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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15

FOR SALE OR TRADE-7 lots,
will trade for new or near new
112 ton truck, with 2 speed axle.
M. Jones, J and ] Store. 5-15-2tp
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Marriage License
Applications

Under d. c. lars couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, tD1it three fnlI days and
receive the license on the ftth
dny. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Emanuel Sweeney. Il, ri 10th g. 80.
and Bernice Wall, l9. l737 18Th s.. nv;
Wiaa saabsth nEanf baT Dfs T. A9ass ss4 Wisconsin
russas j jones g. ..sn and /. ssoa wsets a'
Aa1ea and paa poroshy N acoee, ~. 1913 Massa.
Msrien saoneiss hsl sss; and Carrie oallmun. 81
'' s:ss ss e.n;; r. e. 1ss 52s s East Il e.1ss iaS
Ish ss obi. 81 lsas ara bs0as H. ..Ha a.a.s sss
NV, and Anna Craft. 10. 5o2e Ne
william ss sas Plsas.. e. aeh. aas IT.
Sd f.s: sss;. "a g. 80 1901 1ee Good d Hss:
Robert Hbs hsmgnsld. q, a 1925 @ sra St j. n,x;ii ,,i
Eddie wasnnst9gn. g. 4sa a 1t st st, sv and
cef GauTs 59hasGn Hishtoxsr Ss s. s. ETans TEX M ana
Clarence ns any Msz Mdpsd 9e Wsits Is. 81 4ssh
Frank McMillIap. l, 30 ,1 1921 Florids .sos. ave;
ras$' 1;;sss s:::'. ss sss 49, ~ s s. Nv and
Edythe debhardt, 81, Cincinnati, Ohio,
rn0ass gs sDqa4 ~ 4siS s6s. &C.
Robert Dowsii, ~. i423 Duncan st: ne.
and Florence London 81, 1851 Indian
Gordon nha st st. Clair. So, and Vivian Newton,
81. beth Of soaaSkss; g aa1s ysii soiib 1t NV and
Barbara Leesnitzsr, 1s; Hranshvills. Nd
and blanche Bonds. IS. 1747 coreorsn
Allan H:as.s.en g. q ss s.v 1ssh Ho1s T. w
Rsssn ssa Eths M s aso a s.apia 1ih
L.arencs en- overton, ae. e1s 2srd st. NV.
and Jeanne Holmes, 2e. Silver Spring.
Kesfsr cutshsax, hay 2s. and Agnes Ward. ss,
chs5les sprsdinpgt A. end padk NSn9 %s Harrs
Mary Field. 22, Mohican Hills. Md.
Leon Rather, 80, 1543 Upshur ST.. NV,
and Mildred Siegal. 20. 1911 Allison
Edwin Davis. "a. and Helen Adams. 10.
both of Mahopac. n. Y.
Lyon Giles, 20, S58 goth st. ne, and
Mamie Digs, IS, 72S Harvard Ut. NV
Vernon Short, %. Charlottesville, Va, and
nellie southare. "A, 919 Virginia ave-
Paul Garner, 80, and Elizabeth Brooks,
81, both OF 614 Lamont st. NV.
Clifton Giravette. 20, 615 Lamont st. NV.
and Mary Jackson. is. 1925 W st. NV:
Ruth Mahafisy. 20. Port Allen, La.
Stanford Washington II, 1880 Morse st.
ne, and Madeline Keebler. 81. e23
James Thomas. ~. eas L st. n.s.. and
Cleo Henderson. 20. 6494-A Orleans pl.
Evening star., 1947-06-26

Of Golfers OF The Saturday Evening Post For sew.
eral months all three Of these magazines have carried
advertisements with big pictures and stories about
ordinary people = car owners - who kept actual
records of their tire mileages:
The new B: r. Goodrich tire has been tested by
taxicab fleets too, by state police Departments and
many Others. 1t wears longer because of iss new
design-a wider tread that puts more rubber on the
road. It has more cords, stronger cords. 3s&
stronger cord body
B. F. Goodrich has now done two things:
Evening star., 1947-06-26

How many things we buy today cost les than
btou btWar? Tires do Not just ordinary tires, but
B. r Goodrich Silvertowns
Big price reductions have been announced. All
popular sizes are now less than before the war
($144o plus tax for 6.0o-16-just reduced from
$3.50. You get special allowance for your old
tires tooi
B. F: Goodrich Silverowns outwear prewar tises:
Look on page of the June 80 issue Of Life maga.
zine, out ehis week, for the story of one mans
experience with these tires, OF see recent issues
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Police 10 Get Names
|0f Witnesses IN Arrest
Involving Abe Cases

The police have agreed to help the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
obtain the names OF witnesses when
officers find 1t necessary to make an
arrest in restaurant which has an
ABC license.
During recent hearing before
the board, the attorney for the de-
fendant said it was an easy matter
for policeman to cause big finan-
lciaI loss to an owner OF place OF
Evening star., 1947-06-26

business If there were no witnesses
available to help the defendant.
Recently Alan w. Payne, chair
man OF the board. sent q letter to
Inspector Walter H. Thomas, acting
superintendent Of the police depart-
|ment, asking that policemen be In
structed to report the names OF wit
nesses to the board.
Sometimes officers are IN pairs:
sometimes arrests are made by an
officer working by himself, Mr..
Payne wrote. As general rule,
when such actions result In hearings
before this body, it eyentuates that
the officers have no witnesses to
suhstantiate their charges.
"Inasmuch as an arrest within
an establishment, especially on .
charge OF intoxication, results In
Evening star., 1947-06-26

~ improved quality, (7) reduced Prices; You get
the benefit of both todayl
Your B. T. Goodich dealer has helped make these
low prices possible. He Is takng less Pfoht per tire
today, and yet he'll sdll make good allowance for
your old tires Most dealers viii anange convenient
tems too If you want them $3.50 down and $l.23
pes week will put : new 6.oo-l6 B. ?. Goodrich
Silversown on yoar caf. Don't be, satisfied with
ordinary tres when you Ian y easily gef the hirs
h1s sa,veSr trv1r ars. Til B. I. Gsa1ia6 Css4
Assp Akrss, Ohio.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
| Canning Glasses Sloted
AT Tokomu Park School

Daytime and evening canning
classes at Takona Park Md
Junior High School are scheduled
to be organized next Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday
The Montgomery County Board
Evening star., 1947-06-26

Of Education. sponsoring the classes,
announced registration between 10
am. and 1 pm. Monday. Daytime
canning classes win begin ct . an.
and evening classes at pm. Regis
tratioh fee is 81.
Evening star., 1947-06-26

several charges Of violations being
made. and tnasmuch - certain
property rights are jeopardized un-
der such circumstances, 1t appears
to this board that It might be help
full II the officers were instructed
Ito obtain names and addresses OF
Witnesses to their actions. Such
witnesses should, Of course. be local
citizens available to summons by
the board.
Inspector Thomas said yesterday
that. while the police would CO.
operate with the board, the owner
|or manager of the restaurant also
should help In getting witnesses.
Evening star., 1947-06-26

Cricket teams Of India are tax
up yoga exercises to put them In
In winning form.
Evening star., 1947-06-26

-FOUR famous Union Pacific Stream
liners in service EVERY. DAY! Variety
of modern Sleeping Car accommoda-
tons !: :: spacious Coaches with restful
tip-back seats. Plenty of room to roam.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
Republicans To
Pick Candidate
Saturday

The tangled political situation
in Dickinson county is beginning
to clear with the definite an
nouncernent this week that Has
kell Arlington. nominated for
treasurer by the Republican con-
vention held here January II, has
withdrawn. At the same time
German B. Sutherland, Demo-
cratic nominee for treasurer, aad
Kline Powers, Republican nom
inee for commissioner of revenue,
announce this week that reports
of their withdrawal are unbound
ed.
Business reasons alone, il is
said, prompted Arlington to fiia-
ally decline to make the race.
Republicans will meet in con-
vention here Saturday at 2 p IN,
to name candidate for treasurer
to fill the vacancy ON the ticket
created by Arrington's withdraw
al from the race.
According to reports, Charles
Arlington of Haysi, and Bill Nc
Fall of Clintwood, former treas
urer, are the only prospective
candidates mentioned for t h
nomination Saturday. :
The same delegates that eonsti
tuted the previous Republican
convention will act Saturday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
MOST DICKINSON FIRES
CAUSED BY CARELESS
BURNING

One-fourth of all forest fires
in Dickinson county are caused
by brush and trash burners who
fail to take proper precautions,
according to statement of Vir-
GINA forest service district fot
ester, John 3. Heltzel. This state
naent was made to remind citi-
Gems of the county that after
March and through May Is, it
will be violation of law to burn
brush, tobacco beds, trash Or any
inflainmabie materials which are
capable Of spreading fires to the
forests, except between 400 p. m.
and midnight.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
BOOKLET BY LOCAL WRITER
GIVES FOLK GAMES OF
THE OLD DAYS

Among the most interesting
booklets to come to us for a long
time, from a local standpoint, is
one entitled Folk Games From
Frying Pan Creek in Dickinson
county" by E. J. Sutherland,
ClintWood lawyer and historian.
The booklet is reprinted from
the Southern Folklore Quarterly
and gives a history of the games
played on Frying Pan when gath
erings Of young folks for such
games was the only enter tain
ment they had fifty and sixty
years ago.
This booklet will be of great
interest to our people, both young
and old, who wish to preserve the
history of our county.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
DANIEL MCCALL OBSERVES
HIS Seth BIRTHDAY

Uncle Daniel McFall, generally
regarded as the Oldest person III
Dickinson county, celebrated his
18th birthday last Tuesday at the
home of his son, Silas james
{Bee) ON Pound River.
A sumptuous dinner was had
and a host of relatives a n q
friends partook and celebrated
with the old man in a fitting mar
ner. Songs were sung, prayers
were said and his nephew, Elder
Stewart McFall, delivered a brief
sermon. Visitors brought many
useful gifts for Uncle Daniel and
the day was thoroughly enjoyed
by all, and at the end the guests
departed after wishing the agc6
and respected citizen many hap
py returns of the day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
MRS. SARAH JANE McCOY
PASSES AWAY THIS
WEEK =

Mrs. Sarah Jane Mccoy, 70.
died at her home in West Dante
early this week.
Funeral services were held at
Phillips Chapel by Rev. Emory
Cook. Burial was in the Skeen
cemetery near West Dante.
She is survived by two daugsa~
ters, Mrs. J. e. Cheek, OF West
Dante, and Mrs. G.. A. Stanley Of
Mcclure.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
NEW COUNTY ELECTORAL
BOARD APPOINTED

Walter Lee Rush, Robert Lee
Mullins and Herbert j. Rasniek,
members of the Dickinson Coun~
ty Electral Board, met ard or
ganized Friday. Rugh was made
chairman and Rasnick secretary.
This board appoints registrars,
arranges and oversees the print
ing of election ballots and has
general charge of voting under
the absent voters law.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
JAMES HAMILTON PASSES
AWAY TUESDAY AT
NORLAND

Jeems Henry Hamilton, about
IS, died at his home near Nor
land Tuesday after long illness.
Burial will be in the cemetery
near Little Zion church Thu sday
afternoon, following funeral Scr
vices at the church.
Jeems was a son of Sheffey
Hamilton, who died at an advanc
ed age "a few weeks ago on Bold
Camp. Jeems was raised mainly
on Lick Fork and Long Fork. He
had resided near Norlan.d for
many years, and had been affiict
ed with diabetic trouble for sew
eral years and gradually declined
and his death was not unexpect-
ed. He farmed some and worked
at whatever employment that
would bring him an honest dol
lar, was a good natured and well
liked fellow.
One of IL children, he IS the
first of all his brothers and sis
tiers to pass on.
He is survived by the widow,
Mrs. Emma Swindall Hamilton:
by two daughters, Mrs. Hettie
Childress and Mrs Edna Stanley.
Also by the following brothers
and sisters: HILBERT, Garfield,
Mckinley, Hesque and Kanawha
Hamilton, Mrs. Lille Crabtree,
Mrs. Dove Horne, Mrs. Dustie
Stanley, Mrs. Vesta Boggs, Mrs.
Celesta Powers and Mrs. Serepta
Meade.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
HENDERSON MULLINS DIES
AT WEST DANTE

Henderson Mullins, 60-year~ old
resident of West Dante, died at
his home last Thursday after a
long illness. He was born a n d
reared in Dickinson county and
spent his entire life in the south
side of the county.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday and burial followed in
the west Dante cemetery.
He is survived by the widow.
Mrs. Julietta Mullins, and sever
al sons and daughters.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
LOOKING
BACKWARD

Since news is rather scarce
this week, We choose to pub
lish a sketch given by Daniel
McFall, venerable citizen of
the mountain section, of his
life and observations. We hope
that Uncle Daniel may have
several more birthdays and that
he may be able to furnish o,n-
err sketches of life in the old
days from time to time.
/ am the oldest person living
in the Mountain Precinct and pos
sibly the oldest man living on
Cumberland Mountain in Dicken-
son county. On the 18th Of last
February / was IS years old: AL.
though born in 1861, do not re-
member anything about the Civ
il War. Bill McFall, who was
native of North Carolina, was
my father. The name of my moth
err before marriage was Mary
Dotson, but they always called
her Polly. She was born on Bold
Camp, near Pound, in Wise couu
ty, January 20, 1887.
My parents lived on Bold
Camp, where I was born. was
the third among seven children.
The names of my brothers were
Octavius Gravy, Russell, Ro-
land, Greed and Cleveland. The
name of my only sister was Sar-
ah. She married Will Hylton and
lived at Wise until her death
am the only member of the fam
lily living, and often wonder
why I have been spared when
all the others have been taken
away.
People do not live now h g
way they did when was grow
ing up. When / was boy, peo-
pie in this country raised all their
food and made nearly all of their
clothing from wool and flax. My
father kept from so to 100 hogs,
which got most of their food
from the mast. All our bread was
made from homegrown and
home ground corn and wheat
We put up all kinds of fruits and
vegetables. Apples and peaches
never failed the way they do
now. Our shoes were made at
home from leather tanned in
the neighborhood. Shirts and
pants were made of flax that
would scratch, but they would
last three or four years. There
were not many stores then-one
at Pound, one at Holly Greek and
one or two at Gladeville. The
stores sold indigo, dyes, coffee,
lTnrn to back pagel
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27

Mrs. Don Cooper and little
daughter, OF Ohio, spent last week
with her parents, MIR. and MIS-.
VERNE Mullins.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27
AEP Takes
Service to Farm
Homes


to give service to- many farm
homes and communities of the
county and of Southwest Virgin,
ia during l947, according to an
nouncement this week by an Of
fetal Of the Appalachian Electric
Power CO.
The A. E. P. CO. plans to build
1000 miles and other companies
1000 or more miles of rural lines
in 1947. The total projected rural
line building program for iY47 is
5000 miles of new rural extern
sions at an estimated cost of
$4,000, 100000. This program will
bring the advantages and ber.e-
fits of electric service to over
$500 new rural and farm custom
ers in the service area.
The A.E.P. Co. operates in
Southwest Virginia and Southern
West Virginia, serving 80 Virgin
ia counties and 81 West Va. coun
ties.
1916 Busy Year.
notwithstanding material and
manpower shortages, over 5000
miles of new rural lines We're
built during the year ending Dec.
81, 1916. These new rural extern
siors brought electricity 20 over
$4,000 new farm and rural Gus.
toners. The EE.P. constructed
2,175.19 miles and served 49,
588 new customers. 1t is an inter
esting fact that there are hum
dreds of prospective uasef1"ets
customers within easy reach Of
existing lines that for one reason
or another have never elected to
be connected.
Everyone Included, Patience
Required.
The rural identification pro-
gram is based on area coverage
which will ultimately bring the
many advantages and benefits of
electric service to practically all
the farms and rural establish
ments in the company's territory.
The rural extension plan, reauir
ing only So per month or So per
customer where there are as
many as TOUR customers per fN2ie,
is among the lowest in the coun-
try and brings electric service
within the means of all who
plan to make use of it. This fact
is clearly born out by the fact
that prospective customers desir-
ing electric service for the first
time are making applications fas-
ter than the lines can be built to
serve them under existing condi-
tons. With the easing of materi-
(See next column)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27

D. r. Rakes, good citizen Of
Rt. l, was in Tuesday to renew
his subscription to the Herald.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27

ais and supplies, nanpowec and
transportation situation, the rural
line construction program is ex-
pected to go forward rapidly. In
the meantime, prospective GUS
toners must have patience they
may be assured that everything
possible is being done to hasten
the day when they will De con-
nected, the announcement con-
Guided.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-27

Henry Hughes of Coeburn Rt.
2, was seeing friends here one
day this week.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
Is Readers Digest innocent
victim Of smear campaign?

hit upon the digest idea
while he was convalescing from
wounds received in the first
World War.
STARTING on borrowed
money, Wallace and his wife
published their first issue of
the Readers Digest in Febru-
airy, 1922.
That first issue of the Read
er's Digest = which, by the
way, is no longer a "digest" of
the reprint variety, as we shall
see-demonstrated its reaction
airy attitude on current prob
lens. In that and other early
issues, articles bearing these
titles were published:
THE Menace Of the Polish
Jew" "Wasteful Regulations
of Labor Unions" america
for Americans" and Russia
Ended Socialism for Me-"
The Readers Digest hasn't
changed fund m e n al ! y
throughout the years, except
for its action in dropping the
procedure of reprinting arti-
cles from other magazines.
Three out of five Readers Di-
gest articles are now written
in the magazines office, al
though most of them are
planted" in other periodicals
prior to RID publication.
But the original anti
Semitic. anti-Negro. anti
labor. anti Soviet viewpoint
set forth by the Readers
Digest remains the same.
with the help of a sta
BILE of poison pen writer's
whose articles were approved
by the Nazis and broadcast
over the German propaganda
radio during the war.
Next week we will discuss
these writers-and the letter
sent to Miss Bodene by the
Readers Digest-in the second
article in this series.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

prove, is neither "honest" nor
sincere" nor the victim of a
"smear campaign"
The story will present evil
dence to support these charg-
eS:
l. The editor of the Read
er's Digest knowingly has
had dealings with an avowed
fascist for The purpose of
spreading propaganda.
z. Seven editors of the
Readers Digest are known
for their pro-fascist. anti
Semitic. anti-Negro. or anti
labor views.
3. The magazine itself has
published viciouslY anti
Semitic. anti Negro. anti
labor. and pro-fascist arti-
cles.
4. The Headers Digest has
accepted an award from a
religious front" organization
of Big Business-an outfit
headed by a native fascist.
S. The Readers Digest re-
SORTS to political pressure
to wage an anti-democratic
campaign against academic
freedom.
FIRST. let US look at the
magazine itself. It's a familiar
sight: a small, pocket sized
magazine which contains, it
pretends, articles of lasting in
terest." 1t is in its 26th year
of publication.
Where did ii come from?
Who is behind it?
William Roy Dewitt Wallace
Che calls himself simply De-
Witt Wallace, the 58-year-old
son of a Presbyterian clergy
man and scholar, publishes the
Readers Digest with the adj
vice of his wife, Lila Acheson
Wallace, also the daughter of
a Presbyterian minister.
An Iowan by birth, Wallace
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

Ind; born in Yugoslavia, charter
member of Local 1910, United
Steelworkers of America tCIO),
'sp m a ture anti-fascist" who
fought with the International Bril-
gade in Spain.
Ramon Martinez, of Chicago;
born in Mexico, member of the
staff of the United clearinghouse
Workers of America (CIO.
Peter Harisiades, of New York;
born in Greece, came to the United
States as boy of IS, worked on
railroads, in foundries, rubber
factories, steel mills.
Joe Weber, of Chicago; born
in Yugoslavia. came here at the
age of 9, for Is years has worked
at organizing coal miners, ma
chinists, show workers, steel work.
ers, and farm equipemnt workers.
All four face deportation, along
with 124 other nom citiz e n S
throughout the country.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07
By BILL ALEXANDER

One of the worst enemies of
democracy in the United States
is the Readers Digest, prob
ably the most widely rea d
magazine in the world.
For years the Digest has
been spreading its poison
with remarkably little pub
licized criticism. But many
individuals and organiza-
lions. recognizing RID for
what it is. have warned
against it.
The commercial newspapers
have carefully suppressed all
news critical Of the Readers
Digest, however, SO that too
many Americans are unaware
of its record.
ONE SUCH PERSON is Lii
liam Bodene, a reader of the
Star. who recently sent this
newspaper a letter in which
she said:
''In the interests of justice
and fair play, which I know
is the policy of your paper.
I am sending you a copy of
letter I received from the
Readers Digest in reply TO
letter ! wrote them before
cancelling my subscription.
because I wanted the truth
about their policies and af-
filiations.
s'Their letter sounds honest
and sincere to me, and my UNI
prejudiced beliefs are that the
smear campaign could easily
have been spread by misunder-
standing and lack of evidence.
What is your opinion?"
IN THIS and succeeding ar
ticles on the Readers Digest
the Star will give Miss Bodene
not its opinion about the
magazine, but the facts-the
documented facts about pc
riodical which, as the Star will
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

The student assembly. top
governing body of the U. of c.
campus. passed a double reso-
luton urging defeat of both
bills. The Northwestern Prog
ressive Students Association.
in forum attended by approx
imaielY 200 people. last week
fiaYed the bills and arranged to
send delegation TO Spring
field to present the protest.
At the meeting of the North
western chapter of the American
association of University profess
sors, the un-American activities
bill was described as "unconstitu-
tional." A representative was to
be sent to Springfield to present
resolution urging defeat of the
measure.
IN THE U. of c. of resolutions,
signed by Len Stein, assembly
president, the bill concerning the
u. of l., which carries a clause
aimed at expelling the American
Youth for Democracy from the
campus was described as opening
the way to denial of university
facilities "to any group which
expresses critical ideas, or ideas
at variance with those held by
state or university officials" The
bill was called a threat to free
dom of inquiry at all universities.
The un-American activities
bill. was charged with giving q
Commission the power through
smear and intimidation. to jeop-.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-07

The conference was attended by
103 delegates, representing SO fra
ternal, nationalities, youth, civic,
and labor organizations.
The delegates agreed to ask
their groups to send one perma-
nent representative to sit on the
council, which will give advice
to non-citizens, especially those
whose civil rights are endangered
by the current witch-hunt.
a LOCAL office for the con-
ference will be opened within the
next few weeks, Pearl Hart, at
torney and chairman of the con-
ference, announced.
The delegates voted to give
its full support to four Chicago
area non-cifizens who are be-
ing prosecuted for their political.
labor. and progressive acfivi-
ties" by government officials
and reacfionaries.
The men arc:
Steve Tandaric, of Hammond,