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BI^ONE^AP, WISE COUNTY, VA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1922
Nn 1J
Assinger is g. o. p. nominee
to oppose peery in the ninth
KjtinguVn Lumber Man is
^Nominated Without Op
Bftotitiou at the Bristol Con
HKeiitioii?Is a State Sen
Hffristoi. Va., Aug. ?John H.
Ksns-ii., ? <. ?' Abingdoh, State Sonn
gfaf anil wealthy lumber dealer, is
fijS Republican candidate for Con
8Hji< to oppose George C. Peery, the
ipf^ji.i 11 nominee.
9B(r. Hassinger became the nominee
fSfjgt,!,!:.. when mure than 1,200 del-1
Hjgtr- here tor the "secondary" con
HHtiuu in the Virginia High School
RgnMii.r unanimously selected him
ra@tr tin- nominee, lie was nominat
hB by set tarnation ami no other
EgMin-s .mi. put before the conven
?H)i<uat i hairman Charles S. lVn
jjSjlul. an,I ether leaders voiced the
Hs8i,i.-.i. thai the convention in every
KBaect was one of the most success
HSfrom the standpoint of party har
BHnv anil happy choice of candidate
R, held in the district. The meet
fBik WU called to order about 1 :'M)
BHhi-l- yi Icrday afternoon and he
.-,1 where 'he Norton convention
Hi nil. Two hours was consumed
KB speech making, licry attacks
Rjjuin-t Democratic leaders and prin
^S,lr. M.d eulogies to Harding and
Rfl Republican administration.
MjNuisy demonstrations took place
Bjcrot tine- on the convention Hour,
HKtably vii.eti the names of Harding
BBJ Slemp were mentioned and when
BLtsinget "a- escorted to the stage
BBtrr hli nomination.' Signs of the
HJuvriiiiii' to have Lewis I'. Slim
{$3.1-, 61 Abingdon, nominated as
BStt, party' candidate were seen st-v
?Hal limes dining the course of the
KJretlng Shouts for Summers were
Htar.l it. the convention hall at va
IJ. K. Taggart acted as chairman
WE the meeting and ft, Walter Mick.
Ktion ..- secretary. At the opening
Br.Yuggait explained the purpose of
SB.I' g.ttt..-i mg ami informell his hear
KS- that the chief and only business
Sgtfor.- lilt convention was the noill
gftiiltt,!. al a candidate. Prayer was
Hkcviuu-iy, offered by Hev. C, U.
HJiCcsa) und a brass band played sev
Bjt In the roll call of counties Bland
ffil-khil tu Ta/cwell and Ta'/ewell
H Smyth slid It. A. Anderson, who
Si:..! heretofore been regarded as
||:.r of th. strongest candidate's took
jsB.r floor to put Mr. Ilassinger in
Hniiiui.it.on. Mr. Anderson said that
BB.rNoiti.u conventtonwas not only a
BMeshow ... compared with the one
B-re. II,- aid that party harmony
Had euthiisbisin were to be found in
Bitinitr quantities in the district or
(???'?'???.t..lid predicted an aUspl
Hiuus victory when the votes will be
B I in November.
B Mr. Anderson paid an effective tri
Bute to Congressman C. U. Slemp
?ir..i s o l be regretted the represch
Btid bearet of the party in the dis
?>i'l. 11. eulogized President Hard
m>(. Hughes, Hoover and' oilier na
Bionul Republican leaders and link
Bd Iheii names with that of Bascom
Ktniip hi service to their country
?od party.
bt.nd of Business Meu_
?Mr. Anderson declared that the
'>??? ..11 Virginia are focused on
Ike Ninth District and that the bus
tow, men of the state want a He
1'sli,.,: representative in the Ninth
Dhtrict. II,- iu?k a thrust at the
Democrat! and said that "money will
ii-t Lay i|?. election in the old
Ninth."
* cheei broke out when Anderson
Bu' the name of Hassinger in nom?
ination.
J. Powell Koyall, of Tazewell, sec
?"'!tJ ""' nomination in a vigorous
sk<-<-'li m which he characterized
??-Inger as a "God-loving, God
Usring Christian gentleman." He
Wtrred to the fttct that in bis race
">r Senator he l;irrjeii the town 0f
r '*>'''""? "He stands well at home
"d he will slumi We? awny. from
said the speaker. "Tazewe\l
c?n he expected to roll up her usual
KfPubli,h? majority."
T?h? main speech of the convention
M: made by Lewis Preston Summers
' A?ir.?don. United Stats district at
^ '?J and Republican leader. Mr.
???ni?rs began with a reference to
b?h i StrVice in tllL' interest of his
im? c Witn the laughing'admon
Uos lh4t ?? did not want to be call
HAIL STONES FOUND
AT CHILHOWIE
BIG AS HEN EGGS
Fifteen hours after tin- most
destructive wind, rairi und hail
stiirm ever witnessed at Chllhowie
Imd passed, hail stones the size of
hen I'k'k-s were brought int? town.
Over McMullin Mill, a point four
miles east of Chllhowie, hail
stones drifted in places to the
depth of six Inches:
Crops and homes in the path of
the storm suffered considerably;
Growing crops were cut to pieces
ami the roofs of several small
houses blown off.
ed an "old war horse."
Mr. Summers derided the district
Democratic platform as the equal of
n product of an "18-year-old school?
boy. If you haven't read that plat?
form get it and read it. I wonder if
Peery wrote it. I'm almost persuad?
ed that he did."
A..nil. Wilton
Mr. Summers made n fiery assault
on Former President Wilson and the
Versailles treaty and called atten?
tion to the Reed election in Missouri
as the repudiation of Wilson's pol?
icies ami views.
"Wilson went to Knmpc and
lost," said Mr. Summers. "Harding
went to Washington and won." He
said that every1 Democratic senator
ami congressman in Virginia had vot?
ed against the bonus bill and attack?
ed the Virginia State Constitution,
lie concluded with unqualified en?
dorsement of llnsslngerfns the can?
didate.
Mr. Dickerson moved that the nom?
inations be closed anil a few live
minute speeches followed. Among
those who spoke were District Chair?
man I'endleton, Mi. Dickerson, .1. W.
McGavock, John T. Dellart, .lohn M.
Goodloe, 01" Mi): Stone Cap, .lohn I..
Binstlne, of I'ulaskl, ami K. W. Sni
dow, uf Giles.
Juki before the candidate was
brought to (be stage Mms. Oxark was
Introduced by Senator A. 'I'. Lincoln,
of Marion. .Mms. Ozrak Bang "The
Star Spangled Manner" and the au?
dience sang "Dixie."
Chairman Taggart appointed I.. I'.
Summers, Powell Royall und lt. A.
Anderson as the committee to notify
Mr. Ilussinger of his nomination and
escort him to the stage.
Haslinger Make Talk
Mr. Hassinger was accorded a
deafening ovation when be went to
the stage, Made a brief talk in
wbi.h he urged Republicans to get
behind him and to stay ill the fight,
lie said that he had not been a candi?
date but that he had finally decided
to assent. He explained that he was
not a public speaker.
Commit (???? Named
Following the convention a com?
mittee was named as an auxiliary to
the district committee, 'this com?
mittee ? is headed by Congressman
C. M. Slcntp who ilid not attend the
meeting yesterday. It is reported
tbut Congressman Slemp Is in Col?
orado.
Mmbeis of this committee are :
I). 0. Sloan, Gate City; Otis Mous
er, Mi); Stone Cap; Harnes Gillespie,
Tazewell; J. C. Shaffer, Wytheville;
It. Walter Dickerson, tlastlewood;
John I.. Einstlne, Pukwki; S. 11. Hur?
ley, Grundy; C. A. Backer, Washing?
ton county; J. I.. C. Anderson, Ma?
rion'; It. 10. Chase, Clintwood; J. C.
lionaker, Bland; J. C. Noel, I.ee
county; Holliday Soiltherland, Clint
wood; 11. P. Wyman, llristol, and
C. It. McCoy, Clintwood.
Senator Hasslnger is well known
in this city. Three yars ago he de?
feated Mayor George M. Warren, of
Bristol, Va., in the race for State
Senate.
The Younger Set of Gap Will
Dance at Armory Friday Ev?
ening August 11
The Big Stone Cap Athletic Club
will bring to the Gap an exclusive in
vitatiou dance Friday evening, Au?
gust 11 the popular Weidenmeyer
Orchestra of Huntington, W. Va.
The Weidemeyer entertainers are
perhaps the most popular musicians
who coine to Wise county to ploy for
the Society dances. They have been
here a number of times, always for
the most exclusive affairs.
COAL MINING AND T. B.
IS TOPIC AT. NORTON
MEETING ON AUGUST 5
Wise County Medical Society
Holds Regular Meeting at Hall
?20 Present
The Wise County Medical Society
held its regular meeting at Norton
August 5th in the town hall. There
was a very good attendance, twenty
doctors heilig present. The entire
meeting was given over to the dis?
cussion of the prevalence, cause and
care of tuberculosis in the cnu ily.
Dr. Ennion (1. Williams, Health Com
missioner of Virginia, nlso Miss Ag?
nes Randolph, Dr. H. R. Edwards; of
the Virginia Tuberculosis Associa?
tion, were present and took an active
part in the discussion.
The National Tuberculosis Asso?
ciation was very much interested i'l
this meeting at the question of the
effect of coal mining us uu industry !
on the tuberculosis was discussed
and quite a lot of data, statistics and
experimental work along this lino 1
was presented through the National
Tuberculosis Association.
FAIR WiLLlrTTHE
BEST IN HISTORY OF
COUNTY THIS YEAR
Ninth Annual Catalogue
Gives List of Frizes Offer?
ed?Directors Busy With
Plans
"Bigger; Belter?Grander than
fiver" is an old circus phrase which
aptly and truthfully. applies to the
annual Wise County Fair this year.
Since early spring the directors have
been busy making plans for I he an?
nual fair and promise this year to
give the best in the history of the
county.
The prize list has been increased
this year considerable. There Is a
wider range of entries and the rib?
bon winners will draw cash prize.:
worthy of the hardest effort. The
catalogue which has just been is?
sued gives the list which includes
every thing from the prize baby to
prize cow. The department of horti?
culture, farm products, cattle, fancy
work, poultry and in fact every de?
partment shows a bit; increase over
previous years.
E. B. Mcfilroy, secretary of tin
Fair Association, says that no pains
have been spared to make the fail
the most successful in lout: list of
successful county fairs. The midway
attractions will In the best obtain?
able in the amusement world. Much
interest has already been manifested
in the baby show. All babies enter
ing this contest must have been bom
in and the parents residents of Wise
county. Hold medals will be given
the following: liest boy baby under
one year old; best girl baby linder
one year old; for the best boy baby
over one year and under two; bet
girl baby over one year and umirr
two.
The teams of the Wise County
Base Ball League will compete for
a loving cup, and the winner of the
cup will he declared the champions
of the county. Fns,t horse and motor?
cycle races will be one of the Steiler
attractions as usual. The catalogue
says that the races are "open to the
world" and numerous thrills are ex?
pected.
"Wise County,',' says the cata?
logue, "is without doubt, all things
considered, the greatest county ill
the state of Virginia, liapid strides
ale being made ami our future pan
riot be but bright."
The fair will be held at Wise Sep?
tember JU, 21, '1- ami 23.
COMirafriEAGUE
The Community League met at the '
home of Mrs. J. II. Mathews on Tues?
day afternoon. The chairmen of the
various committees reported all
branches of the League's activities
as progressing.
It was decided at this meeting to
celebrate the birth day of the League
in the school bouse September 8th.
I Those present were: Mesdaines
Prcscott, Fox, Mathews, J. P. Wolfe,
I Mouser, Irvine, Cox, Owens, I. C.
I Taylor, George Taylor, ?. C. Wolfe.
Christ Episcopal Church
Services Sunday, Augusl 13th.
Sunday School and Men's Bible Class
at 10 a. m. Morning jirayer and ?cr
inon at 11 a. m. Rev. E. C. Burn?.,,
pastor. A cordial welcome extended
to all. *
T. F. HOOD KILLED
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Falls oh Dust Conveyor and Kill?
ed Instantly?Body Brought
to East Stone Gap for
Burial
T. F. Hood, of Bast Stone Gap, su?
perintendent of a saw mill for the
Tug River Lumber Company at Seth,
near Kenova, W. Va., was instantly
killed there last Saturday when he
accidently fell on a dust conveyor
chain belt, crushing his head and
body.
Mr. Hood had been in the saw mill
business for thirty years and had
worked in all parts of Southwest Vir?
ginia. He had been with the Tilg
River Lumber Company for several
years. He was reared at Patterns
ville, Scott county, but moved his
family to Kast Stone Gap about
twelve years ago. The body was
brought to East Stone Gap Sunday
and buried in the local cemetery
Monday afternoon by the Masons.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Methodist chinch by Rev. Henry
W'ampler at which a large crowd at
tended.
The deceased was a brother of
W. M. Hood, of Kast Stone Gap ami
Mrs. J. K. Stemp, of llig Stone Gup,
and is survived by a wife ami three
children, namely: ('besser, '2~, Wil
I Hani 1! I, and Thclma 14.
RAILROADS OWN
RIGHT OF WAY
IN BIG STONE GAP
Many People Believe Gap
Refused to Let Railroads
Come Into the Town?
Both Roads Own Right of
Way Through Gap
There is a popular idea in Wise
county that Hlg Stone Gap did not
want the railroads to come into the
town and refused both the Southern
and I.. ,v N. the right of way. That
is the story which goes the rounds
and Is the story which a majority of
the people believe. The ancient
dummy line is said to have been the
I cause of the railroads passing us by.
I liere are the facts: Both the L.
A N. and Southern Railroads own
i right of ways through the heart of
llig Stone. They have owned them
Since 1888. In January of 1880 the
Southern started to bring the road
into town hut quit when they reach
eil the river. The I.. & N. never
started in. The grade on either
right of way is such that trains would
have to back out after coming in.
When the historic boom fell and
the dream of l?g Stone flowing into
a little old New Yotk elided the more
practical directors of the roads for?
got the Gap. In spite of the ineess
ettt boosting of Booster William
Gibbs CouttS they still forget us.
Now and then a depot "drive" is
started to put a union depot in Plat
.1. About tiOO feet north of the Kast
5th street bridge the Southern and
1.. ?& N. own enough land to liuihl a
depot. This sight was originally
bought for that purpose, and is still
owned by the railroads.
Some day when Booster ('units'
dreams come true a union depot will
rise on the spot. Until then the folks
can keep on thinking that "the (lap
was too high toned to want u rail?
road and kept it out."
-o
TOM BOTTOM "CARRIE
NATION" BOUNCES ROCK
OFF RUM RUNNER'S EAR
William Howard, of Tom Bottom,
a mining town in Dickenson county,
fell the urge that drove Cat lie Na?
tion through tunny a dramatic- esca?
pade and started out to rid the coun?
ty of rum-runners. He told ttte
grand jury how be had seen alleged
violators in Tom Bottom pouring
mountain dew out of five gallon jug-i
into pop bottles for eager customers
A few days later Howard appear?
ed in Clintwood on business and de?
cided to visit relatives on the banks
of the historic Pound river. Knroute
he met a gentleman he had told of
seeing drunk. Words began with the
meeting. Shortly thereafter Howard
wus doing his best to out-run u vol?
ley of lend the gentleman was pump?
ing nt him with a .-15. Howard was
not hit "but reports say thnt he bounc?
ed a twenty pound rock off the gun?
man's ear before he" began his me?
morable retreat.
Both were arrested and placed un
jder bond.
LOCAL EXTRACT WORKS WILL
SOON RESUME OPERATIONS
_AFTER 19 MONTHS OF IDLENESS
ECKEL LANE
DROWNS IN 18
INCHES OF WATER
While on his way to assist i'.i
digging the grave, of his friend
lessee Roger, aged citizen of this
place, Eckel Lane, 2S, of near the
L. & N., overturned a boat in
which he was riding about 0
o'clock Saturday morning and was
drowned in 18 inches of water.
Lane, who is survived by his
wife anil '2 year old son, had beeil
to the Tannery to obtain permis?
sion to be away from work while
he helped dig a grave. About an
hour later he was found Boating
in the river. Dr. (Hinter believes
Lane's death was due to heart
failure.
MR. WAX RETURNS
FROM AUTO TRIP
Travels 4500 Miles Through
Colorado, Texas, New
Mexico and Other Western
States
S. W. Wax returned to the (lap
Saturday afternoon from an over?
land trip through many western
states, including Colorado, Texas,
New Mexico and Arkansas, the ob?
ject point of his trip being Denver,
Col, lie was accompanied by his
brother, C. D. Wax and son, Kd, of
brother, <'. D. Wax and son, Kd., cf
Norton, and a nephew, Clarence
Meade, of Greenovllle, Tellll. They
traveled a distance of 4600 in lies
without a single mishap with the e<
coplion of three punctures which
happened on their return. They '
were gone from here exactly thirty
one days taking seven days to go
there and nine to return, the remain?
ing time being consumed in sight?
seeing.
Mr. Wax tidd of many incidents
that happened along the trip, occa?
sionally meeting up with friends
that be had not seen for several
years. In western Tennessee and
Arkansas they purchased huge
watermelons for live cents each, one
of which all the party could not eal
at one time. They also found plenty
of cantelopoa ? that sold for fifteen
cents a dozen, lie staled they paid
all tile way from twenty to forty
Cents for gasoline.
Mr. Wax also had much to say in
in regard to the thousands of tourists
that travel through the western
states, especially in Colorado but
said the scenery and climate was
nothing to compare with good old
Southwest Virginia. He bad many
inquiries form tourists in regard to
this section and could tell them noth?
ing loo good for his native state.
The party went equipped to camp
out at nights along the road and
stopped at u hotel only on two oc?
casions, once in Louisville and once
ill Deliver. On the last night of
their trip to Denver they were
seventy-five miles form Denver on
Saturday at dark and rather than
camp all day Sunday so near their
objective they decided to drive on
and arrived there at midnight.
Mr. Wax refused to travel on Sun?
day,strictly observing the Sabbath
in every instance, lie is more than
anxious to start an advertising cam?
paign and let the tourists of the en?
tire country know that Southwest
Virginia has in the way of climate
and scenery, believing that this will
attract many tourists to this section.
DINNER PARTY
AT KEOKEE
Mrs. B. A. Compton and two
daughters, of Dunbar, Mrs. J. C
Bentley and daughter, of Dunbar,
'Mrs. I. T. Glllyi of the Cap, Mrs.
J. W. Orr, Mrs. II. M. Morgan, Mrs.
II, II. I'ridemore and Henry Morgan,
of Johesyille, spent Tuesday at Keo
kee, the guests for dinner of Mrs.
W. R. Nellie at the Keokee Hotel.
Picnic at Dryden
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Taylor, Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. R. Taylor and two chil?
dren, Mrs. J, II. Skeen and son, J. B.
Jr., Mrs. Henry Lane and four chil?
dren and Miss Louise Cox spent Sun?
day very enjoyably picnicing on the
river bank near Diyden.
Employs About 50 Men and
Has Capacity of 100 Bar?
rels of Tanic Acid Per Day
Closed since January, I '.?21, the
Big Stone Extract Work-, will re?
sume operations within the next (too
or six weeks, according to reports
Which has just reached this plaice;
Extensive repairs and other work
preparatory to the ope nine are now
under way at the big plant below the
I.. A N. station. Thousands of cords
of rheStnUt-oak are u cd annually ai
this plant wheju it is operating at full
time. All of the wood ti ed in the
preparation of the tanic ncid is pur?
chased within a radius of fifty miles
of the Cap and brings considerable
income to many owners of timber
tracts.
The local plant is a subsidiary of
the United States Leather Company
and the product from the plant is
shipped to the various plants of the
company throughout the United
States. About 100 barteh of tanic
acid are produced daily at tin. place
when the plant is operating normally.
It requires about live or. six weeks*
to get the machinery in condition t..
start work after an Idleness of Jo
months. When the depression truck
the country in 1;>'Ji> the plant was
closed in January of 1021. When
ill operation the plant employs about
fifty men.
TACKY PARTY A SUCCESS
The Community Tacky Party given
by the United Daughters of the Con?
federacy for relief work under the
splendid direction of Mrs. Malcolm
Smith ami .Mrs. George I.. Taylor at
the Armory Saturday night, was a
decided success, socially as well as '
financially, There was not a du'l
moment for any one during the
whole evening
During the first purl of the even?
ing there was an enjoyable program
given under Hie direction of .Mi..
Fred L. Troy, Tim e on the program
were Misses Rosamond \Vreh, He r
Gilmer, Dorothy G.Hoe, I.hy
VYeem.i ami Master Floyd Winston
Will whose singing and dancing
mails them as possessors of regular
vaudeville talent.
The orchestra which Is in the class
with the liest that has ever been
?heard in the Cap, was composed by
local people, win. were Mrs. W. II
Wren, piano, George Goodloc, sax
nphoiie.Gnle liar ran, Snxnphone,Wil?
liam (ioodloe, batljb, John Hay, trap
drum and W. II. Wren, violin.
The old fashioned spelling hoc was
the most interesting feature of the
evening. Miss Beeves, slat.f Mis.
.1. II. Wren pronounced the words.
Mrs. It. R. Taggart and Prof. II I..
Bulfrldge were the captain 1. Mrs.
Taggart's team won. Mr . A. D.
Owens was the last one standing and
won the prize, a line cake. Miss
Ruth Smith was the last one to gu
down on l'rof. Sulfridge's side. Tin.
spelling Wo proves the Gap has just
about the best spellers that may be
found any where.
The hardest task during tin- even?
ing was for the judges, who were
Mosdames I!. T. Irvine, E. .1. 1'ros
cnll and Otis Mouser to decide which
should be awarded the prize for be?
ing the tackiest. It was decided that
Mrs. I. T. ('illy was the tackiest lady
and Mrs. George L. Taylor, the tack?
iest man. Mrs. L. T. Winston, Mrs.
Tom Cochran, Mrs. Guy (Himer,- Mis.
J. A. Gilmer. Mrs. W. T. Goodloe and
Mrs. J. W. Bush deserve special men
tioii among the contestants.,
'The cake walk led by Mrs. .1. L.
MeCormiek and Mrs. W. M. I.yle
was a "scream" from the beginning;
to the end. Mrs.W. T. Goodloe prov?
ed to be the best cake-walker and
won the prize which was also 11 de?
licious enke. Hon. R. T. Irvine
awarded the prizes at the eloso of
the evening.
THE BLUE TEA BOT
Reserve your table nt the "Blue
Tea Pot" for Saturday luncheon.
Fried Chicken Creamed ? Potatoes
MENU
Gravy
Stulfed 'Tomatoes (Baked)
Cold Slaw
Hot Rolls CofTee Iced Tea
Pie a In Mode
Ilce Cream Sherbet
Cake
Luncheon with desert 60c.