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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
LOANS NOW AVAILABLE TO
FARMERS FOR 1885 CROPS
Mrs. Carl B. GRAPHICAL in Charge of
Applications; Affice at Ashe
Motor Company

Farmers who are unable to secure
funds elsewhere, for the purpose of
buying seed, fertilizer, and feed for
stock, may now make their applica-
ton for loan with the Farm Credit
Administration, Emergency Crop Loan
Section.
Loans will be made in an amount
actually required for the purposes
specified in the application and not
to exceed the sum of $4,000. No loan
will be made for an amount less than
the sum of $1,000. Notes will bear in
terest from the date until paid at the
rate of 514 per cent per annum and
interest to the maturity date will be
deducted at the time the loan is made.
All crop loans will require as Sc
curity a first lien on the crops grown
during 1886.
Applicants for Emergency Crop
Loans in 1885 who desire $4,000 or
more for the production of crops
other than fruit and-or vegetables or
who desire 100000 or more for the
production of the last named crops
must, to be eligible therefor, produce
a written statement from a produc-
ton credit association showing the
amount applied for and indicating
that the association is unable to grant
a loan of such amount or of any
amount which will be sufficient for
the applicants needs.
Farmers in Ashe county will make
their applications in West Jefferson
at the Ashe Motor Company. Mrs.
Carl B. GRAPHICAL who is in charge of
the applications will be in her office
there every day until the Is and only
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri
days after that date.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
CITY FATHERS PLAN
SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Mayor Gets 1000 Man Hours for
Work; Asks for Cooperation in
Cleaning Up

Mayor H. C. Tucker has been sue
cessful in getting 1000 hours of
work allotted the city from the relief
office and he and his board of alder
men are planning to make several
improvements in the sanitary and
artistic appearance of West Jefferson.
Already work has been done on
cleaning out and widening the
branches that run through the town,
and an effort is being made to get
the concrete streets extended to the
sidewalks.
No money has been allotted for
buying materials with which to make
improvements, but Mr.. Tucker is con-
dent that much will be accomplished
by the plan of work that has been
laid out. He is anxious to have the
townspeople cooperate in cleaning up
their own premises and around their
own places of business.
The town board of aldermen will
hold their regular meeting on the
first Friday which will be the 5th of
this month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
AUTOMOBILE LICENSE
PLATES MAY BE BOUGHT
WITH FOURTH OFF NOW
Legislature Looks as if It Might
Make Reduction on 1OO-Weight
Prices by Month of July

The price of automobile license
tags in North Carolina dropped by
one-fourth on the first day of April
as the second quarter of the year
started.
The price of plates reduces by a
quarter on April 1, July 1, and Octo-
Der 1.
The state motor vehicle bureau re-
ported that up through Saturday
there had been 379,O87 vehicles
licensed in the state this year, a gain
of 36,267 over the 342s820 licensed in
the similar period in 1884
The senate on Friday passed a
measure providing for a decrease of
10 cents per hundred weight on price
Of automobile tags.
- The present price is 55 cents for
each hundred pounds and the new
law would make it As cents with a
minimum price of SO instead of the
present $3.50.
The bill was sent to the house, and
observers at Raleigh are confident
that it will be approved since it is
known that a large block of members
favor reduction below that figure.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
ACTION ON ABSENTEE BALLOT
MAY BE CONSIDERED AGAIN
Luxury Tax Is Hinted; Lethal Gas
May Be Substituted for Death
in Electric Chair

Raleigh, April 2--Absentee ballot
repealers, of which two statewide and
several local bills have already been
killed in committee, took new life to-
day in the senate when Senator Nixon,
chairman Of the committee on cleo
ton laws, in the face of decided sem
timent that such bills should not be
buried with unfavorable reports call
ed a special meeting of his committee
for Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock
and Senator Alsbrook has promised
to introduce another statewide meas
ure repeating the absentee act, de-
spite the fact that the committee has
already killed two general bills.
limiting at introducing luxury tax
measure to go with the revenue bill
when it is brought up on the floor
this week, Senator Allsbrook, one of
those pledged never to vote for a
sales tax of any sort, is preparing
amendments to the bill, which are
designed to tax sources of revenue
which the senator says never have
been touched. They are widely differ
ent from the Mcdonald amendments,
he indicates.
The house of rep e S en- tative s
thought we'll enough of Representa-
tive Petersons bill, changing the
method of capital executions from
electricity to gas, to pass it on Sec
ond reading.
Mr.. Page made. an effort to restore
public hanging which failed badly be-
fore a house which saw little in the
Page plan of salvation picked up
from savages who discarded it ages
ago because for every barbarian that
it jerked out it threw so into circula-
ton. Mr.. Page levied tremendously
on the world for horror in executions.
France guillotines, Germany hangs,
Britain hangs, Canada hangs. And
they have little hanging to do, Mr..
Page contended. The house let him
get by with the belief that these
counties still make hoodlum holidays
of their executions.
The house fell heavily for the ro-
tary gas chamber. Skeptical citizens
don't believe the criminals sent down
to Raleigh from the several counties
to die for crime actually die. The
electric chair is a myth. The fear of
God must be thrown into the bcak
homers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
(Ira T. Johnston)

Rev. J. F. Fletcher, who has labor
ed as Minister and Missionary in
the Baptist churches of Ashe County,
North Carolina, and Grayson County,
Virginia, for more than half a cen
fury, has written history recounting
the origin and development Of the
Baptist Associations in this section
which should some day find it's way
into every Baptist home and library
in Northwest North Carolina and
Southwest Virginia. This history.
based upon personal recollection.
painstaking investigation, and persis-
tent recurrence to the original
sources of information, contains a
wealth of material not available any
where else.
Across the pages Of this manu-
script march Baptist pioneers and
heroes, such as George Mcneil,
Drury Senter, Enoch Reeves, Aaron
Johnston, Richard Gentry, Richard
Jacks, James Eller, ]. J. L. Sherwood,
T. M. Duncan, Elihu Tucker, P. H.
Hare, and host of others. In STIR
ring phrases, there is presented a
panoramic glimpse Of their tolls and
labors which have led over winding
trails to the present position occupied
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
AMERICAN LEGION TO URGE
SUPPORT OF THE VINSON BILL
Measure Up to Take Profit Out OF
War; Work Relief Bill Still
in Dispute

The national executive committee
of the American legion has voted
upaniaaoqsly to urge passage by
Congress&of a soldiers bonus bill
(which inclaaes no other question
than immediate payment of the ad-
justed service certificates"
The resolution which has been
adopted by the committee made no
reference but legion officials declared
it meant the organization would sup
port the Vinson bill.
The Patman bill provides for the
issuance of $2,2OO,000,000 worth of
new money in addition to payment of
the adjusted service certificates. The
Vinson bill contains no provisions
other than those for the payment of
the bonus. The matter of raising the
money is left to the government.
A drastic income tax bill, aimed at
squeezing every last vestige of profit
out of war, and backed by an indus
trial draft so rigid that it had the
front lines as an alternative, was
made public in Washington the first
of the week by the senate munitions
committee.
A cardinal principle of the plan is
"pay as you fight" It will be intro
duced next week after preliminary
hearings are concluded.
Industrial war time earnings under
the bill would be limited to 8 per cent
and those industrial leaders founc
unwilling to cooperate in the war
effort'', could be told to go to the
trenches instead.
Administration leaders are contem-
plating use of force to pry open the
bitter labor amendment deadlock that
continued to hold captive the 1885,
100000 relief bill.
A bitter battle is predicted to come
up in the house next week over the
social security measure witch will be
re-introduced by Chairman Doughton
Democrat, North Carolina, of the
ways and means committee and re-
ported formally to the house later
this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04

According to the National Tubercu-
losis Association the most dangerous
occupation for working man Is to
GA years old is that Of stable hand.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
ReUieW of J. f. FLetcher'S "A History of
Ashe County (N. C.. and NeW RiUer
(Vd.) Baptist Association"

by our great denomination in these
mountains.
/ consider that interest in this his
tory should not be confined to Bap-
lists. Leaders of other denominations
can learn from it's pages much about
the early religious history of this Sec
ton; and even secular readers will
be thrilled by it's moving picture of
great people on their highway of
destiny. Momentous events in the life
of Ashe, Allegheny, Wilkes and
Grayson counties are interviewer in
the thrilling narrative of a church
graphing with it problems, often di-
vided by moral or political issues
such as temperance and slavery, split
by the sword of fratricidal strife and
by homes and deep seated differences
over methods and missions.
Primitive Baptists, Union Baptists,
Missionary Baptists will alike find an
unbiased story of the soil in which
they took root, written by a great
Missionary with mind unclouded by
prejudice, vivid memory of men
and events and deep love for God
and his fe1lowmen and the locality
which gave him birth and to whom
he has devoted his life.
CONTINUED on page eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
MIR. FRANK SEVERT OF
GLENDALE SPRINGS DIES
Good Citizen of Glendale Community
Buried There Sunday
Afternoon

1t was with grief and sorrow the
friends of Mr.. Frank Severt, of
Glendale Springs, received the news
of his death on March 20, 1885. Mr..
Severt was the son of the late Fred
eric and Julia Ann Severt. He was
married to Miss Ella Brown on Feb.
18th, 1901. To this union were born
the following children: Mrs. Clyde
Gentry, of West Jefferson; and Mrs.
J. @. Brown, of Winston-Salem; Mrs.
Everett Baker, of Glendale Springs;
all of whom are now living. Mr..
Severt is also survived by 5 grand
children, 8 brothers, and sisters.
Mr.. Severt died at the age of sixty
eight years seven months and eight
cen days. elbow he will be missedw
was the common expression on the
lips of those who knew him. His
neighborliness will be missed by those
who lived around him, his kindness
and loving touch will be missed by
children and grown-ups alike. AS an
energetic farmer and good citizen, his
example should not be forgotten. The
most characteristic qualities of his
personality, were humbleness, thrift
ness, sympathy, and kindness. Some
one has said, 81 never knew a kinder
man." and it was true to us who knew
him well.
Although Mr.. Severt did not belong
to any church, in the humbleness and
sincerely of his heart he confessed to
those about him his trust in his Lord.
The funeral services were held at
the Episcopal Church at Glendale
Springs, on Sunday, March 31st at
2:30 p. m. The large crowd present
filling the church and surrounding
yard, spoke of his popularity and
esteem by others.
After the services which were held
by Rev. Mr. Hurlburt, of the Episco-
pal Church, Rev. r. H. Stone, and
Rev. J. w. Luke of the Presbyterian
Church, the body was laid at rest un-
der the shadow of the trees in the
adjacent cemetery.-Reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
GREEN LANTERN BROKEN
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT

The Green Lantern Lunch Room,
of this city, was broken in to on last
Wednesday night and the cash regis
ter stolen. The place was entered by
way of the window which was forced
open with a crowbar.
Mrs. Margaret Woods, manager of
the restaurant, stated that there was
no money in the register since none
is ever left in the shop over night,
but that she had left good wrist
watch in it which was taken. Nothing
else was bothered.
So far no clue to the robbery has
been found.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
BARE & LITTLE WHOLESALE
GROCERS GO ON CASH BASIS

Mr.. Monte Little, Of Bare and
Little, local wholesale grocers, has
announced that "Things may be
bought cheaper at Bare and Little
since we have gone on a cash basis
for we will be able to pass on to our
customers the saving we make from
collecting as we CO."
Due to prices going up in almost
every line of food stuffs, the store is
forced to take this step of refusing
credit in order to keep their usual
reasonable prices.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
BARE KNITTING MILL MOVES

The Bare Knitting Mill has been
moved during the past week from it's
it's old location to the building where
Mrs. Boyd Richardson formerly ran
the Richardson's Five and Ten Cent
Store.
It is understood that the local knit
ting plant has been leased to a firm
in Hickory.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
BISHOP TO HOLD SERVICE
AT GLENDALE SPRINGS

The Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribben,
Bishop, of Western North Carolina,
will hold services at Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church, at Glenda al e
Springs, Sunday, April Z, at 4 p. m.
Anyone wishing baptism should get
in touch with Miss Florence A.
Basom, at the Mission House at Glen
dale.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04
ASHE BASEBALL MEETING

All baseball teams wishing to join
the Ashe county baseball league are
asked to send representative to
meeting to be held at Nathans Creek
schoolhouse next Wednesday night,
April 10.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-04-04

Turkish government has granted
permission to an American archeo-
logical expedition to excavate the
supposed sites of ancient Tarsus and
Anchialo, in Cilicia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-12
HEINLEIN SHARES LEAD WITH STONEHOUSE
There s Gold
i'm Them Hills
So Say $50 HiIICreSt Golf
Miners Stalking Claims
for Next Friday.
IF there's any gold in the hills of

IF there's any gold in the hills Of
l. HillcreSt Country Club, it won't
be there long. Approximately $50
members and guests are going pros
pecting next Friday, July 10, in the
annual Gold Rush.
It's one of the big events of the
season at Hillcrest, and the COM
mittees making arrangements say
it will be the best ever this year,
1t will be an all-day event, OPEN
ing in the morning with an hon.
est-to-goodness 18-hole golf tour.
nament.
In the afternoon. there will be
another 16-hole COR less) golf tour
nament, which probably will be
neither honest nor goodness. They
call it a monkey" tournament, and
no holds are barred.
Festivities will move into tha
clubhouse Tor the final chapters.
with floor show as one of the
highlightS. There will be refresh
ments galore all day, food and other
entertainment.
The committees in charge in
clude:
Food and Refreshments-Pete
Lambertus, Charles Campbell and
Earl Hunker.
Entertainment - Claude Mick.
Karl Kizer. Al Jones, Bert Street
and Chick Taylor.
Gold and Prizes-Paul Booth.
Perry Ghere, Roy Smith and Mr.,
Mick.
Publicity-Al Jones, R. w. Schnei-
der. and A. S. Rowe.
Finance-George Oburn, Mr..
Booth and Mr.. Lambertus.
Tickets-Roy Smith, Mr.. Oburn.
Mr.. Booth and Mr.. Lambertus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-12

MlllerS IN OerDyLOWn.
The score at Perry Stadium was
to 2, and at Louisville, to 4. The
Minneapolis lead now stands at four
games over the Hoosiers.
Phil Gallivan hurled three-hit ball
for the TribeSters and BANKED the
Apostles for eight rounds. The
Saints two markers we're tailed in
the ninth on the walk, double and
an inf1eld out. Gallivan disposed of
the Apostles in one-two- three order
in five of the nine stanzas.
Killefer's Redskins thumped out
10 blows, nine off Rigney and one
off Grimes. Gene Trow hurled the
eighth for the invaders.
Ten Hits by Tribe
Rigney gave Gallivan battle for
four innings and subdued the In
dams until the fifth, when the
scoring ice was cracked with one
run, and Gallivan batted it in. The
locals counted another tally in the
sixth and sent Rigney to the show
ers in the seventh by staging a
three-run rally.
The third of the series will be
played under the lights tonight at
8:15 and it will be ladies night"
attraction. Women will be admitted
to the grand stand for the payment
of the amusement tax and service
charge.
Seven Out of Nine
The Indians have won seven
games out of their last nine, which
is fast stepping. In the event all of
the pitchers reach top form at the
same time it's going to be an ex-
citing pennant race the remainder
of the campaign. Bolen. Turner,
Page and Phil Gallivan have looked
the part of champs their last times
on the rubber.
Riggs Stephenson batted in two
runs last night. He got two safe
ties and a walk. Otto Bluege COW
cred the shortfeld in smart fashion
and handled eight chances without
a miss. AS a matter of fact CALI
van received excellent backing. He
struck out five and treated himself
to two hits.
The Tribesters played we'll
planned game and there we're two
sacrifices and two stolen bases on
the Hoosier side of the ledger.
With the Indians creeping up on
the Millers again renewed interest is
expected to attract large crowd to
the Stadium tonight. The finale
of the st. Paul series will be to-
morrow night and the Apostles will
be followed by the Kansas City
Blues.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-12
By Joe Williams
TrOsky Wits as New Babe
Likely Form Fever Victim
Stance Change Disastrous

NEW YORK, July y. - They are beginning to say that
Harold Trosky the Cleveland first baseman whom Mr.
Mack pictured the coming Babe Ruth last spring
just another of those first year wonders peculiar and
indefnabe breed that oushes for brief spell and then
goes out like light
This could be so. There have been many young ball
players who gave promise of major league their
first year only fade quickly into obscurty Either they
had exceptional of luck else the veterans
sohfu in catching up with their weaknesses 1t is still the
better part wisdom in baseball to take good long look
before trusting the averages.
the explanation be somewhat differ
prompt such competent judge playing
Gehng.
CERTAINLY his record
~ justify He turned in
Cobbs the Wagn able to equal
as first year men, He hit 800 was second only to nrg toC oa
with 374 bated in with l42 and
batting he nowhere the
year experienced peptate
helpless stage and wonders how much longer walter Johnson can
afford to keep him in the line up - :. 49,. ,,..
was suddenly overcome with form fever This is particularly vicious
athletes susceptible
misery Others do
rT0RosKY hitter back
the hter box with his left foot aimed at the plate and ms
gnt loot at nst base 1t was an a%HWo looking pose ana n you %
show Troky hit the ball not only with ocy but with frequency
Some time between the beginning
deadly form He
The
if
the
that baseball puri thought
everything
the knowledge
dangerous with revoe They always looking for
year cey oned the Yanks Big hearted Ed
Barrow had snhed him off bush field for twO-cent stamp
windup of
further pitch n
shoulder the right After which
Wcey world
championship disgust Yankee pr
After all,
VXTELL TrCsky change
w described
a a
straight field hitter happened
a hitter
And unless something done wrench him out of the mental
which he fallen tie result the unhappy
Cleveland the league will the promising that
has the majors in 20
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-12
Baseball
q q
Independent, Amateur, League
and Semi Pro News and Notes.

Walter Craigle has been elected president
of the Universal League, and Mr.. Rhatlcan
as secretary. The schedule for the loop
aters at Garfield No |; Shelby Merchants
VS. Holy Cross, at Brookside No. 2; Puritan
Bed Spring VS.: indianapolis Maroons, at
headers, with games starting at 1880. The
Puritan Bed Spring nine is leading the
league with six victories against no de-
faatS. The secretary may be reached by
calling Drexel 1900.
Baby Lincolns. Negro nine, are without
a game for Sunday and have dlamon1
Belmont 4SSG s ftfF 7Es EUG
George Hitz nine will tangIe with Kroger
A. C. at Ellenberger Sunday at 2:30. All
Hitz players report at the park by
O'Clock.
Christamore Juniors, playing in the a.
l6-year- old class want a game for Sunday
afternoon. Call Belmont ITS Friday eve
ming or Saturday morning.
Plainfeld Commercials will be host to
waits Terminal nine Sunday. COMMERCIALS
SSyOP 3 to 81 and 5 to 4 margins.
indianapolis Universals will invade
Connersvi5e to TAKE on me t MeT for ms
visitors Universals boast fast lineup
and are anxious to book state ,, CLUBS m
Lafayette. For information. write to
Buck Adams. 1915 Bradbury-av, Indian
apolis.
B. & o. club wishes to schedule. games
With city and state teams: Write to VII
apolis, or call Drexel S05l-M.
Cord Piston Rings will leave S79 Mas
sachusetts-av Sunday at noon for
doHblee;;hesder at townsville Ri Rings have nave
Art Paugh 879 Massachusetts-av. In
dianapolis, or phone Lincoln 42o1.
jamestown Cubs wish to book games
for Sunday. July 81. and for Aug. 3. Negro
clubs notice. Write to Rube Chambers,
jamestown, or phone No l at jamestown,
All Morristown- Fountaintown Merchant
players are urged to meet at the usual
place at 1870 instead of u for their trip
Cooks GoldbIumes; tied for the Leader
two-game advantage IN the Municipal
staff by the addition Of Roy Roy staples staples
noon the Goldblumes will travel to O. 'f Fl.
Harrison to test the Soldiers. Sunday
they will encounter the Besnblossoms at
Sterling Beers &c s will leave Manager Bof[s
place at 1O:5O sunday morning Tor Rich
mond where they will hook up with the
Merchants in an Indiana Ohio League
game. A victory will boost the Beers into
second place.
Davis Fuel team will practice or River
side No. / this evening at 5. All players
are urged to report
Gross Funeral Home shut out Zionsville.
to o. Grossmen will visit Cambridge City
Sunday to take on the Merchants there
at 230. Due to a cancellation, the Gross
squad is Without opposition for July IS
Columbus notice. Write to George Waite,
1925 Linoen-st, Indianapolis.
Maccabees will practice tonight All
players be sure to report at the diamond
Maccabees will play at Stilesville Sunday