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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
DIR. u. l.. CLAYTON, u. s. COM.
MISSIONER COMING HERE.

DR.. p. u. Clnxton, United States
commissioner of Education, is maxi
ing y personal study of the cduca-
tional situation in Virginia. During
the month of March he will visit n
number of counties in Southwest
Virginip. On March 26th tho party
will spend, one dny in Tnzewell Coun-
w. Three public meetings arc schcdul-
cd; ut Tazcwell, 10 IL. M, Mt Rich
lands, p. M, ut Graham, 8 u. m.
The tour Of the Southwest wifi bo
personally conducted by DR.. John
Preston Mcconnell, President of the
State Normal Mt Radford, Va. An
other distinguished member Of tho
party will be'Dr. j. l.. McBrien, Spec
inlist in Rural Education, United
Stntcs 3urcnu of Education. DIR. Me-
Bricn hns been three times State
Superintendent of the stato of Ne
brnska, and Is rated rs ono of the
best spcakers in the country. 1t is
possible That Hon. Harris Hnrt, our
own State Superintendent, will bo In
the party. These great educators are
out to get results in Immediate md
permanent Improvement OF tho pub
nc school system. An appeal is made
to the general public, and particular
ly, to professional and business men
to arrange business engagements so
ns to be able to attend ono or anoth-
CT OF these meetings and spend n
couple of hours I'm conference with
these leaders. Surely no business en-
gngement can be more important
than this practical homo study of
the vital problem OF adequately train
ing our children for their day and
generation, so near at hand. Further
announcement Of these meetings will
be made later. Be booster for
great educational rally the 25th of
March,
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WHAT THE CIVIC LEAGUE HAS
ACCOMPLISHED.

AS the Civic League is nearing the
end of the years work when the old
members will be asked to renew their
membership and, it is hoped, n great
many now members added, it is of
public interest to recall some of the
things accomplished by. the League
during the past year.
After the signing of the armistice,
the Civic League ewas reorganized
with Mrs. l.. A. Tynes as president.
she having served in this capacity
previous to the war. 1t has been the
purpose of the League to secure i'm
provements along civic lines by bring
ing to the attention of the people
the urgent need of certain improve
ments as only in this way can any
important work be accomplished.
Many things have been achieved. For
more than q year the League was
planning for and looking into the
work of the Home Demonstration
Agent. 1t was decided that such an
agency would be good thing for
the town and county and the League
invited the State agent to come and
advise with the supervisors. This vis-
it resulted in the employment of an
efficient agent who in making q
splendid record.
In addition to this. successful
campaign against rats was carried
out, followed by such cleanup
week as Tazewell never had before
The good resulting from this sani-
tation and beautifying Campaign
alone fully justified the reorganiza-
tion of the Civic League. The League
was responsible for the installation
| ing and also for the hot lunch limo.
vation which has been great sue.
cess
The new President, Mrs. Geo. w
st. Clair, hopes to- swell the ranks
Of the League with many new mem
bers this spring and to have the CO
I, operation Of all the old members ant
! tho entire population of the town ant
suburbs.
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poCAHoNTAs NEWS NOTES.

m Pocahontas, Va, March q.
Inc Bank of Pocahontas has pur-
chased from Charles X. Wagner. The
large building northeast of their
property formerly known as Poem
hontas Wholesale Grocery Compnny's
building, the consideration being i'm
the neighborhood of $4,000. Just
what heir plans are with reference
to the purchase are not definitely
known, but it is supposed that the
building will be removed in short
while.
Mrs. Alice Peck has been in n
Richmond hospital rof four weeks.
returning home on Tuesday morning
improved in health. Mrs. Peck un-
dcrwent an operation Mt the hospital.
Samuel b. Rector, who went Ia Rich
mond on. Friday last, accompanied
Mrs. Peck from Richmond to her
home here. y
John A Carter. of Pocahontas, and
Miss Love Robinson of Gary, were
married in 'Bluefield Saturday by
Rev. j. Taylor Stinson, pastor of the
FIRST Baptist church there. Miss Rob-
inson was a teacher ut Gary prior
to her marriage. Mr.. Carter has lived
hero nearly all his life. After re-
"NA iiOHi OilclI ITlU CnUX
expect to make their home ut Gary.
H. Bert Wright, Frank, C. Elicit
and Sidney Bloch are in Roanoke
this week taking in class of the
Scottish Rite branch of Masonry,
the two first mentioned being candi-
dates for the mysteries. There were
two or three other candidates from
here but too busy to attend at this
time.
Morris Magril, who has been in
Cincinnati for some time laying in
a supply of spring and summer goods
for his father, l.. Magrill, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. DR.. H. j. Slushcr, of Boisse
vain is reported to be critically ill.
due it is said from u severe attack
of typhoid.
Samuel L. Matz was over from
Bluefield on business yesterday.
c. X. Wagner, coal operator of
Kentucky was here this week on bus
mess. and visiting his family.
Ensign Myron Baber, of the u. S.
Navy, and who was on the destroyer
which sank in the Pacific last week
was born and reared here, being one
of the prominent young men of the
community when he left here. 1t is
a source of pleasure to his friends
that he was saved. He is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Baber, of
Lynchburg.
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ROBERT McGRAW DEAD.

Mr.. Robert McGraw, father of J..
F. McGraw, of this town, and for
many years resident of the west
end of this county, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Embry, in
Washington, D. c., last week. The
body reached Tazewell Sunday and
interment was made in the new ceme-
terry. Besides a wife the deceased is
survived by a large number of chill
dren-John f. McGraw, of Tazewell; !;
Charley McGraw, of Washington
York City; Mrs. Mollie Gose, Wash
ington county; Mrs. Lizzie Houchins,
of Cincinnatl; Mrs. Lou Embry, of
Washington, D. C.
The deceased was Supervisor of
Maiden Spring district in this coun-
ty several, years ago, and was one
of its leading citizens.
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A REPLY ABOUT ARTICLE OF
MR.. HICKMAN.

The article in YOUR paper undor
date Of February 25th bv ]. M N r
md rather confusing. 1t seems No
though the article was nyr;ttan 20
nirove that Mr.. Hickman did not stanJ
'a'one in the combat with evil in Pc po-
rahontns. The writer's arpumant ~
mo is negative one. Tho onlv tb;, W :,
%'ted to prove that Mr.. Ricknan did
nave backin" was that the people
IoIed Tor prohibition. This is true.
Dnt MS y. M N. knows. neople will
vote Tor q thing they will not fight
,nr, l believe can venture to saw
Una, many who voted dry have been
guilty OF drinking whistey brought
INTO our town illegally and doubtless
ging.
Further. in his argument j. NJ. N,
says If private citizens had entered
into, the fray, it would have endang-
cred their business and social rela-
tions. Then, shouldn't the world at
largeNtake off their hats to Mr.. Rick
man: A man not only willing to sacri-
flee business relations and friendship
but even life itself, if need be, for
the betterment of his home town?
i agree with j. M. N that the
Mayor, Councilmen and officers are
chosen by the, people to see that the
laws are executed; then they-thc of.
ficers. are the agents of our citizens
and the citizens are responsible TO,
the acts of said agents. Are not the
citizens. then responsible for crime
and evil in our town, when they sit
with folded hands and the excuse
that the officens should look aftel
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NO DECISION ON
NEWSTATE ROAD
Highway Commission Still Has
the Matter Under Considera-
tion--Buchanan and Dick
enson Interested.

Nothing definite as yet has been
decided by the state Highway Com
mission MS to the location of tho now
road to be built west to tho Russell
County line, and from nil indications
the decision M to location is still
some distance Off. 1t is stated that n
committee from tho State Highway
Commission will be hero on 21st to
70 over the two routes, looking to n
decision of the matter.
Further Complications.
II appears now that II now ques-
ton has been entered ns n rnctor in
the final accision.
The Dickcnson and Buchanan Co.
people arc-tnking hand in tho game,
II is stated. Senator Chase OF Dick
cnson County, II Is stated, looking
far ahead, hopes to have n highway
connection with nhe east thru his
county by cross country rond from
the main line.
buchanan County wants. cross
road line from Raven, and so there
you are. II is stated that tho COM
mittee will go from Pounding Mill
on 2lst on horseback on tour Of
inspection. The advocates Of each
route proposed. Tazcwcll County, it
IL stated. is not proposing to build
ronds for Buchanan and Dickcnson,
and the complication which has boon
injected into the discussion, should
have no weight, and should not be
considered Mt all. Buchanan nnd
Dickonson, II is stated, arc fully able
to take care of themselves. But whnt
VIII happen Is now pure conjecture.
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MISS ANNIE wINGo JENKINS.

News reaches Tazewell of the
death of Mrs. Jenkins ut her home
in Staffordsville, Va, on February
18th. Her husband died about year
fgo, ago. leaving Gavin a children, one girl and
Many of the readers of this paper
remember Miss Annie Wingo, the
lovely daughter of the late Rev. ].
II. Wingo, of this county. With her
mother she resided in this town for
several years, occupying the resid-
ence now owned by Mr.. A. B. BuGh-
anan. She was a gifted young wo-
nan, of lovely Christian character.
She wrote beautiful poetry, painted
beautiful pictures. had vivid and
ofight dreams of the future, the real
ization of which was denied her here
Her death was caused by pneumonia,
The body was laid to rest in the
cemetery at Staffordsyille.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
w. NJ. S. TO MEET IN BLUEFIELD
NEXT WEEK.

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Holston Conference, Methodist
iEpiscopnl Church, South, will meet
in annual session Mt Grace Church,
Bluefield, March 1918. This will be
the tenth anniversary Of tho confer
ence society under its present form
of organization, and is expected to
be tho largest annual meeting ever
held by the women Of this confer
encc. The Society has about three
hundred and twenty auxiliaries with
nearly nine thousand members, and
contributed last year for missions
alone, $4,000.
Tho MONDAY Bible talks by DR..
Edward Leigh Pell, Of Richmond,
will be feature of tho conference
DR.. Pell is widely known platform
speaker and writer, and the people
who attend have treat in store for
them.
, Together with the ten District sec
rctaries the following officers will
make reports: Mrs. p. L. Cobb pres-
hicnt; Mrs. W. NJ. Morrcll, vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. L. A. Tynes, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. j. A. Burrow,
recording secretary; Mrs. W., 3.
Speer. treasurer; Mrs. +. r. Dosser,
superintendent of young peoples
work; Mrs. G. G. Weaver, supt. of
children's work; Mrs. Crew Webb,
superintendent Of study and publici-
ty; Mrs. j. M. Carter, superinten,
dant of fifth-Sunday collections; and
Mrs. M. II. Honaker, superintendent
of supplies.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11

these things, that if they meddled
with them, their business might be
damaged?
Will this plea help us when we
stand before the great Tribunal, be-
fore II Judge, who is ever just?
When the Witten-Shumate Bill was
brought before the Senate j. M. N.
says "NIr. Hickman, all alone, and
without consulting anyone" SO Far
as he knew, went down to Richmond
TO lend his influence to the passage
of this bill. Did his going prevent
any other free born American citizen,
who had the good of his town at
heart, from going also?
j. M. N. did not seem to think the
influence of this "ono lone man"
amounted to much. / can but think,
though, that the Master placed the
same value on this zone lone mans"
influence as lIo did on the Widows
mite. Here let me say, Mr.. Hickman
went ON his mission alone, but not
without consulting IL number of his
friends. The mistake he made prob
ably was that he didn't ask j. M. N.
about it.
Another quotation from j. M. N.
Had Mr.. Hickman not taken the in
itiative in this work, others would
have done So" 1t seems as if j. M.
N. thinks fighting evil in Pocahontas
is just n one mans job. j. M. N. con-
tesses to have lived in Pocahontns
~ years; then / am sure he is coz
INFANT Of some acts that would not
bear the light of day, which went
on in our town while he was a resi-
dent Doubtless these deeds never
reached tho ears OF our officers: so
we can not put all the blame on our
ofiicers, because our town is not
Please pardon this lengthy art
,,cie, but ! do like justice and to give
honor to him to whom honor is due.
A BAPTIST.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
A NEW COUPLER.
Grafton, Va, Feb.

Grafton, Va, Feb. 26.
Editor Clinch Valley News:
There has been some doubt ex-
pressed i'll Tazewell MS to who the
real inventor is of the automatic cur
coupler, my son, B. +. Gildcrslcevc
will soon install on MINING cars.
wish to state that it is his own in
vcntion and not the same coupler
his father had patented in 1886.
His fathers coupler is much larg-
CT and different from his and the
time limit has expired, so therefore,
it has become common property, and
Bens coupler IL new idea.
r MRS. G. s. GlLDERSLEEVE.
Mr.. Bon Gilderslccvc was in this
office few days ago, and exhibit
ed small model of this coupler.
His patent seems to be II solution of
the car coupling troubles .hat are
encountered in coupling mine cars,
and no doubt will be adopted by
many of the large mines. Tho patcn-
tee has received much encourage
ment from mine owners who have
seen the device.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
FREE-FTFTY DOLLARS.

A fifty dollar premium offered by
the Tazewell Motor Company to the
Tazewell boy whose baby beef wins
over the best baby beef fed and show
cd by the Lee County boys ut the
1921 State Fair. In case Lee County
does not show and q Tazewell boy
takes first place over ell others the
premium will be paid just the same.
Lee County boys are feeding three
times per day now. Go to it boys.
r. r. WALL, County Agt.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
EASTER FLOWERS

Corsages, SIS to SIS
Lilies of the Valley, So doz
Carnations, $500.
Roses. Beauties, $15 to S25.
Red, White, Pink on
Yellow, Sc to $12.
Orchids, $1.50 to So.
Place your order now with
HI. w. PORST.
TAZEWELL, VA.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
HIRAM LEEDY.

Hiram Leedy, former citizen Of
this town but resident of West
Virginia for years, was killed on the
yards at Vivian, w. Va, the first of
the week. His remains were brought
to Tazewell and buried at Concord
on Wednesday. No particulars of his
death are available. His family live
at Kimball, near Vivian.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
DEPUTY COLLECTOR COMING.

Mr.. G. II. Perkins, Deputy Col
lector. will be at Tnzewell. Va, on
the 18th and 18th inst, for tho pur-
pose of assisting income taxpayers
in making up their 1920 tax returns,
which are required to be mailed to
the Collector Of Internal Revenue not
later than the 18th inst.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
LOWER BAPTIST VALLEY AR.
MENIAN RELIEF.
A. Paync Chairman.

J. A. Payne Chairman.
John w. Whit, Mrs. D. C. Lowe,
Mrs. Crockett Lowe, Mrs f. Lowe,
Tom Vnndyle. ID. G. Lowe, j. A.
Payne each 81; Joseph H. Beavers,
Roy Ray. each 50c.; Geo. Vandyl,c,
30c. Total, $3.50.
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DATE OF MEETING POSTPONED

Owing to Unforeseen circumstances
the meeting of the Law ond Order
League; which was called for March
18th t-Grahom, has been changed to
March goth. Everybody please note
that the next meeting of the League
will be held in the M. E. Church
at Graham Sunday. March Goth, at
2.30 D. m.
i This will be very important meet
ing and it is hoped that every one
who is interested in this movement
will make It point to attend this
meeting. F. H. Forbes, Secy.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that have
sold my interest in the mercantile
business, heretofore conducted at
Sayersville. Va, under the firm name
of D. G. Harrison and Co., TO A. S.
Waldron. am not responsible there
fore for any debts or liabilities of
said partnership incurred after Feb.
25th. 1921.-D. C. Harrison.
3-11-2t.
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HONOR ROLL WEST BAPTIST
VALLEY SCHOOL.

Seventh grade-Curtis Allison.
Sixth grade-Lena Gillespie.
ourth grade-Susie Arms.
Third grade-Virginia Bailey.
Second grade, Gladys Payne, Res-
sic Hoops.
Teacher, r. v. Harper. A-i--;.4l
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11

Mr.. Harding has fifty thousand
appointments to make, to say noth-
ing ef Tho disappointments.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
Good blue grass boundary to rent.
Grazes 30 to 10 cattle. JOHN D.
GREEVER, Burke's Garden, Va.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
REQ passenger 1916 model tour
ing car. New tires, in good running
condition. Prfce .$4oO.O6. Tlerms IL
desired. G. C. PAYNE.
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Resolutions by Directors of RanL :,
Clinch Valley VI

. We; the undersigned, having besn
aPsp91inted az 9;a.t committee by e the Boerd oeea
Hs ley DssssSr5 Tase%e Of y;n; Bank Of cinch Var
on on the 7th day Of m, March ns 1nee 1mneeeetlng
prepare resolutions as 81 rsSi, to
stras @bo and friend Mr. Beverly '1se W.
lowing: submit the fol-
sire aes9lsea so s,,n1Y. That: First of ALL We d..
ant relaonns ans'sias had fs the long and peas as-
,,e ,leial connection and .Sn oahn atm in his of
oo ot notice would be eomn1sts eOosmnoJ1wttse and
formed redIehenss m t. The services he With
Of The part tsiRseDShing Re pa1ssg this bank paa and
to its success. aSea IN contributing
his As ,,atnEd all times he was ready thr.,..,
business ss'ae aeunsa Judgment and maseHsgss aaseHHIg
heartedly Of bis ! dtdInasi1uss tIma sas whole;
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11

a. S. GREEVER, Div Supt.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-06
Tourists On Cross
 Country Tour Stop
 Here On Way Home

Homeward bound following a trans continental tour from Rochester. N. ' 7. to the Pacific coast. MT. and Mrs Harry Harrison. accompanied by the formers mother Mrs M. C. Harrison. stopped in Phoenix Wednesday and Thursday of this week. They are making the trip in 1919 big Stakeholder Six auto mobile. MT. Harrison declared that he has owned eleven other cars. but from this time on he will not be sep arated from the big Studebaker.
 Road conditions from here to the coast are not nearly as good as when they made the run on the westward trip about a month ago. They were held uP for several hours on account Of the sand bars in the river at EhrenDerg.
 Incidentally it was learned later that the local chamber of commerce road information bureau Is advising persons who intend to make the crossing to go by the way of Parker ferry. one man reported to the chamber of commerce that the river is so low and sand bars so numerous that he had to wait 24 hours while a passage was cleared at the Ehrenberg crossing. The Parker ferry is gasoline propelled, as against cable type of ferry at Ehrenberg- The former can navigate between the sand bars.
 An interesting feature of Mir. Harris ons trip is a wager he made with a friend in Rochester who is dealer for a much heavier and more expensive automobile than the Stakeholder Be- fore leaving the east MT. Harrison wa Eered s100 with his friend that he would make the trip to the coast at cosi not to exceed s100 for tires and repairs to the car.
 Mir Harrison told MT. Barret of Bar ret & Pottberg, the local Studebakei distributors. that he was not worrying at all about his bet, as he had gone almost 1000 miles to date at a cost o forty odd dollars. Three of the tires have the same air in them as waer he started. On the way out here tnt party went through New York City Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington; the southern states. to New Orleans
Arizona republican., 1921-03-06

then across to Texas, up through Phoe- nix and then to Los Angeles.
 On the westward trip Mir. Harrison carried a trailer which contained a com plete camping outfit weighing 1,50u pounds. He shipped the trailer by rail from California. but is carrying seV- eral hundred pounds of baggage m trunks on the running boards.
 NIT. Harrison is the proprietor of a sporting goods store in Rochester and when he started from that city he had five guns, including various types Of rifles and shotguns. several reVolVers a..a PTS pounds of shells, He declared that he had some of the best hunting of his experience while on this trip. Mrs. Harrison is also an expert shot, holding several titles won at contests in the eastern states.
 While in South Carolina MT. Harri- son acquired q thoroughbred pointer named Moscow which accompanied him for the remainder of the trip. He was offered several hundred dollars for the tdoe. by a fancier in San Francisco but declined to part with him.
 He sure is a peach of 8 hunter Mfr. Harrison stated. "but as B watch dog I can't give him very much. Ii anyone gives him half chance hell make friends with him. However, he answered every purpose as guard QONH sputn. All uOEs loCN shAhe lO lHe negroes. All I have to, say is Look out boy, that bay'll eat you up and they wouldn't come within a mile of the {, car. All the time Moscow was try | ing to play with them.
 About this Studebaker. well, car write book regarding the way this car has stood the gaff. I'm more thar tsatisfied: I'm tickled to death. It vii always be big Studebaker Six foi mine. Even if I wanted to change my wife wouldn't let me-it's part of the family to her"
Arizona republican., 1921-03-06
aRl1Alh A CROWDED couNrRY

Britain is crowded country. It has been so for a long time. It expects to be so for long time to come. It has less than half our population in a space less than twice the size of Ohio.
 Industrial Britain is even more crowded. The margin between the num- Der of available jobs and the number Of people who need them for their bread and butter is narrow. It. has been mar row-and acknowledged as narrow throughout long period in the past. Britain expects 1t to be narrow for a long time to come.
 British life is largely what 1t is to- day as the result of this situation, this acknowledgement, and this expectation.
 If yer ave yer card with yer-awnd we're well known in these parts mebbe," was the answer of a London docker to my inquiry as he proudly walked away with his pay for the Saturday forenoon's work.
 On all sides getting a job is regarded regularly, ohronically-as a very serious matter over there. The humblest of workers will do well to have his Character" with him at all times. "'Ere 1t Is. Of gude character, sober and industrious it says. I'm not fol the losin' O 1t, not for onythink, awnd thot's Gods trufei" testified with much