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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-14
]. GORDON REEVES DIES
OF HEART FAILURE FRIDAY
Funeral at Old Reeves Graveyard
Sunday with Large Crowd
in Attendance

James Gordon Reeves, aged 70,
died suddenly at his home on New
River Friday, Feb. 9, after having
been i'll only few hours. Heart fail
ure was given as the cause of death
although Mr.. Reeves had not felt well
for several days.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home by Elders Ben Rotten and
Charlie Kilby, and interment followed
in the old Reeves graveyard on the
south fork of New River near the
mouth of Peak Creek. A large crowd
Of friends and relatives were present.
Mr.. Reeves was member of one
of the old families in the county and
was a man of prominence and stabili-
ty. He was a farmer and one of the
best cattle men in this section. He
was a son of the late Alkaline Nc
MILAN and Charles Reeves.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Rose Coward Reeves; three
daughters: Mesdames Ellis Miller
and Bob Wilmington and Miss Judy
Reeves, all of the Nathans Creek
section; two sons: Bower, of Mary
land, and Alonzo, Of Nathans Creek;
four sisters: Mesdames Arthur Nc
Even, Of Wilkes county, and June
James, Ben Coward, and Wiley Dick
son, all Of this county; two brothers:
George, of Fox, Va, and R. l., Of
Bina. A neice, Mrs. Margaret Woods,
is business woman of this city.
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PREDICT EARLY
VOTEON BONUS
So, 100, OGO, 100000 Veterans Bill May
Reach House in Three Weeks,
Democratic Leaders Say

A house vote within three weeks
on the controversial $2,100,000, 900
bonus bill was forecast Friday by
Democratic leaders in Washington.
This developed as the ways and
means committee finished it's hearings
on the administration social securi-
ty plan. Chairman Doughton, Demo
crat of North Carolina, said he in
tends to bring up next the pending
measures for cash payment of the
bonus.
81 hope we'll get the security bill
through the house week after next,
Dougton said. "That means that the
following week the committee could
take up the bonus.
81 doubt that lengthy hearings on
the bonus will be necessary. We
ought to be able to get through with
it in few days."
The fight was renewed between
Representative Patman, Democrat of
Texas, and the American Legion over
how to pay the bonus. The Legion
refused te i:taSfs bil-eeallr
ing for the issuance of new currency.
Representative Vinson, Democrat OF
Kentucky, introduced the Legion's
plan under which a bond issue would
be necessary to raise the money.
A statement by the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars applied to the Legion
Vinson bill the same application used
by Patman-"A bankers banus bill"
Indorsing the Patman bill as the
"soundest method" of paying the
bonus, the statement that the Legion
measure was ga bankers bonus bill''
because it would give millions" in
interest to the bankers who would
buy the bonds sold to raise cash to
pay the bonus.
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OF A. S. &c.
ON STRIKE
Real Tempest Breaks Out in College
Tea Pot; Appalachian Students
Parade in Boone

Boone, Feb. 12.-Resentment at re-
strictions on meetings of men and
women students fiared into student
strike at Appalachian State Teachers
college here today. There are ap-
proximately 600 girls and 325 boys
enrolled at the college.
Demanding that men and women
be permitted to sit together at ath-
letic contests and to mingle at social
functions, number of students left
their classes at noon.
An outburst at basketball game
last night between the Appalachian
freshmen and Brevard junior college
preceded the strike.
After the game the rebellious
group estimated by strike leaders at
50-and other sympathizers went to
the girls dormitories and resisted
when town and campus policemen
sought to dispense them. Page Van
noy, a student, said he was struck
by blackjack welded by the police
man.
The striking students are demand
ing that men and women be permit
ted to mingle at all social functions
and athletic contests, that the police
man who struck Vannoy publicly
apologize, and that no action be taken
against those who had part in last
nights disturbances.
This afternoon hundreds of stu
dents paraded through the main
street of Boone, carrying banners
bearing such slogans as eve want
our rights" and "We are going to
win," and "Ban the blackjacks."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-14
Former Minnesota Governor Speaks
at Lincoln Day Dinner
in Greensboro

Both the legislative branches of
the state and nation ralted on Tues
day, the 18th to pay tribute to the
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's
birth.
Following an annual Gus to m,
around 500 men and women Of the
republican party in this state gather
ed in Greensboro Tuesday evening to
celebrate their regular Lincoln Day
dinner. The chief speaker for the oc-
casion was Theodore Christianson,
former governor of Minnesota, and
present representative from that
state in Congress.
Christianson declared that his par
ty acan win in 1886" in the event Of
it's adoption of platform "sound but
progressive, furnishing q rallyins
point for those who do not wish to
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F. B. JONES PLANS TO START
GROCERY STORE IN CITY
Former Postmaster to Reconstruct
Cozy Corner Lunch Room for
New Business

F. B. Jones, former popular post
master, is planning to start a new
grocery store in the city at an early
date according to current report.
Mr.. Jones, who is out of town,
could not be reached for any definite
statement, but it is learned that the
store will be housed in the building
now occupied by the Cozy Corner
Lunch Room which is owned by j. A.
Weaver. The Cozy Corner will discon-
tinue it's service to the public on the
18th of this month and preparations
will go forward toward reconstruct
ing it for the store.
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HAUPTMANN TO DIE
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Jury Returns UNANIMOUS Verdict of
Murder in First Degree
Wednesday Night
TO PAY FOR CRIME MARCH is

"a
Bruno Richard Hauptmann stood
Wednesday night, handcuffed to two
guards, to hear the result of his six
weeks fight for his life-"Guilty of
murder in the first degree" He tot
tered slightly, but otherwise remain
ed calm as the foreman of the jury
read the verdict. The jury foreman
and the entire jurywere visibly upset
but the decree was unanimous. Mrs.
Hauptmann, who has stood with her
husband throughout the trial, appear
ed to be near collapse. Col Lind
bergh was not in the courtroom.
The verdict was returned shortly
after ten o'clock Wednesday night
after the Judge finished his charge to
the jury at eleven o'clock Wednesday
morning.
Hauptmann will pay with his life
for the kidnapping and murder of baby
Charles Lindbergh on the night of
March 2, 1882. He will be electrocuted
at Trenton, N. j., on March IS, and
thus will end one Of the most tragic
crimes in the history of the nation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-14
FIRST PUBLIC
LIBRARY MAY
OPERATE SOON
Interest Shown by Ashes Home Boys
Who Have Made Good Is
Most Helpful

The room and book shelves for the
new Ashe County Public Library are
now ready for the books that will
make it possible for the library to
be opened. The books that are being
lent by the state have been ordered
and when they arrive the library will
hold it's formal opening. They are ex-
pected either this week or the first
of next.
Such men as Major A. j. Fletcher,
Attorney John Bower, etc., who are
natives Of the county have taken a
helpful interest in this civic move
ment and have sent contributions.
Major Fletcher has donated an auto
graphed copy of his own book, "The
Thirteenth Artillery, which should
be of interest to all the legion men
in the county.
S. A. Ashe, veteran newspaper edi-
tor of Raleigh, has written to the
president Of the Woman's Club, which
has been an active factor in starting
the library, and given her a history
of the naming of the county which
was named for Mr.. Ashes great
grandfather.
Membership cards to the library
have been mailed to the various high
schools in order that all who wish
may have chance to either become
member Of the club or make dona-
ton. Memorial contributions are par
ticularly solicited.
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MAY TAKE z
BILLION ACRES
FROM FARMS
Parts of Ashe County Long Thought
of as Game Preserve Might
Be Included

The purchase and withdrawal from
cultivation of 100000 acres of un-
profitable farm land by July l was
set as goal by administration Off
Gals who are attempting to find a
place for stranded populations-both
rural and urban.
At the same time, Lawrence West
brook, assistant federal relief admin
istrator, gave his unqualified endorse
ment to the proposal by the COM
merce departments business and adj
visory council for $2,500,O00 revolv-
ing fund to aid in the decentraliza-
ton of industry.
Fits with Plans
cit fits in with the plans we've
made" Westbrook said.
He directs rural rehabilitation ex-
periments at the relief administra-
ton. The problem of finding a place
for the inhabitants of the 100000
acres the government intends to buy
probably will devolve upon him.
The rural rehabilitation unit has
concerned itself primarily with the
problems of the farmers on submar-
ginal lands or with rural groups that
are underprivileged.
Subsistence homesteads, under Sec
rotary Ickes, has established several
projects looking to the relocation of
city unemployed having no prospects
of immediate jobs.
The relief administration and the
-AAA have allotments totaling $751;
OO0, 900 to purchase submarginal land
and they have been quietly purchas-
ing land for some time.
Parts of Ashe Might Come
Under Plan
While a great part of the land
bought by the government will be in
the midwest and west, there are
acres of non-productive land in Ashe
that has long been thought Of as
ideal spots for small parks or game
refugees. The Long Hope section has
been especially boosted for game
preserve.
Some of the areas will be trans
formed into parks with cabins for
summer encampments Of under privi-
legged children.
Other sections will be devoted to
reforestation and as wild life refu-
gees.
CONTINUED on page eighty
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r. M. PARKER LOSES CAR

r. M. Parker, of this city, had the
misfortune to trust mankind too
much Saturday afternoon when he
went into T. E. Parker's store and
left his car keys in his car which was
parked outside. It was in the late
afternoon, and Mr.. Parker did not
stay in the store long, but his auto
mobile was gone when he returned.
A~search is being made for the car,
but no clue ras yet been found as to
it's whereabouts.
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Mrs. Emery Trivett, aged 49. Of
Baldwin, was buried in the Bethany
cemetery near Baldwin Tuesday. Rev.
T. J. Houck offciated at the funeral
services.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-02-14
BILL FOR RELIEF OF
COUNTY TAXPAYERS
PASSES SENATE 1914
Does Not Repudiate Debt but Allows
County to Pay in Accordance
with Ability to Pay
OTHER BILLS ARE INTRODUCED

The bill of most interest to the
people of this county that has been
introduced to and passed by the pres
ent legislature is that written by
Representative Tam c. Bowie and
called an Act for the Relief of the
Taxpayers of Ashe County During
the Economic Emergency Declared to
Exist.
The bill, which does not repudiate
the bonded Indebtedness of tire county
but which provides for tax rate of
not over $1.40 until prices for agricul-
Stural commodities rise to point
where higher taxes can be paid, pass
ed the House two weeks ago and
passed the Senate last week with a
vote of 38 to ID. The bill in it's en-
tirety is given:
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
That Whereas, the severe financial
and economic depression existing
throughout tie entire United States
for the past several years, has result
ed in the extremely low prices for
products of the farm in agricultural
sections of the United States; and
Whereas, the County of Ashe is
predominantly an agricultural coun-
ty, with nine-tenths of it's population
living on farms, and no large towns
nor manufacturing enterprises in
said equity, and it's citizens depending
almost wholly upon the cattle indus
try as their basic money product;
and
Whereas, prior to said depression
cattle in said county were selling on
the market from ten to twelve cents
per pound, gross; and
Whereas, during said depression
and during the past several years
and up to and including the years of
one thousand nine hundred thirty-two
and one thousand nine hundred thir-
ty-three and at the present time cat
tie have been and are selling on the
market from two to three cents per
pound gross in said county; and
Whereas, certain agricultural sec
tions of North Carolina, where the
basic agricultural products are cotton
and tobacco, have been to some extent
relieved from said depression, the
taxpayers of the County of Ashe have
received no such relief; and
Whereas, the County Of Ashe dur
ing the period Of prosperity proceed
ing the general depression, incurred
a bonded indebtedness for public
roads in the sum of one million, three
hundred thousand dollars; and
Whereas, at the time Of the crea-
ton Of said Indebtedness cattle were
selling in said county on the market
at from ten to twelve cents per pound
gross, and the assessed valuation Of
the real and personal property Of said
(CoRtinued on page eighty
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MRS. PRESTON REEVES
DIES AT INDEPENDENCE

Mrs. Preston B. Reeves, of indie
pendence, Va, who had been in poor
health for the past few years, died
at her home Tuesday. Funeral SER
vices were held Wednesday with a
number of friends and relatives from
this county attending.
Mrs. Reeves WIS a maternal aunt of
Messrs. Walter and joe Worth, OF
jefferson, and related by marriage to
Mrs. Walter Hamilton, of this city.
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OPPOSITION VOICED TO
PROPOSAL Or. THE STATE
ASSUMING INDEBTEDNESS
N. C. Education Association Against
Proposition; Would Help
Ashe County

Assumption by the state of county
bond Indebtedness would nearly doub-
lie the states highway debt, based on
figures released in Raleigh by the
Local Government commission show
ing unmatured road bonds of 100
counties totalling $s9,501 ,O34 as of
December 81, 1884.
The State Highway and Public
Works commission figures showed the
amount of outstanding state highway
bonds as 97,OO0,071. Against this
amount stands a sinking fund of
$6,830,000, leaving a net bonded in
debtedness of 90,160,071 as compar-
ed with $89, Sol ,O34 in county road
bonds.
Without these figures, the joint
roads committee rejected Representa-
tive Coble Funderburk's measure to
require the state to assume these OBJ
legations. There was no debate on the
bill.
Now pending before the committee
is a bill sponsored by several repre-
sentatives to set up fund of $1,000,-
900 to aid the counties in discharging
this debt. A hearing on the measure
has been requested by Representative
u. S. Page of Bladen, member of the
committee and one of the authors of
the bill.
Would Increase Debt
The assumption of road bonds
would increase by so per cent the
outstanding bonded Indebtedness of
the state government as whole. The
present bonded state debt, based on
figures from the office of Treasurer
Charles M. johnson, stands at $780,
500, 700, less an amount of SIP ,803, 600
in the sinking funds, or a net debt
of $157, 795 900, including the high
~way bonds.
None of these figures includes the
amount of approximately $1,600,000
in bridge bonds which bills passed by
the General Assembly this week add
ed to the highway debt.
Buncombe county has the largest
amount of county road bonds, $685.
100 or 9 per cent of these bonds OUT
standing in the 100 counties of the
state.
Amounts of the bonds per county
generally run from $250,O00 to
S1,5O0,O0O. Currituck's $4,000 is the
smallest. Ranking next to Buncombe
as the counties which would benefit
most by the state taking over the in
debtedness are: Guilford, $S,617,234
and Iredell, $3,154.0 900.
Authors Of Bill
Among authors of the bill to give
relief to the counties and the amount
of bonds which their counties owe
are: Representatives Page, Bladen,
s747,0OO; Brown, Perquimans, $780,
600; Norwood, Stanly, $1,109 900;
Mcueen, Cumberland, $1,O51, 750 and
Swift, Watauga, $780, 900.
Other large sums include: Ashe,
ST .082, 900; Beaufort, s., 49,, 900; Car
teret, 1927 900; Craven, $1.744.0o0;
CONTINUED on page eight
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AUNT OF MRS. ASLAUG DEMASI DUE HERE ON ALEUTIAN THIS EVENING

Funeral arrangements for Mrs Aslaug Carrie Demasi, whose sud- den death at St. Ann's Hospital late Saturday afternoon was shock to her many friends in Juneau, are awaiting the arrival of her aunt, Mrs Pete Knutsen, of Petersburg, who is aboard the iteamer Aleutian due here tonight according to Mrs. Robert Kauf- mann, who notified relatives of tht young Womans death.
 Other relatives living in thi country who survive Mrs. Demas are another aunt, Mrs. A. B. Ander- son, of Sitka, cousin, Mrs. Ida Wildenradt, of Juneau, her hus- 3and Gust Demasi and her young soa. Phillip MT. Demasi and Phil lip left for Seattle about a month ago The couple had temporarily separated but no divorce action had been taken by either.
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CANzONERI IS UNPOPULAR IN
 RING VICTORY
Decision Over Kick Booed by l5,000 Washing
 ton, D. C., Fans

WASHINGTON, June 11.-Tony Canzoneri. lightweight boxing cham pion of the world won a 12-round split decision last night in a non title fight in Griffith Stadium here from Frankie Klick, junior welter- weight champion.
 The decision was booed by a crowd of 15,000.
 The two judges split on voting for the winner, but Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion and the referee last night, cast his deciding ballot for Canzoneri
 Klick weighed 137l5 pounds be- fore the fight, while the victor tipped the scales at 134 pounds.
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man Doughton of the House Ways and Means Committee.
 Already word has seeped through Congressional ranks the Adminis- tration may propose stiff gift and inheritance taxes but it is also reported President Roosevelt is now studying a much broader revenue program.
 Treasury experts are also under stood to be studying closely t,.e pro- pesal offered carrier in the session for restoration of wartime excess profits tax with some revisions. They are also reported to be study ing the demand of Senator LaFol- lette for a boost in the income tax
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Juneau City League
SEA SCOUTING GETS
 REVIVAL IN JUNEAU

Sea Scouting. the Boy Scouts O. America's activity tos older boys, was revived in Juneau las. night when II prospective members of a Ser Scout Ship met at City Hall with Robert Hall, former Chicago Ship leader.
 Three more Scouts, now at the Eagle River Camp, are known as having signified intentions of join ing the movement and Hall, today, said that Sea Scouting was assured with this nucleus. Another meet ing, the place as yet unannounced, will be held Thursday night.
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TAX PROGRAM IS DISCUSSED
 FOR CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, June II. - The Administrations tax program for this session is to be discussed in conference within the next few days by Secretary of Treasury Morgen- thau, Senator Harrison and Chair
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INDIAN WOMAN DIES

Mary Smith, Juneau Indian wom- an, died this morning at the Gov ernment Hospital The body is at the c. w. Carter Mortuary pend- ing funeral arrangements. She leaves a brother, James Young, in Juneau.
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VACATION

Do you want to go back to work before the 4th of July, or do you wish for six-month vacation? Take your choice This is free country. We are not trying to make you work. Our aim is not to keep you from working.
 You have balloted on presenting demands, but YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN A STRIKE BALLOT. Con- tinue your vacation if you like, but let us return to work. Until such a ballot is taken, there can be no scabs.
 WORKERS BENEFIT
 COMMITTEEMAN
 (Paid advertisement
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HALEY TO HOONAh

Donald s. Haley, Warden for the Bureau of Fisheries, has gone to Hoonah on the Scoter for several days. He is making an investiga- tion of the crab industry.
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5 HOME RUNS, SEVEN SCORES,
 EIGHTH INNING
Pittsburgh Pirates Defeat Cincinnati Reds IA
 to l Monday

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 1.-The Pittsburgh Pirates let loose with a remarkable exhibition of home run hitting yesterday afternoon as they cracked out five circuit drives, three in succession, in the eighth inning, to defeat the Cincinnati Reds A to in the only game played in the Majors.
 Paul Waner, Arky Vaughan and Pep Young drove out the three hom- CTS in the eighth inning to bring in seven runs. Vaughan had previously hammered out a circuit drive and Gus Suhr had also connected for four baser earlier in the game.
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Alex Sidoroff. who ran a.aacx with a gun a week ago, is re- ported slightly improved at St. Ann's Hospital where he is con- fined suffering from self-inflicted bullet wounds in the head.
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TALKS TO SCOUTS

Charles H. Forward, Forest Ex- aminer, visited the Boy Scout camp lat Eagle River Monday and ex- plained tree Identification and com pass work to the Scouts.
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RYAN FOUND GUILTY '
 ON SIX CHARGES
 INVOLVING FIREARMS

Tom Ryan was found guilty ota six counts by a jury in U. s. Con~ missioner's Court yesterday, two of pointing firearms, one of disorders ly conduct and disturbing the peacei one Of carrying concealed weapons and two others of disturbing the peace. He is in the Federal jail awaiting sentence by Commissioner U. F. Mullen.
 Ryan was accused of pointing A gun at MT. and Mrs. Tom Bar'ek- sten, Martin Wick and William O. Anderson on the Glacier Highway just outside the city limits few weeks ago. He also had a knife in his possession. Other witnesses against Ryan were Lee Smith. Frank Kopp, Ted Smith, MT. and Mrs. Lynam and MT. and Mrs, Jack Howels.
 Serving on the jury were Willis E. Novel;, H. T. Tripp, J. B. Burr ford. Henry Messerschmidt, Mary Bavard, James Morrison, Bernard Boyle. Steve Vukovich, Robert G. Rice, Oscar Harri. H. L. Stabler and T. P. Smith.
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GAMES MONDAY National League

 Pittsburgh fl, Cincinnati 1.
 American League No games played.
 Juneau City League Elks-Moose, postponed game post poned on account of rain.
 Pacific Coast League No games were played in the Pa cific Coast League yesterday as the teams were travelling to open this afternoon on the following schedule for this week
 June ll-13-Seattle at Sacramen- to; Missions at San Francisco; Holly wood at Oakland; Portland at Los Angeles. A
 June 14-1G-Losi Angeles at Sacra- mentc; Seattle at Missions; San
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Elk-Aioose tilt for tomorrow night thereby just switching the order ol the two contests.
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SPECIAL STRIKE ELECTION

The City Council of the City of Juneau last Friday night author zed the appointment of Special Election Committee provide
 method for all of the employees of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company the question whether the present strike is continue.
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The comptroller of Florida reports the volume of gasoline sold within the state during March was tilt greatest since March, 1926
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rates but informed officials said nc formal decision has been reached
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Francisco at Oakland; Portland at Hollywood.