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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-28
The Horn Of Plenty, Symbolic OF
The Occasion For Thanksgiving.

Inc occasion For THANKSGIVING.
West in national affairs the festival
was confined chiefly to the north
eastern states. ..
Thursday has been the most gen.
orally selected as the day of the
week for observing the holiday.
However, Wednesday has been oc-
casionally used. Although Novem-
Der has been preferred as the
month for expressing publicly the
national gratitude, February, April,
May, August and December have
been designated at times.
Wednesdays and Thursdays were
selected by the Puritans of New
England for their festive occasions
in connection with giving thanks
for abundant harvests because they
desired to have them as far as pos
sible from the Christian Sabbath,
which they observed with strict
simplicity.
The turkey typifies Thanksgiving
viands because Governor Bradford
of Plymouth sent out four hunters
to procure a supply of game for the
feast after the first harvest in the
fall of 1921. CONSPICUOUS among the
game birds and animals bagged by
hunters were numerous wild tur-
keys, which were numerous wild
turkeys, which were common in the
woods of Massachusetts,. From this
circumstance arose the popular as
ISOLATION of these handsome and
tasty birds with Thanksgiving.
In time the day was observed in
Connecticut; later the Dutch of
New Netherland proclaimed pub
lie day for giving thanks. During
the Revolutionary war congress
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-28
DALE ]. PATTON

Dale j. Patton, son of Walter NJ
and Minnie Caudill Patton, was
born Oct 80, 1915 and fell asleep
Nov. 81, 1895. He was nineteen
years and twenty-one days old.
From boyhood into youth and on
the threshold of young manhood his
life has been exemplary. At the age
of twelve years-the age when our
Master tarried in the Temple-Dale
presented himself and united with
GRAPHICAL Chapel of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. This was visi-
BILE sign of an invisible union be-
tween himseSe and his Saviour. Until
his release yesterday from the visi-
BILE church he was charter r2cm-
Der of the Lansing Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South.
He was graduated last year from
the Lansing High School and was
doing special work there when his
summons came.
Dale was fortunate in that he had
four living grandparents and a
great grandmother These and the:
parents and two siSters-Misses
Jessie E. Patton and Maude L. Pat
ton-and two brothers-Howard H..
and William A. Patton-survive'
him. In addition to these host of
other relatives and friends sorrow
with those who will remember and
long for "the touch of vanished
hand and the sound of a voice that
is still" to earth, but forever alive,
vibrant and radiant in the heavenly
places.
A fine youth-a noble Christian
characters in him committed not
to the ground which gives roses but
to God who gave for us His Son
who, is Jesus Christ our Saviour.
TAKEN"
God took him" Genesis 5:24.
''Taken"-our boy is taken
From earthly honor here,
BY loving hand,
To a holier land ,-ss~
And a nobler wider sphere.
"Taken"-we could not give him,
We tried to hold him fast;
But it might not be,
Then in agony
We were forced to yield at last.
"Taken'-we do not murmur,
We now can kiss the rod;
We have found it sweet,
At the Saviour's feet,
To behold the love of God.
Taken" all, yes! God took him
To his own bright home of joy;
And our spirits yearn,
AS they homeward turn,
To behold again our boy.
'Taken"-but soon in glory
We all shall meet c-oe more,,
And together raise
Glad songs of pra43-,
And our Fathers love adore
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-28

Fully rs per cent of the persons
on Uncle Sans pay roll receive
less than $4,000 a year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-28

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which sailed
their prospective
bands all Columbus nnon Chain corporation of iona
SchOfd
saged James Renn Miss Sge Waiter Wolf and Miss Mcnamara to
William
Evening star., 1935-05-12
MARINE RESERVISTS'
LIST IS APPROVED
Promotions Recommended by
Gen. Williams Passed On
by Gen. Russell.

Upon recommendation Of Brig.
Gen. Richard P. Williams, command
ing general of Marine Corps Reserve
lists, Maj. Gen. John H. Russell. COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, has
approved the following promotions to
the grade indicated: Maj. Alfred j.
Williams, jr.: First Lieuts. Nathaniel
S. Clifford. Elliott E. Bard. Mark P.
Keaney. Theodore o. Brewster and
Robert N. McLund. The designations
of Marcus H. Muller and Ramon B.
Ford have been accepted.
Mai Harold D. Campbell and Capt.
Julian P. Brown, both Of whom we're
scheduled to be detached from the
Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, are
to be retained at their present sta
tion Of duty.
Capt. Harry B. Liversedge will re-
turn to Quantico in August for a
tour of duty.
Robert E. Burke, senior law student
at the National University, is an
aspirant for commission in the Vol
unteer Marine Corps Reserve. Burke
halls from North Dakota and has q
brother now a commissioned officer
in the Navy.
Lieut.. Col. Walter H. Sitz, now
attached to the staff Of the COM
mander IF Battleship Division No. /,
Battle Force, is scheduled to report
to headquarters during the Summer.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
RESERVE OFFICERS

The convention and annual dinner
Of the Reserve Officers Association,
Department of the District of Column
bia, was held last Monday at the Har-
ington Hotel. The guests of honor
were Lieut.. Col. Frank B. Lowe, ma
tional president, and Brig. Gen. Greed
F. Cox, chief of the Bureau of Insular
Affairs, War Department.
Department President Edwin S.
Bethlehem, jr., was toastmaster and
presided at the convention. Col Lowe,
Lieut.. Col. Ralph Bishop and Lieut..
Col. Charles Demonet spoke.
A resolution was adopted that the
department favor a Reserve Division
and that it favors unbiased investiga-
tion Of all persons and organizations
who testify before congressional mill
tary committees.
Ofacers were elected as follows:
President, Maj. John Caswell, jr.; first
vice president, Maj. Roy E. Hughes;
second vice president, Capt. Gregory
Cipriani; third vice president, Maj. w.
r. Metz; treasurer, First Lieut.. Carson
M. Borror; historian, Col. Robert p.
Parrot; chaplain, Maj. Howard E.
Snyder.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
Guard Officers to Study
Scene of War ManeuverS
Twenty-Ninth Division Staff to Visit Harris
burg and Mt. Gretna, Penn, Friday
and Saturday.

program holds possibilities OF future
DEVELOPMENTS along lines to which we
have as yet given little thought. In
the opinion of the Bureau OF Efficiency
the National Guard has already been
favorably affected by this policy and
that only represents beginning.
Originally, our motor program de-
pended entirely upon savings to DO
made. While it was going forward we
were given P. w. A. funds to convert
about one-half of the light artillery
to truck-drawn. Congress authorized
expenditures for trucks, but did not
provide additional monies. The Field
Artillery equipment has now been de-
livered with the exception Of one pair
of traction devices per firing battery.
which it is expected will be furnished
in time for this Summers camp.
Since the Navsville convention,
material progress has been made IN
the program of supplying admintstra-
i've vehicles. Deliveries, however, have
oeen delayed, owing in part, we believe,
to the recent large orders placed by
Federal agencies other than the War
Department, which have raised prices.
Since the convention we have bought
81 command past trailers, and $50
1h-ton trucks. These have already
been shipped.
"On April a contract was made
for 582 112-ton trucks and 226 sta
ton wagons. The shipment is due to
be made toward the end OF July.
Should the manufacturer be able to
make further deliveries before the
Summer training camps begin, the
contract will be increased by 68 ad-
ditional trucks. This will complete
our program, giving US in State pools
456 station wagons and 3,0l4 l12-ton
trucks at a cost of about s2,7l8,00o.
The bureau has also purchased 100
ambulances, which will be delivered
in time for the camps this year.
"Our training circular No. 5 sets
forth the bureaus idea Of the mini
mum number of vehicles required for
the training of the organizations
listed. If all organizations were so
equipped, total Of 12,043 motor We
hicles of all classes would be required.
At present 5,727 have been provided.
The remaining vehicles will, in gen.
eral, be heavier, require military
characteristics, and be more expen-
sive. We will start on this program
during the next fiscal year in a very
modest way"
Unit commanders have been in
structed to have first and second lieu
tenants in their respective commands
to make applications for examination
for promotion to the next higher
grades to fill vacancies which are ex-
pected to develop in the near future.
1t was pointed out that new in.
structors authorize the Engineer Reg.
iment to have plans and training
officer with the rank of captain in
stead of first lieutenant, and when
this is filled there will be q vacancy
all along the line The vacancies are
| to be in all branches, including engi-
neers, artillery and infantry.
| Pvt. Charles ]. Dulin has been Or
dered promoted to corporal in the
Headquarters and Service Company,
! 121st Engineers.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE

Installation of officers was held at
the last meeting of Columbia Lodge.
These ceremonies were conducted by
Deputy Supreme Dictator Arthur E.
Cook, when the following officers were
installed: Junior past dictator, Isa-
dore Lavine; dictator, DR.. John F.
Donaghue; vice dictator, Russell Mar.
tin; prelate, w. F. Amole; trustee,
w. r. Bissell; treasurer. Past Dicta-
tor John H. Lowe; delegate to Su.
preme Lodge Convention, Past Dicta.
tor H. c. Hopper; sergeant at arms,
Ralph Lawrence: outer guard, j. S.
Soresi, and inner guard, Otto Wag-
ner. DR.. H. s. Schneidmann, Albert
Williams and Sergeant Calhoun were
appointed members Of the House
Committee.
Entertainment had been arranged.
but due to the death Of Past Supreme
Dictator F. H. zihlman, who for
many years was the dictator Of Co
lumbia Lodge, this feature was post.
poned until the meeting next Tues
day. The lodge turned the meeting
into a memorial tribute to Past Die
tator Zihlman.
Women Of the Moose.
Columbia Chapter met at the
Moose Hall, 14l4 street. Mrs. Susie
Sorenson, chairman of child care and
training, presented q Mothers day
program. A piano solo was rendered
by Miss June Sorenson, tap dance by
Miss Marian Shirk, song by Miss
Nancy Guilds, accompanied by Miss
Sorenson at the piano. The Junior
Chapter children were guests.
The membership Committee will
hold a card party at the Moose Hall
tomorrow for the benefit Of the
emblem fund, Mrs. Frances Mitchell
and Mrs. Francis Baldwin, CO.
hostesses.
The Social Service Committee re-
ported @ large assortment Of tobacco
and cigarettes were received Friday
night for the patients at the T. B.
Hospital.
Mrs. Marie Clark will hold o bingo
party at her home, $3.50 K street.
May 1s for the Home Making Com
natttee.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
WAR MOTHERS

Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan, state
president of the District of Columbia
War Mothers, expressed the senti-
ment of the organization toward the
building of National Guard armory
in the District of Columbia with
funds provided from the p. w. A.
She declared If there is no allotment
made from this fund for the Army
it will be a distinct loss to the Dis
trict as well as to the National Guard.
The District State Chapter gave
a card and bingo party in honor Of
Mrs. William E. Ochitree, national
president, April 81, her birthday an
niversary, at the War Mothers home,
1927 New Hampshire avenue. Mrs.
Eleanor G. Wagner, national GUS
todian of records, was in charge of
arrangements. Mrs. Amelia Thiele,
past president Of the Bicentennial
Chapter, presided in the bingo room.
Meetings are being held regularly
by the Convention Committee, whose
head is Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan. Mrs.
Eleanor c. Wagner is associate chair
man.
A card and bingo party was given
last Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. John Eckert, 3042 New
ark street. She was assisted by Mrs.
Milton Eckert.
Mrs. Ochiltree, national president,
will represent the organization today
at the Arlington Cemetery, laying a
wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at the services held by the
American War Mothers. Many other
patriotic organizations will present
floral tributes and the services will be
broadcast from $50 to pm. Assistant
Secretary Of War Harry Woodring
will speak and the Navy Band will
furnish the music.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
JEWISH WAR VETERANS

Washington Post, No. SO, will meet
at the Jewish Community Center to-
morrow evening. Representative
Charles A. Plumley of Vermont will
be the guest speaker and q number
Of out-of-town guests, including Paul
Wolman, past national commander
Of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars, will
be present.
The Post Memorial Committee,
headed by Ben Aronsohn, have COM
pleted plans for the memorial serv-
ices to be conducted in honor of the
Jewish war dead, which will be held
at the Washington Hebrew Congre-
alton Cemetery. Congress Heights, D.
c., at 2 pm. May 26. Representative
John w. Mccormack Of Massachu-
sets will deliver the grafton. The
United States Army Band will furnish
music and q soloist will sing appro-
pirate songs and hymns. Washington
rabbis and members Of patriotic, civic
and fraternal organizations will par
ticipate In the ceremonies, \
Evening star., 1935-05-12
ROYAL ARCANUM

The Grand Council will install the
following officers in Kismet Council
Tuesday evening: Regent, George L.
Adams; vice regent, Robert Bolinger;
orator, James Graney; sitting past
regent and representative to the
Grand Council, w. c. Souleret; secre-
tary, r. G. Jacobs; treasurer, r. L.
West: collector, Ben w. Bolinger:
chaplain, Elwood Sprouse; guide,
Harry Blom: warden, s. G. Chestnut;
sentry, Elmer Pate. The Council Will
reorganize its degree team, under the
leadership Of Elwood Sprouse.
Memorial services will be held In the
Royal Arcanum Hall, $50 H street,
May 81, at 8 pm. Members of all
councils of the District OF Columbia
and Loyal Ladies are requested to at
tend.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
VT. ". TO CONDUCT.
MEMORIAL RITES.
Annual Services to Be Held
in Cedar Hill Cemetery
May 26.
Meetings This Week.

Monday: 8 pm, Front Line
Post, No. 1401, and auxiliary, HOS
Sixteenth street; Washington
Post, No. 1854, 1903 Fourteenth
street; Internal Revenue Post,
No. 2464, Hamilton Hotel.
Tuesday: 8 pm, National
Capital Post, No. 127, and auxili-
airy, Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club, Eleventh and L
streets; Federal Post Auxiliary
and Follow Me Post Auxiliary
1926 Massachusetts avenue; Ad-
vance Post, No. 2l94, Continen-
tai Hotel: Admiral Robert E.
Peary Ship, No. 427, Hamilton
Hotel.
Wednesday: 8 pm, McKim-
mie- Catterton Police-Fire Post,
No. 2979, National Guard Armory;
Overseas Military Band, National
Guard Armory; Equality-Walter
Reed Post, No. 284 (entertain-
ment), at Powell Junior High
School auditorium, Hiatt place
and Park road.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

the bill recently passed by both Houses
for the immediate liquidation of the
adjusted compensation certificates.
Lewis E. Hoffman, chairman Of a
committee appointed at the March
meeting to make study Of the posts
constitution and bylaws, reported
the committee had complied with the
instructions and had arrived at the
conclusion that no changes or re-
visions were necessary at this time.
Herbert c. Davis, chairman of the
post Buddy Poppy Committee, an
nounced his committee was complet-
ing arrangements for participation in
the sale of poppies to be conducted in
the District on the three days imme-
diately preceding Memorial day.
Department Comdr. Golden made q
short address. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Comdr. Wallach A. Nc
Cathran.
There will be q meeting of the
Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards Post,
No. 2135 Wednesday, at 815 Fifteenth
street, at 8 pm, II
Evening star., 1935-05-12
BANQUET FOR VETERANS
Sd q. S. Volunteer Engineers to
Meet Next Saturday.

The regular anniversary dinner and
get-together of the veterans Of the
Sd United States Volunteer Engineers
and their families will be held at the
Ambassador Hotel next Saturday at z
o'clock Other dinners will be held In
Pittsburgh, st. Louis, Atlanta, Texas
and the Pacific Coast.
A. r. McGonegal, room ia Dis
trict Building, is in charge Of the local
arrangements. =
Evening star., 1935-05-12
Legion Will Take Part
In Arlington Services
American War Mothers Sponsor Ceremony in
Amphitheater at PM. Today-Mem-
bership Quota is Passed.
Meetings This Week.

Monday Quentin Roosevelt
Post, No. II, Potomac Boat Club,
8:45 pm; Vincent B. Costello
Post Drum and Bugle Corps, Ma
tional Guard Armory, 8 pm.
Tuesday-Victory Post, No. 4,
Odd Fellows Temple, 8 pm.
Thursday-Kenneth H. Nash
Post, No. 8, 654 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, pm; Vincent
B. Costello Post, No. IS, Drum
and Bugle Corps, dinner dance,
Broadmoor Hotel, z pm.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

Victory Unit, No. 4. held meeting
last week at the Thomas Circle Club.
It was the occasion Of an official visi-
tation by the department officers.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

Equality Walter Reed Post will
have an interesting program next
Thursday evening at the Powell Jun
ior High School. DR.. Harry w. Rol-
lings will give readings from "A Doc
tor of the Old School" from Ian Mac
Laren, together with short, humorous
other readings.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

At a meeting of George Washington
Post, No. l, in MUSICIANS Hall, HOS
Sixteenth street, last Monday night
plans were outlined for Memorial day
and the parade which will take place
in the morning of that day. Past
Comdr. Bernard G. MCGEE and Vice
Evening star., 1935-05-12

The District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
conduct its annual Memorial day
services on May 26, at 10 am, at
Cedar Hill Cemetery. All members
are requested by Department Comdr.
Nathan Golden to attend.
The national ensigns and colors of
all posts will be assembled at the
cemetery. The v. F. w. Overseas
Military Band, Drum and Bugle Corps
will furnish the music.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

Members Of the organization will
participate in the Memorial day pa
rade May 80 and attend the exercises
at Arlington National Cemetery. Pres
ident Roosevelt is expected to review
the parade from the White House.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

Mrs. Marie GorSuch held a meeting
Of the rehabilitation unit chairmen
last week at the Playhouse. It was
announced plans were completed for
bingo party at Mount Alto Hospital
next Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

Lieut.. c. H. Williams has completed
his tour of active duty on the new
destroyer, Aylwin, and has returned
to the city. Lieut.. q. g. Morris
Weinstock has been ordered to IA days
Of duty at the Navy Department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-07

Waterbury is included in the list of nine cities of Connecticut in which an investigation of bread pro-
 duction prices is to be launched by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. The Investigation is the result of the recent one-cent rise in the cost of retailed bread on the market here and generally throughout Con- necticut. Local bakers stated today that they would be glad to cooper ate in every way with Secretary Wallace in his quest for informa- tion with the costs of bread ingre- dients and the prices charged to retailers and consumers.
 According to the Washington dis patch, Secretary Wallace has found that bread prices have been ad- vanced in only nine Connecticut cities. Waterbury being one of. them. Secretary Wallace contends that the consumers are entitled to informa- ton as to why they are being ask ed to pay cent more per loaf of bread and, therefore, is calling upon the bakers in the nine Connecticut cities to furnish him with specific information concerning manufac- turing costs and retail prices.
 Explanations Advised
 The agriculture secretary claims further that if consumers are to be correctly informed as to the basis for increasing the price of bread,
 information should be given them relating specifically to the baking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-07
HEAD MISTRESSES
 SELECT N. Y. CITY
Miss Dillingham; of Vest over School to Address
 Silver Jubilee Dinner

New York, Nov. 7-The twenty fifth anniversary dinner of the Headmistresses association of the east will be held at Hotel Astor on Friday, November 8, at o'clock. Miss Mary Edwards Calhoun, head mistress of the Calhoun school, New York city, president of the associa- tion, will preside. The toastmistress will be Mrs. David Leforest Wing, headmistress of the Mederra school, Greenway, Va.
 Speakers at the dinner and their topics will be Miss Emelyn B. Hart ridge, headmistress of the Hart bridge school Plainf1eld, N. J., Yesterday" (pre-association days) 1; Miss Emma c. Sebring of New York city, Early Days; Miss Louise Dil- lingham headmistress Westover school, Middlebury, Conn. Today" and Miss Katherine Taylor, head mistress at Shady Hill school, Cam bridge, Mass, Tomorrow"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-07
FEDERAL LOAN
 OPENS TODAY
Temporary Quarters LO- cated in Offices of AttOr-
 ney TheObaId E. Conway

,The newly organized First Federal Savings and Loan association of Waterbury officially opened for busi- ness this morning in its temporary quarters in the ofiices of Attorney Theobald E. Conway, 57 North Main street. This announcement was made by Walter H. Deacon, presi- dent of the association, following the visit to Waterbury by J. 0. Con- way, representative of the Federal Home Loan bank board of Wash ington, who assisted the associa- ton in the completion of its crgati- ization.
 "Waterbury is to be congratulated upon the organization of this asso- ciatien," MT. Conway said. Tt is one of more than 8 thousand sine liar associations which have been chartered by the federal govern- ment in the past two years, to pro- vide communities with adequate home financing facilities. The asso- ciatiotl has an excellent board of directors and I am confident that under their direction the associa- tion will render a real service to Waterbury"
 MT. Conway pointed out that the associations now operating in the United States have been assisted in their growth by the fact that their share accounts are insured by an agency of the federal govern ment and that the direct reduction plan is proving to be 8 popular method of amortizing loans. Mir. Conway will return to Waterbury from time to time to check on the progress of the local association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-07

firemen were called to extinguish a brush fire on Faber avenue, Water vile.