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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-20
THE LETTER BOX
The Herald:

The Herald:
In an editorial in the last issue
of The DICKENSONIAN, the
following statement appeared:
"..............; and we have
not forgotten how our own State
Senator M. M. Long appeared be-
fore the National Democratic Cen
trail Committee at Philadelphia
and called those who were. sup
porting President Truman dis
gruntled and discredited poll
ticians'."
This statement is wholly un-
true. In the first place, / did not
appear before the National Dem
ocratic Central Committee, Meth
er did l make any statement be-
fore it. I was the States mem
Der of the Credential Committee:
Martin A. Hutchinson appeared
before this committee to oppose
the seating of the Virginia dele
E cation. I spoke in favor of seating
the delegation and referred to
Hutchinson as a disgruntled and
discredited politician. At no time
or place have l said or even in
timated that the supporters of
President Truman were "dis-
credited and disgruntled polite
ians.' / supported President Tru
man and spoke in favor of the
entire Democratic ticket and vot-
ed for every Democratic nomi-
nee.
Kindly insert this in the next
issue of your paper.
Yours very truly,
M. NJ. LONG.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-20
SECOND CHAPTER

His mother taught William Mill
on Remines to read in the home
at BoWens Cove, Tazewell Coun-
ty, Virginia. When we recall that
the public school system was not
set up in Virginia until 1870, this
seems a remarkable achievement
The family was not wealthy, and
the mothers opportunity for an
education had been meager in
deed. The fact that she had some
learning and an absolute faith in
the virtue of learning speaks of
character of very high order.
When a little log school house
was set up in Bowens Cove, the
boys formal schooling began. His
mothers strong purpose and his
own stern will carried him for
ward rapidly. There were few
books available to common peo-
pie in those days. The few that
came young Remines' way were
mastered and made his own. After
the short terms of school were
over, he studied by the freight.
Gifted with the strongest of con-
situations, he was able to work
in the fields by day and to study
at night. And so Harvey's Gram
mar, Rays Arithmetic and other
staple books of the time were
learned.
In 1873, when our subject was
seventeen years of age, the FAM
lily moved to Dorton, Pike Coun-
ty,i Kentucky. The youth manag-
ed to 60 to school in what was
called a Normal College in Pike
VILE during the winter and
spring session and then secured
license to teach. His first year
of teaching was done near t h
head of Elkhorn, where jenkins
now stands. When the f w
months Of that school term came
to an end, he went to another So
called normal college at Wise,
Virginia. The next year he taught
about three miles lower down on
Elkhorn, and the following win
ter again found him studying at
Wise. After that year, he taught
at Dorton for several years, con-
tinuing his studies during the
winter and spring and taking cor
respondence courses.
On June S, 1884, a marriage
license was issued by the Clerk
of Dickinson County to NJ. w.
Remines and Minerva Sanders,
both residents of Dorton, KEN
lucky.
Dickinson County was then a
young community, its official life
having begun four years before
Perhaps there were dreams In
the air such as any community
just organized might have. At
that time, Mr.. Renlines may have
had some intention Of coming
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-20
Time To Buy Dog Tags

All dogs four months old and
over are due to be licensed by
February l. On and after. that
date it will be violation to own
or to possess a dog not licensed
for 1949, and it will be necessary
to summon all persons found
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-01-20
Sunday evening.

Sunday evening.
Mamie Newberry and Beatrice
McClain spent Sunday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Holly Kiser.
Bert Brumit and Corona Suth-
erland of st. Paul were visiting
friends here this weekend.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Lawyers 10 Discuss
Virqinia Law Changes

A meeting of Northern Virginia
LAWYERS has been called for 10
am. April II at Arlington Cir
cult Court to discuss proposed
streamlining of legal procedure.
The meeting was called by Arl-
ington Circuit Court Judge Walter
T. Mccarthy, Fairfax Circuit
Court Judge Paul Brown and
Corporation Court
Judge William P. Woolls. Similar
meetings will be held throughout
the State to study the proposed
revisions.
The suggested notifications OF
practice and procedure have been
prepared by the Judicial Council
for Virginia. Chief Justice Edward
w. Hudgins of the Virginia Su-
preme Court of Appeals is chair
man of the council.
The revisions deal with suits in
equity, actions at law, pretrial
conferences and appeals. The
council proposes Is rules to be
followed in equity suits and 81
rules to be followed in actions at
law,
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Fairfax Asked 10 Employ
Fifth Public Health Nurse

Employment of a fifth public
health nurse by the Board Of Su-
pervisors has been requested by
the Fairfax County Lay Health
Association, Mrs. Anne L. Wilkins,
president, said yesterday.
The association also has voted
to ask the County School Board
to release $4,000 set aside to sup
plement State funds for payment
of a State dentist for INDECENT
school children. The association
has been informed that there is no
possibility that the State will
have a dentist available for Fair
fax County before the end of the
fiscal year, June 80.
Part of the salary of an addi-
tional public health nurse would
be paid by the State, according to
Mrs. Wilkins. The county now
has four nurses. To meet United
States Public Health Service
standards, she declared, the coun-
ty should have %.
The Lay Health Association is
a Community Chest agency and
acts in an advisory capacity to
coordinate efforts of lay and Of
fetal health groups.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Arlington X-Ray DR.
To Open tuesday

A two-week campaign to X-ray
all Arlington residents more than
Is years of age will begin at II
am. Tuesday in three portable
units at scattered locations in the
county.
The examinations for tubercu-
losis, which are free, may be made
in one minutes time and do not
REQUIRE the removal of clothing,
DR.. Raymond Schwartz, chairman
of the drive for the Arlington Tu-
berculosis Association announced
During the first week Of the sur
vey two of the units will be open
from IL am. to 6 pm. Tuesday
through Saturday at the j. c.
Penney Co.. Clarendon, and at the
Arlington Theater lobby.
The third unit will be open the
same hours at the courthouse on
Tuesday, the Virginia Highlands
Fire Station, Wednesday, and the
E. A. Falene Cooperative Depart
ment Store, Shirlington, Thursday
through Saturday.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
InferraciaI Conference
Held by Hi-Y Youth

A group Of white and coloreo
high school students told how they
felt about racial segregation at a
group discussion in the first inter-
racial Youth Conference yester-
day, sponsored by the Washington
Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y Council OF
the YMCA at American Univer-
sity.
Arlington County Municipal
Judge Hugh H. Reid, leader in
the discussion, told the group not
to "give up hope" of complete
fellowship but to keep working
why, I'm lot more tolerant to-
day than I was 30 years ago" he
said.
More than 100 students attended
the conference held to give high
school students a better under
standing of Christian democracy
A banquet, at which Bob Feerlck
of the Washington Caps basket
ball team presented Bethesda
Chevy Chase Alpha Hi-Y a trophy
for winning first place in the Hi-Y
Basket Ball League. and dance
closed the conference
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Montgomery Blood Group
Names Vice Chairmen

John F. Carr, chairman OF the
Blood Committee of the Mont
gomery County Chapter. Amerl-
can Red Cross, yesterday an
nounced appointment of the fol-
lowing vice chairmen:
Mrs. Hugh T. Nicholson, ad-
Mrs. Charles Avant,
recruitment; Mrs. William G. Hill,
operations, and Mrs. Hugh &.
Bickford, public information.
The first Montgomery County
visit of the Red Cross bloodmoblle
will be made April 27 at st. John S
Church, Wisconsin avenue ana
Bradley lane. Bethesda.
Mr.. Carr asked potential donors
to telephone the Red Cross ONCE
Oliver 1896, for appointments.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Hi|dreth Is Honored
For Inaugural Work

Nearly 30 members Of the Wash
ington Truman -Barkley Club paid
tribute last night to Melvin D.
Hildreth for his job as head OF the
1949 Inaugural Committee and
looked forward to future political
activity.
Among the speakers at the din
ner in the United Nations Club
was Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan, who praised Mr.. Hill
dreth for the Inauguration cere-
mony and his work as Democratic
National Committeeman for the
District.
I'm one of the optimistic per-
sons who believe that when Con-
gress adjourns there will be a
great record hung on the wall" he
said.
His opinion was echoed by the
second speaker, Senator Spark
man, Democrat, of Alabama.
II see no reason in the world
why a great majority of the Presi-
dents program may not be en-
acted into law and I think it will. y
Senator Sparkman said.
Others who spoke briefly includ-
ed Thomas G. Morgan, who was
introduced by Toastmaster Arthur
Clarendon Smith as washing
tons next Mayor" and Remmie
Arnold, presented as virginia s
next Governor" Mr.. Morgan has
been indorsed for District Com
missioner after the term of John
Russell Young expires in May.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
70 Hurt in Falls,
Two Fatally, in
Record Week

Seventy persons were injured
by falls in their homes last week.
the greatest number since the Red
Cross Accident Prevention Service
began recording them. Two OF
the falls were fatal.
Altogether, 1874 District resi-
dents were treated in hospitals for
home accidents, bringing to LAOS
the number injured this year as
compared with LIZA over a COM
parable period last year. Deaths
this year are 81 under the 81
tabulated this time last year.
A 5-month-old baby suffered
second and third degree burns on
his shoulder and back from boiled
milk. An 11-month-old baby
chewed the heads of a book OF
matches. and they dissolved Id
his mouth.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
x-Ray Ruling Sought
Regarding Personnel
Of Child Institutions

The Health Department has
asked for a Corporation Counsel's
ruling on whether it has the right
to require complete physical ex-
aminations for all personnel OF
homes and institutions caring for
children, it was disclosed. last
night.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Hubert B. Pair said this query was
sent to him, through Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West. in con-
nection with recent protests OF
three Christian Scientists against
taking chest X-ray examinations.
One of the three is a temporary
school teacher and the other two
are employed at the Hillcrest
Children's Village.
Mr.. Pair admitted he has al
ready arrived at an opinion as to
whether the public schools can
require employees to submit to
chest X-rays. He would not dis
close his ruling but 1T Is expected
to be announced by the Commis-
sioners this week.
Mr.. Pair said the Health De-
partment asked for the ruling on
complete physical examinations
shortly after he began studying
the legality of compulsory chest
X-rays.
1--WE must decide" Mr.. Pair said,
whether present regulations COW
erings homes and institutions for
children are broad enough to cover
health examinations or whether a
new regulation must be written
and whether the Commissioners
have the authority to make the
regulations.
Present regulations require only
a permit to operate children's in
stitutions and say nothing about
health examinations of employees
The Christian Scientists have
challenged a directive by Health
Officer George C. Rutland re-
curing all employees of institutions
for children to submit to, x-rays
The three, all women, contend
it is against their religious con-
yictions to submit to medical ex-
aminations. The School Board
requires all teachers to have an
nual chest X-rayS.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Rockville VFW Post
Elects R. (. Davis

Richard E. Davis has been
elected commander of the Ridg-
ley-Duvall Memorial Post No.
1868. Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Rockville, it was announced
yesterday.
Other officers are Bernell Mar
tin, senior vice commander; Frank
George, junior vice commander;
John Swanson, quartermaster;
Kermit L. Weaver, adjutant:
Donald Knuckle, post advocate;
Louis Monke. historian; Henry G.
Davis, chaplin; Webster Sewell,
surgeon; Hilary Brown, officer of
the day; William Duvall. trustee;
Dewey Israel, assistant quarter
master; John Duf1ns, assistant
adjutant: Leonard Williams,
guard; Charles Warren, service
officer. and Elwood Lyles, color
bearer.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
District Will Not Extend
Time 10 Buy Auto Tags

There will be no extension OF
the time to purchase new automo-
bile tags, Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp warns. Automobiles
without 1949 tags will not be al
lowed on the streets after mid
night Thursday.
Thus far, $4,000 sets OF tags
have been sold, an increase OF
about 5000 over those sold In the
same period a year ago.
Those who mailed their appli-
cations before March Is and have
not yet received their tags were
urged to wait through tomorrow.
If tags are not received in Mon
days mail, they are requested to
come to the Traffic Department
personally, to obtain a new appli-
cation and get their tags at that
time.
There have been no long lines
waiting for the purchase OF tags
this year by persons. coming to
the Traffic Departments issuing
Office at 301 c street NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Winchester Girl Wins
Banks Orotory Prize
by the Assoejoted Press

WINCHESTER, Va, Mar. 26.-
The Virginia Bankers Association
oratorical contest last night was
won by Miss Virginia Yates, 18-
year-old Handley High School
senior and daughter of Mrs. Elsie
r. Yates.
She received a $3.50 first prize.
Miss Yates plans to enroll for a
public speaking course at North
western University next fall.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
HyattsvAIe Student Wins
Top Science Fair Award

Marshall Peters of Hyattsville
High School won the senior grand
Srize of $25 with his entry "Plas-
tic Corrosive Preparation" in the
Prince Georges County science
4air held at Maryland Park High
School last week. His entry was
n the senior biology division.
Martha Weirick of Surrattsville
won the junior grand prize with
her exhibit, Safe and Unsafe
Home" Her entry was in the
Junior physical science division.
Science teachers in the county
helped prepare the exhibits. Judges
we're DR.. Russell G. Brown, DR..
Oren L. Justice; DR.. Enoch Story,
DR.. Henry Brechbill, DR.. Ellis Hor-
worth and Frank Martin. -
Evening star., 1949-03-27

Mrs. Ruth Guyton, about As,
wife of Homer Guyton. a rail-
road employe, suffered a stroke
and died last night in her apart
ment at 1929 New Hampshire
avenue NV. shortly after she
found a woman roomer uncon-
scious and summoned physician
and an ambulance.
The latter, Miss Lillian Hauter,
81, said to be employed in an
embassy here, was removed to Gal
linger Hospital. where her con-
dition was described as good last
night.
Officer Henry A. Miller OF No.
3 Precinct reported Miss Hauter
apparently took an overdose OF
sleeping tablets.
Mrs. Guyton, whose husband
was in Baltimore at the time. had
gone to another apartment to
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Key Club Boys End
Farley With Reading
Of Truman MESSAGE

About 1000 boys. all members
of Key Club International, an
organization sponsored by Kiwanis
Clubs of America, yesterday wound
up a tWo-day convention in the
Departmental Auditorium.
The convention closed with a
message from President Truman
which was read at dinner in the
Navy Department cafeteria. j.
Belmont Mosser, KiWanis 1nterna-
tional president, spoke.
Before the dinner, the boys held
long business session at which
they adopted resolutions and
elected officers.
One resolution opposing repeal
of the Hartley Act was voted
down after several delegates said
they didn't believe a majority OF
those present understood the acts
provisions well enough to vote on
1t.
Other resolutions adopted were
for a reduction of voting age to
Is for exemption of Federal ad-
mission taxes on school entertain
ments, amusements and athletic
contests.
Earlier in the session the boys
heard a talk by Rear Admiral
John Cassidy, assistant chief OF
naval operations for air. who
asked them to work together for
unity.
New officers elected are Ken
meth Miller. of Cape May. N. j.,
president; Donald Albares. Baton
Rouge, La, vice PRESIDENT; Will
liam Mach, Pomona, Calf. vice
president, and Harold Andrews
Pensacola, Fla, secretary. All are
between IS and 18 years old.
Dewey Greer. of High Point
N. c.. won the oratorical con-
test yesterday. His award is a
gold medal and an all-expense
trip to Atlantic City, in June.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Woman Dies of Stroke Seeking
Aid for Unconscious Roomer

visit friends and returned to her
home about 7 o'clock. She dis
covered Miss Hauter unconscious
in her bedroom with a burning
cigarette charring the bed covers.
Mrs. Guyton extinguished the
cigarette and ran to neighbor'S S
apartment for help. A physician
and ambulance were summoned,
and in the excitement Mrs. Guy
ton complained of feeling i'll. She
retired to her bedroom.
After Miss Hauter had been
removed in an ambulance. a
friend of Mrs. Guyton's asked the
doctor to look at her before he
left. The physician, police were
told, found Mrs. Guyton uncon-
scious also, and pronounced her
dead shortly thereafter.
Friends said Mrs. Guyton' was
believed to have suffered a cere-
bral hemorrhage.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Home Rule Hearing
On Kefauver Measure
To Omen Tomorrow

District officials and civic lead
ers are scheduled to testify on a
revised bill for Washington home
rule at a hearing by Senate
District subcommittee opening at
10 am. tomorrow.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, Of
Tennessee, the subcommittee
chairman, hopes to make the
hearings brief since elaborate
testimony on the subject already
is on the record of hearings be-
fore both House and Senate Dis
trict subcommittee.
So many witnesses, however,
have asked to be heard that it
was uncertain last night whether
the hearings could be completed
In one day.
Elected Council Provided.
The Kefauver bill, which sew
eral other Senators have joined
in sponsoring. would provide for
an elected city council and school
board with a city manager as
executive officer in charge of ad-
ministration.
The measure is a revision of
the Auchincloss bill which wealth.
cred stiff opposition on the House
floor last Congress, but did not
reach a final vote there.
The city government would be
streamlined into IL separate de-
partments and the school system.
The city council would be given
broad powers on legislation, budget
making and taxation but all
authority would be subject to
eventual approval by Congress.
Commissioners to Testify.
First witnesses at the hearing
are expected to be the District
Commissioners and Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West.
Among other witnesses will be:
c. F. Preller, president of the
Washington Central Labor Union:
]. C. Turner and James William
Bryan, Democratic Central Com
mittee; Clarence Pierce or Mrs.
Frances Adams, Americans for
Democratic Action; Ellwood Da-
Wis, president of the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, and Charles C.
Glover III and Alexander B.
Hawes, Washington Home Rule
Committee.
Mrs. Kathryn H. Stone, Ma
tional League of Women Voters;
Daniel Crystal, Washington Chap
ter, National Lawyers Guild; Mrs.
Milton Dunn, Voteless District
League of Women Voters; Wilbur
Finch, Central Suffrage Confer
ence; Harry N. Stull, Federation
of Citizens Associations; Clark
Foreman or Mrs. Gertrude Evans,
Progressive Party; George Weaver,
chairman of the legislative COM
mittee, Washington Industrial
Union Council (CIO); John H.
Martin, Local 209 (AFD and Mrs.
Charlotte Sillers. Women's Auxil-
iary. United Public Workers
(CIO).
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Action Due This Week
On 15-Month D. {.
Rent Control Bill
*

Congress plans to speed action
this week on extension OF District
rent control which otherwise will
expire at midnight Thursday.
A House passed bill to continue
controls here with a few changes
from the present law has been
amended slightly by the Senate
District Committee. It has been
reported to the Senate and Is
ready for action there after the
national rent extension bill is dis
posed Of.
With prospects that Congress
may approve the national bill for
the rest of the country within the
next day or two, sponsors Of the
District rent measure have high
hopes that the local legislation
will become law before the dead
line Thursday midnight.
Amendments Planned.
Amendments to the District bill
are to be offered on the Senate
floor to make the local measure
conform in general provisions with
the controls established for the
States.
There is no difference in the
termination date between the
local and national bills. Each ex-
tends controls for Is months to
June 80. 1850.
Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
of Wisconsin, a member OF the
Senate District Committee, said
he will offer several amendments
to the District bill.
He has asked the staff of the
Senate District Committee to make
a careful study of both measures
and prepare amendments to bring
the District bill in line with the
National Rent measure He will
not attempt. he said, to take
administration out of the hands
of the local rent administrator,
Robert F. CogsWell.
Equal Measure Sought.
Among the provisions he wants
to make similar in the two meas
ures are clauses covering evictions.
rent increases and decontrol of
new units.
AS reported out by the District
committee, the local measure con-
tinues the present District act
with two principal changes.
One would prohibit evictions,
after March /, this year, of ten
ants who refuse to buy into Coop
erative apartment projects unless
IS per cent of the tenants have
bought apartments in the build
ing.
The other change in the present
local law would provide for recon-
troll of dwellings where the cost of
renovation for additional accom-
modations cost less than $1,000.
Those costing $1,000 or more in
this category would remain free
of controls.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Alexandria Candidates
Invited to Forum

A public forum in which the 18
candidates for the Alexandria
City Council have been invited
to present their views and be
questioned will be held at BIS
pm. Tuesday in the George Wash
ington High School.
The program is sponsored by
the Alexandria League of Women
Voters.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Dunbar Alumni to Meet

The Dunbar High School Alum
nj Association will elect new
officers at its meeting at 8 pm.
Tuesday in the school auditorium.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-15
Rex Lease Signed
For "COpper Canyon

HOLLYWOOD-Rex Lease
former western star of the
silent films, has been added
to the cast of Paramount's
TechnicOlor western, Cooper
Canyon.
Lease, who has appeared in
some 500 pictures in the past
35 years, will play a key role
in this outdoor drama which
stars Ray Milland, Hedy La
m arr, Macdonald Carey,
Mona Freeman and Harry
Carey, Jr. This marks Leases
first, appearance. at Para
mount since "A Foreign At
fair" in which he played a
top featured role.
John Farr0w Is directing
Cooper Canyon" Producer
is Mel Epstein.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-15
Johnson Selected
For s'Belieye Me-

HOLLYWOOD - Rounding
out one of the most impressive
all-star casts of any recent film,
Van Johnson has been selected
by Neutrality-suspicious. for
one of the top roles in please
Believe Me-"
The popular young actor joins
Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker
and Peter Lawford in the ro-
mantle comedy about an English
girl who comes to America to
take possession of a. Texas ranch
Willed her by G.. l. she be-
friended during the war John
son portrays Mark Ferguson, a
fortnight young lawyer who
falls in love with the girl and
helps her outWit a group of
Would-be sWindlers.
please Believe Me-" adapted
by Nathaniel Curtis from his
own original story, is slated to
go before the cameras in early
July with Norman Taurog
directing. 1t will be Val Lew
toms initial production under
his M-G-M producers contract.