The Dickenson County herald. [volume], July 07, 1927, Image 1

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VOL. 1.
NO. 26.
CLINTWOOD, DICKENSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1927.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
VIRGINIA INDUSTRIAL
REPORT.
IN SPITE OF FLOODS, CYCLONES
The Coal Strike, Low Prices
Of Steel, And Overpro
duction of Gil, Busi
ness is Sound.
Abingdon—Plans underway to
establish a milk condensery.
Ashland—New s.dwalk comple
ted on England street. Corner
stone laid for new gymnasium at
Randolph-Macon college.
Bassett—Bassett Furniture Co.
J. D. Bassett Manufacturing Co.
and Stanley Furniture company
to merge with capitalization of
$4,000,000..
Brays Fork—$130,491 contract
awarded for 3.90 miles hardsur
faced road on route No. 13 west.
Boone Mill—Farmers busy set
ting out tomato plants.
Chase City—Work begun tarr
ing the streets.
Clarendon—Contract awarded
for construction of two-room ad
diton to Nelle Custis School in
Virginia Highlands.
East Radford—$75,000 new
high school to be erected this sum
mer. Chesapeake and Potomic
Telephone company’s franchise
renewed.
Farmvme—school Dona
voted in Hamden district.
Gordonsville—Constrution o f
James Madison Hotel to start Ju
ly 1.
Jonesville—Plans under way to
build new church at campground.
Leesburg—King street being
given a coat of tarvia.
Norfolk—$18,000 apartment
house to be constructed at 102?
Westover aveue. Improvments
planned for several streets. Bids
rec’ving for construction of South
Norfolk-Portsmouth bridge. Pa
ving of Park avenue in South
Norfolk planned.
Purcellville—New sand-clay
road to Middleburg near comple
tion.
Richlands—New brick store
house nearing completion for the
Farm Bureau. New brick quar
ters under construction for the
Dixie Wholsale Grocery Compa
ny. Sidewalks connecting up
Main street from east to west
end under construction.
Rosslyn—Plans being discussed
for zoning the parks of the coun
ty to harmonize with city plans
for the completion of Memorial
bridge.
Rocky Mount—Hardsurfaced
road from this city to Ferrum be
ing considered.
Richmond—Jeiterson Uavis
Higway to Washington D. C.,
opened to trafic. More than $1,
000,000 will be spent in Montgom
ery and Pulaski counties.
Radford—Appalachian Power
Company’s plans progressing for
construction of power project.
Virginia Beach—34th Annual
convention of Virginia Banker’s
Association will be held here
June 23-25. Chesapeake and Po
tomac Telephone Company to
move into new $20,000 building
on 22d street. Bids received for
proposed steel type reservoir.
Wythville—3 hardware compa
nies consolidate under name of
Harrison-Hancock Hardware Co.
Construction of warerooms and
offices of Gibson and Wilson lum
ber company nearing completion.
Virginia’s 1927 road program
comprises $12,557,000 for road
construction and $3,256,000 for
maintenance.
Richmond, Va.,— The Buchanan
county board of supervisors have en
tered suit against A. C. Stacy, trea.
surer of the county, whose accounts
have been reported by State Ac
countant W. F. Smith to be more
than $89,000 short, according to in
formation received by Governor
Harry F. Byrd.
The board is seeking to compel
Stacy “to account for all the funds
entrusted to him,” according to the
communication received by the
governor. Stacy does not owe the
state anything, all his alleged debts
being to Buchanan County.
——Industrial News.—
WHO IS WHO?
Draw a line through the. name
of the candidate you are voting
against, and mail to Straw Vote
Editor in an envelope without
any distinguishing marks on it.
Voting Coupon
For Clerk:
Alva Smith, R.
Lee Stanley, D.
For Treasurer:
Eivens Tiller, R.
J. M. Rasnick, D.
For Commonwealth Att’y:
W. B. Phipps, R.
J. C. Smith, Inch R.
D. M. Crabtree, D.
For Sheriff:
G. F. Kiser, R.
J. H. Anderson, D.
For Commissioner:
W. H. McCoy, R.
Emory Reedy, D.
J. H. Rasnick, Ind.
N. Floyd Duty, Ind.
For President, 1928:
Calvin Coolidge, R.
A1 Smith, D.
DR. E. L. PHIPPS PASSES AWAY.
This entire community was im
measureably shocked and sorely
grieved at the death of Dr. E. L.
Phipps on June 24, 1927. Dr. Phipp*
was one of this county’s best loved
and most valuable citizens. Death
came almost suddenly, only an ap
parently slight and brief illness pre
ceding the end. The deceased was
born about seven miles north of
Clintwood, sixty-seven years ago.
He was inured to the hardships of
all the boys growing up in this sec
tion in that period, was educated in
the public schools of this county,
and graduated in medicine from
the Louisville Medical College more
than forty years ago.
He was a highly successful pract
itioner of his profession and one
of the most popular physicians of
t|iis whole mountainous Section.
Although he was confined to his
home by a stroke of paralysis
twenty-one years ago, he continued
the practice of medicine by patients
resorting. thither for treatment.
He was a man of abundant vir
tues among which were his rugged
honesty, unbounded common-/;ense,
straightforwardness, truthfilness',
devotion to his profession and an
uncanny business acumen. He was
a director and Vice-President of the
Dickenson County Bank of this city
and was one of the two surviving
directors at the time of his death
who organized it.
He was a staunch supporter of all
progressive movemests and believed
in a thorough preparation for any
profession or avocation of life.
This is attested by his educating
his three sons, all of whom have
merited degrees from some standard
college or university.
The funeral was conducted in the
Clintwood Baptist Church- The ser
mon was delivered by Rev. J. B.
Thomas of Bristol, Tenn.,who was
a close personal friend of Dr.
Phipps. Rev. Thomas portrayed the
many sterling virtues of his deceas
ed friend and feelying spoke of the
many hours passed in conversation
and friendly association with him.
The director of the funeral was
Fred H. King of Norton. The num
erous friends of the deceased and
family demonstrated their sympathy
and grief by an imposing array of
floral gifts. Interment took place
at the pine grove overlooking his
home.
The survivors of Dr. Phipps are
Mrs. E. L. Philips, and the follow
ing children: H. W. of San Bernard
ino, Cal., who is engaged in the
practice of law, Dr. Morris Phipps
erstwhile teacher in the Medtcal
College of Virginia, at Richmond,
and Fitzhugh L. who is assistant
cashier in the Dickenson County
Bank at Clintwood.
The pall-bearers were: Honorary,
W. W. Pressley, Roland E. Chase,
A. A. Skeen, Dr. J. C. Sutherland,
S. H. Sutherland, J. K. Damron,
J. H. Long, R. W. Wright, Eivens
Tiller, J. F. Trivitt, W. P. Kennedy,
and M. F. Rose. Active, Geo C.
Sutherland, H. M. Sutherland, W.
H. Nickels, L. N. Sowards, W. P.
Raines, J. H. Greene, B. B. Dotson,
Jno. M. Skeen, B. F. Kennedy, and
W. O. Deel.
-Editors note.
We are very sorry that we
could not give this to our readers
in last week’s issue, but we could
not possibly get the desired inform
ation.
THE STRAW VOTE.
FOR CLERK:
Alva Smith, R 234
Lee Stanley, D 162
FOR TREASURER:
Eivens Tiller, R 218
J. M. Rasnick, D 174
FOR COM. ATTORNEY:
W. B. Phipp, R 181
J. C. Smith, Ind. R 131
D. M. Crabtree, D 97
FOR SHERIFF:
G. F. Kiser, R 233
J. H. Anderson, D 141
FOR COMMISSIONER:
W. H. McCoy, R 215
Emory Reedy, D 128
J. H. Rasnick, Ind. 27
N. Floyd Duty, Ind 13
FOR PRESIDENT:
Calvin Coolideg, R 239
A1 Smith, D 119
LONG'S FORK ITEMS.
Mr. Ferdie Beverly, Mr. Silas
Strouth, Polly Hawkins, Cara
Hawkins, Gladys Beverly, and
Zella Beverly, who have been at
tending Summer school at Rad
ford Va., spent the week end
with home folks.
Miss Leara Crabtree was the
guest of Miss Gaytona Hawkins,
Sunday.
Dandy Hawkins of Jenkins,
Kentucky, was on Long’s Fork
Sunday, visiting his father.
Mr. Cedric Baker,is visiting his
grand father in Wise county this
week.
Eli. Mullins is in the hospital at
Abingdon, Va.
LONG BRANCH NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith, and
Miss Vergie Orinder visited the
home of Mr. Fitzhugh Smith Sun
day June 26th.
Mr. Wilburn Mullins was call
ing on Miss Alice Smith Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mullins, Thomas
Heath,Maxie,Emma and Brownie
Long, were the guest of S. W.
Smith, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Virgie Orinder was visit
ing at Nora, Va., on June 21st,
and on her way back home, she
stopped to gather some beams to
can and saw a wild man, and be
came so frightenad that she ran
and left the beans for the wild
man.
Mr. Howard Long visited Miss
Ruth Austen Sundy June 26th.
Mr. Lema Long. Rollie, Wood
row, Lewis and Jeff Long, Misses
Maxie, Brownie, Mae and Amer
ica Long visited Miss Emma
Long Sunday and reported a nice
time.
CHINESE CHARIOTS
500 YEARS B. C. FOUND.
Washingtington, June29, (AP)
- While Chinese armies are en
gaged in civil warefare with mod
ern weapons, American archeol
ogist have brought to light two
Chinese war chariots, 2,500 years
old.
The chariots which were exca
vated by the Smithsonian Insti
tution scientists near Cheng
Chow, Honan province, indicate
that the ancient Chinese civiliza
tion antedated the western civili
zation in the use of wheeled ve
hicles. The Chinese chariots, the
archeologist assert, date back to
500 years before Christ, the lat
ter part of the Cnou dynasty,
while the earliest wheeled vehic
les found in the western section
of the world date back only to
400 years B. C.
The ancient chariots were
found by accident. A Chinese
farmer, while digging a well, dug
up a number of vessels, which he
sold to some local dealers in an
tiques. The military authorities
heard of the find and took pos
session of the relics, the Smith
sonian expedition later taking
charge of the excavation work.
Coincidentally, the discovery
disclosed that a Bronze Age exis
ted in China as well as in other
parts of the world, the chariots
having been made of that metal.
It also showed that the Chinese,
like the westerners, followed a
custom of hurrying chariots, hor
ses and other valuable possessions
with their owners.
Two dimunitive models of the
chariots, fashioned after the ex
cavated models, have been placed
on exhibition by the institution.
Unusual features of the ancient
chariots were the great width of
the hubs and large number of
spokes in the wheels. Each spoke
had a flange extending out a con
siderable distance to prevent it
from sinking in the mud. It is
believed oxen drew the chariots,
although at first it was supposed
that man-power was used. The
vehicles were equipped with huge
bamboo umberellas, similar to
those seen on present-day farm
wagons.
TRAMMEL LOCALS.
Messdames Geo. Bailey, Homer
Bailey, Guy Keith, and family
motored to Russell county to en
joy the 4th with home folks.
Mr. Earl Phillips and Mrs. Fern
Brock, of Knoxville, Tenn., were
quietly married at the home of
Elder W. D. Martin Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus McCoy,
were the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill McCoy, were the guest of
Monday P. M.
Miss Buelah Riddle of McClure
spent the 4th here with Miss
Maxie Silcox.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nicewander
were in our Hamlet Monday P.
M.
Mr. Bob Shearl of Merry Town
W. Va. is visiting his sister Mrs.
W. R. Phillips.
Mr. Ornega Austin who holds
a responsible position in the W.
Va. Coal fields visited homefolks
here during the holiday, and was
accompanied to St. Paul by Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. White, enroute to
W. Va.
Mr, and Mrs, Robert Gibson
are visiting in Johnson City Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Clell Phillips and
baby of Greasy Creek, Ky., are
visiting relatives here.
Our visitor furtherest from
home this week was Miss
Ruth Adams, of Spokane, Wash
-ington.
Mrs. Frank Sutherland Jr., is
honoring her parents with her
presence in Princeton, W. Va.
Mrs. Lou and Miss Annie Ash
by called on Mrs. Buelah Allen,
of St. Paul Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rasnick
announced the arrival of a baby
boy.
Mrs. Van Fleming and children
Dolly June and Maynard Lee,
and Myrle Fleming are calling on
home folks in Clintwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baily pas
sed through here Saturday en
route to Tenn.
Mr. Kenneth Lane is “sprout
ing” or “strutting a red “kiss
me- quick.”
Miles Sutherland left on train
No, 38 Tuesday for points in
North and South Carolina, will
be accompanied from Linville
City, to Wilmington, North Car
olina, by Mrs. Howard Mooney.
Father McIntyre, of Charlotts
ville, Va. was calling on acquain
tances here Friday P. M.
LOCAL ITEMS
Misses Edith, Grace and Alsie
Chase are in Clintwood this week
visiting relatives and friends,
Mr. Ira Short, our next door
neighbor is tearing down his old
home and will build a new one
back on the same lot.
Mr. Alfred Hay is doing a
lot of repair work around his
home in the east end of town,
building a concrete wall and side
walk in front and doing other im
provements. Suppose we all get
the improvement fever and see
if our town won’t look better.
Now lets go everybody while the
sun shines.
We are glad to report Mr. J.
K. Damron being able to be on
the streets again after a few days
illness.
Mr. Kenis Edmonds of Wilder
Va., called at the Herald office
and left a nice order for job work.
Miss Virginia Cole one of D.
M. H, S. teachers of Chilhowie,
Va., was visiting friends in Clint
wood the 4th.
Missea Ruth Chase, Val Hylton
and Mrs. C. Speights visited rel
atives and friends in Bristol, Ab
ingdon, and Chilhowie, last week
end.
Mr. Emory B. Chase, of Stone
Kentucky, is visiting relatives
and friends in Clintwood this
week,
Miss Eva Mullins who is attend
ing National Business College at
Roanoke, Va., spent the 4th in
Clintwood with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Mullins returning'
to Roanoke. Wednesday.
Mr. Jack Wright who is em
ployed by the Buick agency in
Roanoke, Va., was in Clintwood,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. Snipes, of Johnson City,
Tenn., is attending court this
week.
Mr. C. C. Long, of Trammel,
Va., was in the City Tuesday.
Mr. Emmit Rush and brother
Walter Lee, of Richmond. Va.,
motored into Clintwood the 4th,
to spend the week with home
folks, Mr. and Mrs. W. C, D.
Rush.
J. C. Mullins, of Haysi, was a
business visitor here Tuesday. *
Paul Raines and family spent
the 4th on Prater and Poplar
Creeks yisiting relatives, return
ing home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs, F. C. Raines and
children and Mr. Earl Arington
returned to Clintwood, after
speending an enjoyable 4th with
Mr. Newborn Arington at Canady
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Raines and
children motored to Grundy, and
spent the glorious 4th with the
Hon. S. R. Hurley and family, re
turning Monday night.
Captain Gerow, of the Nora
Coal Company, Nora, Va., was a
business visitor here Wednesday.
J. T. Kiser, of Carrie, Va., was
attending the meeting of the
Board of Supervisors, Tuesday.
There was a large crowd at
tendiirs- the meetings of the
school Board and Supervisors
Tuesday.
Mr. George Grizzle and his
mother of Kingsport, Tenn., were
visiting Mrs. W. E. Rasnick Tues
day.
•I he road work is progressing
fine, base stone to Yates’ Gap
and toD finished past Fairground.
Mr. Parris Charles of Grundy,
Va., was calling on friends in the
city Tuesday.
. Mr. Thomas Powers of the Clint
wood Electric Co. has sold 15
Westinghouse, Electric Ranges
and Electric Servels in the last
30 days in Clintwood.
Mr Norde Powers, who is em
ployed by Clintwood Motor Co.,
in Detroit, Michigan, is on a two
weeks visit to parents and friends
in Dickenson County.
Mr. Calvin Hughes and Miss Ethel
Suthtrland were married to.day in
Clintwood. Tre couple left this after,
noon for Bristol, Kingspirt, Johnson
City and other points, on their Hon
ey.Moon. We wish them a happy,
prosperous and long life togetrer.
It is reported that the road from
Ilaysi to Grundy is in very good con.
dition, considering the amount of
wet weather we have had this spring*
We notice that Buchanan Brothers
are opening a display room in Cfint_
wood for the Overland and Whippet
automobiles.
Cumberland Chevrolet Sales Co.,
are building an addition to its shop
on Mullins Avenue.
Tre Clintwood and Caney base,
ball teams started to play a game
last Saturday, but was forced to
postpone it on account of rain and
hail.
TENSO LOCALS.
Miss Emma E. Counts is visiting
her brother, Mr. Fitzhugh L. Counts
at Clinchco this week.
Uncle Abb Taylor has returned
from Dante where he has been vis.
iting his daughters.
Misses Lillian and Mildred Colley
are visiting relatives at Clintwood
this week.
Mr. Chalk Harlow, who purchased
a radio recently, is enjoying some
fine sermons, lectures and music.
Mr. E. S. Counts gave a delicious
dinner on the 4th. in honor of frj.
■ends and relatives.
Miss Zella Sutherland was the
guest of Miss Violet Counts on
Mrs. Mary C. Hay who has been
ill with small-pox is recovering.
a bunch of folks went on a fish
ing trip the 4th. All reported a good
time and a delicious fish dinner.