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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-06-22

Byron Rhoads, who has been
attending schoolat Lehigh Pa
returned to his home in the GAP
last Saturday.
Misses Ruth Barron. Beth
Shugart and May Slernp are in
Abingdon this week attending
an Epworth League conference
as delegates from the league at
this place
DR.. and Mrs q c. EIoneycutt
and little son returned last week
from a visit TO relatives at Dun.
cannon III Scott county.
Mr. aud Mrs. Dan Hill are oc-
cupying James Slemp's cottage
on Swanee Avenue while he and
family are in Hot Springs, Ark
1t is thought that the Irish
potato crop in this section will
be the best this year in a long
time Tie rams the past week,
right at the time when they
needed rain the worst, insures a
good crop
Miss Nora Youell left Sunday
morning for Emory, where she
will spend several days visiting
tie Misses Christy, before go
ing TO Radford, where she will
attend the Summer Normal
| School
MIR and Mrs. Jetr Moneyhun
and children, OF Bristol, return
cd to their home Monday after
spending few days in East
Stone Gap with Mrs. Money
huns sister, Mrs G. f. Blanton.
They made the trip in their
Buick touring car
The rains last week were fine
on the growing crops in this
section, which has the promise
OF being the best we have had
for several years.
y large number OF people from
Big Stone Gap ana this section
attended the opening meeting
of the Billy Sunday evangelist
ic campaign at Norton on last
Sunday.
There will be a demonstration
of the famous Heinz products
by MIR. King at Purity Grocery
Friday, june oath Plenty of
good things to eat free Ladies'
bring your vinegar cruets for
free trial of Heinz famous vine
gar. adv.
Mrs. Creed p. Kelly has been
spending several days at her
former home in Knoxville, where
she attended the wedding of
Miss Louise johnson, who visi-
ted Mrs. Kelly when she was
Miss Clara Lou Burchfield and
lived in the Gap.
There are more dwelling hous-
90 under course OF construction
in Big Stone Gap ut present
than at any other time in the
history of the town since the
boom days
Contractor Mullins is pro-
crossing rapidly on the new two
story residence for Wiley Witt,
assistant postmaster at this
place, in the Poplar Hill Square
on Wood Avenue.
Thurston Stone has moved his
family into his new bungalo"
on Poplar Hill, which has only
recently been completed by
Contractor Mullins.
Misses Louise Cox, Eunice
and Laura Darnell left Monday
for Charlottesville, where they
will attend the summer normal
six weeks at the University OF
Virginia.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-06-22


last weeks issue that little Miss
Louise Petit, of Beatyville,
ny, il also visiting her sister,
Gap.
Biffl Bangl, Boom.!l He's
mere again. Douglas Fairbanks
In The Mollycoddle" at the
Amuzu Theater Thursday.-adv
Mrs. w. Il. Goodloe and child
rem, Miss Caroline, George and
John Hill, left last We'd nesday
morning from au overland trip
10 Alton, Va, where they will
spend several weeks at Mr..
doodloe's former home place.
Work OH the new residences
being constructed by the Berks
Construction Company in Big
stone Gap are progressing rap
IDLY. These houses are nice ad.
dltions to the sections of town
where they are being erected.
Prof. He. Williams. the past
year principal of the public
school at Wise, has been elect
ed principal of the Shoemaker
High School at Gate CITY. Prof
Williams, who is IA graduate of
the University of Virginia, is
one of the best instructors in
Southwest Virginia
Miss Tempo Rhea returned
last week from Gate CITY where
she spent several days visiting
relatives and friends. She was
ACCOMPANIED home by Miss
Kathleen Grogau, who spent
several days here visiting Miss
Rhea.
Want a thrillr Enjoy action
Then see Douglas Fairbanks at
the Amu2u Thursday adv.
Rt. Rev Robt. @. Jett, of
Roanoke, Will preach at the
Episcopal church next SUNDAY
morning at IL o'clock, at which
service he viii also confer the
rite OF confirmation aud cele-
brate holy communion.
The Lloyd Guild will meet
with Mrs. a. d Owens Thurs
day AFTERNOON at $3.50 o'clock.
FOR SALE one Groom two
story house, with all modern
conveniences; three lots and out
houses; also one player piano,
one baby bed and one motorcy-
Gle Mrs. hiiie Potter. IL adv.
1926.
Mrs. G. n. Garrison and chill
dren and niece, Miss Nora Gar
rison, returned Saturday from a
weeks visit to Mrs. Garrison's
parents, Mr. aud Mrs II. l..
Stout, at Kingsport, Tenn
Mrs Lycurgus Uhler, of Alex
andria, Va, sister of Mrs. Kate
w Barrett, president OF the Ma.
tional Florence Grittenden
Homes, Will speak % the ladies
of Big Stone Gap ON the work
at lvnkota Farms, Thursday af-
ternoon at O'clock, IN the Bap-
tist church.
Circle No ., of the Billy Sun
day evangelistic campaign, will
hold prayer services II the home
.of Mrs. Shade Polly Friday
morning from 10 to 1920. Ev
cry body is invited to attend
Miss Florence kinney, in
charge of the young peoples
work Of the Billy Sunday party,
will meet and talk to the young
girls under 2u) at the Big Stone
Gap Baptist church on Friday
morning at 10000 O'Clock
promptly.
Hubert and Branard Minister'S,
two young men of the Gap, will
open "A grocery store in the Pol
ly building in the store room
recently vacated by the Cash
and Garry Store. Their goods
have already begun to arrive.
Meet me at Purity Grocery
Friday and get some vi the good
things Mr.. King viii serve free
of charge. adv.
q. f. Jones returned to the
Gap last week from few days
visit to his son, Walker Jones,
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
BAPTIST WOMEN
HAVE GREAT MEET

Last Thursday marked another
red letter day in the history Of the
First Baptist Church of this city.
The occasion was the annual meeting
OF the Woman's Missionary Union
Of all Southeast Louisiana, compris-
ing nine parishes. Tins was an all
dav session which offered feasts for
both body and soul All of the ses-
sisons, morning, afternoon and even
ing. were largely attended and great
" endowed, not only by the women,
but also by a number of men who
wished to hear the prominent speak
ers. Among the host Of distinguished
visitors and speakers were; Miss
kathleen Mallory of Baltimore, sec
rotary of the W. NJ. U. work IN
the Southern States; Miss Georgia
Barnette of New Orleans, who is the
state secretary of w. M. U. work in
Louisiana; Miss Mary Cason Of New
Orleans, mission study secretary OF
Louisiana, and Mrs. DR.. Mahon, dis
trict superintendent of Southeast
Louisiana.
An address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Mrs. T. w. darlington.
Miss Mallory of Baltimore deliv-
cred magnificent address at each OF
the three sessions during the day.
Mrs. DR.. w. E. Dennam Of the Bap-
fist Bible Institute, who sang for
years in gospel meetings and who
possesses a most wonderful voice, re-
sponded' time after time during the
day to calls for her solos.
One of the hours of greatest inter
est for the local people was when the
state secretary, Miss Georgia Bar
nette, announced that the w. M. S.
of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa
had made the best record of all the
229, societies in the state in the num-
Der of diplomas and seals secured for
the mission study course during the
last twelve months, also stating that
the Sunbeam of this church has made
the best record of any in the state.
A pathetic incident was the formal
retirement of Mrs. Dora Greenlaw,
for many years associational superin-
tendent. Mrs. ]. K. Johnson succeeds
to the post.
A sumptuous old-fashioned picnic
dinner and splendid sandwich sup
per were served under the new tab
ernacle to several hundred people
who were in attendance.
Between the afternoon session ano
the supper hour cars were provided
and guests were given ride over the
city.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
Bogalusa and Farmers Overlooking
Our Greatest Opportunities Now

of dollars flowing into the farmers
pockets, and from thence out through
the parish? Think of that good tax
money out of the straberry! Think
how hard it is now 20 get up the tax
money, when, if you had few acres
Of berries, you would not only settle
the taxes easy, but would pay off the
bank, ,pay off the merchant and roll
I'D a large bank account.
Then think of the this semi-annual
payday, and look INFO the future a
little bit, and lets see what we really
can do. With a good berry crop, a
fair average crop, the farmer mas
plenty of money. Then look at that
canning factory, where the farmer
can bring his potatoes, his beans, his
tomatoes, okra, and other vegetables
Think of the farmer coming into
town to the canning factory with
load of vegetables and getting the
CASH.. This is not a dream. In five
years from this date, with proper CO.
operation, there is absolutely no rea-
son under the sun why we should not
have a strawberry crop of at least
two million dollars, a thriving can
ming factory, two regular paydays fol-
the farmer each year, and countless
other small paydays as he brings IN
the potatoes, tomatoes, beans, okrat
etc.
Why do we sleep SO long? Why dc
we sit still? Why not let's all CO.
operate, first in the strawberry crop
and then put up the canning factory
Or, if we can raise the money, put in
the canning factory first. Then the
preserving plant for the over-ripe
berries and peaches, etc.
We never will do anything If we
do not try and use cooperation look
ing to the one end-success.
We believe some of our big-hearteo
citizens and industries will assist. We
will possibly have to have special
strawberry man for year or two tf
get us started right, but LET'S MAKE
THE START
Yours for successful farming.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Bogalusa, La
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
Misses Moak Entertain
On st. Patrick's Day

Misses Ruby and Pearl MOak en-
tertained quite a number of their
friends to st. Patrick's celebration
given at their home. Decorations Of
shamrock streamers of crepe paper
gave an Irish setting for the evening.
The games were begun by giving
each guest slip OF paper on which
they were to write. name, place,
date, size, shape, color, etc. This
proved to be the description of their
lovers and when and where they met.
Quite few lovers had green hair,
pink eyes, hexagon nose and a mouth
four feet wide, and yet they were
good looking.
To prove that the guest invited
had not been misjudged as to their
Irish descent, each one was ask to
tell an Irish story, sing an Irish song
or dance an Irish jig. Surely they
must have all been Irish.
Not only were they Irish jokers,
but some were real poets, Those
winning the prizes were Effie Dillon
and d. C. Bridges.
! AS the Irish are very fond Of pigs,
tailless pig was pinned on the wall
and each guest had chance to pin
tail on him. 1t seemed as if the
poor pig was going to be in hard luck
until G. N. Nixon had a trial. He
and Ruth Bateman proved to be the
best Irish judges of distance and won
the prizes. Hines Williams winning
the snake.
The chief game OF the evening was
"pig." A number present were not
only pigs, but were "hogs." Bernard
Wheat won a small pig for being pig
the most and Ruth Bateman an Irish
potato for being perfect.
The refreshments served carried
out the Irish colors and emblems,
each plate being decorated with an
Irish flag, Irish hat or shamrock and
green cherries.
Those present were: Misses Ger
trude and Effie Dillon, Viola Dickey,
Ethel Mitchell, Ruth Bateman, Vida
Simmons and Willie Moye; Messrs.
Lem Mcmillan, Jewell Mcmillan, E.
A. Holcomb, D. C. Bridges, Hines
Williams, Bernard Wheat, belmont
Murphy, G. N. Mixon and Brent.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
MRS. CUSHING ENTERTAINS
THE SINNERS BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. D. T. Cushing entertained the
Sinners Bridge Club on Thursday
afternoon at her beautiful home on
Mississippi avenue.
Out-of-town guests were: Mes
danes O. J. Hamlin of Smethport,
Pa; Ira ]. Battman of Bloomington,
Ind; Peyton Davis Of Gulfport and
Miss Margaret Gray of Buffalo.
Other guests of the club were Mes
danes NJ. C. Riley, ]. d. Ogden,
Frank Sullivan, C. S. Moss, ]. S.
Marley, A. B. Wells and R. E. Stone.
Prizes. were won by Mesdames J.
A. Spekenhier, C. L. Black and c. S.
Moss.
A delicious salad course was served
after the games.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
TYsoN-PARKER

Miss Annie Tyson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. F. Tyson of Stephenson,
Miss, and Arthur Parker Of Coles,
Miss, were the little runaways that
motored to Franklinton, La, March
9, 1921, and were married by C. C.
Simmons, justice of the peace, having
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Roster of Steph-
enson, Miss, as witnesses.
The couple spent the greater part
of their honeymoon in Bogalusa and
were the honored guests of the Pine
Tree Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs Parker returned to
their future home in Stephenson,
Miss, March Is, 1921, where they
received congratulations from their
many friends.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
Baptists Planning for
Great Sunday School

Two more trucks have been added
to the original force of trucks that
have been bringing people from the
remote sections to the Baptist Sun
day School on Pleasant Hill. Great
interest in the Sunday School con-
tinues and the trustees are author
lied to make arrangements for fl
nancing the Sunday School building.
The tabernacle has been found to be
remarkably suited for church socials.
One of the new trucks recently
added to the force which brings peo-
pie to the First Baptist Sunday
School goes out the lower Franklin
ton road. This was put on last Sun
day. Although it was the initial trip,
yet there was no trouble in getting a
load. The other new truck goes to
Lake View, where it has been found
necessary to make two trips each
Sunday.
More than four hundred were pres
ent last Sunday in the Sunday School.
The interest continues to grow and
many new pupils are enrolled each
Sunday. Quite number had to drop
out for a few Sundays on account Of
HlGdSlGSs LuuIAlJS anu C14AChCA pOAf
however, they are rapidly returning
since these contagious have abated.
There were fifty-one more present on
last Sunday than on the previous
Sunday.
Seeing the imperative need for a
Sunday School building adequate to
house the great and growing school,
the church, in conference last Sun
day, voted to authorize the trustees
to arrange for the financing of the
proposed building. An expert archi-
tect has been employed, who prom
ises an accurate estimate of the cost
of the building, together with the
drawings, to be placed in the hands
of the trustees before the end Of the
current week.
1t has been discovered that the
new tabernacle is proving a really
wonderful place for the social fea-
lures of the church. With plenty of
cool south breezes, a shelter over
head, twenty-six electric lights for
lighting, comfortable seats, easily ar
ranged in any form, plenty of room
and material at hand for quickly CON
structing tables, it is expected that
scarcely a week viii pass during, the
summer months when the tabernacle
will not be used for social as well as
for strictly religious purposes by the
church.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24

Bogalusa, La, March IS, 1921.
Dear Editor
The Chamber of Commerce at Be-
galusa is vitality interested in the
welfare Of the farmer Of Washington
parish, Louisiana, because, when the
farmer makes plenty Of money, the
cities and towns and merchants are
all happy, because the farmer can pay
up.
At present the farmer has only one
pavday a year. Think Of it'll! What
we must look forward to is at least
a semi-annual payday, and, better
still, a quarterly payday, and, finally,
an up-to-date monthly payday for the
farmer HOW CAN THIS BE
DONE?
This is the way. The Chamber of
Commerce is arranging to get Harry
Wilson, secretary of agriculture,
over here to explain to us the culture
of the strawberry. We, at that time
want every progressive farmer in this
parish to hear him. We are gather
ing data on what it costs to set out
an acre of berries, what it costs for
crates, for labor cultivating and what
an acre OF berries Will net LlS 4dILLSI
f. o. b. cars, and now many acres
can one farmer well cultivate.
Why is it that Tangipahoa parish
IS the SECOND PARISH IN THE
UNITED STATES second only to
Los Angeles county, California, agri-
culturally? Because of the three
and a half million dollar strawberry
crop it raises every year. Those
farmers are now rolling in wealth,
while our farmers are asking extern
sions. WHY CAN WE NOT RAISE
STRAWBERRIES? WHY CAN WE
NOT HAVE SPECIAL STRAWBER-
RY- TRAINS, leave Bogalusa every
night, bound for Jackson to connect
with the trainload from Tangipahoa
parish for the Northern markets?
WHY? No reason in the world ex-
cept that we are too slow, too lazy or
cannot grasp the opportunity.
Think of the value to the parish!
Think Of the farmer laughing off the
bad cotton crop with his bountiful
berry crop? Think of the millions
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
LOCAL FREIGHT DERAILS
EI&HT FREIGHT CARS

N. o. G. ". local No. 81, south
bound, derailed eight freight cars at
Southport on the southern shore of
Lake Pontchartrain Friday morning,
which delayed traffic for several
hours,
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
MUSIC AND PICTURES
FAILED TO ARRIVE

The motion pictures taken Of the
dedication of the new High School,
which were to have been shown at
the Pine Tree Inn last Wednesday
evening, failed to arrive, due to the
anhulment of the evening passenger
train.
The Claiborne Williams band also
did not arrive for the same reason,
but a local orchestra supplied music.
During the evening members of the
Brooklyn and st. Lotus teams rem
dered solos and the event was en-
joyed by the exceptionally large
crowd.
Small baseball bats inscribed "St,
Louis Browns, Bogalusa, 1921" were
given as souvenirs.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
ENGERRAN MANAGER OF
THE DRUG DEPARTMENT

C. N. Engerran, for year and a
half connected with the drug depart
ment of the Bogal0sa Stores Com
pany, was made manager to succeed
L. F. Brignac on March 1.
J. S. Mobiles, who for the past few
years has been located in Mississippi,
is assisting Mr.. Engerran.
Mr.. Engerran came to Bogalusa
from Thibodaux and has made large
circle of friends who have kept him
busy receiving congratulations.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
EXPLORES GAS TANK
WITH LIGHTED MATCH

Bill Avriett, painter foreman Of
the Great Southern Lumber Com
pany, explored the gas tank of his
Studebaker Thursday night with a
lighted match and as result set
fire to the car.
Through the heroic efforts of Fred
Leblanc, who was filling the car with
gas. at the time, and the use of a fire
extinguisher, an explosion was avert
ed and but little damage was done
the machine.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
DRILL SERGEANT ARRIVES

Sergeant George A. Jenkins, ser
geant instructor of cavalry, arrived
Monday to take charge of the drilling
of Troop A. SePseant Jenkins was
lieutenant in the Transportation
Corps of the A. E. F. during the
World War, and it is believed under
his guidance the Bogalusa troop will
be second to none in the South.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24

Even with Bogalusa's exeelIer, !
department and great reeorS
keeping the fire losses the lows,t
the state, there is a possibilits !,
your home being damaged. ~ 4.
if not destroyed, it is possible "a, 4.
loss to run high.
If insured with any Of on, =.
panies, the payment will bs -.
prompt for damage as if 1 tcsal Il
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
Officer Branch Kills
Seasons First Mad Dog

- The mad dog season has opened,
according to the police department.
officer Branch wasted no time in
infected with rabies Monday norm
ing, when summoned by Mrs. Birk7
stall of Richardsontown to explain
the strange actions of her dog.
Officer Branch wasted no tim ein
examining the dog, but shot him
first.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24

WANTED TO RENT-The Pho
neer Box Company desire to rent 8,
5 or Groom houses in any section Of
Bogalusa, prefer Northwest Boga-
lusa. Give rental price and location,
Address Pioneer Box Co., Bogalusa,
La.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-24
NOTICE

A savings pass-book, issued by the
First State Bank to Beulah Lott, Ras
been lost and the public is hereby
warned to refrain from negotiating
same. BEULAH LOTT. I
3-24-21-4713-21-28
Evening star., 1921-10-15

ready have advanced and higher
quotations are predicted. The woolen
mills are operating steadily. there is
an increasing demand for the raw
staple and the marketing Of the first
of the fall clip found prices strong
and steady.
The predicted slump in automobile.
accessory and tire manufacture has
not materialized. Tire and accessory
makers are speeding up production
and manufacture of cars has fallen
only slightly below summer produc-
tion.
The campaigns Of plant additions
and improvements announced by the
United States Steel Corporation and
the Standard Oil Of New Jersey are
counted on not only to furnish .hou-
sands Of Jobs. but to result In con-
siderable increase in demand for
building materials and machinery.
State. county and municipal authori-
ties are opening UP work on highways
and affording employment to thou
sands.
Evening star., 1921-10-15
RATE REDUCTIONS ESSENTIAL
TO FULLiNORMAL PROSPERITY
Nationwide Reports Reveal That Lowe,
Freight Schedules Would Be
Far-Reaching.

| them to make sorely needed purchases
Of necessities.
Steel men have declared that the
return of that industry to normal
freight rates The coal and oil oper-
ators have agreed with them and
other industries have chimed in. Ap-
parently they are to have a chance to
see whether their contention is true
or not.
The railroad executives, while ac-
knowledging that lower rates would
stimulate production and consump ton
and go far to solve the question of
unemployment. declare that there
must be some compensation to the
bankruptcy Of the railroads must re.
suit How that compensation is to be
secured-whether by reduction of
wages or by increase In traffic-has
yet to be solved. as railroad workers
declare they will resist wage reduc-
tions.
General Improvement Noted.
In the meantime general business
remarkable advance in the prices of
crude oil continues, with prices shoot
ing up 25 cents a barrel at a time
The advance in crude Is being follow
ed somewhat more slowly by ad-
vances in refined products. Oil buy
ihS 10 eOihS al d
rate and the stocks Of crude in the
United States are being diminished.
Improvement in iron and steel has
maintained its steady pace. although
some consumers have been holding
Off in the hope of possible reaction
to lower prices. This. however, has
not come and more stacks are being
blown In and more furnace fires light
ed each week.
Coal demand has been strengthened
not only by approach of cold weather,
but increased activity al Industrial
plants. Steady production is being
maintained in the anthracite fields
and there are indications that pro-
ducers are not averse to piling up
reserve supplies. in view of the fact
that wage scales come UP again for
readjustment early next spring.
Lumber Orders Increasing.
Orders for lumber are running we'll
ahead of production In every big
timber producing district in the
'ountry. Prices for some grades al