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COVE CREEK

Rev. QUESENBERRY filled his regular appointment here Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. T.J. HIGGINBOTHAM had as their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Simon FOX and children; Mr. and Mrs. Will Ed NEEL and baby, of Bluefield, West Virginia.

Miss Jessie FOX had as her guests last week, Misses Ruth and Gray RICHARDSON, of Bluefield, Va.

Miss Margaret SHANNON, of Pollesville, Md. is here on a visit.

Misses Jessie FOX and Mary Belle SHRADER are spending this week at Bastian, Va. with Mr. and Mrs. Guy M. BRUCE.

Messrs. Will Ed NEEL, Simon FIX and Jeff HIGGINBOTHAM have returned from a ten days visit with friends and relatives at Maryland.

Mrs. M.B. NEEL and daughter, Margaret and Wilfred CRUISE motored to Bland Sunday.

Miss Thelma BELCHER, of Bluefield, Va. is spending the week with Miss Verona BELCHER.

Mr. and Mrs. A.L. LEFFEL had as their Sunday guests, Mr. and Mrs. Will Ed SHAWVER and children, of Shawver Mill, Va.

SHAWVER MILL

Misses Lucille GRUBB and Sue HOWELL visited friends and relatives in Tazewell last week. They were accompanied to their homes Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Albert WHITE.

Craig LEFFEL, Robert SHAWVER and Charles ROLAN motored to Craig County last week. They visited in Roanoke enroute home.

Mr. and Mrs. Wade LEFFEL and daughter, Carrie, were shopping in Tazewell Saturday afternoon.

The Cove Creek and Shawver Mill baseball team added another victory to their games when they defeated the Pisgah team on the ball diamond at D.B. HOWELL'S, Saturday afternoon. The final score was 9-3.

Miss Lucy CLEMONS has returned to her home after spending some time with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Paris NEEL, of Cove Creek.

W.C. GRUBB, who was on the sick list last week, is improved.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul REPASS, of Tazewell, visited parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will SLADE, on Sunday.

Mrs. Paris YOST and children, of Tazewell, visited on Clear Fork Sunday.

Preaching at Chestnut Grove, Sunday by the pastor, Rev. OWEN.

Little Joe Mustard PRUETT, son of Mr. and Mrs.. E.G. PRUETT, celebrated his first birthday, Friday, August 5.

w.G. LEFFEL, who has been confined to his home for several days, is thought to be improving.

J.a. LEFFEL is visiting relatives in Craig County.

Mrs. J.W. KIDD, Elizabeth and Jack and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard WILLIAMS and baby were shopping in Bluefield, West Virginia, Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve FOX and children were dinner guests of Charlie FOX and family Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Paris SHAWVER have gone to Lynchburg to spend several days with parents.

J.H. KINSER, of Bland, Va. was visiting in the home of D.B. HOWELL, Tuesday night.

G.E.L. SHAWVER spent the weekend in Bluefield, Va.

GENERAL NEWS

A prisoner in the county jail complained to jailor BARNETT that he had toothache and asked for the privilege of visiting the dentist. An engagement was made and the dentist for one o'clock Sunday, and the jailor was walking beside the prisoner on the way to the dentist but when the party reached the alley between the courthouse and Jeff WARD'S store, the prisoner remarked to himself that Rich Mountain looked good to him, and right then the desire for freedom seized him and away he went. The jailor took a couple of cracks at him with his artillery; but his marksmanship wasn't very good and he missed. The whizz of bullets close to the prisoner's person gave him more power and he threw into high gear and was gone from here. The jailor, who has run a better foot race in time past than he can now, was soon out distanced, and other officers in the community took up the race and caught up with the runner on the hills near town. He was brought back, apparently free from the pains of the aching tooth, and put back to bid his time. The so-called toothache is said to have been a ruse. 

Dr. T.R. BOLING, son of the well known Burke's Garden citizen of the same name, a recent graduate in medicine, has located at Gratton for the present for the practice of his profession. Dr. BOLING will do general practice.

A proposal will be made to the State Highway Commission to continue the new highway, recently designated from a point west of Tazewell to the Lynch estate, a few miles further to the top of the mountain on the line between Tazewell and Smyth counties, an estimated distance of about eight miles, the new road to be known as the "Buchanan Train" in memory of the late Senator B.F. BUCHANAN, of Smyth County, a distinguished citizen of the Southwest for many years and interested always in the advancement of the interests of the people, especially in the development of the road system. The suggestion has been made here that a meeting be held soon in Thompson Valley, and an organization effected to work on the scheme. Already a number of people have interested themselves in the project, and its eventual success can be assured by co-operative effort. Local organization, instrumental recently in advancing causes which they thought for the benefit of the people, will get behind the proposed new road and make use of its organized forces to advance the scheme. A modern highway running south to Marion would be of much advantage to the people of both counties, and serve a large population, and touch a section of the county that has not benefited in recent highway allotments. It is believed by those in touch with the situation that such schemes will receive favorable consideration by the highway Commission in view of the recent liberality by Congress in making available money for highway construction to relieve the unemployment situation. Further announcement of the proposed meeting will be made.

For sale - 35 ewes, twos and three and 25 good calves, 10 fresh heifers and cows. T.D. DUNFORD, Tazewell, VA.

The Tazewell county Welfare Board, Mrs. W.T. GILLESPIE, Chairman; Miss Mary HARDY, manager; Mr. A.Z. LITZ, Miss Helen STRAS, Mr. Hudson HUFFARD, Mr. L.H. HUNTER, Mr. Harry BANE, and Dr. L.E. WARD held a meeting in the court house Tuesday morning to discuss various matters in connection with the work of the board. A feature of the meeting was the presence of Misses Mary JOHNSON and Mildred HORNE, who have been in charge of the board for several years, and who have been students in Berea College in Kentucky. The two girls have make remarkable progress in the famous school, not only acquiring literary knowledge, but learning to do things with their hands that will aid in a practical way in life. The board is wrestling with the poverty situation in Tazewell County in every way possible, and making every effort to provide food and clothing for those who are unable to provide for themselves.

T.F. SUTHERS, a former well known Tazewell citizen, died in Roanoke on Tuesday. The remains were brought to Tazewell Thursday for burial . An intimate friend of the deceased is preparing an appropriate notice, which will appear next week.

The Garden Club will meet with Mrs. Henry KISER next Monday afternoon, August 15th, at half past three. Honors will be awarded for the best bouquets and specimens. 

Preaching at the Bailey Methodist Church Sunday morning at 9:30, by the pastor, Rev. W.D. LARROWE: Sunday school at 10:30, C.E. SUMMERS, Supt.; Epworth League at 7:30; prayer meeting every Thursday night at 7:30. The public is invited to attend these services.

T.H. WILBURN and Frank GRENDSTAFF spent the weekend in Norfolk.

Mr. and Mrs. W.P DURHAM and children, Mr. and Mrs. Rob FRENCH, of Bluefield and Mrs. S. PATTON, of Bishop, were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. A.D. PATTON.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter NIPPER and daughter, Pauline, are visiting relatives in Raven.

Mr. and Mrs. W.G. FRENCH, Bluefield, West Virginia, were calling on friends and relatives here Monday.

Miss Eddie SPENCER, of Fayetteville, Mo. and her niece, Miss Helen SPENCER, of the same place, have been in Tazewell for several days the guests of their sister and aunt, Mrs. W.T. GILLESPIE. Miss Helen SPENCER will return in time for the school term in Missouri.

TIP TOP

A delightful surprise birthday party was given on Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. MATHENA'S, in honor of Mr. MATHENA'S and Miss Ettis JOHNSON'S birthdays. Games were played during the evening and at a late hour a delicious birthday cake and lemonade were served to the following: Lean and Bessie FRENCH, Dorothy SAUNDERS, Kyle and Ettis JOHNSON, Oleta BOWMAN, Callie and Vinia PATTON, Ella, Kate and Harriett RITTER, Beatrice and Lillian MATHENA, Herbert and Everett PATTON, Dr. J.R. SAUNDERS, of Baltimore; Earnest DILLION, Lacy SAUNDERS, Peery BRYANT, Frank BALLARD, Ray DISHMAN, Hawkins BRUSTER and Bane COMPTON, Mr. and Mrs. A.H. BRUSTER, Mrs. R.B. COMPTON and S.M. BOWMAN.

Dr. J.R. SAUNDERS left Sunday for Baltimore, after spending his vacation with homefolks here.

Miss Pauline JOHNSON has returned home after spending sometime with her sister, Mrs. Kenneth PAULEY at Thorpe, West Virginia. She was accompanied home by Miss Lorena PAULEY.

W.R. WITT has accepted a position as station operator at Clift Yard, West Virginia.

Miss Onnie SNELL is ill at her home here.

McTeer SAUNDERS has been ill since Friday.

Mrs. S.M. CLARK and daughter are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.P. WILSON.

John FARMER, of Baptist Valley, spent weekend with friends and relatives here.

Miss Kate BRUSTER, of Cliffield, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Willie PROFFITT.

Mrs. Author COMBY and parents, of Dayton, Ohio, were visiting Mrs. C.D. BOWLING, Friday.

Mrs. Jim MELVIN gave a birthday dinner Saturday in honor of her daughter, Annie. Several of her friends attended. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bailey BOWLING, of Baptist Valley, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. C.D. BOWLING Sunday.

Among those who attended the air show in Bluefield Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. E.L. MATHENA and family, Everette PATTON, J.P. BOWMAN, Walter MELVIN and Clara PUCKETT.

Misses Pauline JOHNSON and Lorene PAULEY left last Monday morning for Lebanon, Va., to visit for a while.

Miss Ida JOHNSON is on the sick list. 

A birthday dinner was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John BOWMAN Sunday in honor of their son, Elmore. Many of their friends attended. 

Robert, small son of Mr. and Mrs. S.L. BOWMAN, is ill at his home here.

TANNERSVILLE

Messrs. J.F. HILT and W.F. NECESSARY have returned to their homes here after two weeks work near Abingdon repairing a flour ill for F.H. HILT.

J.P. HOLMES is threshing in the Valley. Wheat is reported to be yielding below the average this year.

Miss Pauline BURGESS has returned to her home in Rich Valley, after spending several days here with her aunts, Mrs. G.A. FRENCH and Mrs. J.N. FRENCH.

Albert OSBORNE is visiting relatives at Campbellsville, Ky.

Miss Edna NECESSARY, Charles and Stuart HILT joined a party of friends of Broadford in a picnic dinner at Chatham Hill, Sunday.

Miss Ruby RICH and brothers, Lee and Cloyd, of Elbert, West Virginia are visiting relatives here.

Mrs. E.A. HOLMES and children. E.A., Jr., and Dorothy, of Lexington, Ky., are visiting the former's parents Mr. and MRs. A.R. NECESSARY here.

Little Miss Patsy PATRICK has returned home from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. P.A. PENLAND at Sayersville.

E.S. BOOTH received work Thursday of the sudden death of his brother, Glen B BOOTH, in Philadelphia. The remains were brought to Seven Mile Ford, old home of the deceased, and interred in the family plot Saturday. He is survived by one brother and one sister. E.S. BOOTH, of this place and Miss Sallie BOOTH, of Philadelphia. Many relatives and friends of this place attended the funeral at Seven Mile Ford.

Prof. SMITH, of Tip Top, who is conducting a singing school here, took his choir to Roberts Chapel, Broadford, Sunday evening. The congregation was so favorably impressed by the fine singing, that they immediately went to work to organize a class at that place. The class here numbers 96 aduls at night and 40 children in the day class.

POUNDING MILL

Rev. Leroy HANKINS, the Methodist minister, expects to fill his usual appointment here Sunday night.

Rev. C.R. MEADE is preaching at the Church of god each night this week.

Christian Church Missionary Society held at Union church Tuesday at 2:30 P.M. The following took part: Mrs. C.H. ROBINETTE, leader; Mrs. John PRUETT, James NUNLEY, S.T. SPARKS, Martha SPARKS, M.H. CHRISTIAN and Mrs. W.B. STEELE.

The following from here expect to attend the Methodist missionary meeting today at Mrs. Ella PEERY'S near Pisgah: Mrs. R.A. CRAIG, Mrs. James JOHNSON, Mrs. W.B. STEELE, and perhaps others.

4-H club, led by Miss Vivian WATERS, demonstrator, held meeting on last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Robert PETTS.

Mr. and Mrs. C.H. ROBINETTE and sons, Samuel and David, Mrs. John PRUETT, Mrs. J.L. RINGSTAFF and son, Don, on Sunday visited their sister, Mrs. J.D. WRIGHT and family, Athens, West Virginia. Mr. WRIGHT is still ill.

Mrs. Susan RINGSTAFF is reported as being no better.

Mrs. Laura RAINES is attending the camp meeting at Tazewell Fair grounds.

Jeff "Red" MYRES and Mildred RILEY and both improving. The latter has been moved to her sister's Mrs. Walter NUNLEY, Richlands. "Red" is still in Williams hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. W.H. MCGEE and Billy; Mrs. Hazel THACKER and sons; Mrs. Hallie MCGEE on Sunday visited the latter's daughter, Mr. ad Mrs. Paul HEFNER, Westerly, West Virginia. Mrs. MCGEE and Buddy THACKER remained for the week.

The 22 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ad CHILDRES, who was burned recently by pulling a pan of grease off the stove, is doing well.

John HOOPS, formerly of this place, but now of Baptist Valley, called on Milton HARRIS, aged 92, at his home Tuesday.

Miss Gladys MEADE is home from West Virginia.

GENERAL NEWS

Ralph WADE, who has been selling cars in Roanoke during the summer, was a Tazewell visitor the week. Mr. WADE was formerly a student in the local High School.

Rev. and Mrs. A.V. RHUDY and family, of Pocahontas, were in Tazewell this week. Mrs. RHUDY was guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. KENDRICK.

Mrs. E.R. COMBS, of Lebanon, and her daughter, Mrs. Paul SPRING and Mr. SPRING, were Tazewell visitor last Friday.

Master Edward COLEMAN, Miss Leone COLEMAN and Miss Mary Ida COLEMAN are here from Lynchburg, the pleasant visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Barnes MOORE.

Our friend Lon GARRETT, who commutes in a Ford between Maxwell and Tazewell, and occasionally gets as far as Bluefield, was resting on one of the comfortable seats for visitors made and provided by kind hearted merchants here Wednesday.

Our old stand by Frank KITTS, of the North Tazewell section, forget his numerous farm duties for a few hours Wednesday and paid us a visit.

Jim Bob LAIRD, former high school student, was up from Bluefield last weekend.

Miss Ethel MASON, of Wallace, was visiting friends in Tazewell and community last weekend.

Miss Elizabeth RUSS, who has been visiting at Springton, West Virginia for the past month, has returned to her home here.

The News family are very grateful to our good friend, Frank HURT, of Witten's ill. Mr. HURT presented us with a very fine specimen of honey, which was pronounced the very best. We thank Mr. HURT most heartily.

Mr. and Mrs. E.R. BURK and son, of Bluefield, were in Tazewell Wednesday.

Mr. Chapman H. PEERY, of Indian, was here on business Wednesday.

Mr. W.O. BARNES, of the Cove, was in town Tuesday greeting his old friends. He is recovering rapidly from his recent illness.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry HOWARD and children, of Welch, West Virginia, are in Tazewell visiting friends and relatives. Mr. HOWARD was formerly manager of Hotel Tazewell.

Miss Mozelle LESTER spent the first of the week in Bluefield, West Virginia as the guest of friends.

Mrs. CREAGER, son and daughter, of Northfork, are in Tazewell the guests of Mrs. CREAGER'S mother and sister, MRs. Dr. C.A. THOMPSON and sister, Miss Lucille THOMPSON.

Floyd VANDYKE, of Jewell Ridge, paid friends and relatives in Tazewell a visit this week. Mr. VANDYKE reports things quite on the hill.

Mr. L.D. HOWELL, of Burke's Garden a business visitor here Monday. He is a son of the late Squire HOWELL, of Burke's Garden.

Harry BUSTON, Jr. has been added to the local post office force.

John TURPIN and wife, of Hopewell, were visitors to the county this week, spending a vacation in the home of Miss Mary BROWN in the Cove. Mr. TURPIN is associated with the Allied Chemical Company's plant at Hopewell.

Carter JOHNSON, Jr. of Lexington, Ky. is in Tazewell the guest of his uncle, Dr. P.D. JOHNSTON.

Grover MCGUIRE, associated with the local post office for a number of years, has been compelled to resign on account of his health. It is said he will go to Mt. Regis hospital in the very near future for treatment.

Miss Katherine PEARCE and Mr. John RIDDLE, of Norton, were in Tazewell this week. They were accompanied home by Mrs. J.E. PEARCE, who has been visiting here.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C.T. LONG, on August 3rd, a fine baby girl. Mother and baby doing nicely.

Mr. and Mrs. J.A. LESLIE, Jr. and two children, Joe and Gene, of Norfolk, are visiting Mr. LESLIE's mother, Mrs. J.A. LESLIE and family.

Mrs. Douglas FLEET and son, Douglas, Jr. are guests of relatives in Ashland and Richmond, Va.

Miss Margaret HUTH, of Cincinnati, is here guest of Miss Ruth PEERY.

Mr. and Mrs. John G. MCGUIRE and family are visitors at Mountain Lake. Mr. and Mrs. L.T. MCGUIRE spent Sunday with them.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles JESSEE and children, Nancy and Jimmie, visited Mr. and Mrs. W.L. BAKER this week.

C.P. BEAVERS, North Tazewell's mayor, suffered painful injuries from a fall at his home Sunday. He has sufficiently recovered to be out.

C.E. IRESON, electrical foreman for the N & W at Williamson, was here this week to visit his mother, Mrs. Sallie IRESON.

Mr. and Mrs. T.W. HARMAN were Hinton visitors this week.

Misses Virginia COPENHAVER, Gertrude MCCALL, Hortense HIGGINBOTHAM and Elizabeth KELLEY returned Tuesday from a weekend visit to the seashore at Norfolk.

Mrs. Courtland JOUROLMAN and children, Cojo and Joan and her brother, Paul FERGUSON, are in Johnson City to visit her parents for a few days.

J.C. IRESON, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.F. IRESON, of North Tazewell, has returned to Blacksburg to enroll for a summer course.

J.W. WITTEN has returned to his home here from Fortress Monroe, where he attended the C.M.T.C.

Victor BAKER returned on Sunday from a ten days, trip to the seashore around Norfolk.

Miss Nancy PEERY left on Wednesday for Philadelphia where she will visit friends.

Mrs. Hattie WHITLEY and son, Lane WHITLEY, of Galax, visited Mr. and Mrs. J.W. WHITLEY at their home in North Tazewell this week.

Mr. Ralph BULLARD, of New York, has joined his family here, who are visiting Mrs. BULLARD'S parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff WARD.

Judge John HOPKINS, of Prestonsburg, Ky. with Mrs. HOPKINS, and their son, John Calvin, 4th, have been in the community this week visiting relatives. Judge HOPKINS is a son of the late Congressman Frank HOPKINS, who was brother to O.E. HOPKINS and J.T. HOPKINS of Tazewell.

POCAHONTAS

The 4th quarterly conference will be held at the Methodist church Sunday, August 14, by Dr. S.D. LONG. Dr. LONG will occupy the pulpit at the 11 o'clock service and will hold the business session of the conference at 2:30 in the afternoon.

Mrs. J.P CURTIS and children, Ruth and Jean and Willow Dean, returned this week from a visit in Markham, Va.

Mrs. Charles E. SIMPSON, of Bluefield, was guest of Mrs. Ruth Hill FARMER, last week.

Mrs. F.E. WAGNER and children, Floyd EDWARDS, J.B. and Virginia, spent the weekend with Mrs. W.J. PEARMAN in Shawsville, Va. They were accompanied by little Thomas PEARMAN, who has been visiting here for several weeks.

Mrs. B.E. WARD and family are camping at Falls Mills.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert NOEL have as their guest, Mrs. NOEL'S mother, Mrs. HOOVER, of Keystone.

Miss Virginia DOUTHAT, Drill, Virginia, spent the weekend in town with friends.

Miss Marie MURPHY, of Williamson, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. GIBSON.

Miss Alice GIBBS, of Roanoke, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn PUSEY.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul YANKEE, Bluefield, visited friends here last week.

Mrs. J.K PETERS and children, Lucille and Evelyn, are visiting friends in Amelia, Va.

Mrs. John DENNEN is visiting friends in Richmond, Va.

Miss Esther MAGRILL and Make MAGRILL spent the weekend the friends at Craig Healing Springs.

Mrs. Herbert BUTT and son, Hal and Miss Helen ELLETT spent several days last week visiting friends and relatives in Wytheville.

Mrs. Warren GRAHAM and little daughter, Nancy, and Mrs. W.E. b and sister, Miss Emma BROWN who have been visiting here for several weeks, left last week for an extended visit in Bassett.

Judge BOYER and Miss SCOTT, of Tazewell, were business visitors in town last week.

Irving JAFFEE, of Baltimore is visiting his brother here.

Clarence BLOCH and daughter of Oak Hill, visited Mr. and Mrs. Sidney BLOCK and Miss Bernice BLOCK last week.

The Misses Pansy, Daisy, and Fern BUTT and Miss Thelma SCOTT, of Bluefield, visited friends in Bishop and Amonate last Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. C.C. HINDLEY and C.A. DENNEN visited friends in Princeton one night last week.

Lilburn WARD, of Covington, Va. is spending the weekend with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. C.E. WARD.

Theodore YEATTS spent last week end with his father in Bluefield.

Marvin FRENCH spent last week with friends in Bluefield.

Mr. and Mrs. J.P. CURTIS has as their guests last weekend, Mr. and Mrs. W.M. CURTIS, and children, of Marshall, Va; M.J. HALL, of Washington and Mason CURTIS, of Bluefield.

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert ROGERS spent weekend in Bluefield.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert BUTT and son, Hal and Miss Daisy Kelly BUTT spent last Sunday at Catawba sanitarium. they were accompanied home by Charles W. BUTT, who has been a patient there from several months.

Mrs. H.E. WHITSON and J.P. CURTIS left Sunday for New York in the interest of the Pocahontas Fuel co.

FALLS MILLS

Mrs. O.L. FULLER and children, of Roanoke, spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. G.B. MAXWELL.

Miss Velma BALDWIN, of Twin Branch, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Joe PHILLIPS.

Mr. and Mrs. C.O. McDONALD and family and Barley BURTON, Radford, and Mrs. T.P. CROCKETT and son Dick of Pulaski, were the weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. L.H. HARRY.

Mrs. E.H. HALL and children left last week for Reedsville, N.C. where they will visit relatives.

Miss Jacquetta PHILLIPS, who has been visiting Miss Ruby TILLER at Princeton, has returned home.

Mrs. T.E. ANDERSON and Mrs. KERMIT ANDERSON and little son, Ardle, were dinner guests of Mrs. Annie HARRIS, Thursday.

Miss Louise THOMPSON is visiting Miss Mary HARDY at Newcastle, Va.

Kermit, Clyden, and Wilymth ANDERSON have returned from Point Pleasant, where they were in camp two weeks with the National Guard.

Mr. and Mrs. E.C. CHANDLER and Miss Ella SURBER, of Glen Lyn, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. CHANDLER the past week.

Mrs. GORE of Norfolk, is here the guest of her sister, Miss Sarah WHITFIELD.

HEALING SPRINGS

Mrs. C.W. SLUSS enjoyed attending the conference of the Lutheran Women's Missionary meeting at Tazewell. The addresses were inspiring and educational. The plates of lunch were filled and again refilled with various delicious foods, which were apparently enjoyed by the many present. On the following Sunday morning an excellent sermon was preached from this pulpit by Rev. Mr. HONEYCUTT, supply pastor. His theme: "The Cross" His test: Matt 16:21.

Mrs. SLUSS also enjoyed being in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.G. MCGUIRE, North Tazewell and Mr. and Mrs. Frank KINDER at Five Oaks.

Miss Louise KINDER is the guest of Miss Augusta SLUSS this week.

Mr. and Mrs. J.L. BOWYER and family; Mr. and Mrs. C.W. ARMBRISTER, Miss Ethel LITZ, also Miss Virginia AKERS of McDowell, were in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. SLUSS, Sunday.

Miss Annie EDMONDS has tonsilitis.

Hettie Louise EDMONDS has recovered from injuries received by a fall.

RAVEN

Work on the Swords Creek to west Raven County highway was started the past Monday morning. This six mile stretch of dirt road has been badly in need of repairs for the past few years and almost impassable during the winter months. Labor composed mostly of local employees was begun at Swords Creek end at the road and is expected to be completed at the county line in west Raven by the time school starts, in order that a school bus might be able to transport children from the Russell County side of Raven to the Honaker school this term.

The Primitive Baptist Church held a two day service on the waters of Mill Creek the past Saturday and Sunday and a splendid congregation was reported present at all services. Several new converts were received into this church and were immersed in a pool located about three miles west of Raven, Sunday afternoon.

Premier Red Ash Coal Corporation of Red Ash, started a six day per week scale of work beginning the past Monday. This company for the past year has only been operating from two to four days per week; Raven Red Ash company is now operating full time as well as Excelsior Red Ash of west Raven, which operation resumed operation the past week, after being closed down for the past six months. Several truck mines in and near here are operating full time and it has been rumored the the Fields-Scott Coal Company, located on Hill Creek, near Richlands, is planning on resuming operation soon. Many of the unemployed, who have been idle for several months are now working six days per week. With the coming election the coal business in this section of the Clinch Valley appears to be on the increase.

The Raven and Richlands base ball clubs held a meeting in Raven the past Thursday evening and consolidated the two teams, forming one team for the two towns, naming the Club the Raven Robins, with an all week day game to be played on the Richlands park and all Sunday games at Raven. George DRAPER, of Raven was elected captain and George W. ROBINSON, local merchant and business man is financier. The team lost a hard fought game to the Belfast nine at that place the past Saturday afternoon, the score being 6-4, with Kelly FIELDS, right handed flinger opposing LOWE and TAYLOR on the mound. The Robins then won from the fast Lebanon club on the home lot here Sunday afternoon by score of 7-1. Features of this game was fielding of Brown for Lebanon and Wilson for the locals. They are expected to play Bluefield, Va. team at Richlands Saturday and motor to Bluefield for a return game Sunday.

Robert HAND, tipple foreman of Premier Red Ash Coal Company, of Red Ash, received painful burns on hands and arms the past Thursday when engaging at his work of setting a pan of gasoline too near a burning minor's lamp in the testing room at the tipple. The explosion ignited his clothing but was quickly smothered. He is recuperating nicely.

Several from here attended the American Legion convention held in Bluefield, West Virginia, the past four days of this week and reported a splendid time and a large crowd present all 4 days.

The Holiness camp meeting which is in progress day and night on the Fair Grounds at Tazewell has had a large attendance from Raven and vicinity as well as large crowds which motor up each night.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert EDWARDS and daughter, of Bluefield, have een visiting the home of Mrs. Edwards parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe WHITE for the past week.

Misses Virginia and Gladys OSBORNE spent the weekend with friends in Richland.

Theodore BROWN and Neal OSBORNE were business visitors in Bluefield on Monday.

George PUCKETT, of Yukon, West Virginia was visiting friends and relatives here over the weekend.

Mrs. J.A. GILLESPIE and daughter, Elma, of Red Root Ridge, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry TARTER in Richlands, Sunday.

Miss "Pete" HAND is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. U.S. HAND of west Raven, the week.