Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--December 6, 1918 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 December 6, 1918 TANNERSVILLE ---------------------------------------- Thanksgiving day passed quietly and unostentatiously. There were no eventful incidents here, but everyone felt grateful and thankful that they had cause for gratitude unequal to any they had before experienced. Miss Grace RIMMER, the efficient teacher at Valley View, spent Thanksgiving and the weekend with home folks at Richlands, returning Sunday. Albert OSBORNE, eight years old, fell from a horse Sunday evening at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mr. A.J. WHITEHEAD and broke his left arm just above the wrist. George CRABTREE, worker at Saltville, spent the weekend at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. CRABTREE. Clint KEISTER, who has been working in Saltville, moved in home on Thursday. Clint says He can't bear the idea of staying away from Tannersville while school is in session. News from W.S. PATRICK, of 10th Co. C.A., son of Mr. and Mrs. I.L. PATRICK, is that his company has been transferred from Newport News to Camp Meade, Md. The Bristol Herald Courier reports that the 10th Co. was recently assigned for overseas duty and it is possible that they will either sail soon or be mustered out of the service in the next few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. H.J. WHITEHEAD were the guests at the W.T. RATLIFF home in Little Valley Sunday. Private Harvey OSBORNE, of Camp Humphreys, spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert OSBORNE last week. I.P. HOLMES is a business visitor to Chatham Hill today. Rev. Mr. BURRESS the new Methodist preacher, preached his first sermon here Sunday afternoon. He made a fine impression on his congregation. Recent news from S.L. WHITEHEAD, with the overseas forces, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.J. WHITEHEAD, is that he is able to walk with the aid of crutches. He received a shrapnel wound in his right leg in September. Of the 20 boys from this place out of 35 registered, there has yet been no casualty among them, except three wounded. They are WHITEHEAD as mentioned above; and Melvin OSBORNE, who went over with the first men, has been wounded twice in action. R.F. WILSE was accidentally wounded. POUNDING MILL ----------------------------------------- Thanksgiving day, 1918 - We had quite a bit of rain at this place last night and this morning, but the sun is now shining. Miss Margaret HURT went to Tazewell on No. 6 last night to spend a few days at her grandfather's George W. GILLESPIE. Mrs. Will John, (Julia CECIL) of Texas, spent Monday visiting her cousin, Mrs. Laura Elswick, and her aunt, Mrs. Sallie CLAYPOOL. Her daughter is one of the faculty of Martha Washington College and has had the fever there for the past four weeks, we understand. Mrs. W.B. STEELE returned Monday from Charlottesville C.W.B.M convention, also Richmond, Petersburg and Camp Lee, at which latter place she on Sunday visited her son, Dr. Rex STEELE, of the veterinary training school. She ran across Charles CRUEY, and Sherman PATRICK, of Cedar BLUFF and Mr. PEAK of Burkes Garden - all looking well and feeling fine. The boys all seem to be in good spirits and expect to be home soon. They all spoke in highest terms of the Y.M.C.A work in the camps and don't know how they'd have gotten along without these huts. The Hostess House is also a big thing, where thousands of soldiers are fed by the cafeteria plan. They line up and stand for hours waiting their turn. Over 1000 people were in this room at one time, in fact, the room was packed and jammed all of Sunday afternoon and night till 9 o'clock, when lights go off. Every one should visit Camp Lee. Saturday and Sunday visitors can come and go without permits; can go and come from Petersburg to the camp for 10c each way. Mrs. Martha SPARKS received two letters this week from her son, Will Rees SPARKS in France. He has never been able to receive a letter from home yet and has been there several months. Later - He has heard from home. Jesse WOODS, son of Mrs. LOWE, was one of the boys sailing from Newport News last week, who was twelve hours out and called back by wireless. It is said some of the boys on awakening next morning and seeing land thought they were approaching an island, not knowing of the call to return. These boys are at Camp Lee and many are now disappointed. Mr. Alex RILEY and Mrs. Ollie HURT have had some nice papering done the past week by John GILLESPIE and John MOORE, of Tazewell. Our first snow was last night and has snowed some today. The ground only partially cover however. Most everybody are killing hogs. Your scribe is again in trouble, rendering lard and making sausage. No preaching Saturday night or Sunday. Rev. Mr. FORBES is in the Williams hospital at Richlands and is reported as getting along well. Mr. and Mrs. Henry CHRISTIAN had as their guests Saturday and Sunday, their brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lige MUSICK, of Cleveland. Miss Gussie CHRISTIAN has as her guest from Wednesday to Sunday her old schoolmate, Mrs. C.S. MCNARY of Welch. Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE and little son "Poose" left Monday night for Florida. Mrs. James O'KEEFFE and children accompanied them. They expect to be gone several months. Mrs. C.H. TRAYER went to Bluefield yesterday for her little daughter, Louise, who spent the past week visiting her cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond TRAYER. Mr. Harry NAPIER, of Sweetwater, Va. formerly engaged at the Boxley Quarry here, met his death recently on the battlefields of France. His many friends here were worry to hear of his death. He was a splendid young man. Mr. and Mrs. Alex BEAVERS visited their grandfather, Mr. Thomas ALTIZER at Gillespie on Sunday. Mrs. ALTIZER, their step-daughter, was buried last week. She was a Miss NUCKOLS before marriage. Mr. John LOVELL went to Bluefield last week on account of the death of his aunt, Mrs. Rosa TATE. Mr. and Mrs. John B. GILLESPIE, baby Catherine Lee, Mrs. W.B. STEELE, Miss Bettie Pruett and Dora NEWMAN visited Mrs. Jane MCGUIRE and daughter, Miss Pearl, thanksgiving afternoon. A letter today from Dr. Rex STEELE says he was been moved from the 4th Co. veterinary training school at Camp Lee to the 24th Veterinary hospital unit. They have been given their overseas equipment. Some of the boys are blue, while others, along with himself, don't care if they go. Mrs. Ollie HURT went to Tazewell Saturday night to spend several days with her father, Mr. George W. GILLESPIE. --------------------------------------- Mr. T.A. REPASS, Treasurer of Tazewell County War Works Campaign, mailed a check yesterday to State Treasurer Kent, in Richmond for $15,500.00. Tazewell cash collection to date, for the United War Work fund. Tazewell's quota was $14,200. There is in sight, thinks the Treasurer, about $2,000 not collected or turned in. So, it appears that the county will be well over the top about $2,000. This is fine, when all the circumstances under which the campaign was made are considered. WEST POCAHONTAS ----------------------------------------- Mr. S.E. CROUCH was called to Bluefield last Friday on account of his brother's wife being sick and not expected to live. She is ill with influenza. Mrs. N.L. BARKER, who has been sick for the last few days, we are glad to say is better. Mr. S.B. MAXEY has started his saw mill to sissing again, after a long period of idleness. Little Clara PAULEY, the little five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. White PAULEY, died last Sunday morning at 4 AM., with influenza and was buried at Boisaevaine last Monday. Mr. James O'NEIL and Louis DEMCHOCK were visiting at Boissevaine last Sunday. Miss Annie DROZYICK, with a number of friends, motored to Pocahontas last Sunday. There are several cases of influenza in our camp, some very bad and some in mild form. The mines here have almost almost been shut down on account of influenza. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. A.E. GREEN has an attack of appendicitis. Mr. Benjamin REED was in our camp last Monday attending to business. Mr. J.F. WATSON and wife have returned home from attending the funeral of Mrs. WATSON'S brother, W.J. BUNCH at Danville. ------------------------ Our Heavenly Father, in His all wise Providence, has removed from us our dearly beloved brother, and friend, Rev. F.M. SHOOP. He was a devoted Christian and preacher for forty years. Everybody that knew him loved him. If he ever thought that he had wronged a fellowman he would go to him and right the wrong. The writer has known this to be the case on more than one occasion. Brother SHOOP was a native of Wythe count and was married twice, his first wife being Julia CREGGAR, of Wythe county. To them were born four children, of whom three survive and his second wife was Miss Ollie FULCHER, also of Wythe. To them were born eleven children, of whom nine were left to mourn his loss and his widow is also left behind. Brother SHOOP was sixty one years of age. The death angel called him last Saturday evening at 6 PM. His little daughter, Virginia, was badly burned three weeks ago, and died last Wednesday. The two deaths in one weeks' time. Pneumonia was the immediate cause of his death. His wife and nine children were sick at the time with influenza. May God help them in their bereavement. Brother SHOOP was always ready to minister to the sick and helpless. He will be much missed in our community, but we are happy that as we lose him, it is Heaven's gain. We are sure that he has only fallen asleep safe in the arms of Jesus. The casualty lists issued during the past week by the War Department and appearing in the daily papers have contained the names of a large number of Tazewell county boys who were either killed in action or died of wounds on the battle fields of France. Wash Lee SAYERS, Gratton, died of disease. The following names have appeared this week: Doak VANDYKE, Cedar Bluff, died of disease. Roscoe PACK, Cedar Bluff, killed in action. Robert B. STOWERS, Cove Creek, missing in action. Leonard M. REEDY, Raven, died of wounds. Adam B. LAMBERT, West Graham, wounded in action. Harman W. HARRIS, Tip Top, died of disease. John W. GILL, West Graham, wounded in action. William H. COLE, Tazewell, R.F.D. 2, died of disease. James R. COMPTON, Shawvers Mills, wounded in action. Clarence E. TURNER, North Tazewell, wounded in action about the 4th of October, Mr. and Mrs. TURNER have received information since that young TURNER is recuperating in a hospital in France. A brief message from the War Department was received by Mr. John A Neal Tuesday morning, announcing that his son, Wiley NEAL, had been "killed in action." Wiley NEAL belonged to the 80th division, which was trained at Camp Lee. The newspapers state that these brave Virginia boys immortalized their names in battle during the last days of the war, and had a great part in forcing the surrender of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. NEAL are, of course, heart broke over the loss of their son. They may take courage, however in the fact that future generations will cherish the names of the men who made the supreme sacrifice that we might live in peace. "Like a Liberty Bond, it is not a loss, but a great gain, when a man dies for his country." No details of the death of Wiley NEAL have been received.