The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 6

6 -Sunday Register, Becklcv, W. Sunday, Mny 5, 1910 Prince Part In Beckley Area Development By EUGENE L. SCOTT FinAQf- HTM A i By EUGENE SCOTT PRINCE-- The small communit of Prince, which dates back to 1870, has been the key to the development of Raleigh County, and it doubtful if any other' comm i of its size in the countrj has plsyed so important a role in the industrial and comir.ercia devclopnient.of so Urge an area For years Prince served as 3 shipping center for merchants and business men from a i Wyoming, Logan, and a part of Mercer County. Hsli a century ago wagon caravans we: 1 coming here from to a gcods back lo the general merchandise eiores thai were Icrau-d fir from the Chesapeake i Ohio's main line, was through from Sulp to in 1873. One-Family Community Prince ivss founded and -Jivel- c-pvd by or.e a i ihe Princes.

William (Bud) Prince came from Berkley to (he of Piney and Xeiv River in 1SIO, three years before the railroad lie might have owned most of Beckley had he stayed on top of the mountain but when news of the railroad eame. he hurried down lo the river lo get on the mainline. He was already operating a little store in Bockley, where the White Cross Pharmacy now star.ds, a Finest Station Between Richmond and Huntington arid he at oru-e set up a i A i i tr As Man as 50 Wa ns Were Loaded Daily Here He and his brother, James F.I A Little Place Which Did Huge'Volumnes of Business belo He and his brother, James Prince, bought several hun dre-d seres of from Generd Alfred Beckley, both QuinnimorU--and mos of this land remained in the hands of the Prir.ce family until just a few months sgo. Iron Furnace Came Even before the railroad came Charter Oak anc Iron Company was organized for the purpose of building and oper- eting an iron furnace st Quinnimont. William Prince sold the company the Isnd for this enterprise, the-first industrial enterprise on N'ew River.

The business proved unprofitable, however, and closed down three years later. Remnants of iron furnace may still be seen st Quinr.imont, now an important railway junction serving the mines along Lavirel Creek, which have been producing coal for half a century. First Coal Shipped The first coal in this section wss shipped from QuinnimonL in 1873. The mine was opened by Colonel Joe Beury, who later became one of the wealthiest' and most influential of the New River operators. The Colonel was just a young man then, starting from scratch, and he had an up-hill struggle.

J. Hannibal Jones, of Prince, recalls hearing Mrs. Beury relate How she came lo Prince when her husband first opened the Quinnimont mine. "She told me tbcy. went lo housekeeping in a corn crib which one of the Atkins settlers had built," Jones related.

"She said Mr. Beury did not even take time to cut a doof in Ihe crib, and many a time she skinned her shins crawling in that niffn corn crib Col. Beury later moved on to Fire Creek, where he opened mines all along New Hiver. A $30,000 monument stands near the highway, between Prince and Quinnimont, as a lo him. No Roads Then When William Prince moved his family from Beckley in 1873 there was no road lo Prince then.

His son, James F. Prince, who was just a tot at the time, remembers coming down over the mountain in an ox-drawn sled. It was hard trip. When the main line railroad was completed, however, the flow of commerce began. A wagon road was backed down Batoff Mountain, and merchants who had been hauling goods from Marmel and Kanawba Falls now came lo Prince.

William Prince established a ferry just below the present site of the Prince Bridge, and the wagons were ferried over the river. The C. O. established a station at Prince in 1880, with William Prince as the agent. In a Becklcy's population was 1 8 0 1 James F.

Prince recalls that "Anywhere one to 50 wagons 8 day were loaded here for years. They came from all over Raleigh End Wyoming Counties. Two came from Logan County and one from The Prir.ce post office was established in 188n. and Jarr.cs F. Prince was named firs', er.

The i remained in his for 40 yesr5. Hotel Was Needed The wagoners who came from miles around a hsd to remain overr.i;ht at Prince. For a lime i i a Prince put them up at his home, but in 1S30 he ercct- Oldest Living Landmark at Prince Miners' Savings Cushion Effect Of Coal Strike By The Associated Prc 1 CHARLESTON A bscklog of miners' savings has cushioned the effect of the monih-old soft coal shutdown and it will be another two to four weeks before there will be any "noticeable effect" in trade channels, the State Chamber of Commerce reported. In -its monthly business index (he chamber said bank deposits on April I totaled a record, and added that the effect of Ihe stoppage on trade "will be obscured lor a 1 substantial period by Ihe expenditure of a part of the savings." The chamber estimated that about S40.000.000 will be lost to miners in wages if the strike continues for six weeks They recoup the loss onlv i 1 of Pri-cc, who re- I 1 i. m.

1 1 i he iiul hk I-" 1 n'" hc 5C nro 11 the slorc which lie niul his brother. rank Pnncc, operated from 1893 lo 19.17. ins community. Royal das since been abandoned. Royal was opened in 1801-92 he coal being moved the iver for loading on the 0 bv a i a a which mo'veri ys 0 a buckets.

The mine's i lor years was tuns Huntington. It is just brhiR completed, at a cost of nearly S100 000. Piney Branch There wafu't e-3 a hotel. ell the iimc." his whr-iv th ish tr.c wrjor.c It was filled son recalls. river would rs a had been tal branch i up Pm without a i i a railroad moved to Prince one i following th'c-v cd work on live- biidje.

The Piney Hranrli line was completed in 1901. clonmmr the ferry am! brineicic lmv era of i i a to Heckley and Ralcizli Passenger tinvci from Prince, leavy, 5 expected (o increase. As high as 25 30 cars meet evening a i here now. evidence of the i a nf i i a i to Beckley other ncaroy points. Not only has Prince been i a community, but it been a coori rla'rc to live Tim is view of Prince across the river, when the i ex- reme left, was aIw.ys i at nighl.

The two i i in Ihe a (he Prince store i i while limlding at right, in (he trees, is Prince home Bish Canterbury Puts State Ahead In Liquor Business would oy jaining a 15 per cent incrca'se in pay through the present negotiations, the statement said. The chamber, in discussing the miners' Welfare Fund demand, said a U. S. Department of Labor pub- ication showed that 947 soft coal mine fatalities occurred during 345, compared with the deaths i i at work that year of 4,500 arm workers and 1,700 construc- ion said a 72 West i i i a i i communities a i of less a 1,000 have csidcnl doctors, while "numerous srgcr non-mining communities ire i comparable resident medical service." A. K.

(Bish) Canterbury of Bfckley. chairman of the West Virginia Liquor Control Commission, was able during 1945, the first -year of. his administration, to increase sales in state liquor stores 57.5 per cent, the Distilled Spirits Institute of Washington, D. reports. During the same time Ohio in creased liquor sales only 3.7 per cent and Pennsylvania 13-1 per cent.

Canterbury cites this record in lefutation of a charge by a Wheeling newspaper last week that West Virginia is being boycotted distilleries because "political contributions were exacted as a price of patronage." Canterbury told The Raleigh Register he invited the Wheeling editors to come and examine his i records but they refused. Then he released the following statement: I was- appointed chairman of the West Virginia Liquor Control Commission on January 20, On a i office the inventory, of whiskies, both in the stores "and warehouse, totaled 35,220 cases. During 19-15 the- Commission purchased, received and paid for 490,212 case as compared with 312,066 in 1944, an increase of 178,146 cases. The largest suppliers of dis- iilled spirits are Hiram Walker, Segrams, Schenley and National. Our purchases from these companies in 1945 were S10.883.27rj- 45 against $7,763,453.11 for 1944, an increase of $3,119,815.32.

The Isrgest supplier of spirits America is Schenley Distillers Corporation, who furnished this Commission i whiskey as follows Jan. Feb. Mar. TOTAL 1911 5,340 4.615 4,615 14,570 1946 13,460 13,460 11,500 .33,402 -James F. Prince.

Sincrinjr Convention 1 He Hold Sunday 'he a i County Singins 3 will hold ils regular Creek--Ore folks here a "There's only for i i person in i i i i community on '-'t a i a i 1 vr.utV according to J. csidcnt of the organ- ise of the convention i a i and i Al! choirs, and other singing In a i i a is i i lo attend. Oil fc ore to VC i i a Prince operated his for 16 IS9.7. "hen he it lo his sous, James F. and a Prince.

TJi! brothers operated the bus- Iness i sold the merchandi-c stork lo i ard For i i ye I was playir.i rii i -r Coun'ie-s th on f.r'pnyite i a i i i crowd in 1 al a i c.u i Bur Silo pa. i Pnr.rr c. announce-i a "niy 25 the s'ci i he a bet; .1. a and Carl k-cki'-y. are at I r.ds each pcntl- ins a Tliry by i i i hit i 1345 7.G39 7,889 6.835 22,413 1 fiuote from the compiled by Ihe Distilled Spirils Inslilulc nf D.

which reflects Ihe relative increases of sales of dislillcd spirits in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia for (he calendar year 19(5 over 1941. The percentage of increase for Pennsylvania was 11.1 per cent; Ohio, 3.3 per cent; West Virg i i a 57.5 per cent. i i here a the average perccntasc increase of all monopoly stales for llie calendar year 1915 over 1911 was only 13.1 per cenl. Noting from the statistics of the Spirits Ins i for the period a a and February 1036 and for the same I period 1945. West Virginia shows l-m increase nf 100.3 per cent as comparer! wilh Ohio.

2 9 per cent and a i a 21.6 per cenl The average for a I 1 monopoly states was 20.2 per cent. It is a a that West Vir- i i i position with the i has been i thX year as compared i 1944. This would apply lo Ihe (irst a of lfM6. December 10, 1915, the Commission declared a holiday from Hie r.ilioniiu: of i The holiday extended tr December 31. 1915.

As nf December 5 UT; had a lot.il of 112.021 cases of i on hand and an a i lintnl i from tbr distillers of eases, which were delivered diirinc December, a total of 162,17.1 Rationing Called Off The improvement in the total picture seemed to our declaring a rationing holiday form December 10 through December 31, 1945, a a gradual approach to full i limination of rationing. Other states in a less favorable position a West Virginia were considering discontinuing formal rationing. At this time some states hp.d declared rationing over arid shortly after the first of 'December several other states eliminated rationing. We tentatively extended our rationing holiday in, January 15, (hen i 278 643 cases allotted to us for the Tour months of 1946, indicating the optimistic a i of the industry, discontinued formal rationing on the sixteenth of January. Not Ihe Icasl faclor dclcr- minii.E aclion as (lie facl Ihal thousands of veterans rc- to Ihe Stale were unable to obtain the No.

4 food a i ing book, which was Ihe basis cf our rationing system. We felt that by ending rationing we would be placing our veterans at least an equal footing with Inc rest of our citizens. We did not anticipate one eventuality-President Truman's food edict of February 6, in be- 'alf of famine-threatened coun- torn by war. As a result of ne President's order the use of all wheat fnr i i a i purposes denied the distillers They were permitted to distill onlv five cays per month if they could ob- ain grains at all. Immediately a the President's declaration we of the" Commission began considering most carefully, on the basis of mir experience, new methods to control whiskey sales rader the changed conditions Very shortly we hope to he able to announce a system which will niccl the needs of a silualion that may prevail indefinitely.

Our anhiiDl report for Ihe calendar year 1945 shows the total gross sales lo be S31.557.7I2 95 as ompared with 521.281,764.41 in 844, an increase of $10,275,948 54 48.28 per cent. records arc open for in- REVOKED OR SUSPENDED AUTO DRIVERS LICENSES REI A WHEN ELIGIBLE Ixmesl Cost. Easy Terms. Eslclla Z. Justice and David Kennedy Doing Business as E.

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fa 6T section Pnoe To lie Checked Here Sell Prince Jirr.c sold their c-nilrr with the exception The salfr was msec Lanci Company, lots soid to i i i a The Prince home is occupied James F. Prince anil his sis- ler. Prince. The other brother. Frank, resides in Char- On the opposite of the river from Prince Is a i first minin? operation --Royai.

Once a tusllinf min- has I Seven in i cn i i no resson .0 it i i i i in im- a for i to come, The new i railroad sla- lion, replacing the 0 sM on that was hmll in ,915, lo "nut A O. station between Richmond and C)PA nf sll ic- 1 f-y a i Wlli i)C- i I i Inr a i i i it a H. nvn-nlng by Paul b'liit! a i i i ot cour.ty I i ric i i a i j.viitoirob uiHSior.s riming the or.dut-.cri by bonrri Pl Ca i l' ano1 I a i i i i in fir.rs n- i and :ir.f. i i a G. O.

A MAN' 'on imrxKEx I I of Glrn i a hern and rl a i a Hr hid i i i i evoked i fr, month? i by Cpl. C. A. sr.d Tiooper H. L.

the- local State Po- "imrnl. an accident near Beck- i i ip- ir.o roinmision. peak if 1942 mately i i 15421 to average ot appr ll a fon.cicr.ce j.r.c I a of the month. Earwood A i dale (or hearing, hsrwood probably be set st iic-xl meeting of board on Tuesday. r.

A A I ON BAD CHECK A L. J. Msnii. of Sin-ague, is at i today on S.500 bonri after vms i i i a a i be- a i a G. O.

i a of i i a bad check for io r'rcd Arnold. of A I 10 I A A SONGS ON RECORDS FOR $2, DC 1 SUMHY KW iti His and His Orclt. His Orch. B) The 5 RtD CAPS 'Sw 'HI? By The REDCiPS fixpectinqa Mother's Friend massaging preps- I 'ation helps bring cssc and comfort I to expectant mothers. "jl FUTTN'O.

an CKvilMlrtT rreparcd cmolltrnt. Is a cful In all ronditlona a bland, mild anodyro a a medium, in Ekln lubrlcAtlon i desired. One condition which women i lor more than 73 years have lucd it a application lor managing body during a 'trcp the BKln ioft and pliable. due lo and tightness. I jhcs and tones tho EKln, An Ideal mar'afcerpilcatIon for iht numb, Unglirser bxirr.tng scnsMfonsof the i bade muscles or rramp-llke pains In the lees.

Qiiicltlv absorbed. Dclishtful to Hishl- rraljed by many 'doctors and nxmes. Minions ol Just ask any Tor Mother's Friend--the tun fmolltent, and lubricant. Do try 1U Mother's Friend New River Company Sells 74 Mabscott Homes To Realtors Property containing 74 dwellings houses and 16 other buildings in Mabscott has been purchased by the Professional Realty Company from the New River Company, Thornhill, Soviet To Float Big Domestic loan I By The Associated Press LONDON Soviet Rusia wilM float a domestic loan of 000,000 rubles (nominally $3,774,. 000,000) (or restoration and velopmont of her economy, to bel repaid from the proceeds of a lottery.

The Moscow radio an- 1 nounced the loan. Russian Finance Minislery Ar- scny G. Zverev appealed lo the people lo buy 20-year tax free. bonds to provide money to "heal the wounds of war and speedily restore the Soviet economy." The radio said the council of ministers had decreed that the money would uscdjor menl of the five-year" plan" and the "further strengthening tin; military and economic might of the country." (The nominal value of the ruble is 18.87 cents in American monevjl under posted foreign exchange' lues effect since pre-war ys. However, the diplomatic lc, ai which diplomats, are permitted to purchase rubles, is 8M cents, ivnich would make the loan to lots will be put up for sale as soon as the surveying and appraisals ccm leted Thornhill said.

He added present tenants have been notified of the sale and they i be given first opportunity to buy the houses in which they are liv- hc a wcre als noli fied that the Beckley Water Com- according to W. representing the uie buyers. The deed has not been recorded in the County Clerk's office. i 1 i spection and the figures submitted are subject to verification. pany take over the present water system.

The total property includes 54 92 acres and has 5,000 feet frontage on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway sidings, which will be to tenants the buildings. of the dwellings have four and i rooms, but the range is from two to 14 rooms. Thornhill pointed out approximately half of the presenf tenants arc Negroes. i You're Invited to a thrilling demonstration of the new Magnavox RADIO Now On Display and for Immediate Delivery at Beckley Music Eleciric Company The Magnavox Contemporary Here Is the modern styling with a sfronr traditional Influence that will add charm and distinction to either modern or traditional scttiryis. Priced $250 for blonde finish.

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