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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-17

The pastor, Rev. w. p. Eastwood,
will preach ut the Main street church
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock.
Sunday evening at North Tnzewell at
seven o'clock.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-17
CASH AND CARRY GROCERY
DEPARTMENT.
MAXWELL-MOORE,

Virginia is redeemed" and the
"Solid South" is busted-agin'.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-17
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
Sheep and cattle from calves to 2
year old steers. Two fresh young
cows. 7. D. DUNFORD, Cedar Bluff.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-17

Several from this place attended
The foot ball game in Pocahontas last
Saturday between University of West
Virginia and Washington and Lee
freshmen teams.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-17

GRANULATED SUGAR IN 100
POUND BAGS, .........S7.s5
LESS QUANTITY, ...8 cts.
THE TAZEWELL SUPPLY co.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-17

Rev. ]. II. Kern, Cedar Bluff, pas
tor of the Methodist church and
teacher Of the Bird year High School
class, and four members of the class,
paid this office pleasant call on
Wednesday. The names of this bevy
of beauties are, Misses Elsie Grin
stead, Clara Cruey, Myrtle Griffiths
and Gertrude Russell. These young
ladies and Mr.. Kern, are here in at
tendance upon the Missionary Insti-
tute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
THE LIFE OF A PENNY

l was slumberig peaceful in the heart of a mountfn until some miners came and dug me out with some other ore. was sent to the mint in Wash ington and there they made me into bright new penny.
 l think they called me a Lincoln penny because had picture of Lin coin on my face.
 was put in a sack with 1000 other pennies and sent to the First Ma tional Bank" In Birmingham, Ala 1 was then sent to the "t1ggly- Wig gly' for change. l did not stay in the drawer but a few minutes. A man got me and carried me to his little boy and said: Son. here is a nice. new penny for you."
 My next trip was to candy store, where l was swapped for a stick of candy. did not stay here long. but was given in change to a fat lady who dropped me into a penny weigh ing machine. The machine was in need of repair and l fell into a hole in the sidewalk, where I am patiently waiting for someone to find me and start me on another Journey.
 LUCY LEA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
THIS CHAP TELLS THRILLING
 STORY OF FLORIDA CAMPING

Here's fine boy. He's the little son Of Mir. and Mrs. Paul L. Taylor. Ills mother is state president of the Parent-Teacher association. He can write a fine chirography already.
 Here goes for letter from him to the children's page:
 Dear Miss Hall: This Is Tuesday night. Mother told me you wanted me to write to you, 80 this is my chance.
 am in the fifth grade. My teacher Is Miss Lee, and ms principal is I. R. Obenchain. I think he is fine. and my teacher, too.
 I am the office boy. There are three boys and one girl. The boys are Frankly Young. Ray Jones and myself. The girl is Emma Gates. am learning to play cornet, and have to make good. My sister Is in the low second. l have been trying to make the basketball team, but didn't make 1t this year. When base ball comes I hope to play on it. If I do, am going to try to make catcher for Kennedy school.
 I had some playmates, named Edd, Jack, Joe, Still. Ralph, Mack, A. J. and Boots, this summer when we went to Camp Walton. Florida.
 We were there eight days. Daddy, Martha. Mary, Tom, Bill, Anna Ruth and I went crab fishing. Two girls got in hole in the water and like to have drowned. The girls names were Martha Jones and Anna Ruth Smart. Martha got all right because they got to work on her first, but Anna Ruth got real sick, but she soon got all right. Two days later Tom, Mary, Martha, Corene and Bill started for S40-mile ride. and they got home safely, and week later ws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

Claus. They sat there for perhaps an hour talking of first sone thing and another.
 George" broke out Frank. q heard a noise In the hail. It sounded scary to me. I'm going to bed"
 With about two steps and bound he landed in the middle of the bed I'm not Frank. I said I'd back you out and I will" responded George.
 Everything grew quiet. save for Frank taking deep breaths as he slept.
 After sitting up an hour longer, George began to get sleepy, as he sat and looked into the fire. The rats In the wall made a squeaky noise and George moved. The noise began to get louder. it seemed. George moved toward Frank and sprang into bed, pulled the cover over hiA head and was soon sound asleep.
 MYRTLE HOWE. ST. VII Or. Robinson school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
About on UnbeLieUer
 Who Was Intin1idated


 George" called Mrs. Williams, T think it's time you and Frank were getting to bed. for you must know it's Christmas night and Santa will reach this part of town early"
 Giggling. the two boys crossed the hall to their room. shutting the door. Frank whispered: T don't believe there's any Santa Claus. do you GsorgsT'
 T don't know" Frank answered George. 'Tf you don't, who do you think brings all the pretty things on Christmas?""
 Well George, really won't say there isn't any. but I don't believe there is."
 "ll right, Frank. I'll back you out to stay awake and see."
 Switching off the light, the two boys seated themselves before the open fire, to find out about Santa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
Guess What This Little
 Girl Got in Her Xmas Shoe

her and went out there to sleep all night. When morning came she vas the happiest little girl in all of the world. for Santa Claus had left . little dol1 in her shoe that night
 ROSE MARY HARRIs. Livingston. Ala.
 P. B.: I am sending . picture for you to put into the page. It doesn't go with the story.
 Aunt Ann is just 50 sorry, but sha can't use the picture because 1t Is drawn on ruled paper and the lines are not black enough nor the paper snow white. Won't her little girl try again7 Aunt Ann loves ths pretty story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

enth grades. First rate condition. 24 cents.
 Or for all six books and two inter mediate song readers GO cents each). s1.75.
 Call Main ss47 before the book rush to Dc sure to get your books. If any body has something to trade me for these books would like for you to phone me.
 Dear Aunt Ann: I would like very much to have a little collie puppie or fox terrier, or a poodle dog (white). My daddy will pay cash for 1t. Please let me know the price. I thank you Hazel Eyes" address, s23 Twenty second street. Ensley, Ala P. S.-Please tell the people to let me know as soon as possible. For I am very anxious.
 wanted-To trade pure bred Rhode Island Red rooster for any kind of good big mirror you have. Address Marie. Care Aunt Ann. Age-Herald. Nobody has offered to buy my lead bullet mold yet. I am waiting. You can make all the lead bullets you like by melting lead and pouring In. It's the kind Daniel Boone used Address Sherlock Holmes, Care Aunt Ann, Age Herald. Has anybody got . set of the old McGuffey readers? If you have. what will you take or swap for themf Ad- dress. "A Grown-up Child". Care Aunt Ann, Age-Herald.
 Please let mo know what you have to sawp. I want lots of things- For instance. I want q book of Hens Christian Andersons or 0rimm's Fairy Tales. What do you want? Annie Marie, Care Aunt Ann. Pisase write something.
 I have 8 cat that runs e0ay, but eats rats when he Is hou1k - You want him. I will swap hin for nome books. Helen Green, Care Aunt Ann He ate four big rats in our bArn and got sick once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

Dear Aunt Ann; am sending you story for you to put into the pags this week. The story Is called Ber- tha Macs Christmas.
 once upon time there was lit- tie girl. Her name was Bertha Mae. She lived across the ocean, Her father and mother and her were on a ship sailing for America. When they got off of the ship they were much surprised to see such a queer country. The father took them to a hotel and they went into a queer room.
 When Christmas Eve came Bertha Mae put her shoe out on the front porch, and she put a shawl around
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

trinkets. some of them as fragi e almost as soap bubble!
 A Christmas Hell
 Topping the whole tree, Mrs. Am derson this year had some Christmas angels and little golden bell that would ring if you pulled a silver cord of tinsel. There were also two little snow white bIrds-'1ove birds" the Christmas tree maker called them --nestled in under the cedar branches.
 Adding an old-fashioned touch to the tree were strings of popcorn, white like snowflakes.
 The finishing touch to the picture was a pool of water where geese floated and little wiggly gold fish. Mrs. Anderson tried to make the tree this year suggest An Indian Home stead" and rade it for the delight Of margaret and Harriet, who are her little girl twins. They are just 4 years old.
 Ancient Treasures
 Looking out upon the Christmas tree were two very beautiful pieces of tapestry which belong in Mrs. An derson's family-the Tyndale branch of 1t. They have been handed down from generation to generation since the time when Louis XIV refgned over France and had for his Queen. Marie Antoinette. On one piece of tapestry the Queen and King are out on playground near their pal ace In the other the King Is present. ing his wife with white doves.
 It Is possible that several hundred years from now some of Mrs. Ander- sons great-great-g -great-yrand- children will also be displaying some of the pretty Christmas trinkets she is assembling now for the delight of her little fellows"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
HERE'S A RIDDLE;
 CAN YOU SOLVE?

Dear Aunt Ann: I am little boy nine years old. l am In the fourth grade. am sending you cartoou to put on the chIldren's page in The Ase-Herald. This is the Grst time l have written. l used to live about l05 miles from Birmingham The town is named Lneville. I will close with a riddle; What Is 1t that has four legs. and one foot, and a head
 MARION HENRY EPPES.
 Majestic. Ky.
 Aunt Ann is so sorry the cartoon can't be used because it's on ruled paper, not drawn with Ink and is not on white paper. Try again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
SPEED AND POWER

From Washington Star.
 The professor was trying to demon strate simple experiment in the generation of steam.
 What have I In my hand?" he asked
 A tin can" came the answer
 Very true. Is the can an animate or an inanimate object2"
 "Inanimate.r
 Exactly, Now can any little boy or girl tell me how, with this tin can, 1t is possible to generate a surpris- ing amount of speed and power all most beyond control?"
 Aone little boy raised his right hand.
 You may answer, Carter"
 "Tte it to q dogs tai1r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
The Exchange Corner

What's the matter that Aunt Ann's little folks are not writing in want ing to exchange things? Little folks have to remember that If their ads are not answered every time. maybe they will be the next time. There isn't always somebody who wants to swap.
 This week Aunt Ann received a beautiful paper doll--@a black headed one"-which was wanted by little girl of this column. who said she would buy some chewing gum or candy as a swap for 1t. The little girl who received 1t Is going to mail the candy right away.
 Of course, both. will bs awfully pleased. Now isn't that cute? Both will have just what they wish.
 This Is the letter the little girl wrote:
 Dear Aunt Ann: saw in The Age Herald where a little girl said she would buy a dimes worth of chew ing gum or candy for black haired paper doll. I enclose the doll, which I am sending for the chewing gum or candy. Yours truly, Sylvia Lewis. Address S23 Twentysecond street, Ensley Ala.
 
 Cameron. Send the candy, please.
 Are you helping to make any swaps? It's fun.
 Dear Aunt Ann: I want to offer some barg aims In school books. Duggar's agriculture for sixth grade. never been used. 40 cents
 Makers of American History for fifth and sixth grades. Pages not out 20 cents.
 Bison Fourth reader, in good shape. for 20 cents.
 History of the United States for sixth and seventh grades. Has been used only two weeks; AS cents.
 School arithmetic. practical for sixth and seventh frades-practically new-30 cents.
 Modern English for sixth and sew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

They belong to little girl who came up to see Aunt Ann not long ago and bring her letter and shake hands with her. and confide to Aunt Ann that Santa Claus was the dear est old man on earth.
 She ought to be a very famous lir- tie artist some time-being the cousin of MT. Harper. The Age -Herald's car toonlst.
 She was dressed in the prettiest little coat with tiny bit of fur around the neck and had some draw ings that she wished Aunt Ann to have.
 eff you could have seen her you would have fallen right in love with her. You couldn't have helped 1t. She Is so childishly modest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

stores and about a dozen or two houses there. HOWARD SHAY. Senior Seventh Grade. Robinson
 School.
 This Is how I like to spend my Fri day afternoons or evening:
 l like to go to the Scout meeting of Troop 33. because we play games and have lots of fun. Mir Saunders is our acting scout master. He has story for us every night
 Friday, November IS. every Scout gave 25 cents, and MT. Saunders bought some things for few poor people. Wednesday. after school, we met at MT. Saunders house and MT. Teague carried us to the Northside Community House and a few other places. MOLD RENNEKER.
 Barker School. VII Jr. Grade.
 Dear Aunt Ann: like to go to school. I like to play and I like to read and have fun.
 WALTER TODD.
 Birmingham, Ala.
 Dear Aunt Ann: I am a little girl I go to school and I am in the second grade.
 My teachers name Is Miss Vera Millican. T love to go to school. My teacher Is kind to me. I will answer Miss Willie Anna Rice's puzzle: New York, Chicago. Birmingham and Detroit.
 I will tell you story about the sunshine.
 One morning very early I was up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

went to my swing and began to swing. I fell out of my swing and hurt my arm very bad and went into the house and tied up my arm and then went to breakfast.
 ELOISE LETSoN. Hamilton. Ala.
 Dear Aunt Ann: This is my first letter to you. and I hope 1t will find place with the other boys and girls letters.
 I have just worked out the puzzle sent in by little Miss Willie Anna Rice.
 am II years old and in the sixth grade. What did Santa bring some of the girls? He was so good to me brought me lovely wrist watch and my brother a bicycle.
 FRANCES BEAsLEY. Carrollton, Ala. Dear Aunt Ann: l have been read ing the children's page for a good while, and l enjoy it so much that would like to join your Fresh Ar club. l live near Remlap. and l go to Village Springs school l am 1S years old and am in the seventh grade. I like to go to school and go every day unless I am sick. like my teacher. His name is Mir. Vines I will write you again soon. Your unknown friend,
 SADIE HICKS. Remlap, Ala.
 Dear Aunt Ann: I am q little girl 10 years old. I go to school at Lib- erty, Ala. I am in tho sixth grade. 1 am a member of the school girl club at Liberty. I love our home demonstration agent. will send you a little story:
 The School Party
 once there were some school chill dren at our school that wanted to choose Up to tally spell.
 We chose and one side was named Tally one.
 One side was named Tally two. We spelled till Christmas. Tally two's side beat, so we had a party on the before Christmas Eve. We had a nice time. We invited the other teachers. Your niece,
 OLA MAY ROSSER. Liberty, Ala.
 Dear Aunt Ann: have been road- ing the children's page for a long time and enjoy 1t very much. I have guessed the names of the oities In the paper today. They are: New ork, Cnlcago, Blrmingham, Detroit. Your new friend.
 MARGARET WATERMAN. Age 10, 5-B grade. Lakeview school.
 Dear Aunt Ann:
 The way would like to spend my Friday afternoons in the winter would be to go to some large hall and hear lectures interesting for children; some good music, stories or recitations
 In the spring I would like to go out into a park where there Is a swimming pool and go in swimming. Then I think 1t would be nice to have swings. slides and other amuse- ments for children. I think the city ought to have park in every sec tion of Birmingham. If they would have parks out in the country 1t would be very good thing.
 ELIZABETH CONAN. Barker School. Sixth grade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
PUZZLE SOLVERS LIKE THE
 ONE SENT IN LAST WEEK

Quite a number of Aunt Ann's little folks answered the puzzle sent in by Willie Anna Rice last week.
 Here Is the puzzle and the answers; wne okry--New York.
 ichacog-Chicago.
 imrbnigahm-Birmin
 riotted-Detroit.
 Aunt Ann congratulates Willie Anna on her clever idea. The chill dren have had lots of fun with her puzzle. The hardest one to figure was the last name-Detroit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

These are the children who solved the puzzle:
 Molly Childress, Greensboro. Ruby Claire Christopher, Gadsden Elouise Letson. Dorothy Hiden. Lillian McAllister. Betty Bonham. Nellie Norman. Frances Beasley. Margaret Whiteman. Sadie Hicks, Remlap. Ignacia Giattina. Annie Merle Livingston. Isn't that fine list of names7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
The Children's Letter Box

terdam, where they lived for 10 years. They had a meeting house and went to church every Sunday. But as more Pilgrims came the church grew crowded, and at last they decided to go to America. They did not want to stay in Holland, anyway, because their children were intermarrying with the Dutch and speaking their language. Money was borrowed from the London company because the Pill grims were too poor to buy ships and provisions. Agrant of land was given them and they prepared to 20 to America. They bought two ships, but one of them was not seaworthy and had to be sent back home.
 They landed in the new world in 1920. Soon after they arrived Rose Standish died.
 Ths first Thanksgiving was in the fall After the Pilgrims arrived. Wil- liam Bradford, the governor of the colony, set this day aside for thanks giving and praise to God for all His mercies.
 We. too, should thank God for His merciful kindness to us.
 LAvELLE KEEF. : Dear Aunt Ann: I will be glad when New Years comes, won't your l want to become a member of the Fresh Air club. l. am saving tinfoiI. have about two or three pounds. This is my second letter. I am going to send ina story not very long from now. The whistles are going to boom tonight at 12 o'clock. Your friend.
 MARINE EATMAN,
 Bellamy, Ala. December 31, 1921.
 Dear Aunt Ann; I am sending an anwer to Willie Anna Rice's puzzle.
 like 1t so well that I made ons myself and will send 1t
 This is the way to work mine; I will mix the letters of six states and six capitals. After the states I will mix the letters up of different capi- tai and put after the wrong state.
 The juniors are to get them speit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
Photo by J. E. Knox.

hoVO by Js F. huux- But heres a little letter she has written that will make you better acquainted with her:
 Dear Aunt Ann: I'm a little girl . years old. I have a little brother "A years old and a baby sister 1 year old.
 enjoy the children's page in The Age Herald. I get my mother to read it to me.
 I'm enclosing some of my draw ings-a doll. flower and a bird. My drawing isn't as good as my Coz Hubert's (the cartoontst), but maybe when l get little older I can d better.
 I'm coming to see you real soon again. With love,
 HELEN LOUISE HARPER. 1923 Princeton avenue, West End.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
THE NEW TURKEY

was once big round egg I lay in nest not far from a farmers house. One day lady came and got me. She put me under hen. stayed there three weeks
 One day saw a little peep of light, and finally I was out walking around. I was a little turkey. No one knows how proud I was. One day some morS little turkeys were born, and came Into the barnyard. l was very proud and did not want them to be as pretty as I was. But one day one of them cams up to me and tried to make out like 1t was better looking than I was. So we set tied 1t and finally made friends. Now am large enough to be on the tabla for any Thanksgiving and next year will tell all of you good-by.
 MOLLY WILLIAMS,
 Robinson School.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
FRIDAY AFTERNOONS

I would like to have nice work shop under the house. To make 1t desirable you must have a nice set of tools located near 1t. Some useful tools would be coping saw, regu- lar saw, hammer, sack of nails, hatchet. -chisel. oilstone, square. nail driver. file, pliers and plane.
 Go to the library and ask for book on woodwork. A useful thing to begin with would be breadboard. Begin with blaming the top and bot tom. Then plane the sides and ends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
A FLAG

l am Confederate flag. floated over Fort Sumter during the Civil war. was the first flag shot. Just think of that When the federal fleet did not keep me from getting cap tured l became angry and wished was Confederate flag.
 My wish came true. for the Con federates took me down and patched me and made me into a Confederate flag. Later I was sent to Mobile, where l was transferred to the crui- ser Alabama. 1 enjoyed myself, for l won victories over many ships, but at last l lay at the bottom of tho sea, HARVEY ROLLINGS,
 Seventh Grade, Robinson School.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07
BARGAINS IN BABIES

From Country Gentleman.
 Little Jane had long desired 6 baby sister, and one day she came rushing home in high excitement.
 "Oh, mother come downtown quickly" she exclaimed. There are splendid bargains in babies and you can get one while they are cheap
 What in the world are you talk ing about, my dear?" the mother asked in astonishment. Somebody <ust have been playing a joke on you.
 Truly, truly" the little girl de |. clared. jumping up and down In her eagerness. Great big sign about 1t, on the top of the skating rink. It says, This week only, children half price,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

Oh, little fok
 Did had taken 15 make?
 If you didn't, are looking at one right now - ,
 imagination Mrs Edith L. Anderson though she beautiful little mother three children to look all the childhood days real Christmas re and each dey effects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

Dear Aunt Ann: I am a little rfr1 age B. My name Is Edith Massey. go to Robinson school. My teacher IS Miss Ezzen. I have a good time. like to go to school. like ts write letters.
 That will be all I will say today. Your little friend.
 EDITH MASSEY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-07

forest glade way in under the Cnrlst- mas tree, where several little toy deer were grazing. Then we-peered still further under the branches where a country village had been placed. There was a real little bun galow beneath tiny cedar trees.
 Lots of Surprises
 That was the delight of this 15- year-old Chrlstmas tree-its sur prises. No matter which way you looked, you saw unique figures. For instance. there was a fine billy goat on hillside eating tin cans. and d chicken coming out from under a haystack where she had laid a beau tiful egg. Three kinds of wells like our sreat-grandfathers used to have and the sort the Pilgrims liked were on display. and cut sign read ing Stop, Look and Listen" There was a mother duck looking mad be- cause she was afraid somebody would break up her nest before her little fluffy babies could come walking out of their eggs and begin wrigging helpless little red feet in the water: and mule that looked so tired of standing tied to a fence.
 Mrs. Anderson keeps these wonders packed away tightly all the year till around Christmas. But think what a job 1t must be to put away all the