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IVOL. XXX
BIG STONE GAP, WISE COUNTY, VA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1922
No. 29
SMany Improvements Are Be-1
[ Jog Made in Coeburn?
I Chamber of Commerce Ac
i uve?Water Works Prac
| tically Completed
I Coeburii is planning o general pul>
Ilicity campaign. Situated in Ine lie:irt |
[of ?ne of the greatest coal produc
I districts of the Southwest, its citizens]
1 believe the town has more to offer
I the prospective home or business
I seeker than any other town in the
! Since early spring a building boom
Ihn been in progress. A Chamber of
8 Commerce has been organized and j
< tant ibie efforts to exploit the poss
ibihtics of the town started. Among
? those who are actively Interested in
Sit.. ( hambcr of Commerce are W. .S.
? Murphy, Mr. Clay, of the Cooburu
? Grocer) Company, \V. \V. and J. P.
'?[ .,., V'i H- Tale, Mayor Quill.Ml and j
I many others.
I The Hr-'t irrcat step to a bigger lind
3 better cbmniunity was begUtl when
f the iit-w water works project was
3 Mai ted. At a eost of more than $30,
? QOI complete sewerage and water ]
I supplj is being installed. Besides
?luucring the insurance rates, it has
I eliminated the only ubjc. tlonnl fea
5 tin.-, the fire scare, which would-be
1 Investors in Coeburn property could
{j Within a short time a new, modern
? hotel will be opened. The traveling
?.public has long fell the need of u
m hotel In this place. The new hostelry]
?will be located over the five and ten
i store which Is now being built j
9next to the Coeburii Hardware Com
Kpany. U will he a fire proof slrne
pftm., containing about IS rooms, and
Swill he ino under a management tlior
RoUghh capable of hnmlliior nii-cstah
HlishtiWnt of this kind.
Many homes are now under eon-j
tructioli, and many more will be
started when the uncertain market
conditions are cleared up. I lull: lug
problems linye been one of the trying
conditions in Coeburn as elsewhere,
but ii is thought that the next twelve
months will witness the construction
uf enough homes to care for the grow
inn population.
Starting on page six of this issue
a special Coeburn section is being
run. |.. ihe outsider many things
uf Intel set can be found. Rend them.
Yon will know Coeburn better. It is
iFORI) BUILDS OWN
WINDSHIELD GLASS
jDeparts from Customary
Methods and Applies Ford
Principles
'Ihe F?rd Motor Company, Detroit,
M begun to Manufacture its own
plate glass, and already has in opera?
tion the first modern glass house ever
equipped especially to make glass |
for automobiles,
As i, customary when taking the
manufature of a new product Kord
ass applied his own principles of pro
aaction, and, as u consequence, the
Methods and machinery used in innk
ieg Ford glass are a radical depar
tsuc from established practice. The
lord continuous conveyor system fea?
tures the operations so thnt from
the time the glass leaves the furnace
until it becomes a polished win.-hichl,
? is always moving;
lib.-- making, when viewed in the
lord plant, looks to be very simple
Ihe raw materials are introduced into
'he furnace where they become a
"?"lt..ii mass. Drawn from the fur
aice in semi-liquid state, the glass
l??se? Linier a roller, which gives it
*iJth and thickness, and on to a n'ibv
conveyor. This carries it for -10-4
through n gradually cooling fur-,
j'-"'- At the em!, it is cut ami placed
(" another conveyor which carries it
WUght the grinding and polishing,
w which it is ready for use.
This adils'u new link to the grow
'r? chain of Ford industries, which
?ir being established ami expanded
*"". time in line with the Kord policy
u achieve complete independence of
"ihnde material sources in manufac
;ur'"?c r ,,rd products, and at the same
'Utte ire :ht. means by which Kord is
nahlcd to use in the production of
r;"tor cars, trucks and tructors mnte
?"uf Unusually high quality and sell
?t the famous Kord prices.
PEERY'S CAREER
Account of Activities of Dem?
ocratic Candidate for Con?
gress in Ninth District
I Uristul, Vn., July 15.?Aside from
being a brilliant attorney, the posses
sor of a striking personality and a
man of high ideals, George Campbell
Pcery, of Tazewell, Democratic nom?
inee for Congress, has many other
characteristics thai brine; him out in
relief as one of the really "big men"
of Virginia. A few facts about his
life ami professional career should be
of interest to every voter.
.Mr. I'eery is IS years old, married,
the father of three children, two boys
and one Kil l, aged 1.1, 11 and 6 years,
lie is a member of the law firm of
Chapman, I'eery and Buchanan, of
Tazewell. He was born October 28,
IS7U, at Cedar lilulT, Tazewell coun?
ty, V?lii and is the son of Dr. .lames
and Mary I,. I'eery. His mother re?
sides in Tazewell county but his fath?
er died several years ago. Mr. I'eery
attended the public schools of Taze?
well county and later graduated from
Emory and Henry. When UO years
of age he was elected principal of the
Tazewell Inch school.
After two years as a teacher Mr.
I'eery went to Washington a:ul Lee
an.I completed the law course there in
a year. He began the practice of law
at Tazewell in ISO" in partnership
with A. S. Iliggonbothani. Prom
l?04 to 19IS he lived at Wise and
practiced law with 0. M. Vicars. He
i et in ned to Tazewell in 1016 and be?
came a member of the firm of Chap?
man, I'eery ami Buchanan. In 1907
he mal l ied Miss Nannie Gillcspic, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Gil
lespie, of Tazewell.
On several occasions Mr. I'eery has
acted as counsel in cases of state and
national importance. Until the pres?
ent campaign he never sought or held
political office* Before his nomina?
tion here at the district convention
lie was Democratic district chairman.
Mr. I'eery is tall, lean and active
physically. He is endowed with a
strong handsome face predominated
by a firm mouth and the jaws of a
lighter, Democrats all over the dis?
trict were enthusiastic over his hont
In itioll because he seemed to he ideal?
ly fitted for the task of redeeming
the district. This enthusiasm has
grown to new bounds since that time.
SUDDEN DEATH
AT PENNINGTON
G. VV. Blankenship, Attorney,
W)n> Had Been in 111 Health
For Some Time, Succumbs
in Early Murning Hour
Pcnnington Gap, Vn., July 17.?
fceorge W. Blankenship, attorney,
aged about 66, was found dead in his
bed Sunday morning at his room over
the City Cafe. He was a brother of
Charles Blankenship, of Appalachia.
Mr. Blankenship had been in bad
health for some time, hut his sudden
death came as a shock to the Com?
munity, lie had been heard to be
moving about in his room some time
after midnight, and his death is be?
lieved to have occurred at about 12
o'clock Sunday morning.
EPWORTH LEAGUES OF
OF WISE COUNTY
FORM UNION
Interesting Meeting Held at Nor?
ton Witlt Excellent Program
'1 he Epworth Leagues of Wise
county held their first union meeting
last Friday night at the community
ha!! ill Norton. It was well attended,
llti leaguers being present, :12 being
.i.c.i Big Stone Gap. Rev. E. A.
Shugart, presiding elder of the Bib
Stone Cap district, was the presiding
officer of the meeting.
An interesting address was made
by a Japanese student, recently grad?
uated from the Emory University at
Atlanta. Talks on the four depart?
ments of the Epworth League were
made, by speakers from the Appa?
lachia, Andover, Big Stone Gap, Coe
bilin und Norton Epworth Leagues.
Kreil Fisher, of the Stonega League,
spoke on "Membcrship^Exteiision and
Methods."
The attendance banner was award?
ed to the Coeburn Epworth League.
It was decided that in the future the
meeting be held monthly, ?hfi next
being at Big Stone Gap the latter part
of August.
A sin is most objectionable when
committed by the other fellow.
ALL COUNTIES OF NINTH GO TO I
NORTON CONVENTION TOMORROW
INSTRUCTED FOR C. BASCOM SLEMP
' An Attempt Will Be Made to Nominate Him Regardless of
Emphatic Statement That He Will Not Accept
JUDGE HYATT IS POSSIBLE CANDIDATE
Leaders Uncertain of What Day Will Bring Forth?Many
Believe Slemp's Name Will Not Be Brought Up?
Hyatt Strong Second Choice
All delegates of the Ninth District I
will go to the Republican Congres?
sional Convention at Norton tomor?
row instructed for Congressman C.
Bssconi Slemp,
An air of nervous uncertainty pre?
vails in the Republican ranks. Should
the convention carry but its instruc?
tions and nominate Stentp, many be?
lieve he will flatly refuse to run,which
it is puiuted out, would result in de?
moralisation of the (!. X) V. organ?
ization in the fatuous stronghold of
the Southland. A conference of the
leaders will take place before the
body meets and if it is decided that
the famous representative means
what he says,an attempt will he hiade
to keep his name from being brought I
up. Those conservative with the sit?
uation say that if Slemp'l name is
mentioned a stampede will imme?
diately follow, and that nothing short
of a miracle can prevent his nomina?
tion.
Hyatt Strong Second
Judge 0. c. Hyatt, of Richlinds, Is
a strong second choice. His nomina?
tion would localize the light to Tnze-j
well county, which the Democrats
now claim as the stronghold of their
candidate, George C. I'eery. Hyatt
is at present a state Senator with a
record that will appeal strongly to
the voters of the Ninth District. He
is well anil favorably known in Wise
and I.ee counties. The Democrats of
Wise county are preparing to dupli?
cate their gubernatorial majority and
victory of last fall in the coming con
gresslonal light. Peery has been ac?
tive throughout the county, ami it is
believed that Hyatt could easily swing
the county into the Republican col?
umn. His strength in Wise and Lee]
will be a big factor for him whefl the
balloting begins tomorrow. The
Democratic victory in Wise county,
of last fall has served to place it in
the ilotibtful column, and a hard bat?
tle by both parties will he statte.I dm
Ing the late Summer and early Fall.
Hob Crockett anil Barnse Gillespie
will he close favorites if the conven?
tion fails to nominate Hyatt. Both
are from Perry's territory, ami both
are strong in the district. It Is now
thought that neither l.ew Summers
nor .lohn Noel Will have a chance.
For the first time in mnnj yen)
the Republicans will go into conven?
tion with neither leaders nor dele?
gates knowing what will happen. Mr.
Slemp's unexpected announcement,
the unusual preparations niade dur?
ing the Spring and Summer by the
Democrats who now see the hope of
victory in the Republican muddle/will
make tomorrow's results of para
mount Interest throughout the nation
and district. Only the most able
leadership can bring order from up
parant uncertainty.
Huge crowds are expected. The
unusual situation will bring hundreds
of visitors to the tabernacle to witness
the fight which many believe will re
suit in the nomination of Hyatt.
Other Condi.Inle.
IGNORES FATHER'S
ADVICE; IS KILLED
BY FREIGHT TRAIN
Ray Percy, Irutultile Youth,
is Found Dead by Brake
man Near Southern Depot
Ignoring the advice of his fathei
to keen off freight trains, Kay Percy,
20, of Irondale, was killed while rid?
ing a freight train near the Southern
depot about In o'clock Saturday
night. The body, horribly mangled,
was found by a brakeman lying by
the side of the track. Death was in?
stantaneous, the body being practical?
ly cut in two.
Early Saturday morning young
Percy and a friend by the name of
Stanley were cautioned at Dullield by
Percy's father to stay oil freight
trains. Disregarding his advice the
pair caught the first train out. At
U re ton young Stanley is said to have
left hte freight while Percy continued
thejouriiey.saying he was going on
to Appalachia.
The body was brought to Taylor's
undertaking rooms where it was pic
pared for burial.
ANDREW REEDER, JR..
V/EDS IN WASHINGTON
News hull been received in this sec
lion of the marriage of Andrew Heed?
er, Jr., to Miss Susan Kordon, one
of the teachers in the Appalachia
Public School the post session, one
day last week at the home of An?
drew's mother, Mrs. A. II. Heeder
in the Westmoreland Apartments in
Washington, D. C. After a bridal
tour'Mr. and Mrs. Reeder will make
their home in Osaka where Mr. Reed?
er is assistant superintendent of the
mines.
MISS JANE MORGAN
LEAVES THE GAP
Miss Jane Morgan left July 2nd
for Fort Sill, Okla., where she will
visit relatives and friends for several
months. She leaves a host <>' friends
who will remember her as one of the
most diligent workers who has ever
I been in the Gap. For live years Miss
Jane ministered unto the suffering
as the Red Cross Nurse of Wise court?
ly with the Gap as her headquarters.
It is huped that she will return to the
Gap. ;......
COMMUNITY PICNIC
PROVIDES GOOD
TIME AT BALL PARK
About 800 Enjoy Picnic Ar?
ranged by all Sunday
Schools of Town?Was to
Have Been Held July 4 th
About sou people attended 'the
Community Picnic at the ball grounds
last Saturday afternoon; The Mm
Ballons <>f lee cream purchased for the
?Ith of July could not be used. The
committee in charge hail mqro mi
hand ami about 1600 cones were ?I
trlbutetl during the afternoon. The
lemonade was in evidence and free.
The children had tin- time of their
lives, and the older folks had just n
much fun.
The ball game, field sports ami oth?
er amusements Were carried out as
arra nged.
A good many families brought
along their baskets and hail a bite
dinner on the grounds.
The committee in charge of the
day was well pleased with the success
of the afternoon.
WEDDING ANNOUNCE?
MENT OF INTEREST HERE
Handsome engraved announce?
ments have been received in the (lap,
annouclllg the Wedding "f Miss Marie
Kennedy, of Cleveland, Va., t.i Mr.
r-dWard Carter, of Norton, mi Wed
nesday, July 12th at Cleveland.
The bride is the attractive daugh?
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Branch Kennedy,
of Cleveland, ami a grand-daughter
of Bey, and Mrs. Henry Wnnfpler, of
East Stone Gap. She is also a niece
of Mrs. Chus. Bird and Mrs. T. II.
Wheeler, of the Gap.
After a bridal tour of several days
they will be at home ut Norton, where
Mr. Carter lins u prominent position
with the Norton Hardware Company.
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RETURNED FROM
HOUSE PARTY
I Misses Bonnie Catron, Mary Lyle,
? Eunit-e and- Laura Darnell have fc
| turned to their homed in the Gap
from Corbin, Ky., where they spent
I a week attending a very delightful
I hour>e party given by Sirs. Carl My
[ ingston who was formerly Miss Lucy
1 Darnell, of the. Gap.
SINGING SCHOOL
TO OPEN HERE ON
I MONDAY. JULY 241
?~. I
: Well-knuwn Singing Master;
and Author of Popular
Songs Will Conduct Sing?
ing School in Beulah
Methodist Church
The Junes anil Waddle Nunnal
School of Vocal Music will open in
the flap bri Monday morning, July
21th, at o'clock. L. V. Jones, well
known singing master anil author of
many popular songs will he in charge
of the school. C. Wi Waddle will he
his assistant. l!uy K. Stone is the
secretary, and a board of directors
will be elected during this week.
The school will open at 0 o'clock
each morning and continue until I in
the afternoon. For those who can
not attend the day session a night
class will be held from 7:30 until 0
o'clock. That all who have ambition
to learn singing will have all oppor?
tunity to study under this famous
master three ein es have been ar?
ranged. They will be primary, inter?
mediate ami advance. Tuition foi
the primary grade will be one
dollar per student for a session of
teli days; for the intermediate grade
three dollars will be chraged, ami five
dollars fur the advance students.
Professur Jone- is the organizer of
the famous singing conventions in
Southwest Virginia, lie organized
the lil t oliv in l.ee county about six
years ago, and was in charge of the
Rig -'inn. (lap convention held this
year, lie has t night singing In fif?
teen state:., and in every county in
the Southwest, lie Is a stockholdei
in the Teachers' Music Publishing
Company, Hudson, N. C, and sells
many books throughout this section.
Much int.-rest is being manifested
in the new school ami it is thought
that the singing master will have a
since' fill (en days in llig Stone Cap.
NEW LUMBER MILLS
TO SAW 40,000 FEET
OF LUMBER DAILY
Headwater of Stoney Creek
to he the Site of Operation
on 1 luge Scale, Says Report
News has been received here that
?Am- Stoney Creel. Lumber Company,
a. big corporation, are installing two
large capacity lumber mills on the
le adv/atei I of Stoney Creek several
miles fi ? im Norton; in this comity.
It it ' aid tin- mills will have a capa?
city of In,Dim to BpipOO feet of lum?
ber eat h day and will employ u large
number of men. One of the mills Is
practically in readiness to begin saw?
ing while the other will soon be in
readiness! This is one of the largest
limber developments laufiched in
many years in Southwest Virginia.
They will develop sonm 15,1100
acres; sorilu of which lies back in High
Knob of Stone Mountain. It is esti?
mated that it will require about
twenty years to develop the whole
boundary of timber. ?Crawford's
Weekly.
THE COUNTY" MEETING
OF THE CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR SOCIETY
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Wise county held their meeting at the
I'i esbyterijii church, of Norton, on
last Friday night. A large delegation
from all the societies of the county
were represented; W. S. Miller, pres?
ident of the llig Stone Cap Presby?
terian church was chairman of a very
enjoyable program. Among the in?
teresting talks during the evening
were those of Mr. Yhonan, of Arme?
nia, and Mr. Tilley, who is travelling
with Mr.' Yhonan in behalf of the
Near Kast Relief. During the bus?
iness meeting the society of luibodeli
won the banner for efficiency. At
the close delicious refreshments were
served by the Norton society to the
large number of endcavorer* present.
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PICNIC AT STICK LEY VILE
.Mr. and Mr.-. I.. 1!. Wilcox and two
children, Mrs. I). A. Smith and two
children, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Li. Troy and mother,
Mrs. Sally A. Bailey, composed a very
congenial party and spent Sunday pic
nicing on the summit of Powell's
Mountain between Stickleyville and
I'attoiisville, Lee?! county. At this
point the altitude is 3302 feet above
?ea level and the view is one of the
most beatuttful in this section._
HILLMAN ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF
EMORY AND HENRY
I? Secretary of State Board
of Education?Prominent
In State
(Bristol Herald Courier)
Tile Huurd of Trustees of Kmory
anil Henry College met at the Virgin?
ia court house in this city last week
in cull session to consider a number
of business matters in connection
with the new program to he Inaugu?
rated at this historic institution.
The most important matter consid?
ered was the election of a new presi?
dent for the college. There were a
number of applications ami names
under consideration. After full
discussion of all the mat?
ters the hoard of trustees
unanimously elected Prof. .1. X.
Hillman, of Richmond, Vfl., as the
new president and he has accepted
the position. Prof. Hillman is a
Methodist layman, always it leader
in church activities. A native of
Wise county, Virginia, and is MS years
of age. He was educated at William
and Mary College, Williamsburg, Vu.j
and holds his bachelor of aits and
master of urt degrees from this in?
stitution. He has done graduate
w.iil. at Harvard University and will
receive his doctor degree from Har?
vard. He was superintendent of Wil
llamsburgi Vu., High School for four
years; was county superintendent of
Wise county schools from 1900 to
1010 inclusive, and in this position
established a state wide and enviable
record. Ill 1010 he resigned ns su?
perintendent of Wise county schools
to become secretary of the State
Hoard of Education and is now hold?
ing that position and is first assistant
state superintendent of education.
I'rof. Hillinan will resign his posi?
tion with the state board ami enter
actively upon his new duties at an
early day. It is understood that very
recently Prof; Hillinan has declined
two or three flattering otrers in bus?
iness and educational lines, and he
comes to Kmory at a smaller salary,
his ambition being tu build up and I. -
Conspeel this historic college and to
devote his life and energies to Chris -
ian education.
President Hillinan will receive the
undivided support of the board of
trustees ami the llol.ton Cnfer?licc,
in his new aaggrssier and busine I
like campaign, not only to uphold and
continue III esplendid work begun hy
Dr. John Stewart Kreuch, but to in?
crease und build up so that Kinm y
and Henry shall be second to none.
The resignation of Dr. Kreuch Wus
accepted "with regret, but in view of
the fact that he bail remained at Em?
ory longer than he at first agreed to
do, the board was compelled to ac?
cept his resignation. Kmory and Hen?
ry is deeply indebted to Dr. Kreuch.
He came to the presidency at the cull
of the board just when lie was need?
ed, to put life und hope into the ed?
ucational campaign, which did so
much to the cause of Christian educa?
tion in Holston.
The new gymnasium costing over
$?ll,(l?i) is nenring completion and
will he ready for the fall term. The
indebtedness of the college has been
reduced. The endowment substan?
tially increased. Last yeur was a
most successful one with the largest
enrollment of college men of any year
since the Civil Wnr.
The reservations for next session
are in advance for many years. \
committee of the board has under ad?
visement the question of repairs and
needed improvements us well at the
furnishing of dormitory rooms.
The faculty will be enlarged and
I. strengthened and much favorable
comment is heard from students and
friends over the return to the faculty
of such men us Dra, Milter and Little?
ton.
Dr. Kreuch will remain na ucting
president until Prof. Hillman arrives.
Much favorable comment is being ex?
pressed over the selection of Prof.
Hillmun, end the members of the
bourd are enthusiastic over being
abie to secure his services and regard?
ing the bright outlook for Kmory ami
Henry.
Those present at the meeting were:
Ex-Governor Ii. C. Stuart, Dr. J. S.
Kreuch, Judge Jos. L. Kelly, Hon.
Geo. A. Lambert, Dr. John Q, Orr,
Dr. N. M. Watson, Dr. J. U. Ward,
Rev. W. W. Murrell, Charlie Marshal:,
,W. M. Hull; W. N. Neff, Sam W.Keys,
J. A. Stone, H. W. Jackson, Geo. E.
Penu, M. H. llouaker and I? C. Has
Becger. "~" ~l nl .
