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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-19
DANCE AT NORTON

The Felix Club, oil Norton,gavc
a most delightful dance Wedncs-
day night in the ball room OF the
new Hotel Norton at which about
twenty-five couples were present
from the surrounding towns.
The chapcrones for this dance
were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Taggart,
MIR. and Mrs. ]. \. Sterne, Mr..
and Mrs. X. 5. Graham.
The music was furnished by
Wcidermeyers Orchestra, OF
Huntingdon, w Va, which was
was declared by many to be ore
oi the best orchestras ever heard
in this section.
Among those from the Gap who
motored up to the dance were Mr..
and Mrs. a. l.. Holton. Miss Billy
Fulton. Messrs Fred Haley,
X. D. Leslie, Roscoe Wolff, J. A.
Goodloe.
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NOTICE OF STOCKHOLD.
ERS' MEETING BIG
STONE GAP LAND
COMPANY

The regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders OF the Big Stone
Gap Land Company will be held
at its office in the Town OF Big
Stone Gap. Wise county, Virgin
ia, on Wednesday, May 3rd, 1922.
at ten o'clock a. m. Tor the pur-
pose OF electing directors and Tor
the transaction OF any other bus
mess.
1916 JNO. w. CHALKLEY,
Secretary.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-19
WEDDING INVITATION

We are in receipt OF the follow
ing engraved wedding invitation
which will be OF interest to many
OF our readers. Mr.. Willis is a
son OF MIR and Mrs. ]. NJ. Willis.
OF the Gap;
MIR. and Mrs. George Pendleton Blue
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Elizabeth
to
Mr.. Edward Hatcher Willis
on Tuesday, the twenty-fifth of April
at half after twelve O'clock
One hundred and ten North High St.
McMinnville, Tenn.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-19
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Edith Lent. who is nurs
ing Mrs Harvey spent Sunday at
Norton the guest Of Mrs. l.. Z.
l3iescl
Mr.. and Mrs. |. c. Taylor Mrs.
w. ]. Smith and baby. Mrs. las.
X. Taylor, motored up 10 Norton
"Wednesday afternoon
Miss Mary Elizabeth Cawood.
OF Harlan. Ky. spent few DAYS
i'll the Gap last week, the attrac-
tive guest OF Mrs = T.. EIil.
Mrs. 5. p. l'leeuor has been
spending several days at Norton
with her daughter. Mrs. Ed.
Wade. Mr. and Mrs Reuben
Banks are keeping house for their
mother during her absence.
Mrs IIamp Crizer and children
motored over from Appalachia
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. w. Ridden
hiser, OF Stoncga, were visiting
Mrs. PIC. Wolfe last week.
Miss Beulah Atchley. stenog-
rapher Tor the Stoncga Coke &
Coal Company. spent Easter i'll
in Knoxville with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ray. who
have been visiting their mother,
Mrs, Joe Ashley left last week
for Ashcville, n. c., where they
willmake their home.
Miss Henrietta Skeen, who is
attending school at Martha
Washington College spent the
Easter holidays in the Gap with
her parents, Judge and Mrs. II.
a. W. Skcen
Maury Prewitt. who is attend
ing school at l.. NJ. H., spent sew
eral days in the Gap last week
with his uncle, NJ. II. Maury.
FOX SALE.-one gray reed
baby go-cart in good condition.
Phone 39.-adv.
Messrs. j. II. Mathews. !. c.
Stephenson and NJ. Roberts. OF
the lntermont Goal & Iron Com
pany,motored up to Joephine and
Norton Thursday
Ray liamblen spent tie Faster
holidays with his parents on their
iarm IN Lee county.
The many friends in the Gap OF
Mrs. Grace Wells. OF Keoiee.
mother Of Jerome Wells. Of the
Gap, will be glad to learn that she
IS rapidly improving from very
successful operation Tor the re-
moval OF cataracts from her ewes
IN a hospital in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Greed Kelly and baby
daughter, Margaret Josephine OF
ST. Charles, who have been in
Norton Hospital Tor three weeks.
nave been spending the past Jew
days IN the Gap with Mr.. Kelly's
parents. Or. and Mrs. J.W. Kelly.
W /. Lee, OF the Louisville
Evening Post, and l.. II Nittitoe,
ei,the Knoxville Sentinel. we're
visitors IN the Gap last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel II. Me
Sluen returned last Wednesday
IRON a few days bridal trip to
louisville and other points. They
expect to go to housekeeping in
Norton in the near future. where
Mr.. McCluen is general manager
q IL she Norton Ice Company.
tOR SALE-Five room house
With bath near entrance to ball
nalrk Apply 10 X. A. Greever.-
PANEL Briscoe, Jr., OF Knox
esllEs was in the Gap last week on
business.
lack Flanary OF Jonesville, was
In Che Gap few days last week
5onSbusiness.
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-Aio' AihtOid iNdhiSGy diku iIttlG
son. spent several days in Bristol
last week shopping.
Miss Llewellyn Johnson, Of
Knoxville, spent the Easter hol-
idays in the Gap,the guest OF Miss
Beverly Bane Taylor.
c. c. Long spent several days
last week in Johnson City and
Elizabethton on business.
Have you paid your water rent?
II not do so at once, otherwise
you had better look out Tor the
town plumber-adv.
Circle No 2 Of the Woman's
Auxiliary OF the Presbyterian
church will meet at the home OF
Mrs. |. b. Nickels Thursday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. r. T. Markle returned
Saturday to her home in the Gap
after two weeks visit to rela-
tives and friends at Appalachia.
Mrs. G. NJ. Brown, who has
been very i'll for several weeks.
is slowly Improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. II. Russell
have moved into their new bun
galow near the ball park,
Clarence Robbins, OF Lowlands,
spent Easter Ill the Gap.
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Nickels.
.Ir., OF Roda. spent Easter in the
Gap with relatives and friends.
X. Hall. OF Lynch. spent the
Easter holidays III the Gap with
his wife at the home OF her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. j /. McCor-
mick.
FOR SALE. Mahogany side
board, china press and victrolla.
Apply this ofiice.-adv
MIR. and Mrs. *. l.. Burgess
and daughter. Miss Elizabeth. OF
OF Blueheld, w. Va, spent Easter
III the Gap. the guests oil Mr.. Bur
CESS brother. L. +. Burgess.
FOR SALE room house
near Methodist church $1,000.
See W. g. Coutts.-adv.
Circle No. OF the Woman's
Auxiliary oil the Presbyterian
church Will meet al the home OF
Mrs 5. II. Goodwin Thursday al
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Saturday Bridge Club will
meet Saturday afternoon at 3 80
with Mrs X ID. Leslie.
FOR SALES lots in block
i'll front Of bank; bargain. See
w G. Coutts.E1ad
Mr. and Mrs. Fred l.. Troy .oi
Josephine Mr.. and Mrs. +. s. Us
sery and sister Florence Pinks.
ton OF Dorchester were the guests
Sunday OF Mr.. and Mrs. b. f.
Warner at the Monte Vista
Hotel
SPECIAL NOTICE Owing
to the tact that we are installing
new equipment i'll our meat de
partment this week we will be
temporarily ont OF fresh meats
until Saturday at which time we
will be glad to serve our Gus
tomers.-F L. Morton.-Adv.
The Missionary Society OF the
NJ. Z. Church, South, will hold
their devotional meeting at the
home OF Mrs. McGcckin Thurs
day at 3 p. III.
PLANTS FOR SALE-To-
mato and cabbage. all early va
rieties now ready Tor transplant
ing. Special attention to mail or
ders. Phone or write Lindsey
tiorton-Adv.
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dental yorl donr S '9'''
Miss Palmer. Of Sco,, c,,,n,
is spending \ lew days vim h.r
sister Mrs. G. c Iloney,ntt non,
Nlinton's store
MI and Mrs. n L. Neil. OF
CAB with Mr. and Mrs. H,rr,.
Iepp.
H.
/, 'n '.,. "''u ~. >, aui 'ihihry' OF
i, H.! Pe"t '''.'l"! afternoon
- '''' >''P WY" '''e"uS-
Among the many people motor
ing IN the Gap sunday iroiR Nor
ton were Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
and chi ID, n''' A. snJ A. n. 'Gfper
~ Gilncr and rbildren NJ, .nd
Mrs / cohen mi i,,n;l,. A..
and Mrs. Cos. and Picket Hurt.
Miss Bess Young of S,ouee,
spent SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN r.
Can Win Aliss Xiv Kcr,,a, "
Han sA1r
,,.., NIL. =, ,r : = II, i-'' : Na'ie'N
nen,e,' nla ,p'''"'G ~. '''oo ,i ".u
ir1ns,I ,n,;nn Az s"u! 'o'
aoyrers Gaii NJ N '"' WIZ.
adv
N;ss.es t,.;li. ,,,i H..
ner ,nh[ 49,, A." = ci,e ~
Randolph Macon Woman's Col
lege, spent the Easter holidays in
the Gap with their parents, Nj.
"'''' ~ : . y - D''Pe'
The lloyd Guild will meet with
Mrs, l., / Winston Thursday az
ternoon at $40 o'clock.
Nolli,. Morton q, Mar,y;le
Tenn spent Easter in the Gap
with relatives and friends.
u.,ry Nt,Co-,,;.i. Nh,
,nond K i. snen, ~ ,,.aai. IN !,
he an v.;,b hi. n.ro,,,s NJ.
AID Mr. TI nJcCdr,,,;.t.
Mis- R,,b ,v,tson s,,o,t ~.
Ter NJ Norto, y;,l honiafni,.s "
Irbv Vern,;llion ~ Carr,,,.;,le
.renn ,.;s;,;no L.; " - NJ NJ
w. ". Nickels in the Gan
MISS Nancy ayior spent the
yer no'laays win hoineioIks
III rye Cove.
K T. Tinslev and I r Su,;,b
are spending this week IN Cincin-
natl on business.
Miss Gertrude Snograss a mem
Der OF the East Stone Can Hiph
School faculty snent th, Easter
HOLIDAYS with friends NJ Graham
Va.
Miss Mary Ford. OF Norton. and
her gusts, Misses Anna STANLEY
Mary WYNN and Kathleen Me
CARNEY OF Martha WASHINGTON
College, motored 10 the Can Sun
dav afternoon.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-19

FOR SALE.-One 3 year old
Jersey COW with second calf. Ap-
ply to Mrs. w. j. Christian
adv.l5-l6.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-19

Many fellow puts diamond
ring on a girls finger during
courtship and a washtub in front
of her after marriage.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-01
GREAT DEMAND FOR
| OULTRY BULLETINS

During the Madison Square Gar
den poultry show in New York late
in January the demand for depart
ment of agriculture poultry literature
exceeded all previous records. After
5000 government bulletins and circu-
lars had been distributed by depart
ment representatives to visitors ask
ing for such literature, nearly 5000
additional persons asked to have pub
locations sent to them. These unso-
licited requests filled a blank book
of 425 parges and threatens to ex-
haust current editions of many of
the bulletins.
year witness a heavy demand for
Although the early months of every
poultry literature, interest in poultry
raising has never been greater than
at the present time. Of approximate
ly $4,000 paid admissions to the Mad
ison Square show, which is the prin-
cipal poultry event of the east, fully
so per cent of the visitors came from
outside the state, and at least one
visitor in every two had received Of
will receive printed information OF
poultry, written by Uncle Sam.
The subject of greatest interest il
poultry houses. Other subjects mos
frequently mentioned in requests fo
the literature are feeding, manage
ment, and disease control.
Supplementing it's regular printe
matter, the poultry office of the dc
partment Of agriculture distribute
blue prints for the guidance of pei
sons desiring to build well-arrange
poultry houses and equipment.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-01
NEW VARIETY WILT
RESISTING TOMATO

In the course of work on the selec-
ton of tomatoes that will resist the
wilt disease, which causes a large an
nual loss in the tomato-canning states,
the United States department of agri-
culture has developed a variety called
Norduke, similar to Stone, but high
ly resistant to wilt. Four other wilt
resistant varieties have already been
produced, known as the Marvel, which
is a medium early tomato, selected
from Merveille des Marches, bearing
a heavy crop of smooth red fruit;
the Norton, selected from Stone, pro-
ducing a heavy yield of large, smooth,
solid red fruit, which ripens slowly,
and therefore ships we'll; and Column
bia and Arlington, medium late va
r~ieties, selected from Greater Baiti-
more.
The Marvel is an excellent variety
for forcing, for medium early truck
ing, and for home gardening. The
Columbia, like the Arlington, which
has been temporarily withdrawn for
publication, because of mixtures
found in the seed in 1920, is better
for canning than for the table, be-
cause of its somewhat flat shape,
which does not permit slicing as sue
cessfully as some of the rounded to-
matoes. The Norton and the newer
tomatoes, excellent for canning, for
variety, the Norduke, are late to.
home gardening, and late trucking
The Norduke shows the highest re-
~sistance to wilt of any tomato, and
also some resistance to the leaf-spoi
disease.
Wilt-resistance strains Of tomatoes
are developed by selecting from &
variety which possesses moderate re-
sistance, which show individual high.
err resistance. This resistance can be
combined with other desirable quail,
ties in other varieties by crossing
Seeds from resistant strains have
been distributed through state expert
ment stations TO n and other:
for testing, and some of the varieties
are now being carried in the catalogue
lists of seed houses.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-01
FAT HOGS FOR HOME
BUTCHERING ASSURED

Members of the live stock shipping
associations in Dekalb county, Ind,
have solved the problem of having fat
hogs on hand just when they are ready
to do their home butchering, and the
United States department of agri-
culture thinks the plan could be
worked by other cooperatives. Many
of the members of the association who
do home butchering often found
themselves with hogs ready for mar
ket or slaughter before the farmers
were prepared for the work. Under
these conditions they arrange with the
manager of the association to ship
their hogs to market st the time the
animals are ready, and later, when
the farmers are prepared to butcher,
they buy the desired number of hogs
| from the association on the regular
! shipping day. The hogs are sold to
| them for the net market price re-
/ turned to the members contributing
hogs to the shipment. This practice
is an accommodation TO the members,
as often q farmer who is raising hogs
| for home slaughter is not ready 70
butcher at the time the hogs are in
best condition, and he is not prepared
to feed them as long as he desires.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-01
PROSPERITY SOON

Julius H. Barnes, former wheat di-
rector, calling attention to the rise of
wheat IL cents and corn 2 cents in a
weeks period, says: "It's time to
quit telling the farmer that he is
bankrupt. 1t is time to quit telling
industry that there is no farm mar
ket. All farm selling prices are on
the upgrade"
The department of labor reports
| that returns from 1,428 factories, en-
ploying more than 500 persons each.
indicate that an almost 5 per cent
gain in employment has been made
| since the first of the year. Nearly al
Industries, outside of steel, textiles
and railroads, increased their labor
forces. In Detroit, center of the auto
mobile industry, the increase vas &c.,
per cent; in Sioux City, Iowa, 81 pc
cent, and in San Francisco, 14.8 pc
cent. Chicago was listed with a
per cent improvement among 40 cite
reporting increases.
The bureau of labor statistics re
ports that in the past Is month
there has been a 1915 per cent cost o
living drop. A further fact come
to light through reports of autOm'
bile license offices, the purchasing G
new cars being justly regarded as
barometer of good times. Marylan
reports a Ia per cent increase in Jan
uary tag sales for 1922 over the tots
of 1921.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-01
MANY CAUSES FOR MoLT.

Experiments at the Montana exper-
iment station show that the date Of
hatch and number ,of eggs laid dur
ing the fall has little influence on
fall mott in chickens. According TO
Poultryman w. F. Schoppe, it is APP
parent that there are many things,
any one or q combination OF which
may be sufficient to cause the nee
essary shock to the birds system
which reveals itself in the form OF
mott. Some of the contributory
causes are too early Matching, too
rapid growing of stock, improperly
balanced ~rations, lack Of animal pr0-
TEN, too much flax, irregularity in
feeding, lack Of sufficient feed or 8
starving period followed by increased
feeding and irregular use of artifi-
cial lights during the winter. A
shock to laying pullets which stops
egg production may manifest iteslf in
a molt.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-01
GRADING AND PAVING
RELATIVE COST SHOWN

What part of the cost of a road
goes into grading and structures that
are more or less permanent, and what
part goes into the paving, which may
eventually wear out?
This question is answered fully by
statistics compiled by the bureau of
public roads of the United States de-
partment of agriculture on 1850 COM
pleted federal-aid roads, involving
$500 miles of road, at a total cost
of $4,000 900. Of the total cost, 81
per cent went into grading, IA per
cent into structure, 81 per cent into
paving, and 3 per cent for engineer
ing. These are the average figures
for the whole of the United States,
but there is considerable variation in
different sections.
In the Middle Atlantic states, where
be built for heavy traffic, the cost of
grading is not heavy and paving must
the paving rises TO rs per cent and
the grading and structures fall to Is
per cent and 9 per cent, respectively
In the mountain states the problem
is very different, much of the work
being new construction with heavy
grading, and the highest type of sur.
face is not necessary. In this grouI
of states the cost of grading amount
ed to SO per cent, structures 20 PEE
cent, and paving AZ per cent.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-01
Montana Farming Topics


costs can be made for the coming
year. The main reasons for the in
creased relative cost for 1921 was
because of the unusually scattered
location of the losses and the dam
age from other causes than hail,
mainly g~rasshoppers. We had an
unusually large number Of isolated
claims at great distances from rail
ways and from the nearest adjusters.
The grasshopper damage added to
the expense by making the ADJUST
ments more difficult and expensive.
Practically every locality in the state
seemed to have the grasshoppers
present in damaging numbers. There
was a tendency in too many cases for
the claimants to demand compensa-
ton for damage that was done gy
grasshoppers. 1t is to be hoped that
neither the farmers nor the state hail
department will have them to contend
with the coming year. However, if
this damage should occur again the
department will be in a position to
handle it more satisfactorily than it
was the past season.
All delay in the payment of 1921
warrants was overcome by the prompt
action of the State Land Board.
When a matter was placed before its
members a special meeting was
called, attended by Governor JOS. M.
Dixon, Secretary of State c. T. Stew
art, Attorney General Wellington D.
Rankin and State Treasurer J.. w.
Walker. 1t was unanimously voted
at this meeting to purchase all 1921
warrants, thus enabling the farmers
to receive the ampunt of their ad
justments promptly in cash This
action was a great help in enabling
the board to make prompt settlement
of all claims.
While the rates for 1921 continueC
rather high, we wish to call the at
tention of the farmers of the state Il
the fact that the rates as levied ar
| lower than hail insurance can be OBJ
tanned elsewhere. The business of tn
department was mainly east of a lin
: connecting Glacier National Park an,
, Yellowstone National Park. TIL
rates for this district were 9 and Il
5 per cent compared with the regula
rates of stock companies of 10 TO 1
per cent. The stock companies max
J, an additional charge of 1 to 2 Pc
cent for some crops.
Before closing the report, the at
d tehtion of Montana farmers is Gale
$ to the wonderful growth of state hai
: insurance in the northwestern state
= and the provinces in Canada, lyin.
: east of the main range of the Rock
Mountains. During the season O
S 1921 these state hail insurance d.
r partments distributed approximate
It ten million dollars (S10, O00,00O) o
e hail losses. The losses over this er
S tire district for the season ran niue
o above the normal, yet this vast vo
g ume of business is being taken car
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-01
STATE BOARD HAIL
INSURANCE REPORT

The State Board of Hail Insurance
has issued it's report OF the business
done in the year 1921, giving a very
comprehensive statement of the
amount of insurance carried, its cost
and the losses paid.
There are some very interesting
figures contained in the report which
pvayy farmer should study. Those
who have not received a copy of the
report will do we'll to write the board
for one, and see just what is being
done under the state administration
toward giving cheap hail insurance
upOn the mutual plan.
Though the expense of adjusting
claims in 1921 were more than the
previous year, the cost of operating
the department was not as heavy, and
the surplus from the previous year
leaves a small balance on hand in the
department. Below is appended a
part of the report:
Notwithstanding that the losses for
the year exceeded the Yevies several
thousand dollars as shown by the
financial report, the deficiency was
much less than the surplus levies
from the 1920 business, leaving the
department with a small surplus.
The marked increase in delinquent
taxes has been a r~etarding Influence
in the operation of the law.
The first loss claim for the season
was filed June II, and the last Sep
tember damaging hail fell eight
days in June, twelve days in July
eleven days in August, and one day
IN September, making a total of 8;
days with damaging hail. a bJta
Of 356 loss claims were filed during
the season. The loss claims covered
storms on - different days. Their,
were four big storms. the first cen
tered mostly in Daniels, Roosevelt
and Sheridan counties. However
hail fell on this same date in scat
tered localities west to Great Fall
and south to Billings. The next BIZ
storm of the season conferred south O
the Little Belt and Snowy mountains
July Is, and was closely followed b
another storm on almost the same ter
ritOry on the 9th. The latter storm
however, was more scattered, claim
coming in from Box Elder to Broad
view. The last big storm of the sea
son was in Sheridan county on AUG
ust 8.
The expense Of adjusting losse
the past season was the highest DC
loss Of any year since the departmer
started operation. A review of til
situation has been made and mean
will be devised wherever possible $
that a decrease in these adiustin