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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
CHAUTAUQUA TO BEGIN AT
FOSTER MEMORIAL MONDAY

On Monday moring at nine o'clock
the Bible School of the Foster Me-
mortal Chautauqua will begin. Miss
Katherine O'Neall, director, will be
assisted by the following teachers:
Misses Make Weaver and Ruth
Lewis and Mr.. F. Hubert Morris.
Miss Lewis is an accomplished
pianist and Mr.. Morris is a talented
cornetist. The music this year will
be exceptionally good.
Rev. J. r. Potts, of Greenville, N
c., will begin the evangelistic SER
vices on Monday night. Mr.. Potts.
a former Associated Press writer, is
most effective speaker.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
College Head in
Jefferson Friday
Play, depend on Me-" Will Be
Presented This Evening in
Jefferson III. S. Gymn

Prof G. B. Price has announced
that DR.. F. B. Turrentine, for years
president of Greensboro College for
Women and at present President
Emeritus, will deliver the literary
address for the Jefferson High School
graduating exercises on Friday night
May Is. Mr.. Price and the school in
vites the public to attend these ex-
ercises.
The class play, Depend on Me-,
will be presented tonight, Thursday,
at eight o'clock, in the high school
gymnasium. The play is comedy in
three acts and is reported to be well
worth seeing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
Lansing Citizens
Make Issue Over
y go
Abolishing Inc.
Election Held for Mayor on 18th
but Little Interest Shown;
Taxes Unpopular
Especial M ~ Post)

LANSING, My IA town cleo
ton is being held in Lansing today
for the purpose of electing mayor,
clerk, and board of aldermen. With
sentiment growing in favor of abol-
ishing this incorporation it was diff
fcu1t to find citizens who would al
low their names to be placed on the
tickets and very little interest is be-
taken in the election Since Lansing
was incorporated few mayors have
served out their full terms for which
they have been elected and some of
the men who have tried to serve as
policemen have had some interest
ing fist fights and portion of the
citizens here would like for COM
munity to return to the protection
of county, state, and federal laws
and authorities.
No taxes have ever been collected
here for use of the corporation and
it is apparent that a tax will have
to be levied if the corporation ex-
lists much longer; also bond issues
have been mentioned, neither of
which is a popular issue and such
moves are viewed with alarm here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14

means of minor spur or loop roads
along which parking spaces will be,
provided. From those points trails
will lead to the interesting natural:
features within the park. It is, ex-.
planned that the parkway itself cam
not provide complete enjoyment of
the mountain area to which it. will
form a backbone of access. The, re-
strictions of modern road alignment
and grade, plus the desirabihty of
maintaining reasonable direction,
have largely determined the, location
of the parkway. Many of the most
unusual features of nature. are to be
found in the more rugged mountain
areas where it has been found i'm
practicable to build the parkway.
The main developed facilities
within the parks will consist of pic
mic areas consisted of individual
units, with tables. benches and fire.
places of native stone and logs. Suit
able areas will be set aside for
comping. In some of the larger parks
provisions will be made for horse
back riding, fishing and swimming.
Concession buildings for gasoline
and restaurant facilities will not be
provided under the present program,
it was said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
Women to Attend
Cooking School
Northwest Utilities Company to
Sponsor Refrigeration
Demonstration

The Northwest Utilities Company,
of this city, is sponsoring General
Electric refrigeration demonstration
and cooking school which will be
held on Monday, May 18, beginning
at two o'clock in the afternoon. All
the women in this section who are
interested in learning something of
the newer and more modern meth
DDS of cooking and taking care OF
food are invited to attend.
The school will be held at the jeff
ersonian Theatre and free movie
will be shown as well as valuable
prizes being awarded. There will be
no charge for admission.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
Graham Makes n
Direct Attack on
Mcdonald Plan
Ex-SOldier Declares that Former
School Teachers Promises
Disagree With Acts

RALEIGH, May 13.-Favorab1e:re-
action to Sandy Graham's exposure
of Ralph w. McDonald's record ass a
legislator in the 1885 Assembly has
convinced Lon Folger, State Mama
ger for the Hillsboro candidate, that
the Winston-Salem man is rapidly
losing ground in the gubernatorial
campaign.
Graham's repeated attacks on Nc
Donald's vote for a tax on meals
have alienated thousands of voters
who previously intended to vote for
Mcdonald on the sales tax issue.
These voters are now convinced that
the Mcdonald performances do not
square with his promises.
Thousands of voters, too, are re-
sentful of the Mcdonald plan to tax
every wage Garner in the State who
makes as much as 1888 month.
This tax proposal, Mr.. Graham has
shown by the record, was made by
Mcdonald to the 1885 Legislature.
Under it every farmer whose crop
sold for as much as $1,000 gross
would be subject to an occupational
tax of at least $500 year.
Also, every clerk, stenographer,
bus driver, railroad man, in fact,
every wage Garner whose gross in
come reaches $1,000 annually
would be subject to this new and
highly obnoxious levy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
OVER $4,000 SPENT
BYW.P.A.NC COUNTY
Largest Allotment Was Spent on
Farm Market" Roads and
Repairing Schools
PROGRAM TO END JUNE 30

Director Jim Rivers, of the Sixth
w. P. A. District, in which Ashe
county is located, has announced
that this county had during the w.
P. A. program received total of
SIT, 1906 in Federal funds. This
money has already been spent, or is
now being used to carry on projects
in the county to give work to unem-
ployed. Under the present program
w. P. A. should continue until June
80, according to Mr.. Rivers, and it is
hoped that before Congress adjourns
suitable provision will have been
made for much larger and better
program for the balance of the year.
A major project in Ashe county
was the building of Farm to Market
Roads, $50, 1890 in Federal money
was allotted for this work, while
$5071.20 was used in Repairing Va
rious Schools throughout the county.
In addition to the above projects,
the following were also operated
under w. P. A.: New River School
ground Improvement, Veneering
School Building at Fig, Sidewalk
Construction at Jefferson, Laurel
Knob Road Improvement, Sewing
Rooms, Clerical, Travelling Library
and Recreational Activities.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
Campaign Among G ubernatorial
Candidates of State Heating Up

has represented both Arson and
Mecklenburg counties in the Legis-
lature at different periods in his life.
DR.. Mcdonald, a former college pro-
fessor, served conspiciously in the
Legislature in 1885.
While it apparently is Mcdonald
VS.. the field, there has been no evil
dence of collision or combination of
the Hoey Graham McRae forces
against Mcdonald.
The latter has been actively cam
paigning longer than the others, and
has been making a terrific onslaught
upon the general sales tax and the
machine" rule which he contends
exists in the States government and
Democratic politics.
Hoey has charged Mcdonald with
making promises he cannot possibly
fulfill.
Graham and Hoey have denied the
existence of any machine" and dis
claimed being the candidates Of any,
Richard T. Fountain of Rocky
Mount, former lieutenant governor
and David L. Strain of Durham, can
didates for the United States Senate
have been attacking Senator j. w
Bailey's record, while the Senator
remains in Washington, refusing tc
make a stump campaign.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
Census Shows Cain
in State Population
National Report Shows Nation
Gained 100000 in Past
Five Years

North Carolina is listed in recent
census report as showing a gain in
population during the past five years
of 246,276 people and was one of the
four Southern states to show a de-
cided increase. Ten states registered
actual decreases. They were: Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana,
New Mexico, Arizona, and Cali
fornia.
The census report covers period
of five years, from 1880 to 1885. The
nation as a whole was reported to
have gained nearly five million in
population.
New York remained the most pop
ulous state, with 12,889,000, while
Pennsylvania continues to rank Sec
ond with 1O,066,0O0.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
Blue Ridge Parkway to
Go Through 10 arks
ReSettIement Administration to
Supply $500, 600 for Park
Development
SPARTA TO BENEFIT BY TT

A program for wayside recreation
parks adjoining the Blue Ridge
Parkway has been definitely launch
ed, it was revealed in Richmond, Va,
last week by Federal officials. Ac-
QUESTION of lands for several parks
in Virginia and in North Carolina
has been negotiated and approved
for purchase by officers of the Re-
settlement Administration, which is
supplying about 100000 for land
buying and partial development. De-
velopment of these areas will be un-
der the supervision of the National
Park Service and I'M accordance with
the so-called master plan for the de-
velopment of the Blue Ridge Park
way, now being constructed to con-
meet the Shenandoah and Great
Smoky Mountains National parks. It
is expected that when the first WPA
allotments for construction are re-
leased shortly by the Resettlement
Administration, approximately 80
per cent of which funds will go di-
rectly to the employment of labor
from the relief rolls of neighboring
counties.
Development of the parks will
first be undertaken in sections where
the Blue Ridge Parkway is now I'M
der construction. Parks will be de-
veloped ON Bent Mountain, near
Roanoke, Rocky Knob, near Floyd,
and Smart View, near Smart Post
Office, in Virginia. An outstanding
North Carolina mountain (Cumber-
land Knob), near Galax, Va, and
The Bluff Park, near Sparta, N. c.,
will be the first parks to be develop
ed in that state.
The National Park Service officials
stated that the present program of
the Resettlement Administration is a
portion of a comprehensive park
plan for 10 such units distributed
along the 500-mile mountain drive.
The Blue Ridge Parkway has been
routed through large sections of Ma
tional Forest areas along the Blue
Ridge The program of the Resettle-
ment Administration is intended to
supplement the regular parkway
right-of-way through the non-forest
sections of the parkway, with an mi
tial purchase of five parks totaling
10000 acres of land.
Conservation of the natural seen
cry, including mountains or whole
groups of mountains, adjacent to the
Blue Ridge Parkway, is an objective
of the program in addition to the
provision of recreation. Reforesta-
ton, erosion control and other plan
ming measures will be employed to
bring back the one-time natural
beauty of many areas which have
been despoiled through exploitation
for forestry and agriculture.
Those reclaimed and beautifed
areas will be administered as part OF
the Blue Ridge Parkway and will be
made available to the tourist by
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Jarvis, Misses
Eva Lillian Maloney and Georgia
Miller, and Messrs. Dennis Lewis
and Warner Mcmillan enjoyed pic
mic supper on the Negro Mountain
Sunday evening.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14
LOCAL TEACHERS REELECTED

All the teachers in the West jeff
erson High School and in the West
Jefferson district have been re-elect-
ed to fill their old positions next
year, according to announcement
made by Prof. John Donnelly at the
close of the school here last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14

Cuba shipped nearly fifteen mil
lion pounds of fresh vegetables to
the u. S. in February.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Reeves, of
Whitehead, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Barr, Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-05-14

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, 1936-05-14

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Post, the only newspaper that
IS printed in Ashe county, and
The Newspaper that IS by far
the mos. DOpula ans Z 's.s.
read Of any circulated In Aslfe
Evening star., 1936-01-23
Kentucky Society
January Party

Members of the Kentucky congress
sional delegation and their wives VIII
be the honor guests at the January
meeting Of the Kentucky Society. to
be held this evening at 9:15 O'Clock
in the large ball room OF the New
willard Hotel.
A musical program will be given
by Mai. Charles Trowbridge Tittman,
baritone, accompanied by Miss Lucy
Brickenstein at the piano. and thus
will be followed by dancing.
In the receiving line with Col. Meri.
wether Smith. president Of the society.
and Mrs. Smith will be Senator and
Mrs. Alben w. Barkley, Senator M.
N. Logan, Representative and Mrs.
w. v. Gregory, Representative and
Mrs. Glover H. Cary, Representative
and Mrs. Emmett O'Neal, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Edward w. Creal, Repre-
sentative and Mrs Brent Spence, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Virgil Chapman,
Representative and Mrs. Fred M. VIM
son, Representative and Mrs. A. ].
May. Representative and Mrs. John
M. Rohsion, all Of Kentucky. and
Representative Isabella Greenway OF
Arizona and Representative Virginia
E. Jenckes Of Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice n. Thatcher
will have as guests in their box Col.
and Mrs. Jeter J. Horton. Mr.. and
Mrs. John D. Walthen will have as
guests in their box Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice White. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Ugast,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Boyd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Butler, Mrs. Bessie zim,
Evening star., 1936-01-23
TALmADGE ADDRESS
WILL BE BROADCAST
Columbia Network Arranges to
Include Governors Talk at
Macon Meeting.

" the Associated Press.
An offer by of1cials Of the Columbia
Broadcasting System to broadcast
without charge over . Nationwide
hook-up IN address to be made BY
Gov. Eugene Talmadge Of Georgia
next Wednesday to conference Of
enti-New Deal "Jeffersonian Demo-
Gratis" at Macon, Ca, appeared today
20 have ended . controversy. which for
. time threatened to 30 into the
courts.
Involved in the controversy was an
attempt BY Morris A. Bealle, publisher
Of Plain Talk, to make arrangements
for Talmadge's speech to be "piped"
TO Mexica by telephone from Macon.
The Georgia Governor previously had
failed to get radio time on United
States networks.
A permit from the Federal Com
naunications Commission was neces-
sary to send the speech across the
Mexican border and Bealle, believ-
Ing the Communications Commission
intended to pigeon-hole his applica-
ton, prepared to petition the District
Supreme Court for writ Of man.
danus this week.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
League of Women
Voters Open House

The National League Of Women
Voters viii hold "open house" this
afternoon from 4:30 to O'Clock
at its headquarters. 726 Jackson place,
for members Of the league. who are In
Washington attending the sessions Of
the Conference on the Cause and Cure
Of War.
The guests will be received by Mrs.
Harris T. Baldwin Of Washington,
vice president; Miss Anna Lord
Strauss, New York City, secretary, who
is in Washington for several weeks
in the absence Of the president, Miss
Marguerite M. Wells, and Mrs. Quincy
Wright. Chicago. chairman Of the
leagues department Of international
relations, also will assist.
Evening star., 1936-01-23

MI. and Mrs. Joseph Mullins. Mr..
Arthur Mack, Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
Lyles and Mr.. william Lynch. Mrs.
Matte Wyatt Porter will have : party
Of about Is guests. Among other box
holders who viii entertain guests at
the meeting win be Col. and Mrs. Basil
Duke Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hud-
dleston Tackett, Mr.. and Mrs. william
]. Price and Mrs. Brooke Baker.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
New Patrons Listed
For Presidents Ball

The Ambassador Of Brazil. Senior
Aranha; the Minister Of Yugoslavia
and Nine. Fotitch and Minister Of
Greece sicilialos are the latest men-
bers Of the diplomatic corps to accept
invitations to be patrons and pa
tronesses Of the Presidents birthday
ball Thursday night. January 30.
Other new patrons and patronesses
are Representative Mary T. Norton,
Mrs. Rufus Graves Neither. Col. and
Mrs. Morris Ernest Locke. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ord Preston, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Carroll Glover, jr.: Col. and
Mrs. Edward doring Bliss, Miss Bessie
Kibbey, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes.
Mrs. Armistead Peter, Sd: Mrs. Archi-
bald Davis, Mrs. r. K. Taussig and
Col. and Mrs. Sherman Miles.
Tho plan to hold the ball In six Of
the leading hotels. with the featured
acts and Guy Lombardos Orchestra
rotating from one hotel to another. Is
proving immensely popular. Parties
are being arranged on . progressive
basis, % that the participants may fol-
low the features from hotel to hotel.
Other parties are planning reserva-
tions at one Of the hotels with the idea
Of spending the entire evening In the
one spot. Tickets, which are $3.50
per person. will admit to any or all
Of the hotels, but are good only for the
ball rooms. Practically Ill the hotels
are planning to set up tables through
out the building for which reserva-
tions can be made. Guests will be re-
quired to have tickets II they desire to
dance.
The tickets are now on sale at all
hotels and department stores as well
Is at the various ticket agencies
throughout the city.
Evening star., 1936-01-23

Gotten, have arrived In the Capital
and are occupying . suite At the
Wardman Park Hotel during their
visit In this city.
MI. and Mrs Bennett Lewis an
nounce the birth Of . daughter, Sara
Elisabeth. Monday at Columbia Hos
pital. Mrs. Lewis was formerly Miss
Elisabeth Hall, daughter Of Col. and
Mrs. Theodore Hall Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Terrell Of
Dallas. Tex, are ct the Martinique
for = short stay.
Mrs. James Gillespie Of Wichita.
Kans. and her daughter, Miss Polly
Gillespie, arrived yesterday for Z
lengthy visit and are at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bieher Of
Hammond, Ind, are stopping at the
Martinique.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
Hard of Hearing.
League Card Party

At the card party to be held BY
the Warrington League for the Hard
Of Hearing at the Kennedy Warren
Saturday evening the following COM
mittee will be In charge: Miss Min
ME M. Hill, chairman: Miss Rosalie
Kaminsky, Mrs. Laura Stovel, Miss
Nora D. Hill. After m evening ct con-
tract and other games, the guests will
be received in the apartment Of Miss
Florence Sponord and Miss Helen
Nicolay. where refreshments will be
served by members Of the committee.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
Mrs. Coolidge Visits
In Boston Home

AErs. Thomas Jefferson Coolidge,
wife Of the retiring Undersecretary q
the Treasury, will leave tomorrow for
Boston with her children. She VIII
remain there q week before returning
to tho Capital, and after . week here
viii leave for Boston again with Mr.
Ooclidge to make their home there
permanently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge entertained
informally ct . cocktail party yester.
day.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
Midwinter Parties
OfCapital Residents

Mrs. Amos A. Fries. wife Of Maj.
Cen. Fries, entertained at luncheon
yesterday in her home on woodley
road. her guests being Mrs. wallace
White, Mrs. Edward Taylor. Mrs.
Thomas Blanton, Mrs. Clarence Lea.
Mrs. Harry Engelbrtght, Mrs. Malin
Craig. Mrs. Frank Mondell, Mrs. Ed
ward Croft, Mrs. Warren Hannum,
Mrs. Charles Kutx and Mrs. Walter
Reed.
Former Gov. Of Virginia and
Mrs. John Garland Pollard entertained
at dinner last evening at the May
flower Hotel. Their guests were the
Secretary Of War and Mrs. George H
Dern, the Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Senator
Harry r. Byrd and Gen. and Mrs.
Frank T. Hines.
Mrs. Blaine Lipscomb was hostess
ct . luncheon ct the Shoreham yes
terday and had - her guests her Sis
ter, Mrs. Aubrey L. Clark, and Z
group Of the latter's friends who fire.
quently accompany them to Possum
Point, near Quantico. during the
Summer seasons, usually making the
trips on the Clarks' yacht.
Miss Claire Lynch, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. James D. Lynch, entertained
. company of IS young people at din
ner Saturday evening in the apart
ment of her parents at 1858 Sixteenth
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch and their
daughter recently returned from =
10-year stay abroad, spending most
Of their time at st. Reno, italy, where
they occupied q villa
Evening star., 1936-01-23
Interesting Social
Newsin the Capital

Mrs. B. Frank Mebane Of Spray,
N. c.. who Is spending several weeks
1T the Martinique, has Is her guest,
Miss Kerr M. Harris Of Danville. Va.
Mrs. Carroll Mercer recently moved
to the Wardman Park Hotel. where she
has taken IN apartment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Tripp left
Friday for their Winter home in Palm
Beach, Fla. They will return in the
Spring.
Miss Beatrice Hardy has returned
to Washington after spending six
weeks with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
H. L. Hardy, in Seattle, Wash. Miss
Hardy went West In time for Christ
mas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Grosner
has as her house guest the latter's
sister, Mrs. Louis Garfield Of Dayton.
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Ritchie Of Lud-
low, KY, are At the Dodge for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas K Wheeler
OF Detroit, Mich, are spending several
weeks at the Martinique.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Winthrop Coffen
of Seattle, Wash, accompanied by
their daughter. Miss Barbara w.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
Mrs. Stubblefeld
Cancels At Home

Mrs. Emily M. Stubblefield. having
been suddenly called out of town. has
cancelled her at home which was
scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
Evening star., 1936-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas K. Wheeler
OF Detroit, Mich, are spending several
weeks at the Martinique.
Evening star., 1936-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Winthrop Gotten
of Seattle, Wash. accompanied by
their daughter. Miss Barbara W..
Evening star., 1936-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Ritchie Of Lud-
low, KY, are at the Dodge for q few
days.
Evening star., 1936-01-23

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Evening star., 1936-01-23

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All the new and populars in
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Evening star., 1936-01-23

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