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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12
The Former Is Not Getting Rich

We all increasingly concerned over the high price
of food BY the time we pay the rent and buy groceries
there's little, if anything left for the majority OF
of American families today.
Congressman Frank f. Smith was speaking our Ian
u1e last week the House Floor when he called the at
fon of Congress the fact that the the farm
b receiving less than onehaf Of the consumers food
Prevailing public opinion pictures todays farmer as
greedy fellow who's milking the public dry and growing
are close enough to the earth to know better.
Our Congressman, speaking out for the farmer the
question of food prices said:
More than 80 cents of the dollar which the
pays at the grocery counter to various mdemen who
stand between the farmer and the providing
serving packing handling transporting wholesaling and
retailing service
These services essential and it is not my purpose
here to deny of them fair share of the ultimate cost
not farm prices.
TN the field of nonfood farm products the comparison
between farm and prices shows far wider
Today the price of cotton frozen at approximately
As cents pound Most of the cotton production of 1850
sold by the farmer at price level well below this point
1T takes three-fourths of pound of raw cotton to
make cotton shirt which sells for $4 The farm
receives approximately 30 cents for the cotton in this 81
creased from 81 to s. the price Of cotton in the shirt
has Increased only little more than 10 cents
Mr. Smith pointed out in his speech that at time when
corporation profits in this country have mounted to all
s46 According to the Bureau of Agriculture Economies
e sid the net national farm income in l947 II and
billion dollars in 1948 it dropped 16 and five
tenhs billions 194o it was ID and onetenths billions and
/, during 1850 it was ID billion dollars.
With total national income ranging well beyond 200 bill
lion dollars the farmers share has been regularly deoreas
he pointed out The farm population makes about Is
er cent OF our national population and it is estimated
rat this IL cent of population received only six
mt Of our national income-whch in language
Mt farming is still pretty hazardous occupation if
we to earn living for yourself and your family.
The truth about food prices needs to be told to the
1nefican people and Mr.. Smith was firm ground when
lc spoke out in Congress.
Bis speech dealt with the urgent necessity of contin-
mig tne system OF parity price supports and clear
commended the floor of the hourse by who
said
Because the gentlman (Nr Smith) succeeded an old
friend of mine with whom served in this body for many
many years, the gentleman from Mississippi Mr.. Whiting
SON. have been particularly interested in him. and
Aapry to report that have found that he careful stu
dent of all public questions that he is measuring to
high expectations and those of others who interested
MS career, and particularly outstanding friend
81 the people who till the SOIL
Mr. Smiths constituents will be interested in this ri
bpte paid him by Senator Cox
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12

Soy Beans
The best adapted varieties of
soybeans for Mississippi are the
Odgen and Roanoke. OF the two
varieties Ogden is the earliest.
Another variety, the S-100, may
be grown in Mississippi but it is
low yielding bean. Its only
advantage is it's earliness which
natures from 2 to 4 weeks ear
lier than the Odgen or Roanoke
but you sacrifice yield in earli-
ness. Planting seed should be
of high quality with a known
origin and termination. Inocu-
late soybeans before planting.
incubation should not be done
until you are ready to plant.
Seed should be planted within
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12
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~ NRH.NEWS
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y w. r. SULLIVAN
County Agent
Worm Hogs

Worm Hogs
Hog worms make hogs unthrif-
ty. A good practice is to worm
all pigs at weeks of age and
again when IL to ID weeks old.
Sodium fluoride is the best worm
ing medicine to use. Worm all
pigs at the same time by feeding
them | per cent sodium fluoride
in dry feed for one day. To make
a / per cent mixture of sodium
fluoride in feed use one pound
of sodium fluoride for 100 pounds
of ground feed such as bran,
shorts, corn meal, etc. This will
worm about $50 pigs at one time.
Where having just a few pigs to
worm mix one teaspoon of sodium
fluoride with l quart of dry corn
meal. This is enough to worm
pig. You can increase according
to the number of hogs you have
to worm. Do not feed your pig
for "a hours before worming then
leave the mixture before them
all day being sure not to let it get
wet from rain or any other way.
AS long as this mixture is fed
dry it is safe but if allowed to
get wet or if fed in slop it will
kill your pigs. After the hogs
have eaten all they want between
feeding time in the morning and
feeding time at night remove all
excess material from trough and
bury it where other animals will
not be able to eat it, as sodium
fluoride is poison and may kill
other animals other than hogs
when eating it.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12
Assigned To McDill

Private First Glass James E.
Witt, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch
H. Witt Of Durant, has been as
signed to the 306th Air Base
Group at McDill Air Force Base.
Florida.
Private Witt enlisted in the U.
S. Air Force in October, 1850. A
graduate of Durant High school,
he is presently engaged as a sup
ply records technician with the
306th Air Base Group at McDill
Air Force Base, Florida.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12
Pasture

Pasture
Now is the time to remove
livestock from white clover if
seed is to be harvested. You
may continue to Craze ladino
clover until May LIST before re-
moving cattle for a seed crop.
Cattle should be removed from
crimson clover fields as soon as
possible where desiring to har-
vest seed. They should also be
removed from fescue fields if
seed is to be harvested. Wild
winter peas may be grazed until
April 20-25th then remove live
stock so that you may get a bet
ter seed crop.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12
Here From Albuquerque
Pfc. Billy Marshall of Kirkland

Air Base, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, arrived in jackson Sum
day by Delta Airliner to spend a
15-day furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Marshall
of Tchula. Billy is doing clerical
work. He is a graduate of Tchu-
la High school, class of '49. He
entered the service in October,
1850, and this is his first fur
Tough home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12
Holmes County
Men In Service
s.Recruit From Tchula

Private Harold r. Harris of
Tchula is a recent U. S. Army
and U. S. Air Force recruit from
the Greenwood Recruiting Sta
ton area.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12
On 30-DoY Furlough

Cpl. Howard D. Perkins of the
Marine Corps formerly of Durant
and the son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. D. Mcbride has been on a
80 day leave visiting his aunt
Mrs. Clara Mcbride of Pickens,
and an aunt in Reform, Alabama.
He is stationed at Ocean Side,
California.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12

All families of service men
are requested to write or tele-
phone news of Holmes boys
in the service. Often an in
teresting excerpt from a let
ter can be used in this col
umn.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12

one hour after inoculating. For
high production use the best
variety on good bean land, inocu-
late, control weeds and do good
Job of combining.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12
Holmes County
Community Hospital

February rs
Mrs. Norma Hanson, Goodman
April z
Mrs. Annie Mae MCGEE, Tchula
discharged 81
Mrs. B. G.. Brasell and baby
girl, Durant
discharged y
Mrs. Jerry Beard, Goodman
discharged -
April 8
Mrs. Betty Winpigler
discharged g.
John Wesley Cox, Tchula
discharged ~
Victor Putnam, Pickens
discharged 81
l.. l.. Horn, Pickens
discharged 100
April 4
Mrs. Lula Bass, Pickens
expired y
Mrs. Matte Byrd, Lexington
discharged 81
Robert Wigley, Lexington
discharged g.
Mrs. John Hearn, Jr., Lexington
discharged 81
April
Mrs. o. S. Williamson, Lex.
discharged 81
Mrs. Thelma Davis. Durant
discharged 81
April s
Mrs. Bobbie c. Riser, Lexington
April ?
Samuel Gordon, Sails
discharged 81
Miss Emma Ella Sutton, Lex.
Mrs. Nose Wigley and baby
boy, Eden
discharged 81
April 8
Mrs. Ophelia McLemore, Lex.
discharged 10Y
Mrs. James A. Rathell and
| baby girl, Lexington
Mrs. A. E. Rutledge, Lexington
discharged I'D
Mrs. Charles Hathcock, Lex.
Mrs. r. o. Duke, Lexington
discharged 10)
Clyde Watson, Lexington
April 9
Oliver Mclean, Tchula
Mrs. John Hearn, Jackson
Mrs. B. c. Maxey and baby
Cruger
(baby expired 10Y
Colored Patients
April l
Eddie Donaldson, Lexington
discharged 81
April z
Mary Alice Jackson, Pickens
discharged 81
April 3
Willard O'Neil, Lexington
Milly Hanna, Tchula
April 4
Johnny Yates, Lexington
expired 81
April S
Danny Earl Martin
expired y
Irene Williams, Pickens
April s
Ada May Woods, Cruger
Matte Lee Thurmond, Lex.
April 9
Annie Lee Rule, Lexington
Missouri Hunter, Lexington
! Juanita Mcbride
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-12
Promoted To Sergeant

Hugh V. Thomas of Pickens.
son of Mrs. Ebert Mcbride. who
is stationed at Shaw Field Air
Base, has recently been promot
ed to Sergeant.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
LICK FORK MINERS
TURN "THE CAT
LOOSE" MONDAY

The "Cat" got loose again on
Monday evening at Lick Fork.
To miners that means that a
wildcat strike started. Though
they were cautious in their COM
ments, none of the miners were
working at Lick Fork Tuesday.
The night shift refused to enter
the portal Monday evening, and
the day shift stayed at home on
Tuesday
The miners say that a griev-
ance against a foreman caused
the walkout. They state that char
ges were preferred against the
foreman sometime ago for cursing
one of the men in his crew. The
foreman, it appears, was suspend
ed from work for ten days. When
he reported for work at the end
of the suspension period, the men
were not satisfied and the walk
out followed Although the min
ers were unusually tight-lipped,
there were indications that they
had further grievances against
the foreman.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
FORMER FREEZING WOMAN
DIES IN KENTUCKY

Freezing, Sept. 10-Mrs. Mag
daline Baker, sc, a former resi-
dent of this neighborhood, died
early Friday at her home on Elk
horn Creek, just across the state
line, supposedly of heart attack.
Burial was in the Mullins ceme-
terry on -Beefhide Creek Sunday.
She was a daughter of the late
Alex and DENTS Mullins and
grew up on Cutter Branch. She
married Johnnie Mullins many
years ago and they lived in this
neighborhood for while He died
about 25 years ago and she later
married Greed Baker. They lived
on Pine Creek for while, then
on Cumberland Mountain and
finally on Elkhorn She was sig
ter to Willard Mullins. of Cutter
Branch, and Joe Mullins of near
Clintwood.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
Tour of County Farms
To Be Made Sept. FL

A tour of those farms in the
Clintwood district having improv
ed pastures will be conducted by
the county agent and the commit
tee on pasture Improvement Fri
day afternoon, Sept. 81, starting
from the Clintwood High School
grounds at 100 p. m. Among the
farms to be visited are those of
Estes r. Fleming, T. E. Vanovsr
and Acie Ford Farmers, business
men and all other interested
persons are not only invited
but are urged to join this tour.
The county agent and commit
tee express themselves as being
highly pleased with the tours cor
dccted last week in the Ervinton
and Sandlick districts, and they
anticipate a group of at least a
hundred to make the tour on the
21st.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
BOTH PARTIES GRID
FOR BATTLE
OF BALLOTS

With the election only 81 days
in front, both political parties ar
pear to be girding themselves for
the battle of ballots
The County Electoral Board,
consisting of J. C Stanley, VIC.
Mullins and Walter Carly, in a
recent meeting authorized he
printing of 10000 ballots. The
Board also authorized w. c Null
Inns, secretary, to distribute, re-
ceive' in return, and account for
the tickets to absent voters. 1t is
generally understood that there
are more qualified voters absent
from their precincts this year
than ever before
Aside from those seeking coun-
ty offices, candidates for the Of
fees of supervisor and justice of
the peace appear in each of the
five districts. The aspirants for
supervisor are as follows:
CLINTWOOD DIST. - Tandy
Hall, Parks M. Hawkins and
Harrison Mullins
ERVINTON DIST. C. (Cor
betty Mullins and Rufus V. Nc
Mccoy
KENADY DIST E. Bever-
ly, j. G. Dotson and Erwin
Dotson
WILLIS DIST. = Stephen A.
Rose and Johnny Sluss
SAND LICK DIST. - Corbett
Owens and Clyde Powers
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
Tri- State Singing
Convention Draws
Large Crowd

On last Sunday, 1900 people
gathered in the Breaks for the tri
state singing convention. Seven
quartetts and few soloists furn
ished music to large and appre
ciative audience. The Hardin Bro
theirs Quartette from Tennessee
was there and rendered many fine
selections and repeated, as did 9th
ers, their performance for several
rounds The Volunteer Quartette
from Appalachia was there and
rendered some fine harmonizing
to the satisfaction of the audience.
The Clintwood singers, led by Si4
mon Beverly, did some wonderful
singing. This is one of Dickinson
County's best group of singers.
The regular Flemingtown quar-
tette was not present, but mix
ed group was there and did nigh
ty WELL
Mrs j R Rife of Grundy was
president and presided over the
convention. They plan on making
this a yearly event, probably at
the same place.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
REAL ESTATE TAXES
20 PCT. HIGHER
: THAN LAST YEAR

German B. Sutherland, treas
urer. states that within a few
days 5000 statements will go out
The statements will cover taxes
Dickinson County taxpayers.
on personal property, real estate
and income. Collections, the treas
urer states, will begin Saturday
The treasurer or his deputies
will be at various "sets" on speci
fled dates. Thus, the taxpayers
will have opportunities of settl
ing accounts within their own
communities. The treasurer's Of
flee will be open during the usual
hours while the sets are going
on.
Mr. Sutherland says that tax
bills on real estate will be at least
20 per cent higher than they were
last year. For example, Clinch-
field Coal Corporation paid in
round numbers $4,000 on it's real
estate last year, The bill to the
company this year in round mum
bers amounts to $1,000, The
treasurer states that the increase
is cused by the 100000 school
bond issue voted Dec. IL, 1850
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
PARK ASSOCIATION TO
HOLD MEETING IN BREAKS
SATURDAY, SEPT. Is

M. M. Long, of st, Paul, tenn
porary chairman of the Breaks
Park Association, this week call
ed general meeting to be held
at the picnic area in the Breaks
on Saturday, Sept. Is, at 200 p.
M, and urged all Kentuckians
and Virginians interested in the
development of the Breaks area
into national or bi-state park
to be present.
The nominating committee will
make its report, permanent Off
GERS and directors will be elected
and permanent organization ef-
fected,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
SIX GIVEN PRISON
TERMS IN COURT
THIS WEEK

The criminal appeal docket was
reached in court Monday, with a
majority of the cases being con-
tinued. Some were heard, with
the following results:
Homer Casteel, charged with
possession of illegal whiskey, not
guilty
Therman Fleming, charged with
possession of illegal whiskey, noe
guilty
Butler Fleming, charged with
possession of illegal whiskey, not
guilty
Alvin Mccoy, possession of
chicken-killing dog, dismissed
Kyle Vanover, charged with as
sault, dismissed.
Lindberg Keen, operating a We
hicle without permit, judgment
of mayors court in Haysi con-
firmed
Lindberg Keen, charged with
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, judgment of mayors court
of Haysi confirmed Z
On Tuesday the felony docket
came up, with the following cit
liens on the venire:
Frank B. Viers, Claude F. Carl
co, Ralph Fleming, John Bran
ham, Fred Stallard, D. B. Suther
land, Jr., Monroe C. Powers, Esq
ties J Crabtree, Freddy Edwards,
James M. Robinson, Wesley Far
mer, Meredith E. Boggs, Ellie
C4SiiCil, MdylidI0 DcFGAAyS AO1-
bett Deel, Silas J. Deel, Bruce r.
Buchanan, Estes Fleming, Mrs
Maude Hay, F C. Childress
Several sentences were meted
out on the second day of the Grim
inal docket.
Claude Lockhart, charged with
drunk driving, received a fine of
$500. Johnny Pat Slemp, on a
charge of drunk driving, was fin
500. This sentence automatical-
ly revoked Slemp's probation,
and he was sentenced for one
year to the penitentiary
Charles Powers, convicted on a
charge of drunk driving, was Civ
en- a fine of $500 and so days in
jail.
Raymond G. Martin, convicted
of grand larceny, received one
year in the penitentiary.
j. D DELPHI, a minor, charged
with breaking and entering, was
sentenced to IL months at the
state farm.
Buford Turner Est Paul, Rt.
y was given a $50 fine and so
days in Jail on charge Of maim-
ing.
Paul Poston, Buford Turner and
Henry Rose, convicted of grand
larceny, each received sentence
of one year in the penitentiary.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
GREENWAVES
WIN OPENING
GAME
BY CLAUDE SHORT

Last Saturday night the Clint"
wood Greenwaves collided with
the Norton Black Raiders on the
latter's field. The game was close
ly contested throughout, with
Clintwood holding an undisputed
edge from the word GO"
Although we had been misled
by the belief that Norton was
weak in its line, and that their
backs were no match for ours in
speed or weight, which was pro-
ven early in the game, as there
was no score in the first half of
the game, and our lone score
came in the early part of the 3rd
quarter From then on it was a
tussle from one end of the field
to the other, with each team pick
ing up a few yards at time,
then kicking and taking the Of
fensive.
Don Davis, swift back for
Clintwood, ran the ball across the
line for Clintwood's lone score,
then the try for the extra point
failed. During the game Clint
wood picked up total of ITO
yards, as compared to Norton's
70. Also, Clintwood gained ten
first downs to Norton's four,
Clintwood drew a total of 80
yards in penalties to Norton's 20
These are the figures on the
game, which prove that Clintwood
held the edge throughout t h e
game.
Let us take this game into con-
sideration and figure the good
and bad points, and the odd and
even breaks for and against usi
Let us remember that this was
the first game of the season,
meaning that allowances should
be made toward the boys cooper
alton among themselves, and that
the new boys who are playing the
game for their first year, as we
lost several through graduation.
That hurt, and they had to be re-
placed with new boys, but I say
give these players the experience
they need and they will be even
harder to handle than those we
lost Our line will average 175
pounds, which is large indeed for
a high school team. Our backs
are swift and alert and will prove
to be match for any in the dis
trict. The Greenwaves are surely
the threat in District Eight, and
in all probability will walk away
with the championship this year.
Clintwood meets st Charles at
Norton Saturday night, since the
field here will not be available on
account of the county fair.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
YOUNG PEOPLES
GROUP ORGANIZED

The Pound River BYCF has
been organized, with the follow
ing officers elected:
President. Virginia Mae Rose
Secy-Treas. ..... Alene Sluss
Program Committee: Betty Null
Inns, Jerry Rose, Hattie Sluss
Adult Advisors: Mrs. Kennith
Rose and Earle Sluss
Song Leader . Mae Rose
Reporter ...... Grethel Sluss
Everyone is invited to attend.
BYCF will meet every Thursday
night at 7 o'clock. Come and bring
someone with you.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
NOTICE

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Johnnie B. Turner, known at
home as Buford, Steinman, Rt. /,
is not the Buford Turner indicted
for grand larceny,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13

Inis jeanette Keith of North
Carolina, is visiting her grand-
parents, Mr.. and Mrs John Keith,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
OF
All
Things!
By E. r. B.


Add this to the legends OF, lost
treasure: Bicycle Kelly and Ira
din Tom are planning to set
forth for Arizona at an early date
to find the lost gold mine, worth
twenty million dollars, in the Su
perstition Mountains.
How many people now living
in Dickinson County witnessed
the hanging of Ellison Mounts at
Pikeville, KY, in 1890? Corbett
Hamilton would like to know
Uncle Daniel McFall told him
that he saw the execution and
was close enough to the galloWs
to see the chest turn black when
the body fell through the trap
door.
Wit comes with a little mora
salt from the mouth of preach,
er. And German Sutherland will,
now and then, make a dry crack
that is all the richer to those who
know him. Commenting on the
retirement of a politician in a
neighboring county, who had pre-
viously taken another mans wife,
German said, swell, l guess he
didn't make bad trade at that.
A woman is worth more than an
office any time"
And now comes MouSie Turner,
much aggrieved, but more in sad
ness than in anger. He sorrows
that John Artrip, the Choctaw
chief, should try, by means Of in
nuendo, double talk, and half
truth, to besmirch and befoul his
(Mousie's) reputation. He states
that he did fall from his bed
while writing in a nightmare,
thereby sustaining many and sew
eral bruises. Such accident, he
declares, though unusual, is not
impossible. It was little about
which to build a great hugger-
mugger. Furthermore, he says,
the Chief has a few chinks in his
own arrnor and well might be
more circumspect in spreading
rumors.
Association time for the odd
Baptists" has just passed. The
brethren, those inclined toward
the faith and order, and the mere
ly curious have met in great con
gregations and then gone their
several ways. The community hos
pitality has been generous, but it
has not been strained by the Wis
itors, who came in Shoals and
nations" as once it was. The PEG
pie who go to the associations
now do not depend so much on
entertainment in the community.
Things of memory are the "jock-
ey grounds" always mile or so
from the meeting places, where
the horse traders met to rip and
stave, drink and try to cheat each
other in swaps. Usually a num-
Der of abused and broken horses
were left to die on the grounds.
There was very practical rea
son why the Baptists and Metho-
dists in pioneer days set their
associations and conferences in
the fall. The settings for these
first gatherings were in the coun
try; and on the farms, then, as
now, there was a plenitude Of
things to eat for both man and
beast. The elders of those early
churches had to have a mixture
lsss next sslnzaa)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-09-13
DRIVE CAREFULLY

Gas our contribution to the
safe driving campaign now be-
ing waged in Virginia, the Her
aid will from week to week,
give the bare details of cases
involving reckless and drunk
driving coming before the trial
justice court. Some personal
embarrassment will, of course,
result. However, that feeling is
less important than safety on
the highways.)
Trial Justice E j. Sutherland
the following traffic cases
which have come before his court
since the first of September:
Reckless Driving
Ralph ByerS ...... Acquitted
Tommy Lee Dotson Acquitted
Lindbergh Keen. ,,. $25 fine
Cecil Kenneth Mullins
S25 fine
Ersel Mullins ....... $25 fine
Henry Owens ...... Acquitted
Omri Day ........,.. $40 fine
Drunk Driving
Kenneth Farmer, $500 fine and
80 days in jail Jail sentence
suspended
Tyler Mcfarland. -. 500 fine