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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
SEVERAL NEW ROAD
PROJECTS TO BE
CONSIDERED

A good deal of routine but few
matters of much Importance came
before the October meeting of
the Board of Supervisors Mon
day. More than the usual amount
of claims were allowed. One very
unusual item was d physicians
bill for giving treatment to per-
sons bitten by rabid dogs. This
bill was over $780, It will be re
called that several persons were
bitten by a supposedly rabid dog
a few weeks ago.
The board entered orders re-
questing the highway department
to improve road in the vicinity
of Steinman in order that school
bus might travel over it. A SIM
liar order was entered with res
pect to routes 655 and 627.
The following viewers were ap
pointed to inspect a proposed
road from Wakenva to the inter
section with Route "a: Robert
Pickering, Henry Mann, Henry
Sergent, D. S. Keith and r. T.
Cornett. Viewers appointed to
look over a proposed extension Of
the Honey Camp road were J. S.
Rose, S. K. Lambert, J. w. Rose,
w. S. Beverly and J. H. Strouth.
Also appointed to view a propos-
ed road from Omaha to the homes
of Georgia Mullins and others
were Sylvan Yates, Luther Yates,
George Fleming, Georgia Null
ms and Grayson Yates.
A delegation from Long Ridge
in the Ervinton District appeared
to make an appeal for road inn
provements in the vicinity Of the
Henry Long and the Fairview
schools in order that school buses
might travel over that section
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
5000 FISH RELEASED IN
COUNTY STREAMS


Three thousand small sized fish
were received Monday from the
Front Royal hatchery and were
placed in Mcclure, Russell Fork
and Pound rivers THE same day
by a messenger from the hatch
cry, the game warden and Otto
Kendrick of the national forest
service. The fish were rock bass
and sunfish, and were in fair con
dition when released. They were
placed in shallow shoals to pre-
vent their being devoured by larg
er fish.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06

Read The Little Ads''
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
DICKINSON FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS TO MEET OCT. 20

The Dickinson Federation of
Teachers, an affiliate of the
American Federation of Teachers,
will hold the annual fall meeting
in Dickinson Memorial High
School on Saturday, Oct. 20. A
representative from the national
organization, probably Mrs. Yer
onica B. Hill of Birmingham, will
talk to the teachers.
In addition to the national
speaker, local teachers will ex-
plain the program of the organi-
cation. A number of entertain
ment specialties will be offered
by pupils of the Clinchco school,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
SEVEN COUNTY MEN
ENLIST DURING PAST
MONTH

According to Sgt. lessee Dye,
of the local recruiting station, the
following named men have enlist
ed in the army from Dickinson
County during the month of Sep
tember:'
Henry H. Edwards, Haysi
Errett L. Sweeney, Clinchco
Paul w. Fields, Trammel
Quintin Moore, Skeetrock
Clinton Hall, Tarpon
James H. Beaver, Nora, Ri.
Joe E. McGlothlin, Clintwood
The army recruiting station,
formerly located in the court
house, has been moved to the sec
ond floor of the Mullins Theatre
building, in the rooms formerly
occupied by Hamilton Studio.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
TRUCK DRIVER KILLED
BY ROLLING STONE

Considerable interest was man
Tested here Monday when it was
reported that a man had been
killed in a flareup of labor trout
BILE in Buchanan County.
According to reports Tuesday,
Johnnie Compton, who was driv-
ing his coal-filled truck from
srip mine about five miles south
of Grundy, was killed when
large rock rolled from the hill
side above the road and crashed
into his truck.
The sheriff of Buchanan Coun-
ty gave the following version OF
the affair:
Compton was driving down a
roadway when he saw that three
large rocks had rolled into h
road ahead OF him. He Went
around the rocks and stopped on
the other side when he saw an
empty truck approaching from
the opposite direction.
The driver of the other truck
said that Compton got out on the
running board of his truck appar
emily to allow the empty vehicle
to pass, The driver said that he
saw large boulder roll over the
top of the bank, drop on top of
the cahso of Compton's truck and
then strike Compton on the head,
killing him instantly.
According to state police station
ed here temporarily, who helped
investigate the affair, a blood
hound was taken to the point
from where the boulder was turn
ed loose on the hillside and that
the dog followed a trail from
that point directly to the resi-
dence of Arthur Vanover. Van
over was detained pending inves
tigation and was later released.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
All Quiet On The
Mining Front In
Dickinson

The mining situation in Dick
enson County remain quiet as
Clintwood on a Sunday morning.
There has been no disturbance at
any point.
Reliable information is to the
effect that the union miners had
decided firmly on a policy of non
violence before the strike began.
They did not approve the agree
ment which they say their dist
riot leaders had made to allow
the truck mines leased fom the
Clinchfield Coal Corporation to
keep running, but at the same
time had no intention of Interior
ing with the small mines One
local, it is reported, had asked
the truck mine operators in the
immediate community to cease
operations but had assured them
that there would be no disturb
ance. In the meantime, the extra
state policemen are wandering
somewhat aimlessly about h e
county.
The miners seem to think that
a contract will be made soon.
They speak of the middle of the
month as a likely time for them
to go back to work.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
Thieves Visit Fred F.
Fletcher Saturday
Night

Fred F. Fletcher rose Sunday
morning with pleasant thoughts
of going to church in the fore
noon and taking leisurely drive
in the afternoon. After a late
breakfast, he got ready for Sun
day School. But when he tried
to start his 1949 Ford, it did not
respond. Looking under the hood,
he finally located the trouble
no battery. He had put his car
under the shed about ten o'clock
the night before, in good shape.
He knows not whom to suspect of
the theft, but Of one thing he is
fairly certain: 1t was none of his
good neighbors in the hollow.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS
OCTOBER MEETING

The Dickinson County School
Board met in routine session Mon
day, with all members present.
Much detailed matter was gone
over, but nothing of unusual i'm
portance came before the board.
Delegations from Bartlick,
Breaks and Breeding schools ap-
peared to ask for an additional
teacher in each school. Another
teacher was assigned to Clinchco
school. The Board gave formal
approval to right-of-way for
the highway department through
the high school property at Haysi.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
Wage And Hour Man
Inspects Payrolls Of
Truck Mines !.

A federal wage and hour man
has been inspecting working con
ditions and payrolls among the
truck mines in this county. He
went away late last week with
the ominous warning that he
would be back again.
According to report, he found
that several truck mine operators
were working straight through
the week and paying straight
wages without respect to h e
laws providing for extra pay for
overtime work.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
MARRIAGE MARKET
BRISK DURING
PAST MONTH

the matrimonial market during
September than in August. The
marriages went to 80 in this coun
ty during September; in August,
the figure was on II. The list of
licenses issued in the Clerks Of
flee last month is as follows:
Harris Mullins and Hazel Ruth
Dingrs, both of Pound
Eli Clinton Mullins and Verda
Powers, both of Pound
William Rasnick and Anna Mae
Mullins, both of Bee
Leonard L. Sears and June
Meade, both of Pound
Vardray Boiling and Alta Jean
McPeeks, both of Steinman
Guy Fatony, Jr, and Frances
Robinette, both of Coeburn
Joseph Ray Yates, Haysi, and
Alice Frances Wilder, Florida
James Robinson, Haysi, and
Mildred Stallard, Steinman
James Strouth, Pound, and Re
ba Slemp, Wise
Victor Lee Fletcher, Buchanan
County, and Gladys Coleman, OF
Haysi
Clinton Ramsey, Nealy Ridge,
and Mae Holbrook, Tarpon
Harris Owens and Harriet
Breeding, both of Buchanan
Estel Hamilton, Pound, and
Kathleen Fyffe, Jenkins
Hester J. Meade, Herald, and
Betty Burke, Cranest Nest.
Edd Holbrook and Ruthie Cor
nett, both of Dante
U. G. Hanover, Clintwood, and
Bessie Rose, Tarpon
Odell Kendrick Lane and Hilda
Stanley, both of Wise
Ben Surratt and Edda Mae
Hampton, both of C1intwood
Jack Smallwood and Mary c.
Potter, both of Coeburn
Ford Salyers, Castlewood and
Helen Austin, Trammel
William Henry Smith and Avel
Fleming, both of Bee
Roy Hubbard, Pound, and Obey
Browning, Coeburn
Kenneth Pickett and Matte
Litton, both of Fremont
Claude Meade and Mary Greer,
both of Coeburn
Woodrow w. Kendrick and Flo
rene Mullins, both of Clinchco
Werner Dotson and Dorothy
Turner, both of Clinchco
Garnet Flanagan and Ella
Mae Sykes, both of Clintwood
Hesker Turner, Steinman, and
Bessie Viers, of Viers
Joseph I. Mullins, Clintwood,
and Wilma Elkins, Baden
Raymond Hensley, Nealy Ridge
and Nina Mullins, Fremont
Boobbie Lee Hammonds, Leck,
and Lucille Sykes, Clintwood
Furril Corder and Margaret Wad
dell, both of oCeburn.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
Eighty Five Guests At
County Jail During
Month

Eighty-five guests registered at
the county Jail during the month
of September. OF these, five were
women. Eigteen were from out OF
the county. No minors were on
the register. The younges jailee
was II; the oldest SO. Two re-
manned in Jail at the end of the
month. AS usual, whiskey was
the cause of the greater part of
the commitments. In all, so cases
were concerned with liquor. The
breakdown follows:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
Police Car Wrecked

State police patrol car No. 1866
was wrecked Sunday night in the
vicinity of Tarpon. According to
reports, the automobile failed to
make a curve and rolled over the
hill good distance. The top was
bent out of all shape.
1t is not known whether a
charge of reckless driving was
lodged against the operator or
not.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06

Marshall Counts OF. Brushy
Ridge attended the meeting of
the Board of Supervisors Mon
day,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06
OF
All
Thlngsi

Mckinney Belcner from SnelDy
Gap, KY, to horse trading af-
fair at Osborne Gap ON July 2.
The dog wandered on down 10
Pound River and up Brush Creek
and snapped some children along
the way. Weeks later one of the
children died from a supposed
attack of rabies. The other chill
dren were treated at public ex-
pense, as the law prescribes, for
the dread disease. On Monday Of
this week, the Board of Supervis
ors paid for the treatment in the
amount of 1858. No criticism of
the board or of the doctor who
gave the treatments. But that
wandering mongrel cost a deal Of
money and probably took a hui
man life. Yet there are those who
complain because they have to
have their dogs innoculated!
Mrs. Joe Kennedy wants us to
tell a tale of human shabbiness
and asks us not to spare the Eng
fish language in the telling. A
glass jar was placed at a business
establishment to receive change
for the polio fund. Mrs. Kennedy
noted it occasionally and was
pleased at the way it was being
filled. When time came to get the
jar, she found it lacking in the
cash that once was in it. Especial
is-y'- 49, --~si~-~ss ti-s sisi>t Of ve,-.<ss
bills it had once contained. The
cover showed the clearest signs
of having been priced open. Any
way, somebody had stolen money
given to the polio fund.
This sorry tale is enough. There
is no need for language to dress
it.
Fernoy Hughes, who specialize
es in strange and wonderful
events, tells us this one.
A little mine down about the
mouth of Holly Creek was closed
down for a day or two, but the
fan was left running to clean the
air. When the operator went back
he saw that the fan was out of
commission. The trouble was not
hard to find. The fan held h e
broken remains of a wildcat.
They suppose the animal wander
ed into the mine and took on the
piece of machinery for a finish
fight. At least, the animal gain
ed draw.
Mrs. Pearl Booher is credited
with one of a different color:
Travelling through Indiana
with relatives recently, Mrs. Boo
her was shocked in some little
town to see a figure with h G |
body and limbs of a man and the
head of a horse. Apparently, no
other member of the party saw
the strange sight. Mrs. Booher |
kept wondering whether she had |
really seen a freak or was hav-
ing an optical illusion. When they
reached the home of sister in a
town, she asked about the
oddly. The sister said there was
such being, and that he had re
fused many offers to go into
shows.
X
A mighty explosion was re-
ported in Clintwood about one
o'clock few nights ago. Some
think it was one place, some
think it was another; and that
(Turn to back pags)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-10-06

Drunk .............. AZ
Assault - 7
Drunken driving $500. 6
POSSESSION OF Illegal liquor
Breaking and entering -. 5
Adultery .... . ?
Concealed gun .....,. 2
Non-support ....., ... 2
Reckless driving .... 2
murder ........ .,...... ., !
Grand larceny ..... I
Forfeited bond l
Manufacturing whiskey l
AWOL
ENLIGHTENMENT ..... Il
Selling whiskey ... 80. /
For other county ....... 1
Evening star., 1949-05-15

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Evening star., 1949-05-15
Announcement
MRS. BOXER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Terry Of
Lockgelly. w. Va, announce the
marriage of their daughter. Mar
guerite, to Mr.. Joseph Warick,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Warick
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Engagements
McIcna Fessefeeha

McCcaa -Fecesssaa
on June - 81 81 Martin 4
Church Miss Margaret -Dcargva
MrSAnn wtn become iss~ bride
Of Nj Aarrllux NJ FwSsrgaSh4
Tfaeas eagAgrsaeai b announced ~
her parents. Mr., ard AtEs- .'osrs>s,
r. MeCaEn.
Pseassssea Aessheld
Miss pesss NJ PENNINGTON VII
be married June - to Mr.. IganaxaAs
B. Mansfield. sua os My. ard asss
Joseph l. MAnsaeld es Western
port. Nd Their engagement Ia
announced by her nafwrta Mr.
and Mrs. John r. Pennington cf
Altoona. Pa.
Akes Mosca
A summer wedding ss s~lns ar
ranged for Miss HeEminia usxalm
Aiken and Mr.. Ward sherman
Mason. whose engagement u an
Evening star., 1949-05-15

| of Wilkes Barre. Pa. The cere-
mony took place yesterday In the
Church of the Nativity with the
Rev. Walter ]. Norris officiating.
After a honeymoon In New York
the couple will reside at 1921
Twenty-third street Sc.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Eastern High Principal, Aroused by Poor Gates,
Seeks Underwriting of Liqhts for Stadium

one football season would lust
about pay back the initial cost
doesn't help the matter.
There is one hope. 1t rests
in the person of John Paul COL
Inns, the sports-minded princi-
pal of Eastern High School.
Collins has been battling for
lights at Eastern for the last
three years. He has tried every
thing. If it we're possible, he
would even mortgage his own
house and car for the project,
but his position as a school Of
ficial obviates that solution.
Il want lights at Eastern"
says Mr.. Collins, land sooner or
later we'll get them. Eastern's
stadium is the only one worth
lighting at this time. With
little effort we could expand
our seating capacity to 10000.
We have ample parking facil-
tiles with the entire area in
front of the Armory at our dis
posal.
York. Pa. eastern opened
its grid season. there last
night. has lights and always
draws 5000 or 10000 fans.
They have more money in their
athletic fund than they can
use. They turnsa good per-
centage of it over for purposes
other than athletics"
Mr.. Collins will appear be-
fore the Board of Directors of
a civic and athletic-minded
club next week. The club is
interested in underwriting the
lighting Of Eastern Stadium.
The Board of Education, of
course, would have to give per-
mission and would be relieved
of all responsibility.
If possible, Mr.. Collins would
take the responsibility gladly.
why. up in York." he says,
"they make a couple of thou
sand dollars a game. And we're
sitting down here struggling to
pay our bills"
Evening star., 1949-09-18
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.

IhDMONI LkAOOEs
Lynchburg, 8: Roanoke, 3.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
New Orleans 8 Nashville q
Teams now tied at two each in best of
seven series.
Mobile BIRMINGHAM 1
Mobile now leads three to one IN best
OF sfven-game series.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Macon Columbus &
Greenville at Savannah. postponed. wet
grounds.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
U.S.. Golfers Retain Ryder Cup,
Routing British in Singles, 81

4 decision to Dai Rees, a Stubby
little Welshman, and Palmer was
squeezed out. 2 and !. by Jimmy
Adams. a Scotsman.
Harrison rolled down a nine
foot putt to win the first hole, fin
ished his morning round in 81
with seven-hole lead over Faulk-
ner and from there on just waited
for the end.
Snead staggered Ward with a
35-foot putt on the second hole
and a 40-footer on the third to
jump into the lead and canned
another 40-footer on the 10th.
Haefner and Burton played dog
eat-dog golf, with an edge of one
or two holes frequently changing
hands until they had gone 80
holes. Big Clayton was one down
there. He holed a 12-foot putt
on the 31st for an eagle 3 that
squared the match. He finished
with birdie and two par As.
Harbert, Juggling a red-hot put
ter. played the first ~ holes in
6 under par on the 6,630-yard,
par 70 course. and killed Kinge
off on the 33d by blasting out of
a bunker a yard from the hole
for a 4.
Chipping and approaching won
a lop-sided battle for Demaret
over Lees.
Mangrum and DAILY really had
a battle. Mangrum went to lunch
with the remark that This Irish
man Is tough. I had IS and I'm
only l up"
match the first thing in the after
noon and went l up, but he began
falling apart at the oath.
Palmer lost by missing puts
he normally makes. Hamilton
simply couldn't live with the kind
Of golf Rees shot at him. Rees
travelled the morning round in
IS to 90 4 I'D,
Evening star., 1949-09-18
I. U. Whips Kansas
In Opener, go, as
Berry Leads Way
BY the Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kas.. Sept. IL
Lindy Berry's spotty but timely
passing andsa methodical ground
attack rolled the Texas Christian
Horned Frogs to a $50 victory
over the Kansas Jayhawks in a
season football opener for both
teams today.
'ome $4,000 fans, record OPEN
ing home attendance for Kansas
football, sat under overcast skies
and watched Berry. 175-pounder
from Wichita Falls. Tex. engineer
the Frogs to a 21-0 halftime lead.
Frog Captain Berry scored
TCU's first and last touchdowns.
He was over from the 5-yard
line after eight minutes of play
and ran back an intercepted pass
A yards in the final period.
In between Berry's touchdowns,
TCU scored with rookie Quarter
back Don Wilde going 26 yards
and sophomore Fullback John
Morton cracking over from the
one-foot line. Both came in the
second quarter.
After each touchdown, squatty
Homer (The Toe) Ludiker place
kicked squarely between the bars.
Berry had the biggest hand in
keeping TCU's slate undefeated
in their seventh meeting with
Kansas. The little man threw
long on his first five passes, but
connected with Halfback Jimmy
and End Morris Bailey to
set up the first touchdown. He
finished his days work with nine
competitions in 10 passing at
tempts for 129 yards.
= Coach Dutch Myers Frogs, who
barely nosed out Kansas, 14-13.
last year. were ready today. Only
once did the Jayhawks get in
scoring territory. That threat
wilted on the % after a double
penalty had nullifed a Kansas
Kansas might have done better
had the Hawks been able to hold
onto the ball. Five times they lost
the ball on fumbles.
Wilde's touchdown came on the
first play of collegiate football
TOR the. 168-pound Graham, Tex,
boy.
K. u n n n
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Leading Linkswomen
Pack National Open
AT Prince Georges

An outstanding field of women
golfers, including all of the recog-
nized professionals and a number
Iof the star amateurs, already
has entered the fourth annual
women's National Open golf
championship that starts Thurs
day at Prince Georges Country
Club. The present field of SO
includes all three past winners
Mrs. Babe Zaharias last year,
Betty Jameson in 1947 and Patty
Berg in 1916.
The amateur list is topped by
Marlene Bauer, the 15-year-old
girls titlist who advanced to the
semif1nals of the women's Ma
tlonal last week, and Frances
Stevens, the English champion.
The f1nalists in the women's Ma
tlonal, Mrs. Dorothy German
Porter, the winner, and Dorothy
kielty. the runnerup, have not
entered as yet.
Many Practice Tomorrow.
Most of the top woman golfers
will be here tomorrow for prac-
tlce rounds. The championship
proper calls for 18 holes daily
Thursday through Sunday.
Louise Suggs. the former Ma
tional and British women's cham
pion and the most recent convert
to the pro ranks; Helen Dettweiler.
who will carry local support. al
though she lists Indio. Calf, as
her home address; Mrs. Bettye
Minis White, the petite Texan;
Betty Hicks and Katherine Hemp
hill are other who will compete in
the pro ranks for the $500 in
prizes.
The top amateur entered is
Grace Lenczyk, the National, Ca
madam and intercollegiate cham
pion of last year who was unfor-
tunate enough to lose all three
titles this year. She is capable of
giving the woman pro golfers a
scrap, however, along with Peggy
Kirk, Marjorie Lindsay, Mary Ag-
mes Wall. Pat Devany, Carroll
Derringer, Betty Bush and other
stars of the simon-pure bracket.
Three from D. C. Listed.
The local entry includes Mrs.
Betty Meckley, the United States
women's Senior champion, Mrs.
Rex Howard and Mrs. j. P. Trou-
chaud of Kenwood.
Entries close today with Pro AL
Houghton at the host club.
Mrs. Zaharias won last year at
Atlantic City with a 300 total, five
strokes over Miss Jameson's record
score of 295 in 1947. Betty Hicks
was eight strokes back last year,
followed by Miss Jameson, Miss
LencZyk, and Miss Berg.
Evening star., 1949-09-18

CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Raleigh, A; -Winston-Salem, I. Raleigh
wins semi-hnal series, 40.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
By Bill Fuchs

Let there be light. Let 1t
penetrate the mass of tangled
politics involving the District
public schools. Let it shine
down on at least one local pub
lie high school football field.
For a temporary loan of
$4,000 this metropolitan city
of more than a million popula-
tion could step up and be on
equal ground with it's smaller
neighborS in Virginia.
Mount Vernon High School,
situated on route l south of
Alexandria. drew an overflow
ing crowd of more than 1000
for it's opening football game
with Gonzaga last Friday
night. George Washington
High in Alexandria can count
on close to 10000, and with the
addition of new stands $4,000
for each of its games this sea-
son. It will be standing room
only at Washington-Lee High.
In the District, defending
champion Central High School
will help Roosevelt open its
series schedule on September
80 and if $500 fans turn out,
it will be considered a good
crowd. Practically all of them,
however. will be students seeing
the game at the bargain price
of two-bits. All the parents
will be working.
George Washington makes
more than enough money off
football alone to pay for its
other sports. There's enough
dough in the till for the Presi-
dents to charter planes to fly
their sports teams to games
away from home.
One District public high :
coach will have to cut down his
squad to 36 players. because the
team has only So jerseys and
not enough money to buy new
ones.