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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
Dance To Be Given For
Benefit of March
Of Dimes

Mrs. Eugene Adams, local d1-
rector of the March of Dimes, an
nounces that square dance will
be sponsored for the benefit of
this charity at the Colonial Grill
on the night of Saturday, Jan. 27.
All organizations are urged to
send in their pledges at the
earlies possible date. Likewise,
all persons who receive March
of Dimes Cards are urged to for
ward their contributions at once.
To this date, total collections
n and around Clintwoed amount
to $3.50. This does not include the
amounts in coin boxes and in
school cards. Other localities in
the county have not reported
their success in the effort.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
How Haysi Got Its Name

DR.. Goodridge Wilson, who
writes an article each week for
The Roanoke Times on South
west Virginia, mentioned two
places in Dickinson County in the
issue of January 16. Speaking of
odd place names, he said he did
not know where Tiny was. In the
same connection, he gave a mis-
leading account of the origin Of
the name of Haysi Full credit
was given to the fable that trav-
elers would once call across the
river to some person named ST,
"Hey, 81, bring the boat over"
A post office was established
on a ridge west of Haysi on July
rs, 1900. 0. L. Sifers and c. M.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
HISTORY OF COUNTY
BEING WRITTEN

A history of Dickinson County
is being written by E. j. Suther-
land. He has completed the be-
ginning chapters that will trace
the course of history in this COM
munity from its beginning to the
present time.
Mr.. Sutherland has been COL
lecting material for this purpose
for nearly thirty years. The sour
ces have been personal recollec-
tions, church and court records,
official records of both state and
federal government, and news
paper files. He has a lively sense
of history, and with that vast
amount of material in his posses
sion, should complete a work
that will be both interesting and
accurate.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
CHARLEY STANLEY
KILLED IN HIGHWAY
ACCIDENT

Charley Stanley, II years of
age, was killed instantly Sum-
day morning when the car in
which he was riding plunged
over a bank near Ramsey. The
general report is to the effect
that the steering gear of the ca1
gave away and the car, instead of
making a curve, went straight
ahead and turned over two or
three times. c.. Mark French
was the driver of the car. Other
passengers were a son and daugh
ter of Mr.. Stanley. The driver
and the other passengers were
severely bruised and shaken but
sustained no serious injuries. The
car, which finally came to rest
on a railroad track, was greatly
damaged
The deceased was born and rear
ed in the South of the Mountain
and had lived in that section
practically all of his life. He was
a farmer and general laborer by
occupation. He was always
known as good citizen and good
neighbor
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at the Noah Stanley
graveyard in the mountain. Min
listers of the Freewill church held
services at the grave.
Mr.. Stanley is survived by one
son, Burl, Blowing Rock, and the
following daughters: Mrs. Lucin-
da Conley, Jenkins, KY; Mrs.
Sarah Potter, Payne Gap, KY;
Mrs Lille Yates, Beaver Creek,
KY; Mrs. Pearl Tucker, Shelby
Gap, Ky. Among other surviving
relatives are Rob and Alex STAN
ley, brothers; and Mrs. Wilson
Mullins, a sister.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
Warm Weather Brings
Out Crawling Creatures
In Holly Greek

Roy Bentley brings in this
story. Virgil Davis, who trucks
coal from the mouth of Holly
Creek to Lick Fork, noticed a
huge mud turtle in Holly Creek
Tuesday morning. He got slab
and beat the creature to death.
He brought it to Clintwood for
weighing and found that it tip
ped the scales at 20 pounds. Roy
considers this news for couple
of reasons: In the first place, it is
unusual for a turtle to come into
the open at this time of year,
and in the second place, a 20
pound turtle is big I'm.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
Truck Drivers Have
Hearing On Overlooking
Charge Tuesday

A large number of truckers APP
peared in trial justice court on
Wednesday to answer charges of
hauling excessive loads over the
road between Georges Fork and
Lick Fork on Jan. 10. Represent
ed by their attorney, S. H. Suth-
erland, the truckers did not deny
that they had hauled the loads
as charged in the warrants. They
did enter defense against the
Interpretation of the law. They
alleged that signs were not post
ed on the road to indicate the al
lowable loads. They also alleged
that they had licenses emitting
them to haul even greater
weights than they had hauled at
the time. The trial justice held
the cases for consideration.
Those answering the charges
were Desota Rose, Earl D. Ow-
ems, A. F. Willis, Lee C. Artrip,
Joe Thacker, Burns Junior
Hughes, Caudle Cooley, Henry
B. Sutherland, Policy Phipps, Sid
ney Ellis Watson, Everett J. Null
Inns, Noah II. Blankenship, Jarvis
Vanderpool Lacy R. Branham,
Fitzhugh L. Cantrell, Henry C.
Carroll, James Evans Kelly, Ked
rick Killen, Oakley Mullins,
Brown Porter, Bobby Stanley and
Roy Waddell.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
MCCLURE ROAD
MAY BE REBUILT
BY STATE

Reports seemingly correct are
to the effect that convict road
force will soon begin the work OF
rebuilding the highway between
Fremont and Stratton. The road
way will be changed at several
points to eliminate curves and
elevations. The work will begin
early in the spring. The convict
camp now near Pound, will move
to some convenient point in this
county.
The section of road to be re-
built is part of the highway for
which the Ervinton District issu-
ed bonds more than twenty years
ago. This road, all the way from
Fremont to the county line above
Trammel, is narrow and winding.
The people of Ervinton District
hope that the work ito be done
this year is only beginning and
that the road may be improved
all the way to Dante.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

Hayter operated store at that
point. They petitioned for the
establishment of a post office and
suggested the name from the first
syllable of each of their names.
This name was accepted by the
post office department The post
office was discontinued March 5,
1915, after the mercantile firm
had dissolved and the present
town of Haysi had grown up, fol-
lowing the opening of the rai1-
road through that section. The
railroad station was called Haysi,
probably after the post office on
the nearby ridge. The post office
was reestablished in the town
of Haysi July 2, 1917.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
PTA TO AS XIII JAILS ARE
MORE IMPORTANT THAN
SCHOOLS


Members of the Clintwood
PTA do not understand why jails
are more important than school
houses, and they intend to get
the answers.
At the meeting Tuesday night
the strongest feeling was express
ed about building a new jail
while the children are crowded
into an obsolete building, A ROM
mittee, headed by Rev. Charles
BREEDER, was appointed to appear
before the School Board and the
Board of Supervisors to appeal
for adequate housing for h e
school. This committee was also
instructed to write request to
Governor Tuck to call a special
session of the General Assembly
to provide for needed school con
struction in the state. Tentative
plans were made to send dele
cation before the State Board of
Corrections to represent the rel
alive merits of schools and jails.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS
TO PRESENT PROGRAMS

The forensic programs in which
the four high schools of Dicken-
son County will take part have
been planned for the month OF
March. The first meeting will be
at ClintWood on March 4, when
each high school will present a
one-act play.
The second meeting at Erwin
ton High School on March IL will
feature a number of events. Six
teen students, one representing
each grade in each of the high
schools, will take part in an old
time spelling race. One boy and
one girl from each school will
give dramatic or humorous
reading.
Each school will give a demon
stration in second year algebra.
One boy and one girl from each
school will take part in a panel
discussion, the subject o f which
will be announced by the prin-
cipals. Art exhibitions will be
given by pupils who have worked
on that project. Each school will
present a demonstration in home
economics. There will also be pen
manship exhibitions from all the
schools.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
Town May Have Chain
Grocery Store

1t is known that parties in
Clintwood are applying for a
franchise to operate a Mick-or-
Mack store in Olintwood. Mick
or-Mack Stores, Inc. operate on
the general plan of the Kroger or
ALP chain, retailing groceries.
This corporation has headquar-
tiers in Roanoke and is in process
of placing stores in all towns of
Southwest Virginia. 1t is under
stood that a considerable amount
of local capital is invested when
one of these stores is established.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
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NEGRO BOUND OVER ON
STAYING CHARGE

Claude Durrah, Jr., 19-year old
Negro of Steinman, appeared in
trial justice court Tuesday on the
charge of killing Roy Smith, coll
ored, at Steinman on January IS.
He entered a plea of self-defense
but was bound over to wait in
dictment by the grand jury at the
next term of circuit court.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
10 DEGREES HERE
MONDAY, JAN "a

For the sake of the record, we
state that thermometers in Clint
wood registered temperatures
around 70 degrees Monday,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

Douglas Ramsey of Mcclure
was in Monday to renew his
mothers subscription to the Her
aid. Douglas, who is in the timber
business, was painfully injured
IN an accident week or SO ago.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
LOCAL BOY BACK FROM
CRUISE IN MEDITERRANEAN

Edgar L. Miller, aviation ap-
prentice, of Clintwood, is schedul
ed to arrive in Norfolk on Jan.
"a, after a six-month cruise in
the Mediterranean Sea aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Franklin D.
Roosevelt
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
OF
All
Things!

What does one do when
thoughts for a column stay in
hiding? Just keep on scribbing,
| guess, until you overtake an
idea Or an idea overtakes you. OF
course, readers will think it is
rotten plan, but, by the bones of
Benjamin Franklin, a column has
to be filled. Or, to coin phrase,
the show must go on.
How about piece on graft in
charities? That's bit too hot to
handle.
Well, there is that famous re-
mark, Il hope We'll have big
weekend" No, no, don't kid the
ladies!
Hold it! Clintwood passed
through a weekend without a
single robbery. Now, that is news!i
It's only SO days until spring.
The weatherman should take a
look at the calendar.
When summer comes round
again this year, Holly Creek will
remind US through the nose that
it is still on the map. If this
town needs revenue, it can COL
aect million scents from that
open sewer
Calvin Addington did not make
a hitch with the wife he left
20 years ago, and has returned
to Cincinnati alone.
And when Spring trips north
again this year, many children in
Clntwood will have no other
places to play than in open spots
along the alleys. Since this is a
day of brave new rights. I pro-
pose to set forth another. Every
child has right to a decent
playground. There are orgnaiza-
tons in this town dedicated to the
general welfare, and one in par
ticular, the PTA, dedicated
especially to child welfare. No
better work could be done than
the setting up of playground for
the children of the town. No pro-,
ject would pay off better in the
days to come. We have no doubt
that the school ground could be
secured for that purpose during
the summer months. Organiza-
tio1l is all that is needed. What
citizen, or what civic group, will
lead the way?
Then, there is the rumor that
one can buy popular priced"
car at 5000 less than the list
price. Harding Normally, are
you just around the corner?
II the editor doesn't boot me
our, or some reader doesn't shoot
me, III be with you next week.
So
This ought to just about fill 'er
up.
y
No, didn't quite do it.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

Victor Vanover, Paris Mullins,
and Toby Mullins left Tuesday
morning for few days fishing at
Cherokee Lake, Tenn.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

George N. Mullins, merchant
from Pound River, was business
visitor in Clintwood Monday.
Mrs. Rosa Moore of Clinchco
was seeing friends in Clintwood
Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27
OFFICERS GET
CERTIFICATES

Among the SO police officers
and deputy sheriffs who received
certificates at the end of a two
weeks police school at Wise were
the following from this county:
Sheriff Truman Fleming, depu-
ties R. A. Newberry, Ross Phil
lips, Fred Beverly, Oakley STAN
ley, John Hammons, Grady e.
Rasnick and police officer r. H.
Compton of Haysi. Instruction
was given by FBI agents.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

PULPIT TEMPEST An Or
dained minister at four, Marjoe
GOrtner raised tempest of crit
icism when he performed the
wedding ceremony for Cal
ifornia couple. Supporters said
there was no age limit on min
listers, the ceremony was legal.
However, it was ruled illegal.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

Noah Powers, former Commits
sioner of Revenue, was seeing
friends in town Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

CAN-CAN GIRL" C. Robert
Jennings, Eufala, Ala, is dressed
for his role as chorus member
in Princeton university's annual
Triangle Club show, this year en-
titled "All in Favor" He is of the
class Of 81, a Culver graduate,
active in crew and tennis and a
member Of the editorial board
of the Princeton Tiger magazine.
He is wearing the costume Of the
can-can number, one Of the high.
lights Of the show.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

F. c. Hillman says taht when
he first came to Clintwood, more
than 80 years ago, Holly Creek
was an all-season stream and
never dried. up.
Martin Edwards of the Sand
Lick section was a visitor in
Clintwood Monday.
c. M. Hayter of Trannnnel was
in attendance at trial justice
court here Tuesday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

Sol D. Rakes, Haysi business
man, was a visitor In town Tues
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-27

Ike Owens of Vicey was Wis
itor in Clintwood Tuesday.
Evening star., 1949-06-03

rush Tnen G!snnInl crsr~. 10
par depositors Q. other hanks IN
the city the same way The runs
stopped.
Get Branch hAnk Idea
That experience brought y new
idea Maybe a biz branch bank
could check panies-so ne oegAn
citing up branches In 1889 there
were ss4 Of them MANNED by
around roo eEnployes Deposits
totAled well over l.4eo coo ftso
Then. after 20 wears n banking
he retired. turning TIE bank oseg
TO its employees Then ne built
his holding company and spread
its subsidiaries IN al directions
and retired again, This time he
was pushed out by Wall Street
power.
He made q comeback in q Sp~c-
taculAr proxy fight That waS IN
the depression after the 1929 stock
market dehacle.
Mr.. Glannini had this advice 10
the ambitious First. pick bust
ness you love. second, save 81 900
and invest IL in that same eaisi-
ness. third. own your own home
and. fourth. know what you want
TO be doing q year from today.
Convinced Skeptics.
Mr.. Giannini's crusade against
having all his banking eggs in one
basket convinced skepties during
the 1888 depression that branch
banking was the thing. Not one
OF Giannini's branch banks failed.
Branch banking" A. p, rea-
soned. is the only way 4 small
town can set the resources. BRAIN
power and eauipmenth OF a four
billion dollar bank. And when
they've got II. the town starts
growing"
Most OF Giannini s banks are in
the neighborhood shopping zones,
small and simple structures nestled
among the stores OF the little bust
nessmen A. P. has always liked.
The big. solid, heavy-voiced son
OF Italian immigrants wasn't all
business. however. He always said
his best bargain" was Clorinds
Cuneo. He married her when he
was %. in 1892 She died in ls4i.
Evening star., 1949-06-03
Lacy Shaw 10 Receive
Car 6ih Tomorrow

ryen<4s q laey ssa~ ~sge 80
e~nily rwttred afirt mAns yra=a
~ pa,EtcAl leAdeT ia Mong
su;neTy Cc4ats. AL present h.sn
xt;h a Sc@An a, > II sssnosyes
al his home al MraSseaxNaSs. FssAs
Co3esNsis
Z Brooke tee wac h&s seer
closely associated With NJ Ssaaw
Tot ;he Lass 50 scATS u IL Fss1e tlax
presentation TIA AAga>sys.s
Alxev 7, hayter al. pscseai =
scroll.
Mg. Shsws .rlrFas ate invited
10 the sG&g Refreshments S4si
De served by a committee o. The
Democratic Wonens Clans O!
MontgomeTy County feAd~d BY
Mrs. Anna / Roach and AFz
Gcneviesr Wells
Nj. Shaw has 1.N~d - wears
IN important county and h
county Offices He ~aS ffsi ssecied
member Of the Montgomery
County Board Of County Com
miSSioners in 1891 and Ie~elec ted
in 1926 and 1880. serving as pres
.oent OF the board for q narnnes
Of wars
III 1888 the late Gov Albert c
Richie appointed Mr., Shaw q
member OF the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and park commissioner
posts in which he served through
1912. In lasa he Was again elected
a member OF the Board Of County
Commissioners and also president
Of the board.
He Mas appointed to ths Wash
ineton Suburban Sanitary Com
mission III May, lesS. reSigning
few weeks ago.
Evening star., 1949-06-03

became the Bank OF America,
81. .oo0. 900 900 corporation.
Mr.. Giannini built his ire
mendous banking empire on
policy of serving the needs OF the
little fellow" Bank OF Americas
nearly 500 branches in some 800
California communities serve
more than 5000 900 depositors.
Didn't Want Million.
The big. bluff "A p" as he
was called. often told friends he
had never been a millionaire and
never wanted to be one
Mr.. Giannini's parents. Luigi
and Virginia Giannini. came from
Genoa. Italy. 10 California not
many years after the State entered
the Union. They began farm
ing in the San Jose area. A. p.
was born there May 6. 1870. He
was only years old when his
father died. and subsequently, his
mother married commission
merchant. Lorenza Scatena.
Mr.. Scatena gave the boy a
start in the vegetable business.
A. P. quickly built up the largest
commission house in California,
but he went itno banking when
his father-in a banker. died
and left him a seat on the board
of a San Francisco bank.
Left to Push Own Ideas.
AS a bank director he continu-
ally ground out new and unortho-
dox ideas. striving to build busi-
ness in untried lines. The other
directors as continually rejected
his schemes. So. in 1904. he quit
and started his own bank. the
Bank of Italy.
Eighteen months later came the
earthquake and fire Of 1906. The
bank building burned. but not
before Mr.. Giannini rescued its
funds and books. a supply OF bank
forms and letterheads. He loaded
them all on a wagon. camoufiaged
the precious burden with produce
and furniture and drove all night
to his country estate.
In a few days he was back In
the city. opening his bank-the
first to resume business after the
quake-in a shed.
The banks deposits grew
rapidly. Mr.. Giannini sensed hard
times approaching. So he bought
gold. When the panic OF 1907
broke. he had bank employees lug
gold around in sight of the lines
of scared depositors. and paid all
comers in gold. That broke the
Evening star., 1949-06-03
Diver
Continued From First Page

tank under pressure about 20 min
utes. But about $40 am, after
Chief Huerta had been in the
water under pressure for l8 min
utes, observers noticed him lose
consciousness.
He slipped over on his side. and
a. canister of chemical attached
to the helmet spilled into the suit.
burning his face. The chemical
is a lye absorbent used to remove
carbon dioxide fro mthe breathing
medium of the helmet.
Members of the unit immedi-
ately began the gradual de-pres-
SURFING required to prevent
"bends"-a condition caused by
inward pressure of gas which seeps
out of the body tissues into the
blood stream and is then carried
to the lungs.
This process requires hours.
Chief Huerta was out Of the water
Iby $50 am. but was placed in a
re-compression chamber then
without being in contact at any
time with atmospheric conditions.
He regained consciousness in
half an hour and never lost 1t
again while he was in the recon-
preston chamber. He was re-
moved at 7:05 pm. and sent to
the hospital. Meanwhile. some
of the five doctors on duty at the
diving tank had given him first
aid.
Chief Huerta died at about 5
am. today. A report was made
to police and Capt. jeremiah
Evening star., 1949-06-03

omists. wrote today that there is
no argument as to whether we are
in for a receSSion-we are al
ready in it."
Guarantees Asked.
The Evening Standard said some
foreign buyers of British goods
are asking a 12-month guarantee
against devaluation of the pound.
Few British exporters are will
ing or able to give such a guar
antee, however, the newspapers S
financial editor said. with the re-
suit that orders are being Cancelled
or postponed and vital exports
lost"
The newspaper said some ex-
porters suggested the government
should set up an exchange guar
antee scheme, but added this docs
not even appear to have been con-
sidered officially"
The newspaper said there is
only one way in which this situa-
ton can be overcome-a genuine
revival of foreign confidence In
sterling"
Hampered by High Taxes.
UNFORTUNATELY" the paper added
"this is unlikely so long as the
foreigner sees Britain riddled with
controls, hampered by high taxa
ton and subject to the whims and
fancies of the planners in White
hall.
"Given a real measure OF free
dom throughout the country,
believe that the response would be
SUCH that the foreigner would
soon get over his present concern
about the value Of the pound
sterling.
s'Sir Stafford Cripps will GER
tainly not do the trick merely by
standing up every month or two
and saying that devaluation Il
neither necessary nor desirable.
Evening star., 1949-06-03
Bonaccorsy, Roche
Police Trial Delayed;
Private Fined SIS

A Police Trial Board case against
Pvt. Angelo Bonaccorsy of No. s
Precinct and Detective Sergt.
James Roche Of the robbery squad
was delayed this morning but it
may come up later in the day.
Inspector Milton D. Smith, chair
man of the board, announced.
The case may be taken up this
afternoon if an assistant corpora
ton counsel. busy at the Capitol
this morning. can be present.
The two men are charged with
failing to answer a Municipal
Court summons. They had been
the Districts only witnesses in a
liquor law violation case against
Gerald r. Barnes. 80. colored cab
driver. When the case went to
court May 18, it was dismissed
when the two policemen failed to
appear.
The two officers had arrested
the cab driver January IA when
both were members of the vice
squad. They were transferred to
their present assignments two
months before a grand jury re-
fused to indict them on charges of
beating James Rowell, 48, a cab
driver. at about the same hour
they said they arrested Barnes Is
blocks away.
Police Pvt. Lewis D. Crooke. 81 .
Of the 18th precinct, was fined
SIS on two charges and was given
a warning on a third charge at q
Police Trial Board hearing today.
On a charge of "feigning illness
to avoid performance of duty" the
policeman was fined $50. He drew
a $25 fine on a charge of being
under the influence of an alco-
holic beverage while off duty and
drew a warning for failing to re-
port to the police clinic.
| The board, however. recon-
mended that the officer be re-
stored to duty today. Inspector
Smith said it took into considera-
ton that Pvxt. Cooke had been
under suspension without pay for
nearly a month.