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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19
MOST FARMERS HIT
BY INCOME TAX

Almost all Ohio farmers are
required to file an income tax
return under regulations which
have not been changed since
January, l947 Rural economists
at Ohio State University says
experience with such returns in
the past few years has induced
many farmers to keep farm re-
cords which help in preparing
the tax statements.
The economists claim the items
most often causing trouble in
filing the returns are lack Of re-
cords of expenses and failure TO
include capital gains as part Of
the annual income. All supplies
used in conducting the farming
business are deductible expenses,
even down to postage stamps on
business letters.
Capital gains most often come
from selling a part of the breed
ing herd of flock or from redu-
cling the size of the dairy herd.
Money received from such sales,
except where the animals were
purchased during the year, are
capital gains and one-half of such
receipts is taxable.
Changes in inventory may be
losses or gains, SO the inventory
should be checked closely in MAX
ing the report. Provisions are
made for depreciating buildings
and equipment in filing the re-
turns. Complete returns should be
filed by January is, or else the
estimated tax sh ould b
paid by that date and any re-
quired corrections and final pay
ment made by March Is.
The rural economists say that
most income tax offices are over
loaded with requests for help as
the tax deadline approaches. In
correct returns can be corrected
when the farmer makes an at
tempt to file complete return.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19
City News

the Legion rooms. The public is
cordially invited to attend. Please
remember the date.
The Past Chiefs of the Pythian
Temple held their meeting at the
h m of Mrs. Arlou Langstaff
with Miss Bessie Evans assistent
hostess. Guests of the. club were
Mrs. Nellie Walker, Mrs. Chris
tine Wilcox, Mrs. Eta Allen, Mrs.
Irene B. Kilgore and Miss Cora
Pennington.
Mrs. Rose Overfield, of Column
bus, was a guest last week of
Mrs. Rosa Oyerfield
Mrs. J. E. Glenn and daughter,
Collette, of Springfield, have
been visiting Mrs. Glenn's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Fitz-
gerald.
Mrs. L. w. Elsom, Mr. Warren
Elsom, of Ostrander; Mrs Bertha
Taylor and Miss Jane were call
ing on relatives in Dublin and
Worthington, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Chapman
attended the funeral of Mrs.
Laura Coffman, in Worthington,
on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. l3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Biglow, of
Delaware: Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Coburn were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
McKitrick.
Miss Eva Kilgore and M is s
Madge Kilgore visited Mrs. Ella
Hummell on Sunday, Jan. IL.
Mrs. Eva Wilcox, of Mt. Gilead,
is visiting her father, Mr.. Chas.
Prugh.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19
: RAYMOND
MRS. E. C. JACKSON

Mrs. Minnie jackson spent
Saturday in the h I'm of her
daughter, Mrs Davie, and Sunday
afternoon called on Mrs. Lizzie
BoWerSmith and Lesta.
Mrs. Agnes Yeoman went to
San Antonio hospital in Kenton,
Saturday, for observation.
Mrs. Erma Gallant is getting
along fine from her recent opera
ton and is expected home some
time this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. BURNS Bushong
were dinner guests Sunday, of
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Bushong
and children.
Mr.. Forest Bowersmith spent
Sunday in Columbus.
Rev. Copely is at present as
/ Isisting in Evangelistic services at
the Methodist church in Essex.
Mrs. Ada Rogers, daughter,
Maxine, called on friends in Ray
mond, Monday afternoon.
On Sunday the following rela-
tives met in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. p. Graham and helped
them celebrate their 50th we'd
ding anniversary: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Graham and daughter,
Of Linworth; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Graham, Of Zanesfield; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frances Graham and child
rem, of Londonderry; Mr.. an d
Mrs. Clayton Wolford and son,
of Broadway; Miss Christina
Graham, of Cleveland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Sampson, of West
Liberty; Mrs. Jennie H al and
sister, of d u b n; Mrs. Frank
! Dondna, Marysville Rt. /; Mr.,
and Mrs. Kenneth Tillman and
children, Mr.. an d Mrs. Harold
Tillman, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Tillman, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Till
man and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Phillies, all of near
Marysville. A nice dinner was
served. A mum b er Of beautiful
gifts were received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Graham. The day was spent
a social way, and all returned to
their h ON S wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Graham many more years
of happiness.
DR.. and Mrs. Ray Phipps and
daughter, Sonia, of Oberlin, spent
the weekend with their mother,
Mrs. Blanche Phipps. On Sunday
they were all guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight Herd, near Broad
way
Anne Crum and Patty Bushong
attended a birthday surprise for
little Sara Bowersmith, at IN e
home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Bowersmith on
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Herd ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert
Hegenderfer on Su n d ay after
noon to" the home of Mrs. Herds
sister, Mrs. Leila Hegenderfer,
who is home from st. Francis
hospital, after a minor operation.
She is getting along well.
Mrs. Mary Polling called on
Mrs. Herd Monday afternoon.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19
STATE WIDE REFERENDUM SEEKS
RETURN OF LIMITED GIRLS ATHLETICS

ing wrong about inter-school
games for girls. It's the way these
games and contests are conduct
ed that produces much criticism.
The recommendations as submit
ted definitely aim TO correct the
administrative mistakes of I n G
past which brought about tn e
present rule that prohibits any
kind of interscholastic competi-
ton for girls"
The many requests for some
kind of girls interscholastic pro-
gr am resulted in the appoint
ment of a statewide committee
by the Ohio High School Athlet-
ic Association TO study the prob
lem and make specific recon-
mendations.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19

Subject came up at Bill Web
ster's, the other day, as we were
chatting over beer and pretzels.
Just who are the folks who make up
our town? Where'd they come from?
Well, Doc HOLSTERS Scotch
English ancestry; viii Dudley's
folks were mining stock from
Pennsylvania; Skip Powelps FAM
lily were brewers back in Holland.
Guess our blOodstream's got
bit of every country of the globe
and every section OF America. We've
still got differences in taste and
Observation-Disclosures they apply to
music, history, or beer. Only those
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19

The State Department of Edu-
cation favors a limited amount
Of scholastic competition for high
school girls, Dr. Clyde Hissong,
state director of education, an
nounced here today. Such pro-
gram of interscholaStic sports Has
been recommended by the Ohio
girls interscholastic athletic COM
mittee and it is now receiving a
referendum vote by the admin
strative heads Of Ohio high
schools. T h voting will clos e
Dec. %.
"The proposals are education
ally sound and meet the state
standards recommended for a
well-rounded program of physi-
cal education and athletics for
girls" DIR. Hissong said Some of
the high lights of the proposed
program Of interscholaStic sports
for girls are:
/. Organized tournaments are
prohibited.
2. No school shall participate
in the approved program unless
the. school employs woman
teacher of physical education.
3. Girls enrolled in grades 8,
10, IL, and II may participate.
4. No school shall schedule
more than three interscholastic
events during the school year in
the same activity.
S. Contests mus 1 be finished
by p. m. or before dark.
6. No paid admissions at the
gate and no collections shall be
taken up during the event.
Z. No games shall be played
prior to, during, or following a
game between boys teams.
3. There shall be no men
coaches for girls interscholastic
athletic activities.
9. No team of girls shall COM
pete against a team Of boys, but
teams made up Of both boys and
girls m ay participate in u c h
activities as archery, golf, tennis,
bowling, volleyball, riflery, and
other such recreational sports.
10. Girls may not play on boys
interscholastic teams.
II. Overnight trips are not per-
mitted.
II. Women officials m u st be
used.
l3. Members must be partici-
pants in the same activity in the
schools intramural program.
IA. No awards shall be given.
IS. A physical examination is
recommended before participa-
ton.
Paul Z. Landis, state supervis-
or Of physical education, and ex-
officio member of the O.H.S.A.A.
Board of Control said, IF inter
scholastic athletics can be justi-
fled for boys, they can also be
justified for girls. There's moth
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19
From where | SIT. ..M Joe Marsh
Who Are We, Anyway?

differences don't matter - because
we're self-respecting people, in a
free, united land.
And from where I sit, that's
what makes our towns and cities
- our America so strong, pro-
gressive, tolerant. Our champion
ship Of individual liberties has
brought us people from all faiths,
all lands-to prove that respect for
one another's rights is the greatest
bond humanity can know!
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19

period. Mt. Gilead took advant-
age of this asin Cup by the
Monarchs to start getting some
points, (aided by Larry Luck on
some of their shots) while Marys
ville's own scoring cooled off a
bit.
Outscored in Third
The result was that Mt. Gilead
outscored Marysville 1910 in the
third quarter, and at one time
had Marysville's lead cut to only
10 points. Evans, Kingsmore and
Mcclure each got a basket for
Marysville this quarter, while
Wall got two free throws, and
Mcclure and Evans, one apiece.
For the Indians, McCaI'ty dropped
in three miracle" shots from the
side-lincs, while Galleher, Kelley
and McClarren each got one
basket, and Klingle got a free
throw
The final quarter was the Wild
est, from a scoring standpoint,
in which Marysville has played
all season. The Monarchs scored
10 points and Mt. Gilead l5-44
points i'm all. For Marysville, Wall
got on basket, Mcclure, two;
Kingsmore, one; Evans, one and
Dayton, two, while Mcclure got
two free throws, Boyd, one; Ev-
ans, two an d Dayton, one.
Klingle got a b a S k ct for Mt.
Gilead, Lancaster got two bask-
cts and a foul, and B urne ! /,
Galleher, McCarty and McClar-
rem, one basket each.
Throughout the game, Marys-
vile was far more accurate on
shooting than they have been at
any time this season, and the
foul shots were exceptionally
good, tn Monarchs sinking 20
out of % tries from the free
throw line. Scoring was also
more evenly divided among all
the boys, even though MCGUIRE
led the parade with q pc:@"sc.
The preliminary game was one
Of those hair-raising things,
which happen every SO often IN
basketball. The Mt. Gilead Re-
s serves connected on 10 out of 70
shots at the basket during the
first half, and enjoyed lead OF
25-l7 at half f-time. But Marysville
Reserves came back strong the
last period, to tie the game up at
30-all with minute to go, then
win it on a basket by McCracken
in the closing seconds of play.
Hoffman was high for Marysville
with IA points, while Lancaster
got 10 for Mt. Gilead.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19
MarysviIIe Wins
From Mt. GiIead
CONTINUED from page IL

Mt. Gilead, McClarren got two
baskets, Kelley, one; McCarty
three free throws, and Galleher,
one from the foul line.
But, while Marysville enjoyed
a comfortable lead at half-time,
the lads also left the floor with
four personal fouls on Dayton
and three each on Mcclure and
Kingsmore, while Wall and Evans
had two apiece.
Very quickly after the third
period started, tn e fourth foul
was called on MCGUIRE and
Kingsmore, which meant both
boys had to play extremely caut-
ious ball or collect another foul
and be banned from the game
(Which did happen to Kingsmore
but not until late in the fourth
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19

officials Dave Rayburn 90. w.
u, referee; Sterling Geesman
(Springfield College. Mass), um-
pire.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19
GRANGE NEWS

Leesburg Grange No. 2678 will
meet in regular session Thurs
day evening, Jan. %. The lectur-
er reports that Ollie Neimeyer,
Marion county conservation Of
ficer will be present and give
color movies on wild life. Sew
eral who have seen his pictures
say they are fine.
In order to turn the program
over to Mr.. Neimeyer at 8 p. M,
regular Grange will start sharp
ly at 8 p. m. The home economics
committee asks that each family
bring a pie to help with the
lunch.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19

copyrghi, 1913. United Sidtess Breloe,s Founda1on
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19

NtIttII
MarYsvilIe 3 II -- 32
Mt Gilead II - 80
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-01-19
MACHINE CLINIC

A Sewing Machine Clinic will
be conducted by county h o m G
demonstration agent, Mrs. Diehl,
Wednesday at LAS p. m. in the
Claiborne Grange Hall. Bring
sewing machines, if there's some
thing wrong with them, and
you'll be shown how to fix them
and properly keep them in re-
pair.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
State Asks Trial Of Miners
be Held Outside of County

in Grundy and guarded the doors
of the court room. The state po-
ire and the local officers of Buch
anan County had no truck with
each other.
Stray Impressions
A dozen state police at each
checking station X s. patrolling
the streets and court house with
riot sticks X g but not so bossy
as Battles Bully Boys were in
Dickinson in 1889 & 3 Porter
field, ever quiet and courteous,
g Ratliff, tense and pregnant
with authority X 81 Y bitter NUT
terings from Buchanan County
officers $ IS X Emory Widner's
argument, worth the trip to hear
y Judge Mullins on the street,
saying there was nobody left at
Keen Mountain to trade with on
Monday \ g Robert Arlington,
Writ Powers and Arnold Stanley,
Dickinson County men, among
the accused $ Miners in shirt
sleeves, some defiant, some ner-
vous, some relaxed and confident
g . g Buchanan County names
among the men, Sisk, Fletcher,
Lester, Street, Blankenship, Nc
Glothlin, Looney X X a broken
neck and broken back, is there
"too much blood on coal''?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
Strange Sights Seen
On Camp Greek

And now comes Hardy Mullins
from Camp Creek with a strange
nature story. He says he found
and captured a giant bull frog
in one of the swamps over there
with five legs and seven feet.
He wanted to prove his story and
planned to put the frog on dis
play at Davis & Shorts store on
Georges Fork. But the frog had
other ideas, and on Sunday night
he took to the tall grasses. Search
as he would, Hardy could not
find the freak. But inasmuch as
his reputation for truth and We
racity has never been questioned,
we believe the account given by
Mr.. Mullins.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
OIL, GAS LEASES
TAKEN ON COUNTY
LANDS

The Clinchfield Coal Corpora
ton has taken several leases on
lands lying in the Russell Fork
and Frying Pan area, and propos-
es to drill for Oil and gas. They
continue to secure leases d
hope to acquire rights on other
lands in that section. There are
evidences of both oil and gas in
that section.
It may be recalled by old TIM
tiers that there was considerable
drilling throughout Dickinson
County about thirty years ago,
and it was said then that holes
extended to depths of more than
1000 feet. One opening near the
mouth of Brush Creek and one
close to the mouth of Georges
Fork burned readily when light
ed matches were applied. Re-
ports do not indicate that oil and
gas are usually found in coal
bearing sections, but it has been
believed for years that these re-
sources could be found deep ur1-
der the surface of Dickinson
County
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
SETTLING POOLS
HELP CLEAR CRANES
NEST WATERS

Warren L. Moody. a chemist
employed by the state in research
work, recently analysed samples
of black water from Lick Fork
and Cranes Nest while the pollu-
ton coming out of Lick Fork was
at its worst. His conclusion, af-
ter analyzing contents of samples
given him was as follows:
''The high solid content, which
is finely divided mineral and
carbonaceous material, renders
these waters wholly unfit or
fish and Aquatic life"
The Lick Fork operators took
the sensible course a short time
ago and built dam across the
mouth of the large hollow just
across from the coal washer and
are now piping the discharge
from the washer into the pond.
The waters below cleared up
when they started doing this and
SO far there has been no cause
for further complaint. Previous
ly the operators claimed that the
water had been discolored by the
strip mining on Lick Fork, but
those who Investigated the mat
ter in securing evidence intend
ed to be used in a suit to enjoin
the pollution, say that the dis
coloration was all from the coal
washer.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
COAL DOCKS CLOSED TO
SMALL TRUCK MINES
SAYS REPORT

It is reported the coal dock at
Fremont has refused to take any
more coal from a large number OF
small truck mines, some on
Cranes Nest, some on Georges
Fork and some on Camp Creek.
It is said that coal from these
mines has been refused because
it was dirty. Most of these mines
are now hauling coal to docks
around Lick Fork, and a few
have turned to the domestic
trade. Some observers think that
the move against dirty coal was
caused by the shortage Of rail-
road cars at the Fremont siding
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
YOUNG FISHERMEN MUST
HAVE LICENSE

! beg to advise the people Of
Dickinson County that, begin
ming July /, the law requires that
all persons over Ia years old who
fish in any of the county streams
in any way are required to have
license.
A combination hunting and fish
ing license for the county costs
one dollar. Claude F. Beverly
Game Warden
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
ROD & GUN CLUB TO MEET

The Dickinson County Rod &
Gun Club will meet at the court
house here Friday night, July %.
at Z p. M, for the transaction of
business of various sorts, h e
most important of which will be.
the election of new officers for
the coming year. A full attend
ance of members is urgently re-
quested. John w. Chase, Sec'y
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
TWO SINNERS AND TWENTY
GALLONS OF WHITE MULE
CAPTURED

ABC officer L. T. Younce made
heavy haul on Lick Creek Wed
nesday afternoon, including two
moonshine operators, 35-gallon
still and about 20 gallons of liq-
uor. Two young men, Ransom
Powers and Thomas Austin,
were captured and brought to
Clintwood, where they made bond
for appearance in court. ABC Of
ficers state that they destroy four
or five moonshine outfits in Dick
enson county each month.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
REBEKAH LODGE INSTALI.S
NEW OFFICERS

New officers for the July to
January term were installed by
the local Rebekah Lodge on Tues
day night of this week. State pres
ident, Mrs. Madeline Kiser, of
Big Stone Gap annd the degree
team of Appalachia lodge came
down to make the installation.
The new officers are:
Mrs. Mabel Hylton, Noble
Grand
Miss Edna Beverly, Vice Grand
Mrs. Martha Short, Treasurer
Mrs. Bruce Hanover, Financial
Secretary
Mrs. June Beverly, Recording
Secretary
Mrs. Wyoma Keel, Warden
Mrs. Edna Rose, Conductor
Miss Edith Baker, Inside Guar
dian
Mrs. Edna Richardson, Outside
Guardian
This lodge was organized Oct.
6, l947, and now has sixty mem
bers, and a degree team good
enough to receive requests from
other lodges of the section to come
and put on degree work for
them.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15


One hundred fifty-eight of the
178 miners indicted in Buchanan
County appeared in court at
Grundy Monday afternoon. Eigh-
teen men had not been apprehend
ed, one was in a hospital with a
broken back, and another with
a broken neck They sat in punish
ing heat while lawyers argued
for and against motion of At
torney General Almond to move
the trial to some other county.
This issue was not decided, and
further arguments will be heard
next Monday.
Only the accused, attorneys,
court attendants and members of
the press were allowed in the
court room, and these jammed
every seat. BY special permission,
Bill Minton, district president of
UMWA, was allowed to remain.
The defense scored a point
when the court ordered several
paragraphs of Governor Tuck's
letter to the Attorney General to
be stricken from the record.
Attorney General Almond made
a motion to move the trial from
Buchanan County and presented
affidavits in support of the mo-
ton. These affidavits were to the
effect that jury could not be
found in Buchanan County that
would convict union members for
labor troubles. Emory Widener,
defense attorney attacked this
motion as against the Bill OF
Rights, which guarantees to every
man a trial in the community in
which he is accused of commit
ting crime. In answer to h e
arguments of the Attorney Gener
al, Mr.. Widener said, "Of such
arguments, dictators are born,
and the people are made slaves"
Judge Smith gave the defense
a week to secure counter affidav
its and witnesses that a Buchanan
County jury could be found to do
justice to accused members of
the United Mine Workers of AM
erica.
GestapOish Atmosphere
Eighty-six state policemen
were in Buchanan County Mon
day. They had checking stations
on every road leading into Grun-
dy, took over direction of traffic
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15

Mrs. Joe Kennedy and children
have returned from Kingsport,
having spent a week with Mr..
and Mrs. H. K. Hamilton. Little
Miss Sammy Sue Willis accom-
panied them home.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15
Plans Made For Opening
of CountySchools
Aug. 2

With the opening of school on
Aug. 2, a preliminary survey has
been conducted on the enrolment
and facilities facing school au-
thorities at DMHS. With an ex-
pected grade enrolment of 900
pupils and the high school enroll
ment of $50, efforts are being
made to work out a partial solu-
ton between the pupil ratio and
amount of floor space available.
The school board has wisely
abandoned the use of the CCC
camp building which has housed
three classrooms, and will make
use of the quonset hut erected
last year but not used due to
seats not being received in time.
To help alleviate this condition
two plans have been adopted; the
first is to shorten the school
boundary lines as follows:
Flemingtown: Henry Wright's
residence
Brush Creek: Alfred Phipps'
residence
Georges Fork: Josh Wright
store (including Georges Fork
Creek) .
Darwin: Asa Hughes residence
The second plan proposes to
run the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 9th
grades on a double shift, the first
shift running from a. m. to
1890 p. M, the second shift run
ming from $3.50 to S p. m Separ-
ate teachers will be provided.
1t may also be necessary to
raise the school enrolment age
from 6 1-2 years to the age Of 7.
This is dependent on the num-
Der of pupils who will enroll at
the age of 6 IL age limit. It is
not Incumbent on school author
tiles to make conditions still
more unsatisfactory by admitting
additional pupils to school which
are already crowded. All begin
ming students must be vaccinat-
ed and innoculated and certifi
cate produced before the child
will be enrolled,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-07-15

In all criminal prosecutions,
the accused shall enjoy the right
to a speedy and PUBLIC trial by
an impartial jury of the state and
district wherein the crime shall
have been committed.
Bill of Rights,