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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21

Quit Claim Deeds Irving Hardisty to Florence Har- disty, real estate on the south side of Scott road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21
LATE REALTY NEWS
MnrAnara nnads.

Mortgage Deeds: Florence Hardisty to Edward E. Stevens, real estate on the south side of Scott road, $1,350.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21

A sister of Edgar Allan Poe, named Rosalie, is buried in Rock Creek cemetery, Washington, L. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21

Coal is involved in 40 percent of the thefts occurring during frieght transit. Cigaret and tobacco losses amount t0 about IS per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21
SMITHS LEAD SULLIVANS

Capture Family HonOrs in New City Directory - Ctys Population Exceeds 100000 Mark - 65,66O Names in Latest Issue Including Hawrylszyn, Barczszewski,
 CzarZaSty.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Commissioners and
Board of Education
Meet First Monday
Sheriff H. M. Miller's Request for
Deferred Tax Advertising
Granted by Board

The Ashe County Board of Com
met in regular session
Monday and attended to the paying
off of claims and other routine bust
ness. Sheriff H. NJ Miller appeared
before the board and asked that adj
vertising of the list of delinquent
tax payers be postponed. The re-
quest was granted, but Mr.. Miller
is anxious that all those who have
not yet paid to do SO at once as it
is necessary for him to have the new
tax books ready to turn over to his
successor in office as this is an cleo
ton year in the county. According
to Mr.. Miller, the paying has been
exceptionally good so far.
The Ashe County Board of Edu-
cation also met in regular session
Monday and attended to many rou-
tine affairs. The new chairman, Zeb
v. Gambill, was present and presid-
ed. Mr.. Gambill succeeds Elder Ed
Davis, who resigned some time ago.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
II. p. Baker Sells
Store at Creston

Mr.. r. P. Baker, of Creston, who
was visitor in the city Monday, re-
ports that he has recently sold his
general store to Mr. D. N. Pless,
World War veteran and former resi-
dent of Creston.
Mr.. Baker has been a successful
and accommodating merchant for
the past fourteen years, and his at
tractive daughter, Miss Eleanor, who
has clerked in the store much of the
time for the past two year years, has
been no less accommodating than
her father. Ittis understood that Miss
Baker expects to enter the junior
class at "A. S. T. c., Boone, this fall
and that Mr.. Baker will devote his
full time to his farm.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Electric Storm Does
Damage in Vicinity

One of the worst electric storms
had in this vicinity in years struck
the Jeffersons and surrounding Sec
tons about four o'clock Monday
morning. Much damage was done to
the roads through heavy washing,
and the house in Jefferson belong
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. v. v. Mcconnell
caught fire and burned to the
ground.
The Mcconnell house >either
caught from being directly struck by
Tightening or from the electricity
from the telephone system. No one
was in the house at the time but
nearby neighbors weer attracted to
the light and attempted to save some
of the furniture. Only few pieces
were saved. The house was well and
completely furnished, according to
report.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Telephone Go.
Is Overhauling
Local System
New Cables Being Installed and
New Phones Put in; Other
Improvements

The Central Electric and Tele-
phone Company, of Charlottesville,
which has merged with the South
east Public Utilities, is in the county
this week rebuilding the entire tele-
phone system which they expect to
result in better telephone service.
New posts are, being put in, new
cables installed, and telephones that
are not giving satisfaction are being
replaced with new ones. Mrs. Wy
rick, local operator, states that much
satisfaction has already been ex-
pressed by the public at the inn
.provements which have only begun.
Mr.. George Kennedy, of North
Wilkesboro, and Mr.. Beddingfeld,
new group manager for the compa-
ny, from Mt. Airy, are in the city
supervising the work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
County Spends One
ofQuietest Holidays
on Record Saturday
Celebration of Fourth and Day
of Voting Fail to Have
Predicted Effects

In spite of many dire predictions
that drunkenness and fighting would
probably be the order of the day in
many parts of the county on the
Fourth of July which was also the
date set for voting on who the
Democrats would run for Governor
of North Carolina, the day passed
with a record for quietness and good
behaviour.
There We're na major accidents re-
ported in the county and very few
minor ones.
Sheriff Miller states that he is
well pleased with the good conduct
throughout the entire county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Doughton Delivers
Chief Address ait
Statesville Event
Veteran Congressman Heard by
Thousands as He Expresses
Confidence in Present

An estimated gathering of ten
thousand North Carolinians helped
Statesville celebrate the 160th an
niversary of the signing of the De-
claration of independence last week.
Due to the second primary coming
on the Fourth, the celebration was
held on Friday.
r. L. Doughton, congressman from
this district, was the chief speaker
Of the day. The veteran congress
man, chairman of the House Ways
and Means Committee and close adj
wiser of the President, delivered
spirited address in which he exprss-
ed confidence in the present and
great hope in the future of the ma
ton.
II think it wise on this birthday
of American independence to call
the attention of our people to the
fact that, while our country has ever
been the land of the free and the
home of the brave, it has also been
a land of justice, mercy and peace"
asserted Representative Doughton.
eft has always been the land where
men were equal before the law and
where no sect or class can ever
crush the hopes of those who aspire
for better things.
GAS we review the past and con-
template the future, we may face
the coming years with confidence"
predicted Mr. Doughton. $50 long,
however, as we recognize the fact
that the finger of God has so far
written our history and so long as
we are true to the traditions of the
past, adapting ourselves and adj
dressing ourselves resolutely to
modern conditions and applying the
principles that underly our govern
ment to the new problems as they
arise, we may have no fears as to
Eour nations 1gsety and security,
May we confidently hope that this
republic of 100000 people, rep
resenting the most stupendous res
ervoir of human energy and intelli-
gence, has but fairly entered upon
her matchless career.
"The founders of our nation have
set us great example of devotion
and sacrifice. The work they left us
must be perfected perhaps in anoth-
er way, but not in another spirit.
Government in a democracy must
ever be ON guard to preserve the
general welfare of its people. 1t must
be stronger than any group, any
bloc, or any league. The day of OPP
portunity and responsibility is upon
us in full tide.
"At no period of our national ex-
istence have the problems been more
difficult, perplexing or serious. Many
of these problems are the aftermath
of the folly of our growing indef-
ference during the last few years to
practice the national philosophy set
forth in the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and the Constitution of the
United States.
'Let us gratefully acknowledge
our obligation to our noble progeni-
tors who have bequeathed us the
priceless heritage of liberty. Let us
unite in a solemn compact and cove
nant to preserve unimpaired the
freedom which has been so gracious
ly handed down to US"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Cleanup Day Set for
W. Jefferson Thurs.
Mayor Allen Urges Public to
Clean up Premises and
Also Vacant Lots

Major James Allen has set Tues
day, July IA, aside for special
cleanup day in West Jefferson. All
persons are asked to cooperate in
cleaning up both business and resi-
dental sections. Trucks will be
furnished to haul away all garbage
and rubbish.
Mr.. Allen is anxious that vacant
and untenated lots be remembered
and that they are cleaned up also.
Weeds should be cut and trash
picked up.N
It is particularly important, ac-
cording to Mr.. Allen, that the town
be kept clean from standpoint of
health and beauty. During the sum-
mer season, special efforts should be
made to keep the town clean and
attractive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
New Floors in
Basement of West
Jefferson School

John F. Donnelley, principal of the
local high school, is pleased to he
able to announce that hard wood
floors are being put in class rooms
in the basement of the school build
ing. The floors are being put in at a
great deal of expense but they are
being paid for out of the funds made
up from the school programs that
have been put on recently.
Many parents of children who are
in the basement rooms will be glad
to learn of this improvement which
will make warmer and more healthi-
er quarters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Forty Days Of
Wet Weather?

According to tradition, the next
forty days will bring wet weather.
The first day of the forty days that
are called Dog Days was cloudy and
rainy.
Old-timers say that the rule never
fails-if it rains the first day of Dog
Days, it will rain for the remainder
of the time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Big Rather Killed
on Phoenix Greek

Mack Bowers, of the Phoenix
Creek section, killed rattler on the
Phoenix Crek road Saturday after
noon that had nine rattlers and a
button. The reporter who saw the
snake failed to measure it, but it
would not have fallen much short
of three feet.
Other reports have been brought
to town of rattlers and copperheads
having been killed in this same sec
ton by road hands.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
DOughtOn Pushed Bill
GREAT WILKES FAIR
CATALOGUES BEING MAILED

Catalogues for the Great Wilkes
Fair are now being mailed.
The fair begins this~-year on the
18th of September and continues
through the 18th. Farmers in this
county are being invited to partici-
pate in the stock and agricultural
exhibits for which there are being
offered various worthwhile prem
iums.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Carolina Bills Fare
Well in Congress
DOughtOn Credited With Getting
Parkway on Federal
Administration

The Carolinas have Jared well at
the White House during the past
session of Congress. Thus far not a
bill introduced by member from
the Carolinas has been disapproved.
The clerk of the House announced
that the President had approved the
bill whereby the Blue Ridge park
way is transferred to the Federal
Park service for administration. The
parkway was formerly known as the
Appalachian parkway and connects
the Shenandoah and Smoky Noun
tain National parks.
The bill was rushed through the
House the last day of the recent ses-
sion, but only by the tactful hand
ling of Representative Robert L.
Doughton.
DOughtOn Pushed Bill
Northern members said they saw
no reason why the government
should build a great parkway
through Western North Carolina.
Mr.. Doughton marshaled his forces,
got the bill through, and took the
House bill to the Sneate and turned
it over to Senator Carter Glass, who
called it up and obtained concur
renee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Hoey7 Wins Nomination
for Governor Of State by|
Majority Of Over 10000.
Silyer-Tongued
Orator Carries
&c of Counties
AShe County Gives HOey Larger
Majority Than in the First
Democratic Primary
THAD EURE LEADS TICKET

Clyde R. Hoey, champion of the
present and preceding state admin
istrations, Monday chung to better
than $4,000 majority over DR.. Ralph
w. Mcdonald, critic of the admins
tration, as late return were received
from Saturdays = foff Democratic
primary for &C. amor.
Reports n f1,73e of 1858 pre-
cincts gave the 58-year-old Shelby
lawyer, brother-in-law of former
Gov. o. Max Gardner, 260,522 votes.
The same precincts showed for Nc
Donald, 33-year-old political neo-
phyte and bitter foe of the state
sales tax, 2O8, 267 votes.
Ashe Turns Out Big Vote
Hoey led the county in the second
primary by around thousand votes,
against an 800 majority received in
the last primary. Thad Eure, running
for secretary of state, topped the
county ticket with an imposing lead.
lead over his opponent, Stacy Wade,
Eure also piled up commanding
in the state.
Grady Trailing
Paul Grady, of Kenly, speaker pro
tenn of the senate, was trailing his
fellow senator, Wilkins P. Horton,
of Pittsboro, by around 5000 votes
for lieutenant governor as 1892 pre-
cincts were recorded.
With 1896 precincts tabulated, the
vote was: Eure 222,242; Wade
183,359.
Neither Hoey nor Mcdonald had
made formal statement early in
the week, but the winner, surround
ed by his family and friends at his
Shelby home, admitted to ques-
toner:
"Of course, I'm highly pleased"
Mcdonald Gets "a Counties
The incomplete returns showed
Mcdonald leading in "a of the states
100 counties, all of them in the east
except his native county, Forsyth
and nearby Allegheny.
In the first primary, he ran only
about 1000 votes behind Hoey, with
two other candidates in the race,
Lieut. Gov. A. H. Graham and John
A. McRae, Charlotte lawyer.
Hoey, hailed by his fellow towns
men as governor taught his Meth
odist Sunday school class at Shelby
as usual. In the last Is years he has
missed this task only a few times,
and although he made 80 speeches
before the first primary, he was alb
sent from his class on only one
week end.
From all parts of the state con-
gratulatory messages showered upon
him. So frequent were the telephone
calls that an extension telephone
was placed near the family table at
luncheon and Hoey had to interrupt
his eating almost continuously to
converse with phone-callers.
Hoey, picturesque figure with
flowing gray locks and invariably
dressed in cutaway coat with a red
boutonniere matching a red necktie,
served in Congress about 20 years
ago. He retired voluntarily and, had
not again sought office until he an
nounced for the governorship a few
months ago. In every campaign,
however, he was an active worker
for the party.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
Ashe County
Farm Briefs
BY G. J. RICH
Farm Agent

MOSC farmers aCCempC 10 carry
their cattle through the winter on
too small amount of feed. Animals
should be kept in good state of flesh
throughout the winter. This cannot
be done on limited amount of poor
quality hay or roughage.
For best results with beef animals
hay of good quality, preferably a
good legume hay, should be fed. This
hay should be supplemented with a
reasonable amount of grain.
For milk cows it is necessary to
have two to three tons of good silage
and two tons of good legume hay
per cow for the winter. This, of
course, should be supplemented with
good grain mixture, analysing 20
percent or more protein, fed accord
ing to the amount and quality of
milk the cow produces.
If the winter is approached with
too little good roughage the thing
that is usually done by the average
farmer, is to under feed his animals.
This results in stunted growth and
poor development in the young
animals, and in a loss of flesh or a
lowering of production, or both in
the older animals. These losses are
hard to gain back in the spring and
may not. be regained in the case Of
the young animals. If it is gained
back on the older animals it is done
so at a loss of one to two months
time when turned on pasture in the
spring.
If you are confronted with short
age of good roughage for the winter,
what are the young to do about it?
At least some earnest thought should
be given to the problem.
No farmer should be over stocked.
He should keep only the number of
head. he can feed and feed well.
If you are going to attempt to
grow some emergency hay crops, no
time should be lost in getting it
seeded. Some farmers in the county
are considering soy beans and others
sudan grass as possible emergency
hay crops. If the first frost stays off
till early October, there is nearly
three months in which to get con-
siderable growth. The crop may not
be as mature as you would like
when you must cut it, but it will at
least make some feed. You may
know of some other crop that will
make a good growth from now till
frost. But you, evidently, do not
have any time to waste. If you need
the feed get something seeded. Don't
start the winter with less than you
need to keep your animals in good
state of flesh.
Farmers are continuing to mani
fest interest in the Soil Conservation
Program. Attendance at the second
series of meetings is holding up to
the pace set at the other meetings.
Requests have been received to
schedule meetings in other commun-
tiles. It is planned to schedule meet
ings to be held in these communities
as soon as the present series if
finished.
A meeting is being held in Boone
on Thursday, July 9th at $3.50 a. M,
to discuss the compliance phase of
the soil conservation program. Coun-
ty agents from Ashe, Allegheny,
Wilkes, Watauga, Caldwell, Avery,
Burke, Mitchell, Yancey and Nc
Dowen are to attend this meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-09
ELDERS EXPECTED
AT BIG HELTON MEETING

Elders Mcmillan, Kilby, and
Dancy are expected to be at the Big
Helton Primitive Baptist communion
meeting on the 18th and 18th OF
July. A large crowd is expected also,
and all Primitive Baptists are es-
pecially invited to attend.
Evening star., 1936-09-27

your own success is flying in the face of Provi-
dence. BY the time you read this, you'll know
whether the Yankees are once again the
champions of the American League.
When your club moves out into six or
eight-game lead in August, however. you
can't help thinking about the series excite
ment, especially if you're veteran who has
been through it before as l have, four
times. In those last few days there's new
tingle in the air, and it's not merely the crisp
ness of autumn. There is new tenseness,
even after the pennant is clinched. There's
world championship hanging on the result of
those additional four, five, six or seven games,
not to mention financial reward of a few
thousand dollars.
I'm veteran by now, surely. At least,
think dozen years in the American League
and string of something like 300 consecu-
tive ball games without a miss entities me to
be called veteran. But Il have to admit that
the feeling which comes on one in the final
days before the big series is lot like the feel
ing knew on the eve of the Columbia
Evening star., 1936-09-27

DHE lady who had come in with her hus-
band to play an evening of bridge with
the Gehrigs said:
I'm reading the sports pages every
day, Mr.. Gehrig, to see whether the Yankees
win or lose because John has promised to take
me to the world series if you win the pennant.
I'm thrilled. should think that playing in
the world series would be so exciting that you
could hardly sleep nights"
Twas going to tell our guest that if she had
played $50 or more ball games every season
for the last twelve years and that if she
found herself on pennant-winning team for
the fourth or fifth time, she would probably
be able to face the prospect of four, five, six or
seven additional contests in early October
fairly calmly.
That evening Of bridge and conversation
was back in midsummer. Since then our
Yankees have moved out into what looks like
a commanding lead in the American League.
As these lines are written, we're nicely in
front I'm not saying we'll win the pennant
Ball players are superstitious, and predicting
Copyright, 1885, United Newspapers Magazine Coepors
Evening star., 1936-09-27

Incln "A Ddu CluO keyed up 10 nlgn tension ION
every series or even for every important
series - through 154-game schedule would
be frazzled in nerves and jittery in actions
long before the Fourth of July.
Nevertheless, what the college boys call the
"ol' fight" plays tremendous part in the
winning of baseball championships. A winning
ball club has got to be fighting ball club.
That doesn't necessarily mean an umpire
batting, fst-waving, spike ke-brandishing aggre-
cation. But it does mean team that regards
every opposing club, at least on the field, as
an enemy of whom no quarter is asked and to
whom no quarter is given.
The Yanks have been club that gloried in
hitting Lick 'em 100 to if possible" has
been the attitude on the bench. Babe Ruth,
Bob Meusel and their old teammates early
established that motif. We veterans - Lag
zeri, Dickey. myself and others - have tried
to carry it on, and don't have to tell you, if
you read the sports pages, that we've had
pretty swell reinforcement this year in the
person of young Mr.. Joe DiMaggio. from the
Pacific Coast
That's one manifestation of the ''ol' fight"
- but the Yanks have had more than that.
Baseball is battle and great ball club has
to have chip on its collective shoulder and
the willingness to fight when that chip is
knocked off. That's the ball club the fan re-
spects. Off the field a rival player may be your
friend. But he's your enemy when he steps on
the field, and until the ball game is over.
Sometimes situation comes along that
helps team key itself up with a fiery,
intense will to win fully as flaming as that
Evening star., 1936-09-27

was operating at top efficiency. Later, how
ever, Mark drifted out of the American
League to the minors. chiefly because of
trouble with his eyes.
In mid of 1882. however, the Cubs
found themselves in dire straits for an in
fielder and acquired Koenig, whose eye-sight
had improved. Mark straightway patched up
the hole in the infield, began to hit sensation
ally and finished out the season for the Cubs
by playing in fifty eight ball games. virtually
winning the pennant for them. Without him,
certainly, the Cubs would not have won that
year.
With the pennant won, the Cubs met to
vote their shares in the world series, and the
story came out that they had voted only a
half-share to Koenig. because he had been
with them only half the season. Perhaps
should explain that when club has won a
league pennant, the players meet and decide
on the way in which the players share of the
gate receipts will be divided. Young playersI
who have joined the club late in the year and
who have not been important factors in its
success often are voted a half-share, some
coaches, trainers, sometimes club officials,
even the bat-boy.
We Yankees who had played with Koenig
liked him personally and respected his ability
as great player. We decided that the Cubs
were tghtwads and misers and this and that
for treating our old buddy 50 penuriously.
All of us. we're very outspoken about it.
We decided that merely licking the Cubs in
four straight games would be too good for
them. We wanted to ride 'em rough" and
make them like it and score fifty runs game
if possible.
We didn't do quite that, but we did score
record number of runs - thity-seven, as l
recall it - for one club in world series. We
ended up by blasting them in the fourth and
final contest, 13 to 6. We bombarded them with
home runs. think hit three; Ruth and Laz-
zeri each two and Combs one during the series.
(Continvsd on pose 10)
Evening star., 1936-09-27

of any varsity football team.
There was. for instance. the
1882 series between the Yankees
and the Chicago Cubs. Curiously
enough, thestorycenteredaround
a Cub player who had been with
the Yanks and is now with the
Giants - Mark Koenig. 5
Koenig had been with the
Yanks back in 1926 and 1927, a
mid-diamond partner of Lazzeri