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The guardian., 1951-11-10

Choir is q happy one because the
brilliant conductor of the choir,
Stanley Kirton, is Boston born.
Then, too, Mrs, Mary Mcleod,
distinguished and eloquent race
leader is founder of this col
lege and added to this is the
fact that the pastor Of Union
Church taught at Bethune-Cook-
man College and is a cousin of
Mrs. Bethune.
In view of all this the people
of Boston and Massachusetts
should turn out en- n1asse to hear
an dsee this Choir, thus honor
ing the college and its distin-
guished founder.
Officers of the Inter-Alumni
Council are: The Rev. Walter
D. MeClane, Pres; Atty. Ben
jamin T. Johnson, Vice Pres,
Percy Steele, Treas; Josephine
Lambert, Sec'y.; Francis Palmer,
Asst. Sec'y.; The Committee Of
Arrangements includes: st.
Clair Kirton, Chairman; Esther
B. Mitchum co-chairman; Atty.
Keesler H Montgomery, George
R. Skelly, w. E. Williams, p H.
Steele, Mrs c J. Alexander, T. w.
Jones. The subscription is $1.20
including tax.
The guardian., 1951-11-10
BOSTON TO HEAR
BETHUME- GOODMAN
CONCERT CHOIR

The Inter-Alumnl Council of
the United College Fund will
present the Bethune-Co -Cookman
College Concert Choir, Stanley
Kirton, director, Monday even
ing Dec. 10, at Union Methodist
Church, Columbus Ave. and w.
Newton ST., Boston, Rev. E. C..
Mcleod, minister
This concert will be the an
nual presentation of the Coun-
Gil which each autumn offers
the punlic an outstanding pre-
serlfation This year it was de-
cided TO engage the Concert
Choir of one of the 80 college
benficiaries of the fund. The
Bethune-Cookman Choir was
Scheduledfor appearances as far
north as New York City and will
sing in Boston after appearing
in Jacksonville, Orlando, Eustis,
Miami, Tampa and st. Peters
burg, Fla, Philadelphia and New
York City. In the latter city
their appearance will be at the
Waldorf Astoria under auspices
of the National Association of
Manufacturers.
The Inter-Alumni Council be-
lieves that the selection of the
Bethune-Cookman Concert
The guardian., 1951-11-10

modations were provided for all
alike who cared to pay the price
Cafes and bars wherever situat-
ed within the environs of
Miami, including swank beach
RESORTS offered "the best in the
house" to all patrons and de-
monstrated an eagerness to
servethem and appeared indif-
ferent to the segregation that
is known to exist in the South.
But we noticed that in the row
of stands built to view the
parade the last stand was allott-
ed to colored folk. Many of
Miami's tan citizens reside
across the railroad track. They
came and went like other
groups working in the main
business sector. None. appeared
to have their homes in any
highgrade neighborhood. A new
swank colored-operated hotel on
the beach concourse did thriv-
ing business in catering mostly
to colored patrons with long
period reservations. Only
scattering of tan Legionnaires
could be seen in the bar, cafe
and lobby.
A ten-hour motor trip over
one of the nations straightest
roads was lap one on the North
ward trek. Grapefruit, lemon,
lime and orange groves, also fig,
persimmon and pecan trees COM
prised the distant scenery on all
sides. Boggy snake-infested ever
glades with wide-fanned palm
trees waved a tourist greeting
to the wild-eyed onlookers in
respective northbound and
southbound autos. The 200
mile journey to Pensacola was
made as a passenger in the car
of buddies whose homes are in
Old Orchard Beach, Maine. MY
principal stops on the way to
were in Atlanta. Ga,
Washington, DC. and New York |
City.
The guardian., 1951-11-10

MRS. PORTUONDO
LAID TO REST

Funeral services for Mrs.
Matilda Martin Portuondo, be-
loved wife of Anthony R. Por-
tuondo of 148 Worcester St,
were held at the Norris Davis
Funeral Home, 89 Walnut Ave,
Roxbury, Friday, Oct. 26. with
the Rev. Kenneth dep. Hughes
of St. Bartholomew Church
officiating. Solos were render
eddy Mrs. Blanche Diggs who
sang "Come unto Him" by Car
rie Jacobs Bond, and II Have
Done My Work" from the Mes
siah, with Elwyn Barrow at the
organ. Interment was in Mt
Hope Cemetery.
Mrs. Portuondo was a native
of Amherst, MS. but made Troy,
NY, her home. A resident of
Massachusetts, since 1908, she
was one of Troy's most promin-
ent and respected young ladies.
She was deeply interested in
church work and works of
charity. Forty two years ago
she married Anthony R. Portu-
ondo in Boston. living a happy
life until sickness overlook her.
She leaves to mourn her loss a
The guardian., 1951-11-10

Mrs. Matilda NJ. Portuondo
loving husband, cousins,
nephews, and a host of loyal
friends,
Life has changed in many ways
But one thing changes never,
It's the memory of those
happy days
When we were all together.
The guardian., 1951-11-10

convention. A description of
Miami could be expanded into
a story-book thriller. The vista
is marvellous. Miami is city
of hotels, and miles and miles
of white sand beaches. Greeting
the eyes of the Legion conven-
ton tourists Mianis Biscayne
boulevard and other thorough
fares and buildings were all
aglow in blue and gold. Per
sistent drenching rains of nearly
the whole week before had pro-
duced gorgeous panorama of
green foliage. and the visiting
Legionnaires gazed in wonder
ment at thebeauty of the shell
tering palms
The Legion parade, a blazing
spectacle of blue and gold, with
General Macarthur leading it,
started and ended on Tuesday on
schedule time. The convention
was held at the Municipal Audi
torium at Dinner Key, fronting
Biscayne Bay. In the closing
session, Thursday, Don Wilson
of Clarksburg, w. Va. was elect
ed National Commander Massa-
chusetts played a prominent
part. Delegates voted Frank
Butch" Kelley of Boston one
ofthe National Vice-Comman-
ders.
To my great surprise there
was not a trace of color dis
elimination. All Legionnaires
were treated with courtesy.
Legionnaires went anywhere
without question. Hotel accom-
The guardian., 1951-11-10
BY MONROE MASON

The Merchants Limited, of
New Haven railroad fame, a
modernistic train, streamliner of
the Eastern seaboard, with but
three stops on the way to New
York City, transported the
writer on the first lap Of his
trip to Miami, Florida.
After an overnight nod at the
Hotel Theresa on 125th St. my
schedule directed me to the
Newark, M. Airport for an
epic flight. The huge plane rose
in all its grandeur like a colos-
sal eagle toward the sky as the
sun was sinking in the west.
Within ninety minutes the air.
liner lowered in Washington to
take on an additional cargo of
humanity, increasing to fifty the
number of passengers and crew.
Then lifting into the heavens and
skimming over Virginia, the
Carolinas and Georgia. we made
a stop for fuel at Jacksonville,
Florida, and sidestepped tre-
mendous gale.
After nearly seven hours Of
humping the air, and as dusk
blotted the horizon, and amid
the glow of a pale full moon
and thousands of flickering
lights the winged monster des-
cended with precision to our
field ef destination, Miami.
From airport with baggage we
went to theLeona Hotel, our
home during the Legionnaires
The guardian., 1951-11-10
BITE OF APPLE
KILLS BABY

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. -
Baby Elmer Wilson of this CITY
was strangled to death when a
piece of apple lodged in his
throat.
The child was playing in front
of the family home with a num-
ber of other small children. one
of the tots gave him a piece of
apple which he attempted to
swallow without chewing it.
The father, Elmer Wilson, sr..
a postal clerk, looked out the
window and saw his child flap
ping around on the ground. VIII
son rushed out of the house and
took the child to the hospital
The boy was pronounced dead
on arrival.
The guardian., 1951-11-10

MRS MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, founder of BethuneCook-
college Daytona Beach, Fla and leading educator,
the subject of biography by Miss Catherine Owen Peare
Mrs Bethune the former head of the coloed division of
the NYA and the National Council of Coored Women. She
is currently president of Central Life Insurance company
Tampa Fla The Spingarn Medalist guest at the
White House on many occasions during the Roosevelt
adninistration.-(ANP)
The guardian., 1951-11-10
Red Feather
Drive Enters
Final Weeks

Two crucial weeks remain in
the United Red Feather campaign
for Boston. These two weeks are
expected to spell the difference
between success and failure for
the volunteers trying to raise
their share of the $7,275,000 goal
This result wilI in turn make the
! difference III d lew months 70 the
community services trying to
make a limited budget cover un-
limited demands for help.
People Of Boston are being
asked to give to services that they
know because they are the ones
who use them: family, health,
youth services, neighborhood
-houses, hospitals, care for chill
dren, the aged and handicapped,
and aid to their servicemen and
women through the USO.
The urgency of the need is ex-
pressed in a report of officers of
a Boston settlement house,
"neighbors turn to us for COM
fort, advice, enlightenment, and
assistance in these complex times.
The work must continue. People
rely on us for chance for ex-
preston, pleasure and opportuni-
ties to learn and help. Failure of
the Red Feather campaign to
raise enough money does not les
sen our burden or our duty. Little
ones of working parents must not
roam the streets. Older children
must not develop into street cor
ner gangs. Clubs and classes
must continue to have intelligent
and understanding leadership"
BY contributing to the Red
Feather drive Boston people sup
port nursery schools giving day
time to pre-school children of
mothers who must work, or are
i'll, or otherwise too overburdened
to care for their little ones. Red /
Feather contributions are needed |
to help shorten the waiting lists
by providing more facilities to
cars for more children.
One dollar will provide a
cherished teddy bear for little
ones in a Day Nursery who have
no cuddly Of their own. Five dol
lars will buy a carton of tomato
juice, rich in Vitamin c, for
nursery school children.
Ten dollars will give boarding .
care for one week TO a homeless +
infant and will pay for 100000 .
units of penicillin for q child
under treatment for rheumatic
fever to prevent heart damage.
Two dollars pay for a hours at
camp for one child. Five dollars
will pay for a pair OF suction
tipped crutches for a crippled F
adult learning to walk again. /
The addition Of S3.41 to a Red /
Feather contribution will provide
USO services for a serviceman or I
woman for one year.
The guardian., 1951-11-10

assisted, contributed a group Of
selections over which she ex-
hf0ited perfect control and
played with power and authority.
The audience was generous in
well-merited APPLAUSE, and were
unanimously agreed that the re-
cital was one of the best ever
and in predicting brilliant fu-
lures for all performers.
The snoothness of the whole
affair was a credit to Robert A.
business manager,
whose skill and experience were
in eyidence.--E. G. OBJ.
The guardian., 1951-11-10
Annual Credit
Union Meeting

Boston Progressive Credit Un-
ion will hold its annual meeting
Thursday, November Is. at 800
Pm. at ST. Cyprian's Parish Hall,
Wslpole ST. There will be re-
ports, speakers, movie shorts,
and refreshments. The public is
invited TO attend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
Miners Can't Crock" If
Working Part Time, Says
Court Of Appeals

Miners are not entitled to any
unemployment o m p ensation
when they were working only
three days a week by orders of
John L. Lewis So ruled the Vir-
ginia Supreme Court of Appeals
in a decision handed down Mon
day. The decision affects more
than thousand miners in Dicken
son, Wise, Russell and Tazewell
counties
Records show that Carl fetch
er and others appealed to the cir
cult court of Dickinson County
from ruling of the State Unem-
ployment Compensation Commits
sion. The UCC had decided that
miners on a three day week by
their own volition could get no
compensation. The circuit court
ruled that they could, reversing
the UCC. The UCC appealed to
the State Supreme Court Of APP
peals.
The decision Monday stated
that even though many mines
were on short work the men
should have held themselves
available for employment at all
times in order to secure unem-
ployment benefits.
The courts Of Wise, Russell and
Tazewell had ruled with h e
Dickinson County court Appeals
were also taken by the UCC from
the other counties.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21

Advertise or Be Forgotten"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21

Mail your news In early
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
NOT TOO BAD
BY CLAUDE SHORT

BY CLAUDE SF1Ohl
The Clintwood baseball team
took one and lost a couple over
the weekend. All games were
with Keokee
At Keokee Saturday, Tom Ro-
mans toed the rubber for Clint
wood. Despite wobbly support
from the rest of the team, he man
aged to win his game to the score
of Gil. Clintwood bats really
doomed in the first game from
the first inning when three Clint
wood men made the trip around
the bases
In the second game, "Karo"
Moore went on the mound for
Clintwood, and despite his press
notices, proved only that as
pitcher he was fair catcher. The
Keokee sluggers fell upon his Of
ferings in the first inning for five
tallies and from then on simply
coasted in to a victory by the
count of lis.
Nine players and three specta-
tors made the long, hard trip to
Keokee. On Sunday the Clint
wood team took its stand in the
fair grounds, where the fans
would have to donate to see the
slaughter. The Old (and how old)
Master, Claude Fuller threw them
in the general direction of the
plate for Clintwood. Though hit
hard and far, Claude stayed in the
game to the end Clintwood was
really in this game, and Keokee
had to wait until the ninth in
ming to send the winning run
across. The final score was 81.
Hank Hamilton has taken over
the team and may be able to do
something with it The remaining
games scheduled at Clintwood
will likely be played under the
lights at the Playground.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
DEMOCRATS To NOMINATE
CANDIDATE FOR SUPERVISOR
HERE SATURDAY

Delegates from the four pre-
cincts of Clintwood District will
meet in Clintwood Saturday at
two p m. to nominate a Demo-
cratic candidate for supervisor
There will be 81 delegates.
Thus far, there are only two
announced aspirants for the nom
ination, Gaines Vanover and Per-
ry Sumner. It is understood that
John Strouth, a former member
of the board of supervisors, would
accept the place There is also
some talk of Ansel (Shay) Elem
ing.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
Rod & Gun Club Urges
Picnic Area At Mouth
Of Twin Branches

An enthusiastic and Well-attend
ed meeting of the Dickinson Coun
ty Rod & Gun Club was held in
the court house last Friday night.
The club voted to order fifteen
raccoons for release in different
parts of the county. 1t was report
ed that II pairs of quail had been
released recently. Club members
have sowed more than 100 pounds
of milo maize to support the
quail
A proposal for a picnic area at
the mouth of the Twin Branches
was launched. The large river bot
tom is the property of the Nation
al Forest Service, and it is be-
lieved that permission for a pic
mic grou1lcs may be secured. Off
cials of the forest service have in
dicatd that permission may be
given if certain improvements are
made. 1t is said that a great deal
of picnicking goes on at that point
and that much litter has been scat
tered The proposed picnic ground
would be open to the general pub
lie.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
Was It "Singlins"
Or "Backins"?

What is the difference between
"Singlings" and "Backings''?
That question caused a great
deal of smirking and some out
right snickering in circuit court
Monday. Coy Owens was on trial
for possession of illegal strong
waters, and some witnesses testi
fled that he had been dealing out
"singlings" before a fracas start
ed over on Nealy Ridge. Other
witnesses though Coy's bottle con
tanned "backings."
Judge Smith could find nothing
in his legal experience to decide
the question, and the law books
seemed mute on the subject. Fin
ally, Coy, taking the stand in his
own defense shed some light on
the puzzle. He had heard, he said,
that "singlings' were the spirits
that had made one trip through a
moonshine still. "Backings", ac-
cording to rurnor were the weak
and alomst lifeless leavings after
the doubling process had been
completed The court and jury
seemed to accept Coy's discourse
au authority. A reasonable doubt
persisting as to what kind of spir
its had been in circulation, the
jury brought in verdict of "Not
guilty"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21

Read The Little Ads"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
THREE HURT IN CAMP
CREEK WRECK

Elford Stuart, Clara SWindall
and Egbert Swindall sustained
bruises and cuts when the auto4
mobile in which they were riding
crashed into a rocky bank on
Camp Greek Saturday afternoon.
1t is said that Stuart, who was
driving, had heart attack and
lost control of the machine. The
driver sustained slight injuries
but the other persons were bruis-
ed and cut rather badly The car
was total wreck.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
ELEVEN DNHS GRADUATES
PLAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE

Eleven of the twelve boys who
recently graduated from Dicken-
son Memorial High School plan
to attend college One of the boys,
Eddie Lee, has joined the Navy,
The boys and the institutions
they expect to attend are as fol-
lows:
John Branham, East Tenn.
State Teachers College
Jack Childress, VPI
Jack Fleming, VPI
James Grimes, VPI
Jim Mullins, Emory and Henry
Bob Sykes, Emory and Henry
James Queen, Emory and Henry
Tom McFall, VPI
Lance Sutherland, VPI
H P. Remines, VPI
Fred Hanover, LMU
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
FOUR HURT IN
SATURDAY NIGHT
CAR WRECK

A collision between two automo
biles on the curve near the CheV-
rolet garage in Clintwood Satur-
day night about ten p. m. badly
damaged the two cars and serious
ly shook up eight people. Junior
Dotson, travelling in the direction
of Fremont, met head-on with an
automobile driven by young
man from Castlewood. The Castle
wood car turned over the en-
bankment, pinning one occupant
beneath it.
Deputy Sheriff K. R Dotson
states that the automobile in
which the Castlewood youths
were riding had crossed feet
over the center line at the point
of collision Roosevelt Jones, the
man who was pinned under the
car, was so seriously hurt that he
was taken to the hospital The 9th
er occupants were taken to jail.
The young men from Castlewood
are charged with being drunk.
Dotson and the two other occu
pants of his car were considerably
shaken up but sustained no seri
Gus injuries
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
SEVERAL GIVEN
PENAL TERMS
IN COURT

Although the regular criminal
docket was not reached until Tues
day in circuit court, several PEN
itentiary sentences had been met
ed out by Judge Smith.
Frank Ramsey, convicted of lar
ceny two years ago and placed on
probation, had his probation re-
voked and was ordered to serve
two years. Junior Taylor, convict
ed six months ago for attempted
burglary and probated, had his
probation revoked and will serve
year.
Claude Shook, pleading guilty
to two charges of burglary, receiv
ed a three year sentence on each
count, sentences to run consecu-
lively Lawrence William Moore,
charged with the same offense,
was awarded like penalties. Thur
man William Scaf and Cline
White, charged with burglary,
were given one year each.
Shook, Moore, Scalf and White,
young men from the vicinity Of
Coeburn, confessed to breaking
and entering Swindall's store at
Georges Fork and the Hilltop Ser
vice Station several weeks ago.
Like charges, according to h
court, are pending against the
men in Washington, Russell and
Wise counties
Only two civil cases of much
interest have come before the
court. Willard Moore was award
ed $1253 in damages sustained in
a truck collision with Estes Crab
tree.
Arlie Puckett was given dam
ageo in the amount of $1,000 for
injuries sustained when assaulted
by Grady Baker last October.
A number of criminal appeals
were heard Monday Hurlin Ar
len Harmon, charged with trans
porting illegal whiskey, was
found not guilty. Coy Owens,
charged with possession of illegal
whiskey, was found not guilty.
Herbert Henry Perkins was
freed on a charge of drunk driv-
ing. Ray Powers, accused of pos
session of illegal whiskey, was
cleared Alta Mullins came clear
on charge of selling whiskey.
Cullen Amburgey was found
not guilty of drunk driving. J. c.
Smith was fined $3.50 for abu-
sive language but was found not
guilty of assault Nevonda Jones
was fined $500 on a charge of
abusive language.
The, felony docket was reached
Tuesday with the following jur-
ors in the box: Dewey Baker, J
H Stanley, Noah M. Dotson, Cal
win Hughes, Joel D. Vanover,
Lewis Harrison, c. E. Davidson,
Arch Rose, Dewey Fields, M. B.
Damron, Taft Johnson, Clyde
H. L Cassidy, Arvil
Owens, Wade Sutherland, c. A
Anderson, Brice Sykes, Claude
Carly, Leonard M. Mullins and
W c. Compton.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
Candidate For House Of
Delegates To Be Named
July %

Democratic delegates from Dick
enson and Buchanan counties will
meet in a convention at Grundy
on Saturday, July %, at p. M.
to name candidate for the House
of Delegates
Dickinson is entitled to So del
egates, while Buchanan has vot
ing strength of "a. Delegates are
allotted in the basis of the vote
cast for President Truman in
1948.
Up to this time, only Glyn Phil
lips, Clintwood attorney, and pos
sibly Ed Coyle, Splash Dam min
err, have announced themselves as
aspirants for the nomination.
Since the two counties have been
together in legislative district,
the nominee has been from Dick
enson, as Buchanan has a dele
gate of its own.
Precinct mass meetings for the
election of delegates will be held
on Saturday, July ID. The voting
strength of the Dickinson County
precincts is as follows: