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THE DICKENSON COUNTY HERALD
VOL. 1.
The Only Newspaper In The County.
CLINTWOOD, DICKENSON COUNTY VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1927. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
NO. 37.
Haysi defeated Clinchco a
gain Sunday by a score of 7 to
5, making their second straight
victory taken from the Clinch
co boys, and their sixth vic
tory in the County League
Fuller was on the mound for
Haysi and pitched fine ball, st
ruck out 9 and allowed only 6
hits while 0. Henry gave up to
7 runs and 10 hits. Just a word
about a decision given by ump
ire Friar that partly evened up
the one-sided game. The score
stood at 7 to 3 in the ninth in
ning and one man out when
Kilgore hit a high fly to left
field, the ball knocked one leaf
from a bush, but the fielder
caught the ball and the umpire
called the runner safe, there
fore enabling Clinchco to run
in two scores.
“The game opened with Mol
m-ses at the stick, and Small
pox catching. Cigar was in the
box with plenty of smoke. Horn
cn first base and Fiddle on sec
ond, backed by Corn -in the
field, made it hot for Umpire
Apple, who was rotten. Ax
came to bat and chopped. Cigar
let Brick-walk, and Saw-dust
filled the bases. Song made a
hit, and Twenty made a score.
Cigar went out and Balloon star
ted to pitch, but went up in the
air. The Cherry tried it but was
wild. Old Ice kept cool in the
' . me until he was hit by a
pitched ball, then you should
have heard Ice Cream. Cabbage
had a good head, and kept
quiet. Grass covered lots of
ground in the field, and the
crowd cheered when Spider
caught the fly. Bread loafed on
third, and pumped Organ, who
played fast and put Light out.
In the fifth inning Wind began
’dew about what he could do
Hammer began to knock and
'"ir es began to leave. The way
Uiev roasted Peanuts was a
Hi At. Knife was put out for
ulimg first base. In the ninth.
Apple told Fiddle to take his
base. Oats was shocked and
then Song made another hit.
Trombone made a slide and
■ i at was put out cn the plate.
re was a lot of betting on
the game, but Soap cleaned up.
> he score was 7to 5 in favor of
Haysi. Door said if he had
pitched he would have shut
Umm out.”
GAS TAX
\By Carter Wormcley.)
Richmond, Va., Sept. 10 —
From the office of the Govern
or of Virginia is released the
following bulletin:
Motor Vehicle Commissioner
James M. Hayes announces
that, on a basis of the past
year, the average automobilist
in Virginia paid an $18.03 gas
oline tax, making a total tax
per car of $32.27 per year. Com
missioner Hayes estimates that
ten per cent of the gasoline tax
was paid by out-of-state mot
orist.;, thus reducing the cost
to the average Virginia motor
ist to $30.47 per car per year.
This is approximately eight
cents per car per day.
For the above eight cents
Virginia automobilists are pro
vided good roads and are great
ly reducing their cost of oper
as ion. both in the consumption
of gasoline and the wear and
tear on their machines. This
eight cents nor day paid by the
motorists of Virginia for good
roads is probably the best in
vestment they could make.
ON BEING YOURSELF
TIig difficulty tyf being yous
se’f will be admitted by any rne
who has ever apologized for his
own words or deeds by saying,
“I was not myself when that
ha-mened.” Perhaps this pom
f ubst'tuto for your better soli
is the creature of worry, oi
illness, or some intemperance
of body or spirit. But even the
best of us experience the dif
ficulty of being always at his
best.
To be at your best physically
is a difficult achievement. The
great singer must train his
voice hour after hour before
his audience can listen to it in
comfort. We often remark:
How naturally he sings! Yet
behind that simple naturalness
are years of grinding practice.
How much more difficult
then it is to be ourselves in
that realm of intangible thing
called personality. There seems
to be a certain depravity into
which we naturally gravitate
We set out nobly to be* at our
best, and fall far short of that
shining goal. We do the thing
we should not have done, and
leave undone the thing that we
should have done.
Yet out of this never ending
conflict of the spirit, comes per
sonality, power and influence.
It makes us what we are. It is
the secret of such tremendous
personalities as Lincoln or
Roosevelt.
Being one’s true self is not
easy. But beyond, its accomp
lishments lie the rewards of
life. The great Bard was right:
“To thine own self be true, and
it must follow, as the night the
day, thou canst not then be
false to any man.”
FALSELY ACCUSED
Dear Editor
I desire to use a small space
:n your paper as a medium
through which the public may
be informed of the falsity of a
certain rumor going the rounds.
I have just been told that a
rumor is being circulated to the
effect that I, as Notary Public,
have in my possession a state
ment, sworn to by John Henry
Anderson, stating that he, J.
H. _ Anderson, if elected to the
Office of Sheriff, would not ap
point as his deputies certain
individuals.
First of all I desire to inform
the public that this is not only
a false rumor, but what I be
lieve to be a premeditated lie,
as no such statement, either
written or verbal, has been
transacted or suggested in my
presence.
While I do not believe for a
minute that any of the leaders
of either of the parties would
sanction any such quality of
political trickery, yet I do be
lieve this particular rumor has
been concocted by some “two
by four” politician, either Dem
ocrat or Republican, from pure
ly ulterior political motive, and
if so it is what I call “dirty
politics”, let it be from which
ever source it may have origin
ated, and just such petty mud
dinging as this is what causes
the public to look upon politics
■'rom the rotten practices rath
er Jhan from the lofty princip
le v; upon which the great part
i ;es were founded.
! Very truly yours,
R. L. Sutherland.
LONGSFORK ITEMS
; Several people from here at
tended the memorial srvice at
iMrs. Lamberts last Sunday on
i Honey Camp.
Miss Gladys Hughes and Miss
Eula Davis were the guests of
Miss Ruth Lambert recently.
Mrs. T. S. Stanley of Longs
fork has been ill for several
days and don’t seem to be re
covering very fast.
airs. Rebecca Hughes, her
daughter, Gladys and Miss
Ruth Lambert spent several
days in Kentucky returning
ihome last week. They report a
nice time.
Miss Buford Stanley from
Elkhorn is visiting her friends
and relatives on Longsfork.
I
Miss Thursa Dotson who hat
been confined in Sutherland’s
Hospital has returned horm
and is improving fine.
Several young folks froir
here are attending High Schoo
at Clintwwod. The are taking
first year work.
There will be a pie supper a1
the Honey Camp school house
pn the 24th. of September. Ev
erybody cordially invited.
The Honey Camp School is
progressing nicely, and is get
ting ready to organize a com
muinty league.
Miss Amie Mullins who has
been visiting in Jenkins for
some time has returned to at
tend school here.
Miss Lenora Crabtree, of
Longsfork, is spending her
vacation at Jenkins, Ky.
Nrs. Em Powers, of Clint
wood, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. T. S. Stanley, of Longs
fork.
Mrs. Olen Addington, from,
Sandlick, is staying with her
sister, Mrs. Roy Rawkins while
finishing her high school work
at the D. M. H. S.
The third Sunday in October
Prof. Remines is expected be
at the Honey Camp School. Ev
erybody is invited to be pres
ent.
Miss Eula Davis, her brother,
Erman, spent several days with
relatives in Wise the past week.
CLINTWOOD WINS
FROM CANEY.
In a free hitting and loosely
played game played at Clint
wood, Clintwood won from
Caney by the score of 15 to 14.
It was Clintwood’s second vic
tory of the league season.
Caney began the game aus
piciouly bv scoring 6 runs in
the first inning, and kept put
ting runners across at irregular
intervals. Clintwood, in its scor
ing. made an unusual record by
making at least one score in
each of the nine innings. This
shows a commendable fighting
spirit which has characterized
Clintwood’s playing all season.
Her games have usually been
lost in the early innings, but
the team has always come back
stronger in the latter innings.
Lie Sutherland and Ted Baker
hit home runs for Clintwood.
The Line-up.
Caney ab r
H. Fowler s. s.
D. Widner 2b, c
A. Sutherland 2b
Harry B. lb
Max Thompson p
Fd Widner 3b
R. Ratliff cf
Monroe If
R. Thamasson rf
Charlie c
Total
Clintwood
L. Sutherland s s
F. Bakeer 3b
P. Fuller p
Bill McFall c
Ted Baker lb
G. Sutherland 2b cf
H. Fleming cf 2b
R. Mooney If
R. Sutherland rf
Total
4
6
0
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
49
ab
5
6
5
6
5
47
Team
Clincl.co
Haysi
Caney
Clintwood
Standing of Teams.
W
3
2
L
2
3
7
7
1
2
0
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
14
r
2
3
1
2
2
0
9
1
2
15
Pet.
778
700
300
222
Where they play Sept. 24,1927.
Haysi at Caney (Clintwood
diamond.)
Clintwood at Clinchco.
SELECTS
A homely face is the best
chaperon.
You’ve got to look sharp to
cut much ice. ■
Two can live cheaper than one
but not as fast.
The good that die young are
not the good drivers.
Fairy stories no longer inter
est children or wives.
Fortune never smiles at a
man because he is a joke.
The meek may inherit the
earth, but not from the meek.
The darker things get the
more chance there is to shine.
Onlv two more months until
time to predict a hard winter.
Time and tide wait for no
man but time hesitates for a
woman.
Be careful where you put
your confidence and you won’t
lose it.
If there were only four autos
twenty-five years ago where
did the taxi companies get
theirs ?
When a man loses anything
else, he advertises for it. But
when he loses his head, he'
stops advertising.
Anthrax verms lurk in shav
ing brushes. And the Lightning
Rod Manufacturers’ Associat
ion warns that there is peril in
shaving during a storm. Is this
propaganda to bring beards
back into fashion?
THE COUNTY TICKET
The following is a list of can
didates, who have registered
for county and district offices,
sixty (60) days prior to the
November election, to be held
for Dickenson County and the
districts of said County on
N-ovember 8th. 1927.
FOIl COUNTY OFFICES
FOR CLERK:
Lee Stanley
Alva Smith
FOR TREASURER:
J. M. Rasnick
Eivens Tiller
FOR SHERIFF:
J. H. Anderson
Garland T. Kiser
FOR COMMISSIONER REV.
E. A. Reedy
W. H. McCoy
J. H. Rasnick
N. Floyd Duty
FOR COMTH’S. ATTYC
J. C. Smith
Walter B. Phipps
D. M. Crabtree
DISTRICT OFFICES
FOR CLINT’WOOD DISTRICT
FOR SUPERVISOR:
J. W. Childress
W. B. Trivitt
FOR OVERSEER POOR:
Wilburn Mullins
A. J. Mullins
FOR COSTABLE:
Willie Fleming
J. II. Hamilton
FOR JUSTICE PEACE:
S. W. Decl
D. S. Bray
Enoch Mocre
W. P. Moore
W. N. Meade
Emory Bruce Mullins
W. S. Vanover
C. C. Stone
FOR ERVINGTON DISTRICT
FOR SUPERVISOR:
D. R. Dotson
J. M. French
N. C. Sutherland
W. E. Compton
E. T: Sutherland
T. N. Shook
FOR CONSTABLE:
Nealy Kiser
FOR JUSTICE PEACE:
N. B. Austin
S. L. McCoy
E. B. Jessee
L. A. Orender
H. Rov Shoun
IFOR KEN AD Y DISTRICT
FOR SUPERVISOR:
T. M. Dotson
M. S. Davis
Charles S. Stanley
D. L. Smith
FOR CONSTABLE:
D. M. Mullins
A. R. Stanley
Sanders Hill
W. P. Rose
I FOR OVERSEER POOR:
G. W. Mullins
FOR JUSTICE PEACE:
Tivis Mullins
I. E. Dotson
I. S. Gilliam
FOR SAND LICK DISTRICT
FOR SUPERVISOR:
Wm. J. Bowman
Carl Deel
E. V. Counts
Wade H. Sutherland
E. T. Fuller
J. R. Arington
F. F. Kiser
Chas. A. Deel
FOR CONSTABLE:
Lewis Fuller
J. J. Wood
FOR OVERSEER POOR:
J. M. Edwards
:! W. F. Barton
iFOR JUSTICE PEACE:
Local News and Personal
Mention in Brief Form
|Miss. Virginia Cole and Miss.
!Sara Kate Chase were visiting
at Miss. Cole’s home in Chilho
wie, last week.
The following boys left for
Emory and Henry; James
Skeen, Bascom Damron, “Jum”
Rush, Burns Childress, Carl
Trivitt, and Luther Ratliff. We
wish them all good luck.
Mr. John Short left for Blue
field College last week
Mr. and Mrs Jim Damron Jr.
spent a few days with Mrs. J.K.
Damron during the fair. They
are now stationed at Knox
Creek, W.Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Kiser of
Denver Col., were visiting Mr.
Garland Kiser of Nora, They
came to town calling on their
friends Tuesday.
The fair was a great success in
many ways, so lets work hard
to have another next year, but
a still better one.
Mr. Lee Long of Dante was vi
siting Mrs. Stella Long Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Wallace
of McClure, stopped in town
Monday on their way to Mc
Clure. They were married rec
ently in Lynchburg . and have
been on their “honey moon”.
They called on Mrs. W.W.Press
ley, Mrs. R.L.Phipps and Mrs.
Fred Gray.
Miss Grace Chase has return
ed to Radford to attend the
State Teachers College.
Mr. Burns Pressley and Stew
art Sutherland left for Blacks
burg, Va., to attend school.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Rasnick
of Clinchco, were taking in the
Fair and calling on friends in
town last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Miller and
family have returned from
Columbus, Ohio, where they
have been visiting Mr. Miller’s
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. French, of
Dante, were visiting Mrs. John
Trivitt and Mrs. John Green
last week.
Rev. and Mrs. M. P’. Combs
and family spent Sunday with
friends at Clinchco.
We were glad to see Mr. Ira
Hale is improving and glad to
see him shaking hands with
his many friends at the Fair.
Mr. J. K. Damron is now
working in Kentucky. Mr. Dam
ron, though not a strong man,
:; very energetic. He is a good
example for us all.
Mrs. Spivey and children, of
McClure, were visiting home
folks Sunday and Nonday.
everybody noticed the hand
some advertisement put up by
the Clinchfield Lumber and
Supply Company, of St. Paul,
Va., at our Fair. Good adver
tising make good business. If
you do not believe it ask Mr.
F. M. Arington
J. W. Arington
D. A. Duty
I. M. Edwards
Bert Raines
FOR WILLIS DISTRICT
FOR SUPERVISOR:
M. F. Senter
F. L. Colley
Win. J. Branham
S. M. Gourley
James H. Epling
FOR CONSTABLE:
W. M. Senter
John Hall
Mat Mullins
Tivis Mullins
II. B. Puckett
FOR JUSTICE PEACE:
Tyra McFaddin
K. S. Hall
R. A. Willis
Drewrey Puckett
William S. Owens
Brice Cochran
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES
W. H. Nickels
FOR STATE SENATE
J. M. Beaty
FOR SALE
EMPTY BARRELS
We have a limited supply of
Coca-Cola and lard barrels on
hand at reasonable prices; al
so sugar and flour barrels.
[Prices on application.
Ilaysi Supply Company, Haysi
or Fremont, Va.
r red Gray and Mr. Unas. Perk
ins. They represent Mr. Henry
Ford, and he says the road to
good business is good advertis
ing. Everybody begin now to
think how you can advertise
your business at our next Fair.
The new home of Mr. R. 'L.
Sutherland, of Haysi, Va, has
just been completed. The build
ing by contractor Robert Lee,
of Hayi, Va.,and the plumbing
and heating by Coeburn Plumb
ing Co, of Coeburn, Va.
A PIE-SUPPER.
There will be a pie-supper and
debate at the Honey Camp
School .on Saturday September
24, 1927. Everybody is cord
ially invited to attend and en
joy themselves. We want to
make this a general get-togeth
er meeting.
er meeting. There will be six
able speakers present to discuss
the subject selected.
For your winter’s supply of
Rugs go to Cllintwood Hard
ware Company. They have ’em
at fancy prices.
Miss Jean Magann, of St. >
Paul, visited Miss Irene Draper
last week-end.
Lula Thornsbury, of Los An
geles Cal., and Bill Thornsbury,
are visiting Mrs. W. C. D. Rush
of Clintwood.
Mrs. Gerade Adkins and Alcie
Chase visited relatives here
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Staggs,
of Grundy, were in town Sat
urday.
, Mildred and Charlotte Taylor
of Big Stone Gap, visited Mrs.
C. C. Childress the past week.
Miss Eva Mullins and Bonnie
Kiser, of Roanoke Business
College, visited home-folks for
the Fair.
Announcements have been re
ceived of the marriage of Ver
non Damron to Miss Seaton, of
Big Stone Gap, Va. They have
gone to Paris on their “honey
moon.”
The lady who holds entry tag
nun'her 35 on canned vegeta
bles or fruit that was placed on
exhibition at the Farmers’
Fair please communicate or see
Mr: C. J. Mullins at once.
ONE KILLED IN WRECK
On last Saturday night a car
plunged over an embankment
on the Clintwood Coeburn road
near the foot of Wise Mountain.
The occupants were rushed to
the hospital at Coeburn where
Charley Smith, one of the in
jured, died immediately. Clara
Hall, her daughter and a girl
from Kentucky, were seriously
injured.
It is said that a girl by the
name of Hall was driving the
car at the time of the wreck.
THE FARMERS’ FAIR.
The Farmers’ Fair closed on
last Saturday with a success,
not only in the way of profit to
the Association, but we believe
it has benefitted every farmer
and house-wife that were in
terested enough to place their
products on display at the ex
hibit room, also we feel th?J
each and every individual wv~
viewed the many farm products
and articles of art and needle
work on display, were very
much pleased.
We hope that the farmers of
our County will cooperate with
the Fair Association’s officials
in making the next Fair the
best that this County has ever
had. It can be done.
You can do nothing better
than to boost the county in
which you live, and the b^0*
way to attract the attention of
the outside wrorld is to let peo
ple know what we are doing.
This, ofcourse, is very easily
done through the simple med
ium of advertising, and the op
portunities offered by the Far
mers’ Fair Association is one of
the best means we have to let
the outside world know just
how industrious we are.
There are thousands of live,
wide-awake, intelligent and in
dustrious people in our county.
And why not make the Fair of
1928 even a greater success
than the one just closed?