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The Big Stone Gap Post.
VOL. XXVli, Bid STONE. GAP. WISE COUNTY, VA.. WED NESPA Y. JANUABY 8. 19107 ~'' ? ' . ', ' IJ?TS
County Work
County Agent D. D. Sizer
Makes Report of His Work
for the Year.
To the Citizens of Wise County:
I herein submit a condensed
copy bf my annual report, com
piled from a summary of my
daily records Kaeh day's work
has boon gone over and tabu?
lated, and accurately condensed
to such required form us the
Washington office requires, for
a record of my activity in this
county.
It is only fair to state to those
who may lie |>rone to criticize
that this report covers some
work done in practically every
section of the county, which is
a large area. With lew exuep
(ions the men that have asked
?assistance have gotten what
they wanted, and as near at the
time needed as was possible foi
nie to be "d service.
It should also he horn in mind
that tiie cilice of County Agent
is one f ir continual advice and
instruction, lather than actual
labor except where H is a case
of showing what to do, Then
the County Agent's job is to
get oil his coat, il need*be, anil
do enough to show the other
fellow how.
Vnnusl Report,
Number visits l>y (,'?ilitfy Agent
To farmers nilO
Basilic** iiicii .... 3 I'i
jloyi' ruiil "his' chili . . ittlT
Number of miles traveled
Kai head . .lift I
Team . :... Vi
Auto ._ . , .V>;nt
Total . .MV73
Number ( ill- at "Hire * H
Personal ISS
Telephone. (appro'dmaU'il i .330
Number Of meetings held with men
from Washington or Itlaekabtirg -If",
Number meetings of ill kinds ad?
dressed by agent -H
Alteml oue .il ?neh meetings actual
count). Iil'js
Number of meetings held oil farms 11
Attendant! at such meetings its
IVr rent of time in olliee work I')
IVr cent of time In Held work . -'?
Number otlii ial leticrs written ... . ilitt
Number of article's written for pwblt
eaflon 13
Number of circular letters prepared
bv agent and mailed from olliee b'it>tl
Number I'. S. Dept. Ilulletlos and
circulars sent 303,
Number of lllaaksbiirg llullcliu.s ami
circulars sent. :333111
Number of viaits lo scliouls in inter?
est of w ork. 8(1
1 was actually associated in
helping in every war work cam?
paigns, as Y. M. Ci A., lab,!ily
Loaii, Red Cross, War Savings
Stamps and United War Work
ers?meetings and addresses
given in these connections with
the exceptions of 2 meetings at
I'olind and one at Hurricane
school are not counted in list of
meetings held and addresses
delivered appearing in the first
part of this report.
I supplied good seed corn at
one dollar a bushel below the
market price last spring to I in
farmers. And this fall 1 sup
plied good seed wheat to 37 far?
mers at a saving of about 50
Cents per bushel.
'J'!.r> acres of corn were grown
this year according or nearly
so, to methods advocated by
the county agent at an increase
estimated cost of i;l.7*> more per
acre than ordinary methods of
cultivation and fertilizing?S?
fanners promised to save prop,
erly their seed corn and are
given instructions by the conn
ty agent?32 farmers seeded
wheat for the first time, due in
part to agent's influence.
1 relate an incident here that
came to my attention yesterday.
A prominent farmer i u the
county seeded ?_'!) acres of wheat '
for the first lime this fall. 1
gave him instructions about do?
ing it, ami he followed them
A neighbor of his would not
sow bin wheat that way, and
didn't have time to sort it his
way, so let it go not seeding
any. This man came to me and
said "I wont over H W.'s wheat
the other day and il was the
prettiest wheat I've seen this
fall. Wish 1 had taken your
advice and sowed mine.'-'
Partly through my influence,
in some c a s e s altogether
through my activity, 10 pure
bred hogs and 12 p irn bred cat?
tle for breeding purports liavo
been brought into the county
this year. Tint improvement
in the stock aim: in the i. >xt
four years wi 1 mean thou?
sands of dollars.
No small part of my wjrk
which cannot bo tabulated or
estimated is the daily advice
and instructions given on the
following subjects: '
Soils, crop rotation, home,
fertilizers, farm management,
feeding, cattle, bogs, horses
and chickens, poultry manage,
men:, fences and fencing, stor?
age of fruits und vegetables;
diseases of plants and animals,
methods of treating, hog
cholera, giving treatment (I
personally treated over 1501
liogs myself). Plans for farm |
buildings ami poultry houses,
advising about farm and spray
machinery, farm tools, drain
age, winter corn crops, espe-|
cially rye and clover und many
ol her things.
In club work about 243 gut
dens wen- planted anil worked)
by the hoys and girls, and the
poultry club set about 3?50 eggs,
raising to fryers about 1000
chickens. The boys :is in the
corn, potato und pig clubs a'.so j
made a good showing with]
good crops and good pigs.
These are some figures of in?
tet est (hut are nearly exact re-1
garding my orchard work,
which 1 have compiled from my '
?'J weekly summaries of my di?
aries as follows:
Siiintivriif orclianUi inspected fnrdi<
XiiiiitH'r of oroharda properly pruned
lino to liilliicnco of demonstration
werk . is
Xiimlier of trees -< pruned about il.">000|
N ii oilier orchards property sprayed
due to Inlluoncc of deiiionstnUloii
work
N'Utnhei ol trees su sprayed, approx?
imately . ' :t"if>.i|
Have rendered assistance in
11 coinmeicinl orchards.
Aside from the things mon
tioned these and other activities]
'that enter into forming an esti?
mate of the value of dcnionstra- j
timi work to any community.
There has been a noi d for
more loyalty and patriotism in
almost every community due to
w ar Cond it ions and a need for a
greater conception of a greater
agriculture and a need of
awakening the people to the ee
lions food situation that con?
fronted this country and our
allied friends. In all these
matters it is commonly known
that I have been openly active
in helping bring about the ri^bt
conceptions and actions neces?
sary on the part of the people
to meet these new demands.
In closing this report and in)
year's work here (while there
have been sins of omission us!
well us sins of coinmisrion) I:
wish to express to my ucquaih
luuces and friends and all the
generous editors who have as
sisted mo liiy sincere apprecia?
tion mid to the Board of Super?
visors also for tlieir interest and \
support. 1'. I). St/Kit.
Dec. ?0, Hi IS.
To Supply Farm Labor.
The farm service division of]
the L'uitoil States Employment |
Service, in charge of Quo, .M.
intnun, Boom BOO Va. Passen
ger iS: Bower Bblg., Kichmond,]
Va., are now making prepara?
tion to supply farm labor to the
farmers of Virginia who desire
it.
The world cry this year will ]
he food and still more food.
That the farmers of Virginia i
may have the labor required to
produce a bumper crop, ovory
energy of the farm service divi
sion will lie directed.
,\l r. I n in a h, through the
brunch ollieos of the Unitetl]
Stales Employment Service and
its federal Cominunty Lahor
Boaids, feels assured that all
requisitions for help received
from the farmers will lie prompt?
ly tilled.
Any farmer in the stale de?
siring immediate help, or farm
labor for next vein should at J
once write to the U.S.Employee
Service, Firm Division, Bich
mond, Va., slating his require?
ments. Pull information us to
terms on which such labor is
d sued, class of labor wanted,
rates of pay anil living condi?
tions, should bo furnished in
detail as well as any other in?
formation of valuo. Mr. inman
will make every eirort to see
that such wants are supplied
without delay.
After the restrictions on sug?
ar and wheat wero relaxed and
we might reasonably hope to
have a piece of cake, just seo
what has happened to the price
of eggs!
Young Men's
Club
Meets Tonight at 8:30 P. M.
in the Display Rooms of
the Mineral Motor
Company.
There will bo a mooting <>f|
the Young Men"- Olub lohiglil j
in the display rooms <>f (he Min?
eral Motor Company at s:?n|
p. in. sharp.
The primary liiul inunediatt
purposes of this club til preseiil
is i<> organize n company that I
will undertake to build; in Mig
Stone Cap, dwellings that shall]
be for -ale or rent, on moderate
and reasonable terms.
The cliib wishes, above all. iri
encourage, and will as-ist in pro
tie ?line, t he building of t heir own
home-, by individuals.
The presold membership t<
date as this paper goes Iri press]
?Monday', dan. IJth, is us fe
lows: '
i IIAUTBi: MKMIIhlis
Atnur.il Theatre .Je*MMtj b. Rl
llliss. K, W; Miller, vv. S
Cainulos, J X Mau. I I.
i eutts. W. I! Taylor, (ten
Easlcy. (?wen I?. raylor. I >
Harris. ( has liii.-tead, A. I)
Darner, K. A. Wren. W II
Morton. l.imlsoy I.
NEW MEMIIKHS
A vies. It. A. Maury, M II.
AllClij l>. E, Miller. II I.
hunch. D. V Mitchell; .1.0,
Carter, ('. s. Mori is, .1. A
Ko\, .lohn. Jr. Moo-ei. Otis
Fox, It E, Khoads, II K
titsxltoc llrothers ' Hook, II l>
II nnblm,.l. S Smith, \V .1
lliuiklus, A I. stoehr. K.
Henkel, lt. M. Taggnrt, I: E
Irvine, |< I Taylor. VV: W.
Knight, (j V Witt. A li.
Lewis. (J. W.
Discontinue
Knitting
To Chapters of the Potomac
Division American Ucd
Cross.
We beg to an 11 oil a ee I he suspen?
sion of one of jlte war activities
of the' fled < 'loss which has been |
of very great service tons since
the outbreak of hostilities
Every one realizes that the war
came on suddenly and it was]
therefore dillieul! for the go
eminent in the beginning
provide always adequately for]
all of the necessities of the |
troops that wore being so rapid?
ly mobilized. The Had Cross,
and its tremendous pr duction of j
knitted garments has aided ma?
terially in providing for the sol.
diers and sailors in the form of
socks, sweaters, helmets, etc
to supplement the equipment]
supplied by the Quartermaster')!
Department. From tho appre-|
cialion expressed on number
less occasions by the men them
selves, this has been the of our
contributions in adding to the
comfort of the men.
The American lied Cross has|
recently made a careful inven?
tory of the stocks id knitted]
articles on hand in all camp
and division warehouses. From
these stocks, a quantity, suffi?
cient in the judgement of the
Department of Military Relief
to cure for the needs of till men
now in camps and tor those re?
turning from the other side, has
been set aside for the use of
tiiat Department. The remain?
ing slocks have been turned
oven- to the Department of For?
eign Relief of the American
Red Cross, either for shipment
to Franco for our men there or
for delivery to our Foreign Com*
? missions for use in our civilian
j relief work. All requirments
I of this departments have been
i adequately met and it will not
bo purticul to make further
shipment of such articles later
I than the first part ot January,
as, ihi6 i" delays in transporta?
tions, goods shipped after tins
date will hardly arrive in time
to be put in service during the
present winter.
Calculations as to the require?
ments of the troops now being
demobilized are,of course,based
?in estimates which could be
made after the announcement
of the plana by 11??* Qenornl
Stall', but it is believed that a
liberal allowance has been made
to take care of all requirements,
The American Bod Cross has
taken into account in making
this calculation the estimated
receipts of socks and sweaters j
that are now in process in the!
various chapters.
I instructions for Chapters,
and Auxiliaries.
A. All knitted articles now
in the process of making should
be completed and then sent to
the Potomac Division Ware '
house, vhn, C Street, N. W.'j
Washington, D. C.
It Chapters tire requested to
give out no additional yarn
either to the members of the lo?
cal Chapters or Its Hi audit s
und Auxiliaries.
('. Chapters are requested to
forward all completed articles
now on hand to our Division
Warehouse.
I> Chapters are requested to
make an inventory of all stocks
of yarn on hand, either at lite
Chapter Headquarters or in the
hands of Brunches und Auxilia?
ries.
K. Chapters ate requested to
notify the Department of Devel?
opment immediately of all
stocks of sweater > aril and sock
yarn on hand ai the present
time.
It is of vital im/nirhilict' that
all knitted articles now in the
process of making should be
completed and i f necessary
those makiuiig same should he
given additional yarn for the
completion thereof, hut not for
now work.
We Venture to suggest that
every Chapter in the P-jtOmilC
Division now having sweaters,
socks, otc, knitted will realize
the importance of completing
these articles, if they are to be
available for distribution at an
earl) date in order tiiat they
may he used now for relief dur?
ing the present winter.
The Committee on Liquida?
tion and Cancellations is now
considering the best disposition
of yarn now on hand in Division
warehouses and will shortlv
semi a statement to all concern
od on this subject.
Until this question has been
decided, every Chapter in the
Potomac Division is requested
to hold what surplus stock of
yarn it may have on baud arid
awiiit further instructions.
David II. Bit?wx, Director,
Department of Development.
Samuel M'Chesncy Has 3,700
Foot Fail In Plane At
Front.
Relatives of Lieut. Samuel
McCbosney in Bristol received
word yesterday that his aero?
plane had fallen with him in
France from a height of :i,7u(i
feet, carrying both him and his
pilot down to earth, instantly
killing the pilot and badly in?
jured Lieut. .McCbosney.
Lieut. McChesney lean obser?
vation aviator and was doing
this service when llit: aeroplane
became unmauagable, plunging
down from the great height.
The accident occurred after the
armistice was signed and it is
supposed he was doing observa?
tion duty over the army of oc?
cupation. He is a son of Lee
M. McChesney, who lives just
I uorth of the city, and a brother
of Mrs. March Cowan, of Wind?
sor avenue. ? Bristol ? Herald
Courier.
LETTER FROM FRANCE
A. M. Leo, Hast Stone Gap,
lins received ihe following very
interesting loiter front hit* son,
who is with the ilOith engineers
now in France:
Dour Kollier:
I urn now in Aix I.es Hains,
France, having a good time,
but not like I could, if 1 were in
the States. I am on a seven
?lavs' furlough. Only tiftoeu
of us were picked out of our
company, on account of being
with our company all the time
and becauso of our good be?
havior,
Tills place is in southern
France and is a line town, but
it sure does take some francs to
buy anything here. Its a lot
higher than over there, the gov?
ernment pays all our expenses,
SUCli as eats, hotel bills, and
railroad fare, so we don't have
to spen.1 very much.
They have a big V M. U. A.
here win re they have a show
twiee a tillV, and b-dleve 1110 its J
some building they have. It I
belongs to the French, I sup?
pose and Uncle Sani just rents |
it
1 have often wondered why
people came from the stales to
see this cotlntr) ; while 1 was at
the front, it hulked as if France
was nothing, hut its changed
my mind now. They sure do
llU'Ve some (owns and line
buildings.
I haven't had milch chance
to w rite you, as we couldn't get
anything to write on, and
couldn't have muled them, if
we bad had the paper. I know
you will he glad to hear from
me after the war is over, as I
was in some close places, and
wouldn't have cared very much,
at times, if one of those shells
bad bit me.
1 suppose you have heard
from Hob, or at least I hope so
I do not know just when I will
get home; hope it won't be so
very much longer, but suppose
il will be a few months any?
way. 1 noticed in the paper
yesterday that some of :1m di?
visions are coming Imme in a
few days.
They have plenty of wine and
whiskey here, and a lot of swell
places. I am slaying at the
Hotel De L'Kuropu ami have a
gooil room' all to myself Un?
til st time 1 have slept in a real
bed since 1 left hoiio-, and I ]
surely did sleep. I am here Uli
III the seventh of December,
then 1 shall go back to iny com?
pany. I intend to rest while I
tun here, und get plenty "f
sleep.
Some of the French girls are
very beautiful, hut not to be
compared lo the Americans. If
they could speak English, 1
think they would he innre beau?
tiful. They have a few Ameri?
can girls here at the " \ ." Wit
seldom ever see a girl, when
with our company . 1 am going
to write Kuih while I'm herb,
ami scud her a souvenir?a
small line, something 1 can send
in u letter, und maybe she will
get it by Christians.
I haven't heard from anyone
since November 1st. I suppose
my mail is lost or misplaced.
The sun is shining here now,
and it is very warm. The weath?
er is much belter hero than
where I have just come from. 1
think I shall go out tomorrow
lo see the country round about
here. The mountains (Moill
lilune) .ire not very far away
from here, and there is snow on
them all the year round. Wu
can make tho trip, starting at
10:00 a. hi. and get hack some
time in tlm afternoon, s une
one goes every day, from the
" Y " to show the way.
I am going up to tin- ?-,'??
now. The show will begin in a
few minutes, but I will finish
when 1 come hack. I want to
tell you all I can now, as 1
can't write very often. Tell
Janieand tiuttie Huth 1 cm go?
ing to send them a card in a
few days.
I have just returned from the
"V," und they hud a good
movie. The band is still play?
ing, but I hear one often with
;our company since tho war is
over. VVbile at the "V" 1
w rote you all a card and sent
one to Hob. 1 hope he is si ill
, with his company and has not
I been wounded or nmybe worse
I hu i wounded. We can never
line) o?t very much over here
I wish you und all the rest a
Merry Christmas und it Happy
.New Year.
I shall write you again before
I leave here.
Your son.
Jons K. Lkk.
VIRGINIA G(M)D ROADS AS?
SOCIATION
A Proclamation by the Gov?
ernor of Virginia.
WHKKKAS, The Virginia
(lood Itoads Association, which
is an orgaoi/.ition devoted to
the improvement of the public
highways of the Common ?
wealth, will hold a convention
in the city of Richmond, Jan?
uary it-it'., 1919, for the purpose
of considering ways and means
for the improvement of the
public ma l facilities of Virgin?
ia; and
WHKKKAS, I he building of
of new high way s,then improve,
intuit and their maintenance .in?
essential to the economic and
social development of the Com;
mouwealtb; now
THKKKKtiKK, I, Westmore?
land Davis, (iovemor of V ir?
ginia, urge all interested citi?
zens of the Slate who can to at?
tend this convention and lake
part in its deliberations, and re
quest that the several counties
and citiesof the t !ommoiiwoalth
make the necessary provisions
to be Officially represented.
i liven under inv hand and
under the l.eis. r Seal, of the
Common wealth, at Richmond,
this twenty-six day of Deceni
ber, in I he \ ear of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and
eighteen, and in the one hun?
dred and fort?, .third > ear of the
i loimiitiu wealth.
W KsTMOIiKI. \ NO I? A\ Is,
t lov.-rnor.
Concerning Lieut. Blanchard.
Mr. and Mis. Krank Hluncli
llrd are jtist in receipt of a lei tor
from their sou, Liettll. Baylor
IBuucliurd, written the day 111
er the armistice was signed, lie
said in Ibis letter to his parents
when the news of p.-ace was re
ceived there was great joy
mingled with sadness mi ac?
count of the loss of so many of
their good men.
Lieut, itlaucbard knows much
of the horrors of warfare, as ho
was on the fronl line for Ihren
weeks and four days and during
this lime had water in which to
bathe his face only one nine,
nid only one shave He was
recently made adjutant for his
division, which is the 80(h, and
his regiment is the tlTih. He
does not know yet where Ins
regiment wili lie sent. The
ihirly liveor forty letters which
have been received by Mr. and
Mrs. Blauclinrd from their sou,
were of leu delayed in any days,
making anxious hours for them
concerning his safety -Bristol
Herald Courier.
I Build more home-1.
Total Cost
of the War
Last week the Federal Re?
serve Board estimated lliut the
total cost of the war for all bel?
ligerents will amount before the
end of this year to nearly $'20i),
0()0,OtX),000. (>f this cost about
$132,000,000,000 was spent for
military and naval purpo&es;tho
balance represents interest on
debts. Three fourths of the to?
tal amount was raised by war
loans and only about onie fourth
by taxation.
! Iri public dtdit of the princi?
ple entente countries is ap?
proximately f 105,000,000,000 or
more thau twice as much as the
aggregate debt of the Central
Towers, estimated at |45,000,
OOO.Ou'i. The futuro annual
burden of interest anil sinking
'fund will bo not leas than $10,
000,000,000.