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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-14
National Forest Timber
For Sale

Sealed bids will be received by
the Regional Forester, Juneau, AL
aska, up to and including 900 am,
August l, 1949, for all the merchant
able dead timber, standing or down,
and al the live timber marked or
designated for cutting, on an area
totaling approximately 20 acres on
both sides of the Lemon Creek trail
north of the National Forest boun-
Diary, approximately one mile from
the Glacier Highway, Tongass
N tional Forest, Alaska,
timated to be 735,000 feet
B. M, more or less, of Sitka spruce
and western hemlock sawtimber,
and 1000 linear feet, more or less,
of piling. No bid of less than $3.50
Per M it. B. M. for spruce saw
timber, $1.00 per M TT. B. M. for
hemlock sawtimber 1c per linear
foot fer piling up to and including
95 feet in length and 1lac per lin
ear foot for piling over Sc feet in
length will be considered. $500
must accompany each bid, to be APP
piled on the purchase price, refund
ed or retained in part as liquidated
damages, according to the condi-
lions of sale. Primary manufacture
outside the Territory CT Alaska of
any part of the timber is subject to
the consent of the Regional Forest
er. The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids received. Before
bids are submitted, full information
concerning the timber, the condi-
lions of sale and the submission OF
bids should he obtained from the
Division Supervisor, Juneau, Alaska,
or the Regional Forester, Juneau,
Alaska.
(First run: June 80, .1945)
Gast run. July IA, 1949)
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CITATION

In the United States Commission
er's (Ex-Officio Probate) Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Ju-
neau Commissioners Precinct.
IN the Matter of the Estate OF
FRANK VARLJEN, also known
as FRANK VARLEN and FRANK
VARLN, Deceased.
To- TEREZA VARLJEN, widow
Of deceased, who resides in Malo-
want SO p. WIDEN, Dobro Pole
Jugoslavia, Slovenija, and ali other
heirs of the above named decedent
to all creditors of the above named
decedent, and to all others, UNI
known
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that on the 18th day of July, 1919
JOSEPH PERUSICH, the duly APP
pointed, qualified and acting ad-
ministrator of the estate of FRANK
VARLJEN, also known as FRANK
VARLEN and FRANK VARLN, De-
ceased, duly filed his Petition here
in for an Order of Sale OF the
real and personal property belong
ing to said estate, to-wit:
All of the East one-half G2)
Of Lot /, Block Al of the Town
site of Douglas, Alaska, according
to the official map and plat
thereof; one oil cookstove, two
beds with Springs and mattresses
and other furniture and tools
owned by Deceased,
and that an Order was duly enter
ed by me on said date ordering q
hearing to be held en- said Petition
before me on the 10th day of Aug
ust, 1949, and directing that this
Citation be served upon you by
posting three copies hereof in three
public places in Juneau, Alaska
and enc copy in the United States
Post Office in Douglas, Alaska, for
period of four "a weeks.
NoW, IlElNET OltC, you dllN
each of you are hereby commanded
to he and appear before me in my
office on the fifth floor of the
Federal Intentional Building in the
City of Juneau, Alaska, not les;
than thirty 800 days after the
service of this Citation upon you
to-wit, at the hour of 1000 O'Clock
A. M. on the 10th day of August
1S49; then and there to show cause
if any exists, why an Order of Sale
should not be made as prayed fol
in said Petition.
WITNESS my hand and official
seal at Juneau, Alaska, this 18th
day of July, 1949.
(SEAL) GORDON GRAY,
United States Commissioner
and Ex-Officio Probate Judge
for the Juneau Commissioner
Precinct.
published July 14-21-28; Aug. 4,
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FOR SALE

4-BEDROOM house, 3 years old,
full basement, automatic heat.
Completely furnished. Garage.
3-BEDROOM log cabin, AUX Bay
area. Full bath. Patented land.
Completely fitted for winter liv-
ing.
DUPLEX. Two well furnished apis.
One very luxurious with 35-ft.
living room and excellent channel
view. A fine home for a couple
without children. $500 per mo.
from End apartment. Owner fin
anced at generous terms.
3-BEDROOM unfinished home:
large yard and good location.
Basement and automatic neat
S8,3C0.
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HOUSING PROJECT
ON DOUGLAS
IS NO. 1pR0BlLElh

Housing for Juneau became a
number one problem again To-Day
with an announcement at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting this
noon that the West Juneau hous-
ing project is definitely dead.
High costs of construction re-
sulting in excessive rental costs for
planned units on Douglas Island is
the primary factor in the scuttling
of the project. Kenneth Kadow,
Alaska Field Committee chairman,
announced the bad news to the
membership Kadow has been
assisting city and Chamber Of
Commerce officials in an attempt
to provide additional housing Tor
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-14
II ARRIVE HERE
ON pAA CLIPPER

Eleven passengers arrived here
yesterday aboard the Pan American
Clipper flight from Seattle, with Is
boarding for the South. Passenger
included:
From Seattle: Daryle Buckner,
S. Bunnell, Jr., Steven Elias, Mrs.
P. F. Gilmore, S. G. Hoaas, Mrs.
Bernice Levar and infant Robert,
Terry Lee Levar, Leroy Mcdonald
Stanley Mcpherson, John Mulligan,
Orval Nevers, DR.. s. Bunnell.
To Ketchikan: DR.. Josephine
Dunlop, Lois Wharton, Mrs. Ann
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-14
DAUL'S ROBERT EUGENE
DOCKS FROM SEATTLE

The Robert Eugene, owned and
skippered by Fred Red Dahl,
dccked at the City Dock late yes
terday afternoon with general car
90 from Seattle. Scheduled de-
parture is Saturday, with a cargo
of fish for Prince Rupert.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-14

Nachtreib, Jack Eason.
To Seattle: M. Kiamie, B. f.
Brunei. r. D. Weesner, George
Maveda. George Randall, r. H..
Reed Mr.. and Mrs. Frankie, Mr..
and Mrs. Reyes, R. Myer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-14

we're Crystal Snow JENNIE, postmas-
ter, E. H. Hoyt of Tacoma, Wash,
Col o. G.. Hoaas of San Francisco,
Stanley Mcpherson of San Francis
co and John Quilico
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FOR vACATI0NERS
r A X II 4, a II e F

T A X U l. D ID G E
For those who enjoy comfort while
"Roughing IT.
Special weekend excursion for -Iu-
neau residents including transporta-
ton via plane or water taxi, and
river boat for fishing trip, $1,000
Contact Ralph Wright at the
Chamber of Commerce Travel In
formation booth in Alaska Coastal
office, Baranof Hotel. 212 II
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FOR SALE

ELIGIBLE FOR G. I. LOAN -
Would you like to be in your
own home by July 18th? We
have good furnished house on
Glacier Highway ready tor you.
Beautiful yard, q -acre patented
land, and garage.
PRACTICALLY NEW FOUR BED
ROOM HOUSE, furnished, Way
nor Addition. Al heating system,
view window overlooking Channel,
near bus line.
COME in and look over detailed
plans for new houses. Make
choice now, plan color scheme,
and make it YOUR home.
THREE bedroom furnished house
Wonderful view, new electric re-
frigerator and range. A good buy
at $6,500
DOUGLAS =
ONE of Douglas better homes,
three bedrooms, furnished. Two
lOJS anu Sdi dSS. iiCC oOOoI
TALLY reduced for immediate sale.
THREE bedroom home, another
may be added easily. Concrete
basement, and completely furn-
ished.
THREE bedroom home, centrally
located. Full concrete basement;
new lawn in.
$4,000. Immediate occupancy. Two
bedroom home on Mob Hill, furn-
ished, good condition.
We Would appreciate
New Listings
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES -
Among others, Machine Shop
very best location, price reduced
MURPHY & MURPHY
REALTORS ACCOUNTANTS
Phone 676 over First National Bank
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William VIM Phone 23A
HOMES In EVERY PRICE
RANGE IN NEARLY EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD

for instance, a 2-bedroom
home, furnished, near schools and
hospital, for only $780,
and large 4~bedroom home
with large lawn, full basement,
fireplace, hardwood floors, with
any or all furniture; $13,5O0 I'M
furnished.
and 2-bedroom house on
the beach with lights, oil, water,
front lawn, for $500 cash.
and a small three room cabin
on Loop Read with rights to 5
acre domestic for only 5000 cash.
and that Feist house with the
fireplace and paaelling and full
concrete basement and two bed
rooms, furnished, is EMPTY ana
the price is only $4,000
. or consider our $500 4-bed-
room house in Douglas, with 100
by 100 lot and full concrete base
ment
F. couple of lovelies in Way
nor Tract either furnished or un-
furnished. Houses, that is.
F.. a downright steal at Auke
Bay, two or four bedrooms, full
concrete Observation-Disclosures
Just right to add fireplace while
finishing. A $4,000 value Gas Isl
for only $4,000.
SOME OF YOU ROMANS ARE
GOING TO SIT ON YOUR
TOGAS TOO LONG. May we
warn you again-BUY NOW! The
Coast Guard is coming!
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FOR SALE

LADIES Bike; so pieces open stock
egg shell china; Electric toaster.
Phone Douglas 552. as 81
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ONE EACH portable and regular
size washing machines, Gamer
and pressure cooker, and boys
bicycle. See at The North Trans
fer office As &c
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GUARANTEED Realistic Ferman-
ent, $3.50. Paper cur,s ST. up.
Lola's Beauty Shop, Phone 2C1.
315 Decker Way. tt
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LOG CABIN 28x15 It lnslde. Hawk
Inlet. Call 143. 202 tt
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QUICK SALE: PhilcO refrigerator
and box springs mattress, good
condition, price reasonable. Phone
Black 614 or 1906. A ct
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SEVERAL Large anc Small Dia-
monds. Perfect stones. Bargain
prices at the First National
Bank. 35 tt
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LONG Established business, liquor
store, grocery and meat market
with living quarters. Must settle
estate. I'll. 103 or P.O. Box 1896.
1863 #
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MERCURY rs hp motor and Is
fathom sockeye net complete. Phi.
Green 1872. 25 ct
Evening star., 1949-07-20
Nee's Mid Summer Sale Starts Today!

NOW IN PROGRESS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS!
This sale of ordinary Nees DREAAHOUSE
FURTURE Look this poge of Nee's superb |vngroo
funtue-ot the lowest prices years. These values yp
cal Of the many many supeotWe buys throughout all three
stores durinq Nees Great Mids Furniture Sale!
Evening star., 1949-07-20
SHOP THURSDAY TIL 9 &
SATURDAY TIL 6

Yes for your personal shopping convenience Nees WASH
neon will stoy open Thursday evenings and oil doy
Saturday during the Alexandra Customers
shop Friday evening and Saturday at Nees: Il King
Street Shop when you Bring your foy to Nees
this week. Enjoy extra savings during Nees greet Mid
Summer sole of famous Dreomhouse Furniture!
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
FOUR ARRESTED
FOR GIGGING FISH
IN MCCLURE RIVER

Deputy sheriffs Ernest Mullins
and Grady Rasnick surprised and
finally captured the following
young men gigging fish on Nc
Clure River between Haysi and
Delano late Saturday night:
George Mitchell, Eugene O'Quinn,
Clynard Mitchell and Foster Full
Ter, all from Prater Creek.
The men had a hearing before
the trial justice here Tuesday
and were found guilty and fined.
The officers were on Mcclure
trying to apprehend a man they
had papers for and came upon
the FISHERMEN. They stated that
they watched them for some time
and that thty saw TENN with a
string of fish and that they found
two gigs. Three of the men fled
and one surrendered on the spot.
The three were captured later in
the night as they came out on
their way home.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
w. Clay Counts To Go
On Trial For Income
Tax Evasion

A news dispatch from Rich
mond states that w. Clay Counts
former resident of this county,
will go on trial this week in fed
eral court of the Eastern District
of Virginia on a charge of evad-
ing income tax payments.
This case attracted some at
tention a few months ago when
the defendant stated that he had
paid considerable part of his
income to the late Senator Carter
Glass in exchange for the influ-
ence of the senator in securing
war contracts for the firm which
Counts represented.
A later dispatch from Rich
mond is to the effect that Counts,
going on trial Monday, claimed
that he had paid various sums to
a person who was impersonating
Senator Glass and that he had
later learned Of his mistake.
Mr.. Counts, prosperous bust
ness man of Roanoke, was Wis
itor in Clintwood two weeks ago.
He radiated confidence and APP
peared to believe that he would
easily be vindicated in court.
Incidentlly, rumor has it that
a business man of this commune
ty settled an income tax account
few days ago to the tune Of
$4,000. An attorney, who prac-
tees here in tax matters, and
who seems to think highly of
himself, could not keep the Sec
ret.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
GOSPEL MEETING IN
PROGRESS AT OSBORNE GAP

Evangelist Joseph F. Jones, of
Hopewell, Va, began a series of
gospel meetings Monday evening
at the Osborne Gap Church OF
Christ. These services will con-
tinue each night at 7:30 through
Wednesday, June l. A special
class for children and young PEG
pie will be conducted each even
ing at 700, with singing, recita-
tons and Bible drills. Mr.. Jones
is well known in this community
for his past evangelistic work.
Every citizen of this area is urg
ed to avail himself of this oppor
tunity to hear the simple, true,
inspiring preaching of the gospel
at Osborne Gap during this meet
ing.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
John FL. Powers Dies At
Home Near Carrie

John H. Powers, IS, died uneX
pectedly last Tuesday at his home
near Carrie.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mary Powers; five sons, Clarence,
and Howard, both of Carrie;
Frank of War, w. Va, Homer,
of A1nonate; and Carson of West
Virginia; and three daughters,
Mrs. Jimmy Kiser of Carrie, Mrs.
Bill Barton of Duty, and Mrs.
Carl Edwards of West Virginia.
Also surviving are five broth
ers, Henry and Elihus, both of
Carrie; John and Dorsey, both of
Cleveland; and Preston Powers
of Clintwood; three sisters, Mrs.
Harrison Miller, Mrs. Eb Miller
and Mrs. Shade Miller, all of
Honaker
The body will be removed on
Wednesday morning to the Jim
mic Kiser home in Carrie, from
the Huff-Cook Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at the Kiser home at II am.
Thursday by Elder Rean Single
ton. Burial will follow in the c.
c. Powers cemetery.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS
ACCREDITED BY STATE

The high schools at ClintWood,
Ervinton, Haysi and Clinchcr
have been accredited for the ses-
sion of 1948-49. Such was the III
formation received by James M
Skeen, superintendent of schools
this week.
This means that graduates OF
these high schools will be admit
ted to colleges without examina
lions or conditions. The report in
dictated that some desired correc-
tons in work had been made but
that some minor deficiencies still
exist.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
Radio Telephones Used
On Service Trucks Of
Power Company

Two-way F. M, automobile "a
dio-telephones are being installed
on all service trucks, line con-
struction trucks and supervisory
cars in the Abingdon district of
the Appalachian Power Company
according to a statement of the
district manager, Joe P. ellis.
Call letters for the mobile ra-
do units are WHO'D. Phones OPP
crate on frequency of 3146O XII
ocycles. The power company's par
ent stationary transmitter is locat
ed on top of East River Mountain
near Bluefield.
1t was said that this new high
speed communications system
has already proven itself in Wise,
Washington, Russell and Dicken-
son counties where the radio
phones are already installed.
Radio phones are especially val
liable in speeding up restoration
of service when storms Or other
unforeseen circumstances cause
service Interruptions. Routine
service can also be speeded up
by saving the time necessary for
service men to return to their
headquarters for further orders.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
FIVE CARS PILE UP
IN WRECK NEAR
POUND

Five automobiles piled up in
an odd smash near Pound about
midnight Monday. Louis Ray
Buchanan of Clintwood, driving
his fathers taxi, was one of the
drivers.
A driver who had taken one too
many was said to be the cause OF
it all. Buchanan states that he
was driving toward Wise, about
a mile out of Pound, with anoth-
err car in front An automobile
coming toward Pound kept slith-
ering over the white center line
and came ON with undimmed
lights. This car rammed into the
one ahead of Buchanan. He was
unable to STOP. and his car piled
into the Wreckage of the two.
Two other vehicles, coming to-
ward Pound, rolled in, making
five in the collision.
A woman riding in the auto
mobile that started the wreck
was thrown out and seriously
hurt. Other drivers and passen-
engers escaped with minor injur
les. One car was completely de-
molished, while others sustained
varying degrees of damage.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
w. C. CURT MULLINS
ELECTED SECRETARY OF
ELECTORAL BOARD

w C. (Curt) Mullins was elect
ed secretary of the Dickinson
County Electoral Board at a meet
ing held in Clintwood Thursday.
The board will meet again on
next Friday to select judges and
clerks for the primaries to be
held August 2, and the general
election to be held November 8.
Members of the Electoral
Board are Walter Lee Rush, &c.
Stanley and w. c. Mullins.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
BIDS FOR NEW JAIL TO BE
RECEIVED AT NEXT MEETING
OF SUPERVISORS

1t is understood that bids ON
the proposed Jail for Dickinson
County will be received by the
Board of Supervisors at the meet
ing ON June 6. The contract may
be awarded at that time. The
school board meeting on June
is expected to be purely routine.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
POISONOUS SNAKE KILLED
ON STREET HERE

Clintwoods first poisonous
snake of the year fell before the
might of DR.. F. H. Yorkoff on
Monday morning, The reptile was
less than a foot in length, APP
parently of this years crop. 1t
was found crawling across h e
walk from the vacant lot between
the theatre and the S and 10 cent
store.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
MEMORIAL MEETING

Memorial services for Alonzo
Haynes, killed while serving his
country in Italy, as well as for
other deceased members of the
Haynes family, will be held at
the family graveyard on Pine
Creek Sunday, May 20, beginning
at 1890 a. m. The following min
listers are expected to take part
in this service, Alex Tompkins,
Earl Mullins, James Wright, En-
ory Vanover and Jack Kiser.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
cow GIVES BIRTH TO
TWIN CALVES

Fred Noel Fletcher, county
agent, reports that a cow belong
ing to Mrs. Cora Deel gave birth
to twin calves Monday. T h e
weight of both calves was esti-
mated at 100 pounds, consider
ably above the average. Unfor-
tunately both calves were dead
when delivery was effected.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
HAILsToRMs HIT COUNTY

A heavy rainstorm, with con-
siderable hail, fell along Trace
Fork and on Caney Ridge Sum-
day afternoon. The hailstones
were as large as pebbles, but the
damage to growing crops was
small, as the storm was of short
duration.
A newspaper report stated
that hail as large as baseballs
fell in Lynchburg Sunday
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
RETURNS TO DICKINSON

Kermit Large, son of Frank
Large of Clintwood, Rt. /, has re
turned from Parker, Arizona,
where he has ben employed in a
bee yard.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
MEMORIAL MEETIN AT
HAYNES GRAVEYARD

The annual memorial meeting
for deceased members of the
Haynes family will be held at
the Haynes graveyard on Pine
Creek Sunday, May 30. Ministers
of the Freewill Baptist church
will conduct services. The Hi Null
Inns family will sing at this SER
vice.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs, D. M. Crabtree
are attending the state meeting
Of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows at Roanoke this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26
Dave Hall Recaptured After
Thirty Years In Hiding

SIlld peluleIltldly tdSt clAooJ w
serve a sentence from which he
fled some 80 years ago. Sent up
for IL years on July 10, 1914,
from Dickinson County for muir
der, Dave got five extra years as
a ''two time loser" He stayed In
the penitentiary five years and
then escaped.
Officers arrested him on his
267 acre farm on Grounding
Creek, Mingo County, w. Va, last
Thursday. He had lived there
since 1921 under the name of
John Henry Thomas. There he
had taken a second wife and had
reared two sons. He was known
in the community as a "good
peace-loving man" and had serv
ed as a deputy sheriff. Finally, it
is sid, he had an argument with
grocer over a store account, and
this argument in some way led
to an investigation and the ar
rest.
Sheriff Joe w. Hatfield found
Dave blowing in a cornfield on
Thursday. He tied his mule and
went quietly to his house with
the officer. After am hour of
questioning, he admitted that he
was Dave Hall, wanted for leav-
ing the Virginia penitentiary. AS
he went behind the bars, Dave
pulled his long mustache and
said, 81 hate to leave my family,
my land, my mules and my
cows" The undercover investiga
ton has probably been going on
some time. About two weeks ago
Sheriff Fleming received tele-
phone inquiry as to whether Dave
Hall was an escaped convict.
Dave Hall and a colored man
by the nme of Tom Riddle were
tried in this county for killing
Marion Ramey and John Sloane
in Skaggs Gap On May 4, 1913.
Sloane and. Ramey, accompanied
by Mart Potter, United States
deputy marshall, had early in
the morning seized a moonshine
still in the vicinity and were on
their way toward Elkhorn City.
They met Hall and Riddle in the
mountain gap, and a battle be-
gan. Ramsey and Sloane were kill
ed. Potter, peppered with shot,
escaped by crawling into a hole
and pulling it in after him. Hall
and Riddle were arrested and IN
dicted for murder in United
States court. They were confined
in Jail at Staunton, Va, until at
last the case was rernanded to
the circuit court of this county.
Both were convicted nd sentence
ed to the penitentiary. AS Hall
had been sentenced before in 1902
he was given five years addition
al.
Judge A. A. Skeen wildly re-
calls the conviction. carrying
one year sentence, in 1902. That
was in the old county court. Dave
asked permission to go back to
Blue Head that evening to see
his mother before departing for
the penitentiary. Judge Skeen
allowed him to go on his simple
promise to return next day. Early
the next day, Dave returned, hav
ing walked from Blue Head to
ClintWood.
According to the grapevine,
Dave spent some time around his
old home after he left the peniten
tiary. Luther Ratliff, while on
some errand for his father, was
letting his horse drink at a
stream. Suddenly a horseman
clattered into view and drew up
by the boy. He had long NOUS
tache and had a pistol buckled at
either hip. He made inquiry as
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-05-26

Mrs. Ira Short celebrated her
birthday at the home of her son,
Ayers, Sunday. All the children
were present except Chuck, who
now is living in Texas.