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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09
Ills Better to BIO Sure than Sorry
SEE US FIRST AND BE SURE
GLLNCH VALLEY IN
SURANCE AGENCY,
QncOrporatcd.)
TAZEWELL. VA.
REPRESENTING

REPRESENTING
American Central Insurance Co.
AMERICAN Alliance Ins. Co.
tircmans Fund ms. Co.
Colonial Fire Underwriters.
Dixie Fire Insurance Co.
Great American Insurance Co.
Giens Falls Insurance Co.
Gcrmania Fire Insurance Co.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Home Insurance Company.
Lhv. and Lon. and Globe lns. Co.
London Assurance Corporation.
National Fire Insurance Co.
Niagara Fire lsurance Co.
n. Y. underwriters Agency.
New Hampshire Fire lns. Co.
Norwich Union Fire ms. Society
Phoenix Assurance Co.
Queen Insurance Co.
Royal Insurance Co.
Va. Fire and Marine Ins. Co.
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09
''See Gefs ID Peel
Off This Corn. 1"
Leaves The Zoo ns Smooth as tho
Palm of Your Hand.

Tho corn never grew that "Gota-
IT, VIII not lSct II never irriiuton
the ilchh. never mal:ca your toe noro
iuht two drop1 oi "Gota-It and
Presto! the corn-ptin vnniuhhu.
Shortly you can peel tho corn right
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09
Your brother,
HARRY HUMPHREY.
From Harry Humphrey, to his sis
ter, Mrs. w. l.. Lambert.

23rd Co, 9Th Training Battal-
lion, 155th Depot Brigade, Camp
Lee, Va, June 23rd.
Dearest Grandmother:
You say that you don't hear from
me often. l write to you every day.
havn't received package from you
yet. Probably will get it later. The
mails are SO congcsted now.
l passed exams. all right, but ]
think they have frequent exams The
one | passed was not anything like
thorough one. Now for the over
seas EXAM, which is sure enough
one. A man has to be pretty sound
TO stand that one.
Clint Farmer and Charles Cruey
have been moved to some other COM
pany and | may not get to see them
again. | havn't seen Guy Norman
yet, but he is here somewhere. | have
seen some boys that know him. Ed
gar Steele comes up to see me every
night.
This drilling is hard work, but we
have q great deal of fun. am get
ting along fine drilling. If man
will try he will come out alright II
he doesn't try he is all out of it. Ev-
erything is done with snap hare
It's snap into this or that, "a little
more pep" and, believe me, the
"snap" had better be forthcoming.
One boy deserted night before last
and another one killed himself yes
terday. Three men were accidentally
killed OH the rifle range the Other
day.
received my second inoculatior
this morning and believe me it sur,
does work on some of us for forty
eight hours. | stood it very well. Will
Reece Sparks is very sick over it.
saw several fellows fall like they ha,
been shot when they were inocuIat
cd in the back.
Tell Uncle Joe that / said to sta,
with you so you could hosckeep. Don
break up. You know that there is n
place like home. | like to feel tina
/ have a home to come back to.
havn't a mother and father TO com
back to but you have taken thei
place.
The Y. M. C. A. is doing wonder
full work. 1t is more like home tina
any place | can go.
Write me all the news soon.
Your devoted grandson,
w. S. PATRICK.
To Mrs. Jane Patrick Cedar Bluff, v;
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09
SOLDIERS
LETTERS.


Say, Graf, Send me the 'Clinch Val
ley News"
9th Recruiting Co., 5th Engineers
Training Battalion, Camp Hum
phreys, Va, July 2I.
Dear Brother:
l landed here safely, and like the
place fine. Got plenty of company, as
there are 10000 men here. l have
been examined and passed, SO l guess
/ will go to France some day. Say
Graf, write me all the news. Say
send me the Clinch Valley News.
What are the folks doing out there
Well, l am fixing to go to Sunday
School. This camp is ~ miles long,
and pretty dusty. Well, l will close
for this time. From your brother,
R. II. GILLESPIE.
TO S. Graf Gillespie, North Taze-
well, Virginia.
Somewhere in France, June 80.
Dear Homefolks:
Received your letters Of the 30th
inst. the Goth. Was glad indeed to
hear from home again, but time does
not seem to drag by any means, even
if do not hear from you often.
Hope everything is moving along
smoothly enough at home. Suppose
every one is very busy now that the
harvest time is at hand and judge
'"iaborers are few"
Am getting on fine; living tents
just large enough for two and no
room left for writing desk as you can
judge from my scribbling. We are
still encamped in Il nice section Of
country. Have cool nights and very
warm days and plenty of good, cool
limestone water, similar TO that along
Clinch mountain (nice and cool for
bathing as l can prove by several
witnesses.)
Glad to note from your letter thai,
everything was looking good and that
the season has been favorable one
and hope it will continue so.
Sure would enjoy eating strawber-
ries at home, but that is quite i'm
possible AT this time, so hope you
all will enjoy them this year and
here's hoping that can join you
before another strawberry season.
Judging from what have seen so
far one would hardly know the war
is going on, with one exception, and
that is, fewer young and middle ag-
ed men. The average of cultivated
land seems to be normal and one
sees plenty of nice red cows feeding
on the pastures of bluegrass.
The people of this section of the
country have strange customs, that
is in our way of seeing them. One of
ten sees a family living in one end of
n mud OF stone building and the 9TH
er end used for COW barn or the COW
barn may be built only a short dis
tance from the door.
am getting on fine. Mail is be-
ing collected now and must close.
Best wishes to all.
Sincerely, JESSE.
From Jesse Vernon to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vernon, Cedar
Bluff, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09

have all the comforts of homelifc. So
the boys back homo havkt got a
thing on me. note with pleasure
that Tazewell went over the top in
the Third Liberty Loan.
am sending my very good wishes
to you and my friends in Ta2cwell
county, Yours very truly,
CORP. REESE MUNDY.
Co. A, 3Sth Infantry, A. E. f.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09
Hauling the Boys Over to Whip the
Huns.

newport News, va, July Y.
Dear ather and Mother:
have just arrived from France
and am getting along fine. The trip
was just as usual, nothing new.
l am very sorry to hear of grand
mothers death, and regret very much
that ] couldn't come. The telegram
came June 23rd, the day we sailed,
SO it was impossible for me to come.
The message came from New York
in the mail, making it late in get
ting here. If it had been delivered
right away, possibly could have seen
here, for ] could have gotten leave
up to the day of sailing that would
have given me time to come home
for few hours anyway. l know you
miss her so much and / am very
sorry.
Mother, l am glad to hear that you
and the boy are getting along So
nicely. was epecting to come to see
him this trip, but we are only in for
short stay and the most liberty /
can get is 48 hours. Perhaps the
next trip l can get home for short
trip. From here / can come home
and have from noon until No. 6 the
next day on seventy-two hour leave
and will do that next time if l have
the opportunity. 1t looks like we arc
so busy that we can't get furloughs
The more trips we make the sooner
we will have enough troops cover
there" to lick the Huns. 1t looks now
like we are making a pretty good
start, and am in hopes that they
will keep it up as they have started
until it is soon finished.
l have heard from Grant for some
time. He is having some real excite
ment now / am sure You were tell
ing me about him being in the from
line. l have talked with lots of sol
diers who had been in the trenche:
for several months and / have som,
idea what is is like. We have pas
sengers amoard, coming home nearl.
every trip from the front. l guess
Crockett was anxious to go over
They all sem to be- 1t would sur
prise you to see how jolly the boy
are going over I've never seen an,
who didn't take it as joke. TIL
boys over there are the same way. A
the same time they know it is aseri
GUS proposition and mean business.
had letter from Bill Mccall
dated July 18th. Has Edd. Low
ben called yet? And what is Ere
doing by this time?
AS it is getting about time for OH
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09
Somewhere in France, June %.

Somewhere in France, June %.
My Dear Mother and All:
l suppose you think ] am not GO
ing to write to you folks at all. We
have been here nearly n month, but
we don't have much time for writ
ing How are you all getting along
these days? am getting along fine;
am feeling good. This sure is fine
country and the climate is very much
like it is in the States, except it is
cooler. The nights are pretty cool. 1
sent you card from the ship, but
you may not have gotten it. We had
a fine trip across and were not bit
sick. have been to town once since
have ben to this camp. 1t is about
seven miles from here. l guess there
will be bunch of the boys leaving
Tazewell pretty soon. I will close
for this time, but will try and Go
better next. You know we can't write
very much. l am feeling fine and
hope you are well. Love to all and
lots to you,
Your loving son,
PRT. JAS. H. YATES.
Co. D, 31Sth Infantry, "A. E. f.
To Mrs. Mary Yates, North Taze-
well, va.
41st Co., 18th Bat, Infantry Re-
placement Camp, Camp Lee, Va.
July %, 1918.
Dear Mary:
/ received your package uneXpect-
edly and enjoyed it ever SO much.
The cake tased just as fresh as it
did the day you cooked it.
We have been drilling real hard
this week. We will be here one more
week and then we are expecting to
go over seas. Every one is anxious
to go across.
The preacher is coming down to
the barracks tomorrow to give us
our last sermon on this side for a
while.
saw Charles Young the other
night. He has just gotten out of the
hospital. We have been out on hike
marching for three hours. We were
in one of the hardest thunder storms
l ever saw. But we were fixed for it
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alright. Army life is just fine. feel
stoutcr than ever felt In my life.
We are getting more good things
to eat now, just like boarding in u
hotel. The company commander
found out how we have ben fed, the
last month and raised sand with the
mess sergeant, he held back over n
thousand dollars on our rations. We
are getting ice cream and fruits now.
Do you think that Ed will be
drafted? Tell him that will do his
fighting md mine tao. How is Ray
mond getting along? | would like to
see him.
l will close by thanking you for
the cake and candy and asking you
to write me a long letter by the last
OF the week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09

breakfast, will close. l am writ
ing this letter on watch and will mail
it ashore today. With lots of love,
from LAWRENCE.
From Lawrence Lowe to Mr.. and
Mrs. d. G. Lowe, Indian.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09
Co. D, 10th U. S. Infantry, A
E. f., June 2Sth.

Dear parents:
l have landed safely and had fine
trip and sure did get lots to cat on
the trip over. never felt better in my
life than feel now. | never was sick
on the TRIP cen stand anything
l am going to try to find Grant. l
kno he will be surprise I'd see me.
Take good care of Lacy so he will
make good soldier. That is all
have 10 say only am well.
Your loving son, CROCKETT.
From Crockett Lowe to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Lowe, Indian,
Virginia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09

~ oohOtS sObdy' iOIo VI lONCy
from LAWRENCE,
From Lawrence Lowe to Mr.. and
Mrs. d. G. Lowe, Indian.
With the American Expedition
airy Forces, June 10.
Ny Dearos' Mother:
l have been looking for letter
from home for several days, but none
have come l know some are ON the
way, tho. l am glad Hattie is with
you now. l hope sh will be satisfied
and believe she will. Tell her I'll
be back before very long to eat some
of her good cooking. Y on see like
to eat as well as ever. 1t will seem
strange to get back and see women
cooking. have been accustomed to
seeing men do it SO long.
am feeling fine after my few
days in the trenches and by the way
spent my birthday up there. I'll
soon be man, wont |. l am sure
glad have horse though, and have
the kind of work | have. | had let
ter from Mr.. Allison few days ago
and was glad to hear that Mrs. AL
lison was better.
You ougth to see men wo. SIN as
brown as pancake and the sun is
hot owe rhere. For long time l did
MT think the sun ever shined over
here, but l have found out it dies. 1t
is beautiful over here now.
All the boys from home arc enjoy
ing the best of health and getting
on fine. | have never fctl better. l
hope all of you are we'll and that
grandmother Is better. Remember
me to all. With lots OF love,
Your loving son,
CORP. GRANT LOWE.
Co. B, 117th II. M and NJ. P. A.E.F.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE
Tt START SOME THING
viii Have Favorable Report On Bryan's
Temperance Speech On Each
Legislators Desk To-
night.

Tonight, when the Legislature
meets. the reading clerk OF the House
will have on his desk the favorable
report from the Temperance Commit
tee upon the resolution to ratify the
Federal prohibition amendment. If
that favorable report. following the
Bryan speech. does not start some
thing within "A hours Of the meeting
Of the Legislature, it will surprise
most of the people around Annapolis
Everyone is scared about the liquor
fight The Prohibitionists are scared
By tho possibility that it win hang
over and become mixed with other
legislation The antis are scared TO
death because things are what they
are and the world in this year. 1918.
is what it is. The annexationists are
scared because they fear that the
liquor fight may cause a break be-
tween the city men and the dry county
Republicans. The anti-annexationists
are not quite certain what the effect
OF the liquor fight would be, If It
broke IN full fury before the annexa-
tion dght We're. settled, and not know
ing. they are more or less scared
about every move by the Prohibition
lists.
What the real liquor lineup in the
House SIS, no one knows In general
il is believed that majority Of the
members are Prohibitionists. at least
60 the extent OF fayoring ratification
of the Federal amendment There
seems to be no question that a major
ity Of the Senate is dry upon that
question, and the relative strength is
probably very nearly the same in
both branches In any event, the sit
Gation IS one IN which the Prohibi-
tionists are lighting for a vote and
the antis are lighting as hard as they
can. against one.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
HOUSE PARTY
AT SUPERIETENDENT'S
Secretary OF Navy And Mrs. Daniels
10 Be Guests Of Admiral and
HRS. EberIe.

On Thursday evening Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs Daniels, the seere-
tary's Aide, Lieut.-Com. Sparrow.
y p A., and Admiral Leigh Pal
mer and Mrs. Palmer viii arrive here.
and viii be house guests of Admiral
and Mrs. Eberle at the superintend-
ents Quarters ia the Naval Academy
Secretary Daniels is coming to ad-
dress the second class Of Naval Re-
serve officers, who have completed
their course Of fifteen weeks train
ing.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
TOmOTow's Game
Navy 10 Play Johns HOPKINS

Tomorrow's basket ball game at the
Naval Academy, which was unan-
nounced on the sched0le IS to navy's
opponents, viii be played with Johns
Hopkins Medical students The game
viii be called at 8.45.
rhis was q vacant date on the Navy
schedule and arrangements for the
cont est have just been contaminated.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
DR.. ALFRED WOODS
4 MAN Of HIS WORD
''Round TABLE, Discussion Of Milk
Situation
LECTURE On MILK POSTPONED
Will Be For HousekeepeFs and Dairy
men, But Everyone Welcome
On Feb. g. Other Talks
Yesterday
LECTURE on MILK POSTPONED

The conclusion may definitely be
reached that DR.. Alfred Woods is a
man OF his word
Not even the blizzard which. ragged
yesterday could deter kim from keep
ing his engagement with the Women's
Section Of the Anne Arundel County
Council Of Defense.
Dr.. Woods arrived ip the old Senate
Chamber as near the appointed hour
as the slippery tracks OF the Annapo-
lis Short Line would permit
It was a small but deeply interested
group of men and women who braved
the driving snow and deep drifts gath
cred in-the State House to discuss the
milk situation.
The actual le ture on milk produc-
ton was postponed until the morn
ing of February 9Th at eleven o'clock,
but a kind OF Round Table" talk on
the present crisis-for that is just
what it really amounts to--was held,
with much profit and interest to those
present
Dr. Woods stated that he was fully
aware Of the great need for improve
ment in all directions, not only IN An
napolis, but everywhere throughout
the State, and that the only way to
solve the problems now confronting
US in the milk situation is for every
one, consumers, producers and dis
tributors to meet together and thrash
out the question from every point Of
view.
At present there is much misunder-
standing, and criticism because Of the
Misunderstanding Also hard feeling
between the consumers and the pro-
ducers.
A large part of this misunderstand-
ing may be cleared up If the house
keepers viii attend this meeting, and
they should, as they are the ones who
are chiefly concerned.
1t viii be their little children, and
the elderly members of their families
who viii suffer il the threatened in
crease in the shortage Of milk takes
place
II is by a general study Of the sub
iect and cooperation between all par
ties concerned that some solution may
be reached that benefits every one.
IL.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29

Colonial, Wednesday. matinee snd
evening Bewitehing Marguerite
Clark in delightful story The Seve
Swans" adv2tj2
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29

then made 70 Mrs stewart Obiec-
ton by the prosecution 70 Mrs. Stew
art being allowed 20 repeat anything
DR. Joyce then said was sustained by
the Court. Judge Duncan ruled that
the proper proceeding here would
have been for the defense while Or.
Joyce himself was on the stand 10
have asked him if he made such a
statement as was evidently in the
mind OF the defense lawyers.
There viii probably be a night ses-
sion tomorrow.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
COURT OF APPEALS
Resumes Session After Recess Of
Ten Days.

After g recess Of ten days, taken in
order 10 allow the lawyers to prepare
their briefs, owing to the delay oc-
casioned BY the assistance which they
rendered 70 registTants in connection
with the military draft, the Judges of
the Maryland Court OF Appeals re-
assembled this morning for the re-
sumption o. argument in cases on the
regular January docket
The cases IN the assignment for tc-
morrow ere nos. As 81 s and 10.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
A BANK WITH NEARLY
SIX MILLION RESOURCES
Eastern Shore Trust Company 10 Have
Branch Here Work Progress
ing Nicsly-A Good
Location

Elsewhere is printed the annual
statement of the Eastern Shore Trust
Company. which win open its doors
shortly in this city, with Mr. W N.
Holiday as president Of the local
branch. The company has resources
Of nearly six million dollars, and has
always paid four per cent on time
deposits.
Last fal the company secured the
Pinkney property at the corner OF
Church Circle and Gloucester street,
and Contractor James J Stehle is now
busy getting the building ready He
has been somewhat handicapped by
the weather, but a few weeks OF good
conditions Will see the work complet-
ed All Of the interior fittings. .includ-
ing the vaults have been ordered. and
are now practically awaiting suitable
weather conditions. The branch here
viii be controlled entirely by local
business and professional men, and
many citizens have already taken
stock
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29

porridge, and on this diet the Scotch
are the hardest people in the world
/. Closing his remarks 10 the students
of ST Johns. Dr. Woods told them
excess, by far, is worse than waste. =
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29

Marguerite Clark huge delight in
The Seven Swans" Colonial, We'd
neaaay adv2tj29
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF.
THE.
EASTERN SHORE TRUST COMPANY

Maryland business
The 8lst Of December, 1917
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
Talks To ST. Johns.


At noon DR.. Woods gave a talk to
st. Johns students on the needs .of
conservation Of wood. He impressed
upon the students the fact that 20
per cent Of college graduates go out
into all departments Of work in lie.
ana some viii take up the work Of
agriculture and food conservation
DR. woods said while at the Uni-
versity OF Wisconsin the students were
fed at the rate of 3 cents per meal per
canita. since the high cost Of living
has Increased food costs some 20 per
cent it can reasonably be expected
that the average college c-T feed its
student body today al the rate Of 81
cents per capita We all sat too
much protein food, said Dr. Woods.
We should take lesson from the Scotch
Highianders, whose breakfast consists
Of milk and porridge: dinner OF fish
and potatoes. and supper Of milk and
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
Grow Something.

Following the round-table discus
sion on milk Production at the State
House in the morning, DR. Alfred +.
Woods, President Of State College Of
Agriculture, gave an interesting adj
dress in the afternoon TO a large and
appreeiative audience on Home
Gardening"
Or. Woods admonished all to grow
something. He said: Grow gar
den stun. grow pigs, chickens, but
grow something.
He told of the waste OF seed, large
ly due to planting in places not
adapted for growing such stuff. He
spoke Of the poor care of plants after
the seed has been planted, and the
growth started. and referred to seed
shortage, emphasizing the necessity
for making the best use Of seed.
DR.. Woods said last year there were
5000 pounds of food grown in
Maryland, 2.7O6,000 pounds were
conserved by the Woman's Council Of
Defense for Maryland
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29
Paris Ahead OF Us.


Or. Woods told OF visit to Paris
where he Investigated agricultural
conditions. He said in Paris en- q
acres, with capital Of $1,000 to s5,-
600, and s persons to labor, one house.
and 500 bushels of-fertilizer. $500 for
rent and taxes. there was produced
10000 carrots, 10000 onions and
radishes, 6,000 cabbages, 5000 cauli-
flower, 5000 bushels OF tomatoes, 5000
dozen fruits, $4,000 lettuce. Total OF
250,000 vegetables of different kind.
He seia over 1000 acres OF land is
cultivated in Paris in this manner
Paris. cultivated 1000 bushels of pota-
toes TO an acre, while in the United
States the average is 100 bushels.
There should be no waste. Dr.
Woods said, and that is the secret Of
success in agriculture In Paris land
is high and labor cheap. while in
America land is cheap and labor high
One man over here is equivalent to six
men. over there.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-29

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