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THE DICKENSON COUNTY HERALD
The Only Newspaper In The County.
VOL. 1. NO. 30. CLINTWOOD, DICKENSDN C0UN1Y, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1927. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
DICKENSON CO., BOY
SAILS FOR PANAMA.
Charles S. Counts, son of Mrs.
Clara Counts, of Stratton, Va.
who recently enlisted in the
Regular Army, sailed today
from the Brooklyn army base
with 308 soldiers on the U. S.
Army Transport St. Mihiel for
the Panama Canal Zone.
Counts who volunteered for
duty in Panama and who sel
ected the Coast Artillery branch
of the service will be assigned
by Major General William Las
siter, commander of the Pan
ama Canal Department, to one
of the units that guard the can
al. He will have the unusual op
portunity of I lii* great
est engineering feat in history,
without cost to himself.
Before sailing today he wa3
a member of r-ie garrison of
Fort Slocum, N. Y., an army
post on the Long Island Sound,
where he received his military
training under the supervision
of Colonel J. J. Bradley, com
mander of the post.
The War Department has ar
ranged special tours for sold
iers from army transports at
San Juan, when the ship docks
at that port. Natives operating
“guaguas”, which is Porto Ri
can for motor busses, take sol
diers on sight-seeing trips over
the crooked mountain roads
that were built three hundred
years ago by Spanish slaves.
PLANS REUNION OP
VETERANS OF THREE TOURS.
By R. F‘ Nelson.
Plans for a “reunion” of the
veterans of the three tours
given during the last two years
by the Shenandoah Valley, Inc.,
have just been proposed by Col
onel Howard J. Benchoff, pres
ident of the organization and
the leader of the three tours,
according to the Virginia State
Chamber of Commerce.
Colonel Benchoff and the
more than three score Virgin
ians who made the “Tour of
North America,” this summer,
traveling from Alaska to Mer
ico spreading advertising mat
ter on Virginia, have recently
returned enthusiastic with the
idea if creating a greater Vir
ginia and with many ideas
gleaned in the West.
“The party returned enthusi
astic with the idea of making
Virginia hum with improve
ments, beautifying Virginia
homes with flowers, paint,
gardens and better roads. Some
time this summer we rather
hope to have a Congress of the
Veterans of the “Tour of North
America,” “The Apple Blossom
Special,” and the trip to Can
ada. Virginians can benefit by
the results that are being ob
tained in the States we visited”
TO HOLD MEETING
(By R. F. Nelson.)
The annual conference of the
secretaries and other execut
ives of the Chambers of Com
merce of Virginia will be held
in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this
year on December 2. This an
nouncement was made today
following a conference in Rich
mond between Rueben L. Hum
bert, secretary of the Harrison
burg Chamber, and Lawson H.
Cooke, general secretary of the
Virginia State Chamber of Com
merce. The secretaries meet un
der the auspices of the parent
body without the formality of
having a formal organization.
Mr. Cooke announced that
Mr. Humbert, Dan S. Hollenga,
business manager of the Pet
ersburg Chamber of Commerce,
Ben C. Moomaw, secretary of
the Roanoke organization, and
Robert Ramsey, business man
ager of the Lynchburg Cham
ber of Commerce, have been
named a committee to draft the
program for the approaching
meeting.
There are approximately 80
Chambers of Commerce in Vir
ginia. The last meeting of the
body was in Lynchburg.
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HUNDREDS EXPECTED TO
ATTEND CAMP MEETING
ST. Paul, Va. Aug. 2.- The
Pentecostal camp meeting of
the Assemblies of God for
Southwest Virginia which will
be held here August 4th. to 14
th. is expected to be the great
est meeting ever held by the
denomination in this section of
the country. Members from
various places will attend, an
able corps of ministers and
workers have been engaged,
and hundreds of visitors are ex
pected from over Southwest
Virginia and adjoining States.
The preachers and workers
engaged for the meeting are
Elder Alexander Lindsay of
Cleveland, Ohio, Bible teacher;
Mrs. Roxie Hughes Alford of
Dallas, Texas, Evangelist; Mrs.
Willie T. Millsaps of St. Paul,
pianist1 and Evanglist, Fred L.
A. Nowak from Germany, choir
director. 'These will be assisted
by a number of local preachers,
pastors and evangelists, a choir
of about one hundred singers,
and a stringed instrument or
chestra.
The first service will be Thur
sday night. Thereafter there
will be four services daily: de
votional services at 7 A. M. :
teaching, 10:30 A. M.: exhort
ation, 2:30 P. M., and evangel
istic, 8 P. M. On the closing day
the sacrament will be observed
and a water baptismal service
held. The closing day will be
the climax of the meeting in
both interest and attendance
The camping equipment con
sists of a large Gospel tent
with severa 1 hundred seating
capacity, a dining tent where
meals are cooked and served to
the campers, a lunch tent
where sandwiches, fruits,
drinks, etc., are sold to visitors,
a book tent where Bibles, books
papers and tracts are sold, and
a number of camping tents.
The camp ground is a beaut
iful and spacious tract of land
lying between the Clinch River
and the N. and W. and C. C.
and 0., rail raod tracks, about
two blocks east from the rail
road station. The ground ad
joins the State highway at the
Clinch River bridge and is eas
ily accessible for cars, and also
affords parking space for hun
dreds of cars.
The meeting will continue for
ten days, closing on Sunday
the 14th.
DR. BRUMFIELD HERE
Dr. W. A. Brumfield, of Blacks
burg, Va., has shouldered the
the burden of coming into our
County to administer toxin-an
titoxin to the children to prev
ent diphtheria. In as much as he
has undertaken this very impor
tant work, the citizens should
lend him every assistance pos
sible and should cooperate by
!taking advantage of this oppor
tunity.
Dr. Brumfield’s letter to the
citizenry of the county appears
in this issue, in which he appeals
to the public to take advantage
of this rare and free offering.
If you would protect your child
from this dreaded disease, you
should get in touch with him at
once as his time here is limited.
"Selects”
Ed Rowe of Kansas says the
rarest thing he knows of is a
completely bad man; but Ed
never ran against someone for
public office.
Vermont is said to have one
of the lowest reckless driving
records in the country. In Ver
mont the driver is always going
up hill.
The censor at a new Jersey
beach says he has never seen
a beautiful bather in scanty at
tire that he did not turn to look.
Isn’t that just like a man!
No matter which way you
drive, if you don’t drive the
right way it mav be the way
to jail.
The nice thing about being a
man is you don’t have to stay
home after you wash your
head.
It may be that the mills of
the gods grind slowly because
they get paid for evertime.
An eye-specialist says green
quiets the nerves. This is es
pecially true of green backs.
And so the earth is losing
speed. Well, that sounds hope
ful. Perhaps it is on the up
grade.
********
So very manv have been do
ing five days’ work and scatter
ing it over six days.
********
There’s one Progressive Sen
ator not easy to handle. He
doesn’t eat breakfast.
********
A woman doesn’t really be
gin to have faith in a man un
til other people lose it.
*******
The meanest trick a woman
plays on her husband is to in
crease his stock of family con
nections.
********
It costs a man a lot to live up
to his ideals. That’s the reason
many a man can’t afford to get
married.
********
Nothing is calculated to jar
an eligible girl like a young
man who talks about his mon
ey but says nothing about mat
rimony.
********
It might help some if the
manufacturer would use a min
iatrue figure of a coroner as a
radiator cap ornament.
********
Most of the big jobs are held
by men who couldn’t even name
three naughty magazines. ..
*********
So few attain that nice bal
ance midway between inferior
ity complex and swellhead.
********
What this country needs, a
long with a good five-cent cig
ar, is a five-cent appetite.
The “sticks” is that region
where a thief is just a thief in
stead of a master criminal.
Three-fourths of all motor ve
hides are sold on credit. Riders
pay as they go.
$300,000 SPENT IN
VIRGINIA FOR ADVERSISINIG
(By R. F. Nelson.)
Virginia this year is spend
ing more than $300,000 on nat
ional advertising, according to
figures which have been com
piled by the Publicity Depart
ment of the Virginia State
Chamber of Commerce, cover
ing all sources of state and mun
icipal advertising in the Old
Dominion. This represents ap
prximately one sixteenth of the
amount being spent throughout
the United States in commun
ity and state advertising of
various kinds.
Virginia’s expenditures in
clude $50,000 being spent by
State Conservation and Devel
opment Commission for adver
tising, $100,000 being spent for
advertising and promotional
work by the Norfolk-ports
mouth Chamber of Commerce
ttp,d smaller amounts which are
being spent in advertising by
the Roanoke Chamber of Com
merce, the Richmond Chamber
of Commerce, the Northern
Virginia Bureau and small
sums ranging as low as $1,000
by various chambers of com
merce in the state. I
The largest amount being
spent for advertising this year
$700,000 which Los Angeles is
spending. Another California
city, San Francisco, has appro
priated $400,000 for advertis
ing and publicity, while $250,
000 is being spent by each of
the following cities: St. Pet
ersburg, Miami and Atlanta.
Detroit is spending $350,000
and approximately 50 other cit
ies throughout the nation are
are spending more than $100,
000 each in advertising.
The Virginia State Chamber
of Commerce’s figures includes
money being spent for all
forms of advertising in the
State, including historical mark
ers, newspaper advertising, and
other types of advertising. The
Virginia State Chamber of
Commerce estimates that more
than 30 organizations in Vir
ginia are spending some money
in advertising the Old Domin
ion, and that next year the tot
al to be expended will be ap
proximately $600,000.
CLINCHCO DEGEATS CLINTW90D
Clinchco Va., Aug., 1-Clinehco de
feated Clintwood in a well played game.
McKinney allowed only one hit up till
the seventh inning when Brandon hit
his first homer.
Clinchco
Romans, c
Kilgore, r f
Frye. 3 b
Brandon,1f
Carpenter, ss
O Henry, p
Crowder 2b
Stamper, 1 b
Hubbard cf
AB R H PO
4 1 3 12
4 1 1
1 1
2 2
1 1
2 1
0 0
0 1
0 0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
1
1
2
10
A E
1 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
3 0
1 0
0 0
3 0
1 0
Total
36
8 10 27 10 0
Clintwood
E Sutherl’d, If
Mullins lb,
Fuller 3b
McFall c,
Shortt ss,
Sutherland, 2 b
SuthTand rf
Lockhart cf
Fleming cf
McKinney p
Total
AB R H PO A E
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
4
4
0
0 0 2
0
6
1
0
0 0
0 0
0
1
0
1
0 0
1 0
o' 1
1 0
1 0
3 .1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0 2 0 1
36
24 6 3
The Score by Inning.
Inn’gs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T’l
Clinchco 000000350 8
Cl’wood 001010000 2
Two base hits Romans, Kilgore, Mul
lins; Home runs, Brandon 2; Hit by
pitched balls, G. Sutherland, Romans,
Stamper. Bases on ballsoff O. Henry 2,
McKir.nsy 1. Struck out by O. Henry 12,
McKinney 8. Umpires Friar, Shortt.
Time of game 1.55.
DR. BRUMFIELD TO SEE YOU
To mv Friends in Dickenson
County.
1 am with you again in
the interest of the health of your
children. This time I want to
give your children a remedy that
will prevent them from ever hav
ing diphtheria. This has been
done for three hundred thous
and children in the great city of
New York alone, and for other
hundreds of thousands of child
ren in other cities. Let us give
the children of Dickenson the
same chance to escape diphther
ia as those of the cities have.
It takes three doses of toxin
antitoxin to immunize a child a
gainst diphtheria. These are giv
en at intervals of one week. It
does not cause anv reaction in
most cases, and it never causes
anything more than a little red
ness and swelling of the arm
with very slight general symp
toms. It does not cause a sore on
the arm, nor leave a scar. The
crildren can go swimming and
run and plav the same after tak
ing it as before.
Last year two hundred and
twenty-eight children died from
diphtheria in the State of Vir
ginia, and three thousand one
hundred and eleven were repor
ted sick from it. The lives of
these little ones, and the money
spent for burying them and trea
ting the others should have been
saved. Let us see to it that none
of the children in Dickenson
County suffer from this disease.
Bring all of your children be
tween the ages of six months and
sixteen years to the clinics for
treatment.
Also remember those who are
less fortunate than yourself, and
help them to get their children
to the clinics. By so doing you
may save a life.
Your Board of Supervisors and
County School Board will pay
for the toxin-antitoxin, and the
State Board of Health will pav
for its administration; therefoij;
it will be absolutely free to the
individuals. Many parents have
paid three dollars to have it ad
ministered to their children, and
it is wrell worth it when it insur
es them against such a dreadful
disease, but you' have this rare
opportunity of getting the same
thing for nothing.
I shall be glad to have all of
my old acquaintances to come
out to see me whether they have
children to be treated or not.
Yours very truly.
W. A. Brumfield, M. D.
REEDY RIDGE LOCALS.
Mr. and Mrs , Neel Norris
were visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sykes the
week-end.
There were a lage gathering
at Sunday school, whirh was
held at Puttier’s Chappel last
Sunday. Sunday school and
ringing will be conducted at
this place every Sunday even
ing at 4 o’clock P.M. Every
body is invited to attend.
Mr. Clyde Reedy who is at
tending Emory and Henrv Col
lege visited home folks the last
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Reedy and
family, Mr. N. R. Stanley, Mr.
and Mrs. C. S. Lane and daugh
ter Genola attended the funer
al of Mrs. Baker near Clint
wood last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sykes vis
ited Mr. Ira C. Hale last Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Eligah Bise and
family attended the funeral of
Mrs. Baker last Sunday.
Mrs. Sis Adams and son from
Ky. are visiting the home of
Mr. E. A. Reedy this week.
Darwin News.
Miss Hattie Hibbitts of Jen
kins, Ky., but formerly of this
place, and Mr. Carl Mullins of
Clintwood were married Fri
day July 29th.
Mr. and Mrs. George McKin
ney of Darwin are proud to an
nounce the arrival of a baby
girl last Sunday July 31. Moth
er and baby are getting along
nicely.
Mrs. C. R. Hibbitts is visit
ing her daughter Mrs. Stallard
at Wise who is very ill.
Mr. Bernard Steele, Mr. and
Mrs. Gussie Steele and family,
passed through this place Sun
day on their way to Fort Black
more to visit their parents.
Mrs. Joe Hibbitts was in Dar
win Saturday and Sunday vis
iting friends.
Miss Draxie Fleming of Clint
wood called at the home of Mi.
and Mrs. Rufus Buchanan to
see Alta Buchanan Saturday,
while on her way to Norton. •
Miss Thursa Dotson and
Miss Valdia Buchanan were
outdriving with Mr. Ancel and
Dail Vanover Sunday.
Mrs. Draxie Trivitt and fam
ily motored to Clintwood Thur
sday July 28th.
Mrs. Dewey Stanley of Dar
win has been very ill, but is im
proving nicely now.
Mr. K. L. and H. C. and Mrs.
J. N. Buchanan attended
church at Georges Fork Sun
day.
Mr. N. J. Buchanan was glad
to have the preachers with him
Saturday night.
PERSONALS
We are very sorry to hear of
the serious illness of Mrs. W. P.
Kennedy, but hope she will soon
be out again.
The Board of Supervisors have
just closed a two dav meeting.
We do not have a record of the
transactions.
Mr. C. R. Turner and his son
Floyd, of Marthagap, were trans
acting business with the Board
of Supervisors this week.
There were quite a delegation,
from Road Branch,here last Tues
day attending the meeting of
the Board of Supervisors, and a
greed to give a free right-of-way
if their Supervisor would build
a road up Road Branch. So it is
up to Mr. Bowman.
Mr. L. D. R. Owens of Haysi
was in town this week.
Mr. J. H. Anderson, democrat
ic candidate for Sheriff, was in
town during the session of the
Board of Supervisors.
Mr. Eivens Tiller made a trip
to Bristol this to see an eye spec
ialist.
We understand that Mr. James
Vanover, an aged citizen of our
County, was panfully hurt last
Sunday evening when accidently
struck by a car near Mr. Sher
man Vanover’s residence. The
car was driven by Dr. Suther
land.
The brick has arrived for the
new Post Office building and is
being laid rapidly. Mr. Kelly says
he will have a roof on the build
ing in a very short while.
Mr. E. S. Counts of Splashdam
and his brother of Knoxville,
Tenn. were visiting friends and
relatives in Clintwood this week.
While intown Mr. E. S. Counts
gave us a nice order for station
ery.
We are very sorry that we can
not publish all the local news
items from various places in the
County, but space will not per
mit. We will do our best to pub
lish them in our next week’s is
sue.
Dr. J. A. Somers will be at Leb
anon, Aug. 10th. Wilder, Aug.ll,
£?-ul\ Aug- 12> Dante, Aug!
13, Chnchco,-Aug. 15, Haysi,
Aug.l6, Clintwood, Aug.17, Fre
mont, American Cafe, Aug. 18.
For the purpose of examining
the eyes. Glasses fitted if need
ed.
We are glad to have with us
Miss Nellie Phipps of Norfolk,
who is visiting home folks and
relatives in Clintwood. She has
just returned from San Francis
co and other points west. We are
very proud of Miss Nellie as she
is the first girl from this county
to merit a degree.
Mrs. R. L. Phipps has just re
turned from Norfolk, where she
has been visiting her sister for
the past month.
Mrs. R. A. Long is confined in
Sutherland’s Hospital.
Mr. J. L. Reynolds has return
ed to Clintwood after spending
his vacation at his home in
Blacksburg, Va.
Mr. Bill Dubbs of Bristol was
in town this week.
Mrs. G. B. Long of Johnson
City is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Long this week.