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The Washington times., 1936-02-13
PR0FIT.TAKING
ERASES MANY
STOCK GAINS
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Feb. IS uN.S0
A large accumulation Of over-the'
holiday buying orders whirled the
market into new high ground early
today, but persistent profit taking
later wiped out many Of the gains,
Steel, rail, utility and motor
shares led the initial upturn, which
saw the ticker as much as two
minutes behind the market.
United States Steel penetrated
new high ground, but subsequently
gave jip all but small fraction
Of its gain. Bethlehem performed
similarly. Chrysler led an early
squirt, but then dipped below its
previous closing level. 1ndepeno-
ents, such as Hudson, Nash and
Packard, however, continued
higher.
Utilities and rails held their
gains pretty well, with ConsoI-
dated Gas and Columbia Gas each
I'D about a point. Delawarde q
Hudson, N. Y. Central, Great
Northern and Union Pacific gained
about . point.
Profit taking was pronounced
in oils and coppers, however, which
resisted net losses Of fair-sized
fractions.
Amusement shares performed
well with RKO, Warner Brothers,
and LoewS all advancing.
Bonds were firm with q. s.
Government issues higher. The
dollar staged a strong rally.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
Pittsburgh Produce

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 10 CNs).-(All
poultry, butter and eggs. are Wholesale
prices to dealers. Supplies limited.)
Poultry steady. Heavy hens 22@ 2Ic:
light hens 10000; heavy springers. 4
pounds and over 22@24c; stags 20c
colored broilers. 24@2Sc: Leghorn broil-
ers, 2O022c; Leghorn springers, 17@1sc;
young turkeys, % 3@25c; roosters. 14@
15c; ducks. 22@24c: geese. 16@1Sc; old
toms, 10000: No. 2 turkeys. lie.
Butter firm 90 score, 37Ac: SO score,
S6Hc; So score, 35%c; standard. 37h c.
Eggs firm. Nearby current receipts.
: S0@s1c; extra firsts, S1hc; white ex-
tomatoes steady. Mexican. sxs pack.
93.1T08.25; sx7 pack, S3.sO@S. Florida,
ex6 pack, S1.75@2; sx7 pack, $1.2501.So
cabbage steady. New York. Danish
type, S0-pound sacks, so@7Oc. Penn
sylvaniG, Danish type. So-pound sacks.
50 d soc. Texas round type, S0-pound
crates, $1.5O@1.so; 4O-round crates. soc
: Q 81: Savoy type, So-pound crates SITS
@2: 4O-pound crates, $1:SS. South Caro-
lima. Savoy type, IN h-bushel hampers
S1.15.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
D.C.DEPT. STORE
SALES CLIMB
AL PCT

January sales in eight wash
ington department stores in
creased more In dollar amount
than any other Fifth Federal Re
serve district city individually
listed in the tabulation made pub
lie today by the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond.
Sales here were 14.1 per cent
above January, 1895. Richmond
showed the second best gain, its
sales being 1873 per cent better
than / nthe first month Of 1885.
The Baltimore gain amounted to
8.3 per cent.
Sales in Sc department stores
in the Fifth district averaged II
per cent more in dollar amount
than sales in January, 1885. in
comparison with an average in
crease for 480 stores In the United
States of per cent. OF the So
reporting stores in the Fifth dis
trict, 36 reported larger and 20
smaller sales in January, 1886,
than in January, 1885. The
Fifth district ranked second
among the IL reserve districts in
January, the Dallas district show
ing the only better record.
Percentage gains in January,
1896, sales in comparison with
January, 1885, in other reserve
districts were as follows: Boston.
g.; New York. 8; Philadelphia, s;
Atlanta, 10; Chicago, 8: st. Louis,
5: Minneapolis, 6; Kansas City,
8; Dallas, is, and San Francisco,
8. In the Cleveland district,
sales decreased 5 per cent.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
MORE SURPLUS
CARS IN REPAIR

Class railroads on January
IA had 25l,079 surplus freight
cars in good repair and imme-
diately available for service, the
Association of American Rail
roads announced today.
This was q decrease Of 1927
cars compared with the number
of such cars on December 81, at
which time there were 270, ,506
surplus freight cars.
Surplus coal cars on January
II totaled 1881, a decrease of
14,066 cars below the previous
period, while surplus box cars
totaled 148,654, a decrease Of
5,899 cars compared with Decem-
Der 81.
Reports also showed 28,043
surplus stock cars, a decrease of
1929 compared with December
81. while surplus refrigerator cars
totaled 9,616. an increase Of 422
for the same period.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
Mail Ships SaiIings

The following table shows the
names Of ships, the lines Oper-
ating them, their times Of sail
ing from New York, and when
their regular and supplemental
mails close. Time shown Is East
ern Standard time. Dates after
names Of ports indicate sched-
uled dates Of arrival ~ Indi-
Gates 'aiIs must be especially
addressed 70 this steamer. ~
Indicates supplementary mails
win be accepted on pier up to
10 minutes before sailing time.
TOMORROW
Transatlantic
BERENGARIA (cunard White Starr
CherbouFg and Southampton February
81; Pier 81. N. R. (west 1lth STU
Mails close 8 ?. m. tsupp. mails &C:
p. nal; sails midnight.-Mails for Eu
rope. Africa, West Asia Except Alden
British India, Cape Verde Islands, Cey
lon. Cyprus. Egypt, Gibraltar, Irak
Palestine and Portugal). 'Danzig, 'Den
RYDDoHoLM CFurness, withy). Goth
enburg. February 2s; Pier 4. Busl
Docks. Brooklyn (4sth st.).-Mails clos,
noon:-Parcel post for Lithuania.
VoLENDAM (Holland Ameriean)
Plymouth and Boulogne February q
and Rotterdam -; 5th ST.. HobOken.--
No mails carried on this voyage; sail
West indies and Latin America
AMAZONE (Royal Netherlands), Turk
Island February 70. Cape Haiti. 20
etc; Pier II. Brooklyn (near foot Mon
tagus st).-Mails close 1880 p. m.
Gonaives, Port de Paix. St. Marc anC
Turks Island; parcel post for Turk
coTTIcA (Royal Nsthsrlands). In
aqua February Is. Port au Prince 10
street, Mails close 1870 p. M; sails
p. m.-Mails for Curacao Except Aruba)
Guiana, Haiti Except Cape Haiti, Con
aives, Port de Paix and st. Marc), In
aqua in Bahamas and Venezuela (excsp
caripito and ciudad Bolivar); parcs
LADY DRAKE (canadian NationaI)
from Boston to st. Kits February 21
Nevis 21, Antigua 20, etc.-Mails close
p. m. and 20 by rail to Boston thence b,
stsamer-Mails for Antigua, Barbados
Dominica, Grenada. Guiana, Montserrat
Nevis, st. kits, St ucia and st. Win
cent; parcel post.
ORIzABA (New York and Cuba Mail)
Havana February Is, Progreso 10 an,
Vera Cruz 20: Pier IL, East River oval
Street)-fMails close / p. M; sails 4 .
m.-Mails for Cuba (ordinary printet
matter). Campeche and Yucatan ant
sother mail for Cuba and "other part
of Mexico; parcel post.
MARQUES DE COMILLAS (Spanish)
Havana February II, ETC.; Pier ~, Nortl
River Morton Street)-No mails carrie,
on this voyage; sails noon.
r. G. STEWART (R. I. Hague), Arubi
February %: Pier g. Constable Hook, N
MAILS close $3.50 q m.-Aails TO
Aruba; parcel post.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
GRAINS FAIRLY
ACTIVE, FIRM

HICAGO. Feb. 13 Q.N.SJ.
Grains were firm in fairly active
post-holiday dealings today.
Corn advanced moderately on
continued bullish weather news.
Near mid-session wheat was ssc
up for Nay and unchanged to
Ac off for deferred options.
Corn was 2sc up, oats 1s to 4c
up and rye "a to 1Ac up.
Foreign markets were easy to-
day, winnipeg ruling 70 to 1ac
off at mid-session following an
advance Of 1Ac yesterday. Liver.
pool was 12s to 19sc off shortly
before the close, compared with
q bulge Of as much as 2s pence
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
No. !. s.. asoa.5O; No. >. ssos.as. as

No. /. So. 250s.5O; No. .. 1s03.25. as
to size.
cars on track. Florida, boxes, No. 1.
S22562.75: No. 3. 32.2502.5o. as to
size.
TanReFines-No carlot arrivals; uns
broken car on track. Florida, 4-5-bushel
boxes, S125 $50. as to size.
LemOns-California, boxes, No. !,
$5.50G6; No. 2, $5@5.50. as to size.
Kale-virginia. bushel baskets 400
soc.
RhubaPb-Michiga.. s-pound cartons.
fancy soc.
Bananas-Two cars arrived; un-
broken cars on track.
Pears-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track.
L. c. A. ExuFess Arrivals At Washing.
ton. ID. c.. Thursday, February 1S, 1885
Calif0Fnla-5t lugS avoeados.
Michigan-60 S5-lb. cartons rhubarb.
Unknown Origin-51 crates mixed veg
etables.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13

(aD Optional cash. CbI includes latest extra
declaration only (c) stock cash. (dI Extra In
stock. tsj L!auidatinE dividend. 90 On account e
last year. (wwI with warranta CxwI without WarrantA
fs) Bx dividend. (f) Ex rghta
pivtd0nd rate IN dollars in parSnthOsO&
The Washington times., 1936-02-13

~ - A Secretary, BOOkkeepeFs
COmptOmeter Operator.
.@ Junior Accountant, Dicta-
phone or EdiphOne-typist
employee. Trained to be USEFUL
Opportunities numerous at
BOYD'S. New Glasses now form
ing. BOYD'S BUSINESS Univer.
sity Est. 1S years., 1888 r st.
MAI. 1888.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
New York Wool

NEW YoR- Feb. 10 (I.N.s.) Wool
strong. domestic fleece, unwashed, Ohio
and Pennsylvania. 31@43; domestic,
pulled, secured basis, 70@9s; domestic
Texas, clean basis. 7l@90; domestic ter
ritory, clean basis. 60@s6c.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Invisible Rays to
Protect England
Possible Air Attacks on Great
Britain Will Be Guarded by
Modern Science Achievement

LONDON, Dec. 12.-In five years
from now Britain will be protected
from the highest and fastest flying
bombers by an invisible, but ines
capable, barrier of rays.
This statement is made by high
official of the air ministry-a man
who has watched the development
of the so-called death ray from the
earliest experiments.
At tests made recently under con-
ditions of great secrecy the ray COM
pletely paralyzed the engine of a
bomber flying at height of several
thousand feet. The pilot had no
choice but to glide to earth in fore
ed landing.
The subject of the ray is regard
ed with great Importance in the air
ministry. For it is obvious that with
increased power and more elaborate
apparatus this ray must be employed
as Britain's front-line aerial defense.
IF the experiments continue as
successfully as up to the present, it
will be possible to form an invisible
barrier around Britain which will
totally incapacitate bombers flying
at Is, 900 or 10000 feet" the air min
istry official says.
Two or more scientists, working
privately in selected laboratories,
are the men who are giving to Brit
ain the secrets of ray with greater
powers of penetration that either ra-
do or X-rays.
The principle of the beam was dis
covered some years ago, but its ap-
plication to aerial defense was beset
with difficulties.
It has been obvious to intelligent
observers that the excessive screen
ing of the magnetic systems of air
planes is much greater than is re-
quired for preventing interference
with radio receivers and transmit
tiers.
The German government has been
experimenting with this death ray,
and the screening of British magnet
ic systems was calculated to be suf-
ficient protection against the ray
which they were known to be oper-
ating.
Scientists have long maintained
that screening with aluminium or
copper is sufficient to protect the
electrical equipment of any airplane.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
81 Students from
Ashe Attend ASTC
933 Students Enrolled in College
in Boone; Winter Term
Closes February 13

Thirty-seven Ashe county boys
and girls are among the 933 students
enrolled for the winter term at APP
palachian State Teacher College in
Boone, according to the statistical
report issued last week by J. M.
Downum.
Students are attending the college
from 70 North Carolina counties and
from IA other states. Watauga with
143 and Iredell with 48 have the
highest number of students enrolled
at the college.
The winter term at A. S. T. c.
will close February Is and the
spring term will open on Feb. Is.
Is denominations are represented
in the college with the Baptists
leading. Baptist students enrolled
number 1858: Methodists, 314; Pres
byterians, 100; Lutherans, 40; no
church, 80.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Young Daughter of
p. T. Mcneil Dies
Child Ill for Only Short Time;
Funeral Services Held at
Local Baptist Church

Cynthia Alice McNeill, three-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. P. T.
McNeill, died early Monday morning
following an illness of only few
hours.
Simple but impressive services
were held at the West Jefferson
Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon
after which 'pterment was made in
the McNeiI4 family cemetery on
Beaver Creek. Rev. w. T. Whiting
ton was in charge of the services
assisted by Rev. G. R. Stafford. Miss
Mary Price McCarroll was at the
piano. A group of small children
sang "Jesus Loves Me-, and Mrs. c.
w. Ray gave solo rendition OF u
Would Like to Have Been With Him
Them.
Mr.. McNeill is prominent and
popular resident of the county, hav-
ing represented it in both houses OF
the General Assembly. He and Mrs.
McNeill with six children survive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Black Legion
Chief Caught

John A. MOritz, chief inveSti-
gator of the Attorney Generals
office of the State of Michigan,
Monday night announced the
capture of Isaac "Peg-Leg"
White, Black Legion gang men,
Der of Detroit, in a deserted
store building at OldtOwn, in
Maryland. 1t ended a search OF
more than seven months.
White, alias /. M. Stull, as he
was known in OldtOwn, was
captured, Moritz said, by being
traced through the purchase Of
an automobile in this community
and by checking his trade-in-
car with information known
about it from his purchase Of it
in Pennsylvania.
When officers went to the
home early Monday evening.
White was i'll in bed with a cold
and his wife, who with their
fOur-year-OId son was there,
thought the first officer was a
doctor. White, MOritz said, offer
ed no resistance. He was taken
to the local county Jail.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Doughton Does
Not Seek House
Leadership
North CarOlinian Refuses to Go
Into Scramble for Important
Position in the Lower House

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Repre-
sentative Robert L. Doughton today
turned a deaf ear to the plea of Rep
resentative John E. Rankin that he
enter the race for majority leader of
the House as a compromies candi-
date.
Mr.. Rankin, who is himself a
candidate for the Democratic ma
jority leadership, opposing Repre-
sentatives Sam A. Rayburn of Texas,
and John O'Connor of New York,
proposed that Doughton enter as a
compromise or dark horse" candi-
date and thus Clarity the situation
and end a fight that, he declared,
would lead to dad feeling"
Not Interested
81 would not become a candidate
unless all parties withdrew and the
caucus nomination was rendered
me-" said Mr.. Doughton. 81 would
not enter into a scramble for the
honor and shall not do so, so that
disposes of that phase of the situa-
tion."
AS matters now stand, it appears
that Rayburn, backed by Vice Pres
ident Garner, has the edge, espe-
cially since Representative Clarence
Lea of California, who would sue
coed Rayburn as chairman of the
House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, has announced
that California Democrats in the
House will vote as a unit for Ray
burn.
Larger Field Hinted
On the other hand, various pros
pective candidates for the place are
in the offing, and should feeling
continue, it was thought here today
that "the field" might line up against
Rayburn, and throw the honor to
someone else. Should this occur, Mr..
Doughton would be in a strategic
position, as chairman of the House
ways and means committee of being
chosen.
At the meeting at Raleigh yester:-
day of the Tar Heel delegation, Rep
resentatives Doughton, Cooley and
Weaver did not commit themselves
on the selection of majority leader.
Representatives Warren, Umstead,
Bulwinkle and Kerr were listed as
for Rayburn, while Representatives
Hancock and Clark were counted for
O'Connor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Ex-King Suffering
From Blues

Ex-King Edward of England,
now the exiled Duke of Windsor,
is reported, according to latest
news from Vienna, Austria,
where he is spending some time,
as being almost overcome with a
case of the blues. Newspapers
have it that he is suffering from
an emotional let-dOwn which
was natural after the days Of
strain he went through prior to,
ms giving up his thrown for .
twice divorced American worn-
an. The dukes appetite is very
poor, his interest in sports has
Jagged, and he sat for over an
hour the first of the week mood
lily holding a letter presumably
from his sweetheart, Mrs. Simp-
SON.
He is also suffering from a Sc
we're ear ache.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Viewers Ford and
Grassy Greek Get
New Steel Bridges
Weavers Ford Road Expected to
Be Finished at Early Date if
Weather Remains Good

The Weavers Ford-Jim Garvey
road has recently had two high-wa-
ter steel bridges built over its fords
according to statement to the press
Tuesday afternoon by G. B. Doggett,
supervisor of the work.
Mr.. Doggett also stated that the
Grassy Creek road would be finish
ed during the next week if the
weather remained good enough for
work to be continued. The road is
being gravelled.
This road work has brought about
is a great improvement over the
road facilities that the community
has heretofore had and it is hoped
that it will be finished at an early
date.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
.MOuntaineers at
jefferson Saturday
Radio Artists to Appear at Ashe
Courthouse; w. j. HI. S. to
Sponsor Program

]. E. Manner and his Mountaineers
will appear in person at the court
house in Jefferson Saturday night,
December 18th, at 7:30 o'clock. The
program promises to be one that is
both delightful and entertaining.
The public has already become ac-
quainted with j. E. Manner over the
radio and it is hoped that they will
now be able to come to the court
house Saturday and see as we'll as
hear him.
The program is sponsored by the
West Jefferson High School under
the management of Prof. John DON
nelley. Admission is Is and Is cents.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Ashe Receives
Over Is Thousand
From New Deal
Allegheny Got Over $4,000;
Seven North State Counties
Get Over One Million Dollars

Seven North Carolina counties up
to July l, this year had each receiv-
ed well over $1,000,OOO in cash as a
result of new deal legislation ac-
cording to official statistics released
this week. Thirteen others received
well in excess Of a half million each.
The grand total received by the
state through the agricultural adj
justment administration from May
IL, 1888, to July l, 1886, is $32,428,-
1O1.63 in rental and benefit pay
ments.
Ashe and surrounding counties
were paid as follows:
Ashe, $18,132.90; Allegheny $19,-
1878; Watauga, $1O,732.47; Wilkes,
$50, 220.8S.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
WOMAN'S CLUB DISCUSSES
PLANS OF RAISING MONEY

Plans for raising money with
which to build a club house were
discussed Friday afternoon at the
regular meeting of the Ashe County
Woman's Club. The club voted to
use it's influence in forwarding the
sole of Christmas seals this year.
Following the business hour, Mrs.
w. D. Mcmillan, president of the
club, served ice cream and cake. The
club adjourned to meet in January
with Miss Ruth Reeves.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Roosevelt Back
on Native Soil

President Roosevelt, ending
the 28-day cruise with which he
linked a "gOOd neighbOr tour" Of
South America, arrived in Wash
ingtOn Wednesday night. 1t was
expected the President would
start work on his Inauguration
and congressional speeches later
i'm the week.
He left the indianapolis at
Charleston, S. C. and boarded a
special presidential train for the
capital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Representative of
Re Unemployment
Office in Jefferson
Unemployed May Register al
Welfare Office in Jefferson
Each Thursday

James M. Anderson, district man.
ager of the North Carolina State
Employment Service, has announced
that a representative of the re-em-
|ployment office will bel in Ashe
county in the welfare office in Jeff
erson for the registration of the I'M
employed people every Thursday
morning at 900 o'clock, beginning
on Thursday, Dec. II.
All unemployed in the county are
urged to take advantage of this OPP
portunity at an early date.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Social Security Act Is
PassedbytheC General
Assembly at Raleigh
Special Session Passes Law That
Will Save $4,000, 100000 for
State; Some Dissent
TO ADJOURN WEDNESDAY

The Social Security Act passed by
the last session of Congress was rat
flied during the past week by a
special session Ok the North Caro-
lima General Assembly which con-
vened Thursday of last week and
adjourned, sine die, Wednesday of
this week. Only those states passing
the measure were entitled to parti-
cipate in the federal funds available.
It is estimated that around $780,
900 will come to North Carolina.
Senator Hill, of Durham, voiced
dissatisfaction with the bill in that
the money collected from the states
was handled by the government and
not by the states from which it was
taken. Senator Bell, of Mecklenburg,
also voiced dissatisfaction with the
bill.
Declaring, Sentiment in my Sec
ton feels that this bill is cruel
disappointment" Senator Hill, vet
eran member of the upper unit,
challenged that washington wants
to keep its hands in the BILL" where
as the money should be handled and
used for the benefit of ''the home
folks"
Our Money
The county always has been the
unit of government,he asserted, add
ing that the pay roll tax fund should
be retained in the respective coun-
ties where it justly belongs" instead
of being sent out of the State.
''It is our money" Senator Hill
continued, "and we should handle it
in our own way. That isademocracy
and common sense"
Hill made it clear th:s although
he was not in agreement with many
of the provisions of the act, he would
vote for it as a matter of expediency
and in order that the State might
comply with the Federal regulations
in time to gain benefit of $4,000, 900.
While Senator Hills attack on the
bill was extemporaneous, the Meek
lenburg senator presented a care
fully prepared denunciation in which
he upheld States rights. He, how
ever, also declared he would sup
port the bill Eat this time"
Bells Position
Il am supporting this bill as a
matter of expediency," he read,
land to save the State the million or
more dollars that will otherwise be
forfeited to the Federal Treasury if
this bill does not become law by
the thirty-first of December, 1886.
But in so doing, want to regis
ter my protest, as a member of the
General Assembly of North Caro-
lima, to the right in Congress, as in
this social security act, to levy tax
upon the people of a sovereign State,
under pain and penalty of confisca-
ton, until and unless the State
should pass law as prescribed and
condition by Congress.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
Local High Divides
Double Header
West Jefferson Boys Still Unde.
feated in Race for County
Championship

The West Jefferson basketball
teams divided a double-header with
Grassy Creek Tuesday night. The
girls lost close decision while the
boys drifted along to an easy 1927
victory.
The win left the West Jefferson
boys still undefeated in the race for
conference championship. The next
game will be after the holidays on
December 80.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-17
DIR. w. b. REEVES HERE

DR.. w. B. Reeves, optometerist,
who was in the city last Monday will
be here again this Monday, Dec. 81.
DR.. Reeves will examine and fit
glasses and give advice concerning
the eyes and their proper use. He
will be located in the GRAPHICAL
Drug Store in DR.. B. E. Reeves's
office.