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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1941
Page
3
Police Chief E L McClure warned Bluefield residents to avoid careless Christmas tree use. Trees should be removed within a day or two and not placed near exits. Only safe decorations and electric lights should be used, with supervision near lights.
Rocky Gap MPS member Glenn Hare plans Tennessee trip for holidays. Mrs Lillie French of Narrows dined with Mr and Mrs W I Hare. Katherine Bailey of Narrows visited Miss Elizabeth Tuggle for the weekend. On Sunday David Repass of Narrows and Joe Hetherington of Narrows were mentioned in a social snippet.
Randolph Tuggle stationed at Fort Meade Md spends holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs J C Tuggle. Mr and Mrs Scottee and Lucille Hares visit Mr and Mrs R G Preston of Bedford Va for the weekend.
The Supreme Court refused to review the case of Dr S M E Simon of Williamson West Virginia a physician convicted of concealing assets in bankruptcy He was sentenced to three years in federal prison and fined 3000 The government charged he moved assets to Mercy hospital where he served as a director and to his wife and children He listed only 800 in assets on the bankruptcy petition against more than 50000 in liabilities Bond requests were denied and the Fourth U S Circuit upheld the district court
William Gregory of Ahepa disclosed a 2.5 million plan to buy defense bonds to aid the U S war effort and fund postwar reconstruction in Greece. Proceeds would rebuild churches schools and public buildings after the war, with funds raised by Ahepa lodges nationwide.
A Norfolk and Western magazine feature shows a 1896 Bluefield scale house crew. The article recalls Ira Old and siblings from Monroe County and Giles County, with mentions of the Old family moving to Kansas. The piece notes a Christian church service and a Maple Lawn burial, then urges a Red Cross emergency drive as World War II looms over a nation seeking liberty.
Harman lodge 222 A F and A M held its annual officer election for 1942 with Clyde Cook as worshipful master and Paves Bates junior warden Shufflebarger treasurer J D Edie secretary Sell Hedrick senior deacon A L Cannon junior deacon. Rt Bane installed the officers. An oyster supper preceded the vote by Bluefield chapter 102 and Eleanor Wells served as Worthy Matron.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Jurehem Christian Church for C A Metcalfe prominent Bluefield Va pioneer businessman. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended the rites.
From Switchback comes a note about Mrs Pred Hale and her Christmas cactus. The plant blooms on Christmas day and is four years old with about 150 inches of growth and 25 blooms already open. Mrs C H Lucas, sister of Mrs Hale, also has a blooming Christmas cactus.
A notes piece recalls Jerry Metcalfe who started as a clerk in his brother O A Metcalfe’s store and later became a telegrapher for the Southern railway at Hilton Virginia. He retired a few years ago and was visiting with two daughters and a son.
Sparks rolled from Bland courthouse chimney causing panic before firefighters traced the blaze to soot. A volunteer fire department formed to tackle the incident and the line to the CCC camp at Tain was found out of service. Bland is an unincorporated town.
A Monday library meeting led by V. L. Sexton organized the local Red Cross emergency drive. Attendees discussed goals, events, and fundraising steps to support relief efforts.
The Blue Field Va ordinance bans fireworks again this Christmas and extends to adjacent unincorporated territory. City hall issues the edict stating strict enforcement due to danger to persons and property.
B Wilson, a prominent Abbs Valley farmer, visited Bluefield to discuss dogs with an Old Timer. He noted foxes and black birds have not bothered his buckwheat this year after last year's losses when birds devoured the crop.
A plan to liberate about two hundred deer on East River Mountain near Blue Virginia targets habitat areas along the ridge. Wildlife officials expect the relocation to support local population growth and ecological balance.
Pioneers recall deer were plentiful in the area. Hounds once chased and captured deer where Bluefield Virginia now stands. They also caught deer at Benbow ford in Bluestone, and a fleeing buck near the site of Logan Street School.
Ward Ratcliffe Cincinnati architect visits home with parents Mr and Mrs J A Ratcliffe. West Graham and Mrs Paul Hudgins return to New Orleans for Christmas. Hudgins is a noted Bluefield attorney.
The Virginia Conservation Commission announced yesterday a new topographic map of Burkes Garden showing Bluefield and surrounding areas. The map details Garden features and the countryside to the north west and south and includes parts of Bland Smyth Wythe counties and areas near Five Oaks Abbs Valleye and Wittens Mill.
John W. Gillespie, commonwealth's attorney for Tazewell, named as Tazewell coordinator and O. K. Nelson as North Tazewell coordinator. The Tazewell group of the southwest regional council of defense had recently returned from a related activity.
The Bristol council, meeting last Tuesday, announced Dr. Jack W. Witten as chairman along with Wade Henry Perry and W. Bland Leslie of Tazewell. Cedar Bluff lists R. L. Lambert and Richlands as part of the discussion.
The Norfolk and Western Railway announced the retirements of five Bluefield and Princeton employees effective since December 1940. Henry C. Callaway of Bluefield was retired last Christmas Day as a telegraph operator. Other retirements include Robert C. Jessee of Bluefield shops on October 1, 1941, George M. Callaway of Princeton as special agent on August 1, 1941, Walter R. Sprinkle as gang leader retired September 1, and Archie Poindexter of Bluefield as brakeman on the Radford division retired July 4, 1941.
Pearl Lee Rowsey, 29, of Nitro, died in a Charleston hospital after being struck by a car while three men stood along the roadside discussing a minor collision.
The Navy urgently seeks 5000 men with amateur B or C radio licenses or radio repair experience. Recruits will train eight months as radiomen second class, then advance to first class or chief radioman and serve as maintenance and material men at stations nationwide. Local sub station offers details.
Photographs of Le. R. L. Midkiff Jr. and Pvt. Harry P. Ted Helton appear in the Norfolk and Western magazine. Midkiff, now with the air corps in Missouri, and Helton, formerly a yard clerk now at Camp Roberts, are noted as local Bluefield servicemen. Helton is the son of Conductor J A Helton of Wellard Yard. Midkiff is the son of Engineer R L Midkiff of Pocahontas division.
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