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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Biography OF jones F. VeIcich

Perhaps an inherent love of the
water has influenced the life of Mr..
James F. Velcieh. His sports inter-
ests and business achievements have
slways conferred in activities that
bear q relation in some degree I o the
water. Although a native of New
Orleans, Mr.. Veleich discovered the
messureless bounties Of Pascagoula
and moved here IS years ago.
Mr. Velcich was in the sesfood
canning business owe 80 years, and
has been owner Of Beach Park Res
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Meeting OF Womun's
Missionary Council
With Mrs. F~urrdqut

The Woman's Missionary Coun-
ell of the Assembly of Cod church
held a meeting with Mrs. Ed Far
ragut as hostess at her home in
Moss Point, Monday at 7:30 pm.
The meeting was opened by
the president, Mrs. Marion Mas
sengaIe, and the devotional which
followed WAS presented by Mrs.
Earl Elan.
Business occupied the atten-
ton Of the members until the
serving OF light refreshments by
the hostess who was assisted by
Mrs. George Farragut.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06

where the groom is enrolled at
Pearl River college. They will
occupy an apartment at tine
school.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Laura Mae Wilson.

ana Laura Mae Wilson.
The following received perfect
attendance certificates: Sara G..
Rouse, Connie Lou Taylor, Emma
10 Atwell, George Mallette, Dick
Walker, Earline Mitchell, Fay
Quave, Glynn Mallette, Clyda
Mae Rogers, Carolyn Walker, Co
lene Wilson, Bette Overstreet,
Donell Roundaville, Frline Gun
ningham, Quinton Byrd, Glenda
Mallette, Peggy O'Neal, John Al
len Murphy, Ben Ellis, Mary Ell
len Ravens, Evelyn Jennings,
Patsy Dees, Kathrine Tillman and
Charles Daniels.
A, F. Megehee, county super
intendent of education presented
ID eighth grade certificates to the
following: Otis Sheffield, Rogene
Mallette, j. c. Harris, Jr., Caro-
lyn Schneider. Erline Cunning
ham, Wade O'Neal, Mary Gwen
Gotham, Mack Vaughn, Dellene
Golf, Tom Mallette, w. C. Groves,
Jr., Gerald Bosarge, Derl Cole,
Kerby Brown, Adrinne Saucer,
Lloyd Roberts, Jack Miller and
Jeanne Fletcher.
Mr.. Taylor presented high
school diplomas to Beatrice Ellis
and Media Gamblin and Florian
Ware and Joyce Mitchell. The
Rev. R. l.. Vaughn pronounced
the benediction. The stage was
beautifully decorated by Mrs. r.
j. Van Horn. A large crowd wit
messed the exercises in spite of
the stormy weather.
Home Making Exhibit
The m Making girls pre-
sented an exhibit of their work
in the home economics room UNI
der the supervision of Mrs. T. L.
Murphy Friday night. Cookies
and punch We're served by the
girls and following the exhibit
a dress revue was presented with
the following taking part: Elva
Mae Ware, Edwina Ravens, Rita
10 Walker, Iris Ann Gamblin,
Emmie Lois Brown, Ruth Nc
MILAN, Virginia Golf, Hazel Golf,
Opal Walker, Floy Mae MeAllis-
ter, little Trudy Furry in a dress
made by Patsy Dees, Ivey Over
street in a dress made by Jennie
Wee Overstreet, Douglas Holden
modelling pajamas made by Patty
Wilson and Laura Quave in a All
club uniform.
Mrs. j. c. Mannings of Satsuma
visited in the B. E. Ellis home
Monday until after graduation
having come to see her grand
daughter, Beatrice Ellis, receive
her diploma.
MIR. and Mrs. Cliff FURRY chap
eroned the ninth and tenth grades
on a hayride and picnic to Mag
nolia State Park Wednesday
night. Those enjoying the occa-
sion were Patty and Kenneth
Wilson, Clara Ellis, Laneeta Rob
erts, Patsy Dees, Evelyn Jennings,
Myron and Rathrine Tillman, Ed
mund and Winitred Ravens,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-29

Treasury Snyder and Secretary of
Commerce Sawyer talk of our being
on the edge of our great prosperity
they sound like Hoover and his
prosperity is just around the cor
ner" slogan.
Depression is like disease - lots
easier to prevent than to cure. The
doctors diagnosis should be made
public and anti-depression treat
ments" started at once. The quack
doctors of false prosperity should be
dismissed.
Unless this is done now, the health
of the economy will suffer almost
damage-not to mention
the health of millions of Americans
who face the insecurity and poverty
of joblessness.
It's time to apply FDR's first point
in his Economic Bill of Rights-that
was THE RIGHT TO WORK.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-29

dent Truman still wants to raise
taxes and balance the budget, even
though rising unemployment means
that less taxes are in order.
This curious blindness to the eco
nomic facts of life may be because
America hates to admit to the rest
of the world that we have unemploy-
ment. There may be fear that
We'll look bad in the eyes of the
world if we have depression and
the Soviet Union and Eastern Euro
pean countries still have full employ
ment. That fear is justified.
But the way to make America real
ly look good to the rest of the world
is to move vigorously to end unem
not to look the other way
when it comes. When Secretary of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-29
BY RIISS NIXON

UE-CIO w aSnlngCOn Representative
Calvin Coolidge once said when
many people are out of work and
cannot find jobs, unemployment re-
suits" Amazing, profound observa-
toni
Official Washington is taking
about the same profound view of the
unemployment problem as did Cool
idge. Nobody in official Washing
ton is willing to squarely face cur
rent economic facts, probably be-
cause they don't have the answer to
joblessness.
Actually, President Truman and
his administration still take the posi-
ton officially that they are fighting
"boom" and initiation. So far Presi-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-29
LEWIS CLARK GRAND JURY FACES STUPEND0Us TASK

would appear that respect for law and order
continues to be tempered by other consider
atoms.
The Stockman's Bar in Billings, until as
recently as two weeks ago still permitted
customers to play three apparently un-li-
censed 3-slot bandits right in front of their
bar. Likewise, report from Custer indi-
Gates that Deputy Sheriff George Devener
only recently secured federal license to
operate a slot machine-a machine which
had previously been operated without license
in, of all places, the school house. Reports
are Yellowstones sheriff and county attor-
ney have refused to take any action against
Deputy Sheriff Devener over his having been
operating unlicensed slots in the Park hotel
at Custer.
In Ravalli county | noted one bar at
Stevensville with battery of slots, all APP
parently unlicensed
And, of course, in Drummond, (Granite
county, the White Cafe continued up until
July 5, to operate right at the front of the
building, five unlicensed machines. This,
incidently, had been going on for years in
that town, with no interference from Granite
county enforcement officials
Up Cooke City way Park county)-out
OF the way place it is from the county seat
in Livingston = business continues unmo
Tested. Coles Trading Post has five un-li-
censed Mills Novelty bandits; Ma Perkins
Cafe has two ''rotoletto" 3-slot nickle dime
and quarter grabbers
Nearby Toston (Broadwater county, also
has at least one bar which finds slots profit
able, There also found a battery of five
machines, but for the life of me, could find
no trace that these five Standard Chiefs had
ever been blessed with a state license.
In various parts of the state machines
licensed under non-profit corporation chart
ers by the Board of Equalization are located
IN main parts of saloons, and are available
Tor play to the general public
Returning to Yellowstone county. 7 had
questions raised why no action has been
taken by state liquor board officials against
Maui Pollch,s Rim Rock Bar over his having
allegedly sold liquor to minor on June Is
or l6-more than five weeks ago.
Way down east in BainvilIe. Emil Chisten-
son and his State Line joint (Which recently
nad abatement proceedings filed against it,
nave round some virtue in operating under
'he pale of legality provided by the non-prof-
: club law. On June 20, the State Line
oportsmens Club filed incorporation papers
% operate modest little non-profit social
;lub. The new club replete with Is licensed
'lot machines, has officers: Emil Christensen
PRESIDENT; Irene Christensen, secretary. and
Kermit Christensen, vice president The not
Try pubic employed in setting UP this new
enterprise was one Sherman w -
ninth of Ha1apo -
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-29

IN quarter of century.
Part of this skepticism has to do with the
choice of the special prosecutor. Able at
torney though he may be, many cannot forget
that only so recently as couple of months ago
he served as the attorney for client who was
before the court on charges of illegal slot ma
chine operation They recall further that this
same attorney later figured in the fast man
euver at the court house whereby Judge Pad
bury permitted the return of all gambling
equipment to the club operator, in contradic-
ton to the laws concerning disposal of gam
bling equipment, and without going through
the regular legal channels before granting
the order releasing such equipment includ-
ing, in addition to slot machines, g. frame
bingo table, with green CLOTH one jack pot
wheel or drum two yellow cards and one
croupier stick. -
This skepticsm has been further height
ened by the failure of the prosecutor to chal-
lenge at least one member of the grand jury
who, until very recently was employed as
bartender in Louis Saginaw's Club 1t will
be recalled The Clubs second floor is cur
rently under an operational restraining order
pending outcome of abatement proceedings
filed few weeks back by the attorney gen
erals office.
I believe such doubts are unwarranted
sincerely hope so. grand jury and
public prosecutor sincerely devoted to doing
its job can do world of good, not only
for Lewis & Clark county, but for law en-
forcement and observance throughout the
state. Such an investigation may be able
to lift the lid off repeated accusations of
county jail inmates being quite frequently
used on private jobs; it can determine if there
be any substance to recurring rumors that
there have been Irregularities in the sale of
retail liquor licenses; it might also be able
to uncover facts concerning other rumors that
bar whiskey has been and is
being "bootlegged" into the state and sold,
without the state receiving the required $50
markup. Such an investigation might also
clarity the numerous rumors that known un-
derWorld characters are not the only ones
in the liquorgambling racket - that there
may also be bankers, lawyers, insurance men,
and other respectable" citizens involved.
Finally, it might also clear up the many ques-
ions in the minds of the citizenry, surround
ng the death of Joe Ryan, several weeks ago
No matter how you look at it, this grand
ury is faced with tremendous task requir-
ng the cooperation of all law-abiding citi-
sens of the community. May it be entirely
uccessful in uncovering the actual facts con-
erning operations of the gambling liquor
Taking quick loop around the state If
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-29

I1tItIId, I IIdVt enough IdIUII
in democratic processes to
think that an honest effort
will be made to do a very
thorough Gle n-up job.
Looking at it effectively,
though, it is not hard to un-
derstand many of the doubts
presently being expressed
why many are skeptical as
to the final outcome of this
first Capital City grand jury
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-29

This past week saw the converting of the
grand jury called by District Judges Horsky
and Padbury to investigate gambling and law
enforcement in Lewis & Clark county. What
this grand jury will do of course, only time
will tell, and, despite rumors circulating in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-29

That the people of eastern Montana may better
formed current attempt by Montana Dakota Utilities Com
stampede the Public Service into
rate of 10 to IA cents gas
copies VOICE going affected areas this issue
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-29

Taking quick loop around the state, it
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
If Someone Slams q Car
Door on Your Fingers,
Can You Collect Damages?

While settling herself in her boy
friends coupe, a girl inadvertently
put her fingers on the hinge OF the
open door for moment. At that
same instant, the young man
slammed the door shut--catch
two OF the girls fingers Although
not badly hurt, she determined to
file suit against HIM for damages.
At the trial, the girl said she hadn't
realized that she had placed her
fingers on the hinge. The youth, in
turn, testified that he was just as
ignorant of the situation when he
slammed the door. Under the cir
cumstances, the court decided it
was a case of pure accident"
with neither party at fault. and thus
refused to hold the young man re-
sponsible.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
BIG RIDGE NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rose
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earet Rose recently.
Mrs. Leonard Fletcher return
ed to a Norton hospital for am
operation.
Those present at the shower
given Mrs. Slant Rose Saturday
night were: Mrs. L.C Rose, Mrs.
Albert Hay, Mrs. Paul Dingus,
Mrs. Orval Hillman. Mrs. Lloyd
Hillman, Mrs. Jim Rose, Mrs.
Earet Rose, Mrs. Lawrence Rose,
Mrs. Wade Norris, Mrs. Peewee
King, Mrs. Laurel Mullins, Mrs.
Fletcher, Mrs. Fred Church and
Mrs. Carson Rose. Refreshments
were served and many nice gifts
were received.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Rose and
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Rose visited
relatives in Grundy Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oval Hillman Wis
tied Mr. Hillman's grandmother
at Nicklesville Sunday.
Sunday dinner guests at the
home of Paul Dingus were Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Rose and son, w.
r. Yates and Mr.. and Mrs. Pee
wee King.
Mrs. Lawrence Rose visited
her mother, who has been very
i'll. at Clinchco Sunday.
Mrs. Pearl Rose attended SER
vices on Caney Ridge Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
HAZEL NEWS

Harold Kiser has been very
sick, but is better now.
Mrs. Oliver OqUinn is still in
the hospital.
Reeves Wolfe is in the Clinch
Valley Clinic in Richlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford Laforce
and children are visiting rela-
tives in Richlands and Dry Fork.
Bobby Kiser was visiting Jenny
Wolfe Sunday.
Audrey Laforce and brother,
Willard, are keeping house while
their mother is visiting.
Goldia and Louie Kiesr were in
Flat Spur Saturday evening.
Alma Kiser went to the basket
ball game at Garden Creek Fri
day night. She played on the Err
vinton team.
Goldie Kiser spent Saturday
night with Louie Kiser.
Calvin, Jess and June Kiser of
Carlo were visiting Raymond
Kiser over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Amburgey
and Mrs. Bessie Kiser We're shop
ping in st. Paul Saturday.
Shirley Amburgey has mumps.
Alvin Oquinn had dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Amburgey
Saturday.
Frank Cape had supper with
Wirley Laforce and family Fri
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
If q Dog Causes on
Auto Accident. Is
The Dogs Owner LiobIe?

A plumber owned a dog that had
an incurable habit of chasing pass
ing cars. One morning, as young
woman drove by, the dog attacked
with unusual ferocity The girl
swerved to the left, but was unable
to avoid hitting the animal. The
dog was killed and the car crashed
into a fire hydrant, injuring the
driver. Later she sued the plumber
under local law which made dog
owners liable to persons injured by
their dogs. The man insisted that
he was responsible only if his dog
attacked person not an auto
mobile. But the court held him
liable anyhow, saying that the dogs
attack on the car was just as wrong
as direct attack on person.
A drunken customer in bar be.
gan TO get hoisterous, and the bar
tender decided to eject him. iie
threw the man out SO vigorously
that the drunk crashed Into q girl
walking past the front entrance. In
jured by the collision, the girl sued
the bartender for damage He pro-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
Prodigals Returning
From Kentucky
Coalfields

The movement of people across
Cumberland Mountain to the coal
fields of Pike and Letcher coun-
ties, Kentucky which began near
ly forty years ago, has reversed
itself. People are now coming
across to this subsequently,
those who are not living too well.
When the Upper Ell1horn and
the Boone Creek coalfields were
opened in 1912, many families
moved away from the western
side of this county to the new
land of promise across the noun
tain's rim More than a third of
a century has told its tale; min
able coal in the Elkhorn field is
almost gone; the timber has been
shorn from the hillsides; there is
little to be made on the bony
acres along Elkhorn, all the way
from Durham to Elkhorn City.
That land of promise has yielded
up all it ever had to give. The
other side of the mountain now
beckons to those who remember
it in the days of their youth.
Many families from that area
with ties in Wise and Dickinson
are moving to this side to pick UP
a living, either in the mines or
from the miners in a service in
dustry. G.. Mark French, with
many holdings in this section, is
giving some of them jobs and
opportunities.
VIII Dickinson County go
through the same cycle? How
long will it be until the outward
movement from this section be-
gins?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
PUBLIC OPINION

eve are glad to publish the
foregoing letter. We have al
ways found Fitzhugh Colley
sound and fair. We are glad to
understand what the agricul-
ture people are trying to do.
We wonder, however, if it
would not be wise to offer priz-
es and give publicity to past
ture and hay growers, as well
as to corn growers.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

The Roanoke Times has manag
ed to make another blunder. The
times on the editorial page Of
Tuesday reproduces what it says
is revised Declaration of indie
pendence as written by Martins
vile man. A glance would show
about any high school student
that the author was trying to re-
pattern Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress. Apparently, the editorial
writer of the Times little notes
nor long remembers his history.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
Junior Order

Read The Little Ads"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
Showing Way To Better Corn
On Less Acreage

l noticed in the Dickinson Her
aid, under the heading "Of All
Things what the writer had to
say about the high corn yields in
Dickinson County, and what they
might lead is to. I am glad that
this article appeared in our coun
ty paper so that we. agriculture
workers would have a chance to
tell farmers of Dickinson County
what our aim was. Fear has been
expressed that some farmers
might interpret this wrong, and
look at it as a backward step in
agriculture by inducing farmers
to plow more of their hillside
land, which means more erosion
and lower yields.
The idea behind the recommen
dalton Of applying 500 to 1000
pounds of good grade fertilizer
per acre on corn to produce a
high yield was to demonstrate to
our farmers that their yield could
be increased as much as four CT
five hundred per cent. Where we
have been blowing and planting
five acres to produce one hun
bred and fifty bushels of corn,
we can by proper management
easily produce the same amount
of corn on two acres, having three
acres to seed to grass. This idea
is not to put more acres into cul
tivation but take more acres out
of cultivation to be seeded to
grass. 1t was not too easy a job
to convince our farmers that it
is profitable to use heavy appli-
cations of fertilizer ON crops.
Since some have tried, and are
convinced, that heavy applica-
tons of fertilizer pay, we will in
1850 be seeing our farmers APP
plying heavy applications of fer
tiliZer to pasture and this will
lead to a rapid increase in live
stock in our county. Conservation
is being stressed by all agricul-
ture workers in the county, and
is the goal we are driving for,
conservation of our soils, forests,
and wildlife must all 60 hand in
hand if we are to have a healthy
agriculture.
FITZHUGH L. COLLEY
Veterans Instructor In
Agriculture
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

court to cancel the cancellation!
He insisted that, once divorce Is
granted, it is permanent-unless the
couple gets married all over again.
However, the court ruled that the
divorce was no longer in effect and
the pair were indeed husband and
wife. The judge said, if a court can
give divorce, it can take it back
tool
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

tested that he was just exercising
his right to get rid of an obnoxious
customer, but the court held him
responsible anyhow. The judge said
that, while the bouncing was all
right, it should have been done with
regard for the safety of passers-by.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

and 'let it smoke" The harassed
woman finally got out-but later
filed a suit against the landlord for
assault. He protested that tenant
has no right to remain on the prem.
Uses after the eviction date. How
ever, the judge said that was no
excuse for such malicious tactics
by the landlord and ordered him to
pay damages to the widow.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
Nay q Landlord Smoke Out
A Tenont Who Won't Move?

A landlord served an eviction no.
tice on an elderly widow and she
agreed to get out by a certain date.
But when the day arrived, the wom-
an happened to be sick in bed-and
SO she didn't leave. In fury the
landlord opened the wood stove,
poured some water on the embers,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
Readers Courtroom
Uncertain Divorce
4
Accidental Slam
4
Smoking Landlord
By Will Bernard, LIB.
Is it too Lote TO Change
Your Mind-After the Divorce?
State laws vary. For personal
guidance, see your local attorney.

A young wife divorced her hus-
band, but both soon decided they
had made a terrible mistake. Back
they went to the same judge, and
asked him to cancel the divorce
decree. He did So Then, about a
year later, the husband again
changed his mind and asked the