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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-08-09


A local orator was proudly declaim-
ling to group of friends on one of
our public streets recently. Live
within your means and keep your
debts paid"was the burden Of his song
and excellent advice it was, too.
For many years." he declared, al
have made ii a rule to pay my debts
the moment they are due. never al
low bill to become debt Ii is
a comfortable feeling to know that
owe no man dollar" Just then he
spied the editor on the fringe of the
crowd, and he had the grace to re-
member and to husband to pay.
Every day we read in the daily press
about million dollar booze rings"
being unearthed by federal officials.
Every day we read about .prosecu.
tons that are to take place" Some
day we may read that the jail doors
have been closed upon them-but We
fear it will be iong"some day."
If fellow punches you on the
jaw don't retaliate in kind. Hand
him harder one.
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evening. which WAS very much ENJOY
ed by those present.
Miss Sarah Beatty, OF Misc, and
her guest Eleanor Maughlin, OF
Washington, d. G., were the honor
guests at party given by Miss lnez
Cherry Friday evening.
Clifford Fuller left Thursday for a
trip to New York to purchase goods
for Fuller Brothers store Mt this
place.
The National Bank of Norton had
their formal opening of their new
quarters on Saturday of last week.
1t is the new building recently built
by Mrs. L. Ii. Guild and is one Of
the best equipped banks in this part
of the state.
Mrs. f. ID. Kits is in New York
buying her fall stock OF goods
News has reached Norton of the
death OF Mrs. ID. W. Little, of Wash
ington. She was sister of Miss
Ollie DingnS and has visited here
often.
The funeral services of w. C..
Craig was conducted from the Ficst
Baptist church at this place on Sat
urday at 300 o'clock under the au-
spices of the Masonic Lodge. Mr..
Craig was horn and reared in Can
ada, but had been an employee %
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Struck out Strong. o; Gam, g.
Base ON, Balls off Strong, | Cam,
l.
Two base hits-H artsell. 2;Three
base hits-Creed Polly; Home runs
Charlie Polly.
Double Plays, Goodloe unassisted
to Beverly.
Stolen bases Petit 2; Greed Pol
ly, Milisap and Gam.
Sacrifice hits-Tueker. Miilsap
and Cobb,
umpifes-Beasly and Sid Mullins.
Features of the game were Char
lie poily's drive over center field
fence for home run with Petit on.
and Pettit's base running.
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Struck out. Williams 3; Smith, Il;
Shuiiicbarger, 3; Young. o.
Base on Balls, Williams, 3; Smith,
o; Shuillebarger, - Young, o.
Two base hits Goodloe, c. X.
Polly, Stockton ,. Green, McKinzie
?; Young oil Williams 6 runs, Q hits
in 3 and l3 innings. Shunlebarger
10 Tits, 10 runs in q l-3 innings.
stolen bases Petit =, Williams,
Strong, Harden =; Green, Zion .;
Young, Sacrifice hits Petit, You.
ell :. Smith.
umpires Wheeler and Sid Mul.
Inns.
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RoBERTS-WITT

AT Exeter Saturday evening, Au-
gust 9Th. at the home of Mr.. and
Airs. Ebert Witt, Mr.. Aaron Roberts
and Miss Rosetta Witt were happily
united in marriage, Rev. II. D. Hart.
officiating, Their friends and rela
tives wish them much joy in the jour
ney of life. Mr.. and Mrs Roberts
will make their home in Exeter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-08-09
APPALACHIA WINS TWO
GAMES

Appalachia won two ball games
last week, one from Dorchester that
was played at Appalachia by the.
close score of to /. The other was
played with Pennington Gap at the
latter place and resulted in score
of - to IL. Below is tabulated
score Of both games;
, 1922-03-09

We wonder II the dope keepers
on the tournament are moi at a loss
to read their own dope. No statistics
could point out any superiority Of n
team over another here on the Union
Pacific. Rawlins exchanged defeats
with Cheyenne, Larmie High, Preps,
Rock Springs, and Evanston. Chey-
enne exchanged defeats with the same
teams. Rock Springs did likewise.
Apparently Cheyenne, Laramie High,
Props. Rawlins, Rock Springs and
Evanston all have equal breaks. Wor-
land. Greybull and Manville all have
strong teams. Worland. State champs
Tor the past two years. could easily
be doped to repeat as they only lost
one game during the season, and
that to Greybull on GreybulPs floor.
We would like to see someone step
on Worland. but the dope doesn't
indicate which team, IL any, will be
able to do 1t. Since the North and
South do not meet there is no COM
parative means Of estimating the
strength OF Northern cams. Lander,
Sheridan, Basin. and other teams
from h extreme North will be at
the tournament, but their strength
is OF an unknown quantity. The
tournament is going to be of excep-
tional interest this year because no
team with the possible exception of
Worland, al be assigned any SUPER
iority. II Worland should win the
, 1922-03-09

third consecutive state championship.
there will still be an unlimited num-
Der OF teams of equal cahber to fight
for second. third and fourth places,
Judging from past experiences it
seems to be the exception and not the
rule for the apparent best team in
the state to win first honors. Raw
Inns will be there with all the Dep,
fight and speed that we can muster
up. Let's have a large delegation of
rooters to back the team. Other
teams are sending large delegations.
Let Rawlins not fall behind in this,
Our recent performances have been
somewhat erratic. sometimes excep-
tionally fast, sometimes slow, but we
are hoping to hit a standard fast
stride and keep 1t throughout the big
week. Draw as %unluckily as we may,
We are willing to match our ambi-
tons. speed, and ability against that
Of any other team in the state and
abide by the final result.
Summary Of Seasons play:
Rawlins "a, Props rs.
Rawlins SO. Green River Z.
Rawlins 20. Kemmerer FL.
, 1922-03-09
RANCH HOUSE BURNS DOWN

Word has been received in Raw
Inns of a fire at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Riley, who have a ranch
south OF Walcott. which completely
destroyed the house as well as all pos
sessions of the occupants.
Reports are to the effect that just
before daylight Monday. February
27th. Mr.. and Mrs. Riley were
awakened by the smell of smoke.
They Immediately got up and founn
that the entire house was a mass of
flames and that their escape was
cut off by way of the doors. Mr..
Riley pushed his wife through 4
window but was unable to get out
himself. Mrs. Riley. who was out
in the snow and the blizzard al
O naked. secured an axe and
cut the screen or the front porch
so that her husband could get out
of the house. The house was a solid
a of flames and it was impos-
sible to save anything at all. Mr..
and Mrs. Riley ran to the cellar
where they stayed all day Monday
and most CT Tuesday. Owing to tho
had storm Monday it was almost
impossible for them to push the eel
lar door open Tuesday.
Wrapping themselves in horse
blankets aId tieing sacks on their
feet. Mr. and Mrs. Riley managed to
get to Walcott where friends fitted
them up with some clothes and are
Eow taxing care of them.
Rawlins friends are making a
canvass to secur" some additional
clothes and some funds for these
deserving persons. If possible Suf-
ffcient funds will be raised to build
another small home for them on
their farm.
, 1922-03-09
$541.36
Respectfully submitted.
c. A. ANDERSON.


The RawlinS basketball team fin
ished the regular playing season with
a three game trip east last week. BY
winning from Laramie High and
meeting defeat from Cheyenne and
the Props IL percentage is now 500
having won seven games and lost
seven. The game at Cheyenne March
LIST was II Of the slowest and most
listless playing OF the season. 1t was
characterized by poor shooting, poor
passing. poor %dribbling. and poor
guarding on the part OF both teams.
In fact about everything that makes
for ineficiency in basketball showed
up in the game. After a six hour
train rio the team arrived In Chey-
enne just in time for a hasty dinner
and the game. Number 4 was several;
hours late on Wednesday and we
were forced to take No. 10 with the
result that the team got no rest be-
fore the game. The first half ended
"a to II in favor of Cheyenne and
the boys had high hopes Of winning
, 1922-03-09
Spelling Contests.

Saratoga The Saratoga schools
have arranged for the following pre-
liminary spelling contests in heir
school:
March lO.-COntest in each room,
: best chosen from each room.
March 15.-Contest in each room.
3 best from each room,
March l7.-H. S. Room, ? best
from school.
March 24.-H. S. Room. . best
from Platte Valley.
To the contest held March "a all
the schools of Platte Valley are in
vited and urged to send representa-
tives. Entries are to be bona fide
contestants for County Honors. Twice
the number Of entries permitted each
school for the County Contest will be
allowed for the Platte Wiley Contest.
This Contest will without doubt be
we'll attended and a great deal of
enthusiasm aroused in it. as prizes
will be offered for the best speller in
the Valley and the second best speller
in the valley.
Prizes and honors will also be
granted to the best spoilers in the
Saratoga schools in the preliminary
contests.
The best spoilers in each case will
be selected from those spelling the
fewest number OF words.
, 1922-03-09

Substitutions: Rawlins none. Scott
for DeForest. Cordner for Green
ward. DeForest and G~reenward re-
placed Scot and Cordner. Goals from
the field: O'Melia 3. Anderson ..
Close 5, DeForest .. Greenward l..
Mast 4, Scott |. Cordner l.. Free
throws for goal: Larson s out of 10,
Mast 2 out Of 5. Cordner l out OF 2.
Final score. Rawlins 26, Laramie 81.
Referee Wittenbraker.
The Props upset the dope and de-
f"ated Rawlins on Friday IS to 81.
The game was faster in nan re-
spects than the Laramie High game
the night before. The Rawlins team
showed the effects of being in their
third consecutive game. They were
anxious for victory, but did not have
the energy reserve to outmatch the
driving fast game that the Props
ware playing. have never seen Il
team work harder throughout every
m mute of the game than the Props
did and they deserved their vic Dry.
Rawlins could better afford TO lose
to the Props than to Larmie because
we had a previous victory from the
, 1922-03-09

Battle Mt. School-On February
i4th the children of the Battle Mt.
school met the pupils of the Slater
school in a %ciphering and spelling
contest and again defeated the Colo
RADIO school. A large number of the
parents were present for the contests.
, 1922-03-09

in the second period. Cheyenne in
creased their lead. however, and won
"a to Is. O'Melia suffered an in
jury in a fall on the floor which
slowed him up considerably. He
went out early in the second half on
four personal fouls. Cheyenne served
a delightful luncheon In their do
nestle arts rooms after the game. A
quartet Of girls entertained with
music and songs. We are even with
Cheyenne having o from them at
RawlinS Feb. l6.
, 1922-03-09

Lincoln and Washington's Birth
days were fittingly observed in /
large number of schools Throughout
the county. Many excellent program:
depicting the life of these heroe:
were given by the children of the
various schools. which were enjoy
ed by a large number Of patrons.
, 1922-03-09

Hanna-The Hanna schools have
arranged also for preliminary con-
tests to be conducted for the selection
Of the best spoilers in the school n
also from the eastern section of the
county. Particulars and dates will
be given later.
, 1922-03-09

Rawiins So, Hanna g..
Rawlins Is, Rock Springs 81.
Rawlins 81. Evanston H..
Rawlins Is, Kemmerer 28.
Rawlins Is, Larmie High 27.
Rawlins Is. Cheyenne Is.
Rawlins 80, Evanston SO.
Rawlins 26, Rock Springs 10.
Rawlins Is, Cheyenne "a.
Rawlins 20, Laramie High FL.
Rawlns FL, Props IS.
Mr.. L. e. Armstrong presented ,b4t
athletic department of the higI
school with a new. basketball. Tn,
gift is greatly appreciated as GU
finances have been running low. /,
take care Of this equipment. TIL.
week being devoted to intensive pra,-
tice in preparation for the tourna-
ment. we find the gift a most service
able one. Mr.. Armstrong has proved
on many occasions that he is a Iowa
Of the schools. and a publ
spirited citizen of the highest ordey
The whole high school joins the a;h-
letic department in extending on,
thanks to Mr.. Armstrong for his
kindness.
By Coach Cook.
, 1922-03-09

Props. Neff. the Prep center was the
outstanding figure OF the game.
When the Props played at Rawlins he
scored - of their 26 points. and reg
stored Is out Of 35 on the Univer-
sity floor. II he duplicates his per-
formances tournament week he is
going to be one of Closes hard COM
petitors for the all-state center posi-
ton. The Props entertained after
the game with a short program.
social dance and luncheon. The
game was exceptionally free Of any
rough play or the part of either
team. Many of the University people
said that it was the %cleanest high
school game that had been played on
the University floor this year. Raw
Inns was very happy to learn that
they are to be entertained by the
Preps tournament week.
, 1922-03-09

Subscribe to the Rawlins Repub-
ltcan. $3.50 per year in advance,
, 1922-03-09
+ r r = = q q q . . &
SCHOOL NOTES

s*e 4 II Z
Last Friday morning Mr.. T.. w.
Dlnsmore gave a talk to the High
School on the life as we'll as the
poems of Eddy Guest. Mr.. Dins-
more read a number of Mr.. Guests
best known poems which the high
school students greatly enjoyed and
appreciated. Miss Helen Mosher
closed the program with a number of
excellent piano solos.
The fifth and last number of the
Lyceum Course was given last Mon
day night TO a fair-sized audience,
weather conditions considered. Chief
S~trongheart Of the Yakima Indians
gave a lecture that was entertaining
as well as instructive. The speaker
vas dressed in the native costume Of
his people. much to the delight Of
the little folks. At the close of the
lecture Chief Strongheart made a
plea for the betterment of conditions
among the Indians. He pointed out
that negroes and aliens who come to
this country have rights and
privileges than the American Indians
who were In possession of this land
long before the white man. He pre-
sented a resolution Or petition to
Congress on this matter which a con-
siderable number of the people pres
ent signed.
AS the Lyceum Course is now
closed it is in order to check up on
the finances Of the course. All of
the entertainments without exception,
Nnrn Earv pnn6 and fuirlu uaJl
attended. Those who attended ex-
pressed themselves as well-pleased
with the entertainments.
However. there we're not enough
who attended these numbers to make
the course pay out financially. A
financial statement of the season is
given below:
Financial Statement Of RawlinS Ly-
ccum Fund, March :, 1922.
RECEIPTS
Sept. 80. Advance sale of
season tickets -----$31O.OO
Oct. 3. Single admissions at
First Number -- 1925
Nov. Is. Single admissions at
Second Number -- 1856
Feb. 9. Single Admissions at
Third Number - 46.15
Feb. %. Single admissions at
Fourth Number - 44.95
March 6. Single admissions
At Fifth Number - 22.OO
March I, Deficit --------- S9.46
s541.36
DISBURSEMENTS
Sept. 10, Express on adver-
Using from Ellison-White 5 7.SG
Oct. l.. Bill at "Republican"
for extra tickets, one paid
ad. 500 hand bills. dating
100 window cards for the
First Number -- 1850
Oct. 3. Cost of Freeman
Hammond Co. - $500
Nov. Is. Cost of DeMarco-
Aistrup Duo " so. 90
Feb. Q Cost of Bell Ringers 1880
Feb. 9. Prizes for selling
tickets 500
Feb. 9. Post Card Advert. 1.5O
Feb. %. Cost of Visocchi
Trio 1900
Feb. %, Prizes for selling
Feb t,': %. post card Advert 1:So
March 6. Cost of Chief
Strongheart --- $500
March G, Post Card Advert $50
March I. Bill at "Repub-
lican" for advertising last
four numbers same as
above $3.50
$541.36
Respectfully submitted.
, 1922-03-09

Substitutions: Quinn for O'Melia,
(O'Melia out on four personally;
Strandberg for Quinn Larson shift
ed to forward position); Rhone for
Ryan. Baldry for Pearce. Pearce for
Hirsig. Goals from the field: O'Melia
3. Close 3. Larson l. Pearce /, School
$. Hirsig 2, Rhone /. Baldry l. Free
throws for goal: Larson l out OF O.,
School 4 out Of IL. Ryan o out OF /.
Final score Cheyenne "a, Rawlins
Is.
Having suffered one defeat at the
hands of Laramie High the Rawlins
went into the fray at Laramie
we'll rested up and with a determine
ton to take the enemy into camp.
The game vas quite different from
the one at Cheyenne being fast and
we'll played in every particular. Eff
firient guarding kept the score very
low the first half with Rawlins lead
ing s to 6. Both teams scored
frequently the second half. Rawlins
kept the lead. however and won 90 to
81. johnson of Rawlins and Gish of
Laramie had three personals each al
the end of the first period. Both
went through the second half with
out the additional penalty which
would have removed them from the
game.
, 1922-03-09

No substitutions for either team.
Goals from the field: O'Melia /,
Anderson /, Close G. Larson l., Ham
ilton 4, Robertson 4. Neff 8. Free
throws for goal. Larson 3 out of g..
Robertson 3 out of 8. Final score.
Rawlins 21, Props IS. Referee Wit
tenbracker.
Rawlins failed to break even with
during the season. We are at a loss
to know just how to account for our
two defeats there. Rock Springs,
Evanston and other teams that Raw
Inns defeated were all able to win
easy victories from Kemmerer. If
good fortune should favor us we
would like to get another crack at
them at the tournament.
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and material. These cars arc used
by tho engineers out on the Job.
An important part OF the work is
the record keeping. This is In
charge ~ Alan S. Wright. as chief
clerk. HIS department Is SO thor
oughly organized that no item OF cost
Is overlooked. The system has be-
como aimos. automatic In handling
the paper work. Any Information
wanted can be had at Il minutes no.
tic~ from how many Dodge piston
rings arc In stock to just what truck
No $50 out on the Job at Squcedunk
has cost and what II has earned up
10 date.
Tho service OF tho Equipment Di-
vision Is stili in It's infancy. II is now
buying and looking after all OF the
equipment and materials purchased
by tho state Highway Department.
II has taken over tho operation OF
tho large stone quarry a, CulpeDer.
Other plants VIII be opened up and
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operated by the Equipment Division.
A1r. Coleman has found out that the
Equipment Division can purchase
supplies for use by the maintenance
department economically and that the
Equipment Division has the system
Installed to see that II proper ac-
counting is had. In this WAY. one
department Is Il check against tho
other. II may bo that the State
Highway Department viii ind II adj
vantascous to purchaS" ether ma
tcrials used In road construction in
quantities. which If done viii make
tho Equipment Division the largest
business enterprise IF the State.
Take Pride In work.
One OF the outstanding features Of
tho Equipment Division IS the pride
and enthusiasm which every man In
tho organization Is taking in his
work. They need and should have
the encouragement OF the state IN
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equipment In order that some idea
may be had as To. how this equip.
ment is used and made tn npr F.,
profit. II would be well TO follow
through what appears 10 he a nile
Of junk in the shape Of motor
truck sent from some former army
camp to Richmond. When il is re-
c"ived al the equipment division
plant at the penitcnt!ary the truck
Is completely disnaniled. All Of the
parts are placed in :. large vat,
"tefc IN" exhaust steam and chemi-
Gals remove all OF the grease and
diTt The parts are carefully ex-
amined by skilled mechanics and
new parts substituted where needed
from IN" extra parts supplied by the
government. new top or drivers
cab IL made. the seats rcuphoistered.
batteries or generators rebuilt. or
Whatever work needed is all done
WITHIN The shop. The truck is then
assembled and given the same test
~ was given when originally built.
IT Is then sent TO the plant. where
II is painted by means OF compressed
air. A!tor another rigid inspection
II is ready to 70 out on tho job
rms same procedure is followed with
nj! OF the equipment which comes
otiVrc ~ Is sent out on Job.
whether II be ten-ton Holt tractor.
three and half-ton Liberty truck,
or Ford car.
From the time the Job starts
through tho plant, every part used
In rebuilding the truck, every minut.
OF time put on the Job by tn. me
chanics and every ounce 81 material
is charged up and is paid for on,
q fi, .gb ,.1
ment earns In tho spare parts dc
partmen,. tho equipment division
maintains perpetual inventory
through a duplicate card and cataloc
sybtem which has been pronounced
b? highway officials OF other StatoF
az being probably The hes, In use n
any state. Speaking OF spare parts
The state has s22J.0O0 worth OF parts
In Its warerooms at the penitcnti-
AIRY. One row of bins contains 500
GOO worth OF Thinker bearings, while
In one corner Of the wareroom Is
$4,000 worth Of rear-sNle assemblies
FOR Nash Quad trucks In addition
10 IN" use OF the parts In rebuilding
The trucks and cars. the district en-
Hinc"rs and counties by referring %
inc ca'alog order repair parts for
. trucks and tractors which they are
1919 '''n' UP At IN
ventory price TO whoever gets them
and the account is collected as II tn.
! equipment division was separat.
corporation
Lnr6est PInnt In state.
The rebuilding OF equipment IS
! only part Of the work which goo,
on at tho largest automotivc planr
/ In tho state of Virginia, owned an,
/ operated by the State at the pcni
/ Tertiary. Much OF the equlpmen
and materials may not he directly O
! service in road building Some o
/ the trucks and cars received are /,
such condition that they cannot II.
| rebuilt. In this case. they are dis
I Nantcd and tn" serviceabl. part
( sa!vaEef and added to the stock %,
spare parts. \ Nash Quad motor I,
furnishing all the power 10 run III.
lathes. drills. saws and other machlr
cry, AS well as a l5-k w generator
( which in turn. furnishes the lieht,
'or the plant. y duplicate Nash mo
tor Is hooked UP ready TO carry q,
| in the event the other power nlau,
temporarily out OF commission y,
the way. the iathes, saws. generator
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securing the ground and spur tracks
Tor the efficient and economic hand
ling OF *3.O00.0o0 worth OF equipment
without further delay. The Equip
ment Division has the cranes. locomo-
tveS. tracks and other equipment
necessary for new plant MIR. Evans
believes he can sccur" from the gov
eminent The steel and iron for the
warehouses. Tn. Equipment pi-
vision can do ts own concrete work.
II il to he hoped that the Air supply
Depot can be secured, as that plant
is practically equipped now for the
work OF the State
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NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY
ACCUSED OF MURDER
Charged with Kilisng Another Ind
In Quarrel over baseball
Glove
Try Associated Prcss1

PORTLAND. IND. Juno 3.-Robert
Silvers, years old Is held on a
charge OF nrst-dcgree murder here
today "a the result OF tho fatal stab
bing yesterday OF e-year-old Ber-
nard Teeters. The lads are alleged
TO have auarrelcd over a baseball
glove. Following the quarrel. the
Silvers boy obtained kitchen knife
and stabbed his playmate, according
10 police.
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Mis-. Cnrdwc,l to Marry.

Invitations have been issued by
MIR. and Mrs. y. -. Cardwcll to tho
marriage OF their daughter. Dorothy
Price, TO BENJAMIN Walter Davis. ON
Wednesday. June :. at Csc i. NJ, in
81. ThOmAs' Church Gintnr pnrk