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Evening star., 1951-01-19
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Evening star., 1951-01-19
Montgomery Police Seek
Missing High School Boy

Montgomery County police have
broadcast request for help in
finding Philip T. Tighe. Is, a stu
dent of Richard Montgomery
High School, Rockville. who has
been missing since Monday.
According to his mother. Mrs
Phyllis c. Beall of Rockville, he
left home for school Monday
morning and had $685. in cash
with him. Philip is feet 2 inches
tall and weighs 100 pounds. He
was wearing brown tweed trou-
sers, dark gray jacket with a ful
collar and brown oxfords.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Hospitality Unit Meets
Today on GSA Offer Of
BeIasco as Center

The Administrative Committee
Of the Armed Services Hospitality
Committe planned to discuss the
proposed establishment of a hos
pitality center for members of the
armed forces in the Belasco The
ater at a meeting today in the
District Building.
General Services Administrator
Jess Larson has advised the Com
missioners he is arranging to grant
the District a permit for this use
of the building, now being used
for Treasury activities.
Can Be Revoked at Will.
The permit. he said. would be
"revokable at will" and the oc-
cupying agency must pay about
$4,000 a year for heating and
meet its own electric bill.
The Commissioners sent his let
ter to the Hospitality Committee
for recommendation. In suggest
ing that the building be turned
over to the city. they had stated
their intention of assigning it to
the committee. ..
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle
chairman of the committee, has
appointed a group to inquire into
the necessary arrangements and
recommend a plan for taking over
the building, maintaining it anc
| financing it as a canteen. The
group includes Floyd Akers, Jo-
seph McGarraghy. Waldron E
Leonard. Harry S. Wender and ex-
officio, Mrs. Doyle.
Single Location Urged.
Meanwhile, the United Com
munity Services Recreation ane
Group Work Section, at a meet.
ing Yesterday in the YWCA, recon-
mended that Associated Services
for the Armed Forces agencies
consolidate services to military
personnel here in single central
location.
The section noted the distance
between each of three present
ASAF groups. the Armed Forces
YMCA at Eighteenth and G
streets NV, the Jewish Welfare
Board at 1887 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV, and the National Cath
olic Community Service at 1912
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
In another move to serve mill
tary recreation. the section ap-
proved a request by the Washing
ton Federation of Churches fol
$1,000 from Community Chest
funds in 1851 for a staff member
to consolidate services to military
personnel by Protestant churches
Evening star., 1951-01-19

the Fairfax trophy. made avail
able to the federation last fall.
Guy M. Bayes. president Of the
federation. said Mr.. Ward "initi-
ated the county manager cam
paign." He was also a member
of the School Emergency Com
mittee. which supported the S10.5
million school construction bond
issue last year, and obtained the
Hatch Act exemption from the
Civil Service Commission" to per-
NIT Fairfax citizens to engage in
non partisan political activity,
Mr. BayeS said.
County voters approved a
change in the form of local gov
ernment, but the type selected
was the executive form, not the
manager plan advocated by the
| federation.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Interior and LeoffIer
.Aqree on Terms for
5-Year Golf Contract

The Interior Department and
S. G. Leoffler have reached SUBJ
stantial agreement on terms of a
new f1ve-year contract for him
to run the city's public golf
courses, and the District Recrea-
ton Board is going along with
all but one point.
After more than four hours
debate at a special meeting yes
terday, the Recreation Board de-
cided to stick to its position that
it should have the right to take
over control the first of any year
it can get an appropriation from
Congress to buy out Mr.. Leoffler
Two-Year Option.
The proposed contract provides
that the board shall have the
right to buy Mr.. Leoff1er out the
first two years, if it gets the funds
Otherwise. Mr.. Leof1ler would keer
control for the additional three
years.
This was a compromise on the
part of Mr.. Leof1er. who at first
insisted the Recreation Board be
given only one chance.
The Recreation Board has been
in on the negotiations because
the Interior Department promised
to make no changes in the gol1
contract unless the board was con-
suited. It did not. however, agree
to abide by board suggestions.
Fee Increase Studied.
On other points in dispute
agreement was reached by all
parties concerned, including Mr.
Leof1er. An increase In greer
fees, requested by Mr.. Leoffler
will be delayed until auditors can
check last years receipts and see
if it is justified. Agreement also
was reached on the percentage of
the gross receipts Mr.. Leof1ler
should pay the Government after
paying an original franchise fee
of $17,500 each year.
The contract now will be pol
ished up and sent to Interior
Secretary Chapman for his ap-
proval.
James E. Schwab, board vice
president. was the only member
voting against the resolution
finally worked up during the
lengthy debate. He said the reso-
luton did not go far enough and
had attempted to get the board tt
ask Mr.. Chapman for a confer
ence if the terms the Recreation
Board set forth we're not agree
able to him.
Harry S. Wender, board presi-
dent, and other members took the
position that as the board was
only advising Mr.. Chapman o1
their feelings in the matter. moth.
ing would be gained by asking fol
a conference.
Donald Lee, chief of public serv.
ices for the Interiors Nationa
Park Service. attended the meet.
ing and asked that the Recreation
Board go along with the proposed
contract. He pointed out thai
Mr.. Leoff1er had compromised or
several points and asked the
board to do likewise on the right
to take over clause.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
a Men Returned to D. 6.
Ito Face Robbery Charge

Four District area men are be-
ing returned here from Valdosta
Ca, to face charges Of robbing
the National Brick & Supply
Co.. of Terra Gotta. D. c.. of $3.50
worth Of Office equipment last
Saturday.
The men implicated Elmer
S. Decatur, 81, of the 100 block
OF Third street NE, in the rob-
berry, police said. Decatur, arrest
ed Wednesday, was charged with
housebreaking and held under
$4,000 bond. His case was con-
tinued in Municipal Court to
January 30.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Five Named 10 Congress
Correspondents Committee

Five Washington reporters have
been elected to a new standing
committee Of correspondents fol
the Senate and House.
The ballot counting, completed
last night, showed the new COM
mittee will be composed of Fletcher
Knebel, Des Moines Register and
Tribune, 1913 votes: Raymond
Lahr, United Press, 322; John T
Carlton. Miami Daily News. 273;
Edgar A. Poe, New Orleans Times
Picayune. 253. and Paul F. Healy
New York Daily News, 241.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Fire Department
Asks MoreHose
lnCiviI Defense
Funds Sought to Buy
250, 900 Feet to Take
Place of Broken Mains
By Crosby S. Noyes

The District Fire Department is
asking for funds to buy 250.000
feet of additional hose to take
the place of broken water mains
in case of an atomic attack.
It was learned that the item will
make a large part of the depart
ment's estimates of civil defense
budget needs for the coming fiscal
year, for which the District has
set aside ST million out of known
revenues.
Indications were that the Fire
Department - representing only
one out of six major branches of
the civil defense organization here
would request equipment costing
more than that amount.
To Cost S1.25 a Foot.
The cost of the hose itself is
estimated at $125 a foot. The
source OF the funds was not speci-
fed. In addition, the department
is expected to ask for funds for
100 booster pumps to keep up
pressure along the emergency
lines. additional communications
facilities, a stockpile of spare
parts for equipment and engines
and protective clothing for emer-
gency volunteer fire fighters.
The Fire Department plan for
handling an atomic attack calls
for making use Of static supplies
of water throughout the city
Such supplies have been mapped
The additional hose would enable
fire fighters to pump the water
from the supply areas to the dis
aster zone.
Meanwhile, a project for ma
tional stockpiling of paper cups
plates and food containers fol-
use by civil defense authorities
in case of a disaster was revealed
Acting District Civil Defense Di-
rector John E. Fondahl has beer
assured that there will be NJ
shortage here of these products
which form a vital part of Wash
ington's emergency feeding plan
Program Under Way.
Members of the Paper Cup anc
Container Institute. Inc. repre-.
senting the Nations largest manu-
facturers, have a stockpiling pro.
gram under way designed tc
reserve Is million cups and con-
tainers for civil defense purposes
The supplies will be kept in ware
houses in and around cpitical tar
get areas throughout the country
q spokesman for the institute said
Expenses of the project will be
undertaken by the institute. In
times of emergency, civil defense
authorities would be authorized to
draw on the supplies and repay the
industry.
Dale H. Eckerman. president of
the institute. pointed out that sup
plies of paper cups and plates are
short in wartime. In World War
II. all paper products were the
subject of strict ALLEGATION. AL
ready the demands of industry and
. the armed services for larger
supplies of paper cups and food
containers has been observed.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
I District Bills
'0fferedi in House
by Mcmillan
Committee to Hold
| Its Organization
Meeting Tuesday

The House District Committee
will meet at 10:30 am. Tuesday
to organize. set up its subcom-
mittees and prepare to handle
lerislation in the 82d Congress.
Seven bills affecting the District
were introduced in the House
todav by Chairman Mcmillan OF
the House District Committee.
They would: Make cancer a re-
portable disease: provide for two
assistant disbursing officers; pro-
vide for commitment to the Ma
tional Training School for Girls
by the Board of Public Welfare
instead of by the courts: author
ize police to destroy dangerous
weapons seized from persons hav-
ing them in illegal possession: in
crease the fee for jurors in con-
demnation proceedings to $40
daily; make trespassing on public
property illegal as it now is or
private property. and amend the
present law giving the Commits
sioners power to settle claims.
Kcfauver to Revive Bill.
Meanwhile, in the Senate. II
is expected that the Kefauve,
home rule bill to give limited self
government to the District viii
be reintroduced next week by a
group of Democrats and Republi-
cans
The measure passed the Sen
ate in the list Congress but was
blocked in the House District
Committee.
Senator Kefauver. Democrat, OF
Tennessee, who piloted the meas
ure through the Senate. will in
troduce the same bill. probably
Monday. Co-sponsors of the legis-
lation include Democratic Sena-
tors Nicely. of West Virginia: Leh.
man. of New York. and Chavez
of New Mexico, and Republican
Senators Taft, of Ohio, Hendrick-
son. of New Jersey and Margaret
Chase Smith, of Maine.
The word of the meeting Of
the House District COMMITTEES
came from William N. Mcleod
committee clerk.
Still Has Is Members.
Many bills already have been
introduced affecting the District
and have been referred to the
committee. Mr.. Mcmillan plans
to assign the subcommittee and
then send the measures to them
for consideration.
The District Committee re-
mains the same size, as members
as it was in the s1st Congress. But
because of the increase OF Repub-
licans in the House. the proper
ton in the committee has beer
altered.
Instead of Is Democrats and II
Republicans on the unit, there
will be II Democrats and II Re.
publicans. Two Republicans are
yet to be appointed on the mi
nority side. This is expected tc
be done before the meeting Tues
day.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Oral Confession
Is Admitted as
Trial Evidence
Jury in Lewis Case
Permitted to Hear
. PoIicemun's S Testimony

An alleged confession was ad-
mitted in evidence today in the
trial of Joseph G. Lewis for armed
robbery of the wife of former
gambler Blight Lee.
1t. George E. Cooper of the
Metropolitan Police Department
Traffic Division testified in Ar
lin"ton Circuit Court that Lewis
had made an oral admission to
him at police headquarters early
last July.
Lewis is accused of participating
in the .loldup last March at the
Lee home, 2700 South June street,
Arlington.
1t. Cooper, who repeated the al
legged confession before a 12-man
jury today, said Lewis told him he
expected to find about $4,000
there.
Repeated Testimony.
The policeman's testimony was
repetition of that which he gave
late yesterday while the jury was
excluded. Arguments on whether
this testimony should be admitted
in evidence delayed the opening oi
the day of the trial this morning
According to 1t. Cooper, Lewis
told him that they couldn't iden.
tify me-"
II said. What makes you sc
sure, Joe? and he said. I wore
a mask
Earlier. George w. Kiley, 26, OF
the 300 block of Ridge road S. E.
said he and two cronies once con-
sidered robbing William (Snags)
Lewis, reputed kingpin of a $14
million gambling syndicate in the
District area.
Kiley has pleaded guilty to par.
ticipating in the holdup at 27O(
South June street last March
Police said the men were look.
Ing for $4,000 or $6o,0O0,' bu
got only $86 and a metal bo,
containing personal papers.
Lewis Brother Free on Bond.
Joseph Lewis brother, Pau
Clifton Lewis. 36. of the 370l
block of South Third Street, Ar
lington. is free on $4,000 bond
charged with being an accessor!
to armed robbery.
Kiley's statement about th'
suggested robbery of Snags Levi!
came during cross-examination
He was put on as a State witness
The cross-examination was con.
| Quoted by Jane j. Laughlin, whit
| is Joseph Lewis lawyer.
Rented Car Used.
Kiley said he rode to the scene
of the robbery in a rented car with
Joseph Lewis after another mar
had said "he wasn't going through
with it" and got out of the car.
Kiley said Joseph Lewis latel
offered him $4,000 to Change hi!
story to Arlington police aftel
Kiley had signed confession.
Paul Clifton Lewis was on tn.
Metropolitan Police force from
July /, 1888. to February 20. 1945
the police personnel Office said
He was on the vice squad for abou
a year.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
14oth Squadron AIerted

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 10 (R.-
The 149th Virginia Fighter Squad
ron, Virginia Air National Guard
has been alerted for duty as o1
March i, State Adjutant Genera.
S. Gardner Waller announced
Yesterday,
Evening star., 1951-01-19

CCpICu lOI Sci "
ice with the
Army Medical
Corps since the
end of World
War II, has
been assigned
to the same
Office she serv-
ed In for IS
months during
the last war.
DR.. Woo, of
Is 90 N e "
H a m ps h ir e
avenue N W.,
and DIR. Ruth
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Lee Pumphrey Elected

Lee Humphrey has been elected
president of the Prince Georges
County Police Association. Other
officers are Charles H. Nalley. vice
president; David Dudley, treas
urer, and Roland Sweitzer. secre-
/ ttarv
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Woman Doctor Returning
To World War L Job

DR.. Theresa T. Woo. a formel
District Health Department ply
sician. one Of the first two women
doctors to volunteer and be ac-
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Annapolis Man Decorated

Army Capt. Merle r. Dawson
Annapolis, Md, has been awarded
the Bronze Star for action in Ko-
rea, the Defense Department an
nounced.
Evening star., 1951-01-19

E. Church of Walworth. Wis,
have been assigned to the Pre-
ventive Medicine Division of the
Office of the Surgeon General,
with the rank of major.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Dance at GIenbrook Club

The Bethesda "Y' Cottage will
sponsor a dance at Glenbrook
Club, Rockville pike. from 9 o'clock
until midnight tonight.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21

Mr.. and Mrs Tom Yates visited
at the home of Bepo Robinson on
Saturday.
Mrs. Nora Mullins spent Satur
day night with Mrs. Jack Sauls.
Mr. and Mrs. James Yates visit
ed Tom Yates Saturday evening
Miss Loretta Dutton of Grundy
visited her father, George Dutton,
Of Georges Fork one day recently.
Roy Yates and family, Mrs.
Nellie Hill and children. Mrs. Ada
Vest and children and Ivory Hill
visited at the home of Tom Yates
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Neel
were on fishing trip Saturday
night.
Billy Yates and family visited
the home of Lucian Fleming Sun
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
FOR SUPERVISOR, OF
CLINTWOOD DIST.

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for supervisor Of the
Clintwood District in the election
to be held Nov. 6, 1851.
was born July %, 1892, at
Isom, Va, and have always been
a citizen of Dickinson County. /
have been a minister of the gos-
pei for fifteen years.
1 asked for the nomination four
years ago, but withdrew in favor
of Parks Hawkins, with the I'M
derstanding that l was to have the
race this time Mr.. Hawkins stat
de that he wanted the office only
for one term. l do not feel that +
have had fair deal, so am COM
ing out independent and asking
the help of all the voters.
I want the voters to realize that
l believe in following the Golden
Rule, and if elected, I win serve
the people to the best of my abil-
ity.
HARRISON MULLINS
Isom, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
ALONG ROUTE TWO

Carroll Yates and family visit
ed at the home of Luther Slemp
in Coeburn Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Yates visited doc
tor again yesterday.
Mrs. Fonso Willis went to doc
tor Sunday for checkup.
Morrison Mullins visited Doris
Yates Wednesday night
Josh Wright has opened up his
restaurant again.
Mrs. Herman Davis was baptis-
ed Saturday evening at Camp
Creek.
Mrs Kermit Yates and Doris
Yates visited Bascom Bise's new
store Thursday.
Pvt. Kermit @. Yates, who was
home for few days, is now sta,
toned in California
Pvt. George H. Mullins, who
was home for a few days recent
ly, is now stationed at Camp
Stoneman, Calf.
Madge Yates and children and
Nell Yates and children visited
Mrs Nora Mullins Saturday.
Fonso Willis and family attend
ed the show at Clintwood Satur-
day night.
Mrs. Jack Sauls has been on the
sick list the past week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
Miners Charge Sheriff
With Intimidation
In Wise

The mine war continues in Wise
County, with the UMWA still ac-
tive in Attempts to organize more
than 80 truck mines, some of
them in the Hurricane operated
by people from Dickinson Coun-
ty.
A mass meeting attended by
members of District % was held
near Glamorgan Saturday after
noon, with music and addresses
by three district presidents. The
speakers charged intimidation and
coercion and leveled their shafts
particularly at the sheriff of
Wise County They charged that
the truck mine operators were
engaged in a price cutting war
which would ruin the coal indus
try. They also charged that there
was a concerted attempt by bust
ness people and small operators
to destroy the UMWA in that sec
ton.
There is rumor going about
that the mines in Southwest Vir-
ginia will go on strike, after the
vacation period of ten days which
begins on June 80. This talk is
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
heard from both miners and truck
mine operators.
County Jail Filled
Saturday Night

For the first time since its
doors were opened, the Dickinson
County Jail was filled almost to
capacity Saturday night Thirty
one guests were registered in a
thirty-two man jail. Deputy sher
if K. R. Dotson states that six
teen erring souls were placed in
the cells Saturday night. The 9th
ers were those being held for the
usual petty offenses and those
waiting for their day in circuit
court
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
TO HAVE OPERATION

Mr.. and Mrs Luther Ratliff
left Tuesday for Charlottesville,
where Mrs. Ratliff will undergo
an operation for correction of
hearing Thursday ip the Univer-
sity of Virginia Hospital. They
expect to return within week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
Large Crowd Attends
Fish Fry On Priests
Fork Sunday

A crowd estimated at 800 attend
ed the annual fish fry sponsored
by the Haysi Sportsman's Club at
the dam on Priests Fork of Fry
ing Pan last Sunday.
Brief talks were made by Ell.
Sutherland and H M. Sutherland.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
OF ALL THINGS!
tive days
tFrom page one)

Primitive indeed, judged by the
standards of this atomic age,
must have been those times.
There were two stores at which
the people of Cane Branch traded.
One was near Nickels Gay, own
ed by Sol Mullins. The other was
run by Bruce Colley at Sand
Lick. Sugar, salt, soda, coffee, cal
leo and brogan shoes made up the
stocks of merchandise Mr.. Davis
remembers the brassbound toes of
the brogans that he wore in win
ter. People got a little cash from
the sale of dried peaches, wool
hogs and cattle. The merchants
brought the goods from "The
Forks in Pike County, KY, or
from Lebanon. Three days, it took
to make a trip to either place by
wagon. Sometimes a person in the
community would take wagon
to Lebanon to trade his wool and
peaches to a fabulous merchant
known as Cheap John" The
neighbors would throw in" for a
sack of green coffee, bag or two
of salt, and bolt of calico When
the traveller returned, the neigh
bors would gather to divide the
treasures and marvel at the tales
of Cheap john and his merch-
andise.
Jeff Davis, a stock drover from
Russell County, would commits
sion Jim Colley to buy stock for
him in the early fall or spring,
When the contracts were made,
the drover would come through
and gather his cattle, sheep Or
hogs. He would then drive them
up Russels Fork and across the
mountain to the Clinch River
Take a look at these prices:
COWS .............. $40 to SIS
Sheep .,.... $3.50 to 800
Hogs ..,..;.. $1.00 to $500
Wool ... Zoe to soc a pound
$
People made nearly all their
clothing from flax and wool.
Many of them made shoes at
home or had them made by a
neighborhood shoemaker. Every
farmer raised flax and kept sheep
and every home had its spinning
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21
c DICKINSON HERALD,

DR.. T. C. Sutherland introduced
a number of old-timers, among
them being the following: George
Kiser, Burb Owens, j. H Ander
son and Jim Turner.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-06-21

wheel and loom. Time did not
hang heavy on anyone's hands in
those days, for there was always
plenty to do.
*9*
Doctors were almost unknown
in those times, and people made
medicines from herbs. When any
one got sick, it was the commun-
ity's task to look after him. And
it was community task to bury
he dead Fever, cramp collie and
the grippe were among the most
common diseases Boneset tea and
"calamus" were the most common
medicines
Y X
Within his life Mr. Davis has
seen Dickinson County pass from
a simple agricultural civilization
to an industrial age 1t seems
strange that this evolution has tax
en- place right here among these
hills within three quarters of a
century. Will the children born in
this good year pass through as
great and significant changes dur
ing their lives?