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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-09-10
Wise County
Fair

~ great deal of time and
money are being spent this year
in preparation for n great fair.
The management has consider.
ably increased the premium list,
having offered nearly double i'm
u good many instances. The
premiums offered on live stock
are especially good. Tho in.
crease was made in favor of
stock owing to the difficulty of
transporting to the fair.
y great live stock show liz ex,
pected this year. Wise county
does not make any excessive
claim to being Il high class stock
county, but she does claim to
have made wonderful advance.
ment along that line. The Wise
County Fair enjoys yearly a
fine display of fruit and this
coming fnir will be- no excep-
ton. In fact the fair manage.
ment feels confident of n good
display Of all kinds of exhibits.
The ladies' department will
have special attention., Mrs.
Carrie Il. Anderson, of Wise,
being the one in charge and she
usually has II way of making
things succeed. There are sew
eral committees in the ladies
department who will work in
cooperation with Mrs. Alder
son. Other branches of the
work are IN the hands of COM
petent and experienced men.
Mr.. Floyd Dale being chairman
of the committee on live stock,
Mr.. Andy Miller, chairman of
farm products committee, MIR.
j. II. Scott, chairman of the
horticulture committee. Asso.
ciated with these different
chairman are representative
people from all sections of the
county who are knowni to be
especially Interested n the
county fair.
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GIRL SCOUTS MEETING

The Girl Scouts of East Stone
Gap met at the school house
Thursday, September 4, at .
p. III.
Mrs. Toplitz, of the American
Red Cross, spoke to the girls on
"The Work Of the A. X. G. in
France. Those attending were !:
Misses Christie Joes, Edith
Mullins, Beulah Giles, Esther
Steward, Bonnie Wells, Idylc
Wells, Stella Tate, Anna Rose,
Edith Wanpler, Neville Denni-
son, Maude Wilson, Lura Burke,
French Taylor, Rene Gilly, Ru-
by Steward, Sallie Burke, Odette
Wells, Alberta Olinger, Mildred
Cawood, Grlena Slemp, Janet
Nelly, Viola Eliot, Bonnie Roll
Ter, Eva Wells, Stella Wells.
Kate Bledsoe, Matte Scott. Ma,
rie Scott, Eddie Tate, Macie
Giles, Layada Giles, Mary Ca.
wood, Grace Bledsoe.
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Dance at Stonega.

Last Thursday evening at nine
O'Clock, the young mon of
Stonega gave an enjoyable
dance i'll the Stonega da zee hall
which was deco rated very at
tract'vely for the occasion.
The chaperones for the dance
were MIR. and Mrs. Paul Gun,
dry, MIR. and Mrs. j. NJ Young,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Tate, MIR.
and Mrs. O. w. Rhodenhiser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. H, Duffy, all of
Stonega.
The music for the occasion
was furnished by Watkins Sax
ophone Orchestra, of Bluefeld.
During the intermission delic
ious sandwiches aud punch
were served the large number
OF guests present from Norton,
Wise, Keokee, Osaka, Exeter
and the Gap.
The dance committee were:
S. d. Jackson, g. f. Haley
O. W. Elliott and 4. S. Pen.
ington, of Stonega.
Those from the Gap, who mo-
tored up TO attend the dance
were: Misses Janet Bailey /,
Doris Warner, Edith VanGor.
der and guest, Helen Ralston,
of Middlesboro, Elsie Taylor,
Anna Muury, Ruth Prescott and
guest. Mr.. and Mrs. T.. j..
Prescott, MIR. and Mrs. l.. L.
Winston, MIR, and Mrs. Walters,
Mrs. Il, w. Lewis. Nlessres
w. II. Chapman, Bill Oppenhi-
mer, h. Woltz, G. X. Patrick,
E. Fleming, Jas. Bellamy, Her
bert Brown, Brownie Polly,
II. | Cantrell.
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cases of typhoid fever at Olinger
and one case at the furnace
here i'll town and we should take
every precaution to prevent an
outbreak of this disease, which
is communicated from one per-
son to another almost exclusive
~ BY flies who feed OH the re-
fuse of persons who have the
disease.
Let the new council make it
their first duty to see that the
health Of our people are fully
protected by passing the proper
ordinances if such we do not
have, and then let our good
mayor and town sergeant see
that the ordinances are strictly
enforced. We believe they will
do it..
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admit that she banks an aero.
plane sleeper than any other
aviator in exhibition work and
her loops are as straight and
true as though the plane was
being driven around II track
she goes into a loop on the hor-
izontal and comes out on an
even keel.
Ruth Law has broken all rec.
ords for looping the loop. Her
spiral dives are most spectacu.
lar and involuntarily the
throngs watching her from the
ground sends up a chorus of
gasps. One of her many stunts
is II perpendicular nose dive,
coming straight down for one
thousand feet and then flatten.
ing out for long sweep not
twenty feet above the heads of
the crowds in the home stretch
of the race track. Where most
aviators keep well away from
the buildings Miss Law dips
and banks and lips Just above
them. Always she follows out
her aim of giving tho crowd it's
moneys worth. In her loops
she is careful to stay well with
in view of the grand stand.
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BIG STONE GAP. WISE COUNTY, VA. WEpMEsDAY= sEp7

rated by the telephone company
and now they are petitioning the
State Corporation Commission TO
grant them the privilege of an
increased fiat rate of about SO. 90
per year. Mr.. Cochran stated
that upon investigation he had
found that quite few subscrib,.
ers were already paying an in
crease of 300 TO 100 per cent.
more than previous. Ii was
moved by the club to continue
tins committee and do every
possible to prevent the increase.
+. w. Bliss sent in his resiyna
ton us secretary of the Young
Mems Club, which was accepted.
Nj. l.. Oetkin, who has been act
ing as secretary for the past sew
eral weeks, during MIR. Bliss
absence, was elected by acclana-
ton to fill the vacancy.
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Contract Let
For Rebuilding Of Road to the
Corporation Line in the GAP.

The town council last week
awarded to Hugh Williams a
contract to rebuild the road from
the bridge across powell's River.
to the corporation line in the
Gap opposite the rock quarry.
The price for this work is a little
over nine thousand dollars. This
road is to be torn up and rebuilt
and made sixteen feet wide and
giyen'a heavy top coat of asphalt,
and when completed will be one
OF the best pieces Of roads in the
county.
The council is also preparing
to repair the roads leading to
the two dcpots, which are get.
ting in bad condition, and this
work will be commenced at once
rs we'll AS work on the contract
awarded to Mr.. Williams.
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Council
Meeting

The new town council which
is composed of W. j. Horsley,
mayor; w. Il. Goodloe, w. j.
Smith, j. b. Wampler, j. @.
Mitchell, W. j. Rogers, f.. A.
Compton. councilmen, held ito
first meeting on last Tuesday
night. Only the business of or.
ganization was taken up ut this
meeting.
The following standing com
mittees were appointed:
Finance Committee w. Il.
Goodloo, w. j. Smith, j. b.
Wampler.
Water and Sewers. = w. j.
Rogers, j. G. Mitchell, w. j.
Smith.
Streets. -E. A. Compton, w. r.
Goodloe, WI. Rogers.
Lights. L. Goodloe, Il. a.
Compton, j. q. Mitchell.
Police aud Public Buildings.-
j. G. Mitchell, W, j. Smith,
j. b. Wampier.
Parks and Cemetery.-J. M.
Smith, j. z. Wolfe, j. w.
Chalkley, III. f. Fox.
Ordinances.-J. B. Wempler,
j. c. Mitchell, w. L. Goodloe.
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heeting of the
Young Mems
Club

S5SfuuuI Men pitiD iiciu III tHe
EaTn hall last Friday night sew
Sf,l interesting reports were
|EsI.,le By chairman of the differ
!y9lnt committees.
8 Gen. X. a. Ayers, chairman
Sssfthe publicity committee, sub
for approval by the club,
q, short but pointed advertise
III Trent given the advantages and
Resources Big Stone Gap offers TO
that desire to locate
$lere. to be inserted in several
Eleading trade journals and mag
Z .iines. 1t was also decided that
SBuyOn inquiries from these advcr-
Siiscments to mail descriptive
\ matter giving complete details to
I lhe parties interested.
Il The next subject taken up for
discussion was the proposed pike
nad through the wild cat coun-
Stv TO Duilield which has been
\ given much attention by the
I club recently. II. b. Alsoycr,
chairman Of the committee APP
pointed to look up the prospects
Of this highway, was absent, and
i w. II. Wren read a letter writ
len BY Mr.. Alsover, explaining
the reason why his committee
hsd been inactive was on account
Of another route being planned
just now, which appeared TO be
more practical. 1t is the route
leading to Scott county by way
Of Mlnton's store, crossing Pow
ell rs Mountain At Maple Gap,
the distance TO Gate City from
here being only about twenty
four miles, while it would be
about thirty-tive miles by way of
Duiiield. Efforts are now on
foot to have this road made a
state highway and John w.
Chalkley, who is more or less in
ierested i'll good roads all the
time, was in Richmond last
week comforting with the state
road commissioners about this
particular route. Nearly every
Scott county district along this
route have voted for bonds and
now claim they are waiting to
see what Wise county will do to
meet them on top Of the noun
tain. The committee on the
Wild Cat-DulIie!d route were in
structed by the chairman of the
club to withhold its work pend
ING MIR. Chalkley's report. Some
objections were made by a few
members to the idea of disccn-
inning the Wild Cat road. Mr..
irvine, for one, stated while the
road was somewhat longer, it
would be cheaper to construct
road through this valley than
across the mountain, and more
Ihan that the maintenance of
same would be more economical,
'iiing for example the mountain
Dad between here and Norton,
Inc maintenance of which has
'een very costly, due to numer-
'us slides.
The committee that was APP
'olnted to present credentials to
he Baptist College that is now
ooklng for a location somewhere
~
n Southwest Virginia, reported
nat a delegation would be here
Don to look over prospective
lies that Big Stone Gap has to
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Newspaper subscription rates
are about the only things in tho
U. s. A. up to date that haven't
punched q hold in the sky.
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Highway
Measures
Finishing Touches to Work OF
the Virginia Special.

attaching his signature to four
highway bills Governor Davis
gave the finishing touch to legis
lature at the special session of
the General Assembly which
marks the beginning of unpre-
ccdented road construction i'm
Virginia. The measures pro-
vide an additional levy of seven
cents on general property, the
revenue derived in this manner
to be used for meeting the Fed
eral aid for building and main
tanning highways embraced in
the state system of roads; II state
highway commission of five ap.
pointive by the Governor and
subject to approval by the Sen
ate.
Tho statue provides that as, far
rs possible each of the five ucog-
raphical subdivisions of the
state shall have representatives
on the commission, which will
begin the exercise of its duties
ON November |, Its task will
to draw up and make effective
rules for traffic on state highways :;
to act as an appeal board in case
taxpayers and local authorities
protest against the actions of the
commissioner III selecting routes
between designated points in the
state system and to approve APP
portionmcnt of funds by the
highway commissioner. The
commissioner himself is given
administrative authority over
the department. and has sole
jurisdiction III selecting types of
road construction which was con
sldcred by the legislators to be II
peculiar function OF civil en-
glneer. An appropriation of
$500, 900 for use in the construc-
tion and maintenance of county
roads during the next two years.
This money is given the counties
upon provision they put up an
equal amount and taking into
account the 5000, 900 year
which the state now appropriates
for the purpose gives Il total of
100000 annually for county
road building.
Tax Measures.
Tax measures have been pass
ed to realize the needed funds of
which already has received the
signature of the chief executive
an Increase of the automobile IL
cense tax from 10 to so cents on
the horsepower, the increase to
be devoted to state road con
struction purposes. Funds de
rived at the rate of 40 cents still
will be used for maintenance on
| ly.
Both houses of the General
Assembly met today in constrnc-
ton session for the signing OF
the bills. Many of these were
disposed of. The Legislature adj
journed until Tuesday, when the
necessary number will return to
finish the task.
Governor Davis signed every
measure that was awaiting his
signature.
Read the advertisement in
this issue of the Post of the
Kelly Furnishing Company.
who starts big reduction sale
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Read the advertisement in
this issue of the Post of the
Kelly furnishing Company,
who starts big reduction sale
of Thursday of this week. You
will find in this advertisement
many articles that you cannot
possible buy elsewhere at any.
thing near the price this com
pany is offering t he m for.
Their goods ara all new and
up-to.date n d they are Offer
ing some genuine bargains.
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Ballard Banks.

a wedding of much interest
to the people Of the Gap took
place last Saturday evening at
6 30 at the home of the Misses
Bruce, when their niece, Miss
Edith Ballard, became the bride
of Simon L. Banks.
Miss Vivian Ballard, of Bristol,
sang awcctly 81 Love You Tru-
ly.n To the strains of I.ohen-
grln's wedding march, played by
Mrs. Robert Bruce, of Norton,
the bride, carrying II bouquet of
brides roses, entered the parlor
on the arm of the groom, where
the ceremony was performed by
Rev. @. w. Dean.
The bride wore II becoming
suit of grey oxford cloth, with
accessories to match. Her hand
kercmcf, which was of beauti-
full drawn work and lace, was her
mothers, which she carried at
her wedding.
The bride is a graduate of the
Big Stone Gap High School class
of 1918 and is one of the Gaps
loveliest girls. Mr.. Banks, who
was i'll the navy four years,
spending most of the time in
China, is now with the Interstate
Railroad Company at this place
Mr.. and Mrs. Banks left on
the evening train for the Yellow
stone Park, where they will
spend sometime before returning
to the Gap.
They have the best wishes of
n host of friends.
w. G. Coutts is arranging an
exhibit of his pipeless furnace
at the Wise fair and hopes to
sell a carload this fall. Several
people in Big Stone are planning
to install these furnaces. The
cost of heating your home
in this way is about one-third
the cost of hot water and takes
less fuel. The guarantee that
goes with these furnaces is
all any reasonable citizen could
wish for.-ndv.
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unable to return home. Her friends
hope she will soon recover and re-
turn to Santuc.
Misses Annie and Louise Kay Wis
tied little Frances Kay Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Culbreth and
little daughter spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Culbreth.
Miss Lila Morrison spent Monday
afternoon with Miss Mary Kay. Her
friends will be glad to know that she
has recovered from an attack of the
flu.
Mr.. w. E. Morrison is visiting the
Messrs. Munday near Hodges this
week.
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til she has sufficiently recovered to
be removed home.
Miss Louise Bell spent the week
end at Greenwood with Miss Florence
Humphreys, daughter of Rev. R. W.
Humphreys, who was pastor of the
Methodist church here several years
ago.
Mrs. R. L. Smith is quite sick, suf-
fering from malaria. During her ILL
ness Mrs: W. M. Speer is taking care
of the commercial travellers at her
home.
Miss Annie Hutchison spent sever
al days last week with her brother,
Mr.. M. B. Hutchison.
Messrs. W. E. Ellis, J. G. Hucka-
bee, W. E. Daniel, w. M. Speer and
DR.. Kirkpatrick were business visi-
tors to Abbeville this week.
Mr.. j. F. Rogers of Penneys Creek,
was visitor here during the past
week.
Mr.. E. w. Harper has been haul
ing his cotton to Abbeville to put it
on the market. There being very lit
tie demand for cotton here, the prices
at Abbeville are much better.
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of her little friends to spend the
afternoon with her. Much to the de-
light of every one, this sweet little
girl has entirely recovered from her
severe burns.
Miss Ellen Lawrence has been on
short visit to her father, DR.. j. H.
Lawrence, who is stationed at Camp
Greene.
Miss Annie Mae Hutchison spent
the weekend with her aunt, Mrs. l..
P. Pettigrew, at Barnes.
Mrs. Ella Nance, who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives, has re-
turned to her home at Abbeville.
Mr.. Rembert Allen has gone to
Washington, D. c., where he will en-
ter a university and further pursue
his architectural studies.
Mrs. Maude Simmons Floyd and
her little daughter, of Greenville are
on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Nc
Gregor, near town.
Miss Ruby Ficquette has returned
from Leesville, where she taught the
past winter.
Mrs. Fanny Speer, with Miss Fran
ces and Jack, spent several days in
Anderson last week.
Rev. H. G. White of the Baptist
church, will preach at First Creek
next Sabbath at II o'clock. Mr..
White is a hard student, a deep
thinker and expounds the Scriptures
with force and power.
Mrs. D. K. Cooley has returned
from Greenwood and reports Miss
Ella Floyd as slowly improving. Miss
Annie Liddell has gone to Green
wood to remain with Miss Floyd un
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Monday at Mr.. Fred Smiths.

Monday at Mr.. Fred Smiths.
Mr.. Fred Uldrick spent Saturday
night with his grandmother,
Mrs. Pierce Bowen and Mrs. Bob
Sharpe spent Saturday night at Mr..
]. A. Kings.
Misses Sara Uldrick and Ellen Ha-
gan spent Tuesday night with Ollie
Belle McCombs.
Mr.. Claude Winn spent Saturday
night at Mr.. S. A. Cochran's.
Mr.. Frank Uldrick spent Saturday
night at Mrs. F. E. Hagen's.
Miss Mildred Winn spent a few
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Tom Cochran.
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today to take any action on pending
bills providing for repeal of the day.
light saving act made certain that the
nations clocks again would be ad-
vanced an hour during the period be-
tween the last Sunday in March and
the last Sunday in October.
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Santuc, March 4.-Mr. W. H
Sharpe spent last Thursday with his
neice, Mrs. A. M. Milford.
Miss Mary Kay spent from Friday
until Sunday with Miss Maggie Coch-
ran and Mrs. T. o. Price of the Cold
Springs section.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Culbreth spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. R. S.
Culbreth.
Mr.. James Haddon. and mother,
and little Ernie spent Monday af-
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Nickles
of Central.
Mr.. Roy Kay spent Sunday with
Messrs Henry and Leeper Cochran.
Misses Margaret and Sara Ables
spent Friday night the guest of Miss
es Marie and Belle Boyd.
Messrs. M. B. and Clarence Kay
spent Monday night at Antreville
with Mr.. C. G. Kay.
Mrs. Tom Ables left Monday morn
ing for Elberton, Ca, to visit Mrs.
Tuppy Boyd. Mrs. Boyd went to
Georgia to visit her daughter, Mrs.
K. I. Bryant, and while there she
contracted influenza and has been
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COLD SPRING NEWS.

Cold Springs, March 4.-Miss Ola
Winn is spending this week with Mrs
J. A. King.
Miss Matte Uldrick is spending a
few days with her grandmother, Mrs.
Matte Bowen.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. McCombs spent
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Lowndesville, March 5.-The out
standing debt on the new $7,0OC
Methodist church has been liquidat-
ed in full. The congregation is to
be congratulated upon the compile
tion of their handsome, brick edifice,
which is not only an ornament to the
town, but is a monument to the 10y
atty and progressiveness of the Meth
odist people. Arrangements are be-
ing made to hold the dedicatory ser
vices on the second Sabbath in April,
the 18th. Bishop Darlington, who
presides over the diocese of both
Carolinas, will conduct the exercises
on this occasion and it is expected a
large audience will be present.
DR.. and Mrs. Jas. B. Latimer of
Charleston, will reach town this week
on visit to his parents, DIR. and Mrs.
Kirkpatrick. DR.. Latimer belongs to
the u. S. N. with the rank of Cap
tain, and has been acting physician
and surgeon for the naval unit sta
toned at Charleston for the past
year. Several months ago he was
married to Miss Todd, Supt. of Roper
Hospital. On account of pressure of
duties this is. his first furlough since
his marriage.
Little Kittie Kay Speer celebrated
her fifth birthday by having several
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A much neglected source of lime,
potash, and phosphoric acid is wood
ashes.
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Washington, March 4.-Failure of
congress before final adjournment
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Little Kittie Kay Speer celebrated
her fifth birthday by having several
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26

That the uncertainty surrounding the
Steel common dividend to be declared at
the quarterly meeting of directors on
Tuesday is a very important unsettling
influence in the market was evidenced
again in Yesterdays half session. De
spite the favorable greeting with which
the news of the removal of money re-
strictions was received there was a more
or less well defined nervousness, the
source of which was declared by Wall
Street to be the possibilities which the
nearness of the Steel meeting has raised.
At the opening there was hurried gath
ering in of short lines and the opening
movement prominently reflected that
condition. Thereafter the market went
its old way very much az II no really
momentous announcement had been
made. and the net result OF the morn
ings operations was on the minus side.
YWhile there are many who claim To see
in the bethlehem Steel dividend fore
cast of an unchanged disbursement for
Steel common the majority Of Wall
street men generally have accepted the
disability Of "A cut, and /" per cent.
basis is the figure upon which the greater
portion seems TO have settled as the
probable dividend for this quarter.