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The Big Stone Gap Post.
VOL. XXVII,
BIG STONE GAP. WISE CoTlNTY. VA.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1919
No. 41
FEDERATED
CIVIC LEAGUES
IThe Federated (;ivic Leagues
,,t Wise county met in* the Hup
list church nt A ppu hi chin, Sep?
tember 23, I91?, with ulioiii six
lv in attendance. The meeting
was colled to order by tim pres?
ident, M B. HetiBer. IrVvocu
linn by Miss Kilon Bergrin.
Songi ''pnwttrd Christian Sol
iliors." Address <>f Welcome by
Rev; ?! II- Mold Kei p inso In
the president. Mrs. II. A Alex
ander wui appointed (secretary
pro lent.
Minutes rend und adopted id'
I lie last meeting held in Wise
in June; 1018;
Report of the treasurer, Mrs.
Kemp, showed a balance to the
league's credit of about .flu 00
Mrs. .lane H. Ransom, who
lias just returned from France,
tpolce on Fake Stu idards. Mrs.
Ransom was with us when our
league was organized ami .she
i8always gladly beard.
A request was read from the
eecretnry <>f the League to Kn
force Peace for a Hhi of names
id the organisation tu whom
pamphlets may be sent. Practi?
cal Suggestions on How tu Pre.
vent Tuberculosis, Mrs. June B.
Hansom. Our Ittiral Supervisor
forlticbmond District, Mr. Qeo;
H. Jordan, spoke on Social Ser?
vice and tlie School.
Intermission for lunch.
AKTBItNOON SKSStON.
Address by Dr. Kate Waller
Barrett. This line and untight
iiiing address was followed bj
.1 general discussion en u home
for our Wise county girls.where
ihey can really be cared for in
stead of spending their lime in
jail.
The following committee was
Appointed logo before the Board
ui Supervisors: Mrs. Tiiggart,
Mrs. Ilix, Mrs. Ayers, Mrs.
Kemp and M rs. Alexander. Mo
tiou was made and carried that
this commit lee ask for a cottage
or an appropriation deer.I tit
by the board. Reports of the
various leagues followed;
Mrs. (J. K. Heuser gave a con
ilensed report of our league's
work beginning with its organ
i/.ttion. Iteport of the standing
committee was then read by
Rev. Mr. Smith. This commit'
lee reported on the county jail
and poor house. Kloction of
nllicors were as follows: Presi"
dent, Mrs. It. T. Irvine, Big
Stone liap; Vice President, Mrs
Ii. K. Heuser, l'oeburn; Serie
tary, Mrs. It. A. Lacy, Wise;
Treasurer, Mrs. II. A. Alexan?
der, lmboden.
At the request, of Superinlen
dent .1. .). Kelly (he following
? ?'solution was read ami adopt?
ed: "Believing that the conn
iy is already paying siillirienl
taxes for education be it lie
solved, That we, the women id
Uli? Federated Leagues of Wise
?county, ask the State Legisla
tine to appropriate more money
lor the pay of teachers.
Mrs. H A. Lnoy
Mrs. 11. A W. Slceen,
Mrs. .1. L. McOormick,
Committee
A risiqg vole of thanks was
Kiveu the ladies of Appalaehia
for their gracious hospitality.
The meeting then adjourned.
Mtts. R, W. lloi.t.v, Sec'y.
Those present were:
Mrs. Ii. K. Heuser, Cocburn; Mrs
0 H 'I'ompklus, Oraiie's Nest; Dr Kali
?alter Itarrott, Alexandria; Mrs. II A.
' ? v. Wise. Mrs II A. Alexander, lui
todeu; Mrs. S p. Milter, Appalaehia;
Mi (leorge A.. Jordan, Rural Supervisor,
Aplialachia; .Mrs. Mary .Marlin, Norton;
McsiUmca U. P. Ilruce; Wade Miles. N.
[f tiotson, w. ,i. UeCfMoro. N. r. nix.
r< l>. Vioani, K. h. Itarr. Nannie Potion,
\ I. Stallaid, Wise: Mrs. W W. Kemp.
Joirtoiii Mm O.W.. Rodenblser, Stooega;
Mrs. Itobert Wieks, Glamorgan; M'es
'?mea .!. is, Ayers. K. .1 frescott, 0, 0,
' i.ran, II. ),. Sulfridge, J, 1.. MeCor
nilek, Karl Stoehr, A. I), tincus, .1.
1 clor lirowu, W. II. Wren, George I.
rsyle;, J. a. Gilmer, B. B. Goodloe, J.
a, i.iKsltoe, It. E, Taggart, Marvin Kel?
ly, Miss Janet llalley, nig Stono Gap;
Meidajnei) II. l(. Orixer, n. b. Kuller, ft.
"?Holly, It. tt. Parker, W. II. Peters,
M. 1). Collier, W. N. Breeding, M. I).
"?C-perj ,; B. Homer, K K. Hoya, E. L.
' '"er. K, (J. MatnoUS, M. .1. llolley, Mr.
?I. U Sturm, Misses Kilon Bergron, l.a
oerln llolley, Dr. W. I). 1'otcrs, Rev H.
U. Muhl, Appalaehia; Mrs. Auna Gray,
llltsburg, pu.; Mrs. c. b Henry. Hilton;
Mrs June n. Kanaom, Richmond; -Mrs.
j1- V. Morrol, (iraut; Mcsdarac-s b. I).
tint, it. T. Irvine, 1). II. Sayers, B. K.
hodes, \V. S. iloverly, l>. C. Welle.
" A W. Skecu. S. U. Ileverly, ?ig
Stone Oap.
Jack Pickford
To be Seen in John Fox, Jr.'s
"Little Shepherd of King?
dom Come."
The Ooldwyn I'icttiros Corpor
at ion has soonrctl oiio of the
must famous American iiovcIh in
acquiring tin' photoplay rights to
the "Little Shepherd of King
doin Coiiie," by the Into .lohn
Fox, |r..as tlie lii'st starring ve?
hicle for .luck L'iekford, who re
cently signed a long term cbn
t raft with Goldwvn. Particular
interest Centern in tin- picturixa
tiim of this story hccaii.se of I ho
unique plnce which the author
has won for himself tihioiig Ainer- j
icttii iiuthors. .Mr. Fox, who
died this year, dbvoted his lifo
to interpreting tin- lives of the]
uiouhtaineors of Lastern Ken?
tucky, their lives ami their feud-.
I'm- the rest t>f tli.nutry. The
?Little Shepherd of Kingdom
i'oine," is his hest known novel;!
anil since its lirst publication in
iOOjl the I.k has sold .v
than a million copies.
The picturi/.cil version of the]
-lory has linen based on the or?
iginal hook and on the play made
by lOllgcnc Waller. In its dram?
atic] form, tin- "l.ittle Shepherd" j
ivaa an eminent success, both in
the larger cities and on the road.
B) a Famous Novell*!.
John Fox. Jr., lirst achieved
distinction in 180-1 when his "A
Mountain ICnropil" was publish?
ed. Since then he coinplctcil
abotil intern novels and innum?
erable: short stories. Among the
host known novels ate "Tlie
Kcntuckiaii," "Kltighl of the
Cumberland."" l,Th?i Trail of the
l.one-onie I'ine,*' ami "The
Heart Of Hie Hills."
Jack I'ii'kt'ord. who is now at
Ike Culver Oily studios, confess?
ed n SChl iinental ? interest lor his
lirst tioldwyn picture, lie tried
to seetire the picture rights for
the story tor some time; and is
now glntl lo be working as the
little orphaned mountain boy
who tried si. earnestly to he a
man.
The story takes the hoy, Chad,
and III- champion sheep dog,
Jack, to the mountains, where
I.im - to grip with nature op?
en-handed and Icarus lo lieht
.in antagonistic world, with the
one big gifl which his ancestors
had given him?a Bterling char?
acter. Later he goofl lo Frank?
fort, tin- capital of Kentucky,
and meats old Major Bufortl who
lakes a personal interest in the
manly little mountain hoy ami
discovers that he i- a distant
relative. Through the old major,
Chad is sent to schon) and to
college. Hero he meet- the
beautiful daughter of his bene?
factor's neighbors, with whom
he fulls in love with all the chiv
nlric tenderness of a southern
kniglit.
True to Ibe Old Flat.
Then combs the Civil War,
tlie disrupting of families, the
antagonism of brothers, of fath?
ers and sous and daughters.
Chad struggles with his conscience
?and joins the northern forces.
During the course of the war, he
saves the life of his sweetheart's
brother; mid is himself wounded
in the service of his country.
The young mountain lad serves
brilliantly through the Civil War,
ami when peace once more settles
on the union, returns to his sou?
thern sweetheart.
Besides the strength of the
Story and its adaptability to pic
turi/utioil, "The Little .Shepherd
of Kingdom Conn;" has an his?
torical interest. It is told against
a background of life in the blue
grass region of Kentucky in the
middle of the nineteenth cen?
tury, and reveals the beauty of
old southern courtesy and hos?
pitality as well as the vindictive
ness of Kentucky mountain feuds
?Charleston < W. Va.) Gazette.
MUSICAL COLUMN
Edited by Mrs. Proctor Brown.
Music clubs in tlicir grout de?
sire to bring artists of renown
to their cities und towns, must
not forget to encourage their
own state nnd city tulont.
The amateur tins played a
very important part in the mu?
sical development of every race
of people, musically great. The
biographies of the great musi?
cians are full of references to
the evenings of chamber and
Other terms of music which ab?
sorbed the leisure life of the
family nnd friends who gather
ed solely for the joy of engag?
ing together in the production
of good music.
This sub' of American musi?
cal lifo in one but slightly de?
veloped, in view of the forces
which are disintegrating fami?
ly life, is a phase of effort which
needs especial emphasis.
"The r.vint low eobo that we hear
i >f tar off music Kenia to till
The silent air with love and fear
Ami the tvorhl'xclamors all grow still. '
Adelaide Proctor.
Mrs. Proctor Brown will pre
sent her classes in piano ami
violin in a series of recitals, he
ginning October. The Aral pro?
gramme will be represented as
follows:
1. I/angolus, Pianuo Duet. tloiined
francos Sayers?^Mrs. Brown
S. The Surprise, (a) Matthews
I'laving lag (bj ...
Adelaide Winston
:t. The Cuckoo . Itichter
t rank Slayers
I. Airi 11 lion ice Handel
Mora Yiiucll
ii. Nuii'isitK . Nevin
Until Smith
ti The l'ir-t Violin of Spring, Piano
Duet .Matthews
Krank and Prances Sayers.
7. (I liistl'ie..f the Star Performer
. (iiirlilt
(lo Hungarian 1 lance, Op. No. Si
.Itcnard
e lice n ation . I loten
Trances Sayers
II.
8. Kllneral March. .Violin and piano
acconpunlment arranged by Mrs
ProMor llrov.n.)
Until Holly
u; Cinq Vslsu, <>p s. Piano Duel
. . . Mes/.kewski
Piliiic, Mrs Urown-Scconde, Nora Vouell
in Mlmiett, op 11, No. 1 Padercskwl
Noni Vouell
11 Valse llrillianto, Op. ?l C'lioplii
Mm Brown
Pi; Ihtermexio I'lziiicato. Oautter
Marlon Molly and Mrs. Browu
MEETING OF AMERICAN
LEGION
The Henry N. Pate Post of
the American Legion held its
first meeting Wednesday night
in the town hall al Appalaehia.
Plans for providing a club room
for the use of members of ihe
post were discussed,and Messrs,
Greeufleid, Johnson and Jones
were appointed u committee to
look into tin- matter ami report
to the next meeting. Itoscoo
Wolt/.o and J, P. Horn were
elected delegates 10 the State
Convention at Roanoke, with
John Jones as first alternate
and John Hurt as second alter?
nate, It was decided to in?
crease the membership of the
post tu a minimum of two hun?
dred as soon as possible. The
next meeting will he hold at
Big Stone (Jap at 8 o'clock at
the town hall on Monday, Oc?
tober Ulli.
Report of Work Done by Big
Stone Gap Public Health
Nursing Service From Sep?
tember 1st to October 1st,
1919.
Number of mothers attending
meetings, ?1.
Number of, girls attending
meetings, 220.
Number of babies weighed at
meetings, 97.
Lectures given at meetings,
n
^Educational films shown, 4.
Classes in care of sick, 10.
Instructive visits, 101; includ?
ing orthopedic cases, 4; social
service-eases, 0; child welfare, 0:
typhoid, ;i; prenatal, 28; sick ba?
bies, 30; hours bed side nursing,
10.
Operations assisted with, 5.
Cases referred to other agen?
cies, 2.
Visitors: Mrs. J. B. Hanson,
Mrs. T?plitz, Kev. E. Q, Miller,
Dr. Biirhatn.
The Co-operative Education j
Association of Virginia.
The Co-operative Education
Association <>f Virginia is mak?
ing a special effort this year in >
organizing school and civic!
leagues in every school in Vir?
ginia. Their aim is to have the
sehend a social center?a commu?
nity capitol and every communi?
ty a little democracy; Tho ulti?
mate unit of every slate, terri?
tory and possession of tho ifnitod
States is the school district.
Here they meet evenings and
times that the regular school is
not in session to discuss topics of
common interest to all. Schools, I
good roads or streets, health, im?
proved methods of agriculture,
co-operative buying and selling,
and everything that pertains to
the community betterment and
development.
The !MSN school a n d civic
leagues of Virginia have it mem?
bership ol over 1)1,000 and they
have raised annually 170,000 for
the improvement of their schools
and community. Last year they
raised over half a million for
ivar work.
Their main purpose is to edu?
cate the public ami show the
public ami show the need of hel?
ler schools, Letter health, better
roads, etc., and let the citizens
see where they will get a hun?
dred-fold interest on their motley
by building up and improving
their community.
Last year 2?? leagues held
bettor -chool day, 01 good roads'
day. 02 Letter health day, 1011
belter farm day, 12J community
day and 50 Letter church day.
Here are 7i!S meetings in vari?
ous parts of the -tale with an
average nttoildan.f 200 at
each meeting. It cannot be de?
nied that any organization that
brings out over MO,000 citizens
to discit-s such vital topics is do?
ing an incalculable Illlioilllt of
good not only to the slate and
nation hut to the citizen Miel
community itself.
The public school building i
the only place where all creeds
and organizations can ilieel on
the level. It is lion-part isun,
non-sectarian and non-exclusive.
In fact, it is the sacred -hrine of
democracy itself.
The association feels Hint the
public school plant should uol
only be used for the purposes
above indicated but. it should bo
the polling place of this district.
During the last presidential elec?
tion |l*residen( Wilson voted at
the lire engine house and Mr.
Hughes voted in a laundry. Why
pay exhorbitaitt rent- for those
unsightly und unattractive place?
whe'n the school house belong to
the people and represent an in?
vestment of nearly two billion
dollar.-. In the days of the lie
brew Uepublic the Ark of the
Covenant was kept in the most
sacred place in the Temple.
Why not Hi,, ballot box, Hie
American Ark of the Covenant,
not be placed in the Temple of
Democracy, the public, school-.
Any community interested in
the organization of a school and
civic league, write tieorge W.
? lay, executive secretary. I 'o
o|>erativo Education Association,
Uichmond, Va., for bulletins
ami circulars of information.
Murray-f leanor.
Keokee, Va., Sept. 30.?The
home of J. 11. Pleanor, of Keo?
kee, Va., wus tho scene of a
pretty marriage at 10:30 o'clock
Saturday morning, September
?-!7th, when in the presence of it
select Company of guests, the
Rev. C. It. Cruikahank, united
in marriage with the ring ecru
ninny, .Mr. J. Dayton Murray,
of Klizabethtoii, Tenn., and
Miss Maud M. Kleanor, of Keo?
kee, Va. After the ceremony a
wedding breakfast wus served.
Air. anil Mrs. Murray left on the
early afternoon train for a visit
to tho groom's parents. 'Pliny
will make their home In New.
port News, Va.
About the best way for Ku
j rope to prevent fumino is to
'quit talking and go to work,
j'i'bo armistice occurred lout No
I vember.
?
Last "Eagle" Launched at
Kord Shipyard.
Ford "Eagle" Boat Number
Sixty?the lout one to bo imiu J
by tlu> Ford Motor Company,
I under the stipulation? of its]
war-time contract with the Na?
vy Department?was launched
at the Biver Kongo (Detroit)
yard August 16th at 3:30 p. in.,
and the long assembling build*I
ing which is a third of a mile!
long and boused twenty-one of|
the submarine chasers at a
time, is already being transfer?
red into a body-building plant
with n proposed output of 61)0
? bodies dally.
Ford officials, workers, sail?
ors and many invited guests
witnessed the launching. Num
! her Sixty wus dressed with Hags
and bunting and as it found its
I level in the Boge and floated
free from the railroad tracks
winch bad carried it onto the
elevntor-like launching table,
the factory whistle took part in
the ceremony by blowing sixty
blasts one for each boat launch?
ed at the Ford void.
Twenty live "Eagles" have
already been commissioned by
the Navy, and it is expected
that tin- remaining boats will
be entirely completed by No
veinber 1st. tine thing which
greatly prolonged the work was
the changes made in the out lit.
ting of the boats, shortly after
the armistice was signed. As
rapidly as the "Eagles" are
commissioned, the) .ire joining
different squadron's of the U. S.
Fleet:?Six of the F..id boats
urn going to the Phillipiucs to
replace six old des troy Ore and
gun boats; another squadron
will join the International Pa?
trol otf the coast of China; "En?
glos" I, 2 and d are now are do?
ing patrol duty adjacent to
Archangel, Itussia; and it is
quite probable that a small
Heel will be sent to Italy.
I'll - "Eagles" were designed
particularly to carry the sub?
marine detecting devices Oi
"listeners," depth hqinp pro ?
teeters and three inch gins
with which to combat the U
boat once it had I.u located
by tt i "listener." They uro
practically noiseless in opera
lion, light, s|.dy and so con
Struct od that a quick get-away
is possible?it being necessary
to often slop to "listen" while
chasing down a detected sub.
Had the submarine destroyers
beeil called into actual service?
which o ily the signing Of tin
armistice prevented ? they
would have "operated" in Ho
lilliis of three.
(loihmantlei' N icholus, station?
ed at the Kongo Vord, Buid he
know of no stntument or report
issued by the Navy Department
relative to the meri.H of the
"Eagles," but that they have
performed remarkably well on
their trial trips ami all tests
given them just before leaving
the Foul yard. Ami Unit hud
they been called into actual Her
vice, they would have proven a
very formidable enemy to the
submarines.
Wells-Lewis.
Kssnrville, Vu., Oct. 2. ?A
wedding of more than Usual in.
lerest to the people here, and
sin rounding towns, took place
Bt tho home of the bride, Mr.
I). E. Wells, when his daughter,
Mis* tlrace, became the bride
of Sergeant A. L. Lewis, engin?
eer Coast Artillery, Sunday,
September 28th, 101?.
Tin- bride is a sweet, lovable
and attractive young lady,
whom every one likes very
much
Mr. Lewis is a lino young
man, who used to live here, but
who has been in thu army seven
yeurs, most of the time having
been spout in the Phillipines,
lie on ly recently returned lo
Port Molt, N. J., from which
place he came Friday, to claim
bis bride. They left Monday
afternoon over the N'. & W. for
Fort Mott via Washington and
Philadelphia.
Quite u gathering of interest?
ed relatives and friends wit?
nessed tho ceremony, which
was performed by Uov. Randall,
of Norton, alt of whom wish
I them a long and happy life to
Igether.
FOB SALE. ? One Dodge
touring car, two years old, in
good condition. For particulars
apply to this office. octStf
I Sweden Will Buy Coal in the
United States.
The announcement through of?
ficial channels that Sweded is to
Inn its coal from the United
States will moan much to the
inining districts near Bristol.
Coal from the bituminous fields
for export to Kuropc will mostly
be slnppe.1 from the port of Nor?
folk. Announcement of this de
cisiou by tin- Scandinavian coun?
tries was made by the State De?
partment in a statement ns fol?
lows :
"The Department of the Stute
is advised that two Swedish ex?
perts will leave for the United
States, September 80th, to in?
vestigate conditions of the Amer?
ican coal market and the possi?
bilities of obtaining tonnage and
freighting to Sweden 60*000 tons
of coal monthly, according to ar?
rangements between Swedish
coal importers and American
dealers."?Bristol Herald t oo
rier.
Drafted Men Will he Back by
the End of October.
Washington, October ?.?All
drafted soldiers in the American
iinu) will bo returned from Kn?
rope by the end of October, Ad?
jutant General Harris told the
I House military committee din ?
ing hearing on the army roorgaii
izatioii plan.
General Harris -aid a regular
army of more than a half million
men as pro|K)8cd by the War De?
partment might be necessary for
the immediate future because of
disturbed world conditions, hut
he believed the peace time army
could number 000,000 men, in?
cluding 20,000 olucors. He pro?
posed a strong division for Pana?
ma, and another for Hawaii,
half a division f<>r the I'hilip- >
pines, with six infantry and one
artillery division' in the contin?
ental United Stales, lie also
advocated universal military
training.
Pretty Church Wedding.
Wednesday, September 17th
at !) o'clock in the .Methodist
Otiurch at Lebanon, Va., wua
celebrated the marriage of Min?
Vera Eugenia Dull' to Mr. Tur?
ner Ashby Qilmer. Tho spirit
of the season was very artistic*
ally emphasized by decorations
of golden rod, and other autumn
colors. JuHt preceding the cer?
emony .Mrs. John C. Qilmer, of
Bristol, rendered a very appro?
priate musical program at which
time Miss Kathleen Kelly, of
Bristol, Va., sang two songs.
Tho wedding party was preced?
ed to the altar by little Miss
Jane Qilmer, niece of-the groom,
who curried tho ring. Other
Ulriobuta of the wedding party
were Miss Maud HulT, of Koa
iinke. maid of honor, and Mr.
lt. N. Anderson, of Lebanon,
boat man, ?Mr. Oakley Qilmer
and Mr. Dairy Bouth UCtiug us
ushers
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. I. S. Anderson, of Boso
Hill, V'a , cousin of the bride,
ussistud by Bov. Ulm, pastor of
tho church.
Immediately after tho core
tnony Mr. and Mrs. Qilmer loft
for a visit to some eastern cities.
They will bo tit home to their
friends after October 1, at Leu?
anon, Va.
Out of town guests present
for tho occasion included .Mr.
K. VV. Dutr, brother of bride,
ami wife, Catjtlewood, Va.; Mr.
and Mrs. D. S. Buck, Mrs. T. T.
Dickt-nsoii, Misses Emily and
Julia Dickunaoo, Casclowood,
Va.: Mr. aod Mrs. John C. Qil?
mer, of Bristol, Va.; Mr, and
Mr* Henry Gilinor, of Norton:
Mr. and Mrs. Meek, of Burko'n
Garden, Vu., and Mrs. Lovoll,
(of Cincinnati.?Lebanon News.
F?ll ?S?LE. ? One English
iSetter bird dog. Apply to Mrs.
'J. E. Bunn, Big Stooe Qap, Va.
?adv.