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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1922-03-17
sr.sss New white c.rnatien.

Crossing the American carnatton
known rs Mrs. T. W. Lawson" with
English plants Mas produced. after
twenty four years Of adjective breed
Ing, = dazzling white variety. the first
Uf . new race Of disesseresisting 9
Mowers. which II described ~ tri-
smph Of horticulture
Its breeder. Stuart Low who Ia
showing his novelty. named White
Pearl. at the Royal Horticultural
hail. London. has succeeded In
retaining the cid carnatIOa frag-
rance which IN many modern
varieties has almost vanished II
4. stated that the new pedigree carnn-
ton hss gone through sll disease
tests and has csne sut Hnscathed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1922-03-17

To Teach Hawaiian Youth,
Alarmed at the trend Of the youth
4 Hawaii away from agriculture and
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1922-03-17
Net in Those DAYS.

Mrs. NsxdOrs-Yosr hey threw q
iump ~ coat NJ our cat.
Mr. NsyhSr-TU attend to the young
rascal. rot that We care anything
ahon, ..ur eat. hut No boy Of mine In
going to waste coat IN that manner
-Bnston Transcript.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
WISE WINSIN
COUNTY DEBATE
Carl Hamilton and Beatrice Hyl-
ton viii Represent County
In State Meet In Char
lottesville.
GAP TEAMS LOSE
Knight, Foster, Wilson and Miss
Guntner Make Splendid
Showing In Norton Pre-
lirninary a.aE

Sweeping the field before them
at Norton last Saturdav,the Wise
High School won the right To de-
fcnd the county in the annual
state contest at Charlottesville
this year.
Miss Beatrice lIylton and Carl
Hamilton, the Wise debating
team, first won in the preliminary
from Norton Sa,ur-
day morning. That gave them
the right OF contending with the
Coeburn team in the evening.
Coeburn had won over Carl
Knight and Arthur Foster during
the morning Session. Cocburn
went CALAMITY down before the
high powered oratory OF liamii-
ton, giving the Wiseites the priv
i'ege OF going to charlottesville.
Miss Lena Slemp, OF Wise.won
III the reading contest over Miss
Nancy Horn. oil Norton, and will
also represent the county at
charlottesville. In the prclimi
nary try-out seven young ladies
competed Tor the honor oi speak
ling IN the evening.
One OF the most interesting
contests in the whole program
was the oratcrical battle between
Grover Franklin. Coeburn. Earl
Wilson, OF this place. Trigg Mil
Ter, OF Norton, and Paul Fulton.
OF Wise. During the prelimi-
nary battle the contest narrowed
to struggle between Fulton and
Miller, both excellent speakers.
In the preliminary Fulton had
the edge on Miller. but los, 10
him during the evening, giving
Miller the pleasure OF going to
Charlottesville.
The local boys and girls went
down in every contest. They
went down gamely, contestine
every inch OF the ground. fight
ing gamcly against longer cxpe-
rlencc. But they were great losers
and probably congratulated the
victorS. Knight and Foster put
up the debate OF their lives
against the Coeburn team Both
boys are excellent speakers, but
they were going against seasoned
veterans, one OF which had COM
peted IN the charlottesville
Injecting last year.
Wilson made splendid show
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
WISE COUNTY HAS ONLY POSTMISTRESS

when they will be holding pub
lie offices OF all kinds. Council
women have been suggested in
Norton. Some OF stronger sex
frowned OH the idea, but the
wiser heads realize that it is only
a matter OF time until women
will play a major part in the man
agement oil the peoples business
i'll the Ninth District.
Before her marriage Mrs. Duf-
~ was Miss Maude, Richmond
OF Coeburn, but was living in
Stonega when she met and mar
ried MIR. Duffy. They have one
son, nine,and have lived in Stone
ga Tor the past eleven years.
In spite OF her official duties
her home is one of the loveliest in
Stonepa.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05

ton viii give our readers some
idea oil the marvellous mechanic
ism OF the Linotype, a compos-
ing machine on which are assem-
blcd matrices Cor little brass
molds) and lines Of type cast
lines such as YOU are now read
ing. The particular model oil ma
chine which we have just in
stalled carries at one time four
sets OF matrices--controlled from
a standard keyboard of ninety
keys and an auxiliary Keyboard
OF twcnty-eight - and gives
the operator instant command
OF sos different characters.
One Can Do Work OF Six
Besides enabling the opera
tor to set various faces and sizes
OF type, our new Linotype makes
il possible for him TO produce
the rules and dashes and Dor
ders which are used in various
advertisements in each issue OF
our publication. When employ
ed in the composing OF advertise
ments. news, proper headings.
booklets, catalogues, and various
other kinds OF printed matter.
our new Model IA enables one
operator To set in the same time
more type than ordinarily could
be produced by five or six men
or women doing the work by
hand - and the composition
is incomparably better.
While for a long time we have
received the patronage OF host
OF subscribers, advertisers and
printing buyers in general, we
look forward to the handling Of
an even greater volume OF busis-
ness now that we are so well
qualified to render the sort OF
service most to be desired.
II has been our aim to present
the news OF the day without fear
or favor, and 20 reflect faithful
~ the ideals and ambitions OF our
constituents; and we shall CON
tinue to devote our talents and
resources TO the fulfilling OF this
aim. And OF great help To us in
the carrying out of our purpose
Twill be our Model II Linotype.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
U. D. C. MEETS WITH
MRS. ]. B. WAMPLER

Mesdames Long and Malcolm
Smith Elected as Delegates to
Pearisburg Meeting = Other
News.
Mrs. J. y, Wampler was the
delightful hostess OF the March
meeting OF the local chapter OF
the U. D. c.
The President. Mrs. c. C..
Cochran, opened the meeting
The members answered roll call
with an interesting current event.
A number Of the business mat
tiers pertaining to the Chapter
were taken up and discussed.
Mrs. Malcolm Smith and
Mrs. c. c. Long were elected
delegates to the District Meet
ing to be held the latter part OF
April in Pearisburg, Virginia.
Mrs. E. T.. Goodloe, who has
recently returned from a
visit to Lexington, Virginia,gave
an interesting account OF the
many historic places in Lexing-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
Scene of Construction Was Once
In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Slide Will Eventually
Close River.

The most difficult portion of
building the concrete wall in the
Gap above Big Stone Gap has
been completed. The construc-
ton company is now building
The wall which will support the
bank OF the l.. x N. railroad
tracts.
The work OF putting in the
lower wall has been one of the
biggest undertakings OF its kind
ever promoted in Wise county.
Several months, working day and
night, has been necessary. As
the original plans OF the road
engineers called only Tor "A three
or four foot foundation it was
thought that the work would be
completed rapidly. When the
work began on the foundation
the trouble started. Instead OF
putting in a three or four loot
base they put in almost twenty
ieet-all below the water line.
lie months when the layman
thought no progress was being
made the contractors were busy
trying to find bottom
Worked Night and Day :.
1t was here that Contractor
Lane displayed some of the finest
engineering ability ever seen in
the southwest The water from
the river required pumps to work
day and night. AS last the
water WAS renovedthe work was
carried bit further. Then a
stop was made to pump the wa
ter from the hole. AS the wallrose
from the water line to the road
eighteen feet above, the heavy
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05

again and again. George Good
loo had the house with hin,whcn
he sang Peggy O'Neil." George
is a real black face artist and con
tributed much to the success OF
the show. Little John Hill
Goodloe got downright George
NJ. Cohenish with his song" Amt
Nature Grand?' This little fell
low was one of the stars. An
other high light among the bunch
OF stars was Rudolph Youell.
He accidcntly fell from the stage
and made the fall look nutural.
He was back on the stage in a jif-
iy, and working like turk for
the success OF the show.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
WIRELESS. TELLS OF
tSToRK's ARRIVAL
Things of the Birth of Daugh-
ter TO Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
alexander Reach Knoxville by
Wireless.

On Thursday OF last week q
line baby girl arrived at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Alexander
Iof Stoncga.
Mrs. Alexander old home is in
Knoxville where her maternal
aunt Still resides. The method OF
conveying the glad ,idings to the
nome town was rather original.
and quite in keeping with the
tt m es. S. j. Gundry the
wireless wizard OF Wise county
sent the news of the little lady's
arrival from his broadcasting sta.
ton i'll Stonega. And the aero
gram reached home. The Knox.
VILE Sentinel has the following
to say:
Flashing through space, via
sciences latest Improvement on
communication, the wireless A
message has been received by
MIR w. L. Buckley, Laurel av.
enue. announcing the birth OF 4
little daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
II. a. Alexander, who reside in a
Virginia town. The little one
will bear the name OF her mater
nal aunt, Mrs. Buckley. Before
her marriage Mrs. Alexander
was Miss Mary Jordan and made
her home in Knoxville"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05

ton and OF Genera! Robert Z.
Lees tomb which is in little
chapel on the grounds OF Wash
ington and Lee University.
The usual program was very
interesting. Mrs. d. c. Wolfe
read a paper on The Boyhood OF
Lee. Mrs. Long gave reading
dealing with the U. D. c. Chap
ter i'll France. Mrs. George l..
Taylor also read a paper, The
Sunny South. This was follow
ed by a poem, the land of the
south, by Mrs. w. A. Baker.
During the social hour Mrs.
Wampler served a delicius salad
course to the following: Mes
danes &C. Cochran, W.T.. Good
loe, {. c, Long, Malcome Smith,
J: a. Croker, George L. Taylor
II. A. w. Skeen, ]. l.. McCor-
mick, +. +. GoodIoe, ]. w. Rush,
J. B. Daughtery, Z. L. Tate, |. T.
Gilly, ID. c. Wolf and Misses
Olga Horton and Bruce Skeen.
The April meeting will be held
with Mrs. Fred Troy at her home
in Josephine the second Wednes-
day afternoon in April.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05

With a good deal OF satisiac-
ton the editor OF The Post an
announces tile installation OF a
Model ~ Linotype. This mech
anical marvel is specially cpuip-
ped with complement OF type
faces which enables us TO serve
efficiently the large number OF
persons who look to Our publ
cation for enlightenment and
entertainment. and who patron
ize our job printing department..
The rapidly increasing circu-
lation OF The Post, together with
our desire 10 place at the com
mand OF our advertisers and 9TH
ers the highest grade OF typo
graphy, induced us to add to our
mechanical equipment multi
pie magazine Linotype Tor the
quick and accurate and pleasing
presentation of the news OF the
day. and the production oil supe-
rior job work.
Some of the Faces"
Our new Linotype enables us
to Sc by machine virtually all
forms OF composition that pre-
viously ncccssitated tedious
work by hand. Our plant is
now capable Of turning out com
position consisting OF correct
type faces i'll many different sizes
and the change from one size
TO another is made by twist
OF the wrist In the flicker OF
an eyelash the versatile opera
tor-whose hand is made fam
Gus by the Mcrgcnthaler Limo
type Company as "thc hand that
keeps the world iniormed-on
the versatile machine that sets
faces and sizes al will.
This installation is testino-
NAL to the prosperity OF Big
Stone Gap and vicinity. And
that the good people OF the com
munity are duly appreciativc Of
our efforts to serve them in the
departments OF the printing bus
mess is manifested by the many
compliments received from indi-
vidual patrons since the arrival
OF our machine.
The accompanying illustra-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
William ]. Nicely Dies Near
L. & N.

William ]. Nicely, As, died at
his home near the L. & N. on
Tuesday, March 81. He was
buried at East Stone Gap, the
Rev. +. N. Wolfe officiating.
Mr.. Nicely is survived by his
wife two sons and six daughters,
all living.
: He was Il member of the
Christian church, and was high
ly esteemed by all who knew
him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
Stonega Postmistress Is Dem
onstrating That Woman Can
be Mother and Public Ser
want

Mrs. NJ II. Duffy. wife OF as
sistant superintendent Mat
Duffy, OF Stoncga, is the first
lady in Wise county TO receive
official recognition from Presi-
dent Harding. She is the only
postmistress officially appointed
IN the county.
On January 81 OF this year
she succeeded c. N. Davidson in
the postoilice at Stonega, and is
the first lady, so far as is known,
to be appointed by the President
10 a postofiice in Wise county.
Mrs Duffy is an ardent repnb-
publican. Her husband is one
oil the live wires in the almost
perfect republican organization
i'll the Ninth. He is brother OF
{. G.. Duffy. gov Of Cincinnati,
but who was for many years
one OF the bosses" in Mr..
Slemp's ranks.
Mrs. Duffy is demonstrate
ing that woman can be both a
mother and a public servnt. She
had never been loud in her de-
mands for equal suffrage, but
worked consistently until the
women OF the United States were
gwen the right TO voice in the
government.
Her appointment has been the
source OF much satisfaction TO
the women OF the county. They
look upon it as a step forward
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
THE SOAKING
RAIN WAS
,Falling Fast AS Through Fair
Big Stones Streets There
Passed.
THE HOST WHO SAID
Behold We Go To See S,rutter
Minstrel Show!" And They
Did

The rain had ceased when that
host went stopping home again;
but 10 their faces glowcd with
glee, and "Ha! Hal Hal oh He!
He" the dark night echoes gaily
woke, as gentle jibc or juicy joke
called up i'll memory that feast OF
fun and minstrelay.
Myl How it must have made
the old-timcrs sit there and think
of old times when the curtain
went up on Al G.. Fields! Pre-
micr Minstrcls" 1t mnst have
brought back visions OF Honey
Boy Evans, Doc Brown and Lew
Evans, Doc Brown and Lew
Dockstadcr. Why, that circles
oil the Shutters Revue looked
ed just as much the req, thing as
any minstrel ever did.
Voices Gave Them Away
1t wasn't until they sat down
and began to sing that YOU real
lied their true identities. Then, OF
course, their voices gave them
away. They might black up
their faces and stick their heads
into wigs and dress up all they
pleased, but, just the minute they
opened their mouths and made
sounds, you could tell which was
George Goodloe, or Carl Banks.
or Rudolph Yonell. or Pat Youell
the four ends-just as easily as
you could identify Ray Littrell
who sat in the middle and had no
black on his face at all. The
chorus men were not SO easily
identified, unless YOU knew them
and their voices blended so well
it was hard to know who to
blame Tor it,
From the moment Rudolph
Youell Tell from the stage 10 the
orchestra pit to the closing scene
i'll which Carl Banks was the bar
Der there was no end OF whole
some fun. The jokes and raps
on the different members and
their friends were very much TO
the point and brought down the
house again and again in what
appeared to be an endless laugh.
or more correctly. termed one
long scrccch.
Some of the Stars
The songs were the kind that
make You want 10 join i'll also
give your feet considerable trou-
bic. TO make any selection or
try to decide who rendered the
best song would be impossible as
IT was one good song after an
another and they were encored
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
High Lights of Show

Particular points in every pro-
.duction by reason of uncommon
merit are outstanding from the
general run. no matter whas may
he the excellent quality of the
performance. Among the nota-
Bile features was the decidedly
good arrangement OF the cnsem-
blcs, the taste i'll costuming and
the specialtics introduced bv
Miss Mary Davenport and Geo.
Goodloe Miss Davenport scor-
cd heavily with her catchy mel
'ody Making eyes at me-" She
sang as one long used To the
glare OF the loo, lights, and sang
with sweet. mellow voice, cspc-
cially adapted TO the blues" va
riety OF ballad. The audience
.clammorcd for all cnchorc after
each OF her songs, but She re-
fused To return.
The Struttcr Revue" is almast
complete entertainment and a
firstclass example OF what Big
Stone Gap talent and Big Stone
energy can accomplish when III
rectcd even 10 takeling the diff
iicmlties OF the green room. -
Iigieid, the Shuberts, Dilling-
ham, Cort. llammcrstein and
Others are still in the business.
but Big Stone can lay just claim
to having placed on the minstrel
stage production well worthy OF
the city's unquestioned standing
i'll other lines oil endeavor.
Credit to Garrett
The actors did their share.
The orchestra, under the direc-
ton OF Johnny Ray, lent the me-
tropolitan, air TO the occasion
and made the Gapites proud OF
their musical talent. TO them
a great part OF the success Of the
evening belongs.
But when all oi this is said we
must turn 10 the fellow whom no
one saw, but who, during the
long weeks OF rehcrsal, tax
cd his brains in putting the show
together, TO making it what it
was. This was Director
Garrett. He pieced the show to-
gether, knocked off the rough
parts, and moulded it into a
pleasing whole. The faculty OF
the High School, and the people
OF the Gap, have been more than
generous with praise for his
work.
The show was knock out-a
whooping success.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
CHRIST CHURCH

Services Sunday, April 9th.
Sunday School at 10 a. nj.
Preaching at 7:30 pm. by the
Rev. Paul huntington. Lenten
services Wednesday at $50 pm,
All welcome.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05

ing in the oratorical contest.
Here. again, the Gap boy was up
against speakers OF experience,
and only lost after great battle
Possibly the greatest disapoint
ment came when Miss Ruth
Guntncr lost in the reading try
out. She was the Gaps ono
hope after the debating team and
Wilson lost.
Sh is a splendid reader and
the judges decision, although
TAR, was keen disappointment
to the Gap supporters.
Mr.. Suliridge was pleased with
the showing made by his teams.
I'm sorry they lost" he said,
but J am pleased with the splen-
did spirit and courage displayed
by all. Next year Wen put out
a team that will go to Charlottes-
vile, and it is likely to be the
very ones who lost Saturday"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05
GAP WALL WILL COST STATE THOUSANDS

traffic between the Gap and Ap-
palachia had to be contended
with. To eliminate this annoy
ing feature Il night shift was put
on. Had it not been for this
method it is probable that the
wall would still be under con
struction.
The cost of the walls, upper
and lower, will be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. Road experts
who are familiar with the nature
OF the undertaking say that the
state is fortunate. to get off SO
cheaply.
The spot where the wall is be-
ing constructed has been a trou-
bic maker for several years.
Across the river the Southern
railroad continually has trouble
with the mountain sliding to-
ward fhe river. Since Contrac-
tor Lane began the work in the
Gap this mountain has slid APP
proximately seven feet in the riv-
cr. This gradual slide. experts
saywill eventually close the riv-
er at this point unless immediate
steps are taken to remedy the
trouble.
Once. in Corporation
Where this work is being done
was at one time in the incorpora-
ted limits of the Gap. Citizens
who are familiar with the cost of
the work, which the state and
county have to pay. cannot help
but feel that the mayor and coun-
ell displayed rare business abili-
ty when they manuyered the
transfer of the property to the
state. The cost of the wall will
pay approximately half Of the
sum needed to build q concrete
road from depot to depot.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05

Many man who is brave
enough to fight a buzz saw will
duck rolling pin.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05

There is one great satisfaction
IN paying an income tax. You
can always brag about it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-04-05

Failure doesn't bother man
who doesn't recognize its exis-
tence.
Evening star., 1922-01-31

S6-inch Longcloth, a fine,
close-woveR grade. with soft
finish, for making undergar-
ments. Wednesday, special,
16c yard.
Evening star., 1922-01-31
POLI'S-sDaddy's Gone a-Hunting'

| 1t is takenfor-granted fact these
days that when a play dealing with
some so-called problem" Is ended
the moral stands forth clearly. But
| when one asks where lies the moral
| in "Daddy's Gone a-Hunting, which
opened at Polls last evening. the
| answer is best given by the dramatist
God knows"
The best part of 'Daddy's Gone
a-Hunting" is Marjorie Rambeau. and
that young lady's personal charm and
delightful acting is enough recon-
pense for any failing in the play
Not that the play has many-on the
other hand. it is clever enough and
! true enough to deserve the success
already attained.
The first act shows the Harlem
! fiat of Julian Fields. his wife and
| little Janet. Mrs. Fields and Janet
are awaiting the return of loving
and loved husband and father from
Paris. where he went year before
| to study art. He returns, but how
\ changed. In place of the faithful.
| beloved husband, Fields returns a
Greenwich Village lounge lizard. ac-
companied by friends of his own ilk;
and the end of the first act sees him
| banging out of the apartment-"gone
a-hunting. for something-God
Act II shows the Fields family
! in Julian's studio. Bohemian life hasn't
parted the husband from his wife
and daughter, but Walter Greenough
does. Greenough Is the rich man who
has showered Mrs. Fields with kind
nesses, first from sympathy, then for
love. Julian's Interpretation of life
is that women may enjoy the same
freedom" allowed men. And when
Mrs. Fields puts him to the test by
accepting Greenough's presents. and
finds he raises no objection, she
leaves him..
Five years later little Janet dies.
Her illness has brought Mrs. Fields and
Julian together over her bedside; Mrs.
Fields from the home Of Greenough.
where she has been living-Julian from
tains. The climax is reached when Mrs.
Fields faces the task Of choosing the
one of two roads-one that leads back
to Julian. the other that opens a new
life ahead with Greenough. You must
see and decide for yourself which was
the better.
Marjorie Rambeau is delightful as Mrs.
Fields Frank conroy Is convincing as
and attractive as little Janet Lee Baker
Is especially good in the third act, when
his portrayal OF Walter Greenough is
excellent. Miss Winifred Wellington as
Mrs. Price is convincing in her inter-
probation Of a familiar character. Jean
Wardley Is very attractive as Laura,
the maid, and Olin Field and Manart
Kippen are true in their roles Of Olga
and Oscar.
Firemen exerted extraordinary care
last night in making the scenery strict
ly fireproof by generous application
Of water, which delayed the show for
forty-five minutes. But this will not be
necessary tonight.