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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
Farmers Approve
New Soil Program
North Carolina Group Goes on
Record as FavOring More
Cash Production Crops

North Carolina farmers from 81
counties, meeting at State college to-
day, termed the federal govern
ment's soil improvement program,
"our only longtime salvation"
The session, call by Dean I. 0.
Schaub, of the colleg, ''to ascertain
what the farmers themselves think
of the soil conservation program and
to assembly opinions to be studied
by the AAA," was attended by farm
agents, their assistants and county
farm committee members.
Minor changes in the rates paid
for improvement practices were rev
commended, with the majority of
those present favoring a lower rate
for diverting land from soil depict
ing to conserving crops and higher
rate for soil building practices.
The farmers also went on record
as advocating "some method to hold
production of cash crops within rea-
sonable bounds so that markets will
not be glutted periodically with
price-depressing SURPRISES"
j. E. Thigpen, AAA official, told
growers that the 10000 or more
"work sheets" signed in North Caro-
lima indicate Tar Heels are partici-
pating in the soil Improvement pro-
gram to about the same extent as IN
the old crop adjustment scheme.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
Wealthy Woman
Robbed, Killed

Mrs. Juliette Burlington Enslow,
SO, daughter of Huntington's (W.Va.)
first mayor and widow of one of the
city's wea1thiest citizens, was found
slain in her bedroom last Saturday
morning.
City detectives said she apparent
ly was killed by burglar who
awakened her while ransacking the
rooms.
Without clue to the slayer, police
brought bloodhunds to the Enslow
mansion in an effort to trace him.
A towel was wrapped loosely
around the neck of the widow and
docotrS found abrasions on her face.
Coroner F. x. SCHUYLER said strangu-
1ation may have been the cause OF
death.
He said there were two wounds on
the forehead which might have been
made with an ice pick.
Miss Elizabeth Bricker, house
keeper, found her mistress on the
floor beside her bed. Police said the
woman apparently had risen after
being attacked, pulled a cord which
sounded bell in the kitchen, and
then collapsed. Apparently, no one
heard the bell.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
EXTEND TIME TO PLANT
SOIL-CONSERVING CROP

Winter legumeS Sown in October
may be counted as suiL-conServing
crops under the 1896 soiI-improve-
ment program, according to j. F.
Criswell, of State College.
The time allowed for seeding con-
serving crops has BEEN extended to
October 81, since many farmers
have been handicapped by dry
weather, he explained
He urged growers to take advan-
tage of the time extension and sow
enough conserving crops to qualify
for the maximum payments possible
for them to receive.
A change in the regulations, he
added, now permits growers to meet
their minimum conserving crop
acreage requirements by sowing
winter legumes on fields where de-
plotting crops were harvested earlier
in the year.
The minimum acreage of conserv-
ing crops required is equal to 20 per
cent of the base cotton, tobacco, and
or peanut acreage plus Is per cent
of the base acreage of other depict
ing crops.
This is the minimum amount of
conserving crops a farmer must
grow to participate in the soil-im-
provement program.
Conserving crops may also be
grown for another purpose: to make
a grower eligible to receive pay
ment for carrying out soil-building
practices. When grown for this pur-
pose, the conserving crop must not
be placed on land where depicting
crops have been raised this year.
Since the work of checking grow
ers' compliance with provisions OF
the soil-improvement program has
been completed in most counties
Criswell stated, growers who seed
conserving crops in October should
report it to their county agents sc
they will get credit for the later
seedlings.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
NEW AND STRANGE JURIEs

A COURT in New Jersey has selected jury
L of all women to sit in judgment there this
week. From Mecklenburg county comes the
word that a Negro has been drawn for service
on the jury in that term of court to be held
there this month. A jury of all women is new
departure in the order of things in the United
States. A Negro on a North Carolina jury has
not been heard of since Civil War days and the
Reconstruction.
Both instances have been explained by say
ing that if women are to be judged and brought
to trial the jury that tries them should have
some of their kind on it. The same explanation
is given for the legality of allowing Negroes to
serve.
Those of us who are used to and contented
with the old ways cannot say how such admin
istration of the law will work out. 1t will be
interesting to keep up with the procedures and
see how successful they prove.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22

cost as little or be eaten more eagerly than one
of these hot lunches, and they can't. The trouble
is that so many of the children who actually
need the food are not able to get the money to
have it.
A plan has been worked out in the majority
of the lunch rooms whereby child can bring
raw vegetables from home and get credit for so
much money. He is then allowed to have that
many lunches. Again that seems like an easy
thing to do, but, again. the schools in the county
have numbers and numbers of children who do
not have any vegetables to bring to school on
such plan of exchange Their parents may be
shiftless and may have not tried to provide;
bad luck of various sorts may have overtaken
their crops. In any event, the child is not to
blame and yet he has the same hearty appetite
his more fortunate classmate has,
Each community should interest itself in this
problem and the school committee, community
club, or some group in authority could arrange
to take care of surplus food supplies in their re-
spective sections and see that they are turned
over to the schools for the definite purpose of
allowing those helpless and undernourished
children to eat with the others when hot lunches
are served. 1t is understood that the WPA and
the Save the Children Fund can be approached
for some such help, but the long lines of red
tape necessary to get over before the help is
received makes many small mouth water and
empty stomach ache that could be helped by
local planning and forethought.
We have come good way in such matters
Let us continue to think and work on this prob
lem, which, being solved would go further than
any other one thing toward making the future
citizens of the county stronger in body and mind
and happier in their outlook on life
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
BLACK LOCUST AIDS
IN EROSION CONTROL

That black locust has become a
large factor in the control of soil
erosion is evidenced by the, favor
able results obtained from paintings
made by the Soil Conservation Ser
vice, according to- Reuben Margolis,
frester of the Huntersville demon
stration area at Charlotte.
Last year the Service planted over
sixty thousand black locust seed
lings in gullies, and on CALLED and
badly eroded spots in this area. This
year farmers cooperating In the soil
erosion control program are expect
ed to plant 100000 more seedlings
Besides checking erosion, black
locust is a soil enricher, Margolis
pointed out A legume by virtue of
the nitrogen fixing nodules on its
spreading root system, it will grow
and thrive on poor, dry, and eroded
soil.
Generally where other species will
not grow in gullies or on eroded hill
sides, black locust checks soil wash
ing. On better soils the black locust
yields fence posts in 10 to 20 years.
On eroded soils few more years
are required.
Where no other vegetation will
develop, black locust offers a source
of useful materials to the farmer
firm land otherwise considered
worthless.
In the Carolina Piedmont vicinity
many individuals confuse black 10
Gust with honey locust. They are two
entirely different trees. The wood of
the black locust is far more valu-
able, durable, and useful than that
of honey locust.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
PLANS BIGGEST FAIR
Begin Now to Arrange for 1889
Event to Draw 100000

A prediction that 50,000,000 WISH
tors to the 1899 worlds fair in New
York city would spend more than
billion dollars" has been made by
Grover Whalen, president of the fair
corporation.
With the theme established as
building the world of tomorrow,
construction on the fair will begin
on the shore of Flushing Bay, in
Queensborough, in December when
workmen will start the erection of
the administration headquarters.
Grading will be completed next
April.
Sewer and conduit work will fol-
low, and all building will be COM
pleted by Jan. l, 1889, leaving four
months for interior decorating and
the adding of finishing touches be-
fore the grand opening on April 80.
The exhibits and amusements will
cover an area of 1875 IL square
miles A total investment of $685.
100000 was approved by the board
of directors. The daily capacity for
visitors will be 100000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
SCIENCE GOES HUMANITARIAN

MYTH ALL the talk that is rampant about
w the invention of death rays that deal out
destruction for miles away and the inventions
and discoveries of innumerable things that will
make the inevitable next war war of even
more horror than the last, it is refreshing to
learn that science has not forgotten to work
along humanitarian lines as well as commercial
By experimentation in the famous Mayo
clinic, it has been found that helium can be
used successfully in the treatment of patients
who are in the last stages of asthma. Three pa
tients in the Mayo clinic have been saved from
death by its USE When they were dying be-
cause they were no longer able to breathe nor
mally, they were given a mixture of this new
gas to breathe. They were able to breathe it
comfortably and ward off almost certain death.
It took master mind in the world of science
to discover this new element and give it to COM
merce. 1t is a non-explosive and non-inflamm-
mable gas that is indispensable in the flying of
the huge modern dirigibles that are being tested
out for practicable use in the air. To think of
trying to save life with this commercial gas,
took not only scientific and thoughtful mind,
but one that wished to use science for the help
of humanity. If all scientific achievements were
turned into such channels, the world would be
far safer and happier place in which to live.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
FARMS AND GARDENS

Answer: It is customary in many
sections to sow fall crops after corn,
cotton or tobacco without fertiliza-
ton under the superstition that there
is enough fertilizer left from the
spring application for these fall
crops. It is true that SEINE of the fer
tilizer is still in the soil, but it is
also true that the crop Will respond
well to a special application. For
Piedmont and Mountain soils an ap-
plication of 400 pounds of a 10-4-4
mixture is recommended and for
Coastal Plain soils 400 pounds of an
8-4-4 mixture However, a good coast
of stable manure may be applied
during the winter instead of the
commercial fertilizer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
NORTH CAROLINA LEADS
IN VEGETABLE GROWING

North Carolina leads all other
States in the value of garden vege-
tables grown for home use,
] That is the conclusion reached by
M. E. Gardner, extension horticul-
turist at State College, after study
ing figures recently released by the
bureau of the census, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The figures did not cover Irish and
sweet potatoes, but they included
the other principal vegetables grown
in American gardens. Mississippi
stood next to North Carolina, and
Tennessee ranked third.
The value of North Cardinals crop
of vegetables grown for home use
was placed at 1881 ,01O. The Missis-
sippi and Tennessee valuations were
between eight and nine million dol
lars.
In 1885, North Carolina farmers al
so raised 1864 acres of garden veg
etable for sale, not counting Irish
and sweet potatoes, Gardner observ-
ed.
This acreage was divided thus;
Beans, 10000 acres; cabbage, 8,518
acres; sweet corn, 9,619 acres; toma-
toes, 5,420 acres; watermelons, TO-
$40 acres, and other vegetables ex-
cept potatoes 29,878 acres.
Gardner pointed out that the in
creased production and consumption
of garden vegetables over the nation
indicates a change in the dietary
habits of the American people.
This is particularly true in North
Carolina, he went on, where the
people are paying more attention to
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
TIMELY FARM QUESTIONS
ANSWERED AT COLLEGE
Question: HOW CAN I KEEP
WORMS AND WEEVILS OUT
OF MY STORED BEANS AND
DTAC9

WORMS AND WEEVILS OUT
OF MY STORED BEANS AND
PEAS?
Answer: To prevent these pests,
the beans or peas should be treated
with carbon disulphide. Fill water
tight barrel or some other container
that can be made air tight to within
a few inches of the top with the
seed. One-half cupful of carbon
disulphide should then be poured di-
rectly on the seed and the container
covered with double thickness of
heavy wrapping paper, tied tightly
around the top. Leave the container
for at least two days after which ex-
anime the seed and, if any insects
are still active repeat the treatment.
The container must be kept covered
with the paper or insects will rein
fest the seed. The treatment will not
injure the seed for planting, feed, or
food. Each barrel of beans or peas
should be given the same treatment.
Question:WILL THE BREED
ING MALES I USED IN MY
POULTRY FLOCK LAST YEAR
BE SUITABLE FOR USE THIS
YEAR?
Answer: This, of course, will de-
pend upon their vigor and vitality.
If they are vigorous and in good vi
tally they may be used, but the
number of females should be reduc-
ed to each male. It must also be re-
membered that if these birds are
mated back on their progeny, in
breeding is taking place and this
should be carried out only on care
fully planned basis. In either case
the birds should have been separat-
ed from the females after the last
breeding season and, if this practice
was not followed it would be well
to select new males for breeding.
Question: rs 1T NECESSARY
TO APPLY FERTILIZER TO
CROPS SEEDED FOR WINTER
HAY AFTER CORN AND COT
TON?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22

a balanced diet and where farmers
are seeking to live at home by pro-
ducing on the farm as much of their
food requirements as possible.
The greater consumption of gar
den vegetables is not only condu-
Give to better health, he added, but
it is also providing many families
with another welcome source of cash
income.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22

A Bureau of Mines report dis
closes a little known fact that iron
ore is produce6 commercially in
North Carolina.
The report says the State produc-
ed 81 gross tons of brown ore in
1885 from one active mine. Its loca-
ton was not given, but it was de-
scribed as an open pit mine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22

Pure copper is 100 percent con-
ductor of electricity but is too soft
to be used without an alloy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-10-22
HOT LUNCHES FOR THE UNDERNoUR1sHED

MUCH PROGRESS has been made in the
NA county during the past few years in the
matter of serving hot lunches to school children
and teachers at cost that should not be pro-
hibitive The lunches-which consist of soups,
vegetables, milk or chocolate served at
prices ranging from five to ten cents. Surely no
mother could prepare cold lunch that would
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
CHILD INJURED
BY AUTO CAR
MARTINEZ SUFFERS
BROKEN LEG AND MANY
OTHER INJURIES

Andres Martinez, child of seven
years, yesterday ran in front of
light truck driven by Manolo
Garcia and was knocked down and
injured at the corner of Amelia
and Simonton streets.
Mr.. Garcia at once leaped to
the ground, took the child in
charge, end drove to the Marine
hospital. There it was said today
that the little fellow suffered a
broken leg, multiple alterations
and bruises.
This disqualification is being
given pursuant to the request of
DIR. w. P. Rice of the state board
of health, in charge of the local
clinic.
The accident was declared to be
unavoidable. Mr.. Garcia has done
all possible to assist in bringing
happiness to the injured child, it
was said, and is continuing his
efforts to make his Christmas as
merry. as possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
CUBA BRINGS In
las PASSENGERS
VESSEL ALSO BROUGHT IN
80 TONS OF FREIGHT
FOR KEY WEST

Steamship Cuba. of the P. and
o. S. S. company, arrived this
morning from Tampa with six
first class and six second class
passengers for Key West; 131
first and five second class passen-
gers for Havana.
Key West arrivals: Dorothy
West, A. d. West, Mrs. West, A.
R. Miller, Mrs "A. R. Miller, Mrs.
A. Gates, Francis Blacknar, Flor
ence Blacknar, Vera Thurston,
Elizabeth Canine, Rosa Alvarez,
Jack Thurston.
The vessel also brought SO tons
of freight and two sacks of mail
for Key West; two sacks of mail
and 90 tons of freight for Ha-
vana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
STUDENT GROUP
ARRIVES in CITY
COME HOME TO SPEND HOLI.
DAY SEASON WITH RELA-
TIVES AND FRIENDS

Another group of students from
educational institutions arrived
this week to spend the holidays of
the Yuletide season with relatives
and friends and join in the many
festivities which have been plan
ned for their Homecoming.
Among them are: Miss Cynthia
Pearlman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Pearman; Misses Kath-
crime and Frances Lowe, daugh.
tiers of Mrs. Lucy Lowe; Miss Cleo
Kemp, daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
w. P. Kemp; Miss Alice Park,
daughter of Charles Park; Miss
Jennie Mae Johnson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Johnson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
PREP ARE FEAST
FOR PRISONERS
INMATES OF COUNTY JAIL
TO HAVE EXCELLENT
XMAS DINNER

All is prepared for the usual
Christmas feast given by the
sheriff for those unfortunates
who are inmates of the county
bastile but who are never forgot
ten by the one holding the
shrievalty.
In former years II has been the
custom to prepare a spread for
the prisoners and early in the
week Sheriff Thompson author
lied Jailer Leon Roberts to make
all necessary arrangements.
Mr.. Roberts said today that he
had succeeded in his efforts and
tomorrow will serve the II prison.
ers under his charge with roast
pork, sauce and dressing, rice and
potatoes, apple pie, mince pie, and
pumpkin pie, oranges, apples and
candy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
AUTO DRIVER
LOSES CONTROL
ON DUVAL ST.
MRS. JACK BAKER BECAME
CONFUSED ON REALIZING
SHE WAS DRIVING CAR
AGAINST TRAFFIC

While driving south, on Duval
street last night Mrs. Jack Bak-
er became confused when she
realized she was thoughtlessly
driving against the traffic on a
one-way street, and lost control
of her car, practically brand
new Chrysler Royal.
Just what Mrs. Bakers mental
condition was, when she became
cognizant of the fact that she was
breaking the rules OF the thorough
fare, is only conjecture, but the
results of her driving were disas-
trous.
Her car first struck one which
was parked in front of the Florida
Motor Lines station. This car is
said to be the property of ID. T.
Nisoff, of the Casa Marina Hotel.
In the Elks Club a group was
watching Sam Harris and Nestor
Recio playing a game of chess
when they heard a crash and start
ed for the street.
Among the group was Sheriff
X. o. Tompson, who, upon reach
ing the sidewalk, found that his
car had been damaged by the i'm
pact of another, and started in
pursuit.
Arriving at the Hotel Colonial
it was learned that Mrs. Bakers
car had struck two others, one the
property of Berlin Sawyer, Jr.,
and the other an automobile be-
longing to Delseel Albury.
Just as the Chrysler was turn
ing from Duval onto Fleming
street Chief Deputy Sheriff Ber-
nard Waite and Deputy Leroy
Torres jumped on the running
board of the erratically driven
car and found Mrs. Baker to be
i'll.
In the meantime Mrs. Bakers
relatives arrived on the scene and
she was removed from the car and
taken home for immediate med
ical treatment.
1t was learned this morning at
the sheriff's office that a bond
of $500 had been deposited until
the accurate amount of damage
done other cars is learned and the
action of those owning the injured
automobiles has been decided
upon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
SUBSTITUTE WILL
REPLACE QUININE
SOVIET SCIENTISTS CLAIM
NEW COMPOUND is
SUPERIOR

MOSCOW, Dec. 24.-Scientists
of the Soviet Union report that
production of akrikhin, which in
clinical properties replaces and
is even superior to quinine," viii
jump to 45 tons next year.
Soviet scientists, who found the
compound, says the amount of
akrikhin required for treatment
of malarial patients is CT times
less than that of quinine. Hence,
the As tons should equal 260 tons
of quinine.
The first lot of akrikhin was
very small with the plant expected
to produce six tons by the end OF
1886.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
NO LENIENCY
FOR OFFENDER
RELIGION DOES NOT HELP
WILDLIFE KILLER AR
RAIGNED IN COURT
tBy Associated Press)

MASON, Tex, Dec. 24.-A
creed Kindred with the law and
the court brought no leniency
here for an offender against
state game laws.
A special game warden brought
before a local justice a man he
found possessing meat from a
doe and turkey hen. The man
said the doe was killed acct
dentally by his automobile, and
the turkey hen got in the line of
fire when he shot gobbler. Be-
ing a thrifty man, he said, he took
both to his cam, for food.
"I'm a Methodist. the offender
pleaded.
"So'm l." the warden and JUS
tice replied in chorus.
Fine ant costs amounted to
SGT.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
HARRIS WINNER
In CHESS GAME
DEFEATS REcIo; THOMPSON
To ISSUE CHALLENGE
TO LOSER

Sheriff X. o. Thompson said
that while watching the games of
chess last night played at the
Elks Club by Sam Harris and Mes
tor Recio, he became imbued
with the idea of challenging Mr..
Recio and when he defeats him
will issue one to Mr.. Harris.
The sheriff believes that al
though he is an amateur and not
in the same class with Mr.. Harris,
who defeated his opponent in
three games last night, he viii be
able after his defeat of Mr.. Recio
to be warranted in issuing the
challenge to Mr.. Harris.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
SEAMEN BROUGHT
HERE ON PLANE
PLACED IN UNITED STATES
MARINE HOSPITAL
FOR TREATMENT

Two seamen were brought to
Key West yesterday afternoon in
the same Coast Guard plane in
which Corrington Gill, assistant
to Harry Hopkins arrived from
Miami.
One of the men is Daniel Kearns.
member of the crew of the Yacht
Caroline, injured; the other is Joe
Frank, from the Steamship Charles
G. Black, who is i'll.
Immediately after the plane ar
rived the men were taken to the
Marine hospital for treatment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-24
PAYS HEAVY in
FEDERAL TAXES
HAWAII TURNS IN GREATER
AMOUNT THAN SIX
TEEN STATES
(By Associated Press

HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. "a
Hawaii paid more in federal tax
collection than 16 states, accord
ing to official figures for the year
ended June 80. Its payments to-
tailed $7,872,4S5 to the federal
treasury.
The territory led the following
states: Oregon, Alabama, South
Carolina, Montana, Arkansas.
Utah, Vermont, Mississippi, Ne
vada, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming,
South Dakota, North Dakota and
New Mexico.