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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Doughton Plunges Into
Work for Inauguration
Congressman of Ninth District
Confers with President
Before Departure
INAUGURATION FINE AFFAIR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Repre-
sentative Robert L. Doughton of the
Ninth North Carolina district came
to Washington today and plunged in
to work planning the second inaug-
uration of President Roosevelt. Mr..
Doughton is chairman of the House
committee in charge of the event,
other members being Representa-
tives O'Connor and Smell of New
York, acting majority leader and mi
nority leaders, respectively. The
Senate members are Senators Neel-
ey of West Virginia, Robinson of Ar
kansas and Hale of Maine.
Declining at this time to 60 into
the tax situation or what the new
Congress might take up, Mr.. Dough-
ton called upon the President just
before his departure for Buenos
Aires, and talked over inauguration
plans and wished him bon voyage
and pleasant vacation at Warm
Springs, Ca, on his return.
In cooperating with the inaugural
committee this year, Mr.. Doughton
will confront bigger job than has
heretofore been handled by such
committees. They have been handi-
capped by limited funds and the in
augural stand at the east front of
the capitol only provided seats for
President and his party, outgoing and
incoming cabinet members, ranking
officials of the House, and senators.
The present Congress, however,
changed things and provided enough
money for seats for the 425 men,
bers, delegates and commissioners
from insular possessions and House
attaches The result will be that Ma
attaches. The result will be that
Congressman Doughton of the Ninth
district and the other 10 House
members will have seats reserved
on the inaugural stand this year
along with senators and others.
The Inauguration is to be a grand
and glorious affair, with White
House approval, the President adj
mitted today at his press conference.
ConEfess meets next year Iansuary
! aid tls "A klguration is aJpuary
20. Heretofore hotels have required
Inauguration reservations for four
days; this year they only suggest it..
Charlotte Observer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Judges Announced
for County Contest
Much Interest in Contest Being
Shown; Many Students
Sending Material

WINSTON-SALEM, Nov. 1.-THE
judges committee for the County
act-Finding Contest now being
sponsored by the Winston-Salem
Chamber of ComnsS has fsssi1
named by President j. Harry White
as follows: Paul Kelly, North Caro-
lima Department of Conservation
and Development, Raleigh; Sanford
Martin, editor, Winston S l e m
Journal and Sentinel; and Odell
Sapp, president, Winston Salem
Junior Chamber of Commerce. The
contest closes on December l.
The Fact Finding Contest, in
which high school students in ten
neighboring counties have been in
vited to take part, is being conduct
ed for the purpose of collecting valu-
able data about each county. This
will be utilized in a series of mimeo-
graphed bulletins to be distributed
to tourists and others who inquire
regarding the Winston-Salem trad
ing area.
Mr.. White said today that he has
heard from majority of the county
SCIlOO1 AAAOAAy PAhA$A-
pals, teachers and individual stu
dents. All have expressed genuine
interest in the contest, and apprecia-
ton for the efforts of the Chamber
of Commerce in making facts con-
corning their counties generally
available. It is expected that large
number of entries will be receied.
The material is to be submitted in
the form of compositions. A cash
prize of SIS will be presented to the
winner from each county, with APP
propriate presentation ceremonies in
Winston-Salem at date shortly to
be announced.
The counties that are participating
in the contest are: Allegheny, Ashe,
Davidson, Davie, Randolph, Stokes,
Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
State AuthorizesL Largest
Road Letting in ? Years
Sum Authorized for New Road
Project Amouts to Sum
of $1,7OO,OOO
LIST MILLERs CREEK ROAD

Bids on Is construction projects,
involving more money than any
previous letting of the current bien-
MUM, will be received until Novenn-
Der 80, by the state highway and
public works commission.
Funds totaling $1,740,000 have
been earmarked for the jobs. APP
proval Of the work was announced
in Raleigh Tuesday by the United
States bureau of public roads, in .
telegram to L. w. Payne. assistant
state highway engineer.
Among the Is projects is the Mill
ers Creek Glendale Springs road
which is of much interest to Skyland
Post readers. The project is listed
as follows: Il
Wilkes-Ashe, grading, surfacing
and structures on 3.15 miles of route
Is from a point G13 miles north OF
Millers Creek to Glendale Springs
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
w. M. SHEETS DIES
Burial in Family Cemetery; Was a
Leading Citizen in Community

w. H. Sheets died at his home at
Wagner, Friday of last week after
an illness of over year. He suffered
from a dropsical condition and from
sinus trouble He was n years OF
age at the time of his death.
Funeral services were held on Sat-
urday, Nov. 18th, at the Big Ridge
Baptist Church with Rev. r. M.
Burkett in charge. A large crowd of
relatives and friends gathered to pay
a last tribute to Mr.. Sheets who was
one of the leading citizens in his
community. OF his six surviving chill
dren, all attened the funeral except
two daughters: Mrs. H. H. Brown,
who lives in California, and Mrs. B.
A. Miller, who lives in Kansas.
Mr.. Sheets's obituary will be
found on page four.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
BOWIE LAW OFFICE MOVED
Dean of AShe Bar Moves Offices to
Hafer Chevrolet Building

Judge T. c. Bowie and son, T. c.
Bowie, Jr., have moved their law Of
fees from the courthouse in Jeffer-
son where Judge Bowie has main
tanned Offices since he first began
the practice of his profession in this
county and they are now located in
new offices over the Hafer Chevrolet
in the southern part of West Jeffer-
son.
Judge Bowie was the leading fig
ure in the founding and ensuing de-
velopment of West Jefferson. He
owns the most handsome residence
in the city and the townspeople here
are glad to have him and his son 10
cate their professional home here
also.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Red Cross Chairman
Is Pleased with Start
Helpers Are Named in Various
Sections of County; Drive
for Membership ON

L. P. Coward, county chairman of
the annual American Red Cross
membership drive, reports that he is
very well pleased with the start
that has been made so far and he
looks forward to larger enroll
ment in the county this year than
ever before.
The intensive membership cam
paign that started on Armistice Day
will close on Thanksgiving Day and
all those planning to enroll are urg-
ed to do so as soon as possible.
Helpers named for the various
parts of the county are as follows:
Gladys Sturgill, Grassy Creek and
Walnut Hill; Mrs. Joe Pierce, Chest
nut Hill; Mrs. w. M. Transou, Peak
Creek; Mrs Ron Davis, Elk and Old
Fields; Mrs. @. F. Baker, Clifton and
Creston; Mrs. John Luke, Obids;
Blanche Hartzog, Pine Swamp; Mrs.
Maggie M. Weaver, Harrigan; Bruce
GRAPHICAL, Laurel and Pond Noun
tain; Alta Perkins, Helton; Mrs.
Dean Jones, Piney Creek and Horse
Creek; Mrs. Barlow, Northfork;
Mrs. George Booth, West Jefferson;
and Miss Ann Worth, Jefferson.
If these roll call assistants are un-
able to see all who would like to
join, those who are not solicited are
invited to send in their dollar and
have their badge sent them, or make
it point to contact their nearest
representative.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
County Experiences
First Snowfall Sun.
Mild Weather Follows Rapidly
Dropping Temperatures and
Calm Follows Wind Storm

The week end in Ashe saw the
first snow fall of the winter and ex-
perienced its first freezing weather.
Cold winds and lowering skies Sat
urday and Sunday were followed
Sunday afternoon and night by a
binding snowstorm which left from
one to two inches of snow and made
after-dark travelling difficult.
Following this first threat of real
winter, however, the skies cleared
Monday and Tuesday the wind had
died down, the snow melted, and
mild weather was back again.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
COMEDY AT FLEETWOOD
Faculty of NathanS Creek School to
Stage Play Friday Night

The three-act comedy, Second
Childhood, will be presented on
Friday night Of this week by the
faculty of the Nathans Creek High
School at the Fleetwood High School
auditorium. The play will begin at
7:30 and posters that's are being dis
tributed announce that money will
be refunded to all who who come
and are not satisfied. This should
guarantee the performance.
The play is reported to be one full
of laughs and one that will furnish
an evening of wholesome entertain
ment. The admission is very small
and the public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
FINE PICTURE HERE

Robert Montgomery and Madge
Evans star in one of the outstanding
hits of the season in 'Picadilly Jim"
which will be shown at the Parkway
theatre here next Monday and Tues
day. Both of these screen characters
are at their best in this play that
ends up just as it should after both
hero and heroine have many trials
and tribulations. A rich uncle and
aunt who try to crash society,
mean little boy, and two elderly
sweethearts who try to act ike six
teen-year-old keep the onlooker in
gales of laughter from beginning to
end.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
FOOTBALL AT LANSING

LANSING, Nov. 18.-The Lansing
Highs will close their football season
here Friday afternoon when they
face the strong Newland team on the
Lansing athletic field at 2:30 o'clock.
A large crowd of fans is expected to
witness this game.
Friday night at 7:30 the Lansing
High girls basketball team plays the
lady teachers of the school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Team to Put on
Third Degree Tue.

At the next regular communica-
fion of Ashe Lodge No. 67l, A. F. &
A. NJ on Tuesday Nov. "a, Mr.. Paul
McEver will take his final ride on
the proverbial masonic goat. The de-
gree team with Past Master Thos B.
Grayson leader, plans to put Mr..
McEver through in fine style.
All masons are invited to attend.
Refreshments will be served.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
STORES TO CLOSE

Late Wednesday afternoon it had
not been learned whether all the
stores in the city would be closed on
Thanksgiving Day or not, but the
majority of them had announced
that they would close in celebration
of this national historical event.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
; CARNIVAL AT JEFFERSON

A fall carnival will be held at the
Jefferson gymnasium Friday night,
Nov. 20, at seven-thirty o'clock. The
public is urged to attend since great
preparations are being made to en-
terrain both young and old. Various
booths for entertainment have been
arranged, a costume contest will be
held, and string music will be play
ed during the evening.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
HUNEYCUTTS POUNDED

Rev. and Mrs. w. j: Hunneycutt
were the recipients of a generous
pounding which was given them
Monday night by the members and
friends of the local Methodist
church.
The Huneycutts are making their
home in the new Woodie apartments.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
BOX SUPPER Ar HELTON

Al box supper will be held at the
Helton schoolhouse, Saturday night,
Nov. 81. The public is cordially in
vited to attend and all girls are urg-
ed to bring a box.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
CHURCH DEDICATED

The Sabbath Home Baptist Church
was dedicated Sunday, Nov. Is, with
Rev. Mr.. French, of Crab Orchard,
w. Va, preaching the sermon. A
large crowd was in attendance and
the Cook-Harless quarteete sang.
Rev c. w. Sexton is pastor of the
church. -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

Edna Falk, seventeen-year-old
Pueblo, Colo, girl, whose essay on
peace, and the Statue of Liberty,
won first prize over 100000 entrants.
Edna is shown wearing a silk print
dress featuring the Latin Pax" for
peace which she wore at the fiftleth
anniversary celebration for the stat
ne recently. AS part of Edna's
award, she is making a three-weeks
tour of France under the auspices
of the Federation of French Veter-
ans.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-24
Read The Press.
Legal Advertisements

the payment 9f the principal and interest Of
said notes and the Director of Finance IS
hereby authorized to apply cut of the proceeds
Uf said nest nli-anuual distribution of taxes
aud from taxes received during the first SIX
months &c 1885, from the General Fund Of
said City sufficient funds for the payment Of
the principal and interest Of said notes, and
the funds derived from the sale of Said notes
are to be placed 70 the credit of the General
Fund of the City Of Hamilton Ohio
SECTION III That the faith. revenue and
credit 0f the City of Hamilton Ohio. are hereby
cipal and interest of the notes hereinabove de-
scribod and III accordance with the laws and
constitution of Ohio.
SECTION IN That there shall be and is
hereby levied anon all ot the taxable property
in the City of Hamilton, Ohio, in addition
To all other taxes direct annual tax sufti-
cient to redeem at maturity any deficiency in
the interest or principal of the above provided
for notes arising out Of the failure for amy
reason to provide for the payment Of said
notes and interest thereon. the amount of said
taxes to be computed by the taxing authorities
and certified to the proper officials, and the
same shall be levied and collected other
taxes ara levied and collected
SECTION " = This ordinance is hereby de-
clared 10 be an emergency ordinance and shall
take effect and be in full force and effect from
and after its passage
Passed January IS 1896
RI H.BURKE, Mayor
Attest. ADELE EDMONDS
Clerk of Council.
ian 24-lt
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-24

pensation law, that law must provide
that under it, no unemployment COM
pensation will be denied to an other
wise eligible unemployed person be-
cause he has refused to accept new
work:
(1) That is offered to him because
of a vacancy directly due to strike,
lockout or other labor dispute;
(2) For which the wages, hours or
other conditions of work are substan-
TALLY less favorable than those pre-
vailing for similar work in the local
ity, or
(3) In which, as condition of be-
ing employed, the worker would be
required to join company union, or
to resign from OF. refrain from join
ing any bona fde labor organization
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-24
SOCIAL SECURITY
BOARD

In response to inquiries concerning
the distribution by certain employers
of questionnaires calling for personal
information for employees, alleged to
be necessary under the social security
act, John G. Want, chairman of the
Social Security Board, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
There has come to the attention
Of the board missionaries circulated
among employees by certain employ
ers, calling for numerous lin one case
thirty-two) items of personal infor
nation, which is either alleged to be
required by, or creates the impress
sion of being required by the social
security act.
"The Social Security Board has not
asked employers for any information
concerning individual employees.
"The social security act promotes
the welfare Of workers in two direct
ways: Cd 1t provides for the pay
ment of old age benefits, beginning in
1912, to workers sixty-fve years and
over, who have received wages of
$4,000 or more during their working
period beginning January |, 1887; and
q it removes an obstacle to the
enactment Of state unemployment
compensation laws, under which
workers are paid benefits during pc
RODS of unemployment.
"The act does not create national
unemployment compensation system
1t I'd levies a tax upon employers of
eight or more persons in 20 different
weeks; and (2) permits such employ
ers to credit against that tax
amounts which they are required to
pay under state unemployment com
pensation laws which the Social Sc.
curity Board finds meet certain mini.
mum standards. From the workers
point of view, one of the most impor-
tant of such standards is that in Sec
lion 903 (a) (5) which requires that
before the Social Security Board may
approve state unemployment com
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-24
FATALITIES AND
INJURIES

While the 65 fatal claims filed with
the industrial commission in Decem-
Der is a decrease of 18 over the pre-
ceding month and nine less than the
record for December, 1884, the 14,226
claims for the month is a slight in
crease over November, as is shown
by the monthly report issued by Supt.
Thos P. Kearns, of the division of
safety and hygiene.
Although the months record of
Ohio industry was exceedingly favor
able, considering the graually increas-
ing employment, it was marred by an
unusual number of permanent total
disability cases. Four claims of this
type were filed during the month,
representing three broken backs and
one double hand loss. Two Of the
cases occurred on construction work,
one at Cleveland and one at Canton,
an agricultural worker in Lawrence
county suffered a broken back, and
an Akron rubber worker lost both
hands.
In fatalities, the construction groups
led with eight, mining had seven;
metal goods and commercial employ
ment, six each; chemicals and allied
products, lumber and wood products
and public employees, four each; foods
and beverages, blast furnaces, steel
works and rolling mills, utilities and
carriage and trucking, three each;
agriculture, clay, glass and stone
products, paper and printing, trans
portation, clerical and profession and
care and custody Of buildings and
grounds, two each; leather and leather
goods and rubber and composition
goods, one each.
Machinery caused 2,7oo injuries,
with one fatality; handling objects,
2,520 with one fatality; hand tools,
,428 with no fatalities; falls, 1929
with IA fatalities; stepping upon OF
striking against objects, 1,402 with
two fatalities; industrially operated
motor vehicles, sos with seven fataIi-
ties, and hot, corrosive and poisonous
substances, 867 with three fatalities.
Butler county workers filed 324
claims during the month, Of which two
were fatal, five caused permanent dis
ability, 49 over seven days lost time,
40 seven days or less, and 228 We're
medical cases only. The time loss to
county workers was 1882 days.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-24
Radicals Tinge Anti-War
Units, Navy Chief Says

Washington, p. G. (AFLNs)-Col.
Henry i. Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary Of the navy in d speech at the
national banquet of the national So
journers here, sounded warning
against those who pose at sincere ad-
voeates Of. disarmament but who in
reality seek to overthrow the United
States government by violence from
without d 70 destroy it By propaganda
from within.
He said the object of these camou-
aagers Is I'd render the government
impotent by destroying its agencies
for defense and that destruction Of
the government itself '.is the next
step along that road
Col. Roosevelt claimed most milf
tary and naval men are '.pacifsts" in
the sense that they desire peace among
but accentuated their strong
belief that the way to maintain
peace was always to be adequately
prepared for war.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-24
COTTON MILL STRIKE SETTLED
AS UNION MAN is REINsTATED

Birmingham, Ala (ILNs) Settle
ment Of a month-old strike at the
Profile Cotton Mill, Jacksonville, Ala,
was announced by NJ. G. Hughes, con-
ciliator Of the state department Of la
bor More than 800 workers returned
to work under an agreement whereby
a union man, allegedly discharged
for fight with non-union man,
will be re-employed Hours and wages
were not involved.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-24
n. Y. Factory Jobs Show
Less Than Seasonal Decline

Albany, n. Y. (ILNS)-E Employ
ment in New York state factories
showed less than the usual seasonal
declines from November to Decem-
ber, Industrial Commissioner Elmer
f. Andrews reports. Employment de-
clined 0.5 per cent, while total wage
payments increased 81 per cent. The
usual changes from November to De-
cember, as shown by the average
movement for the last 21 years, are
a decrease of 90 per cent in employ
nent accompanied by a gain of o.6 per
cent IN payrolls.
The employment decrease this
December followed somewhat
greater than usual seasonal decline
in November, which in turn had fol
lowed larger than usual seasonal
gains in both September and October
of this year.
These statements are based upon
reports from 1862 representative fac
tories located throughout the state.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-24
BOOK TO BE
SENT TO MISSIONARY

The Jewel chapter Of the First Bap-
tist World Wide Guild met Monday
night at the home Of the counsellor,
Miss Kathyrn stitsinger, 141 sherman
avenue.
Miss Ruth Briggs presided over.
the business session. II was decided
that the guild would make q scrap
book on the city Of Hamilton and it's
activities to be sent to Sjgne Ericll-
son, a missionary ID the Philippine
Islands
Miss Bertha Devine had charge
of the program. The next meeting
will be held February II AZ the home
Of Miss Theresa Gardner, 1855 Lane
street
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-24
CELEBRATION
February II By Daughters
of Veterans

A Washington, Lincoln and McKin-
ley celebration, February II, at the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument,
was planned Monday night by the
Josephine Straub Weller Tent No.
1T, Daughters Of the Union Veter-
ans, meeting at the monument
Mrs. Maude Hoffman, junior vice
president, presided in the absence Of
the president, Mrs. Margaret Henley,
and the senior vice president, Mrs.
Alfredo Schultz, who were absent be-
cause of sickness.
Routine business included the plan
ming of events for the near future.