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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-20
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

North Carolina
Ashe County.
By virtue of power of sale con-
tanned in a certain deed of trust ex-
ecuted by Gilmer Long and wife,
Hattie Long, to the undersigned
Trustee, dated 18th day of March,
1880, and duly recorded in the Of
fee of the Register of Deeds of
Ashe County in Book 80, Page 387,
default having been made in the
payment of the principal and the
interest on said ded of trust and at
the instance of the cestui que trust,
I, T. c.. Bowie, Truste, will sell at
the Courthouse Door in Jefferson,
North Carolina, to the highest bid
der for cash on Saturday the 18th
day of February, 1886, at 100
o'clock P. NJ, to satisfy balance Of
$4,000, interest and cost, the fol-
lowing described real estate, lying
and being in Ashe County, North
Carolina, and bounded as follows:
First Tract: Beginning at a stone
where the fences join, ]. E. Taylor,
Gilmer Long and Arthur McMil-
lan's corner, running East Is As
poles to a poplar; then North l IL
West 5 AS poles to stake on the
West side of drain of the North
Fork of New River; then South 81
East Is ga poles to locust; then
South SO East 10 3-5 poles to stake
in the Crumpler, Healing Springs
and Nathans Creek road; then down
in and with said road North 10
East 7 poles to a rock in the road;
then North II West 8 poles to a
stake in the road; then North 8
West poles to a stake in the road;
then North II 1-2 East poles to
stake in the road; then North 40
East poles to stake in the road;
then North % West 2 poles to a
stake in the road; then North IS IL
West poles to stake in the road;
then West 4 poles to stake in the
roa; then South 70 West 9 to a
stake in the road; then South 40
West poles to stake in the road;
then South 20 West poles to
stake in the road; then South 81 IL
West 7 poles to a stake in the road;
then North IS West 2 poles to a
stake in the road; then N. 66 West 3
poles to a stake in the road; J. E.
Taylor's corner; then leaving the
road South 80 West 18 poles to the
beginning. containing 5 acres II IL
poles, more or less.
Second Tract: Beginning on a To-
Gust, Ed Longs corner, running
North go West in and with said
Longs line 81 poles to sassafras
in said line, said Longs corner;
then North 80 West IL poles to 3
cucumber saplins; then South %
poles to a stake in the road; then
North 88 West ga poles to a stake
near the road: then South Is West
81 poles to stake, J. A. Vannoy's
line; then South so East poles to
a hockory on top of the hill, said
Vannoy's corner; then North 30
East in and with Ed Longs line II
poles to a chestnut oak, said Longs
corner; then North Is East in and
with said Longs line 20 poles to a
rock set in the ground on the South
side of the road; then South SO East
IL poles to the beginning, contain
ing 3 acres and 112 IL poles, more
or less.
This 18th day of January, 1896.
2-20 T. G. Bowie, Trustee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-20
NOTICE OF SALE OF
REAL ESTATE

North Carolina
Ashe County
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in that GER
deed of trust executed by Grant
Bauguess, to the undersigned trus-
tee, which said deed of trust is dat
ed April Is, 1885, and recorded in
Book 81, Pages 251-253, of the Ashe
County Registry, default having
been made in the payment of the
Indebtedness thereby secured and
in the conditions therein secured,
the undersigned trustee, will on
Tuesday March 10, 1886, at or about
twelve o'clock Noon, at the Court
house door at Jefferson, North Car
DINA, offer for sale and sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described property:
All that tract or parcel OF land
lying and being in Ashe County,
North Carolina, in Walnut Hill
Township, on the Jefferson Grassy
Creek road, bounded on the North
by the lands of Mae Gentry (the
DR.. L. c. Gentry, deceased, lands) /;
on the East by the lands of Lon
Smith, Everett Baker and J. E.
Phipps; on the South by the lands
of J. F. Rash and w. E. Blevins;
and on the West by the lands of
Ben Blevins and w. A. Blevins, and
containing seventy-four ca acres
and ten 10) poles, to be the same
more or less, and particularly de-
scribed as follows:
of xxJbifn ooh tho T
M. and B. H. Blevins, now J. M.
Blevins and j. F. Rash's corner, and
running South 10 degrees West "a
poles to a beech on the south side
of branch; thence South 48 1-2 de-
grees East IA poles to an ashe; then
South 43 IA degrees West "a poles
to a black oak; thence North So de-
grees West II ga poles to a hicko-
ry; thence South 80 degrees West
40 2-5 poles to a stake on top of hill;
thence North 80 IL degrees West
81 IA poles to a stake; thence
North 80 degrees East II poles to a
chestnut; thence North II degrees
West % 2-5 poles to large white
oak on top of hill; thence North SO
degrees East ia poles to stake in
drain; thence South rs IL de-
grees East Is As poles to a chest
nut stump and sprout; thence North
SO degrees East poles to stake;
thence South 80 1-2 degrees East
33 IA poles to a black gum; thence
North 86 IL degrees East 81 1-5
poles to chestnut; thence South
50 IL degrees East 80 3-5 poles to
hickory; thence South go IL de-
grees West 18 poles to a chestnut
oak; thence South "a degrees West
rs IL poles to the beginning. AS
surveyed and described by plat
made by M. M. Blevins, Registered
Surveyor, of Ashe County, dated
February %, 1923, this being the
same land described in a deed from
Levi H. DeBoard to Jacob Blevins,
dated January Is, 1866, and record
ed in the office of the Register of
Deeds for Ashe County, in Book EE,,
page 267, and devised by will of
said Jacob B1evins to J. Madison
Blevins, said will being dated July
Is, 1895, and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of Superior Court of
Ashe County, in Book of Wills E,
page 573, etc.
Terms of sale cash and trustee
will require deposit of 10 per cent
of the amount of the bid as his evil
dence of good faith.
This the eighth day of Febru-
airy, 1886.
H. E. STACY, Trustee.
Robert Weinstein, Attorney,
Raleigh, N. G.. az
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-20

The railroad bridge across Ur-
sensen Valley in Switzerland is
taken down each fall to keep it
from being carried away by ava
lanches of snow.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-20

The left-handed salute is a form
of insult in Asia and Africa.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-20

A judge in Oregon made a fence
of discarded automobile wheels.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-20

Goldfish were used to detect poi
son gases in the World War.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-20

Office buildings and homes are
being built of glass bricks.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-20

The equator has fewer hours Q
daylight than the poles.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-20

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
CIVIL. SERVICE WARNS AGAINST
MISLEADING INFORMATION

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 4-The
United States Civil Service Commission
has sent notice to post offices, warn
ing that misleading information is being
given the public by representatives Of
some Of the correspondence schools
which sell civil service" courses
For long time, the commission has
been receiving complaints from different
parts Of the country which indicate
that opportunities for obtaining federal
employment have been greatly exag-
gerated.
1t was made clear that no school has
any connection whatever with the Civil
Service Commission or with any other
branch Of the. government, and also that
the. commission has no agents who
solicit applications for civil service
positions or who sell civil service
courses.
No school can guarantee" govern
ment employment and none is given in
formation regarding examinations, or
any other information, which is not
available to the general public. The
commission stated that it does not rec
ommend any school, and explained
that it is not necessary for anyone to
take a course with so-called civil
service school in order to compete in q
civil service examination.
| A special point was made of the fact
that information concerning examina-
tons may be obtained at any time
without cost, from the Secretary of the
Civil Service Board at any first OF
second-class post office or from the
commissions office in Washington, D
&c.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04

more automobiles on the road. and
from all indications little more money
to spend.
Even a little more money has a
profound influence on travel in this
country, because here live the most
restless people on earth Give an
American car and a tankful of gaso-
line and he'll take his family and head
for the open road. The predominant
American malady is nostalgia for the
mountain, plain, river, plateau or YER
dant valley beyond the horizon, and
automobile touring is the favorite
antidotea
If you are planning trip, make ap-
plication for one of these Tou-aides at
Standard Motors, Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
MORE TOURISTS THIS YEAR
THAN EVER, SAYS EXPERT
II must be the gypsy in us.

1t must be the gypsy IN us.
One of the country's best-known
travel experts predicts-and stakes his
reputation on the prediction-that be-
tween IS and 40 million Americans
will take interstate trips, averaging
more than $500 miles each, this year
The predicter, Joe H Thompson, ma
tional director of the Conoco Travel
Bureau, Denver, declares that indices
of this imminent travel boom are
plentiful" For instance, he says:
We recently let it be known we
would furnish a free "Touraide' "a
bound personal itinerary containing
maps and hotel and tourist lodge
guide, and bearing the motorists name
| in print on the cover-to motorists
planning long trips. This was to re-
place old-style folding road maps.
Requests for these touraides have
come in SO fast from all over the
continent that we have had to employ
327 clerks on three seven-hour shifts
Although they're putting out 4,00(
touraides a day, $4,000 requests have
piled up. Well probably give out
400 900 of these touraides before we gel
through with the years travel bust
ness"
Explaining how he arrived at his
estimate that upwards of IS million
others, who had not requested help II
plotting itineraries, will take to the
road this year, Thompson said:
approximately 100000 persons
averaging 3l2 to an auto. took such
trips last year. This spring there are
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04

Memorial Services

One Of the finest Memorial services
held In years was attended by large
audience at the Baptist church on Sat-
urday morning when Rev. r. r. Price
Of Whitefish delivered the address
Rev. Swinehart spoke the words Of
invocation while Mrs. Voorhees, sang,
IN Flanders Field" and Taps" ac-
companied by Mrs. Hamilton. After the
service the Legion boys led the parade
to Pershing Park where wreath was
placed on the monument in memory
Of the war dead. Here short memorial
service was held by the Legion Auxili-
airy and Clark Elliott played TAPS
Cars then drove to the cemetery where
sprays prepared by the Auxiliary were
placed on all graves of soldiers and
Auxiliary members.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04

MUCH current discussion of economic
AVA problems 10 focused too intently
on the depression to shed real light on
our fundamental difnculties- Todays
troubles obscure our view OF what
happened yesterday and what is likely
to happen tomorrow. Actually our eco
nomic structure was being undermined
by grave maladjustments long before
the depression in our prosperity
years, millions OF American families
were poor.
Farmers and people in the small
towns scarcely need to be told this. In
1929 and before. agriculture was not
prosperous. Farmers had to pay high
prices for the things they bought, but
got little for what they sold. They
were In depression even then-caught
between what looked like irresistible
forces and an immovable body.
There are about 81 million farmers
and people living in the small towns.
In addition. professional men, domestic
workers. small ehopkeepers and others
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
Broad Economic Progress
The Way 1t Can Be Achieved


etc. 1t would not merely soak the rich"
Purchasing power can be increased
only a. We learn how to produce goods
and services more efficiently and pass
the benefits OF that efficiency on to the
masses. II we devise a way to make
two articles where we formerly made
one. and We pass on this gain to the
people. purchasing power Is actually
created-the extra article can be sold.
Higher Wages and the Farmer
Organized labor for many years has
tried to obtain the benefits OF increased
efficiency by pressure for higher wages.
When Improvements In production
methods in a given plant made 1t pos
sible to turn out two articles at what
one had previously cost. organized
labor sought to direct the savings into
higher wages.
This gave certain groups OF workers
more purchasing power but the effect
on farmers has not been favorable. 1t
has forced them to pay higher prices
1919, on~nucrokt ,o11 -
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
Charles Penney Passes

Chas. Penney was born in May, 1853
in New York state on the shore Of
Lake Erie. When he was about 81 he
moved to Dassel, Minnesota, where he
was married Five children were born
four of whom are still living: Ben oil
Seattle son in Baker, Oregon; q
daughter in St Paul, and one at the
home in Dassel, Leo, another son. dice
few years ago. Mr. Penney came te
Eureka in 1915 and has resided or
Riverside since. He had been in very
poor health for several months ano
died at his home on Friday evening
Funeral services were held at the
Gonpf Funeral Home on Tuesday af-
ternoon and interment made in Tobac-
co Valley cemetery. No relatives were
able to be present. Rev. Dayton Of
ficiated.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04

living in the cities were similarly af-
fected, inasmuch as they could not
utilize organized pressure to force up
ward the return on their services.
These with their dependents total
about 20 million. While their standards
OF living perhaps were not actually
lowered, most OF them realized little
gain from the great advance In produc-
tive efficiency made in that period.
The diminution in purchasing power
OF these groups. or its failure to rise.
in turn, reacted on others. Business
men sold less goods, and workers
everywhere found it harder to get jobs.
The forces that were retarding the
farmers prosperity were by no means
helping the man In the city.
proprcss-But Not Enough
1t is true that our economic system
has brought us living standards higher
than those existing anywhere else in
the world Between 1900 and 1880, as
an example, per capita income. In
terms OF what 1t would buy, increased
about 38 per cent, at the same time,
working hours were reduced about 10
per cent. But the fact OF idle plant ca
pacity indicated that we could have pro-
duced more goods and thus raised liv-
ing standards.
Studies we have made at the Brook
ings Institution, aided by grant from
the Fa1k Foundation, OF Pittsburgh,
throw significant light on this. We
made detailed survey OF productive
capacity in manufacturing, mining,
farming and all the other major divi-
sions OF industry. resulting in the find
ing that our productive plant could
have turned out about 20 per cent more
than 1t did.
II nobody had wanted to buy any
thing, the idle plant would have been
easily explained. But, millions OF fami-
lies were not getting nearly enough
income to satisfy their wants.
Nearly million farm and city fami-
lies received incomes OF less than
$1,000; 16 millions received less than
1000. and 10 millions. or II per cent
OF the total less than $4,000. More
than 50 per cent Of farm families got
less than $1,000 OF course, In consid.
ering farm income the lower living
costs OF rural areas should be kept In
mind But, no matter where they lived
families trying to pay for food, cloth
ing, medical service, education. ETC.. on
$1,000 were not prosperous. r.
The extent OF untitled wants may be
judged by the fact that nearly all fam
lily income in the $4,000 class or lower
ia spent for ordinary consumption
goods--food, shelter, clothes. educa
tion, etc. Fifteen million families goi
less than this figure.
Purchasing Power Must Expand
Our productive efficiency Ia increas
ing year by year In normal times. Thai
Is, we are learning how to make things
more cheaply. But II the people are t
buy the added products thus made pos
sible. their purchasing power mus
grow with production.
Expanding purchasing power cannot
be created simply by printing NOR.
money. That would just raise prices
And We cannot accomplish much By
sharing wealth or income" Such I
program would entail taking incom,
from skilled workers, many farmers
small shopkeepers. government clerks
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
Applications for New Mail Route

Applications for change in the pres
ent mail route has been made. The
proposed change would continue the
route from the corner north of the
JOS. Peltier place on east, past Riches
past W. R. Smith and into town by
the Ira Spangler place instead Of the
present route into town by the j East
land place. The change would care for
is new patrons and would lose one
while it would increase the length oil
the route only liz miles.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04

for manufactured goods or has pre-
vented them from obtaining lower
ones The same was true In large de-
gree Of the city jewellers mentioned
above who do not work for wages,
numbering 20 million. An economic dis
parity was created between two great
segments OF our population. raising
serious barrier to economic progress.
But II we permit the fruits OF mans
inventive genius and chronological adj
vance to reach the people In the form
OF price reductions. no such barriers
are raised All classes benefit alike to
the extent that they are consumers.
the chief gain Is In the low income
groups where 1t Is most needed.
To the farmer, 1t means better
houses, tools, food. clothes, and In gen.
eral steady rise In his standards OF
living that he can get no other way.
Price reductions. OF course must not
come from wage cuts. II they are to
increase purchasing power. But we
must reduce prices as we learn to make
things more cheaply. This is the way
we can expand consumption solidly,
year after year, which In turn will call
forth larger production. 1t is the way
forward envisaged In the theory OF our
profit and loss system. Increased eff
cheney makes price reductions pos
sible, competition insures that they
actually take place.
Price Sterilization Tendencies
Whereas the period OF great techno-
logical advance between 1870 and 1890
brought notable price reductions, con-
tributing much to raising living stand
ards, there was little reduction OF
prices in the similar period OF 1929.
Productive efficiency in manufacturing
In the latter era az measured by output
per worker, increased about rs per
cent But forces OF price maintenance
had become 30 strong that retail prices
In the aggregate remained practically
stationary.
OF course, there was competition In
many lines. and prices declined ac-
cordingly. But this was not true OF all
producers. Artificial devices to maif-
tain prices damned up the stream OF
progress. Producers neglected to face
the fact that in the long run they could
prosper only as the masses could buy
an expanding volume OF their goods.
This fact must be faced. We must
remove the obstacles to price reduc-
| tions which now exist, wherever they
are 1t is the only way that people who
| live In small towns or on farms, or
| otherwise do not work for wages, can
fully participate in our economic prog
ress. And, unless these do participate,
| we can have no broad, continued prog
/ resB.
The failure OF Industrial prices to de-
| cline Is primarily responsible for the
movement In recent years to attempt
an improvement In the farm situation
| by artificial methods Of restricting pro-
| duction, with view to restoring price
parity" with industry. However help
ful such policies may be temporarily,
agriculture and Industry combined OBJ
viously cannot expect to increase the
total production OF goods and services
for the American people as whole by
restricting output and raising prices.
National cooperation In the expansion
OF output, giving to all the people the
largest possible consumption, II the
paramount necessity.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
Road Contract To Be Let

Citizens of Eureka are elated again
at the prospect of the new road con-
tracts to be let on June 16. This will
connect the riverside road with No. SO
through town via the cliff.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
Soft Shall Crnha

Soft shell crabs are those that have
cast OF their old hard shell by the
natural process OF growth. The soft
shell crabs on the market are caught
soon after moultlng.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
Nav b IruA

II two people accidentally say the
same thing At the same time time and
then link their little fingers together
and make q wish. the wish will come
true
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
No. q Changes Time

No n has changed time. effective
June l. 1t arrives at 1:22 p. M. now
instead of 2.1a as formerly. All out
going mail must now be in the post
office by 1880 p. m.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04
First Post Office in Canada

Halifax had the first real post Office In
what Is now the Dominion of Canada.
This was established In 1855, and sail
Ing vessels. plying between that port
and Boston, proved link connecting
Halifax with the British American
postal system which had been 10 force
in the colonies since 1924