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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
TRAIN SERVICE REDUCED
BETWEEN ERWIN, TENN,
ELKHORN CITY, KY.

The Virginia State Corporation
Commission announced this week
that permission had been given
the Clinchfield Railway to reduce
passenger train service between
Erwin, Tenn, and Elkhorn City,
KY. Effective at an early date,
trains will go north on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. The same
trains will return south on Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
1t has not been learned how
the mail service will be supplied.
Hitherto, the railroad has handl-
ed considerable volume of mail
for Dickinson County. 1t is I'M
derstood that the operating force
Of the railroad will be reduced
to some extent
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
ROSENBAUM NAMED
PRESIDENT OF TEACHERS
ORGANIZATION

R. L. Rosenbaum, visiting teach
err of Dickinson County, was
elected president of the Visiting
Teachers Division of the State
Department of Education at a
meeting in Richmond last week.
This honor came to Mr.. Rosen-
baum as a result of the outstand
ing record he has made in that
field.
Attending the annual meeting
OF the Virginia Education Associ.
alton as delegates from Dickinson
County were Clyde Z, Reedy,
Granville Robinson, e. e. Smith
and Mrs. Ida Cunningham,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
WELL KNOWN MINISTER
DIES AFTER OPERATION

Melvin Dee Mccoy, "a years
of age, died last Thursday in the
University of Virginia Hospital.
He had undergone an operation
for an infected gall bladder and
did not recover.
The deceased was born in the
Flat Top community, a son Of
Marion L. and Rebecca Rose Nc
Coy. He spent his entire life in
that section. He survived his first
wife, Callie Vanover Mccoy, and
later married Lila, the daughter
of Morgan Turner. He was far
mer by occupation. Mr.. Nc
Coy served one term as deputy
commissioner of the revenue.
About ten years ago he entered
into the ministry of the Regular
Baptist church and at the time Oh
his death was pastor of the Rose
Hill, Caney Fork and Little .Leb-
anon churches. He was regarded
as one of the ablest ministers of
his faith and his churches were
known for their harmony and
lack of dissension.
He is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mccoy, Mrs.
Lucreta Stanley and Mrs. Eugene
Stanley; four brothers, Sam, Hen
ry, Jim and Emory. Also surviv-
ing are the widow and the fol-
lowing children, Mrs. Pearl Ow-
ems, Mrs. Naomi Stanley, Mrs,
Bureta Stallard and Aubrey Nc
Coy.
Funeral services were held :
Flat Top church Sunday, with
Elders w. T. Swindall, W. F.
Hubbard, Ballard Baker, Riley
Hale and Stuart Childress in
charge. Burial was in the Mccoy
family cemetery. One of the larg-
est crowds that ever assembled
in Dickinson County was pres
ent.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10

Dickinson County members of
the United Mine Workers of AM
erica will go back to work today
on orders from their chieftain.
John L. Lewis. They will work
under the old contract until the
first of December, or until anoth
er contract is made, if this should
be done before the end of h
month.
The men are ending strike Of
SO days, beginning September 10.
The fact that the steel strike is
ending, as different steel compan
les agree, probably has much to
do with the Lewis order. Both
the coal and steel strikes came
about on account Of demands for
employer support of the welfare
funds. All of the local miners ap-
pear to be glad to go back to
work.
1t has not been learned wheth-
er the state police will leave this
area or not. However, it is sup
posed that they will do so, as
there no longer exists even a pre-
-tence that they are needed to Keep
order.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
JURY LIST FOR NOVEMBER
COURT is NAMED

The following citizens of the
county have been summoned for
duty on the petit jury, which will
convene November Is:
Raymond Bowman, Meredith
Boggs, James K. Fuller, Everette
Hibbitts, Russell M. Artrip, c. c.
Fleming, Lewis Harrison, A. L.
Senter, r. M. Fuller.
The venire, which will concene
a week later, will be made Up OF
the following citizens
John Y. Hay, e. J, Rose, MARI
on Anderson, Cecil Hay, Bonnie
Uses next column)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
SON OF HOLLIE OWENS DIES
IN SCOTT COUNTY

Gerald Owens, about %, son of
Hollie Owens, former resident
of Camp Creek, who had lived
in Scott County for four or five
years, died at the Owens home
Friday of pneumonia and compli-
cations from an injury sustained
several months ago when a piece
of steel fell upon him while at
work in a Kingsport plant, per.
haps injuring him internally.
The youth attended Swindah
School and later Dickinson Me-
mortal High School. He served in
the army during the late war,
but we are not advised whether
he was overseas or not.
Burial was in a cemetery near
Nicklesville Tuesday. Many rela-
tives and friends of the Owens
family from Camp Creek n d
Georges Fork attended the final
rites.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10

The election was a rather tame
affair in Dickinson County this
year. Little more than half the
qualified voters turned out. AS
rule, the people voted along pol
itical lines, although there was
crossing noted at several points.
The campaign, as a whole, was
without bitterness and good feel
ing prevailed.
A. R. Singleton, Democrat, was
elected to the House of Delegates
from Dickinson and Buchanan,
defeating Rufus v. Mccoy by APP
roximately 800 votes in both
counties. Singleton's majority in
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
CLINCHCO MAN Is
SUICIDE

Sam Fuller, about 81 years OF
age, son of Clyde Fuller of Clinch
CO, died in the Dickinson County
Hospital here early Sunday night
from a self-inflicted gunshot
wound. According to report, Full
Ter placed a 38 caliber revolver
against his head just back of the
ear and pulled the trigger. The
ball mushroomed against the
skull, SCATTERING it.
A local ambulance was called,
and brought the injured man to
the hospital here, where an oper
alton to remove the ball was un-
dertaken, but Fuller died on the
operating table.
No reason for the act is known,
but it is thought that desponden-
cy over domestic affairs was the
cause. 1t was said that Fuller had
tried to kill himself earlier in the
day but was prevented from do
ing so.
He is survived by his parents,
four brothers, Nick, Claude, Fred
and a younger brother, and by
one sister.
Burial was Wednesday in the
Temple Hill cemetery near Castle
wood.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
RESULTS OF COUNTY CORN
CONTEST ANNOUNCED

Fred Noel Fletcher, county ag-
ent, announces the results of the
Dickinson County 100 bushel per
acre corn contest as follows:
Carl Baker, Clintwood, $50 bu
James H, Deel, Tivis, 142.04 Blu
Toby Phipps, Isom, 1854 bu.
Benjamin Rasnick, Bee, 1876
bu.
Rufus Fleming, Clintwood.
124.30 blu.
Gilmer Fleming, Clintwood.
1874 blu.
o. A. Deel, Herald, 112.41 blu.
Otis Baker, Clintwood, 1882
Guy Owens, Clintwood, l00.58
Jerry Stanley, Isom, 1892 bu.
Holiday McFall, Norland, $3.50
Kermit Sutherland, Haysi,
1925 bu.
D. L. Beverly, Baden, 90.76 bu.
w. j. Yates, Willard, 84.78 blu.
Fred F. Fletcher. Clintwood,
82.78 blu.
George McFall, Norland, 6l.35
On account of some technical
rules of the contest, prizes did
not go exactly according to yield.
The winners are as follows:
First Prize, $50, James H. Dee1,
of Tivis
Secon dprize, $40, Benjamin
Rasnick, Bee
Third prize, $50, Carl Baker, of
Clintwood
Fourth prize, $40, Toby Phipps
of Isom
Fifth prize, $40, Rufus Fleming
Sixth prize, IS, o. A. Deel, of
Herald
The prizes and certificates will
be awarded the corn growers at
a banquet given by Dickinson
County bankers at Hill Top Inn,
Friday night, Nov IS, DR.. r. 3.
Hutchinson, dean Of agriculture
at Vrf, will award the prizes,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
John L. Orders
Miners Back
To Work

In order to prevent mneceS-
sary hardShipS, or an emergen-
cy, John l.. Lewis in a special
broadcast from Chicago We'd
nesday, ordered coal miners
back to work at once. They will
work until November 80, but IL
no contract has been made by
that time, the strike will be 90
again.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
Singleton Wins; Poll Tax
Amendment Swamped

Dickinson was 426. Also carrying
the county were the state candi-
dates of the Democratic party.
The constitutional amendment
was decisively rejected by ratio
of seven to one in this county.
Elsewhere in the state, the voters
turned thumbs down just as en-
phatically.
In neighboring Buchanan coun
ty, Marshall Looney, Republican,
decisively beat Verne c. Smith
for the House of Delegates. Rus
sell County elected John H. Flet-
cher, independent, over Mrs.
Turner Gilmer.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
CHURCH NOTICE

Rev. Irving Jensen will be
the speaker at the Clintwood Bap
fist Church Sunday morning,
Nov. 18th. Rev. Jensen is profess
sor of Bible at Southland Baptist
Institute, Pikeville, KY. He Is
an able speaker and all are invit-
ed to hear him.
Sunday School at 1000 and
church at 1900.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
OF
All
7hi;ngsi

The election, though sort Of
off-brand affair, had, in mild
form, all the oddness, emotion
and some of the lunacy of a full
dress political fracas.
Crossing OF political lines is
getting more common, and per-
haps that is a good thing No
longer can the dopesters and fix
ers get things arranged to their
notions. A few .upsets, a bit stun
ming, but not so surprising, came
along. Very definite crossing in
the two wards OF Clintwood.
Breaks and Twin Branch show
ing detection from the old line
on one side. Kerr and Moss on
the other side of the fence.
Then there were upsetS in
neighboring counties. Mrs. Gilmer
lost to the independent in Rus
sell County. Verne c. Smith lost
to the Republican in Buchanan
County. AS whole, the Republi-
cans gained one seat in the House
of Delegates from the Southwest.
We cherish the mistaken idea
that the people of tbs county set
voting records in the state. Well,
not much more than half the ac-
tually qualified voters of h e
county went to the polls last
Tuesday The number of voters
was about one-tenth of the total
population. In New Yrk, nearly
one-fourth of the total population
votes.
Well, as to the amendment, the
people decided to bear the i'll
they have in the form Of poll
tax rather than fly to others. Not
many people want to give the
legislature a blank check. We
have prohibition on the powers OF
legislature and of Congress in our
constitutions. And we shall keep
them there.
Fred Fletcher reported that he
spoke to at least 500 people at
Council last Saturday. The joke
seems to be on Fred. Look at the
returns from that place!
1t is reported that Elder Dan
Hawkins was in the Ervinton Dis
trict late Monday night. However
there is no mention of chastise-
ment, so far as we know.
Well, it's all over, even the
shouting. And we can look for
ward to happier things. The coal
strike is in all probability over
Tuck will not be governor so
much longer; Christmas is al
ready in the air. So we can all
sit back and lust be glad
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10

E. Kennedy, C D. Martin, j. H.
Baker, A. J. Mullins, Bert Nc
Cowan, D. S. Bray, B. H. Long,
N. H. Stanley, Auty Fleming, L.
P. Mullins, Carlton Fleming, Yves
ley Edwards, Luke Kiser, Cecil
Edwards, A. D, Arlington, ]. 3,
Beverlp, Luther Beverly, Roy
Bentley, John c, Dotson. Claude
Martin.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10

Mrs. Violet Fleming and Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison Simmons and
son of Waverly, Ohio, visited rel
atives here this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10

Mrs. A, A, Skeen, ST., has re-
turned from Pearishurg, where
she was called because of the
serious illness Of her sister. Miss
zeila Woodrura.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10

M. l.. Jarvis, of the U. S. Navy,
has returned to Norfolk after
spending the past two weeks with
his wife at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harve Johnson.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
COUNTY RECEIVES $4,112.0O
IN SALE OF DOG TAGS
DURING YEAR

The fiscal dog license year clos
ed October 81, with the follow
ing sales of dog licenses of varf-
Gus sorts in Dickinson County,
and the amounts received for
each kind following:
Males, 2,708 ..... -. $2,7O8
Females, All 49,. -. l,233.OU
Kennel licenses, Z 49,. l05.00
Spayed females, 81 -. $500
Duplicate licenses, Is 400
Clintwood postoffice, which in
cludes the rural route, reported
the sale of 100 individual dog
tags and two kennel licenses to
hold 20 dogs each.
Of the total amount received
for dog tags, the state receives Is
percent, amounting to $6l6.80.
The county receives IS percent,
amounting to $3.495.20, which
will be expended as the county
Board of Supervisors sees fit.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10
CHURCH BUS SCHEDULE

Cintwood Baptist Church will
operate a bus to bring people to
Sunday School and church each
Sunday morning.
Schedule:
Bearpen School House -. 900
Up Brush Creek
Butler Mullins Store ...... $50
Up Fremont road
We will be glad to pick you up
along the road as we pass. Just
give the driver a signal,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10

Judge Skeen, accompanied by
his sons, Jess w. and A. A., Jr.,
visited his old home place on the
waters of Mcclure Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10

Mrs. Jess w, skaefs and daugh
ter and Mrs. r, l.. phipps were in
Charlottesville during last week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-11-10

Read The Little Ads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
New Publicity Group
Elects J. Raymond Bell

J. Raymond Bell, public relations
consultant, has been elected presi-
dent of the newly formed Public
Relations Society of Washington, it
was announced today.
Mr.. Bell explained that forma-
ton of the. new group climaxes a
year and half of informal meet
ings by Washington's top public re-
lations women and men.
The society's new president sx-
planned its twofold purpose as a
striving for high professional stand
ards and public recognition and the
setting up of strict code of ethics.
Other officers are E. Cleveland
Giddings, vice president of the Cap
ital Transit Co., and M. o. Ryan,
head of the Washington public re-
lations Office of the American Hotel
Association, vice presidents, and
Walton Anslow, who has his own
public relations firm, secretary
treasurer. The directors are Osgood
Roberts, public relations counsel;
former Representative Robert RAM
speck, now executive vice president
of the Air Transport Association;
John w. Gibbons, director of pub
lie relations of the Automotive Safe
ty Foundation and Nrman Gregg,
director of public relations of the
American Road Builders Association.
Headquarters of the group, to
which membership will be by invita-
ton, are in Suite 1920. LaSalle
Building, 1923 Connecticut avenue
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Grand Jury Resumes
Communist Spy Probe
By the AssocIoted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The Fed
eral Grand Jury investigating Com
munist spy activities reconvened at
II am. today after a holiday recess.
Whitaker Chambers, confessed
former courier for a Red spy ring
and key figure in the investigation,
may be recalled as the first witness.
Anna Belle Newcomb. secretary to
Francis B. Sayre, former Assistant
Secretary of State, also has been
subpoenaed to testify.
1t was from Mr.. Sayres Office that
many of the publicized secret pun
kin papers" were taken for photo
graphing on microfilm. These in
turn-according to Mr.. Chambers
testimony-were handed on to Soviet
espionage agents.
Mr.. Chambers produced the docu-
ments recently from holloWed-out
pumpkin secreted on his farm at
Westminster, Md.
The new jury was sworn IN De-
cember 16. 1t repeatedly inherited
5000 pages of testimony taken from
$50 witnesses by its predecessor
jury which closed its 1S-month in
ouiry December Is by indicting AL
ger Hiss for perjury.
Mr.. Hiss, former assistant to Mr..
Sayre, was named by Mr.. Chambers
as the source of the secret papers
stolen from State Department files.
Mr.. Hiss repeatedly has denied the
accusation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Veterans
Continued From First Page.)

per cent to above 40 per cent of the
loans guaranteed, it was reported.
In some sections of the country
according to Mr.. Gray's announce
ment, it appeared that the high
prices of houses was the most i'm
portant reason for decline in loans
In others, it was the absence of an
adequate secondary market. Some
local groups pointed out that vet
Grams who were seriously in need OF
housing already had obtained it and
those who had not yet found homes
we're in a mood for shopping rather
than for immediate purchase.
Although there is much evil
dence that veterans are priced out
of the housing Market" Mr.. Gray
said, many lenders groups and
individual veterans have advised me
Of the difficulty or near impossible
ity of negotiating CT loans. On the
other hand, those who are satisfied
and who are lending or borrowing
at 4 per cent have made few rep
reservations. This is to be ex-
pected.
He declared that the situation
would be reviewed, however, at a
later date should economic changes
indicate the need for such review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Three Hurt by Traffic
InLiqht Week. Toll

Although three pedestrians were
injured yesterday, all of them were
reported in good condition today as
the District ended New Years
week end without a serious traffic
accident.
Gallinger Hospital officials said
Orville Barnes, 38, of 321 First street
Sc. was in good condition after
suffering a fractured pelvis early
yesterday when struck at Rhode Is
land and Eastern avenues NE. Po-
lice said the car was driven by Rich
ard G. Magoka, %, of Sill C street
NE. Mr. Magoka was turing left
into Eastern avenue from Rhode Is
land avenue at the time of the acci-
dent, police said.
Richard Bruerton, 4, of TOT Rock
Greek Church road was taken to
Casualty Hospital with a broken
right leg when he was struck at
Seventeenth and c street NE. by
a gasoline truck. Police reported
the driver was Robert J. Connors,
%, of 1709 M street NE.
Police said Ollie Jones, 81, colored,
of 1910 North Capitol street received
a jaw injury when struck by a
motorcycle driven by Pvt. Francis
Raymond, 81, of the Traffic Division.
Mr.. Jones was struck, police said,
when he turned back while crossing
New York avenue at North Capitol
street.
Australia is pushing a plan for
government free dental service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03

be in Quebec City Wednesday.
A retired mine owner and banker,
Mr.. Douglas was a native of Quebec.
Much of his business career. how
ever, was spent in Arizona where
ne engaged extensively in mining
and became president OF the Banks
of Bisbee and Douglas, Ariz.
He was a co-organizer and presi-
dent of the United Verde Extension
Mining Co. in Arizona, which in its
26 years of operation produced more
than s150,00O,000 in gross copper,
gold and silver.
For his services as a dollar "a
year. man with the American Red
Cross in France during World War
I, Mr.. Douglas was decorated by the
French government as Chevalier
of the Legion of Honor. He was a
close personal friend of Frances
premier, Georges Clemenceau.
He resumed his Canadian citizen
ship in 1888 and moved to Montreal.
Survivors include. besides Am
bassador Douglas, James, another
son who is secretary of the Phelps
Dodge Corp of New York, and a
sister, Mrs. Archibald Douglas, also
Of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Bus Death
Continued From First Page

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the rear and noticed the woman's
legs protruding from behind the
misplaced seat cushion in the rear
left seat.
There was dried blood caked on
her face that appeared to have come
from her mouth" the youth con-
tinued. Il could see some bruises
on her face, but didn't wait to eX-
anime her very closely. Her dress
was disarranged and she was wear
ing black coat, shoes and stock
ingS."
Body Frozen, Police Say.
After looking at the body for a
moment, he called police, the driver
said.
Police told me the body was
Frozen" he said.
Young Bunch, who lives at 10
Rosemont avenue, Alexandria, and
is a senior at Mount Vernon High
School, said he drove the bus to the
Alexandria parking place December
%, at the time his family was
moving from Springfield, Va, to
Alexandria.
When school is in session, he
drives each morning to Mount
Vernon High school, picking up and
discharging elementary school
pupils en- route at Groveton and
Franconia.
Early arrivals at the scene said
the woman's body appeared to be
crammed into the frame of the seat,
with the seat cushion covering all
but the legs.
Her wrist watch was on the floor
near the body. The crystal was miss
ing, but no broken glass was found.
A small black leather pocketbook,
with its contents spilled, also was
nearby. Police found SIS in the
purse, as we'll as a number of FAM
lily photographs, in one of which the
dead woman appeared.
Also found in the pocketbook was
piece of paper bearing the address
of the Baltimore deaconess home.
Several names, such as might make
up Christmas list, appeared on the
paper.
The name 'Schmitt" sewed in her
coat. the name IT. Schmidt" found
on a paper, and the initias 1T. S.
on a signet ring she was wearing, as
we'll as Lutheran Church literature
found on the floor. The dress was
described as the uniform type worn
by sisters of the church.
Woman Seen Wednesday.
j. j. Caporaletti, manager of the
Apex gas station near the parked
bus, recalled seeing the woman be-
tween 6 and pm. last Wednesday.
Il saw some one moving in the
bus and crouch down in the back
seat" he said. II opened the door
and ordered her out"
THE woman said 'Okay, I'll get
out, but I'm just trying to get in
out of the rain"
Returning to attend a customer,
Mr.. Caporaletti said he saw the
woman pass, headed in the direction
of downtown Alexandria. He called
to her:
You could have stayed in there
out of the rain"
But she answered, "Oh, that's all
right" and walked on, Mr. Caporal-
ETH said.