Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
WINS HEART OF "OUR TOWN"
Sherwood Anderson Famous Novelist Has Been Capvated by
- Virginia Hills-His Newspapers Unlike All
Other Country Journals
By ROSE MALLORY.

had set up his lares and
panates in the mountains
near Troutdsle. Va. We were intrigued
by the news but not altogether sur
prised, To those of lis who possess So
called literary" minds and who ma
solitude and peaceful SURROUNDINGS nee
essary 10 the accomplishment OF any
form, Of creative work dependent upon
mental concentration and endea"or
such O procedure on the part OF as
tinruished novelist seems enareR
natural
Even though many of us here sre not
personally acquainted with Trcdtosle
and its environs, in spite o. our pIoA.
unity We are fully alive to tns nlooeh
has,,tv AZ our section OF the country
30 il was not diftcuit for us To picture
the secluded retreat where the eatnoI
AZ "Syinelours Ohio" Dark Laughter
ard other classic writings nan Shut
hir,sslf awav from the world sno was
hA,Silv turning nut mountain cns Fs1.TI
sketch.s which would dcignt 'ne
rnodern inteiligensis and smaae the iS's
Victorians ..,>o5i-
We did not even question INC eHpeal-
sy1cv of the authors actton IN ioSsS'ii.s
mis- sylvan sbode on rural nyWsy--oa
a. 4t.e end 81 one-~wl1icA ROTOR CO
e.a,l6 Negotiate only with difficulty. He
was . writer End 6 eat on W.
rnS.rstcod his desire 10 render himsell
&c inaccessible as POSSIBLE. OF VIC
.h,,rFt we did. Just as we unneFSuoe
hiss friendships for the mountains ana
their vast and lovely Silsnces
Emerge. From Retreat.
gv and hy. however, the oissingllsneo
.uthor manifested signs OF eo 800 s,,s
from his retreat ana nlaNhIs .,a,,,
s..s.,,s.le tltat sherwood Anderson was
-. ssssrI,,xiye" at all, but. had 'sacn
sccs heart. always picking to!Ss up u,
s.r ard giving them 2 mt fVe,.S
-. "a toaE a notion TO Sp% oot w.
$3.50 a,s o,,r side of the mountains. si'o
sas,ss frequent visitor 10 Our FOWL.
~ ,nnn became a familiar figure N on.
no,sls, our banks. our poSeoiIlee' e0'
railway stations. A.a-s IN,
n the beginning, WhGh " N.an-,.i,.
erv. Sherwood Anderson = - "a srsav
s,os-,s e.runnins rust ss ws ava snAs
49, rnvseg in prehistoric times WIZ ~,
90 1-et sutorobile huEzsc in from IN
80 ers a little later when me Ilsse
.s-,,,.rs r,,.nn,ed across the SKY. IN
s.,.er,eni,p and the eirpiane SOON csasSu
=. - -cvnlfjss. hut the glamour "hts4,
1900 tike 3. rsd:gncs about SGsfWoou
as9s.rr,r IA. never been daSpsitea y.
TereiI;eYitv. However, We soon Ee .,Il-s.s.
tSsf underneath this Slainolo9s ea"tns
he was 'sjust folks" like Ourselves anu .,r
though We continued 70 go ou' Va ;,,1t
Mss ioos - aim. W. no longer rs
rsrded him as a curlcSlt.
News Flashes Over Country
uy,,.n sherwood Anderson bought ouI
e. Marion Publishing CO. ana osIaiIls
es1s EDITOR of tbs Smyth County
E.r. and the Marion Democrat W.
-. .r,opiSfsd wiki a great aSton1sn-
80. The news OF this amazing put-
ch.xs f,ashed like q fame tnrousnoas
Sr1r Tcwn and Our County, ana tA, 10.
ADJACENT to Us. Later L n1sneo "a
esn,e all cyer the country iFosh , n,.na1
e. border. frc-, coast to coas,, Lsss
where th.rs vas "onoeI, ps.,sn sra
conjecture, surprise oo"h p"'"~
1sersov.r Our Town. fcid1d snugty
.r.Y, i, the very heart OF the mountaIls
- -e.,,t,,wes.erfi virginia ano hitneIgo
,,-r,,nvsn was put on the map As cen
s4-I,, &c Tayton T5rn. We Nsfe IN
80 I,r-esigft We had our pace 10
ti.e sun And all in ths t~inSlihs u
en- eye. l.. t,,sse nsrts the
,.y,ort of Sherwood Anderson pusai'7 p
6asi seemed absurd. hnoelssE sur. a;d,,,t
Inst couldn't BE- true. Sucn ul.ilso u n+t,a,
tscnen. OF course. II was soniS So go
arSe,,sor, who was meant. not on sT
49, Anderson People in sn'an
$3.50 were always mixing things up el en-.
sa;.. thorn wrong But u "ssu
-, ctter Anderson. It was SnSi
800 yes. it really YVES Snef"ooos
wh, Did He DO It"
Many ri Va have not recovered from
e,,r srnazement. without ssehns
underestimate Our Town, Will an,
modern, progressive, attrac.ise' net,n.,.
..sS Invsf5le. we find ourselves co.lsailo-
Az all. wondering why Sherwood Anderson;
--t.aee hri1liaTlt writings have caused
&c nernisulieres 10 sit UP ana sahe
..tes wl1o numbers among ms MA
,sates the leading men OF ietteFs, mus 80
$500 and artists Of the tirue- VINO nas
t-avslsd the world over and Is al nom
,rhs~eyer he hangs lip his nat. VINO nc
tns soul Of poet, tna near ~ the
soIsgeur, the eye OF an srl@. a.'a ca,,-
brsin Of q genius, sr1o Wn ne eeD .ao,,ls
1880. ~ Establish himself at en- cor
.e-;sI dexk in small town prln,.alls
go t5s Side windows Of whicn pooh
~. s,,cv, ar sllev shsdowed by nL ~.
o. o. srt,o,,sted brick building raploiy
80. -. - 6ecav and v't10ss front "ino"Ns
rIasx entrance doors not only ar
Ssnksd bv garage but disclose
Senresging view OF SINISTER os .,,,s,
fs,i snd an unsightiy red-palnleo 81 si, ~,
fure which houses the town p&'"p''S'
neJia. whatever that may o2
va~t,,rstejy, our new editor, naFif1s
81. xosIi eff a poet and the eye o. ah
-. r,snagcs 10 overlook these ca
.ses1,,cex al times and 10 pe n1onlsa~
..s., S3ysrted BIZ the dafToGns ano W.
80 4, q nn!zhbor's yard. tn2 nabfl ~
p~arAinal across the sunshinc. ile st@
t,g, rosin in a nearby mapie' an ~ ~
.,ss In bloom. Fortunately aAeo 49, 49,
sTcc,y Is q progressive town. - ~ 80 80
these ungiyhtig nlots npon ~ ~ rri',t.
sas.,o .gtIi b. eliminated aDo tas pil .1,.
scspe . w.n mad. more attractive.
R.;orper snd Crussd"r'
.,.o,.ood Anderson hlrisnlf mss
a.sS ,t,e role OF reformeF ano cf1-
80 syo has spared neither tirhF n III
sr.,,n,era In his efforts " hash ~
snsg1si1sd pani6hed from ms neg ~.
hno6 50 persistent have oeen nsb 81
meals that the city iatleIs ma go arr
s,tsared to his tfnportun1Iles INV $3.50
1870 ths cTendinE building oeyono
~. r.1cs Of Us vision. He volunteered
70 plant trees and shrubs on ne ss, s? !,
snd etherwisa oe2utify II feT ms osd.s.,s,
S,,1 Of those seeking sltes s..t
Tern, The sorrows ~ honl@ ara feAp,p.
ram fneir ~iyes and husD2nha, a. III
case may oe. "a ..,.x.,,., ., l,e i.
we ere ts'o D, e q ~ e3csofe, ind ae
80 rark, be It ever so small. =
sbervood hnderson'e rark promises y
ss s tne naost popular resort In town.
Ss.m~S vii b. played upon this spot 70
bs ssyx what sort Of games ne ma:
not vel divulged But the came OF
games PROBABLY viii be pitching morse re.
slloee. q popular pastime among Our
4 mSn1u a "a hanedtrtR. ana one