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The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
Milady's Hat This Spring.

The commandments this season are
entirely new. Responsiveness looms
up as vital consideration, and the
problem of selecting spring hat as
sumes a different aspect. To quote
from an article in the February Good
Housekeeping:
GAS in previous seasons, the first
dictates of fashion are small, close
fitting turbans Of satin; some are not
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
The First Cry

Every woman's sym.
pathy responds TO the
sweetness Of q haby's
voice. The little cry
that echoes with the
arrival Of the new
baby Is perhapa. the
fondest and most cher.
ished recollectto0 OF
our lives.
Thousands Of moth
ers owe their pres-
ervation to health ana
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
7" alf millior

90 a'f millior
sal
So
ss:ce s ne
t ey US latioe ich
'ad = up to e inc fully appre
&c e al I i. rance r.
cent? 'nduc ed core tat an u
success VI major >ffensive. II.
I rene cope Rad suffered, Oh, suf
tered l? way t at not only our lar
guage is not ADAPTED to describe, bu
our imagination cannot conceive The
war is in their country. This wolf
has not only been at their door, bu-
ne has been gnawing for two years
and half at their vitals and whel.
this unsuccessful offensive in France
had gone on there was a spirit, not
Of surrender, but of fate, about the
French people, and this mighty mill
tary engine which they had seen pre-
pared to overcome them for forty
years was at them, and their attitude
| was that no matter whether every
| Frenchman died in his tracks, as they
were willing to do, or not, that it
was an irresistible thing, and so they
said to US: Frankly, it will cheer us
it will cheer our people, if you send
over some OF your troops"
"We did send some troops.
| AT that time we had a choice We
could have sent over, as Great Britain
our regular army, and in very short
preparation have put it into action
and suffered exactly what Great Brit
ain suffered with her contemplate lit.
tie army, as it was called by theil
adversaries. Our army would have
given as good an account of itsel
as the British army did, but woult
have been destroyed like the British
army, and there would have been NJ
nucleus on which to build this ney
army that was to come over a ittl
| later, and it was deemed wiser t
send over a regular division, but no
to send over our whole regular arm
!. at that time.
l "And so we made the election. w
decided not to send the regular arm
as whole, but to send regular divis
!. ions and national guard divisions, sc
= lected according to the state of thei
: preparation, and keep back here som
J part of our trained force in order ths
it might inoculate with it's spirit an
: it's training these raw levies whic
: We were training and one after al
other these divisions have gone owe
: until in France there is a fightin
: army, an armv trained in the esseI
u tiGls and in the beginning Of niilitar
!. discipline and practice and traine
7 seasoned, fighters in this kind Of
war on the actual battlefields whel
e II Ei--Tsttsn1;ng place"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06

the exact date has not yet been fixed.
Owing to the fact that the State
Educational Conference was not held
Thanksgiving week the attendance
at the Southwest Educational Con-
ference will in all probability be very
large. A number of prominent edu-
Gators of State National reputation
have accepted places on the pro-
gram. This Educational Conference
includes all grades of educational in
stitutions from the one-room school
TO the colleges and universities. In
the southwestern part of the state
is found n very large number of the
leading educational institutions OF
the State.
The committee in charge has
arranged Il series of chapel exercises
beginning December 8, to acquaint
the students different phrases of
Red Cross work.
On friday of this week several
features other than u discussion of
Junior Red Cross have been planned.
Several departments rendcder valu-
able assistance in adding instructive
and realistic touches. National airs
Of the allied countries, folk dances
will be given. At the conclusion OF
the last program, interesting exhi-
bits of articles made during Novem-
Der and December by our Junior Red
Cross will be shown. These are COM.
petitive among the classes, embrace
ing rag rugs for French hospitals,
scrap books, laycttCs, etc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
INFLUENZA STILL RAGING.

The statement made by the papers
recently that the "nu" had abated,
seems 10 have been somewhat pre-
mature. Reports from Roanoke,
3iueiield. and some other cities, state
that the epidemic still exists, or has
broken out afresh. The authorities
of the city of Roanoke are talking of
closing the schools unless teachers
and all scl:ool officers ard the citizens
generally observe strictly prescribed
rules for prevention. II is reported
that there are hundreds of cases in
l'ocahontag and many in Graham and
l3lueiield. There are still number
of cases scattered over the county.
Schools May Close.
Should the "flu" appear again in
this town it may be necessary to
again close the schools and other
places of public meeting. However,
if proper precautions arc taken there
is little danger, but there is still
some danger. Nearly every incom-
ing train brings people from infected
districts outside. Members of fami-
lies visit around. Men and boys who
are working in the coaliields come
home to see their families, and in
this way the disease may get to
town. Prccaution-'P"evcnt pro
the magic words. Everybody ough.
to know by this time how to pre-
vent it, Teaches in the schools must
exercise eternal vigilance. Children
suspected should be sent home and
the family physician notified. Par
ents must no on guard. No pupil
from infected families, even suspic-
ious cases, should be sent to school.
tlnlcns the rules and warnings of the
Board of calth are Needed there may
be trouble and the services Of the
undertaken needed.
BE on the lookout every hour of
the day.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
INTEREST IN SUIT.
(princcton Correspondence in Blue
field Telcgraph)

(princcton Correspondence in Blue
field Telcgraph.)
The suit of William b. Crawford of
Bluciicld against Edward j. McQuail
of Bluefield, which went to trial in the
circuit court here Tuesday, will reach
the jury some time this week The
case, being one in which Crawford is
suing for $4,000 which he alleges is
the residue due him as commission
for the sale of a boundary of coal
land, is drawing considerable inter
est, particularly of lawyers, who are
closely observing the legal points in
volvel.
Ii appears that Crawford, who is
II mining engineer, sometime in 1916
negotiated with the Raven Red Ash
Coal Company for the sale of Ger
tain tract of coal land, September II,
1916, he secured an option for the
sale of the property. The option ex-
pircd, but the evidence of the plain
tiff purports that Crawford secured
q renewal of it in the nature Of let
Ter and telegram. The plaintiff
claims that after he got the option
renewed he received letter from the
Raven Red Ash Coal Co., telling him
it would give him $4,000 for selling
the property. Later he got DR.. +. W.
Kirk, Lincoln, and the McQuails in
tercsted in the property and after
they had investigated the PROPOSE
ton upon his claim and the repre-
sensations Of G. b. Neel secretary
and superintendent of the aven Red
Ash Co. they agreed to buy the land
the plaintiff claims, and pay him
commission of $4,000 for his option
The McQuails and their associates,
Crawford claimed, in the first agree
ment he had with them were to pay
him $4,000 or to organize company
nnd give him twenty per cent of the
stock. Later, however, Crawford
ms that the new option he secur-
ed from the Red Ash Co. was for the
sale of it at 100000 and that the
tentative purchasers offered him
commission of $4,000 to sign it over
10 them.
Upon The contamination of the deal
with Crawford for his option the Me
Suaiis, Lincoln and KIRK orraniZed n
company Under The nar,c of the Raw
an Rcd Ash Coal Corporation.
III the meantime it developed, nc
,crdinG 10 the defendants, tha. Ciaw.
fo!d represented 10 them he .sai sell
~. them 800 acres Of coal land when
Raven Rel Ash Coal Company
was operating and also reserve
Of $50 acres which wGs owned bv
another company brt made up oil
stocl no Gers OF the Red Ash Com
pany.
When the McQuaiis and their ESQ.
ciates RI sad the money to take over
The property The stockholders of the
Raven RcI Ash Coal Company re
fused to accept the tender, claiming
that they had decided not 10 accep.
the offer, and d;sc,aiming RESPONSE
bility fer the deal On the grounds that
Mr.. Neal, in the capacity OF sscre;:,-
ly and superintendent Of the conl-
panv, had 10 authority to sell It un-
Ill it was SO resolved by the Soc
holders of the company.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
MEDAL OF HONOR AND $1,000.

Mr.. Lusk, the N. and w. brake
man. who saved the life of Il woman
and her two children at BueiieId
some months ago, an account of which
appeared in this paper Mt the time,
has been awarded the Carnegie Hero
medal, and 81 900 in cash, to be used
IN the education Of his children.
1t will be recalled that IL woman,
with two small children, was cross
ing the tracks at the station in Blue
field when train on another track
was bearing down upon her and her
children. Lusk, who happened 10 be
near, sprang in, seized the woman
and children and dragged them away
Mt the ris; OF his own life. He was
just in time-a second or so longer
and not only the woman and chill
drcn but Lusk himself would have
been crushed The woman and chill.
drcn came to Tazewell on the next
train, got off here, but nothing was
learned of her afterwards, nor where
or in what direction she went after
leaving the depot. An advertisement
in this paper failed to bring any in.
formation.
Credit is due Mr.. John Campbell
at North Tazcwell, who, hearing of
the incident, unsellishly interested
himself with above result
Lusk gets the medal of honor and
n thousand dollars in cash from the
Carnegie hero fund
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
NOTICE

One chief source of road deteriora.
ton is the tendency of traffic to fol.
low constant Lire of travel, which
wears and depresses the road crown
along. this line of ortinuous use. The
entire road surface, including the
shoulders, at least in dry weather
should be used with the view of avoid.
ing as much as possible this objae
sionable propensity. Thus will on,
ronds wear evenly, prevent to grea,
extent the inclination to drop in hole.
or ruts, which ohstruct proper drain.
age and Gauge water to soak into the
road, greatly to its injury. We are a.
aware how important and expensiv,
feniurc is the maintenance of ou
good roads; let us apply willingly
ihsref-re, since it is to our interest, ii
FOR no other reason, one of the RENE
!:es for their economical use.
Respectfully,
G. A. MARTIN,
County Road Engineer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06

Manicure Sets, Toilet Goods, and
CHRISTMAS goods Of every description
ut j. W. Whitley's store.
Mr.. L. A. Tynes has been in Lynch
burg this week attending the meet
ing the State horticultural Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Vandyke, who
lave been living in Norfolk for the
past several months, have returned to
Tazewell.
Mr.. W. T. Witten has accepted the
position in HARRISON, Barns and COM
pany's store as chief assistant to :hc
manager, Mr.. II. l.. Buston.
Bane G. Pecry, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. T. Peery, has arrived in New
York from England, having come
over on the Iapland, which dcckcd in
New York Wednesday morning. He
is expected at his home here in IL
short time.
Mr.. Andrew j. Nelson, of Tazc-
well, is assisting in escorting the
peace party to France, being attached
to the Pennsylvania, which is the
chief battleship in the convoy of the
headed by President Wilson. Mel
son has been attached to the dread
naught Pennsylvania since leaving
Paris Island, where he was in train
ing with the marine corps.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
RADFORD NORMAL NOTES.

DR.. J. P. Mcconnell has been as,:ed
to discuss "The Probe us of the
Normal Schools in the Southern
States" at the meeting of the Nat
cnal Council of Normal School Pres
dents in Chicago, February 81 %.
The membership of the National
Council includes most of the Prcs:-
dents of the State Normal Schools
in the United States.
Preparation is being made for the
Sixth Annual Educational Conference
for. Southwest Virginia at the Nor
NAL School some time in February,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
MRS. CHAS. HAGY DEAD.

News reaches Tazcwell of the
death Of Mrs. Charles Hagy at her
home at Gary. Charles Hagy is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs Albert IIagy. of
this town. His wife was q daughtci
OF james Cregar, of Graham, form.
erly OF Thompson Valley, and brother
Of Joseph Cregnl.
Mrs. Ilagy died of innucn2a. The
burial took place yesterday in Ora
her husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Albeit Hagy, CT this
town, attended the burial al Graha
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
NEW SUGAR REGULATION

10 retailers and consumers of sugar;
Effective December /, retailers are
not required to have certificates in
ORDER to purchase sugar from tn.
wholesalers.
The allowance for family use is 4
pounds per capita per month and
consumers are not required to sign
certificate when purchase made 70,
family use.
consumers must sign canning Ger
tihcnte when purchase made for can.
ming purposes.
Retailers and consumers must linn
It their purchases to reasonable r..
days supply. w.
GEO. c. PEERY.
Local Food Administrator
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
INFLUENZA AT LEBANON.


Influenza has broken out again il,
Lebanon and the number of cases
exceeds any previous record for
Lebanon. Some 10 or 30 cases were
reported Monday and Tuesday. AS
yet 10 one liz seriously i'll and the
malady appears to be i'll Il lighter
form than when it swept the county
l few weeks ago causing the death
of possibly $50 people.
On account of the new outbreak
here and the further fact that there
are hundreds of cases in other parts
of the county Judge Barns decided
not to hold the regular December
court and only the grand jury was
permitted to convene.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
CHANGE IN SCHEDULES.

1t is reported that there will be
n change in schedule on the entire
Norfolk and Western system next
Sunday II is said that the only rad
ical change on the Clinch Valley will
be the schedule of No. 6, which will
arrive at Tazewell about s p. m, in
stead of G:i5.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SOUTH.
Rev. John Moore Grove. MA, ph.D..
DaStnr

Kew. John Moore Grove, MA, Ph.D.,
Pastor.
Sunday Schools, Tazewel and Nortl,
Tazewell, at 10 II. IN. Rev. c. r.
Brown and +. p. Moore, Supts.
- officers and teachers, 425 enrolled.
Preaching in TaZewcll at IL a. m
first and third Sundays; Z D. m.
second and fourth Sundays; in
North TaZewell Z p. m. first and
second Sundays, and IL n. M. sec
ond and fourth Sundays.
Every fifth Sunday pastor breaches
IN Ta2ewell at IL a. IN. and D. M.
Key. Z. Il. Brown at North TaZc-
well at II Il. IN. and d. m.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
FOR RENT.

A four-room cottage and garden
convenient to Street car line. Party
can pay rent in Washing and ironing
For further information, call on f.
#. Wilton, TaZcwcll, Va, 12-G-2t..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
DEATHS TOLL.

The Influenza is still exacting toll
of the people of this section. Mrs
Curtis Gibson died ut her home in
Thompson Valley, Nov. Goth She
leaves II family of seven children
Pleasant Hill, conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. ". c. Thompson, Of the
Methodist church, of which the de
ceased wa; Il worthy member.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06

The Editor, his family and all. re-
turn thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Watson
Showers, Burke's Garden, for nice
lot of Victory Buckwheat and maple
syrup. All charges against Watson
FOR putting on automobiles air7. and
driving his car just little too close
to the editor of this paper one dav.
arc hereby withdrawn. The Burkc's
Garden maple syrip will be put out
only on Sunday when we have con,
pany.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
Charles Mcfarland.

Charles Mcfarland, brother of e.
Z. Mcfarland, Of Grafton, died at nis
ZONE III Keystone. Nov. 27lh The
remains were htpugat to Tazcwell ami
buried mt ';arman's Chapel. lie
leaves a widow bat 10 children
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
John i'eery.

John Peery, son of Mr.. a..d Mrs.
las ID: Pcery, died at Liberty OH the
10Th. lie was a young man, in his
early POS, ami worth of The conf
dence and respect which he enjoyed,
of all who knew him.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
}. w. Whi:ley's for Xmas goods.

a. W. Whitley Tor Minis goods.
The remains of Miss CANINE Hub
bile, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
"A. Hubble, of Max Meadows, were
brought to TaZewell for burial We'd
nesday from keystone, where the
deceased died from pneumonia, fol-
lowing influenza. She was i'll only
= short time. The Hubble family
formerly lived at the head of BnD-
tist Valley, but moved to Max Mead
ows several years ago. The remains
were nccopanied to Tazcwell by
MISS Lille Hubble, Burl Hartman, Of
Keystone, md Mr. +. N. Danner, of
Max Meadows. The burial. occurred
n the cemetery near Mr.. Jim Ed.
Pcery's.
Mrs. Harry l.. Spratt was painful
" injured last week by falling from
the automobile of Sayers Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spratt had been to
Bluefield in their Ford, and on re.
turning the Ford refused To come.
MIR; Sayers Hartman happened along.
IN his runabout and offered to bring
the Spratts home, which offer was
accepted. The car being one seated
one, Mrs: Spratt sat in Mr.. Spratt's
lap, and i'll making turn in the road
the door of the car had been inse-
curely fastened and flew open and
MRS. Spratt was thrown out and the
hind wheel of the car ran over her
foot. Aside from painful Injuries
the lady suffered no serious conse.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06

Manicure Sets, Toilet Goods, and
Chrls:nlas goods Of every description
ut j. W. Whitley's store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Showers, of
Burke's Garden, and Mrs. Showers
mother, were here on business Sat
Wday, and were very pleasant visi-
tors to the News office. The editor
end his family acknowledge WIN
thanks n fine bag of buckwheat and
a Navigation jar Of pure maple syr-
uP-the bucitwheat made in Bland
on the Showers farm, both Of which
ere of the finest and best variety.
e. T. Howell, Esq, of Bulke's Gar
den, paid good Presbyterian Christ
mas subscription in this office or
Wednesday. He said his corn was all
in the crib, his hogs in the smoke
house, and if it wanted to snow iust
let it snow: No kick this year, on the
kind Of fall weather we've had
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-09-19
PHELANITIES

Miss Estelle Bond, of Covington,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. w. Fowler.
Mr.. G. w. Bishop and family and
Mrs. g. G. Fowler, of Coyington,
visited relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. j. j. Wright is visiting her
daughter, Mrs, L. E. Shoaf, Of Grab
all.
Mrs. H. H, Williams, Of Bartlett,
returned home Friday after visit to
friends and relatives here.
Misses Mormon and Willie Dever-
ell are visiting their sister, Mrs. W.
G. Handy, of near Pleasant Grove.
Little Opal Deverell returned Sun
day from visit to her sister, Mrs.
Rob Mize, of near Stanton,
Miss Lee Mccullough, of near Ma
son, spent several days last week
with her sister, Mrs. Walter Clapp.
Mr.. George Davis. of Camp Sheri-
dan, Ala, returned home Thursday
night, having received an honorable
discharge.
Mrs. Claud jacques visited her
sister, Mrs. J. M. Archer, last week.
Preaching next Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock by the pastor, Rev.
Syl Fisher.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-09-19
PISGAH NOTES

The revival meeting closed at this
church Friday night. There were
several conversions and seven addi-
tions to the church. A large crowd
attended. We were glad to have
Rev. ]. w. Joyner with us during the
meeting.
We are having some awful pretty
weather now, aad the people are
gathering their crops.
Mrs. Floyd Ashe returned to her
home in st. Louis Sunday, after Wis
iting relatives here.
Miss Eudell Mills spent the week
end with Misses Fay and May Gates,
and reported a good time.
Mrs. Walter Parker has been Wis
iting her relatives here. She returned
home Friday night.
Preaching next Sunday at 3 o'clock.
Sunday school at 2:;30 p. m. We
have Sne preacher. Come and
hear him. TWO CHUMS.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-09-19

rands caused by sickness or death,
on similar situations, or where it il
too far to walk and no other means
eff transportation is possible. Gaso-
line is the life-blood Of the struggle
in France, and taxi owners should
not attempt to coin the blood of our
American soldiers into money by run
ming on Sunday.
"The spirit Of the presidents re-
quest in regard to going to church
on Sunday is this
"That our people either use street
cars or walk to church unless the dis
lance is too great, or to use buggy or
farm wagon Hundreds Of patriotic
people all over Tennessee ratified to
church on last Sunday in the old farm
wagon for God and country. They
were better Christians for SO doing.
If it is too far to walk, even by us
ing due energy, and no other means
is available, and the conscience of
the church-goer justifies, autos may
be used.
Il desire that our people attend
CuuANity bub NApNIL NACHl " TEACH
church in way that God~fearing,
patriotic people should do, in this
hour of gasoline scarcity.
Every truly, w. E. MYER,
"U. S. Fuel Administrator for Ten
nessee."
Mr.. Simonton states that he has APP
pointed the sheriff and all his depu-
ties and every constable and city
marshal in the county as deputy fuel
administrators to assist him in. get
ting the names # all perkins using
their cars on Sunday in violation Of
the presidents request, and with au-
thority to stop all cars and to ascer-
tain from the drivers if they have
a valid excuse for the use Of their
cars on the several Sundays. Vio-
lators Of the presidents request may
expect to be reported to the state
fuel administrator.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-09-19
BUY OLD SUGAR AT OLD PRICES

The administration announces to
the trade, both wholesale and retail,
that all sugar purchased on the pres
ent level Of prices should be sold on
the basis of its cost, and not aver
aged with any sugar purchased on
the new basis.
Stocks of old sugar should be clean
ed up before sales are made at the
new price. In this way the transition
from the old to the new price for the
consumer will be accomplished in a
short time, as present stocks Of su-
gar are not heavy. If averaging
were permitted, there could be no
stabilizing Of prices for several
months.
The above is not on abrogation Of
the general averaging rule, but APP
plies only to sugar Of this paftieu-
lar advance.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-09-19
BONDS BY INsTALLMENTs

The treasury department has de-
termined, after careful consideration,
that it will not provide any plan for
disposing Of the Fourth Liberty Loan
bonds on the installment plan, other
than the usual plan of previous loans.
This information was conveyed to
Chairman VIM. R. Compton, Of the
Liberty Loan organization Of the
Eighth Federal Reserve district, in a
telegram from the director Of war
loans.
The plan, as heretofore, will consist
of initial payment and three subse-
quent payments about one month
apart.
Director Franklin requests Chair
man Compton to advise the local COM
mittees at once of the decision reach
ed