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Evening star., 1949-11-26
u. ). Consular Area
In Chungking Invaded
By Nationalist Troops
By the Associoted Press

CHUNGKING, Nov. as. - The
United States consular compound
was invaded today by Chinese
Nationalists troops streaming In
for the defense Of this menaced
refugee capital.
Forty armed soldiers seeking
billets broke in through a side
gate. They left after q Chinese
custodian convinced them the
property was American.
The custodian reported the in
cident to British Consul General
Michael Gillett, who is in charge
of American consular interests in
Chungking. The Americans left
Chungking last week.
Gillett gave the custodian docu-
ments to prove to any future tres
lpassers that the compound be-
longs to the United States Gov
ernment and Is under his charge.
Incident Held Unimportant.
Not much Importance was at
tached to the incident as the SOL
diers were new to Chungking, had
no way of knowing they were vio-
lating American property, and
withdrew when they were con-
vinced it was.
The soldiers were among an in
creasing number that have been
coming in to give this gloomy city
an appearance of an armed camp.
Little fresh war news mared the
Communist attempt to crack Ma
tionalist defenses in an arc about
so miles east of Chungking.
BY official admission, Red spear
heads were south of Fowling,
Yangtze River town 55 miles to the
east-northeast, and Nanchuan.
highway center so miles southeast.
These were frontline fighters OF
95, 600 Communists who, according
to the Defense Ministry, have
overrun southeastern szechwan
Province.
Fall of Linchow Denied. A
Another Red prong was push
ing up the Kweiyans -chamgking
highway. 1t had thrust beyond
Tungtzu. 95, miles south Of Chung
kingS aI4oWi much lelcsnrs was not
clear. The Defense Ministry said
IS, 900 men were In this opera
ton. ar. -.....-.
The. ministry denied the re-
ported fall of Liuchow. important
road and rail junction, in Kwang-
81 Province In the south. It ad-
mitted Red pressure. however.
along the railway from the north
east and the highway from the
east. d.
Most quarters here expect Gen.
Pal Chung-hsi to withdraw his
forces from Liuchow rather than
risk his forces In any major bat
tie. Pal has a force of 10000
men-the best left to the Ma
tionalists on the mainland.
Knowland Secs Premier.
Senator Knowland, Republican.
of California. talked today with
Premier Yen Hsi-shan and other
high Chinese Nationalist officials.
He conferred with Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek yesterday.
The presence in Senator Know
lands party Of Col. Herbert
Wheeler has aroused much specu-
lation here. Col. Wheeler is with
the Government section Of Gen.
MacArthur's Allied occupation
headquarters in Tokyo.
1t was believed that Col. Wheel
er has come to discuss with Gen.
Chang the problem of Japanese
war reparations still not delivered
to China.
There is good reason to believe
the Nationalists want to arrange
to have these reparations-con-
sisting of war and other material
transferred to Formosa, Chi
ang's island redoubt.
/ Senator Knowland. long an adj
vocate OF more aid to Nationalist
China, said he would go back
home with an even greater con-
viction that free nations Of the
world must helm her against the
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Cominform Reported
Planning CoupAga
Tito After Christmas
Nv the kssoeiaisd Press


NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Secre'
reports reaching diplomatic quar-
ters here say the Soviet-led Com
inform has a plan on paper tt
destroy Premier Marshal Tito o1
Yugoslavia some time between
Christmas and Easter.
These quarters said the reports
gathered from intelligence anc
diplomatic agents of Western pow
ers. have been made available te
the State and Defense Depart
|ments, where they presumabl,
will receive the intensive study
given any reported rumblings be-
hind the Iron Curtain.
In Washington. however. State
Department Press Officer Michae
J. McDermott said the depart.
ment has no such information.
He added that the department
also does not know any Amer
lean sources" that have such in.
formation.
~Yugoslavs "Aware" of Plot.
Ales Bebler. deputy foreign min.
lister Of Yugoslavia, said his gov
ernment was aware Of such a plot
and has "the situation well In
hand"
On the other side, Julius Katz-
SUchy Of Poland. COminfornl
country, denounced the reports a.
. deliberate plant by the United
States secret service" to keep the
attention of the world focused on
Soviet Yugoslav relations and try
to foment 4 third world war.
American diplomatic sources
say privately the mere fact the
cominform's plans are known
may help defeat them. They
point out also that such planning
is no different from that Of any
politico military establishment
alternative schemes put on file to
cope with a potential foe in case
Of open warfare: vi ..sasSEf
The prelude. according to the
confidential reports, is scheduled
to be a staged revolt in Belgrade.
The puppet leaders of this faxed
insurrection would then call for
help from Hungary and Romania
to help them against the "tyrant
Tito"
This uprising is reported to be
timed to break out at any con-
yenient moment after the United
Nations General Assembly meeting
ends about the middle Of Deceua-
Der.
Soviet Aid in 2 Forms.
The aid from Russian -dominat.
ed countries, kept ostensibly and
ostentatiously free Of direct Rus
sian participation. would take two
immediate forms. the reports say
First, parachute troops from the
satellite countries would descend
on Tito's capital at Belgrade. AT
the same time armored forces
would pour out Of Hungary and
across the Danube into Yugoslavia
The second part Of the alleged
plan is said to be more Of a politi-
cal nature, and among other
things, to call for a moderate am
nesty policy under which Arch
bishop Stepinac would be released
from prison-by Tito's successors
and probably banished from the
country. Its purpose would be te
confuse public opinion in the
West and minimize the possibility
of Intervention.
Cominform leaders are reported
to believe that the Western world
once presented with an accom-
plished fact In Belgrade. with the
imprisoned Catholic archbishop
freed and with no direct economic
interest In the area, would fee
unable to take any direct action
to restore the Tito-Communist
regime.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Warsaw
(Continued From First Page. }

cause she had been an assistant
to Aymar de Brossin de Mere,
Embassy secretary and archivist
who was expelled from Poland
Wednesday on espionage charges.
The attempt to arrest her was
the latest in a series Of incidents
that have produced a severe diplo-
matte crisis between France and
Poland.
The Poles first arrested Andre
Simon Robineau, employed at the
French Consulate at Szczetin. on
espionage charges. A second EN-
bassy attache was expelled with
Mr.. Brossin de Mere.
The French yesterday an
nounced that II Poles had been
expelled from France and that the
Polish Vice Consul at Lille, Joseph
Sczerbinski, was in Paris prison
on espionage charges.
Evening star., 1949-11-26

High ana Low for Yesterday.
High, "a, at 1901 am.
Low, SO. at $50 pm.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. o., on August IL.
Lowest, FL. on January 80. -
Tide Tablea
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
Strikes Become Habit
Forming Among
Coal Miners

All the miners at Lick Fork,
between 400 and 500, went on
strike Wednesday, Dec. 9TH on
an issue of alleged discrimination.
According to the employees, a
well paid job was taken from a
worker who had been employed
since the operation started and
was given to man who was re-
Gently hired. The local mine com
mittee was not able to adjust the
grievance with the management,
and it was referred to the dis
trict organization Of the United
Mine Workers of America.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
Tickets Received For
Inauguration At
Richmond

Managers for the inauguration
of Governor Elect Battle have
awarded five tickets for reserved
seats at the Inauguration on Jan.
18 to private citizens of Dicken-
son County. 1t is understood that
D NJ Crabtree and Ralph New
berry will make up two of the
party from the county.
The legislature will convene on
January IL, one week before the
Inauguration Of the incoming gov
ernor At that time both houses
Of the General Assembly will be
organized and will hear the bud
get recommendations of Govern
or Tuck.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
BILL WOULD
ABOLISH COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARDS.

Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., OF
Winchester, announces that he
will introduce bill in the forth
coming session of the legislature
to abolish the county school
boards and transfer their func-
tons to the boards of supervis-
ors.
The sponsor lists two benefits
which he believes would flow
from the change. In the first
place, the boards of supervisors
would, be more responsive to the
will of the people. In the second
place, he believes that the change
would spotlight" all school ex-
penditures. Senator Byrd states
that about 80 per cent of coun-
ty budget is devoted to schools,
and he thinks that the body
which spends school money
should have the power to levy
taxes for the same.
Newspapers reported after the
Byrd announcement that heads of
the school system agreed that an
overhaul was needed in the coun
ty boards. They did not agree
however, that the boards of super
visors should have direct control
of schools in the counties.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
DEMOCRATES TO HOLD
PRECINCT MEETINGS

1t is understood that precinct
meetings will be held on either
Friday or Saturday, according to
the wishes of the local people, Of
the second week in January for
the selection of Democratic com
mittees. Each of the "a precincts
will elect three members to
serve on the county committee.
Saturday, Jan. 18th has been ten
tatively set for meeting of the
whole committee. At that time a
chairman for each of the five
districts will be chosen, as we'll
as county chairman and coun
ty secretary.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
Read The Little Ads"
Breaks Road Seems Assured

K. j, Day, chairman of the
Breaks of Sandy Association, said
Wednesday he had been advised
by State Highway Commissioner
John Keck that meeting of Ken
lucky and Virginia highway de-
partment officials will be held
soon for the purpose Of planning
the proposed highway into the
Breaks of Cumberland.
The Kentucky portion OF this
highway will be advertised for
bids shortly after January l.,
Keck said.
Day said special committee
has been appointed to meet with
Grundy, Va, committee in
Grundy at an early date to draw
plans for full organization OF the
Breaks of Sandy Parks Associa-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
HARRISON MULLINS
DIES AT HOME OF
DAUGHTER IN TEXAS

Harrison Mullins, native OF
Dickinson County and former
resident Of Clintwood, died at
the home of daughter in Hous-
ton Texas, Dec. l. The cause of
death was a long-standing heart
ailment. The end came gradually
and death was not unexpected.
The deceased was the son of
the late Zach Mullins and was
born and reared within mile of
Clintwood. He had been carpen-
ter and watch repairman by
trades. Several years go, he To-
Gated in Houston, where he made
his regular home. He usually Wis
tied in Clintwood during the sum
mer and early fill months. He
was here during most of the past
summer.
Surviving are one brother,
Charles, of Johnson City; two
sisters, Mrs. Mary Dale, Wise;
and Mrs. Elizabeth Howell, Will
hanson, w. Va; three daughters,
Mrs. Blanche Dick, Mrs. Emma
Gibson, and Mrs. Nina Fowler,
all of Houston Mr.. Mullins wife
die din Houston December "a,
1913.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
Mrs Amanda Nicewonder
Dies At Age Of 80

Funeral services were held at
Valley View Sunday for Mrs.
Amanda Nicewonder, with Elder
S, M. McFall officiating. Burial
was in Pine Grove Cemetery near
ClintWood.
Mrs. Nicewonder, 80 years OF
age, died at the home of her son,
John Nicewonder, at Mcclure
last Friday. Old age and compli-
cations brought peaceful end to
her existence. The deceased had
lived at Chntwood and Mcclure
for the last thirteen years.
Mrs. Nicewonder was the wild
ow of the late R.F. Nicewonder
of Pond Creek, Ky. She is surviv
ed by four sons, J D. Nicewon-
der, Mcclure; L D Nicewender,
Los Angeles, Calf; N c Nice
wonder, Grundy; and Fred Nice
wonder, Toledo, Ohio; also by
two daughters, Mrs. IA. Collins
of Clintwood, and Mrs. Mae
Sheppard, Parkersburg, w. Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

llOE.
Day heads the Pike County
committee behind the project.
Others are president A. A. Page
of Pikeville College, attorney
Lon B. Rogers of Pikeville, May
or Curtis A. Caudill and J. D.
Wright Of Elkhorn City, Verne
Smith has been named chairman
of the Grundy committee and
will select other members from
that area.
Day received a letter yesterday
from Governor-elect John S.
Battle of Virginia. Battle express
ed his willingness to aid in the
project, Battle said he agreed
with the idea that The Breaks
would make an ideal park site,
Bristol Herald Courier.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
VIRGINIA JUNIOR VEGETABLE GROWER
WINS AWARD IN NATIONAL CONTEST

nounced by Prof. Grant B. Snyder
of the University Of Massachusetts,.
adult advisor to the association, in
cluded the awarding of the national
championship and the top $500
scholarship to Russell L. Sears, Jr.,
20-year"old grower Of Cummington,
Mass. =
Darrell cultivated one acre of
ground on his fathers 18-acre farm,
producing Is varieties of vege-
tables. He hauled his produce to a
nearby coal camp and sold them
for total income of almost $500.
After expenses, such as seed, ferti-
lizer, equipment, ETC., were deducted
his net profit amounted to more
than 800. He is in the 10th grade
and is president Of his class. He Is
active in All Club work and FLA.
Young Large won an award from
the Virginia Bankers Association
and won an additional first prize in
Dickinson County.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
Peg-Legged Man
Operates Still On
Cumberlands

Freezing, Dec. 12-Clarence
Mullins is authority for the re-
port that the Kentucky law re
Gently made short work of q
moonshine outfit on the Virginia
side, just this side of Big Lick
gap. No one was found at the
place, but the officers confiscated
two horses; evidently used in car
rying material to the plant, found
in stable at an old abandoned
farm in the mountain gap. Clar-
ence also heard that the officers
lodged complaint against a peg
legged man living on the Ken
lucky side, because, they said, a
peg legged man had travelled
much to and from the outfit and
that they knew of but one such
man in the section from which
the tracks came. Judging from
the reports, the aforesaid Ken
lucky authorities must be fairly
good detectives, as we'll as dill
gent.
1t is feared that the bus line
serving this section will be dis
continued unless it is better pat
ronized. This service has been a
great help to this entire section
and the writer urges all of our
people to patronize the busin-
stead of catching rides with pass
ing motorists. We would indeed
be in a bad way if the service
should have to be discontinued
because of lack of support.
Obey Fleming, living on a hill
between Freezing and Norland, is
building home on Pound River
in order to connect with the cleo
trio light line. He will vacate his
present residence as soon as the
new dwelling is completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Killen Wis
tied some of their sick relatives
in Kentucky Sunday.
Lum Mullins, ailing for a long
while and no longer able to get
about, is spending the week with
his son-in-law and daughter, Ed
er and Mrs. Lloyd Phipps.
A stork shower was given for
Mrs Faye Haynes at the home Of
(See back pagas
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
FIREBUGS MUST PAY
COSTS OF SURPRISING
VIRGINIA FOREST FIRES

Virginia state fire laws require
any person causing a forest fire
to pay the costs of suppressing the
fire, and according to District
Forester, D. NJ. Waite, of the
Bristol District, one of the latest
methods used to ffr1tf fire bugs"
is to track them down with blood
hounds. Bloodhounds are highly
trained dogs used only to track
humans and must be worked"
constantly to keep them in top
trailing condition. During the fall
and spring fire seasons the forest
service officials use the blood
hounds as often as possible and
have on many occasions tracked
down the person responsible for
starting the fire.
Chief forest warden Houston
Banner of CastleWood, Russell
County, is in charge of the two
hounds owned by the forest SER
vice. Forest warden Tanner Gose,
Banners assistant, helps with
the training and working of Han
nah, the 7-year old female, and
Hobo, her year-old son. Both Mr..
Banner and Mr.. Gose have had
considerable experience training
all types of hounds and bird dogs
before taking over the blood
hounds for the forest service but
both agree it is really hard work
to follow Hannah" and Hobo"
when they are on hot track.
The 'bloodhounds are taught to
follow a trail over all types Of
surface from paved highways to
swamps and mountain thickets.
They can follow tracks that are
several hours old and have been
known to pick up a trail as long
as 80 hours after the person has
gone from the fire area.
The use Of the bloodhounds is
Just one Of the many ways in
which the Virginia Forest Service
tries to stamp out forest fires and
and it needs cooperation from
everyone to be 100 percent sue
cessful
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
E. J. SUTHERLAND
REAPPOINTED TRIAL
JUSTICE

E. J, Sutherland and Glynn
Phillips have been reappointed to
the respective positions of trial
justice and assistant trial justice.
Judge Smith entered such order
en- the last day of the recent term
of court. The appointments be-
came effective December IA and
are for a period of four years.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

A young Virginian was named
n winner of a state award in the
1949 Production-Marketing contest
Of the National Junior Vegetable
Growers Association as the organi-
cation concluded its fifteenth an
nual four-day convention at Wash
ington, D. c., today.
Darrell Large, 16-year-old son of
Hiram Large Of Coeburn, Dickinson
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
HAYSI YOUTH KILLED IN
TRUCK MINE ACCIDENT

Vernon Ratliffe, the 20-year-
old son of Bert Ratliffe of Haysi,
was killed in truck mine acct
dent Friday of last week. The
mine was in the vicinity of Haysi.
Burial was in the Patton Willis
cemetery Sunday. Preceding the
burial funeral services were held
by elders Alonzo Edwards, E. M.
Rose and LESSEE of Grundy.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

Sgt. James E. Fraley, son of
Mrs. Swim Rose of Stratton,
who recently reenlisted in the
U. S. air force and has been
home for some weeks, left Oct.
18th for twelve month tour
in Saudi, Arabia. Sgt. Fraley is
a veteran of four years service
in the air force and plans to
make it a career. He spent %
months of his previous service
with the Far Eastern air force
on Okinawa. Upon completion of
his present tour, we will be as
signed to an air base in Tampa,
Florida.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

County won the
state award. He
was presented
W i t h a C a S h
award from the
$4,000 scholar
ship fund pro-
vided each year
by A & P Food
Stores to en-
courage better
production and
marketing of
OA~okoh1nc h.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
Home Demonstration
Club Meetings

Mrs. Billie r. Skeen, Home
Demonstration Agent, announces
the following schedule of club
meetings for the remainder of
this month:
Birchleaf, Dec. is, 1870 p. m. at
Edwards Cafe
Haysi, December IA, 700 p. m. at
the Community Center
Georges Fork, Dec. Is, 1870 pm,
with Mrs. Lacy Davis
ClintWood, Dec. Is, 7:30 p. m. at
the Community Building
Darwin, December %, 1880 p. M.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15
OF
All
Things!
By E. R. B.

Charlie Deloach, meeting US
one evening last week, went into
the throes of delivering the news
about the Clinchfield's having
Cancelled coal leases. He had read
all about it that afternoon in the
daily papers of the surrounding
area. The busy little man had
been in conference with another
important individual about the
sudden event. Reminded that the
news had been duly notd in The
Herald week before and that it
had become stale topic in this
county, Charlie came back, Eyes,
but it was in the Bristol and Ro-
anoke papers today" The only
possible moral of this tale Read
the county news in The Herald
this week and review it in other
papers next week.
And now comes Ross Phillips
with another odd little story. One
day last week he bought chick
en- from some peddler of country
produce. While dressing the fowl
for next days dinner, Mrs. Phil
lips found nearly thirty empty
30 caliber rifle shells in the
chickens gizzard. They were
stuck there, but Infection had
not set up. Some dealer aiding
bit OF poundage, perhaps.
The political jockies are al.
ready trying to figure the entries
in the four-year sweepstakes of
1851. The prizes will be five coun
ty offices. with all the salaries
and privileges thereunto pertain
ing. Particularly, the dopesters
are trying to size up one elimina-
ton contest-the Democratic con
vention, which is little more than
a year ahead. At least two start
ers for every office appear to be
warming up, and others are wait
ing for a cali. Boom times are
over, and county offices are now
fairly good pickings. One Repub-
lican who has at times served on
his party's board of strategy has
let it out that the COP will make
fight for only one office, that
OF treasurer. However, this per-
son drinks too much now and
then and the alcohol may have
been talking. You can just about
take this for dead certainty
there will be two states in h e /
final election of November, 1851. |
Main Street and Mcclure Ave-
nue. are kept cleaner than they |
once were, especially in the bus |
mess sections. But the back |
street, known as Walnut, has be-
come one of the ugliest dumping |
grounds we have ever seen. Tin
cans, rags, paper, bones, and 9TH
er uncomfortable refuse are pill
ed along the edges of the lots that
border on this street, Probably
the town finances are too cramp-
ed to provide for full garbage and
trash disposal We don't know
about that. We suggest that there
are in all probability sanitary or
dinances that if enforced would
do away with these eyesores and
germ breeding places,
pnaS TEk>.. ser ;AAiA An
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

Mrs. Laura Phipps is home
from the University Hospital at
Charlottesville somewhat i'm
proved.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Crabtree,
Leslie Fleming, Miss Ruby Dot
son, Mrs. Vesta Mullins and Mrs.
June Beverly visited the Rebekah
Lodge at Grundy on Monday
night.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

Roy Sluss of the Dwale section
was caller at the Herald office
Wednesday,.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

Rich Sutherland of Nora was
in Cintwood on business Mon
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

Mrs. James Lioutza, OF Nor
land, is sending The Herald to
her son, BIrlie, in North Carolina.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

Charles Phillips of Hazel was
a visitor in Clintwood Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-15

Read The Little Ads"