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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-23
REV. w. III. GRAPHICAL
AT LANSING SUNDAY

Rev. w. H. GRAPHICAL, of Lansing,
will preach at the Presbyterian
church in that city Sunday morning
at Ills o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-23

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IS printed in Ashe county, and
the newspaper with by far the
best subscription list Of any
paper circulated in the county
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

Chevrolet 1882 Sport COupe-If QOH0
you are looking for real DAfO
clean little car that Is perfect me-
chanically, here it is; paint and tires
o. X; terms and trade.
ADDISON CHEVROLET SALES
1887 Irving st. n. w. Adams 5411
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

Automobiles for Sale
BETTER USED CARS at lower prices.
ourisn1an Chevrolet. 625 H St. N. E.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

Automobiles for Sale
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HUPMOBILE

HupmObile 1880 De Luxe Coupe Q1E0
This car has a new de luxe O1OO
paint job, also new heavy duty tires,
a smooth, quiet running motor; terms.
BUTLER'S BARGAIN COUNTER
1921 21 st. n. w.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

1888 Chevrolet Master Sport cox
Coupe - The finish hasn't OO1O
scratch anywhere; perfect tires, up
holstery is spotless. rumble seat,
smooth. quiet motor. You won't find
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

finish. cream wire wheels. per. S105
feet lines and it runs fine. You won't
find a nicer one in town.
POHANkA SERVICE
I126 90 st. n. w. District 9141
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

USED CARS-All models and body styles
"If my cars don't make good. l do"
Lee D. Butler. 113S Conn. Ave. N. W.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

1888 Chevrolet De Luxe Con- cox
vertible COupe-Original two OAOO
tone finish is perfect; 6 wire wheels,
metal tire covers. trunk; driven only
5000 miles. Very attractive and
your inspection will convince you, of
the original owners fine care.
POHANKA SERVICE
1928 20 St. n. w. District 9141
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

Chevrolet 1884 Roadster. Rumble COOK
Seat - Original finish; a OOAO
beauty in condition and appearance.
SCHLEGEL g. GOLDEN
Dodge-PlymOuth Dealers Georgia 1853
3S3 Carroll St., TakOma, d. c.
USED CHEVROLETs-CARs & TRUCKS
Addison Chew. Sales. 1887 Irving St
The Washington times., 1936-12-10
Miss Palmer
Is Honored

Mrs. Henry A. Palmer enter.
tained at luncheon today at the
Mayflower for her debutante
daughter, Miss Virginia Palmer,
and having as her guests, Miss
Mary Senate HoWes, Miss Hebe
Reynolds, Miss Anne Dudley Elan.
merry, Miss KearSley Caldwell, Miss
Virginia Randolph, Miss Carrie
Roper Fulton, Miss Mary Agnes
Young, Miss Suzanne Happier,
Miss Gertrude Pearson, Miss Mary
Crane, Miss Martha Talley, Miss
Bette Hartz and Miss Henrietta
Talbot, all debutantes this season.
Also in the company are Miss
Mary Lou Burton, of Norfolk, Va,
house guest of the hostess, Miss
Isabel Harmon, Miss Benedicta
Cannon, Miss Marjorie Grant.
Miss Katherine Pearson, Miss
Ethel Shamer, Miss Madeline Cot
ter, Miss Mary Catherine Mundell.
Miss Florence O'Donoghue and
Miss Margaret Boyden.
Luncheon is being served in the
lounge of the hotel. Yellow chry-
santhemums and tall yellow tapers
are being used for table decora-v
tions.
Miss Palmer is wearing a dull
green shade of crepe frock, made
with high neckline finished with
rhinestone clips, a brown hat, and
a corSage of orchids,
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10ay!4l: 4! !: . Topics 1! (:
Reg. q. g. Pat Off,
Bv Flora Macdonald

dancing later in the eve in the
Hop Room.
The Joseph Cotter family
loves to entertain and it is no
wonder as they are such
gracious hosts. Lovely dark
haired Madeline, who origi-
nally planned to invite the
younger set in for cocktails
the Sunday after Xmas to
meet a friend Of hers from
New Orleans, found that her
house guest would not arrive
until later. The party, how
ever. is still on, much to every
ones glee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cotter are in
viting friends in for their an
nual New Year Day cat
home"
r
Laughing gaily with a group
Of her contemporaries as she
emerged from one of the down
town shops-and oddly enough,
none of the party were bur-
dened with packages-Madge
Cotter was the picture of what
t h e well dressed girl-about-
town should wear when Christ
mas shopping. Her man-tai-
lored tweed coat was of a rich
emerald green and she wore
with it a severely plain little
wisp of a black felt hat.
The Washington times., 1936-12-10

If you think you are a busy
person these days-Mrs. Har,
per Sibley has it all over you
Besides entertaining Sc ladies
from various States who rep
resent the National Council of
Federal Church Women, she
spoke in New York on Mon
day, returned to town for a
meeting, spoke in Asbury
Park yesterday and will give
a speech in Baltimore tomor-
row. Now try and beat that
for a travelling record! She 5
running a close second to the
First Lady.
Everyone knows that j. F. T.
O'Connor, the Comptroller of
the Currency, has a host of
friends among the Hollywood
crowd, and. frequently when
these visitors come to town, this
very genial host gives a party
in their honor. A few evenings
ago he invited a group of his
dinner companions at the Shore
ham up to his apartment to see
something of which he was very
proud which had arrived that
day from the West Coast.
1t was a charming new pho
tograph of ELISA Landi and so
inscribed: "To my public
fiance, 5000 miles away"
Saturday is a red letter day
for Army Bachelors stationed
at Fort Myer! They will hold
their annual Bachelors ban
quet at the Officers Club. You
see the bachelors use this as
a way to repay their obliga-
tions. All of the officers and
their wives are invited, and,
of course, a number of beau
teous femmes. There will be
cocktails, then dinner and
The Washington times., 1936-12-10
Meeting Held
Today

With Miss Mabel T. Boardman,
chairman, the national committee
on Red Cross volunteer service
convened at Red Cross headquar-
ters this morning at 10 o'clock for
its annual meeting. Mrs. william
Howard Taft and Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, honorary vice chairmen,
attended.
Members of the committee, who
came to Washington from all Sec
tionS of the United States for the
meeting, were served luncheon
at the District of Columbia Red
Cross chapter house at 1890
o'clock. Following this, a demon
Stration of the various volunteer
services conducted by the District
Chapter, including staff assistance,
braille transcribing and binding,
production of garments and sur
gical dressings, and the motor
corps was given. All volunteers
were in their uniforms, including
the members of the canteen serv-
ice, who were in charge of the
luncheon.
Miss Boardman will entertain
the members of the committee at
a dinner to be given at her home,
1901 P St., this evening.
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Dinner to Fete
Miss dupont

Miss Ethel du Pont. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene du Pont, Of
"Owl's Nest" Greenville, Del, and
her fiance, Mr.. Franklin D. Roose.
velt, jr., son of the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, will be the guests
in whose honor Miss AlySe M.
Zimmerman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William c. Hummer, jr.. Of
Philadelphia, will entertain at a
dinner party on Thursday eve.
ming. December 81. The guests
will later attend the ball which
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Earle, of
"Windward," Haverford, Pa, will
give at the Bellevue-Stratford in
honor of their debutante daugh.
ter.
The Washington times., 1936-12-10

Dr. Andrei Popovci Secretary of the Rumanian Legation,
with his pretty American wife will leave before the New Year
for Bucharest He has been stationed the United States for
years through much travel and study has to know
country better than many Americans do. He is keen
student and will carry with him great store of nfOrma
ton cleaned observation His marriage the former Marion
Bishop Wadron took place in Washington and
they have made their home the Wschester for time
Dauqhters to Remain in the States
Nine Popovcs daughters, Mary and Joan Waldron will
remain this country with their maternal grandmother whose
home in California undoubtedly crossing the in the
Sprngme spend their holidays from school with
their mother in Rumana
Among the parties already given for this popular couple
the buffet supper last Sunday evening which Mrs W. w.
Bride hostess her charming residence in Spring Valley
Incidentally Mrs Bride has leased her home to Representative
elect and Mrs E. " Champion who will arrive from their home
in Illinois between Christmas and New Year to take possession
and they will occupy until July Mrs Bride will be joined
her son, Noel Bride who plans to up from the Univer
The Washington times., 1936-12-10

Mrs. John c. Wise, of New York
City, and Miss Elizabeth Upcott,
of London, England, are at the
Shoreham for several days to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Donald Halstead.
Miss Upcott is the daughter of
Sir Gilbert Upcott. She has been
visiting Mrs. Wise in New York
City and will return with her to
that city in time to sail December
is on the Queen Mary to spend
Christmas at home.
The Washington times., 1936-12-10

for the Christmas holidays bN
sity of Virginia on December
Monday evenings seem to be
chosen by the Naval Attache of
the Italian Embassy and March
ioness di SAINT 'Orsola for farewell
parties. Last Monday they feted
Mrs. F. Wilkinson Bunker, whose
marriage to Signor Augusta Rosso,
1taly's ambassador to Moscow,
will take place in Paris on Janu-
ary %, and next Monday they
plan to give a buffet supper for
DR.. and Nine. Popovici, gathering
together a group of close friends
of the honor guests for an eve
ming of enjoyment.
At the Chevy Chase Club
The Secretary of the Czecho-
slovakian Legation, Mr.. Otaker
Kabelac, has invited a number of
guests for the dinner dance at the
Chevy Chase Club Saturday night
In honor of the Popovicis and sand
wiched in between these supper
and dinner parties are a number
of late afternoon affairs, when
over a cocktail their many friends
will bid them Godspeed. The AS
SiStant Financial Counselor of the
Rumanian Legation and Nine. Di-
mitriu will be hosts at just such
a party in their apartment at Al
ban Towers, on Wednesday, when
the guests will include the younger
members of the Diplomatic Corps.
At the Army and Navy Country
Club Comdr. and Mrs. H. A. Seller
will be hosts at a cocktail party
a week from today.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Wardman will have the Popo-
vicis dining with them. and after
attending THE Show Is On" the
fourSome will be guests at the
reception to be given by the Am
baSsador of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics and Nine.
Troyanovsky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wardman's SON.
in-law and daughter, Count and
Countess NaSelli, are due to ar
rive on the nineteenth from
Mexico City for a weeks visit
with her parents, and the former
Helen Wardman'S many friends
are eagerly anticipating the op-
portunity to see her again and to
meet her bridegroom.
The Washington times., 1936-12-10
Affair Meet

Col. j. Monroe johnson, Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce, and
Mrs. johnson are attending the
Miami air meet.
In their party are Representa-
tive Thomas S. Mcmillan of South
Carolina; Mr.. Eugene Vidal, Di-
rector of Air Commerce, and Mr..
Corrington C. Gill, Assistant Ad-
miniStrator of the WPA,
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the legation on Kalorama Circle
from until 7, celebrating the
anniversary of their Constitution
Day.
Tonight several hundred guests
have been invited by the Ambas-
Sador of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics to a recep-
tion which will be in celebra-
tion of the new Soviet Consti-
tuition adopted by the All-Union
Congress of Soviets in Moscow
last Saturday. Guests will in
clude a large number from Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New
York, and there will be music
and dancing.
The Washington times., 1936-12-10
Surprise Shower

Mrs. ]. William Miller, who was
formerly Miss Cecilia Lloyd, was
guest of honor at a surprise bridal
shower, on November "a, given oy
Mrs. Carl H. ReiSinger and her
two nieces, Mrs. Eugene H. Lorenz
and Mrs. j. Warren Wilson.
\ X
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund H. Tai.
bert have arrived at the Shoreham
from Boston and will remain in
washington several days.
The Washington times., 1936-12-10
Arrives Today

The Postmaster General, Mr..
James A. Farley returns today
from a vacation trip to Europe on
the Washington of the United
States Lines accompanied by Mr..
Ambrose O'Connell and Mr.. Ed
ward L. Roddan.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Widmann
of Hawthorne, N. Y, are stopping
at the Hotel Raleigh.
The Washington times., 1936-12-10
Noayco~nn n
Re1 n q Dat AaA
Reg. Q. 8. Pat. Off

Representative Here
Representative and Mrs. Rich
ard j. Tonry, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
are at Wardman Park Hotel dur
ing their stay in Washington.
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Diplomatic and Official Notes:
RECEPTION TONIGHT AT EMBASSY
Envoy and Nine. Troyonovsky
Will Be Hosts; Sionnese
Party This Afternoon

Capital society has an unusually busy time
ahead of them today for there are two large
receptions the calendar Fortunately takes place
the afternoon, the other later tonight
The Minister of Siam and Nine. Raamatr will be hosts at
The Washington times., 1936-12-10
Dolly Cameron Says:
Farewell L PARTIES FOR DIPL LOMAT
Numerous Functions P|onnedinH Honoro Dr.
and Nine. PopoviCi, Who Will Leave for
RumQniQ Before the New Year

In less than month"; Capital society will have wned and dined
of farewell parties the most popular and beloved
diplomatic them with
deparur
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Meteor's Fall Described
Startling Descent Is Watched Here
by Veteran Observer of
AurOral Displays.
Auroral Displays.

from apparently southwest 10 north
east, and was at an elevation Of ap-
proximately IS or 40 degrees. The
volume Of the body was SO great and
so seemingly near that I suspected 1t
might contact the earth's surface In
the region immediately northeast Of
Washington. It passed from the
range of my vision north Of the super
structure Of the Union Station.
When ! last observed the meteor
the hazard Of contact with the earth
seemed so evident I was rather sur
prised upon not Immediately there
after hearing the report Of Q concus-
sion.
have personally observed auroral
displays, vivid in colors and far
reaching in celestial space, in the Far
Northern latitudes of Alaska and the
Canadian Yukon district, and the
meteoric display I observed Saturday
morning, in respect Of startling bril-
lance, was secondary only to Far
Northern auroral displays. Subse-
quently, upon reading the newspapers
I was surprised to note the absence
Of reports Of observations such as
might be appropriately forthcoming
from scientific observers.
In many localities I have observed
the fall Of meteors which left merely
q fleeting impression upon the mem.
ory, but I never shall forget the phe-
nomenal display I was 80 fortunate
in seeing in Washington early Sat-
urday morning.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Riddles

THE riddle race between the boys
and the girls has been so close
recently that the Riddle Man really
doesn't know who Is ahead. But keep
on sending in your riddles-the more
the merrier!
/. Why are deaf people like Dutch
cheeses?-Frederick z. Hill.
2. Why are the Western prairieB
dat?-Clair Westphal.
3. High In the air, white as Q sheet,
Light as feather, and dies In
the heat. Betty Lynn.
4. What has eight legs and sings at
night?-Andrea Cornfoot.
5. How was the Grand Canyon
made?-Vernon Christensen.
ANSWERS.
/. Because you can't make them
hear (here). 2. Because the sun sets
on them every night. 3. Snow. 4.
A male quarette. 5. A Scotchman
lost a nickel in q hole and started
digging for 1t.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Dime Disappears
As Magician Hits
1t With Matchbox
By Thomas the Magician.

THE title for our trick this week,
Smack It" is, in my opinion, very
appropriate for this most clever effect.
The first time I saw it performed ]
marveled at it's ingenuity. The old
timer that showed me the mystery was
so pleased to see that he had mystified
me that it took hours of coaxing be-
fore he would divulge the secret.
Effect-The performer spins a dime
on a table. In order to stop its spin
ming motion he "smacks i" with a
penny matchbox which he has re-
moved from his pocket. Upon lifting
the matchbox, to the complete dismay
of the audience the thin dime" has
Enthusiastically dissolved into the thin
nest of air!
Explanation-The penny matchbox
is empty and the drawer is inserted
upside down. (That is, when the box
label is up. the drawer opening is
DOWN. When the box is brought,
bottom down, upon the rotating dime,
the coin is driven right through the
wood and into the interior of the box.
I'm sure that this explanation may
sound absolutely unbelievable to some
of you, but in few minutes of prac-
tice you will see that it's fact.
(Another advantage is that the dime
makes only a very small opening in
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Betty H0nOrS Her
New Friend With
Homemade Cake
BY BESSIE z. EARLE.

IT HAVE new friend, Dinah. Her
name is Louise. Oh. just love
her!" Betty exclaimed.
Isn't that NICE" replied Betty's
doll. What does she look hke?"
"she has beautiful red hair and big
brown eyes. She Is Just what wish
I could look like" sighed Betty.
Dinah smiled. She couldn't imagine
Betty any other way than with her
golden curls and blue eyes. you're
just as want you. You're the most
beautiful mama a doll ever had"
Betty giggled at the thought Of be-
ing a mama to Dinah, who was three
or four times her age.
GRANDMOTHER said I could have
Louise for lunch today. What shall
I make for dessert?"
II suggest upside-down cake"
"Oh. goody! I've been longing to
make one"
UPs1DE-DowN CAKE.
"a cup butter
% cup sugar
2 eggs
n teaspoon vanilla
u cup milk
teaspoons baking powder
III cups flour
II cup brown sugar
slices pineapple
Cream butter, add sugar gradually,
beat until fluffy. Add eggs, beaten
lightly, and vanilla. Sift and measure
-four, resift with baking powder. Add
-four and milk alternately. Mix thor
oughly. Grease and -four oblong cake
pan, springle brown sugar on bottom.
Fit pineapple slices on brown sugar.
Pour cake batter over all. Bake in
moderate oven, $50 degrees, for 40
minutes. When cake Is baked and
cool, turn onto cake platter, leaving
bottom side up.
Louise, who had never done any
cooking in her life, was amazed when
Betty told her she had made the cake.
She decided she would like to learn to
cook, too, and asked Betty If she would
help her. Betty promised to teach
her as much as she could and that
very afternoon Louise had her first
lesson.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Professor Startles the World
With Fish's Famine Finish

tions and we now have the pleasure
Of presenting his fish famine hnisher,
which is expected to save the lives
Of thousands of goldfish which have
been starving at terrific rate be-
cause their owners forgot to feed
them.
This device Is 50 simple that q child
can operate it-preferably child who
has never seemed quite bright. The
alarm clock (A) Is set at the hour
when the fish must be fed. It rings
at the proper time (provided you
don't forget to wind it,, thus releasing
q jumping jack (B), known to his
friends as Oscar. Oscar hits the shelf
(C) and upsets the bucket Of ink CD
on the chicken (E). The chicken.
thinking that night has come. hops up
to 20 to bed on the roost CD, causing
the stand (G) to vibrate. This shakes
the package of fish food CH) into tho
bowl and the goldfish gets his lunch
without even having to pay the check,
Evening star., 1936-03-22
LTHOUGH various fragmentary

A THOUGH various fragmentary
n reports have appeared in the
~ Washington and New York
n newspapers attempting de-
scriptions and Offering opinions re-
yarding the meteor of magnificent pro-
portions seen in several Atlantic sea-
board States early last Saturday morn
ing, March IA, it may oe or interest &C
men Of science and the public generally
to read the following observations made
by me personally of the meteor as 1t
was visible from Washington.
After dining at cafe situated In
the vicinity of the United States Gen.
eral Post Once Department Building
on Pennsylvania avenue, and while re-
turning to the Railroad Y. M. G. A.
Club in the Union Station, and when
passing point east of the Bus Center
Building, and about to make the turn
northeast skirting the park toward
Union Station Plaza, my attention was
attracted by O frictional sound similar
to that made by the fall Of burning
rocket.
Instantly my vision was drawn,
rather than directed, to the northeast.
I saw what was. apparently. a meteor
of tremendous size, in u condition Of
intense incandescence, and extraordi-
narily brilliant in colors Of blueish
green and red. The main body was
followed by a trail of innumerable and
fiery sparks.
When I first observed the meteor 1t
was descending; describing an arc
Evening star., 1936-03-22

But the worst scenes were those
which he had to play with Dave as
the hero. In them, he was merely a
foil for Dave. feeding him lines, Gre
ating the situations in which the hero
proved his virtue and strength of char
acter.
"Just a juvenile!" Walt said wryly
to himself, land a weak, wishy-washy
juvenile at that. Boy, will this knock
Mother out, when she was sure I'd
be playing the lead!"
His pace dragged as he approached
the house. He knew that breaking
the news to his mother would be an
ordeal. but it proved to be even worse
than he had expected.
CHE met him at the door, her eyes
alight with eagerness, her lips
open to ask the all-important ques-
tion Then she saw the expression on
his face, and she knew without asking.
WALTZ" she gasped in a stricken
voice. you didn't get the lead"
mo, Mother" he said soberly. 81
didn't get it. Dave Hogarth beat me
out"
"Oh" Mrs. Enders barely whispered
the word, and Walt saw her eyes
start to fill up. Then they f1ickered
with hope. You're to be the heavy
them"
"Not even that, Mother. I'm just
Jerry Carstairs. the heroine's
brother"
"Oh, Waltz" Mrs Enders made no
effort to hide her tears now. How
could you let them beat you like that?
Evening star., 1936-03-22

two designs the remaining letters of
the alphabet are represented In code.
The sketch explains how this Is &C
complished.
The top half Of the square repre-
sents A, while the lower half 3. The
left half Of the square represents c
and the right half D. The corners
Of the square represent z, r. g, H.
For I, J, <, L. the square has been
divided into small triangles by the
diagonal lines.
The remaining letters, M to 2, are
represented by the angles formed by
the outside lines Of the square and
the diagonal lines, and the angles
formed where the diagonal lines cross
each other at the center Of the square.
Any message may be quickly writ
ten with these odd-looking characters
and, unless a person knows the code.
he will not be able to read 1t.