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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
PASQUOTANK COUNTY
FARMER HAS $1.Os PROFIT
ON HIS 1884 POTATOE CROP

Elizabeth City.-W. r. Smith,
farm of Elizabeth City, route one,
made $1.O8 on his Irish potato crop
a crop which is supposed to corre-
spond here with cotton and tobacco
| in other sections.
Emerging from the dealers office
with check for $25.1S, he gazed at
it and said ironically, "Well, "Ill go
spend my $1.08 now"
He owed the haryesters of his crop
$24.10. When they were paid he
would have the rest as compensation
for work stretching over a period of
four months-he planted February
Is and began harvesting June 10.
He had sold his PAL barrels at $1.5O
each, and when the dealer-who had
furnished" i'm through "share
crop" agreement-had taken out the
pay for the many items necessary for
a crop, Farmer Smith had just about
the same amount day laborer ex-
poets in return for one days work.
Smith planted 16 and third bar
rels on about eight acres. He said
his wasn't large crop, but he kept
the expenses down as much as he
knew how. He admitted, also, that on
larger crops fertilizer and other nee
essary items could be bought cheaper,
but hazarded the guess that the
profit" on larger planting would
not be a much larger percentage
than his.
He said that he really lost money,
since wages for blowing and the cost
of upkeep of his teams had already
been paid-and totaled much more
than $1.08.
His bill from the dealer showed the
following: so bags of fertilizer,
$27.96 ton, $176.7O; is 1-3 barrels
Of seed potatoes, 1925 each, $53.O8;
48 pounds of poison for bugs, at
cents, $4.32; PAL barrels, 81 cents
each, $89.17; PAL barrels covers,
cents each, 1923; hauling, 6 cents a
barrel, $14.46; and the dealers one
fourth, SO cents.
Mr.. Smith admitted that he took a
chance, hoping that the market would
be good. But he lost. He said he was
not going to plant potatoes another
year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
GREENWOOD NEWS

Rev. C. w. Russell, pastor, is con-
Quoting revival services at Greenwood
with much interest being shown.
Mrs. John Paisley and children,
Curtis and Ined, Of haywood, Va,
visited few days with their brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Baker Young, last week. They were
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Eva, who is tuberculosis nurse for
Grayson and Washington counties.
Mrs. w. E. Dickson visited her sis
ter at Marion, Friday.
Mrs. Oscar Jones is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn Halsey, of Mouth of Will
son, who have recently announced the
birth of son.
Mr.. RSby FISHERMAN has sold his
stock 70 goods to Oscar FISHERMAN.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
WOULD EMPLOY ADULT
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

The North Carolina State School
commission has opened the way for
the employment of adult instead of
student drivers for the school buses
the coming year.
During the past year $3.50 month
has been allotted for paying the stu
dent drivers. The school commission
Thursday decided to raise the allot-
ment to $3.50, taking cognizance of
a provision in the school machinery
act, and agreed to approve any coun-
tvs use of special funds to supple
ment the State allotment, so that
adult drivers may be obtained to re-
place the student drivers.
There has been considerable objec-
ton and complaint because of the
policy of employing students to drive
the school buses in the past.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
BAILEY is ONE OF SENATES
OUTSTANDING MEMBERS

Observation-Disclosures not of the
spectacular type and disinclined to
play to the galleries, one of the domi-
nant figures on the Senate side of the
history-making New Deal Congress is
North Cardinals senior Senator.
Josiah William Bailey.
Tall, lean and of the student type
with disposition which remains UNI
ruffled in the midst of warm and bit
ter debates, Senator Bailey has come
to be regarded as one of the coolest,
soundest and most dependable think
ers in the austere body where he rep
resnts one Of the thirteen original
States. His ability as a DICTATOR has
been recognized to the extent that
during the present sssion he is very
often the choice of administration
forces to lead the fight in which a
close contest is anticipated. Yet he is
not of the verbose type, and is not
of the group in which there are those
who continuously talk to. hear them
selves talk. When he does have some
thing to say, he prepares himself ii
advance and his statements are sell
dom questioned by his colleagues.
Experience has taught them that he
never talks until he is confident of
his facts.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
WORK AS A PANACEA
FOR ILLS

Genius has been defined as being
IS per cent perspiration and five per
cent inspiration. With this in mind,
we were recently struck by the good
hard common sense article in a cur
rent magazine by Frederick H. Ecker,
president of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company which he entitled
work. Considering the experience
and actual knowledge Mr.. Ecker has
to put into such an article, we feel
that our readers would benefit by
repition of a part Of it here.
Says Mr.. Ecker:
Many years, ago, in reply to ques-
ton put to me, I said, eff were to
suggest general rule for happiness,
I would say, Work a little harder;
work little longer; work."
There has grown up in this country
a philosophy which may make my
suggestion look like copybook max
i'm of an outworn day. There seems
to be a general belief that work is
merely means Of securing leisure.
Too many men believe that we work
in order to be released from work.
That attitude is fatal to creative en-
deavor and progressive life.
The adoption of my philosophy
would reverse the present order. One
would find himself enduring leisure
for the privilege of working. When I
speak of work, / do not mean the
mere performance of an irksome
task. Real work consists in solving
the problems Of life for oneself and
for others by unceasing thought and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH

we are all Tor 0lSCrlDuClng WeaiCn
in any way that law can be worked
out to accomplish it, but it happens
that our view point if one of the per-
son who has failed to collect enough
for his own satisfaction and would
like to have law made to give him
some of the other fellows who has
managed to get goodly pile of
sheckels together. The man who has
the money that many of our present
day politicians would like to distribute
would more than likely have an en-
tirely different story.
If we could distribute wealth as
we'll as we have succeeded in dis
tributing taxes, we would have reach
ed happy state indeed.
President Roosevelt has recon-
mended to Congress plan that he
calls a Sound public policy of en-
couraging a wider distribution of
wealth., which has as it's backbone
the taxing of the wealth of the ma
ton through graduated inheritance
and income tax system which is bas-
ed on the ability of those taxed to
pay. There are many able statesmen
who have good and sincere reasons
for being both for and against this
recommendation. We pass a synopsis
of the proposal on to our readers:
/. Imposition of inheritance and
gift taxes on top of the present estate
taxes to be segregated for reduction
of the national debt.
2. Higher taxes on incomes above
100000 a year.
8. Graduated taxes on corporation
incomes from 10 ga to Is ga per
cent.
4. A constitutional amendment per-
hitting the taxation of incomes from
now tax-free state, county and city
bonds, as well as state taxation of
federal bonds.
S. Elimination through taxation of
all unnecessary holding companies
and similar Encouragement Of un-
wieldly and unnecessary corporate
SURPRISES.
Whatever we think of the proposal,
it is a fact that our officials must
spend time racking their brains for
larger and better taxes.
At the present time, federal expen-
ditures are outrunning federal receipts
about two to one. In other words, if
We spend $4,000, OOO,0 900, half of that
is met through existing taxes. The
other half must be added to the debt
where it inevitably creates perma-
nent interest charges and new taxes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
MRS. PHOENIX OF RALEIGH
TO HEAD YOUNG DEMOCRATS

With an unprecedented display of
harmony, North Cardinals Young
Democrats in their third annual con-
vention in Raleigh Saturday Endorsed
a proposal for State control of liquor
and elected a new slate of officers,
headed by Mrs. Bess B. Phoenix of
Raleigh.
The officers were elected without
a single nomination being opposed.
After Mrs. Phoenix, who for the past
year has been president of the Wake
County club, was elevated to the
leadership by the State group; James
A. Alternately, Jr., of Lincolnton, was
chosen vice president.
John Edwards, of Franklin, was
named secretary, and Nathan Has
kett, of Wilmington was elected
treasurer. Judge Sam Cathey, of
Asheville, was named national COM
mitteeman, and Miss Winifred Bag
gett, Of Ellington, was picked as ma
tional committeeman
Invitations for the 1896 convention
came from Wilmington, Charlotte,
and Greensboro.
The young Democrats voted to ask
enactment Of laws Eat the earliest
possible time" for State alcoholic
control system, after refusing to ac-
cept a committee proposal requesting
Governor Ehringhaus to call a special
session of the Legislature to consider
liquor laws.
The committee proposal made the
calling of the special session contin-
gent upon report of. a liquor COM
mission that has not yet been ap-
pointed. Such a commission to study
the situation in the State was au-
thorized by the 1885 General Assem-
bly,.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
MR.. J. B. HASH ACCEPTS
RESPONSIBLE POSITION

J. B. Hash, for the past four years
county superintendent of the Ashe
county schools, has accepted a posi-
ton as district employment super
visor for Ashe, Allegheny, Wilkes,
Watauga, and Alexander.
Mr.. Hash's position is a very re-
sponsible one and will necessitate his
having an office in North Wilkesboro
where he win make his headquarters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

dCLAO11s
In brief, work is mans functioning
at his best-to the best social advan-
tage. I cannot imagine anyone want
ing to take vacation from it.
1t is very easy these days for
youth to be misled by such terms as
the "new leisure" the "five-day
week." and the "six-hour day." These
terms are used in discussions of en-
ployed labor, not of work. Work is
timeless. It knows no limitations ex-
cept those Of energy. 1t is man in ac-
ton. One can lose a job. One need not
lose work.
On the other hand, do not be de-
ceived into thinking you are at work
simply because you are employed
eight hours a day. Where is the mind
when the hand is pulling the lever?
Where is the Imagination while the
motor is humming? Some jobs are
the most Supplying kinds Of idleness.
A great express company was once
founded by messenger who worked
while he carried packages. He thought
while he rode. A barber once became
an oil magnate because he was will
ing to study geology between custo-
mers. And much of the real work in
life is accomplished after the job is
done. The lamplight in the window is
still symbol of mans progress, re-
CARELESS of all new economics and
psychology.
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, the
famous Dutch naturalist, had rou-
tine job in merchants office-a
dusty place piled with goods and
papers. But he did not complain.
When he left the office at night, he
went to work grinding lenses for mic
roscopes. Through these tiny windows
he peered into the world Of the in
visible, and discovered bacteria-ene-
mics of man! That. was his work. He
pursued it until death.
Many copybook maxims of the old
day are still fresh and true. One can
not dodge them. Self-fulfillment is
not achieved in leisure. 1t comes of
suffering, toll, discipline work!
Novels are still written on kitchen
tables when the pillow is put away.
Repetitive laborers still study their
machines while they stamp out metal
patterns study and think and devise.
The artists, the inventors, the scien-
lists, and the builders of the future
are not idle. They are working,
whether they have jobs or not, pre-
pairing for the fulfillment of their
dreams. They have no time, even, to
discuss their own philosophers of life,
SO busy are they in making a life.
It is wise to take stock Of oneself
in youth, then set the hand to the
plow. Talent? Ability? That is all
beside the point. Work is the principal
factor. I say that if one plows the
field and sows the grain, the harvest
will come as surely as day follows
night. We make our talent, ability,
yea, genius, through discipline and
endless work. No philosophy Of leis-
ure, of loafing and inviting the soul,
of new economy or do-as-you-please
psychology can outwit the necessity
of work as the forerunner of harvest
and the fulfillmsnt of self.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
NOTICE
North Carolina
Anhn Hn,.nArr

Ashe County.
In the Superior Court
Before the Clerk.
Rose L. Rose, Della JONES, Hobert
Rupard, Kettle Ham, M. P. Rupard,
Pearl Wiles, w. P. Rupard, Lille B.
Perry, Mae Rupard, Matte Overstreet
VS..
BERTHE Miller and husband, A. J.
Miller, Will Taylor, Gordon Taylor,
Ballard Taylor, Roy Taylor, Coy Tay-
lor, Adele Taylor, Tam Taylor and
--- Taylor, and L. P. Coward,
Guardian AID Litern, and w. A.
Rupard.
The defendants above named will
take notice and they are hereby mott
field than an action entitled as above
has been commenced in the Superior
Court of Ashe County, same being
for partition of the lands conveyed by
w. M. Rupard and wife to his chill
dren.
The defendants will further take
notice that summons has been issued
and duly verified petition filed and
that said summons is returnable in
the office o. the undersigned on the
26th day of July, 1885, when and
where the defendants are required to
appear and answer or demur to the
petition and if they do not appear
within the time provided for by law
that the relief requested in. the petit
ton will be granted.
This June Is, 1885.
J. D. STANSBERRY,
7-25 Clerk Superior Court.
There are 10000 abandoned farms,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

It was a woman who invented the
first talking picture. It would not
work because it was always behind
with the talking.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
WEST JEFFERSON BAPTIST
CHURCH NOTICE

wv. T. Wilmington, Pastor)
Sermon by Pastor Ill 100 a. m.
B. Y. P. u. ....................7:15 p. m.
Special program B. Y. P. u. Choir
at 500 p. m.
Revival meeting to begin July %,
with Jeff Wall and wife of Cooke
Vile, Tenn, in charge of the music.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

Lord Byron said that adversely was
the first path to truth. But for most
people it has a detour sign.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

would not mind knocking learn
ing into students heads if they were
not such artful dodgers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

Sweat is foul matter excretion
by the body. Yet / hear people say
that they hate to lose so much sweat.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

An estappel is principle of law
that does not allow man to speak
the truth. 1t too seems to have been
declared constitutional.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

Titan, the immortal artist, always
kept a cluster of grapes hanging in
his studio as an example of beauty.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

About the only tax that has been
kept under foot is the flour tax.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

And sometimes I am glad that /
am the sort Of politician that they
throw rocks at.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

A flea can carry a thousand times
it's own weight. Yea! I have seen one
that could turn you over in the bed
any time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
Resolution


Ashe County. Regular meeting of the Board of
Commissioners of Ashe County
BE 1T RESOLVED: First Monday in July, 1885.
That all lands in Ashe County which therefor
for the year been sale on the
First Monday August 1885 compliance with such
advertisement the First Monday September
courthouse door in Jefferson North Carolina 100 NJ it
the year paid advertised
for sale the First Monday July
plance with such advertisement the
1885 the courthouse door Jefferson at
o'clock P. M.
This Resolution adopted in the Regular Meeting Board
of County Commissioners of Ashe County.
This the First Monday in July, 1885.
]. F. HARTZOG Chairman of Board of
County Commissioners of Ashe County.
E. c. ELLER, County Commissioner
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

The only scarcity of food is foot
for thought.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

In England the inheritance tax is
called death duties. Any kind of ia,
in America nearly kills everybody.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

An army of mice defeated an arm!
of men; and one mouse can defea
an army Of women.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04
Nuts and Kernels
BY Troy Isaiah Jones

By Troy Isaiah Jones
About the only tax that has been
kept under foot is the flour tax.
would not mind knocking learn
ing into students heads if they were
not such artful dodgers.
It was woman who invented the
first talking picture. It would not
work because it was always behind
with the talking.
Sweat is foul matter excretion
by the body. Yet I hear people say
that they hate to lose so much sweat.
Lord Byron said that adversely was
the first path to truth. But for most
people it has a detour sign.
An estappel is a principle of law
that does not allow man to speak
the truth. 1t too seems to have been
declared constitutional.
And sometimes I am glad that I
am the sort of politician that they
throw rocks at. ~
A flea can carry thousand times
it's own weight. Yea! I have seen one
that could turn you over in the bed
any time.
An army of mice defeated an army
of men; and one mouse can defeat
an army of women.
"Dill sentenced to death"-a sort
of Dill pickle.
The only scarcity of food is food
for thought.
In England the inheritance tax is
called death duties. Any kind of tax
in America nearly kills everybody.
When a political subject gets to
be "bone of contention" it is be-
cause two politicians like Huey Long
get to using their "heads".
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

When a political subject gets to
be "bone of contention" it is be-
cause two politicians like Huey Long
get to using their "heads".
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-07-04

dill sentenced to death"-a sort
of Dill pickle.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
BABY MOTHER
SOUGHT

Kicking and squirming and
drinking from his bottle all the
while, blue-eyed, six-month-old
Gerald Toms was a picture Of
contented babyhood today, not
realizing that a near.tragedy is
centered around him.
"T've waited and waited for
his mother and something has
to be done about him.
"Winter is coming on and
the baby has hardly any clothes,
and I just can't afford to con.
tinue taking care Of him."
So said Mrs. Louise Reddins,
1902 I st. s. E., in whose care
little Gerald was placed over two
months ago by his mother, who
has not been heard from for more
than three weeks.
According to Mrs. Reddins, the
baby's mother is Mrs. Louise
Toms, a waitress about % or %
years old. Mrs. Reddins said:
"The girl was recommended
to me by q friend. was will.
ing to help her out because
knew she couldn't work and
take care Of the baby, too.
"All 1 know about the baby's
father is that he was separated
from his WIFE"
Mrs. Toms used to live at 1922
L ST., N. w., but she moved from
there over three weeks ago. She
is described as being about five
feet three inches tall and weigh
ing about 1913 pounds. She has
wavy brown hair, which she wears
in a long bob.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
Woman, 79, Starves
To Death in Grief
For Granddaughter

CHICAGO. Sept. % G.N.SJ. Il.
That Mrs. Mary Boss, 70, of 1918
Southport Avenue, deliberately
starved herself to death through
grief over the death Of her grand
daughter was the belief today of
her physician. DR.. ]. ]. Cunning
ham, Of Martha washington
Hospital.
Three days ago Mrs. Boss re.
fused food and has taken nothing
since. She has grieved constantly
since the death of 4-year-old Ad-
cline Foltz, her granddaughter, on
September 3, according to her son.
in-law, Nicholas Foltz.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23

Big, healthy bulbs will produce fine blossoms and
brilliant colors . . and because they're named
varieties" you will be able to pick your favorites
with no guess work. Plant them early for full
season of blooming in your yard, window box or
pebble-and-water bowl.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
Police Seek Boy

Police today were asked to
search for Robert j. Matthews, is,
who disappeared from his home,
638 Morton st. N. E., yesterday.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
G. Matthews, who asked police to
make the search, could give no
reason for his disappearance
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
'Meanest Person
Takes Child's S.

YONKERS, N. Y, Sept. %
U.PO.-Police hunted tn e
"meanest man" tonight after lit
tie Anna Bohack had told them
how he stole a $5 bill her mother
hal given her to pay the grocer
and then took away from her a
quarter he had given as security"
when he offered to run her errand
for her.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23

LEFT WITH Mrs. Louise
Reddins, of the 1000 block
of I st. s. E., who says the
infants s mother has not been
heard from in three weeks,
6-month-old Gerald Toms
is registering emphatic dis
approval of his life and
times. He can smile, too,
when the occasion warrants.
International News Photo
by Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
Autoist Attacks Girl

CHICAGO, Sept. % GN.S0.
Threatening her with death, a
man who offered a ride home to
Miss May Nichols, 20. drove the
girl to an alley yesterday and
attacked her. Miss Nichols was
waiting for a street car when the
man approached in his car. He
The Washington times., 1935-09-23
Demond Talks to Class

Position Of the Negro in the new
economic order was discussed by
Albert L. Demond, teacher Of
business practice at Cardozo High
School. before the Mems Brother.
hood Club at Lincoln Temple Con-
gregational Church yesterday. The
Rev. Robert w. Brooks, pastor OF
the church presided.
Evening star., 1935-08-30

Representative Of National
Bureau Of Private Schools
here TO advise you on tbs
selection Of the right
school for your son Or
l. daughter.
Second Floor
Evening star., 1935-08-30
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