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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
All Truck Mines Close
When Leases Cancelled

Kaflunk!! That was the sound
Of many truck mines going out
of business in Dickinson County
last Saturday.
The Clinchfield Coal Corpora
ton cancelled leases ON practically
all of its mining property, effec-
tive at midnight Saturday. Two
months ago, the Clinchfield plac-
ed its leases on a day to day basis.
Last week the lessees were noti-
fled that their contracts would
be closed at the end of the week.
At least $50 truck miners will be
unemployed in this county. Also
a number of truckers will be idle.
In addition, operators of the small
mines find themselves stuck with
great amount of mining equip
ment.
1t is said that at least half of
the truck mine workers cannot
pass am examination for the larg-
er mines and will have to find
work in other fields.
There is only speculation to &C
count for the shutdown. That
speculation is to the effect that
the market for coal is declining.
The larger mining comanies have
a great number of men on their
payrolls to whom they are moral
ly obligated to furnish as much
work as possible. Since the reg
ular mines will probably not op-
crate full time, the companies
will not lease mining property.
That at least is the general spec
ulation
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
Fifteen Couples Secure
Marriage Licenses
During Past Month

Only fifteen couples secured
licenses to marry at the Clerk
office during the month of No
vember. That strikes new low
Whatever be the cause, or causes
the girls and boys are not marry
ing as they once did. The list Of
contracting couples follows:
J. Newton Graham and Ella
Fields, both of Coeburn
Jerry Mullins and Geneva Mu
Inns, both of Clintwood
Samuel B. Stringer and Phyllis
Jean Sluss, both of Clintwood
Everette Harris and Lorene
johnson, both of Trammel
Hershel Mullins and Christine
Browning, both of Darwin
Barney Corvette, Nora, anc
Alice Smith, Stratton
]. E. Hubbard and Mary Hen
derson, both Of Pound
Odell Greear, Stratton and
Merrium Fields, Mcclure
Culbertson Deel, Jr., Cannady
and Vivian Beatrice Moore, Viers
Samuel Clarence Rasnick, OF
Cleveland, and Rosa Lee Ball OF
Davenport
Charles c. Gray, Castlewood
and Mia E. Duncan, Dante
Thomas D. Miller, w. Va, and
Neddy Jane Pannell, Jenkins, Ky.
Letcher Steele and Fannie
Lane, both of Coebum
Columbus Moore, Hylton, KY,
and Clarice Seymour, Clintwood
Bert Adams and Carrie Stur-
gill, both of Pound
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
Mrs. Georgia Fleming
Dies At Home
At Conway

Mrs. Georgia Fleming, So, wife
of Conley Fleming of Conway,
died at her home there early Sat
urday morning.
Mrs. Fleming was native of
Dickinson County, a daughter of
the late James Swindall, who was
elected sheriff of Dickinson coun
ty in 1899. The deceased was
married to Conley Fleming, son
of the late Jeff Fleming, on Dec.
%, 1904. The couple lived in what
is now known as the Foxtown
community for several years be-
fore moving to Buchanan county.
Survivors include five sons, Car
ter, Mouth fCard, Ky; Toby of
Big Rock; Duel and Burns, both
of Conway, and Cubert of Grun
dy; two daughters, Mrs. Edith
Blankenship, Big Rock; and Mrs.
Grover Hamilton, Akron, O., and
several grandchildren.
The body was removed from
the Virginia Funeral home, Grun
dy, to the residence of Mrs. Blan
kenship at Big Rock, where rites
were conducted Monday morning
at II o'clock by Rev. Stuart Chill
dress. Interment will be in the
Elswick cemetery at Big Rock.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
Two Homes Struck By
lightning Monday
Night

Two homes in Clintwood were
struck by lightning during the
storm Monday night. The CHM
ney at the home of Mrs. Rose
Wright was sheared off and the
power cut. The electrical fixtures
in the home of j. C. Damron
were damaged.
The lightning stroke came short
ly before one o'clock in the night.
Rain fell almost continuously dur
ing the night. 1t is supposed that
the storm was the end of the
hurricane that lashed Florida and
the Atlantic coast day or so be-
fore
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
COUNTY HAS 1876 PERSONS
RECEIVING OLD AGE
INSURANCE BENEFITS

Dickinson County has 395 per-
sons who are receiving $5949.0O
in old age and survivors insur-
ance payments per month, the
Bristol office of the Social Secur
ity Administration announces.
These payments go to both re-
tired workers who have reached
the age of IS and to families of
workers who have died since par
ticipating in the Federal Insur-
ance program. Figures for the
surrounding counties are as fol-
lows: Russell, 245, $488l; Buch-
anan, $50, $75ll; Wise, 1874,
$l9,684.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
County Hunters Bag
Several Deer In Wise
County

The following Dickinson Cour
ty citizens were reported as hav-
ing got deer in Wise County
last week:
Ballard Hoton, Clintwood, a
pointer
Ronald Powers, Tiny, 8-pointei
Wayland Dotson, Darwin, g.
pointer
Ralph Wihsenhunt, Darwin, g.
pointer
Gabe Hughes, Darwin 7-pointer
Barthel Coins, Baden, 6 pointer
Kipling Yates, Omaha, 5-point-
Farmer Duff, Clintwood, 2
pointer
Bertrand Crabtree, Clintwood
pointer.
Ballard Mullins, Tarpon, g.
pointer
F. c. Raines, Haysi, 6-pointer
Joe Potter, Clintwood, APPOINT
err.
Carter Crabtree is reported to
have brought back a buck from
Bath County Herbert Rasnick
Charlie Rasnick and S. Terry
Mullins took off Saturday for a
week of hunting in King and
Queen county.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
People Were Well
Behaved During
November

People here in Dickinson
County were apparently we'll
behaved during the month of
November, for only forty-eight
were accommodated in the coun-
ty Jail. Of this number, five were
women. Thirteen were out of
county residents. The oldest jail
ee was 81; the youngest said he
was only Is. Four remained in
Jail at the end of the month. The
breakdown follows:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
BARREL LARGE REPRESENTS
COUNTY IN JUDGING
CONTEST

Darrell Large, second year stu
dent in the ClintWood high school
son of Hiram Large of Caney
Ridge, will go to the meeting Of
the National Junior Vegetable
Growers Association at Washing
ton, D. c., from Dec. II to Dec.
18th to compete in judging con-
tests. Young Large represented
Dickinson County last year in
speaking contest on an agricul-
tural subject.
The local KiWanis Club is pay
ing Darrelps expenses on this
trip. o.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
OF
All
Things!

Where was Ralph Newberry
during three or four days Of the
week before last? That was the
mystery of the month. He was
gone, and no one knows where
unto this day. Evidently, he has
been right much of wheel in
the administration of justice, for
his absence all but shut the sher-
ifs office down. So many tele-
phone inquiries came to his home
that Johnny Mack, person OF
long patience, passed the limit
of endurance and shouted his ans
wer to the last one, Il tell you,
he's at home, sick in the bed!'
Coffee is an interesting subject
to about eighty-five per cent of
the adults in the United States
just now. The squeeze draws up
memories. Odd bits of knowledge
ON any topic seem to be laid
away in the mind and come to
the SURFACE when the subject
gets warm.
There is the old tale, connect
ed somehow with magazine
cover, about the discovery of cof-
fee. Some explorers, Spanish or
Portuguese, noticed flock of
goats nibbling at patch of vines.
Before long, the goats got frisky
and began to jump about in mer-
ry sport. Wondering at the odd
behavior, the explorers took a
look and found that the goats
had been eating kind of berry.
Craving a stimulant for them
selves, the Spanish or Portuguese,
ground the berries in their
mouths. Some of their WEAKNESS
dropped away, and a little more
life coursed through their veins.
And thus, according to the old
tale, now but half recalled, man
got acquainted with coffee.
When they began to talk of
coffee rationing in the early days
of the last war, the late Sam Bran
ham got excited. There just
wasn't any use of talking such
stuff, SO far as he was concerned,
he said. He had to have his cof-
fee and simply couldn't do with
out it. At last he was made to
understand that rationing was
not voluntary but compulsory.
Someone suggested that he might
make coffee with coffee substi-
tutes.
Il say, what is that Postum
stuff" Sam asked.
We'll, it's just a substitute for
coffee"
"But l say, Comics, can you
make coffee out of it :"
Our answer would have been,
Il Connie, you can't"
Coffee offers an apt illustration
of changes In our ways of living.
The old coffee mill used to be a
standard kitchen fixture. All the
oldtimers, and few who have
managed thus far to escape
that classification, can remember
the green coffee grains that were
parched in a frying pan on the
woodworking stove.
Tho Hawaii 01 IN ~ Vear
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Fleming
of Washington. D. C, spent
Thanksgiving with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Fleming OF
Rt. /.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01
ROBERT FOSTER RYAN

Burial services for Robert Fos-
ter Ryan, two-month-old child of
Claude Ryan, who lives on Crab
tree Fork, were held Tuesday.
The child died on Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

Ernest Willis of Mt. Sterling,
KY, visited his parents in the
Georges Fork section over the
weekend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

Edward L. Cassell of Speed
well and Mrs Walter Sutherland
were Thanksgiving guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Branham of
Flemingtown.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

Mrs. Laura Phipps, who has
had an operation in the Univer-
sity Hospital, Charlottesville, is
much improved and expects to re
turn home this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

Mrs. Sarah Rose and Mary Ed
it'll and Jimmie Scott Speer spent
Sunday with Mrs. Bruce Speer.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. William Skeen
have moved to their new home in
the east end of town.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Rose and
Tandy Rose returned last week.
end from trip to Florida,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

Drunk ..,. .... 20
Held for prison sentence :. 8
Caplas ...... ............ =
Drunk driving ....... 2
Non-support .... ..... Q
Adultery ... ... 2
Transporting whiskey ....
blgamy 49,. .............. l
Securing goods on false
pfetences 49,. .........
Concealed weapon ..... I
Manufacturing whiskey =.
Possessing whiskey . l
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
FUNERAL NOTICE

Funeral services for the late
Pfc Stewart Wright will be held
December 9th at p. M, in the
Memphis National Cemetery,
Memphis, Tenn.
The deceased, who died in the
Philippine Islands in July, 1914,
was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
Wright of Tarpon,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-12-01

weekend
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
TAKAHASHI HERE

c. T Takahashi, of the Taka- hashi Company, recent purchasers of the local sawmill, arrived in town last Saturday with three as sociates to look over the mill prop erty. With him were Frank Tori bara, an architect, G. E. Hogan. mill operator, and George Musser, an engineer with the Johnson En- gineering Company in Tacoma. The party left Sunday for Seattle.
 Musser returned here Wednes- day with N. E. Nelson, an asso- ciate engineer, to make a cost budget on the operation of the mill. The budget will be presented to the company for it's decision on whether or not to operate the pro- perty. Musser met with the town council last night and both men returned to Seattle today.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
COUNCIL APPROVES
 PLAYGROUND PLANS

Mrs. Virginia Hay. representing the Wrangell Women's Civic Club. appeared at the meeting of the Town Council last night and ask ed that the city drain and level the lot next to the City Hall so the Civic Club can complete ehildren's playground there. After she explained the clubs project. the Council. presided over by May or George Gunderson, voted to have the work done by city main tenance Frank Zepp.
 B. c. Intolubbe. superintendent of Wrangell Institute, appeared and explained that before the ex- change of fire trucks between the Institute and the city could be made it would be necessary to have complete inventories of both trucks to attach to the contract.
 MT. Intolubbe also clarified the status of the Shakes Island prop erty. He said that a letter on the matter would be forthcoming from the Alaska Native Service explain ing the terms under which the h. terior Department would release the island to the city if it wanted it. Pat Patterson, representing the Alaska Native Brotherhood, said that that organization was against having the Interior Department re- linquish the deed to the property to anyone, but added the ANB thought the city should maintain the approach. As no official word has been received on the status of the island, the matter was defer red to a later meeting.
 George MusseF. an engineer re- presenting the Takahashi Company asked the city if it could furnish the mill with power if it ran with $50 XIV of power on a two year contract. Light Plant Superintend- ent Ralph Deyenny said that with all five engines running the town could not guarantee a continual 650KW supply as local demand at times runs too high. Devenny add ed that it would cost the town a. bout S12,000 for transformers and lines to furnish power to the mill. Musser offered to take all the power of the new 450 h.p. engine, about 30OKW, and the mill would buy transformers, costing about $9,000 if the city would furnish the lines and intallation. This was agreeable to the city but no ac- tion will be taken until contracts are drawn.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
OREGON JOURNAL PARTY
 HERE ABOARD PR. GEORGE

Two hundred and fifty tourists ,isited Wrangell late yesterday af- ternoOn and evening when the Prince George. palatial cruise ship, paid its first visit to Wrangell of the season. Aboard was a party of representatives of the Oregon Jour nal, headed by. Vernon R. Church ill as official host for the Portland newspaper.
 The ship arrived here at D. m. and the visitors were entertained with Eskimo dances on the Federal building lawn, performed by the group of Eskimo children at Wrangell Institute who won so much praise with their perform ances last year during the Stikine Stampede.
 The Oregon Journal party was met here, and extended greeting of the town, by Peter C. Mccormack, acting for Mayor George Gunder- son. who was prevented from meet ing them by other city matters.
 Many local citizens were enter tained by the Portlanders aboard the boat by the Journals special representatives, Churchill, Roger Bailey, promotion department, and Catherine Laughton, hostess and special correspondent.
 So impressed were the visitors with the dances put on by the Institute children that they donat- ed S252.00 to the students of the school, presenting the check to Mrs. Doris Barnes to be turned in- to the student fund. Mrs. Barnes is a former 0ergonian, daughter of the late O. NJ. Hummer, who was known throughout the country as head, for many years, of the Pacif- ic International Livestock Expedi- tion which is held annually in Portland.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
FISH SALES

Halibut bought this week at the cold storage dock by R. H. Arm strong totaled 35,336 pounds. Yes sells unloading were ARB 12, B. 236; Annick. 6,O37; Seven Broth CTS, 7,677; Rolling Wave, 1856; Little One, 1,250; Shorty Mac, A. 425; Sance. 2,319. Prices were II, 1885 and 14.5 cents.
 Total bought by L. Engstrom was 22.2SS pounds with the Cuc- koo unloading 6,913 lbs, Nellie B., 6.214 and Lucky Strike, 9,161. The above figures are only for the larger boats and do not include skiffs and small vessels.
 Thirty eight trollers sold 22,O42 pounds of salmon. Prices were 30, 25 and 25 cents today but were expected to drop to 29, 19 and 1s later.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED IN WRANGELL 
 WITH LEGION PROGRAM

Memorial Day Monday will be observed in Wrangell with the traditional program given by the local American Legion Post at the Coliseum Theater. Doors will open at 10:15 a. m. and the program will start at 10;30.
 Mrs. Doris Barnes, Representa- sentative in the Territorial Legis- lature and prominent Wrangell citizen, will deliver the address of the day. Frank Webb, acting Con- mander of the local Post will be in charge Of the program and the Rev Hugh Hall will pronounce the Benediction.
 Following the program at the theater. veterans will go to the cemetery where grave-side services will be held with a firing squad from the Post firing a salute of honor. Firing squad is in charge of George Case.
 Transportation will be furnished for those wishing to attend the cemetery rites.
 Housewives are warned to do their shopping with the long week end in mind as stores and places of business will be closed Monday. yards since February 1, the Vic-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
SOMERs IN TOWN

k. J. Sommers, of the Sommers Construction in Juneau, and B. c. Canoles, construction engineer for the company, arrived in Wrangell last night and left this morning for Ketchikan by plane.
 The Sommers Construction Con- pany was recently awarded the contract to resurface Zimovia high way out as far as the ski trail and to resurface all the APA road. Work will start in about 30 days on the 10000 yards of surfaeing. Crushed rock will be used with the rock crusher arriving from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in a short time. The crusher will be located at WrangelI Institute. The bridge at the Institute will be replaced with a concrete structure.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
SEATTLE CHAMBER
 STOPS HERE TUESDAY
 ON SIS. ALEUTIAN

A delegation of members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce visit ed Wrangell when the S.S. Aleu- tian docked here early Tuesday morning. They were headed by J. H. Perry, Chairman of the Seattle Chambers Alaska Division.
 Peter c. Mccormack, president of the local Chamber, led the local group which went aboard the ship as guests of the visitors. Due to delay in the vessels arrival the reception planned to honor the visitors was cancelled.
 An informal get-together was enjoyed aboard the boat. Promin- ent Seattle men making the trip were, besides Perry, Ross L. Gun ningham, Frank c. Culver, G. s. Duryea, c. F. Flint, August Kris toferson, Jack Rogers, Edward H. Savage, Morton Schwabacher, Irv- ing k. Simpson, S. R.Stretton, H. E. Zobrist, A. L. Ganson and E. W. Knight.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
BRIDGE APPROACH
 TO SHAKES ISLAND IS
 DISGRACE TO WRANGELL

With the tourist season upon us, our attention has been called to the condition of Shakes Island approach which spans the water between the road and the island.
 It was notable that last nights tourist party had travel folders, containing their itinerary and in formation on their tour of South east Alaska ports. had on it's cover, a colored picture of the entrance to Shakes Island community house. Shakes Island, it's totems and community house are Wran- gell's Number One tourist attrac- tion. i
 Last nights tourists, with cam eras in hand. walked down to the island. Upon reaching the bridge they were faced with a sign which warned them that they crossed the approach "at their own risk" And indeed, it looked a perilous cross ing in the structures rickety con- dition and without hand rails.
 It is hoped, eventually, to obtain the property for the city from the Interior Department, as that De- partment has no funds for it's up- keep. but in the meantime, it seems it would be to the advantage of the town to find some way of keeping this outstanding attrac- tion in a more presentable shape for tourists and our own enjoy ment.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
STRAIT SALVAGE OF
 nL-FATED HAZEL

Capt. Al Ritchie, with his river boat Totem. came down from the Taku river Thursday and proceed ed up the Stikine to look over pos sible salvage of the Hazel B 3 which sank at 9:30 last Tuesday morning about 80 miles up the river from Wrangell. The Hazel B was coming down river when the accident occurred The bow of the boat hit the beach causing the stern to swing out and hit a snag.
 Capt. Ed Kalkins was skippering the Hazel B and stayed at the scene with a passenger. Fred Cal- lison. Purser Vern Anderson and crew came on into Wrangell via canoe to report the accident.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
TO MAKE HOME HERE

MT. and Mrs. Wally Wiggens arrived here early Tuesday morn ing on the Aleutian and intend to make their future home in Wran- Igell.
 They came from Seattle where Mir. Wiggens was engaged with the United Parcel Delivery for 20 years. He has been in Alaska, fish ing will Capt. Bill Bailey of the ARB 12, for several seasons.
 Mrs. Wiggens is a sister of George Sumption, well known To- cal man.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
ANOTHER SUIT

JUNEAU - Another suit was filed in District Court yesterday challenging validity of the $50 nonresident fishermen's tax pass ed by the 18th Legislature. It was brought by Oscar Anderson, secre- tary-treasurer of the Alaska Fish ermen's Union in behalf of it's members. It asked that the Terri tory be restrained from collecting the tax and a judgment decree de- claring the act unconstitutional
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
SOUTH ON LOUISE

Passengers booked southbound tonight on the Princess. Louise are: Gail Wardrope, Marie Null lins, MT. and Mrs. E. R. Sharn- brofch, Mrs. Elouise Harding, Ed ward Harding, Mrs. Louis Chase, Roselyn Chase, Mrs. Mclean.
 Passengers from Petersburg em- barking here are Mrs. II. Gr.nd- rod and two daughters, Mrs. Andy Wiken, Beulah MeCutcheon, Ole Sjurson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-05-27
MITCHELL PRESCOTT
 CELEBRATES 9th BIRTHDAY

Colorful card invitation were issued this week by Mrs. Ralph Prescott who invited a group of youngsters to the Prescott home Tuesday to help celebrate the ninth birthday of her son Mitchell
 Ice cream and birthday cake were served with special favors at each young guests plate. During the afternoon movies of comedies and cartoons were enjoyed.
 Those invited were Lance and Leonard Ingle, Sidney and Nal Fern Jenkins, Kennie and Lloyd Goodrich, Bonnie Schmitz. Eddie Harding, Wilfred Fykerude, John ny Hurn and Charles Eaks.