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The Washington times., 1935-05-25

Funeral services for Scott Leh-
mann, prominent architect, who
died at Mt. Vernon. N. Y, Thurs
day, will be held from the home
of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah
w. Lupton, 100 block Euclid ST..
N. w., Monday morning.
Outstanding in the architectural
activities of Mr.. Lehman were
the Cincinnati Enquirer Building,
the Rockefeller reconstruction at
Williamsburg, Va, and the Won
ems College Of Duke University.
Born near Cincinnati 40 years
ago, Mr.. Lehman was educated
at Worcester Academy. and Cornell
University. He held the rank of
captain Of cavalry during the
World War. He is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Josephine Lupton
Lehman; two brothers and four
sisters.
The Washington times., 1935-05-25
HARRY LIT

Arrangements were being made
today for the burial of Harry
Lift, Home Owners Loan Corpo-
ration representative, who was
the victim of a heart attack
Wednesday night in his home in
the 1000 block Connecticut Ave.
N. W. HySong's funeral parlors
are in charge Of services.
The Washington times., 1935-05-25
DIED

BERGLAND. LENA E.-on Wednesday.
May go 1888. at her residence. 1887
Fourth Street Northeast. LENA E. BERG
land. Besides her husband. she 10 also
survived by one sister Mrs. J. c. Casa
bella. Remains resting at the ". W. Cham.
bers Company Southeast funeral home. SIT
Eleventh Street Southeast.
Funeral services win be held on Sat
urday afternoon. May %. 1885, at 2
o'clock. from the ". W. Chambers &c:
Southeast funeral home. SIT Eleventh
Relatives and friends are invited to
fntermsnt will follow in Cedar Hill
CemeterY.
The Washington times., 1935-05-25

BERRY, IDA LIVINGsTON-on Friday,
May "a. 1885, at her residence 76l
Seventh Street Southeast, IDA LIVING:
STON BERRY, the beloved mother OF
George Edgar Livingston and Mrs. Elsie
Marion SchlesinEer and sister Of Mrs. Anna
Hammond Of Sparrows Point. Nd: Mrs.
Florence Basehore, of Biloxi. Miss; George
Cain and Maurice Cain. of Middletown, Pa.
Notice of funeral services and interment
hereafter.
east funeral home.
The Washington times., 1935-05-25

FKoA1NKaIN. kATE M.-On Friday. May
beloved wife of Irwin W. Franklin. Be.
sides her husband she is also survived BY
two daughters, Mrs. Edna Cockrell and
mrs. Gladys Bond. and one brother. Clar-
ence Jenkins.
Funeral services will be held from her
late residence. 1911 D Street Southeast,
on Monday morning. May 27, 1895. at
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
!nterment Oak Grove Church cemetery,
Oak Grove, Va.
Services by Chambers Co. Southeast
funeral home.
The Washington times., 1935-05-25

CENTRAL-Sunday ana Monday:
Gar 9S," with Fred MacMurray, Robert
Taylor in Buried Log; cartoon. Tues
The Washington times., 1935-05-25

ERRl e 18th st., Below q
6HU66 9t. n. W
Stage: PAUL WHITMAN and His
Orchestra and Entertainers.
Screen: STOLEN HARMONY with
George Raft, Ben Bernie and All the
The Washington times., 1935-05-25

On Stage: IN PERSON FATS WAL
LER" = Radios Latest and Greatest
Sensation, with Orchestra and Revue.
On Screen: Mary Aston and Lyle Tai.
bot in RED HOT TIRES" Mid
night Shows. Saturday, May 18th,
and Wednesday, May 2Sth.
The Washington times., 1935-05-25

WISE, CLARENCE E.-on Thursday May
%. 1885. at his residence. sO7 Eye
Street Northwest. CLARENCE E. WISE.
the beloved husband of Bessie NJ, Wise
(nee Myers). Besides his wife, he is also
survived by two sons. Raymond E Wise
and Percy e. Wise. Remains resting AZ
the W. W. Chambers Company funeral
home. Fourteenth and Chaplin Streets
Northwest. until Saturday. May rs. 1885
at D. m.
Interment private.
The Washington times., 1935-05-25

FUWL ER, ALFUKD H.-On Friday Nav
"a. at the residence of his son. Leonard
b. Fowler. lakewood, Va. AFFORD II,
FOWLER, in the eighty-second year Of his
age, beloved husband of the late Sarah
Virginia Fowler (nee Bodensick) and
father of Leonard H., William E. and Al.
ford H. Fowler.
Remains resting at Ives funeral home.
80 Wilson Boulevard, Clarendon, Va.
Funeral from Ives chapel on Monday.
May 81. 1885. at l 80 p m.
u, Interment in Rock Creek Cemetery,
The Washington times., 1935-05-25

May %. 1885. at Emergency Hospital,
NORMAN D. NORTON. the beloved hus.
band of Grace Klopfer Norton, a member
Of Washington Centennial Masonic Lodge.
No. IA, F. A. A. NJ. Besides his wife he
is also survived by two sons. Frank Klop.
fer Norton and Linwood Moore Norton.
Funeral services will be held from his
late residence, 1907 Montana Avenue
Northeast on Saturday afternoon, May
%. 1885, at 2 o'clock.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
The Washington times., 1935-05-25

PALM-sunday. Monday and Tuesday:
"All the Kings Horses" with Carl
and Thursday: THE Gilded Lady" with
Claudette Colbert and Fred McMurray.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
GOOD WIFE AND CHILDREN
HELP GET CONVICTS PAROLED

Westinghouse convicted forger
is more likely to go straight after his
release from prison than is robber
or burglar.
"That at least is our experience"
said Ray L. Huff, parole executive
of the United States bureau of pri-
sons, in an interview.
This conclusion is but one of a
number reached by Huff and a re-
search staff in the analysis of $500
cases which have come before the
parole board.
The final results of the study,
known as experience tables" will
be made known shortly. ~
"A good wife and children always
make the applicant for parole ia
vorable risk" Huff said. He added
that the opposite is true if members
of the family are criminally inclined.
Experience shows that man over
40 is also apt to be a good risk" he
said. "1n most cases they have burn
ed out by that time. Other factors
such as the number of offenses enter
into the picture, of course.
prisoners under 20 have been
found to be good risks. If the parolee
can get through his first six months
without committing another offense
the chances that he will always keep
straight are good.
Chances of success are very IA
vorable if the would-be parolee was
convicted of violation of the bank
laws postal embezzlement forgery or
fraud. They are very bad if the con-
viction was for robbery or burglary.
"Ninety-three per cent of the per-
sons given fedeal paroles do not COM
NIT another crime"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01

conference has attracted outstand-
ing 1xamatists, folklorists and musi-
al leaders, many of whom are ex-
.ected again this year, with others,
20 the joint meeting in Marion.
John Powell, composer-pianist, of
Richmon, and George Pullen Jackson,
"Hthor. of Nashville, Tenn, who have
roth assisted with previous festivals;
Phillips Barry, of Massachusetts,, r.
W. Gordon, of Washington, and Mel
linger Henry, Of New Jersey, folk
authorities and writer's; DR.. E. c. L.
Adams, author of Congaree Sketches,
nj iced Smith, folk authority, both
of Columbia, S. c., Richard Chase
and other members of the Institute
of Folk Research. University of
North Carolina, all have accepted in
vitations to take part in the confer
ence and festival.
Mrs. John A. Jardine, of Fargo,
N. D., president of the National Fed
Grafton Of Music clubs, will preside
over one session of the conference,
which will be attended by other State
and National Federation officials.
Mrs. Laura Scherer Copenhaver, di-
rector of the Rosemont Handicraft at
Marion, will conduct session on folk
handicraft, assisted by Mrs. Alice
Carter Shera, director of production,
Pine Mountain Settlement school,
Pine Mountain, KY.
The Virginia Folklore Society, of
which Arthur Kyle Davis, Jr., of the
University of Virginia, is archivist,
is expected to assist with plans for
the various events and Winston Will
kinsOn, in charge Of the recently es-
tablished classes in folk music study
at the University of Virginia, has
also been invited to participate again
in festival and conference.
Other events in Marion will be
announced later, but will include
folk play written by a nationally
known dramatist, to be presented by
the Barter Theatre players, of Alb
ingdon, under the direction of Robert
Porterfield, and employing local folk
musicians and dancers in addition to
the cast.-Grayson- Carroll Gazette.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
ACT TO SAVE PINE SEEDS
National Services Unite in Forestry
Preservation" Move ~

Washington, July 23.-Forest ser
vices of state and national agricul-
tural extension forces and forest in
dustries today were called upon to
aid in preserving this years bumper
crop" Of pine tree seeds.
This is the year of the big pine tree
seed fall in North Carolina and the
rest of the South, it was pointed out.
All the great, averaged stands Of
southern pine trace back to year of
extraordinary seed crop. Once in five
to 10 years comes on of these bumper
crops.
Reports from all pine lands of the
South are in accord that q crop of
pine seed is maturing right now
long leaf, slash, loblolly and short
leaf, the four principal species. If
fires can only be kept out Of the
woods. this autumn and winter, bill
lions Of new pine seedlings will be
we'll started toward big timber trees
Of the future.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
NORTH CAROLINA CITIZENS
ARE PAID sS5, o0o, 600 IN LIFE :.
..~ INSURANCE MONEY IN 1894

North Carolina policyholders and
benefioiaries were paid $35, 000, GOO by
afe insurance companies in 1894, ac-
cording to. q special compilation by
the Eationals U Underwater, weekly in
sursnce newspaper. -
North Carolina ranked 22nd in life
Payments among ell states, while it
is 18th in size Of population. The
per capita payment in 1884 was
$1,000. 81
=. Charlotte led North Carolina cities
in life insurance payments in, 1884
with s.; $4,000 compared to $924. 900
in 1898, or a IS percent increase.
Charlotte ranked 10th 1 among sail
cities in the country. Greensboro was
second in payments in 1884 in North
Carolina with $500, 900, compared to
1854, 900 the year before. Durham
came third with $73s, 900, followed by
Asheville, 1868 900; Winston-Salem,
1861, 900; Raleigh, $4,000; Morgan
ton. $3.50. 900; Wilmington, $685., 900;
High Point, $4,000; Rocky Mount,
$4,000; Kinston, 1921 900; Wilson,
$212,O 900; Goldsboro, $1s9, 900; Lenoir,
$1S3, 900; Gastonia, $4,000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
GEORGE MCNEIL ANNOUNCES
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Fayetteville, N. c., July so.-Sen-
ator George McNeill, widely known
Fayetteville business man who has
been Prominently connected with the
political life Of. Cumberland county
and the State Of North Carolina as a
staunch Democrat for the past thirty
five years, today. announced his can
didacy; for the, lieutenant governor
ship Of North Carolina subject to the
Democratic primary Of 1896.
In making his announcement Sena-
tor: McNeill said, 81 am a candidate
for the .nomination of lieutenant gov
ernor OF North Carolina subject to
the, Democratic primary of 1886. In
making this announcement / desire to
inform the public, that 1 am just a
plain, everyday business man and if
elected lieutenant governor shall try
to apply the same practical methods
to the affairs Of the state that I have
always endeavored to apply to my
personal business.
GAS the campaign progresses and
the issues arise, l shall face them
squarely and fearlessly."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
CAROLINA PRISON OFFICIALS
SELDOM HAVE TO USE LASH
Since March I, Only Three Requests
for Permission to Flog Unruly
Prisoner Received -.

Raleigh.-North Carolina prison
officials are apparently keeping their
charges in line without need Of the
old-fashioned lash.
Since March 1, the records of
Chairman Capus M. ~Waynick, of the
highway and public works commits
sion, showed today there have been
only three requests received at his
office for permission to flNg a
prisoner.
Under the rules of the department,
use Of the lash is prohibited except
by specific authority from headquar-
tiers.
The latest request, Waynick said,
came from Arson county where a
group Of convicts was reported to
have attacked the camp superinten-
dent and his assistant Saturday.
A white man was described as the
leader Of the attack. He was said to
have struck one Of the camp officials,
and the Arson authorities decided he
merited a flogging.
Before ruling upon their request,
Waynick sent two representatives to
make a thorough investigation, and
to report the details to him.
Permission to use the lash was Civ
en- in the two other cases, but, Way
nick said. the punishment had been
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
CCC BOYS TO BENEFIT BY
EDUCATIONAL ADVISORS
New Allotment of Sc, 900, 900 Expected
to Double Conservation Camps
Educational Facilities

Robert Fechner, emergency conser-
walton director, announced last week
that he will virtually double CCC
educational facilities.
He said a new $6,OO0,OOO allotment
will provide necessary funds for in
structional programs in 2,916 CCC
camps planned under. the expansion
program.
: The number Of camp educational
advisors will be increased by the In
terror departments education office
to at least 1900. In addition to these,
rs district advisors will be appointed
to assist in co-ordinating instruction
programs.
Howard w. Oxley, CCC education
al director, estiamted approximately
100000 men will participate in the
camp instruction programs this win
ter.
Nearly half of the courses, are to
be vocational. Some are on the ele-
mentary level. About 1000 illiterates
or near-illiterates are receiving in
struction in reading, writing and
arithmetic. Twenty-seven per cent of
the courses are on the high school
level and five per cent are on college
level.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
CLARK ASKS FOR VETERANS
HOSPITAL FOR N. CAROLINA

Representative Clark, Democrat of
North Carolina, introduced a bill into
the House, Friday, authorizing con-
struction of veterans hospital in the
eastern section of North Carolina and
appropriating 100000 for the
structure.
"f think veterans hospital event.
ually will be located in the southeast
and l am putting in a bid for it,"
Clark said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
PROMISES
TO Be BEST EVER
Many New Features Added; Figures
Famous in Folk Lore Collections
to Be Present

Marion, July Whitetop noun
tain will again echo the sound of
fiddle and banjo in the wild goose
chase" and the classification" on
Friday and Saturday, August Is and
II, when folk musicians of many
states gather for the fifth annual
Whitetop festival. Organized in 1881,
the festival has attained national and
international recognition, its sponsors
say, and has attracted noted musici-
ans, writer and folklorists of Ameri-
ca, as well as thousands of visitors.
Mrs. John P. Buchanan, of Marion,
festival director, spent some time in
the Cumberland Mountains recently,
and has found much new and excel
lent material, some of which will be
heard on the festival program. Ira
ditional "play party games will
form new feature this year, with
little children and elders joining in
"Chicky -ma-crany-crow," "Shoot the
Buffalo" and other ancient games
and figures; while the mountain peo-
pie will dance all night long to fig
ures call by Council Cruise, Bot Mast
or other Whitetop dance champions.
Lady round the lady and the
gent so low,
Lady round the lady and the
gent don't CO."
John A. Blakemore, of Abingdon,
festival manager, says advance regis
trations and inquiries concerning the
festival are heavier than ever before.
Charles C. Lincoln, Jr., of Marion,
is assisting with the festival man
agement. Contests on the mountain
will include, as before, fiddle, banjo,
ballad singing, folk singing, folk
hymns, clog and square dance, and
mountain bands. Contestants entered
from nine states last year, and have
already registered from as far as
Arkansas for the 1885 contests.
The Whitetop Conference, in which
noted speakers and leaders confer with
each other and with the mountain
people as to the best means of pre-
serving and carrying on the folk ira
ditions, will be given whole day this
year, at Marion College, on August
18th, before the festival. With the
conference, will meet the Southeast
ern Folklore Society, Maurice Matte
son, president, in summer session at
Marion. Organized in 1888 in con-
nection with the festival, the folk
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01

administered in only one Of them. the
victim being a negro prisoner in
Guilford county. The treatment was
reported to have improved his dispo-
sition.
In the other case, in New Hanover.
the prisoner was adjudged insane aft
err test, and. sent to the state hos
pital for the insane. The punishment
was not inflicted:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01

A New York school teacher weighs
100 pounds. The board has refused
her a new contract unless she loses
80 lbs.
There are 238 Negro publications
in the U. s.
Flowing by oxen is being revived
in England.
100000, 900 pounds Of weiners are
eaten in this country every year.
There are 7o56 different shades Of
the primary celoYs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
AAA RENTAL CHECKS IN STATE
RUN TO $13,O42,89 FOR YEAR
Ashe County Benefits by $12,557.S0
and Allegheny County Checks
Amount to $9,532.59

College Station, Raleigh, July 21.-
Rental and benefit payments to
North Carolina farmers for the fiscal
period beginning July 1, 1884 and
through May 81, 1885, have amount
ed to a total of s13,O42,898.44, &C
cording to information supplied to
Dean /. o. Schaub yesterday by the
fiscal office of the agricultural ad-
justment administration.
Of this amount $4,615,754.76 was
paid for cotton adjustment; $51, 1872
IL for wheat adjustment; $7,674,014-
IL for. tobacco ad5ustemnt, and $701,-
s3E.44 fot corn-hog adjustment. None
of the tobacco rentals has been paid
for 1885 through these also will start
as soon as the rented acreage has.
been measured and certified.
In addition to the rental and bene-
fit payments to farmers, the AAA
also has paid $1,011, 607.98 to North
Carolina citizens for various work
connected with the adjustment pro-
grams. Most of this amount has been
used for county and community COM
mittee work, for measuring. land and
for clerical work in the various coun-
ty offices.
Rental and benefit payments for
Ashe amount to $12,557.8O, and for
Allegheny, $9,5s2.59. Watauga's
checks will total $6,257.29, and
Wilkes will get $18,89907.
Connecticut is celebrating the 300th
anniversary of it's founding this year.
One child out Of every six in this
country was a member of a family
on relief last year.
The large number of cats in this
country are the greatest enemy of
song, insectivorous and game birds.
The United States Navy has ap-
proximately $3,OOO,OOO,OOO invested
in ships and shore property.
The Jewish race considers carp the
most delectable fish.
Light has a weakening effect on
all grades of paper.
There are more thunderstorms in
July than in June.
Swifts are supposed to be the
swiftest of bird flyers.
Perfectly normal weather is rare
in any locality.
Measles has been one of the most
serious scourges of mankind, some
times wiping out whole populations.
Government surveys reveal that
the homes of over 100000 people
in this country are without bathtubs.
DIR. H. M. Traquair has found that
tobacco blindness, an easily cured dis
ease. comes only rarely to cigarette
smokers but frequently strikes pipe
smokers.
The fastest American snake, the
red racer, can go only 3:6 miles per
hour.
Sinus disease is inherited in some
cases, according to DR.. Hector Morti-
mer, of Montreal.
During its first year of operation
the plant in North Carolina for ex-
tracing bronine from the sea pro-
duced about 100000 pounds of that
chemical.
The National Guard Association of
the United States has set as its goal
in 1887 a strength Of 100000 officers
and men
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
CATTLE PRICES MAY GO UP
FOR NEXT ONE-HALF YEAR

Predicting fewer cattle and calves
will be slaughtered this fall than last
year. the Bureau Of Agricultural
Economies says cattle prices are ex-
pected to average m1ch higher dur
ing the next five months.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-10-12

4.'i2r Lietu9n1nt Governor Boyd
Brown: Mr.. Vice Chairman. deeply
appreciate the fine spirit with which the
Colo nial Council has entered upon its
task of enacting budget Budgets are
always troublesome. and we always run
into difficulties in considering the finan
cia pro gram for the municipality for an
ensuing year. You have shown an excel
lent spirit and deserve great ca edir
wish 10 express my appreciation for the
work you have done.
End Member foc Frederiksted Country
District (Golden): Mr.. Wee Chairman.
Do understand that during the time
he Is acting the Lieutenant Governor
will have no connection with the Virgin
ISLANDS Company
Acting Lac Itendnt Governor Boyd j.
BrolOn:3Mr. Vice Chairman. 5t is not ne
cessasy for me to turn over my positiol
IN the Virgin Stands Company while act
ing Lieutenant Governor. ] will not be
active in the other work
lat Member Ior Frederiksted Town
(MerWjn); Nj. Vice Chairman The ACT
log lieutenant Governor suggested at
meeting of the Municipal Committee
that the Council forward letter to Gov
eminent to the effect that the depart
ment heads be notified to run their insti
buttons on the per diem basis
3rd Member for Cnristiansted CountrS
District armstrong;: Mr.VIce Chairman
L al s a very goo d d 2 a.
The head of a Department might
take th4 total or ais maintenance aud di
vide il by twelve and work on that oasis
! thlnk letter should oa sent 10 the va
rIous neads of the departments based on
the su question mada.
End Member for Frederiksted IoWn
(Chp Joseph. Mr.. Chairman. 1 endorse
the remarks Of the 1st speaker.