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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23
The Letter Box

With patience we must wait
for the things worth while. l can
see the necessity of new buildings
and repair work in different
places, especially on my own lit
tie farm, which of course is my
personal interest, but having
these things at such a high cost
is beyond my means. So, with
patience l shall wait until l can
see a way to pay for them with
out an over burden.
Speaking of patience reminds
me of the hen that was killed for
the golden egg. Would it not have
been better for the hen to have
had a chance to prove her worth?
She didn't have a chance because
the one who killed her just could
not wait.
No doubt our coal companies
would bear the greatest tax bur-
den if we should borrow money
for school buildings, but how
long can we depend on our coal
companies? Can we see far into
the future as to be able to depend
on the coal for great number OF
years? Yet this debt must be
paid. The land owners will have
a big part to pay regardless OF
how rough their land or how
thin the billfold.
1t would be nice to be comfort
able, whether in the school house
or in the cornfietd, but we must
all work to earn our bread. Some
of us have mental work, some
have both mental and physical
work. Farmers as we'll as teach
ers must plan Theirs is not just
routine. Teachers and students
are not the only people who must
plan.
Would it not be far better for
us to work with patience togeth-
er so that we can reach our goal?
Our goal being for the building
of a better county, which we can
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23

greatest respect for law and for
the men who are trying to en-
force it, but no one can respect
either such men, or such behav-
Tor as this, and l hate to see such
they are a disgrace to the State.
men as this posing as officers for
to the uniforms they wear to the
citizens and to the many really
honorable men that are state po-
lice.
AS one of the teachers later ex
pressed it, 81 wondered for
minute if this could be the United
States and if our own country
officers stopped you and insulted
you for laughing"
No one in the car had made any
remarks about these officers, OF
had even thought of such a thing
as laughing at them. We were
just group of aw-abiding peo-
pie out driving around the streets
of Norton.
A. L. P. CORDER
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23
From where | sit by Joe Marsh
INCEST Compliment
I've Had

One of the incest comments I've
received about this column was
from an editor in the Middle West
called on. Ana while l don't like
to give myself orchids, I think it
illustrates a point.
"Joe," he said, at so happens l
don't agree with everything you
say, but l always like to run your
column. Because it gets down to
earth and talks about the right to
disagree. And it only asks for tol-
erance towards the other persons
point of view"
He went on to explain, by way
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23

as all people do when they 60 out
for a good time, and no one in
the car gave it any thought when
four state police passed in front
of the car, walking west along
Park Ave, until one of them said
Pull into the curb" I pulled the
car into the curb and they de-
manded to know why we were
laughing at them. 1t was full
minute before l could really be-
lieve that four state police had
stopped car of people with no.
thing to accuse them of except
the fact that they were laughing.
In another second they had half
jerked Mr.. Huff from the car,
searched him and told him to
walk. No one was drinking and
there had been no traffic viola
ton and the only reason that we
were given for such treatment
was that we were laughing.
AS a former sheriff of Wise
County, l certainly have the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23
HONEY CAMP

Several people from here at
tended the memorial service at
Lick Fork Sunday.
Mrs. Joyce Stanley and Miss
Bette Rose called at the home
of Claude Rose Sunday
Jack Murphy of Clinchco was
visiting at the home Of Edd Muir
ply the latter part of last week
Simon and Edna Beverly at
tended the funeral of Roland F.
Chase last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Robinson,
Cindy Fleming and Naomi Robin
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Josh Rose
and son were visitors at the home
of Lonnie Rose Sunday.
A birthday party was given
in honor of Farrell Roy Willis Sat
urday afternoon, with several
present and a nice time for all.
Ebert Rose spent Saturday mite
with Junior Rose.
Willard Strouth of Norland call
ed at the home of John Strouth
Sunday.
Edna and Alberta Beverly call
ed at the home of Claude Rose
Sunday.
Mrs. Josh Rose called at the
home of Fred Rose of Darwin
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Rose and
Gerald Rose called at the home
of Donald Mullins, near Clint.
wood, Sunday afternoon.
Jimmie and Carter Hanover
and Joe Hughes called at h e
home of Josh Rose Tuesday.
The Long Fork baseball team
defeated Georges Fork in w O
games here Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23
SERVANT-AND NOT
MASTER

We reprint below a letter
which appeared in the Coalfield
Progress, September Is.
A. L. P. Corder, former sheriff
of Wise County, is a man of char
acter and integrity. There is 10
reason to doubt his story.
Most of the state policemen
are, of course, limited men,. The
uniform and all that goes with
it builds these limited men up
until they feel as the Nazi Ges-
tapo once. felt. They, in their own
imaginations, are the rulers of
this land.
Now, we, the people, must keep
some facts in our minds. From
our failure to do so, dictators will
be born and we shall become
slaves. The government is the
servant of the people, and not
the master. The agents of the
government are not our bosses,
but our employees. We, the peo-
pie, have made for our own pro-
lection some rules that we call
laws. The officers are merely to
carry out the rules. AS long as
we obey our own rules, no officer
has right to bother us.
We have not heard that the
Bill of Rights has been repealed.
The letter follows:
Cumberland, KY, Sept. IL
Coalfield Progress,
Norton, Va.
| will greatly appreciate it il
you can print the following incl
dent in your next issue of The
Coalfield Progress, as 1 believe
every citizen should be made
aware of such an occurrence In
their state and town.
Last night I visited Norton.
along with the principal of Cum
berland high school, Mr.. Tai
madge Huff; three of the Cum
berland high school teachers, and
the schools secretary. We had
just had dinner and I was driving
my company over town, showing
them the many spots of Norton
that, as a former citizen, I am
very proud of. I had just driven
them down the street by the post
office and stopped at the red
light to turn right on Park Ave-,
as soon as the light changed.
We were laughing and talking,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23

dent of the state of Virginia, it is
ordered that he do appear here
within 10 days after due publ
cation hereof, and do what may
be necessary to protect his inter-
est in this suit. And it is further
ordered that a copy hereof, be
published once week for four
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23
HE AGREES

Sept. Is, 1913
l wish to congratulate Mr.. Ed
Beverly, of Honey Camp, on his
letter referring to MI. Bakers let
ter Of Aug. 5th, in regard to the
bond issue, which was voted out.
/ am proud that our citizens or
Dickinson County have the fore
sight to see just how serious d
mistake we could make to plunge
our county into depth of indebt
edness of which we could never
overcome No, not in our time,
nor for many years hence.
l know that we need better ana
larger school buildings and that
they would be an asset to our
county. However, it would be d
sad mistake to take the risk of be
ing unable to pay back this huge
sum of money, then watch our
county go into bankruptcy.
Our county is progressing, per-
haps not as rapidly as we would
have it, but slowly it is going for
ward. 1t takes patience to wait
for the things worth having. 1t
is mistake to leap for the top
of the ladder before getting d
strong foothold at the bottom.
Not many years ago, I counted
it great privilege to have the
opportunity Of sitting on a split
log seat and studying my books.
I was more interested in learning
from my books than of the build
ing and its furnishings. Since
then, Dickinson County has NOV
ed up, going forward year by
year. Let's give her chance to
GO forward. 1t would not be
fair to cripple her by overlooking
her people with taxes that would
strain them to meet, and no doubt
the time will come when it would
be an impossibility to meet the
expense.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23

successive weeks in the Dicken-
son Herald and that a copy be
posted at the front door of t he
court house of this county on or
before the End Sept. rules, 1948.
A copy-Teste:
Lee Stanley, Deputy Clerk
S. H. & Geo. c. Sutherland, p. q.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23
Advertisement

of illustration, that he never had
happened to have taste for ale
or beer. But that when l spoke of
the right to enjoy moderate bev-
erage like beer, well, he was right
there with mel
And from where I sit, that's the
important thing: not whether you
share another persons tastes or
point of view-but whether you
recognize his right to exercise a
free choice in free land.
@be M~u<
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23

enjoy without unnecessary pres
sure.
B. H. EDWARDS
Tivis, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23
VOICE OF PROPHECY

VOICE OF PROPHECY
"The path of the Lord is
straight"
Every Sunday over
WFHG Bristol ~ 1890 A. M.
Bluefield 49, .. 1890 P M.
(7tp 8-26-48)
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
In the Clerks Office of the Cir
cult Court of the County of
of Dickinson, on the 7th day of
Sept. 1948.
w. H. Sheckler, Complainant
against
Mae Richardson, Pearl Goode and
j. Corbett Owens, Defendants
The object of this suit is to par
tition a tract of land in Dicken-
son county, Virginia, described
in deed by Mindy Sutherland to
D. C. Owens, ST., dated June "a,
1880, and recorded in County
Clerks office of Dickinson Coun-
ty, Va, D. B. 81, page BAT.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant, j. Corbett Owens, is not resi-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-09-23

The law prohibits you from
tickling a girl under the chin with
feather buster in Portland, Me.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06

cago spent several days last week
at the Handy home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Mcclure
of Greensboro, N. c., are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Dalgo.
1t. T. c. Root, Jr., and Capt.
c. c. Peters of New Orleans are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Null
Inns.
Mrs. Mary Hill of Miami, Fla,
is the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Grace.
Mrs. Phil Davis left Monday for
New Orleans to enter a hospital
there.
Mrs. William Morgan and
daughter of Nashville are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
B. J. Mestier.
Mrs. Ted Manuel entertained
with a birthday party at her
home last week in honor of her
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06

Springs Mrs. Harry Lee was ac-
companied by her daughter.
Lloyd, who has been visiting
there.
Professor and Mrs. William
Allen and two small sons of
Texas A and NJ college arrived
Saturday to spend the rest of
the summer with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Allen.
Miss Ethel Holmes of New Or
leans is visiting her brother, r.
H. Holmes, and family.
Junior Voivedich and guest.
Paul Barrett of Vicksburg, spent
the weekend with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Voive-
dich.
Bob Leatherman of New York
and a fraternity brother of Tom
Handy at the University of Chi
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06

ding took place in Canton, Miss,
May 16.
The Rev. Allen Steelman con-
Quoted the morning service and
Ernest Steelman the evening
service at the Baptist church in
the absence of the Rev. w. K.
Storie.
Mrs. R. B. West and son of
Louisville are visiting her sister,
Mrs. Beverly Dalgo and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Cachot and
daughters have returned from a
visit in Tyler, Tex. While there
Mrs. Catchot was an extra in the
movie, Strike 1t Rich"
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Drengsen
have returned to Madison, Wis,
after a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Beaugez.
MI. and Mrs. A. p. Moran mot
ored to New Orleans Thursday
when Mrs. Moran entered a hos
pital there.
Eddie Snyder is under treat
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06

R. C. Faggard of Wade on Sun
day afternoon while the family
and several friends sat on the
porch.
Immediately a commotion
broke out and whether the eagle
was frightened by the squawks
of the hens or the shouting of
the people, it lost its grasp on
the hen which escaped, probably
to become the barnyard heroine.
The eagle retired to a nearby
pine tree to reconnoiter, but in
the meanwhile Mr.. Faggard had
rushed into the house for his
shot gun and shot the eagle.
This tabled bird of prey meas
ured Sc inches from wing tip to
wing tip and weighed approxim-
ately Is pounds.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06
News From Ocean Springs -.
Blessing OF The Shrimp Fleet Draws
Record Crowd To Harbor Sunday

The annual blessing Of the
Ocean Springs shrimping fleet
was held Sunday at $50 p. m. by
the Rev. Francis Diegnan of St.
Alphonsus Catholic church who
held mass prior to the blessing
Of the fleet. About 30 boats
were in the harbor for the cere-
mony. In the afternoon a recep-
ton was held at the harbor with
Bernard Beaugez as schairman.
Mayor cachot gave the welcome
address and short talks were
made by the harbor master, John
Cox, and George C~ruthirds. There
was a record attendance with
boats and spectators from Biloxi
present.
Announcement has been receiv-
ed Of the marriage of Nets Run
nels, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest M. Runnels. former resi-
dents of Gulf Hills, who now live
in GAINESVILLE, Ga, to Albert ID.
Cronia Of V%icksburg. The we'd
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06

ment at the Veterans hospital.
Mrs. Hugh Saxon and Mis-
Mary O'Keefe attended the grad.
uation of their son-in-law anc
nephew. Jerry O'Keefe from Tu.
lane university Sunday.
Art Fifield has returned from
a trip to California.
Family Reunion
Mrs. r. M. Parker has return.
ed from a trip to the west coasl
of Honolulu, Hawaii, where she
visited Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Clark
former residents of Pass Chris
tian. She also visited her son
Commander j. f. Parker, and
Mrs. Parker, who with their chill
dren accompanied her home. A
f3fnily reunion was held at the
home of Mrs. Parker's daugh-
ter Mrs. f. M. Lindsey, when
those present were Commander
and Mrs. Parker and children.
S-Sgt. Robert M. Parker, who is
en- route to the Caribbean area
for duty, David NJ. Parker, home
from State College for the sum-
mer, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lind
sey and two children and Mrs.
Parker.
Mrs. Oscar Joachim and daugh-
ter left Thursday for Los Angeles
to spend August with relatives.
The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Al
ston of Indian Lake. o., are va
cationing here. He was guest
speaker at St. Paul's Methodist
church Sunday night.
Mrs. Evelyn Dobson and Miss
Ruby Brewster of Columbus are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
Hayden.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Spicer and
Mrs. l.. Wilson Of New Orleans
spent last week in the Burwell
home.
Mrs. Fielding Coester enter
tanned at a cold drink party re-
Gently in honor of Miss Pauline
Wellington, who has recently
moved to Ocean Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin w.
Thompson had as guests last
week Mrs. M. F. Rockmel and
daughter and Philip j. Trice of
New Orleans, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Dapp of Andalusia, Ala, and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Brophy of Day
ton, o.
Mrs. Henry Girot and grand
daughter, Sally Ann Coester, are
spending the week in New Or
leans.
Mrs. Carrie Owens of New Or
leans spent the weekend with
Mrs. r. c. Crysell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Lamas of
Galveston, Tex, are visiting her
parents, MI. and Mrs. Wiley
Broome.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Case and
children have moved to their new
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06

home across the bayou on Cedar
Lake road.
Mrs. Lucille Dennison of Mt.
Olive spent last week with Miss
Jessie Boyd and Miss Ethel Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. John La Poret
and daughter Of New Orleans
spent the week end with her
sister. Mrs. judith Girot, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Lindstrom
and daughter of New Orleans
were guests of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Lindstrom, for the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Garrard re-
turned to their home in Port Ar
thur, Texas, after a visit with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fleet
Everhart. Their sons will stay
for the rest of the summer with
their grandparents.
On her return from Holly
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06

granddaughter, Linda Dalgo.
Guests were Jonne Gay. Char
lotte Byrd. Tony De Frank.
Jackie Hall. Patricia Endt, Bar
bara Ann Steelman, Judy K.
Ryan, Eleanor Jordan, Darleen
hall, Sharon Pavoli, fedora
Mckinney and Jane Wink and
John Wetzell and Sandra Fay
ard of Biloxi.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06
Mdrouding Eagle
Shot At Wade
BY r. G. Fdggdrd

A huge bald eagle appearing
from nowhere Swooped down
from the sky and snatched a fat
Rhode Island Red hen from the
flock in the yard of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-06-24
Peasant Table Built
From Full Pattern

TIME out on this gayly deco
~ rated, easy-to-build Peasant
Table. Ideally suited for use on
porch, lawn or dining room. Full
size pattern simplifes making and
decorating.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-04

throughout is heavier. Standard
equipment includes hood ornament,
dual windshield wipers and sun
visors, arm rests, as htray and a
reading and entrance light which
operates automatically as the door
is opened.
The '49ers trucks, covering a
wide range of capacities and mod
els, take in 10 different wheel
bases. To the heavy-duty-model
series has been added a two-ton
vehicle. New to the one-and-one-
half-tOn list is a 171-inch wheel
base model designed to take either
IA or 15-foot body. In the light
er field, new intermediate model
is introduced, a three-quarter-ton
truck.
The complete line of new Stude-
baker trucks includes: a half-ton
model with a wheelbase of IL
inches; the new three-quarter-ton
with a 122-inch wheelbase; the one
ton, 121 and 131-inch wheelbases
the One-and-One-half-ton in foul
wheelbases of 13I, 155, III and 19E
inches; and the new two-tOn in the
same four wheelbases. Maximum
gross vehicle weights range all thu
way from 1900 pounds for the hal
ton to 10000 pounds for the two
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-04
Taft Urges C. o. P.
Spell Out Platform
Continued from hrst page)
4 in the November election.

stand in the November election.
"But / don't think we can afford
to generalize," he said. "We have a
record in Congress that must be
spelled out in some detail.
Besides, l want to put the Dem
ocrats in a position where they will
have to get specific about where
they stand on such issues as civil
rights. If we dealt only in gener-
alities, it would be an invitation to
them to gloss over issues like that" ."
Taft said there has been some
discussion among Republican lead
ers of calling the party's resolu-
tions committee into pre-cOnven-
tion session here for early work on
the platform.
The idea is to give 81 members OF
Congress who have been elected as
delegates a chance to sit in, either
/ as members or observers, on the
writing of a platform that most OF
( them think will have to be based
largely on Congress record.
The choice of a platfrOm commit
/ tee chairman apparently is still VI
! in the air, with Senator Eugene
/ Millikin of Colorado and Rep. Chas
Halleck of Indiana being mention
ed. Halleck won't be named official
lv as an Indiana delegate unit
June II.
The committee, made up of TIVE
members from each state delega
ton elects it's own chairman whel
it is organized formally.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-04
Seek Funds For State
Museum AT Dover
IcOntlnueo rom nrst paEs,

importance of the proposed muse
UNI to school children in stress
ing the appropriateness of all cit
izens bearing some small part to-
ward obtaining the ultimate es-
tablishment of the museum.
The chairmen commented that
the state is indeed fortunate in
having presented to it, free of
charge, an historic building suit
able for the proper housing of
such a museum and deserves the
aid of the residents of the state in
converting it for museum purposes.
The reason for preserving this
building is not only that it is an
foId church of good architectural
features built in 1890, but because
lit is one Of our important historic
buildings" they emphasized.
The reason for the gift is that
the building committee of the
Presbyterian Church was not in q
position to maintain this structure
properly along with its other
buildings. Rather than dispose oi
the property and possibly destroy
the historic building, the church
preferred to give it to the state
with the provision that it be uset
for a dignified purpose.
4 Long ago most of the other
states realized the rich potentiali
ties of state museum as a means
of manifesting the accomplish
ments of their states and settinl
forth invisual form it's advantages
Delawareans have a right to b.
able to find out more about thei
state through such a convenien
medium as a museum and w
should be proud enough of our ac
complishments to exhibit them t
our children, new residents, an,
visitors to the state.
Museums are Rs much a neces
sity to any community as publ
library and they are a facility tina
taxpayers expect.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-04
New Studebakers
On Display Here


New 1949 Studebaker truck med
els have been put on display IN tne
show rooms of Webb's Garage, Mil
ford.
Identified as the Studebaker
'49ers, the line embodies new pace
setting achievements in styling ana
engineering, according to WeDD's
Garage.
Among other outstanding fea-
lures. Webb,s Garage pointed to
the fact that Studebaker engineers
devoted special attention to Inn
proved mechanical accessibility
and driving comfort with many
pleasing innovations.
Engine accessories and other
elements are placed for convent
ence and ease in serYicing and re-
/ placement. All electrical wiring
and instrument gauges, for IN
stance, are accessible from be-
meath the hood.
Cab comfort is another of the
/ impressive features of the new
/ '49ers, one Of the foremost items
being an ingenious ventilating sys-
tenn. Regarded as a valuable ad-
/ junct to this system is the exclu-
sive Studebaker truck heater an0
fdefroster unit, the truck climatic
er Tan extra cost item). Construc-
ton of the cab provides the driver
with more space than he has ever
enjoyed. Besides increased head
room, four more inches of hip space
are available so that three adults
can ride in comfort. Greater glass
area increases visibility by % pei
cent.
Other comfort features include
the favOrably-located steering
= wheel; a back support which auto
matically adjusts itself to th'
fore and aft" pOsitiOning OF th'
seat cushion, and generous elbow
and knee room.
The radiator grille is heavily
constructed and the blended fen
ders are heavier as well as wider
Sealed beam headlights and park
ing lights are set into the tenders
Structural frame changes ol
| these new Stuldebaker truck
bring the cab, lower, making
easier for the driver and occupant
to get in and out. There are n
outside running boards. Design G
a the instrument panel is neat an
e convenient. A handy ledge aboy
the panel slopes toward the wind
= shield and can be used to hold not
/ books, order pads and the othe
e miscellany of items used by tn
Il OPERATOR
: Doors are wider and have
o check stop to hold them in ope
I" position. Latches are of the rC
e tary type, and the hardwa1