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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
LAWYER MAKES HOBBY OF
SAVING GOOFY PATENTS

Many great fortunes are founded
on patents but Gerhard A. Ellestad,
Rochester, N. Y, patent attorney,
makes a hobby of collecting unusual
patents which stand small chance OF
enriching the inventor.
In celebration of the Tooth ami
versary of the present United States
patent law, Ellestad is exhibiting his
unique collection to the public.
Choice specimens on which pat
ents have been granted by the Unit
ed States patent office are:
A device, to be baited with cheese,
into which rat sticks his neck. The
springing mechanism ties little bell
around his neck and allows him to
run away. The ringing bell is sup
posed to scare the other rats away.
A set of tubes extending from the
mouth through the clothes to the
shoes. User of the pedal calorlflca-
tor" blows into the tube to warm the
soles of his feet.
A coffin with bell to be rung by a
corpse who comes to life.
A set of powerful electromagnetic
to be lowered over the side of bat
tleship. They were designed to at
tract steel submarines to the me-
chanism with sufficient force to
break glass insulators. A surge of
electricity then goes through the
metallic body of the U-boat, theo-
retically shocking the occupants to
death. The inventor provided for a
bell and light to notify the battle
ship when submarine had been
caught.
A washing machine to be filled
with soapy water and soiled clothes
and attached to the running board
of an automobile. The car is then to
be driven over rough roads while
the agitation washes the clothes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
CLYDE r. HOEY TO BE
INAUGURATED JAN.

Clyde R. Hoey will be inauguated
as Governor of North Carolina on
January 7.
Ashe county friends are making
their plans to attend the event which
will be one day after the 1887 session
of the Assembly begins.
The date is the second earliest in
the state during this century. I'm
regulated by law, the date of the
quadrennial changes of administra-
ton are left entirely to the mutual
convenience of the two governors
and was decided at a meeting of
Governor Ehringhaus with Mr.. Hoey
on Wednesday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
FLEETWOOD HIGH LEADS
Lansing Follows Fleetwood In Con-
test Held at Boone Monday

Fleetwood High School led Ashe
county in the dramatic contest held
in Boone Friday. Lansing followed
Fleetwood with SO less points. Fleet
wood won 500 points to Lansings
800. Boone High School won the first
prize with 373 points which was only
4 points over Fleetwood.
ssFirst Dress Suit was the title OF
the play presented by Fleetwood.
Characters taking part in 1t were:
Retta Houck, Mrs. Curry Johnson,
Richard Phillips, and Fields Baker.
The play was directed by Mrs. Ber-
nard Jones. of Lansing.
High schools entering the contest
were Boone, Fleetwood, Lansing,
Blowing Rock, Cove Creek, Gram
berry, and Newland.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
BIG GAME AT FLEETWOOD
Fleetwood Basketball Team to Face
A. S. T. c., December IL

A free basketball game will be
played in the Fleetwood gymnasium
Saturday night, Dec. IL, when the
Fleetwood boys meet the Appalachi-
an Collegiates. The game is being
sponsored by the athletic depart
ment of the Fleetwood school and
will be in charge of Coaches Paul
Donnelley and Bee Miller.
Following the basketball game the
public will be invited to join in a
pie supper, a cake walk, guess
tune, grab bag, pretty girl cake
and ugly man pickles. Music will be
played during the evening.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
BAZAAR AT METHODIST
CHURCH FRIDAY AT 2:3(

The ladies of the Methodist church
of this city invite the public to at
tend their annual bazaar which will
be held Friday afternoon, beginning
at 2:3O, at the West Jefferson Bap-
fist Church. A food sale will also be
held in connection with the bazaar.
The food sale will take the place of
the usual Christmas supper that has
been served.
Practical gifts will be on display
at reasonable prices.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
Crazy Mountaineers
at Courthouse 10Th

J. E. Manner and his Crazy Noun
taineers will appear at the court
house in Jefferson Saturday night,
Dec. 10, at 7:30 o'clock. Admission
prices will be only fifteen cents for
all children under twelve and
twenty-five cents for adults.
The program is being sponsored by
the West Jefferson High School and
the public is cordially invited to
turn off their radios and come to
Jefferson to see these musicians in
person.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
ATTEND LEGION MEET

Those from the Ashe County Post
of the American Legion who attend
ed the 18th district meeting in North
Wilkesboro last Friday were Mr.. and
Mrs. L. P. Coward, Mr.. and Mrs. P
C. Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Bad
ger, Messrs. Norman Hege, J. A
Carson, B. D. Barr, E. D. Barr,
Thurman Miller, Chas. Mcneil.
The meeting was held at the
Wilkes Hotel 1t is reported that the
Ashe delegation was almost as large
as the one from North Wilkesboro.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher Visits Here

Wayne Rutherford, originally of
Grassy Creek, recently bought from
the Philadelphia Athletics by the
Boston Red Sox, was in the city
Monday. Mr.. Rutherford's home is
in Galax, Va. He is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. S. v. Alexander at Crumpler.
He will 60 to Florida during Febru-
airy to enter training for his spring
work with his team.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
NOTED CONFEDERATE
PASSES IN LEXINGTON

Captain c. w. Trice, SO, the first
honorary commander of the North
Carolina camp of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, died in Lexington
last week.
He lost an arm in the war, but for
"a years later was in the railroad
service as an agent or telegrapher
until after his eightieth birthday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
LANSING WINS TWO

Lansing High School girls and
boys won over the two Sparta teams
Wednesday night. The Lansing girls
won over Sparta by the score of
23-15. Davis, of Lansing, and Nc
MILAN of Sparta were the high
scorers. The Lansing boys won 20-6.
Blevins, of Lansing, and Royal, of
Sparta, were high scorers in the
game between the boys.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
GIRL OF HUSK ON LEES
McRAE STUDENT COUNCIL

BANNER ELK, Jan. -Four new
members of the Lees-McRae student
council were elected from the fresh
men class last week by the student
body. They will serve on the student
government group this school year
and next.
Those chosen were: Mary Hartsog,
of Husk; Roy Eller, of jefferson;
Paul Chaplin, of Charlotte; and
Harold Harrison, of Lexington.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL BE
GUEST OF MRS. MCMILLAN

Mrs. w. D. Mcmillan, president of
the Woman's Club, will be hostess to
members of the club Friday after
noon at three-thirty o'clock in the
county library. All members are
urged to attend the meeting as many
important matters are to be taken
up.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ON
WAY HOME FOR S.AMERICA

Received with great honor, 'Presi-
dent Roosevelt's trip to South Amer
lea in the interest of the furtherance
of good will on the continent is said
to have been highly successful. He
departed from that country last
week amid cheers and salutes. He is
sailing on the indianapolis and is at
present en- route back to his native
country.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
EVERYTHING FOR
CHRISTMAS AT McNEILL'S

Mems suits, topcOats, OvercOats,
skirts, neckties, socks, leather Upper
jackets, and the best in shOes.Ladies'
silk desses,- Coats sweaters hose,
handbags, fitted and gladtOne bags,
the finet box candy in town and a
complete line of staple goods. All at
special low prices.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

Smaltz: II eat six eggs for break
fast this morning"
Clutts: "You mean ate"
Smaltz: well, maybe it was
eight"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
MORE FREIGHT CARS

Reports to the Association of
American Railroads disclosed that
more new freight cars have been
placed in service this year than at
any time since 1880.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

Caller: won't you walk as far
as the street car with me, Tommy"
Tommy Gage s.: II can't"
Caller: "Why not?"
Tommy" Cause we're gonna have
.'oS noH Sc uoos Sc I9uuJp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

"You want me to raise your sal
airy, eh?" growled a boss at his en-
ploye. 'Give me at least two good
reasons"
The employee gazed meekly at his
employer and murmured. "Twins."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

Were you annoyed because I
sharpened pencil with your ra-
zor?" asked the attractive wife.
"Twice," replied the patient hus-
band. "After I had given up trying
to shave, tried to write with the
pencil"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
DIR. w. b. REEVES
Optometrist

will be i'm West Jefferson at the
office of DIR. b. E. Reeves Mon
day, Dec. IA, for the purpose of
examinging eyes and
fitting glasses.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10
Born Free


=. ,,,rt YOU to handle our
We sa !. fb {sI country" and the
a..,,, m for for, one Of MOntan9 mas
....t railroads. sat back a sHi'le
bis face 90 Ia
I the reply ..,,l;,,,o ant Il
y. NAV vo II think I have some afli3
" ". vi lawyer. Since | started
.tidng law, almost twenty y
. '.go have always been on
/. y ,i @' of the man who works for
.9 IN, intend to stick with
hat was the answer Of Mon L.
r,s next attorney general. The
y. Y. = vi, whom the Investigating
~n \ Of the House, at the
I. l'.' session of the state legis a.
4. entrusted, as their attorney,
4. nvestigation Of the activities
tie Anaconda Copper Mining
r1a1v and. the Montana Power
r53ny in politics. Chairman
.Tier. Of that committee, said,
r he called FreebOurn by
me. d have never met you, but
rr reputation you are the one
Fyer, in Montana, | can trust
handle thlsl"
A fine lawyer and orator, Free
1um is one Of Montana's most
mtng characters. He has a
imay Of five children. One boy is
student at Montana University,
ns.her IS at the Montana State
Wool Of Mines. Freebourn is the
a lawyer to ever serve a third
gn as County Attorney Of Sill
n Bow County, which position
now holds. He had no opposi-
.n in the democratic primaries
b bis third term.
He is loved by the rank and file
MS people. Not only for his
.liy and brOadminded, sympath-
@nature, but because he has al
lH stood behind the miners and
nlled labor in their strikes
o struggles.
lae erring boy has a friend il
lSooum. He believes that one
sake does not make a boy
ess. Athletics help keep boy.
that is why Freebourn has
soFed more athletic teams, il
past few years, than any in
~aaal in Montana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10

look Tor a county that for the past
several years has been living on
relief, and the prospects are most
excellent to continue to do so for
another year, to erect a new court
house? In the face of a complete
failure how many of YOU citizens
OF Sheridan county would welcome
any additional taxes, be thew ever
SO small, to pay for something
which we do not absolutely need ?
And to you that are showing fl
cures galore to prove the economy
involved in a new court house. WIN
not if your motives in the inter-
est of economy be sincere. get he
hind the movement to consolidate
some of the counties. and after
such consolidation has taken place
arouse public interest in a court
aouse.
The hazard from fire to ire
placable records is very much
minimized when one remembers
that vigilant officers and en-
ployees are on the alert, together
with an efficient fire department,
which makes risks from this
source almost negligible, ami esp
eically so after SO much space de
voted to danger from fires has ia
ken place.
When we get ready to build z
court house, let US wait till We
have a crop in sight which will IN.
dlcate that we can LAY the pre-
sent taxes at least, then, and no
before is the time to provide 70.
more spacious and beautiful build
ings.
Sincerely,
Ivar Brekke.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10

at the Great Falls meetings than
Interpretation on what was said
that made by the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners.
FIFTH:
"The WPA recognizes the fact
that Sheridan county is involved
IN political campaign. But it does
not mix in politics, nor does it
care to have politics mixed into
the WPA work program. 1t also
recognizes the fact that some
may differ with them in this mat
ter. 1t feels that if proper recog-
milton of WPA rules is not abid-
ed by, by all concerned that it IS
possible that relief need not be
carried on any further, except on
a greatly curtailed basis, with the
possibility of the abandoning of
important projects by the WPA."
HOrseplay or Work, Which?
So the question now is, 'is the
Board of Commissioners going to
play horse politically or is it going
to cooperate with the Relief Off
Gals and comply with very reason
able rules and regulations ?" The
needy people of Sheridan county
wants to know.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10

work for all who are qualified for
~ mOIA and who need it, it is believ-
TO ~ 70 De the proper policy that
neavy machinery be used as little
THIRD:
The Federal WPA recognizes
anu besides the service, advice. and
co-opration of the County Survey
or whenever the same is needed.
HIS recommendations are essen
tlal. The WPA feels that his SER
wees must be available at any
time without having to make a
written request to the Board of
County Commissioners therefor,
and it is desired that the change
be made at once.
FOURTH:
Reference is made to statements
allegedly made by State Commits
sloner Parker Of the WPA and
Relief Administrators Watson: 1t
is understood that they have sta
ted that full cooperation must be
had between the County Commits
sloners and the WPA engineering
division, and if anyone does not
I act in accordance with what the
Commissioners want, they are
supposed to call the Helena WPA
| office and Administrator Parker
will see to it that proper persons
are appointed who will cooperate
with the commissioners. It is de
finitely understood that co-opera
ton does exist, but the WPA mus
observe certain rules and require
ments, and must supply work 70
needy farmers and workers pro
viding they are certified by th
Montana Relief Commission an
the Division of Intake and Cert
fication. The Board of Count
Commissioners may recoT1men
others to go to work and such cas-
es will be Investigated. In tn
meantime the WPA will put t
work as many as physically pos
sible.
eff such rules as now cover
the WPA, which will not be devia-
ed from, seem to be slightly Z
variance with the interpretatio
made by the Commissioners of tl
: talks given at the Great FaI
convention, it is believed the quicl
est way to clarity the situate
5 and make it possible to put thes
} needy farmers to work, will be *
: the WPA officials to go ahead or
do as each understood that /
} should do, in order to get props
5 persons with whom they can G
: operate. However, at this time Il
2 WPA perfer to place a differel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10
WRITE FARMERS
UNION SECRETARY

Farmers Union loacls, individual
members, and labor unions, are
asked to write E. R. Kinder, Sec'y
Farmers Union, RIM. Selvidge Bah
cock Bldg, Billings, Mont, asking
him to print some of the stuff on
Fort Peck Dam which reached him
June 9Th. Bedbugs, double decker
hunks, bad food, make life mlser-
able. The men want the right to
move out of the barracks. Those
who will stay in figure conditions
will improve if they have the right
to move. Federal Union 2O192 is
leading the fight, and hopes to
show Fort Peck Workers the value
of Organization by winning It. Inc
union needs every support 1t can
get. Farmers Union locals ana
individuals should write to Murray
and Monaghan protesting condl-
tions at Fort Peck. Petitions are
being started in many places. Iney
are being sent to Pres. Roosevelt.
Start one.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10
LISTEN FARMERS

WASHINGTON. - "Listen. Do
you farm women not know that
war keeps YOU poor; that your ma
ton spends too much money for
guns, airplanes and poison gas,
and too little forw farm welfare.
Say these things to your family,
your husband, your sons, your
neighbors. Will they pronounce
you a fanatic? They will, and it is
by the activity of fanatics alone
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10
FORT PECK WORKERS
PUT CANDIDATES ON SPOT
Sincerely,
Ivar Brekke.
Fort Peck,
June %. 1896.


Editor, Producers News,
Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Sir,
The Federal Union is asking all
candidates for Senator, Represen-
tative, and Governor to make
statements to the newspapers con-
demning conditions in the Fort
Peck Barracks. This letter has
been approved by a mass meeting
of barracks workers, 2-300 in num-
Der.
These men are not allowed to
live where they please unless
they have families in the terri
tory. The food is bad, there are
bed bugs in many bunkhouses,
double decker cots have been in
stalled so that there are 40-48
men in one clubhouse. All shifts
are represented. Sleep is difficult.
The men want the right to move
out. Those who will stay IN think
conditions will improve If they
have the right to move out.
We have tried to get these facts
in the papers. We want your help.
/ Issue a statement to the papers
describing these conditions and
condemning them. Don't send the
statement to us, asking US to put
it in the papers. The papers don't
pay much attention to bunch Of
only 1000 working men. We want
you to jam these facts into the
papers by any means at your com
mand. The men in the barracks
have votes, and they are syste-
matically and concertedly writing
home about ito other voters.
Yours truly,
Haven Perkins,
Organizer Federal Union.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10

Editor, Producers News,
PlentyWood, Mont.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10

that war will be abolished. Make
fanatics of your family and neigh
bors and you will not feel lone
some. Carrie Chapman Gait
to Associated Country Women of
World Convention.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10
ESTRAY MOTTO

Came to my place ne Plenty
wood, about July 4th, }6, one
bay horse, weight I; It 900
pounds, marked: one W foot,
star in forehead, no brat. Owner
may have same by il flying
and paying costs Of I-cup and
costs of this advertisement Seth
Taylor. Plentywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10
COMMISSIONERS
SABOTAGE WPA

By the Montana Relief Commits
sion.
Due to the possibilities that be-
tween 500 and 1850 families ~
Sheridan county, must be cared
TO thru work projects, which may
entail an expenditure Of from
$4,000 to $4,000 federal FUNDS
each month, in order to provide
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10
.,one Mont.
f Fly s. 1886

gdtOr; 1T two months
i f: 5.S 5so + 5a @o;s e 35r 'S :
s.5 55 III FL hs q: IS IS # ss.5 .5s
t sa1 &. '5 335 ss. E 7 All IL
u Danger from 3Po5 fire. who at the
3 5 s's s. ' st3oas H5'@ ady %s,'fs
.nt . .lllrt house, how 1t woul ID
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-10

FOR SALE-Modern House, with
out building, three and a half
acres of land, good well and els
tern; half mile from Plentywood
SchoOls.-Emma Salisbury.
The Washington times., 1936-01-24

dollars in interest to veterans who
have borrowed on their certifi-
Gates.
Referring members to his pre-
viouS veto message, in which he
set out his objections in great
detail, the President said
"My convictions are as i'm
pelling today as they we're then.
Therefore, 1 cannot change
them"
IN OWN HANDWRITING
Today's message was the first
in many years that has gone to
the Congress in the Chief EXecu-
tive's own handwriting. and in
sending it up in that fashion
Mr.. Roosevelt revived an old Gus
tom.
Until Theodore Roosevelt's day
all presidential communications
went to Congress literally lin writ
ing" The White House staff Of
former years frequently had to
work all night copying laboriously
lengthy communications. When
at. r." entered the White House
the custom was changed, and Con-
gress consented" to receiving
Executive communications in type
written form.
The oldest White House at
taches today could not recall any
president who had dispatched a
communication in his own hand
writing.
The Senate was not in session
today and the veto message &C
cordingly was read to the House.
The Washington times., 1936-01-24
CONGRESSMAN
AIDS PARKER
FAMILY
Rep. Dunn to Demand
Probe Of Red Tape
In Relief Cases

In a cold, sparsely furnished
room-and with so little to eat
Mrs. Zanie Parker, who last year
was expelled from the House gal
leries for nursing her baby, sits
today, awaiting the birth Of fifth
child within the next few weeks.
And angered by this case, a
young Mississippi Congressman
was planning to take the floor Of
the House of Representatives and
demand a change in the methods
Of relief administration.
Reading of the case in The
Washington Times yesterday. Rep
resentative ALBERT Dunn Cd Of
Mississippi today visited the Par.
ker'S barren room at 81 D ST..
N. w., from which they may soon
be evicted for inability to pay the
small rent.
AoPN OSVANN
There he found the father-a
former Tennessee farmer who has
been vainly looking for work, the
mother, and four underfed chill
dren, shivering in inadequate
clothing.
Representative Dunn gave them
some money. But more than that.
he has promised to demand that
Congress look into the relief stu
alton and find why such a situa-
ton can exist in the Nations
Capital.
A former football star at the
University of Alabama, an over
seas veteran. and a past COM
mander of his American Legion
Post Mr.. Dunn, indignant, said;
There is too much red tape
in the handling Of relief. We
must have remedial legislation,
and at once, so cases such as
this may be handled properly.
Here Is a man who served
his country in France. But such
legislation should apply not only
to the ex-service man but to any
citizen in need"
OTHERS BRING AID
Parker. who has vainly at
tempted to find work here, hopes
that he can get a job on a farm,
for farming is all he knows, he
said.
Appalled, at the situation of the
Parkers. kindly Washington people
responded today. Mrs. c. M. Her
tel, of 319 jefferson st. N. W..
promised to give food and cloth
ing for the expected babe for
whom there is no layette.
Mrs. Rose Todress, of the Rose
Meat Market, 1903 Fourteenth
st. N. W., promised meat.