Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--January 12, 1940 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Michelle Burress http://www.cvnotes.com ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Clinch Valley News January 12, 1940 Rev. T.A. FREEMAN and family are now located in the Presbyterian Manse on Pine Street. Rev. Mr. FREEMAN recently accepted the call as pastor of the Presbyterian church here, coming from Jewell Ridge. Dr. Will PAINTER and Dr. Walter WITTEN met at Harley's Wednesday and in the course of the conversation the talk drifted to the old days when the practice of medicine was a hazardous undertaking. They recalled some of the hardships of those days when horses were the means of transportation. Dr. PAINTER recalled a call he attempted to make in Thompson Valley one zero night when the only road was over the mountain from this town. He was fighting his way up the mountain, when he met Dr. Henry CROCKETT coming down, bareheaded, having lost his hat in a wind storm. Dr. CROCKETT persuaded Dr. PAINTER to give up the call for that night and return to town which he did. It was not an unusual thing for a doctor to have to answer a call to poor Valley after midnight when the snow was feet deep and the mercury below zero, and the surviving M.D's of those days are puzzled to know how they ever lived through it. Dr. WITTEN got a call to Baptist Valley one night and when he reached the point he had to be thawed off his horse before he could get in the house. The family doctor in those pioneer days was not only a hero, but an institution to himself. The Fort Maiden Spring Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, met with Mrs. H.E. HARMAN on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was mostly taken up with business. Reports of the year's work from officers and committee chairman were given. Miss Margaret HARMAN, regent, announced dates of the State conference in Williamsburg and the National congress in Washington. Delegates for both of these meetings were elected. Programs on "Americanism vs. Communism" will be continued by the Chapter. Mrs. Will Ed PEERY, ill for several days, is better. Rev. T.A. FREEMAN and family are now located in the Presbyterian Manse on Pine Street. Rev. Mr. FREEMAN recently accepted the call as pastor of the Presbyterian church here, coming from Jewell Ridge. Dr. Will PAINTER and Dr. Walter WITTEN met at Harley's Wednesday and in the course of the conversation the talk drifted to the old days when the practice of medicine was a hazardous undertaking. They recalled some of the hardships of those days when horses were the means of transportation. Dr. PAINTER recalled a call he attempted to make in Thompson Valley one zero night when the only road was over the mountain from this town. He was fighting his way up the mountain, when he met Dr. Henry CROCKETT coming down, bareheaded, having lost his hat in a wind storm. Dr. CROCKETT persuaded Dr. PAINTER to give up the call for that night and return to town which he did. It was not an unusual thing for a doctor to have to answer a call to poor Valley after midnight when the snow was feet deep and the mercury below zero, and the surviving M.D's of those days are puzzled to know how they ever lived through it. Dr. WITTEN got a call to Baptist Valley one night and when he reached the point he had to be thawed off his horse before he could get in the house. The family doctor in those pioneer days was not only a hero, but an institution to himself. The Fort Maiden Spring Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, met with Mrs. H.E. HARMAN on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was mostly taken up with business. Reports of the year's work from officers and committee chairman were given. Miss Margaret HARMAN, regent, announced dates of the State conference in Williamsburg and the National congress in Washington. Delegates for both of these meetings were elected. Programs on "Americanism vs. Communism" will be continued by the Chapter. Mrs. Aaron RUSS has been ill at her home on Main Street for several days. She was reported to be much improved Thursday. Miss Laura NEWTON has been ill for several days, but is reported as being some better. Mrs. Will Ed PEERY, ill for several days, is better. Miss Virginia WILSON is reported ill at her home on Fincastle Turnpike. A.G. CARTER, age 83, well known citizen of Springville, died in the Bluefield sanitarium Wednesday night. The funeral and burial service will take place at noon Friday. The service will be in the Springville Christian Church and the burial in the Wallace Cemetery. Surviving are one son and two daughters, J.G. CARTER, and Mrs. E.T. FLUMMER, of Springville and Mrs. Sam PUCKETT, of Martinsburg, West Virginia. The white man who attempted to break in the residence of C. Henry HARMAN one night recently avoided arrest by deputy sheriff WITTEN by running. Investigation developed that the burglar received medical attention in Thompson Valley the night of the attempted burglary. He is known in the community and will be caught sooner or later. Turner SARVER and son Lawrence SARVER were charged with chicken stealing from T.P. BROWN near Adria. Officers investigating ?? followed footprints from the BROWN premises to the SARVER home a short distance away and discovered chicken feathers in the house. The elder SARVER stated that others ?? stolen the chickens. He was ?? and the son held for the grand jury. Harold PROFITT came to court with the left hind foot of a rabbit secured in the ??? of the ??? etc. which he hoped would ??? him in good stead when the charges of theft were brought against him. He and Ernest LAWSON were charged with taking tools, ???, oil from the country club ???. The missing tools showed up at a local garage in the possession of LAWSON and PROFITT. PROFITT claimed to have traded them somewhere, but Judge PEERY thought differently and ??? have a grand jury investigation. Rees B. LEWIS was held for the grand jury in connection with chicken theft, in which Lawrence SARVER was held for the grand jury. G.C. LYLE was dismissed by the justice on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of two ?? girls. He was held, however for Montgomery County officials. Roy BENNETT, charged with a felony in connection with the death of his wife, was held for the grand jury at a preliminary hearing on last Friday. POUNDING MILL Rev. Lee HILL will preach here Sunday night. Rev. Curtis JONES of the Christian Church, preached a good sermon here Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. C.H. ROBIINETT and son, David, and Miss Virginia WRIGHT were in Tazewell Saturday. Mrs. A.O. HILT, who has had flu is better. Mrs. M.H. CHRISTIAN and sons, Martin and Clytus, were shopping in Tazewell Saturday. Mrs. J.S. MULKEY is improving at her home here. Miss Gene CHARLES left Saturday morning for Huntington Business College, to resume her work. Mr. and Mrs. C.H. ROBINETTE and son, David, called on Robert CRABTREE and daughter, Miss Lillie and cousin, Charlie LESTER, Sunday. Mrs. C.T. COLLINS and son, Triggie, Mr. and Mrs. Tom MULKEY and daughter, Delores, Mrs. Ellis MCGEE visited their father and grandfather, J.S. MULKEY at Mattie Williams hospital Sunday. Harry PETTS, of Lynch, Kentucky, is home to spend a few days with his mother, Mrs. India PETTS and sister, Miss Jessie. Little Charlie Peery PRUETT, six week old, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.P. PRUETT, was found dead in bed with parents Sunday. Funeral at home in charge of Rev. Curtis JONES. Mr. and Mrs. M.H. CHRISTIAN and sons, Martin and Clytus, visited relatives in Cleveland Sunday. Mrs. Shep LANIE was taken to Richlands hospital Monday. Mrs. Willie RINGSTAFF has been a patient in the hospital since last week. J.S. MULKEY is doing nicely at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. D.G. RINGSTAFF and children, Becky and Bill, were in Richlands Monday night. The Methodist missionary society meeting will be held at Mrs. L.W. SPRATT'S Wednesday of next week, at Steelsburg. Mrs. Ocie JOHNSON and son, Buddy, visited her sister, Mrs. Jennie ROBINETTE and daughter, Miss Lucille, a few days recently. Mrs. Lou MCGUIRE, of Pounding Mill Branch, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. India PETTS and family.