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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
ARMY DOG DIES AFTER
FAITHFUL WAR SERVICE

Rags, famous mascot of the fight
in first division, is dead.
Word was received at Fort Jay
and Fort Hamilton in the state of
New York that the little wire haired
dog, that was gassed and lost an eye
in France, had died in Washington
in his Goth year.
Rags had made his home there
with Lieut.-Col. Raymond w. Gar
denbergh now on duty in the office
of the chief of infantry, since the
colonel left Governors Island year
ago.
Rags began life as a Paris gutter
pup and remained one until First
Sergeant George Hickman, 10th in
fantry picked him up after Fourth
of July parade in Montmartre in
1917. From then on he was the pal
and mascot of the division.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
Mcdonald Makes
Lumpkin Manager

WINSTON-SALEM, March %
DR.. Ralph w. Mcdonald, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor, announced here today
that w. L. Lumpkin, veteran legisla-
tor and co-leader of the anti-sales
tax group and of the school forces
in the 1885 General Assembly, will
manage the Mcdonald campaign.
knowing Bill Lumpkin as
staunch Democrat, true follower
of Jefferson, and a champion of the
rights of the masses of people, I
naturally turned to him as the out
standing man in the State to head
our campaign. With Lumpkin as
leader of our forces we can and will
give the State government back to
the people of North Carolina" said
Mcdonald in making the announce
ment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
RECOMMENDS RATION TO
FATTEN BROILERS

When broilers are to be shipped a
distance to market, it does not pay
to put them on a fattening ration
before they leave the farm.
While en- route, the young chick
ems lose weight, and any added fat
will be lost much more rapidly than
the more solid flesh, explained c. J..
Maupin, extension poultry specialist
at State College.
But if the birds are to be sold 10
cally, fattening ration will put
them in good condition so they will
bring fancy prices.
Good commercial fattening ra-
tions may be obtained from feed
dealers, or the poultryman may mix
his own.
Maupin recommended a ration
composed of six pounds of corn meal
to four pounds of flour middlings
with enough skim milk or butter
milk to make the mixture pour
readily from bucket.
1t will usually take about two
pounds of milk for each pound of
the dry ingredients, he added.
If milk is not available, water may
be used. In this event, add to the
ration enough meat scraps to con-
stitute 10 per cent of the mixture.
From seven to ten days is long
enough to keep the young birds on
a fattening feed.
Bring the chicks up to broiler
size in good condition, Maupin stat
ed, and they will not be hard to fat
ten when being finished for market.
For the first six or eight weeks
after they are Matched, the chicks
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26

ganism and therefore there is no
germ present that can be transmit
ted to the plant and the potatoes
will produce good plants. Early
transplanting on light sandy soils
and the use Of potash fertilization
will, in some cases, correct the
trouble. Avoid the use of fertilizers
carrying excess nitrogen.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
King Edward Gives
Views on Marriage
Man Should Not Marry Before He
Is 30; No Question or Chance
of Another War

LONDON, March liking Ed
ward has said 49,
On marriage: II don't think any
man should marry before he is g."
On America: 1.-THE Atlantic ocean
has grown noticeably smaller =
People of these two great countries
are growing ever more anxious to
join hands across it"
War: eve learned lot Of lessons,
the most important of which was
that there should be no question or
chance of another war;"
Discipline: cit has always been a
mystery to me how certain num-
Der of people feel that the only way
they can express the feeling we all
have about war is by discouraging
any form of healthy discipline and
training"
Housing: "Slums are slur on our
civilization"
Clothes: Il would wear dltterent
suit for every man meet if it would
help British trade"
Big-game hunting: 'It is better to
film a lion than to kill him."
Russian drama: "Plays where they
spend three hours talking about life
without bothering to live"
Son and heir: "It has always
seemed to me luckier to be born the
eldest son. You haven't got to wear
any of your brothers old clothes"
AS boy: when am king I shall
do three things:
81 shall pass law against cutting
puppy dogs tails.
81 shall not let them use bearing
reins on horses.
"And then I shall do away with
all sin in the world"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
CASTOR County Negro Boy Dies
I'm Electric Chair for Murders
Woman Enters Death Room to
Witness Execution But
Leaves Quickly

Ed Hester, young Castor man
convicted of two murders, was cleo
trocuted at States prison Friday as
the electric chair was used on con-
secutive days for the first time in
history.
Smiling as he sat in the chair he
had viewed Wednesday at his own
request, Hester said he had told the
truth about what had happened and
was ready to die.
The 19-year-old boy said he killed
Paul Hunnicutt, a fellow-prisoner
at Camp Polk prison farm, last May
without provocation. At that time he
had served two months of long
term for killing his brother-in-law
at High Shoals.
Hester entered the prison March
II, 1885 and was executed one year
and three days later.
The chair was used Thursday to
execute Jake Johnson, negro con-
victed of criminal assault in Rock
ingham county. The negro was the
163rd person to be electrocuted in
the State and Hester was the 164th.
Hester first was sentenced to die
of gas, under a law which became
effective July l, few days before
he was convicted, but the Supreme
Court held he had to be electrocuted
since the crime was committed be-
fore the new law became operative.
It took two shocks of current, last
ing a total of three minutes, to take
Hester's life An electrode on his leg
burned loose as the second shock
was being administered.
Between shocks, Miss Eloise
Blackley of New Bern, an employee
in the State Revenue department,
entered the witness room to look at
Hester. She left quickly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
RUNNING THE FARM rs
FAMILY AFFAIR

Running tn e family business
should be a cooperative enterprise,
said Miss Pauline Gordon extension
specialist in home management at
State College.
A man is not protecting and pro-
viding for his family in the best way
when he keeps all business transac-
tons and worries to himself, she
stated.
He needs the help of the family
circle and the members have right
to know something about his bust
ness. This is especially significant in
the case of a farm family.
Not only can the family help the
husband and father with his prob
lens, they can also plan their own
affairs more satisfactorily when
they are acquainted with the fami-
ly's business.
The training young people get in
this way will be of great value to
them when they go out into the
world Miss Gordon added.
Discussions of the cost of shelter,
food, clothing, education, travel,
taxes, automobiles, and entertain
ment can be made valuable part
of the chlidren's education.
Every family should study its in
come and so arrange it's mode OF
living not to exceed that income. BY
working together the farm family
can often develop projects which
will increase it's income.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
GOOD SEED NECESSARY FOR
HIGH CORN YIELD

The 2,489, 900 acres of corn har-
vested in, North Carolina last year
exceeded the combined acreage of
cotton tobacco, and the small grains.
Corn is grown in every county of
the State and on 81 per cent of the
farms, said DR.. G. K. Middleton in
charge of corn and small grain re-
search for the N. c. Agricultural
Experiment Station.
Yet the average corn yield per
acre in the State is only Is bushels,
he said. A good farmer should Sc
cure yields three times this amount.
In fact, he stated, yields of 95 to
100 bushels per acre have been pro-
duced in this State.
Good seed of a variety well
adapted to the soil and climatic con-
ditions of the farm is one of the
most important factors in producing
a heavy yield.
The Importance of selecting a well
suited variety may be illustrated by
experiments conducted a THE coast
al plain branch experiment station
at Willard.
Latham's Double corn has produc-
ed a yield of 54.3 bushels per acre
for the past six years. On similar
fields at the experiment station
Reds Yellow Dent produced only
37.2 bushels.
Some hybrid varieties have been
developed that produced heavy
yields, DR.. Middleton pointed out
but other hybrids fail to produce
anything like as good crop as the
standard varieties.
Consequently, he urged farmers to
stick to varieties known to be good
until the hybrids have been definite
ly proven to be of value.
Information regarding the best va
rieties for North Carolina may be
obtained from county farm agents OF
the agricultural editor at State Col
lege.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
Camp for Baseball
Players in Asheville

Young baseball players of Ashe
county will have an opportunity to
display their ability before num-
Der of major league scouts when the
Asheville Baseball Club opens it's
annual spring training comp, set for
Monday, March 3Oth. Several scouts
and managers Of national reputation
will be on hand to witness the at
tempts of the youngsters to break
into professional baseball. "Pop"
Kelchner, for several years major
league scout, with a recor of several
stars to his credit, will be in charge
of the youngsters on the field, while
Manager Billy Southworth of the
Tourists will be keeping a close
watch TO rtalent for his 1886 Tour
lists. Southworth has spent most of
the winter on the Pacific coast scout
ing for the st. Louis Cardinal or
ganization. Other managers who will
be assisting in conducting the
camp and who will also be looking
out for material for their own clubs,
will be Manager Benny Borgmann,
of the Huntington, w. Va, Club, and
Jimmy Sanders, Manager of the
Martinsville, Va, Club. Not only
will players who show enough abil-
ity have the opportunity to make
the above named clubs, but will also
have the opportunity to make one
Of the many other clubs affiliated
with the st. Louis Cardinal chain.
All young players who feel that they
would like to make the attempt are
asked to be on hand Monday morn
ing, March 3Oth, fully prepared to
take part in daily practices. If any
further information is desired, those
interested may write Oliver French,
President of the Asheville Baseball
Club at Asheville, N. C.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26

The family council, in which all
members pool their best judgment,
will lead to sounder decisions on va
rious problems and at the same time
help bind the family together in
love and respect.
II the family has no knowledge or
training in business transactions, she
asked, what would happen if the
husband should die?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26

Charles
achievements Industrial
mankind the and
director Motors
director laboratories The Washington award
members of the engineering profession who chosen for
national
engineering photograph left to right:
Frank o. ne commission of award
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
FARM QUESTIONS ANSWERED
AT STATE COLLEGE

Question: How can 1 keep my
cows from eating wild onions?
Answere: There is no way except
to keep them off the pasture. How
ever, the Objectionable flavor and
odor of onions can be eliminated by
taking the cows off the pasture and
given dry feed for at least six hours
before milking. Be sure that no
highly favored feed, such as rye and
turnips are fed before milking as
these feeds will also impart an OBJ
jectionable flavor. With these pre-
cautions the milk or cream should
be rid of the odor and flavor of
onions or other feeds and rendered
Saleable.
Question: What equipment is nee
essary when placing baby chicks in
the brOOder?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
When Bladder
Weakness
WAKES YOU UP?

Make this Csc test. Remove the
cause. Use buchu leaves, juniper oil,
etc., to flush out excess acids and i'm
purities which cause irritation that
results in restless night, burning,
scanty flow, frequent desire, or
backache. Ask for little green tablets
called Bukets, the bladder lax. They
work on the bladder similar to cas-
tor oil on the bowels. In four days
if not pleased any druggist will re-
fund your Csc.
Ray Drug Company
West Jefferson N. G..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26

Answer: Drinking fountains and
mash hoppers are the two main es-
sentials. For each 100 chicks two
drinking fountains of one-half gal
Ion capacity and one mash hopper
five feet long should be provided.
When the chicks are three weeks old
two mash hoppers five feet long, six
inches wide, and four inches high
are required. These hoppers should
be equipped with a reel and kept
filled at all times with the growing
mash.
Question: Will sweet potatoes that
have discOlOred or brown centers
produce good plants?
Answer: Yes. This is what is
known as an internal break down.
The center cells become discolored
and cause the potatoes to have a
bitter, unwholesome TASTE However,
the disease is not caused by an or
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26

Question: Can the streak of mo-
sale or "wallo0n" of tobacco be con-
trOlled when trasplanting?
Answer: This disease is commonly
spread while pulling plants especi-
ally if the diseased and healthy
plants are handled alike. Where the
disease appears in the plant bed all
healthy plants within one foot of
those showing signs of the disease
should not be touched until all
healthy plants are pulled. Following
this all plants from the diseased area
should be removed from the beds
and destroyed. Where mosaic plants
have been handled the hands should
be washed in a weak disinfecting
solution and the clothes changed in
order to prevent further spread of
the disease.
Question: When should lambs be
given a grain ration?
Answer: Lambs will begin to nib
BILE at hay when about two weeks
old and it is usually profitable to
provide them with a good grain
mixture at this time. A good ration
for this purpose may be prepared by
mixing equal parts, by weight, of
corn, oats, and wheat bran. This ra-
ton should be placed in a creep and
the lambs allowed all they will eat
until they are ready for market To
keep the lambs healthy and to elm
mate digestive troubles all refused
feed and trash should be removed
from the trough each day.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-26
FARM AND GARDEN

should be fed good starting mash.
Plenty of milk or water should be
kept before them at all times.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
PICKUPS AND PUTOUTS

Len Walsh aims to attend the
football coaches in New York next
meeting, ears alert to any OppOr-
tunity. Sgt. John J. Agnew,
whose traffic light Christmas card
is unique, hopes the green signal
will flash all the way for the
Lucas-Furr brawl at the Arena to-
night. . Jimmy Mulligan, George
town coach, will take in the track
coaches session in New York, Dec.
20. two American University
gridders, Pete Stink, tackle, and
Emerson Bartlett, halfback, have
been named on the ALL Chesapeake
Conference first eleven. Herman
Schneider, end; Joe Carlo, guard;
Jack Rhodes, guard; Sam Maize,
center, and Ralph WinSlOw, half
back, were hOnored with second
team positions. Oxing was
touched off at American Univer.
Sity Saturday night when the Mer-
rick Boys Club was met in an in
formal match. representing the
Eagles were Dick Carroll, 1885,
pounds; Fred Horton, 135-pOundS; +;
Walter Doe. 145-pOundS; Whitley
BransOn, 145.pOunds; Jack Earle,
155-pOunds; Glen Sweigert 1856
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
L.S.U. U.WinsMeet
AT Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. Dec.
21.-Louisiana State University's
track and field team left here to-
day for the return journey to
Baton Rouge with a 7S-to-72 VIC
tory scored over the University Of
Puerto Rico yesterday.
The American collegians, cham
pionS of the Southeastern Confer
ence for the past several years,
did not have their full strength
against the local university lads,
and the result was a keen COM
petition which drew the plauditS
Of some 5000 spectators.
Four insular records went by
the boards, one of them when Sal
vador Torres, referred to by his
L. S. U. mates as Man o. War, :"
took the 440-yard hurdles in Sc
seconds. Pat Murphy, L. S. U.
star in the $50, breezed to a new
record in the half mile, while
Darling won the javelin throw
with a record distance and Luke
Hamilton took the 1850 meters
for a new record.
1t was U. of Puerto Rico's first
intercollegiate competition and L.
S. US first track and field move
ment out Of the United States.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
ont. from First Sports Page)

u Sb SpVA bS Il OBSI
two local referees who can turn
in q real job from bell to bell"
Another letter hereto declares'
New faces are needed in the
ring at Turner Arena. Nobody
except the promoters and the
commission know why fighter
should be matched here three
weeks in succession and twice in
two weeks against the same foe
as was Sam Bacala, who will
make his fourth straight appear.
ance next Monday night. ITO
night.
And why bring a ding dong,
uninteresting fighter like Johnny
Lucas back for the third time
with Phil Furr? When the Furr-
Lucas approaching back-fIip was
announced from the ring, no
less than six fans within my
hearing said: We'll, that's one
I'll miss!' or words to that effect.
One describing himself as a
most ardent and enthusiastic
fight fan can find no fault with
the manner in which fights are
held in Washington, except for
the decisions.
He says:
1--WE have seen three cham.
piOnS here in three successive
weeks which I notice very few
clubs outside of Washington en-
joy. 1t seems to me 1 saw
larger crowds this summer than
ever before. 1 know at the Gal
lagher-Tow show this summer I
couldn't get a decent seat. Bar
ney Ross and Phil Furr had me
up in the bIeachers. Gallagher
and LevinSky looked very big to
me, and Sarron and Miller, the
championship fight, was tre-
mendOus boost for Washington.
and l have also enjoyed frankie
Klick and Cowboy Scott. True,
many of these fights were -SpOn-
sored by the papers, Shrine or
the Boys Club.
The only thing that SOurS a
fight fan here is some of the de-
cisions, such as Furr and Lucas
and others / won't take up
space with"
Wrestling Comment
Apparently the public is not too
aroused over the condition under
which wrestling flouriShes here
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Wrestling Comment

pounds; Joe Carlo, 175-pOunds,
and Wade HanSbOrOugh, heavy.
weight.
Lou Little and his wife are
planning to visit Miami after the
Christmas holidays, stopping off
en- route here. Lou writes his re-
cent hip operation was a success,
the surgeons removing a spur
caused by an old football injury
=. Paul Casassa draws credit for
the successful Georgetown Boys
Club football campaigns, the 1876
pound and 135-pOund teams being
undefeated.
Sid Carroll and Jack Day will
be among spectators when George
Washington opens its home basket
ball season against Marshall wv.
Va.) College in the G. w. gym to-
night Bob Pyle (''Pyle-Inn"
proprietOr): Fred KOchli, jr.,
Whose gun broke at the handle
after firing, and Captain Joe
Fletcher were among winners In
the turkey Skeet shoot that the
d. C Chapter, IZaak Walton
League. sponsored at the National
Capital range yesterday.
GEORGE A. SIMPSON
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Rockville Ready
For SIeuth
BasketerS

Launching upon a new policy
in athletics, the Community Cen.
ter Department has scheduled an
out-of-town game for one Of its
league teams for tomorrow night
at the Tech High gym, $3.50 p. m.
The invader will be Rockville
All Stars The 'home" team will
be the crack Bureau of Investiga-
ton Five.
The All-Stars have long been
one of the outstanding teams in
Maryland. They showed their
mettle in the District A. A. U.
tournament last year by defeating
some of the best teams Of Wash
ington, including the Bureau Of
Investigation.
stuff" Howard and Bud Hersh.
berger are the aces of the Rock
villes. The Sleuths will counter
with such big timers as Herb and
Jimmy Thompson, Bernie Jones,
Joe Robinson, George Bethel,
Monk MacCartee, Joe Lynch and
Forest Burgess.
A fine preliminary attraction
will open the program at 1880
p. m. Labor Department Girls are
listed to meet with the Stuart Pho
tographer SeXtet.
This contest will be played
under the new rules for girls and
should prove entertaining from
that standpoint, If there were no
other feature or features.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
CoIonidIs Open
.HonneBasketbdII
Season Tonight

Marshall College, strong repres-
entative Of the Buckeye Confer
ence, will help George Washing
ton pry off the lid of its home
basketball season tonight in the
Colonial gym, 201O H st. N. W,
at 8 o'clock. The Big Green from
Huntingdon w. Va. is coached by
Cam Henderson, whose Davis and
Elkins quint upset G. w. here
two years ago.
George Washington, winner but
relatively unimpressive in its de-
but against Johns Hopkins ct
Baltimore last week, looks for
plenty of trouble tonight.
Fast Breaking Style
1t well recalls the fact that Hen
derson's fast-breaking style Of Of
fense as employed by D. and E.
was too much to cope with year
before last and that Marshall un-
doubtedly is fortified with the
same sort of attack.
other facts indicate Marshall
will give G. w. a genuine Strug-
gle. The Big Green boasts Of an
all-conference forward in Bill
Smith, a 190-pounder who stands
6-feet-2, and another forward, Bill
Vest who is called the best shot
in the Buckeye League. Club Wat
son, center, and Glen Jamison
and George AyerSon, guards, will
round out the Marshall starting
array.
Marshall this season is attempt
ing a 31-game schedule which in
cludeS contests with such power
full court aggregations as Long
Island, undefeated in two years;
st. Thomas of Scranton, City Col
lege of New York, John Marshall,
St. Francis, conqueror Of Colum-
bia, Eastern League champion
last year; Tennessee, Ohio and
Ohio Wesleyan. Mediocre teams
rarely schedule this sort Of oppo-
sition, which fact in itself is Suf-
ficient warning to G. w.
GoIdfaden to Start
Ben Goldfaden, who scored Il
points against Hopkins in the role
Of substitute guard last week,
probably will start at guard to
night. Normally forward, he will
continue to play at guard as long
as Captain Hal Keisel and
Tommy O'Brien pair well at the
forwards. Keisel was moved to for
ward from center to make way
for Jack Butterworth, promising
sophomore tap-off man. Butter
worth tailed II points in his var
sity debut at Baltimore. Little
Milt Schonfeld, smallest college
basketeer in this vicinity, will
team with Goldfaden in the
backcourt.