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Evening star., 1949-11-27
Man Burned 10 Death
lin MARYLAND House

David Milton Knight, Ct. was
burned to death yesterday when
fire destroyed his one-room dwell
ing at Scaggsville, Howard Coun-
ty, Md.
SSate police said Mr.. Knight, a
widower, lived alone. Troopers
Alvin Robbins and Jack Kaiser
said a can of kerosene or gasoline
that was beside Mr.. Knights stove
apparently exploded.
Police said the can containing
the liquid may have been over
heated by the stove or that Mr..
Knight. who rolled his own cigar
cites, may have dropped cigarette
ashes into the can,
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Death Under Road Roller
lis Ruled Accidental

Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid last night issued a certificate
of accidental death in the case OF
Louis F. Woods. jr.,. 81, District
Highway Department inspector
who was crushed by road roller
Friday.
Dr.. Macdonald said police in
vestigation revealed no negligence
in the accident on Benning road
between Kingman Lake and the
Anacostia River Bridges. Since the
mishap occurred on a stretch OF
road closed for resurfacing and
the vehicle involved is not licensed,
it is listed as a construction fatal
ity and not a, traffic death.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Tickets Available
For Board of Trade
| Membership Session

Some tickets still are avail
able for the Washington
Board of Trades general
membership meeting tomor-
row evening at Lisner audi
torium.
Board members may get
tickets for themselves and
their guests through the
Board of Trade Offices, Room
204. Evening Star Building.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Makeshih Courtrooms
Slated for 7 Of ; New
Municipal Judges
D. AI~uc HIk
By Wallace {. Clayton

Two of the three new Municipal
Court judges,> whose appointment
| is expected soon. will hold court in
makeshift courtrooms.
Workmen will start this week
to remodel into courtrooms two
bare rooms on the third floor of
the civil division of Municipal
Court.
The project is not expected to
take more than a week or ten
days. Total cost will be about
$500.
Because funds for the reconver-
ision are virtually nonresident,
Fworkmenfwill use plywood wher-
ever possible. A small platform,
about 18 inches high, will be built
in each room for the judges
bench, but straight chairs for the
jurors will rest on the regular
floor level. In other Municipal
Courtrooms. jurors sit in reclin-
ing chairs on a raised, two-level
platform.
Full Job Would Cost sos, 1000.
A few chairs will be scattered
about the room for spectators,
and table installed for the court
clerk and another for lawyers.
! The temporary construction is
necessary because the District
which is required to provide quar-
ters for Municipal Court judges,
does not have the funds to COM
plete the two courtrooms in the
style of others in the building.
The work will be done under
the direction Of the District Su-
perintendent of Public Buildings
Chief Clerk Walter F. Bramhall
said tentative estimate of $685.
900 had been made as the cost OF
fitting out the two rooms to con-
form with the other courtrooms
in the civil and criminal divisions
| DCSASHCu IOT SOuE tEOOIUSs
This would include paneling the
walls and installing a regular jury
box and more elaborate bench
for the judge and court clerks
Court officials said they had no
idea when this would be done,
since the District has yet to ask
Congress for the money.
Mr.. Bramhall said the $4,000
estimate also included cost of
installation of jury boxes in the
Landlord and Tenant and Small
Claims Court. so these rooms
could be used for jury trials.
The two rooms were designed
to be used as courtrooms when
the $1,250,000 structure was built
in 1910. However, there was no
need for them at that time, and
the rooms never were finished.
Until recently, they were used
by the District Court Committee
on Admissions and Grievances
and the Jury Commission. These
agencies have moved into Offices
in the basement of the building
Space for the third judge to be
appointed will be no problem,
since a spacious courtroom on the
third floor of the criminal division
of the court is now vacant
| Chambers also are available there
Evening star., 1949-11-27

for long time service, during thA
meeting in Lisner auditorium. He
will be accorded a certificate OF
life membership in the board.
Similar certificates will be
awarded to nine other men who
have been connected with the
Board of Trade for SO years or
more. .-,.
These are John L. Weaver, 1896:
Corcoran Thorn, 1897; Appleton P.
Clark, jr., 1898: Ralph P. Bernard
and Leon Tobriner, 1899, and E. c.
Graham. Harry c. Grove, James
B. Henderson and Samuel j. Pres
colt, who, with Mr.. Smith, have
memberships dating from 1900.
200 to Get Certificates.
Certificates of recognition also
will go to more than 200 members
who have been associated with the
board for Is years and longer.
In addition to these awards, the
membership meeting will feature
presentation of awards of valor to
% policemen and f1remen, a radio
production covering Board OF
Trade activities and remarks by
b. M. McKelway. editor of The
Star and former president OF the
board, and by District Commis-
sioner John Russell Young. Music
will be furnished by the Metro
politan Police Band.
AS a prelude to the general
membership meeting the f1ve-day
program will get under way today
with radio program entitled
Dear Mr.. Resident" over Station
WTOP from 4:30 to 5 pm.
On Wednesday dinner will b
held in the Hotel Mayfower BALI
room, starting at Z pm, to honor
member firms who have been, IN
business in Washington for 50
years or more. Firms being hon
ored will receive certificates, and
so far 116 businesses have been
listed as qualifying for the award.
This meeting will be addressed
by Herman Steinkraus. president
of the United States Chamber Of
Commerce. Entertainment will be
furnished by Leon Brusilof and
the Keys Quartet. -
A Traffic Committee luncheon
on Friday at 1890 pm. at the
Burlington Hotel will feature spe-
cial events concerning the boards
anniversary, awards to g-tinle
Traffic Committee members, and
special music.
In addition to the Sunday pro-
gram, other radio features mark
ing the anniversary program i'm
clude a Monday broadcast enti-
tied "He Came a Stranger" from
8 to $3.50 pm. from the Lisner ;tu-
ditorium. as part of the general
membership meeting. /
This Is Our Town will be tile
subject of a broadcast over Sts-
ton WMAL and the ABC network
from 10:45 to II pm. Tuesday.
Mr.. Steinkraus' address at the
anniversary dinner will be broad
cast from Station VOL between
10:30 and II pm. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
,ites Sworn as Councilman
Specicl Disputch 10 The Siur

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va. Nov.
26. - James D. Sites. was sworn
in yesterday as member of the
Charles Town City Council. here,
filling the unexpired term of w. B.
johnson.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
ToIk in New York

Senator O'Conor. Democrat. of
Maryland, tomorrow will address
a meeting In Carnegie Hall. New
York, sponsored by the Committee
to Defend America by Aiding
Anti Communist China.
Evening star., 1949-11-27

with radioactive PHOSPHORUS,
which is only in the experimental
stages.
In addition, Spike has been
getting transfusions once or twice
week. He's been in the hospital
seven weeks now-unsuspecting
hoping to be home for Christmas
and looking forward hopefully to
riding the pony.
Last week Mr.. Carey brought
Spike bride for the pony he'll
never ride,
Marion progress., 1949-11-24
ABOUT YOUR HOME
BY FRANCES DELL

Not many home gardeners know
that humus or organic matter made
from leaves, weeds, grass clippings
and different forms of manure and
chemical fertilizers do two entirely
different things for garden.
Both types of fertilizers are i'm
portant because they complement
each other. Humus mainly promot-
es the proper texture of the soil,
thus allowing air to come into it.,
making the soil easier to cultivate.
Humus also increases the water
holding capacity of soil and pre-
vents the washing and blowing a.
way of topsoil.
The fundamental reason why most
home gardeners are not wise to de-
pend completely upon all-humus
diet for their soil is that unless they
have had their soil tested by ex-
perts, they can't be sure what
shortages exist in the soil. And,
even if they do find out the existing
shortages, they can't be sure what
their humus or compost heap con-
Marion progress., 1949-11-24

Chemical fertilizers, on-the-oth-
er-hand, provide the elements for
plant growth that are lacking in the
soil. Just which ones are needed
can easily be discovered by asking
the State Agricultural Stations of
almost every state.
Of the two types of fertilizers,
feeding the soil by chemical means
probably will do the most good for
the average home gardener. It is
very easy to see if soil is hard or
lumpy or very sandy-if so, this is
very easy to correct by usings COM
post or manure.
Every time a flower is picked or
radish used from a garden a GER
amount of phosphorus potassius,
calcium or nitrogen is being remov-
ed also. Since these are essential
for normal growth in a garden, it
is easy to see how necessary it is
to replace the reservoir in the soil to
keep it from growing steadily poor
er.
Marion progress., 1949-11-24
THE ANSWERS

l. Cordell Hull, Secretary Of
State from 1888 to 1914.
2. Two-Oklahoma and Missis-
sippi.
s. In 1898, by the Treaty of
Paris, after the Spanish-American
War.
4. First atomic bomb was explod-
ed at Alamogordo, n. Mexico.
5. Currencies of Burma; Den
mark; the Netherlands; Greece,
and Iraq, respectively.
7. West Virginia, Pennsylvania
and Kentucky.
7. Approximately 100000.
8. Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo,
of the PHILIPPINES.
9. Whiskey.
10. U. S. S. R., Bylorussian S. S..
R., Ukrainian S. S. R., Poland and
Czechoslovakia.
Marion progress., 1949-11-24
CONSERVATION
NEWS
BY L. B. HAIRR

c. L. Hunsinger of Fair View
Church community believes in pro-
tecting and feeding his soil.
My crop yields per acre have in
creased each year sin 1 terraced the
! creased yearly since I terraced the
singer pointed out recently. AS an
added protection against erosion he
is applying a contour strip crop ro-
tation in this field. Technicians of
the Conservation Service assisted
Mr.. Hunsinger in laying out his ter
race lines.
Mr.. Hunsinger is a veteran farm
trainee of Glenwood School. He
says he has learned that it pays to
use the land for what it is best
suited and treat it according to it's
needs.
Veteran Farm Trainees of Glen
wood School and their instructors,
W. Herman Anderson and James
Spears met at James Pressnell' S
farm on Marion route 1, for field
class period, last week. Tractors,
plows, bush and bog harrows and
sub-soilers were brought and used
during the class period. Ten acres
were sub-soiled on the contour
five acres were prepared for fall
seeding; and $500 feet Of broad
base terraces were constructed by
the trainees.
Marion progress., 1949-11-24
NOTICE

North Carolina
Mcdowell County
In The Superior Court.
OPAL C. STEVENS
WILBUR r. STEVENS
The defendant, Wilbur Stevens,
will take notice that an action en-
titled as above has been instituted
against @him in the Superior Court
of Mcdowell County, North Caro-
lima, for the purpose of obtaining a
divorce absolute from him on the
grounds of two years separation,
and also for the purpose of obtain
ing an order Of the court granting
to plaintiff custody of the children
born to said MARRIAGE;
And said defendant will further
take notice that he is required to ap-
pear before the undersigned Clerk
of Superior Court of Mcdowell
County, North Carolina, within
twenty days after the 3rd day of
December, 1949, and answer, de-
mur or otherwise plead to said COM
plant, or the plaintiff will apply to
the court for the relief demanded
therein.
This the 3rd day of November,
1949.
S. D. MARTIN,
Clerk Superior Court.
Marion progress., 1949-11-24
EXECUTRIX' NOTICE

Having qualified as Executrix of
the Estate of I. w. Saunders. de-
ceased, late of Mcdowell County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claim against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned, at Marion,
N. c., on or before the 4th day of
November, 1850, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This the End day of November,
1949
Minnie Saunders, Executrix
of the Estate of I. W. Saund-
ers, deceased.
Marion progress., 1949-11-24
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE
North CAROLINA
G Gan0IMEI I C0IIhITX

I
The undersigned, having quail
fled as Administrative of the estate
of Florence D. Cannon, deceased,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to file
the same with the undersigned on
or before the 23rd day of Novem-
ber, 1850, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This the 23rd day of November,
1919.
EFFIE CANNON McCURRY,
Administrative of the estate
of Florence D. Cannon.
Marion progress., 1949-11-24

"How did you keep from cry
ing?" was asked little girl who
had fallen down and hurt her knee.
"Oh," she answered, 81 just said to
myself, Stop and made myself
mind me-" The greatest of all les
sons is to "make myself mind me-"
Marion progress., 1949-11-24

Want ads get quick results.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Defense Officials Hopeful
Patterson Will Take Post

Defense officials said today they
are still hopeful that former Sec
retary of War Robert P. fPatter-
son will accept the chairmanship
of the military establishments S
Civilian Components Board.
Defense Secretary Johnson an
nounced, in speech at the Ma
tional War College on June 81,
that he and President Truman
hoped Mr.. Patterson would &C
cept the post, but as yet the lat
ter has not made a decision.
The newly formed board will
study the armed forces reserve
setup, including the controversial
proposal that control of the Ma
tional Guard be taken from the
States and given to the Army and
Air Force.
Meanwhile Mr.. Patterson has
been mentioned as a possibility
for two other appointments:
/. Senator from New York, Sue
ceeding Robert F. Wagner, who
recently resigned. Gov. Thomas
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Drought Raising Price
OF Some Vegetables
Here, Markets Report

There have been few major
changes in retail prices in Wash
ington markets recently, food
experts said today, but they in
dicated the drought in New Eng
land, the West and Far West
has caused some price increases.
Cabbage, string beans, cucum-
bers and fresh peas were listed
in the higher price range. Beans
are selling at two pounds for 10
cents here; cucumbers at two
pounds for Is cents; cabbage at
three pounds for 10 cents, while
fresh peas bring % cents pound;
If the hot, dry weather con-
tinues, food handlers predict a
Jump in canned and frozen food
costs later in the season. They
expect strawberries, peas, green
and wax beans, beets, cabbages
for sauerkraut, spinach and to-
matoes to be particularly affected.
Citrus Fruits Cost More.
A spokesman for a large grocery
chain said oranges, lemons and
other citrus fruits are feeling the
upward push in prices. The best
oranges are now 79 cents a dozen,
compared with 40 cents at this
time last year, he said. Lemons
which sold year ago for IS
cents a dozen are now around IS
cents. He attributed this to earlier
frosts in Florida and California.
The wholesale flour market has
shown an advance during the last
week. which probably will be re-
f1ected in retail circles later, food
experts said. Flour advanced
about As cents a barrel wholesale.
Hams, Bacon Advance.
Hams and bacon have been ad-
vancing in price. although one
large chain advertised shank ends
of ham which ordinarily sell for
SO cents a pound. for 40 cents,
officials said. Meat prices gen.
orally were unchanged from last
week in markets here.
The Dun & Bradstreet whole
sale food price index this week
was at the years low Of $5.66, also
reached twice earlier-on Febru-
ary 8 and May II. This COM
pared with $3.50 last week and
$7.12 a year ago. The index rep
resents the total wholesale cost
of a pound each of 81 foods in
general use.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Pentogon Office Shifts
|One-Third COMPLETED

The vast reshuf1ing of Office
space in the Pentagon, initiated by
Defense Secretary Johnson on
April /, is about one-third COM
pleted, officials said today. They
estimated it will be completed
about November i.
Mr.. johnson announced the
moving process was an effort to
put "the people we work with most
around where we can get them
quickest" While it originally had
been planned for a two-yea1
period. he ordered 1t started al
once. The moving costs have been
estimated at $4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
lnter-Americun Institute
Bill Passed by Senate
gy the Associo}ed Press

A bill extending the life of the
Institute of Inter-American At
farsi for five years and authorizing
q $5,000,000 annual appropriation
for its work was passed by the
Senate yesterday and sent to the
House.
The institute. a Government
owned corporation. co operates
with Latin American nations in
carrying on health, education
agricultural and similar projects
aimed at improving living stand
ards. It's present charter expires
June 80, 1850.
Evening star., 1949-07-07

e. Dewey will fill the vacancy
2. The Craftsmanship of the Ma
tional Security Resources Board
now being headed temporarily by
Presidential Assistant John r.
Steelman. Mr.. Steelman took
over as acting chairman when Mr.
Truman withdrew the nomination
Of Mon Wallgren, former Gov
ernor of Washington. in the face
of Senate opposition to the Wall
gren appointment.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
jap Mail Curb Relaxed

Ashes of the dead, literature fol
the blind, and scientific manu-.
scripts now may be mailed into
and out of Japan, under new
postal regulations.
A foreign oil company is re-
ported dickering with Iraq for
any area there not already cov-
cred by concessions.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-08-25
DOGGONE!

AS has been previously stated,
upon recommendation, the Dick
enson County Board of Supervis-
ors passed an ordinance that all
dog owners in the county should
have their dogs vaccinated
against rabies.
There are many dogs in the
county yet to be vaccinated. AS
you know, this ordinance is com
pulsory and before any dog own
er is embarrassed by having to
appear in court, it is hoped they
will contact the person in their
community who has been select
ed and trained to do the vaccinat
ing and have your dog treated
without delay.
Following is list of those
chosen to vaccinate dogs in the
county. These veterans and FLA
boys are giving their time with
out compensation and are doing
you a great service, SO please give
them your cooperation.
Clintwood and vicinity, under
direction of E. c. Smith and
Charles Baker.
Clintwood: John Dotson
Hughes Store: Jim Mullins
Flemingtown, Dwale, Skeet-
rock, Twin Branches, Blowing
Rock, Stonewall, L. Roses Store:
Kenneth Mullins and Paul Moore
Long Fork. Honey Camp, OAR
win: Paul Dotson and Wayne
Dotson
Upper Kennedy: Tom Bright
and Billy Arrowood.
Camp Creek, Georges Fork,
Baden, Osborne Gap, Tollie Day.
is Store: Garland LAWS and Ival
Stanley.
I S m, Mountain, Freezing,
Brush Creek: Jack Childress and
E. Kelly.
Caney Ridge, Bise, Willard:
Carl Yates and Kipling Yates.
Nora and vicinity, under direc-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-08-25
COLD SPRING

Several people Of this commun
ity attended the Lambert memo
rial on Lick Creek Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Thomas, of
Baltimore, spent their vacation
with Mrs. Thomas mother, Vic
toria Upton.
Mrs. Maynard Upton and Mrs.
Clyde Thomas were shopping in
st. Paul Saturday. 2
Mrs. Verna Skeen is the proud
owner Of new refrigerator.
Misses Bettye and Wanda
Skeen attended church at Wiley
McCoy's Sunday.
Clovis, Nina, Loretta and Joyce
Phillips and Roy Lee CD attend
ed a show at the open air theatre
at Mcclure Thursday night.
Miss Evelyn Smith plans to en-
ter Ervinton High this week.
Mrs. Alpha Thomas and Mrs.
Nellie Upton spent Thursday
evening with Mrs. Clovis Phillips.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-08-25
JAMESTOWN NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Scale Of
Norton called on Mckinley
Hughes Thursday.
Simon Branham and family
spent the weekend with rela-
tives at Splashdam.
Mrs. Avas Mullins and chill
dren of Brush Creek were dinner
guests of Eva Yates Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Houston Meade
of Brush Creek spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Gussie Mullins.
Maynard Beverly and family
spent Sunday with his mother,
Rosa Beverly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gussie Mullins
were dinner guests of Mrs. D. S.
Bray Sunday.
Aunt Sis Yates is still serious
ly i'll.
Mrs. Roy Yates and Mrs. Avas
Mullins and children called on
Mrs. Tolbert Vanover and Mrs.
Roy Vanover Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Mullins
visited Mrs. Hattie Stone of Skeet
rock Sunday.
Ayers Yates has greatly i'm
proved his home by a new addi-
ton to the building.
Eva Yates called on Mrs. Win
fred Phipps Thursday.
Betty Jean Hill and Eva
Yates called on Mrs. Faye Null
ms Friday.
Mrs. Thurston Lane and family
were visitors of Mrs. George Hill
Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-08-25
ton of D. A. Deel.

ton of D. A. Deel.
Smith Ridge and Stratton: Bill
Rose.
Ratchet: Bobby Leftwich.
Carrie: Lannie Wolfe
Reedy Ridge: E. A. Reedy
Clinchco, Rose, Trammel, West
Dante: D. A. Deel
Haysi section, under direction
of Carl Baker, Erdman Mullins.
Haysi and Vincinity: D. Ram
sey, O.. Ramsey, M. Ramsey, Lon
ME Deel, B. Rasnick, E. L. Suth-
erland, Gene Sutherland, Lowell
Sutherland, Billy Ray Rose, Den
mis- Pickett, F Mullins, c. c.. Ed
wards.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-08-25

there were parties in the homes.
Young people went to church and
to school. In the home, the
church, and the school youth
found about all the society it had
time for. But that day has pass
ed, and perhaps we can't bring it
back again. We have received a
gift of leisure, and we don't
know whot to do with it.
= i =
Even so, are youth centers and
"Teen Canteens" the only and
the best answers to the problem?
Can a very sound civilization be
built around the dance floor, the
juke box, and the flow of soft
drinks? Isn't the real need one of
improvement in the social insti-
tutions of the home, the church,
and the school?
+ 4
Whatever we do, we ought to
understand one truth: Pity leads
to self-pity and self-pity rots the
healthy fibers of life.
The words of Lucinda MatIock
from Spoon River Anthology ap-
ply to this situation:
What is this I hear of sorrow and
WEAKNESS,
Anger, discomfort and dropping
hopes?
Degenerate sons and daughters,
Life is too strong for you
It takes life to live Life.