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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
OF
All
Things!
BY E. Fl. B.

Make SacrlIlceS = NeWSpdPS4
headline. Well make them, all
right, willingly or not. What does
HIST think the average citizen is
doing when he pays inflated
prices or makes an income tax
return?
The world goes around and
around, but even at that, smart
man will not stay down long.
Marve is again the boss of the
South Ward. He was ousted some
weeks ago, and Elder Dan Haw-
kins was elevated to the place.
Dan, having shown no steam, was
retired Sunday morning. Febru-
airy 10, and Marve was reinstat-
ed on Monday. He promptly dem
onstrated his authority by march
ing to the court house and read
ing the riot act to the citizens
who repose in that comfortable
building. He says he has NIGH
ty fight to make in the coming
campaign but hasn't yet decided
on which side he will make it.
Corbett Hamilton attributes to
Pappy Short the remark that
there is surely something wrong
with a man who thinks more OF
his wife than he does of his dogs.
A great uproar goes on about
the players who sold out to gam
blers and threw some basketball
games in Madison Square Garden.
Why SO hot, little man? Could you
expect anything else?
We know that the colleges hire
athletes and then certify them as
amateurs. In so doing, they Nprac.-
tice deception and live fraud.
Not a high ideal, that, to put be-
fore college student. The play
ers naturally thought that if their
employers could get by with CHI
canery they could do the same.
The boy who sold out to a gam
bier is no worse or more dishon-
est than the college authorities
who practice an imposition May
be there is point to the state
ment made by the athletic direc-
tor of Ohio State that college atll
letics has got too big.
We hear the school people say
ing that character is the greatest
goal of education. All right, may
be it is. Is it possible that t
burning desire with which schools
are afflicted to have winning
teams could corrupt the charac-
ter of the students? What about
Lonnie CULLEN, the Norton hero
of another year who slugged
referee and remained in school
and on the team? What about the
offer allegedly made to one OF
our local stars to enroll in anoth-
er high school where he wouldn't
have to worry about passing his
subjects?
y
The principal of an excellent
high school in a nearby county
seat learned something a year or
two ago. Three boys, all football
players and all seniors, began fail
ing one of their subjects during
the last half. They had at least
got by before, and the principal
wondered what could be the trou
BILE. He was concerned enough to
go to the bottom of the matter
Some of the fans in the town
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
Democrats Postpone
District Convention
At Sand Lick

Democrats of the Sand Lick
District were scheduled to meet
in convention at Birchleaf last
Saturday to name candidate for
member of the Board of Supervis
ors from that district but the con
vention had to be postponed be-
cause the Democratic district
chairman had overlooked notify
ing the delegates and alternates
of the date set for the convention
A new date will have to be arrang
ed.
According to reports, the field
has narrowed down to three cam
didates, Watson Compton of Bee;
Corbett Owens, of Birchleaf; and
E. A Carpenter of Clinchco.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
$40, 900 Allocated For
County Highways

The State Highway Commission
has approved ALLEGATIONS in the
amount of $4,000 for primary
road building in Dickinson Coun
ty during the next fiscal year,
beginning July l. $315,000 has
been appropriated for the rebuild
ing of Route 81 between Mcclure
and the Russell County line S125
900 has been allocated for the re-
building of Route 80 between
Haysi and the Buchanan County
line. The appropriations for this
county exceed those for any other
county in the Bristol District.
The work of reconstruction oil
these highways will be done by
the two convict forces now in
the county, one located at Me-
Clure, the other at Birchleaf
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
DALLAS MULLINS
DIES AT HOME ON
BRUSH CREEK

Dallas Mullins, "a years of age,
died at his home near ClintWood
Thursday afternoon, Feb. %. The
cause of death was said to be in
ternal cancer. He had been in i'll
health for about four years and
was critically i'll for some months
before his death.
The deceased was born near
Clintwood on January 2, 1897, a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Isom Null
ms. After teaching for one year,
he took up the trade of a carpen-
ter which he followed the rest of
his life He served some years as
town policeman in Haysi and was
also "a deputy sheriff from 1910
to 1913. He had been chairman OF
the Republican party in this coun
ty for the last three years.
While in the hospital before his
death he stated that he had be-
come concerned about his spirit
tual condition and later assured
his relatives that he had made
peace with his Maker.
He was married to Minnie Elem
ing Sept. "a, 1914, and to this un-
ion were born eleven children,
three of whom preceded him in
death. In addition to the widow,
the following relatives survive.
Four sons, Ray and Donald,
both of Clintwood: Burns and Ger
aid, both of Detroit; four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Janice Stanley, Clint
wood; Mrs. Lucille jesse and
Genoa Vanover, both of Detroit;
and Mrs. Wilma Grizzle of New
port news; three sisters, Mrs. Wiz
gle Meade, Mrs. Clercie Meade
and Mrs. Bertha Stanley, all OF
near ClintWood
Funeral services were held in
Valley View church Sunday after
noon, with Elders Emory Vano-
yer, Willard Martin and Earl Null
Inns in charge, Burial followed in
the Pine Grove cemetery.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01

The best sign of spring is when
the robins leave Cane Creek on
Cumberland Mountain in Dicken
son County, Ranger w B Ward
says, and hastens to add the fol-
lowing explanation.
Every winter thousands of rob-
ms gather in this section. Each
night they come to roost in the
laurel and rhododendron. The
cover afforded by the thick under
growth and the protection given
by a high cliff, together with a
plentiful supply of holly and
black gum berries for food seems
to be the reason these birds spend
the winter here. This robin roost
is on the Jefferson National For
est and game manager Otto Ken
drick keeps a close watch for pre-
dators. Wild house-cats and foxes
raid the roost frequently.
Each morning at daylight, the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
POULTRY MEETING TO BE
HELD FRIDAY, MARCH 9

A countrywide poultry meeting
will be held at Dickinson Memo
rial High School on Friday night,
March 9, at 7;30.
Denver Bragg, associate extern
sion poultry husbandman, will be
at this meeting to give an outline
on better poultry practices, in-
Guiding the feeding and manage
ment of baby chicks and laying
hens. Mr.. Bragg will demonstrate
points in judging and culling of
laying flocks with real live chick
ems. He will discuss any problems
and answer any question you may
care to bring up. All All Club
boys, veteran farmers and other
interested persons in the county
are urged to attend
1t is hoped that the foundation
may be laid for the organization
of All Club poultry judging
team in Dickinson County at this
meeting.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
NO BIDS MADE ON COUNTY
HIGHWAY PROJECT

A Dickenosn County highway
reject on which bids were to have
been received by the State High
way Department drew no bidders
at February 20 highway letting
in Richmond
The project was one of three
which failed to interest contrac-
tors at the bid opening, Others
were in Cumberland and Bruins
wick counties in the eastern part
of the state.
The Dickinson project called
for miles of grading, draining,
and hard surfacing on secondary
route $40 near Birchleaf.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01

Read The little Ads"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
Forester Finds Spot Where
Robins Spend The Winter

robins leave the area to forage
for food but about four o'clock in
the evening they come back. An
effort was made to estimate the
size of the flock by counting. The
birds flew out in continuous
waves at the rate of over 1000 a
minute for more than an hour
This indicates we'll over 10000
birds and some local residents
who have watched the flights
aver the flock would contain
100000 birds.
Ranger Ward also said there
are several thousand European
Starlings in the flock.
All of these birds will leave tc
go north within the next two
weeks, and folks in Ohio will
write about the first robin, which,
may well be the last one to leave
the Cane Creek roost.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
ClintWood Team To
Enter Lonesome Pine
League This Year

ClintWood hopes to field team
in the Lonesome Pine Baseball
League again this year. A meet
ing of the fans has been called in
the court house next Monday al
7:30 p. m. to organize a team,
Among the promoters are M. T.
Meade, Henry Short, Bill McFall
and A A Steele.
Bill McFall, manager of the
Clintwood team last year, states
that about all o last years
players are here and that practi-
ely the same team can enter the
field this year. Clintwood finish
ed third last year after a very
slow start, and local fans believe
that the team will finish first this
year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
COP Meets In
ClintWOOd
Saturday
Rumor Says Republicans
Will Nominate Full
Ticket

The Republican county con~
vention, which will meet in Clint
wood Saturday, is a subject OF
much speculation among the poll
itically-minded.
While definite information is
lacking, most observers predict
that candidates will be nominal
ed for four offices, leaving h
field for commonwealth attor-
ney open to the Democratic nom
inee.
Among those mentioned as pos
sible nominees are Charles Ar
rington of Haysi, Mrs. Jettie Bak
er of Clintwood, and Carter Phil
lips of West Dante for clerk; En-
och Rose of Caney Ridge and Ce-
Gil Phipps of Skeetrock for treas
urer; Jack Kiser of Mcclure and
Mrs. Bruce Vanover of Clint
wood for commissioner of h
revenue; John Rose of Caney
Ridge, Ireland Fleming of Clint
wood, and Weldon Hanover of
ClintWood for sheriff.
A rumor gained wide currency
over the weekend that the big
wigs of the party got together at
Haysi Saturday, night to make up
slate. One report from this
meeting was that the candidates
for clerk and commissioner of
the revenue were agreed upon. A
further report was that the Hay
81 Republicans were granted the
county Craftsmanship in place OF
Dallas Mullins, deceased. How
ever these things may be one
thing appears to be certain: The
GO P is ready to battle down
to the last ballot for four county
offices.
The following delegates were se
lected from the Clintwood wards
in mass meetings Saturday after
noon:
SOUTH WARD-Earl Baker,
Curtis Stanley, Carter Hanover,
Junior Mullins, Edith Vanover, J.
C. Moore and Garfield Baker.
NORTH WARD-F. A. Hughes,
Cecil Colley, Billy Mack Mullins,
Anderson Collins, Harold Hughes
and w B. Trivitt.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
POUND RIVER MAN
FOUND DEAD
IN CREEK

The dead body of Pridemore
Mullins, resident of Isom, was
found in hole of water on
Georges Fork, just below the
home of Emory Vanover, Monday
morning about eight o'clock.
A schoolchild who had failed
to catch the bus was returning
home and had stopped to throw
some rocks into the creek when
he noticed the body. Deputy sher
if Ralph NeWberry and two state
policemen from Clintwood went
to the scene for an investigation,
Newberry states that the body
was in the stream, with pole un
der the middle and feet and head
in the water. The officers found
some hair on a tree Just above the
bank. 1t is their theory that Null
Inns fell against the tree and then
in a stunned condition fell into
the water. A bruise was found
on the right side of the forehead.
Mullins truck was found up
the road from the place, stuck in
the mud. 1t is supposed that after
getting stuck he had started walk
ing toward his home. No foul
play is suspected. DR.. Phipps, who
examined the body gave his opin
ion that death resulted from
drowning.
Mullins left his home Sunday
evening to do some work about a
small mine which he was operat-
ing on Georges Fork. He was at
the home of his brother-in-law
Oliver Moore, on Georges Forh
during the night. His watch had
stopped at eleven.
The deceased was born in Letch
er County, KY, May 2, 1908, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Mullins: The family moved to
Cutter Branch, near Freezing,
when he was two weeks of age,
He had followed the occupation
of farming and mining. He had
operated small mine on Georges
Fork for the last four months.
Surviving are the parents the
widow, five sons, Odell, Ben, Has
sell, Roger and Harry; six daugn
tiers, Bernice, Inez, Jean Betty,
Eileen, and Sandra; three BROTH
ers, Alfred, Mack and Halter, all
of Freezing; and three sisters,
Mrs. Dollie Phillips Georges
Fork; and Mrs. Rosa Belle Baker
and Mrs. Alice Johnson of Freel-
ing
Funeral services were held at
the home Wednesday in the fore
noon, with brief services at the
home of his father on Cutter
Branch before burial. Elder W.T..
Swindall was in charge. Burial
was in the Mullins graveyard Oh
Cutter Branch.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
SUPERVISORS TO CONSIDER
COUNTY BUDGET AT
MONDAYS SESSION

The regular monthly meeting
of the Board of Supervisors will
be held next Monday. The most
important business of the meet
ing will be the consideration of
the county budget for the next
fiscal year, beginning July /.
Two months ago the Board
commissioned Glyn R. Phillips to
prepare the budget. 1t will be
presented for consideration at
the meeting on Monday. However
it will not be acted on until the
April meeting. The budget is u.s.
ually passed as presented with
only few minor changes.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01

Mrs. Carl Fleming has return
ed from the University Hospital
at Charlottesville.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01
Herbert Wise of Hazel was

HIEI UCI !" 1oU UI I1oNOI was q
business visitor in town Satur-
day, and came in to renew his
subscription to The Herald for
another year
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-03-01

Miss Rule Harris of Louisville
KY, is visiting her sister, Mrs
Herbert Ellison, and family,
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-18
No Military Need British Columbia Alaska Railroad

WASHINGTON, (P) - Interior Secretary Chapman has informed President Truman that surveys for proposed British Columbia Alaska railroad will be held in abeyance "u ntil circumstances make it more likely that full Can adian participation can be se- cured"
 Congress authorized joint studies in October, 1949 looking to the construction in cooperation with Canada of a line from Prince George, B. C., to a connection with the Alaska Railroad near Fair banks.
 The White House made public a letter from Chapman in which the Secretary called attention to a Canadian note saying a joint economic study "could hardly serve any useful purpose at this time"
 Chapman also noted that the permanent joint board on defense, U. S. and Canada, had decided last March that the proposed road
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-18
Shortage of Newsprint Forces Curtailment Of Anchorage Daily Times

ANCHORAGE, (P) = The An chorage Times said today a news print shortage has forced it to suspend publication of the week ly Forty Ninth Star, and curtail its own circulation and advertis- ing lineage.
 Publisher Robert Atwood of the Daily Times said the last issue of the Forty Ninth Star would be published June 24.
 Atwood said the Times would cut it's circulation from an aver age of 12,000 daily to 11,000, freeze it's advertising lineage and limit it's size to a maximum of eight pages.
 The Times has only 16-day supply of newsprint on hand. At wood said additional shipments are due to arrive shortly but would be too small to permit re- laxing the circulation and adver- Using restrictions.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-18
Yale Professor Urges Statehood For Alaska And Hawaii

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, (R = A political science authority at Yale urged yesterday that Alaska and Hawaii be admitted to statehood to show the world eve really be- lieve in the concept of equality that is part of the American creed"
 Henry Wells, assistant profes- sor of political science, expressed the belief that both of the terri tories are politically mature" and are 'as American in their insti- tutions and political practices as Iowa or Vermont"
 The failure to admit Alaska and Hawaii to the union, said Wells, is the only "regretable unfinished business" in an otherwise "exeel- lent record" since World War II in the U. S. governing of de- pendent areas.
 Wells discussed the U. s. and her territories on the weekly radio program "Yale Interprets the News"
 The fOrenOSt sail of a shin iS
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-18

is not justified by military needs and location surveys are unwar- ranted on the basis of military considerations alone.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-18
YOU'RE PAYING THE BILL
By DeWITT EMERY

By DeWITT EMERY
 President of Small Business Mems Association The following comparison of the peacetime spend- ing of some of the nondefense departments of fed era government is quite interesting and shows clearly why we've had such tremendous increase in both taxes and the national debt
 The first figure in each case shows actual expendi lures for the fiscal year ended June 3 1940 and the second figure shows actual expenditures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1850.
 Department of Commerce: 75,116,535
 $863 O82, 1852 Department of Interior n,38528O
 $568, ,435, 344 Department of Labor 18,576,698
 57,O43, ,997 Department of Justice: 50,813162
 $131 ,290 BOA The increase in spending for these six departments during this ten-year period is $77O8,603 469. This increase represents such vast amount of money that it's impossible for any of to have even a remote idea of what 1t will buy.
 Perhaps we'll come closer to understanding it if we consider that this increase in spending of almost eight billion dollars is than enough to buy all of the food for year. at January 1851 prices, for all of the people-in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Con- necticut, Delaware Idaho Kansas Maine, Mississippi Montana Nebraska, Nevada New Hampshire, New Mexico North Dakota Oregon, Rhode Island South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah. Vermont, West Vir- ginia and Wyoming.
 Now ask yourself this question: "What service did any or all of these departments any of the other departments of our federal government render me in 1850 which it did not render in 1940 that gives my moneys worth for the greatly increased taxes that am forced to pay?"
 Henry l.. Mccarthy, welfare worker: "Take care of the children today and the world will take of itself tomorrow"
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-18

The foremost sail of a ship is called the jib.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-18

Henry L. Mccarthy, welfare worker "Take care of the children today and the world will take care itself tomorrow"
Evening star., 1951-10-31
Thomas Russell Cowherd,
Retired U. 5. Official

Thomas Russell Cowherd, At. .
retired Government official, dice
yesterday of a heart condition al
his home in Manassas. Va.
Mr.. Cowherd was branch CHIEF
in the Non-industrial Division Of
the War Assets Administration al
the time of this retirement two
years ago because of poor health
Born in Cumberland. Md. Mr.
Cowherd lived in st. Augustine
Fla, for several years before COM
ing to Washington in 1888. He
was with the Home owners Loar
Corp. here for several years ano
during World War II was with the
War Production Board.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Kathryn Cowherd; a brother
DR.. j. Kyle Cowherd of Cumber-
land, and two sisters, Mrs. Grover
iMutchler of Easton, Pa, and Mrs
James S. Wightman of Washing
ton.
Funeral services will be at
pm. tomorrow at Robert A
Humphreys funeral home, 7757
Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda. Md
Burial will be in st. Augustine.
Evening star., 1951-10-31
Mrs. Lulu W. Francis,
Area Resident IS Years

Mrs. Lulu Wood Francis, 86. an
area resident for 45 years. died
early today at Washington SAM
tarium after a long Illness.
An active member of ST. Johns
Episcopal Church. Bethesda, she
was a member of the Women of
st. Johns. She lived at 143 Graf
ton street. Chevy Chase, Md.
Mrs. Francis was born in Win
chester, Tenn, and after her mar
riage moved to Birmingham, Ala.
She served two terms as enrolling
and engrossing secretary of the
Alabama State Senate.
She was a member of the Janet
Montgomery Chapter. Daughters
of the American Revolution.
She is survived by a daughter,
Miss Grace Francis of the Grafton
street address. Her husband died
manV wears ago.
Evening star., 1951-10-31
Reds Use STA Billion
On 'Big-Lie' Yearly,
State Dept. Aide Says
BY the Associated Yress

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Oct. 81.
Russia and the Soviet bloc are
spending an estimated $1.4 billion
yearly on the Communist big
lie" crusade, State Department
official said today.
Thurman L. Barnard. general
manager of the departments in
ternational information program,
declared that the West neverthe-
less is winning the battle for men S
minds--in part because of blum
ders Mr. Barnard said Russia has
made.
Mr.. Barnard said the Commu-
mist propaganda cost estimate was
based on latest intelligence re-
ports.
In a speech prepared for the
Life Insurance Advertising Asso-
ciation:
Mr.. Barnard reported that
despite Soviet jamming the Voice
of America radio is now getting
through to Moscow with more
than 20 per cent of its broadcasts
and is reaching between 60 and rs
per cent of the smaller Russian
lcities and rural areas.
He termed "a lot of defeatist
/ poppycock" the idea that the fret
world is losing the battle for men.
minds. .....
AS Soviet blunders he listec
opposition to the Marshall plan
the break with Yugoslavia, tn.
fighting in Korea, and opposition
to the Japanese peace treaty
Mr.. Barnard said that "the bes
intelligence reports indicate tha
10 to 80 per cent of the people.
in the various satellite states arr
against their Communist re.
gimes."
Mr.. Barnard said the State De-
partment will again ask Congress
to vote the nearly 500 millior
recently denied to provide a rims
of broadcasting facilities arounc
the Communist areas.
Evening star., 1951-10-31
Mrs. Gordon H. Ferris, 81
Western Union EnpIoye

Mrs. Gordon H. Ferris. 81. an
lemployes of the Western Union
Telegraph Co. here for "a years,
died yesterday of a heart ailment
iat her home, 2403 Thirtieth
street NE.
Mrs. Ferris and her husband
both had been employed at the
Western Union since 1918.
Born in Lowmoor. Va, Mrs. Fer
ris came to Washington as small
child. She attended old Business
High School here.
She was a member Of Fidelity
Rebekah Lodge, No. Z, I. o. o. F.,
and of Sherwood Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. Ferris is grand sec
retary Of the I. O.. o. F. Of the
District.
Besides her husband. she is sur
ivived by her mother. Mrs. Louise
Wear, $500 South Dakota avenue
NE. and two sisters, Mrs. Ethel
Louise Brooks Of 2426 South Da-
kota avenue NE and Mrs. Ger
trude Hlgdon of 1909 Eighteenth
fStreet NE.
Funeral services will be at 1880
pm. Friday at Chambers funeral
home, 5801 Cleveland avenue, Riv-
Ierdale, Md. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-10-31
Linwood {. Phillips, 46,
Retired GP0 Proofreader

Linwood E. Phillips. 46, a re-
tired Government Printing Office
|proofreader. died yesterday of 6
heart ailment at his home, 22(
Fourth street Sc.
A native of the District, Mr.
Phillips retired from the GPC
several months ago because of il
health. He had worked there q
years, starting out as an appren.
|tice printer when he was 18.
He was a member of the knights
|of Columbus.
Mr.. Phillips is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Madeleine Trice Phil.
lips: a son, Robert E. Phillips, oi
the home address, and a half.
brother, w. Serrin Stailey, of 1905
Meigs street NE.
A requiem high mass will be
celebrated at 10 am. Friday ir
Mount Hope Cemetery, Alexan.
|dria, Va.