The Big Stone Gap post. [volume], November 27, 1918, Page 2, Image 2

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TUB BIO STONE GAB POST;
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27, 1918
Pnulished Every Wednesday by the
WISE PRINTING COMPANY,
Inrorporatffd.
GILBERT N. KNIGHT, - Editor.
LINDSEY J. HOHTON. Ass't Editor
Ono Yonr.
Six Months,
Throo Months.
s.i.oi?
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Kniend according to postal regulations
it thn ]>osl-ofHoo st I?lg Stono Gap as sec?
ond-class matter.
SUBSCRK1GRS aro onrnnstly re?
quested to observe tbo dato
printed on tholr address slips,
winch will keep thorn at ali
times posted as to tho dato
of the expiration of their sub?
scription. Prompt and timely
attention to this request will
save all parties iv groat doal|of
annoyance.
Your lust year's winter coat
is n badge of honor if the mon?
ey which would have bought a
now ono is going into Liberty
bonds.
"The goose that laid the gold
on eggs" had something on the
hen who is laying eggs at the
present market price, but not
so very much.
If America gains nothing else
from the wuv she will at least
have a greatly increased know?
ledge of the European geogra?
phy.
A joyous Thanksgiving, ibis
of 1018, vet deeply tinctured
with the pathos and glory of
the white-crosses which our na?
tion claims upon the fields nnd
hillsides of Franco.
Tho United St.ttes appears to
be receiving Mr. McAdoo's pro?
posal for the reduction of the
now lax bill with much cheer?
fulness ami equanimity.
The voices of Germany and
Austria crying "Bread. Bread"
must be heeded ami answered,
Would it not he a good plan,
however, to answer them with
war broad? We can spare it.
Our boys in France probably
feel ns the audience does when
tho curtain goes down. They
want to put oil their wraps und
start for homo.
Many of tin- names in the
casualty list may be foreign,
but tiie possessors of them are
certainly true-hearted Ainori
citns.
Light billion dollars is cor
tainly an enormous sum. But
don't worry Uncle Sum will no?
tify you how deep you will have
to go into your pocket for your
share of it.
h never occurred to the Ger?
mans that the "Watch on the
Blnne" would some day bo an
American watch.
We trust that the last "hymn
of huto" has been sung, and
that the enduring popular song
of the world will hereafter be.
"Peace oh earth, good-will to I
men."
When the war began tho
Kaiser was the ".Man of the
Hour." But now new republics
in Germany seem to be the
Tendency of tho Hour.
The man or woman, the boy
or girl, who read and appreciates
good books in blessed beyond
the average, of the things of
this life that make for utiulloy
ed happiness, first on theliBt is
the love of a good book.
Of the many millions of acres
of public lands the title of which
is in the Federal Government,
the United Stales owns some
n,000,00O acres of oil land. A
Liberty Bond holder is i? bond?
holder of the United States,
and it is a poor exchange to
trade a Liberty bond for stock
in an oil company of doubtful
value.
Tho ox-Kaiser in Holland is
said to hp wearing civilian
dross. Another caso of "all
dressed up and no placo to go."
Holland evidently does not
care to have German gentlemen
of high degreo elect to reside
within it.
As tho later detailed reports
come in it appears that the
American army held consider?
able of a picnic in tho Argonne
forest.
The American boys who hop
od to moot the Knlser in Herlin
must be sadly disappointed that
ho tlid not remain there for nn
introduction to them. Hearsay
knowledge of them was prob?
ably all that ho citred for.
The kaisor is reported to have
purchased nn estate in Norway.
He might have done netter
to secure an island somewhere
in tho far sens, whom he could
remain "monarch of all he sur?
veyed."
The pumpkin certainly has a
dual personality, ft can make
the most alarming Howllowccn
spooks, and then with equal
readiness adapt itself to becbill
ing the sweet, and domestics
pumpkin pie.
It is staled that .'.,000 milos of
telephone wire were laid in the
St. Miltiol snlient ami along its
bonier by the Americans bo
[ore their attack on the salient
When tho battle opened trucks
laden with wires started north,
unreeling the wires through
No-Man's-Lnnd, and 0,000 tele
phone instruments were used
to connect these wires in the
battle zone. The telephones
were also supplemented by sev
oral thousand currier pigeons
When the American army
wants information it gets it.
Nino miles of concrete road
between Alexandria, Va., and
Camp Humphries, Va., soon
will be ready for use, marking
the completion of planning and
supervisory work done by
engineers of the Bureau of Pub?
lic Knuds of tho I". S. Deport
ment of Agriculture for tho
military authorities. The routl
from Alexandria to Camp Hum?
phreys is the longest military
highway outside of canton?
ments that has been planned
and supervised by engineers of
the bureau, although the total
construction planned and super?
vised by engineers of the bureau,
aggregates several hundred
miles and covert- practically all
thorocoguized t \ pes of const ruc?
tion, from sand clay to first
class bituminous surfaces und!
concrete roads. Seventeen
highway engineers and one su?
perintendent o f construction
were detailed to military work
by the bureau in July, 1017, the
period of their assignments vu
rying from J to 16 months.
The word of Germany is cer?
tainly not us good its. its bond.
And the Imlders of Gorman
bonds are said to he feeling
much anxiety about tho value
of their investment. Draw your
own inference as to what tho
word is worth.
"Peace" is a noun that we
uro till much attracted to, but
wo are very particular that it
should have the right adject?
ives in agreement with it.
must be a "just" peace, a "last
ing" peace, or wo will have
none of it.
Killed in France.
Kmtnit Warner, colored, n ?
COived a message last week thai
his sou, Carlos, was killed in
action in Franco on October 1.
The message came from Carlos'
wife who lives in Mttryville,
Tonn., and who was notified by
the war department. Carlos
was about 21 years old and was
among tho first drafted men to
be called from here. He is sur?
vived by his wife and ono child
and his paronts, of this place.
R. E. McKinnoy and daugh?
ter, MiHH Annis, went over to
Bristol the past week where
they were called to see the lit?
tle daughter of Mr. nnd Mm.
Clarence GofT, who wan serious?
ly scalded and was not expect
ed to live, hut litis since shown
decided improvement.
Tho public school at this place
resumed duties again two weeks
ai<o after having been suspend?
ed for about live weeks on nc
couulof the influenza epidemic.
Mrs. Q. C. Ruder and Mrs.
(J. M. Rust were shopping In
Bristol the past week.
Mrs F. \V. Fawhush, J. M.
Barker and son, Millard, Mrs.
J C. Isaacs, little Miss Birdie
DiekeiiBon, Mrs. John Balizer
and dot! Child rose are tho latest
influenza patient a i n Appeln
cilia
Kol.rit Pbery, oldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. .). P. Ilendricks is
confined to his bed with a se?
vere attack of mumps.
Mr. and Mrs. \Y. L. Peako
have recently received word of
the safe arrival over hoiib of
their son. lleadley.
.1 M Barker received official
announcement tho past week
from the wnr department that
Ins son, Marion, was in a bos
pilul in France, having been
wounded severely by shrapnel
ami also gassed in one of the
lust dallies "over there."
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. R. Voting
have recovered from tin attack
of influenza.
Kdward McKinnoy nnd Mau?
rice Miller have recovered from
a recent illness.
Miss Christine Bnrrowmnn
visited relatives at Norton last
Sunday.
Charlie Anderson, an employ?
ee of the Inte mont Prag Com?
pany has recovered from a pis-]
tol shot wound received on Hal?
lowe'en night.
Mr and Mrs. Alex ("oilier
have recently rented the Wind?
sor Hotel und are very much at
homo again in one of Appala?
chian popular liOBllerics.
Mrs. Ernest Crizer, who has
been on the sick list, is out
again.
The churches of the town and
the motion picture house are
again open to the public after
having been closed for some
time.
Union Thanksgiving Service
at flic Christian Church.
All the churches of the town
will unite Thursday morning in
a union Thanksgiving service
at the Christian church. Rev.
F. N. Wolfe, pastor of the
Christian church, will preside
and preach the sermon. The
other ministers of tho town will
he present und will take nnrt in
the service. Special music will
he arranged, iii.it a union choir
will lead the singing. A thank
offering will he made for the
Associniod Charities o f tho
town. Tlie Borvico will begin
promptly ul 10:30 o'clock. It is
earnestly hoped that all places
of business will bo closed
throughput the town during the
hour of the service, nnd that
everyone will arrange to attend
and enter into the spirit of litis
gathering.
Order of the United States
Fuel Administrator regarding
display lighting in front of
stores and business establish?
ments ami in their show win?
dows has been cancelled.
Parlies living outside of in?
corporated towns are no longer
required to secure special per
mils before they can obtain
coal.
Physical Culture Class.
Miss Dixon will teach Physi?
cal Culture at the school house
for tho coining lernt schedule
as follows: Monday, Wednes?
day and Friday 8:60 to 1U:3C),
i. in. 5 to 6:40, p. m. Saturday
y to 0:40 a in. Tuesday, Thurs?
day and Friday, 7 to 7:10, p. m.
Tho evening class has boon
arranged especially for those
who can not attend any other
class. All who are interested
should soo Miss Dixon at the
earliest opportunity.
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mond, Norfolk, Nashville, Chattanooga,
Savannah and New Orleans.
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Public School
When the Hig Stone ?ia|> pub
Hp schools wer?- opened after
the influenza eptitemie, the
problem fuccd the School Hoard
how to give the children of the!
community the benefit; of :< t'ullj
nine months school session, aim
at the same time lo impose up?
on pupils and teachers the least
pos.-ihle burden of continuous
ami extended attendance. In
consultation willi the count)
superintendent of schools, the
board has adopted the follow-J
in<^ plan of school attendance!
for the session: Teach Thanks
giving day and Saturday, No?
vember 30, giving 13 school'
days in November; shortening
tho Christmas vacation to
days, Sunday, Decent b< r 22 to
Thursday, December 20, inclu?
sive, and touch the Saturday
before and after Christmas,
giving no school days in De?
cember; tench the third Satur?
day in every month; teach nine
school days in .1 une.
After mutual consideration
the above plan was fixed upon
as the best possible for all pai
ties concerned j practically the
same plan will be followed in
all communities in Wise coun?
ty, Tho attention of parents
ami pupils ih called to (he fact
that the disorganization caused
by the lioccssurj closing of the
schools ami the unfavorable
conditions of Saturday teach
ing render it very difficult lo
attain this session the full ben?
efits of a school yodrj although
tho full number of school days
bo taught. Hoth parents and
pupil:-, therefore; are earnestly
urged to do their utmost for the
efficiency of the schools in ihn
way of regularity and prompt?
ness of attendance. In this
connection it is significant to
note the statistics thai fully 20
per cent, of the instruction of-l
fered in the public schools ol
our country is wasted on ac?
count of absences of the pupils.
If the business ventures of the
! parents were run on such a plan 1
there would he an enormous in
crease in bankruptcy.
Parents are especially urged
lo have their children ai school
on Thanksgiving day. Begin
hing with appropriate Thanks
giving exercises, the day will
include the regular full round
of class-room work, which pu?
pils cannot afford to miss. It
is suggested that a midday
lunch with a 0 o'clock Thanks?
giving dinner would not only
facilitate the school work of
that day, hut prove in many
waysmorosatisfactory than the
midday Thanksgiving dinner,
"The Trail of the Lonesome
Pine,"
How many millions of hook
lovers in tho world have read
tho delightful story of "The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine," is
problematical, but all who have
read tho book will want to seo
tho play which Eugene Walter
has written around Mr. Pox's
romantic girl, Juno.
Mr. Walter's play transfers to
the Htnge the atmosphere of the
Virginia hills. The production
is so artistically perfect that
you are almost made to believe
you uro inhaling the fragrance
of tho mountainside. With
Louise Pricoin the role of June,
the play comes to the Ainuzu
Theatre, Monday . December 2d.
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mg just because you arc having your work
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We are. prepared to eld
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because we possess the "know how." Our
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Kranee lighting great battles} uml winning miigpilicehl victories.
Yon will wain I" h ive all the newsfrbih bur troops on European
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I hanksgiving Observance .it
the Colored Public School
on Thursday i\i>;Iit.
Wo purpose 16 iiinko this oc
cusiou a patriotic and thankful
(i ic Lovers nl music and 6rn-|
lory will be saiislle. I, :;!;? r m .!
missing the program.
Mr. .1. It. Penn, of App do:
laohia, will ho pn -m >?. itji his
famous quartette. Prosideiii
Wilson's I'liunksgi viug Procla?
mation Will l>r read by .Miss
Nora E. Burdiiio- A school
service Hag with nineteen stars
(tmo golden star) will In- dodi
cated. Dedicalnrial remark.-;
by Zion's new pastor, Itov. 15. '1'.
Mitchell. Memorial remark
by Kov C. C. Hood, in memory
of the late Private Carlos Wai
nor,
This is a united > ff ort. In
union there is strength. Cul
the spirii id Iho occasion, ami
come with tuneful ami thank
ful heart*. Your school i
grdwiiig in favor. W. must of
|a necessity educate. A new
]ern hos dawned upon us. Are
your children prepured for the
I new condition? School house
I is a place for preparation. Meet
your friends upon tins occasion.
Vinns for n bettor school.
.1. II. BltlUK, Principal.
Tim 1.ulics Aiil Society of the
l'ii sbyteriu'n church will inert
b'riil \ afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
. .Hi Mis .1. M. Smith. A full
ml nice is desired at this
me 'ling.
Do your Christinas Shop?
ping early.
Al abama Farms
Lands for sale in West Ala?
bama all black land, good for
alfalfa:
1 farm 730 "acres
1 farm 400 '.'acres
I farm 873 acres
1 farm USD acres
I farm 170 acres
1 farm 40 acres
All of these farms join except
?t in acres.
Busy terms. Owned anil for
sale by
J. W. PATTERSON,
i Gainesville, Ala.