The Big Stone Gap post. [volume], September 13, 1922, Image 1

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

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6 Pages
No. 37
PEFRY AND HASSINGER OPEN
POLITICAL GUNS AT WISE AND
JONESVILLE MONDAY MORNING
Hassingcr Talk? Eleven
Minutes aiul is Cheered
Midi) -500 Mcar Him at
Wise
pttRY AI JONESVILE
PREDICTS VICTORY
Impressions ol Both Candi
I,, s topic of Political
Conversations?Both Sides
I Confident
and llemoc'rai-s <>f the
?innI IM tricf opened
L.'ir', imji.iiKiis i" Wise anil Jones
i Ai VVisu fienntoi'
. ?,, uliiiut Mil' |iei>ph.'
L ij , . n; house Monday morning.
? 11...111 clev'eii niinute ,
followed by .1- N. Iliirmon
. , Sinei. Tb.' Kcpublkmi
? , : a splendid imprcs
> I . simple talk, ami was lip
.I f..r several min
?,. ? , ,.t' (lie vital issues of the
? wi i' mentioned. Il was
? jfrnator llarimiti rail
<po'ricltce" meeting, a K-'t
I'll.n Jifair. With Ii": Iii?' wnrl'.i
?a a- followed cloHOly
ami llcjniicrnts alike.
lrniii;t>i in the voters
th.- Senator's opening
,vii with universal in
iemp, llasslhgitr liuits
? il In sloiy. ji'herd
,1 ?pl.iM.-r, no silvery
. u.i wild swinging of
ipingi of f. et. II.' i
i, looks' like tine, talks
Iu11s when In- i .lone,
vsa: a surprise, but it
ot' a lively campaign,
sliel that he will make
.;. UU sincere business
ri At J.V.U.
.1 a.i ? uiiabie t.l nt
ic W . . ..i dohesvilLt
? lay. At .1.sville I
r.H hehl Ilm plat I'm i
it e.. According tu i?
? of the greatest
illinnt career. A Inn:.
? hi." afternoon the |)cmo
by 1 i. in it" <'. I'i'.'i y ami
npeiieil their guns in
I i i pension marked lite
.:' Mi. f'co'ry .n the
. pi. Spun..I on l.v a
iiili,''lie,, of iiieii ami women
ami I., the Taze
' .1. never so elioctive, re
I i.e ex (iovorhur fnl
l'eery aipl Iiis address was
?i In freiplenl lipplau ?
Will lion,) the li. hi for
W t it the issues will he '
lent Hie tophi of all politieal
MISS McT'ADDKN
IS BRIDE OE NORTH
CAROLINA MAN
former (lap teacher is Wed
d-d to Be njamin (j. Wood
ham in Bueha Vista, Va.,
Sepleinher 3rd.
'; ????? i fiiliia McKaddcti, f..r
' el. teacher at the hi
??? a. 'in' bride of Mr.
(iilltnai) Wood ham in
? i. V iiginin, at the home
!-' bride's aunt ami uncle, Mr.
II. i. I'hillips on Sunday,
? M' 1 ad leu j.. popular in the
announcement of her
111 n surprise, t'p iiii
*'" was expected back
ten in the local .school
A tew days befon
"l"'!"'1 ?he resigned,
il i'? i '? :- Wood ham are now
h<iiiie',.;ti2 North Ith Street,
I^JfANIS CLUB GIVE
NORTON FACULTY
DINNER
..', Krfanw Club 6f Norton en
, the faculty of the Norton
" ? hniehcon at the Hotel
. ' - ) ?:. -...on. The mem
'' "?b ?,-re dressed in ov
< uii was a big suece-sti.
MANY WISE
COUNTY PEOPLE
Attended Singing Conven?
tion Held at Gtenita, Scott
County, Sunday
A large number of pcnplc from
Wise county attended the Singing
Convent inn bebt at Gtenita, near the
Natural Tunnel Sun.lay. Singing I
MnsL-r Johnson took a choir from!
Klist Stone (lap ami were aci.ipn
nied by numerous others frunt differ
ent parts of the county. It is re?
ported here over a thousand people
were in attendance! (moil singing]
was going on all day mill at the noon
hour dinner was spread on the!
gfdilhd. Among those from the Cap
going wer,. Mr. und Mrs. Wiley Witt,
Mr. and Mis. .1. It. 1'. Win. Mrs.
Louisa Duncan and W. .1. Christian.
DIES IN KNOXVlLLE
Hotly of Will i&rh A. Stewart
Brought Here For Burial
Friday Morning
William All.-,, Stewart, of near
llristb), died in a hospital at Knox
ville on last Thursday morning fob
lowing an illness of several weeks,
and the body yvas brought here to
the borne of bis sisterj Mrs. Wiley
Witt, on f'riday morning preparato?
ry to huriitl in Glencoe cemetery.
The deceased was about .'hi years
of ilgij and lived on a farm about
foin mile- out of iijlstol. Several
Wieks ago his mind beeanie tiiihut
ain ed and it was deemed necessary
to remove him t? a hospital at Knox
ville, At the time of his arrival
titele his condition was serious and
very little hop.- was cut.lined for
bis recovery. Mr. Stewart was a
son of tin- late .1. M. Stewart, of Hig
Stone Cap, and hail a wide acquain?
tance in this section. He was mar?
ried three tinns and is survived by
a third wife and one daughter. Oth?
er- surviving him lire Ins mother,
Mis. Louise Stewart, who is 71 years
old, and three sislei * and one broth?
er, namely : Mrs. Wiley Wilt, Mis.
Ii. W. 1 .ittr. lt. Mis. Vila.-; Wells and
Jos. H. Stewart, all of l?g Stone
Cap.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Baptist church by Key.
A. M. Budget I and lie v. .1. M. Smith
Friday liftorhbon and burial took
place Immediately following.
RADFORD NORMAL
Closed Ninth Year of Service
at Summer Convocation
Exercises September 1st.
The Kadford Normal School dosed
its ninth year of set vice at the stim?
met convocation exercises Septem?
ber I. At this time eight, young wo?
men graduated from the regular nor?
mal school course ami one from the
four yenr course for the Bachelor of
Science degree. Those completing
the various courses are as follows:
Two year courses: Mrs. Louise
Saunier Bertling, New York City,
New York; Miss Louise Blackwell,
Diingannon; Miss Myrtle Lee Clif
ton, (ireemlale; Miss Louise Frazier,
Nickelsville; Miss Mary Klsie C.ra
lliiin, Kadford; Miss Lillian Anna
Horton, JonCsville; Miss Pearl Kdlio
.Ionian, Bohannon, ami Kdith Nat1',
N'airs. *?
Bachelor of Science: Miss Loi
Show-alter, Kadford.
The total number of different per?
sons taking in this institution I lling
the period of twelve months is 1725
Students have graduated at the close
of each quarter during the last
twelve months, in September, 1021;
March, 1022; and a very large class
in June, 1022. Tin- number finish
ing the full requirements for the
Bachelor's degree is constantly in?
creasing each year.
At the close of the summer quar?
ter the student body unanimous!;
adopted a resolution memorializing
the General Assembly of Virginia to
provide greatly increased dormitory
facilities for the increasing nuirber
of students who desire to study in
this institution and lind the dormi?
tory facilities inadequate. The 'list
General Assembly made an appro?
priation for a new dormitory unit
with ubout forty rooms. This unit I
is now in progress of construction.
AROUND THE WORLD
TRIP WAS A BIG
SUCCESS FRIDAY
Everybody Who Had a Dol?
lar Went,and No One Was
Sorry ? Hum- Crowds
Make Your
Oil their way around the world
lust Friday night little Dan and Vii
gitiin Tulignr't arrived at Mt. Vernoti.
|Th0y enjoyed Ihc hospitality of the
great Virginian and turned tu go.
Outside Virginia wanted to know
I where George was. Little Dan
turned to her and said:
"lie's not here. lie's heen dead
years."
George was th.ily mis lng piece
of atmosphere at the first stop of Ute
Community League tear around the
world. At every step along (hi- way
the tout ist was feasted ami hand
shake,I and made generally wide.,nie.
j The tour was cditdneteil for the pur.
! pose uf raising money In pay (or the
I new window shades at the -.liool
house. Ity paying a lonely dollar
J the glohe.irotter kept the .??s.vilic
I out ot the undent's eyes and let a
little of tile Stull' in his oe.il sdtllj
and for several limits found some.
'thing to make him forgot ttikeSj
lockouts and near el,..ti,m-.
There was fun all the way'. UoWn
at West I'oint, Mr .. .1. 1.. M. I '.o
miek's lovely home, thv hnmhle tieah
'was served on chilia plates iyhjli
hoys in uniform:!, denn: cnjiiiiel
duty, kept blr the njiisi|iiitus ami hi!
other, enemies of miltll. I'.i \\ \k\
I'oint the tourist made a ratliet Ion
jump, geographically speaking, i .
in due time at riv'i il a; tile itritl
Aliira, whi te Ml t. I. T Wiitkt.'.
?
? ,
laud of Mowers, .laptni. Mi- .1. W:
Chalkley'-!. Kviirythiiig way there
from lludda eiiitiiitjiig rose wood in
sense from a rather titipi. itti-i
Inouth to tea and fails a' ivyiMylhirV.
On arriving in Ireland the vlsiti .
had I.u signed for a period hing
enough to let Picicles ' siiit'r. I ki
Itlaniey stone. Mis. I). |; pie
was the In.-te-s it, th.. land .if hilie
and lighting. I^rom Irelaiul '
only a lilOCk or two a. m- the elian
helito Paris. Mrs. |;. K '|... gn'i.
Loss of I'nrts. Long hefiiti Ihi
itors go to the greiil . ily iilu. li am
sic Idle.I hi- , ai. An.I upoii uhivliiy;
bright lights tilled In- eye , li'id h.no
jy women hi- vision. Nu ti njble .-.t
all to think y.m were in the old l .v n
itsell. Vou e..ul.I I..- ju t i . wicked
as yoli pleased. If yon di |h't wut ?
to eat icij .'!.'.in- tin.let' the : ta: .. Ui
could step right up t? the Ulf,}? anil
gamble for candy, nli.l it didn't
want to do that Madeiiiol . lie lliil
Wreit and Messieurs Layno Miller,
George Goodloe ami Hit. G.Hoi.'
knocked and tin- rliiitiiiiatiiiill front
your kin es w it Ii t he grub il
take a-whiily melody of tiiei.hi
Take it all ai.mnd, froni Mt. Voi
mm to Paris ami h:l,-k Imnie to the
kids anil the uilWashed siippi-f di he ,
the trip WtiS a ii.at lii e
Kv.-ryhody who Could hiirrow a .1..:
Ill, was tin-re, and no on.- Wai (orrv
th.-y went.
APPALACH1A BAND
GIVES STREET
CONCERT HER!'.
The Appala. hia blind, iliri?cted lij
Professor Witt, stopped in the Gap
Monday aflori.n on their way
home from -.-vile ami played
several selections on Wood Avenue.
Folks in tin- Cap weie surprised iihil
pleased with tile shewing made by
th.e Appiilacbia boys.
Parent-Teachers'
Association
The Parent Teachers' Association
met and organized M,.t day, Septem?
ber 11th. Although the httendnnce
was small, much enthusiasm wa
shown. It was decided that the lie.*I
meeting would he held Monday, Sep?
tember 25 at font o'clock. All pa?
rents and teachers ate urged to be
pi esellt.
Ice Cream Supper
at Seminary
There will he a box and ice . ream
supper nt lln? Seminary Saturday
night, September I Cth. Proceeds
will be Used for the hetletit of the
school. An invitation is extended
to all.
lirst Mcctiti ! <>l New Conn- !
cil Held In Iby ri I int! 1 . si
Th?r ida y Evening
The I oiiri . Aiimi;il Virginia' \i!.
i, i,
I>:i!l grounds iturdny, ..September
Iti.
Mote th.it ..no hundred ken ill* will
compete lor lite 1,000 ill ehdl
pri/.c.? oifi-ri li; '1*1*i . meet pi olul . i
In ho ilut most intovejoling mill in
-'?Ii' luv of tihy lo ! : hi the cotliitj
?
?
AIRPLANE BUILT BY
MOUNTAINEER
One-Arm Nettle Patch Man
Assembled Airplane in the
Mountains Dull, ol (as
llewood In be I Iis Pilot
To Fly at Fair
? I,
tin- and took up hi: shipment. T'lc
re i of the machine In- hail .iliotnly
built in the mountain , have.- jp.it
, l..i .-I a motlii at. 11- I > ..it about two1
i. e.a, :igo. i|p expects to have the I
machine assembled anil read) fol .,
liiiii trip ., f.hi) i Let'..re the Wise
fount) I'iiii, September L'n, :!.',
L'lilil.
A man lilinieil Will Dilti", of C:|i
tleuoo.l. v. ill pilot the no.-i.ii..- for
him. Bates ??.II li le, ...... ''Two
ii. ins ain't ho he.tfer'n one when y.ai
fall live Ihtmsand teet," lie raid linil
im:.
Hale, has prepared :. i louring fori
a starlit.-,: ami landing plaee near
his home in the hilh. Crawford's
Weekly.
TELEPHONE
OPERATORS HAVE
ENJOYABLE HAYR1?E
The employees of the Chesapenko
ami I'litoimn: Telephone Company,
iif Norton, Wi e. \ppnlaeliiii and Big
Stone Cap wein Oll II very enjoy
able hay. nie to rellllingtoll Cap last
Wednesday nicht. A delicious pic
nic sapper Wits serve ! :i! t'ne end ol"
the ride.
Mrs. Nngg: "You deceived me
I before we were married. You told
j me yon were well olf."
INngg: "1 was, lint 1 didn't know
i: " Dental Digest.
4TH ARNUAL FIRST
AID MEET T? RE
HELD IN NORTON
$1,000 in Cash Prizes Will be
Awarded t.i Winning
Teams
Hu- S'ew City Council nu t in tliclr
lr.fl i <?? ll ii -?? -sum oh l'liiii: i|;i)
night. September 7. Tin- newly elect
v I M.iy..r J. Ii. Cninblo . All of thV
newty elected . utinciliucn were pres
i nl except II I . Hill? i, who is in Tu
? ???? ? ? .peeling ilrivu ii. it Ii.iik i>!
tK.'rinn.U,
.1..' eouiicii muk up s.-v. .Ml mm
'. i nf business, um.im: which was
tIi*' lOiiliruiuiioh uf special policc
? ? vi, ,,,,.? ,??1 Mc?kiihary. They
fli.Sli !;l.ilte.| pcfillissioll lo tili! Colllf
? ' hri tiueti r.. u.o Ihe auditorium
..i Um Cit) hall for a church uius'i.
In live ilollill . pef im.nlli.
.i '. ini of tu.? years. The!
iippuihtctl nil i.f the commit
liich .-hall .peilte ?Uli bim
liueralioii of the liit.V gnyciu
tri i'l ami I'm.in
poll '.. Ii., glv
lg fhnisdny,
II if linanees will permit.
? ?
?v.. M. .I anil reported as l-ery
?
Kay? f.-in revised and aiv no?
i i-iiiss .ilition. Crawford'
EAST STONE HIGH
PUPILS ON ROLL!
I ? !'... ' SloMit Cap u-l.- .'it
. ? v. .>. .. v. it I. :'.i'.u pupils .-ii t he
Ylioiit si\t> r.f the . are in thp
i i liool and the leilat.ee ill the
. I. T. Cfuliani, principal, i
; this > . a. tin.l has ohlaiiied a
plete teaehiiej >talT. Craliain i<
eelting duu'ii (.. I.ii it..- ., and i
ful year in the history of tin
?
i.e niivv .V7...U.h.ml huiidiiu:
iioi I.e read) for several nmntln,
dotil It'll! whethol it will he in
The present building Is inadeipiuti
then need:., ami crowded cojidi
ins make it hard fur teachers and I
Insufficient Help
I-., elm;., Va., Sept. II. Kuriiim
of this section ate complaining of |
insiiiileienl help during the fnihloi
ell |on. Most of the funnel
have out larger acreages in eon. |
thai, ii ..nil, and tlieir forces are not ]
eijtial to tin- work of taking cue .
the fo lder. Some of them say til
Hie)' -l all he obliged to Id part
their ir..p- go uiifo.l.lcrcl.
Christ Episcopal Church
K. C. (turn/., Itector
Services Sunday, September! I7t
i Sunday School and Men's Itihle! Clr,
It) n. m. Morning prayer and B<
I i.nui ! I a. m. Holy c.
All welcome.
NOTICE
T.i patrons of the School:
1 have arranged to he a! the btllce
j in the high school building every
School day from 1:3(i to 11:00 p. in.
? Any on,, desiring to discuss school
t matter* with me can do so at this
time. Patrons having complaints or
suggestions to make should come di?
rectly to the principal of the school.
This will often save time anil trou
| hie.
11. 1.. SUI.FKIDGE, principal.
. People who laborously climb to
the top don't find so much trouble
i in sliding down again.
Kall Session Begins Witli
Mine Than 900 Pupils on
Kolls?Seating Capacity
Inadequate
The. Norton Public Schools oiK-neil
for tli,- fall term ..a Monday ?f thei
past week with an enrollment ..f
IIVi-l' '.'III pupil.-, tin- targes! enroll
m-nt tn tint.' i-i tin- history of (ho
RvVn with the added facilities a:
the lieu High .-, ln. it budding ami
ihe ixty new -eats provided t,. eat ?
for additional pupils, the ic'ntitig civ
(laOit) was heavily t.ivell anil i( W i.i
found nccOst.ary to pi, - ? int-i seivi.-i
had jieen discarded fron the >hl
In his opening addle- In till I let
ptipilst, I'rof. I'.uiton spoke -?? l'iIui .
e
e-i ?(.- .
EXTRACT PLANT
OPENED LAST WEEK
. When ,.p- tarn,,
Injured mi Corn Stubble
1
ha.l the mi' fortune to gel i.nh.-i .
.i.?:,-.! .
While pa .sink "Net .. pljti -i.-iii.d
. . ?
was tin-..an m.t.ii hiirp tall; which
penetrated I., i leg tan it:-.- oioforti
able .lepth, milking till ugly wound!
Woodham- -McFadden
M.l'a.lil.-n were given an .igie.-alile
surprint mi I., i Buil.laj iu.in.-.
when it was leiitne.l that tie hall
I.e. a mai l ie,l to Mr. II. '1'. VVooilhiihi,
of Wilmington, N. f., immediately
:ite, which they let'. X.i. I for
? vetal pilica Of if.-re t I..-fore iv
| tinning to tViliningti.il, N. t.'j. where
they ivtll make tin .i flltuie li.liite.
Mr. VVomlbiiiii is superintendent
of the Aunour fertilizer plant til
Wilpiington. il.- was the superin?
tendent ?f the local plant, for the
past eight ni..nth: (until the plan:
Has -hut .I..win ami then he Wa
transferred to North Carolina.
Mrs. W.Ilmni was retired l.y Mr.
and Mrs. II. I.. Phillip-, and ???? Hfc
ed by al! win. entile! in contact with
her. The News juliiH the.an,
friends in wishing thelil a h.ng und
happy married life.
The ceremony was performed by
Kev. Hubert Sydehst.riekei-, ihi pli
tor of in.- tiride, at tie- Sletllodilt
church, ituenii Vi ta News.
EX-G?V. STUART IN
NORTON HOSPITAL
AS RESULT Or
FALL MONDAY
As re.-ult of a fall while taking a
I hath in Joiiesvillu Monday morning
lex-Governor Henry ('. Stnarl i- Iii
! the Norton Hospital. His injury ii
not considered serious, arid it is ex?
pected that he will he out again in
a day or
Mr. Stuart was in Jonesvillu t.
make an addrscs at the opening ol
the Democratic campaign it. Ihi
Ninth District.