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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Belk's Department Store Opens
in City Of West Jefferson Today
MIR. and Mrs. j. HI. DOughton Are
~ PERSONALITY Supervising
Opening of Store
COMPLETE LINES CARRIED

Belk's Department Store opens in
West Jefferson today with one of the
most complete lines of merchandise
ever displayed here. The store is To-
Gated in the building opposite the
Parkway Theatre. The building,
which was formerly occupied by the
Duncan Motor Company, has been
completely remodelled. It covers two
lots, making it one of the largest
stores in the city.
Mr.. S. S. Shoemaker of Statesville,
lis in charge of the store, although
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Doughton have
been in the city since the first of the
week attending personally to the
work that is being done. They expect
to remain for the opening. Mrs.
Doughton was the former Miss John
Belk, daughter of one of the two
brothers who founded the Belk
Stores.
Several local clerks will be used
in the store but no definite an
nouncement as to who they are has
been made.
The opening of the store in the
city is considered as a decided step
toward giving Ashe county shop
ping center in West Jefferson that is
unequalled in other towns of its size.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Second Meeting for
Rural Electrification
Set for First Monday
Much Interest Shown at Court
house on Last Monday; Will
Appoint Committees
LAKE TO SPEAK MONDAY

4 A second rural identification
fmeeting will be held in Jefferson at
the courthouse next Monday morn
ing at ten o'clock. The interested
public is again invited.
The meeting last Monday was well
attended and much interest was
shown in the possibilities of getting
such project approved for this
county. Representative Doughton ex-
planned the program from the stand
point of the governments interest
which is to give farm homes a
chance to have modern conveniences
at minimum cost Caldwell county
has just had a project approved to
provide her rural homes with cleo
tricity. This is not intended to inter-
fere with any local power companies
but to reach where they do not.
The speaker from Washington, Mr..
Lake, was unable to attend the meet
ing last Monday, but has promised
to be in jefferson next Monday.
It is understood that the govern
ment installs the necessary equip
ment for the electricity and furn-
ishes it to the homes for minimum
amount of one dollar and a maxi
mum amount of three dollars. After
twenty years, the. plant belongs to
the ones who have signed for the
electricity and helped pay each
month for it.
Prof. r. E. L. Plummer, who is
heading movement to get this
for Ashe county, started out with a
plan to get it for only a few town
ships but he states that he has found
that all of them want it. He hopes,
therefore, to be able to appoint COM
mitteemen from each township at
the Monday meeting to work with
him in getting the approval from
Washington which he wants to have
by October 1. He says that it will
not take more than six months to get
the project completed after it is ap-
proved and begun.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Dry Forces to Send
s ker to County
Adams Publishes Schedule
,eaking Tour of Schools
and Churches

The United Dry Forces of North
Carolina have established the De-
partment of Christian Education.
They operate on two main lines,
temperance education and legal re-
straintS. The first is for instruction
about the evil effects of alcohol on
the human body, while the second is
to restrain those who have no re-
gard for the rights of others. Their
educational work is done mainly
through the schools and churches. To
accomplish this talks are made in all
the high schools, as far as possible,
in the state. This will be done in the
schools of Ashe Sept. 80 and Rev.
M. A. Adams will be in the county
on these dates for this work and will
speak in the schools on the follow
ing dates and hours:
Tuesday Sept: 8, 100 p. M, Green
Valley; 2:3O p. M, Riverside.
Wednesday Sept. 8, 900 a. m. Lam
sing; 1890 a. m. Todd; 100 p. M,
Fleetwood; 2:3o p. M, West Jeffer-
son.
Thursday Sept. 10, 900 a. m. jeff
erson; Healing Springs; 100 p. M,
Virginia-Carolina; 80 p. m. Nathans
Creek.
Mr.. Adams will also speak in the
following churches on the following
dates:
Tuesday evening, Sept 8, at 7:45,
Warrensville Methodist Church.
Wednesday evening, Sept. 9, at
7:45, Glendale Baptist Church.
Thursday evening, Sept. 10, at 7:45,
Welcome Home Baptist Church.
Mr.. Adams, who is general direc-
tor of temperance education invites
the public to attend these meetings.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Decoration DPy
at Orion Sunday

Rev. w. z. Sexton, pastor of the
Orion Baptist Church announces
that services will be held there Sat-
urday afternoon at 2:sb o'clock and
Saturdaylnight at 8 O'Clock. On Sum
day morning at II o'clock, special
services will be held AID the annual
decoration day observed. All those
who have loved ones buried in the
church cemetery are asked to bring
flowers and join in Tho services.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Aldermen Buy
City Cemetery

The West Jefferson Board of AL
dermen have recently purchased two
acres from the GRAPHICAL heirs to be
used for town cemetery. The newly
purchased land connects with the
old town cemetery which has been
filled with graves for some time in
the past.
This purchase will be received
with approval by all those who live
in the city and expect to be buried
here. For several years the city has
been without any burying ground
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
CANS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
HOT LUNCHES AT SCHOOL

Through the S c. F. in the county,
a tin can sealer and tin cans are
available for any community that
wishes to borrow them to can beans,
corn, tomatoes, etc. to be used in the
various communities during the win
ter to serve hot lunches to under
nourished school children.
It is hoped that many school COM
munities will avail themselves of this
opportunity. In the absence of Mrs.
F. P. Cook, requests for the loan may
be left in the office of the Skyland
Post.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
MISS MELBA GAMBILL is
IMPROVING FROM ACCIDENT

Reports from the bedside of Miss
Melba Gambill, of this city, who was
hurt in an automobile wreck near
Independence last week when Tom
my Tucker Smith of that place was
killed, continue to be encouraging.
Miss Gambill's left hand was seri-
ously injured and her collar bone
broken. Her mother, Mrs. j. c. Cam
bill, is with her. She is in the Galax
Hospital at present, but her family
plans TO take her to Baltimore for
treatment as soon as she can be
moved.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
M. E. CHURCH SERVICES

Rev. Francis P. Cook will preach
at Fairview M. E. Church Saturday
night and Sunday morning. In the
evening, Mr.. Cook will preach at
Greer's Chapel.
Rev. c. c. Benton will hold the
fourth Quarterly Conference at Rich
Hill church at 1890 Sunday morning
and will preach at the same church
at 7:30 in the evening.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
REEVES REUNION SEPT. 20

The Reeves family and their con-
nections will hold their annual re-
union in Sparta at the Transou grove
on Sunday, September goth. An all
day program has been planned and
all those who are Reeveses or con-
nected with them by marriage are
invited to attend and bring picnic
lunches to be served on the grounds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Deputies Cut Up
6O-GallOn Still in
Roans Greek

Deputies David Burkett, Wiley
Burgess, and ]. T. Jones destroyed a
6O-gallon still near Roans Creek
church Friday evening. The opera
tors of the still were not apprehend-
ed although they had evidently been
near or at it just before the officers
arrived.
1000 gallons of beer were poured
out and nine containers cut up.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

Mrs. B. w. Tugman and Miss Ruth
Tugman attended the graduation ex-
ercises of Miss Mary Price McCarroll
at the University of Virginia Friday
night. Miss McCarroll received her
bachelors degree at that time She
accompanied the Tugmans home and
resumed her duties in the local
school on Monday
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR
HARRINGTON AND HURLEY

Sunday, August 80, a birthday din
ner was given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Harrington by friends
and relatives for Mr.. J. F. Earring
ton, rs, and his son-in-law, Mr.. c. L.
Hurley, IS. About eighty guests were
present and everybody enjoyed the
bountiful picnic dinner.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Loyalists Are Making Hopeless Stand
Jack Rhodes Kills
Eagle in Mid-Air

Mr.. Jack Rhodes, local business
man, brought an eagle to town
Thursday that he had killed near
Warrensville. It's wings measured
30 inches from tip to tip.
Mr.. Rhodes said that he shot
the eagle with a 80 rifle while it
was soaring high in the air. After
being shot in the breast, the eagle
drifted 800 yards before touching
the ground.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Rebels Drive Back
Regulars Killing !.
Thousands
REBELS FORCED
TO KILL REBELS
Both Communists and Fascists
Deny Bombing Attack on
American Ship
REBEL PLANES BOMB IRUN

Late reports from the bloody and
gruesome civil war that is being
waged in Spain are that the Spanish
Loyalists will have no other alter
native than to surrender the town of
Irum they now hold if the last line
of their trenches go down as quickly
as the front ones have.
/ Trenches full of government forces
were blow into the air by direct hits
of rebel shells in a desperate assault
on this beleaguered city Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Time and time again the fascist
rebel artilleryment found deadly
range and blasted their enemy -coun-
trymen to bits.
After each instance of this mass
carnage, government reinforcements
rushed out from Irun to meet death
from the next, shell.
Forced to Kill Comrades
AS the government troops were
forced back, leaving thousands of
their dead behind them, they held
little hope of victory although they
had declared they would never sur
render.
~ Within the city itself the defen-
ders carried out their threat to chain
hostages in the streets if the rebels
should recommence the weeks-old
bombardment *
One of these shackled prisoners
was the bishop of Valladolid who, it
was reported, asked that his hands
be left free so that he might pray.
The knowledge that their own
men would be brought out for them
to kill delayed the rebel lombard
ment, but reports the government
forces had executed other hostages
the renewed of HOSTILE
ties.
Airplanes bombed Irun and the de-
tenders fortress at San Marcial.
Artillery battered the government
men on the hilltops and machine
guns streaked death at those in the
redoubts.
The men fought hand to hand on
the blood-slippery slopes during the
day.
Government militiamen ran from
one protecting barricade to another
as their lines broke and gave way
under the vicious artillery assaults.
Government planes overhead were
doing their best to dispense rebel
columns. ~
Government machine gun nests
pitted the slopes against the attack
ers and on one sally a hail of bull
lets cut down an attacking group on
ly Is feet from the gun.
Deny u. S. Ship Bombing
Protests by the United States gov
eminent over the attempted bomb
ing Sunday of the American destroys
er Kane evoked tentative disclaimers
of responsibility and expressions of
regret from both sides in the Span
ish revolutionary conflict.
A state department announcement
said the Spanish government claim
ed none of its planes was involved
and that an officer of the insurgent
high command said he had no infor-
nation that rebel plane made the
attack.
From the Spanish undersecretary
of state came the categorical state
ment that no loyalist. planes were
operating in the vicinity of the at
tack and that moreover the Spanish
government possessed no craft of the
type which dropped six bombs in the
vicinity of the Kane while that yes
sci was en- route from Gibraltar to
Bilbao, Spain.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Yadkinyille Negro
to Die for Assault

Found guilty of criminally assault
ing a Jonesville, N. c., white woman,
Raymond Early Moore, 21-year-old
negro deaf mute, was sentenced Sat-
urday, in Yadkinville, by Judge
John r. Clement to die in the gas
chamber at State prison October 80.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

Miss Vera Rackley, Of Warrens-
vile, has entered college at A. S. 7.
c., Boone. Her brother, Mr.. John
Rackley, expects to enter Davidson
College within the next two weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
SOCIAL LEAGUE
TEAMS PLAY TIE
GAME MONDAY
CONTEST ENDED WITH SCORE
FOUR TO FOUR; CALLED ON
ACCOUNT OF DARKNESS AT
END OF SEVENTH INNING

Administration and Sanitary
Department played a tie game
yesterday afternoon at Bayview
Park. The contest was called at
the end of the seventh inning.
Office aggregation scored two
runs in the first frame on four
walks and two wild pitches.
Healthers took the lead in the
second canto by showing over three
men on two walks, a single, two
wild pitches and an error by j.
Walker.
In the fourth stanza they added
another run to their lead. Acevedo
singled, was sacrificed to second
by Carabal,o and scored on a sim
| gle to left by Garcia.
Administration scored two runs
in their half of the same inning to
knot the count, which remained
the same throughout the rest of
the contest. Nelson and E. Rob-
erts each singled, a feeders choice
and the bases were full. J. Griffin
hit to short and Acevedo fumbled
the ball and Nelson scored. On a
passed ball, E. Roberts went homie.
In the final frame, the last man
at bat were Atwell, who struck
out, Jimmies, who went out, third
to first, and j. Roberts who hit
one to right field, for which j.
Ogden ran in, made the catch and
fell down but still held the ball.
Caraballo connected safely twice
and sacrificed a runner in his 9th
! err chance at bat. F. and M. Tynes
and Nelson each hit one safely in
two tries.
E. Roberts struck out two and
walked two, on the mound for Ad-
ministration. The opposing twirl-
er, F. Lopez, famed three and is
sued five free passes.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Sanitary Department
"O31 900 Cd 8 l
Administration
200 200 % 5 2
Batteries: F. Lopez and Hop
kins; E. Roberts and J. Roberts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
|NYA BOYS WORKING.
AT NAVY BALLFIELD
NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE TO
BE ORGANIZED; PLAY WILL
BEGIN COMING SUNDAY

Baseball fans and players may
| be interested in learning that
youths of the NYA are clearing up
the grounds at the Navy Field and
that a new league will be organ
lied to start play on this coming
Sunday.
At present, three clubs are
ready for action. They are: Good
year, Sanitary Department and
Trojans.
The Healthers are scheduled to
play the Tire boys in the first con-
test.
The former nine is composed OF
the following players: c. Griffin,
Molina, Garcia, A. Acevedo, Hale,
Caraballo, F. Lopez, Hernandez
and Hopkins. A pitcher will be
added Sunday.
Goodyear will use some of the
best in town. The writer will give
a complete list of the three clubs
during the latter part of this week.
Should any group of players
wish to join the league, they are
advised to notify A. Acevedo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
LEG AIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLOR"
IDA. IN CHANCERY.
No. GAIA
H. S. MCKENZIE.
~ Plaintiff,
d. E. RICHARDS, ct al,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF MASTERS SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that uh-
der and by authority of the final
decree of Foreclosure rendered by
the Court in the above styled cause
on November 81, 1886, in which case
Fl. S. MCKENZIE is plaintiff. and
d. E. RICHARDS, ct al, are de-
PENDANTS, I, as Special Master IN
Chancery appointed by the Court IN
said decree, under and by virtue OF
the terms thereof, will offer for
sale and sell at public cutlery to the
highest and best bidder for cash al
the front door of the Court House
of Monroe County, in the City OF
Key West, Florida. on MONDAY
the 4th day of January, A. d. 1881
between the hours of eleven o'clocE
A. NJ. and two o'clock p. NJ, the
same being a legal sales day, and
the hours the legal hours of sale
the following described property
situate in Monroe County, Florlda
tO-wit:
On the. Island of Plantation
Key and being known and de-
scribed as the West Six Hun
dred and Seventy (67O feet
of Government Lot One %, in
Section Thirteen Q3) Township
63 South of Range 81 East,
Monroe County, Florida.
Also on the Island of Planta-
hniner known and
described As the West Six Hun
bred and seventy (670) feet of
the Southeast Quarter (SEA) of
the Southeast Quarter (SED
of Section IS, Township GO
South offs Range 81 East, Mon
roe County, Florida.
Also on the Island of Planta-
ton Key9and known and de-
scribed as the West Six Hun
dred and Seventy (670) feet of
Government Lot 1, in Section "a,
Township So South of Range
81 East, containing in all 1898
acres more or less, in Monroe
County, Florida.
Together with all the riparian
rights thereto belonging on the
Atlantic ocean and Bay Shore.
Less and excepting that piece
! or parcel of land conveyed to
Uriah ~ Curry in Government
: Lot 1, Section "a, Township GO
South, Range 81 East, Monroe
County, Florida.
The said property as aforesaid
| together with all the tenements
| hereditameIlts and appurtenance
\. thereunto belonging or in any wis
| appertaining, being sold to satisf!
1 said decree.
Dated this 1st day of December
A. d. 1886.
ALLEN b. CLEARE, JR.,
| Special Master in Chancery
| PHILLIPS & THOMPSON,
! Solicitors for Plaintiff.
1 dec1-S-15-22-29, 1873
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appoint
ed as Administrative of the estate
of Nettie May Elbertson. deceased.
All heirs, creditors, legatees. dis
tributes, and all other persons
having claims or demands against
said estate are hereby notified to
present them to Honorable Ray
mond r. Lord. County Judge OF
Monroe County at his office at the
Court House, Key West, Florida,
properly sworn to within Eight
months from date hereof or they
will be forever barred by law.
All persons indebted to said es-
tate are required to come forward
and make settlement without de-
lay.
1886.
So ETNA SMITH,
AS Administrative of Estate OF
Nettie May Elbertson, Deceased.
Address: S14 Curtis St. Tampa
Fla. decS-15-22- %
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
MYs!X1Uu>4> #7 Sally
k%ASGIY ASN.MNNN BY BAILEY WOLFE

SYNOPSIS: Attractive, unsetf-
ish Sally Warren joins the War
renton Courier staff as society
editor TO boost her fanuily's dlrin-
ding income. She tDdnts to help
Ray and pretty. headStrong Tip,
the 18-year-oId Warren tUins.
Terry Maynard, boyish blond avi-
ator, lands a job tOith South
American prospects and asks Sal
ly to marry him. They become
secretly engaged. Philip Page.
former WGrTenton boy l1honI
Sally hasn't seen since childhood,
buys the Courier. That night she
crosses the street to the old Page
garden to sit under the nldgnolidS
and dream once more. Suddenly
q man appears.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
The Kew West Electric Company

TO HOLDERS OF FIRST MORT
rs GAGE FIVE PER CENT FIFTY
YEAR GOLD BONDS OF THE
KEY WEST ELECTRIC COM
PANY.
Under the Sinking Fund provi-
sion of the Mortgage or Deed OF
Trust, dated August 1, 1906, between
the above Company and State Street
Trust Company. of Boston, the I'M
dersigned Trustee hereby gives no.
tice that until December %. 1896.
at twelve O'Clock noon, it will re-
ceive sealed proposals for the sale
of the above named bonds to absorb
the sum of Five Thousand One Hun
dred and Seventy-Three Dollars and
Sixty-Six Cents ($5.173.66) or any
part thereof. Interest on bonds
purchased will cease on December
81. The right is reserved to reject
any and all proposals.
STATE STREET TRUST COMPANY
BY 5. III. Wolcott, Vice President
Boston, Massachusetts. December
/. 1896. does I0-15-1T
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to support them in their new
place.
Parking space at the new place
can accommodate a large number of
cars. 1t has four entrance,
New York-Busy Bee serves soda,
beer, wine, barbecues turkey and
other sandwiches and a wide va
riety, of other items.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
COCA-COLA MEETS
OFFICE PLAYERS

This afternoon, Coca-Cola and
Administration crosses bats at
Bayview Park, beginning at 4:3O
o'clock.
Batteries will be J. and F. Villa
real for the Beverage club, and
Walker and Goss for the opposi-
ton.
Tomorrow, Coca-Cola meets
Sanitary Department at the same
time and place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
CAGE GAMES AT
GYM TONIGHT

Basketball doubleheader is
scheduled to be played tonight at
the High School Gymnasium.
Army and Stone Church will
meet in the opener and Busy Bees
and Park Tigers in the nightcap.
The curtain-raiser will begin at
1880 o'clock sharp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08

Key West, Florida. December /,
1886. Notice is hereby given that
on January 6, 1886, there was seized
at Key West, Florida, for violation
of the Customs Laws one Buick
roadster, engine number 2647953, to-
gether with one suitcase containing
9 jugs distilled liquor, 100 packages
cigarettes, so cigars and one quart
olive oil. Anyone claiming this
property must appear before me on
or before December 81, 1885 and
file a claim and bond, otherwise it
will be forfeiteds and sold at the
west door of the Federal Building
on or after twelve o'clock noon on
Tuesday, December %. 1886, or
otherwise disposed of in accordance
with law. A. ]. ANGLE, Collector
of Customs dec1-S-15
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
TO BEGIN SHUTTLE
BOARD TOURNEY

A Shuttle Board Tournament
will begin next Monday evening
in annex of First Methodist church
under the auspices of Young Peo-
pies Department of First Metho-
dist (Stone) Church.
This tourney will last for one
week and organizations of three
Methodist Churches will partici-
pate. Others interested may en-
ter by seeing Fred Knight, who is
in charge of the meet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
BARBECUE STAND
AT new LOCATION

New location for New York
Busy Bee Barbecue at 905 Simon
ton street is now completed and
this lunch stand will be opened
there Saturday.
The management of this enter
prise, Renjamin and Lydia Fer
nandez, state that they appreciate
the good patronage which the
public has given them in the past
and hope that they will continue
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-08
IN THE COURT Of THE COUNTY
JUDGE, MONROE COUNTY,
STATE OF FLORIDA. IN PRO-

re the ESIdIt OF.
JOHN JOSEPH HASKINS,
Deceased.

In re the Estate of:
JOHN JOSEPH HASKINS,
Deceased.
FINAL. NOTICE
Notice is Hereby Given that the
undersigned will, or the 9th day of
December, A. d. 1886. present TO
the Honorable County Judge of
Monroe County, Florida, his final
return, account and vouchers as
Executor of the Estate of John
Joseph Haskins, deceased, and at
said time, then and there, make ap-
plication to- the said Judge for a
final settlement of his administra-
ton of said estate. and for an or
der discharging him as such Ex-
ecutor.
Dated this the 5th day of Octo-
Der, A. ID. 1886.
(Sd.) HENRY b. HASKINS.
As Executor of the Estate of John
Joseph Haskins, Deceased.
oct6-f3-20-27; noy3-10-17-24; dec1-s