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Mill ~
sidy from $18 million to $12
Effect of the decision is to keep
local governments from getting in
equitable share of state taxes.
Cities, townships and counties act
ually will get increased state aid
despite sales tax cut.
Reason for cut is that state ex-
poets to have $18 million surplus
in treasury on July 1. Under for
mula enacted 40, schools and To-
cal governments each will receive
$5.4 million of surplus. State will
keep the rest.
New source of income is also
to be opened to cities and town
ships . Administrations program
calls for law to enable them to
collect liquor license fees equal to
those assessed by state. Local take
could reach $7.6 million.
Proposed program would give To-
cal governments up to $37 1 4 mil
lion a year in next biennium. SIS
million would come from intangi-
ible taxes, SIP million for sales
taxes, $7.6 million from liquor
fees and $2.7 million from sur
plus. Present distribution is only
$33 million from sales and intang-
ible taxes.
Administration will oppose their
having financial cake and eating
it too. Expect Governors budget
message to deal firmly with sub
iect. Democratic leaders in Ohio's
goth General Assembly report
budget due by March 1.
TWENTY-ONE BILLS carrying
out other recommendations of Gov
ernor have been introduced in two
houses by both Republicans and
Democrats. Minority leaders last
week called on GOP-majority to
enact the non-partisan program.
Auto tag bill passed by AS
sembly was shorn of one money
saving features; otherwise follow
ed administrations recommends
ton. 1t provides for Use of both
plates in 81 but allows use OF
windshield stickers in '52 and 1873
if steel is scarce. Original bill
would have saved money and steel
by splitting 81 plates and using
through "a.
Bar was dropped in lower house
on introduction of bills last Mon
day. Record total of 670 was set
Senate members have put 174 ir
hopper; will continue introduc
tons. Most of bill die when ses
sion adjourns. Meanwhile, com
mittiees are busy with hearing.
INVESTIGATIONS are in vogue
in Ohio Legislature. House Belli
Committee has opened probe o:
State Boards and Commissions. 4
six-member Senate Committee will
quiz the Civil Service Commission
, 1951-02-19

denounced their disappearance at
end of session as Immoral, hypo-
critical and illegal"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
TO ATTEND FARM SERVICE
MEETING IN KNOXVILLE

Fifty-four service agency repre-
sentatives of Southern States Co.
operative will attend a two-day
farm servile conference in Knor-
vile on Feb. s and 9. All sessions
of he conferenle will be held in
the Whittle Springs Hotel. Enroll
ed from this area are John w.
Chase and Audy Phipps of Clint
wood Farm Supply.
Especially designed to help ag-
ency personnel become better ar
quainted with the products and
services Of the cooperative so
they in turn will be better equip
ped to serve Southern States
248,000 members, the school will
be conducted by the agency man
ayers themselves and top distri-
button and purchasing men from
the cooperative's central offices
in Richmond.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
Speet Trap In
Bondtown May Be
Eliminated

The government of the city OF
Bondtown, just this side OF Coe-
burn, seems to be in fluid
condition.
Last Thursday, Mayor Lee Fu-
gate handed his resignation to the
town council. Now, Chief of Po-
lice Dormas Hughes has also re-
signed. And, as Shakespeare said,
Thereby hangs a tale"
West Coeburn merchants about
a month ago instituted suit for
an injunction against Bondtown,
alleging that a speed trap was be
ing operated in the town and that
policemen were "patrolling that
area to such an extent that all
business had been scared away"
Bondtown was using three
man police force to patrol its
single street. One officer was re-
leased some weeks ago. The res
ignation of the Chief leaves but
one officer on the town force. The
fees from traffic arrests have
been exceeding those collected for
all purposes in Coeburn, which
has ten times the population OF
the neighboring village.
Traffic hazards in the busting
little Wise County city have be-
come well known to the people OF
Dickinson County.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
Republican
March ;

The Republican county conven-
ton to nominate candidates for
the five offices will be held at
Clintwood, Saturday, March 3.
Delegates to the convention will
be selected at precinct mass meet
ings on February "a. That was
the decision thraShed out at
committee meeting in the court
house Saturday.
There was a good crowd pres
ent from all sections of the coun
ty. The party stalwarts began ar
irving in town early in the morn
ing and seemed to be filled with
spirit and enthusiasm. Speeches
were made by w. L. Rush, S H.
Sutherland, A. M Phipps and
Hargadine Bowman.
There was some division Of
opinion as to whetehr the party
should nominate a full slate, but
this attitude gave way before the
majority sentiment and the nuns
Der of persons apparently willing
to enter the field.
One important decision was to
begin an immediate drive for the
collection of poll taxes. This
movement was proposed by S H.
Sutherland. Two committees were
appointed to do the job. A fin
ance committee to collect money
was composed of Rufus Perrigan,
Ferdie Beverly and Allan Colley.
A board of directors to apply the
money was made up of Charles
Arlington, General Mullins, Re-
mire Sutherland and Radford
Mullins.
An interesting report from the
meeting was to the effect that
the party planned to collect the
ballots of the absent Republican
voters by method known as the
''Lee County Plan. The absent
voter will identify his ballot by
voting for himself for justice OF
the peace. The ballot thus identi-
fled, they reason, cannot be tam
pered with. If such votes should
60 into the "Black Satcher',
grounds for a contest would re-
suit. This plan was used success
fully, it is said, by the Republ;-
cans in the Lee County election OF
1947.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
NUMBER OF HIGHWAY
BEING CHANGED

The State Highway Depart
ment announces taht the route
from Abingdon to Jonesville
through Hansonville, st. Paul,
Coeburn, Appalachia and Big
Stone Gap will henceforth be
known as Route So alternate. The
new number designates this en-
tire stretch Of road as a us. High
way. Previously this routing had
included parts of US 10, and
State Routes 81 and 70.
There will be no change in the
present designation of U S. So
between Abingdon and Jones
vile through Bristol, Gate. City
and Duffield. u. S. SO has its
eastern terminus at Virginia
Beach and traverses the southern
side of Virginia to Cumberland
Gap.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
TO WAIT FOR DRAFT

Kyles Mullins and Richard PIT
ode completed their enlistment In
the air force Monday. They had
their bus tickets and were in the
bus station ready to go. Five min
utes before the scheduled arrival
of the bus Sergeant Dye received
message that enlistments in the
air force were frozen and that he
should send no more recruits
The two boys in disappointment
resigned themselves to wait for
the draft.
Richard has been student in
Mars Hill College, N. c. Kyles re
Gently returned from stay Of
two years in the Far West
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
CUMBERLAND BANK
g. TRUST co.

Officers and directors of the
Cumberland Bank & Trust Co.
were elected at meeting in Grun
dy last Saturday. Elected were
v. c. Smith, president; w H
Arlington, vice president; R. L,
Sutherland, cashier; H. B. airing
ton, assistant cashier in charge Of
Haysi branch; and N E. Hughes,
assistant cashier in charge of the
Clintwood branch. Directors chos
en- were v C. Smith, w H Ar
rington, w. B. Trivitt, W. P, Jack
osn, DR.. J C. Moore and r L
Sutherland
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
Al Achievement Day
Set For Feb. 8

Dickinson County All Achieve
ment Day program, which was
set for Nov Is, but had to be
postponed because of the severe
weather at that time, will be held
Saturday, Feb. 8, at the high
school building in Clintwood,
There are 81 All Clubs in h e
county and a large representation
from each is expected to attend.
The club with the largest percent
age of attendance will be award
ed a prize, and the outstanding
club of 1949-50 will be awarded
a banner. Medals, savings bonds
and utensils will be awarded to
outstanding All Club members
for their project work.
Richard Chase of Big Stone
Gap, nationally known authority
on folk lore and folk games, will
entertain the group with his ini-
mitable telling of such tales as
"Munce Meg, 1.-THE Fool and His
Money" and so in. Mr.. Chase
will also put on a Mr.. Punch
punch n judy show.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
More Work
For Mcclure
Highway

The State Highway Commission
has authorized an extension OF
construction on Route "a in Dick
enson County which will take the
improved road to point 1858
miles south of Fremont, spokes
man for the department said this
week.
Reconstruction of the first sec
ton of tortuous Route 81 be-
tween Fremont and Dante was
authorized late in 1949, but de-
layed during all of last year by
the concentration of forces and
equipment on heavy and difficult
work on Route 80 at Haysi. Grad
ing on the first section of 3.148
miles is about 76 per cent com
plete, with surfacing following as
rapidly as weather will permit,
engineers stated. About As per
cent of the macadam pavement is
down.
The authorized extension OF
7.5O1 miles will be handled by the
same construction camp. Includ
ing bridges over Buffalo Creek,
Hatchet Branch, Roaring Fork
and Crooked Run, the IL miles
will cost an estimated $350,000
and will run well into 1852.
Steep grades and blind curves
are being eliminated from much
of the ledge road south of FIRE.
mont by relocation of the high
way On the extended portion,
virtually all construction will be
along the existing road, widening
/ the graded roadway to "a and "a
feet and replacing the narrow
pavement with 20-foot surface
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
FERRIS COLLEY BUYS
INTEREST IN LOCAL
FUNERAL HOME

Elmer Poore, manager of the
Clintwood Funeral Home, an
nounces that a half interest in
that business has been bought
by Ferris Colley and that the
new partner has already started
work in the establishment.
Colley, a son of c S oClley,
graduated from D M H S and
studied at Hiwassee and Marshall
Colleges He studied undertaking
at Nashville, Tenn. He has been
connected with the Tanning Fu-
neral Henae at lager, W, Va,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
DALLAS MULLINS REMAINS
IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Late reports from the Univer-
sity of Virginia Hospital at Char
lottesville are to the effect that
Dallas Mullins remains in crit
cal condition. He was reported to
be dangerously i'll last Saturday
but has apparently made some
gains. 1t is now reported that he
is suffering with an internal can
Ger,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
TWO DOES BROUGHT
TO SOUTH OF CUMBERLAND

Otto Kendrick of the National
Forest Service has two more deer
under his protection. Two does
that were trapped in the Glades
section of Wise County were
brought to the headwaters of
Cane Creek and released last
Saturday. One was about two
years old, the other was yearl-
ing Both were in good condition.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
GAME CLUB ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR COMING
YEAR

NORA, Jan. 31.-The Ervinton
Sportsmen't Club of Nora met on
Sunday, Jan. 81 at Ervinton High
School and elected officers for
the new year. C w Sutherland
was reelected president, Buster
Amburgey, vice president, Mont
Phillips secretary and Norman
Sutherland treasurer.
James R. Hilton, Edd Rasnick
and Wallace Sutherland were
electe as board of directors.
Buster Amburgey was appoint
ed educational director for the
club and Worley Laforce pubici-
ty director.
The February 1st deadline for
the purchase of 1851 dog tags
was discussed with special game
warden, Slenp Mccoy and the
club promised its full support by
reminding dog owners in this
territory of the deadline date.
Plans were also discussed for
collecting 1851 club dues, which
are now due. The regular meet
ing dates for 1851 We're set for
the third Wednesday of each
month at 7;30 p. m.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
MRS ROSE WRIGHT
UNDERGOES OPERATION

Mrs Rose Wright, who under
went an operation for an internal
growth in the Dickinson County
Hospital on Monday, is reported
to be resting very well at this
time Mrs Wright, the widow OF
the late RUDE Wright, is a daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
Fleming. She has operated a
boarding house in Clintwood for
many years.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
G. G. LONG DIES
IN HOSPITAL
FRIDAY

C. C. Long, local hardware
dealer, died near noon last Friday
in the Dickinson County Hospit-
al. The end came somewhat sud-
denly and unexpectedly He sus-
tanned stroke shortly before
Christmas and had remained con
tinuously in the hospital.
The deceased was born in the
Long Ridge section of Ervinton
District May 2, 1887, the son of
the late Henry and Lydia Smith
Long. He was a merchant during
most of his adult life, having
stores at Trammel, Mill Creek,
Clintwood and other points. He
had at times been in the coal
business and had an interest in a
truck mine near ClintWood at the
time of his death.
Mr.. Long was a genial and &C
commodating man who made a
host of friends. Regardless of the
place where he set Up in business
he always attracted good trade
and prospered. He had keen in
terest in public fairs and had
been urged by his party to run
for different offices.
In. addition to the widow, the
former Maggie Barton, he is sur
vived by six brothers, Harrison
of Dante, Rt. l, D E of some
point in West Virginia, Jeff of
Wakenva, Tyler of Nora, Frank
of Wakenva, and Com of Nora,
Rt. l.; by five sisters, Mrs. Jane
Smith of Nora, Mrs. Emma Hilton
of Coeburn, Mrs. Beatrice Single
ton of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. AL
ma Worth of Columbus, Ohio,
and Mrs. George Martin of Wa
kenva, and the following child
rem: Mrs. Pearl Sutherland of Coe
burn, Mrs. Hazel Foster, station
ed in England with her husband,
an army officer; Mrs. Delphia
Corn of Oak Ridge, Tenn, Mrs
Drucie Brown of Coeburn, Mrs
Alice Ball of st. Paul, Mrs. Juan
tia Ball, Richlands, Mrs. Helen
Early of Oak Ridge, Tenn, Car
roll Long of the Marine Corps,
Junior Long of the Air Force and
Norma Long at home.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday in the Baptist Church at
Trammel, with Rev. w. A. Hash,
Mouth of Wilson, and Rev. Grant
Gibbons in charge. Burial was in
Temple Hill Cemetery.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
UNDERGoEs OPERATION

Mrs. John Henry Artrip of
Skeetrock underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis and gall
stones at the Johnston Memorial
Hospital at Abingdon last Satur-
day. ISL stones were removed by
the operation. She is resting com
fortably and making a good re-
eevery,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
ROY THOMSON REMAINS
IN ABINGDON HOSPITAL

Roy Thomson, who suffered
a stroke ON January IA, has been
a patient since that time in the
Johnston Memorial Hospital at
Abingdon. Late reports are that
his condition has slightly improv
ed. It was discovered that h 9
stroke was the result of blood
eliot on or shaut the brain,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-02-01
OF
All
Things!
By E. f. B.


This scribe does not know the
time nor the circumstances under
which baseball made its entry in
to Dickinson County. E. ]. Suth-
erland could probably tell of two
clubs that operated before 1908,
the "Stratton Amateurs" and the
Frying Pan Juniors" There was
a tradition of the games being
played at an earlier date in Clint
wood on diamond in the vicin-
ity where Tom Mooney and How
ard Clark now live. All we can
say with certainty is that h 9
game has been played consecu-
lively in Clintwood since h e
spring Of 1908.
In March of that year, two
teams were organized; the Town
Boys" and the Country Lads.
The latter team was made up Of
young men who were attending
the school taught by Professor
Remines. Some of the town play
ers were Chapman Below, CATCH
er; Charles Colley, pitcher; Ern-
est Ames, first base; Henry (now
Dr.) Reed, second base; Lucian
Priode, shortstop; Clip" Long,
third base; Milo Putnam, Greed
McFall, Ira Short, Pat Hylton and
Fitzhugh Wells, outfielders and
extras. The Country Lads" were
E. J. Sutherland, catcher; STAN
ford Owens, pitcher; Oscar Deel,
first base; Owen Boiling, second
base; Bascom Porter, shortstop;
third baseman not recalled; Scott
Duty, Whitelaw Rose and Corbett
(Jim) Senter in the outfield. DR.,
Newt French was the umpire.
The first games were played in
the Phipps pasture field, just out
of the lower end of town. Then
the scene of conflict shifted to a
flat in now what is Foxtown, lex
cept that there was no Foxtown
then) where Hampton Osborne
and others now reside. The game
was played there at least until
1915. Rocks or slabs of wood were
used for bases. There were no uni
forms, but the young men rolled
up their britches and folded them
just below the knees to simulate
the proper dress. Rev. I'D. Spit2
er, Methodist pastor, was the town
manager. That first year, h 9
Country Lads" had it all over
the "Town Boys" A typical score
was 1912. There was little real
hitting, but in one game Rose
and Boiling each got home run.
E. J. Sutherland also demonstrate
ed the art and mystery of base
stealing. All the pitchers knew
was to rare back and heave the
ball, but there were rumors in
some parts curves were known.
CintWood went baseball crazy
that year. There was a second
team and boys team, and both
Georges Fork and FlemingtoWn
fielded a nine. Calico uniforms
were the style. Georges Fork
dressed in a brilliant red with
black trimmings. Flemingtown
came out in sober black, relieved
by splotches of red. The second
town team sported vivid blue
and white. The first team played
a couple of games with Stratton,
one with Fairview MEADE Fork)
and at other times diverted itself
with neighborhood outfits of the
haser sort, The big game Of the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
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Smyrna times., 1951-10-18
TO ATTEND 72nd
WCTU MEETING
Miss Julia Griffith and Mrs. L
M. Price to Attend COnven-
ton in Wilmington
RECRUIT SERVICE

Miss Julia Griffith, president of
the Smyrna WCrU and Mrs. Lewis
M. Price, delegate, will represent
the Smyrna Union at the 72nd an
nual convention of the Delaware
WCTU to be held at Peninsula
Methodist Church, Wilmington on
Oct. 1926. On Thursday a turkey
supper will be served at $1.50 to
all who wish to attend. On Thurs
day at pm. the speaker will be
DR.. Carradine r. Hooten, executive
secretary of the Board of Temper
ance of the Methodist Church. A
reception will be held after the ad-
dress. Those attending the Della
ware State Teacher convention are
invited to attend the dinner, ad-
dress, and reception. A white rib
bon recruit service will be held and
picture will be taken of all the
children grouped in front of the
church, and it is hoped to have 100
recruits.
Smyrna times., 1951-10-18
"IT CAN HAPPEN HERE" STATE
CIVIL DEFENCE HEAD TELLS BPW

those hurt, fires, and those caught
in collapsed buildings. He stressed
the need for some to be trained,
saying that "it can happen to us,
and we must be prepared"
Three Girls of Girls State
Mrs. June Anthony presided,
Mrs. Margaret O'Nei1l, acting prin-
cipal of John Bassett Moore High
School, introduced the three girls
who represented Smyrna at Girls
State: Marie Van Pelt,- Rosalie
williams, and Doris Dukes then
told of activities there. The local
BPW Club sponsored one of the
girls in this project for making
better citizens. Mrs. Gertrude
Scout was in charge of program.
Miss Ruth Ellen Rheims reported
on the workshop held in Dover
Oct. IA, which stressed membership
and international relations. Miss
Virgie Bauer reported on the typ
ing class sponsored by the club,
which has % members and 10 on
the reserve list.
Smyrna times., 1951-10-18
ROTARY HEARS REPORTS
Alan Robinson Reports to ROtar.
ians on Boy Scout Program

Alan Robinson, a member of the
Boy Scout committee. representing
the Smyrna Rotary Club, gave a
report at the meeting of the Ro-
tary Club last Thursday night. He
stated that the boys are cooperat-
ing with organizations using the
Youth Center, where Boy and Girl
Scouts meet. Ways and means
were discussed at the committee
meeting for the financing and up
keep of the property, he said. The
Youth Center, under the supervi-
sion Of the Smyrna Lions Club, is
being used for all youth activities
in the area. Neil Oeschler, also a
member of the committee, was I'M
able to be present to report, owing
to the pressure of business. Nelson
Everhart, general chairman of the
1851 Rotary Divieland Revue, said
that the cast is now rapidly being
assembled and rehearsals will be-
gin soon. The committee is study
ing several phases of new and add
ed attractions. James Everhart
presided.
Smyrna times., 1951-10-18

Col. D. l.. Dutton, deputy direc-
tor Civil Defense for the state of
Delaware, was the speaker at the
dinner meeting of the Smyrna
Clayton Business and Professional
Women's Club at The Wayside Inn
on Monday night. He explained
the civil defense organization, the
thirteen state departments, and
said that money is spent to pur-
chase medical equipment, limited
amount of drugs and medicine,
which is stock piled throughout the
state. Money is also used as train
ing fund, according to the speaker.
He emphasized the Importance of
organizing communities before it is
too late and said that every citiz-
en- should get in back Of civil de-
fense, not only to save lives, but to
keep production going, in order to
win. He asked the women if they
know what to do in an emergency
to protect themselves and their
families, at home, at work, at
school, and in the open; also what
to do after the disaster, care Of
Smyrna times., 1951-10-18
HIS TO OPEN
GRID SEASON
Smyrna High School Eagles
to Oppose RehObOth Here
Tomorrow Night
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED

Smyrna High School Eagles
football team opens its third sea-
son ON Friday night when they op-
pose Rehoboth High School on the
Smyrna field. In their previous
meetings Rehoboth was the victor
$50 and $50. It is hoped after
two seasons of competition that
the Smyrna boys will make a bet
ter account of themselves than in
the two previous meetings. Re-
hoboth so far this season tied Mil
ford 1913, beat Georgetown 1910
and lost tough game to Seaford
26-19. The Rehoboth offense is
spanked by John Kramedas a hard
running back, and Coach Stellatella
is devising defenses with the prime
object to stop this hard runner.
Smyrna had an intrasquad scri1n-
mage under the lights on Monday
night in preparation for this tough
encounter. The opening lineup for
the Eagles is as follows: Left end,
Ebe Joseph, Senior; left tackle,
George Coyle, Senior; left guard,
George Luff, Senior; center, Bill
Warner, Senior; right guard, Jack
Marshall, Sophomore; right tackle,
Kenny Marsh, Sophomore; right
end, James Mood, Senior; quarter
back, Franklin Shane, Junior; left
halfback, Bill Thorpe, Junior; right
halfback, Aaron Reynolds, Sopho-
more; fuMback, Bill Cook, Sopho-
more. 1t is hoped that the town
people get behind the football team
and show the boys and the coaches
that they appreciate their hard
work by attending the game on
Friday night. See you tomorrow
night at 8 pm.