. - V University of rials Pepartment Elizabeth Hansen Heed ine u is. Library MOUNTAIN EAGLE 10 IT SCREAMS! Whitesburg, Letcher County. Kentucky, Thursday, August30, 1962 Vol.55, No. 16 Labor Day rally set at Jenkins 4 A UMWA Miss large group of political and District 30." Joan United Mine Workers of America Odum, "Miss USA of 1962, "will m dignitaries Is expected In Jenkins crown the winner. Monday for the annual UMWA After the speaking, which be- Labor Day celebration. gins with Boyle's address at Included among speakers are to 11:45 a. m., a stage show will be Gov. , Lt. Gov. be given. Entertainers will in- Wilson Wyatt, U. S. Rep. Carl clude Stonewall Jackson of Grand Ess D. Perkins and Ned Breathitt, Olc Opry, an animal act, plate the Combs administration's can- spinning artists, a comedy mus- didate for governor in the 1963 ical act, a high wire artist and Kentucky primary, and W. A. an accordion artist. (Tony) Boyle, vice president of The governor's speech is set the UMWA national organization. for 12:30 p. m. Other political Boyle will be the first interna- figures will speak at 2 p. m. tional UMWA official to speak at union officials say they expect 1 Labor Day rally since 1952, the largest Labor Day crowd In The union will award a $500 many years. scholarship to the dependent of The celebration will be held at a union member chosen as "Miss the Jenkin ball field. Funeralservices held i Collins i for Sam Sr., 81 1 Funeral services were held to- nently in the downfall of George day at the First Baptist Church nemus, mum-millionai- re for Sam Collins Sr., 81, a col- known as the "Bootleg orful figure in Letcher County King." -- pablic life since the turn of the Remus, convicted and sent to B. century. the federal penitentiary at Atlan- 'Manof the Year' Dr. C. Bach relaxes at his home. (Eagle photo) The Rev. Charles Carter and ta, recalled that during his ca- the Rev. Robert S. Owens offici- reer of 'buying men' ne came ated. Burial was at Mayking. across two he could not handle. Mr. Collins' entered public life One, he said, was Bert Morgan, when he was appointed postmas- prohibition director of Indiana. Dr. Bach named "Man of Year" ter at Whitesburg at the age of "The other," he said, "was about 19, shortly before the Sam Collins, prohibition di- Dr. Bert C. Bach, who has Was educated in the Breathitt years in the Philippines, turn of the century. In 1901 he rector for Kentucky, who re- practiced medicine in Whites- County schools and wfter attend- his dlschareehe entered th became deputy collector of In- fused an offer of a hundred thou- burg for nearly 50 years, has ing Lees College in Jackson, verslty of Louisville Medical ternal revenue. He served for sand dollars simply to quit his been named Whltesburg's "Man Ky., Dr. Bach entered the Unit- School aad after graduation prac- - several years in the office of job!" ed the It was who of the Year" by the Whitesburg States Army and served three (continued on Page 31 late Judge John Sherman Collins revoked the Chamber of Commerce. Cooper, father of the senator, permit of Remus' bogus Ken- Dr. Bach received the plaque at Danville, and then asked to tucky Drug Co. , set up to with- and certificate commemorating New become a field collector. In draw whisky illegally, and the honor at a dinner last Satur- drug that capacity he rode horseback thus marked the first cog in the day night at the Coffey House. through the Kentucky mountains wheel leading to the downfall of U. S. Marshal Archie Craft, seeking out tax violators. In the multimillionaire. last year's recipient, made the will 1908 he was named Remus recalled from prison: presentation. Lee Crutchfield, store Commissioner, a position he held "I thought certainly the young president of the Hazard Chamber until he was elected judge of man wouldn't object to resigning of Commerce, was the speaker. Letcher County In 1918. The his job for a flattering sum of Dr. Bach was nominated by open here judgeship was the only elective money if he didn't have to do several local civic groups as this office he ever held; he resigned anything wrong, so we planned year's recipient of the honor, A new drug store will open in it after two. years (Judge Stephen to offer him a flat sum of which recognizes a citizen's Whitesburg about the middle of Combs succeeded him) to accept $100,000 for his resignation. contribution to his community. November. the position of prohibition direc- The offer was made through an Here is the citation read about The store will be operated by a tor for Kentucky in 1921. As attorney in Kentucky, who was him at the dinner: newly organized firm known as prohibition director, a federal of- also powerful in politics but the Dr. Bert C. Bach was born at Family Drug Co., Inc. It will fice, he had offices at Lexington young man smelt a rat and turned Quicksand, Breathitt County, be a Walgreen agency. and his duties were similar to the us down. 'No, sir, ' he replied, Ky. , in 1882. He was one of Estill Blair of Whitesburg, who duties of the present Alcohol Tax 'I am not for sale.'" five children, one girl and has been principal promoter of Unit. The Remus story and Collins' four boys. He and his three bro- the new store, said the firm will As pronibition director for Ken- part in it gained national promi- thers became physicians. He (Continued on Page 2) ESTILL-BLAI- tucky, Collins figured promi- - nence. (Continued on Page .1 0) Wh protests A group of Whitesburg 'residents toda They could not reach ble justification tor re- locating desks and shelving space the re- been "promised asked Gov. Bert Combs and the libs, however, and late today gional headquarters in Jenkins to Jenkins." gional library staff will require. Mrs. Archie Craft, state Department of Libraries this the Department of Libraries an would be inclusion of Pike County (The Jenkins wife of the week to locate headquarters library moved into former state senator, said she of a nounced the regional head- in the region. If Perry or Knott new nuatiets aonaiea ana reaec- - proposed regional library quarters would be located understood Combs had visited the at at counties, the others under con- orated by Bethlehem Mines Core library Whitesburg but were informed the Jenkins. sideration, are at Jenkins during a trip to included, an) last spring.) Later, MIm wm Ii Letcher County governor wanted it at Jenkins and Members ot the Whitesburg round trip to regional headquar- with the State that's where it will indicated $he would consider Chamber of Commerce and had be." group pointed out that although ters would Involve an extra 34 locating the headquarters At a meeting at the Letcher money for the library is come of at "made a public commitment" to miles travel if the headquar- Whitesburg If space could then County Public Library Wednes- from the governor's emergency ters is in Jenkins. be that Jenkins would get re- found. gional library headquarters. day afternoon, representatives of fund for the next two years res- The Letcher County Public Li- Mrs. Bentley obtained pledges "The governordoes civic groups here and other in- idents of Letcher County will brary Board has not yet voted to not go back terested from local cltizrns to pay $50 on his word, " Mrs. Craft citizens wired the gov- have to vote a tax eventually to join the regional library. monthly added. ernor that they felt the provide funds for the rent and offered the li- (Mountain Eagle flies concern- regional library. Miss Margaret Willis, state li- brary department the library should be located at the The Whitesburg group indicated brarian, came main floor ing the governor's ttop at Jen- to Whitesburg last of the Hiram Mitchell kins county seat because it would best they did not believe Letcher week and met with building report Combs told the people the county Just across the street from serve all sections of the county County would pass a sup- board the at Jenkins they "had a good tax to library to tell them the Letcher County there, port a library located at Jenkins governor bad made library, which is chance" to get a regional libra - available housed In the L&N Mrs. Zenneth Bentley, chair- and inconvenient to the rest of money from his emergency fund depot, locat- ed on Main man, and Columbus Sexton, the county. to set up a regional library in Street in Whitesburg. Former Rep. Harry Caudill said treasurer, of the county So no Mrs. Bentley said that when he did not believe under the library far, other counties have Letcher County. During the she board, were delegated Ijy the indicated a come Miss called Miss Willis to tell her democratic system, of government willingness, to meeting Willis indicated that space group to call Governor Combs into the region. the Jenkins library was the onl was available in the state could locate a library In Frankfort and talk to him Members of the Whitesburg one in the countv with I Whitesburg Miss Willis said the at 'Jenkins wthou some regard the possi regional library headquarters had location of the library group argued that the only space available for the three (Continued on Page 9)