The Big Stone Gap post. [volume], October 04, 1922, Image 1

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

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j^STONE_G;^WISJE_COUNTY. VA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1922
No. 40
EAP MAY HAVE MODERN
BRICK PLANT. IF TESTS
PROVE SHALE IS HERE
L Business Men Pledge
I Support in Effort to
I Establish Modern Brick
I Plant Here
! w n meeting in the tpwh hall oti
!Friday night more than Gil men
Iged themselves to suport a move
it to huilil a modern brick plant
||iK Stone Cap. it- Tale Irvine,
,?i Hutsloy, J- H. Cutron and
,y others made talks in which the
sibilities of the proposed plant
,- ideally outlined. A special
unittee composed of It. H. Mi
?kin, .1. H- Cutron, \V. \V/ Taylor.
II. Hostie and W. F. linker were
minted by the chair to make a
ranch investigation of the va?
in phases of the project and re
t the organisation. This coin
\te will have the brick shale test
and will investigate the quantity
i quality "f the shale which is said
!?? in arid around the Gap In great
undance. If the lindings of the
mmittee are wind they are expect
to he the organisation will then
r?n all of its energy towards in
ejtlng outside capital in the plant.
Shale U Here
liming the evening it was brought
l clearly that the Gap is an ideal
jtiioii for such a plant. A few
j&..r^ ago samples of the Bhnle were
Sat t-i Heading, Pa. to lie tested
Sit. 'IIa- ample bricks were declar
jfll to be of the highest quality, and
?>,ndibd the famous Washington
a>.I brick. Cherry red in color
Slid possessing all the qualities that
wkk masons demand. Men who
ft - . the building game said the pos
dslii.t;.- wen- unlimited. Reports In
rjl-.it,' that the shale is here in qUlin
til. and quality,easily BCCessiblcjaittl
a. tl.,- natural distribution advun
?L iade possible ''5' two railroads
?Bid a net work of splendid county
Hfa-b leading to Lee and Scott coun
jdk the location would he ideal.
H Today building has come to a
Hand still in this county because of
freight lates. In the Gap
IS. I vicinity there Is an immediate
Siu.in.l for moii- than three million
|MiA lor building purposes alone.
|B.i shale found here is said to he
Holliiit for hollow tile anil many
B8" uses. The establishment of n
Eni t here, it was pointed out, would
Htult in a building boom such as the
B'? has never experienced. With
BBitdit rates amounting to almost us
Bf Ii 11 the cast of the brick home
Hilders are holding back. The brick
BniM I.,- delivered anywhere in the
??"??>' by truck ami would result in
at saving of thousands of dolbira
Ha yeiir to home builders in freight
H"< S, Rose gave a clear cut ex
SB1''" "' of the project. He praised
BS natural facilities, expressed his
Eg'1 that the shale was hero in
?re id.,n one grade, ami that it was
?ktrioi t., any in Virginia. He also
ffil he was confident that the busi
Bg M*n would get solidly behind
H.veinent and push it through to
?H finish. He explained that the
WB "f 'he old sun-dried brick was
?B' A biick made of shale with a
Et mixture, be said, and baked in
HF*1" oveni with gns or powdored
Mj "as the best und cheapest brick
HP*' spoke of the great imme
HS<- demand for bricks in the coun
BEg "Ith coal within three or fi ur
Wa":' !""' witli the finest water snp
Kf " ti., county ready to tap at a
Rj'M notice, he believed the
?BUIshinc-nt of such a plant here
?H1'1 '" ' great measure solve the
H'hiic problem of Wise county.
SI* drive has been started to get
H 1 mhei for the organization.
Hr" number more than sixty had
Bg "cured before the meeting ad
BB1;"!- A membership fee of
Bj'"? charged. The funds so ob
fSa ' he spent in exploiting the
Hl1'? ! plant. Tests of the shale
H'"' "lade and other details con
Br'1 With the building of such a
Hr- As soon as it is definitely
Wn " "' " tn* shale is here in suf
Bf1 Quantity the committee will
BjH'ai.-ly get in touch with the
jga''~ "f niaehinery used in brick
HS1- and prices will be obtained.
B3't;' some of the best men in
B behind the movement there
BS''1 !"' "" dilliculty in bringing to
pHf'sp an industry which will be
?Btat value to the whole county.
IT'S A. LONG WAY
BACK TO PRIMITIVE
MAN CLIMBERS SAY
The Star Reporter Views a
Sunset From High Knob
and Proceeds to Spill Soft
and Colorful Adjectives
A sunrise on High Knob is a love?
ly sight to think ahout?that Is, if
oho can forget cramped muscles,
smoke tilled eyes and undigested
nick-nacks. Hack yonder when our
strenuous ancestors killed wild cats
before breakfast, shot Indians be
fore dinner and dragged their hard?
working wives around by their long
ami beautiful hair because the velii
zon steak was sixteen seconds late,
sunrise excursions were popular. The
same old sun comes up in the same
old unexpected way over the same
old hills at the same old time, but
those who high heal it to the summit
are not the same old pioneers. It's
a long way hack to primitive man
ami his prowess if last Sunday High
Knob climbers are judges.
Up Comes The Sun
Sunday morning at exactly 8:32
(11.1 Sol eased out of nowhere to
hang rather uncertainly above the
rim of a rather chilly am) mist-tilled
world. As an orb he was more a
crescent, orange hued, looking like'
a disgruntled ami unnamed visitor of
the morning skies. As the poets
would say, gray dawn still stalked
the valleys in ghostly loneliness.
Long streamers of soft white mist
trailed the ravines. Peaks seem. .1
to Hont lazily about in lakes of spec?
tral whiteness. Everything was un?
real but the chill and the cramped
muscles and the undigested nick
Hacks. It must of been rather com
mon-placc, for a teacher from the
il.it country let it be known that she
was lather disappointed at nature's
poor showing*. Perhaps the spell was
broken by her criticism for the sun
edged up a bit ami turned to tire.
Straight down from the rim of the
World a path of spun gold fell.
Wherever the first rays pierced the
mist po.ds beautiful stretches
of landscape Jumped into view with
startling clearness. A minute or so
later a squadron of birds winged
westward in song. The day was be?
gun.
?"Isn't it funny," said the teacher,
"how people can make you believe
you ale going to see something won?
derful? Good night! I'll be a fright
to walk through Norton."
The Knob country was full of
chestnut hunters. In one camp more
than in spent the night. Songs,
laughter and weary yawns filled the
Silence. Some played cards, some
roasted marshmallowa, and some
tiied to sleep with rooks digging into
their sides. It was a big night?
a night under brilliant stars.
ROBERT SKEEN
RECOVERING
Robert Skeen is said to be rapidly
recovering from the severe injuries
he received oil Sunday, September
23rd when his car run over u bank
near the L. Si N. depot. He was
caught under the cur when it turn?
ed over and had it not been for
prompt rescue by sunn- men who
were camping nearby it might have
resulted in his death. He also suf?
fered a split thumb besides a nun.bei
of internal injuries ami it Was
thought for a while his injuries
would result serious. His condition
now though is 'pronounced satisfac?
tory ami bis recovery will be rapid.
MR. WEPLER
GOES TO NEW YORK
J. U. Wnmplcr, president of the
First National Hank, of this place,
left Saturday afternoon for New
York City where he will spend all
this week attending u meeting of
the American Hankers' Association.
A number of very interesting events
are slated for the bankers but the
most important of all, especially
from Mr. Wampler's viewpoint, is
that the convention will utteend the
World's Series between New York
National and American League base
ball teams for the championship of
the world which will commence in
that city today.
COEBURN HI SCHOOL!
HAS ENROLLMENT
OF 1,240 PUPILS
-
Is Largest School in County
-230 in High School De?
partment?laculty ot 22
Athletics Well Organized
(Special to Tlio Post)
Coeburn, Va., Oct. :i.?At the
eins., of the first month Coeburn
High School has the largest atten?
dance in its history. There nre 1,240
enrolled, 220 of which nre High
School pupil;. This is an increase!
over last year and a very great in?
crease over six year.! ago when Mr.
Livesay, the principal, first en me to
Coeburn from Gnlnrf, Va., where he
hail been engaged in school work for
several years.
When Mr. Livcsay came to Coe?
burn -all the pupils could he care.I
for in the new building, while now
both now and old buildings are tilled
and still more room i- needed. Si\
years ago there were six Seniors;
this year with a Senior class of do
Coeburn boasts the largest' Senior
Class in the county.
Livetay It Hard Worker
Mr. Livesay is a man well expe?
rienced in school work, a man of un?
tiring energy ami one who i; ntwiiyi
interested in the welfare of tin
school, Coeburn is very fortunati
in securing the services of stub a
capable principal, a man who spends
not only nine months of the year in
school wotk,but patt of the siliumcis
as well, for the past several sum?
mers he has been a faithful student
at the University of Virginia, where
he has been doing graduate work.
He is proud of his corps of teach?
ers this year and is expecting the
greatest year in the history of the
school. The teachers composing lite
faculty are:
Ibe Facility I. Large
.1. A. Livesay, Principal; K. Ii.
Livesay; .1. K, Queseithcrry; Mist
Virginia Llveany; Mis Itiith II, Log
hill; Miss Hunter Wells; Mi s Alpha
Cough; Miss tit llillman; John Cox;
Miss lionnic Wygnlj Miss Kdnn Mo
Conned; Miss tidith llolt;Mlss Klhta
bctli Martin; Miss II. Kstes; Mi
Grace Kaust; Mis. lboner l.yttle;
Miss tilberla Hickloy; Mrs. .1..phiile
M.-Neil; Miss Delia Willis; Mis:
Mamie Knnisey; Mi-s Louise llhodcs,
Music; ami Mrsi. Silos Miller, Musi.-.
The different divisions of the two
literary societies have begun their
work and very much enthusiasm ;
being shown.
"Climax" It Coining
At an early date the .Seniors and
Juniors expect to have out the first
issue of the High School paper, the
"CocbUrn Climax," which made Us
lust appearance last year. Croat in?
terest is being manifested ami the;,
ale expecting a greater "Climax"
than ever.
The High School Athletics arc
well under way. Under the able
leadership of K. It. Livesay Coeburn
is going in with n determination to
do great things in the why of athlet?
ics. An Athletic Association has
been orgalli.'.ed ami already they
have a snug little bank account.
With its abundance of material Coe?
burn High School should be second
to none in the county this year.
BAD FEELING
RESULTS IN KILLING
('reeling, Va., Sept. "J7. News
just received from Shelby Cap, i:
little railroad town near the Virgin?
ia-Kentucky border line, is in effect
that Alvln Smnllwood about forty
years of age, was shot ami killed by
Jim Johnson, of that place. It ap?
pears that Smnllwood had gone to
Johnson's place, and calling him out,
made an assault upon him with his
knife. Johnson, after receiving se?
vere cuts, got hold of his pistol ami
fired upon Smnllwood twice, one ball
entering his bead between the eyes,
the other penetrating his body near
the heart, from which he died in?
stantly. Had feelings had existed
between tile men for some time.
Smnllwood was known to be a
desparate man. He shot ami killed
his uncle, Ran Smnllwood, some
years ago.
"You have your father's eye;.,
girlie."
"Aw go on."
"And your mohter's hair."
"Ssh! If mother hears you she'll
mnke me take it oif."?Dry Goods
Economist.
A MODERN CROESUS
Because of Charitableness
Peope Have Believed Him
To Be a Rich Man
There is a story going the rounds
j that John II. Ilassinger, Republican
candidate for Congress, is a modern
rrocsus who fairly wallows in coin
of the realm. This idea, it would
seem, is the result of a generous
benevolent streak which is a part of
the man.
"BecaUsc of his charitableness,",
writes a friend of his who is not a
resilient of the Ninth District, "peo?
ple have supposed Ilassinger to lie
.1 very rich man. This is far from
the truth. The explanation of the
rumor mows out of the fact that
people cannot understand why a
man in moderate circumstances will
give away so much. He believes
that whatever he possesses, after
earing for his family, should be used
for the common welfare."
This same friend declares that
liassingcr is not a politician, but a
business man ami practical Idealist.
He also gives some light on the re?
markable brevity of HaSSiltger's
public speeches. "He believes that
an ounce of performance is worth a
Ion of talk," is the explanation. In
his keynote speech at Wise Hassing
e'tf made the assertion that, if elect?
ed, he would vole his convictions,
regardless of party measure. Till?
Seclns to be his way of doing things
according to a Democrat in the State
Senate. Speaking of Hassiuger, he
said, "lie is the fairest minded man
I ever knew ami always votes, hi;
convictions, regardless of whether
it is a Republican or Democratic
measure. His idea is t.i vote riebt,
regardless of polities."
In these days of machine govern
nn nt Hnssillgcr's idea of loyalty to
his district and himself is surely
unique and refreshing.
AUTO THIEF
LANDED IN JAIL
Young Man Brought Back
From Chattanooga . For
Theft of Ford Car
Rudolph Marler, a young man
about '.'.2 years of age, was brought
to the (lap last Wednesday evening
by Deputy Sheriff John Quails and
Henry Kelly from Chattanooga,
Tcnil., where he was arrested by po
li ce on Sunday before ill company
with another young man by the
name of Homer Green, for the theft
of Mr. Kelly's ear at the Fair
grounds at Wise several days ago.
Although a description of the ear
Was sent to ollieers of several sur?
rounding cities it was only by acci?
dent the young men were apprehen?
ded. In order to avoid Identification
as far as possible they bad destroyed
the Virginia tags and had stolen a
Tennessee lag. The Tennessee law
provides that two tags must he dis?
played and having been able to se?
cure only one tag, it resulted in their
arrest in Chattanooga. Heilig sus
pieioned by the officers they were
questioned separately by detectives,
und Green made a clean breast of
the whole alfair. It appeared from
his story that Green bail been in?
duced to accompany Marler after
the ear was stolen at Wise. While
the ollieers were directing their at?
tention to Marler, Green took ad?
vantage of the opportunity and
escaped. Although the city was
searched thoroughly he could not be
located.
The Chattanooga ollieers Warned
Deputy Sheriff Quails to watch the
prisoner closely on their return for
they believed he would take advan?
tage of the least opportunity to
? scape. The prisoner was hand?
cuffed and placed ill the rear seat
with Mr. Quails while Mr.. Kelly
drove the car and the trip was made
without any trouble whatever. On
the following day Mralcr was taken
to Wise and placed in jail. He
claims to be from Harlan county,
Kentucky, but had been in Taxewell
county previous to coming to Wise.
Mr. Kelly paid the Chattanooga
detective $50 which bad been offered
a- a reward for the location of his
cnr.
WANTED.?Knitters ami loopers
for Morristown, Tenn., mill. Good
wages?board reasonable?Taubjl
Scott-Kitzmiller Company. ?? adv.
30-41 ,
PHILIP BRUCE GIVES DELIGHTFUL
SKETCH OF HON. R. T?TE IRVINE IN
"HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VA."
Mr. Irvine Was Sprung from an Ancestor Who Had Gone
From the Scottish Lowlands to North Ireland?Fore?
bears Arc all Prominent State Historical Life
The following is an extract from the Fifth Volume of Philip
Rriicc's "History ot the University <>( Virginia." This volume has
recently been issued. The first tour volumes were issued prior to
the Centennial Celebration 6f the University 6( Virginia ill June,
1921. The Fifth Vblunie is devoted to the recent ami present day
history of the University, and one chapter is devoted to the histor>
ot the rectors and visit,ii- of the University! Front tins chapter this
extract is taken:
RAIL BOUGHT
BY SOUTHERN
Enough to Lay Two Hun?
dred and Fifty Miles of
Track
Washington, I?. ('.. Oct. ?.?Forty
thousand tons of rail, mostly of one
hundred pound section, enough to
lay two hundred and llfty miles of
track, have been ordered by the
Southern Knilway System for deliv?
ery during first six month* of 1028,
The hew steel was purchased from
the Tehnessee Coal, Iron and Kail
road Company and will be rolled at
its Knsley, Ala., plant. The greater
part will he one hundred poujid rail
which has been adopted by the
Southern as the standard for its
lines of greatest traffic density. The
remainder will be eighty-live pound
rail which is still the standard for
main lines of secondary importance,
As this new rail is laid, an equal
mileage of eighty-live pound rail
now in Berylce on the main lines will
be released for use oil branch linos
which an- now equipped with lighter
rail.
Hundred pound rail Is now lieing
laid between Washington ami Man
assus, Va , a distance of thirty-three
miles, on the Southern's Washing?
ton-Atlanta double track line ami
other portions of this wilt be SO
equipped during 1923 with the rail
just purchased.
NORTON BABIES
WIN PREMIUMS
('. C ('lenient, dr., infant son of
Mr. ami Mrs. ('. C. Clement, of Nor?
ton, was adjudged "a perfect baby"
by the judges who acted at the baby
show held in connection with tin
Wise County Fair. The Clement
bah,- measured within a fraction of
an inch of the measurements held by
the medical fraternity to indicate
perfection. Little IVggy Hall, of
Co,burn, was the winner of the
award offered for the finest girl ba?
by under one year of age.
Tin- awards for babies aver one
ami under two years of age ware
glvon to little Mary Rllxabcth Holy
field, of Hoila, and to Charles Ah
scher, Jr., of Norton. Records of
all three of these babies were prac?
tically perfect.
Mrs. C. 1. Staten, county nurse,
of Hip; Stone Cap; Mrs. Herbert
Dougherty, ,-f Norton, and Dr. David
tapper, of Russell county were the
judges for the contest, in which
there wen- about fifty entrants. Dr.
W. It. ('line weighed the babies, and
the awards were announced by K. li.
McElroy. C. it. Neblctt, represent?
ing the Wise county health depart?
ment, was ill charge of the tontest,
in the absence of Dr. W. It. Culbert
sOn, director of tin- department!
Mr. McElroy bus earned the repu?
tation of being the "bravest man in
Wise county, coining right out like
he did and announcing the winners
before the large number of disap?
pointed mothers. -? Coalfield Pro?
gress.
BENNETTS RETURN
FROM VACATION TRIP
Mr. and Mis. Charles Bennett have
returned to the city after spending
several dny? in Chilhowie, Marion
and other Virginia towns. Mr. Uen
r.ett, who is secretary of the Mineral
Motor Company, is back on the job
handing out flivvers ns fast as Henry
Ford Wren can chase them in from
Columbus, Ohio.
"Robert Tete Irvine occupied the
rectorship from 1SMK to 1920, two
years altogether. He was appoint?
ed a member of the Board <>f Visit?
ors in IS',15 to till the vacancy caused
!>>? the death of Basil H. Gordon, and
served during live terms of four
years each, omitting the Interval be?
tween l!ini-lt?08. Mr. Irvine wait
sprung from an ancestor who had
gone from the Scottish Lowlands to
North Ireland, had taken part in the
desperate defense of Londonderry,
and struck many resounding blows
for the Protestant Cause. His more
I immediate forbears, accompanying
I the great Scotch-Irish stream of im?
migration in its westward flow, bad
halted in the Valley of Virginia.
They were ardent patriot- In the
' Revolution. One of his ancestors oh
1 hi i mother's side, Captain James
[T?te, bad fallen at the head of his
.company at the battle of Guilford
Courthouse; ami a shaft commem?
orative of his heroic death has I.a
erected on that field.
The subject of our sketch grew
to mniihoud in the prak-like blue
grass region of Kentucky; he re
received his principal education in
' that state; ami afterwards gradual
cd in the School of Law of the Ulli
i versity of Virginia, under the tulel
age of Professor Minor. Almost
I from the threshold of his profession
I ul career, which began in South we t
Virginia, he took a very Influential
part In political affairs, repre ent?
eil bis county in the House of Dele?
gates; and was only defeated fei
election t<> Congress in that Republi?
can district by a very much reduced
majority fof his opponent. All. Ir?
vine was distinguished not only as a
lawyer and politician in the higher
sense, but as a mau of superi'ir
scholarship, -in 1020 he became - a
member of the Phi Heat Kappa
academic fraternity; and ho also re?
ceived the degree of Doctor nl I awr,
from Centre College in itllO. In
addition. In- has been an important
factor in the development of all the
natural resources of the section of
the Slate in which he resides.
In the numerous provinces of vital
activity in which be participated,
whether professional, business or po?
litical, -as a member and lector of
the Board of Visitors of the Univer?
sity, for instance, or as a citizen of
a prosperous ami cultivated commu?
nity, his Influence has been cait
in the scale of all that was . .ilcul.it
ed to aid, to improve, ami to elevate,
whether the object of bis considera?
tion has been bis State, his district,
his town, bis profession, Iiis alma
mater; ami he has illustrated once
more the energy, steadfastness, and
integrity of that Scotch-Irish stock
to which the Commonwealth of Vir?
ginia bus been so deeply indebted
for many of her most useful ami dis?
tinguished citizens."
REPORTED ROBBERY
OF PEOPLES BANK
DENIED BY MOORE
Rumor That $5,000 Had
Been Stolen from Appa
lachia Institution is Un?
true, Bank Officials Say
Because the janitor forgot to lock
the rear door of the Peoples Ha .k
of Appalachia Saturday night it .\i.
at first believed thnt the bank had
been entered by thieves. Among
other things reported it was said that
$5,1)00 had been stolen from the
vaults, Cashier Moore denied this
report vigorously. The big vault
had not been tampered With. In
fact the officials say no one had en
i tered the building.
Here liea the dust of Gabriel Trude,
Of whom this town once boasted,
When living he was always slewed,
And now he's being roasted.
I ?N. Y. American.