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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1930
Page
5
Bluefield Virginia businessmen predict 1931 will bring greater prosperity. They point to government highway and building programs as signs of recovery while private enterprise keeps industrial activity steady. Workers and salaried people largely hold steady, though the jobless voice greater complaint.
The Farmville State Teachers College president Dr J L Jarman has broad support that may steer Gov John Garland Pollard toward keeping him as superintendent of public instruction of Virginia He was appointed to fill the vacancy after Dr Harris Hart resigned and now faculty and students press to keep Jarman in the post.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday for Mrs. Robert L Turpin age 26 who died December 26 in an ambulance while en route from Faraday to a Bluefield hospital. She expired near Springville in Tazewell county. She was born Miss White daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas White of Tazewell. The family had lived in Faraday where her husband works. Interment followed at Wilson Cemetery near Ada on the Cumberland road.
Pioneers reminisce about Christmas holidays comparing present celebrations to old saloon days. They note less boisterous behavior and fewer shootings or fights due to prohibition, while some claim conditions have not improved or have changed only by memory.
Authorities claim the bob white quail is worth as much to farmers as a sheep for controlling insects and weed seeds. Some ornithologists value a quail at 25 dollars, while Virginia’s department notes a value near five dollars if the bird is one fifth of that amount, underscoring the quail as an important agricultural asset.
M. E. Clark of Covington Ky son of Mrs Tolbert Clark writes to the local editor asking to be remembered by friends. Mack Clark an engineer on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad based in Covington reads the home paper and sends greetings.
Virginia social notes report Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dittman entertaining relatives at 16 Walnut Street Bingfield in honor of Mr. and Mrs. M. E Rich of Emporea Virginia. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Neel Miss Lou Neel William Neel BE H Har man and Elizabeth Dittman. The Bluefield Virginia Business Men's club elected a new board of directors at Palmer hall last Friday. The new directors are R. E. Baylor G. M. Bailey R. K. Crockett George P. Crockett J. S. Dudley J. H. Huffard S. N. Huffard R. L. Longworth BE Omar C. W. Pierce W. A Thornhill and J. BE Wagner. Names of five directors were omitted from a Sunday Telegraph report. Vital statistics table awaits totals. one local physician logged 89 visits during the year. Ward Holly of Bluefield died after a lingering illness. he leaves a widow and relatives. Virginia liquor seizures included a Georgia truck captured on the Tazewell road. a Bailey farmer bought the car for 13 and a “Chiv” for 15. Danville update notes quiet amid William Green ACL speech on the textile strike of two mills. strike now in its fourteenth week with Virginia National Guard on duty since Gov Pollard sent them three weeks ago.
Betty Ambler, a prominent Warrenton young lady, visits the Gillespie family for Christmas. Lillian Whittle, Graham High Latin teacher, has recovered and is out. Helen Bowling of Princeton visits sister Mrs. L. J. Barbee Jr. Rose Hackett visits from Welch to see her parents. Vincent Sexton Jr. attends Pi Kappa Alpha convention in Memphis and will be away days. Crockett and Gillespie inspect new footwear stock in St. Louis. Steve Davenport returns to Affinity after Christmas. O Worley and daughter Louise visit Knoxville for Christmas. Mrs. Alderson Sexton and two children stay in Staunton with the Sexton family. Roy Tiller of Princeton, with Miss Ruby Tiller, visits for Christmas. E E Tiller, Shelby Heights, is the son. Philip Williamson is sick with a deep cold.
P S Belcher a Bluestone Junction telegraph operator offers a reward for information leading to the person who shot and killed his mule on Christmas day. The mule in Belcher’s Abbs Valley pasture was killed by a single shot. hunters reportedly mistook it for a bear per one report. Belcher asked Mercer County officials to augment his reward.
The article notes winters past predicted snow totals by Uncle Hugh Ratcliff. It records this winter already at twelve snowfalls with the latest on Sunday leaving two inches of fresh snow, though a thicker seven or eight inch layer would have settled if all snow remained.
More than twenty thousand Christmas cards were mailed from the local post office during the season, surpassing by several hundred the volume of any previous Christmas.
Southwest Virginia graziers face a likely need to buy more feed for cattle and sheep if the harsh winter continues for ninety days. Early snows this season have depleted hay and straw stocks, and the drought left hay crops short. Some farmers with old hay are mitigating the shortage.
A large crowd attended the funeral service for Mrs S G Huffman of Bluefield Avenue yesterday at Bland Street Methodist Church. The Rev S W Hayne led the rites with interment at Monte Vista Park cemetery. Mrs Huffman had long been a church member and was honored with numerous floral tributes.
Alabama state lawmakers reviewed aviation regulations and drafted a bill to align state rules with federal interstate aviation laws enforced by the U. S. Department of Commerce. The proposal precedes further consideration at the next legislative meeting.
Eaton steel stocks dip while Bethlehem Steel faces an injunctive hold. No clear word on appeal or end to the long legal wrangle. Bethlehem’s Grace and Schwab unavailable for comment as Eaton and Republic leaders in New York. Otis and Company notes Eaton controls a substantial Youngstown stake and supports current management.
The Bethlehem-Younstown Steel merger dispute ends with the opponents prevailing. Estimated total cost tops 1,090,000 dollars, mostly attorneys’ fees, though exact sums remain undisclosed. Over twenty lawyers participated, while court costs run to only a few dollars. Subpoenas were few and witnesses testified sparsely.
Cyrus S. Eaton and associates lose 14 million in a ruling that enjoined the Bethlehem Youngstown steel merger. Dissenting stockholders gain back dividends totaling about 1.21 million with 3.75 dollars per share accrued. if appealed, dividend rights stay suspended.
Sixteen batters were fanned in one game tying the modern major league strikeout record. The mark is held jointly by Rube Waddell and Fred Glade for the St. Louis Browns.
Mrs. Eckstein and her husband of Kenova, formerly Bluefield, became parents of a fine daughter. Mrs. Alex St Clair of Tazewell hosted a delightful dinner last evening with her grandchildren as guests of honor.
Epworth Leaguers of Grace Methodist Church plan their annual banquet in the Sunday school auditorium Friday at 6 30 p m A bountiful turkey dinner will be served and a pleasant program is being prepared by organizers across the church community.
The Pocahontas club will host a card party Thursday at 8 p m in its club rooms located in the Bailey building for members and guests.
The Girls' Friendly Society of Christ Episcopal Church will hold its regular meeting Friday evening at 7 at the church.
The Woman's Missionary Society of Bland Street Methodist Church will hold an executive meeting Wednesday afternoon at 3. Circle leaders for the new year are urged to attend, arriving promptly at 2:15 at the church.
Betty Dilcher presided at Bland Street Methodist Church Sunday evening for a Hi League gathering on Christmas meaning. Sara Katherine Thompson spoke on the history of Christmas. Florence Weiser Jack Ruddell and Bruce Walk presented the three parts Spirit of Peace Spirit of Love and Spirit of Unselfish Service. Attendance contest favors the boys led by C F E Francis with Mrs Francis guiding the girls.
Grace Methodist Sunday school class led by Mrs F W Udy will meet this evening at 7 45 at Mrs S R Thompsons home 655 Rockbridge street. Members bring 10 cent gifts to be exchanged and distributed by members.
Mr and Mrs J S Clingenpeel returned from Martinaville Va visiting relatives over the holidays. Miss Frances Karnes of Princeton and Miss Dorothy Hawley from Winchester Ky were visitors in Bluefield. Several locals and visitors from Kentucky and Virginia were noted including N C Arnold of Woodman Ky who underwent sinus surgery at St Luke’s hospital.
The scene shows a trainer urging Sam to visualize success with the line I’m gonna win while a skeptical boxer voices doubt, admitting he cannot trust such optimism and calls himself a liar in a tense exchange.
The twenty seventh annual Mercer County Bar Association meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon in the West Virginian hotel assembly room. It is open to the public with addresses by Russell S. Ritz on the workman's compensation act and H H DeJarnette on Trial by Jury followed by open discussion. The banquet Wednesday at 7 30 in West Virginian ballroom will feature master of ceremonies John of Bluefield and musical entertainment by Mrs E K Horton M Barret and James Elmer Brown.
Orie George Stutz known as Kid Stutz, a former Phillies infielder and celebrated clowning player, died at his Philadelphia home at age 39. He gained popularity for pantomime antics and was nicknamed the Nick Altrock of the minors after stints in the Michigan Ontario and Pacific Coast leagues before a year with the Phillies under Arthur Fletcher.
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