Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--September 3, 1920 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 September 3, 1920 POUNDING MILL ----------------------------- The dry forces Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of Tazewell, and Russell Counties, held their county convention here on the 25th of last month. Splendid addresses were given by the President and vice president, Mrs. W.G. O'BRIEN, Tazewell, and Mrs. W.B.F. WHITE, Richlands, and Mrs. W.B. GREEAR, Cliffield. A large number of visitors were present and dinner was served picnic fashion. Every one had a good time and plenty to eat. The Womans Missionary Society held its session immediately after the W.C.T.U. This society has as its president, Mrs. Ella PEERY, of Pisgah, who is well up on her work and makes things move. Mr. Albert MAXWELL'S remains were brought here from Marion to the home of his sister, Mrs. Martha SPARKS on Saturday, he having passed peacefully away on Thursday, 6:10 PM. The remains were taken to Maxwell on Sunday morning and buried by the side of his wife and daughter at Maxwell cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. J.E. GRAHAM of the Southern Methodist Church, and Rev. James E. PEARSON of the church of God, Bluefield in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. He leaves four children, Miss Marie MAXWELL, stenographer at Roanoke who accompanied the remains, and three sons, two sisters, Mrs. Martha SPARKS, Mrs. Mary MAXWELL, Bluefield, and a brother, George MAXWELL, telegraph operator in Florida. He was 54 years of age. Mrs. W.B. STEELE went to Cedar Bluff immediately after hearing of the arrival of her uncle, Peter Gose CLAYPOOL, of Grant City, Mo., who arrived at the home of his sister, Mrs. Jane A. MCGUIRE. He is 72 years old and made the trip alone. He was born and reared at the old home place in Burkes Garden and left there over 30 years ago, this being his first visit. He Prospered in the west and last winter and spring made a visit to his brothers and sisters in Nebraska, Utah and Idaho. Other visitors to Mrs. MCGUIRE'S to dinner Friday were, Mrs. Mary PEERY, Mrs. C.H. PEERY, Mrs. Maggie L. WATKINS, Of Indian. There was lots of fried chicken left over. Miss Barbara HURT will leave today for Ohio, where she will teach mathematics in a high school. John B. GILLESPIE swapped his Sunday hat on a fox dog recently and borrowed a cap to wear home. He then sold the dog for a fancy price. Miss Rosa SMITH accompanied last week her cousin, Miss Clara Lee HUTTON to Roanoke to spend a few days with her aunt, Miss Helen THOMAS, proprietress of the Virginia Hotel. Misses Barry B. and Jessie GILLESPIE were visitors to Tazewell one day last week. These ladies will soon be leaving for college. Mr. and Mrs. Robert BEAVERS of Pounding Mill Branch, were guests of Mrs. Henry ROBINETT over Sunday. This couple were married on August 4th. Mrs. BEAVERS was Miss Cora Helen LOVELL, of this town and for lack of time was not reported. Miss Mabel SHAMBLIN and Mr. Joe EDWARDS were married on the 18th of August at Welch. Mrs. Cora SHAMBLIN has gone to Chicago to live. Mrs. Sanders GILLESPIE and Mrs. W.B. GREEAR, spent yesterday between trains with cousins, Mrs. Ollie HURT and daughters. Mrs. GREEAR expects to leave soon with her family to Wilmore, Ky., where she will educate her two sons. Mr. GREEAR has gone into the mercantile business there. Their many friends regret to lose them. W.R. SPARKS spent a couple of days with his mother Mrs. Martha SPARKS last week. ----------------------------------- Certain citizens of the west end of the county have filed a petition in the Circuit Court, asking that Maiden Spring Magisterial District be divided into two districts. The proposed division line would run approximately east and west, following the top of Kents Ridge. The reasons assigned in the petition for the division are that the district as now constituted is very large, and that since it was established the territory comprised in it has become more densely populated and that the business therein has increased in volume, and that there is need for more officers to care for and efficiently handle the business of the district. Quite a number of citizens of the district have signed petitions to the court, protesting against the division, and stating that the reasons given by the persons asking for the division are wholly insufficient. The opposition takes the position that the county is now equally divided into the three present districts, so far as territory is concerned, and that the compensation to District Officers is now barely sufficient to justify competent men to accept the same, and if the District should be divided, the compensation, or fees, would be so meager and inadequate that it would be practically impossible to secure competent men to fill the position in either district, and thereby result in great detriment to the public welfare; that the court's authority, under the law, to appoint additional district officers, in case of special need, is fully adequate, and that the court has always been very liberal in meeting any such special need. The opposition will also take the position that this effort to divide the district is a move on the part of a few large property holders to escape taxation for good roads and public schools, and that it was commenced during the recent agitation of a new bond issue for good roads in that district; that the main macadam roads have already been built through the section of the district where the lands of those large property holders are situated, at the expense of the whole district, and that the principle road has been taken over by the State under a recent State law, and that it would be unfair to permit these large property holders to withdraw from the district as now constituted. It is also stated that many persons residing south of Kent's Ridge have signed petitions protesting against the proposed division, and that even these persons residing south of Kent's Ridge will take the position that these large land holders are not specially interested in the public schools, as they usually either have private teachers in their homes or else send their children away to school, and that if the division should be made these large property, holders would not likely be in favor of taxing themselves in order to increase the number and efficient of the public schools in the new district in which their lands are situated, and that this would be injurious to the public welfare and to the prejudice of the children of the new district, if a division should be made. This case is attracting considerable interest, and it is likely a large crowd will present at the hearing which will be had at this term of court. Messrs. CHAPMAN, PEERY and BUCHANAN are the attorneys of the citizens asking for the division, and Messrs. HARMAN and HARMAN are attorneys for the citizens opposing. STANDING IN AUTOMOBILE CONTEST Marie MCNULTY - 3,275,000 Gladys MCGUIRE - 3,151,000 A.B. BUCHANAN - 645,000 Margaret KEISTER - 590,000 J.A. LESLIE - 587,000 Lucy SCOTT - 215,000 Eunice JOHNSON - 141,000 Louise JACKSON - 130,000 Mary KISER - 115,000 Grace JOHNSON - 110,000 Harry CLARK - 110,000 Jane HARMAN - 97,000 Macie PEERY - 91,000 Catherine PEERY - 82,000 Annie LITZ - 78,000 Margaret LEECE - 69,000 Albert HIGGINBOTHAM - 54,000 Carl KIMBALL - 26,000 GRATTON -------------------------------- C.G. JONES and family, Mrs. Jennie KITTS, spent Sunday with Mrs. Elizabeth BURTON. Misses Kate HOOFMAN, Emma EISENNCHER, both of Fremont, Pa., also Mrs. John BURNES, of Keystone, are visiting Mrs. R.C. COOPER at this place. P.G. BAUGH was unable to attend the Fair the opening day on account of a bad cold. A number of folks from this place went to chestnut grove for services Sunday morning and also to Burke's Garden to the Lutheran meeting and basket dinner at that place. Miss Ada BURTON left Sunday for Wise, where she will teach this session. Misses Audra LANE and Edith BAUGH of Graham, are the guests of Miss Lula BAUGH this week. Here to attend the Fair. ----------------- John D. DAILEY, the well known citizen of this county, who has been ill in a hospital at Marion for the past two or three years, died in that institution Tuesday. The remains were brought to Tazewell and interred near his former home in Baptist Valley yesterday afternoon.