $500 fine,
so days Jail sentence, suspended.
Opal Mullins, $3.50 fine, 80 days
Jail sentence, suspended.
Thurman Crabtree, $3.50 fine,
90 days Jail sentence, suspended.
Mrs. Roosevelt Gibson, 500
fine, so days Jail sentence, sus-
pended.
Everette Branham, $1O0 fine,
SO days Jail sentence, suspended.
Ashley Powers, $3.50 fine, 80
days in jail-appealed.
Luther Surratt, $3.50 fine, 80
days in jail-appealed.
Sylvester Mullins, $500 fine,
so days in jail-appealed.
Corbett Mullins, $3.50 fine, 80
days in jail-appealed.
Places operated by the follow
ing persons will be padlocked,
according to the trial justice:
Corbett Mullins, Luther Sur
raft, Annie Surratt, Ashley Pow
ers.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05
OSCAR PHIPPS REPORTED
AMONG THE SICK

We are sorry to report that
Oscar Phipps, good citizen of the
Skeetrock section, is on the sick
list at this time. 1t is said that
his physician has advised him to
return to Catawba for treatment.
Mr.. Phipps spent a year or more
at the sanatarium there some
time back, and returned home
greatly improved.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05
Road Viewers
Report To
Supervisors

The board of supervisors met
in regular session here Monday
with all members present.
AS usual, the greater part of
the day was taken up consider
ing many road matters, reading
and approving reports of viewers
as to various proposed roads.
Morgan Mullins, James Liout
"a and Lundy Willis, viewers ap
pointed to look over and report
on proposed road of one mile
on the head of the left fork of
Camp Creek, reported that such
road was needed and that all
landowners on the route except
Leonard Mullins agreed to give
right-of-way free. Mullins felt
that he would be entitled to some
thing for the part of his garden
and apple trees in line of h e
route decided upon.
Fourteen landowners agreed to
give free right-of way for road
from near where Auty Fleming
lives on Jerry's Branch across
the hill to the Radford Mullins
store, near Nickels Gap.
M. T. Meade, Luther Surratt
and Alfred Meade, viewers ap-
pointed to look over the need for
a road from where Asa Hughes
lives, near the forks of the road
on head of one fork Of Georges
Fork, over hill to Keel Branch
and down branch to Cranes Nest
and On to mouth of Rush Creek,
reported the need of such a road
and reported that all landowners
along the route agreed to give
right-of-way except Asa Hughes,
and they were of the opinion that
the building of such road would
not damage Elder Hughes.
The Board, on final hearing,
rejected the petition of w. B.
Trivitt and others for a stock law
for all of the territory embraced
within the waters of Georges
Fork Creek.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05

Elder Greed Fleming of FIRE.
mont was visitor here one day
this week, and reported that al
though his corn crop had been
frost bitten some seven different
times it is flourishing like the
proverbial green bay tree.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05
Al CLUBS TO HOLD RALLY
HERE JUNE 18TH

Fifteen All Clubs will as
semble at the high school audi
torium June 18th at 10 a. M, for
their annual Rally Day program.
Some 500 hundred All club mem
bers are enrolled in Dickinson
county this year. All are expected
to be present on this day.
The first hour will be given to
business and reports from the Is
clubs. At the II o'clock hour the
entire group will 60 to the local
theatre for the picture ''Under
the All Flag This picture will
be free to club members.
The afternoon will be taken up
with contests, such as dashes, s.
legged race, sack races, basket
ball throwing, potato races and
other games. The west side of the
county will play against the east
side in softball game.
Officers of the All Council
will have charge of the morning
session. These are Harry Lee
Strouth, president; Gerald Chill
dress, vice pres; LARAMIE Bur
chett, sec'y-treas; Kathleen Null
Inns, reporter, and Nadine Bever-
ly, song leader.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05
SO JAIL COMMITMENTS
DURING MAY

Jail commitments picked up
somewhat over previous months
during May. DRINKS were little
more numerous than for the past
two or three months. Fortunate
ly, in the midst of all the petty
meanness we do have, there has
been no murders this year, only
an alleged attempt.
The list for May follows:
Driving drunk 5
Possessing illegal whiskey 5
Attempt to kill ...
Adultery 80 .... 2
Assault ....... ...... o
Breaking Jail 49,. .... l
Peace warrant -. ..... 2
tape ..... ..........
on-support ..... .... /
Violating probation ,..... 1
House burning .. 2
LsOyfa;faJ hopl
Reckless driving ..... l
TOTAL ,..... $500. a. SO
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05
MRS. NANCY TAYLOR DIES
AT HOME OF SON AT
TARPON

Mrs. Nancy Taylor, SO, and a
native of North Carolina, died at
the home of her son, Jess Taylor,
prominent citizen of Tarpon, late
last week.
Burial was in the cemetery at
Tarpon Sunday.
Mrs. Taylor was widow and
had been living with her son at
Tarpon for some time.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05

down to be replaced by large
brick dwelling.
She has a host of grandchild-
rem and 10 great-great grandchil-
dren.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05

Evans Phipps, just lately be-
come a proud father, was here
today.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05

Dock Mullins, of Dwale, was in
town Wednesday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05

Renew Your Subscription
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Evans P. Phipps
of Isom announce the arrival of
of a new member of the family,
nine pound Ronald Wayne.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05

Mrs. Ida Cunningham, who un
derwent an operation last week,
is improving.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-05

Mrs. Perry Sumner of Fox
town was in today to renew her
subscription to the Herald.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
WOODBURY. CASE
HAS BEEN CLOSED
Coroner Caison Says No
Further Investigation
Contemplated

The body of Mrs. Althea Piner,
40, attired in her night gown, was
slumped against the closed door
in her room and the body of her
husband, Walter G. Piner, 40, was
lying on floor when authorities
found them early Friday near
WOODBURY.. :
Two windows with screens firm
ly attached precluded any outsider
from leaving the quarters
Those were the words last nigh,
of Brunswick County Coroner John
c. Caison in the cas- of the double
death of the couple who had been
married slightly more than a year.
"As far as 1 am concerned, the
husband shot his wife, then turned
the gun on himself" he asserted.
lit is a closed case" The coroner
denied published reports that a
third person might be involved.
Solicitor Clifton Moore said that
he would handle the case the same
as any other.
Speaking from his home at Bur
gaw, he declared that if further
developments are unearthed he
would of course investigate
them"
The couple, who had been sep.
arated three weeks, were buried
yesterday near Fayetteville. Serv-
ives for the husband were con-
Quoted at 2:30 p. m, and those
for the wife at 5 p. m.
The couple were found dead II
Mrs. Piner's room It the 4Spurvey
sneeden home, a quarter mile
south of the junction of highway
74-76, II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
THOUSANDS

Continued From Page One)
to turn out today Tor the Labor
Day holiday.
Il didn't expect as many people
as we had today" said the Chief,
and it was an orderly crowd as
we only had three arrest, which
were drunkness."
The chief estimated that as
many people were on the beach
yesterday as were three for Fourth
of July, while other officials said
there were as many or more as
when the annual convention for
the legioneerS was held.
R. l.. Benson, town clerk of
Wrightsville Beach, said he
thought that $4,000 people were
at Wrightsville.
He estimated the crowd was
IS large as the Fourth of July
though he did not think as many
people would turn out today as
were on the beach yesterda. Ben
son also said that the beach had a
very orderly crowd, as no major
arrests were made.
c. W. Snead, business man Kures
Beach, estimated thai from 20, 900
to 1900 people damned the small
beach to make a larger crowd than
the Fourth.
1--WE r preparing for a larger
crowd today than was on the
beach yesterday" said, Snead,
because there were a lot of people
here yesterday and should be
more today"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
by Liuwood Hickman

CLINTON, Aug. 81 - Thrice
miles south Of Clinton. on the Wi
mington road, w. j. Merritt ha
been operating a combination gro
Gerry store, filling station and al
round country store" fer owe
sixty-four years.
Mr.. Merritt is 70 years young
and has been engaged in the gro
Gerry business for sixty-six years
A great portion of the time hold
ing down two jobs at the same
time.
He began his working life at al
early age. His first real job wa
with the old turpentine industry
which used to be an active indus
try in the Tar Heel State. Speak
ing slowly in true southern style
he tells of the company he work
ed Cor, shipping $4,000 barrels o.
turpentine to the port city Of Viii
mington to be exported to the
world.
Leaving the turpentine industry
the friendly gentleman took a job
in the store he now owns, as
clerk. He went to work in the
store when it was established in
1883. He acquired this business
several years later.
Having the grocery store well
in hand he took another job,
along with his store, this was
postmaster of his little township.
He served Taylor's Bridge Town
ship as their postmaster for near.
ly twenty-five years. Mr.. Merritt
says he remembers people talk
ing of the roundtrip to Fayette'
vile every week on horse back
to take and bring the mail, this
he states, twas before my day.
The typical southern gentleman
recalls the days Of cotton planta'
tons, steamships blowing UP and
down the Cape Fear. "Groceries,'
he said, "were sent to me by
ship within seven miles OF my
store and then it was an all day
trip by horse and cart to fetch
them" Tobacco has grown to be
the chief money crop in Sampson
county during his life.
Business was very good bu'
through the years people have
moved away or passed on and If
turn business has dropped. "Once
in a while an old customer drops
in to see him fer a Few minutes
Of reminising, but most Of then
have passed on" he said.
Mr.. Merritt's store is now ii
its third building. The first
small one he used for twenty-five
years. He then moved into thu
second building and used thi!
frame structure for ten years. Mr.
Merritt has been using his pre-
sent building, the third one, fol
the last thirty years. The presen
building is equipped with the orig
inal lighting system, which con
sists Of nineteenth century OF
lamps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
Plane Crash Reported
At Beach; Check Fails
To Bear Out Reports

Reports at Wrightsvine Beach
last night were that a plane WIFE
+nvo men had crashed into the
ocean on the north side Of Mason
boro Inlet.
A check Of airports here ano
authorities at the beach failed
however, to bear out the reports
Walter ]. Cartier, Harbor Island
said that using a boat, ne had re
moved a youth from the island te
the main lana AFTER the man hac
become stranded on the island
Cartier said he believed the youth
who he identified as the son o!
A, B. Blake, had. made a forcee
landing in a plane.
The youth was uninjured. Effort:
to locate A. B. Blake at a late hou1
proved unavailing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
BUDGET APPROVED
FOR BIBLE WORK
Churche, In Chadbourn
District Participate
In Program

CHADBoURN, Aug. 81. - Thu
subcommittee on finance OF the
Chadbourn Council Of churches to
dav announced its approval OF
budget for carrying on its pro
gram Of maintaining a Bible IN
structor in the schools here.
J. B. Jones, publicity chairman
said the committee had decided t.
request each member church II
the Chadbourn district to raise ar
amount equal to eight per cent O
ito total income, basel on 194e
figures. This excerpts Smyrna Bap'
tist Church which participates II
the program of the Whiteville
schools.
The budget calls for $1,000, Of
which $1,620 was set aside as
salary for Miss Lora Dale Armo1
Of Moulton, Ga, who was recent
" employed to teach Bible in the
schools. The remaining $3.50 is tc
be used for supplies.
The Council of Churches wa
formed to work out a non-denoml'
national program Of religious edu'
cation in the Chadbourn school dis
trict and already has started func'
tioning.
The quota fixed by the finance
committee follows: Chadbourn
Methodist, $40; Chadbourn Pres
byterian, $500; Chadbourn Bap'
fist, $3.50; Pleasant Hill Baptlst'
$3.50; China Grove Baptist, $ioo;
Piney Forest Baptist, 500; Flpps
Gross Roads Holiness, $50; Smyr
ma Baptist, $50; Corinth Baptist
$50; Full Gospel Tabernacle
$50: Mt. Zion Holiness, $50.
Checks should be mailed to MRS.
D. w. Smith, Jr., treasurer, Box
SO, Chadbourn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
BY william E.. Mckinney
Americas Card Authority
Written for NEA Service

EARL ACKERMAN Of San Fran.
cisco, vice president of the
American Contract Bridge League.
and his wife spent a few weeks in
New York recently. When they
we're not busy seeing shows, they
played in a few duplicate games.
I asked Earl if he had had any
interesting hands while in New
York. and he said, II have one
that my wife played" Mrs. Acker-
man, by the way, is vice president
Of the Women's National Com
mittee Of the League and one Of the
outstanding women players Of the
Pacific coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alderman use the
point count system for no trump.
Mrs. Alderman had eleven top
tricks-three spades, three hearts,
four diamonds and the ace OF
clubs. She had no problem if the
spades would break three-three,
or if either of the club illnesses
would york. But Mrs. Alderman
is a careful player and took moth
ing for granted. Most of the other
players in the game finessed the
ten Of clubs. and when that lost,
they finessed the queen. That too
lost. and down went their contract.
Mrs. Alderman did not bother
with the club finesse at all. She
won the first heart trick and then
tried the spade suit. When West
showed out on the third round
and discarded a diamond, declarer
cashed her four. diamond tricks.
on which East let 60 two hearts.
Now Mrs. Alderman took two
more rounds Of hearts, and when
West showed out, she had a perfect
count n the hand. West was out
Of spades, hearts and diamonds, SO
Mrs. Alderman led a small club
from dummy and finessed the ten
spot. West won with the jack and
had 70 lead away from the king
nine Of clubs into declarer's ace
queen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
Roddey Heads North
For Glimpse OF Big
Time Tennis Matches

GREENSBORO, Aug. 81. - up
- It's one more day and then the
big time for Oliver (Bo) Roddey,
agile racquet-weilding ace from
Charlotte who smooth-stroked his
way here today into the mems
singles finals Of the 18th annual
North Carolina closed tennis
championships over Teddy KEGS
Ter, another Charlotte contender,
Ga, 81, 20, 6-3,
Roddey, 1~s-year-old Davidson
college courtman, received officia,
acceptance papers late Saturday
night for the National Tennis
championships at Forest Hills,
N. Y, and he will leave Greensboro
tomorrow night for the Empire
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
Man Has Operated
Same Store For 66 Years

Mrs. K. d. Brown, now Of Bur.
gaw, tells Of the time she bought
a new dress for her ninth birth
day from Mr.. Merritt. Mrs.
Brown says she was so thrilled
over the new dress she forgot the
change from the fifty cents she
had given Mr.. Merritt in payment
for the dress. Later in the after.
noon Mr.. Merritt walked nearly
two miles to Mrs. Browns home
to take the change she had left.
One reason for his success with
the public must be his honesty.
Motorists driving from Whining
ton to Clinton on U. S. 421, enjoy
stopping and chatting with thi!
fine old gentleman. He tells many
exciting tales of the days Of yes.
teryear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
GRICE A

CHARLOTTE, Aug. 81. - B -
Defending champion Keely Grice,
three down on the 32nd hole, made
a sensational comeback today on
Billy Joe Patton of Morganton 1-up
and win his third straight Myers
Park invitational golf tournament.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
TILDEN RELEASED

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81. = ar
- William (Big Bid Tilden, 81,
former world tennis champion, was
released from the county Jail to-
day, having served seven and one
half months on a morals charge
at the county farm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
CADDY CHAMP

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 80. -R-
George z. Allmon, Jr., 16, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, today won the sec
ond annual National Caddy Colt
Championship, defeating John Ber-
nard, H. Of Columbus. 2 and /, in
the 36-hole finals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
NEW S. c. PRESIDENT

RALEIGH, Aug. 3o-ReFofest
G.Heath Of Raleigh today was
elected president of the Southern
Conference football officials as
ISOLATION, succeeding X. c. (Jerry)
Gerard Of Durham.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01

Neon is an element present IN
air only to the extent of Is mil
lionths of a per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01

nr Nearly $50, o00, 900 worth y
m me- by fires started by 'Ijs w.
ana more than 500 rnsaht,
killed. 'Ffner, ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01

State sna.r;o and his first glin,,,
American tennis at its s b.,,p
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01

It is estimated that an average
of 10 tanker ships arrive each day
in United States north Atlantic
norris.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01

Cows perspire very little, and
barns must be built so they will
not suffer under high tempera-
lures and humidity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01

The condors l1habit regions TO-
0C0 to 1900 feet above sea level
wnere they are usually seen in
groups and were they breed Con-
doris do not make nests, bat lay
their eggs On the bare rocks.
They decend to the plains for food.
returning to their haunts after
feeding. The condor scars to
heights exceeding that Of any
other bird. and IS often far above
the clouds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-01
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-09-12
B'NAI BIRTH WOMEN ISSUE
PROGRAM CALENDAR
FOR 1918

WASHINGTON, D. ca Pro-
gram Calendar designed to estab-
lish a pattern to be followed by all
B'nai Birth Women's Districts"
has just been published by the
Women's Supreme Council of the
Order.
The mimeographed booklet con-
tains wealth of suggestions on
how to plan unit programs for
each month of the year. Sugges-
tionS are offered on how TO tie-in
obServances Of national and Jewish
holidays with the chapters activ-
titles.
In 8 foreword signed by Mrs.
Arthur G. Laufman. Chicago. Ma
tional Director Of Women's Activ-
tiles, the booklet is described as &
Planned guide for each month o.
the club year
It's purpose" says the intro
duction. is 10 set aside specific
months Of re-enphasis Of the i'm
portSuI work OF Your District
chsirmen. and 10 bring about uni
form planning on the national and
district levels
Copies Of the booklet may De
secured ST 2Oc Per copy from the
office OF the National Director OF
Wo1len'S Activities. 162 North
State Street. Chicaso !. Illinois.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-09-12
Orlando, Florida

the HAS Location Service, he
was able to locate another cousin,
Morris Liftschitz of 425 Edward
Charles Street, Montreal, and
Rabbi Max Raisin of 385 East
3Sth Street, Paterson, New Jersey.
The Canadian filed the proper
papers through HAS, and after
a short period of time DR.. Reich
man obtained his visas.
When told of the vast numbering
operations in the dense Canadian
forest reservations. the immigrant,
who had fought hand-to-hand bat
ties for the underground in Eur
ope and who probably will be one
of the smallest Paul Bunyanites"
in North America, smiled and.
commenting on the tall timbers,
said:
How shall I say it - the big
ger they come the harder they
fall, yes?"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-09-12

Germans spread gasoline through
out the ghetto and set fire to it,
notwithstanding those who at
tempted to escape. Under cover
of dense smoke. LifsZyc. who had
seen his little family and friends
slain in cold blood. escaped from
the ghetto and hid in the forest.
For five months he lived in the
wilderness. always one step ahead
Of Gestapo hunting-parties. Lat
er he made contact with the under
ground and operated in White
Russia where he helped sabotage
rail movements and Nazi install
lationS,
At the end OF the war he be-
San wondering about the Con-
tinsns searching for friends and
relatives, II wasn't until his long
trek across Europe brought him
70 Italy that he found cousin
who WAS serving with General
Andsrs' Polish Army.
WheC Crest Britain SrnouUcsG
that i would permit soldiers Of the
Polish Army 70 enter the United
Kingdom, ard live in rsSsttlsnlenr
camps, LifSzyc gained permission
70 accompany his Cousin.
TcrotSh the SlobSl network O.