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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
Fur Flys At Democratic
Mass Meeting

Before an audience that sat
shocked and stunned, represen-
tatives of two factions within
the Democratic party tore into
each other right viciously in
mass meeting Saturday.
County chairman Sam P.
Wright announced the purpose of
the meeting to be the selection of
delegates to the bi-county con-
vention to be held at Grundy on
June rs to nominate a candidate
for the Virginia House of Dele
gates. AS soon as temporary or
ganization was effected, H. M.
Sutherland objected to the Sc
lection of delegates alleging that
sufficient notice of the meeting
had not been given, and moving
that the choice of delegates be
deferred. A bitter and wordy de-
bate followed this motion. By a
vote of 33 to 81 the motion for
deferring the matter was carried.
Upon adjournment of the mass
meeting, the chairman called the
county committee into session.
He announced his resignation and
persisted in it despite an offer
of a vote of confidence. E. r.
Beverly was then elected with
out opposition to serve as county
chairman during the life of the
present committee. A motion
made by Frank Stallard to call
precinct meetings for selection Of
ton was carried. The date of
delegates to the Grundy conven-
the meeting was set for Saturday,
June 10. The newly elected chair
man announced that he would
call for general reorganization
of the county committee early in
August.
Temporary Officers of the
mass meeting were E. r. Beverly,
chairman, and w. E. Counts, sec
rotary. Grayson Yates presided
over the committee meeting, and
Granville Robinson acted as Sec
rotary.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
NINE INDICTMENTS
MADE BY GRAND
JURY

Dickinson County circuit court
opened Monday with Judge F.W.
Smith on the bench. Various mo
tons were heard, several civil
cases set for trial, and the report
of the grand jury was received.
The grand jury, consisting OF
Robert Baker, Kenos Stone,
James Matthew Stanley, Glenn
johnson and Rufus Phillips, re-
turned nine separate indictments
as follows:
C. N. (Jim) Pruitt, Herman
Pruitt, J. c. (Skeeter) Pruitt, Ttv
is Sutherland, Parks Sutherland
and Frank Ramsey for grand
larceny; Joe Mccoy, grand lar
ceny; Ernest Thomas and Harry
Riggs, grand larceny; Toy Bry-
amt, grand larceny; Fred Will
Jams, grand larceny; RANSOM
Meade, two indictments for shoot
ing horses; Naomi Hill, manning;
Luther Surratt, manning; Julius
Edmundson, alias Julius Jones,
murder; Arcy Stanley, manufac-
turing ardent spirits; Perry Nc
Coy, attempted rape.
New indictments, with thirty
criminal appeals and seven old
felonies, make up the criminal
docket, which will probably be
reached June 81.
Joseph Alex Baker, upon re.
commentator of the probation
officer, was placed on probation
on a charge to which he had con
fessed last term of court.
Claude Skeen was fined $10G
and certain costs for failing to
deliver to court his son on whose
bond he had gone.
The following civil cases were
were set for trial on the date in
dicated
June IS
Grundy Hospital VS.. Allen Mnl
Inns and Splashdam Coal Corp.
Maggie Colley VS.. Carter Crab
tree, administrator
Clyde Rasnick VS.. Service Fire
Insurance Co., Inc.
June IL
Willard Jordan and r. l.. Large
VS.. Baker Coal Co.
June 20
Holston Steel Structures, Inc.
VS.. Banner Splashdam Coal Corp.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
Rash Of Highway Accidents
Breaks Out Over Weekend

A rash OF weekend motor We
hicle wrecks has been reported.
No serious personal injuries we've
sustained, but considerable prop
erty damage occurred. Four of
the more serious happenings took
place at Clintwood, Clinchco, Nc
Clure and Sand Lick.
On Saturday night, a truck
coming over the hill from Cranes
Nest left the road and ploughed
into the rear Of truck belong
ing to Joe Kennedy, which was
parked along the roadside. The
Kennedy truck was practically
demolished, while the other was
badly damaged.
Also on Saturday night an auto
mobile loaded with boys left the
road near Sand Lick and dump
ed the occupants into the river.
Deputy Sheriff Grady Rasnick
states that none of the boys
were injured seriously. On Sun
day night, a car from Appalachia
coming down the hill from Tar
pom toward Clinchco plunged In
to the railing of Clinchco bridge.
The car rebounded from the
shock clear across the railroad
tracks into ditch. The railing
of the bridge was ripped and
bent in an almost unbelievable
manner
Another motor vehicle collisi-
on occurred in the vicinity Of
Clintwood Tuesday morning. A
coal truck driven by Leonard
Mullins, Jr., headed in the direc-
ton of Fremont, and an automo
bile occupied by John Turner and
son of Martha Gap, bound 0
Clintwood, came together near
the foot of tht hill at Cranes Nest.
Turner suffered some minor in
juries, but no one else was hurt.
Both automobile and truck were
damaged great deal.
During the same night car
went over the high bank at what
is known as Bandmill Hill, just
below Mcclure. Three occupants
of the car were seriously injured.
James Almon of Pound and
Dixon Webb of Jenkins were Sc
riously but not dangerously in
jured in car and truck collision
on the curve just beyond Long
Fork post office Monday after
noon General report is to the eff
feet that the car in which the two
men We're riding was headed
north on the outside of the curve
and collided with a truck going
south driven by Willard Dutton.
The men were brought to the
Dickinson County Hospital, both
badly bruised and cut Their con
dition was pronounced satisfac-
tory by the doctor in charge to-
day. Willard Dutton, driver OF
the truck was not injured.
1t is said that Dixon Webb's
father, Henry Webb, met his
death in an automobile accident
several years ago on the same
curve on which this accident took
place.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
GRADUATES AT LMU

Gus c. E. Hall, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Hall, ST., of Splash
dam, was graduated with a B.A.
degree from Lincoln Memorial
University, Harrogate, Tenn. He
majored in sociology and minor
ed in history, English and biolo-
gy. He is a member of various or
CARNATIONS on the LMU campus
and plans to take graduate work
at Columbia University.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
@. [. And Bride Have
Trouble In Coming Home

his wife to his native land. Here
comes the hitch. 1t appears that
immigration authorities require
birth certificates for both hus-
band and wife in such situations.
Young Artrip's birth certificate
does not correspond with the
birth date on his enlistment pa
pers. And everybody knows what
red tape can do.
But John Artrip is working
with might and main to cut the
tape, and we'd bet he gets it done
by some means or other.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
GROUND BEING BROKEN
FOR NEW COUNTY JAIL

Work preparatory to the build
ing of the Dickinson County jail
began Tuesday. Growth around
the foundation, which was built
many years ago by the Public
Works Administration, is being
removed and a supply house is
being put up.
1t is understood that except for
supervisory personnel local labor
will be used in the work.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
PIE SUPPER To BE HELD
FOR BENEFIT OF POUND
RIVER CHURCH

A pie supper and social will
be held at the Mountain View
school house, near the home OF
Terry Mullins, on June 25th at
7 o'clock.
The purpose of this is to raise
money to build a much-needed
addition to the Pound River
church of the Brethren.
They urge you to come and
help them in this undertaking.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16

Be sure that all other records
pertaining to your age agree with
your birth certificate. That is
the moarl Of a present difficulty
in which John Artrip is interest
ed
More than ten years ago, Johns
son, Colonel Pridemore, enlisted
in the U. S. Army He went thru
World War II, reenlisted, and
has served with the army of oc-
cupation in Germany. The soldier
met a German girl, married her,
and now wants to return with
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
MEMORIAL MEETING

There will be memorial meet
ing at the Columbus Swindall
graveyard Saturday and Sunday,
June Is and 10, for Zurlin Swim
dali, Harrison Stanley and others.
The following ministers are ex-
pected: George Hagan, Ballard
Baker, Willard Francis Hubbard,
Mckinley Moore and w. T, Swim
dali.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16

The two Virginia Forest Ser
vice districts having the largest
number of fires this spring were
the Richmond and Bristol areas.
131 fires burned $50 acres in the
Richmond district and 1877 fires
burned $40 acres in the Bristol
district.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
LAW OFFICE

I am opening up a law Of
flee in the Town of Haysi, Va,
and will be there on Saturday
of each week. | take this meth
cd of notifying the people OF
that section.
D. M. CRABTREE
ct 6-16-49) Attorney At Law
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
OF
All
Things!

The committee of twenty-one
educators, headed by General
Eisenhower, seems to think that
there are a great many Big Red
Schoolhouses in the country.
Nomination for the most nam
ed person: Ira Hager Hobson
Banner Short. Also nomination
for the shortest name in the an
nails of World War II: Ed Ely,
former resident of Mcclure.
And did you know that Ban
ner" Newberry's real name is
James Anderson Newberry?
On one item at least, John L..
Lewis is right. Coal costs too
much in human blood, Federal
safety standards are far above
the average state regulations.
But federal mine inspectors have
little power of enforcement.
There should be national mining
laws and means of enforcing
them.
The Sons of Rest have made
one great improvement on their
hangout on the public square.
The bench has been raised and
thus made more comfortable and
dignified. The members, as they
white, can more easily size up
the passing show. Since all re-
marks are held secret within
the brotherhood, no regulations
suffer public loss. But there must
be a lot of burning ears.
A ghost, it is blazed about,
wanders at night in the lower
ent of town. 1t hasn't exactly
been seen, but its presence has
been felt. And since spirits, ac-
cording to legend, have walked
in many lands and chimes, the
present report is believable. Ira
ditions tell US that shades usually
come to earth again when some
thing is out of joint. The good
people of the lower precincts,
especially the housewives, are,
therefore, consumed with Won
der. They marvel much and spec
ulate over the backyard fence
what may be amiss. People vers-
ed in the wisdom of old know
that there are certain words to
COMPEL a visitor from another
world to tell the purpose of its
presence. For suitable reward,
we offer to explore the mystery
and lay the ghost.
The urge to go wild struck
some carefree souls on upper
Caney Ridge short time ago, A
half dozen young men and half
as many young women left the
staid precincts of the Ridge and
went down into the wilderness
along Caney. There, with jugs
of wine, loaves of bread and 9th
er ingredients necessary to hap
py life they Elected the time care
lessly as did people in the olden
world. But a great host and ma
jority of the good people on Can
ey Ridge took dim view of such
goings-on. They told the law
about it and demanded action.
Those stout custodians of the
public veal, Stanley, Phillips and
Mullins, looked with something
less than favor on the happy en-
campment. They surrounded the
hangout last Friday night and
We're closing in. One Of the mer-
rymakers stepped to tree and
played as if he were making a
telephone cali. Hello, Clint
(See back pager
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-16
WATCH YOUR PAPER FOR
DOG VACCINATION DATES

Fred Noel Fletcher, county ag
ent, states that definite dates
have not been set for dog vaccin
atoms but that costs have been
fixed. If your dog weighs more
than 20 pounds, you'll pay one
dollar; if he weighs less than 20
pounds, the charge will be fifty
cents.
The agent advises dog owners
to watch the papers for announce
ments as to times and places for
vaccination. Notices will probab-
ly be posted at schools and other
centers.
garded by his neighbors, and his
loss is much regretted in the
coYnmIlnitV
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
MR.. BARNUM WAS RIGHT
Hugo S. Sims)

Millions of people in the United States experience
ing hot flushes the subject of tolerance both regl-
and racial, and there many somewhat ludcrous
efforts create the idea that everybody and every
lgion is equal in every respect.
Whenever the promoters of some enterprise get the
idea of procaimng tolerance, they manage to invite
leaders of least three faiths to sit the rOStrum The
presumption that because the spiritual shepherds do
not fight each other the PLATFORM they cooperat
ing for the betterment of the human
If racial and religious tolerance is to be depicted the
promoters get individuals of various and religions
to act together in apparent harmony to the i'm
preston that nobody suspects that he, she is
better than anybody else.
Of course such stuff is utter nonsense but it goes
over big The diverse the population of given
CENTER the impressive is the hocus-pocuS. 1t all
reminds us that Mr.. Barnum not wrong.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
MISS BERNIcE OSBORN.
WILL ASSIST REV. RIMLING

Miss Bernice Osborn, of the
Alaska Evangelization Society,
Chicago, has been sent TO Nome to
assist the Rimlings with the work
at the Nome Gospel Mission. She
will be bringing a word of greeting
and giving her testimony at the
200 pm. service Sunday.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Third and Division
Pastor-LeNis I. Hudqins

RECRUITS WANTED! For the
Army of the Living God.
1000 am. Singspiration and Sun
day School classes.
HOO am. Morning Message.
ZOO pm. Young Peoples Meeting.
7:30 pm. Singspiration and special
music.
500 pm. Evening Message.
Wednesday: 1880 pm. Melody and
Prayer.
Come and bring your Bible.
You are ever welcome TO attend
.hese services.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelization Society
Rev. Vern Rimling. Pastor

Sunday
200 pm. Sunday School for
boys and girls.
Preaching service in the Eskimo
language by James Savok.
1880 pm. Gospel Service.
Tuesday
7:30 pm. Prayer and Testimony
Thursday
200 10 400 pm. Bible Club for
boys and girls.
Friday
100 pm. Bible Study.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01

mer finance minister and governor
of the national bank. Actually the
new regime is little different from
the government which served un-
der the late Themistokles Sophou-
lis, who died last week.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01

Professional contest enterers say
that the best time to get into a
contest is during the first week oe-
cause competition is not as r~ea.
at that time.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01

James and Pearse Walsh, in charge of the decorations
for the Fourth of July celebration Monday, urge all
business houses and private homes to show flags; also
all organizations urged to show their flags as
we'll as the Alaska and American flags their build
ingS and clubhouses
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
SeldOvia Faces
"Destitute Winter
Due To Strike
Continued from Page One)

beaches"
Only a few beach gillnetters
and cannery operated traps will
reap the harvest, he said. He de-
clared if drift net fishermen were
kept from the fishing grounds UNI
til July 10, the traps would take
all the fish and Seldovia would
be without a payroll for l949.
"Seldovia is a small fishing viii
lage entirely dependent on the
fishing industry" he declared.
Nearly all its citizens are fisher
men. If the strike is not broken
soon there will be many going
hungry this winter"
AS one solution, Ande n
recommended that all canneries
be placed on an equal footing i'm
mediately through elimination of
traps.
Then each cannery will have to
take its chances buying fish from
drift gillnet fishermen. Then Alas
ka residents at least will be on an
equal footing with Outside fisher
men, as few Alaskan residents are
employed on the traps" Anderson
said.
1T is possible that canneries OPP
Grating nothing but traps are be-
! hind a movement to see tina. set
Element is not made before July
10. It's been advertised by Go
union leaders who come from
other parts of Cook Inlet than Sell
dovia. A couple of canneries Of
fered prices so high that canneries
operating only with gillnets and
seineS could not possibly exist if
| they pay prices asked after July
10.
Meanwhile, Alfred Owen, bust
ness agent for the united fisher
men Of Cook Inlet (AFL) reported
fishing in Anchorage would con-
tinue as usual. Some fish were
brought to Emard Packing Co.,
Wednesday and yesterday. Pres
emily this is the slack packing sea-
son, midway between the regular
salmon runs.
Although Clio tendermen were
ordered out here, four independ-
ent tenders are available TO ham
die fish, Owen said. The AFL
leaders also blasted CIO tender
men, declaring they violated their
contracts by walking out. AFL
! tender crews are standing by wait
! ing TO board tenders upon notice,
Owen said.
IF the strike goes on long
= enough, the CIO will lose iurisdic-
ton on tenders for all time-in
fact it looks like they already have
/ lost it because of the violations"
/ ne declared. We've been wanting
that jurisdiction for a long time.
! If the Clio remains on strike a
couple more weeks we'll have ten
dermen and other things on Cook
Inlet pretty we'll organized"
i Owen charged that Oscar An
derSon. secretary of the Alaska
fishermen's union, had ordered
the tendermen out, but that the
men themselves never had a voice
vote in the matter.
We're going to fulfill the terms
of our contracts. We see no reason
TO tie up Anchorage" Owen said.
Mayor Anderson also said now
that the order is out for the ten
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
News of the World
AT A Glance 49,
Continued from Page One)


small partisan groups of Cathlics
have been formed in Slovakia to
stage violent resistance to the COM
muniSts in the church-state fight.
The anti-communistS call them
selves "Janosikovci," after Jano-
/ six. the Slovak Robin Hood.
! In recent rioting at least two
communist policemen were re-
/ ported beaten to death and an UNI
determined number injured. Di-
| plomatic quarters said the gov
eminent was restricting travel into
Slovakia to hush up the situation.
In Paris, the Marshal Plan ma
tons of Western Europe moved
one small step toward free compe-
tition in trade. Al meeting of the
organization for European econo-
mic cooperation (OEEC a COM
! promise was reached between
| American demands for freer trade
among European nations and Bri-
! fish demands for continued strin-
gent regulations.
/ The economic differences be-
( tween free enterprise America and
: Socialist Britain. which many di-
plomatic observers had feared
might affect British-American pO-
+ litical harmony, were resolved on
| a basis which eased, but did not
abolish, trade restrictions.
A small amount of trade-leSS
than two per cent of the normal
eight billion dollar yearly volume
/ will be conducted on a multi
lateral competitive basis. Since
, the war most European trade has
! been conducted on a barter SyS-
tenn between two nations at a
time
: China'S Nationalist government
| declared it has sovereign right to
close ports held by the commun-
| lists and expressed the hope the
United States would help in pre-
venting ANY untoWard incident"
Both the United States and Bri-
tain have refused TO recognize as
legal the nationalist governments
/ order closing ports in Communist
hands.
Meanwhile, the political course
Red China intends to follow has
been made clear by Chinese COM
muniSt leader Mao Tze-Tung. II,
said communist China definitely
belong 10 the anti-reactionary
front headed by Soviet Russia"
and can obtain really friendly
help" only from Russia. He added:
1T is childish to expect assistance
from America, England and other
imperialists."
Secretary of State Acheson has
assured Senate foreign policy lead
erS they VIII be consulted before
the u. S. government makes any
decision on recognizing a Chinese
communist government.
There has been recent criticism
from some Senators of adminiStra-
ton policy toward China. Twenty
one Senators sent President Tru-
man a protest last week against
establishing diplomatic relations
with the expected communist re-
gime.
Western Berlin's strike-frozen
trains moved today for the first
time in six weeks. The anti-com-
munist strikers ended their walk
/ 90
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01

President Truman is asking all Government depart
mens to their performance against the Hoover
plan This offers them splendid opportunity to report
that anv Improvement would be waseful, inefficient
and overlapping ,-St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastors-Rev. Theron McGrew
Rev. Paul B. F. Carlson

Sunday
1000 am. Eskimo Speaking
Service.
1l:OO am. Sunday School.
700 pm. Evening Service.
Wednesday,
200 pm. Children's Miracle
Book Club.
Thursday
1880 pm. Mid-Week Service.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sunday
800 a.m.-MasS
$50 am.-Mass
4:3O p.m.-At the Base Chapel
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
USE LEISURE TIME WISELY

Vacation time is being enjoyed by the hundreds
of thousands of school children college students and
teachers all over the United States After strenuous
session of hard work. little period of rest and recupera
ton is deserved and appreciated by all of them.
Wouldn't it be fine if all vocations in life, there could
be arranged vacation like that of the school children
and Teachers with pay the twelve months? Too many
men and grind from start to finish of their earth
ly career and stop only at the final heart beat.
Sooner later, in the progress of the world more
leisure time will be available for the average and
woman. What will be done with this spare time? Are
we preparing ourselves to enjoy leisure in healthful
and helpful manner?
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-01
FEDERATED CHURCH

Sunday 1000 a.m.-Sunday School
Evening star., 1949-01-02

gressional ladies, Mrs. Chatelain is
continuing a custom started two
years ago by Mrs. Joseph c. McGar-
raghy when her husband was presi-
dent OF the Board of Trade.
Receiving with the hostess at the
party will be Mrs. Fred NJ. Vinson,
wife of the Chief Justice of the
United States: Mrs. Guy Mason, wife
of the Commissioner of the District
of Columbia, and Mrs. Gordon r..
Young, wife of the Engineer Com
missioner. Mrs. Pat McCarran, Mrs.
Harry P. Cain, Mrs. Walt Horan and
Mrs. Lowell Stockman will preside
at the tea tables.
The wives Of the officers of the
Board Of Trade will also assist in
welcoming the guests. They include
Mrs. Frederick P. H. Siddons, Mrs.
Thornton, w. Owens, Mrs. Robert
". Fleming, Mrs. Thomas j. Groom
and Mrs, James A. Cassidy, as we'll
as the following whose husbands
are members of the Boards Con-
Evening star., 1949-01-02
WeLcOme Fete
Will Be Gipen
For Newcomers
MISS GAILLARD.

The wives Of the newly elected
members Of the Eighty-first Con-
gress will be welcomed to Washing
ton at a reception Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Leon Chatelain, jr., wife
of the president of the Washington
Board of Trade. has issued invita-
tions to a to party in the Chinese
room of the Mayflower Hotel.
This will be the feminine counter
part to the welcome to Washing
ton dinner sponsored by the Con-
gressional Relations Committee OF
the Board of Trade for the new
Senators and Representatives in the
terrace room Of the Shoreham Ho-
tel Tuesday evening.
In entertaining the new con-
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Holiday Visitors

Mr. and Mrs John Harding
O'Donnoghue Of Riverdale have as
their guests for the holidays, Msgr
William J. Devlin of St. Thomas
Cathedral in Reno, New, and Mrs.
O'Donnoghue's sister. Mrs. Jean G.
Newton. Msgr. Devlin has just re-
turned from three month vacation
in Belfast, Ireland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Murray have
as their guests through the week,
Mrs. Gertrude H. Scarf Of Prince
ton. N. j., who formerly resided in
WASHINGTON.