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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-10-31
Radford Nor
NAL Notes

DR.. Alexander johnson, of
Philadelphia, delivered a course
of lectures at the Normal School
on Tuesday and "Wednesday of
this week. He spoke at the
chapel exercises, and also on
Tuesday night in the auditori
lum. DR. johnson is a distin
guished lecturer Of national
reputation. Wednesday he and
DR.. j. p. Mcconnell leave for a
tour of Southwest Virginia. On
this campaign they will deliver
fourteen addresses. Among the
places ut which they will speak
are: Saltville, Damascus, Bris-
toll, Emory and Henry College.
Virginia lntermont College,
Gate City, Norton, Lebanon,
Tazewell, Graham, Bluefieli
and Princeton. Thursday thew
will be Joined by DR.. j. II. Mas.
TIN, Secretary of the State Board
of Charities and Corrections.
rms campaign will deal with
various social and educational
problems, and also with some
of the problems arising from
our present war, including Food
conservation and War Relief
Work.
Miss Ninde, the physical di
rector, Mrs. Dobbins, the school
nurse, and DR.. Noblin, the
school physician have Just
completed the physical exam
nation of the students, which
includes a complete record of
the health history of the stu
dent, her measurements, heart,
lung and nerve test. These
records will be used by the ply.
steal director in determining
the physical requirements of
the students. They will be kept
on file and the physical i'm
provement of the students
through their school life will be
shown.
The entrance 10 the Normal
School grounds will in the next
tew weeks be greatly improved
and beautified. Stone pillars
will be erected at the entrance
in front of the Administration
building, and also the entrance
to the dormitories, and iron
gates will be provided. Hedges
of priyet will be planted along
Tyler avenue. This will add
very much TO the attractiveness
of the campus.
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Fleming-Cralle.

Announcements have been
received in the Gap of the mar
rlage of MIR. James B. Fleming.
Oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob.
ert Fleming, of Norton, to Miss
Anne Lee Cralle, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Grief r. Cralle, of
Blackstone, which took place
October the sixteenth at the
brides home at Blackstone.
After an extensive bridal tour
to New York and other eastern
cities MIR. and Mrs. Fleming
Will be at home to their many
friends after November the firsi
at Norton.
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to the work that is now being
done in the camps and posts es-
tablished in the United States.
II is the one means of protect
ing our boys from great moral
and physical dangers and it is
our duty to give them every
comfort and healthy recreation
possible, and this is the only
means of doing it.
This great agency is now be-
ing appealed to BY Russia, and
DIR. Mott said that the military,
religious and government au-
thorities stated that it was the
greatest factor that existed in
appealing to ih- Russian SOL
licrs and nc.p.ug them to sus-
tain the lettering morale of
their army, an army that is now
holding l5i divisions of German
soldiers.
Italy. through the instrumen.
tally of Mr.. Sny re, a son-in.law
of President Wilson, has rccog.
nized the necessity of the Army
aud Navy Y. NJ. G.. A., aud the
authorities are now calling for
two hundred American secre.
tlrics.
General Pcrshing and Gencr-
al Serial, of the French Army,
stated to MIR. Eddy, who had
just returned from France, that
they were depending on the y.
Nj. 9. ~. to protect the French
and American Armies from the
moral and physical dangers
that existed in q most alarming
extent around their armies.
Our boys have gone and gwen
their all, and it does seem that
u 's litile for us TO do, who are
living ut home in comfort and
often luxury, 10 contribute to
aximun to keep them fit and
free from all the temptations to
MUNICIPALITIES tliat surround
them-dangers more fearful in
results than shells and bullets
y campaign for funds has been
ordered, beginning November
llth through November 18th,
and everyone who is interested
whatever, not only in the wei
fare of our boys, but il the sue
cess of the preparation of our
Army, should show the deepest
interest in this movement.
| am submitting this state
ment, sincerely hoping that you
can be enlisted for full service
IN this great cause.
Respectfully submitted,
II. NJ. Darlington,
State Campaign Chairman.
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NOTICE

We will have a piano tuner
from the Baldwin Company
here about the first of Novem.
Der. Write us at once if YOU
want your piano or player piano
put in good condition.
@. @. Blankenship,
Appalachia, Va.
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American Red
Cross Notes

The Big Stone Gap Chapter
oil the American Red Cross sent
their first shipment from the
work room TO Washington this
week:
429 pillow cases
i0l sheets
l20 dish towels
81 water bag covers
80 pair bed socks
l79 dozen 4 inch spongcs
~ triangular bundages
80 a inch bandages
90 Sc > inch sponges
lol ! inch compressors
"a =" 3 inch bandages
y " crinoline bandages
"a outing bandagrs
4 inch outing band
ages
. " four-tailed bandages
80 . 4 inch muslin band
ages
q operating socks
20 pair pajamas
as bed shirts
operating gowns
so comfort bags
800 napkins
lGS tray covers
& bed steads
IL nightingales
Kniiting
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Town I'm
provenent
(Contribute,l)

deal these days M tn the inllu-
euce of factionalism in retard
ing the growth OF Il town. And
while it is true that many towns
are held back from pronounce
ed and gratifying growth by the
factional fights within their
confines, it is not always the
case, nor is it inevitable.
You have doubtless heard
citizens of more than one town
remark: mo use to start any
thing for this town; it divides
on all questions and the fac
tions start fighting each other,
and IA II consequence nothing
is done"
This state of affairs il com.
mon i'll any town. Factions do
exist, and do fight each other.
But still there is II way around
this if the citizens of the
town can be brought to see
things in their true light, aud
will all agree to use little com-
mon sense with which Provi.
dence has endowed them.
We must recognize the fact that
there are factions in all towns.
Nevertheless, not all towns
permit these factional fights 20
retard their prosperity. rhe
reason for this is that the citi-
zens of these towns have the
sense to realize that prospect
ty for the town means prospect
ty for all in the town.
Let us take an example.
A proposition is up to secure
some industry for your town.
it's something that may possl-
bly, not directly affect but a
small proportion of the popula.
ton. Possibly that small ele.
ment may all belong to one of
the warning factions. Is that
any reason why the others
should oppose it: Decidedly
not. Every citizen who has
real prosperity of his town at
heart will ut once realize that a
direct benefit to the town is an
indirect benefit TO himself; and,
while doing all he can for the
SUCCESS of his own crowd, will
carry his efforts to the extent
of depriving the town of II
tangible asset.
And therein lies the keynote
to the success of many towns,
regardless OF the fact that they
are as badly divided into fac
tons as others. They have the
hense to see that when their
town is deprived of a profitable
industry which it might have
secured, no one has an oppor-
tunity to benefit from il. Had
all agreed to pull together and
Decure il, then each could have
fighting chance for the bene-
fits.
Briefly, the live town does it's
scrapping after they have Sc.
cured what they go after, in
atead of before. The live town
realizes that all must work to-
gether to secure, but the scrap
ping must be limited to the
control.
No doubt many of our readers
are acquainted with just such
towns. While they are no
strangers TO factions, yet when
anything is proposed that is
plainly to the advantage of the
community, the cohesion and
cooperation is instantaneous
They have the good sense TO
Know that they can't divide
their loaf before they secure it,
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George W. Wallace and Willie
Mahan, who are working at
Roda. spent Sunday in town
with homefolks.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
ALL WRONG
The Mistake Is Made by Many oko-
Iona Citizens.

The Mistake Is Made by Many oko-
Iona Citizens.
Look for the cause of backache.
To be cured you must know the
cause.
If it's weak kidneys you must set
the kidneys working right.
An Okolona resident tells You how.
]. w. Sanders, carpenter, Washing
ton & School Sts., Okolona, says: q
was bothered by backache and sharp
pains across my kidneys. My back
was so weak and lame. it hurt me to
lift anything. l finally used Doan' s
Kidney Pills and couple Of boxes
cured me. From that day to this, a
lapse of five years, l have worked
hard and have never felt the least
%trouble with my back and kidneys
i Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mr.. Sanders. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
1877 IS DANGER
YEAR FOR SOUTH
Twenty Million Bales More Likely
Than Twenty Cents Pound,
Says Hastings.

Atlanta, Ga.L(SpeciaD-That 1917
is a danger year" for the south, and
that there is dynamite in the pres
ent cotton situation for the cotton
growing farmer" are the warning
words used by H. G. Hastings. presi-
dent of the Southeastern Fair Asso-
citation and the Georgia Chamber Of
Commerce, in an interview given to
/ the newspapers here urging farmers
not to increase their cotton acreage.
Eighteen to twenty cent cotton at
planting time in spring." he says, sis
the bait that will lure hundreds Of
thousands of farmers in the south to
each put in few extra acres, and
should nature smile on the crop as in
1914, We will come nearer twenty
million bale crop than 20 cents per
pound, for evidence multiplies daily
that they are planting right up to
the graveyard as it is sometimes ex-
pressed.
"On the Hastings farm we don't ex-
pect to put in an acre more of cotton
than we did last year, because we
think it time above all others to
play SAFE What we will increase to
the limit of our ability will be food,
grain and forage, beef cattle and
hogs
THE safe way is to first supply all
needs of family and stock from ones
own acres, and then put surplus acre
age in cotton. With bread and meat
in hand and a garden producing
steadily through spring, summer and
fall with home canned vegetables and
fruits on closet shelves for winter ia
BILE use; with corn in the crib and hay
and fodder in the barn or stack, the
farmer can be largely independent of
cotton prices in the fall. The farmer
so provided for is never distressed
He can sit on his cotton bales with
mind at ease, and sell in his own good
time when prices are right. fsH
with labor comparatively scarce
and fertilizer high, any material in
crease in cotton acreage must nee
essarily he at the expense OF food and
grain acres that are in reality far
more responsible for the south's pres
ent prosperity than is Is to 20 cent
cotton.
Memories are short, but wise far
mers need only to look back to 1914
and see the disaster due to too much
cotton that rant hn eaten and thp
lack of food that one must eat. | re-
peat this year of 1917, is a danger
year. Any farmer who increases cot
ton acreage and cuts food crop acres
is gambling with the cards stacked
against him."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
Mrs. ]. A. HerndOn Compliments
Her Guest

Miss Louise Nix, of Okolona,
who was the weekend guest of
Airs. j. A. Herndon, was the
honoree of an informal affair
W hen Mrs. Herndon entertained
the eir- the neighborhood.
After progressive games had
been played, hot ceocolate and
andwicnes were served the
guests, who were Agnes and
Augusta Stuckey, Winona Wade
Johnston, Stella Russell, Marion
Love, Edna Owen and Mary
Cecille McCaskill, of Okolona.
Star.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11

known as a purposeful orator, he COM
bines much Of humor and interest In
beach 0fhis lectures! tsfA
Three times Mr.. OFT was honered with
the presidency Of the International Ly-
ceum Association. He is author Of
GLOW to Gesture" "How to Use the
Voice. "Sour Grapes and other vol
, umes.
Following the appearance of Mr.. OFT
In an Ohio city, one Of the newspapers
commented as follows: This city
should be better today, both morally
and physically, as result of DR.. Otis
lecture, Sour Grapes He opened the
eyes of all classes to homely truths,
ordinary truths, but truths which need
an OFT to give them picturesque
setting"
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
says, "Dr. OFT simply captured every
man, woman and child in his audi
) ence."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
HOME GARDENING
CUTS DOWN BILLS
But 1t Must Be a Real Garden, Kept
Planted Through Season,
Says Hastings.

Atlanta, Ga. = Especially "The
greatest obstacle to permanent farm
prosperity in the south is the store
bill made for food and grain that
could and should be grown on every
southern farm" says H. G. Hastings,
president of the Southeastern Fair
Association and of the Georgia Cham
Der of Commerce, in an interview on
agricultural conditions in this terri
tory.
"A real garden" says Mr.. Hastings
properly prepared and planted, and
kept planted throughout the season,
will help more to decrease store bills
than anything else the farmer can do.
There are lots of what term one
planting gardens made, gardens with
few struggling rows of beans, few
dozen cabbages and tomato plants,
with some watermelon off to one cor
ner, but that's not real gardening any
more than a youngsters first drawing
of a cat or dog on his slate, is fine
art. Our southern folks generally
don't take the garden seriously, when
as a matter of fact the right kind of
a garden, containing a full line of
vegetables and kept busy all season,
is reasonably sure of furnishing at
least half the living of the family.
81 have never seen a one crop sec
tion, regardless of what particular one
crop was grown, that did not have
poverty-stricken look, with poor school
buildings, churches and homes.
II have never seen a diversified
section that did not have the signs of
prosperity sticking out all over it.
"And on practically every farm in
these prosperous diversified sections
the home garden has an honored
place.
81 haven't thing in the world
against the supply and general me-.
chants, but If all Of our people would
take the home garden seriously, half
of them would have to go out OF bust |
ness for lack Of trade. Give your gar.
den . square deal in 1917.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
Reception

One of the most thoroughly
enjoyable events of the holidays
was the reception given by the
ladies of the Methodist church
complimentary to their Pastor
and wife, Rev. and Mrs. j. W.
Bell, at the elegant home of DR..
and,Mrs. D. F. Morgan.
The time being New Years
day, the holiday color scheme
was beautifully carried out in
the ornamentation of the home,
American Beauty roses and Bas-
kets of Poinsetta tied with scar
let bows being used with artistic
effect. Invitations had been
issued to our friends of the city
and at three o'clock the guests
began to arrive. They were met
at the door by Mrs. Henry Gid
well then Mrs. Walter Smith,
Mrs. Mollie Allen and Mrs.
Thrace Davis. Mrs. F. ]. Nc
DonneIl, Sr., conducted them to
the receiving line, where they
were cordially welcomed by Rev.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
Mr.. and Mrs. Dem0ville En-,
tertained Bank Directors and
Their Wives

The lovely country home of
Mr.. L. E. Demoville, on the
Buena Vista pike, was the scene
of unusual merriment when on
Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Demoville entertained with a
delightful old fashioned dinner
complimenting the Directors of
the First National Bank and
their wives.
Covers were laid for fourteen
at a huge round table that was
artistically decorated in pink
azollas, ferns and shaded pink
tapers. The menu consisted OF
every thing that could be grown
on a model farm, and served in
the good old fashioned way,
made ii all the more attractive
The guest list included DR.
and Mrs. D. F. Morgan, Mr.. anc
Mrs. j. S. Rowe, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Smith, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Rowe and MIR. and Mrs. A.
L. Jagoe.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
BANKHEAD l. Y
To Become TranscOntinental
Highway

Birmingham, Ala, Jan e.
The executive officers Of the
Bankhead Highway Association,
which is pushing the work OF
building this highway from
Memphis to Birmingham and
Atlanta, are meeting with the
greatest success possible. There
is a wave os enthusiasm through
out Tennessee, Mississippi, Ala
bama and Georgia for this road.
This enthusiasm has beer
taken up by citizens in Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma, Texas, New
MEXICO, Arizona and California
asking that the Bankhead High
way be extended from Memphis
to Los Angeles. Mr.. j. A.
Rountree, Secretary of the Bank
head Highway Association, has
answered the letters from good
road advocates from these six
States assuring them that the
originators and promoters of this
great highway would be de-
lighted to see this road extended
through their different States.
He has asked them to organize
the sentiment of this highway,
and assures them that Exon
gresham T. S. Plowman, Presi-
dent of the Association, would
be glad to call a conference in
Memphis or any other city in
those States to consider extend
ing this highway to Los Angeles,
and that steps will be taken to
allow them to have Representa-
4 .Hftfai
tion at the next annual meeting
of the Bankhead Highway Asso-
citation.
. The prospects are that the
Bankhead Highway will become
a great transcontinental one, as
steps are being taken to extenc
this highway from Atlanta to
Washington and to call this
highway the Bankhead Trans
continental Highway. If this is
done it will be one of the longes1
and most attractive highways
that has been projected in the
United States, and will connect
the East and West, as well as
the North and South.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
A Letter
Jackson, Mississippi,
December Is, 1916.

December Is, 1916.
Mrs. Walter Smith, Pres,
Okolona Chapter, U. D. c.,
Okolona, Mississippi.
Ny dear Mrs. Smith:
am in receipt of your letter
of the 14th inst. enclosing a
check for $500, being the
amount raised by and contribut-
ed through, the Okolona Chapter
U. D. c. for the Beauvior Dor
mitory Fund, and | am handing
you formal receipt for this.
| want to thank you and the
u. D. G.. Chapter and those con-
tributing most heartily for this
substantial manifestation o f
their intrest in this work, and |
appreciate this the more because
| know of the financial condi-
tons existing in your part of the
State.
Again thanking you, | am,
Yours cordially,
Theo. G. Bildo,
Governor.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
Farm Loans

. In Chickasaw, Monroe and Lee
Counties at a low rate of inter-
est. Loans made for 5 to 10
years. Good options to borrow
ers, and good valuations on we'll
improved farms. Prompt service.
T. w. BAKER,
48tf Aberdeen, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
Missionary Society

The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church
met Monday afternoon at the
church. The meeting was open
ed witd the, hymn Jesus Lover
Of My Soul" " Bro. Bell said a
special prayer for our work and
workers. This being the first
meeting of the new year our new
officers were to take their places
for the first time.
Mrs. Harbour introduced Mrs.
Davis in the following graceful
words:
Ladies, although, | know
nothing of architecture | hold
myself a member of that pro-
fession because | am a builder Of
dreams | have built for my de-
light and inspiration. The Sc
cond best dream is the dream Of
being a president of the Woman's
Missionary Society. The fact
that | never expect the dream to
come true in no way lessons the
esteem and reverence in which J
hold tbe Office. To me the Office
is a Siege Perilous' where only
the good and wise may sit.
In our new President we
have an example of what it is to
a gentle woman and in our faces
may she read a message of the
society's faith and support and
love. Our new president, Mrs.
Lille Davis"
Mrs. DAVIS addressed the
audience her maiden speech as
follows:
Il thank you for your beauti-
full words of encouragement and
something tells me they are
prophetic. Possibly it is only
that | know how sincerely you
wish them to prove true; or that
| am by nature optimistic; or yet
again that the spirit of the en-
terprise has awakened within me
and | propose that they shall
come to pass.
In transferring this office
from the wise and able admins
tration of our retiring president
| am sensible that you confer
upon me not only the highest
compliment within your gift, but
a great responsibility as well;
for influence is responsibility,
and who is this town but ac-
knowledges the influence of the
Woman's Missionary Society. 1t
is an intellectual and religious
force that has waxed strong and
increased in favor with the
passing years until it has in
terwoven itself into the very
life of Okolona and stands today
an organization of the city's
justified pride.
THAT you deem me worthy to
be transplanted from the ranks,
where | so loved to serve, to the
presidency, / am most pleased. 7"
Reporter.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
AT School House
Thursday Night, Jan. II
EDWARD AMHERST OFT.

In "Who's Who in America" Edward
H2lherst OFT is listed prominently "a
0author, teacher and lecturer He
1 as had the satisfaction Of seeing his
Popular lectures bear fruit in the way
Iaf advanced legislation for the better
nent of the American people. His
Sour Grapes lecture, which deals
with heredity, has been given more
khan 1000 times; but, whether he gives
Hlis lecture or one of his other vital
addresses, he is always forceful, enter
gaining and inspiring
4 Mr. Otis lectures are so arranged as
70 answer the fundamental inquiries
Ipf the mind. More than this, he is al
lWays highly entertaining. Although