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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
Couzens Improving.

ROCHESTER, Mimi, July 10 (P),
-"Continued improvement" tonight
was reported of the condition of Sen
ator James Couzens of Michigan, re-
covering from an operation for blad-
der ailment. His personal physician
said the Senator has gained strength
steadily since the operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
Parks

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
Sixteenth Child Is
Born to Mother
OF 38, on Relief
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WOODS RIVER, Ill, July 10.
Mrs. Clarence Swarringin, SO,
today was q parent for the six
tenth time.
The latest arrival. q girl weigh
ing 71z pounds, was born yester-
day. Ten Of her children are
living. The Oldest Is is. The
husband Is ~.
The family Is on relief,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
Crime
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
the House calendar, and several others
may be added as a result of the regu-
lar meeting Wednesday of the House
District Committee. Only two, how
ever, are regarded as of major i'm
portance. and of course, controversial.
One is the Ellenbogen bill to revive
the wartime rent commission. and
the other is the amended Senate ap-
proved bill to liberalize the District
divorce laws. The Ellenbogen bill has
been on the calendar for more than
a month, but it has been skipped over
each District day in that period. The
divorce bill however, is the latest ad-
dition to the calendar, and its fate
still is uncertain.
Even if the House passes the divorce
bill, it will have to go back to the
Senate for concurrence in the amend
ments already made by the District
Committee. Other changes may be
made on the floor when the bill is
under consideration.
The principal revisions made by
the District Committee were elimina-
ton Of cruelty, incurable insanity for
five years and drunkenness for a Pc
Rod of one year as grounds for an
absolute decree. Cruelty. however, will
serve as grounds for limited divorce
which would become absolute after
two years if the separated couple are
not reunited.
Taxi Bill May Fail.
Representative Quinn, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, is hopeful of getting
early action on his bill for compulsory
taxicab liability insurance, but that
is doubtful in view of the prospective
adjournment of Congress about the
middle of August.
In fact, hearings on the measure
have not been completed, because
Representative Patman, Democrat, of
Texas, chairman of the subcommittee
which has it in charge, has been too
busy with other congressional affairs.
At the last hearing, more than a
month ago, Patman asked for certain
data on insurance rates for several
classes of liability protection. Quinn
said he had collected the information
and would have it ready as soon as
Patman resumes hearings on the bill.
He intends to urge Patman to resume
the hearings this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
ASHE AND ALLEGHANY
COUNTIES VOTE IN FAVOR
OF TOBACCO CONTROL ACT

Raleigh, Dec. 26.-With returns in
from all except five counties, North
Cardinals flue-cured tobacco growers
voted overwhelmingly in favor of re-
tention of the Kerr-Smith tobacco
control act for another year.
Fifty-four counties producing fue-
cured tobacco voted 1876, 498 affrma-
tive ballots against 1916 against
continuance of the act.
Only three counties, Allegheny,
Ashe and Yancey, in the hurley sec
ton, had sent in their votes for the
act. These voted $50 votes for the
act and only 46 against.
E. Y. Floyd, in charge of the
tobacco program in North Carolina,
estimated that 95 per cent of the
eligible votes in the state had been
reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
LIFTING OF CHECK TAX
EXPECTED TO INCREASE
CHECK CALCULATIONS

Those who have had to mail checks
in payment of bills and see the gov
eminent collect two cents for the
check and three cents for the stamp
on the letter are ove.joyed this week
to know that they can draw checks
to their hearts content without hav-
ing to pay the two cents that has
been deducted each month from their
bank balance for the past two years.
Hon. r. L. Doughton is given credit
for the bill that was passed during
the session of Congress last spring
that made it legal to drop the check
tax on December 81, 1884:
Not only is the dropping of this
tax expected to be a great help to
the keeping of the bank records, but
it is expected to increase the number
of checks drawn to a great extent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
EXAMINATION FOR LAUREL
SPRINGS POSTMASTER WILL
BE HELD AT GALAX, VA,

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exami-
nation. as 4 result of which it is
expected TO make certifcation to fill q
contemplated vacancy in the position
of fourth class postmaster at Laurel
Springs, n. G. The examination will
be held at Galax, Va, and the date
for assembling of competitors will be
stated in the admission cards which
viii be mailed to applicants after the
close Of receipt of applications.
The compensation of the postmas-
ter at Laurel Springs for the last
fiscal year was $4,000 All U. S.
citizens who can comply with the
requirements may compete for the
position. Application blanks and full
information concerning requirements
may be secured from the postmaster
at Laurel Springs or from the U. S.
Civil Service Commission at Wash
ington. Applications must be on file
with the Commission by the closing
of business on Jan. s18, 1886.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
AUTHORITIES REPORT
HOLIDAY BEHAVIOUR
BEST SEEN IN YEARS

From Sheriff to Constable, the re-
port is that the behaviour in the
county during the past holiday season
was the best that has been had for
years. In the towns, the Chief of
Polio declare that there was little
or no drinking, 10 fights fights and no dis
turbers of the peace to arrest and
take to Jail.
Sheriff Miller and local policeman,
Charlie Keys, are proud of the record
for peace and sobriety that has been
made and deputies in outlying dis
tricts are also well pleased at the
absence of the usual christmas mis-
behaviour.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
Helm Assunaes Pastorate At YhonasDills

Rev. and Mrs. D. n Helm and
little son left West Jefferson We'd
nesday for 7 homasyille, where Mr..
Helm will become minister Of the
ThomasvilIe Presbyterian Church.
"A great host Of people will regret
the move as they had made many
friends.
Coming to the county in June,
1882 they entered readily into the
work Of the church. Records show
that III have been added to the
rolls Of the churches served by Mr..
Helm. In addition to having West
jefferson, he was also pastor of
Obids and Low Gap churches and
organized the Big Ridge church.
At the latter place he has begun
the construction of a beautiful
house for worship. Another work
that Mr.. Helm started was at
Bogg's schoolhouse.
It is larger church to which
they go. And a fine opportunity
surrounds them. The Thomasville
manse is one of the newer ones in
the Presbytery and is modern.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
MRS. EVERETT FENDER HURT
IN CAR COLLISION MONDAY

Mrs. Everett Fender was painfully
hurt Monday afternoons when her
head was thrust through the wind
SHE'D of the car she and her husband
and three children were driving on
their way to West Jefferson when
.the car collided with a truck.
rs. Fender s,aaw bone was broken
and her throat was cut in several
places although Mr.. Fender, return
ing Tuesday from the Wilkes Hos.
pital where she was taken, is report
ed to have said that the doctors
thought that she would recover al
though the recovery would be slow.
3 Both the Fender car and the truck
were driving with windshields almost
covered with sleet and neither driver
holds the other responsible for The
accidents which happened near Bill
Blevins's home IN the Walnut Hill
section. Mr.. Fender, who was driving
and the two daughters, Flo and Fay
and son, Fleet, escaped injury.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
WILEY BURGESS AND
DAVID BURKETT BRING
j. M. THOMPSON TO JAIL

Deputies Wiley Burgess and David
Burkett, carrying 3 search warrant,
found Ave. gallons Of corn liquor, q
still cap, and twenty Or thirty con-
tailners smelling strongly Of the
liquids in the possession Of ]. M:
Thompson Of the Clifton communitA
Thompson was brought to the county
Jail charged with the violation Of q
federal law.
Last week, Deputy Burkett brought
in an outfit from the Phoenix COM
munity near Broomstraw rock. No
body, however, was taken at the still.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
ERROR IN ADVERTISING OF
OF TAX LIST CORRECTED

It has been found that through =
mistake either in the sherif's office
or in the office of the Skyland Post
that the names of A. l. Dancy and
j. D. McNeill, Of jefferson, and
Robert Porter, of Grassy Greek, and
r. ]. Houck, of Elk township, were
carried on the list of land tax delin-
quents by mistake. The name of 7. j.
Houck, who had paid his taxes, was
confused with and should have read,
j. T. Houck.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

Mrs. Jane Duvall, who died sud-
denly in Maryland, was brought to
Bina for burial on Thursday. Dec! 81.
Mrs. Duyall is survived BY two
children, Mrs. A. Nj Ashley. Of Fig,
and W ". Duvall, Of Maryland otls-s
er facts concerning Mrs. Duvall's
death were not available at the time
the paper goes to press.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

euse Of hunding: Xou com take curves
with greater sotetY.
There me munY new lectures in the
Ford V-8 for 1885 which ma1e the con-
still edsier to drive. New brulses give
more power for stopping quickly with
for less foot pressure on the pedul
A new type Of eosY-pressure clutch
employs centrifugal force TO increase eff
fciencY at higher speeds. New steering
mechanism makes the cor still eusier
to hGndle. New, wider. roonnier seats.
The New Ford We for 1885 retuins the
va engine which hos demonstrated its
dependubilitY and economy in the SER
vice Of more than million owners.
There are Iefnements. but no chdnge in
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

$500 REWARD will pay a reward
Of $500 to anyone who returns or
informs me Of the whereabout Of my
white and brown spotted pointer bird
dog, which strayed away Or was
stolen Sunday, December 30th.
(Signedl GWYN GAMBLE, West
Jefferson, N. G.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

EDWARDS leaves West Jefferson
for Bel Air, Maryland, Wednesday,
January 9th at TOO a. m. Make
reservation with c. E. Miller. of
West jefferson, or w. B. Edwards,
of Darlington, Md.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Co., which does $1,000, 100000 busi-
ness year, is owned by one family.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

The telegraph and telephone wiz
you see strung along the highway y
weighs only 208 pounds to the mile. n
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

The first carload Of horseshoe nails
in more than a century was recently
shipped into New York City.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

The Chinese extract an oil from
rattlesnakes and use it as cure for
rheumatism.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

Food production for an adequate
diet requires 1.5 acres of farm land
per person.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
The II3Q 7lIiIl {: FOR g. 5

D. ~
basic design. You buy pre-
MUM performance when you
buy this Ford V-e-full IS
horsepower and capable Of so
miles m hour. All Ford va
cars for 1895 come equipped
with Solely Gloss throughout
at no additional cost.
We invite you 10 see this
New Ford " 8 for 1885 at the
shOMfo6ms 81 Ford dedIers.
You win wont 10 ride In it,
Il yourself. You viii ind L q
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
STATESMEN WANTED

MAN WANTED for Rawleigh Route
Of. ~ Sc ls..iiIies. Good profits for
hustlers. We train and help you.
Write today. Rawleigh Co., Dept.
NCA-149-SA2, Richmond, Va.
FOR SALE Console style phono-
graph in good condition $12.-The
Central Garage, West Jefferson, N. g.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

Trained propagandists" are now
available for contracts for organized
whispering campaigns"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

One out of every four Americans
gainfully employed is on public pay
roll-federal, state, county, city or
town.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

DR.. Gilbert Lewis, of California
university, believes that new earthly
materials is constantly being created
by the action of cosmic rays on me-
teor dust.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

Mental diseases are as prevalent
as all other diseases combined. Thus
mental cases have increased 100 per
cent in number in the United States
in the last rs years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

WANTED Several cars Of s-foot
locust fence posts wanted by first
of February Carriers Produce Co.,
Lansing, N. C. 1920
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

FOR SALE respass Notices
for land posting purposes at
15c dozen at The SkyIand Post
printing office.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

The New Ford We for 1895 Is
the biggest and roonniest Ford
car ever built. Il is strik-
inglY hundsome con: with mod
EN- lines cnd. new. luxurious A n
appointments. ~ ~
But most important Of all Il -
is especially designed to give new
YOU smooth. cosy riding over
all kinds Of roGds- "a 'front.' Conn
sect ride for bock-seut riders"
This ease of riding is
achieved by the use Of three bessie prin-
ciples never before combined in low
price con.
|. Correct distribution Of COR weight
by moving engine and body forward
eight and q hulf inches.
2. New Location Of seots by which the
rem sect is moved forword. towmd the
center Of the car uwdY from the rear
uxle and owGY from the bumps.
8. New spring suspension which per-
niis the use Of longer. more flexible
springs end increases the springbuse to
1913 inches.
The result is Center-P oise which not
only gives you new riding comfort but
odds to the stability Of the cor and its
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
NOW ON DISPLAY

A New Ford V.S That Brings New Beauty,
New Safety, and New Kind Of Riding
Comfort Within Reach Of Millions Of People
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03
FORD V.8 PRICES ARE LOW

IL BODY TYPES = Coupe Is windows).
Sass: Tudor Sedan. $50: Fordor Sedun.
$575. DE LUXE-Roudster with rumble
seGt). $3.50: Coupe e windows). $50;
Coupe Is windows). $500; Phueton. $3.50;
Tudor Sedan. $575; Cobriolet with rum
bic seut). $625: Fordor Sedan. $635.
TOURING SEDANS. with built-in trunk
Tudor Touring Sedun. $595: Fordor
Touring Sedun. $655.
II. o. B. Detroit Standard accessory group
including bumpers and sp0re tire extru. Al
body types have SdfetY Gloss throughout at
no additional cost. Small down payment. Con-
venient. economical terms through the Univer-
sal Credit Company
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

70 drive It yourself. You win ind i
new experience in motoring.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-03

NOW
Milford chronicle., 1935-09-27

and pointing a gun at her with in
tent to commit murder.
R0llin' Bones Get Two In Trouble
African golf, better known as
shootin' crap, Is getting to be some
what Of an expensive game around
Laurel these days, especially on a
man who is losing consistently and
at the same time falls within the
meshes of the law. Then he loses
both ways, the player takes it from
him and the officers relieve him of
some too. Besides, If he goes broke
about the time he is caught, then he
serves time in prison. That's what
happened to two Laurel men, Fred
Merrill and Nathan Haskin, on Mon
day, when they were arrested by
Chief Of Police Harley Hickman and
given FIVE days in prison by Magis-
trate Thomas w. Records for failure
to pay a fine and costs amounting
to $3.50 in each case.
Letters On Estates
Register of Wills J. Linden Barr
has granted letters on the following
estates in Sussex County: Mildred
Causey, Cedar Greek District, to
Maria Causey, Milford. executrix;
Elzey Wilson, late of BrOadkiln Dis
trict, to Horace Wilson, administra-
tor, and Mrs. Delema w. Carey, ad-
ministratrix, of BrOadkiln District;
Alfred Salisbury, late of Greenwood,
cousin Of the late U. S. Senator Will
lard Salisbury, who was killed a
few weeks ago while walking on a
highway near Greenwood, to Willard
Henry Salisbury, of Pennington,
executor; former Recorder of Deeds
Earl T. Sirman, late of Laurel, to his
widow, Mrs. Cora NJ. Sirman, admin
istratrix; Charles A. Norwood, late
of Lewes and RehObOth District, to
Harry c. Burton, of Lewes, execu- /
tor; Charles w. Frame, late of Sea- |
ford, to William T. Lank. of Seaford,
administrator; Mrs. Mary E. Outten,
late Of Milton, to Mrs. Addie B. Dick
ersOn, of Milton. Administrative; Or
landO w. WiIgus, late of Roxana, to |
his, widow, Mrs. Lula NJ. Wilgus, of 4
excutrix.
Delmar Girl MarrieS
Announcement of, the marriage of !
Miss william w. Parker, of Delmar, /
and Howard L. Gordy Of Salisbury. |
Md, has been made. The wedding (
took place on September 5th. Rev.
Ralph C. Jones of the Delmar NJ. f.
Church performed the ceremony.
Columns In Front OF Court House
Damaged By TeFmites
The Colonial columns in the front
Of the Sussex County Court House,
'acing the Public Square here, have
been badly damaged within the past
lew months by teEmites. and unless
hey are exterminated it may be
to replace them. Most of
he base has ben eaten away and is
IN a state of decay The termites
nave been getting in their destruc-
Milford chronicle., 1935-09-27

tive work for some time and Il was
not until Monday that 1t was learned
what damage had been done.
Since last spring people have been
noticing insects which they believed
to be some kind of ants about the
columns, but never thought about
examining them or the columns.
This week painters at work on the
building discovered that large pOr-
tion of the column bases were show
ing signs Of what was believed to
be rot. Upon examination they dis
covered large numbers Of the ter
mites doing their destructive work.
Nome Coming AT st. Thomas Church
Next Sunday
The annual home coming" for st.
Thomas Church, on the LAUREL
MillsbOro highway, will be held on
Sunday afternoon, September 29th.
DR.. ]. J. Bunting, superintendent of
the Salisbury District of the Will
mington NJ. E. Conference, is expect
ed to be present. and deliver an ad-
dress. This is one of the oldest
rural churches in the southwestern
section of lower Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Virden Mack
lin, are being congratulated on the
birth Of son last Friday.
Miss Dorothy Anderson has en-
tered the Nurses Training School of
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
Miss Dorothy Jones has entered
the University of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1935-09-27

meetings we are having every Sun
day.
The Rally Day service which was
held at Staytonsville Community
Church last Sunday evening was att
tended by a large crowd of people.
Miss Donovan wishes to thank Mrs.
Ralph Butler for the many beauti-
full dahlias which she gave and also
Rev W. w. Warrington from Ellen
dale who gave a most interesting
Milford chronicle., 1935-09-27

address on Rally Day and each and
everyone who helped in other ways
to make this program possible. A
very nice collection was received
and again we thank you, one and
all.
Watch this section of the ChrOn-
icle for the announcement Of the big
Home Coming service which will be
held in the very near future at Stay
louisville Church.
Milford chronicle., 1935-09-27
STAYTONSVILLE
Church News

Church News
Sunday school at Staytonsville
Community Church every Sunday at
2 p. m. Superintendent, Miss Kath-
ryn Donovan. Let us all go up into
the house of the Lord and sing our
praises unto Him Who is our ref
uge and strength, a very present
help in trouble"
Preaching at p. m. Our guest
speaker for this Sunday will be RO-
land Messick, superintendent of the
NJ. E. Sunday school Of Milford.
Come and enjoy these good spiritual
The Washington times., 1935-02-14
BY KENNETH T. DOWNS
Copyright, 1885, by International
NaUa SoryicaN

BENNINGTON, N. j., Feb. IA
0N.SD.-It required five ballots,
cast under electric tension, to seal
the fate of Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann, International News Service
learned today.
Bitter argument. tears, semi
hySteria and exhaustion followed
in rapid succession during the II
hours and 10 minutes it took the
eight men and four women of the
Hunterdon county jury to reach
a unanimous decision that Haupt-
mann was the slayer of Baby
Lindbergh.
Three Favored Mercy
Two women and one man held
out for mercy-which would have
meant life imprisonment for the
former German machine-gunner
while nine voted his death on the
first ballot. The women were Mrs.
Rosie Pill, the only grandmother
on the jury, and Mrs. Verna Sny-
der, the gentle-looking No. 3 juror.
The man was Robert Cravatt, the
only bachelor on the jury.
After this ballot was taken a
magnifying glass was requested by
the jurors to study the handWrit-
ing exhibits, which an impressive
corps of the Nations leading Chi
rographers Swore iden fled
Hauptmann as the writer of the
ransom notes. On the second bal
lot Mrs. Pill voted death for
Hauptmann, making the vote 10
to 2.
A third ballot was taken and
the vote was identical
At this point, it, was learned on
good authority, one Of the men on
the jury, practically took over
command of the deliberations
from Foreman Charles Walton.
Mr. Snyder Weeps
The fourth ballot was recorded.
The count was II to one. Mrs.
Verna Snyder, tears streaming
down her face, agreed with the
10 otherS-guilty as charged,
which meant death under the
New Jersey statutes.
Mr.. Cravatt. the tall, bespec-
tacled CCC camp educational ad-
wiser, who lives in High Bridge,
N. j., with his mother and father,
was the lone holdout against the
death verdict.
The deliberations HAD assumed
the aspects of a siege when, at
1929 p. m, Constable Odden
Baggstrom brought the message
that Justice Thomas w. Trench
ard intended to leave for Trenton
and the jury would be locked up
until 10 a. m. today unless a YER
dict was forthcoming very shortly.
Six minutes later Hauptmann'S
doom was pronounced in the tiny
jury room behind the court room