MOTHER OF MRS. ROBERT HOPKINS DEAD. Mrs. Ida Stone JOHNSON, widow of the late A.S. JOHNSON, died on December 23 at her home in East Radford, after an illness of two weeks. Mrs. JOHNSON was born in Snowville, January 23, 1866, a daughter, of Dr. James L. STONE and Margaret Agnes WOOTEN. On Oct. 2, 1886, she was married to Albert Sidney JOHNSON. Mr. JOHNSON died in Radford in 1936. Mrs. JOHNSON was active in civic and religious affairs of Radford and was a member of the Baptist Church, charter member of the Legion Auxiliary and of the Kings Daughters, later becoming Radford Woman's club, and a member of General William Campbell chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and also the U.D.C. There survives the following children: Frank J. JOHNSON, Radford; Guy JOHNSON, of Stuart; A.S. JOHNSON, Miss Maude JOHNSON and Mrs. Robert HOPKINS, of Radford; four brothers also survive: J.L. STONE, of Crewe; Dr. E.B. STONE, of Roanoke; W.W. STONE, of Oklahoma City and Frank T. STONE, of Arlington. GEORGE W. GILLESPIE IS TOWN OFFICER George W. GILLESPIE, of Boissevian, former court house deputy for sheriff HILTON, now belongs to the town police force. He went to work Monday morning. CARL GILLESPIE HAS NEW OFFICE Carl Crockett GILLEPSIE, former Commonwealth's Attorney, has moved to offices in the Peery & St. Clair building for the practice of law. LUCILLE CRABTREE IMPROVING Lucille CRABTREE, who was injured in an automobile wreck during the Christmas holidays, is recovering from the accident in a Richlands hospital. Carter HERALD, charged with the responsibility for the accident, was tried in Trial Justice court last week, and fined $100 and given thirty days in jail. His driving permit was revoked. MAXWELL SOCIETY On Wednesday, December 13, the Maxwell Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Jennie PORTER, near Tazewell. The meeting was opened by Mrs. W.B. GREEAR, president. Mrs. Ella PEERY gave the mission study in which we finished the book on India. Mrs. W.H. MCGEE had charge of the program. The program was very interesting. The meeting was turned over to Mrs. GREEAR. She called for a session with the treasurer by the members. After this there were reports by different superintendents. The meeting closed with prayer by Ms. J.M. CHARLES. During the social hour, Santa visited Mrs. PORTER, assisted by little Deloreas MULKEY, who, carrying a basket of presents, brought by all the members, placed it at Mrs. PORTER'S feet and helped her open and pass these around for inspection. The hostess served refreshments to fourteen members and the Rev. HILL. TAZEWELL STUDY CLUB MEETS Because of conflicting engagements during the Christmas holidays, the Tazewell Study Club held it's December meeting Tuesday night, January 2, at the home of Miss Rachel ROYINI, with Miss Katherine PAINTER as joint hostess. Mrs. Carl GILLESPIE gave a most interesting account of the life of John MARSHALL from his birth in a log cabin in Fauquier county, Virginia, through his long service to his country as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, showing his admirable qualities as a lawyer, a statesman, a writer, as well as a notable jurist. Miss Katherine PAINTER chose Henry CLAY, another famous Virginian by birth, as the subject for her most enjoyable paper, in which she pictured Clay as an eminent lawyer, statesman and above all the "Great Pacificator." The Club welcomed Mrs. Mabel HURT, the Misses Nettie JENKIN, Gladys VALDON and Leona BOWMAN as guests for the evening. LAWYER BRITTAIN MOVING OFFICE Attorney George Robert BRITTAIN (you know him as "Buddy") has moved his office in the room on Main Street formerly occupied by the late George MCCALL. He can be found there if you get in trouble. (This is not an advertisement). DEPARTMENT HEADS REPORT TO BOARD The Tazewell County, Board of Supervisors, composed of Harry W. BANE from Maiden Springs district; Reece ANDERSON, Clear Fork and Joe LITZ, Jeffersonville district, all of whom were elected at the recent election to succeed themselves, met at the court house Tuesday for their reorganization meeting. Mr. BANE was named to continue as chairman of the board. L.C. NEAL, superintendent of the county farm, was host as the farm on Tuesday at luncheon for the board, county clerk KISER, treasurer PAINTER and Commonwealth's Attorney GILLESPIE, sheriff THOMPSON, the personnel of the welfare and health units, J.W. WITTEN, farm physician and Mrs. Ellen BOTTIMORE, Supervisor of the woman's work under the WPA. The afternoon session of the board was given to an informal discussion of plans for the coming year. A resclutor, was placed guaranteeing to the state department of highways necessary rights of way for the construction of projects on secondary routes 524 and 627 in the Bandy section by the convict cap now employed in the county. Reports were heard from Dr. Lynwood FARLEY, health director for the Russell-Tazewell unit, Miss Gladys VAIDEN and Miss Eula Jane ARMSTRONG, superintendent of welfare, gave a report of the work of her department, Mrs. Ellen BOTTIMORE of the WPA sewing groups. Bills for salaries, materials, etc. were passed and ordered paid. The supervisors will have a joint meeting with the county school board Wednesday to discuss budget for the ensuring year. BURKE'S GARDEN HAS DOG CASE Tyler Boling's Shepherd Jack Tried For Sheep Killing But Justice Says Case Not Proven Burkes Garden turned out enmasse Wednesday at the trail of T.R. BOLING'S shepherd dog Jack, charged with injuring a high-priced ewe of C.J. MOSS. Dogs raided Mr. MOSS'S sheep one night during the holidays, the discovery having been made by Cleve HENINGER, who notified Mr. MOSS sometime after midnight of the raid. HENINGER is said to have shot at the dogs, one of which was alleged to have gone in the direction of T.R. BOLINGS and the other went in another direction. Next morning when a checkup was made it was discovered that one large ewe was dead and another badly damaged. Investigation led to the belief that the dead ewe had killed herself by running against a tree. The injured ewe showed signs of having been lacerated by a dog. Investigation developed that two LAMBERT boys, Lee and Jean, were passing the scene of raid about midnight, and saw the fire from HENINGER'S gun and heard the report. A short time afterwards, the shepherd Jack came along from the direction of the sheep pasture, according to the LAMBERT boys. However, Cleve HENINGER, who was close to the dogs, failed to identify either of them. He stated that he know the shepherd Jack well. Game Warden Ebb WILSON was called into the investigation, and with Mr. MOSS went to the home of Mr. BOLING and located the dog with the LAMBERT boys said they had seen leaving the scene of the raid. Mr. BOLING and the game warden were preparing to lead Jack away and shoot him, when the question arose as to the costs of the matter, whether Mr. MOSS would claim damages for the sheep killed. It developed that Mr. MOSS proposed to claim heavy damages because of the injury to the valuable sheep and then Mr. BOLING changed him mind about killing the dog, and stated before he would agree to the execution of Jack his guilt must be proven. So Jack was tried in his absence and found not guilty. The late Senator VEST, of Missouri, endeared himself to dog lovers by his classic oration in the defense of a dog, but the orators in this cas, Hubert PEERY and John BOGGESS, saw no occasion in this trial for emotional appeals in his honor. The Senator recalled that the dog was man'st best friend. He stayed by him in prosperity and in poverty, he licked the hand that whipped him, and when the final scene is enacted your dog will rest his head upon your mound and refuse to be comforted. Some effort was made to connect old Hitler, Alex MEEK'S monster bear, with this sheep killing incident. It was stated by one Burke's Garden citizen that if the bear was brought to trial, the evidence would pile up so high he wouldn't have a ghost of a chance. Some one suggests that a capias be issued for old Hitler and placed in the hands of deputy sheriff Andrew WITTEN for execution with instructions to being him in dead or alive. WITTEN'S experience in the marines qualifies him as a good marksman and if he got a sight of the old marauder that would be the end of him. Burke's Garden gunman are said to be getting bear meat hungry and may make another desperate effort to gratify that craving for wild meat. The resent snow makes it easy to track the sheep killer.