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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05
JOHN KINGHAN WILL
is FILED FOR PROBATE
Personal Property Listed at $4,000;
Sutphin Named Executor.

The will of John Richard bingham.
late chairman of the board of
KHAN g. Co., who died in Ireland
July %, was filed for probate today
in Marion County Probate Court.
The personal property was listed
at $4,000 and bond was fixed at
100000. The entire estate was left
to his widow. Mrs. Charlotte King
han, who is still in Ireland.
Samuel B. Sutphin was named
executor and provided bond.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05

soon the police heard about it. A
squad was sent out to find him
and arrest him for holding
parade without a permit, but the
police never caught up with them.
He got tired of the game around
10 o'clock and paid off. The total
bill for the rival cab company was
S31.75. 1t was $3.50 for the
Spurned company.
The man went home-on
street car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05
AUTO INJURIES FATAL
TO AGED CITY MAN
Augustine Thompson, Retired Coal
Dealer, Is Traffic Victim.

Augustine Thompson, 83, retired
coal dealer, of 6O2 N. Bradley-st,
died today in the Methodist Hos
pital from injuries received in a
traffic accident in the 23OO block e
Michigan-st yesterday morning.
Mr.. Thompson was the ninety thin
person to be fatally injured in traf-
fic accidents in Marion County thus
far this year A wheel of a truck
driven by Jess Resler, 40, Muncie,
rolled off and struck Mr.. Thompson
as he was walking on the sidewalk
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05
MACARTHUR REWARDED
FOR d YEARS. SERVICE
Chief of staff Given High Award
for Second Time.
BIZ United Press

WASHINGTON. Sept 5 = In
recognition OF more than four years
work as chief of staff of the U. S.
Army, the Distinguished Service
Medal today was conferred upon
Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
Since Gen Macarthur had been
awarded previous D. S. NJ. during
the World War, the decoration to-
day took the form of a bronze oak
leaf cluster TO be attached to his
medal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05
GARMENT STRIKE ENDS
Mt. Vernon Plant Meets Wage
Scale Demands of Workers.
BIZ I HitCd Press

BV nifCd PfcSS
MT. VERNON, Ind. Sept. 5.-A
36-hour strike of workers at the Mt.
Vernon plant of the Garment Corp.
of America was ended today when
their demands for a fat S11 week
wage scale we're met.
The workers walked out in protest
against the company'S efforts to
substitute a piecework wage sched-
ule
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05
Heavy Taxi on Fun
He Gets Sore at Cab Company So He Shows EN-
How Rivals Get Rich

all started slightly tipSy gentleman called
Indianapolis them
him dawntown restaurant and the cab said
gentleman said
Stngy money would the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05
SCHOOL FUND APPROVED
President Allows S9S.214 Grant for
Crippled ChiIdr ms Building Here.

Crippled ChiIdren's Building Here.
BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today approved a
grant of S98.2l4 for a crippled chill
dren'S school in indianapolis. The
grant is one of lS4 public works con-
struction projects in 81 states. total
ing S88 $685. 98. approved by the
President.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05
so Worst Autos All Set
for Big Parade-We Hope
Five Judges Including Mayor Kern Will Decide the Win
ner at Playground Tomorrow After Parade
Evervthlne's all sci :


Indianapolis
picked community parade will
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05

New guaranteed tires I5c wk. Save
Sl.Oo mp Hoosier Pete.-Adv.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-05

remnants fluttering in the
breeze, the Morgan line flagship,
Dixie is shown upper as she
steamed produly out of New Or
leans bound for New York-and
disaster. Caught in the hurri-
cane which swept lower Florida,
the Dixie was pounded onto
French Reef and the $50 pasSen-
gers kept aboard until today. A
veteran of the perilous coastal
coastal waters, Capt. Elmer w.
SundStrom 0ower) was praised
highly for his seamanship by
grateful passengers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
RETURNED JAPANESE
MISSIONARY AT LOCAL
CHURCH NOV. 1925

DR.. Charles A. Logan, who has
been a missionary to the people Of
Japan, will give several missionary
talks in Rev. j: w. Luke's churches
within the next few weeks. On the
week of Nov. 1925, he will hold an
evangelistic meeting in the West
jefferson Presbyterian Church. Ser
vices will begin each night at 7:3O
p. m.
DR.. Logan is a man of unusual
evangelistic power and is excep-
tionally, wide awake and authori-
tative on questions concerning
Eastern Asia. He has spent more
than a score of the years of his life
among the Japanese on the foreign
mission field and is now in America
on furlough.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
POPULAR GRAYSON
COUNTY TEAMS PLAY
VIRGINIA-CAROLINA

The Fries boys and girls basket
ball teams played the Virginia
Carolina teams, at Grassy Creek,
Tuesday night Nov. S. The Fries
girls, known as the outstanding
Grayson county team and unde-
feated for two years, won by a
score 20 to "a. Both teams fought
hard and showed good sportsman
ship throughout the game. Miss
Copeland made 20 points and was
named as the outstanding player of
the game. Miss Undine Nye was
high point scorer for Grassy Creek.
The Virginia-Carolina boys de-
feated Fries boys by a score of 26
to IL. Both teams fought valiantly
and played in good form. Junior
Gambler of Grassy Creek was high
point man.
This was the fourth victory for
the maroon and white team.
Girls referee-V. w. Moody,V.P.I.
Boys referee. c. Francis, U.N.C,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
STRINGER ARRESTS
COUPLE IN SANDERS
HOUSEKEEPING
Messrs. Stringer, Sanders, And
Campbell Make Trip To WEIGH
To Apprehend Intruders

Deputy-sheriff Walter Stringer
arrested and brought to the county
Jail early Sunday morning, a man
and his wife charged with breaking
into the house of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
M. Sanders and stealing property
therefrom. The couple arrested are
known as Woodrow and Jewel
Smith. They were in WEIGH, w. Va,
at the time of the arrest and had
some of the goods taken from the
Sand1-s house in their possession.
The house was broken into on the
night of Nov. 2, while Mr.. and Mrs.
Sanders were away for a visit. The
house was ransacked and hammer
had been used to break open a
locked trunk. ~.
Messrs. Sanders and Chas. Camp
bell accompanied Mr.. Stringer to
WEIGH to make the arrest. They
went Sunday night, Nov. 10, and
spent the entire night making the
trip to and from.
20 date has been set for a hear
ing.
This is the second HOUSEKEEPING
arrest that has been made recently;
the other being that of housebreak-
ing in the case of Frank McCreary
who was sentenced to ten years in
the state penitentiary for breaking
into the home of DR.. B. E. Reeves.
The Sanders house was also entered
by pricing open a window.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL
WILL GIVE BOX SUPPER

LANSING, Nov. 13.-Fifty boxes
supplied by the "fair sex" of Lam
sing High School are expected to be
ready to be auctioned off when the
bidding begins at 7:30 Saturday
night, Nov. 16 in the school audi
forum. In other words, the Lansing
school is planning to put on a NAM
mouth box supper, climaxed with
beauty contest to choose the most
beautiful girl of the occasion, and
also a contest to decide the ugliest
man in the gathering.
The Buffalo string band of six
musical instruments will furnish
music for the event. The public is
invited to attend.
Proceeds will 60 for the benefit
of the school
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
ITALIANS LOSE
in BATTLE WITH
BLACK FORCES
Four Tanks And Six Trucks
Taken And Battlefield Is
StreWn With Dead

According to the latest reports
from Adds Ababa pronounced
Ah-dis Awawa) the capital of Eth
opia, the African warriors scored a
victory over Italian tanks and ma
chine guns in the bloodiest battle
of the present war which was
fought Tuesday.
Losses were described as heavy
on both sides, with the field of bat
tie Uttered with dead. Four tanks
were captured, it was announced,
and Ethiopia was victorious in
another engagement in the same
region, killing many Italian soldiers
and taking six trucks.
The same communication told of
a success on the northern front.
Warriors, it asserted, attacked SUI
perior Italian force and killed the
commander and large number of
soldiers.
Italy May Quit League
Italy has announced that unless
members of the League of Nations
stop their sanctions program the
nation may be forced to withdraw
from the league.
With England and France lead
ing, over fifty nations have pledged
themselves to discontinue trade re-
lations with Italy in an effort to
force her to stop her Ethiopian con-
quest.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
IS MEN BEGIN WORK ON
MOUNTAIN ROAD TODAY
As WOMEN ARE ASSIGNED
WORK IN SEWING ROOM
Ruth Tugman Heads Woman's Work
In County; w. b. Oliver Takes
Up ReSettlement Work

Forty-five relief women were as
signed jobs during the past week in
the sewing rooms in this city and
at Lansing. Mrs. Flora Morphew, of
Buffalo section, is in charge of the
sewing room here and Mrs. J. c.
Mcneil, of Bina, has charge of the
Lansing room.
Miss Ruth Tugman has been ap-
pointed to head the work for Wom-
en- in the county and is taking up
her duties at once. Miss Tugman
has 'been@-a very successful case
worker during the past year at the
local relief Office
w. B. Oliver, former director of
relief for the county, has taken the
Office of rettlement supervisor for
the counties of Ashe and Ale
ghany. He, likewise, will take up
his new duties at once. Mr.. Church,
Yadkin county relief official, is in
the city helping to close out the
local relief Office since direct relief
is being cut off and only such work
is continuing as can be done by the
employables in each family
Miss liza Holeman, of North
Wilkesboro, who is in charge of the
district women's work which en-
braces five counties was in the city
last week and while here announc-
ed that total of 1877 women have
been given jobs in the five-county
district. This division of the WPA
is provided to give jobs to women
from relief families in which there
are no employable men and is con-
sidered a most essential part of the
works progress administration.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
THANKSGIVING BAZAAR
AND OYSTER SUPPER AT
AT HELTON ON NOV. 23RD
Methodist Ladies Will Have Exqui-
site Pieces OF Handiwork On
Sale For Church

The ladies of the Helton Metho-
dist Church are completing plans
for holding a bazaar and oyster
supper during the Thanksgiving
season for the benefit of the church.
The bazaar will be held on Satur-
day, Nov. %, and will begin at two
o'clock. Chrocheted counterpanes,
afghans, and all sorts of embroid-
cry will be on sale along with num-
erous novelty pieces in aprons,
boudoir pillows, etc. 1t is reported
that the display alone will be worth
visiting the bazaar, and anyone at
a loss as to what to- give for Christ
mas presents will have a chance to
get many valuable suggestions.
From five o'clock until eight, the
public will be served oyster sup
pers.
The bazaar and supper will be
given in the schoolhouse at Helton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
FLOORING PLANT
OPENS THIS WEEK
Vannoy Flooring Plant Ranks
Among Best In State; Has
Many Advance Orders

Wade E. Vannoy has completed
his $25,000 flooring plant, located on
the West Jefferson-Smethport road,
and the factory was opened for
business the latter part of last
week.
Thousands of feet of lumber are
already on the grounds and ready
to be turned into flooring of all
grades. It is learned that orders
have already been received that
will keep the factory working at
full capacity for the next five
Eoonths.
Nhis plant is the only one of its
kind in this section of the country
and it ranks among the best in the
state. Its being put into operation is
decided step forward in the in
dustrial world for the Jeffersons
and Mr.. Vannoy, prominent bust
ness man of the city, is to be con-
graduated on his success in erect
ing such a factory in the county.
Front
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
MRS. MAIZE HUNT is
CLAIMED BY DEATH

Mrs. Maize Hunt, an aged and
highly respected woman of the
Ebenezer community, died Sunday
afternoon after suffering stroke
of paralysis a few days before.
Mrs. Hunt was the widow of the
late Jones Hunt and was the moth
er of large family of children who
survive her. She was good mother,
a good neighbor, and conscienti-
Gus Christian woman who will be
much missed in her community.
Rev. J. w. Luke held funeral SER
vices for Mrs. Hunt Tuesday morn.
ing at Ebenezer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
COUNTY DAIRYMAN'S
ASSOCIATION MEETS
IN JEFFERSON SAT

The Ashe County Dairyman's As
ISOLATION, recently organized in the
county with G. B. Price as presi-
dent, will hold regular meeting
Saturday in Jefferson at the high
school building. The meeting will
convene at three o'clock in the
afternoon. The subject will be "The
Feeding of Dairy Cows for Winter
Production.
All members Of the association
are expected to be present and any
other farmers in the county who
might gain benefit from the subject
under discussion are invited to at
tend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
LATE NEWS
BULLETINS
English Eyer Is
Still Missing

till Missing
Another fleet of Royal Air
Force bombers rOared into the
air from Singapore, China, Tues
day, resuming with renewed
vigOr the search for Sir Charles
KingfOrd- Smith, missing since
Friday, Nov. 8, on a projected
England-Australia fight.
The pilots carried instructions
to skim low over every island
and the coast line of the western
Malay Peninsula, as well as a
wide strip of the Bay of Bengal
between RangOOn, South Burma,
and Victoria Point.
G. James Melrose, who last
saw the mOnOplane in which Sir
Charles and his co-pilot, Tom
Pethybridge, were flying over
the Bay of Bengal early Friday,
few again to the spot where he
saw the pilots bucking a raging
monsoon. MIR. Melrose expressed
belief that Sir Charles might
have glided to an uninhabited
island and made a landing in
moonlight.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
RIVERVLEW III. S. PLANS
ALL-DAY CELEBRATION
Services In The Morning To Be
Capped BY Fiddsers Corssetioa :
In Evening; Turkey Dinner :.

Wade E. Eller, principal of the
Riverview High School, was in the
city the first of the week and while
here announced that the school au-
thorities and the community were
planning an all-day celebration for
Thanksgiving Day.
MIR. Eller was glad to announce
that the project for completing the
rock work on the high school bull
ding had been approved and that
plans for carrying out the project
were already under way. The bene-
fits derived from the Thanksgiving
program will 60 toward buying
equipment for the school and all
friends and patrons Of the school
throughout the county are invited
to attend. A particular invitation is
extended to those who like old
fashioned turkey dinners since the
P. T. A. in that district plan to re-
produce the entire menu of ;. the
White House Turkey Dinner which
is known over the entire United
States.
The program will begin. in the
morning at eleven o'clock with re-
TAious services. At two o'clock in
ty afternoon, a double header bas-
ketball game will be played with
the boys team and the girls team
participating. Following the bali
game, the Thanksgiving dinner win
be served from 4:30 until 7. After
the dinner, an old-time Fiddler's
Convention will begin at p. m.
Cash prizes will be given. There
will be no entry fee charged and all
musicians in the county are invited
to enter. Musicians on the program
will also be allowed free admit
lance.
Reasonable prices for all enter
tainment will prevail throughout
the day and evening.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
]. w. King, Chas. McNeill, And
James Allen Assigned
To Head Jobs -.
WADDELL WILL HEAD
JEFFERSON PROJECT

c. H. Smithey, WPA projects SUI
pervisor who is located in North
Wilkesboro, was in the city Monday
completing arrangements to start
work on the Negro Mountain road
project today, Thursday. J. B. Hash,
who is with the employment Office
and also located in North Wilkes
boro, spent the afternoon Monday
in the Jefferson employment Office
signing out men to begin work this
morning. Eighty-ive men were
signed out. - ',->- '-
j. w. King has been appointed
head foreman of the project; Chas.
McNeill will act as timekeeper, and
James A. Allen will be the head
surveyor.
In answer to the complaint of
some Of the citizens in the county
who feel that the Negro Mountain
road project is not fair one, Mr..
Smithey said that the relief load in
this community was a heavy one
and that the town of West Jefferson
had not filed any town projects. For
this reason, there was no other pro-
ject that would give men work in
this section and that the Negro
Mountain road would take care of
almost the entire relief load within
the surrounding area.
The town of Jefferson has been
fortunate enough to get a project
through for the building of side
walks and E. A. Waddell will be
the foreman in charge of that work.
Mr.. Smithey stated while in the
city that road projects for the coun-
ty had been filed with the proper
authorities and should be ready to
begin at an early date. The projects
are said to be placed at the most
advantageous points over the
county in order to give work to the
most people.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
u. S. NAVY OFFERS
GREAT OPPORTUNITY

The United States Navy has 40
distinct trades, IA different ratings,
and maintains A service schools.
There are 1913 different courses of
instructions open to the men Of the
Navy at the present time. All men
who are interested in the Navy as
a career should make their appica-
ton now. Navy Recruiting Sub
Station located in the Post Office
Building, Salisbury, N. c.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
Father And. Son On Trial
For Lives In Wilkes

NORTH WILKESBORO, Nov.
12.-TOm and Granville Love,
father and son who made their
home in Jobs Cabin township in
the Blue Ridge mountains, went
ON trial for their lives in Wilkes
court today on a charge of kill
ing Phin Atwood about three
months ago.
A special venire of 100 men
was summoned for the trial, and
selection of the jury was COM
pleted about three o'clock.
Early testimony by the State
this afternoon tended to show
that Granville Love admitted
shooting Atwood, but claimed
self defense, saying that Atwood
was in the act of drawing a gum
on him at the time he fired.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
METHODIST CHURCH
SERVICES SUNDAY

Regular services will be held at
the West Jefferson M e h d s t
Church Sunday, Nov. II, at both
the morning and evening hours.
At two-thirty in the afternoon,
the pastor, Rev. G. R. Stafford, will
hold services at the county home.
III those desiring to attend the aft
ernoon services will be welcome.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
Presbyterian Announcements
For Day OF Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day services will
be held in Presbyterian churches in
the county as follows:
Lansing, 9 a. M; Jefferson, II a.
m; Obids, II a. M; Gillespie, 2::S0
p. M; and Foster Memorial, 700
p. m.
Mr.. J. o. Blevins, accompanied
by a group of other laymen from
Lansing will have charge of the
services at Obids.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
President Proud Of
JJnguarded Border

Unguarded Border
While men and nations paused
in silent remembrance of Nov.
IL, 1918, no cannon doomed i'm
solemn salute to Armistice Day
on the United States Canadian
bOrder-there are no forts or
cannons along its 3OOO-mile ex-
panse. Instead, President Roose.
welt announced a trade pact to
eliminate disagreements and
unreasonable restriction"
Deliberately linking this act
of peacetime cooperation with
his Armistice Day plea for neu-
trality and peace in world of
multiplying ornaments, ROOse-
welt referred to it as showing
the "pOwer of good example"
which els the strongest force in
the world"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
Hauptmann Fighting
To Escape Chair

Attorneys for Bruno Richard
Houptmann appealed to the SUI
preme Court in Washington
Tuesday to set aside Haupt-
mann's conviction of kidnapping
and numbering the Lindbergh
baby. December % has been set
as the date when the Court will
probably answer the plea. If it
is against the German carpen-
ter, as it is thought it will be,
he will receive definite order
for electrOcutiOn for a Christmas
present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14

Filled with the spirit of women's
rights, the Egyptian Feminist Union
appealed to the Prime Minister to
abolish poygamy (the practice of
having more than one wife at the
same time) in Egypt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
Mr.. Wilmington To Preach
At ScOttville Next Sunday

Rev. w. T. Wilmington will hold
services at Scottville Sunday after
noon at two o'clock. The Cook-Har-
less quartette will go with Mr..
Wilmington and give a number Of
special selections.
The public is invited to attend
these services.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14

Gov. Olin D. Johnston, who de-
clared the South Carolina state
highway commission "in a state of
insurrection," and ordered National
Guard machine gunners to keep the
commissioners out of their Office.
He also named a board to supervise
the affairs of the department.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14
Mussolini Buys $4,000
Canels For Italy

MuSSOlini has concluded a con-
tract with the Saudi Arabian
government for purchase Of 49,
900 camels at Is pound, in gold,
per head, for use in east Africa.
1t was believed the camels will
be used in the expected Italian
advance across the waterleSS
plains Of Ethiopia.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14

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Post, the only newspaper that
Is printed in Ashe county, and
the newspaper with by far the
best subscription list Of any
sper circulated in the county
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-14

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