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Evening star., 1950-06-21
Crime Probers Turn to Midwest Gambling

use the material In his campaign
for office.
Chicago's racketeers, however,
are expected to be the main tar
get Of the Senate investigators.
Secret Service Chief U. z.
Baughman has reported to Con-
gress that counterfeiting is at a
10-year Highland Chicago is one
Of the operating centers of a gang
turning out bogus money at the
rate of 100000 a month.
Big Narcotics Center.
H. j. Anslinger, chief of the
Narcotics Bureau. has pointed to
Chicago as one of the biggest CEN
ters in the illicit narcotics traffic.
He has given Senate investigators
the names of 800 persons who he
says are involved in a crime and
narcotics ring.
Chicago also is the operating
headquarters for the Continental
Press Service which a Senate
Commerce Committee has named
as the chief source of race news
used by the Nations bookies.
Tomorrow the committee will
Evening star., 1950-06-21
IA Testify Edwards
Was Elsewhere al
Time OF Murders
by the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, June 21.-Did
Thomas A. Edwards have time to
kill young Glen Burnie couple,
dispose of their bodies and drive q
car many miles before abandoning
it, as the State contends?
The defense produced IA
witnesses yesterday at the retrial
of the Anne Arundel County
colored man. who testified he was
elsewhere at least part of the time
the State assigned to the COM
mission and aftermath of the
crime.
The States evidence was that
Mary c. Kline, 10, and John II.
Mahlan, 25, were killed sometime
after 8 pm, September II. 1948.
Mr.. Mahlan's bloodstained, bullet
pierced car was found about 8
O'Clock the next morning in o bean
patch near Glen Burnie.' The
bodies were found in a lovers lane
26 miles away from the bean
patch on September 20.
Edwards at a previous trial was
convicted and sentenced to be
hanged. The Court of Appeals
upset the conviction on the
grounds he had been offered i'm
proper inducements to confess. He
repudiated his confession when he
took the stand at the first trial
but is not expected to testify dur
ing the current one.
The State closed its case yes
terday with testimony concerning
a conversation between Edwards
and another prisoner while he was
in the death house.
A prison guard said he over
heard Edwards tell the other pris-
oner that he was too smart for
the hick cops of Anne Arundel
County and that they couldn't
prove anything on him."
Immediately after the State
rested its case Defense Attorney
William j. McWilliams made a
long plea for immediate acquittal.
He argued the State had not
proved its case beyond a reason
able doubt.
Evening star., 1950-06-21
RY the A,sa<iatsa Pre,a

The Senate Crime Investigating
Committee Is preparing to bear
down on big-time gambling and
crime in Chicago and the Mid.
West.
A committee source told report
ers the Senate inquiry will shift to
the Chicago area early next month
with both public and secret
hearings in Chicago and Wash
ington.
Virgil Petersen, director of the
Chicago Crime Commission, Is
tentatively booked as the first
witness. Mr.. Petersen has made a
long time study of national crime
and much of the information he
has assembled is in the hands of
the committee.
Chicago has been named by
Federal officials as a center of mar
cotics and counterfeiting rings
and gambling operations.
May Spread Into Indiana.
Before the hearings are ended,
the investigation may spread out
into Indiana and the surrounding
territory.
Paul Cyr, Republican candidate
for Representative in the first In
diana district, has turned over to
the committee information which
he says exposes crime conditions
IN Lake County, Ind.
Mr.. Cyr has said he intends to
Evening star., 1950-06-21
II District Area Women To Get Radcliffe Degrees

Eleven Washington area women
will receive degrees from Radcliffe
College today.
Bachelor of arts degrees will be
conferred on Doris Blake. Bar
oara Carlson. Susan Evans, Sylvia
Hall. Marion LaFollette. Elizabeth
and Antoinette Simmons.
Candidates for master of arts
Evening star., 1950-06-21

degree are Joyce Friedman. Ursula
Marsh and Dorothy Travis.
Margaret wyman will receive the
doctor Of philosophy degree.
Three students from this area
received diplomas from Phillips
Exeter Academy Monday. They
are George L. Dyer. Daniel j. Mil
ton and Richard NJ. Ware.
Evening star., 1950-06-21

receive testimony from Wayne
Coy. Federal Communications
Commission chairman. on the use
of telephones and telegraph in
criminal activities.
The committee, headed by SEN
ator Kefauver. Democrat. of Ten
nessee, is studying the need for
new legislation designed to Grip
pie big-time gambling and crime
operations which spread over
State lines.
Evening star., 1950-06-21

Last seasons peanut crop fail
ure cost Nigerian farmers nearly
$8.4 million.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
If q Child Falls From a Park
Swing, Is the City Liable?

A boy was sitting on swing in
public park, when two of his
schoolmates walked up. Selling
the swing on each end, they began
playfully twisting it from side to
side. Suddenly the boy, becoming
dizzy from this rocking motion,
fell to the ground. He suffered a
knee injury, and later sued the
city for damages. His lawyer con-
tended: ''The city invites children
to come and play in this park, so
it's up to the city to provide enough
supervision to prevent accidents"
But the court rejected the boys
claim, because the mishap had oc-
Cured so suddenly and so unex-
pectedly. The judge said it was
impossible to have special super
visor at every swing-and nothing
less would have prevented this
kind of accident.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
LONZA LOCALS

Estus Musick and family and
Layton Musick and family visited
Mr.. and Mrs Elijah Sluss OF
Skeetrock Sunday
Anita Gibson spent Friday
night with Fern Cochran.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Ferd
MCGOWAN on Aug %, baby
girl, named Rosaie Fay
A quilting was held at the
home Or Orie Rose Thursday
Present were, Mrs Stephen Rose,
Mrs. Burns Deel, Mrs Bert Nc
CoWan, Mrs Will MCGOWAN,
Mrs. Ernest Hill, Mrs Arch
Rose, Mrs Brady Sutherland,
Mrs S P Cochran, Mrs J W
Davis, Mrs. Estus Musick, and
daughter, Joyce Faye, Misses
Maude and Polly Rose,
Mrs Rosa Gibson and daugh,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
HAZEL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs Grant Martin
We're Saturday night guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Holbrook.
Bob Irwin spent Tuesday night
with John Sutherland.
Verda Kiser is spending a few
days with Orlena Kiser.
Mrs. Bubby Kiser and children
We're visiting Cleve Wright one
day this week
John Edwards and family spent
the weekend with Alfred Hol-
brook.
Pridemore Sutherland and fam
lily from Bristol were seeing rel
atives and friends here this week,
John Sutherland was a business
visitor in st. Paul Wednesday
Edith Sutherland was visiting
homefolkS this weekend
Mr.. and Mrs Henry HolbrooA
were Saturday night guests al
the home of John Morris.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sutherland
and Rufus Phillips spent h e
weekend in Keokee
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
May the City Silence
Ambulance Sirens - To
Keep the Streets Quieter?

AS part of an anti-noise cam
paign, a certain city forbade the
use Of sirens by private ambulance
companies. Soon afterWard, an
ambulance driver was arrested aft
er completing an emergency call
because he had used the siren. The
man commended that the new law
was unconstitutional, because am
balances had to have sirens for
use in case of emergency. But the
court held the law valid and found
the driver guilty. The judge said
that the city had right to ban
"the loud, piercing, shrill, scream
ing, unearthly shrek of the siren"
To the ambulance companies, His
Honor suggested "some other sig
nal with a modified, less objection
able tone"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
YATESTOWlJ NEWS

Saturday night and Sunday will
be the regular monthly meeting
time at Valley View The Yates
memorial for D M. Yates, Mr.
and Mrs. James Yates, Aunt Peg
gy and Bud Yates will be held on
Sunday at the church.
Jack Hughes and family of FIT
Wayne, Ind, spent the past week
visiting Mr. and Mrs Calvin
Hughes. They left Saturday morn
ing to visit friends an Hanover
Penn. Jack will enter Fit. Wayne
Bible Institute shortly to con-
tinue his school work.
Edna Hill spent last visiting at
the home of Emil Fleming al
Waverly, Ohio. This week, they
are visiting George Hill and 9TH
er relatives
Sunday visitors at the home of
George Hill Mr.. and Mrs Billy
Mullins, Tina Crabtree and chill
dren, Sarah, Maryland and Eva
Yates, Ruth Beverly and Mr. and
Mrs. Wick Haynes
Mr.. and Mrs Lee Sutherland
of near Haysi spent the weekend
with Kermit Sutherland and fam
lily at the CCC camp.
Gordon Neel Davis returned to
Seattle, Wash, Friday
Dora Lima Mullins and Ruby
Price spent the weekend with
Dorothy Davis
Hattie Stone spent Friday with
Rosa Childress and Nevelyn Mul
Inns.
Maryland and Sarah Yates, Bet
ty and, Cheryl Yates were shop,
ping in Norton Friday.
Luther Surratt and family are
welcomed as new neighbors. They
have moved on the hill.
Radford Moore and family
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
NORLAND

Mr. and Mrs Joe Mccoy and
John Whit were home over the
weekend from Detroit, where
they have been working Ruby
Bryant accompanied them on
their return
Sunday visitors at the home of
Willie Bryant were Roy Boiling
and family, Ruby Bryant and
son, Mrs Nora Mccoy, Junior
Bryant and Bob Pelham, of the
army; Naomi and Jim Whit, Hen
ry Anderson and Miss Alberta
Mullins
Mrs. Billie Jean Mullins visit
ed Miss Emma Jean Childress
this week.
w. C. Rudd was home from
Iowa this week
Miss Joyce Vanover is in De-
troit.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that
the Board of Supervisors of Dick
enson County, Virginia, will at
their regular meeting on Novem-
Der 6, 1850, at 100 pm, consider
petitions now filed with the clerk
of this Board requesting a gener-
al stock law in Turner, Mountain
and Grassy precincts in Dicken-
son County, Virginia
All persons interested are re-
quested to be present for this
hearing
at Sept y E. B. Stanley, Clerk
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

moved into the j S Willis house
near the store.
Simon Branham of Detroit
spent the weekend with home-
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Yates called
on Myrtle Brown and Mary Yates
Friday.
b Mr. and Mrs Walter Hall and
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brown have
new babies at their homes
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
BADEN NOTES

Mrs. Georgia Cassidy returned
home from the hospital on Satur
day and is making a satisfactory
recovery from her operation.
Mrs. c. s. Colley underwent
an operation for gall stones at
George Ben Johnson Hospital in
Abingdon on Monday Her daugh
tiers, Mrs Lora Boiling and Mrs.
Edna Browning, were with her on
Monday and Tuesday and report
that she is progressing nicely.
S P. Hibbitts has been con-
fined to bed with rheumatism the
past few days.
The Jarvis Vanderpools are to
move soon to the property they
bought in Yatestown.
Sonny Boiling, home from the
summer term at LMU, is spending
a two-week vacation with his
father in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mullins have
gone to New York to work.
A community working was
held on Saturday to underpin the
school house. Those helping with
the work were Jess Browning,
HILBERT Mullins, Jason Elkins,
Andy Mullins, Letcher Mullins
and Luke Beverly. There was
not enough lumber for the en-
tire job, so another day will be
set soon to complete and paint
tie underpinning.
Mrs. Arnold Kennedy, Mrs
Newton Mullins and Mrs Jess
Browning brought lunch for the
men and spent the afternoon
cleaning and readying the inside
of the building for the opening OF
school ON Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
COMMUNITY MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPT. IL

Following is the program of the
Swindall Community meeting to
be held Tuesday evening, Sept,
18th, at 1880:
Care of Your Room,
.... ...... Joella SWindall
Housing and Feeding Farm
Pullets Byron Lee Childress
Tobacco Cutting and Housing
.......... Holiday McFan
Repairing Furniture
........... Greta Stanley
The Farmers Security Is
the Key 49,. Gerald Childress
At this meeting plans will be
made for a weiner roast to be
held at later date.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

Each June IA we pay honor to the
Stars and Stripes on what Is OFF,
cially designated Flag Day." I'm
der that flag our country has re-
manned free and 1t Is everyone's de-
sire that it stays that way. 1t has
been said that no country can ever
be stronger than Its people, citizens
who are free in every way. One Of
the keystOnes in this freedom IL
financial security and your govern
ment has provided q safe, sure and
automatic way of saving. 1t is U. g..
Savings Bonds which can be piled
up through the Payroll Savings
Plan at work, the BOnd-A-MOnth
Plan at your bank, or for cash ut
your bank or post office.
u. S. Treasury Departments
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
A. A. Fleming Named
Chief Deputy BY Sullivan
County, Tenn, Sheriff

Last Sundays Kingsport Times
contained pictures of A H Hurd,
the newly elected sheriff of Sui
Ivan County, and his deputies
taking the oath of office. This
picture is of local interest be-
cause one of the dputies is A A
(FoX) Fleming, former sheriff of
Dickinson County, who has re-
sided in Kingsport since his term
of office here ended.
County officials are elected in
August in Tennessee. Sheriff A
H Hurd won in the August cleo
ton and assumed the duties Of
the office September l
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors will at
its next regular meeting on Oc-
tober 2, 1850, at 100 p m, con-
slider a petition filed with the
clerk of this board requesting
general stock law in certain Dor
tons of Brush Creek and Geor>
ges Fork Greek of Clintwood Dis
trict as set forth in said petition.
All persons interested are re-
quested to be present for this
hearing.
E B. STANLEY, Clerk
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

later for disturbing public meet
ing" the youth protested: 81 didn't
disturb the meeting, for the simple
reason that there was no meeting
going on at the time" But the
court disagreed and found him
guilty as charged. The judge said
the meeting was day-long.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
Would Robin Hood Be
Considered q Criminal Toduy?

A housewife noticed that various
articles of food and clothing were
disappearing from her home. She
became suspicious Of the maid,
and one day caught her with a
bagful of loot. Arrested for steal
ing, the girl explained: Eyes, I
did take some things-but never
for myself. I have friend who is
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

tiers visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs S P. Cochran, Saturday
Several people of this commun
ity attended church on Backbone
Ridge Sunday
Misses Nadine and Lorene
Yates visited Marnella Frazier
Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
LITTLE ADS

WOOD FOR SALE-Mill slabs
cut into blocks for stove wood.
$40 per load delivered on l 1-2
ton truck. Notify KENDRICK
SMITH, DWale, Va. (2tp 8 "a SOY
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

FOR SALE-Four-room house
and lot at Mcclure on main high
way, near new Clinchfield shop.
Water, electricity and outbuild-
ings. Will sell reasonably. See
Mrs. Lester Smith, Mcclure, Va
(2tp Sept. y
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

WILL TRADE-1949 Federal
truck, model rs, % to 3 ton,
1870 w.b., ID it. flat dump, 1912
actual miles, original tires Truck
cost $4,000. Still owe $500. Will
take cheap car, truck, land or
livestock and you pick up pay
ments. r. l.. Large, owner, Call
Clintwood 3473 or 4191, (2tp $50
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

ple-and gave it to her. The child
ate the fruit, and soon afterward
she died. Arrested for murder, the
man pleaded: II loved my daugh-
ter dearly, and l certainly never
dreamed Of hurting her. This was
completely unintentional on my
part" But the court ruled that
the defendant was guilty of muir
der. The judge said that the man
had intended to kill a human be-
ing-and it made no difference at
all that the wrong person became
the victim.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
Readers Courtroom
Still Guilty
City Not Liable
How About CHINESE
BY Will Bernard, LIB.
BY Will Bernard, LIB.
State laws vary. For personal
guidance. see your local attorney.

SldlG IaWs vary. Fof peTSOnaI
guidance. see your local attorney.
Is q Prisoner Guilty if the Wrong
Person Swallows the Poison?
A married man, in love with his
secretary, determined to do away
with his wife. One Sunday after
noon he handed her an apple dosed
with arsenic, and then went out for
a walk. By tragic quirk of fate,
the wife decided that their three
year-old child would enjoy the ap-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

FOR SALE OR RENT-One 7
room home with bath and spring
water piped in. Lights, wired for
stove, with water heater and
sink included with house. 2 acres
of land. Block can house and
wash house with shower bath.
Located on Georges Fork. Will
sell or rent See Guy Owens, Ri.
2, Clintwood or call 4722. (2tc)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

FOR SALE-One 7-room brick
home, lights and telephone. Wat
er piped in. Wired for stove, hot
water heater and sink installed.
so acres of land. 0.9 arce tobacco
allotment, 2 barns, l crib, other
out buildings. Some timber and
orchard. Watered by creek and
spring. Will sell house or all. Lo-
Gated l mile off Georges Fork
highway on Camp Creek. See
Guy Owens, Ri. 2, Clintwood, Va.
Phone 1922. (2tc 8-24)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

SERVICE JACK-Black Span
ish jack. five years old, well
bred. At home on H H Wood,
near Turner School and church,
on Backbone Ridge, Ri. l, Stein
man, Va. (4tp Sept. y
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

very poor, and everything l took
went for her" However, the court
ruled out this robin Hood de-
fense," and decided that the girl
was technically a thief. The judge
said that the main element of the
crime of theft isn't to enrich one
self, but to deprive the owner Of
what is rightfully his.
A certain church decided to con-
duct morning and afternoon wor-
ship services, with an hours inter-
mission for lunch. During the in
PERMISSION period, a young man
stood UP and voiced some vulgar
and prefans expressions. ARRESTED
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
ATTENTION, TRUCK MINE
OPERATORS

Do you wish to relieve yourself
of doing your own bookkeeping?
If so, see me. Office located in
court house where Trial Justice
office was formerly located.
(Aug. 31) LYDIA M. PAINTER
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

Your advertisement on this
page will go into over 1000 homes.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07
Public Stenographer

l have obtained an office in
the court house where the Trial
Justice office was formerly locat-
ed. Tipping, dictation, bookkeep-
ing and also Notary Public. Office
hours 10 a. m. to p m
LYDIA M. PAINTER
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

FARM FOR SALE-Small farm
located on Long Fork along main
highway, on bus line. Nice four-
room house with beautiful lawn.
Young apple trees. See A M.
Mullins, or dial 10000, Pulaski,
Va. (2tp Aug. 24)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

FOR SALE-One 40 acre farm
with barn and 90 acre tobacco
allotment. Six acres level land
in meadow grass, some timber,
watered by creek, electricity avail
able. Located on Camp Creek
Will sell reasonable. See Guy
Owens, Rt. 2, ClintWood, Va.
Phone 1922. (2tc 8-24)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

PIGS FOR SALE-6 white
OIC pigs, six weeks old. These
are nice pigs. $40 each. Matte
Whit, Norland, Va. Gtp)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-09-07

Read The Little Ads"
Evening star., 1950-03-24

his investigation resolution will
come before the Senate next
week since the resolution puts
a time limit of July 81 on the
inquiry.
Senator Lehman, Democrat, of
New York said he hopes the crime
investigation will be held as soon
as possible.
From all reports" he said,
there is reason to believe there
is a working agreement between
the gangs throughout the country.
The racketeers built up a super
government during prohibition.
And now there are signs they are
cooperating again on Nation
wide basis
Technically, the committee would
be empowered to find out whether
gangland operations are carried
on in violation of Federal inter-
state regulations-and If interstate
communications are used in trans
acting business. Senators say this
authority is broad enough to cover
any operations they wish to inves-
tigate. The committee would have
Evening star., 1950-03-24
.QuickSenateApprova|
Expected for National
Crime Investigation
BY the Associoted Pres,

Quick Senate approval Of a
Nation wide crime investigation
was predicted today by Senator
Kefauver, Democrat, of Tennes-
see.
There is tremendous interest
among Senators for an. inquiry
into the link between gangs op-
Grating in the major. cities, SEN
ator Kefauver said.
The Senate Rules Committee
approved a $50,000 fund yester-
day to finance Senate Judiciary
Committee investigation which
first was proposed by Senator
Kefauver.
Senator Kefauver said he hopes
Evening star., 1950-03-24
$500 Melted in Drive
.Averts Power Cutoff
For Food Locker Firm
Special Dispatch TO The S.or

WALDORF, Md, Mar. "a
Electric service to three locker
plants operated by Southern
Maryland Frozen Foods, Inc.
probably will be continued for at
least month, it was announced
today.
P. D. Brown. Charles County
agricultural agent and Farm Bu-
reau leader. said more than $500
has been collected in the drive to
beat cutoff deadline set for
midnight tonight.
The Southern Maryland Electric
Cooperative. only power source
in the area. notified locker renters
that such action would be taken
unless $1,000 overdue electric
bill was paid.
An estimated 10000 pounds of
meat and other perishables are
stored in the frozen foods COM
pany's main plant here and
branches at La Plata and Hughes
vile.
Won't Take Over Operation.
MI. Brown said the money on
hand was sufficient to pay for cur
rent for about a month. He added
that he had reason to believe the
cooperative would agree to con-
tinue service for 80 days or more.
In that time" he said, "it Is
hoped that the company's tangled
financial affairs can be un-
ravelled." The company Is said
to be solvent but short of working
capital.
Mr.. Brown said that the Farm
Bureau definitely does not plan
to take over operation Of the
privately owned plant.