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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
Rev. W.T.: Wilmington
10 Begi1i Revival at
Jefferson Sun. Night
Popular Cook Hairless Quartet to
Sing; Dan Graham Will
Preach Monday

On Sunday night at 500 p. m. the
Dan GrahaEA meeting will begin in
the courthouse in Jefferson with a
sermon by Rev. w. T. Wilmington,
local Baptist pastor and evangelist.
Mr.. Wilmington has held great
many successful meetings and is
popular wherever he has lived. The
Chautauqua is gratified that he could
accept the invitation. The regular
service in his church will be called
off and a great union meeting is be-
ing planned.
The Cook-Harless quartet will
support the minister in the singing
of the Gospel. They are heard gladly
and it is hoped that they will sing
at intervals throughout the revival.
Bible School to Begin
Monday morning at nine o'clock
the Daily Vacation Bible School will
begin. Miss Katherine O'Neall will
direct the school and will be assisted
by Misses Celia Krider, Kathryn
Hunt, Evelyn Brown, Elizabeth Huff
stetler, Majorie Fain, Mrs. R. H.
Stone, Mr.. Hubert Morris. The tent
and buildings will be used. Every
year the Christian Chautauqua is
quite an event in Jefferson. This
year an excellent group of specialists
in this field compose the Bible school
faculty. Plans are under way to
transport the young people from
Smethport, Phoenix Creek section
and those living east of Jefferson.
Dan Graham, famous evangelist,
now holding a great revival in john
son City, Tenn, will arrive Monday
and begin preaching that night. Each
morning at ten o'clock his sermons
are being broadcast from the Bristol
broadcasting station.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
Lansing Man Kills
Mexican Bandit in
Southern Oregon
Lee Stansberry Held Up But
Kills Assailant; Rewarded
With IS Dollars

The Skyland Post is in receipt of
the following letter from John Num-,
Andrews, Oregon:
Dear Sirs:-Perhaps the folks in
Ashe county would like to hear of
an accident which happened to an
Ashe county man on May II, in
Southern Oregon.
Lee Stansberry was on his way to
Oregon from North Carolina when a
Mexican held. him up with a gun.
StanSberry was close enough to the
Mexican to break his arm by we'll
known wrestling trick, but the Mex
lean held to his gun. In the scuffle,
however, he dropped it and it went
off, the bullet hitting Stansberry in
the left thigh. The Mexican then
pulled knife with his left hand and
was taking aim to throw it when
Stansberry thwarted him by Selling
the gun and killing him.
Stansberry was found two hours
later by the sheriff who was hunt
ing this same Mexican who had shot
and killed his son.
Stansberry was cleared of all
guilt and will receive a reward of
seventy-fve dollars from the Mon
tana authorities, that being the state
the Mexican had committed murder.
Stansberry will also be offered job
on the LC ranch. The most of his
seventy-fve dollars, however, will
60 toward paying doctor bills.
We found the Skyland address
among his possessions and you may
publish this if you wish to. For
further information, you may write
me.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
Roosevelt and Garner
Nominated in Wildly
Hilarious Convention

cession in unemployment" said the
platform, which promised retrench-
ment, with tax and recovery pro-
gram directed toward "a balanced
budget and the reduction of the ma
tional debt at the earlies possible
moment"
The platform declared that work.
ing conditions in industry, monopo-
listic and unfair business practices,
minimum wages, maximum hours,
child labor, drought and flood con-
ditionS, could not be handled ade-
quately by 48 states and that eff
these problems cannot be solved by
legislation within the Constitution -
then 4 clarifying amendment
would be sought.
There was no mention of either
gold or silver in the monetary plank,
but it declared the Nation has today
the ''soundest currency in the
world"
1t praised Democratic leadership
for having put the Nation "back on
the road to restored health and pros
perity" after IL years Of Republican
leadership that cleft our Nation sore
ly stricken in body, mind and spirit. {"
1--WE have kept our pledge" the
platform asserted.
eve have taken the farmer off
the road to ruin and put him on the
road to freedom and prosperity and
we will keep him on that road" the
platform declared. It made the same
declaration as to business, labor, and
to the youth of the land.
1t declared for collective bargain
ing and promised no interference
with labor from it's employers in its
efforts to organize.
Meeting Harmonious
The National convent ion was a
tame affair compared with some pre-
vious conventions, both Democratic
and Republican. Not light occurred
on the f1oor-e except list fight that
probably grew out of ! private ar
gument between two delegates. The
convention itself was harmonious
and noisily militant.
Alfred E. Smith wal noticeably
absent. An alternate filed his seat.
The high spots Of tie five days
convention were the addresses of
National Chairman Jim Farley,
Temporary Chairman Alden W.
Barley, Permanent Chairman Joe
Robinson and, finally, Nominee for
President Franklin D. Roosevelt; al
so the reading and ADDITION of the
platform and abrogatioi of the two
thirds rule.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
WPA to Employ
More Than Three
Million for Year
Twelve-Month Relief Program
Gets Under Way Over
Country July l

With controversy in the relief high
command composed, the administra-
ton sets forth on its third huge re-
lief and public works program this
week. So
Plans for separate programs en-
ploying more than 100000 persons
during the IL months beginning July
/ were completed with announce
ment by Administrator Harry L.
Hopkins Monday that WPA wages
would ayerag $50 month. This rate
was the same as that for March and
about So more than at the start of
the WPA program last fall.
Some reductions in working hours
will result from formal institution
of the prevailing hourly wage-to be
determined by local administrators
this intended to prevent worker
from earning more than the maxi
mum allowed under the security
wage.
Senate Aids PWA
The President asked Congress this
year for 81, 500, 100000 specifically to
continue WPA-with nothing for
PWA. Amended to provide 1,425,-
100000 allotted at the Presidents
discretion, the new appropriation
still would have left PWA out in the
cold. Senate friends of PYA, how
ever, inserted an amendment au-
in grants to communities from pro-
thriving Ickes to make $3OO,OOO,OOO
ceeds of earlier loans.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
To the Public

By an order of the Board Of
Aldermen of the town of West
Jefferson all parties who use
water and are due to pay a wa
ter tax shall do so each month
and failure to pay said tax shall
cause the water to be-cut off and
when said water is once cut off
an extra fee will be charged to
re-instate such delinquent tax
payer.
The town cannot maintain its
credit or pay its debts without
collecting its taxes. Everybody
take notice. We mean what we
say.
JAMES ALLEN, Mayor.
JESSE A. REEVES, Clerk.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02

Two great bridges are planned to
join Sweden and the Danish Islands
in train,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
TO
HAVE BOUTS
ON JULY 4th
Clark Patton Fight Called Off
Feature Bout to Be Between
Davis and Patton

Plans for a capacity crowd to see
six good fights in Lansing Saturday
night are being completed and
Joseph Martin, principal of the Lam
sing High School and one of the
chief promoters of the program, is
well pleased with the prospects at
present.
Fight fans will be disappointed to
learn that Garnet Clark, due to an
injured hand, will not be able to
fight in the much advertised bout
with Wheat Patton. The feature bout
will take place between Peck Davis
and Sid Patton.
Six good fights are promised and
the public is cordially invited. The
cards is as follows:
Ray Blevins, us lbs, Lansing, VS.
Wayne Taylor, 118 lbs, w. Jefferson
Bill Clark, 115 lbs, Lansing, VS.
John Mac Pennington, us lbs, w
Jefferson.
Raymon Moore, 145 lbs, Lansing
and Conover, VS.. Ray Greene, lac
lbs, Fleetwood.
John Rackley, 165 lbs, Lansing
VS.. ''Bo" Griggs, 1875 lbs, Jefferson.
"Peck" Davis, $50 lbs, Lansing, VS.
Sid Patton, $50 lbs, Pilot Moutain
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
Ashe Young Women
Visit Western States


Miss Bonnie Dickson, Of Silas
Creek, and Miss Fora Shoaf, of War
rensville. left during the past week
for summer trips through the west
ern part of the United States.
Miss Dickson, who is travelling
with the University Tours from
Oklahoma City, lexpects to be away
two months. Her itinery will take
her to the Texas Centennial, through
/. California, Washington, and into
canada
Miss Shoaf will also visit various
points in the West; namely, the state
of Washington, Montana, and Cali
fornia.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
G.. T. GOODMAN KILLED
IN FALL FROM CHERRY TREE

c. T. Goodman, of the Mill Creek
section of the county, was killed
Tuesday afternoon when he fell
from a cherry tree near his home.
His neck was broken, according to
reports.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at Bethany with
Rev. C. r. Stafford and Rev. T. j.
Houck officiating.
Mr.. Goodman was about fifty-six
years old. He is survived by his wife
and three children, two sons and one
daughter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
Roosevelt Accepts Nomination in
Declaration of War Against
Economic Tyranny
HARMONY IS OUTSTANDING

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
John Nance Garner were renominat-
ed by a shouting Democratic Nation
al Convention Saturday, June q, for
another four years in the White
House
By acclamation-foregoing the
formality of record vote for the
first time since Wilson was so NAM
ed in 1916-the convention welded
in the heat of a final post-midnight'
demonstration the first half of the
Roosevelt Garner ticket of 1896.
War Against Tyranny
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
accepted denomination Saturday
night with a declaration of war
against economic tyranny"
Addressing giant outdoor mass
meeting from dais raised above the
grass of the big Philadelphia amphi-
theatre, the chief executive touched
upon the constitution and hit at
monopoly and "the economic roy
alists" who complain that we seek
to overthrow the institutions of
America"
His words, perhaps sounding a
keynote in his 1885 campaign, eli
NAKED 24-hour period unprece-
dented in American political history.
John Nance Garner, speaking be-
fore him, GLADLY" accepted his own
denomination as vice president. Only
Saturday afternoon was Garner re-
named by reclamation at the closing
session >of the Democratic national
convention, as had been Roosevelt in
the early morning hours. Never be-
fore has major party named and
notified in so short time.
Fighting for Democracy
The President, declaring America
was fighting ''for the survival of de-
mocracy" and for economic freedom
as well, concluded with these words:
81 accept the commission you have
rendered me. I join with you. am
enlisted for the duration of the war"
Mr.. Roosevelt's acceptance speech
was carried not only to those thou
sands Immediately before him, but
also to more than 5000 rallies staged
by the party from coast to coast,
charging all entrants 81.
Platform Constructive
The party's new platform was
phrased for the most part in general
terms, seldom going beyond wide
statement of detectives. It was
adopted on a voice vote. It called for
Sound currency" government CEN
tralized relief, continued soil conser-
walton and agricultural production
"of all the market will absorb"
It declared government has three
unacceptable obligations: l. Protection
of the family and the home. 2. Estab-
ishment of democracy Of oppor-
tunity for all the people. 8. Aid to
those overtaken by disaster.
Transactions and activities that
inevitable overflow state boundaries
lcall for both State and Federal treat
ment," the platform declared.
With defation stopped, the next
step is to reduce expenses of govern
lment, being aided therein by the re-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
Hoey Speaks over
Radio Tonight

Clyde R. Hoey, candidate for Gov
ernor of North Carolinl, will speak
over statewide broaicast tonight,
Thursday, July 2, from7:0O to 7:45.
Hubert E. Olive, MrI T. w. Bic
kett, and r. N. Sinm will speak
Friday night, July g., flSn 1000, UNI
til 1900.
ALI those who are Interested in
the Saturday primary ire urged to
listen in on these bro$lcasts. u
Men spend almost tvo-thirds as
much as women on be41tY aids.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
Farmers in County Show Interest
in Meetings on Soil Conservation
Black and Collins in County to
Assist New County Agent;
Patton Here Week
NEW ASHE AGENT AT WORK

5.
c. ]. Rich, newly appointed farm
agent for the county, announces that
he is very much pleased with the
work here during the past week and
that he finds that farmers are inter-
ested in learning about and cooper
ating with the federal soil conserva-
ton movement.
During the past week, ten meet
ingS have been held in the county
with a total attendance of 1870 farm
ers. 92of this number filled out work
sheets for participation in the soil
conservation plan. Others designated
their intention of doing so as soon
as they gathered the required infor-
nation.
H. A. Patton, of New Bern, now
working out of Raleigh, spent the
past week in the county with Mr..
Rich and assisted with the meetings.
County Agent Bryan Collins, of
Boone, and County Agent r. E.
Black, of Sparta, have also been as
sisting Mr.. Rich. Mr.. Collins ex-
planned the workings of the soil con-
servation plan at the Jefferson
meeting in the courthouse Tuesday.
About two-thirds of the attendance
on that day filled out work sheets.
Mr.. Rich stated that, ''This is a
program that nearly every farmer
in Ashe county should participate
in. 1t offers good payments to farm
ers who engage in soil building and
the first step is to fill 'out a work
sheet"
The schedule for further meetings
which will be held in parts of the
county not yet reached follows:
Grassy Creek school, Tuesday July
Z, $50 a. m.
Crumpler school, Tuesday, July z,
200 p. m.
Helton school, Wednesday, July 8,
$50 a. m.
Lansing school, Tuesday July 9,
200 p. m.
Green Valley school, Thursday,
July 9, 9:3O a. m.
New River school, Thursday, July
9, 2i0O p. m.
Obids school, Friday, July 10,
$50 a. m.
Idlewild, D. A. Faw's> store, Friday,
July 10, 200 p. m.
Burnt Hill School, Monday, July
Is, $50 a. m.
Nathans Creek school, Monday,
July IS, 200 p. m.
Elkland school, Tuesday, July ii,
$50 a. m.
Fleetwood school, Tuesday, July
IA, 200 p. m.
Flatwoods school, Wednesday,
July Is, $50 a. m.
White Oak school, Wednesday,
July Is, 200 p. m.
Ashland school, Thursday, July is,
$50 a. m.
Roaring. Fork school, Thursday,
July 16, 200 p. m.
Jefferson school, Friday, July II,
200 p. m.
West Jefferson gymnasium, Friday,
July II, 800 %. m.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02

ADVERTISE in The skyland
Post, the only newspaper that
Is printed in Ashe county, and
the newspaper with by far the
best subscription list of any
. paper circulated in the county
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
MILLER'S FIVE AND TEN
OPENED AT BOONE SAT.

C. E. Miller, owner of hte Miller's
Five and Ten Cent Store of this city,
opened similar store in Boone Sat-
urday. Mr.. Miller has been very
successful with the store in West
jefferson and he expects equal sue
cess with the Boone venture.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
McDonald-H oey Campaign Is on
Last Lap Of Fought Battle
Hoey's Speech to Farmers Said
to Have Helped Cause; Over
400, 900 Expected to Vote
PLATFORMS NOT CHANGED

North Cardinals heated Democrat
lie gubernatorial contest moved into
its last week Monday as the candi-
dates prepared to shift their vote
seeking speeches from eastern into
piedmont counties.
The political oratory, frequently
interspersed with personal attack,
was confined to the coastal plain
counties last week, in territory
where Sandy Graham, eliminated in
the first primary, June 6, got most Of
his votes.
Clyde r, Hoey, of Shelby, who led
the first balloting, spoke at Thomas
lille, Henderson, Wilson and Green
Vile, and DIR. Ralph w. Mcdonald of
Winston-Salem, opposing him, sought
votes at Greenville, Scotland Neck,
Elizabeth City, New Bern, Beaufort
and Wilmington.
The Weeks Schedule
This week, however, Hoey spoke at
Wadesboro Monday, Roxboro Tues
day, Charlotte Wednesday and will
speak at Greensboro Friday. McDon-
aid was at Dunn Monday, Durham
Tuesday, Greensboro Wednesday
and will be at Salisbury Thursday
and Morganton Friday, which in
cludes a change in the Greensboro
date from Thursday.
No new issues were injected into
the campaign last week.
\ Predictions of the probable vote
Saturday, the first time the States
second primary has ever fallen on
the Fourth of July, vary from AGO.
900 to $4,000 compared with a rec
ord of $4,000 on June 6.
In the other two Statewide races,
w. p. Horton of Pittsboro. and Paul
D. Grady of Kenly campaigned ac-
lively for the nomination, and Thad
Eure of Winton fought for the desig-
nssion fsr secretary IF State.
h During the week, both guberna-
Etorial candidates continued to fight a
''war of statements" from their
headquarters here as they stumped
the East.
Attacks Mcdonald
This week Hubert E. Olive, Hoey's
State manager, attacked 'Dr. Nc
Donalds studied efforts to raise a
foul smoke screen of passion and
prejudice in order to conceal the
utter weakness of his cause and to
becloud the issues"
Hoey's speech regarding aid to
the farmers of the State" made yes
terday at Greenville, won him the
support of thousands interested in
the agricultural progress of the
State" Olive said.
Another statement issued from
Hoey's headquarters came from
Ralph r. Hoey, of Shelby, nephew
of the gubernatorial candidate who
asserted: "Our friends are determin-
ed Uncle Clyde's section shall an
swer McDonald's campaign of char
acter assassination"
McDonald's camp announced Gar
land E. Bobbitt of Raleigh who sup
ported Sandy Graham, had joined
the forces of the Winston-Salem
man, and that Young Democrats
1T league for Mcdonald had set up
complete precinct organizations in IL
counties.
w. L. Lumpkin, McDonald's State
campaign manager, spoke at Bur
lington this week and charged ''favo-
ritism shown power companies Cir
North Carolina) is seriously ham
pering the national administration
rural electrification program"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-02
REV. MIR. HOUCK AT LOCAL
METHODIST CHURCH SUN.

Rev. T. J. Houck, of Baldwin, will
preach at the West Jefferson Metho-
dist Church next Sunday morning.
There will be no evening service
that day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-01
CrumpIe
Before Warneke

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The last
month of the baseball season
dawned today with promise of a
race all the way down the stretch
as thrilling as any ever seen in
the National League. as the Cards
and Cubs stick to the pace, still
hopeful Of overhauling the Giants.
Holding a four-game edge over
st. Louis and a four-anda-half over
the champion Cubs, the Giants
continue as favorites today, but a
dash Of uncertainty was injected
into the situation yesterday by
Lon Warneke, who stopped the
New Workers in his finest perform
ance of the season, a SiX-hit 1-to-0
triumph.
In the sixth Jimmy Ripple
missed a Shoestring catch on Al
lens low liner and Herman singled
the run home. That was all the
Arkansas Highlander needed.
It left the series standing at
two for the Giants and one for the
Cubs, with the final slated today.
Paced by Bob Seeds, who hit
two home runs, the Yankees de-
feated the White Sox, 5 to /, with
Johnny Broaca outpitching Bill
Dietrich by the margin of nine
hits to four, in the days only
game.
Joe DiMaggio also nomered to
bring the Yankee total for the
season to 1877, which is within
three of the Yanks' best previous
effort-160 in 1932-and within
striking distance of the major
league mark Of 173 set by the
Athletics the same season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-01
dndMako
Hold Net Title

BRoOKLINE, Mass. Sept. /.
illuminated Don Bulge and
blond Gene Mako, California
youngsters, today held the Amer
lean doubles tennis title officially
after beating former champions
Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van
Ryn for the eleventh time this
year.
Uncrowned kings since they
swept four Davis Cup test matches
from the veterans, the colorful
Budge-Mako combine played "for
keeps" in the finals of the forty.
fifth annual championship tour
nament to cinch the title in
straight sets, Ga, 60, Ga.
Another pair of champions, the
highly favored Miss Helen Jacobs
and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan,
bowed before a new team, Miss
Carolin Babcock, Los Angeles, and
Mrs. Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn,
Philadelphia, in a bitter three-set
match, 81, 2-6, "a. The win
ners smothered the defending
champions with deadly volleying.
Another upset was furnished by
Mako and Miss Alice Marble, San
Francisco, in the mixed doubles
finals, when they defeated Bulge
and Mrs. Fabyan in straight sets,
6-3. 60.
William J. Clothier, Philadel.
phia, and Dwight F. Davis, New
York, took the veterans title from
Defenders Ray Bidwell and Rich
ard Bishop, Boston, As, g.
1913.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-01

For today'S Croweu trophy
match there were 1884 entrants.
Both matches were to be fired
with the 80 caliber rifle on the
600 and 1,000-yard ranges.
Today's schedule also called for
two matches on the pistol ranges,
the first to be the Colt trophy
police team match, and the other
the National Rifle Association
team championship match. Small
bore shooters were to compete
in the Peters trophy match and
the Randle two-man team match.
Shooting against a field Of
1,747 competitors, Henry J.
Adams, jr., of San Diego, Cal,
landed first place in the Coast
Guard trophy match yesterday
with a score of SO out of pos
Sible 100. He won the trophy
and a gold medal.
Thibodeaux Second
Lieut.. R. G. Thibodeaux, of
the Louisiana national guard,
won second place and silver
medal with a score of SO. r. D.
CLANCY and Sergt. T. r. Tucker,
of the Marine Coprs, finished in
third and fourth places. They
also had SO, but were outranked
by Thibodeaux on his string Of
shots.
Competition was equally close
in the Navy match, which had
1,790 entrants. First place went
to M. o. Wilson, of the Coast
Guard, at Mobile, Ala, with score
of SO out of 100.
Champs Runners Up
The Detroit police team No. 2,
winner of the Sobel Trophy team
match in 1885, had to be content
with second place in the same
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-01
Sport Worlds
Passing Show

British golfers given little
chance to win Walker Cup
matches with U. S. starting
tomorrow.
Don Bulge and Gene Mako
won mems national doubles title
at BrOOkline, Mass. Mrs. John
Van Ryn and CarOlin BabcOck
won wOmen's crown.
SixtO EScObar established claim
to bantamweight title by knock.
ing out Tony Marine in thir-
teenth round Of New York
fight.
Patty Berg led qualifying
round of MasOn.DixOn golf tour.
nament at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va.
Mrs. Ethel Jacobs Action won
WOOdmere claiming stakes, fea-
ture race on opening day card
ut Aqueduct...