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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
GubernatOrial Candidate Says
Government Must Act for
General Prosperity

John A. McRae, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for COVER
nor, in an address at Wadesboro
last week said the federal and
state governments should aid farm
ers to promote the general prosper
ity of the country.
"Any government ignoring the
farmer, does so at its peril" he
said. Ellis class is so numerous and
his task so important, he is the very
warp and wool of our life. When he
prospers, all others prosper. When
he languishes, all others languish."
The Charlotte attorney, native
of this country, in asserting he fav-
ored this country, in asserting he
favored federal aid for farmers, said
that while he was not running for a
federal office the governorship con-
ferred such an opportunity of public
influence that he felt he should let
the public know where he stood
upon all important issues.
The federal government, he said,
should aid the farmer because of the
tariffs which aid manufacturing and
because the processing and manu-
featuring of raw farm products
have been concentrated in the hands
of a few corporations.
81 am in hearty accord with the
efforts of the Roosevelt administra-
ton to aid the farmer in every, rea-
sonable constitutional way" he said.
eff the new soil erosion plan just
adopted by the federal government
won't work, I am in favor of keep
ing on trying until we hit upon a
plan which will give to the farmer
a parity price for his products and
restore the balance between agricul-
ture and industry"
! Turning to ways in which the
state government has aided and can
aid the farmer, he listed good roads,
public schools, public health meas
ures, encouragement of cooperative
marketing and county agricultural
and home demonstration agents.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
Work on Clearing
Highway Begun

Obids, March10.- Actual work in
clearing the right of way for the
scenic highway has been started al
Horse Gap.
The farmers of this community
are very busy this fine spring
weather.
Mr.. Joe Crawford and family, OF
Boone, and Miss DeEtte Crawford,
of Green Valley, visited their par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Crawford
during the past week end.
Mrs. Calvin Handy has been very
i'll, but is slowly improving. Mrs.
Handy is 80 years old.
Mrs. Thomas Shepherd and little
daughter, Joe Anna, of Idlewild,
are visiting relatives here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. K. Hege, and son,
Norman, Jr., and little Johnnie
Koontz visited NJ. and Mrs. E. E.
Parsons this past week end.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
Movement Started
to Pledge Carolina
ADemoerats for FR

Washington, March IA move
ment gained momentum here today,
after the meeting of the North
Carolina state Democratic commit
tee in Raleigh last night, to send
100 per cent Roosevelt instructed
North Carolina delegation to the
Philadelphia convention, June %,
with c. L. Shipping, national COM
mitteeman of Greensboro, regarded
as out Of the campaign picture.
This means not only will the eight
delegates-at-large be instructed for
Mr.. Roosevelt, but also that the Is
district delegates will be bound and
hig-tied to support MIR. Roosevelt.
The program is in keeping with
that in other States among Demo-
cratic leaders to put none other than
100 per cent militant Roosevelt
Democrats on the firing line, and to
pave the way for North Carolina to
give the national, State and county
tickets in the November election the
largest majorities ever known. Mr..
Shipping is Regarded by the nation
al committee as eliminated because
Of undenied reports that he is I'M
friendly to the President and his
policies, and as now planned lead
ership will go on just the same but
IN other hands, with the State
standing squarely behind the Presi-
dent-Cottrell, Charlotte Observer
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
John A. McRae Voices Appeal
for Agriculture Aid of State
SMALL DAUGHTER OF MIR.
AND MRS. TREBLE DIES


Little Elaine Tribble, 2-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
Tribble, died Thursday, March 5,
after a brief aatack of pneumonia.
Funeral services were held Friday
morning at the local Baptist church
with Rev. w. T. Wilmington in
charge. Burial followed at the fam
lily burying ground at Whitetop, Va.
The Cook-Harless quartette gave
some special songs during the SER
vices.
Elaine is survived by her twin,
Elizabeth, and five other brothers
and Sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
WHY NOT?

Dear little maiden with the
painted lips,
And strangely decorated
fingertips,-
IT'S but some Whim of fash
ion, suppose,
To ''gild and lily" and to
paint the rose"
Like grandma fifty years
ago, and yet,
Grandma never smoked a
cigarette,
And grandma never learn
ed to drink and swear,
Nor bare her limbs" nor
bob her lovely hair.
Dame Fashion only has to
pull a string
And all her silly puppets
dance and sing
Would that fashion would
extol the grace
Of sterling silver" '1aven-
der and old lace"
ELLA BOLKCOM.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
The Weekly
ARTHUR BRISBANE

''The readers of the smaller
newspapers scattered all over
the United States, forms the
most important body of think
ing Americans in this country.
Editors of the smaller news
papers constitute a national i'm
tellectual police force that
keeps a great majority of the
100000 Americans informed
as to public happenings. If the
great advertisers of the United
States could be made to realize
the extraordinary buying pow
ers and advertising value of the
local newspapers, the publishers
of such newspapers would be
rewarded financially as they de-
serve to be-"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12

A p p r o v e
G UiL o p r O.
GRAM - General
M otors officials
place their ap.
proVaI on plans
for the 1886 model
coach building
etition Of
the Fisher Body
Craftsman's Guild
for which awards
valued at $50, 600,
four
| $4,000 university
scholarships, are
being posted. Left
to right Vice.
Pres. Lawrence p.
Fisher, William s.
M clear n, SeerA.
tary Of the Guild;
and w. s. knud.
sen, Executive
i Vice-President Of
] General Motora..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12

Buddhism forbids killing a live
creature so murderers are not exc
cuted in Tibet.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12

Expenditures for home relief in
New York City in 1885 totaled $685.
100000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
III TIE WEEKS NEWS

BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES
STRlKE-victims Of the city wide
elevator operators strike, rest on the
stairs Of New York skyseraper,
when they found the elevator service
temporarily discontinued as q result
Of labor union difficulties.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12
THE INTE r.
N AT 10 NAL
N ECkIACE

" y
r Rogers, ia
nous screen
star, wears >
new and cIeV-
or necklace.
In her latest
picture. II is
m a d e o {
heavy cord
on which Is
strung the
pennants Of
m q n y n a :
tipns.. .
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-03-12

The snail has pale blue blood.
Evening star., 1936-02-02

Poirot raised his eyebrows but said nothing
But he watched the young man narrowly.
Then Valentine Chantry swept out into the
terrace crying out: Douglas "a pink gin =
positively must have pink gin!" She was
looking radiant. She cried out Have nice
bath. Tony darlingl" as her husband came
slowly up the steps,
Chantry did not answer He swung into
the hotel
Valentines mouth fell OPEN ''Ohr'
She was just turning to Poirot, but the
latter with bow rose and went inside In the
bar he found young Gold waiting for the pink
gin. His face was flushed He looked angry.
He said inconsequently: That mans
brute" And he nodded his head in the direc-
tion of the retreating figure of Commander
Chantry.
1T is possible" said Poirot. But les
temnseS they like brutes, remember that"
Evening star., 1936-02-02
THIS WEEK

'Oh, yes. Put it down as pure Cat if you
like. Can't she leave any man alone? Her hus-
bands looking like thunder" Again Hercule
Poirots finger traced an outline in the sand A
triangle.
The eternal triangle" unused Susan, and
added: Pamela will enjoy herself over this"
Monsieur Hercule Poirot was disappointed
with Rhodes. He had come for rest and for
holiday. A holiday. especially, from crime. In
late October, he had been told, Rhodes would
benearly empty peaceful That. in itself,
was true enough. The Chantrys, the Colds,
Pamela and Susan, the General and himself
and two Italian couples were the only guests.
But within that restricted circle the intelligent
brain of Monsieur Poirot perceived the in
evitable shaping of events to come
1T is that am crime minded" he told
himself reproachfully. II have the indigestion!
Evening star., 1936-02-02
Magazine Section

He looked like a young man on the stage, but
the moment he opened his mouth, he seemed
quite natural and unaffected, even perhaps,
a little stupid.
Mrs. Gold looked gratefully at Pamela. She
sat down and began to talk. She and her hus-
band had arrived last night. They had never
been to Rhodes before. What marvellous
island it was! Only rather long way to come
from England. And of course. with the Ex-
change so mfavorable
Valentine Chantry sat up. One arm held
her bathing dress across her breast. Her eyes
slanted past Marjorie Gold rested on the
back of crisply curling golden head. =.
Hercule Poirot rose and wandered along the
beach As he was on his way back, Mrs. Gold
came out of the sea and joined him. She had
been swimming. Her face. under singularly
unbecoming bathing cap was radiant.
She said breathlessly: Il do love the sea.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
February 2, 1886

Here at last he was at peace removed
from cares Carefully placing his folded over
coat on a tree stump, Hercule Poirot sat
down.
Doubtless Le bon Dieu knows what he does
But it is odd that he should have permitted
himself to fashion certain human beings. Eh
bien, here for while at least am away from
these vexing problems.
He looked up with start. A little woman
in brown coat was hurying towards him. 1t
was Marjorie Gold and this time she had
abandoned all pretence. Her face was wet
with tears.
Poirot could not escape Monsieur Poirot.
You've got to help me. I'm so miser-
able l don't know what to dol Oh, what
shall l do? What shall l dor" Her fingers
fastened on his coat sleeve Then, as some
thing she saw in his face alarmed her. she
drew back little What = what is it?'
Evening star., 1936-02-02

And it so warm and lovely here. Douglas
and are simply mad on bathing. He can
stay in for hours"
And at that Hercule Poirot eyes slid over
her shoulder to the shore where that enthusi-
astic bather. Mr.. Douglas Gold, was sitting
talking to Valentine Chantry.
His wife said: Il can't think why he doesn't
come in. -"
Poirots eyes rested thoughtfully on Valen-
tine Chantry. He thought that other women
in their time had made that same remark
Beside him, he heard Mrs. Gold draw in her
breath sharply She said = and her voice was
cold: "She's supposed to be very attractive,
believe. But Douglas doesn't like that type"
Hercule Poirot did not reply. Mrs. Gold
plunged angily into the sea again. Poirot re-
turned to the two groups on the beach
Commander Chantry was sitting on the
other side of his wife. He seemed to have
relapsed into complete tacitwnity. Once she
appealed to him with an I'm terribly foolish.
that way, aren't I. Tony darling? Commander
Chantry's answer was kind of grunt
Pamela and Susan now had old General
Barnes with them That veteran was usually
to be found in the neighborhood of the young
He and Pamela were engaged in dishing up
various scandals with embellishments. Susan
was lying on her back staring at the sky. She
rolled over at Hercule Poirot's approach.
Mrs. Colds bit of swimmer, /" she said.
"Shes not like us who find it nuisance to get
wet. wonder if Mrs. Chantry will 60 in."
mot she," said General Barnes husldly.
''She won't let that makeup of hers come off,
Not that she isn't damned fnelooking
woman, although she is bit long in the
tooth"
"You don't know anything about it,
General" said Susan "Al our makeup is
waterproof and kissproof nowadays" She
rolled over little more, her eyes, distinctly
intelligent eyes, watching the trio.
"Eh bien." said Hercule Poirot smiling.
"What is the verdict, Miss Blake?"
Susan made grinace II think Valentine
Chantry is very nearly the most idiotic wo-
man ever met" she said. "She can't do
anything but say Tony, darling. and roll her
eyes,"
Poirot raised his expressive eyebrows.
"Un teu stge,e"
Evening star., 1936-02-02

l am very foolish. imagine things"
But he still worried.
Therewas an incident one morning He had
found Mrs. Gold sitting alone on the terrace
doing needlework. She had talked to him with
suspicious brightness She had dwelt upon how
happy she and Douglas were They had been
married five years. They were, she said, so
very well suited to each other Once or twice
she had blinked little her eyeids were
family red.
He mentioned Mrs. Chantry, and Mrs.
Gold said at once that she didn't think Mrs.
Chantry was really nice woman. She added
inconsequently: Men are just like children
They believe anything. " Her hands
trembled and her needle came unthreaded.
Hercule Poirot asked: Monsieur, your hus-
band. where is he this morning? Down on the
beach,"
NO" She hesitated 1--WE were to go
round the old walls. But we e-m missed each
other. They started without me-"
General Barnes strolled up from the beach.
He stayed chatting for moment. Then Mrs.
Gold gathered up her work and went in.
Mice little woman, that, !" said the General
approvingly. Worth dozen painted trollops
like someone whose name we won't mention!
Ha! Husbands fool Doesn't know when he's
we'll off,
He shook his head and passed on. Susan
Blake who had come up behind him looked
at Poirot and murmWed ironically: Men
always approve of dowdy women. But when
it comes down to brass tacks the dressed up
trollops win hands down.
Poirot was frowning. Where is Com
mander Chantry?" he inquired
''On the beach - being dissected by
Pamela = and looking like thundercloud!
There are squalls ahead, believe mer'
Poirots frown deepened. There is some
thing here do not understand" he mur-
INJURED.
"It's easy enough to understand" said
Susan. But what S going to happen - that's
the question"
Susan went on into the hotel. Poirot re-
NAMED lost in thought. Shortly after, Douglas
Gold came out on the terrace and ordered a
drink. He said rather self-consciously:
Been showing Mrs. Chantry round the
walls. Marjorie didn't feel up to going"
Evening star., 1936-02-02

"You want my advice, Madame?'It is that
you ask?"
She stammered: Eyes Yes ."
"Eh bien - here it is" He spoke curtly,
trenchantly. Leave this place at once g
before II is too l0te"
"What2" She stared at him.
"You heard me. Leave this island" ;.
Leave the island?"
THAT is what say"
but why " why?"
ut is my advice to you - if you ealue yoa,
We."
She gave gasp. "Oh! what do you meana
You're frightening me-"
YES" said Poirot gravely, that's my in
tention."
She sank down, her face in her hands. "Buel
can't. He wouldn't come. Douglas wouldn't.
l mean She wouldn't let him. She's got hold
of him - body and soul. He's crazy about her.
He believes everything she tells him = that
her husband ill-treats her, that nobody hasI
ever understood her. He doesn't even thinA3
about me any more. He wants me to divorce
him. He believes that she'll divorce her hus-
band and marry him. But I'm afraid. :. !
CONTINUED on page I3)
Evening star., 1936-02-02

"Monsieur Poirot," she said,
you've got to help me.
| don't know what to d
Douglas muttered: II shouldn't be sur
prised if he ill-treats her."
"She probably likes that, too"
Douglas Gold looked at him, puzzled. took
up the pink gin and went out with it. Mon
sieur Poirot sat on a stool and ordered cassis.
Whilst he was slipping it with long sighs of
enjoyment, Chantry came in and drank sew
eral pink gins in rapid succession.
He said suddenly and violently to the world
at large rather than to Poirot: IF Valentine
thinks she can get nd of me like she's got rid
of lot of other damned fools. she's mistaken!
No other fellows going to get her except over
my dead body"
He flung down some money turned on his
heel and went out.
It was three days later that Hercule Poirot
went to the Mount of the Prophet. 1t was
cool agreeable drive through the golden green
fir trees. winding higher and higher, far above
the petty wrangling of human beings. The car
stopped at the restaurant. Poirot got out and
wandered into the woods He came out at last
on a spot that seemed truly on top of the
world Far below. deeply and dazzlingly blue.
was the sea.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04
CON LETION Ar
WALLER COMING
In ANOTHER WEEK

Another week should see the
completion of the first Montana
wildcat test OF the year 1885. on
Waller structure, where the Texas
company IS drilling on lands OF
he Waller Land a Water COM
pany, in NWA 2I-3OfI-5W. north
west OF the town of Walter.
Drilling with cable tools this
hole had reached $3.50 Friday.
making good progress. It is ex-
pected to rearh the paw sands at
a slightly lesser depth than in the
Cut Bank producing area.
Farther south. also on the west
flank OF the Sweetgrass Arch. the
DruhmheiIer Reichoff wildcat ON
Choteau struc' ure. SEA sWK IA
34-5W, is spudding at $50 feet. r.
c. Tarrant. the contractor. mas a
SUBSTANTIAL interest in the struc-
'ure, where IT is believed that the
Cut Bank sand will be found. Cut
Bank sand was found in a we'll
drilled last year at Pendroy. a
short distance east. A cross fold
near Choteau Is believed to af-
ford an excellent trap for oil in
either the Cut Bank sand or at the
Ellis Madison contact
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04

Back In 1918, three years be-
fore Gordon CAMPBELL drilled the dis
covery well on Kevin-Sunburst, lit
tie Jim Benish erected a derrick
and drilled the "ole Cat" well on
his fathers farm east of the town
OF Cut Bank. Jimmy was praised
for his ingenuity and his parents
took snapshot OF him with the
"Ole Cat" perched on top Of the
derrick. but none OF them thought
that the Benis farm might really
be oil land.
Today Jim Benish is a student in
college. HIS father, John Benish.
is a prominent merchant OF Nilsson
Ia. Friday saw Jimmy's boyhood
dream come true. A standard der
rick "a foot tall stands near the
spot where Jimmy drilled" his
well. and Is today reported to be an
oil we'll.
Located along the gas-oil district.
the Benish farm Is In the possible
gusher area OF Cut Bank field and
It is not at all impossible that with
further development the Benish
farm may maks an oil baron out Of
Jimmy when he comes into mas
own. as realization OF his boyhood
dream.
The Journal Is indebted 70 Dan
Of the Pioneer Press oe
Cut Bank for the picture
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04
STOCK PLAY
EXCITED BY
DEL BONITA

Montana oil men familiar with
the status Of the Del Bonita we'll
on the Alberta side OF the order,
northwest of Cut Bank, are In
cliDed TO doubt tina. the we'll will
make 100 barrels as It now stands,
but are unanimous in conceding
the Importance Of the strike in
that 1t doubtless opens another oil
pool.
The we'll is making around 2.OOO.-
GOO cubic feet OF gas per day and
spraying light oil. How much oil
a separator would take off is not
certain but 1t is regarded as high
~ improbable that the present
production would justify 5000 foot
drilling.
An odd feature is the fact that
although th{s oil is coming from
the Time It is sweet" oil. Ordinara-
ly, lime production carries a sui
phnr content. When the well is
closed in the oil heads up" and
makes a spectacular picture when
opened up, quite like the dis
covery well in Pondera oil field.
That we'll had about 100000 GU
bic feet Of gas and was spraying
about eight barrels OF oil per day.
While not commercial. It led TO the
development OF the highly profit
able Pondera pool Accordingly,
the Del Bonita well is important
In that Il reveals oil at the top OF
the Madison lime together with gas
pressure. The regional dip is to
he north. giving rise to the pos
sibility that the pool may center
on the Montana side of the strue-
tural nose"
A big stock play Is going on at
Vancouver, B. c., where the Cana
dams are at white heat. trading
chdefly in Nordon stock, Nordon is
the holding company which brought
about the development of both Del
Bonita and Twin Rivers structures.
Terminal Oil company OF Los An
geles drilled the we'll. Finances for
the completion OF the test are said
% have been provided by men prom
Inently identified with the Pure OIL
somDany, who were here from Chi
ago.
Location OF the test Is IN NE ~ |
le~1-z1W4. on the circuit farm, In
southern Alberta
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04
PIPELINE FOR
WEST SIDE Of
kelvin FIELD

Kelvin area of Kevin-Sunburst oil
field Is shortly to have a pipeline.
Although the discovery well in
the field was drilled in Kelvin area.
nearly IA years ago, there is at
present no extension Of the Illinois
Pipeline west Of the Great Northern
railway tracks which divides the
field into east and west sides.
Illinois Pipeline company is pre-
pairing to run a S-inch line as far
west as the Rocky Ridge dome
group developed in recent years as
a result of the operations of Cassidy
& Buscher West side oil is higher
gravity than the balance Of the
Ellis oil in the field and it has
been marketed chiefly through pri-
vate lines Of the Big West Refining
company and by trucking. B. A. S.
Aronow, operator OF the Unity re-
finery at KalispeIl, also has a pri-
vate line which serves his own
producers.
Development Delayed
The discovery well in this field
was drilled in Section 16-35-3W, on
the west flank of what Gordon
Campbell designated as the Rocky
Ridge dome. Standard of California
moved In on the structure and paid
as high as $500 an acre for some
OF the ground, dominating the west
side OF the field. Other operators
were compelled to reluctantly take
acreage on the east side of the
tracks. Then came the completion I
of the Sunburst discovery well, fol- !
lowed by completion Of some Ellis
sand producers which flowed. Mean
fme Standard of California drilled
dry holes in the vicinity OF the
well so abandoned its
west side holdings and moved over
onto the east side.
A maze OF tangled titles, grow
IN out of the failure OF the Camp
bell companies, halted further de-
Of the west side until
two or three years ago when few
shoe string" operators took adj
vantage of the fact that they could
get cheap leases. During the past
year it has been demonstrated
hat 10O-barrel wells can be de-
yeloped throughout this district,
xiEh the use OF hydrochloric acid
o which the lime formations on
he west side respond perhaps bet
er than In any other part of the
5eld.
One factor which discouraged
rest side development was the
ack OF a connection with the sys-s
EN- Of Illinois Pipeline company. I
hat company built 9-mile line
o the Majestic gusher when that
well was completed, but
an only TWO tanks of oil, for the
gajestic was drilled into water and I
udned before the pipeline arrived. I
he line was soon torn up. /
While there are several thou
and undrilled locations in the CEN
Or of Kevin-Sunburst field it is
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