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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

Errors-Mayo. Dilinger, Lake. Runs
batted in-Hitchcock, Lehner, Wakefield.
Keu, Cramer, ~Cullenhine, Stephens 2.
Two base hit-Ken. Three base hits
Hutchinson, Mayo, Stephens. Home ruin
Stephens. Stolen bases-Mayo, Hutcnin-
son. Sacrifices - ZariIa, Mayo. Double
plays-Hutchinson, Cullenbine and Lake;
Stephens, Hitchcock and Judnich. Lett
on bases-Detroit 10. St. Louis 4. Bases
on balls off-Hutchinson /; off Kinder
2; Zoldak 3. Strikeouts-by Hutchinson
8; by Kinder 8; by Zoldak l. Hits-off
Kinder 8 in S 2-3 innings; off Zoldak 3
in 3 Ia innings. Passed balls-Moss.
Losing pitcher-Kinder. Umpires--Berry,
Weafer and Hubbard. Time 2:05. At
tendance 2,807.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
HARGROVE DAVIS
NAMED ASSISTANT
CAMPBELL COACH

Hargrove "Hoggy'' Davis.
hard.hitting outfielder Of the
Wilmington Pirates has been
appointed assistant athletic
coach at Campbell College, 1t
was announced yesterday by
Earl Smith, head grid mentor.
Fall practice sessions for
Campbell, Junior conference
football t~itlists, will begin on
Sept. l, Smith said.
Davis, son Of New Hanover
county sheriff, F. Porter Davis,
is a former student at Camp
bell college, and while attend.
ing classes there he was CATCH
er on the baseball team. This is
his second season with the local
baseball team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
WARSAW CAPTURES
WIN OVER ROBINS

RED SPRINGS, Aug. 20. - The
Warsaw Red Sox defeated the Red
Springs Robins, 4 to 2 here tonight
behind the six hit pitching Of Carl
johnson.
Bill Salyer, Warsaw second sack
er. greeted Harold Wood with a
375 foot home u over the right
field barrier on the first pitched
ball. The Robins knotted the count
in the fourth. but the lead was
shortlived as the Red Sox came
back to tally two in. the top half
of the sixth inning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
Plain Loop
Playoffs Scheduled

WILLIAMSON, Aug. %. up
Championship playoffs in the
class D. Coastal Plain baseball
league will open Sept. 9 in the
home parks Of the first and second
place teams, the league directors
decided here today.
Wilson is currently leading the
league by five games. New Bern
is second, Kinston third and
Tarboro fourth. Rocky Mount and
Goldsboro still have a chance to
land in the playoffs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

Errors-Priddy, Wynn, Spence. Runs
batted in-DiMagsio. Spence 3. R~izzuto,
Brown. McQuinn, Two base hit-DiMag-
gio. Three base hit-Lindell. Home run
Spence 2. Double play - Sullivan,
Priddy and Vernon. Left on bases
Washington 3; New York 8. Bases on balls
/. Wynn S; Page /. Strike
outs-Newsom 2; Wynn 1; Page 2. Hits
off-Newsom 4 in 7 innings; Page ! in
8. Winning pitcher-Page. Umpires -
Fassarella, Boyer and Rommel. Time
$50. Attendance 1929 paid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

Error-Gearhart. Runs batted in -
Walker, J~orgensen, Rojek, Stanky, Robin
son, Marshall, lombard. Two base hits
- Lohrke, Jorgensen, Stanky. Home
run-Marshall. Stolen bases - Walker,
Robinson. Sacrifice Branca. Double
play-Rojek, Stanky and Robinson. Left
on bases-New York /, Brooklyn Z.
Bases on balls - Koslo 2, Branca /.
Strikeouts-Koslo 3, Beggs /, Trinkle 1,
Branca 4. Hits off-Koslo Q in 5 in
nings; Beggs 2 in 2; Trinkle none in /.
Wild pitch-Branca. Losing pitcner -
Koslo. Umpires - Pinelli, Robb and
Gore. Time 2:15. Attendance 34,56S.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
DUNN-ERWlN WINS
OVER SPINS, ITO

DUNN, Aug. 29.-John Komar
scattered nine Sanford hits to-
night for his 10th win of the sea-
son as the Dunn-Edwin Twins
frightened their grasp on fourth
place and the Tobacco State Lea
que playoff with a II. victory
over the Spinners.
Komar's shutout was smashed
in the second inning when Phil
Shoffner singled to center field.
went to third base on Bass error
of the drive, and trotted home on
Bruce Hedrick's one-bagger to
left.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

Runs batted in - Collins, Jack
son.. Hedrick, McQuillen, Komar
2. Bass. Two base hits - Collins,
Stone, McQuillen, Nesselrode
Three-base hits - Komar. Home
runs - Bass. Stolen bases -
Leach. Left on bases - Sanford
9: Dunn-Erwin 6. Bases on balls
off - Stone 3. Struck out, by -
Komar 9; Stone 6. Wild pitches -
Stone. Passed balls - Hedrick.
Umpires - Revielle and Woodland.
Time of Game - 200.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
Wildcats And Fayetteville
Teams To Wdfch'- Stone
BY GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer

With two new coaches, Emory Adkins of Rocky Mount
and Carey L. Brewbaker of Durham taking over the foot
ference gridiron campaign has all the earmarks of being
the greatest in history.
Never before have the teams been so evenly matched.
SO well coached, or so s%plendidly backed by the sports
fans. Tickets, both here and in other Eastern Conference
cities, are selling as never before. More people want to see
hioh school football. More are interested in high school
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
HARRIS TOPPLES
ATHLETICS, 2T0l

BOSTON, Aug. 9. - () Be-
hind the three hit pitching Of Mick
ey Harris who turned in his first
complete game Of the season, the
Boston Red Sox tonight celebrat-
ed Birdie Tebbetts night by edg-
ing the Philadelphia Athletics 81
before "a, 083 cash customers who
swelled the total for IA night
games at Fenway Park to 1863, 1922.
PHI, AB r H O A
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

Runs batted in-Eames, Garsica 2.
Two base hits-Cabaniss, Wood. Three
base hits-Dixon. Home runs-Garsica.
Stolen bases-Carroll 2, Howard, Brady,
Cabaniss. Double plays-Wood to Caban-
ISIS, Marx, Knisely. Left on bases -
Smithfield 8; Lumberton 8. Bases on
balis-off: Brady 4, Garsica Z. Struck
out, by-Brady 3, Garsica 8. Umpires--
Wilson and Ruck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

Runs batted in - Musumeci, Marsh,
Kukulka 3, Benton 3. Poklemba 2,
Sanders. Haynes, Townsend, O'Shields,
Cieslinski. Muscovitch. Two base hits -
Muscovitch, Musumeci, Marsh, Benton.
Sanders. Three base hits - Poklemba.
Home run Townsend, Kuk1lka,
O'Shields, Hardisky, McLain. Sacrifices
Musumeci. Double plays-aCieslinski and
O'Shields; Hardisky and Bridges. Left
on Discrimination II; Clinton u.
Bases o balls-off: Corbett 2. Kaires 1,
Townsend 5. Struck out, by-Corbett l..
Edwards S, Kaires /, Townsend 7. Hits
off: Corbett G in 1 2-3 innings; off Ed
wards Z in Z 1-3; off Kaires 2 in I: off
Townsend IS in 9; off Stephenson o in /.
Winning pitcher - Townsend. Losing
p~itcher-Kaires. Umpires - Baker and
Davidzuk. Tim of game ESQ
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YeSteFdayB NeSutS
Brooklyn 6; New York 8.
Boston 8: Philadelphia 2.
(Only games scheduled).
Today's Games
New York at Brooklyn-Iott (3-8) vs.
King (5-3).
Boston at Philadelphia-Barrett Q0-sl
VS. Hughes (4S).
st. Louis at Cincinnati (night) -
Munger ul-4) VS. Walters C7-6).
Pittsburgh at Chicago-Bonham (9-7)
VS. Erickson (7-8) or Lade (9-8l.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

Runs batted in-Salyer, Jordon, Mil
ner, Mangini, Papa. Two base hits -
Rogers, Jones. Three base hits Jones.
Home runs-Salyer. Stolen bases-salyer.
Left on bases-Warsaw 3; Red Springs
7. Bases on balls-off: Wood l, h
son 3. Struck out, by-Wood I, Miller
/. johnson 10. Hits off: Wood 6 in 5 2-3
innings; Miller 3 in 3 1-3. Hit by pitch
er, by-Johnson clayton, Brown. Wild
pitches-Johnson. Passed balls-Papas.
Umpires-MitcAell. Chandler. Time Of
game sic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
conference Teams Drill For Opening Tits
BROOKLYN CLIPS
GIANTS, 6 TO 3

BROOKLYN, Aug. 20. - @ -
Sailing into Lefty Dave Koslo for
five hits and five runs in the sixth
inning which also featured a steal
OF home by Jackie Robinson, the
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the
New York Giants SO before a.
900 fans tonight to increase their
National League lead over the
idle st. Louis Cardinals to seven
and a half games.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
BOSTON C20 101 40
PHILADELPHIA 100 O 100

Errors-Gilbert, Wyrostek. Runs batted
in-Ryan 2, Voisellc. Elliott, Holmes, F.
Mccormick; Wyrostek, LaPointe: Two
base hits-Ryan, Wyrostek, F.
Elliott. Stolen base-M. Mccormick. Lit
whiler. Double plays-LaPointe, verban
and Lakeman: Handley and Veresn.
Left on bases-Boston 9, Philadelphia 8.
Bases on balls off Heintzelman 3;
Voiselle i; schanz l. strikeouts-Vo;selie
5, Heintzelman 2, Schmidt l. Hits off
Heihtzelman II in s 1-3 innings; Hughes
in / ia. Hit by pitcher-by Voiselle
(Gilbert). Losing acknowledgement
MISUNDERSTANDING, Stewart and Mayer
kurth, Time 2:06. Attendanee 1,S6S.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
New York 4; Washington 3.
Boston 2; Philadelphia /.
Detroit S; st. Louis 4.
Chicago at Cleveland Trained OUT.
Today's Games
Washington at New York-Shea Q1-4)
VS. Heafner (7-11). ?
Philadelphia at Boston Marchildon
(16-p VS. Hughson (11-10).
Chicago at Cleveland-Gebrian (3-2)
VS. Embree (6-9).
Detroit at st. Louis fnisht)-Houtte-
man 500 VS. Zoldak (7-D.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

Errors+None. Runs batted in-Rosar,
Pellagrini 2. Two base hits = Suder,
P%ellagrini. Sacrifices-Majeski. Left on
observation-disclosures 4; Boston S. Bases
on balls-off Coleman 2, off Harris 2.
Strike outs-by Coleman 2. by Harris 8.
Umpire-McGowa Grieve, McKinleys
Jones. Time i:4S. Attendance 34,6e3
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
YANKEES SQUEEZE
BY MATS, 4 TO 3

NEW YORK, Aug. 20. -(P9- A
long fly by George McQuinn with
one out and the bases loaded in
the last half Of the 10th inning
scored Tommy Heinrich with the
run that gave the New York Yam
KEGS a 4-3 victory over the Wash
ington Senators tonight.
w A CVYYN ~ An y N n A
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

backfield returning from the
as champs, Madden has been
shifting men around and figures
that he'll come up with a dan
gerous running attack. Ham
Crowder is an ace in Madden's
1947 deck!
Coach Carey L. Brewbacker
tries his hand at Durham High
this season with a bunch Of ex-
perienced pigskinners, who held
Wilmington to a ~ tie there just
one year ago.
The Bulls once again boast a
strong line, flanked by veterans
Eugene Brooks and Bobby Poe,
two six foot lads. A host OF ack-
tield men are returning for an
other season in Red and White
garb, and according to Durham
writer Jack Williams, the Bulls
can win the State championship.
Goldsboro
Norris Jeffreys had a fine ball
club in 1916, but lack of spirit
dropped the Earthquakes from
the title fight after they had
made a great start against Rocky
Mount High.
Jeffreys has little to say about
his 'Quakes, playing the old
'hush-mouth" policy, but with
several lettermen back the Colds
boro team may rise off the cellar
floor with a few breaks.
Rocky Mount
Alvin Hooks, the passing ace,
is back at Rocky Mount and just
his name alone means the Black
birds will be tough! Emory Ad-
kins, who produced such stand
outs as Buddy Luper and Howard
Turner, is back behind the coach
ing wheel also to add 20 Rocky
Mount FANS championship hopes,
which faded into the fog with the
sad 1916 Blackbird array.
Asked about his prospects, Ad-
kins replied: Il have Alvin
Hooks, quarterback; Garland
Barnes, center; Harvey Odom,
end; and Harry Fowler, guard.
back from the 1916 squad, but
newcomers "Red" Watkins, 100
pound sophomore fullback, an d
Charley Bachelor, $50 pound
Junior halfback, are the two boys
whom I believe will spark the
team"
Wilmington
New Hanover High school, I'm
der Coach Leon Brogden for the
third straight season has hopes OF
lettering its three won, two loss'
and one tied record Of 1916.
Brogden will again depend or
his Information running attack
with Just a sprinkle Of passing
since his great thrower, Buooa
Sykes, graduated.
irwin Gore, the PAT specialist,
has been converted from guaro
to quarterback. Gore, Llnwooo
Grissom, Johnny Crowley, ano
Mike Austin will do the tossing
for MINIS, while the pass re
ceivers will be Billy Quarles,
Fritz Stelljes, Corky Bolton, Lin
wood Taylor, Bob Lewis, and pos
siblv Lloyd Honeycutt if he does
not NAV a guard. All r mex,
nerienced with the exception o:
stellies, who played behind
Buddy Bridges in 1946.
Jim Gibson and Jimmy Pmer'
probably the two best line busters
II the conference, are back to
carry the mail from the fullback
and right halfback post, respec'
tivelv. Charlie Smith, who can
RIM the 100 yard dash in 1913, and
Homer Brewer are the two break
awav runners Of this Wildcat edi,
ton. They may alternate at let
halfback.
No other team can boast the
limo the Wildcats parade across
tho field. In Bill Kuhn (22O, Doc
Venters (183), and Craig Hamp'
ton 1859 the Cats have All-State
material. Kuhn will manhandle
tackle along with Deck Jordan
Old: Venters and Hampton VII
be running mates at guards
while 216 pound Bobby Haas ap,
nears to have the center slo'
clinched. Haas has played guare
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30

Yesterdays Results
WILMINGTON 8; Clinton 8.
Warsaw 4; Red Springs 2.
Lumberton 2; Smithfield l.
Dunn-Erwin Z; Sanford Z.
Today's Games
Sanford at
Dunn-Erwin at Lumberton.
Red Springs at Clinton.
Selma-Smithfield at Warsaw.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-30
STANDINGS

TOBACCO STATE LEAGUE
The frontiersman., 1947-01-25
OSCAR ENGLISH { $ HOS7 AZ PARTY

Oscar English was host to a group Of his friends a t a par ty at the English home Saturday even- ing. Games, mus ic, and a Dir thday cake kept the par ty-gsers bus for the evening.
 Oscars fifteen tn Dir thday was the oc- casion for the cele- br a t ion.
The frontiersman., 1947-01-25
The Fron ti CT sman
MARCH OF DIMES TICKETS ON SALE
 EARLY. NEXT W EEK

, tARlY Ntxl W ttk
 Ticket ts for the Mar ch of Dime s danc e !, planned for the ev- ,ening of Feb. l, are to go" on sale the fir s t. part of next week, 1t was arnounc- ed today.
 Members of tile ti.- cket selling commi t. tee, which includes Viola Jensen, Norma Swain, .H5len Yuth, and Simon Josefsen, IT,, are planning a door -to-door sales cambaign.
 Tickets also will be on sale at the door of Linwood Hall on the evening of the dance.
 Flor ence Brun and Anna June Wills sen, members of the food selici tor cormi t tee plan to get in touch wi tn all Seldovia cooks on Wedne sday and Thur sday of next week.
 They will ask far donat ions of cakes, Nes, cookies or, candy. The food they receive will be raf- l FoR EVERY ConfoR7 DlI> C
The frontiersman., 1947-01-25
WILSON'S STILL WORK ON BARGE MOTORS

~- Er l ing and Norman Nil son, now at work on the. overhaul of their rec 7ntly pur- chased power barge, this week repor ted that one engine of the craft was in working order.
 They plan to re- main at Seward until the other engine is in oper at ion, when they will br ing the barge to Seldovia un- der its own power.
The frontiersman., 1947-01-25
SOCIAL WORKER
 ... MAKES fIElO TRIP TO, PORT GRAHAM

Mr s. Erne s tine Mc~ Kay, social worker for the Al six a, Native Service ;. made a ief field trip to Fort Graham this week. She Was taken to the vil- lage on Mar tin Peter- sonfs boat last Tues day, return ing to Seldovia late Wednes- day.
 MT s Mckay, in company with three children whom she is taking to the Eklutna school at Seward, has been stormbound here since her return. She attempted to reach Homer aboard the Pet- erson boat y7s terday, but was forced tc turn back.
The frontiersman., 1947-01-25
nAnt0 SURotoN :.

Dr.. Philip H.. Moore of Colorado has been. el ec ted to fill th6"position of chief surgeon for the Ter ri torial Depar tment of Heal tn, it was re- DOT ted las t week.
The frontiersman., 1947-01-25


 fled on the night of the dance, and the 2 saffle proceeds added to ticket sales as Seldov ie's contribu- tion to the March of Dimes drive.
 At las t, yaar's dance 36 Seldovia housewives brought food. con tributions, but, It is the hope of MT s. Brun and Miss Wi son to have an even greater number of donations this
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19

Bonnie Martin and jamie and
Corena Sutherland were shopping
in Dante Friday.
Juanita La Salla and children
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Martin.
Mrs. Bert Sutherland and chill
dren, of st. Paul, spent last week
with friends and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Bailey Wis
tied Mrs. Thomas Wise Sunday.
Louella Sutherland was a
Thursday night guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Bryant.
J. G. and jamie Sutherland
spent Saturday night with Mr..
and Mrs. Edison Jessie.
Juanita La Sale and children
were dinner guests at the home
of Henry Rasnick Sunday.
Lue Kiser was visiting in st.
Paul one day this week.
Shelby Martin and Corena
Sutherland attended the birth
day party of Darrell Newberry
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Niece
were visiting on Bear Ridge Sun
day.
Allen Martin was visiting Hol-
ly Kiser and family Sunday.
Allen Martin and children
were visiting at the home of Dan
Martin Monday evening.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
NO DANGER AT PRESENT

There has been mucn talk OF
late to the effect that a coal
washer to-be at the new coal op
Grafton on Lick Fork will pollute
Cranes Nest river and kill all
the fish in that stream.
Officials who have Investigate
ed this matter say that the coal
tipple and coal washer being
erected is on the headWaters OF
Lick Fork, three miles from the
river, and that Lick Fork is but
a tiny stream where the tipple
and washer will be, and that it
is barely possible that any pol
luton from that cource will
reach Cranes Nest.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19

house. House is weatherboarded
and has stone foundation, all
rooms on one floor, oak floors,
poplar trim and wall are ceiled.
Located on an unimproved road,
10 miles of Haysi, Va. Price
$4,000. No. 6972.
Groom house, As acres, Dick
enson county. Weatherboarded
and painted, cement block foun-
dalton. All rooms on one floor,
pine trim, oak floors, walls sheet
rocked. Finished basement, and
lights. Is new and in good con-
dition. 20 acres gently rolling, 8
acres pasture. Located on gravel
and dirt road. Price $4,000.
4-room boxed residence, is
acres of land near Haysi, Va. Has
wood pillar foundation, oak trim,
walls sheetrocked, basement UNI
finished, lights and house in good
condition. 8 acres gently rolling,
II acres hillside. Good orchard.
Near schools, stores, etc. 5 miles
west of Haysi on highway from
Haysi to Clintwood. Price $4,000.
No. 1888.
Groom house, filling station
and store near Haysi. Weather
boarded, brick foundation, pine
floors, walls sheetrocked. %
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia: In the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court of the Coll1a-
ty of Dickinson, on the 29th
day of May, 1947.
Ohley E. Lilly, Complainant
against
Rhoda J. Lilly, Defendant
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain for the complainant from the
defendant divorce avinculo
matrimonii upon the grounds OF
desertion.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant, Rhoda J. Lilly, is not resi-
dent of the State Of Virginia, it
is ordered that she do appear
here within 10 days after due
publication hereof and do what
may be necessary to protect her
interest in this suit. And it is
further ordered that copy here
of be published once a week for
four successive week in the Dick
enson Herald and that copy be
posted at the front door Of h
court house of this county on or
before the 1st June rules, 1947.
A copy-Teste:
Lee Stanley, Deputy Clerk
J. c. Smith, p q (May 29)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19

acres with one acre level, 10 acres
gently rolling ! mile from post
office, 8 miles from Haysi. Price
$4,000. No. 6735
Groom house, acres, Clint
wood, Dickinson county. House
is weatherboarded, painted, has
oak floors, chestnut trim. Finish
ed basement with partitions.
House has lights and is in very
good condition. 4 acres rolling,
cleared, orchard. Water furnish
ed by well. Located on Fremont
road, which is macadamized and
is on the south side of Cintwood.
Price $1,000. Terms, $4,000 acsh
payment and monthly payments
to be arranged. No. 1924.
Garage building, acre land,
8 miles of Clintwood. Has con-
crete floor and is being used as
an autombile repair shop and is
doing very nice business at this
time. Included is air compressor,
wise and emery wheel. ! acre of
level land, facing on macadam
highway. Price $500. No. 1928
broom house, 3 acres of land.
Haysi. Brick siding on outside.
wood pillar foundation. / mile of
Haysi on Rt. 80. On Honaker bus
line, IA mile off macadam road.
Price $1,000. No. 1922.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
June Buys In Real Estate

4 Room Log and Boxed House,
"A acres of land, South of FIRE.
mont, Va Wood pillar foundation,
pine trim, oak floors, walls sheet
rocked. acres are level, house
in fair condition. Has orchard of
about 100 trees. Price $1100.
No. 1888
New 6 Rooms, lot, Rt. Ga, Allen
Va. Weatherboarded house and
is painted, wood pillar founda-
ton, all rooms on one floor, pine
floors and trim. Lights. Fronts
on highway. Near post office,
stores, etc. Price $2850. No. 7087
1874 acre farm, 4 room house,
located on Lick Creek, Dickinson
county, Va. II acres rolling, 122
acres hillside, rs acres cleared,
SO acres in mining timber. Orch
ard, 4 springs, barn and granary
in fair condition. House is cinder
block, with concrete foundation,
not quite completed, near bus
service, etc. miles of Haysi on
macadam and gravel road. Price
$4,000. No. 6814.
4-room house, 100 acres of
land, Haysi, Va. 80 acres are gent
ly rolling 81 acres hillside. Some
saw timber. Orchard of about 100
trees, Barn, granary and poull. y
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
VOTERS MAY WIN RIGHT
TO ELECT OFFICIALS
OF THEIR CHOICE

There is at last some chance
that the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties before long may
let the voters, instead of the
party bosses, have the controll-
ing voice in choosing presidential
nominees.
This is one of the most needed
reforms in the American elector-
al system. It will not come easy.
The party professionals will re-
sist. But it is a valuable refrom,
logical reform, and it rests on
the simple premise that the Am
erican voters cannot be said
democratically to elect their Pres
ident until they choose their pres
idental candidates.
The objective of placing the
machinery for the selection of
the presidential nominees in the
hands of the stockholders of the
major parties-namely the vot-
ers-instead of in the hands of
the board Of directors, namely,
the party managers, has been ad
vocated periodically for many
years. It has not been realized be
cause the voter demand has not
been equal to the resistance of
the party professionals.
It is being urged renewedly to
day, not from the political side
lines only but from within the
Republican party itself.
There is an effective method
of putting the party presidential
nominations in the control of
the people. It was advanced by
Senator George w. Norris of Ne
braska nearly 80 years ago. It
was proposed formally from the