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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
SILAS CREEK NEWS

Miss Bonnie E. Dickson who has
been visiting her brother, DR.. Bryan
A. Dickson, of Marion, N. c., return
ed home Sunday evening.
Rev. Cox preached an interesting
sermon at the Baldwin church Sun
day.
Mr. Walter Dickson, travelling
salesman, made business trip to
Bristol, Tennessee, Friday and re-
turned Saturday.
The Sunday School attendance at
Baldwin is gradually increasing. The
Reds" were in the majority Sunday.
Mesdames Floyd Jones and Par
ker M. Dickson who have been sick
with flu for the past few days are
better at the present time.
There is much complaint about the
scarcity of tobacco plants in this
community. It looks like, if condi-
tons like this are general, that to-
bacco will bring a high price this
fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. FISHERMAN
who have both been in feeble health
for some time are somewhat better
at present.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our many
thanks and appreciation to our
friends and neighbors for the help
and sympathy given us during the
illness and death of our dear John;
and we appreciated the flowers from
all and the beautiful evergreen
plants given by Floyd Jennings,
nurseryman of Pores Knob, N. c.,
and Henry Duvall, which were
planted by his grave.
Mrs. J. B. Hardin and family
Mrs. Callie Hardin,
Mrs. w. M. Burkett and
Carl Hardin,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
MISS MCNEIL VALEDICTORIAN
OF LOCAL GRADUATING CLASS

Miss Theresa McNeill received
the highest scholastic honor in the
West jefferson High School last
week when she gave the valedictory
address for her class at the annual
class day exercises. Mr.. Bruce Phil
lips received second honor as sa-
lutatorian for the class.
Miss McNeill was awarded the
scholarship medal for the best all
around girl in the school and Mr..
Allan Miller was awarded the same
medal for the boys.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
MRS. DUNCAN ENTERTAINS

Mrs. Tom Duncan entertained
members of her bridge club Satur-
day afternoon at her apartment in
the city. Two tables played during
the afternoon at the conclusion of
which, the hostess served a frozen
fruit salad with angel food cake,
frozen Milky Ways, and iced orange
ade.
Mrs. Glen Little won high score
prize and Mrs. Katherine Duncan
won second high.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
l. O C. A L S

Mr.. Will Allan and Miss Jennie
Allan, of Dayton, Tenn, are visiting
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Worth I'm Jeffer-
som.
MIR. Donald Boyden, U. S. govern
ment claim adjustment agent, of
Blowing Rock, was in the city on
business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ivan Miller and
Mrs. Hush Lunsford left the first of
the week for Washington, D. c., and
Lancaster, Pa, where they will visit
and attend the graduating exercises
of the School of Nursing at General
Hospital in Lancaster. Miss Grace
Miller, Mr.. Miller's sister, is men,
Der of the graduating class there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill French were in
the city for a short whit Tuesday.
They were en- route to Rhodes Is
land where Mr.. French will enter a
series of automobile races. His rae
ing car which he had with him here
attracted good deal of attention
while it was parked on Main st.
Mrs. French was formerly Miss An
ME Bledsoe, daughter of the late
Bill Bledsoe.
Mr.. U. L. Hafer was a business
visitor to North Wilkesboro the lat
ter part of the week.
DR.. and Mrs. Preston Taylor and
Mrs. B. c. Taylor, of Mt. Holly, N.
c., visited in the city Sunday after
noon.
Rev. J. B. Sill is staying at Jeffer-
son and Glendale Springs this week.
Miss Rosa Brooks, of Laurel
Springs, spent the week end with
her parents at SilaS Creek.
Mr.. c. w. Pierce, of Helton, was
visitor in the city Saturday. Mr..
Pierce states that his 14-year-old
turkey hen died last week.
Mrs. Jay Dickson, of Troutdale,
and little daughter, Patricia, are Wis
iting Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Sheets.
Mr.. w. F. Jones, of Furches, was
in town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hillarey JONES, of
Nathans Creek, were in the city on
Wednesday.
Mr.. Roy Blevins, of Brandon, was
business visitor. here Saturday.
MIR. Gather Greer, of Lansing, was
in the city Friday.
Mr.. r. F. johnson, of Todd, was
in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. J. A. Reeves has been unable
to attend to his work in the West
Jefferson Produce this week on ac-
count of illness.
Mr.. Hamp Miller, of Idlewild, was
in town Wednesday on business.
Miss Shirley Barker, winner of
second place in the second grade
writing contest in the recent county
wide tournament had her address
given enormously as being from
Nathans Creek. Miss Barker is from
Grassy Creek and represented the
Healing Springs school.
Mrs. J. L. Segraves shopped in
Charlotte, Tuesday.
Miss Chloe Barlow, of Elizabeth
ton, Tenn, and Misses Maude and
Doris Barlow, of Creston, were visi-
tors in the Jeffersons last week.
DR.. B. c. Waddell, of Grassy
Creek, was in the city Tuesday.
Miss Mary Gentry and Miss Kath-
leen Woodruff, of Nathans Creek,
were in the Jeffersons last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Goodman and
Little daughter visited relatives in
Virginia Sunday.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for the kind
ness, help and sympathy shown us
during the sickness and death of our
father, James J. Gentry.
j. H. Gentry and family.
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Miss Kathleen Mcconnell is
expected home this week after at
tending recreational educational
conferences in Charlotte and Win
ston-Salem during the past week.
Miss Eula Todd, member of the
faculty at A. S. T. C., has returned
to her home in Jefferson for her va
cation. Miss Jennie Todd, also of
"A. S. T. c. faculty, is spending a
part of her vacation in Cleveland,
Ohio, studying.
Mrs. J. M. Barlow, of Trade, Tenn,
was in Jefferson on business Mon
day afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. G. A. Hurley, of
Saltwille, Va, spent Sunday after
noon visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
Barker.
Mr.. Zeb Gambin made business
trip to Raleigh the latter part OF the
week. Mrs. Gambill accompanied
him.
Among those returning home from
Boone for their vacations after at
tending college there are Katherine
McNeill, Ruth, Barker, Jessie Good
man, Delphine Jones, Wayne Blew
Tins, Roger King, and Paul Perkins.
Miss Goodman and Mr.. Perkins were
members of the graduating class
there this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Cooper, of Buff
falo Junction, Va, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Glen B.
GRAPHICAL.
Sunday afternoon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Cooper, Mrs. J. c. Gambill, Miss
Lenna Gambill, and Mrs. Glen B.
GRAPHICAL visited in independence,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gary Hardin left
Saturday for their home in Detroit,
Mich, after attending the funeral of
Mr.. Hardin's brother, John. Mr.. John
Baker, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy
Baker, accompanied them to Detroit
and expects to spend the summer
there.
Mrs. Marion G. Faison and secre-
tary, Mrs. Mulligan, of Raleigh,
were in the county last week in the
interest of their work in adult edu
cation. Mrs. Faison is the supervisor
of adult education in this district.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Reeves attend
ed the baccalaureate sermon in
Sparta Sunday. Elder Barnes, of
Georgia, preached.
Mrs. I. F. Walters, of Bluefeld, w.
Va, returned home this week after
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Baker. Mrs. Walters was in
the county on account of the con-
tinued illness of her mother, but was
called home on account Of the illness
of one of her children.
Mrs. C. J. Cope, of Millers Creek,
and her mother, Mrs. Fannie Reeves,
of the Nathans Creek community,
were in West Jefferson Tuesday.
Mrs. Reeves, the mother of ]. A.
Reeves, of this city, seldom visits
here.
Mr.. Cal Davis, of Lansing, was in
the city Tuesday. Mr.. Davis reported
that Prof. Joseph Martin has bad
case of influenza.
Professors G. A. Johnson, of Cross
more, and r. F. Smith, of Lowell,
N. c., have returned to their respec-
tive homes for the summer after
spending the winter here as men,
bers of the local high school faculty,
Hon. P. T. McNeill, of Greensboro,
spent the week end at his home near
here. He attended the graduation of
his daughter, Theresa, who was one
of the outstanding students in her
class.
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M. E. CHURCH SCHOOL BEGINS

The vacation church school for
the West Jefferson Methodist Church
will begin Monday morning, May
Is, at 9 o'clock and close June S.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17
20 Auction Philosophy 80
BY ID. L. ZINN

Folks, couple of Republicans of the old school
sent word if didn't quit boosting Roosevelt would
either have to quit the party or they would hang in
effigy Boys all have got to say is that is my favore
way Of being hanged. But want you to know | am
the Bull Moose variety of the Republicans that's pro-
gressive to you younguns right from the Theodore
Roosevelt School. Old Theodore's motto used to be
"CONDUCT YOURSELF, each and every day so you
look every damn man in the face and tell him to go
to "HELL" if necessary In my mind the old stand
patters have just got a bad of swell head They
couldn't anyone with less than million big
corporation Their heads clear above the common
people One of them introduced Hoover the other night
and said if voted for Roosevelt might not be able
to vote the next four years only We're told
something to that effect such Dull as tnat IS what
need in my mind is lot of progressive Republican Con-
gressmen and help balance congress, and
far | am concerned Al Smith and Herbert Hoover
sit on the sidelines with the Muts and watch the
parade go by
l will be seeing you at the Elks big picnic Sunday in
the mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17
SWINE DAY TO
BE ON JUNE l9


A swine day will be held in south
ern California on the Los Angeles
County Fair grounds Friday, June
10. In making this announcement,
Dr. E. H. Hughes, associate profess
sor of animal husbandry in the
University Of California. on the
Davis campus, said the program for
the day is being prepared and will
be announced soon.
A swine day has been held on the
Davis campus as a regular part of
the college program for hog pro-
ducers of the state. The California
Swine Breeders association has
participated in this, half the pro-
gram for the day being turned over
to that organization for discussion
of practical problems facing the in.
dustry.
The Swine Day at Pomona will
follow along the general lines of the
one held at DAVIS, but the program
will be drawn to meet the needs oil
pork producers in the southern par
of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17
News Behind the News
4 Story That's Gone Dead . Tubs
of Butter Go Sour Jobs
in Payment

WASHINGTON-One of the yarns in the
gossip trading posts of the capital is the one
about Joe Kennedy. eX-chaTman OF SEC, beins
made secretary OF the treasury
Tubs of butter have been spread on Mr..
Kennedy by writers who dwelt on the alega-
tionS that Kennedy made personal sacrifice
by accepting the SEC job. They said that 1t
was fine thing to have such an able sound.
two-fiSted millionaire in the government and
that it would be good for the country If Roose-
welt could recruit more such highmmded ana
sane conservatives filled with zeal for the public
service.
OF course this didn't quite square with the
conception of certain cynical insiders
Kennedy Wall Street man who had partl-
cipated in one of the stock market pools exposed
by Ferdinand Pecora, one OF the tour men
who had originally tossed in $4,000 apiece Tor
RooSevelt'S pre-convention expenses. hence
these cynicS held he could demand any loo he
wanted even in the face of general opposition,
and they felt that he came to make the otC
safe for Wall Street.
Be that as it may if Kennedy made per
Sonal sacrifice, he certainly has been making up
for lost time.
He has gone into the corporate reorganza-
ton business on a large scale. Prospectus Tor
new securities in such reorganlzatlons must De
approved by the SEC, which Is loaded WIN WIN
Kennedy's friends many of them brought mere
bv Kennedy himself. CIt is also being remarked
in Washington that the Democratic NatlonaI
Committee owes Kennedy money, which gives
Chairman James NJ. Lands was KennedyS cnolce
as his successor.
Possibly because of his SEC prestlge-cer-
tainly not in spite OF t-bankers chose Kennedy
to prepare the new recapitalizatlon scheme OF
Radio Corporation of America.
Critics suggest that he did little more than
front for the bankers plan, but Kennedy,
remarking at d stockholders meeting that I
guess some OF you will get a shock, announced
his fee Sl50,00O.
Or1cil1i fOT
reorca nization of the Paramount movie concern
and his SEC pals anticipate further tat plumS
will fall into his lap.
The Italian embassy. where social activity
has been at a minimum during the Ethiopian
war, is expected soon to blossom out with a
series Of parties
Italy following her military triumph, will
need capital for development Of Ethiopia. And
she is expected, as is customary in such cases,
to seek it in the U. S.
Thanks to j. P. Morgan & Co. American
citizens hold about S1OO000000 in Italian gov
ernment bonds now selling around 72. This
loan was floated after 80 per cent OF the italian
war debt to this country had been Cancelled.
Experts say the Italian budget hasn't ac-
tually been balanced for Is years and that Mus
solini's financial troubles likely to increase
But the ballyhoo for new private loan is likely
to be along any day now.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17
e. on IS :So|
VIZ says
AN~RANn WATANABE
IWS by ed HOLDEN
By { D hOlDG

BIRDS
Under my window are a bird
nest entitled Linnet. Inside those
nest are four eggs which Mrs.
Linnet are sitting upon. Pretty
soon youth birds will spring up.
Do you ever noticing that Moth
er Nature always making birds
unfaSten more than two eggs
from their interiors? Oh yes
pleaSe-because Nature wish to
initiating the bird population.
And if only two eggs are sprung
out-that will only taking place
of Mama and Papa when they
passing on. And it are amaze
fully to me how the hour are
very punctual when the Papa
bird come four times each day
TO feeding that Mama bird. She
swapping a swift meal of seeds
from he beck and fling back to
she nest. And how amaze that
she can looking so nice on such
a little-and what amaze it are
that just few seeds will creating
feathers, bones, skin, toes, and
song all for one smallish bird.
And when them same seeds are
i'll earth it will bringing hand
some flowers for bees to manu-
facture honey from. Goodness
me what a life!.
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By 0. O. Mcintyre

mandolin club wrestling with will
liam Tell The lads at the frat
house harmonizing in The Maple
Leaf Rag and "Dearie" around
the piano. I did not go to college
but after reading Harrington I al
ways felt I missed something.
In the Poets Corner in West
minister Abbey are those remember
ed lines. "Lifes a jest-all things
show it always thought so-now
I know it" But I can never recall
who wrote them And then there
was that amusing Punchinello guide
who used to intone about Milton:
He wrote Paradise Lost. his wife
died, and ne wrote Paradise Re
gained" Unconscious humor out of
the Abbey
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17
Other Editors Say
FLOODS AND DUST STORMS
Helena Mont Daily independently

Recently. DR.. rIank B. Howe OF Cornell
made a report of his experiments on the effects
of floods in New York State. He found that
$4,000 gallons of rain fel on one acre in 1881.
On an acre planted to corn $4,000 gallons ran
of at once; acre planted to a good
meadow crop only 7,C0O gallons ran off.
Clearly" he reported, AN important flood
control measure is the covering wherever pos
sible of bare and nearly bare land
These eastern floods twins TO the dust
storms of the West. They should help make the
East more sympathetic toward the belated steps
now being taken in Washington looking to re1or-
estation and better land-use planning.
Dora thinks a woman boasting about
her appendicitis operation is what is
meant by oral surgery.
King Edward VIII will hold no royal
courts this year, SO debutantes who
wanted to be presented at court will have
to push down on the accelerator.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17

SECTION III: Any qualified
voter may vote at said election in
favor of said propositions. or either
of. them, by stamping a cross CX)
on his ballot in the voting square
after the printed word YES" fol
lowing the proposition to be voted
upon; and any qualified voter may
vote at said election against said
propositions, or either of them. by
stamping a cross CX) after the
word NO following the propos
ition to be voted upon.
SECTION ": The City Clerk
IS hereby authorized and directed
70 prepare and cause TO be printed
upon the proper kind OF paper used
At general municipal elections in
said city a sufficient number OF
ballots for the use Of the voters at
said election. The number of bal
lots so prepared shall be not less
than ten Cl0) for every eight tD
or fraction of eight 80 electors
registered in said city.
SECTION V: For the purpose OF
hclding said election the following
Ioting precincts are hereby Great
ed and provided for: Voting pre-
cincts number I, 2, 3, and 4, es-
.ablished for State and County
elections, as regular election pre-
cncts shall be. and the same arc
hereby consolidated into one pre-
cinct be denominated Voting
Precinct A. The polling place for
said Precinct A shall be, and is
hereby established at the Veterans
Memorial Hall at 18th and State
Streets in the said City of Ell Cen
tro. The following named persons
residents and registered electors oi
said City Of Ell Centro, and of said
consolidated voting precinct A arc
hereby appointed election officers
to-Wit: inspector, Judge and two
clerks, to have charge Of said cleo
tion, and to conduct the same in
said precinct, namely,
AS Inspector, J. B. Hockett.
AS Judge, Elmo Hughes.
As Clerks. Mrs. Alice Farmer and
Jean Swerdfeger.
Voting precincts 5, 6. 7, 8, 8
10, IL and IL established for State
and County elections as regular
election precincts, Shall be, and the
same are hereby consolidated into
one precinct TO be denominated
Voting Precinct B. The polling
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

place for said Precinct B shall be.
and is hereby established at the
City Hall, located on the West side
of Sixth Street between Main and
State Street in said City, the en-
trance thereto being No. l42, in
the said City of Ell Centro, The
following named persons, RESIDENT
and registered electors Of said City
of Ell Centre, and of said con-
solidated voting precinct B are
hereby appointed election officers
in said precincts, as follows, to-
wit:
AS Inspector. Fred Kenyon
AS Judge. June Devore
AS Clerks, Martha d. OFT and
Louise F'innev. ..
Voting precincts numbers l3, IA.
Is and 16 established for State and
County elections as regular elec-
tion precincts shall, be. and the
same are hereby consolidated into
ono precinct to be denominated
Voting Precinct G. The polling
place for said Precinct c shall be,
and the same is established at the
Lincoln School, at Fourth and Olive
Streets in the said City Of Ell Gen.
tro. The following named persons.
residents and registered electors of
said City Of Ell Centre, and of said
consolidated voting Precinct G are
hereby appointed election officers
in said precincts as follows:
AS Inspector, Percie c. Thackcr
AS Judge. John R. zurcher
AS Clerks, Ellys Simpson and
Blanche E. Hendry.
The compensation of said cleo
ton officers shall be Five (S5.00)
Dollars each for all services as such
election officers. and which amount
the said City Council deems to be
just.
The said several persons have
been found. and they arc hereby
declared to be qualified for such re
Spectivc positions as required by
l9H. and they are hereby appoint
cd as such officers to conduct such
election, and TO constitute the cleo
ton boards for said election.
Said election officers hereinbcforc
referred to- shall conduct, and they
are hereby directed to conduct, said
election as by law and this ordin-
ancc provided. and to canvass the
votes given and cast at said cleo
! ton and to make and deliver re-
! turns thereof to the City Clerk of
said city: and it is further ordered
that said City Council Of said city
/ shall meet al The usual meeting
place Of said Council, to- wit, the
! CITY Hall Of said city, on tho first
Monday after said election at 7:30
o'clock PM. of said day and pro-
cecd to canvass the election returns
and declare the result thereof.
SECTION VI: That this ordin-
ancc and the publication thereof
shall constitute notice Of said cleo
ton.
SECTION VII: The City Clerk
shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance by a
vote of two-thirds c2/3) OF all the
members of said City Council OF
said city at an adjourned regular
meeting of said Council. and shall
cause said ordinance 10 be publish
ed In the ImperiaE Valley Press.
newspaper of general circulation.
printed and published in said City
of FL Centre in each of seven con-
secutive issues of said newspaper
prior to the said 25th day Of May,
1886, and thereupon, and thereafter
this ordinance shall take effect and
be In force.
Passed adopted and approved
this 14th day of May, 1896.
ROY H. WOMACK. Mayor
OF the City OF Ell Centro.
ATTEST:
C. G.. MOUSSEAU, City Clerk,
of the City of Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17

Imperial Valley farmers and busi-
ness men alike receive direct benefit
from visits like that of dairymen from
the Los Angeles area, and should do all
in their power to make the visit pleas
ant one. Greater understanding always
breeds better relations between commu-
mites and individuals. The opportu-
mites existing in the valley will be de-
veloped into realities in direct ratio to
the understanding and cooperation of
nearby communities and business men,
There is no other region in Southern
California with the dairying potential
tiles of Imperial Valley. We know it
but that knowledge is not worth much
unless others know it, too. At least 40
or so coast dairymen will realize the
fact before the close of this weekend.
They will know it because they have
seen the things that make it true. We
need their cooperation and they need
ours. A greater mutual understanding
will fill this need.
And. while the visitors are here,
there is no reason why they should not
be shown the things which go to make
the valley the rich agricultural area 1t
is-the All American canal, the irriga-
ton district system, the rich soil, and
all the other things.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-17


In considering plans for a combined
city hall and library, the FL Centre city
council has decided after careful con-
sideration that the most logical site for
the proposed building is in the park op-
posite the county court house on Main
street. The reasons are numerous.
Most FL Centrans will agree with the
decision.
Foremost, perhaps, is the desirabili-
ty for a centrally located civic center
in Ell Centro. There is no reason why
the court house and the city hall should
be separated by long distance. There
are several reasons, mostly ones of con-
venience to taxpayers and officials, why
they should not. To visitors from out
side, a civic center is far more impress
sive than a scattered group of build
ings seen one at time
Another outstanding reason for the
councils decision has to do with develop
ment of Ell Centre. We do not want
a "one street own" when progress die
tates growth in the business district. The
railroad tracks on the east already make
a natural boundary for the business dis
trict on that side A civic center Will
have the same effect on the west The
result undoubtedly will be that the bust
ness district will spread to the north
and south, rather than stringing un-
gracefully along the entire length of
Main street.
There are several acceptable sites
upon which the proposed city hall and
library could be erected, but the ma jori-
ty of citizens here will agree that the
most acceptable of all has been decided
upon.