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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15
Leaves Hospital
After 10 Years
and 6 Operations

Last week, Jean Ellington, after 10
mute years in Philadelphia hos
pital, returned to her home in Dublin,
Ga, to play with her brothers and
sisters, make friends with the other
children and find her place in the
community she left at the age of
two. In September she will go to
school for the first time.
Jean has suffered with a parlyzed
throat since she was an infant. Now
she is able to speak by using tube
in her throat, though her voice still
is almost a whisper.
Pen Knife Operation
When she returned recently from
the hospital, Jean met five younger
brothers and sisters whom she never
had seen. She could not recognize her
parents and four older brothers and
sisters.
Back in 1925, diphtheria sent Jean
to the Dublin hospital. AS her mother
and DIR. c. A. Hodges sat beside her
cot, the baby was seized by a violent
paroxysm. They knew she was chok-
ing to death, that the breathing pass
ages had closed and that her heart
would stop beating soon.
There was no time to prepare for
an operation. The doctor took pen
knife, made a small slit in the dying
child's throat, and blew into the in
cision until she began to breathe
again. Then a tube was inserted in
the opening.
Carries on Her Studies
Jean recovered from diphtheria,
but her throat remained paralyzed
and she could neither breathe nor talk
without the tube.
During her decade in the Philadel-
phia hospital, where she underwent
six operations, the child took up
school work and carried on her stud
les through fifth grade courses.
Not long ago, Jean found that she
could speak in a whisper. Her family
was told that she could return to
Dublin soon. In June, her brother,
John Ellington, Jr., motored to Phila-
delphia and brought her home.
The doctors have assured Jean that
by September she can discard the
tube, speak aloud and take her place
in school with the other members Of
the sixth grade.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15
NOTICE

North Carolina
Ashe County.
In the Superior Court.
Sadie Pruitt, Plaintiff,
VS..
Clifford Pruitt, Defendant.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Ashe County to Sc
cure a divorce on the ground of two
years separation; and the said de-
PENDANT will further take notice that
he is required to appear at the office
of the Clerk of Superior Court of
Ashe County on the goth day of
August, 1886, or within thirty days
thereafter, and answer or demur to
the complaint in said action, or the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the Relief demanded in said COM
plant.
This goth day of July, 1885.
J. D. STANSBERRY,
1922 Clerk of Superior Court.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15

DR.. Ralph Mcdonald, former col.
lege professor and member of the
legislature, protested against the re-
portd choice of Senator Lloyd E.
Griffin, of Edenton, as secretary OF
the state school commission to sue
coed Leroy Martin, who submitted
his resignation last week.
The Forsyth representative, a rec
ognized leader of legislative school
forces in the 1885 session, said Grit
fin was zone of the satte's finest men
for whom I have the highest respect
and personal affection, but the ap-
pointment Of any man who is not
trained in school administration can
not be considered other than as def
mite slap in the face of the trained
school people Of the state and as evil
dence that the schools are to be made
political football"
The legislator also took slap at
the appointment by Governor Ehring-
haus of Clyde Erwin to succeed the
late A. T. Allen as superintendent of
public instruction.
"If the commission names Griffin, !"
he said, "then the schools will be alb
soltely lacking in trained leadership
with both the state superintendency
and the commission secretary filled
by political appointees, lacking in the
training to direct a modern and eff
cient system of schools"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

North Carolina
Ashe County.
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of w. J. Stansberry,
late of Ashe county, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said de-
ceased to exhibit them to the under
signed on or before the 25th day of
July, 1886, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate settlement.
This the Is day of July, 1886.
WALTER STANSBERRY,
Administrator.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15
EdentOn Senator to
Succeed Leroy Martin
Forsyth Representative Protests that
Appoint of Lloyd E. Griffin Is
Purely Political

Lloyd E. Griffin, of Edenton, sena-
tor from Chowan in the 1888 and 1885
general assemblies, Friday was elect
ed executive secretary of the state
school commission to succeed Leroy
B. Martin, who's resignation was &C
cepted, effective September /.
Griffin formally accepted the post
over long distance telephone shortly
after the commission adjourned, and
announced he would come to Raleigh
next week to confer with Martin on
matters pertaining to the office.
Griffin, the new executive secre-
tary-elect who had the support OF
Governor Ehringhaus, was born al
Belvidere in 1893, the son of C. N.
and Mary Perry Griffin. He was
educated at Belvidere academy, Eden
ton graded schools, Wake Forest
college, and studied law at Harvard
university.
He served in the world war with
the 332nd infantry, holding the rank
of first lieutenant when he was dis
charged. He married Miss Belle
Waters in 1922. Griffin served as
chairman of the senate education
committee during the 1885 genera
assembly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15
WHAT IS SOIL ERosIoN7

A curtailment of your profits
An impovisher Of your land
The White Mans dishonor
An approaching desolation
The wolf at the door Of
Agriculture.
A reproach to the rise of man
A destroyer of civilization
A blight on the future
A curse on the unborn
A canker on the face of 4
Mother Earth.
The waning Of progress
The forerunner of collapse
A warning to ignorance
A challenge to quiesence
A foreteller of doom.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15

In remote parts Of the Tennessee
Valley some families ~live Fl miles
from post office and some 40 miles
from paved road.
Eight hundred white whales were
seen cruising in the St. Lawrence
river recently.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

North Carolina
Ashe County.
Having qualified as Administrators
eta. of w. N. Galloway, deceased, this
is to notify all persons having claims
against said estate to present them
to the undersigned for payment with
in twelve months from this date or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please made i'm
mediate payment.
This July 20, 1885.
MAUD BAKER, eta.
w. N. Galloway, deceased. ga
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-15

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Evening star., 1935-11-10

archives. 1t is living, breathing thing.
Old Boundary street.-the Florida
avenue of today-formed the northern
limits of the L'Enfant Plan. bounded
by the Georgetown-B Bladensburg Road,
along Rock Creek to the ford at P
street. The irregular Georgetown
Bladensburg Road struck Seventh
street, where it became as straight as
the proverbial arrow, until it reached
Fifteenth and H streets northeast.
Because L'Enfant was instructed to
save Cool Spring, on the grounds of
Washington's friend, Maj Stoddert,
the engineer had to make a Jog" in
his plan before it reached the Ana
costa River.
Thomas Jefferson changed the name
of the Eastern Branch to the Ana
costa River. When the L'Enfant plan
was proposed Georgetown was the
only town in existence here. Car
rollsburg. at the site of the present
Navy Yard, had about or 10 houses
Funktown, or Hamburger - located
where the Naval Hospital now is-had
even fewer.
Lieut.. Col. o. S. Grant. Sd, until
June, 1888. the director Of public
buildings and public parks and ex-
ecutive officer of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission. has
often commented on how the LEnfant
Evening star., 1935-11-10
in the rejecting pool of the Lincoln

III IIlc lCllCAlIlls PoOA va viz AAANoAAA
Memorial
For the center of his squares Len
FAINT envisage statues. columns, obe-
lisks, or any other ornaments. such
as the different States may choose to
erect, to perpetuate not only the men,
ory of such individuals whose coun-
| sells or military achievements were
auspicious in giving liberty and inde-
pendence to this country. but also
those whose usefulness hath rendered
them worthy of general imitation; to
| invite the youth of succeeding gen.
erations to tread in the paths of those
! sages or heroes whom their country
has thought proper to celebrate"
This particular dream of LEnfant
has seen fulfillment in these days.
| With some of those thus honored
LEnfant himself brushed shoulders
during the Revolution-and after
ward.
East of the Capitol, he saw, from
the two bridges at the Anacostia River
| to the Federal House. as he called the
| official home of Congress. that the
pavement on each side will pass under
an arched way, under whose cover
shops will be most conveniently and
agreeably situated" Such a develop
ment out East Capitol street remains
to be accomplished. This street he
planned was to be l60 feet In width
and a mile long.
The broad avenues of L'Enfant are
in service today and they tell how far
he was ahead of his time. for he plan
ned literally for crowded traffic con-
ditions, years before the automobile
age was even limited.
L'Enfant sensed how the waters of
Evening star., 1935-11-10

Oldest Of republics-and thought my
thoughts.
Then the Congressional Library,
where in the newspaper room they
wistfully turned tie leaves of the
latest Spanish illustrated periodicals,
and I saw the flash of homesickness
in the eyes of both youngsters, COM
pulsory absent these last four and a
half years from their own country.
Then the visitors gallery of the main
reading room, the Iincolniana. WASH
ington's final instructions to the gen.
eral overseer of his estate, penned a
few days before his death, and-of
courSe-the Declaration.
BY this time the ice was being
broken. My own feeling of tension
was wearing thin, for I just couldn't
continue stiff and formal and ION pa
rade" with an intelligent young couple
who chain-smoked their cigarettes
(and mine, and asked thoughtful
questions about every phase of our
Federal Government. Examples: How
often does the President use his veto?
Why does the chief of staff of the
Army revert to major general after
his tour of duty? Why was the Fed
eral City created, when we already had
important cities? And why. oh why.
don't the local inhabitants have the
vote? "Queer, in a republic. don't you
think?"
The Capital next. Then the Old
Museum. Smithsonian. HeI highness,
interested in the display of gowns of
the Presidents wives: Poor Mrs.
Coolidge that she should have to be
remembered in that short skirt" His
highness, interested in the evolution
OF the Army uniforms: Fancy wear
ing all that wool during the Mexican
campaign" Then, pausing before q
well.known make Of American automo-
Evening star., 1935-11-10

Typical American Apart
ment Truly ImpresseS
Prince and Bride.

upstairs to warn my wife. She wasn't
in. but the canary was, and perched
on the royal fingers. (He has been
rather "up stage" with us ever since)
why, you have an electric refriger-
ator. This would cost thousands OF
pesetas. What comfort you Americans
have in your homes" My wife knock
ing at the door-a hasty, whispered
warning, Honey. their highnesses
are here" She gasps down her amaze
ment. Presentations: Her highness.
Dona Maria; his highness, Don Juan;
my wife" Heel-clicking. and prince
bowed low over an American girls
hand. A bottle and some glasses. a
famous Spanish toast, "Salud y pese-
tas" with an equally famous last line
omitted. knowing grins exchanged be-
tween Prince Juan and myself, over
the ladies' heads. And then return
to the hotel.
ANOTHER day: Fort Myer, Airing
ton. respectful homage from a
Kings son to the Unknown. Then
Mount Vernon, where, half way
through the visit. the genial custodian.
Col. Dodge. ferreted us out, and did
much more for the visitors than I
could do. Would their highnesses
sign the book?" They did. and crowd
began to gather. eliciting looks of
alarm on their faces, and the slight
stiffening In manner indicating roy
atty is ION duty The drive back
toward Washington, and a hopeful
question from our excellent chauf-
feur, would their highnesses auto
graph his card?" Indeed. they would,
and they did. adding a couple of
flourishes. This chauffeur is an ex-
Regular, long-service sergeant, and
the observant princess says, Los mill
tares tienen algo"-soldiers have q
way with them. There remained one
important public building not yet Wis
tied, and time was growing short. II
had hoped, sir" I said. "to ask your
highnesses to have cocktail with me,
but we can't do that, and visit this
important public building, too." The
princess looked interested. and the
prince licked his lips. Never mind
that important public building, old
man, let's have the cocktails 80 into
one Of the smart tap rooms, downtown.
and after a few minutes, puzzled looks
Of recognition on the faces Of some of
the other patrons. II think you are
being recognized, SIR" Yes. perhaps
because of some of these rather un-
kind things that have been printed
about u.s." said the princess. while the
fulsome word of British slang en-
ployed by the prince indicated his
opinion Of such publicity.
Late that afternoon, when we went
to the station to see them of, they
expressed regret that their sojourn in
Washington had been so short.
whenever we think of Washington,
We shall remember your little fiat. and
I'm going to try to tame my canary"
said Princess Maria.
And afterward, back in my home:
"Well. aren't they Just like any other
young coupler"
Evening star., 1935-11-10

Piney Branch, known in his day as
Pine Creek, could become a water sup
ply for the city But these latter
days have witnessed the development
of a great modern waterworks at the
Dalecarlia Reservoir. under the eyes
of the Army Engineers.
L'Enfant projected a grand en-
trance to the National Capital
on the banks Of the Anaccstia River
Evening star., 1935-11-10
Host to Noble Honeymoon.
ers Finds Them Like
"Anyone EIse."
BY THEIR GUIDE.

A BOUT o'clock on a recent
~ morning my telephone rang
~ and the voice of man I
a know asked me if I were free
to guide couple of foreign visitors
around Washington and vicinity, as I
sometimes do. He spelled out the
names and pronounced them Ameri-
can fashion, but I realized whom he
meant, and that was the first intima-
ton had that was to associate for
portions of three days with Prince
Juan de Boufbon and his bride. who
had been Princess Maria Mercedes de
Bourbon -Sicile.
Like every one else, had read of
their recent marriage in Italy and I
already knew something of the
Princes background, including the
fact that he had been trained as
midshipman and junior officer in the
Royal Navy. Not in my widest
dreams had I expected to be exchang-
ing cigarettes and slipping cocktails
with them.
From the m .lent when was pre-
sented to their royal highnesses that
Tuesday morning, until regretfully
said "hasta Ia - ia" to them the fol-
lowing Thursday afternoon, I was
privileged to spend some delightful
hours with them, when they were
"of1 duty" and realized that they
we're just honeymoon couple, obvi-
ously happily married and anxious to
see the world.
" very first impression of Prince
Juan was that he was patient, tact
full and good d-humored-as, indeed, he
had to be! When Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith walk into their hotel suite they
a.. escorted only by i bellboy carry
ing the bags, and he disappears i'm
mediately. 'Tis not thus with royalty,
for my two young Spaniards were fol-
lowed into their hotel suite by about
IS pcople-press photographers, re-
porters, hotel managers, tourist agency
managers, luggage porters-and my
self. For the ensuing 20 minutes they
must have longed for the comparative
privacy of a goldfish bowl. The room
vas quickly wreathed in smoke and
II AoI oiAC POPPAAlS Va 4ooAAA6AAo bAAbS
the relentless questioning went on,
and on, and on. After luncheon, two
hours later. the photographing was re-
sumed, this time on the sidewalk, and
again I marveled at their patience.
will your highnesses walk toward the
camera. looking at each other. and
smiling?" That's fine, and now will
your highnesses do it all over again?"
T. Spaniards have a word for it..
"p, ciencia."
THEN we scrambled into tf limou-
sine and started the real business
of the afternoon, sightseeing in the
rain. We began with the new Supreme
Court, where a good friend of mine,
having been pledged to temporary
:-crecy, escorted us through portions
of the building never shown to visitors.
and witnessed the son Of the King Of
Spain, exiled by one of the newest Of
republics, standing behind the vacant
chair Of the Chief Justice of the most
powerful Supreme Court Of one Of the
Evening star., 1935-11-10

bile, vintage of about 1920: dad Or
dered a dozen of these for the palace
service: damn good engine. that" re-
marked the prince.
Out into the rain again, and more
cigarettes. I began to perceive with
fascinated interest that I gradually
was being made the recipient of royal
personal opinions. tentatively offered,
with the tacit understanding that they
would never be quoted in print, all this
"off the record: The secret of one
kings popularity: the deserved unpop-
ularity of another king; certain civil
list entirely too small; and dictators
in general and in particular. Until
began to forget all this, which prob
ably will be soon, I'm conscious Of
possessing what fiction writer's call
"dangerous information"
IT WAS nearly 5 o'clock, too late for
l any more public buildings. but not
for the Lincoln Memorial It was
raining "gatos y perros" (cats and
dogs) and I advised against the long
run up the steps of the Memorial.
down which water was cascading. But
her highness said, Come on" and
bounded up the long flight like a
startled deer, followed by her long
legged bridegroom, and followed-at q
slower pace by your raconteur.
Then Massachusetts, avenue, past
the embassies and legations (more
confidences), Rock Greek Park,
through the deserted Zoo. We were
wet and disheveled.
As we were approaching the apart
ment house were live, a sudden in
spiration: would your highnesses care
to stop in few minutes. to meet my
wife, and tame canary, have . drink,
and see how Americans uve?" Would
they? Ratherl A hAstY phone call
Evening star., 1935-11-10
National Capital Areas Great Expan-
sion Has in No Way Altered Per-
fection of Original Pattern for City,
Now Being Carried Out on Markedly
Accelerated Scale.

Eote-This is the second OF
Series OF articles dealing NTH the
prowth and future development OF
Washington from its humble be-
ginning as a network OF Indian
Dillages, through the Colonial pc
yiod. to its present proud promise
as the finest and most modern world
capital Another article in the Sc
ries piH tollotU shortly.
Evening star., 1935-11-10

at the east end of East Capitol street.
This program is being revived in a
measure today with the aid Of Public
Works Administration funds. as the
National Park Service and the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission prepare for Q worthy
stadium at that site.
And so, today, the LEnfant plan
is no mustv parchment. fit for the
Evening star., 1935-11-10

CD Tomb of Mai. L'Enfant in Arlington Cemetery
~ LEnfants plan of the city Of Washington
(3 Maj Peter Charles LEnfant, from old wood
~ Plaque of Pierre LEnfant.
(5) Tablet placed near the tomb of L'Enfant.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Midnight Show
AtHoWard

The Original Cotton Pickers
orchestra, which has made quite
a reputation throughout the Mid
die West, headlines at the Howard
this week.
Featured with this orchestra is
Cuba Austin, the sensational drum
mer; also Leonard Reed, the dane
ing master of ceremonies, and IL
dancing girls, who made quite a
hit at the Worlds Fair in Chi
cago.
In the supporting cast are the
three Brown Buddies, fast STEP
ping trio.
Helen Stewart and Dusty"
Fletcher will supply the laughs to
round out this snappy stage revue.
On the screen Warner Bros.
greatest music spectacle of the
year, Filtration Walk" featuring
Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler, will
be shown. Midnight show Satur-
day, with reserved seats.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Rogers. Movie
Next)At

Will Rogers favorite of mil.
lions, makes his new year entry
into Washington and Loew's Fox
Theater next Friday in "The
County Chairman" adopted from
George AIDES famous story and
play.
Rogers has the role of a genial
quick-witted attorney of a small
country town yin the nineties. His
partner is " Ioungster he adopted
AS the you 18th grows older he
becomes a candidate for public
office-only 4 o run against the
father of his sweetheart and a
bitter enemy of Rogers. However
things take a turn with the right
full candidate fhot only getting the
position but tt he girl as we'll.
Rogers is supported by Stepir
Fetchit, Evelyn Venable, Kent
Taylor. Louise Dresser, Mickey
Rooney and others.
The stage show will be head
lined by Yer IA Gordon, beloved
stage and Sc4'een star, with hel
own company Of artists in a dra
matte sketch, Reunion in Amer
ica."
The Washington times., 1935-01-05

vided by Feery and his screen
partner, Mr.. Menjou. Good per-
formances also by Janet Beecher,
George and Olive Brasno (mid-
gets) Virginia Bruce and May
Boley as the bearded lady.
On the stage is N. T. G.'S revue
from the Paradise Night Club,
with Jay C. Flippen as master of
ceremonies. These shows were
never designed for the F Street
movie theater and, with their near
nudity disguised as art and murky
humors, class as cheap Minsky
burleSque rather than sm a t
vaudeville.
Entertainers in this haphazard
hodge-podge are VaneSsi, dancer;
May Joyce, songstress; Earl, Jack
and Betty, roller skaters; Frank
Conville, low comedian; the Wash
board serenaders, Harlem hot
cha, Kada, a spinning dancer; June
Earl, taps, and Marie Fowler, re-
cent winner of the Kate Smith
Radio Contest.
Those who missed the Rose
Bowl game will find some rare
sequences of this gridiron classic
in the Fox news reel, and some ex-
cellent court room shots of the
Hauptmann trial show the central
figures,