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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27

Word comes to this place to
day, Wednesday. that Mrs. u.
d. Barnes, who is s. seriously i'll
at her home on Phillips Run, is
gradually growing weaker and
faint hopes are entertained for
her recovery. der daughters.
Mrs. Frank Harden OF Union
Grove, Ky, and Miss Vashti
Barnes q Richie county, have
arrived, AND now I'll her children
are at her bed ide pouring out
their love aud affection to the
good moth ard devoted wife
whose life is banging upon the
siiken chord Of an eternity
X. A. Board, deputy, lett on
the Acme, Tuesday morning, for
the Mourdaville peuitentiary
with Oral Norris and Arthur
Carpent T., to serve two years
each for forgery. both being
tried aud convicted at the recent
term of court.
Lyle Ayers, who is employed
by the Hope Gas Co., at New
bern, Gilmer county, was visit
ing IBIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis + Ayers of this city, the
latter part Of the week.
Harrison Barnes Of Akron,
and Benny Barnes Of Gle Gland.
Ohio, are here at the bedside OF
THEN mother, Mrs D. d. Barns,
of Philips Run, who $50 very
ilI.
Prof. Carey Wcoftcr priuci
pie Of the Public Schools here,
is attending the STATE Teachers
Association in session this week
at Fairmont.
Bone Ratcliff, a highly respect
, ed colored citizen who resided il
, this county near the Gilmer line
J died few days since and wa
|. buried Monday.
A fine boating stage in tn,
; Kanawha.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27
Calhoun County Bank to Have New Home

4 deal was closed last week
whereby the Calhoun County
Bank became the owner Of the
Main street lot owned by Ralph
W. Bennett, Of Akron. Ohio. be-
ing situate between the lots of
the Peoples Bank and George w.
Hamilton, and which vas occu-
pied at the time of the June fire
by Deem 81 Price, confectioners.
The lot is 81 feet wide and
feet deep and is said to have
brought purchase price of
81, $50.
1t is reported that the Bank
will build a handsome banking
house on the lot in the near flu
ture which will, of course, be Of
fire proof construction and up 10
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27
Fine Hogs

Messrs J W. Chcnoweth, of
Minnora, and G. V. Rider, of
Chloe, drove into our town re-
Gently, 81 head of pure bred Po-
land-China hogs. Most OF them
we're butchered and sold in this
town and community at q square
price. Some fine shoats were
sold for stock hogs, netting them
something like 1920. This is a
repetition of what they done a
year ago They are ,tric1y bus
mess men and making money,
which is not q bad thing to have.
Clay Co. Messenger.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27

VINO Sald anything about mud
VIM. Webb Of Big Bend, was
in town Tuesday on business.
Ira Hartman went to CrestOn
Tuesday to see about business
matters down there.
j. E. Riddle of Stumptown,
was here Tuesday on business
and made this office brief call.
James Martin. formerly of
White Pine, but who has lately
moved to Big Springs, was a
caller while in town Tuesday.
j. l.. Stump took seriously
homesick on last Thursday and
made a hurried trip TO Mt. Zion,
to see the old home place. He
returned Friday.
James G. B. Coberly, teacher
in the intermediate grade in the
local school, departed Saturday
for Fairmont where he will at
tend the State Educational Asso-
citation.
Brook Elliott, who holds a lu-
crative position in Akron. and
who is here visiting his brother,
Finley Elliott Of Arroldsburg,
was in town Tuesday visiting
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. La o5on Stump.
Fred Hardman, pilot of the
! "Glenville, " who has been trans
porting freight from Parkers-
burg to Creston to be in readi-
ness for a rise in the Kanawha,
to bring it up to this place, came
home Saturday and remained
until Tuesday with his family
| here.
At the census enumeration
| examination held at the Cour,
House by Postmaster Fred S.
Hathaway, on Saturday, the
following persons enrolled ion
the examination: Leman Wilson
John Yoak, Of Ayers; NJ NJ.
Bibbee of Stinson; John II Mar
low Of Milestone.
O. J. Stump has sold his resi-
dence property near the mill, t
K M Hunt, who, we are id
formed, purchased it for his Sos
: ter-in-law, Mrs Miller. TIN,
. consideration was $1,000 and il
did not take them all day t,
2 trade. Mr. Stump is rather un
' decided as to what his futur
e move will be, but we hope h
will not leave GAINESVILLE as w
d can III afford to lose him and hi
r splendid family. Here's hopin.
n something will turn up TO kec
It him here.
e The Citizens Telephone Con
j. pany, held their regular meet
s. ing in the Court House on las
Saturday, and the building con
# mittee made their report to On
r, effect that no suitable plot G.
If land could be purchased thu
10 would make good building sill
.e for a central office building. III
h. stockholders then entered into
ne contract for the rental of Oh
,e present room in which the cer
Is trial is located for another yeal
NJ The new switchboard will be il
n, stalled just as. soon as a rise
m the Kanawha is sufficient f,
boats to run.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27

We hear it reported that five
Of TIE members Of Biddie Will
sons family at Freed, are i'll
with typhoid fever.
Attorney A. G. Mathews left
Tuesdar for Rosedale TO take
depository in some law case in
which he is interested.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27

date and modern in every par
ticular.
This is considered one Of the
most valuable and desirable To-
cations in town and the bank is
to be congratulated on securing
it. This step in building is in
line with the great wave OF
progress which is sweeping
Grantsville.
On with the Bank.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27
The Calhoun Chronicle
Thursday, Nov. II, 1919
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Day.
Christmas will soon be with
us.
Deputy R. A. Board was at
Russell, Monday collecting dis
count taxes.
Fred RAIDER of Index, was Wis
iting his father Lee RAIDER, of
Big Bend, Saturday.
Mac Barr, who is teaching his
umpthieth-steen successful term
of school at Enon, was a Grants
vile visitor Monday.
DR.. w. T. w. Dye, Gay Stal-
maker, Gordy Vanhorn and 9th
ers from this place were at Mt.
Zion Thursday night attending
the Lodge Banquet.
We acknowledge the receipt
of a letter from Fred Robinson,
of Staten. containing an order
for the Chronicle and Parkers.
burg Semi Weekly Sentinel.
The period for discounting
your taxes will end Saturday,
Nov. 29th. Taxes are high
enough to suit most people ever
with the discount off.
County Clerk L. L. Ferrell
was at Parkersburg Monday
accompanying his young son t
consult a specialist as to SONS
aiIment the boy is suffering
from.
Mrs. S. F. Fleming is thu
guest of her parents, Rev. anC
Mrs. j. w. Coberly at Eliz
abeth. We understand that tn,
latter will move to Morgantowr
for the winter.
G.. S. Despard, a prominen
business man of Parkersburg
who has vast real estate inter
ests in this and adjoining cour
ties, was here on d business el
rand Monday.
S. J. Wayne, an industriou
and successful farmer of Beech
was a business visitor in Grant.
vile Monday. He found tim
to drop in and spend a fe,
pleasant moments with th
Chronicle man
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Miller an
son Pell, departed Saturday f
Parkersburg where an operatio
will be performed on the la
named for tonsis. They wei
accompanied by Mrs. J. ". Pei
who Will spend a few days VI
ting friends.
/. S. Geho, who has charge
the county farm for the poo
and who has the reputation
being kind and sympathetic
all those who are so unfortuna
as to become inmates Of this i
stitution, was a most WELDON
visitor to the Chronicle off
last Saturday Mr.. Geho te
US, that at present there are O
ly two unfortunates with bin
which speaks we'll for Calho
county.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27

DR.. J. A. Smith, of Charleston.
has located here for the practice
of his profession. He has just
returned from a Chicago medi.
cal school where he had been TAX
ing a post graduate course in
diseases of women and children,
and comes here highly recon
mended as a practitioner Of great
merit. He and his family viii
have rooms at the X NJ. Hunt
residence in Main stree where
the doctor will also have his or
flee. We hope he may be pleas
ed with his new location anC
/ meet with un0ounded success.
Asa Harris, is at home suffer
ing with bold hives, or some
thing like EN-.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27
Marriage Licenses

Carr Gum, q
RhJGa Hamrick, II.
Rufus c. Connolly, %
Beaula Lowe, II.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27
Stockholders Meeting

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Bank of
GrantsviIle will be held at its
banking rooms, in the town of
GrantsviiIe, county of Calhoun,
and state of West Virginia. on
the 9th day Of December, 1919
at 10 o'clock a. M, for the pur-
pose of electjnG g Board Of Di.
rectors for the ensuing year and
for the transaction of such 9th
er business as may properly
come before the meeting.
This Nov. 10th, 1919.
Arthur q. Miller, Cashier.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-27

For a short time we will b. al le
to offer the Chronicle and Semi
Weekly Sentinel one year for $24).
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
CHEMISTS ADD BIG
IMPROVEMENT TO TIRES

Engineers are credited with the
creation OF the modegp automobile
due to their remarkable development
Of tha internal combustion engine
and the Advancement In chassis con
struction. Chemists havo been left
Ia the uudisputed claim OF having
made possible tho prcscnt pneumatic
tire which carries out In fact what
was once regarded ns "A dangerous
experiment, riding on air"
Tho latest and most amazing ad-
vance In tire construction Is that an
nounced by the lahoratp6es OF the
Racine Rubber company In the per-
cciion aud adoption OF what Is called
an absorbing shock strip. For the
present. this distinct innovation IN
being used In the construction OF
cord tires by the Racine Hubber
company II II described Ra an
extra strip OF rubber. specially COM
pounded to "A graduated degree OF
rcailiency Through this graduated
strip, the tough rubber and the rcsll-
lent cord carcass are welded togcther
into ~ rugged, wear ar-resisting whole.
cord tire manufacturers have long
been seeking an effective safeguard
against the danger OF tread and car
casa separation This absorbing
shock strip was hailed as n solution
to this problem because Il permits
OF u neutral zone whore tho jolts
and Jars OF the road are taku up
In order that tho millions OF tiny
cords imprcgnated with rubber may
not be disturbed by the violonce OF
road bumps.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
FlREST0NE STEEL PRODUCT
co. ENLARGES ITS FORCE

The sales organization OF the Fire.
stone steel Products company. man
ufacturers or solid and pneumatic
tire rims. bases for solid tires and
the famous $ \. +. bands, has been
increased ana made more efficient
by the addition Of three men promi.
ncnt In the tire industry This an.
nouncement has been made by &. NJ
White. sales manager.
a. II. Drocgcr assumes tho posi-.
tIon OF manufacturers representa-
tive, In which capacity his dutle'
viii carry him throughout the
entire country Mr. Drocger has
been n special representative OF the
United states government, assigned
between Washington and Chicago
upon rubber requirements for trucks
alrplanes. balloons, submarines and
other war products.
O. w, Flick Will cover eastern tor.
rltory. He brings To his new con-
nection the advantages OF trainlne
received as assistant sales manager
Of the Mason Tire 4 Rubber co. lie
also served Tor some time as assist
ant manager OF pneumatic tire Hales
with the Il, r. Goodrich company OF
Akron.
j G. Bailey becomes western rop-
resentativo. Having broad ac-
quaintnnce with various manufac.
turing lines his experience has he"n
derived principally from his activi-
ties as city salesman and branch
manager In Akron, Buffalo and else
where. Mr.. Bailey comes from the
Mason Tire n Rubber Co.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
TOURING IN HOTEL IS
A NEW SPRING SPORT
Hotel Built on Indiana Truck
ChVysis.

In your own hotel n,,G,i is "a a nc& motoring
idci Tor which Charles @. BarsN,
president of the Indiana Truck cor
porauon, Marion. Ind. ls responsible.
MIR BARLEY and his wife, and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Goldthait, this sprln2
will make i,0OO-mlle trip TO Call
fornia and back IN "A "hoieW built
upon two-ton Indiana truck chassis
mounted upOn pneumatic tires.
Bullt into the chassis II "a sleeping
room for five people, including tha
driver There is Kitchen and COM
plcto cooking apparatus. small
living room, "a han 20 inches wide
between the sleeping compartments
and lighting system for lighting
up at night which furnishes 20 or
25 electric lights. The truck IS also
equipped with lavatory and toilet
iools, shovcls picks. n powerful
scarchlight for the drivers seat,
clothing chests etc.
Refrigerator IN Truck.
The truck also has refrigerator
Cor preserving and Keeping food.
and II viii hold large quantity OF
lcc, water N also TO be cooled by
special device In the refrigerator.
The sleeping compartments for each
person are 20 Inches wide. with
springs and hair mattress. The top
Of the truck IL equipped with n cam
opy. like a regular army truck, and
one side OF this canopy Is OF suffi-
Client length so 1t can Ne stretched
10 the ground. three stakes put lnso
II, and made into regular tent
There II also space provided In
phAt.IHs Ia tpnInFRNRlA for
OF the driver on special errands, taxi
ing him off the main line or travel
The truck. IA addition to being
equipped with pneumatic tires. has
shock absorbers and snuhbers, and
Mr. BARLEY states that without pncu-
matte tire equipment. such trim
would not he possible. The stand
ard wheel base OF tho truck has been
lengthened 10 provide for tho equip
mcnt
Trips like the above are sure to
come into vogue with people fond oi
outdoor life. And II is expected that
people making fishing trips 10 fur
away points, camping trips and tho
like will providing they have the
means, acquire equipment like that
built by Mr.. Barley.
To Visit Untouched Land.
Mr. Barley said "wc will, undoubt-,
edly, save the price OF the truck
several times over the trip TO Call
fornin, and back. through the saving
In hotel bills and dozen and one
other Items which will he eliminated
by this means--though we did not
have the saving In mind when we
started to plan the trip, but more
the comfort and thorough enjoyment
OF outdoor life and freedom OF move
ment which our hotel on wheels
gives us. The staunchness and dura,
blllty OF our regular standard chas-
sis makes II possible to take the
tremendous load which we are i'm.
posing on II and successfully conf<
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
RACINE TIRE COMPANY
". OPENS BRANCH HERE

The Racine Rubber company of
Racine, Wis, makers OF the famous
Racine Multi Mile cord tires, has
opened . branch store here at az
East Second stpret.
c. NJ. Hatfield, former travelling
manager. is the branch manager
A. Il. Park. for two years manager
OF the l.. and NJ. garage at Okmul-
gee, distributor OF the Racine tire
will take up his duties as city sales
man.
c. V. Boiling, another Racine man.
also associated with the company
and recently discharged from the
United States navy on the western
coast. will take charge OF the store
here.
Great prospective business Is ex-
pected by all the members OF the
firm. who are very optimistic re.
garding the future OF the Racine tire
and the stock they have on hand
represents what they think OF Tulsa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
PRINCESS PATRICIA BIDS
FAREWELL TO BATTALION

LONDON. Feb. 2t-Princess Pa
trieia OF Connaught today hade fare
we'll 10 the famous battalion OF Ca
madam light infantry which bears
her name, OF which she Is the col
onel-in-chief and is known through
the world az the "Princess Pats"
The battalion was Inspected by the
princess at the Canadian camp at
Bramshott The men baA with them
the colors which the princess had
worked with her own hands. These
colors were presented TO them when
they left Ottawa for France and the
soldiers carried them through many
engagements during tho war.
After inspecting and addressing
the men the princess placed a laurel
wreath In metal on the colors on
this was inscribed "to the Princess
Patrlcia's Light Infantry From the
Colonel-in-c chief In Recognition of
Their Heroic Service in\ tho Great
War OF 19l4-1S."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
MOTOR RACING MOST
EXCITING OF SPORTS
,.I,b DcPalmn Has Done Both
nut Goes Back to His Old Game
After Serving In Air Corps
SERVICE IN AIR WAS BRIEF
Good Car, Good Nerves and Cl~"n
Mind Needed In Racing Two and
"A Half Miles n Minute.

ono day last fall. while Ralph De-
palma was serving Uncle Sam az
t,rertor Of flying at McCook field
pear Dayton. Ohio. tall hnky
ranger appeared. asking for an
si,nI,ne. lie looked languld and
Snred DePalma wondered II tho
,tsitor wns strong enough for flyint
mo auto racing star IL himself
.,hlct!c compact, hard and mentally
liar, But the stranger wore an
a,,atlon officers uniform, and fur
Ihermoro had an order for plano
,rom the commanding officer.
Tbey had been tuning up some
,e,y scout planes with Liberty mo-
tors one OF these was assigned TO
Tho stranger. IIo climbed In sighed
Ne anprnvnl and scared up into the
stbcr once aloft. the languid vlsI-
10. mt that boat through about
avery thrilling stunt known 10 tn"
rack flyer. He may not have been
actually an ace. but he certainly
flew like onel
Did Few Stunts.
nIlke TO take n trip with me?" he
.sked DePalma, on allghting. Tho
motor star accepted. lie was some
What new at flying then. and also
dubious. But director OF flying
is supposed TO fly ,
"Wnnt 10 do n few stunts" asked
the stranger. when DePalmn was
safely strapped in.
"a nice question:" commented De-
Palma. afterwards. There ! was,
,trapped in and he running the show.
would we do few stunts! There
was only one answer--and we dld
them"
Depalma's service In aviation was
rather brief. as he enlisted couple
Of months before the war ended. But
Il lasted long enough TO give him a
well-rounded experience In Tying
both OF the stGnts which might be
compared to the thrills OF the speed
way, and long distance flying. which
Is comparable to the long grind OF
automobile road racing. And the
veteran auto star lost no time In
getting back to his own game, firm
in tho conviction that IL beats avia-
ton for thrills.
Flying Monotonous.
Flying seemed monotonous COM
pared with motor racing he says.
"On a trip OF several hundred
miles you may be making speeds
which wOuId De teTtliiC III an uu'o
40 miles an hour. But at the height
OF mile or more you have no reali-
Lation OF speed, and sitting up thorc
In the wind and noise is lonesome
work The stunts are moro exciting
Of course-but there Is no compeu-
ton, no audience. no applause.
HURTING over the ground at Day
iona Beach in racing car at two
and one-half miles per minute with
5O-foot leaps from the ground. or
whirling around tho bowl at Sleeps
head bay with competitors contestine
every lap that's very different
stuff! Every minute has Its prob
lem and It's thrill. I prefer TO be
down on the ground. smelling tho
gas. eating the dirt, In contact with
my rivals and the crowd"
Within a week after his discharge
from Uncle Sans service he was
back In New York tuning UP his two
Packard racers, equipped with avla-
ton engines. One OF these Is his
big car" sO5 cubic inches piston
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23

displacement, with which he has IN g,
broken all records at Daytona Beach
florida, The other is his "little car"
wv cubic inches displacement, with
Which he Will go after speedway and
uitt track racing records this sum
merits displacement makes Il ELI
RIhie for all officials contests under
me A. A. A. rules.
Ihese two ears had broken every
oilcIal automobile record In the
world except one. when war ended
me German Blitzon- Benz achieve.
ment OF nearly 142 miles per hour.
made by the late Bob Burman. was
ihe only record left In 1911. De-
ialma had his eye upon that during
the war. and went straight for 1t as
soon as he was free.
And he got If,
Concentration Required.
When YOU travel two and one II
mhes minute. he SAYS. you need 2
good car, good nerves and "A clean
NINA. There must be no worries.
nor anything to interfere with thS
absolute concentration needed In
drINlng. Nerves and concentration
must he such that you meet an
emergency az A matter OF reflex aC-
ton. almost without thinking 49, al
TWO aud one-half miles a minute
emergencies are dealt with In frac.
lions Of second
Defaima trains for his work BY
temperate living and little bicycle
riding daily to keep on edge. Phys
icaI training can easily he overdonc.
however, as exhaustion might follow
100 severe exercise. Mental train
ing Is far more important, In his
opinion, Weeks OF preparation pre-
cede an event like that at Daytona
Beach. HIS mind is centered on the
car day and night. He lives with It's
mechanism every waking hour and
AT night mentally goes over Il par,
by part, testing for strength and
efflciency, seeking details that call
FOR alteration, making absolutely
certain that everything WIN work AT
It's best on the crucial day. 1t IL
this preparation which gives him the
clean mind needed for the event it.
self. because not untll thousands OF
mechanical details have been settled
TO his own satisfaction Is II possible
to dismiss them, and with them nil
worry, when he climbs In behind the
wheel for the real test.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
ESSEX CAR SETS A NEW
GASOLINE ECONOMY MARK

The Essex. which has been Great
ing no much comment In automobile
circles recently. has added another
nota bic achievement TO its record by
averaging 30 miles 10 the gallon OF
gasoline In a llb-mile test In So n
Francisco. according 10 word re-
ceived by Sturm Car company.
This performance IN all the more
notable beca use OF the fact that i'm
mediately after the economy test
the same car was driven over the
steep California street hill IN San
Francisco, being tho only four cyl
inder car which has ever ae-
oompllshed this feat" Mr.. Sturm
said
Both these tesss were made with
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23

plete the trip. We will touch spots
that are not ordinarily touched 10y
the tourist because OF inaccessibillty,
and we will go across the Great des-
ert OF the west with the truck"
To the best knowledge of all CON.
ccrncd, this Is the first time THAT
such an achievement hn. been at
tempted. Mr., Barley and his guests
VIII start, according to present plans
early this spring and all are enthus.
iasuc over tho Idea. The "hotoi"
Is practically completed at the pres.
cnt time.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
DIR. T.. II. Root, California ngricul-
turnlist. hobnobblng with the
"frlcndly" bees.

The bee is really friendly little
chap, according to pr. r. Il. Root,
famous agrlcultrullst OF southern
California. lie lectures with hat
full OF them and allows them to
scramble around his face, lie de-
clares the bee is kept 80 busy In
California because Of tho perpetua !
growing season. that It has no time
to sting anybody.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
Opcrn Singer Diving.

LONDON. Fb. ?2.-Adelina Patti.
ously III at her home in Wales, ac-
cording to tho Liverpool post. A
fatal issue OF her illness is feared.