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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
CaldweHCounty Gets
First REA Approval
ALLEGATION of $4,000 for Rural
Identification Announced
by r. L. DOughton

LENOIR, Aug. 27.-Formal ap-
prevail of the Caldwell County Rural
Identification project and the allot-
ment of $4,000 by the Rural Electro
fication administration in Washing
ton was announced here late yester-
day afternoon by Congressman Rob-
ert L. Doughton, following a long
distance telephone conversation with
Morris L. Cook, chief administrator
of the REA.
Judge Felix E. Alley ordered re-
cess of Superior court to permit the
announcement to be made by Con-
gresham Doughton to a large group
present in the courtroom.
Il am very happy indeed to be
able to announce that the Rural
Identification project for Caldwell
county has been definitely approved
and the sum of $43O,OOO allotted for
the completion of the project" he
stated in the public announcement.
Ordinarily such projects take from
go to 80 days for approval but the
interest and activity of the Ninth
District Congressman resulted in the
local project being approved within
three weeks and three days of the
delegations first visit to Washington.
Congressman Doughton was given
standing vote of thanks by the
group of several hundred county
citizens present following his an
nouncement, which brings approval
to the first Rural Identification pro-
ject in western North Carolina to be
undertaken by the Federal govern
ment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Files Further
Proceedings in
Bus Collision
Husband of Woman Killed in
Wilkes Greyhound Accident
Asks for $4,000

H. A. Canter, of Purlear, has filed
suit in federal court for $4,000
damages against the Greyhound Bus
company for the death of his wife,
Mrs. Edith Elledge Canter, who lost
her life in an automobile collision
with one of the company's buses
several months ago about Is miles
west of North Wilkesboro on the
Boone Trail highway.
It will be recalled that both Mrs.
Canter and Miss Wilhelmina Triplett
were killed when Miss Triplet's car
and a Greyhound bus collided on the
highway and an indictment for man
slaughter is pending in Wilkes court
against the bus driver, John Jones,
of this city.
The plaintiff seeks a total of $685.
900 as actual and $4,000 as punitive
damages in the civil action filed in
federal court. It is quite probable
the case will be tried at the next
term of federal court in Wilkesboro.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

Bennett was born in Denver in 1870,
when that city-s population number
ed only 5000. With his family he
travelled much of the West and be-
fore he was seven had seen two gold
camp shootings. Although he attend
ed public schools for short time he
is largely self-educated man.
Caught in the Wild" hailed by
many critics as his best story of 80
or more, is the adventure of a pro-
spector and three tenderfeet, two of
them dangerous crooks and one a
spoiled young woman, trapped in the
north woods when their plane
crashed. You'll find it one of the
most exciting stories in years, if
you follow it serially in the columns
of this newspaper.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Glade Valley High
School Now Open

The Glade Valley High School
opened the twenty-six session on
Sept. 1st, Tuesday, with the follow
ing faculty in charge:
Prof. ]. H. Ostwalt, principal and
teacher of English and history; Rev.
C. w. Erwin, science and civics; Miss
Annie Belle Cory, French and
mathematics; Miss Margaret Dowdle,
domestic art and Bible; Mrs. Ellen
Guerrant, dean, of girls and music.
Mr.. Ostwalt, who will. be principal
again is a graduate of Davidson Col
lege and has been in summer school
at Duke University during part OF
the vacation season.
A large number of last year stu
dents have made room reservations
and several new applications have
already been sent to Supt E. B. Ed
ridge, which indicates full enroll
ment for the coming session.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Us. DAUGHTER
TO CAMPAIGN FOR F.D.R.

Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen Rhodes,
American minister to Denmark, has
announced that she will start out in
a trailer September l on a two
months speaking tour for the re-
election of President Roosevelt.
She will be accompanied by her
husband, Captaing Boerge Rhode, a
member of the royal life guard in
Denmark, who will act as chauffeur
Mrs. Rhode said she expected to
visit Is States and to make two or
three speeches day, mostly in cities
and towns under 10000 population.
The States she will visit, she said,
are New York, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, Wy
oming, Nebraska, South Dakota,
Minnesota, Ohio and Tennessee.
Mrs. Rhode is the daughter of the
late William Jennings Bryan.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
JUDGE TRIES TO IMPRESS
FOLLY ON SPEEDING DRIVERS

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Two men
arrested for speeding in Jacksonville
sat one hour each last week in a
badly wrecked automobile in which
four persons recently were killed.
See for yourself what fast driv-
ing often results in" Judge I. Mum
cy Anderson told A, L. Chancey and
H. A. Clarke as he sentenced them
to pay $40 fines and mediate on
speed for one hour in the death car.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
WATAUGA YOUTH KILLED

While out hunting last week, near
Rominger, Watauga county, Lloyd
Presnell, IS, was shot and killed.
Allen Mast, 16, was with Presnell at
the time. The two each carried a %
rifle. Mast said his companion was
walking behind him when he heard
a shot, and, looking around, saw him
fall. Arifle bullet had penetrated his
left arm and entered the boys heart.
Exchange.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Drunken Driving
Causes Licenses
to Be Revoked
Ashe County Loses Fl Licenses;
Allegheny County Has
Lost Only One

Arthur Fulk, director of the di-
vision of highway safety, announce
Friday that 4,742 persons had their
drivers license revoked in North
Carolina since the law became effec-
tive November l. The majority of
the revocations were for drunken
driving.
Fulk made public a tabulation of
the total revocations by counties,
which listed Allenghany at the bot
tom of the list with only one license
having been revoked. Ashe lost 81
licenses; Wilkes, IA; and Watauga, 8.
This puts Ashe in the unenviable
position of having had more drivers
lose licenses in this county than any
other In this section of the state.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
To Sponsor High School Popularity Contest
Boys and Girls May
Enter; Prizes to
Be Given
BEAUTY rs NO AID

The management of the Skyland
Post is planning to sponsor high
school popularity contest which will
be held for all high schools in the
county, and will begin on the week
starting September 81. The contest
will last until the last day of October
when all votes must be in.
Grand prizes, to be announced
next week, will be given to the high
school boys or girls getting most
votes in the contest. First, second,
and third prizes will be given and
arrangements have been made to al
low each contestant who does not
win one of these prizes to win a
smaller prize. Under this ruling, no
one loses.
The contest is open to one boy and
one girl from each school. The school
picks their contestants by popular
vote or any way they choose. It is
then expected that the students and
teachers will help their choice to
win in the big contest.
In addition to the prizes that will
be given, the pictures of the con-
testants will be printed in the coun-
ty papers and the winners will have
their pictures sent to the state pa
pers for publication.
It is hoped that each school in the
county will enter their most popular
boy and girl in this contest. Beauty
and good looks are not necessary.
This is expected to be popularity
contest, not beauty contest.
Rules of the contest and a list of
prizes will be carried next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
GETS FREE HAIR CUT
IN WASHING MACHINE

Bobbed hair is the style with Het-
tie Leisinger now. While washing
clothes in the basement of her In
diana home a long braid of hair
caught in the clothes wringer and
resulted in the painful loss of hair
and part of her scalp. Exchange.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Mussolini to Build
Bigger Italian Army
Ranks for Italian Service Will
Accept All Who Are
Fit to Serve

Benito Mussolini has started on
plans to create a permanent, volun-
teer colonial army for his reborn
empire.
There is no limit to the number of
men who will be accepted, it was
announced.
Enrolment will open Immediately
and will close on September 9.
The ranks of the new army will be
open to all persons fit for military
service, including those now under
arms and those in reserve.
Enlistment will be for two-year
initial period. The term may be re-
newed for any addition length OF
time desired.
Those who enlist Immediately will
be paid a premium of 500 lire Gap
proximately $40).
The new army will replace a di-
vision now being recalled to the
motherland from Ethiopia.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Author Bennett Views
J
Locale Of New Story
Caught in the Wild to Appear
Serially in the Columns
Of The Skyland Post
STORY BEGINS NEXT WEEK

Robert Ames Bennett believes in
gathering authentic information
about the country in which he lays
the plots for his stories. He is shown
below exploring ice formations in
the far north, which forms the
background for his latest adventure
story, Caught in the Wild" which
will appear serially in this newspa-
per beginning September 10.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
NUTS AND
KERNELS

TRoY,I. JONES

/. is getting to be ssShaky" time
with some of the candidates.
While the rest of the candidates
were shaking hands, was shaking a
leg in the Harrigan.
A modern miracle: A rock knocked
me speechless that did not hit me.
Lowell Thomas called the first
telephone the Adam of telephones.
don't see why a thing that does SO
much talking should be named for
a man.
Landon calls the tax legislation
''cock-eyed" Reactions are always a
matter of how you look at it.
had as soon be shot before day
light as to be in a public office with
public opinion half-cOcked.
Russia has the bolshevika. This
pcountry has the Bull-she-vika party.
The girl that becomes pillow in
society no doubt has been leaned
against lot.
I don't know but 1 guess that
divers disease must be water on the
brain.
In a national convention they call
it milling" around. In the county
convention 1 think it was miller
ing" around.
One thing the automobile has not
done much to do away with is the
night mare.
"Small balloons and blond hair
sent up to study hurricanes" If they
want ia scare up a real storm why
not send up red hair.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

After more than twenty years Of
agitation Port Chester, N. Y, has
the model of a Spanish-American
war memorial. for inspection, and
is all wrought up over the question
of whether or not the 11-foot clay
model executed by Sculptor Karl
Pavany- I1lava is art. Inelegantly
nicknamed ''The Slob" by one fac
ton, it is staunchly defended by
another which wants to get away
from the f'gloriication" of the sol
der, and wants to show him as q
fighting man. not as a well
dressed dude" Here is the model.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

Mr.. c. M. Dickson has taken up
his work at Bethel school in Watauga
county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

I. is getting to be 'sShaky" time
with some of the candidates.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

While the rest of the candidates
were shaking hands, was shaking a
leg in the Harrigan.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

A modern miracle: A rock knocked
me speechless that did not hit me.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

Landon calls the tax legislation
sscock-eyed" Reactions are always a
matter of how you look at it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

} Russia has the bolshevika. Thi!
country has the Bull-she-vika party
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

I had as soon be shot before day
light as to be in a public office with
public opinion half cooked.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

don't know but I guess tina
divers disease must be water on thu
brain.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

The girl that becomes pillow in
society no doubt has been leaned
against a lot.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

In a national convention they call
it milling" around. In the county
convention / think it was miller
ing" around.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

"Small balloons and blond hair
sent up to study hurricanes" If they
want ia scare up real storm why
not send up red hair.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

One thing the automobile has no
done much to do away with is thu
night mare.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02

The jungle Lord clasped his hunting knife, and
leaped toward the beast Presently they locked
in mortal combat. orlando looked with awe,
but without fear, for ne was certain that his pro-
tector would fulfill his premise to conquer the
savage beasts and ward off all danger of death
from animals
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02

While the ape-man fought with his wonted Skill
little Nkima screamed encouragement to Tarzan
and safe defiance to the beast. "Sheeta can not
kill US. We kill Sheeta!" And If orlando required
further proof that the stranger was more than
mortal, it furnished by Tarzans quick victory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02

Little Nkima, the monkey saw the panther
crouch. Nkima screamed warning Tarzan looked
up to see the sleek body hurting toward Or
ando. In a flash the ape-man flung out his arm
and swept orlando from the path of the black
death. The panther landed lightly on the ground
then turned on TarZan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
Williams
BlOsser.
BY Crane
BY Hamlin
BY Martin

Tarzan pointed to the dead beast and said: Il
will protect you from danger if you viii serve me
as command It servel'' orlando replied proud
ly. The ape-man nodded. He believed himself
fortunate in acquiring this stalwart ally in his
relentless battle against the mysterious Taloned
Death!
Evening star., 1936-07-19

r. Smith crossed the bridge into vir-
ginia and fortified the two adjacent
hills. On top Of the one to the right
Of the bridge along the Leesburg Turn
pike Fcrt Marcy was erected. Its po-
sition was one Of the most strategic
around Washington. Being high, it
controlled the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal across the river, the Chain
Bridge at its base, the turnpike that
passed through it and the valley Of
Pimmitt Run, down which the enemy
could march, ferry over the river and
enter Washington.
ON THE other side Of the valley of
- Pimmitt Run from Fort Marcy,
atop another high hill, was built Fort
Ethan Allan. This unit was one Of
the largest protecting the Capital on
the south side Of the river and was ex-
posed to attack when the Confederates
had recovered sufficiently from the
Battle Of Bull Run to advance toward
Washington. It controlled the old to-
bacco rolling road Cknown as the Glebe
road) that ran from the Little Falls to
Alexandria and Falls Church and the
Military road that was built to con-
meet 1t and the other forts along the
river hills.
simultaneously, the Aqueduct was
seized. Az there were no distractions
to the enemy's approach on the city
down the two roads that came from
Falls Church Nee Highway and Will
son Boulevard) o fort was built back
on the hill that directly overlooked the
Aqueduct. This structure was called
Fort Corcoran. At the same time two
other defenses were built farther back
to the right. one guarding the Aque-
duct road to Falls church, the other
overlooking the Potomac near the
Evening star., 1936-07-19
Horses to Save Gasoline.

To avoid spending money outside the
country for gasoline, Chile will use
horses - much q possible.
Evening star., 1936-07-19
Bull Run

Continued From Second Page }
Evening star., 1936-07-19

In the fiat style that
takes up very little room.
Heavy glass. Keep cool
drinks In the icebox with
them.
Evening star., 1936-07-19

okSSe o3I0 ceOuy tAlc 1OII SySVcIn. anu
make q report. After two months
this board reported that the system
consisted Of four groups Of forts,
armed with 643 cannon and rs NOR
tars and, to be fully garrisoned,
would require $4,000 soldiers and 5000
artillerymen.
Under the direction Of experts, the
forts from then on were increased,
strengthened and kept In q state of
preparedness. As q result Of all this
endeavor, Washington at the end of
the war was surrounded by a total OF
68 inclosed forts and batteries. Be-
sides these regular forts there were
SO unarmed works for field pieces,
20 miles Of rifle trenches and 80 miles
OF military roads connecting the forts,
not counting the regular roads tn the
city and surrounding country. In
fact at the end of the war Washing
ton was considered by military experts
to be the most strongly fortified city
in the world.
For a description Of washington's
fortifications no better can be had
than that given by Gen. Barnard in
his official report of record. In it he
states that from a few isolated works
covering bridges or commanding espe.
cially important points, q system of
Notifications was developed by which
every prominent point of interval of
800 feet to 1000 yards was occupied
by an inclosed field work; every i'm
portant approach or depression of
ground, unseen from the forts, was
swept by q battery Of field guns, and
the whole connected by lines Of in
fantry parapets, furnishing emplace-
ments for two ranks of men and af-
fording covered communication along
the line, while roads opened so that
troops and artillery could be rapidly
moved under cover from point to
point"
Evening star., 1936-07-19

Simply constructed
nothing to get out Of -
order. Heavily galva-
nized to resist rust.
Serves from ten TO -
twelve people.
Evening star., 1936-07-19

Up-to-date women are touching up their hair
with no thought of deception. They make no
secret of keeping their hair attractive and youthful
with Fairs. Easily applied in the privacy Of your
boudoir.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
THIS WEEK

porch door and the closet door which
adjoined it.
Tahiequ0h. Okla: An attorney, paus-
ing in thought to scratch his ear with
cigar in his hand, was painfully
burned when his horn trimmed" spec
tacles exploded.
Pennington, No.: An infant was
badly burned when his sister decided
to warm his celluloid rattle over an oil
lamp.
Los Angeles: A wise guy in a zoo
f1icked a cigarette butt into a bison's
name, setting fire to it and causing
stampede in which many people and
animals were injured.
Sedalia, Mo-: When a father threw
two old f1ashlight batteries into the
kitchen stove, his small son bent over
to watch them burn - and nearly
lost his eyes in the explosion.
Oregon: At an American Legion
street show one of the performers was
critically burned when a comical by
stander applied match to a grass
hula skirt.
CleUeIond: Clint Brown. pitcher for
the Cleveland Indians, lost one eye
and may lose the other because some
jovial fan threw frecracker into his
face.
Charleston, Ark: A man was seri-
ously injured when he mistook
torpedo for piece of candy.
81. Louis: A woman was badly
burned when bottle of lemon ex-
Evening star., 1936-10-18

tract exploded as she poured it into
sauce cooking on the stove.
Minneapolis: A baby died when his
crib was ignited by an electric hot
plate placed under it to warm him.
Missonl0, Mont: A young man left
a movie theater with his clothing
a1ame when loose matches in his hip
pocket took fire and exploded comb
as he slid down in his seat.
ST. Louis: A girl turned on the gas
oven and then realized that she had
forgotten to get match. She walked
across the room, got match, struck
it and bent over. The oven came up
to meet her!
Ozark. No.: At a Parent Teachers
Association entertainment a child,
playing the role of a dwarf, was burned
when his artificial whiskers caught
fire from the candle held in his hand.
Last winter, in New York, firemen
responded to no less than 200 out
breaks caused by putting hot furnace
ashes into wooden boxes. In one year
they had 624 fires started by women
who let cooking pots burn dry - and
783 Others caused by women who went
off and left their electric irons on.
Believe it or not, they have 100
alarms a year caused by people who
discard cigarette butts by dropping
them down mail chutes in business
buildings!
Truly, of all the bells in a freman's
life, the dumb-bell is the worst!
Evening star., 1936-10-18
nIufrstion by 6. Psssiek NsIson

now the father of only one child -
because the pan contained gasoline.
Trenton. H.: A prominent business
man died from burns suffered when
he struck match on his gasoline
soaked trousers in his garage.
Atlanta: A woman whose; cellar be-
came infested with fleas sprayed the
floor generously with gasoline. Later
she lighted the hot water heater. The
resulting blast not only killed her,
but moved the house completely off
its foundations.
Springfield. No.: Two men were
seriously burned when they poured
gasoline over hot automobile engine
to clean it.
Buffalo: An apartment house janitor.
summoned to rectify a clogged in
cinerator, threw a pint of gasoline
into the fire.
PHILADELPHIA: Two school teachers
burned to death when they sprayed
their furniture with gasoline to keep
out moths while the house was closed
during vacation. One of them appar-
emily struck match to see that all
was we'll before leaving.
Traperse City, Mich: Burns he suf-
fered when toy oil lamp exploded
killed a fow-year-old boy.
Beaumont, Ter: A father and three
daughters were burned to death while
cleaning wood paneling with gasoline.
There is in addition, of course,
the usual run of deaths from
home dry cleaning - the standard
quota of people who examine the gas
tank of the car with a match, plus
many who have introduced the new
dodge of inspecting the radiator with
a match) to ascertain the status of
the anti-freeze. There is the inevitable
crew of motorists who must smoke
while the car is being re-fueled.
Neck and neck with this group come
the Ancient and Honorable Society OF
Smokers in Bed. In a seven-day
stretch in New York the engines
rolled to no less than twenty-four fires
started by these dumb-bells!
The Bed Smokers achievements are
not without variety. In St. Louis an
inferno in hospital dozed off in his
room with a cigarette, setting fire to
the bed. Aroused by the heat. he
rushed to the window and sat on the
sill with his smoking pants exposed
to the fresh air until the original blaze
finally set off an automatic alarm.
In Medford, Mass. a sleepy smoker
leaped out of his blazing bed and
dashed for the porch. He was found
some time later in a closet, dead from
suffocation - he hadn't paused long
enough to distinguish between the