The Dickenson County herald. [volume], May 19, 1927, Image 1

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THE DICKENSON COUNTY HERALD
VOL. 1.
NO. 16.
CLINTWOOD, DICKENSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
BIG VOTE SCHEDULE IN EEFECT AGAIN THIS WEEK.
Prize Ballot Offer Will Con
tinue Through Wednes
day Night, Nay 25.
CANDIDATES URGED NOT
TO LOSE TIME
Home Stretch of Race Expected
To Bring Peak of Enthusiasm
And Excitemet.
The DOUBLE VOTE schedule
will be in effect again for the
week beginning May 19th, and
ending Wednesday night, May
25th. There is no time to lose this
week as there will be a nig drop
in votes again next week.
Beginning Thursday and con
tinuing through Wednesday night
May 25, the “PRIZE BALLOT
OFFER” will be in effect.
Here Is The Offer.
The two prize ballots will be
offered to the candidates in the
Circulation Drive during the
week ending Wednesday night,
May 25th. These Prize Vote Bal
lots” will be awarded by the
j udges at the end of the campaign
and will be added to the standings
to apply on the winning of the
prizes. These Prize Vote Ballots
of 1,000,000 votes, and 500,000
votes, will be given to the can
didates having to their credit the
largest amount of money turned
yn for subscriptions from the
beginning of the campaign up to
and including Wednesday night,
May 25th.
A/
Get Your Share
Make sure of getting your
share of the Dickenson County
Herald’s big prize ’pple that
will be distributed after June 1st,
by winning one of the two big
Vote Ballots this week.
There is no doubt that as the
campaign nears the end, the ex
citement in the present “Prize
Ballot Offer” will exceed any
previous week in point of sub
scription collections turned in.
A more determined effort is
bound to be put forth by any
candidate wishing to win, as the
automobile aspirants must realize
that the winners of these “Special
Prize Ballots” will most likely be
the winners of the two cars.
Plans for a final round-up of
subscriptions that have been
promised the members at some
time earlier in the race are being
made by the Circulation Drive
Members, and it is safe to predict
that the home stretch of the race
will bring the peak of enthusiasm
and excitement that has marked
the various stages through-out
the race. The goal is now in sight
ONLY ELEVEN WORKING
DAYS LEFT!
Help Your Favorite Candidate
Mr. Public:
This will absolutely be your last
chance to help your favorite can
didate in a Big Wav. If you failed
tj subscribe during the first of
the campaign do not let this week
pass by without doing your friend
a favor. Glance over the list and
pick out the one you desire to
help and give him or her your
subscription THIS WEEK. II
might be the very one that woulc
win a car.
GOOD ROADS MEETING.
On las Wednesday a large crowc
gathered in our town to greet
the coming of Mr. Henry G. Gil
mer, who is a member of the
State Highway Commission, but
a larger crowd was disappainted
the day before by Mr. Gilmer not
being able to get to Clintwood on
the day before, on account of rain.
However, there were enough peo
ple out to convince Mr. Gilmer
that we are very anxious to get
an outlet from Clintwood to
somewhere, preferably the Pound
to connect with a hard surfaced
road that will let us to the outside
We all enjoyed some good talks
from the visitors and especially
Mr. Gilmer and Mr. Austin, and
we are led to believe that some
of the outside world feel kindly
towards us. and are in sympathy
with the people of this county and
are willing to help us in every
possible way.
On behalf of the citizens of
this town and county, this paper
wishes to thank the gentlemen
from Coeburn as well as those
from Norton, for their presence
here and for the interest they
have manifested in getting us out
of the mud. We feel that with
the help that we hope to get from
the State Highway Commission,
and that if every cititizen will
get busy and do his bit, we will
soon be connected with a hard
surfaced road either to the Pound
or Coeburn that will let us to the
out side world.
LOCAL ITEMS
We notice the teachers and pu
pils are very busy getting ready
for the commencement exercises.
G. G. Harris, who is connected
with the Herald, made a trip to
Richlands, his home town, the
last of the week.
We congratulate Mr. B. F. Ken
nedy, who has just opened a meat
market in our town. He says he
will supply the town with it’s
needs in the way of fresh meat.
Mr. R. E. Chase is out of town
this week on business.
The ball game, that was sched
uled for last Sunday evening be
tween Haysi and Clintwood, was
called off on account of rain.
The White Kitchen Cafe was
very busy Saturday night and
Sunday serving their customers
with various kinds of good eats.
“Shorty” Kinzer, for some rea
son better known to himself and
probably one or two others, visit
ed Clintwood last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Dan Crabtree, we under
stand, is suffering from an attact
of gall stones.
We notice that the Powers
Store will soon be ready to serve
the automoble public with two
very essential produc s—gas and
oil.
The Silver Moon came in con
junct’on with Mars and Neptune
Sunday and was nearly eclipsed,
thereby causeing a heavy frost
Monday night.
Miss Lena Reynolds, a teacher
in the Honaker High School, was
the week-end guest of Mrs. R. A.
Long.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Long had
as their dinner guest Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Skeen and
family; Mr. and Mrs. Lewin Rey
nolds; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Powers
and son, of Wise, and Lena Rey
nolds, of Honaker.
Virgil F. Skeen returned home
Sunday, after a weeks visit with
relatives in Pickens, S. C.
Well, these warm spring days
ought to make warm light hearts.
HEADQUARTERS THIRD
CORPS AREA U. S. ARMY
CITIZENS MILITARY TRAINING CAHFS
Enrollment in Dickenson Co.
The many new and interesting
features planned during the past
winter for Citizen’s Military
Training Camps in the Third
Corps Area, have made it neces
sary for camp commanders to
start preparations for the sum
mer encampments earlier than
usual, this year.
Train loads of equipment have
been transferred by motor trans
port from Camp Meade, Mary
land to other points in the Area
and this is now being put in per
fect condition for the citizen-sol
diers.
At Fort Eustis, Virginia, ap
proximately 2,000 uniforms are
being dyed, in order to insure un
iformity in color. This will please
former students who Jhave worn
the mixed colors, previously is
sued summer camper. The swim
ming pool at Eustis is now being
provided with new diving plat
forms and will be completely en
circled with a new floor.
At all of the camps baseball
diamond, tennis courts, pole
grounds, golf courses, etc., are
being put in fit condition for
the makingof new world’s records
which is not at all improbable in
view of the large number of col
lege athletes who have applied
for admission this year.
At Third Corps Area Head
quarters, baseball, basketball,
track, tennis and other athletic
equipment is now being cont
racted for.
The daily food allowance for
students is 70 cents, which is 20
cents per days above the regular
army ration allowance. Expert
dietitians from the Bureau of
Home Economics, Department
of Agriculture, are cooperating
with camp commanders to the
end that all meals will be balanced
and contain that savor of home
cooking which appeals to every
healthy youth. Ten gallons of
ice cream per company, each day,
is an item planned for the mess
tables at Fort Eustis.
Mrs. J. H. and R. A. Long
Entertain.
Mrs. J. H. and R. A. Long very
pleasantly entertained the “Wo
man’s Home Missionary Society”,
on Friday afternoon May 13th.
Nineteen members responded to
the roll call. Mrs. Kelly who had
charge, had arranged a very in
teresting programme. “The
Child, and Woman’s Missionary
Council.” Those taking part in
the discussion showed that they
had given the subject very care
ful thought. Piano Solo by Mrs.
Carroll Speights; Poem by Mrs.
Riddle; Vocal duet by Mrs. Skeen
and French, helped to make the
program of unusual interest.
Mrs. Long had as her guest Miss
' Lena Reynolds of Honaker. Re
freshments consisting of pine
apple cake, whipped cream, and
grape juice was served by host
ess. We were glad to add two
new names to our roll call, Mrs.
Charles Perkins and Mrs. Wm.
McFalls. Our next meeting will
be held June 9th, with Mrs. Mar
garet French Harris, Mrs. Ben.
IF. Kennedy, leader.
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AT MCCLURE THEATER
Saturday night, May 21, at 8:00 P. M
TO ALL HOLDERS OF
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
All outstanding Second Liberty Ix>an 4
per cent bonds of 1927-42 (Second 4’s)
and all outstanding Second Liberty Loan
Converted 4% per cent bonds of 1927-42
(Second 4 %’s) are called for redemption
on November 15, 1927, pursuant to the
terms of their issue. Interest on all
Second 4’s and Second 4 %’s will cease on
said redemption date, November 15, 1927.
Holders of Second 4’s and Second
4 %'s will be entitled to have the bonds
redeemed and paid at par on November
15, 1927. Such holders may. however,
in advance of November 15, 1927, be
offered the privilege of exchanging all or
part of their bonds for other interest
bearing obligations of the United States.
Holders who desire to avail themselves
of the exchange privilege, if and when
announced, should request their bank or
trust company to notify them when
information regarding the exchange offer
ing is received.
Further information mav be obtained
from any Federal Reserve Bank or branch,
or fron. the Commissioner of the Public
Debt, Treasury Department, Washington.
A. W. MELLON,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Washington, May 9, 1927.
TRAMMEL LOCALS
Burnice Jessee, machine man,
was painfully injured by a slate
fall in the mines Friday night.
He was taken to Dante Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horton,
have recently gone to Detroit,
Michigan to live.
Gentry Bro,s famous Circus
train passed thru here yeeterday
enroute to Kingsport, Tenn.
Mrs. Alex. Mullins has return
ed from Clintwood, where she
visited friend and relatives.
Harry Baxter suffered the mis
fortune of getting a finger badly
lacerated at the min js last week.
Mr. N. B. Austin, J. P., has
purchasod a Dodere.
The school here is nearing a
close, teachers and pupil* are
looking forward to an interesting
program for the last day.
The new road work is progres
sing ranidly despite the rain.
Ed. Greely and General Meaie
have moved to St. Paul, Va.
Mr. Henry Shearl, has arrived
in Trammel after an abscence of
fourteen years, and is at the home
of his sister, Mrs. W. R. Phillips.
Cholera has played a tragic part
with the hogs around here.
Mr. J. R. Sutherland, who is
working at Trammel, was at home
Sunday.
Miss Margaaet Finck from No
ra, was in Stratton Sunday.
PROCLAMATION
Thursday and Friday May, 26th
and 27th have been set apart as
the days on which the people of
Clintwood are asked to get to
gather for a general clean-up of
the town. This is rather late in
the seasom to do this work, but
it was thought best to wait till
the Meadows Company had com
pleted the work on main street,
cleaned and dressed it up.
Every family in Clintwood is
urged to co-opperate and assist
in this work of cleaning up. Both
Banks have agreed to close one
day in order to assist. A number
of truck owners have voluntesred
to be on hand and haul aawy the
litter.
It will be a good plan for each
family to clean up ther premises
before hand and place the gar
bage where it can be easily reach
ed by the truck-men. Trucks
will be running both days. The
winters accu nulation of tin cans,
waste paper, bits of wood, and
broken wire, and other forms of
decaying filth is not only an ‘eye
sore’ but a nuisance to the health
of the people of the town. We
must not suffer this- Let us come
out and make this day the banner
clean-up day in the history of
Ciintwood.
Why not make our town as
beautiful, and as attractive, as
any town in the south west. This
is one of the ways to attract new
settlers. No one is going to buy
property and settle in a filthy,
ugly, run-down, disease-ridd n
punched-up town.
The towm counsil have in mind
constructive plans for widening,
grading, and improving the
streets, providing a suage system,
and in every way possible to
make ciintwood a more sanitary,
beautiful, and better town to
live in.
A reasonable and liberal atti
tude on the part of property
owners toward street widening
and improving would greatly
facilitate these improvments;
while a selfish, “squeeze-out
svery-dollar-you-can” attitude,
will hamper improvments, and if
carried to an extreme, will stop
it altogether.
W. P. Kennedy,
Mayor.
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LIST OF CANDIDATES AND VOTES ACCEPTED FOR
PUBLICATION.
The names of those who have been nominated as active candi
dates in The Dickenson County Herald Circulation Drive and their
votes accepted for publication follow:
Name Votes
Mr Claude Mullens, Clintwood, Va. . ._ . _ 163,000
Mr. Dewey Hale, Clintwood, Va. ____ 64^000
Miss Ruth E. Chase. Clintwood. Va. _.__179,000
Mr. Adron Speer, Clintwood, Va, -..._ 20,000
Mr. Edison Deel, Clintwood, Va. - 6l’000
Miss Georgia Hollaway, Freemont, Va. ..167,000
Mr. E. f. Fuller, Hay s’’, Va. ..51,500
Mrs. Flo Beverly, Burdme, Kv. . _182,000
Mr. C. B. Hurley, Grundy, Va. _ .178,000
Mrs. Orva Good, Steinman, Va. . .. 20*000
Miss Lucile Smith, Nora, Va. 180^500
Miss Inez Wilson, Trammel, Va. _ 178,000
Mr. Ferdie Beverly, Longs Fork, Va. . _.162,000
Miss Mary Fuller, Colley, Va. .. ..174,000
Miss Arbutus Hamilton, Haysi, Va. _ 165,000
The above list is not closed andother names will be added from
time to time. If your name is not in the list and you want to win
*n automobile, send it in at once.
You have a friend in the list of candidates who is working
hard to win an automobile. To do this without your help will al
ways be regretted by you—so send in your subscription this week
an I request that your favorite get credit for the votes. Only two
more weeks to go.