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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
First Hundred Years
Are Really Hardest
1O3- Year Old Veteran of War
Between the States Speaks
From Experience

Rocking ruminative1y in an easy
chair at the Confederate soldiers
home in Atlanta, Ca, Joseph Herb,
who will be 1O3 years old January l,
observed Monday that it's really
true the "first hundred years are the
hardest"
eyes sir" he said, "that's right.
After the first hundred years you're
free to do as you like"
Personally, Mr.. Herb likes the life
at the Confederate home where he
can swap tales with other oldsters
who saw service in the War Between
the States.
His wife, who's 90 years old, lives
in Macon with a daughter, but Herb
prefers it at the home. He went
there last week.
Herb, like most other old soldiers,
has a couple of favorite yarns.
Once during the War Between the
States, he says, he killed northern
soldier and cut off his head with his
own sword. He still had the weapon
says he, when he encountered Cen
eral Robert E. Lee.
II showed it to the General and he
said it was better than his, so he
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Killed BY OWN PISTOL

The sheriff's office in Henderson
vile, N. c., announced the last OF
the week that ballistic comparison
showed Joe Whitaker, county game
warden killed November 10, was
shot with his own automatic pistol.
Officers theorized that Witaker's
gun discharged when he left his car
to investigate activities of game law
violators in forest near there.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17

snapped, Herb said.
His other favorite tale is how he
killed two enemy soldiers with one
bullet. They were talking together
and I shot them through the hearts
with one shot" he said. Bullets
were scarce"
Herb was born at Dublin and came
to America with his brother, who
was killed in the war. Herb wears
two medals for valor and bravery in
the service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17

has made them worth from $S5 to
$50.
Straw that is baled and piled
brings S. a ton and is hauled 100
200, and sometimes 800 miles to pro-
vide winter feed for drought-strick-
en- cattle.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17

Saturday afternoon, Edward VIII,
king of England, broadcast fare
well message to the world prior to
his leaving his native country and
shortly after he had turned over his
throne to his brother. His abdication,
which was a result of his not being
allowed to marry the woman of his
choice, was matter of worldwide
interest.
The text of his broadcast follows:
At long last am able to say few
words of my own. I have never
wanted to withhold anything put un-
til now it has not been constitution
ally possible for me to speak. A few
hours ago I discharged my last duty
as king and emperor. And now that
have been succeeded by my broth
er, the Duke of York, my first words
must be to declare my allegiance to
him. This do with all my heart.
- You all know the reasons which
hSue impelled me to renounce the
throE but want you to under
stand TIT in making up my mind I
did not forget the country or the
empire which, as Prince of Wales
and lately as king, I have for %
years tried to serve. But you must
believe me when l tell you that I
have found it impossible to carry the
heavy burden of responsibility and
to discharge my duties as king as l
would wish to do without the help
and support of the woman love.
And I want you to know that the
decision that I have made has been
mine and mine alone. This was a
thing 1 had to judge entirely for my
self. The other person most nearly
concerned has tried up to the last
to persuade me to take different
course. 1 have made this, the most
serious decision of my life, only up
on the single thought of what would
in the end be best for all.
This decision has been made less
difficult to me by the sure knoWl-
edge that my brother, with his long
training in the public affairs OF this
country and with his fine qualities,
will be able to take my place forth
with without interruption or injury
to life and progress of the empire
And he has one blessing, enjoyed by
so many of you and not bestowed on
me, a happy home with his wife and
children.
During these hard days I have
been comforted by her majesty my
mother and by my family. The min
listers of the crown and in particular
Mr.. Baldwin, the prime minister,
have always treated me with full
consideration. There has never been
any constitutional difference be-
tween me and them and between me
and parliament. Following the con-
stitutional tradition of my father l
should have never. allowed any such
issue to arise.
Ever since I was Prince of Wales
and later on when I occupied the
throne I have been treated with the
greatest kindness by all classes of
the people wherever have lived or
journeyed throughout the empire.
For that am very grateful. / now
quit altogether public affairs and
lay down my burden.It may be some
time before I return to my native
land but I shall always follow the
fortunes of the British race and en-
pire with profound interest and if at
any time in the future I can be
found of service to his majesty in a
private station I shall not fail.
And now we all have new king,
I wish him and you, his people, hap
piness and prosperity with all my
heart.
God bless you all! God save the
king!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
ONCE WORTHLESS STRAW
NOW BRINGS GOOD MONEY

Kansas farmers who once burned
straw stacks as worthless are now
finding that shifting farm fortune
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17

Wearing gas masks officers check their position during
defense against and the
employment smoke IN which members
Third Chemical regiment Of the organized
battalion Of the One Hundred and Fourteenth
national guard participated
regular Of Camp Dix Wrghtstown
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
GUST TUGWELL,
FARM SPEAKER
DEMANDS HERE
Stanley F. Morse Condemns
Nations Agricultural
Leadership.

Stanley F. Morse, executive vice
president of the Farmers Independ-
ence Council of America, this after
noon told Indiana farmers gathered
at the Claypool that they should
demand that Rexford Guy Tug
well, farm overlorn No. 2, be imme-
diately arrested and tried for high
treason, charged with plotting to
overthrow the government of the
United States"
James R. Howard, former presi-
dent of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, who was to have spoken
critically of Henry A. Wallace, Sec
rotary of Agriculture, was snow
bound in Iowa and could not attend.
His speech was read.
Mr.. Morse said in part:
"A few years ago if some comic
opera had included skit depicting
the United States Senate hastily
passing an unneeded, unsound, un-
constitutional farm bill it would
have been most ludicrous-a shock
ing burlesque on that wise, digni-
fled deliberative body. Now this has
actually happened. No only is this
action ridiculous; it is highly I'M
patriotic.
Refers to Indebtedness
ITO sensible farmers it is a dis
gushing spectacle to see these So
called statesmen voting to waste
half a billion more of our money at
time when the Indebtedness of the
nation is approaching the danger
point. That our national legislators
could so forget their public trust as
to prostitute their country's welfare
in bare-faced attempt to gain
votes for their own reelection is
unthinkable-but true.
1.-THE Growing insult to the in
telligence of the American people
has been not the enactment of an
outrageously dishonest farm relief
bill, but the vicious attack on the
Supreme Court by some of our
meddling, muddled misrepresenta-
tives in Congress.
What about Henry Wallace, who
not only sets himself up in judg-
ment on the Supreme Court, but
who would turn loose his pack of
bureaucrats to hound us farmers
into economic scarcity and peas
antry? The powers that be should
remove from office this menace to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18

American agriculture instead of
tacitly approving his acts.
"As for Rex Tugwell, farm over
lord No. 2, you farmers should de-
mand that he be Immediately ar
rested and tried for high treason,
charged with plotting to overthrow
the government of the United
States"
Mr.. Towards address said in part:
Edward A. ONeal, present head
OF the farm bureau, and some of our
other farmer friends had better
consider seriously what they have
said about farm peasantry before
even suggesting amendments to the
Constitution in the special interest
of agriculture.
Il am fearful that new and dam
gerous political philosophy is being
slyly injected into our government
tai veins"
The address traced the inception
of the Constitution, "a farmers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
MANUAL ALUMNI
TO CELEBRATE
FOUNDING GATE
Graduates of City School to
Meet in Observance of
41St Anniversary.

Many Manual Training High
School graduates are expected to
attend the alumni association S
meeting tonight celebrating the
schools 4lst anniversary.
Victor r. Jose, alumni president,
and Principal E. H. Kemper Nc
Comb are to preside.
The program is to open with a
dinner in the school cafeteria, with
alumni groups Of 40 graduated
classes sitting together.
Alumni are to take part in an
amateur hour program in the audi
forum following dinner. w. Fineley
Wright, alumnus and faculty mem
Der, is to appear as Major Knows"
Skits are to be presented by
Manual clubs, including Lo-Per-
Mans Club, Glass of 1904, Travel
Club, Saturday Afternoon Literary
Club and Roines and Masoma
Alumni Associations.
1904 Poem to Be Read
A poem written by Walter Guedel,
which appeared in the 1904 annual,
is to be contributed by the class of
1904. A present Manual pupil, Har-
OLD Yeagy, is to read the verse, "Un-
Gle Joshua's Town Adventure"
Unique because it is the only class
which has remained organized since
graduation, the 1904 class assists the
school each year through it's STU
dent aid fund. Edith Higgins, pres
ident; Hattie Thudium, treasurer,
and Gretchen Scotch, Manual
teacher, secretary, are class officers.
Miss Thelma Tacoma is chairman
of the program committee. Her as
sistants are Bert Kelly and Don
Menke, who is to be announcer on
the Major Knows amateur hour"
Arthur Madison and John Herr
mann have charge of annual alumni
fees and admission tickets to the
auditorium performance. G. D.
Vawter is In charge of cashiers.
Registration committee includes Ell
sic Goett, Gertrude Hartman, Helen
Neale, Alma Gebhardt, Ruth Ran
kin, Daisy Wahl, Lillian Rieman and
Helen Adolay.
Serve on Committee
Door committeeman are Harry F.
Miedema Jr, H. Reidenbach, B. r.
Davy, Glenn Baker, Stanley Will
son, Charles E. Manages, Arthur l..
Strauss, Charles Stuart. Cecil Bird,
Norman Koepper, Melvin Hensel-
meier and John Nackenhorst.
Besides President Jose, officers of
the alumni association are Mrs.
Bessie Sherman Lorenz, vice presi-
dent; Miss Anna j. Schaefer, secre-
tary, and Principal McComb, treas
urer.
Copies of special six-page edi-
ton of the Booster, weekly publ
cation of the school, were distrib-
uted to students this morning as
feature of the birthday celebration.
Copies are to be available for visit
ing alumni tonight.
Staff members include Dorothy
Newell, editor; Charles Johnston,
associate editor; Verlin Hershberger,
feature editor, and Robert Crouch,
sports editor.
Principal McComb addressed a
Junior high school assembly this
morning as part of the student
body's celebration of the birthday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
JOINT COMMITTEE
RETURNS TO TASK
Job Insurance Scheduled to
Be Topic Today.

Unemployment insurance is to
occupy the chief place on the pro-
gram today when the joint legisla-
tive committee, drafting legislation
for Indiana's social security pro-
gram, reconvenes in the Supreme
Courtroom at the Statehouse.
The committee, preparing for a
special session expected early in
March, adjourned last week after
preliminary work on an old-age pen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
GUEST PASSENGER WINS
Right to Collect From Reckless
Driver Upheld on Appeal.

The Indiana Appellate Court to-
day had affirmed the right OF a
guest riding in an automobile to re-
cover damages suffered when the
driver is reckless.
The court yesterday upheld an
award of $500 in the Sullivan Cir
cult Court to Stella T. Binzer, Terre
Haute, who sued Harry D. Arm
strong, Coal City, as the result of an
accident in 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
DZGESZZUV6@zxm oprvzasrmMow
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Smoking Camel Cigarettes
Aids in Assuring Natural
Digestive Action

"Hurry- hurry hurry" seems to be the order
of the day. People get caught in the lockstep of
modernlife. Tension finds the weak spot, SO often
digestion. 1t has been shown that smoking
Camels improves digestion. wards off the con-
sequences ofhurried, nervous living. Camels slim
ulate digestive action. They promote the feeling
of wellbeing and good cheer SO necessary to
the proper assimilation of food. Camels set you
right! And, in smoking Camels for digestion's
sake, you may enter whole new world of
smoking pleasure. So turn to Came1s. Expect
an enticing mildness. Enjoy the appealing favor
of costlier tobaccos! They never tire your taste!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
COLD WAVE REDUCES
CITY BUILDING ACTIVITY

&c Permits Issued in Week Against
141 for Preceding Period.
< Building activities have been
hampered seriously by the cold
wave, William F. Hurd, City Build
ing Commissioner, told the Safety
Board today.
In the week ending Feb. IS, there
were Sc permits issued on property
valued at $31, 028, as compared with
al permits for $39, $50 for the cor
responding week of 1885.
Total building operations from
Jan. / to Feb. IS this year we're
$668,206 higher than in the same
period last year, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18

HERE DELICIOUS FOODS TENPT APPErTE-the famous Gold
Coast Dining Room 5op the Drake Hotel in Chicago
the of presenting luxurious foods with def service dve
oped the heights of perfection Andas fitting
the scenehe fragrant delicate smoke of Came from
jewed fingers of chic and fashion join their
In smoking Camels Erik famous are fb6te watches
that wish goes unsa6ed $50 many of guests smoke
Cam Erik or they have found that choice tobaccos add
the pleasure of the meal Camels leading fvote here
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
FEB. Is, 1925
Edgewood School Bonds Retired.

The final payment on the Edegood
school bonds has been made,
Leonard A. Holt, Perry Township
trustee announced today. A $50. 900
bond issue was sold Is years ago.
and the final payment of $4,000 re-
tires the indebtedness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18

sion bill and proposed bills for its
administration.
A representative of the Federal
Social Security Board in Washing
ton is expected to arrive Friday to
inspect the committees work and
see if the bills comply with Federal
requirements.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
INDIANAPOLIS TOMORROW

American Legion, Twelfth District,
luncheon, 1856 N. Delaware-st.
League for the Hard of Hearing,
1880 p. m. Board of Trade.
Lions Club, luncheon, Washington.
Kiwanis Club. luncheon, Columbia
Club.
National Association of Cost Ac-
countants, dinner, Washington.
National Emergency Council,
luncheon, Washington.
Purdue Alumni Association, lunch
con, SEVERN.
zeta Kappa Psi, dinner. WASH
ington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen
belong to:
Pearl English, 31S N California-st. Ford
coach. from in front of her home.
Morris Elmore, 17l8 N. Tibbs-av. Ford
coach, 74-o27. from in front of the Circle
Tower building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
YOUTH SENTENCED FOR
ASSAULT ON FIANCEE
Lack of Funds for Marriage Permit
Blamed for Attack.

By United Press
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Feb. 49,
Earl Clore, %, was under sentence
of l to 10 years in the Indiana
State Reformatory today after
pleading guilty to charges of assault
and battery against his fiancee,
Miss Eloise Hensel, 90.
Clore confessed that dependency
over lack of funds to purchase a
license led the attack on
the girl and his attempted suicide,
police said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18

Constitution" and said 1T put de-
moralized agriculture on it's feet
and built the greatest agrarian CIV
ilization the world has ever known"
and is as vital to agriculture today
as when it was drawn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-18
BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police
belong to:
F. b. McCurdy. $50 N Dequincy-st. Ford
coupe, found at Ohio-st and Capitol-av.
The Washington times., 1936-06-24
SUICIDE ARMY AVIATOR
Ends -Four LiUeS

Lieut..
Lindsay M.
BaWsel,
popular
Air Corps
officer,
who IeaPed
into the
sea from
an Army
transport
with his
three
children.
All four
perished.
The dead
flier was
en- route to
Washington
for treat
nnent in
Walter
Reed
Hospital,
having
injured his
foot in a
parachute
jump in the
Canal Zone.
Mrs. BaWseI
was on the
ship. Their
home was
Atlanta, Ga.
international
News Photo.
The Washington times., 1936-06-24
LEMKE LEAVES
TO ESTABLISH
QUARTERS
International News Service

International News Service
Representative william Lemke,
(R) of Fargo, N. D., the Union
party's candidate for President,
left Washington today by auto
mobile with his two sons for Chi
cago where he will establish ma
tional campaign headquarters.
He will be in Detroit Friday to
confer with the Rev. Charles E.
Coughlin, the radio priest, who
heads the Union for Social JUS
tice. Lemke is travelling via
PittSburg, Cleveland and Detroit.
Before leaving he conferred at
his home here with William H.
McKeighan, five times mayor OF
Flint, Mich, and will see him
again when he arrives in Detroit.
McKeighan was a speaker
with DR.. Francis E. Townsend
and the Rev, Gerald L. K. Smith,
head of the late Senator Huey
P. Longs share-the-wealth. move
ment at a Townsend meeting in
Flint last week. McKeighan also
saw DIR. Townsend and then de-
parted by airplane for Detroit.
Meeting yesterday with LemKe'
Smith and Townsend said they
were looking the candidate over.
Smith Invites Lemke
Definite indication of friendl1-
pess was expressed by Smith,
however, when he invited Lemke
to speak at New Orleans or
Baton Rouge within the month"
The North Dakota inflationist,
who announced his candidacy as
a challenge to reactionary ele-
ments in both old parties, eX,
pressed himself as well satisfied
with the conference.
Although Endorsement OF LemKe
was withheld, Smith said:
eve are interested in any pro-
gram taking this country out OF
the hands of racketeerS.
"There can be no recovery
until we get rid of Roosevelt and
Postmaster General Farley"
Smith declared GnaG 1Or SGAaVo
gic" reasons the three men wish
to outline a campaign program so
their various candidates would not
compete in election districts. He
said there had been no merger
but that they intend to cooper
ate.'
Coughlin Not Consulted
Father Coughlin has not been
consulted by Smith or Townsend
on political plans, Smith said:
Coughlin, however, has announced
his support of the Lemke candl-
dacy.
DR.. Townsend announced his
departure for Oklahoma City,
where he will campaign for Conner
Smith, Townsend plan director
and senatorial candidate.
The Washington times., 1936-06-24
Tropical Heat Blamed
LIN BaWSel TRACED y

The effect of the tropics on
native Americans, which precipi-
tated a row in Congress a few
years ago against prolonged Army
assignments in the hot climate,
was blamed today for the Bawsel
tragedy aboard the Army trans
port Chauteau-Thierry.
Clasping in his arms his three
children, aged S, 3 and 2, Lieut..
Lindsay M. Bawsel, IS, of Atlanta,
Ca, leaped from the rail of the
boat off the Florida coast Mon
day, the War Department was ad-
vised by the ships commander.
All four were drowned.
Bawsel was enroute to Washing
ton to undergo observation at
Walter Reed Hospital from his
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missed but two or three nights on
the Powhatan Roof since Manager
Arthur Harnett opened it to a re-
ceptive public for the season.
Close on the heels Of these two
are Eleanor Roosevelt and Emily
Mclean, the dispatch tells us, and
Ramon and Tucker, the two head
walters, are feverishly clocking the
number Of night any member of
this quartet shows up.
If nothing more than a minia-
ture Pete Macias is awarded the
winner at the end Of the season,
the contest will be worth the
entering.
We suppose by this time, you've
heard the expression:
eff you don't like this coun-
try, try Baltimore
The invitation doesn't carry as
much Of the awfulness as it used
to now that the s. s. Sho Boat
has been heard from and personal
ly visited. Tommy Dorsey will
provide the music for those who
care to accept the bid to this place
this week. Which doesn't sound
so purgatorial to us.
But If you have to stay in town,
there's the Cocoanut Grova which
is very much in town at Fifth and
K Streets Northwest. Moreover,
they have imported from Broad
way haunts a revue that has the
crowds at this newly inaugurated
establishment stamping their feet,
waving their arms and pronounc-
ing everything lovely.
Out at the Rendezvous in
Northeast, it doesn't take a re-
vue to get patrons to stamping
feet and waving arms. The move
ments become involuntary along
about the third bar Of Phil
Loria's music.
Along about the fifth, things
are just one happy tangle and
what's more they leave you there
to figure it out for yourself.
And again, we come to Sidney.
We've been to Sidney so often
that we're thinking seriously Of
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And again, we come to Sidney.
We've been to Sidney so often
that we're thinking seriously Of
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rial to the first President of the
United States.
The Washington times., 1936-06-24

at Maryland Club Gardens. Jim
my's stand has been moved from
the center of the terrace to the
east end. Something about more
dance space was advanced as the
reason by those who supervised
the shift, but we happen to know
that with Jimmy in the center of
the floor, that profile of his wasn't
a profile at all to an awful lot of
people-depending, of course. on
where they sat and which way
Jimmy was looking.
And even if you don't like
Jimmy's profile, a little blonde
girl by the name of Erma Lane
will dance your mind off of it
through the evening. Erma's nice.
We scent all the earmarks of a
contest in the news that Peggy
Gibbons and Patsy Parker have
The Washington times., 1936-06-24

post at the Army base in the
Canal Zone,
During the debate in Congress
against keeping soldiers and
sailors in tropical countries for
any extensive period members
pointed out that the average
American cannot stand the clim-
ate of such countries and many OF
the service men go berserk" when
they are confined in the tropics
for several years at a stretch.
BaWsel was assigned to the
Canal Zone in September, 1884.
The Washington times., 1936-06-24
Denies Convention
Petition TO Lehman

PHILADELPHI June %
G.N.SD.-Postmaster Gener
James A. Farley today denied re-
ports that resolution was to be
presented 20 the Democratic con-
vention urging Gov. Herbert H.
Lehman of New York to recon-
slider his decision not to run for
reelection. He said a resolution
of that nature would be out Of
order.
In. response to questions as to
whether Lehman had changed his
mind about running, he said:
"Only the Governor can
answer that"