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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
DAMAGE SUIT FILED
AGAINST MINERS

Notice OF a damage suit against
81 union miners of Buchanan
County has been filed in federal
court at Abingdon by two men
who allege they were injured in
the free-for-all that took place
at strip mine near Red Jacket
on April 81, 1913.
One party asks for personal
damages in the amount of $780,
600 and for punitive damages in
the same amount. The other par
ty asks for total of 100000 for
both personal and punitive dam
ages. The two allege that they
were permanently injured by
beatings made with sticks and
slate. Why they have waited this
long is not explained.
While the United Mine Work.
ers were out on strike in April,
1948, a disturbance took place at
a strip mine, not far from Red
Jacket operation. ITO members
of the union at Red Jacket were
indicted for banding as a mob.
Ninety-seven of them pleaded
guilty to the charge in the cir
cult court of Buchanan County
and were sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary. Sentences
were suspended, and the men
placed on probation. Now these
men are subjected to civil suit
in United States court. Named as
defendant, along with the miners
is the national organization of
the United Mine Workers of
America. A notice of the suit was
served on John L. Lewis at Alex
andria.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
"Honest Tiv Trail"
Taken Into State
System

Honest Tiv" Mullins reports
that viewers made a favorable re
port on the road from the foot of
the mountain to Blowing Rock
Gap last Friday. They recommend
ed that this piece of road be TAX
en- into the state system.
And thus is completed COM
munity project. Several months.
ago, the people of Blowing Rock
asked for road to connect their
community with Pike County, KY.
Being put off, they went to work
and made a passable road Them
selves to the Kentucky line at
Blowing Rock Gap. 1t is expect
ed that this road will soon be TAX
en- into the state system. When
this is done, further improve
ments will follow, it is hoped.
The road will not only connect
with those from another state,
but will open way to a rich
deposit of limestone which can be
worked into fertilizer for farms.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
Caney Ridge People
Help In War On
John Barleycorn

With several town soaks look
ing wistfully on, Deputy Sheriff
Ross Phillips poured four gallons
of "Who-Shot-John" into the
street Monday afternoon. Some
innocent bystanders wrinkled
their noses and passed judgment
that it was the most evil-smell-
ing stuff they had ever shifted.
Deputies Phillips, Stanley and
Mullins had just returned from
Caney Ridge, where they destroy
ed tank outfit, taken from the
same furnace from which anoth-
er had been snaked two months
ago. The still was hot in the fur
mace, and six gallons of moon
shine was found in jugs. A run
had just been made, and the
white caps were rolling where
the sinners had mashed back"
More than 200 gallons of mash
was destroyed, as well as sup
ply of barley.
The deputies state that their
pipelines from Caney Ridge are
good and that the laW-abiding
people of that community are co
operating with them to suppress
the moonshine business.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
SUPERVISORS AND
SCHOOL BOARD
MEET MONDAY

Both the County School Board
and the Board of Supervisors will
hold May meetings Monday. At
this time, it does not appear that
much Of Importance will come
before either body.
1t is understood that delega-
ton of Clintwood patrons will
come before the School Board to
ask that schools begin at later
date than usual. The superinten-
dent of schools has indicated that
he may ask the board to fix the
beginning date as of Aug. %. A
number of teachers who wish to
attend summer schools will prob
ably be on hand to ask for later
opening dates.
There will be the usual petit
tons before the Board of Super
visors for modified stock laws in
certain sections of the county.
Also different boards of review
ers will make reports requesting
that certain roads be taken into
the secondary system.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
MRS. JOHN BRANHAM, OF
SPLASHDAM, DIES
SUNDAY MORNING

Mrs. John w. Branham, 81
years of age, of Splashdam, died
Unexpectedly Sunday morning.
She did not rise at the usual time
and was found practically speech
less by a member of the family.
She was being taken to hospital
at Grundy but died on the way.
The deceased was native of
the Nealy Ridge community, a
daughter of the late Ambrose Sill
cox. She was married Sept. /,
1915.
Funeral services were held eft
the Counts Cemetery on Nealy
Ridge at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon, with Elders Bruce Mullins
and Howard Colley of the Regu-
lar Baptist church in charge.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
Local 1926 Receives
Charter At Meeting
Here Saturday

Dickinson Federation of Teach
ers, Local 1926, received its char
ter from the hand of Irwin r.
Kuenzli, secretary of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Teachers, at
luncheon meeting in the Clint
wood Community Building last
Saturday. Talking "of the cuff"
to good-sized audience, Mr..
Kunezli outlined the purposes Of
the national organization and the
scope of its activities. He held
the rapt attention of the group as
he discussed the nationwide bene
fits which the labor movement
has brought to the cause of Amer
lean education.
Short and pointed talks were
made by H. E. Mccoy, Mrs. Dig
lie Sutherland, Robert Baker,
Grayson Yates, Fred Fletcher and
Hampton Osborne.
Luncheon was served by the
Cintwood Home Demonstration
Club.
Despite rival attraction, the
attendance at the melting was
good and the loyalty of the men,
bers was greatly strengthened.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
FARMING ON INCREASE,
SAYS COUNTY AGENT

Fred Noel Fletcher, county ag-
ent, states that an increase in
farming is noted over the county
this year Many people, he says,
who have done little farming dur
ing the past few years now feel
that it is necessary for them to
raise more of their foodstuffs and
stock feed. Another development
is in the line of orchards and
small fruits. Practically all of the
veterans who are studying agri-
culture have put out strawber-
ry plots. Several farmers have
gone in for larger orchards,
among them, w. E. Mullins Of
Brushy Ridge and 0. A. Counts,
Jr., Of Nealy Ridge.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
BRAXTQN FRANKLIN
MULLINS DIES IN
HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL

Braxton Granklin Mullins of
Haysi, died Friday in a Richlands
hospital. He had been in ill health
for several months. He was son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Brady Mullins,
and an employee of Hartman Coal
Co.
Besides his parents, he is sur
vived by two brothers, James of
Haysi; and Swaming of the us.
army; three sisters, Mrs. Lena
Owens of Vicey, Louise and Bren
da Kay Owens. at home.
Funeral services We're conduct
ed Sunday at 1890 by the Rev.
Howard Colley and MANS Null
ms. Burial was in the family Gem
etery at Haysi.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
Saturday Is Clean Up
Day At Cemetery

Some of the good women of
Clintwood have set on foot a
movement to put the local ceme-
terry in order. For that purpose
they have appointed cleanup
day for the cemetery next Satur-
day.
They request all persons, men,
women and children, to turn out
Saturday morning and help this
good project along,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28

Floyd P. Hill, former member
of the Board of Supervisors, has
gone to Charlottesville, where he
will enter the University of Wiz
ginia Hospital for an operation,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
OF
All
Things!

Miss Cordelia Cox, a sincere
and clear-headed social worker,
says she cannot abide the comic
strip 'Lil Abner" because it
makes fun of the Southern noun
taineer. The same could be said
Of a number of novels, plays,
magazine stories and newspaper
sketches. The people of the South
ern highlands have been typed
into a synthetic picture. That
picture is mildly amusing, if one
applies it to his neighbors; hard
ly flattering, if taken for ones
self; and much in need of patient
examination, if one is interested in
the truth.
y
The "mountaineer" first appear
ed, early in this century, as lit
erary curiosity in the novels of
John Fox. American fiction of
that time was shallow, but it sold
because it was gilded with tin
sci romance. From the pen of a
writer, born and bred in the Blue
grass region of Kentucky, came a
picture of shaggy individual,
redeemed from savagery by a
few specks of romance. That char
acter caught on and has been
copied until it has become one of
fiction's stock.
The "mountaineer, as shown in
cheap writing, is ignorant; speak
ing a strange language, and hold
ing perverted views. He is usual
ly an outlaw, with hog rifle as
an accessory. He lives in a wild
and inaccessible jungle, co-owner
with the varmint of a barren
land. He is suspicious of all
strangers but is willing to be pa
tronized by the slick scribbler
who comes to write him up. And
that, my friend, is your picture.
You may not like it; you may not
recognize it; but it hangs on the
wall.
Is the picture true? Are we
such creatures as that All stock
character; the stolid and mirth-
less Englishman, the penny incn
ing Scot, the Jewish kike, are
synthetic and distorted. Psychol-
ogy has abundantly proved that
all women and all men have the
same drives and the same urges.
Women and men, the world over,
react in the same patterns to
their successes and disappooint-
ments, their joys and woes, their
happiness and Illustrations. Yet
each human is personality,
modified from the general mold
by varied inheritance and ex-
perience. People simply do not
fall into types and molds. The
human personality is too complex
for anything of that kind. Jeb
Stuart, from the mountains of
Patrick County, was known as the
last of the Cavaliers. Lee Think
lie, George Peery and Bascom
Slemp, mountaineers all, knew
the social amenities and could
find their ways around in Wash
ington and Richmond. No, you
and have no kinship with him
whose picture hangs on fiction's
wall.
*What can we do about it? We
need do nothing. To paraphrase
Holy Writ, if we know the truth,
the truth will make us free. We
know that we are people-not
"mountaineers". We know that
any Of us may take our place any
where in the station for which
our personality and training fits
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28

Tolley E. Mullins, former citi-
zen of Dickinson County, now in
business at Johnson City, was
visitor in Clintwood Tuesday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28

Convey Silcox, Riverside merch-
ant was business visitor here
Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28
DEADLINE

All news mater must reach us
by Tuesday noon If 1t Is to ap-
pear In that weeks paper.
Send your news in early,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28

Floyd Hill of Caney Ridge was
talking with friends in Clintwood
Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-04-28

The Herald $3.50 a Year
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Michigan Election Today
Watched for Political Trend
BY the Assoeioted Press

LANSING. Mich. April 4: -
Michigan voters went to the polls
today in spring election of in
terest nationally.
The voting is the first on a large
scale since the Democratic Party
made sweeping gains last Novem-
Der. Traditionally Republican. the
State named a Democratic Gov
ernoro FIVE months ago: For" that
reason IT, will be watched closely
by both major parties.
The election also puts the ynune
administration of Gov. G. Mennen
Williams to It's first crucial test.
A Michigan highway commits
sioner and State superintendent of
public, instruction will be chosen.
Both of those posts are filled by
members of the powerful State
Administrative Board. Michigan's 8
elective cabinet" With five Re-
publicans and three Democrats
currently on the eight-member
board, Gov. Williams party is
making a strong bid to get its two
candidates into Office and win con-
troll of the board.
A recent split between Gov. VIII
liams and nine Democratic State
senators may dim the administra-
tion's chances of carrying out its
program, some political observers
believe,
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Grandfather Who Killed J
And Wounded Self Dies
by the Asseeiofed Press


DETROIT, April 4.-Isaac Lub-
lin, whose domestic troubles drove
him into a tragic shooting spree
Saturday, died yesterday of a
gunshot wound police said he in
fiicted on himself after killing his
daughter and two grandchildren.
But young man also wounded
by the 62-year-old grandfather
appeared to be on the road to re-
covery.
Of6cers sasid Lublin apparently
went berserk because he thought
his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Einstan-
dig, 81. was siding with his
estranged wife in a family quarrel.
He killed Mrs. Eistandig, her g.
year-old son Marck and her
3-year-old daughter Marcia with
a .25-caliber pistol, police reported
Then. evidently in search of his
wife. Rose, Lublin hurried to the
home of William Crane. 20. When
Mr.. Crane opened the door a
pistol shot seriously wounded him
in the neck. Lublin then put a
bullet in his own head.
Physicians at a Detroit hospital
said Mr.. Crane probably would
recover.
Lublin was awaiting q court
appearance on a charge of assault
against his wife. Newton r. Elm
standig, the slain woman's hus-
band. said his father-in-law told
him:
IF I go to jail everybody is
going with me-"
Evening star., 1949-04-04
AP Confirms Omission
OF Voznesensky From
Soviet PoIitburo List
D. re Asse<sas~- srsa

NEW YORK. April - The
omission Of Nlkoisi A Voznesen-
skys name from the latsS, listing
Of SOVIET PoiiiosIro members has
been confirmed by the Associated
Press through a Moscow CORE
spondent. Thomas p. Whitney.
While there has been no Soviet
announcement. Mr.. Whitney re-
Gently fled tao dispatches which
indicate strongly the custer OF
VoznesenSky. recently depasec
head OF the SOVIET Unions State
Planning Commission, Mr.. Whit
ney's dispatches did not say out
right that such action had been
taken, but his stories passed
through Russian censorship,
In the Whitney stories the Kom-
somol Communist Youth Con-
greSs was said 10 have greeted with
stormy applause" an announce
ment that members and candidate
members Of the Politouro had eeen
elected delegates 10 the congress,
The dispatches quoted the Moscow
newspaper Komsomol Pravda.
Both said A. N. Shelepin. chair
man OF the congress Mandate
Committee had announced the
following IL names: Prime Min
ister Stain. v. NJ. Molotova. A. I,
Mikoyan. @. NJ. Malenkov. L. P.
Beria. K. E Voroshilov, A. A. An
dreyev. l.. NJ. kaganovich. N. s,
Krushchev. N. NJ Shvernik, N. A
Bulganin and A. N. Kosygin,
A check message was sent 10
Moscow after the receipt Of the
first dispatch to determine II
Voznesensky's name had been
dropped through a transmission
error, The reply was that no
names had been dropped The
next dispatch by different
channel. repeated the IL names
and again did not list Voznesensky
The word "Politouro" Is an
abbreviation for the Political
Bureau of the Central Committee
of the All-Union Communist
Party. In actuality 1t is the top
policy making body for the Soviet
Union and has had l3 members
since the death OF A. A. Zhdanov,
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Chinese Communists
Reported Agreeing
To Cease.Fire Order
BY fhe kssoeioied Press

NANKING, April 4.-Semioffi-
cial sources said tonight Chinese
Communists had agreed in prin-
ciple to ordering a cease fire in
China civil war.
Details of the order were re-
ported under negotiation in Com
munist held Peiping.
The sources. reliable In the
past, said an agreement was
reached on the government re-
quest during preliminary discus
sions to peace talks. ' ....
= The formal peace talks are ex-
pected to open shortTy-pefhaps
tomorrow. >7
Marshall Mediation Cited.
- Early results of tiaenaPeiping
peace negotiations were brought
to Marking last night by Huang
Chi-han, government liaison Off
Ger in Peiping. Huang said peace
delegates had been treated cor
daily by the Reds since their ar
rival in the Communist capital.
Political observers viewed actua
naturalization of the cease. firt
with skepticism. They pointed Il
the experience during the perioe
of Gen. George Marshall's media.
ton in 1946 when cease fire agree.
ments were reached in principle
but begged down in actual prac'
tice.
Acting President Ii Tsung-jer
told about, 200 National Assembly
delegates today that he was conf
dent of the ultimate success of tn,
peace talks.
He urged unity within the Kuo
mintang (government) Party ant
warned delegates to be on guart
against attempts to use them a.
tools by those attempting to sab
otage the peace talks"
LIS hint of disunity within Ma
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Sixth Skin Graft Planned
Today for Rector Boy

Another skin graft. from three
donors. was to be performed today
on little Michael Rector. who is
still in serious condition from
burns he received last November
IL.
Casualty Hospital officials said
the men who were to give some
of their own skin today for the
4-year-old boys sixth skin graft
are Marine Pfc. John l.. Finger,
%, of Lancaster. Pa: Army Sergt.
William Roby. %. Uniontown. Pa.
and young Navy veteran who
asked to remain anonymous,
Michael, the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Rector. 6l3 Elliott
street NE. received the burns
when his clothing caught fire.
Evening star., 1949-04-04

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Evening star., 1949-04-04

tionalist China was made as Pre-
mier Ho Ying-chin prepared to
fly to Canton to allay legislative
opposition to Lis peace program.
During the day top government
leaders warned that any Com
munist attempt to cross the Yang
re River would result in immediate
withdrawal of the Peiping peace
delegation.
Communist troops who captured
Hsinyang. important rail city ITO
miles north of Hankow, were re-
ported marching to the south.
Anking, important Yangtze city
$50 miles southwest of Nanking,
also is under attack.
The semi official Central Daily
News reported that through
yesterday Communist leaders in
Peiping had made no decision on
the government, suggestion that
a cease fire order be issued during
negotiations. -'.'r
Authenticity Challenged.
The army newspaper, Peace
Daily, CHALLENGED the authenticity
OF d statement allegedly, made by
Gen. Flu Tso-yi., 1t was broadcast
by the Red radio in Peiping. The
former Nationalist leader who
surrendered Peiping was quoted
as pledging full support to the
Communists.
The Army newspaper quoted a
competent observer" as saying
that Gen Fu's statement. which
has created stir in government
circles, was very likely written by
the Communists. The newspaper
said an attempt is being made by
the Reds to hold up Gen. Flu as
IAN example for other govern
ment officials to surrender"
Political observers generally
agree that it was an invitation to
other government officials to sell
out. Gen. Flu at one time was
high on the Communist war
criminal list.
Communist leader Mao TIE
tung said that other government
men following Gen. Fu's lead
will be welcomed by us no mat
ter who they are. provided they
differentiate clearly between right
Evening star., 1949-04-04
fot MeNair Soldier
Indicted in Assault
On Young Mother

twenty-five indictments w~r~
returned by the grand tury sooay
before Dastrsei ccars jtscse Hsen,
mond n keech.
An Army private. RAymerd n
Rryias, ~. Of Fort iesley : Me e
sair, vas indicted on q ehArge a.
raning q 3S-yeat old rno,feg
Hzytus VAS accused ot gcsns 10
the YOUNG sor1Ans hoFne IN the
l4oo block of James Greek PARA =
way Sw on March ard ASklfag
10 see her mosher Wher Informed
the mother wa& not =; honle ~
attacked the young woman. se-
cording 10 the charge,
Charged In Trafsse Death,
Payton Davis. -, oolores. al TIE
700 block Of Seventh street \ r
was indicted on a charge ci man
slaughter in the trafne death las,
February OF John A Butler 81
coiored. 62no block Of Clay street
NE. Butler, authorities said, ~as
riding in q taxicao which was
struck oy an automobile operated
by Davis at Eighth and 3 streets
NE.
Helen Marshall. -. colored. MAS
indicted on q charge Of second
degree murder. accusing her Of
fatally stabbinS Charles Mont, -.
colored. on March IL in a house
where they lived in the l+oo bloc K
OF Sims drive Sc
Three young men were charged
with housebreakinS and larceny
in an indictment which accuses
them OF stealing a safe. eontaining
81 .2o7 last February from a build
ing OF the National Capital Hou>-
Ing Authority at $500 Quarles
street NE Those accused are
James r. Wear. lr. 10. Of the
$500 block OF Shaw drive NE
Randolph j. Glover, -. 400 block
OF Second street NV and Walter
B. Faean. "a. for whom no address
was listed
Held In Television Theft,
William e Edwards. 26. was in
dicted on a charge OF stealing q
televiSion set, valued at s2es
which was said 10 have belonged TO
his grandmother. Mrs, Carieta NJ
Edwards. 100 block OF Twelfth
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Marines at Subic Boy
Accused of Rudeness
Az the A,,nein,&d Pr.,,

MANILA. April 4. - American
Marines at Subic Bay have been
accused of being immature. un-
diplomatic and very rude" 70
Filipino civil workers.
Talks have been scheduled for
tomorrow between American naval
commanders and the Philippine
Department OF Foreign Affairs on
the complaints.
Marines were cited for asserted
maltreatment Of two woman
school teachers.
A Navy spokesman said he
knew of no such case being re-
ported. a......
Evening star., 1949-04-04
ield In Teleyisien Theft.

William z, Edwards, 26. vas in
dicted on a charge OF stealing a
television set. valued at s2ss
which was said 10 have belonged 10
his grandmother. Mrs, Carieta NJ
Edwards, 100 block of Twelfth
Evening star., 1949-04-04
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Evening star., 1949-04-04
Auction Buy Pays OFF

Four dirty. SCARED swords at
tracted little attention at a Dur
ban (South Africa auction re-
Gently and all four were bought
for Sill. but the hits, when washed
were found studded with diamonds
and containing gold-worth q
total of 81 900.