The Big Stone Gap post. [volume], January 22, 1919, Page 2, Image 2

About The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928

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I'llK IMG STUNK (JAK TOST.
WEDNESDAY;, JAN. 22, 191!)
I'uiilishert Kvtr; WedhK?Ujr by tho
WISE PRINTING COMPANY.
iur?r|HirHii>il.
OK-UEliT N. KNIC1HT. - Editor.
LINDSF.Y J. HOUTON. Asti't KdltOr
Onu Y?nr, - - - Si DO
KU Mnnth), ... .75
Tino? Months. - - -. ."?0
Kntored ?coontlna t"i?>?ul nigalntluni
?t Ilia pMt'?nlco ?1 lltfl Stono (lapMMO
mul-clium iimtlrr_ _
_ -
sunsCRHUiks an- earnestly re?
quested tu obeervo tbo dato
printed mi their address slips,
which will koop them ut nil
times posted an to the data
of the oxpiration of their sub.
scriptiou, Prompt nml tiinolv
attention to this roqtiest will
save all parties it;groat ilealtif
anuovnnco.
To the Relatives of America's
Soldiers and Sailors.
Your relatives serving with
the colors will silOII In1 blick in
civil life. Thev hiuy he al
home now. Kor joor protec?
tion, ami for He ir owii, they IIII
ilotibledly huVd taken out their
insurance w i i h (lie United
States (loveriimeiit.
You sh mid impress upon your
relatives in the service the vit?
al importance of keeping their
insurance with the United Stales
Government. Write to them
without delay ?or tell personal
ly, if you can?that tliei niuy
retain instirn icu ? Ith the United
States Government even after
they leave the military service.
Thii privilege ol continuing
their Govorumeiil insurance is
a valuable right'given to sol?
diers ami sailors us purl ol tin !
compensation for iheii heron
and loyal services, if the bo|
lliOr or sailor permits ins insur
uuc0 to lapse,he hues tbat right,
und he never will lie aide to re*
gain it.
Hut if he keeps up his present
insurance -by tile regular pay
men: of the monthly premiums
? he will he able to change it
later into a standard Govern
incut policy without medical ex
animation Meantime, he can
keep up Ins present insurance
III substantially the Millie low
rute. The Governincn' will
write ordinary life insurance,
20-poy incut life, endowment
maturing al age li'i, und other
Usual forms of insurance This
will he Government insurance,
at Govornnion'l t atoa.
Many men will come out ol
the war physically impaired
ami will, therefore, be unable
to obtain any life insurance
protection w hnfaoovdr for them?
selves and their families, un?
less the)' keep their prusonl iu
sin ance with (he United Suites
Government. Uncle Sam's in.
SUriliiCC mil) he continued ami
converted into stuhdnrd Gov
eiumenl policies, regardless of
the men's physiciul condition.
liiipri ss these ihmgs upon
your relatives in Borvicn. Tell
them there is nothing safer or
stronger than Government in?
surance. Tell them lo talk
about this to then commanding
officers and to the insurance oil!
cer ut their place of duo. he
foro die) leave the service. Tell
them to carry h ick with them
10 civil life, as an aid und an
liuset, the continued insurance
protection of the United Suites
Government. Pell them, for
youi sake ami for their sake,too
hold on to Uncle Sam's iusur
anoi I
Slcmp Has Supply Of Seeds
To Distribute.
Congressman 0. B. Slomp, of
the Ninth Virginia district, an?
nounces that he has a limited
supply of very rare field seeds
of the following varieties: Al?
falfa, cow-peas, sorghum, soy.
beans mid suduu grass. Those
interested in the cultivation of
tbo above mentioned will be
supplied upon application-to
Mr. Slemp.
(Build mure homes).
VICE
j Tin? war in over but tlio ac?
tivity of the Hod Cross in feed
j iug und ofotliing tho destitute
people of Buropp Will continue
I until tin* need no longer oxists'
; The allotment of Big Stone
map Chnpter for January, Itllf
is, 1 Ha-hildrcns shirts, i l l pa
jamas, 1000 comfort kits, 200
I property bugs, 141 red socks,
24 infants layettes
The work loom will be open
Wednesday's and Saturday's
from one to live p. in. new time
Come and help. I f you can't
soiv at 'work room phone me
mid (lie distributing committee
will brihg work to von ami call
for it when liniahed.
The infants layettes consist?
ing of Ti'.S pi?CUK h ive been till '
ishod ami shipped. The Ii Ulli ,
her of comfort kits made anil'
turned in last week b) the busy!
tvorkois are as follows:
.Mrs. W. A. Baker, 2fi; Mrs
c. 0i bong, la; ..Mrs. W. II
Oariies, 16: Mrs. 0. S Carter, 26;
Mrs. ii. K. Jones, 26; Mis. John
Mullius, 26; Mrs II K 25;
MrH. It. W. HT.uiurv, it); Mrs.
Wi I). Btilill, J.l; Mrs. W. T.
Illlllgohs, 25; Mis. Krank Witt,
26; Mrs I). C Wolfe, 2.'.; Mrs. ,
ill li, McCorniick. 26; Mis. W K.
Baker, 23; Mrs. (! V. lilanion,
Oj Stoiiegu, 150; Uokbi, ?">":
Supervisor of Work Kooiii .
Mrs. Moore Dies.
Mis Herbert I. Moore died
at her home on Umikii il veiille I
m Johnson City yesierdiiy al I ? r
noon at ?oclock. she had been
ill forsevoral months, l ie- tun
oil services will be chmlliotcil
privately from the home Satur?
day al lei noon
Mrs. Moore is Blirvivi'il iij
her husband, one son. Lo ut.1
George Mobro, now with Hie
A. ICi in I'r.ince, and In i |
mother, Mite Mai \ I. I> n ins!
wild hits made lier loon.- with
Mr. and Mrs. Moore for several'
years.?Bristol ileruld Coiiriei
Jan. 17th
Mr. and Mrs Nelson II \der,
of Tecnmseh, Mich . received a
iclcgruhi from W ishiligtmij
stilling 'bat their soil, l'i iv fte
llcniiio 11 > ihir, (lo'mpii tiy li, ?i h
Machine Oun Batallfoii, had
been missing in lic*iinit since
November 1st. Mr. an,I Mrs
llyder will lu remembered a-,
residents of Itig SlOlli) (Jail n- ar
(lie furnace It unto will be re.
nieuihorcd as a school b ij u i
Klast Sione (iap l?'our yiiiirs
ago he nioved with his piircpti
to Michigan. 11 ? enlisted in
the army in April, 1'.M 7 , ? ami
sailed for I'Vauoe in llcCiimbOr
of the same year and has In en
in service over thorn since then
Mr. and Mrs Wake Wampler
and daughter, Nell, spent a few
days in Peuuiugtoii (iap last
week, where they were Called
on account of Hie death of Mrs
Wampler's brother! Saiit Hoi il,
who liad been ill lor some time
with tuberculosis of the hone.
Mr. Cecil had been in the hos
pilal in Louisville for the past
six weeks and was brought
back to his home in I'cnninginu
Saturday, when- be die.I that
afternoon He is survived b)
his wife ami two small child
roll, also his father, four sisiers
and a brother, his mother iuiv
lug died a year ago.
t Hail:! inure homes).
Mus. S l'O?A'i
Young Men's
Club
Meets To Night at 8 O'Clock
In Display Rooms of Min- 1
oral Motor Company.
Important meet iiig.
Kinn I report of commjtteo on
organization of ImiMing coin
mil tee tu I"- presented.
Kvorybody come.
Wediting Announcement.
Tlio following announcement
of I lie marriage of James It
Huge, editor of Hie Hazard,Ky\,
I lei ild, and who is ?Voll known
in Itig Stone H it', wan received
by friends hero Monday:
Itcr mill Mi* H I' ltrowntli({
aulioiincii tin' marriage of iliotr daughter
Vorla llculali
In
Mr .lanw-h It IIorc
mi Saiimlay, dm eighteenth of January
mir i liniinviil >?!?!<? Iiiiiiilrnl ami nineteen
EPISCOPAL CilURCH.
Key r W. ItllsK in Charge
Sunday sclmoi at 10.00, old
lime. Seryii.f I Inly Com?
munion at 11 en All cordially
incited.
Manag r Tai lor has s. cured
Robert Shermans greni pluy
"The dil l Wit heilt A Chunco''
for one night only, Tuesday,
.lammt v 28th, for the1 Amuzu
Theatre. This piece Will he pre.
sented by the original company
that ran 102 niglils in Cliicttgo,
ami h is h 'i'ii presented in every
large citj in America with tin
greatest slieeoss The comp in *
carries Ilm complete scenic |>ro.
diictioli,there being four bo ititi
fill sl ii{" Knt'illgs). Prices 50
7ft, lind fl.00: s".ils now on siile
al Kelly's Drug Store.
Resigns As County Nurse.
Wo Ii ive Inen informed In
Mi-" .lam- Merc.in that she ho*
res'gued us dimly Health
L\ oi so t?i hike i Hi ei .1 atiuury 20j
III III Mos M..lean has I.n eie
gllgell m lilts ?oik for the p-isl
eighteen months, mnl has work
i'd incessantly m all sections of
the colint\ . having iici'omplisb
d ti grout deal.
Tills iv.n k ill I she has done
foi the upbuilding of the health
? I the children will not ceilSe
when her resignation goes into
elfect, because she has given in?
structions id parents ami ehiel?
ten thai will aid very niiuorial
jy in health improvement for
\ ears in e une; The people can
not prize too highly the splori
did wiiili she has done.
We ri 'jrrel \ cry much to see
In r give lip this very important
w ork D?ring the influenza she
opened and personally conduct?
ed an emergency hospital at
t'oet.inn, thereby saving a num?
ber ,,f liyen. We are told Miss
Morgan will lake branch work
limlci tin Hig Smite t!u|i Reil
Cross Chapter for three mouths.
A ppaiachia Progressive.
(lermuuy will boa wizirdof
i tlnanco if -he can foot lb.- hills
for indemnity und reconstruc?
tion which will he brought vig
orotisly to her al lent ien.
' (Ittiild more homes ).
At the Amuzu Theatre TONIGHT
TPli? World Wrnlt;?3tl Four Years For The
Man Who Could Win
WILLIAM FOX
presents
LAND OF THE FREE"
The graphic life story of the greatest American Commander
GENERAL J. J. PERSJHING
HE HAS ALWAYS WON
SEE ,low bnokwoods Ooy won out in tho httlo Missouri schoolhouso
O p, pr iiov. tho suffering of tho Man tho husband and the father?only ln
v-' *? ? croasod his determination to win.
O LT ET how the young military attache was tho first to discover thn Knis
VJ *?* er's plot against tho World--Dostlny has p..1 him to WIN.
5 E E '^ow 1,0 w,r,s In tho decisive battles of four groat wars.
Q p p bow ho won the allegiance of a great b ibo Ho had coriqured?boon '
w *?y *?? made niPrlnco was offered a dusky bride To refuse would boa
deadly insult what did ho do?
Your Son or your Friend's Son is in his Army'
MEET THEIR COMMANDER
=-=77-=^=r AT THE -:
T--OD?Y
Prices - '- 30c
SOU I HERN EDUCA110NAL
SOCIETY
Kdue.it hma I Association, Dr.
J. 1". MrCnm Ii. who had been j
l'Inn in i ii rif lie- IV.Heering j
Commission "i ili>- Southern!
Kiluculiiin S'n'i. tj . ? ?s elected 1
t'fcsidctu of that organization'
for the. coining > ?? i A largo
number of eiliioiiiioiiiil loaders i
was present from most of Iboj
Southern States. \ ? i \ laruo,
plans wrii- formed I'm- ihe woik
of the Southern Kduca'tioii So-:
ciety for ii"- c lining > ear.
Tliis orgiLidz.u ion does iisi
work through Commits t-iohs
w|io aril appointed by i.ho Pros-I
ideal of tho S iciei) in i: induct
mvesligni ums ami formulate |
reports. Tb? Undings at t lie'iie I
various Commissions v ill to
published froin lime to li.for
free distribution among Ho- ed
uoiiiioiial worker:- of the South
The Southern K lue itioil Soi-ie.
ly is, of 0,'OurSe, in no sense sc
tional but lias for iis task the
study of the pi . Id. ii. ? t hat are
in some men sure peculiar tothe
South. Of course, in ist to I u
catioaal problems are common
to all nai ls of i he ciltlllti V hut
each section of the Uiiited
St ites has soiti ? t bat are in
a measure peculiar to that sec
lion.
The Hoard of Directors, re
presenting nil the Southern
Stales, look alter the work of
the S unborn K location S iciety
in all States. * Th'i Kf illcutive
Ooiuiiiittee consist> of tho Presi.
lent of the Sociotj i the Vice
President, and th. Secretary
and Iwo appoint.-.I mouthers of
the Hoard of Directors I'rosj
duntyA. A. Murjihroe, of the
University of Florida, is Vice.
President of the Society and
Dr. A 1' Bburlmul, of Wash?
ington,!.). O., is Secret a ry-TroaR
uror.
A writer in the N. V. Tribune
explains hovy normally can p -,\
an indemnity of on.- hundred
billion dollars on the instalment
plan, with interest. This will
mean an annual pay m.-ni of live
billion dollars for thirty'bine
and u half years We trust that
this calculation will encourage
the Germans,
FOR SALE
Bungalow on Wood Avenue
near school building. S i x
rooms, bath, ami electric lights,
barn, good garden, 18 fruit trees
Imostly bearing. This property
has frontage 120 fl.
j K. W. N u k I.ks.
Farm for Sale
l have for sale a '.!.'> nore farm,
three roomed .' veiling ami
good stable, within li ill" mile of
school biiilding in Big Stone
(lap, V.i. i'all on or write,
jdnl li I", A. Ay Kits.
about giving us a trial. Come in and
let us show you some service-giving
Accessories
lor the house repairs and furnishings. [j=j
Locks Tools !|
that Srirnrisoh couldn't <>f Superior Quality. j|
DESTROY. b
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and ?aze upon our values and then |3l
w;ilk out satisfied M
Smith Hardware Go. I
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BIG STONE GAP, VA. i51
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
The Ford truck is just another arm
and hand to the business man, adding
through its manifold usefulness to the
possible volume of his business, and at
the same time doubling
A HOth ei* 1,!t' v'a'ue 1,1 every hour.
Hand for \n *V?"* wa>'s its f
D . round utility serves the
o LI b 1 n eSS urgent demands of busi
ness?big and little
the retailer and wholesaler, the manu?
facturer and consumer, the contractor
and larmer. Everywhere where busi?
ness exists there is a present want for
Eord trucks. Consider the price $550,
without body, (. o. 1). Detroit. Let's
talk it over with you.
Mineral Motor Company
Big Stone Cap, Va.
nfttr1 f 1 I
South-West Insurance Agency
Incorporated
Fire, Life, Accident and Casualily In
surancc. Fidelity and Other Bonds
Real Estate and Commission Brokers.
big stone Gap, va