Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--June 13, 1919 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 June 13, 1919 BANDY Miss Ella YOUNG was the guest of Mrs. Rosa (or Dora?) BEAVERS Sunday night. Miss YOUNG expects to leave for Central Washington in the near future. Her host of friends are grieved to see her go. Mr. and Mrs. W.B. SARGENT are the proud parents of a fine boy. Mr. Dick HUDSON, was the weekend guest of Miss Manzie BEAVERS. Mr. Arthur MCCANN was the guest of his cousin, Mr. Homer LINKOUS, Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. S.L. LAMBERT, and little son, Kenneth Lee, were up from Cedar Bluff in their car. Mrs. Cra? ST. CLAIR and children from Kimball, West Virginia, spent last week with her mother, Mrs. J.B. HARRISON. Miss Eula BROWN was the guest of Misses Mildred and Virgie LAMBERT, Sunday. Mr. Henry LINKOUS (the molasses king) and wife were the guests of their son, Raleigh LINKOUS last Wednesday night. Miss Thelma PACK is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Susan BEAVERS. Mrs. T.M. QUESENBERRY, and little son, Vernon, and Grat, and brother, Mr. George NISWONDER, made a flying trip to Gillespie Saturday to visit their brother, Mr. Amos NISWONDER. Miss Rosa Nell MCCOY was the guest of the Misses LAMBERT Sunday night. COVE CREEK The farmers in the community are busy working corn. Miss Roxie LAMBERT, of Round Bottom, Virginia, spent the weekend with Miss Lizzie COMPTON. Mrs. J.B. GREGORY, and Mrs. R.R. ROBINETT spent the latter part of last week on Wolf Creek. Mrs. George SHAWVER was the guest of Mrs. R.C. FOX last Sunday. Mrs. J.J. HIGGINBOTHAM, and Mrs. REECE were the guests of Mrs. Mary Belle NEELE last Sunday. Miss Clydas WALTERS is visiting in the community. Mrs. Wylie STOWERS was the guest of Mrs. C.F. STOWERS last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A.S. SHANNON made a flying trip to Graham. Miss Edith SHUFFLEBARGER who has been attending commencement at Radford returned home last Friday. POCAHONTAS Mr. Harry BUCHANAN, and his sister, Miss Hattie, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. S.B. MAXEY last Sunday. Mr. William T. MUNSEY it taking his vacation in Giles County. The S.A. Drive is over, with us. Our little town went over the top, we are slow in some things but not always in good works. Dave ARRINGTON, of Stone, has moved his family to Pocahontas, but still holds his position with the Big Vein Company. Mr. Walter LEETHE and family of Boisevane, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S.B. MAXEY last Sunday. Mr. Frank WATSON who got his leg hurt about two weeks ago is out again. LOCAL NEWS Henry KINCER and his gang, have done a good piece of work on Tazewell Avenue. It is now about completed up to Hopkins corner, and a fine street it is. KINCER had trouble to keep people and cows off the road while it was building. People disregard obstructions and signals, and went over and on the newly made road before it was dry. Some folks are hard headed, others don't care. This street has been built high enough in the center to shed water and the sides and "shoulders" have been rolled down low enough to allow the water to pass into the drains. A little sketch of the force that has done this good work is deserving. The firm is now Kincer Vermillion and Co. Robert, a brother of Henry, is the "Company." A part of the gang worked on the road, the other part supplied the stone and material at the quarry and delivered it. On Tazewell Avenue was "boss" Henry who saw to it that the work was properly done. Lester CREGAR handled the throttle of the steam roller and flattened out things packed the stone. Andy DYKE, not as weak and hungry as he looks, was sub grader, Charles WARD and his son, Ryland, were stone distributors. Marvin THOMPSON, the returned soldier, helped at times. The names of the drivers of the seven or eight teams, cannot be recalled. They were as steady as clocks, and not a one of them was seen or known to mistreat his horses. And this a fine thing to be able to say. Up at the quarry where the stone is gotten for the road work, "Dug" VERMILLION and Robert KINCER are in charge. VERMILLION feeds coal and water in the engine, and keeps her movin'. George DYKES is steam driller. Bill NEEL, Will MORRIS, Rees BANDY are sledge men, and hit the drill on the head every time, (except when they miss it). Rees WARD the big fat colored man, feeds the stone into the mighty jaws of the crusher. There are other men there whose names are not available. And so the work goes on, under expert management at both ends of the line. Good luck to the gang! Mr. E.K. CROCKETT was here on Wednesday, and said he had been trying for a week to ship his lambs, but had been unable to get cars on account of the strike on the N and W, which has been on for more than a week. Bluefield seems to have started the strike more than a week ago, and it spread rapidly east to Roanoke and beyond and is still on. Traffic west of Bluefield seems to be in better shape, according to dispatches, but many said tracks are full of cars. An embargo has been placed on live stock and perishable goods as far as to Cincinnati. Should the strike continue the question of the food supply in the cities will become very serious within two weeks time. Much stuff in the way of fruits, fish and meats can be and is being, shipped by express, but this mode of transportation is, of course entirely inadequate. It is thought the worst has been reached, and normal conditions will prevail within a few days. No body seems to know just what caused the strike, or what the men want. Owing to increased, heavy express work the passenger traffic is some what disturbed, trains running behind their schedules, and mails missing connection. The threatened strike of the telegraph and telephone workers seems to have been called off. Jasper French BREWSTER, son of Mr. Andy BREWSTER, of Shraders, was killed in the mines of the Berwin-White Coal Co., near Berwind, West Virginia last Thursday. He was operating a motor, which ran away, and in an effort to jump clear of the motor into a "room" in the mine he made a mistake and jumped against the ribs of the mine and was thrown under the motor and both legs crushed, and injuries sustained to other parts of his body. He lived only a few hours. The body was brought to his home at Shraders and buried last Saturday. Jasper BREWSTER was a corporal of Co. D. 116th Infantry, and returned from France only a week before the accident. He was a fine specimen of young manhood about 23 years old, bright and cheerful, and proud that he had taken part in fighting the great battles in which the 29th Division was engaged. Before he left for Berwind to work his father insisted that he stay at home and rest a few days, but he said he was restless and could not content himself by remaining at home with nothing to do. He had $10,000 Government Insurance, payable $4,000 to each of his sisters and $2,000 to his father. On last Monday evening, at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. J.G. BUSTON, a miscellaneous shower was given Miss Ella BOWEN, the popular organist of the Presbyterian Church, by the members of her choir and several ladies of the church. Miss BOWEN leaves in a few days for the University of Virginia, where she will spend the summer vacation, and her choir wished to prove to her just how much they sincerely appreciated her as their Directress, so each guest took a little gift for her. About nine o'clock, Miss BOWEN was called across the hall, and when she started, all started, and there she found a table laden with gifts - all for her. This is the first she know that she was the Honor Guest of the evening. She was almost overcome with joy, and after having opened the gifts made a sweet little "speech," fine as usual, and every one present was happy as could be over the occasion. The guests assembled in the parlor where the charming hostess, assisted by her lovely daughter, Miss Eloise, served delightful refreshments, and which every one thoroughly enjoyed. These present were: Madams George W. ST. CLAIR, A.M. BLACK, P.D. JOHNSON, H.G. PEERY, George MCCALL, W.A. SCOTT, J.G. BUSTON, J.P ROYALL, H.A. BOWEN, W.G. O'BRIEN, Robert W. BOBBITT, Misses Ella BOWEN, Wyrene LEISTER, Lyde TYNES, Eloise BUSTON, Hattie TYNES, and Mrs. Gussie BOWEN. Those invited, but could not attend and sent presents were: Miss Mayola GILLESPIE, Georgia THOMPSON and Madams J.B. BOYER, Samuel THOMPSON, T.C. BOWEN and W.W. ARROWOOD. Mrs. John W. WALDRON died at her home in Baptist Valley last Friday morning, at 6 o'clock, after a very brief illness. The funeral and burial took place on Saturday afternoon. The burial was in charge of undertaker, Peery. The funeral was conducted by Presiding Elder, J.E. WOLFE, and the pastor, Rev. J.E. GRAHAM. Deceased was a daughter of John D. DALEY, and the family have been one of the best known in the county for years. Besides a husband four young children are left - Sorely bereaved by this sad and untimely death. Ora DALEY grew into a bright, cheerful, happy young woman, as the mother of four bright, young children, seemed peculiarly happy and fitted for the responsible position of wife and mother. The flower was blighted by a cruel frost in the summer time. S.S. (Sunday School) WYNN, Shrader, Virginia, was here the other day, and brought a half gallon of cane molasses, which he left with the Editor. The Editor was doubtful that the goods would come up to representation. WYNN said: "They are the finest you ever et, and if you don't say so after you try 'em them call me a liar." We tried 'em, and found WYNN'S representation correct. "They" are fine sure enough. WYNN will not be called a liar this time, as he is already a member of our Ananias club. Thanks. A report from Tip Top states that Jo LITZ, who has been wool gathering, (not wool gathered) for some time, had a very large quantity delivered on Wednesday, at Tip Top for shipment. The price is said to be now around 60 cents. Mr. LITZ is buyer for the firm of Higginbotham and Steele. Dr. Jay ALBERT, a well known physician, died Saturday at Belfast Mills, Russell County, and the burial took place Sunday in the family burying ground. Dr. ALBERT was a Russell man but had for several years lived at Richlands, where he practiced his profession. His wife having died two or three years ago, and having no children, he was brought back to Belfast a short time back to spend his last days at the old home and with his people. The cause of his going was tuberculosis from which he had been a sufferer for a long while. Dr. ALBERT was a fine young fellow and a very fine physician.