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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-03
Nj. & M. Athletic Association

The M. & M. athletic association
has been organized with the follow
ing officers: President, Paul Gay
lord; vice pres. "Ebe'' Balding:
sec'y, Howard Conkle; treas, Mr.,
Turner. Cheer leaders, Marjorie
(Toots) Price and Marjorie Walk
or.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Farus of
Bristol spent the week end with the
formers sister, Mrs. Henry Gill,
and husband, of Dresden. They re-
turned by the way of GAINESVILLE and
Mrs. Farus' uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mount, accompanied
them home, remaining until this
morning.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-03
Malta Lights

Monday evening the new street
lights for Malta were turned on for
the first time, and all were very
much pleased with the effect. The
lights extend from the bridge to the
arch, and are similar to those about
the public square here
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-03
NJ. & M. Drops First
Big Six Game

In their first big six league game.
played Friday against New Concord,
M e M. lost by the score Of to
13. The game was at the CCC
camp grounds, Malta. Friday,
Glouster plays M. & M. here.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-03
Il. E. Nash Some Better

Mr.. e. e. Nash who is at Grant
hospital taking treatment for sci
attic neuritis, is some better.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-03

Miss Patty Newman has returned
to her home in GAINESVILLE, following
visit in Malta with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Newman.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
MRS. BEN MAY SUCCUMBs TO
LONG AND PAINFUL ILLNESS

Mrs. Ben May, aged 81, died at her
home in jefferson last Thursday after
long and painful illness from the
effects of cancer. Funeral services
were held Friday at the Methodist
church in Jefferson with Rev. p. E.
Downs, of the Baptist church and
pastor of the deceased, and Rev. r.
H. Stone, of the Presbyterian church,
officiating. Interment was made in
the Jefferson cemetery.
Mrs. May, who before her marriage
was Miss Ellen Gambill from Helton,
was-a highly. respected woman who
was well known and liked the Jeffer-
sons having been manager of the
West jefferson Hotel for some time.
She was the daughter Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Gambill.
Mrs. May is survived by her hus-
band and four children: Mrs. Walter
stringer, of this city; Mrs. J. G.
Neal, Miss Syble May, and Mr.. Mar
vim May, all of jefferson. Eleven
grandchildren also survive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
CHINESE MISSIONARY TO
-: * BIT. FEATURE SPEAKER AT
= Y. P. U. MONDAY NIGHT


~ Rev. H. K, King.a pastor Of the
North Wilkesboro Methodist Church,
will be- the principal speaker at the
Ashe County ,Xouags Peoples Union
banquet to be held next Monday night
FEBRUARY Il, at 4 -e'cleek, = In the
Grassy Greek High School gymnas-
am.' Mr. king has r9ceAtay retGSrrned
from shanghi, China; where, for two
years and g half, he directed the or
ganization Of new program Of
Christian Education fore Chinese
Methodism.sR Rev. A. G.. Gibbs, as Dis
trick Director of Christian Education
will bring "a message to the young
people: IS AZ: ssra.,
>s=s approximately IS places have al
ready been reserved BY Young piiopde
from different sections of the. couAty,
The progranf will be in charge Of
J6sRph NJ. PreVvSe;tte, Jr.; POSTMASTER ;ta sifair
and the speakers will be. introduced
by Union presidenteJohn Rackley, Of
WaErensville. .eN~a ~ X ~,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
COMMISSIONERS MAKE
SATISFACTORY SETTLE
MENT WITH SHERIFF
Sheriff Miller Has New Tax Books;
Urges People to Pay Before
Penalty Is Added

Sheriff Henry M. Miller has the
new tax books this month, having
made satisfactory settlement in 'SS
taxes with the County Commissioners
on the first Monday. Because taxes
were not advertised in 1884 until
December, the "a tax books were late
in getting into Sheriff Miller's hands.
Sheriff. Miller states that many
have paid their taxes in the Registers
office and that many are paying now
in his office. He is highly pleased
with this and urges the citizens to
pay up before any penalty is attach
ed. Rates are greatly lowered this
year and it is hoped that all taxes
will be paid before the date is set for
advertising delinquents.
On March /, penalty of one per
cent will go on "a taxes; on that
date a penalty of 4 per cent will go
on 'S3 taxes, and an 5 per cent PEN
atty on past due 'S2 taxes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
TWO STILLS CAPTURED LAST
WEEK NEAR WILKES LINE

Jake JONES'. revenue officer. and
Ashe county deputies, David Burkett
and Wiley Burgess captured two
stills and outfits near che. Wilkes
Ashe line. last week.
Wednesday,, the officers captured a
still and outfit at Stone Cove, on the
Wilkes side near Sheets's Gap. Three
gallons Of liquorewere taken, 500 gal
Ions of beer, and Harmon Sheets was
arrested nearby. He was placed in
Jail in Boone:
Thursday, the, same men captured
a still on the Ashe side near Glendale
Springs. No one was taken at the still
but 100 gallons of beer were poured
out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
THREE CREWS
BUSY IN ASHE
About Fifteen Men from This County
Already Hired; Laurel Springs
Road to Sttaaffss~.~~--s4.

Three surveying crews are in the
county mapping out possible routes
for the national parkway on which
construction is expected to begin in
the early spring. From fifteen to
twenty men in the lower part of the
county are already working with the
federal group.
Some complaint has been register
ed locally as to the price paid the
common laborers, but it is understood
that the dissatisfaction is a natural
one in view of the recent high wages
paid by the county relief office. With
the cutting Of wages IN the relief Of
flee, the problem of pay for a days
work will resume more normal ap-
pearance.
s The route by Glendale Springs is
being re-surveyed. One crew is work
ing near Mulberry Gap close to the
c. Pendry place, and third group is
surveying near Peak Creek.
The beginning of the work on the
Laurel Springs Wagner road is be
ing looked forward 70 as = means 81
felisssll li eyed il this sse.
ton. The construction Of tfaf
will also begin at an esrly date.
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
LOCAL PEOPLE
INTERESTED IN
POWER RATES
Northwest Utilities Cuts Rates on
Service Combination in Half;
IVA Pointed to

Local citizens have shown consid-
cradle interest in the possibility of a.
reduction in the power. rates in the
county and last week the Northwest
Utilities, the local power company
announced through Chairman Stanley
Winborne, of the state utilities COM
mission, reduction from So to $3.50
in its minimum charge for service to
combination rate consumers in Burns
vile, Marshall, Sparta, West Jeffer-
son and adjacent outlying territory.
The company has only 1901 resi-
Dental customers and the amount of
the saving will be small, Winborne
stated.
Following this announcement, To-
cally, there has been much discussion
of the cheap rate possible in the
Tennessee Valley Authority and the
following article was brought in with
request for publications:
On Friday, January 8, 1885, the
town of Pulaski, Giles County, Ten
nessee, was connected with electric
lower provided by the Tennessee
vallv Fiitthority from generators at
80, 1.1Scma. The town of
Pulaski has owned it's own power
plant from the time that electric
power was introduced there. There
fore it was only necessary to make
proper business arrangements, to ex-
tend the power line from the most
convenient point in Alabama, and
then to make the connection.
At present there are 800 users of
electricity in the town and it is the
purpose of the officials to increase
this as rapidly as practical within the
town, and then to build lines into the
country. These rural lines will be
built into portions Of the county not
now served by other electric power
systems and where there are enough
people per mile of line to make the
extension profitable.
Power rates for residences under
IVA will be 8 cents per kilowat
hour for the first so units used, 2
cents each for the next $50 units, 1
cent eachafor the next 200 units, and
A mills each for the next 1000 units.
II Is planned that rates for rural sec
TORS win pc the same. A minimum
monthly fsse-Gs. q home equippsd
with small capacity meter Re g
75 cents per month and where largs
.er meter is. installed 81 per month
will, be charged. Already some Of the
young people are planning on build
ing. homes to be- heated with cleo
.tlicity.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
WRECK ON WARRENsVILLE : :
ROAD MAY NOT BE FATAL

Lumber Co... and loaded with
lumber. The accident happsnsd
Monday morning on the sharp
curve just below the bridge near
the place where the Buifalo road
turns off from the Smethport-
Warrensville road.
The men were thrown in al
most every direction out of the
car. Broken class cut many.
severely and Richardson was
knocked unconscious. Weaver was
reported to have been hurt the
worst. On account Of the weight
Of the truck, It was not damaged
nor the driver hurt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07

John Richardson, Wade Weay-
er, and Jack Blevins, who. were
sent to the Wilkes Hospital Mon
day morning as the result Of, q
car wreck on the Warrensville
road, are reported to be expected
to recover. Others in the car at
the time of the collision were Ike
Shepherd, Claude Spencer, Ed
Jones and Blaine Richardson. All
were from Grayson county.
The car, Chevrolet sedan,
driven by Weaver, was en- route
to West jefferson when it had a
head-on collision with truck
belonging to the Barr-BOwie.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
BEEF AND MILK
PRICES TAKE A
DECIDED RISE
Local Cattle Men and Milk Cow
Owners Well Pleased at Pros
poets. of High Prices

While reports from the Chicago
markets declare that the cattleman's
smile of better times is widening with
a broad jump in live beef prices that
are the highest they have been in
fouryears, local cattle men and milk
COW owners are rejecting the smiles
for the cattle outlook is more hopeful
than it has been in months and the
price of butter fat at the cheese fac
tory here is the highest it has been
since 1929.
Mr.. Tavern Johnson, manager of
the Kraft Phoenix cheese factory
says that milk and butter prices are
high enough now for foreign milk
producing countries to be able to ship
dairy products into the United States
and make money on them.
Due to the past low prices for beef
cattle, the stock in Ashe has been
allowed to run low, but those who
have cattle for sale will be able to
rreafize more Gil them ti Il III they have
in some time. According to a news
paper report of, the conditions in
Chicago, buyers, horseback riding
among cattle pens at the stockyards,
called the highest bids producers
have heard since January, 1881.
One load of 1,435 pound steers
went over the scales at $13.65 a
hundredweight, IS cents more than
has been paid on recent days. Numer-
Gus loads brought $13 to $3.50. The
market for good steers was so cents
higher today.
These prices lacked little Of being
double the value of steers a year ago.
Furthermore, the top is now $3.4O
higher than two months ago and
$3.50 higher than one month ago.
Cattle feeders who bought under
fed steers three to six months ago
at So to Sc reaped profit because
those animals, although fattened by
expensive feed, have more than
doubled in value.
The store of the present cattle situ-
alton had it's preface in last sum-
mer's soaring drough during which
starving and thirsty cattle died by
the thousands.
To relieve this. condition and at the
same time can food for needy in the
cities the government bought more
than 100000 cattle, swelling the to-
tai beef slaughter at inspected mar
kets to 1922 900 head, more than so
per cent greater than the kill of the
previous year.
AS result partly of this supplies
of cattle have been greatly reduced
although not to alarming proportions.
according to leaders in the industry.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
JESSIE DAVIS CARRIED TO
CHILHOWIE FOR BURIAL

Jessie Davis, one of the good citi-
zens of the Lansing community, was
carried to his old home near Chill
howie, Va, for burial following his
death at Lansing, Friday.
Mr.. Davis had been i'll for some
time although he had supposedly inn
proved during the past few weeks.
He Is survived by bis wife and three
children.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
LEE LYALLS BURIED ON
HORSE CREEK SUNDAY

Lee Lyalls, aged around &c, died at
his home on Horse Creek last week
after having been in poor health for
some time. Funeral services were con-
Quoted Sunday by Elder: Edd Davis
and interment followed at. the. Ham
cemetery. 81 49,.
Mr.. Lyalls was prominent mans iii
his community and he will be greatly
missed there. He is survived by his
widow and five. childre1u. :
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
SENATE is WRANGLING
ABOUT GIVING BROAD
POWERS TO PRESIDENT
Senators Demands that They Be Told
How $4,SSO, 10000 Is to Be
Spent in U. S.

Although the House passed the
Presidents "work-for-all' bill which
would set aside over four billion dol
lars for "a last needed stimulation of
business to break the back of the de-
preston, the Senators have spent
hours in the Appropriations Commit
tee wrangling over the broad powers
the bill would give Mr.. Roosevelt.
Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia,
who has viewed the Administrators
tactics, with distrust, is chairman OF
this cosnmittee.
AdnAr4 Ehrastian J. Peoples, the
chief witness 0fUthe hearings, testi-
fed Individual items would be drawn
from a huge reservoir of desirable
projects" amounting in all to $780,
600, 000, 900 but that no specific pro-
jects fa&bAe ected in advance.
He testified Segfegation of items in
the program was Clearly impossible"
because the fund must be kept flexible.
But, pressed by committeeman, on his
third day of testimony, he finally
gave thisgeneral breakdown of CLASH
fcations within the reservoir from
which projects might be selected:
Stun clearance and urban housing
$4,000, 0OO, 900.
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Rural housing $4,000, 100000.
Grade crossings, $2,0O0,000,0OO up.
National highways, $4,000, O00, 900
Rural electrifcation 100000, 900.
Reforestation, submarginal lands
$s50,000,OOo.
Soil erosion $3O0,O00,0O0.
Special federal projects $180,000,-
900.
Community sanitation and health
control, SIPS, 100000.
Non-federal projects 1850, 000, 900.
Rivers and harbors, $8,O00,OO0, 900.
Stream pollution $38O,OO0,O00.
Committee members sought to find
out whether the total for reforesta-
tion included the plan for belt of
trees from Canada to Texas through
the drought region. Peoples said he
did not know.
Not to Extend NRA
During the hearings, Senator
Byrnes said he was informed by
President Roosevelt that the chief
executive had no intention to use the
broad general powers in the bill to
extend NRA without legislation from
congress.
Harry L. Hopkins, relief admins
traitor, testified there would be no diff
ficulty getting people off the relief
rolls onto the work program. He con-
tended that the needy want jobs, and
fewturn them down when offered.
"The number Of people that do not
want to work on the relief rolls is
so infinitesimal and small in number
that it is not important" he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
WEST JEFFERSON. WINS
TWO BASKET BALL GAMES

On January 81 West jefferson
High School swon over jefferson High
Slh.l 28a5. This game was con-
sidefed by many as one the most
spectacular games Of the season IN
sshe county.
The local team won another game
when they played Nathans Greek on
February $. The score was 1920.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
"HEARTS sAND. DfAM0NDS"eAT
sNATHANS CREEK FRIDAY

Hearts and Diamonds" will -sbe
presented by the tenth grade stus
dents at, the Nathans Creek High
School Friday night in the school au-'
ditorium at 7:SO. The public is invited
to attend.
An admission Of ten and twenty
cents will be charged with 5 cent
charge for reserved seats.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07

Mr.. Thomas Sutherland, of Fig,
was in the city the first of the week
and he reports that the New River
school building is now having the nm
ishing touces put on it. Rock steps
are being built this week. The GYM
nasium ii also nearing completion,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07

admit they know The 71-yeaf-old u
Doughten and what is on his mind
Of course, they qualify their state
ment with the proviso that much wa
ter will go over the dam before
Farmer Bob" decides what he will
do, but they do think he will yield to
the reported persuasion of some of
his relatives that he run for governor.
Should Mr.. Doughton shake the
dust of Washington from his feet and
60 after the gubernatorial nominal
ton, he would carry every county in
the ninth district in the opinion Of
Senator J. Allan Dunn and Repre-
sentative J. w. Bean of Rowan. Both
think Farmer Bob" would get so
per cent or more of the entire vote
castSin the ninth even though Shell
by's Clyde R. Hoey, Lieut.-Gov. A. H.
Graham and host of others also ran.
Sho:rld Mr.. Doughton run for gov
.ernor, it means the woods will be full
of candidates for his congressional
seat insthe min All would-be candi-
dates should k d their eyes on Tay-
.lersyille's J. Slen Burke because
it is said he VII Be the only candidate
Alexander will offer for congress in
event Mr.. Doughton steps down. So
also is it said Ashes Tam Bowie viii
not attempt to go to congress in the
ninth
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
OLD SLAVE FOUND DEAD
IN THREE TOP NEAR TROUT

Jim Clark, respected Negro, Of
Civil War days., was found dead in
his home near, trout in the Three Top
section Tuesday. A Coroner's inquest
was not deemed necessary since he
had been sick for. some time. A neigh;
Dor found the body when. she went
to carry him, something to eat.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07

The Mark Twain beacon light at
Hannibal, Mo-, was recently lighted
when President Roosevelt turned a
golden key at Washington. The light
ing of the beacon started the years
celebration of the Mark Twain CEN
tennial in the little town where Mark
Twain spent his boyhood.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07

Newly snnined gold surpassed all
records. for value if not for number
of ounces in 1884.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-07
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
PUTS JUDGE BOWIE in
INTERNATIONAL LISTS
Wade Lucas Gives Opinion Around
Raleigh in Article About r. L.
Doughton's Chances

From the Charlotte Observer comes
this interesting news concerning Hon.
T. G. Bowie, state representative
from this county:
The Honorable Tam c. Bowie OF
West Jefferson, whose stentorian tones
have lifted the rafters in auditoriums
all over North Carolina, including
that architectural jewel that crowns
Capitol Hill in Raleigh, has not yet
said he would not run for governor
of North Carolina in 1896.
The Observer has it from the Hon
orable Tam himself. eyes, SIR said
he, "I'm not saying SO just. yet. The
time isn't ripe. I'll let you know
pretty soon, almost any time now,
but not just yet. But am distinctly
not saying that I am not going to
rum"
Clyde r. Hoey and Farmer Bob
Doughton and Sandy Graham may be
political cut-ups, all right; but so is
the Roaring Ram of the high country,
and before many months have passed
he may be tearing up the turf all over
Tarheelia. He didn't say so, not just
in so many words, but then, again,
he didn't say that he would not. So it
wouldn't surprise the politically wise
and not-so-wise to see the announce
ment in the paper some morning that
the Honorable Thomas Contee Bowie
had hurled his challenge to the orator
r,ss.tSaordinaire of Shelby and the
e7Scfs .le--,sss.,>G- surel Springs. as
leading farmer OF E-.s.- = -,
we'll as the dandy Sandy of Hillsbofo
If Mr.. Doughton and the lieutenant
governor do decide to get into the
race.
Mr.. Bowie's spirits were buoyant.
He didn't appear to be especially
afraid of the Hoey-D oughton- Graham
lineup, judging by the way he talked
over the telephone. The honorable
Tam does not talk like anybody pass
ing cemetery at midnight. Hesseem-
ed to indicate that he would relish
another race. AS he explained, he
didn't say he would and he didn't say
he wouldn't. And the folks who listen
for such things are wondering when
he will say his say and what it will be.
And Wade Lucas gives the follow
ing opinions as picked up around Ra-
leigh concerning the possible candi-
dacy of Hon. R. L. Doughton, repre-
sentative, in Congress from this dis
trict:
Congressman Farmer Bob" Dough-
|1ton, the youngoldman from the ninth
districk has not given up the idea Of
Evening star., 1935-05-18
FAMILY SERMONS
WILL BE CONTINUED
Rev. G. Z. Schnabel Will Speak
on Here Comes the Bride
at Albright Memorial.

The series Of sermons on "The
Family" will be continued at Albright
Memorial Evangelical Church tomor-
row at IL am. The minister, Rev.
George z. Schnabel, will speak on
Here Comes the Bride" Miss Anna
Kraemer of Baltimore will be the guest
soloiSt.
The evening service will feature Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Barnes, assisted by
quartet, in group of Negro
Spirituals. The sermon theme will be
Going Places
The Brotherhood will hold an outing
Monday evening at the country home
Of Russell Reilly, near the University
of Maryland.
The annual Spring festival Of the
children's division Of the Sunday
school will be presented on Friday
night. Featuring the program will be
Tom Thumb wedding. with Duane
Schwertner as the bride and Fred
Oehm as the groom.