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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
Smoky Mountains
Park Is Mecca of
u. s. Tourists

Washington, Oct. 19.-The Smoky
Mountains National park was the ma
TONS paradise this year, as compared
with other national parks, it was re-
vealed by the national park service
today, with the statement that $780,
600 people had visited the great area
during this year. This was $4,000
more than had visited the park at this
time last year.
The nearest approach to the
smokes was Yosemite National park
in the far west, and it's visitors this
year numbered 372,317 as compared
with 309, 431 last year. The influx of
visitors to Yosemite was largely due
to the trek to San Diego exposition
by motor. While nearly four and a
half million people visited national
parks this year, the fact that the
North Carolina-Tennessee park led
all others is that it is not only the
largest hardwood forest park in the
world, but unfolds more enchanting
scenery.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
Teachers Meeting in
Greensboro Friday
Ashe Expected to Have Good Repre-
sentation; Distinguished Speakers
to Be Present

Greensboro, Oct. 15.-On Friday
October Is, school teachers and school
supervisors in Is counties will meet
at the Woman's College of the Uni
versity of North Carolina for the 18th
annual convention of the northwest
ern district of the North Carolina Edu-
cation association.
Miss Ruth Fitzgerald of the de-
partment of education at the Wom-
ans College, who is president of the
district, will preside at the first gen.
eral session scheduled for Aycock
Auditorium Friday morning at 10
o'clock. At that time DIR. w. C. Jack
son, dean of administration, will ex-
tend greetings to all those who gather
to participate in the meeting, the gen.
eral theme of which is Enrichment
Of Life Through EDUCATION"
The Is counties composing the
northwestern district are: Alamance,
Ashe, Allegheny, Caswell, Davie,
Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Ran
dolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry,
Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin.
Among the distinguished speakers
will be: DIR. Karl Bolander of the Art
Hobby Guild of America; DR.. Thomas
H. Briggs, professor of education at
Columbia University, and Superinten-
dent Willard w. Beatty of the Bronx
vile schools, Bronxville, N. Y, who
is also president of the Progressive
Education Association.
Others who will have part on the
program are: Clyde A. Erwin, state
superintendent of public instruction;
d. P. Whitley, of High Point; Super
intendent John w. Moore, Of the Win
ston-Salem schools; C. w. Phillips,
director of public relations at the
Woman's College; Miss Harriet W..
Elliott, dean of women at the Wom-
ans College; DR.. Clyde A. Miner,
president of Guilford College, and
Albert Coates, director of the insti-
tute of government at the University
of Norh Carolina.
Ashe is expected to have large
number of Representatives to attend
from her various schools.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
BOY HANGS HIMSELF TO
KEEP FROM EATING PET

Eugene Trushel, IL, was hungry
but his love for pet rabbit was
greater than hunger.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tushel of Willard, Ohio, have been on
relief more than a year. Their food
ran out one night last week.
The next day the family went with
out breakfast and lunch. AS evening
approached and their five children
grew hungrier, the parents became
desperate.
Why not kill Eugene's rabbit and
serve it for supper?
They studied it over and agreed
that was the best thing.
They began search for Eugene to
break the bad news.
But when they found him he was
dead. His body was hanging from
belt attached to his neck and a stair
railing.
Mrs. Trushel says she believes the
youngster overheard their plans to
kill the rabbit, because respondent
and hanged himself.
Eugene's death caused the rabbits
life to be spared.
Resident of the community took
basketball basket of food to the
Trushef home that night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
WATAUGA SHEEP ARE
WINNERS AT STATE FAIR

Hampshire sheep grown by Wa
tauga farmers, took away high hon
ors at the State Fair, it was learned
Wednesday, winning IA prizes aside
from two championships.
The sheep, owned by J. W. Norris,
of Bcc-e, and the Shipley Farm at
Villas, won five first awards, Sec
onds, three thirds and two fourths,
and climaxed their records Of perfec-
ton by being high in two champion
ship classes. The Shipley Farm had
the champion aged eve, and in the
aged ram classification, a Shipley
animal won a championship award.
-Watauga Democrat.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
Household Insects Easy
to Control

Sodium fluoride is recommended as
an insecticide to rid house of cock
reaches.
Dust the fluoride on places where
the reaches run, said DR.. B. B. Full
ION, research entomologist at State
College. When they lick the dust off
their feet, it poisons them.
Since young reaches are likely to
hatch from eggs already laid, he con-
tinued, the busting should be repeat
ed every few weeks until they disap-
pear.
If the reaches continue to infest a
house, it is evident that they come
from some source where least some
of the reaches are not reached by the
dust.
Clothes moths cannot live in a high
temperature. If fabrics are spread
outdoors on warm, sunny day, DIR.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
Bacteria Needed by
Legume Crops

When legumes are planted for soil
building purposes on a field where
they have not grown for several
years, the field should be inoculated
with notrogen-forming bacteria.
Without these bacteria the le-
gumes cannot absorb nitrogen from
! the air and are, therefore, of little
value as a soil-builder, said I V.
! Skunk, professor of botany at State
College.
The bacteria which affect some
legumes will not effect others. Hence
it is essential to inoculate the soil
with the right kind of bacteria, he
added.
One method is to take surface soil
, from place where there have been
legumes like those to be planted in
the new field, and broadcast this soil
over the field at the rate of 300 to
500 pounds per acre.
This had disadvantages, since the
new soil may spread weeds or plant
diseases. A good method is to intro
duce the bacteria through the use of
commercial cultures, Prof. Skunk
pointed out.
The cultures are inexpensive and
may be obtained in liquid form, on
solidified agar, or in soil or peat. The
cultures can be placed in the soil
where they will be near the roots of
the legumes.
Even if the new field has grown
legumes in recent years, the amount
of bacteria Jeff in the soil may be
small, and it is economically unsound
not to inoculate the soil, the profess
sor stated.
He also pointed out that when le-
gume crops are cut for hay, the nj
trogen in the plants is removed. Plow-
ing under the remaining roots and
short stubble will not help the soil
very much.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
LANSING PARISH NOTES

The Lansing Larger Parish this
year will be manned by Revs. F. p.
Cook and L. G. Stevens. The latter
takes the place of Rev. H. H. Cash
who desired to take work elsewhere in
the conference. Rev. H. H. Cash. as
an able preacher, did much construc-
tive work among his churches of the
Ashland Circuit and will be much
missed in the county and in the
Parish. He goes to be pastor of the
attractive church Of ST. Paul, and de-
servedly carries with him the good
will of host of friends.
Rev. Lowell C. Stevens in taking the
place of Rev. H. II. Cash as pastor of
the Ashland circuit, brings to the
work much training and large expert
ence in pastoral work. We feel for
tunate in being able to retain the
services of Rev. and Mrs. L. c.. Stew
ems for another year and bespeak for
them the hearty cooperation of all
their people.
The liquor interests are enjoyed in
a great camraign to make drinkers
of the citizenship of the nation. Not
content with getting men to drink,
they now openly declare that to in
crease their revenue they seek to get
young people and women to form the
drink habit. The church sensing the
moral spiritual and economic loss
resulting from the drink traffic re-
news it's opposition to the whole evil
business and calls upon all it's men,
hes to engage in this holy work.
REV. FRANCIS P. COOK.
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Doctors Say Repeal
Proves Aid to Health

Repeal Associates said in Washing
ton last week that so replies to
QUESTIONABLE sent to rs physicians
indicated less illness and fewer
deaths have been caused by alcohol
ism since repeal of prohibition.
"The consensus also seems to be
there is much less drinking, although
some doctors believe drinking is done
more openly" said Elizabeth Living
ston, executive secretary of the Or
ganization which succeeded the Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition
amendment.
The doctors were asked five speci-
fic question, "Since repeal of national
prohibition, in your opinion, Q) is
there more Or less drinking general
~? (2) Is there more or less illness
directly due to the drinking of alco-
holic beverages? (9) Are there more
or less emergency cases due to the
drinking OF poison alcohol! ~ Are
there more Or less emergency cases
due to acute alcoholism? (5) What
effect, if any, is there in the effect of
alcoholic beverages since repeal as
compared with those used during pro-
hibition?"
The replies not only answered the
questions, but added such comments
as: "In general, the effect is better,
both emotionally and socially";;"Th
is much less drinking at high school
dances-it is no longer smart y; and
eat least, our high school girls and
boys are not carrying a bottle in their
pockets now"
One comment was: "Beer today is
better than home brew used to be"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
DEATH AND BIRTH RATES
OFF IN NORTH CAROLINA

A decrease in both the death and
birth rates in North Carolina in Sep
TENDER was noted Monday in the re-
port of the Bureau of Vital Statis-
tics.
The number of deaths, 1897, was
lower than in September, 1884, which
had 1854. The birth rate dropped
from 26.8 to 25.7 with the number of
births in September 7,147.
Automobile accidents ranked third
among the causes of death, being
topped only by cancer and tubercu-
losis, respectively.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
YOUNG PEOPLES UNION
MEETS AT LANSING

The Young Peoples Union met
Monday evening, Oct. ID, at the Lam
sing Methodist Church. The Grassy
Creek young people gave an interest
ing program.
During the short business meeting
the following officers were elected:
president: John Rackley vice-presi-
dent: Helen Orsborne secretary and
treasurer: Ann Worth; publicity SUI
peintendent: Ellen Bumgarner.
Games and refreshments were I'M
der the supervision of the Lansing
young folk.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
REVIVAL AT GREEN'S CHAPEL

The revival at the Methodist church
at Howelps Hill on Silas Creek is pro-
crossing with increasing interest.
The pastor, Rev. Francis P. Cook, is
being assisted by various brother
pastors. All denominations are invited
to attend and help in the revival.
Rev. Francis P. Cook began his
fourth year as supt. of the Lansing
Larger Parish and as pastor of the
Lansing Circuit of eight churches
by filling his regular appointments
last Saturday and Sunday at Cope
land, Rich Hill and at Fig.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
Timely Farm Questions Answered
at State College

timely Farm questions Answered
at State College
Question: Is it advisable to burn
off the dead grass on my lawn?
Answer: If the lawn has gone to
weeds and you plan to plow it up and
begin a new lawn then it is safe to
burn it off. Burning, however, is not
advisable if the old lawn and shrub
berry is to continue as the foundation
Wood ashes are beneficial when
sprinkled on the lawn and shrub beds,
but burning will only kill the grass
and in some cases the heat will start
new top growth at the wrong season.
Question: Would you advise feeding
a moist mash to pullets at this sea-
son of the year?
Answer: If your pullets are in
normal production, or about so per
cent for leghorns Matched in April,
the moist mash should not be fed.
This is a stimulating feed and may
be used to advantage for bringing
late Matched pullets into production,
to help ward off neck moult in early
Matched pullets, and to prolong the
laying period of adult birds at the end
of the laying year. Too much forcing
may bring on a neck moult in the
normal laying pullets.
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FARM AND GARDEN

Fulton continued, they will soon de-
velop a temperature fatal to the
moths and eggs.
Saturating clothes with dry clean
ing fluid and then putting them out
in sunshine to. dry is recommended
in cool weather. After they have dri-
ed, they may be stored by tying them
up in paper or muslin bags.
The simplest treatment for moth
infested furniture is to take it out
of the house on a warm, sunny day
and drench the fabric with dry
cleaning fluid. Allow the furniture to
remain in the sun until dried.
Sodium fluoride, mixed with eight
parts of wheat flour to one part of
fluoride, is an effective control for
silverfish, DR.. Fulton added. Place
the bait in the attic, basement, clos
cts, on shelves, behind books, the
space under the bathtub, and any 9TH
er place where the insects may be.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24
Gard of Thanks

We take this method of thank our
friends and neighbors for the help
and kindness shown US during sick
ness and death of our dear mother.
Mrs. w. w. Elliott and family.
Mrs. Ray D. Wilson and family,
r. A. Duvall and family.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24

West Coker, Somerset, England,
was put in an uproar when the new
green-hued street lamps were switch
ed on. The village maidens were loud
est in their protests claiming, Gun
make We look gashly" (ghastly).
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24

Television is now receiving atten-
ton in France, Germany, England,
and the United States. Government
broadcasts will soon be made from
the Eiffel Tower, Paris.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24

Suburban London housewives fought
with boiling water and brooms a
plague of millions Of flying ants
which invaded house and garden-the
worst in Is years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-10-24

Conclusion of the brain and other
injuries were suffered by Massachu-
sets milxman, Charles Murphey,
when his truck struck rut and caus-
ed several milk cans to bounce for
ward and strike him.
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chologist-you've heard of h
"Oh yes" said Mary, though
she had not.
"She happened to mention to
Georgia that she was tired of
just getting a secretary for a
short time everywhere she
went, and she thought she'd
try to find a girl-quite an ex
ceptional person it would have
to be, of course-and Georgia
thought Of me-"
Delight for her friends good
fortune, and honest envy, too,
Shone on Mary's face.
'Ethelyn, positively hate you
for your luck! If you aren't
the luckiest! Oh. but I'm glad.
It's just the best thing that
could happen to you, getting out
Of"
A warning look from Ethelyn
silenced her. .Ethelyn looking
hurt behind the shiny eye
glasses.
"Oh, but I'm not going to
take it, my dear. I couldn't
leave Dexter Alexander NOW!"
But Ethelyn-a chance like
that! Why, it's once in a life
time. Think of all you'd see
the people you'd meet"
Finished, Mary? I must be
getting back. The chiefs in
the midst of big deal. Oh,
my goodness, couldn't CON-
SIDER leaving! In fact, right
now my position is more re-
sponsible than it ever was.
shall have the power of attor-
ney while he's on his wedding
trip and"
"All right, Ethelyn-you're
beyond hope. Oh, what would
I give for the chance? To get
away from Holden, and Bennett,
and everything
"Ethelyn!" Mary'S voice was
. little hoarse. IF you don't
want it, do you suppose that I
that I might be conSidered?"
Ethelyn wasn't very helpful
at first.
"I hardly know the woman,
so couldn't very well speak
for you"
But your cousin"
"She knows me, but she
doesn't know you, so of course
she couldn't very well speak for
you"
''N-no. I suppose not"
"Of course, I could mention
to Georgia that I have a friend
who-but it is quite possible
that DR.. Crawford has made
other plans"
when did you see her? It
must have been recently"
"It was last night. But she's
had all morning to look for
someone else."
"Ethelyn, do you think it
would be very forward of me to
call UP your cousin and ask her
to speek to DR.. Crawford for
me?"
Ethelyn set her lips. "I know
I wouldn't do it, If T were in
your place."
But Ethelyn, I'm-1'm almost
desperate. really. I'm so un'
happy"
with"
"Oh, no. No, that's off"
"You didn't mention It'll"
II know. I was going to. It's
been a rather painful subject"
80 he wasn't the marrying
kind, after alp"
When Ethelyn put on her pa
tronizing manner it was almost
more than Mary could endure.
But there was just one way to
get her support and that was to
let her feel sorry for you.
Ethelyn did things, was nice to
girls she could feel sorry for,
but there was simply no getting
along with her if she thought
you had something better than
she had. The only reason they'd
been friends this long was be.
cause she got $25 more month
than Mary did, and knew it.
Yes, that's it, I guess. and
besides there are reasons why I
want to get out of the office
here. Mr.. Bennett acted a little
queer when he found out the
engagement was off. Maybe he
has someone else he wants to
put in here"
Nov that you mention it, I
DID hear that Mr.. Samson'S
widow was putting up quite a
pull to get you out, and get the
place for herself. OF course, 1t
wasn't my place to speak Of it,
and besides ! was so sure that
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you were all provided for"
Provided for! Oh, Evelyn, I
didn't know that! What shall I
DO?"
Instantly Ethelyn was another
woman, all sympathy.
My dear, you leave 1t to me.
DR.. Crawford thinks so much Of
Georgia'S judgment. But would
you really take the job? Travel?
Go off, goodness only knows
where, with her?"
Would I? It's the one thing
in the world I want-to get
away from HERE! Mrs. Samson
can have the job as far as I'm
concerned. do think Bennett
might have at least told me, in
stead of-Oh, Evelyn-if you
could get it for me-"
"I'll call my cousin this after
noon. OF course, it will all de-
pend on whether Miss Crawford
DIR. Crawford-happens to
take to you or not. Oh, by the
way, she's the youngest Of the
three Crawford girlS-Diana,
Violet and Emile. The two elder
sisters married very well, but Of
course Emile is as important in
her own way. Violet is Mrs. Hor-
ace Macomber, Of New York,
and Diana is Mrs. James
George Todd-you've heard Of
the Todd ranches in the San
Joaquin Valley.
"Oh-yes, I"
"You see, they're a very
prominent family. MY cousin"
II used to know Jamie Todd
very we'll"
These are the James George
Todds, my dear"
"I know. I used to know
their son-Jamie."
Indeed! Well, Of curse, If
you know him so well, I dare
say that he could intercede for
you. It would really be better
than If my cousin"
"Oh, no, Ethelyn! He'd hardly
remember me. There's no reason
why he should do anything for
me. It's been ages since I've
even seen him-long before he
was married"
"Oh. Was he the Jamie
you used to talk about so
much?"
"You mean I did speak Of
him. It's the same jamie, all
right. But you needn't think
it has any weight now. I mean
that working for his aunt would
not make any difference-if you
got me the job"
"WeIl, of course not!"
eyes, he's married-and-it
would not make any difference
anyway"
In the end Ethelyn agreed to
do all she could.
Mary went back to her office.
Bennett might flatter her, he
might pretend she was too
pretty for the job, but she knew
what he meant now. And he
could give the job to SamSon'S
widow and welcome, for SHE
had plans Of her own, too!
She'd learned her lesson.
From now on she was going to
be hard-boiled, and treat men
just the way they treated her.
She'd suffered all that she was
going to. If she got that job
with Jamie'S aunt, why Jamie
could look out for her, that's
all .. and so could his wife
who took him away from her
once. She might find that it
wasn't so easy to keep him.
Well, it would be fun to flirt a
little anyway. There's no harm
in that.
CHAPTER Xxx
Ethelyn telephoned.
miss Crawford, I mean DR..
Crawford-I think you'd better
call her that, is giving q lecture
at the Women's City club to-
night and she says she'll meet
you there in the lobby at 8.
Downstairs-right where you
come in the door. And be sure
to be there first, because you
know how people like that hate
to wait for others. Georgia was
wonderful about it, when I ex-
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NOW READ ON

eyes, really have 1t happened in the oldest way This
Emile Crawford used to know my cousin years ago. They
both graduated from Vassar IT. my cousin Georgia
you knowMrs Herbert de souza you've heard me speak
of her. she has the lovely home in St. Francis Wood And
Emile Crawford is Dr. Emile Parkman Crawford the psy
chologist-youve heard of her?"
The Washington times., 1935-10-26

Captain Stede Bonnet, Captain De Cana and
Scud Skorry discussed the incident among them
selves until far into the night. Bonnet suspected
Jack of somehow killing his shipmate and blaming
1t on q ghost.
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''LOVe Blind''
Beautiful Mary Shannon
Confronted With An
Age-Old Problem
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Mary Shannon secretary in the A. A. Heseg Steam
ship Company, is brokenhedrted 0hen Jamte Todd 5r
becomes enqGged to Nesta Granger To add to her
rouV her Aunt Willie commits suicide and MGrys father
loses his position. The family to farm but Mary
remains Oakland at Mrs. Herys boarding house 1th
q friend, Margot Patterson
Mary decides to get all she out of life Margot
does She 1Uins the attention of Milton Holden an IN
surance broker But after she accepts ring from him
Mary tells Holden she cannot marry him.
When Stephen Bennett is promoted Mary becomes q
close friend of LGl aUhom she believes to be the uOe
of Eduvin Samson the neO manager. Mary goes q
n,ired drinking party 0itb Samson and LGllG tOhere
the former becomes Ill and is taken to hospital ere
he dies.
When the office fails to function properly, Bennett
turns and Duts thin0s back in ORDER
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scud was inclined to the belief that Bill Bloom
had died Of heart disease when scared by what he
believed to be something supernatural. De Cana
shook his head. There Is more in this than you
think" he said.
The Washington times., 1935-01-04

big jolly fellow and he's been in
and out ever since we've been
here. Even offered to have us
taken downstairs in a Stretcher
to the club so as not to get out
of touch with things. Silly fel-
low! Wonder il he knows what
a relief it is to have this excuse
to lie in bed and read.
They keep trouping in here
but I can't seem to draw the
sympathy you get. They inhale
a load of my bandaged pan and
this rGinbotU effect on the eye
and let out ShriekS. Only Ma.
She came up 1Oith Pa from NeW
HGOen Sunday and insisted she
1OGS going to stay and cook for
us. She had heard about hos
pitGl cooking before, she said.
Harry came to the rescue
Monday. He attended the party
at the White House Saturday
and wrote me a letter describing
it. Best piece of writing the col
umn has had, take it from me.
A pity that fellow doesn't go
back to the newspaper business
where he belongs, but he says
one in the family is enough.