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! The Big Stone Gap Post. VOL. XXVUI BIG STONE GAP. WISE COUNTY, VA.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 8, I92?"' No. 49 One Man Killed at Wise When Men Attempt to Storm Jail for Negro Prisoner. One member of n mob of men | w;i< killed and another seriously wounded, perhaps fatally, that went to Wise Saturday night presumably for the purpose of storming the jail and procuring a negro prisoner, who attacked und seriously wounded J. C liobinetto, a prominent merch? ant at Appalachia the night be? fore, by shots from a guard placed in the jail when it was learned that attempt would bo made to lynch the negro. T?te Blondell, of Appalachia, a young man about twenty years old, was killed and .lohn I'. Lewis, a railroad man from Ami over, was seriously if not fatally wounded; Hlomlcll was killed outright, about tea bullets pen? etrating his body and neck, Lewis, being seriously wounded, was taken to the hospital at -Norton for treatment. One report has it that, the m do stopped a shoi t distance this side of Wise ami sent about ten men ahead to make investigations.! They approached the jail and de? manded the prisoner, but the sherill' flatly refused to meet their demands and warned them to leave as he, having placed a! strong guard at the jail, would defend the prisoner and uphold the law no matter how great the sacrifice. The men then altempl ed to batter the door down and the tiring of guns commenced. Hut the defence of the jail was too strong ami the mob seeing two of their comrades shot down gathered them up and imme? diately dispersed. Another re? port says that the mob was tired upon no sooner it they entered the jail yard, hut did not return the tire. This occurred about I :30 o'eloek .Sunday morning. It is also said that two or three other members of the mob were slightly injured, hut this report cannot be verified; Sherill' ('or? der was warned early Saturday night that mob violence was threatening in and around Appa? lachia and that it would be well for him to plaee a strong guard at the jail. By doing this the sherill' probably prevented a repetition of what occurred lasi month when a mob took from the jail a negro and lynched him for assaulting a white woman. The negro, whom the mob was bent on getting, is charged with assaulting J. 0. Robinetto in his store last Friday night which came very near ending his life, as he is now in a very serious condition and not much hope is entertained for his recovery. The negro entered the store ear? ly in the evening and after mak? ing a few purchases caught Rob inette with his back turned ami hit him over the head with a heavy instrument and took what money he had on his person, about $800, and left. As no one happened to be in the store at the time the negro made his escape before it became known what had happened. Itobinetto's very remote. lie was taken toa hospital at Louisville Saturday night accompanied by Mrs. Kob inette, Dr. W. B. Peters and a nurse. The negro was captured early skull was crushed und physicians say his chances for recovery is the following morning at Norton near the railroad station by l'o lieomcn Fnnnon and Prichord,of Appalucliitt, .ind lodged in jail Ht Wise. It was qvidenl that tin- people of this section of tho county won.nsidorably wrought up uvcr t!ii> affair and no surprise was expressed when it was learn? ed that an attempt was made to lynch the negro. Gov. Davis Sends Troops. Governor Davis, after being] notifieri of the .situation imme? diately dispatched a detachment of National Guard by a special train froin Ivounoko Monday morning which arrived at Wise about noun. After remaining there only a short time they left with the prisoner presumably for lioanoke. Contrary to expectations no attempt was made to storm the jail Sunday night although ru? mors had it that six or seven hundred men armed with high powered rilles and dynamite, from this end of Ihe comity, were on their way to Wise to lake lie- prisoner. SheriIf (.'or? der look every precaution though and roieforeed his guard at the jail which would probably have been able to have stood oir sev? eral hundred men had they at? tempted to force entrance to the jail. REPORT OF WORK DONE By Hit; Stone Gap Public Health Nursing; Set vice of the American Red Cross for Month of November. 220 scliiiul children inspected 72 notices sent to parents, .is, talks in class to school liiildreu. 27 hours spent in schools. S lessons in hygiene taught by I lealtli Fairy. 'J lessons in hygiene taught by ('ho Clio, the Health Clown. 10 classes held for women; hs attended. :t oyster suppers assisted with. U hours bed side nursing. Assist.-.1 Dr. Stuley with thron I clinic at 1, und N. Assisted with Fourth 11)11 Call. ? educational pictures shown lo school oh i hl reu. Assisted Appulachia Com? munity League in Bending de? liuquenl girl to home. Help the Needy 35 naked children, fatherless, motherless or friendless were made comfortable and safe last winter by old clothes ^iven to the Charity Association by the citizens of l?g Stone Oat). The chill winds of 1920-21 will bo no less cutting than those of last year, the coming snows no less deep, tlic poor children of this vicinity will be no less miser? able. Any one who contribut? ed to the success of the under taking lust year will bo happy in helping again, we know, so get your old clothes collected ami tietl up. The aid societies, of the Methodist, Baptist, lCpis copal ami Presbyterian church? es have agreed to aid in the col? lecting tins year, und some one >vill call for your bundle, the latter part of this week. We cun use everything, so don't keep things back because of tears. We try to muud every garment In-fore it is sent on its mission of mercy. Wo also want clothing for grown people as well as for children. Mus K. E. Ta?g.vkt, 1st Vice President. The churches have one habit which would be commendable if applied to all forms of com? mercial life, that of payment in udvanct). We doposit our nick? el in the collection box before hearing the sermon. For Better Children Efforts of Health Board in Child Welfare Might Be Said to Have This Wise Slogan. Richmond, Va., Doc. 3.?The goal toward which the Child Welfare of the State Hoard of Health in working is to secure for each child ia the public schools of Virginia a compe? tent physical examination which will determine whether he has any remediable defects that aie interfering with his development either mental or physical. Last year nearly sixty ih.ee thousand Children wen? examined: this year there will ho probably twice as hiany. It is stated ill (he report of the director of the bureau, just presented to the health com? missioner, that in compliance with the amended West Bill which makes the examination of school children compulsory, live hundred and twenty four teachers have been taught to make examinations and but two,one white and one colored, foiled to pass the test. The white teachers wert' in? structed at the NormalSchools at liast Itudford, llurrisonburg, Predoricksburg and Parmvillo, at V. M. I. and at the Universi? ty of Virginia, 'lie- colored teachers were at Hampton, at Virginia Normal. Less satisfactory showing was made at the summer insti? tutes. Out of fourteen hundred ami six students instructed al those sessions, one hundred and thirty six failed to make the required ~'> per cent, on their examination papers. Last year about half the phy? sical examinations were made b) school nurses, ami it is prob able that an appreciable per centage for the present year will be recorded tu the nurses' credit; but it is the intention of the school authorities to require a satisfactory degree of pro? ficiency on the part of every teacher who applies for a cer? tificate and it is a matter only of months before all Virginia teachers will be competent to examine for obvious defects. Kollow up figures for last year are lacking. A large ma jority of the children examined had minor defects that could have been cured. Whether ef? forts were made to curt; them is not on record; but in the fu? ture it will he the purpose of the health and school authori? ties to see that work does not end with examination and that the children of the state shall have, as far as possible, a fair chance of developing their minds and bodies unhandicap ped by bad eyes, bad teeth, de? fective hearing or minor ills. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kilgore and family, who recently cane here from Wise, Va , to make their home, have bought prop? erty on Lindsay street, which they are now occupying. Mrs. Kilgore is a sister of the late Prof. Sheppe and at one time attended Sullins College. Miss Elizabeth Kilgore had as her guest during Thanksgiving, Miss Virginia Alderson, of Wise.?Bristol Herald Courier. Measles Continues. There are still a largo num? ber of cases of measles in town among the smaller children. Among those who have them now, but are getting along very well are: Jeoilee Knight, Irma Lucilo Taylor, 0. V; Uil ly, Jr;, John Murshall Graber, Dorothy add Rohert Irvine, Jer? ry and Junior Cummings, Put, Jr., and Horton Barron, Betty Horton, Eleanor Crocker. School News (Kdltcil by the Senior Clan.) Tbo fourth, sixth, tenth nnd| elevonth grades were awarded the "invisible medals," for the best orderly lines lost week. School will be taught on Sat? urday the eighteenth and then Bchool will be dismissed for Christmas holidays. Wo will return for Borne real work on January :!, lieji. .Miss McFuduou with her fourth grade pupils entertained the students in chapel on Kri day morning with a Christmas program. It was typical of children's ideas on Christinas eve. There was a combined meet ing of the teachers of the Rich? mond and the l?g Stone (lap districts at the school building here on Saturday tbo fourth. .Misses Trula Kennedy and Anna Byrd spent the week end it Duiibar,wliero they attended the dance given by the boys of Dunbar; The attendance was greatly improved this week, which shows that the measles epidem ic has died out considerably, There is to be a basket hall court made in the second lloor of the old Collier storage build? ing. All pupils who are inter esled ill basket ball will be giv ?n uii opportunity to organize a good team. Mrs. Holl' has not paid the school a visit this year. We ire alwuj i glad to have her with us and wo semi her a hearty invitation to visit our fchool and conduct our chapel exercises. Death of Mrs. Mary Hunt. The sad news of the death of Mrs. .Mary Hamilton Hunt,who died last Wednesday morning, November 24th at the homo of her father, Uev. W. A. Hamil? ton, in Jonesboro, Teiin., tins beeil received in the (lap. Mrs. Hunt is will known ill the (lap, where she lived sever? al years ago, while her father, Uev. Hamilton, was pastor of the Methodist church. Since thou she has visile I her sister, Mrs. John S. Hamiden, a num? ber of times in the ( tap and on? ly last summer she spent a'fow weeks here. A few years ago she was married to Mr. Harry Hunt, of Texas, where she liv? ed, hui on account of her poor health she had been making her home with her father at Jones? boro. .Mrs. Hunt was a very talent? ed young woman and exceed ingly bright. She taught elo? cution u number of years in Hiwassce College in Itiwussee, Tonn. She is survived by her hus? band, her parents, two sisters and one brother and a host of friends. Her remains wore taken to lliwansee, Tenn..where they were buried on Friday, November 26tll in the family cemetery near Hiwassce Col lege. Demonstration Work Does Wise county need some sort of an organisation through which producers of food and livestock can act together and approach a place where they can set the price for their pro? ducts? Our local market is so good that the farmer is inclined to let well enough alone, but the spirit of cooporation is in the air. In one western state Un? live stock shipping organiza? tions are reported to savo the fanners one ami a half million dollars a year. Just now with export trade diminished?no matter why?nearly all farm products have taken a decided drop, in some cases below the cost of production. Now if ' farmers would act together, .store their surplus and so hold it off the market for a time, ! prices woultl bo better. I We have record crops. Vir lginiu crops aro reported as 0.2 per cout. above the 10 year av. ernge. While G.9 per cent, is the average for the United Stute?, buch conditions uro bound to bring down prices und in nil such cases the fanners have found the best protection in -..Miie form of cooperation. Lot every thoughtful and far Boeing man consider if we in Wise county do not need some sort of an organiz ition to han? dle our increasing fruit interests ami another lo promote the growth of more and better live? stock. Would an up to date apple storage house to bohl 20," no i bushels and owneil jointly by thoso who have apples to store meet a real need? Would a pure bred sires' as? sociation help the small breed? er through oil exchange of sires ami so shorten the reigti of the scrub? In bulletin No. 1117 au im porlunt statement i s made about fence posts that the aver* ago life of a sap pine post is two years, but when treated with creosote the average is lo? ve irs ami thus the annual cost is reduced from lo cents to 2 1-2 cents. I would suggest that ev? ery one having much fence to build or repair ha.I best get this bulletin No. 1117. This is a good season to place a liberal amount of stable ma? nure about ihe grapevines Ihe growth of vines can be largely controlled by pruning so one need not fear the excess? ive growth next season. In lust week's issue, yon read t letter from I). (J. Uurpenter about bis soy beans. I will add now a detailed report of tho same obtained by a personal visit to the farm. .'In acres were sowed broadcast with Mam? moth Yellow soys too late for tbenv to mature this season all ieast 10 bushels ol seeds wore | purchased at JH.OO a bushol.I No fertilizer was use.I except-1 ing Duplex busic phosphate. By tlu> way this or acid phos? phate seems to give best results with soys on the general run of land. The crop was mowed und stacked just in season to miss the first killing frost. iJ largo and two small stacks were made. Tho two small ones estimated to equal one of tho large ones. These small stacks made 196 bales or 0 3-4 tons, i 'n the basis of these figures, tho whole crop was placed at D8 tons, and he is selling at J2.00 per 100 pounds ns fast as he can deliver it. The lotnl cost including rent of land $7.60 per acre and cost of hauling to market, figures $1,316.60, the total value {52,730.00 giving a prolit of $1,414.40 or $47.14 per acre or an income of ?> per cent on a land valuation of f7.S6.0C per acre. This same land was bit! olt at auction, though not sohl, last spring at $66 00 per aero. Mr Carpenter rents this land of ?. S. Carter, of Hig Stono Gap, and both men regard this a belter paying crop than corn at ">0 bushel per acre. If this he true, what shall be said of the 25j 16 and lo bushel corn crop? and the 20, 16 and I'J bushel oats crop!' In this connection three oth? er facts must be noted. The feed is worth pound for pound for pound an much as alfalfa hay. Soys aro as good a soil improver us clover and the seed is very easy to save, out hero they should he planted for ear? ly ripunin gas early as the ground is good warm. Now, Mr. Man, who has been paying good money for timothy and other hay, consider how much feed and at what cost you can, raise an excellent substitute for alfalfa anil for corn on some plot of ground you may own or rent. \V. S (loss, County Agent, W ise, Virgiuiu. Chattel No. 11765 UKI'UHT OK I HK CONDITION or The First National Bank of Big Stone Gap AT LOG STONE GAP In tho State <>i' Virginia, ?I the close ofliuiloeM on Novomhet 15, 1020, HKSOUitCKS Lomm and discount*, including rediscounts (except those shown In b and e ). $311,000.311 Overdrafts scoured, i 135.03; utucoUred, $113.10. 070.12 U. S. Qovornmonl securities owrnid: Owiicd aJid unpledged . 7.70V 17 Total U. S. Uoveriiment securities . 7,7111.17 Otltor bonds, securities, etc.: Stock Of F?deral llejervo Hank (fiO per cent, of ?uhscrip tloii) . l.SOO.ihi K.juity In banking house . 23,800.00 33.900.00 Furniture .mil llxtures. 1.137.50 Lawful reserve with Federal Itcservo Hank. 37,850.73 Cash in vault and net amount* due from naOonal bankn |e7,iil.%oii N"ei amount* duo from banks,:bankers, and trust cbiupa idea in iIk: I idled States (other than included in items 11, 13 or 18) . l.O:lo Ort Total ..r Items 19. 13, I I, 15 and in . l08,3nS.S3 Checks on bank* located outside <>r city or town of report? ing bank ami othor coali item? . 101.86 Other assets, if any?Notary Stamps . . ll.uO Total . $512.201.90 I.I A 111 1.11 'IKS Capital stock paid In. JoO.Oou.oO Surplus fund . 10,000.00 l-iidivit'.'it proiiis . 410.771? ?0 Leas currentexpenses, lutorcst,ami taxes paid . limit.la 10,130,10 A mount reserved f.ir taxes accrued. ;l37.35 Amount reserved forall interest accrued . . 1,310.70 Net amouuttdue to. hanks, bankem,and trnst companlea in tlic United states and foreign countries (other tliau In? cluded In items 28 or 30) . 103.7? Certified chucks outstanding. 180.00 Cashier's rheeks 011 own bank outstanding. 1,080.51 Total of Items S3, 80, 30, 81 and 33 . 3301.30 I).?in..M.I deposits (othor than bank deposits' sub? ject to reserve 1. ; . .?. i,ayal,la within30tlayi: Individual deposlti subject tooheck. ?:iii,700 83 Total of demand deposits' (othor than bank deposits) subject to reserve, items U3, 31. 85,36, H7 and us 1030,700.33 rime deposits aubioct torosorvn 11... .1 altorS/i Uayi. or aubjeel to .10 tlay* or more not ice. and poalal ?avlnirai: Total of time deposits subject to reserve, item* 30, 10 11 sud 13.08,4*3.8? Total contingent liabilities. $512,201.99 State of Virginia, County of \\ Ise, ss: J. K. T. Carter, {'resident of the above-named bank, tin solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge ami belief. K. T. CAKTKIt, 1're.iideut. Subscribed and sworn to before nie this 4th ikiy of Deeeinber. 111311. ' CoRBRCT? Attest: J. U. WAMI'l.KK, Notary I'ublic. A. b. WITT. J. W. K I'.I.I.V, W. T. GOODLOK Ditto ton.