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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
FLASHES
From The Coalfields

No union miners in Dickinson
County went back to work Mon
day. The non-union operations at
Steinman and practically all of
the truck mines continued on a
five day schedule.
1t is reported that four or five
truck mines near ClintWood have
recently changed hands" These
are the operations that worked a
short time under union contracts.
They are now using non-union
labor Several of the former en-
ployees reported regularly for
work last week, if work were
available under union scales.
Work was not available for them.
The general strike came as a
result Of President Truman's an
nounced intention to invoke the
Taft-Hartley law against the I'M
ion, in the person of John L. Lew
is. That tsep was taken when the
strike became full-bloWn Mon
day. On Tuesday, Bill Minton,
president of UMWA District %,
stated that the miners would
never vote for President Truman
again.
A bill has been introduced in
the Virginia legislature giving
governor power to seize mines in
case of emergency to provide
state agencies and institutions
with needed coal. This measure
is being vigorously opposed by
Delegate Marshall Looney of
Buchanan County.
The Governor has asked sher-
ifs, and Commemorative Attor-
neys of Lee, Scott, Wise, Russell,
Tazewell, Buchanan and Dicken-
son counties to a conference in
his office Thursday While the
exact purpose of the conference
has not been announced, it is be-
lieved that the ACCESSIBILITY of
sending state police into the min
ing section will be discussed.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
HARMON SMITH DIES
AFTER LONG
ILLNESS

w. H (Harmon) Smith died
at his home in Clintwood Satur-
day at $50 p m. He had been al
flicted with arthritis several
years and had been confined tc
his room for the last two years
He had lately taken a turn for
the worse, and death was not un
expected.
The deceased was born or
Smith Ridge in the Ervinton Dis
trict in 1887, the son of Elexius
and Margaret Counts Smith. He
entered secretarial work in his
early manhood and was for some
years manager of the Clintwood
office of the Clinchfield Coal Cor
poration. Later he engaged in the
mercantile business and also oper
ated a farm. He was for some
years local manager of CWA and
WPA projects in this county. Dun
ing the second world war he was
clerk of the selective service
board of this county.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs
Beuna H Smith; one son, w H
Smith, Jr., of Dallas, Texas; one
daughter, Miss Mary Louise
Smith, Washington, DC; one
sister, Mrs. Rosa Phillips, Nora;
and three brothers, J. c. Smith,
Clintwood; Maloy Smith, Strait
ton; and D w v. Smith, Nora
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon in the Baptist
Church in Clintwood, with Rev
Charles BREEDER and Rev. D. C
Leidig in charge Pallbearers
were j R. Sutherland, Ben F
Sutherland, William Skeen, Sam
Marshall, R c.. Miller, Erman
Neel, Jess w Skeen and Howard
Deel
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
Hawkins Plans
Test Case

Parks Hawkins, Clintwood Dis
trict supervisor, believes that as
a citizen Of Dickinson County he
has the right to park his motor
vehicle in front of the cour,
house, whenever space is avail
able.
Being resolute kind of per-
son, Hawkins parked his truck in
front of the court house Monday
and let it remain there until late
in the evening, seemingly invit-
ing a test case. He contends that
this space is county property and
cannot be set aside for special
use by any legislative or admin
istratfve body. The challenge was
not taken Up, and Hawkins left
town reiterating his intention to
park in the same plac whenever
it suited his convenience in the
future, asting not as a county Of
fetal with privileges beyond that
of common taxpayer, but as a
private citizen.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
State Grant To Go Only
For New School
BUILDINGS

Both houses of the legislature
on Monday of this week set the
seal of approval on the measure
to give the localities the sum of
As million dollars from the state
treasury for the construction of
school buildings.
The bill was so amended that
the funds must go for planned
construction of new buildings and
for no other purposes. Under the
terms of this act, Dickinson CoCn
ty will receive $363,0O0 this year
and $4,000 by July /, 1851. The
county may also share in an
equalization fund Of four and a
half million dollars, also to be
used for construction.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
Reassessment Question
Sidetracked By Board

The February meeting OF the
Board of Supervisors on Monday
was somewhat tumultous, with
the largest crowd of citizens in
attendance for years. The issue
that drew the people was that of
reassessment of real estate VAL
ues. There were arguments for
and arguments against, ranging
from the legal side to the prac-
teal.
The question was raised wheth
err it was legal under some spec
ial law to have such reassessment
in this county. The method also
came in for discussion, many say
ing that it would be the duty of
the Commissioner of Revenue to
do the work, other arguing in IA
vor of outside appraisers. Finally,
the Board referred the question
to the Commonwealth Attorney
for legal opinion at the next
meeting.
Mrs Hettie Sutherland was Civ
en- the job Of preparing the an
nual county budget to be present.
ed to the Board at the next meet
ing.
Mckinley Yates was awarded
the contract as court house jani-
tor
A petition for a stock law in
the Kerr Precinct and certain
parts of the North and South
Wards was filed for consideration
at the meeting on April 8.
A resolution was passed re-
questing the State Highway De-
] partment to have survey of the
proposed road from Haysi to the
Kentucky line through the Breaks
to follow the present Secondary
Route 610.
The Board also requested the
highway department to take into
the secondary system that road
running from the fair grounds by
the home of Fred F. Fletcher and
others. Also requested was that
the highway department drain,
ditch and improve Route 672 so
that children could be transport
ed over it to school. Another re-
quest was for Improvement of the
road between Skeetrock and
Blowing Rock. A request was also
made for the improvement of a
short stretch of road going by the
church and school at Sand Lick.
Another request was that a road
be established in the Dwale COM
munity by the home of Noah Ra
mey and others.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09

Read The Little Ads"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
Both Parties Prepare
For Congressional
Election

There are definite indications
that both political parties are pre-
pairing to grid themselves for the
campaign this year. 1t is taken as
a foregone conclusion that Tom
B Fugate will be renominated
for the House of Representatives
by the Democrats. 1t also appears
rather definite that J. Marion
Smith, Republican member of the
Virginia House of Delegates from
Lee County, will be the Republi-
can candidate.
In all precincts except the two
Chntwood wards and Lick Fork,
the Democrats elected county com
mittee members the latter part of
last week. The county committee
will meet at Clintwood at 90 p.
on Saturday, Feb. 10, to elect
district chairmen and a county
chairman and a secretary
Lincoln Day Dinner
On February 18th
Republicans will have Lincoln
Day Dinner at the Colonial Grill
in Clintwood, Saturday, Feb. II,
at TOO p. m. A Republican mass
meeting will be held at Clintwood
on March 4, at 2 p. m to elect
delegates to the district conven-
ton at Bristol on March Is and
to reorganize the county commit
tee
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09

FOUR-SQUARE Screen star
Clark Gable, fourth husband of the
former Lady Sylvia Ashley, feeds
some wedding cake to his new
bride, his fourth wife. They were
married in Santa Barbara, Calf,
with only a few friends present.
They honeymooned in Honolulu.
She Is . former wife OF the late
Doug Fairbanks, sr.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09

B. H, Edwards of Tivis was at
tending the meeting Of the Board
Of Supervisors Monday,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
Lee County Man May Be
Republican Candidate
For Congress

Politically speaking, Ninth Dis
trict polIticos are now of the OPP
inion that j Marion Smith, of
Lee County, will be the Republi-
can nominee for Congress this
year
Mr., Smith formerly served one
term as Commissioner of t h e
Revenue and two terms as Cir
cult Court Clerk of Lee County,
and is now serving his second
term as a member of the House
Of Delegates from Lee.
Should he be the Republican
nominee, it is reasonably certain
that the two opposing candidates
for Congress will be from Lee,
since it is a foregone conclusion
tht Congressman Fugate will be
a candidate to succeed himself.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
OLD PEOPL E
BY HAMPTON OSBORNE

w 11AlCll1 4NANNHASOAA N@~N-S
Sluss was born in the year 1875
on what was then known as the
Noah Lafayette Sluss farm, grand
father of Buddy and one of the
first settlers in the Skeetrock
section of Dickinson County.
Noah S1uss came from Scott Coun
ty and settled about one quarter
of mile west Of the Artrip store
going toward Ramey Flats.
A near neighbor of Noah Sluss
was Littleton Hopson, father of
Five Hopson, who was hanged for
crime of another man in Wise
County. After Hopson was hang
ed, it was said that Bob Mullins
confessed on his death bed that
he and not Hopson committed the
crime. Mr.. Sluss remembers that
unfortunate incident very vivid
ly.
When l visited Mr.. Sluss to get
information for this article,
found him out hauling in wood
from nearby woodland. He Is
unusually active for his age and
can do more work and get around
much faster than many young
men whom l know. He has well
kept small farm on which he
makes feed for his stock and
bread for his family at home.
One unique feature about his
fences was the fact that all Dor
der and cross fences are of old
time rails. He told me that he
did not have panel of wire
fence on his farm. The wonder
was how he kept the rail fences
up so WE'LL as he had part of the
fencing was on top of the hills
in the path of the wind.
Mr.. Sluss talked freely of the
struggles of the early settlers and
could remember well of seeing
wolves, panthers bears and wild
cats. He said that they fattened
their hogs mostly on the mast in
the open woodlands but would
catch them with dogs, put them
in floored pens and feed corn a
month or two before killing, to
sweeten the meat
He said that he attended school
held in a small log building, poor
ly lighted, dirt floor and benches
made of split logs with pegs for
legs. In this old building church
was held by ministers of h e
Church of the Brethren in those
early days. This old building
stood near the present site Of
Skeetrock School.
DWae was the nearest post
office and mail was delivered on
the Clintwood-Grundy line once
a week.
Mr.. Sluss said that his father
raised wheat, corn, flax and most
of the things they needed on the
farm His mother kept sheep and
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
OF
All
Things!
BY E. r. B.

Governor IrEnkle tlSII-Io)
once said that he had heard that
the people OF Dickinson County
held their politics more seriously
than any other people in Virginia.
If this were true then, maybe it's
true today, and perhaps we can
get by this week with the repe-
tition of some political flashes
borne on the far winds.
Win DR.. Jack Witten carry out
his announced intention of going
after Harry Stuart's senatorial
toga in 1853 Or will the broken
wings of lame duck Verne Smith
heal in time for him to unseat
the Russell cattle king?
Will that prospective candi-
date for the House of Delegates
in 1852 achieve his hearts de-
sire, or will the Preacher again
be persuaded to sacrifice himself?
And this is the straightest steer
of all-will the Great Southwest
have another governor in 1854?
That could be in the cards. Stuart
in 1914; Trinkle in 1922; Peery
in 1934-its time for it to happen
again.
Did you notice that statement
in Mondays Bristol Herald-Cour
Ter that the Black Satchel should
be put out of circulation? When
did Harkrader and Crockett join
the Byrd Gang?
y y
Then there is the matter of a
congressional race coming up be-
tween two citizens of the Old
State of Lee County.
X y
And did you notice that Dele
gate Whitehead of Nelson county,
> professional liberal and bleeding
heart extraordinary, wanted to
make the cities and counties put
up matching funds to qualify for
state grants for the construction
of school buildings?
Refreshing was the Governors
comment about the delay of the
passage of his school program on
account of amendments tackled on
in the Senate. "It is right and
proper that the legislature should
give careful consideration to this
measure"
Y =
Fred F. Fletcher is running his
legs off for supervisor of the
Clintwood District next year.
And finally, Herbie Rasnick
didn't make die of it, has lost
some excess weight, and still has
his hat in the political ring.
All right, all right. l know this
is corny, but RI try to do better
next time.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09
CECIL HAY FAILS TO
QUALIFY AS DEPUTY
SHERIFF

Contrary to report published in
this paper last week, Cecil Hay
did not qualify as deputy sheriff.
1t appears that the appointment
was rendered to him and that he
accepted it. However, when he
presented himself to qualify, the
details of the appointment had
not been attended to. He return
ed to employment at Splashdam
last week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09

HardaWay Vanover, former res
ident of the Camp Creek section,
was visiting friends in this vicin
ity Wednesday
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09

Marshall Counts Of the Brushy
Ridge sections was a business Wis
itor in Clintwood Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-02-09

Milton French of Stratton was
visitor in clintwood Tuesday,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-03
ALASKA Ss. co. SEATTLE TICKET OFFICE TO MOVE

The Alaska Steamship Company Seattle ticket office, in charge of K. A. Cross, assistant general pas senger agent, is moving to new quarters at 1928 Fourth Avenue on April 1, according to statement made today by D. E. Skinner, gen eral manager of the company.
 "The move from the preent loca- tion at 823 Second Avenue to Transportation row." Skinner said. twill enable us to give bet ter service to the travelling public. being in the rail. air and steam ship office district and in closer proximity to the central hotel area"
 This relocation places the Alaska Line ticket office just across Fourth Avenue from where it wss in 1922 and represents the eul- imitation of plans made at thaf time to return to transportation row after the war, it was stated
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-03
PAN AMERICAN SERVING
 ANTI-AIR SICKNESS PILL

Pan American Clippers flying the Pacific are now stocking Dram anine, the anti-motion sickness remedy, for the use of passengers who desire it. the company an- u4unsed this week.
 nranamiue was developed dur-
 g th- war for members Of tha armed forces travelling by sea ana air. After the war it began "a come into more general use among tsaVeling civilians.
 Pan American decided 10 stort he remedy after a period of tests
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-03

As time went on, the delay and confusion seemed only to increase and there was more and more dis satisfaction on the part of both those who advocated reservations and those who opposed them. One expression of dissatisfaction re- suited in the introduction of s. J. Res. 162 in the first session of the S0th Congress. This resolution had for it's purpose abolishment of the power of the Secretary of the Interior to create reservations un- der the Act of May 1, 1886, and it also would have rescinded reser- vation orders previously signed.
 To my certain knowledge, Con gress had not given that advice when. on November 30, 1949, MT. Krug signed an order for a reser- vation surrounding Hydaburg. Not only did he then proceed on his own motion, independent of any advice from Congress, and in a direction diametrically opposed to his every public statement on this issue. but in doing so he moved to set up a reservation in south eastern Alaska. Still a bit later in the hearing then Secretary Krug had this to say:
 "I understand the point you are making, although I think it is pertinent to point out that since the Indians have claims, their attorneys think they have claims, certain lawyers and administrators within our Department believe they have claims; I personally think they have some claims-it is of paramount importance that we find out whether or not they have valid claims, and what they have if they have any. And that is the issue I want Congress to settle or if Congress cannot settle it, then I would like to see it settled properly in court"
 For one, 1 applauded that state- ment. But I find it mighty hard to reconcile it with the action MT. Krug actually took on November 30, 1s4s. kA
 It ought to be said that these statements on the part ofMr, Krug reiterated conclusions he had earlier reached as to the reser- yation policy, which he had ex- pressed both publicly and privately.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-03

drawals as previously published in .the Federal Register. He further stated that no withdrawal would be made without affording inter .ested persons adequate opportunit, :, to submit their views for the con sideration of the Secretary. Since you were acting Secretary of the Interior at the time, I assume that the assurances were given with your knowledge and approval.
 The established procedures which Colonel White referred to were promulgated by Secretary Krug in fuIfillment of a public promise
 which was made to the people Of Alaska while in Anchorage during a visit to Alaska in August, 1946.
 When Colonel White gave the assurance referred to above, Sec retary Krug and Assistant Secre- tary Warne were in Fl Paso, Texas. attending a meeting of the Ameri- can Mining Congress. They in- formed interested Alaskans who were there that no action was con- templated and that none would be taken without a full hearing and opportunity for objections to be presented. But those within the Department who insisted that come what might reservations were going to De established in Alaska merely bided their time You re- call the series of meetings on Alaska matters held in the De- partment of the Interior in De- cember, 194S. You attended some of those meetings. There was con siderable discussion a to the ad- visibility of creating reservations. Governor Gruening and I were em- phatie in our opposition. The issue was squarely presented to then Secretary Krug during the conferences. Once again he ruled against reservations and on that occasion he specifically declared a. gainst those at Hydaburg, along the Kobuk river and at Barrow.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-03
DIsAv0Ws PRESS RELEASE

I take it that other officials within the Department of the In terior-outsiders could scarcely have accomplished this-were re- sponsible for the issuance in Oc- tober, 1947, of a press release by the Department stating that the Secretary had signed an order creating a reservation at Hydaburg in southeastern. Alaska Gone of the very areas embraced in the order of November 30, 1949). The press release was without founda- tion and whether it was issued with the idea of forcing the Secre- tary to sign the order leave it to you to judge. To Mir. Krug's cred it it may be said that he refused to sign the order and disavowed the press release. Furthermore. he gave personal and public assur- ance that the order would not be signed without full consideration anu dh AOi IlS IT. terested people of both races to present their views.
 On October 27, 1947, and before the press release had been rep udiated, wrote the Secretary ex- pressing my astonishment that an order of that kind should be is- sued or contemplated.
 The press release naturally a. reused a storm of protest from Alaska. And late in 1947, at a time when Secretary Krug was out of the city, Colonel ,Mastin White, who was then Acting As sistant Secretary of the Interior, gave written assurance that no reservation would be created atHy- daburg except pursuant to esta- blished procedures of the Depart ment governing public land with.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-03
KRUG INDUCED TO SIGN

Notwithstanding, those within the Department who always urged res erVations in Alaska had their eff forts crowned with success. As MT. Krug was passing out the door, he was induced to sign the orders. His previous public state ments and assurances were cast overheard. The credibility of the Department wa sacrificed. Depart mental rules and regulations form erly promulgated and published in the Federal Register and in the press were ignored. The official pronouncement of the Department made under your direction by an Acting Assistant Secretary who is now and was then Solicitor for the Department was repudiated.
 Unhappily, this is only a part of tn sorry state of affairs which cUnfronts you as you enter on your duties as Secretary of the Interior. In their hurry, haste and secrecy the proponents of this program have, through ignorance Or inadvertance, created a situa- tion indefensible from the stand created are of highly doubtful yali- dity, afford no protection to the inhabitants of the areas proposed to be reserved, but on the con- trary force them to relinquisn their ancestral claims; they are discriminatory as to various tribes men who by choice or accident re- side outside the reservation. They compound many times over the confusion which now exists Tn Alaska relating to Indian titles and reservation policies, thus creat- ing impossible barriers to the de- Ivelopment of tho Territory or its | land and other resources. With out such development there can be no appreciable increase in popula- tion
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-03-03
Both Sides Dissatisfied
 In Reservation Question

(Note-This the the final install ment of a series of three dealing with Delegate E. L. Bartiett's re- marks to Secretary of the Interl 5r Oscar Chapman recently on the matter of Indian reservationg.)
Evening star., 1950-05-28
Texas Air Guard Pilot Soldiers Wife Dies
Dies in Virginia Crash As Mattress Burns

The 4l-year-old wife Of an
Army sergeant lost her life yes
terday when she was suffocated
by smoke and fumes from a
cigarette fired mattress.
Mrs. Katherine McGarvey. of
Philadelphia. was found dead in
the still-smoldering bed at the
Lee House, Fifteenth and L streets
NV.
Coroner A. Magruder Mcdonald
issued a certificate of accidental
death.
Mrs. McGarvey registered at
the Lee House. formerly the Lee
Sheraton Hotel Friday afternoon.
Shortly before 6 am. hotel en-
ployeS entered the room after
an occupant of another room tele-
pAoned the desk that she smelled
smoke.
John Helwig. hotel engineer.
went into the room and pulled
the woman from the bed.
Her husband is on duty in
Japan. She returned from there
recently and had been under
treatment at Walter Reed Hospi-
tai for a nervous disorder. homi-
eide squad detectives said. She
was discharged from the hospital
Friday afternoon.
Evening star., 1950-05-28

washington, Mr.. StinemetZ was
"a member of the Kenwood Coun-
try Club, the Columbia Country
Club and of Temple Noyes Lodge,
of the Masonic order. He was a
retired lieutenant commander in
the Naval Reserve.
Mr.. Stinemetz. who lived at
4610 Reno road NV. is survived
by his widow. Mrs. Hortense
Boyce StinemetZ, a son, Morgan
Stinemetz, II, a stepson, Donald
C. MacKay. two sisters, Mrs. DAN
iel w. Alexander and Miss Irene
Stinemetz, both of Washington,
and brother. Morgan Stinemetz,
of Nashville.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. Charles w.
Lowry at 2:45 pm. tomorrow at
Gawler's Chapel, 1855 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. Burial will be
in Arlington Cemetery.
The family requested that in
stead of flowers, contributions be
sent to the American Cancer So
'ciety.