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Evening star., 1936-05-10

from the President for tax on un-
distributed profits, the House enacted
bill levying rates up to 4212 per
cent on corporate net income. depend
ing on how much of it was distributed
in dividends.
Relief Bill Troublesome.
Aside from the tax bill, the chief
worry OF congressional leaders in look
ing ahead to adjournment is the
$2,364 100000 deficiency appropria-
ton bill which carries 1,425, ,oOO, 900
for the next fiscal years relief pro-
gram.
This will pass the House tomorrow
and be sent to the Senate, where its
Appropriations Committee will investi-
gate expenditures of last years $4,-
80,000, 900 fund.
Senate leaders have agreed to such
an inquiry, but will seek to hold it to
a study of administration of the fund
| and its broad results, rather than a
detailed investigation, which would
hold up final enactment of the bill
Indefinitely.
Back of the appropriation bill in
the House is the controversial Frazier
Lemke farm refinancing measure,
which administration chieftains con-
slider another potential threat to ad-
journment plans.
After the relief bill has been passed
| tomorrow the House will vote on dis
charging the Rules Committee from
further consideration of the measure,
which would call for the issuance of
$4,000 900 900 in new currency. If the
committee should be discharged, the
House might spend the better part
of the week debating the measure be-
fore taking a final vote.
Robinson is Satisfied.
Robinson, looking over the legisla-
tive situation, asserted things were
moving along satisfactorily.
With taxes and relief on their
way" he said, eve are liable to ad-
journ by the first of June, more
probably by June g."
The Democratic leader said the
Senate would recess tomorrow out OF
respect for Senator Trammel of Flor
ida, who died Friday night. On Tues
day it will take up the commodities
exchange regulation bill. This, he
said, will be followed by the $3.50, 0,000.-
900 omnibus food control bill.
Democratic members of the Finance
Committee, who met yesterday to dis
cuss alternatives, were chary of COM
ment on what had taken place. They
readily agreed, however, that they had
been going over revenue estimates on
other plans with experts.
The experts, they said, reported
that several of the alternatives under
discussion would raise as much rev.
enue, or more, as the undistributed
profits tax plan.
One proposal for raising the pres
] ent corporation taxss 8 per cent and
Evening star., 1936-05-10
SEEKS TO SPEED UP
GLENN DALE WORK
Col. Sultan Suggests P. W. A. In.
crease Working Hours
to 40.

Fearing that completion Of the adult
tuberculosis Hospital at Glenn Dale,
Md, may be delayed by shortage Of
union mechanics. Engineer Commis-
sioner Dan I. Sultan yesterday sug-
gested to the Public Works Admin
istration that the men be allowed to
work 40 hours a week.
The recent rush Of private building
operations here. where mechanics can
make more wages per week than at
Glenn Dale, where P. w. A. rules now
limit work to 80 hours week, is
keeping the supply of mechanics st
Evening star., 1936-05-10
SEARCHERS FIND BODY

Missing Boston Business Man
Believed Suicide.
TRURO, Mass, May 9. OP)-Search
for Edward T. Bigelow, 55-year-old re-
tired Boston business man, ended late
Evening star., 1936-05-10
Taxes
Continued From First Page.)

from the President for a tax on un-
distributed profits, the House enacted
a bill levying rates up to 4212 per
cent on corporate net income, depend
ing on how much of it was distributed
in dividepdS
Evening star., 1936-05-10
Politics

Continued From First Page)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Republican County
Contention To Meet
In Jefferson 18th

Dear Sir:-A Republican County
Convention for Ashe county is here
by called to meet at the courthouse
in jefferson, at 100 o'clock, p. m.
on Saturday, March 18th, 1896, for
the purpose of electing delegates
and alternates to the Congressional
and State Conventions; and electing
a Republican County Chairman, and
transacting such other business as
may come before the convention.
Township primaries are hereby
called to meet at the voting place
in each township on Friday, March
18th at 800 o'clock, p. m. for the
purpose of electing a township
chairman and township committee
consisting of at least two members
besides the chairman; and for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
county convention.
All ladies are especially request
ed to attend the primaries and con-
vention in order to perfect the
woman's organization. Each town.
ship should have at least one lady
on the township committee who
will serve as chairwoman of the
woman's committee of the town.
ship.
We earnestly hope that you will
make every effort to have your full
quota of delegates to the convention
and as many Republicans as you
can possibly solicit to attend the
convention.
Your very truly,
GRANT BAUGUESS,
Chairman,
CARL B. GRAPHICAL,
Secretary.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Large CrOWd Hears
Gibbs At Bethany
Delegates Elected For Mt. Airy
District Conference During
Month OF May

A large crowd heard Rev. A. C..
Gibbs preach at the Second Quar-
terly Conference of the Jefferson
Charge at the Bethany Methodist
Church last Sunday night. During
the business session Mrs. Carl
GRAPHICAL, w. G. Little, James
Houck, C. w. Edwards, E. E. Jones,
Clyde Houck, and Mrs. L. P. Col
ward were elected delegates to the
Mt. Airy District Conference to be
held at Jonesville in May, and L. P.
Coward, Mrs. Carl GRAPHICAL, Wiley
Weaver, A. J. Houck and Clyde
Houck were elected trustees of par
sonage property to take office at
once It was noted that twenty-one
official members answered roll call.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Imitation Major
BOWes Amateur
Hour Is Success

An amateur entertainment OF
considerable interest, under the di-
rection of Mrs. j. M. Prevette, was
given at the West Jefferson High
School auditorium Tuesday night.
Rev. Hurlbert, impersonated Ma
jor Bowes in a very unique manner.
Rev. Stafford introduced the pro-
gram by giving a little history OF
Major Bowes.
There were some dozen or more
contestants. Those winning prizes
were; Mr.. Joe Martin and Miss
Dixon, Lansing teachers who won
first prize, which was $500. Miss
Isabel Diggs was adjudged to have
won the second place, and was pre-
sented with book of tickets to the
Jeffersonian Theatre, compliments
of J. L. FarnsWorth.
The proceeds of this entertain
ment were divided between the p
T. AS. of the two towns and the
S. c. F.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
10000 ETHIOPIANS
SLAIN IN BATTLE

The Italian army made a most
deadly onslaught on the Ethiopian
armies on February 10Th when ten
thousand were killed and many
thousands were left wounded and
helpless on the battle fields.
The battle started with a hand to
hand struggle in utter darkness and
lasted for hours with the most fatal
results to the Philippians.
1t is reported that General Kassa,
of the Ethiopian army, was so heart
broken by his defeat that he COM
mitted suicide.
The northern Italian army con-
tinues it's operations and an army of
10000 Philippians under Ras Imera
was completely routed after a three
day battle.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
GUARDS SHOOTING
BLUFFS ESCAPERS

Shots fired by guard on the wall
of Ohio's century-old penitentiary
halted an escape attempt last week
bythree long term convicts armed
with improvised knives and a dunn
my pistol.
The three, "Smiling Joe" Filkow-
ski, once called Cleveland's worst
''bad man." John Davis, Cleveland
slayer, and Edmund Pawlinski,
Toledo robber, raced through an in
ner gate Of a stackade where We
hicles from outside the walls are
unloaded.
Guard August Light fired repeat
edly from his station on the wall,
and the prisoners fled back into the
inner prison yard, knocking down a
guard.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
POu Endorsed For
N. Carolina Auditor

Smithfeld, N. c., March Geo.
Ross Pou, Democratic Candidate
for State Auditor received the en-
thusiastic and unanimous endorse
ment of approximately two hum
dred young democrats of Johnston
County in an informal session in
Smithfield Friday night.
The young democrats from every
section of the county had previous
ly listened to a splendid address of
Representative Willie Lee Lumpkin
of Franklin county. Mrs. Bessie
Phoenix, President of the State
Young People Democratic Club
made short address.
Mr.. Pou is a former President of
the Johnston County Young Peo-
pies Democratic Club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
JURY LIST IS
DRAWN FOR
APRIL COURT
One OF Outstanding Cases To Be
Tried Is Davis Pennington
Murder Case
JUDGE wARLICK TO PRESIDE

The jury list for the April term
of court which will begin in Jeffer-
son on Monday, 18th, was drawn
at the Commissioners Court Mon
day afternoon. Judge Wilson War
lick will be the presiding jurist and
Solicitor Allen H. Gwyn will prose-
cute the docket.
The case that will probably draw
the most interest will be the re-trial
Of the case in which Everett Davis
is charged with the shooting to
death of Dewey Pennington. The
case was tried in the last term of
criminal court and ended in hung
jury.
, The jury drawn Monday is as
follows:
Clifton: Lee Roland, S. w. James.
Chestnut Hill: F. M. Jones.
Grassy Creek: w. E. Cox, A. J.
Blevins, c. c. Alexander, w. R.
GRAPHICAL, Carl Waddell.
Helton: w. F. Davis, J. M. Jones,
B. c. Pennington, w. T. Pennington,
John Littlewood.
jefferson: Joe Severt.
North Fork: A. C. Sharp, L. F.
Tucker.
Old Field: w. w. Gentry, Bazill
E. Bare, Roy Ray.
Obids c. L. Mash, R. V. Hartsog,
Evert Bare
Pine Swamp: L. H. Church, R. H.
Bledsoe, w. M. L. Miller.
Pond Mountain: Walter Wyatt.
Peak Creek: Ed Liddle, Horton B.
Woodie.
Walnut Hill: J. L. Eller, w. E.
Denney,
West Jefferson: E. L. Duvall, Carl
E. Miller, c. Walter Phillips, A. B.
Mcneil, w. E. Miller, J. N. Tulbert.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Income Tax Should
Be Filed Before 18th

Unmarried persons, or married
women with a separate income of
$1,000 or over during the yeaJ 1885,
and married men with an income of
$4,000 or over should file a return
with the State Department of Reve-
nue. on or before March 18th, 1886.
Mr.. G. H. Holmes, Jr., Deputy
Commissioner, will be in the office
of the Clerk of Court at Jefferson
on March 10th, 1896, for the pur-
pose of assisting taxpayers in filing
their returns for the year 1885.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
NGthans Creek Enjoys
DR.. AbrGnas's Address

Those who attended the Zone
Fellowship meeting at Nathan's
Creek High School last Sunday
afternoon enjoyed an interesting
and varied program elimaxing in
an able address on Fellowship at
Home and Abroad" by DR.. w. Amos
Abrams of Boone. During the meet
ing Mrs. A. B. Hurt discussed plans
for the new Methodist church bull
ding to be erected at Nathan's
Creek across the highway from the
school grounds. Next Sunday after
noon Prof. Van G. E3insan Of Boone
will address a similar meeting at
Sutherland.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Announces Railway
Fore Reduction

A reduction in basic railroad pas
senger fares from 3.6 to 2 cents a
mile was ordered by the Interstate
Commerce commission Friday in a
five to four decision.
Pullman rates were ordered re-
duced to 3 cents mile, from the
present average of 4 cents.
The new fares go into effect June
2, mostly on eastern roads.Southern
and western roads already had in
effect rates as low or lower than
the new fares ordered by the COM
mission.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
France And Russia
TO Help Each Other

By the decisive vote of 1863 to
1854, the French Chamber of Depu-
ties Thursday placed it's official ap-
prevail on the treaty pledging
France to aid Russia if the Soviet's
western border should be attacked
and pledging Russian aid to France
if the latter's eastern border should
be assaulted.
The foreign minister said he ex-
pected Senate approval of the
treaty this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Special Session OF
Legislature NOIU
Under Discussion

Governor Ehringhaus and men,
bers of the North Carolina delega-
ton in Washington considered, Fri
day, the FEASIBILITY of calling an
extra session of legislature to con-
slider prospective legislation in con-
nection with the social security act,
and whether the state should i'm
plement, or establish the essential
machinery to supplement federal
legislation which will permit the
payment of old age pensions.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05

Dr. Henry f. Jackson of New York,
head of the Social Engineering insti-
tute, is the author of the old-age pen
sion and social security plan liked by
Senator William e. Borah of Idaho.
The plan provides not only for old-age
pensions for persons over siXty-tive or
half their average wage during work
ing years. but also fer unemployment.
disability and death benefits. Doctor
Jackson is former special agent of
the United States bureau of education
and author of the pension plan in eff
feet since 1920 in the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing company.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
COOk-HarLess Quartet .
To Sing Here Sunday

Rev. w. T. Wilmington, pastor Of
the local Baptist church, is pleased
to announce that the Cook-Harless
quartet will sing at the morning
services at the church next Sunday.
These singers have proved so popu-
lar in the county that Mr.. Whiting
ton is anxious for the public to
know that they may be heard on
March 9th.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
JONES BARKER BADLY
BURNED FROM EXPLOSION

Mr.. Jones Barker, County Ac-
countant, was badly burned about
the head, face, neck and hands
while starting fire in a stove in his
office in the courthouse Wednesday
afternoon.
He was carried to the Wilkes
Hospital for treatment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Ashe Happenings
OF Interest Being
Heard Over Radio
Community Newspapers Praised By
Greensboro BrOadcasting
Station

West Jefferson and The Sky1and
Post are on the air every Tuesday
and Saturday morning, over WBIG,
in Greensboro.
Items of interest to Ashe county
citizens living in this radio stations
area are selected from The Post and
broadcast twice weekly on the pro-
gram entitled, "Our Neighbours.
This program has proven very pop
ular over the Greensboro station
and number of North Carolina
community newspapers are taking
part in the program: At later date,
WBIG expects to give an hours
program to this community.
Major Edney Ridge, director of
radio station WBIG, a former news
paper publisher, writes us: eve be-
lieve that the greatest power in
North Carolina is the community
newspaper, and this state is parti-
cularly fortunate in having some of
the best weekly and semi-weekly
papers anywhere in the country. A
score come to our desk each week,
and they are fine examples of news
papering. Having had several years
of experience in publishing in
North Carolina, I know the difficult
ties that most newspapers have had
and undergo in this State, but no
influence in North Carolina has
made greater Improvement or rem
dered better service than the COM
munity newspaper. These honest,
well-written newspapers give bet
ter view of the great state of North
Carolina than any other medium
that can be found. We of WBIG are
very proud to have the cooperation
of some the best newspapers in the
State, among them being: The STAN
ly News and Press, Albemarle; The
Burlington Journal, Burlington; The
Bethel Springwood Progress, Whit
sett; The Montgomery Herald, Troy;
The Chatham News, Siler City; The
brownsville News and Times,
brownsville; The Skyland Post,
West Jefferson; The Caswell Mes
senger, Yanceyville; The Danbury
Reporter, Danbury; The Patriot,
Greensboro; The Leaksville News,
Leaksville; The More County News,
Carthage; The Alamance Cleaner,
Graham; The Elkin Tribune, Elkin;
The Herald, Sanford; The Messen-
ger, Madison; The Courier, Roxboro.
If at any time this station or any
member. of it's personnel can serve
you, your paper or your commun-
ity, please do not hesitate to call on
u.s..
In WBIG's area there is popula-
ton of a million and more than
100000 radio homes. Many of these
homes are hearing about West jeff
erson and The Skyland Post twice a
week through this stations program
"Our Neighbors" Tuesdays and
Saturdays at 7:45 a. m.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Conference To Be
At Laurel Springs

Rev. A. C. Gibbs, presiding elder
of the Mt. Airy district, will hold
the second quarterly conference of
the Laurel Springs charge, Satur-
day morning, March z, at eleven
o'clock, at the Chestnut Hill Metho-
dist Church.
Everyone is urged to be present,
especially all the officers and stew
ards. A good conference is expected
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Rev. Mr.. Kiker To
Begin Services At
Local ME. Church

The meeting at the local Metho-
dist church will begin Sunday
night, at seven o'clock, with preach
ing by the pastor. Rev. F. w. Kiker,
of Charlotte, will arrive in the city
Monday and preach his first sermon
that night. The pastor and member
ship of the church extend an invita-
ton to all to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
President Roosevelt
Proposes Billion
Dollar Tax Plan
Chairman DOught0M Thinks Final
Measure Will Be Short;
Against Sales Tax

A b1ll1On-dOllar tax program,
drafted for speedy enactment by
President Roosevelt, Friday, en-
countered emphatic protests in
powerful sectors of Congress.
From these sources came predic-
tions that the legislation would run
into an historic battle and assertions
that the President will get less than
half that amount.
The Chief Executive called for
such an increase in the Federal, rev.
enues as would offset the loss of in
validated processing taxes and cost
of the bonus.
FOur Main Items
He proposed:
A new" tax, intended to yield
$120,O00,000 annually, to be effec-
tive nine years, amortizing the cost
of the bonus in that time.
A Substitute" tax to replace the
processing taxes and finance future
farm benefit payments, intended to
produce $5OO,OOO,OOO annually.
Reimbursement taxes to make
up for the losses in processing taxes
during the current year, producing
sum total of $5OO,OOO,OOO over a
period Of one to three years and
then expiring.
A "windfall'' tax, included in the
last item, intended to recapture pro-
cessing tax payments which were
impounded by the courts and then
returned to the professors, to yield
$15O,OO0,OOO.
Doughton Skeptical
Endeavoring to put these items
into the more usual tax parlance of
increased yield per fiscal year,
some observers concluded that I'M
der the Presidents program the bill
for next year would be some $780,
100000 if the reimbursement taxes
are spread over full three=year
period.
- CfnairrT1~--I DoGghton, Democrat of
North Carolina, of House ways and
means committee which will draft
the bill was quick to predict the
ultimate measure would fall short
of the Presidents requests.
The committee, he said, must con-
slider a prevailing congressional
sentiment for holding any tax leg
islation to an absolute minimum
until after next falls elections.
Doughton reiterated his. opposi-
ton to a general sales tax and said
the new revenue would be secured
without resorting to this for of tax
alton. He expected to call this COM
mittee together this week, to- begin
drafting the new tax bill.
12O Million A Year For Bonus
The question has been asked how
much additional revenue was need
ed. To pay off the bonus by 1945,
the year in which it was originally
due, he said, would require $780,
OOO,OOOa year in addition to statu-
tory sinking fund requirements al
ready budgeted.
Thus, the President, said, $780,
100000 annually in new taxes
would be sufficient for this purpose.
The next question the President
raised was how much the Treasury
was left in the hole by the invali-
dalton of the processing taxes.
Roosevelt fixed this amount at
$1,O17, 100000 for this and the next
fiscal year combined
The Treasury must get this
amount back, he continued, and
taxes designed to accomplish this
purpose can not be considered new
taxes, but rather substitute taxes
placing the same burden upon the
public as that imposed by the old
law
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05
Services At ST. Mary's

On March 9th, the Second Sum
day in Lent, there will be the Ser
vice of the Holy Communion at IL
o'clock at st. Mary's Episcopal
Church, Beaver Creek. Rev. J. B.
Sill, the pastor, will be at Jefferson
and Glendale for several days pre-
vious to this Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05

A boat load of nudists sailing for
the Virgin Islands and for colonial
ton had to sail without a navigator
because no one would shed his
clothes and 60 with them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05

It has been announced that a Chi
cago hospital may follow the Rus
sian example and drain blood from
persons killed accidentally and
then store it for use in transfusions.
Such blood remains useful for three
or four weeks.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05

In an Indiana town a first offense
against the traffic laws has tag
pasted on his windshield. A second
offense sends him to a cell.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05

In a village near Port-au-Spain,
Trinidad, 200 natives daily mill
about an outdoor altar, chanting
voodoo hymns and beating tomtoms
while witch doctors intones prayers,
to invoke help for Ethiopia in its
fight against Italy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05

The demand for babies for adop-
ton is greater than the supply.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05

ADVERTISE in The skyland
Post, the only newspaper that
IS printed in Ashe county, and
the newspaper with by far the
best subscription List of any
paper circulated in the county
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-05

SUBSCRIBE to The SkyIand
Post, the only newspaper that
is printed in Ashe county, and
the newspaper that is by far
the most popular and widely
read Of any circulated in Ashe
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25

mortgages during 1885 were for more than 66 per cent of the appraised value of the property In the case of new construction alone 82 per cent of all insured mortgages were for more than 66 per cent of the appraised value of the property.
 Thus, on the face of it great ma jority of the insured mortgages could not have been written into single mortgages under old state laws. TlaS has substantial significance. Housing Administration officials say, even if all of these home owners had pur- chased homes without the added benefit of the provisions of the Ma
 tional Housing Act. A majority would have been compelled to resort to two mortgages and, in this even tuality, would have paid eXorbitanJ rates of interest for sh or t-term mortgages. with the continual threat of loss of the home as a consequence. Obviously, in this case, the National Housing Act has resulted in wide : spread saving to the individual build
 CT of home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25

said that the new color scheme ol the sisters quarters will be ivory and cream.