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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
G-Men to Help Train
Local, State Officers
Town and County Officers Are
Invited to Attend To-Day
School of Police Work

The police, sheriff, and deputies of
this town and county have been in
vited to send representatives to the
ten-day training school which the
Institute of Government will hold
for officers in Chapel Hill beginning
January 5.
This is the first Today police
school held in the State and will
have one of the strongest instruc-
tional stats of any school in the
country. The Federal Bureau of In
vestigation is supplying six instruc-
tors from the staff of the National
Police Academy headed by Director
Hugh H. Clegg. And the "G-Men"
will be supplemented as to local
phases by officials of the State
Highway patrol, experienced North
Carolina officers, and the Institute
of Government staff.
The main divisions of the courses
studied will be criminal law, crimi-
nal investigation and apprehension,
scienticfic aids in crime detection,
patrol work, traffic, crime proven
ton, cooperative measures, firearms
instruction, first aid, and police adj
miniStration and records. All lee
lures and demonstrations will be
held in Chapel Hill except for the
firearms instruction and practice,
which will be at Fort Bragg.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
Road Chief Says
Construction
to Be 800 Million
Attention to Be Turned Toward
Improving Secondary"
Roads Next Year

Highway construction in United
States may exceed $800,000,000 next
year, Thomas H. Macdonald, chief
of the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads,
told the American Association of
Stat Highway official Monday.
He made the estimate in ANNOUNCE
ing the 1887 program includes intro
.duction of the secondary road i'm
*provement program as a part of the
permanent highway legislation"
Macdonald said two principles
would be observed: First, that the
Federal government will deal only
through the State Highway depart
ments, and second, that the applica-
ton of funds will be upon definite
secondary road system
The highway chief said the $780,
100000 figure was contingent ION
the States meeting their Federal aid
opportionments." A six-width high
way across the United States was
termed ''both a political and eco
nomic impossibility at the present
time" by w. G. Markham of Wash
ington, D. c., in an address,.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
West Jefferson Wins
Double Header Tue.

The West Jefferson High sextet
won a close game from the River
view girls Tuesday night by the
score of 1910. The game was hard
fought from the start, with the West
Jefferson guards furnishing the most
dazzling game of the season.
The boys won by the score of
1927. Bower Severt was the out
standing player for West Jefferson.
The boys had hard time getting
started but finally found the range
of the basket, and the going was
comparatively easy from then on.
Last Friday the local boys team
defeated Elkland High to the tune of
1925, and girls lost to Elkland by
the close score of 21-19.
Thursday night the local teams
engage the strong Nathans Creek
team on the home court. The Nath-
ans Creek boys, twice winners over
the strong Jefferson quint, are ex-
pected to be quite a stumbling block
for the West Jefferson boys. The
game will start strictly at 1880. The
gymnasium will be well heated.
Admission, as usual, 10c and Csc.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
Officials Take Oath in
Jefferson Courthouse
Radio Hooks County Up With
Statewide Program Many
Citizens Attend
CHOOSE TWO ATTORNEYS

Ashe county joined the other
ninety-nine counties in North Caro-
lima Monday morning in her first
statewide program in which all Of
ficialS were sworn into office stimuli
taneously. The public was invited to
attend this ceremony in the court
house at Jefferson, but due to the
states invitations having reached
Jefferson on Saturday, it was too
late to get the news out over the
county Many received the invita-
ton, however, and a good crowd of
citizens attended.
A radio in the courthouse made it
possible for the new officers and the
ones who were succeeding them
selves in office to hear Governor
elect Clyde R. Roey broadcast from
Raleigh. Following the broadcast, ]
d. Stansberry, Clerk of the Superior
Court, administered the oath of Of
flee.
The new commissioners, John F
Scott, R. B. Brown, and Edd Davis
went into session Immediately fol.
lowing their entrance into office anC
Mr.. Scott was elected to serve as
chairman of the board.
Attorney Ira T. Johnston and w
B. Austin were selected to serve as
county attorneys. DR.. B. E. Reeves
was re-appointed to serve as county
physician. No definite appointments
or changes were made in the offices
of auditor and superintendent of the
county home.
w. E. Miller who was sworn in as
sheriff will open an office in the
courthouse. His deputies will be
named at a later date.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
Doughton Sees Son
Take Wilkes Office
Republicans in Wilkes to Try
Legality of Democrat Who
Won by Two Votes

New faces are being seen in offici-
al positions in Wilkesboro, the seat
of government of Wilkes county,
since Monday when Claude T.
Doughton, son of Congressman and
Mrs. Robert L. Doughton, took the
oath of office as sheriff, and R. G.
Finley and Leet Poplin took their
seats as commissioners. All three are
Democrats and the first members of
their party to fill elective offices in
nearly half a century.
Congressman Doughton was in the
courthouse Monday morning and
heard the oath of office administered
to his son.
Doughton defeated w. B. Somers
Republican, running for his fifth
term, by majority of 430; Finley
defeated D. o. Clary, Republican, by
a majority of over 500; Poplin was
certified as defeating D. B. Swarm
gen, Republican, by two votes by the
county board of elections, and coun-
sci for the Republicans was an,
nounced that a quo warranto pro-
ceedings will be started to try the
title of his office within the next
few days.
Doughton has named Odell Whit
tington, Democrat of Reddies River
township, as chief deputy. Whiting
ton was a contestant against Dough
ton in the race for the nomination
for the position of sheriff. He is 6
brother of Rev. w. T. Wilmington
of this city.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

Mr.. John Gentry, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Gentry, of Nathans Creek,
and Miss Ruth Davis, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Davis, of Lam
sing, were first and second winners
in the Skyland Post subscription
contest which closed here Saturday
afternoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
B. c. Bledsoe
Rev. John w. Luke
GIFT-5O CENTS
Mrs. r. H. Johnson
Mrs. r. j. Shepherd
Mrs. John Lanning

L. P. Coward, roll call chairman,
expresses his appreciation to those
who have enrolled in this great or
ganization, the American National
Red Cross, and to those who have
showed their spirit in this wonderful
work by their gifts, he also wishes
to express his appreciation and
thanks to the membership workers
in the different sections of the coun-
ty who were responsible for the
good number of members secured
during this roll call, a list of all roll
call workers will be published as
soon as al reports are turned in.
Any roll call worker who has not
sent in his report, will please send
same to L. P. Coward, roll call
chairman, Jefferson, at once.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
Legislature
Called for
Session
Hash and Greer to Represent
County in Unemployment
Insurance at Raleigh
BENEFITS MAY BE $2,5OO,O 900

North Carolina joined the ranks of
States planning to push through un-
employment insurance legislation
Saturday when Governor Ehring-
haus, in an unexpected move, called
an extraordinary session of the Cen
eral Assembly. The Legislature will
convene at II a. m, today.
kilograms to the ITO members of
the General Assembly were dis
Saturday afternoon. Almost immedi-
ately, registrations began coming in
to local hotels and State employees
started clearing committee rooms OF
office equipment.
Although he is the only Governor
in the United Safes without veto
power, Ehringhaus did not pledge
legislators to consider only unem-
ployment insurance measures, as did
Gov. George c. Peery of Virginia.
Under the social security act,
States which have failed to comply
with unemployment insurance pro-
vision by the January l deadline,
stand to lose insurance benefits. ES-
Inmates have fixed North Carolina'S
share of the benefits at upwards of
$2,500,000.
Governor Ehringhaus gave no in
timation Of ms intention to call the
extraordinary session until his an
extraordinary session until his an
nouncement on Saturday. Previous
ly, he had maintained that the Cher
ry act, passed by the 1885 General
Assembly, made this State eligible
to receive the funds. -
First Sin III
The special session, first to be held
in the State since 1924, will be COM
posed of legislators chosen in the
November election. Representative J..
B. Hash and Senator Roby Greer
will represent Ashe county at the
meeting.
Membership of the General As
sembly will be divided as follows:
House 112; Republicans
eight. Senate-Democrats 48; Re-
publicans five.
House Members with previous
legislative experience, so; without
experience, 70.
Senate Members with previous
legislative experience, "a; without
experience, 26.
Washington Pleased
The Social Security board will CO.
operate with the North Carolina
General Assembly and Gov. j. c. B.
Ehringhaus, to the fullest extent in
enactment of an unemployment in
surance law during the special ses-
sion this winter, it was stated in
Washington at the board offices.
General qualification was express
ed by Chairman John C. Winant
over the action taken. It was not
thought that the assembly need be
The Pennsylvania assembly was in
in session more than one to two days.
session one day TO enact such a law,
and the West Virginia special session
spent only one day attending to this.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
CHILDREN MAY
WRITE SANTA THROUGH
THE SKYLAND POST

The Skyland Post has arrang-
ed to deliver to Santa and to
print in its next publication all
letters written to that jolly old
gentleman by children who still
love and believe in him.
The letters must be written by
the children in their own way
without help from grOwn-ups,
and they must be in West Jeffer-
son by Monday night of next
week. No group writing, such as
class assignments, will be &C
cepted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

Rev. J. w. Hoyle, Jr., and the
Methodist preachers of the county
will conduct the corporate commun-
ion Service for the Ashe county
young peoples union that meets at
jefferson next Monday night. This
is to be an unusually good service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

. joseph F. Neal
Parker's store
Graybeal's Drug Store
Langdon L. Scott
E. A. McNeill
Deluxe Cafe
Hafer Chevrolet Company
E. E. Jones Store
I. M. Cook
Roten's Store
T. G. Duncan
Mrs. j. w. Gambill
Mrs. J. B. Hash
w. H. Jones
r. B: Jackson
Mrs. R. B. Jackson
CRUMPLER
Scott J. Cox
Mrs. Ruby Mcmillan
j. F. Phipps
J. B. Pierce
Miss Nell BleVinS
WARRENSVILLE
w. H. Jones
Miss Minnie Belle Miller
Mrs. w. M. Greer
A. G. Johnson
Mrs. Matte Shoaf
Capt. ]. L. Rackley
John M. Burkett
Mrs. G. r. Latham
TODD
w S. Miller
Miss Blanche KiSley
Ron Davis
Mrs. Ennis r. Davis
CRESTON
Miss Jewel Robinson
FIG g.
Miss Ruth Lewis
Bruce GRAPHICAL
GRASSY CREEK
Miss Gladys Sturgill
Eugene Duvall
STURGILLS
John Littlewood
Mrs. j. o. Cox
Miss Clara Perkins
Miss Gertrude Perkins
Mrs. Ada Francis
Mrs. H. Littlewood
Mrs. w. J. Perkins
Miss Alta Perkins
J. E. Roe
JEFFERSON
w. w. Worth
Miss Mamie Wallace
L. P. Coward
Mrs. Langdon L. Scott
Rev. R. H. Stone
C B. Price
J. C.. Worth
Bruce Dent
Mrs. Mary Grant
w. L. Dent
Ira T. Johnston
G. S. Neal
j. F. Scott
LANSING
M. M. Weaver
DR.. Dean G. Jones
Welch's Store &C. E. Welch)
J. O. Blevins
DR.. r. F. Barr
Edd Eller
S. N. Baldwin
Miss Ruby Jane Hudler
Miss Alice Weaver
Joseph Martin
Frank James
GLENDALE SPRINGS
Mrs. John w. Luke
Mrs. John Wilkinson
Mrs. Walter Bare
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

Mrs. J. M. Prevette will entertain
the West Jefferson Baptist Church
Missionary Union at her home in
Jefferson Thursday at luncheon
after which the business meeting
and social hour will be held. All
members are invited to be present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

King are said to be much happier
since their five-hour secret confer
ence on Tuesday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
SERVICES AT ST. MARY'S

There will be services at st. Ma
rvs church, Beaver Creek, on Sun
day morning, Dec. Is, at eleven
o'clock. Father Sill will be in charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-15
DUCKS, WHO GOT ANY?

There is solace for the hunters of Southeast Alaska in the reports from Anchorage and Cordova that the ducks have not yet started south and are glad the boys up in the Third Division have been getting some good shooting If they had not it would be too late as their closes up there today.
 t It may be that Southeast Alaska will get small portion of the flight before the end of the month when the 30day season closes here but if the weather holds moderate the sportsmen in Anchorage and Cordova now report it is unlikely with the probable result that the ducks will go over November when it is against the law to shoot at them However, it should make the duck shooting just dandy for the sportsmen's clubs down in the Mississippi valley, which have very loud voice
 But the reason the sportsmen up to the Westward got little excited about the duck situation be- cause several disgusted sportsmen in this section suggested closed because of the scarcity of ducks in this vicinity which, matter of record has little to do with the flights from the north Game authorities will testify that this section is not on the regular flight routes. The major portion of the flight ducks from the Westward and Interior go of the mountains down through Canada straight south from Cordova and Anchorage the gulf missing most of Southeast Alaska entirely The duck in Southeast Alaska primarily local ducks. The! stay and breed for the most part in this district hunters know there is hardly enough of then left to wad 10 gauge shotgun, compared with real flight of ducks Little wonder that somebod suggested closing the season entirely.
 The sportsmen in the Westward need not get tot perturbed about the situation in Southeast Alaska We shoot few of their ducks any way. But woulo think that if the flight has not yet started south they might be interested in promoting later season fol themselves another year so as to get the full advan age of the good shooting instead of having stor shooting before the birds leave their sloughs and lakes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-15
Complications
(Cincinnati Enquirer )

The presidential campaign is growing more com plcated every day. In spite of his emphatic denial of seeking Communist support, MT. Roosevelt spoke over the red network" of broadcasting chain And despite his plainly expressed optimism Colonel Knox found himself earmarked for role of pessimism on the blue network" Try they will the President cannot escape the red stigma and MT Knox inevitably finds himself represented suffering from the Repub lcan blues.
 But these are the least of the country's troubles. Vice President John N Garner is obviously lost where. Nobody has heard from him for months. Yet searching party has been organized, which is not very flattering even to a Vice President Per haps the Democrats in on this plot, and intend to save the announcement of MT Gamers candidacy last-minute surprise.
 MT Providers whereabouts, the other hand, very widely known. When he is not in jail, his movements chroniced because ot the fact that he has been or may again be in jail MT. Norman Thomas also confuses the picture dashng from coast to coast making ant-Landon speeches with vigor, though to make up for the fact that he made anti Roosevelt speeches for three years and wants to do justice to both major parties.
 Still another candidate is MT. William Lemke, who has set some precedents He is the only presidential candidate in history who has been ac- companed campaign tours by his coach. This is deliberate steal from football technic, but if it works it may be worth emulating in future Oddly enough though, it is the coach who always calls the signals and carries the ball.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-15
FREE COMPETITION

When the National Association of Manufacturers decided at it's annual convention last October to resort to the tactics of Mark Hanna and proceeded to adopt political platform" there was frequent use of the phrase American system" in the credo as being what the members anxious to return to with the minimum of delay At that time there was not such pronounced freedom of the press in vogue Even the orthodox Republican, papers interpreted the American system to mean ethe status quo ante the of unrestraint before Roosevelt when there was no supervision issuance of securities inter- est rates and bonuses high wide and handsome; the stock exchanges operated only under their private codes of ethics. Above all no thought had been given to collective bargaining with employees, of better working conditions, or helping home owners and farmers from foreclosure of high interest mort gagec.
 This we learned, was what meant by the American system and later to hear it ex- pressed in different way by the Chamber of Con-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-15
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH < By w. l.. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say Did you ever see that picture?' Say, Have you ever seen that pie ture?" tE14
 Often Mispronounced: Delete Pronounce de-let, both e's as in irie (first unstressed), accent last syl lable. seS
 Often Misspelled: Primitive three is not primitive.
 Synonyms: Agree, accede, ac- quiesce, consent, concur.
 Word Study: "Use a word three times and it is yours' Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day Today's word Cajole; to impose on, as by flattery or false promises. The speaker $ subtle plan was to cajole his au- dience"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-15
PARRIED QUESTIONS

On the night Morgenthau an- nounced the three-power currency agreement he called some two-score newsmen into his office at the Treasury building (by the way it is the Treasury building which faces the Capitol down Pennsylvania Avenue not the White House).
 A mimeographed two page state ment was handed the writer's Some dashed to telephones while others stalled with meaningless questions So. they might read the second page of the statement, where they sus- pected the meat would be.
 To use up some of this slack time Morgenthau calmly read the state- ment. By then a dozen men were ready with the important question
 Did it mean de facto stabilizatior of British. French and United States currencies?"
 Morgenthau did not answer di- rectly. Already he had parried blows day or so earlier with Senator Vandenberg of Michigan on tho feasibility of devaluation of the cur, rency.
 Shrewdly he avoided stating ti1a' the ."50-cent dollar was here tC stay He merely referred the re- portefs to a section in the statement saying the ageeement with the oth- CT nations would be kept only i
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-15
Horoscope "The stars incline
 but do not cOmpeP'
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1e, 1889

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1859
 According to astrology unstable and adverse planetary influences rule today. In public affairs con- fusion of thought and indirection in policy will be heightened.
 Workers will continue in a state of anxiety, unrest and perplexity that will culminate suddenly in ser ieus conflicts. Great demands are to be made on industry next year when world conditions will affect certain lines of industry.
 This appears to be a fairly for Itunte date for compacts and agree ments. The newspapers will con- tain certain information spurring many manufacturers to extraordin- ary activity.
 Merchants may find this a dull time, but they should prepare for a brisk trade in furs and heavy wer- ing apparel Some dealers are to profit greatly in the winter months when there will be government or ders of extraordinary size.
 Bankers and financiers should benefit under this rule of the stars which seems to presage unusual con- ditions affecting the money market. There may be small payments of old war debts
 Uranus is in an aspect that is be- lieved to foment bad feeling and wrong thinking An inclination to believe the worst should be overcome by real thinkers. Much scandal now will circulate touching great and humble alike.
 Ireland now may show the effects of adverse plentary direction. Po- litical outbreaks may be expected War influences on the continent will be reflected in distant places.
 Astrologers repeat warnings that they have broadcast for many years Secret and sinister forces are stead fly at work undermining the Unit ed States government as well as other states.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the auguary Of a year of ups anc downs Unexpected difficulties 1T the end prove fortunate.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be of unusual mentality and independence. Subjects of thi: sign of Libra succeed through tht wise use of intellectual gifts.
 Eugene O'Neill, dramatist, wa. born on this day 1888. Others wht have celebrated it as a birthday in. olude Noah Webster, photographer 1758: Frederick H. Gillette, U. Senator 1851.
 { Copyright, 1936)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-15
MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

o. What is the best way to acr quire taste in the choice of words and the phrasing of sentences, for conversational purposes?
 A. The reading of good books, of established literary standing, is the very best way to acquire choice and pleasing vocabulary. Q. When guests are staying in ones home, who should defray such expenses as street car fare and taxi hire?
 A. The host should defray these expenses whenever convenient for him to do so.
 o. Is it still proper to use nap kin rings at the dinner table?
 A. No; this custom is obsolete.