The Big Stone Gap post. [volume], October 23, 1918, Page 2, Image 2

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T11K Ul? STONE OA I' POST.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23, 1018
Pnbbthod Kveiy Wednesday by the
WISE- PRINTING COMPANY.
Incarpnrfttst!.
OILBERT N. KNIOHT, - Editor.
LINDSEY J. HORTON. Ass^t Editor
Onu Yoar, - SI.OO
Six Months. - ,60
Throo Months, - .i?5
Entered according to ixmlAl regiilntlona
at tho posl-ofllce r.t lilj: Stono Hap as roo
o ml-class matter.
SUBSCRIBERS art) onrnoBtly re?
quested to observe tho dato
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them at all
times poslod as to tho dato
of the expiration of their sub?
scription. Prompt and timely
nttention to this request will
save till parties a great deal of
nnnovance.
Farm and Home Demonstra?
tion Agents to Help Fight
the Influenza.
"Serve your people to the
best of your ability in the pres?
ent epidemic,'' is the message
that Jesse M. .Jones, director of
extension work in Virginia,has
sent to every white anil colored
farm and home demonstration
agent in Virginia.
The purpose of tho extension
division, briefly speaking, is to
bettor conditions on tho farms
and in the homos of all the peo
pie and the director believes
that the agents can do no better
service at this critical time
than te devote their best < ITorts
towards helping stamp out the
plague of influenza that is now
swooping over the state.
The men and women agents
have been instructed to do this
by organizing their people for
service?oponing soup kitchens
in connection with temporary
or permanent hospitals, helping
I to open and maintain these
temporary hospitals, and in
any way that Booms best to
each individual agent. They
are farther instructed to join
with the county nurse, or to
work under the county health
offleor in helping to meet the
crisis.
Some of the agents nre al?
ready doing Ibis and are giving
their services day and night ns
nurses in homes and hospitals.
In many of tho counties there
is an appalling lack of doctors
and nurses and the agents are
being culled upon to talfe their
places. Miss llallie Hughes,
one of tho district agents, and
Mit-s Jesse Logan, specialist in
cottage cheese making, hap
pencil to he in Richmond when
the temporary hospital in the
John Marshall High School
building was opened and at
once volunteered their services
;ts nurses. In counties and
towns where then- are no bos
pitiils the agent.- will go from
house to house, helping in any
and every way they can.
Radford Normal Notes.
The Virginia Society for the
Study of Education was organ?
ized in November, 1016, for the
careful study of vital educa?
tional problems i n Virginia.
The society does its work
through committees or commis?
sions appointed to carry on in-,
vestigations and formulate their
reports rogurdless of the time
required, A largo number of
committees are now investigat?
ing a number of interesting
topics. The reports of these
comtnitlei s will bo published
for free distribution. The mem
bersbip includes a large num.
tier of the lending educators of
the state. The cooperation of
all teachers and those interest?
ed in education is earnestly de?
sired. Tho officers since its
establishment in 1910, have
been Dr. J. P. MeConnell, of
the State Normal School at
Radford, President; Dr. R. T.
Kerlin, Professor of English in
Virginia Military Institute,
Secretary, and Prof. Joseph 11.
Sounders, of the Richmond
Schools, Treasurer.
The Appalachian School Im?
provement Foundation, with
headquarters at tho Normal
School nt Radford, has secured
tho services of n large number
of spoakers, lecturers and en
tortainors, whoso services are
free to any community desiriug
such sorvice by the pnymont of
the actual traveling expenses of
tho speaker. The list of men
and women in various fields
and forms of work in Virginia
Communities desiring a speak?
er, lecturer or entertainer, for
practically any kind of nn oc
casion are requested to write
Prof. W. ID. Gilbert, Bast Rad?
ford, Va.
DIES IN TEXAS
Herskin Hill, a former Rig
.Stone (lap boy, died at Canad?
ian, Texas, Monday, October
14th, from an attack of pneu?
monia following influenza,
where ho had been for about
six years chtployod with the
Atchison, Topekn & Saute h'o
Railway. At lb" time of his
death he held the position of
ynrdmnster. The body,* ac?
companied byn fellow employe.-.
C H. Stewart, arrived here Sun?
day morning and was buried
ill the cemetery at KasI Stone
Cap. Burial services were con?
ducted by local Order of Rail
road Conductors. The dcccas
od was thirty throeyeurs of age
and is survived two smalls sons
in Sun Antonio,Texas.a mother,
Mrs. Laura Hill, and several
brothers and sislers, nearly all
whom live here and nt Appii*
Inchiti.
Champion Potato Grower.
Mr. T. Q, Morris, one of bur!
scientific farmers who live in
the valley above town, is con?
ceded to bold the championship
as the greatest potato grower in
Wise county, if not in the en
lire Southwest. Ho has just
presented us with twenty-live
potatoes that measure one half
bushel, some of which weigh
one and three quarter pounds.
He planted one acre of special?
ly prepared ground in potatoes
ami has just harvested one hun?
dred lind sixty bushels. If
there is any one who can beat
this Illing on the "taters," oth?
erwise we proclaim him the
champion potato grower of this
entire section.
Lost on High Knob.
Dr. (i. iloncyciitt, of thi
plnce, spruit Saturday and Sun?
day on lliedi Knob helping search
for his nephew , .1. Kyle, Hi year
old son of IL I.. Honeveutt, of
Norton, who I.nine separated
from his father while hunting oh
the Knob last Kridny aftornooh
and was not found until late
Saturday afternoon. The boy
was left at camp while his fath?
er and another man went squirrel
hunting for a few hours and
when I hey returned he was gone.
Knowing that he was losl Hie
young follow calmly camped for
the night under a rock ledge and
next morning picked up chest?
nuts to kcop huitgbr down until
the searching party found him.
Mr. and Mrs. H, S Benjamin
announce the arrival Of a tine
b o v at their home Tin s.
day".
?lessee Kilbourne, who is in
I lie naval ttervice, arrived in the
Gap Tuesday bight to spend his
furlough with bis parents, Mr.,
ami Mrs. NV. B. Kilbourne Jes
see is just back from a trip to
France.
-_i
William Ooodtoo, Jr., who
has been attending school at
V. 1'. I. al Blaoksburg, return?
ed to Ins home in the Cap Tues?
day night.
Some women are never per?
fectly happy unless they are
perfectly miserable.
Alabama Farms
Lands for sale in Weal Ala
bmnu all black land, good for
alfalfa:
1 farm T.'tt) acres
1 farm 400 acres
1 farm 373 noros
1 farm 380 acres
1 farm 17(1 acres
l farm 40 acres
All of these farms join except
440 acres. ?
Easy terms. Owned and for
'sale by
'J. W. PATTERSON,
Gainesville, Ala.
Remains
Unbroken
Nearly 62,000 cases of Span?
ish "Flu" Actually Re?
ported in Virginia.
Richmond, V?., Oct. 18."?
While i here ia no accurate way
of estimating exactly the num?
ber of influenza cases in Vir
giriie, those associated with the
State Board of Health in its
prodigious work of lighting tho|
disease, uro of the opinion that
at least 260,000 people now uro
victims of tin- hll-porvasivo
malady. A total of 01^560 cases
had beeu reported up to Tues?
day afternoon. The "Hit" has
spared no section, whether rur?
al or urban, and has soul hun?
dreds t<> their graves, though
Tuesday's reports at least indi?
cated that the disease apparent?
ly was not making more rapid
headway than Oil the preceding
Sunday and Monday. In some
counties, too, the authorities,
by rapid organization, have
been able to get the upper hand
Of ihej-iluation and now have
improvised hospitals which inn
measure ore meeting the crying
n.I for doctors and nurses.
Every possible medium has
been utilized by tho Slate Board
of Health for the dissemination
of its information relating to
the care of the sick and the pre?
vention of influenza's spread.
Untold i hotis:, mis of posters
and bulletins have been sent to
postmasters and school author?
ities, while the local councils
of defense also have proved
valuable agencies for the dis- j
trihuiion of literature. These
councils and the Boheol superin?
tendent are now bring asked to
call tlieir assistance committees
of citizens who will aid in
"passing down the line" the
warnings mid the suggestions
which can du much to halt the
uesttlehliul visitor, in other
words, communities nil river
ihi- Stnlu are being urged to
have reprinted and widely cir?
culated the btlllittihs, leatlets,
placards and other publications
which have been sent them in
necessarily limited quantities
from Richmond,
Printers ink, in a crisis like
the present, can do a world of
good if the advice it convoys is
oven half followed It should
not ho inferred, however, that
the Stale Hoard of Health is
contenting itself with mere
printed words. Iis members
and their assistants have been
working day ami night to sup
ply physicians and nurses for
those ill fated sections which
have found themselves unable
?o give adequate care of their
sick. Much bus been accomp?
lished in this direction, though
tin ice i he number of doctors
and nurses now in the field
would not suflice to meet actu?
al needs. It is hoped, however,
that the instructions for the
home care of lite si.de will go
far towards helping tho public
<hii of its difficulties. And the
sick themselves can greatly
facilitate matters by vroing
promptly to bed as soon as they
sense I he least sign of illness.
An order jusl issued by the
Suite Hoard forbids the h tiding
of tiny public iiuqiion in Vir?
ginia, for these affairs, in coun?
ties anil cities alike, atlrack
largo gatherings. And crowds,
above nil things, should ho
avoided just now.
OVER CAUTIOUS
The II uo U raging IhiIIi tar und wide,
Over n?&o, niul mouth, some gauzo
have tied,
Thinking lli.it it will stop infection
Should it com? in their direction.
? With lint precaution, it riiiy come their
I way.
Keep out in the open all the day
j Sunahliie, anil air, are nature'.*, cuio
Kat fruit, en,.I foods, drink wafer
thal'ii pure
Now don't get norroua and have a At,
That doei. net help thing* a tingle hit.
fro caution when |>eoplc you do meet
Avoid osculation in home and attest.
Germany
Replies to President Wilson's
Note.
Washington, Oct. 21.?Ger?
many has replied to President
Wilson with a note which,
though no one is prepared to
say it will lead tho President
even to continue exchange on
tho subject of an armistice and
peace, at least has served al?
most to bring conviction hero
that tbo people of Germany ac?
tually are taking the reins of
government and sincerely de?
sire peace on any terms the
United States and tho Allies
are willing to give.
There was no intimation to?
night of the attitude of the
President, a n d probably
there will be none until tho of?
ficial text of the new German
communication has been receiv?
ed. The President was in con?
ference all evening with Secre?
tary Lunsing, discussing the
note as received by wireless late
in the day. Like the reply to
t he President's inquiries a week
ago, Ibis note was sent out from
the Qormou wireless stations
and picked up in the allied
countries many hours before
tin' ollicial text could iijon o by
cable. The ollicial version
probably will come tomorrow
through the Swiss legation
here.
Announcement
We are pleased to announce
that we have closed a sales
man's contract with the Ru?
dolph Wurlit/.er Company, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, in the coun?
ties of Wise, Scott and Lee,and
woultj be pleased to COIIIIIIUni
cale with any one interested in
l he purchase of a musical in
strutnent of any kind. The
Wurlilzer company is the lar?
gest manufacturers of automat
10 and coin in the slot musical
instruments in the world.
We are at present making n
specialty of the Violin-Flute
FidllOS, suitable for stures,
cafes, theatres, etc., und have
one of these wonderful instru?
ments on demonstration in bur
cafe here. This is a "coin in
the slot" instrument and is a
profitable investment.
We can also make favorable
prices and terms on Player Pi
aims, Theatre Orchestras, Vic
trohis, Harps, Band Instru?
ments, etc.
Rl sped fully yours,
Paul B. Jksske.
Two Dies In One Family.
A very sad incident occurred
here last Thursday when Qeo.
W. Mullius.a prominent citizen
of Big Stone (lap, and bis
daughter, .Miss (Bessie, died
from an attack of pnuemonin
following inline!!/, i. They bad
been Biete about ten days and
from the beginning of their ill
ncSS their case appeared to be
very serious. Mr. Mullins lied
at ft o'clock Thursday evening
and his daughter passed away
two hours litter.
Mr. Mullins was forty four
years of age and had lived in
this section his entire life. He
was a mechanic of unusual
ability and had been employed
for years in the leading Indus)
ries around Big Stone Gap. lit;
wus working us a mechanic at
the furnace when taken ill.
Miss (Hessin, who was twenty
years of age, was a student in
the local high school and was
very adapt in her studies as
well as music. Her future wits
full of promise and she was a
kirn! and loving daughter ami
her devotion to the family cir?
cle had no limit.
Funeral services were con
ducted at the home by Rev. J.M.
Smith and concluded at I lie
grave. A delegation of Ma
sons, of which the decease was
it member, served as pall bear
lors and both bodies were
laid to rest in Hie same grave
in Glencoo Cemetery Saturday
morning at 10o'clock. The de?
ceased is survived a by wife and
two .sons, Sidney, who is a stu?
dent in the Army Training
Corps at the University of Vir?
ginia, and Malcom, who is with
the U. S. Army in France. Sid?
ney wits called home several
days before the death of his
father and sister.
Postmaster Dies of Influenza.
Freeling, Va., Oct. Hi.?
Cleveland Mullins, a mer?
chant and postmaster at Baden,
died on Tuesday with Spanish
iniluonzu. Ho leaves a wife
and several children.
Is your pantry prepared for any sudden emer?
gency, such as unexpected company? Or sudden
sickness? Or a breakdown in your stove or range?
Such contingencies as those won't disturb you
if your pantry is kept stocked with our
Canned and Package Goods
With them you can dish up a delicious
meal on short notice.
They save time and labor, and render
your kitchen equal to any emergency.
We have everything in canned and
package goods that you may call for.
MORTON & DAUGHERTY
BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA
Wash the Woolen Seeks
You Knit with Grandma's
In the sweetest smelling
sheets you ever put on yoiir
bed. Close your eyes? the fra?
grance of new mown hoy. Tin
purity ;uk1 sweetness ol absolute
cleanliness. There's nothing else
like the delight (ol odor of Ire h
clean linen -as you cuddle up in
I he sheets that GRANDMA wa ihcd.
GRANDMA i- a marvelous rWj
dcred soap. Powdered to gave cut
ting, chipping and wasting of :
soap. The millions of big, bt:i>t.
big, bubbling suds surge throi.f.h
the clothes and drive out every
atom o( dirt. Twice the cli
power with half the effort and at
ics3 cost.
GRANDMA'S Powdered Soap
Your Grocer Has It!
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JOB PRINTING
Don't think you arc getting K-KAL job prirtt
ing just because you are having your \ ork
done nt ;t "printing office." Investigate and
learn for yourself that there is a vast difference
between real job printing and "just printing."
Wc arc prepared to do
REAL PRINTING
Not only because we have the equipment, but
because we possess flic "know how." Our
long experience und knowledge in the printing
business enables us to handle job printing on
a saving basis. We will share this .saving
with you and will guarantee every piece of
work turned but in our plant. Will you bring
that next job to us and have it done right?
No long waiting for the finished product. We
do things '? Now.''
WISE PRINTING COMPANY
Incorporatuil
Big Stone Cap, Virginia
South-West Insurance Agency
Incorporated
Fire, Life, Accident andCasuality In
surancc. Fidelity and Other Monds
Real Estate and Commission Brokers.
lilt) STONE CAP. VA.
From Appalacllia Progressive
M D. Collier, of Keokeo, was
llOro for B short time iasl Satur?
day en route from Pdnoihgtnu
(Tap where ho attended the fun
era) of Iiis daughter, Mrs. Har?
vey Parsons, who died last
Thursday with influonza,
Harvey Young was herd from
Drydcn last Friday haying
started to Gate (Jity to attend
the Scott County Fair, hut was
informed that the fair had beon
balled off to prevent the spread
of influenza in that county.
Rev. Roy K. lvtrly is in Ap?
palacllia this week after sp.I
ing several days in various
parts of Southwest Virginia
making speeches in behalf* cd
tlie Liberty Loan campaign.
Ho went over t be Soul hern with
Mr. Burchflold, tlie superinten?
dent. Made several ?.;.ches in
Russell and points in the east
oad of Wise county.
We understand from a relia?
ble source that there are around
thirteen hundred eases of inllil
cnzu in the St. Charles coal
(itthls anil surrounding country.
Quite a number of the victims
have died; We get reports of
someone dying almost ovory
day in that Beet ion. The State
Health authorities have come
to tho aid of the stricken sec?
tion, having dispatched some
six or eight doctors ami ten
nurses to aid in tlie light to stop
the spread of the epidemic and
give relief to those that already
have it.
Enlisted in Tank Corps.
Jas. W. Rush, the hustling
salesman for the Lowry Fruit
Company, left last Thursday
for tho University of Virginia
ui Cbarlottsvillo, where be will
go into training for Uncle Snm's
new Tank Coips for u few
weeks before going to Camp
Colt, Gettysburg, Pa., for fath?
er training Mr. Rush, who is
as line mechanic as no is sales
man, will be very efficient iu
this service we are sure.