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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09
Bonus Money to
Be Shipped to
Veterans June Is
Work Has Already Started to
Get Pay to 100000
War Veterans

Treasury officials said this week
that first bonus bonds and checks
would be shipped to veterans by
registered mail on June Is.
Work of preparing bonus pack
age for each of the 100000 veter-
ans is already under way in some
Federal Reserve banks, following
first shipment of bonds to the banks
on Friday.
Each package will be sent out
from the Federal Reserve bank of
the district in which the veteran is
living. Disbursement to veterans re-
siding in the fifth (Richmond, Va.)
Federal Reserve district,an to those
whose certificates are held at Vet
Grams administration headquarters,
because of loans, will be sent direct
from the Treasury department in
Washington, however.
All bonus bond shipments will not
move out from the Reserve banks
on June Is, officials said. The gil
gantic job of distributing the bonus
will begin that day, but officials
could not predict how long it will
take to complete the task. BY the
end of July however, they expect
to have nearly all regular bonus
claimants paid off.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09

Since Easter comes at varying times,
1t was impossible to force" this lily
in order to have it bloom at speci-
fed time. Therefore, the Dutch lilies
were not popular as Easter flowers.
The florist propagated the lily from
Bermuda until in three years she had
about 100 bulbs. 1t was then that a
Philadelphia florist purchased the
bulbs and experimental with "forc-
ing" the lily, in order to have it bloom
when wanted. This florist was sue
cessful in his experiments. and the
lilum harrisii resulted. Since it was
possible to cultivate this lily so that
it would be in flower exactly at Easter
time, it became the Easter flower.
The growing of Easter lilies is to-
day giant industrys but strangely
enough the lily used now-the lilum
gigantum-was propagated and i'm
proved in Japan from the lily first de-
veloped in Philadelphia. 1t was taken
to Japan, where conditions for it's
cultivation were ideal, developed, and
brought back to America. The pres
ent-day lily has larger flower, with
more sturdy foliage than the original
Easter lily.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09
OBITU ARIES

Supreme Comforter of us all.
He made a profession of faith in
Christ at age "a and joined the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
at Creston, N. c. where he there
after>remained consistent member
of the church and faithful follow
er of our Lord. Sunday School was
organized at Creston Immediately
following the War. He was present
at the organization meeting and
continued to attend regularly for
sixty-four years, and served as Su-
perintendent for more than thirty
years. He was the teacher of the
little peoples class" for AZ years.
Recently he told his pastor and 9TH
er friends he had read the Old Tes-
lament through six times and the
New Testament through q times.
Daily Bible reading was a life habit
with him..
It is worthy of note that his STAN
dard of citizenship stands as an ex-
ample that merits emulation by all.
He never had a fight as a boy or
man in his private life, never was a
party to a lawsuit, never was wit
ness in court, never cost his beloved
county and state a dollar in fines
or forfeitures or unpaid taxes, nor
by connivance did he ever aid any,
one else in so doing. His life was a
life of peace, and his end was like
wise peaceful. His earthly life grad
ually ebbed away and he quietly
and peacefully fell.
asleep in Jesus, blessed
sleep,
From which none ever
wake to weep"
He. passed from earth to Heaven
in the same room where he was
born nearly century before. Here
in his last hours he was heard by
his dear ones to say that he was the
happiest man on earth. He has gone
to his eternal INTERCHANGEABLE glad
acclaim of 'FWell done, thou good
and faithful servant! Enter thou in
to the joys of thy Lord" He has re-
ceived his award of the crown of
life which had been prepared for
him.
To us who remain here, he has
left a glorious demonstration of the
truth of the ancient proverb:
"a good name is rather to be chos-
en- than great riches, and loving
favor rather than silver and gold"
WADE E. ELLER.
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wholly sinister, a place Of mystery
and terror.
None of the other Casters quite
come up to this standard, but there is
touch of the creepy about the great
cavern in South Patagonia which has
been named Easter Hole. Most caves
have slightly sinister air, and this
is particularly large and awe-inspir-
ing example. And Easter Sunday
canyon, in Arizona, has something Of
the same forbidding character.
It's a relief to come to our own Eas-
ter-GoOd Easter, tiny village In
Essex. But Good Easter hasn't always
been good. Start delving into it's past
and you find that it has specialized in
witches.
It's only some 60 years ago that
some of the villagers threw an old
woman into pond because she was
suspected of being witch, and the
ordeal by swimming" was one of the
favorite methods of the old witch-find-
erS. If woman was witch she float
ed; If she wasn't, she sank.
More recently even than that, Good
Easter still had its witches" or be-
lieved that it had them. One man,
who died some years ago, had this
reputation because his cabbages were
always better than anyone else's, so
people believed that he "bewitched"
their gardens.
A strange story, too, was told about
this mans wife. 1t was said that,
meeting another woman with a hand
some baby girl, she exclaimed:
what a beautiful child! But it
will never get any bigger!" And soon
afterwards the baby died.
Good Easter seems healthy enough
place, and it's people live to ripe old
age. So far as it is concerned, the
sinister element belongs to the past,
not to the present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09

TN HOMES where there are small
children, it usually is the task Of
the mother to prepare cOlored eggs
for an Easter egg hunt. This is an
important occasion, and the eggs
should be cooked and colored so they
may be eaten afterward, observes
Edith Shuck in the Chicago Daily News.
It doesn't detract from the fun Of
the occasion or beauty of the eggs
to prepare them according to the cor
rect cooking rules. Put them on to
cook in plenty of cold water. Place
the pan over a low flame and bring
the water to the simmering tempera-
ture slowly. This keeps the shells
from cracking. Cook the eggs at sim
mering temperature 20 to 25 minutes.
Cool the eggs gradually so the shock
of putting cold water on them will not
break the shells.
When the eggs are partially cooled,
place them on soft towel and dry
them so they will not have water cir
cles on them. Keep the eggs away
from any grease. Most commercial
dyes are best dissolved in hot water,
but follow whatever directions are
given on the package of dye you use.
Stir the dye until it is dissolved, with
a well-polished silver spoon, so the
dye is not discolored. Dip the warm
eggs into the hot dye and then drain
them on cake racks. When they are
cool, rub them with a buttered cloth
to add high gloss.
Fancy eggs for Easter place cards
may be made if you paint initials on
eggs. Give the eggs very light tint,
and have a different cOlOred egg for
each guest If possible. Do not polish
the eggs. Put the names or initials ON
the eggs with a fine paint brush,
dipped into the liquid vegetable color
ing that is used for coloring foods. If
you are very ambitious you can draw
an Easter lily or daffodils on the eggs.
Use egg yolk coloring for the flowers
and grape green coloring for the
leaves.
A number Of customs and supersti-
tons have been woven round the fes-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09
| When Christ Arose
BY AMY VANCE WEEKS
in Indianapolis News

On 1HEN Christ arose on Easter day,
Ck/The sunbeans burst through
clouds of gray;
The UiOletS bloon,ed their bLuest
blue,
And hyacinths increased in hue
While jonquiLs looked bit more gay!
The hilltop breezes stopped to play
With tulips blooming by the ,Oay:
The starry.eyed nareissus kneW
When Christ arose!
As angels rolled the stone asOay,
A choir Of lilies breathed lay;
Wee buds Uere christewaa With the
desO,
And bluebeIls chined the anthems
through!
Each fO,Oer rejoiced, and knelt to pray
When Christ arose.
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tival of Easter. One old custom, that
of Pace-e gging, is still carried out in
Germany and In parts Of the eastern
counties.
An Easter custom, originated 800
years ago, still survives in the village
of Biddenden, Kent. Two sisters.
Mary and Elizabeth Chulkhurst, lived
there. They were joined at the hips
and shoulders like Siamese twins, and
when they died they left a consider
able annuity to be expended in the
purchase on Easter Monday Of bread
and cakes for the poor Of their VII
lage forever. The cakes. which are
called Biddenden Maids. are made IN
their image and given to strangers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09
MARSHALL BAKER

Marshall Baker, the youngest
child of Zachariah Baker and Zilpha
Dickson Baker, was born May %,
1845, and departed this life March
~ 1886, making his stays on earth
90 years, 9 months, and 20 days. :,
Mr.. Baker was descended from
pioneer stock of the best type. His
great-grandfather Morris Baker and
his grandfather James Baker came
from Culpepper county, Virginia, at
the close of the Revolution to what
is now Ashe county (then Wilkes
county, in 1882. They settled in the
Roans Creek section Capt. John Cox
of the Revolution was great
grandfather whose daughter Anne
was married to James Baker.
Thomas Dickson, the father of
James, Douglas, Daniel Boone, and
Alexander Dickson was still another
great-grandfather. Catherine Dick,
his maternal grandmother who was
married to James Dickson, was a
daughter of a Mr.. Dick who is said
to have cleared the cite for the first
house in Ashe county.
All of these ancestors came here
when this land was wilderness
which covered the lurking savage
and the wild beast. Dangers and
hardships abounded; but they were
met with the heroism of fearless
men and devoted women.
Marshall Baker was married to
Mary Eller, daughter of Luke Eller
and Sarah King Eller on February
oath, 1870, who preceded him in
death in 1908. To this union were
born six children, namely: Emmett
J., Ida, Alice, Arthur, Robert and
Emma, all of whom, except Emmett,
survive to mourn their loss. Emmett,
who moved from Ashe county to
Maryland in 1920, died there at
Harve-de-Grace last year. His re-
moval from this county was loss
to the community of good and use
full citizen, and his friends here
mourn his passing. There ware nine
teen grandchildren and three great
grandchildren of Marshall and Mary
Baker.
Mr.. Baker enlisted in the military
service of the Confederate States of
America at age 18 and served for %
months. He was in Company c, 21st
Regiment, Virginia Cavalry in the
Army of Northern Virginia. He was
near Appramattox at the close of the
war, but he steadily maintained that
he had never surrendered. His death
leaves only three living Confederate
veterans in Ashe county.
He was strong, robust man until
age 81 when he was stricken with
asthma, which affection he patient
ly bore for 20 years. After age n,
he suffered no more from asthma.
In the Affections Of his advanced
age, he always manifested great pa
iience and q fun reliance upon the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09
HOT CROSS BUNS

THE custom Of having hot cross
4 buns on Good Friday is very old.
The buns originally were supposed
ly made of dough kneaded for the
host and accordingly marked with
cross. They were said to keep for
IL months without being moldy, and
were often hung up in houses as
charms against evil.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09
Bacon, Eggs, Easter Dish

According to Brands Popular An
Equities, the custom of eating gam
mon of bacon at Easter, still kept up
in many parts of England, was de-
signed to show their adherence to
Judaism at that solemn cOmmemoration
of the resurrection. There is also men,
ton, in the same authority, of eggs and
bacon composing usual dish on that
day in the Sixteenth century.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09

ME original Easter lily was de-
veloped in Philadelphia only
half century ago, according to G.
B. Stichter, field inspector of the bu-
reau of plant industry, Pennsylvania
department of agriculture
In 1879, woman returning from
Bermuda brought with her two bulbs
Of lily which She found growing
wild. These bulbs were given to Mary,
florist who had greenhouses in Gray's
lane, below Woodland avenue, Phila-
delphia. The florist planted the bulbs,
and for some time they attracted no
attention.
A Dutch lily had been used at
Easter time, but this was unsatisfac-
tory because it was impossible to con-
troll accurately its time of blooming.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09
CARD OF THANKS

We want to thank our many
friends for their kindness and SYM
pathy and help during the sickness
and deaths of our dear mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Miller.
THE FAMILY.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-09

and Rev. Franklin Barker. Pail bear
ers and flower girls were friends and
neighbors. A large crowd was pres
ent to pay a last tribute of respect
to the deceased. Interment was in
the home cemetery.
Rev. Edgar Denny.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-03

tual weakness in his record it is gen.
orally agreed.
Actually DR.. Noble has done every
thing he was supposed to do as assis-
tant commissioner of revenue and
done it WE'LL those who have follow
ed his record for the past three years
agree. A good many also believe that
that Commissioner Maxwell not only
approved most of the things DR..
full to him in that ever since his APP
pointment, DR.. Noble is the one who
has caught all the blame and dis
satisfaction that has developed, rath-
err than Maxwell. For DR.. Noble was
the buffer and shock absorber he-
tween all those who had kicks and
complaints with the Department OF
Revenue and Commissioner Maxwell
the official hell-catcher, as it were.
The result is that for many months
now there has been a growing de-
mand for the dropping of Noble, but
virtually no objection whatever to
Maxwell, so that it is now being pre-
dicted that with DR.. Noble out of the
Revenue Department, there will be no
objection whatever to the reappoint-
ment of Maxwell as commissioner of
revenue for another four years. If 1t
had not been for DR.. oble, the dis
gruntled politicians and others who
have been centering their attack on
him would undoubtedly be out after
Maxwell instead, many are convinced.
So in one sense, Commissioner Max
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-03
ANSWERS

1. There were 846 cases of larceny
Virginia had 1874. In automobile
thefts there were 376 cases while Vir-
ginia had only $50.
2. Robson with 5,657 in 1885. Dare
county in that year had nine.
3. The Third Provincial Congress
which met at Hillsboro, August 20
ITS, authorized an issue of $125. 600
in bills of credit. The dollar was ac-
copied as the bases, instead of the
English pound. A poll tax of Is cents
on the poll was levied and the death
penalty for counterfeiting was provid-
cd.
4. For North Carolina the year 1881
was the smallest with 775,OOO bales
The largest crop year was 1926 with
1,213,OO0 bales
5. The Snow Campaign was in Oc-
tober 1775. 1t was the result of South
Carolina sending a large supply OF
powder and lead to the Cherokees to
keep them from joining the British
The tories of western South Caro-
lima feared the Indians would be sent
against them, and seized the supply
wagons and captured the convoy at
Ninety-Six. North Carolina sent 72(
men to aid the South Carolina forces
The tory forces were routed and aap-
tured. The name was from a heavy
snow storm during the campaign.
8. In 1880 there were 80 states that
paid more per child than North Car
DINA. In that year this State spent
$36 II for each child attending school
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-03

well owes his present. apparent Sc
curity and lack of opposition to DR..
Noble. ~@
Why Noble Was Named.
"A good many people still are not
able to understand why DR.. Noble
was ever appointed assistant COM
missioner of revenue by Governor j.
Z. 3. Ehringhaus, with power to hire
and fire employees and to reorganize
departmental divisions, apparently
without consulting Commissioner Max
We'll. Those who know the inside story
however, believe that it resulted from
the desire of the governor to retain
Maxwell as head of the revenue de-
partment because of his wide exper-
fence in and intimate knowledge of
taxation in North Carolina, and a like
desire to reorganize the department
on more efficient basis. But Max
we'll was in no position to reorganize
any or the divisions or fire any of
the employees Of the Department of
revenue, due to the fact that he had
ceen candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor for which al
most every employee of his depart
ment had supported him.
Job Is Finished.
So in order to bring about anything
like thorough reorganization of the
department, it was necessary to put
some one in charge of the personnel
who was under no obligation to any
employe in it. Accordingly, DR.. Noble
was selected for this job. He took it
with his eyes wide open, knowing he
would be cussed, disliked and opposed
at every angle. He knew it was a
goat" job. But he took it anyway.
He fired many old employees, got rid
of many lame ducks" and much dead
timber, greatly improved the Of
ficiency of the department. He vir-
tually completed his job about six
months ago.
DR.. Noble is now being commended
by many who know him here for hav-
ing the good sense to realize that his
job was finished and it was time to
fuit.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-03
OTHERS VIEWS
PRAISES JUBILEE HOSPITAL.

FRA1SES JUBILEE HOSPITAL.
To the Editor
1 agree with Professor Cotton's let
ter of sometime ago, about the con-
ditions in jubilee Hospital. You peo-
pie that expound the Golden Rule"
so vosiferously, should be thrown into
a hospital without a sewage. Such a
thing is disgrace to a civilized ma
ton. Anything is good enough for a
"Nigger'; but anything "aint" good
enough for Niger even if you
do not have any regard for a colored
person, decency and self-respect and
saying nothing of your own self pre-
servation and the sanitation of the
community at large, a sewer system
should be devised at 1.-The Jubilee
Hospital" Think, epidemics have been
started from more sanitary conditions
that exist in hospital that does not
have a sewage. Honestly, must con-
fess, did not know that such a thing
existed in or around our beloved City
of Henderson. Here's hoping, that in
the name Of decency, this will be at
tended to.
Also, see no reason. why there
should not be a hard surface street
on Rock Spring street and also the
street or streets parallel to Rock
Spring street.
FRANK L. FAULKNER.
Henderson, Sept. 2. 1896.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-03
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue of that certain
deed of trust executed by James r.
Young and wife, Virginia N. Young,
under date of December %, 1923,
which deed of trust is recorded in
Book 122, at Pages 266-267, in the of
flee of the Register of Deeds for
Vance County, default having been
made in the payment of the indebt-
edness thereby secured, the under
signed Trustee will, on Saturday, the
26th day of September, 1886, at IL
o'clock, Noon, at the court house door
of Vance County, in Henderson,
North Carolina, offer for sale and sell
to the highest bidder, for cash, the
property described in said deed of
trust, the same being as follows:
That certain lot or parcel of land
and brick building located thereon
situate at the Southwestern corner of
Garrett and Montgomery Streets in
the City of Henderson, County of
Vance and State of North Carolina,
and more particularly bounded and
described, as follows:
Beginning in the property line of
said corner of Garrett and Mont
gomery Streets and running thence in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-03

a politicians cigar, and vote accord
ing to his conscience. He certainly
does not love his neighbcr as him.
self. He believes the newspapers do
not tell the whole story, and reads
the funnies.
HE is inclined to attend church
because others are doing so. He
likes to talk about good things to- eat,
and about himself. He likes an off
color story if it isn't too raw. He
doesn't care much for lots of com
pany' in his home. He wonders
what's in store in the Hereafter and
would like for once in his life to cut
loose and raise all kinds of hell lust
for a while.
good speech and likes music-but
not symphonies. He'd like to have
you think he enjoys grand opera. but
he doesn't. He never could hang onto
the same pipe more than two weeks
and wishes he could afford two-bit
cigars. He reads the ads of the auto
mobile company whose car he bought,
but he hates long letters. Hes a
pretty good fellow to know"
Space limitations make it necessary
for us to condense lengthy letters
like Mr. Coates Harry Clara, Gran
berry, Pa, is briefer: Every few aver
age men will answer your request in
the hope of receiving an Unabridged
dictionary, but the Lord knows most
of them need onei"
Mrs. Helen w. Smith, Worthington.
O., is also ters1 His good-natured,
tolerant personality is hedged about
by the commonplace, and happy is he
if he glorifies it."
ThereW be more letters about the
Amerage Man here tomorrow. In the
meantime, Grace Nelson, Philadel-
phla, asks what we meant in refer
ring to Assumption Eve. This. of
course, is the night before the festi-
val of Assumption of the blessed Vir-
gin Mary, which is annually observed
IN commemoration of the miraculous
ascent into heaven of the mother of
Christ. Miss Nelson would also like
to know "the name of the man who
wrote the poem of Mary Queen of
Scots from the time she eft school
TIL she was beheaded, and who fur
ther defended the unfortunate queen
IN book of prose-" Perhaps one of
our readers can tell Miss Nelson
The contest for the best description
OF the Average Man closes this week.
Have you sent in your letter? Ad-
dress it to Clark Kinnaird, care this
newspaper.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-03

and her daughter had been whipped
by band of eight or ten men who
found them at Denton's Lake, a re-
sort, in company with two married
men, BARLEY Boswell and Frazier
Ward.
Boswell and Ward later corroborat-
ed her account.
At the June term of court, Mrs.
Fowler told Judge r. Hunt Parker
a band of 25 or 80 men had broken
down the door of her home in the
Clarendon community, dragged her
and Inez outside, clipped their hair
and beat them with a leather strap.
Judge Parker ordered a grand jury
investigation, which was continued
last week, but after hearing two score
witnesses, the jury adjourned without
making a presentment.
Mrs. Fowler insisted today she did
not know why they were whipped.
Passing of sentence on the two wo-
men was deferred. Yesterday two 9TH
er reported victims of the flogging
band were convicted of prostitution
and sent to the State Woman's Home
for an indeterminate period.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-03

a Southerly direction along the said
Garnett street SO feet to the Northern
boundary of the property of the Davis
Estate formerly Cheatham); running
thence in a Westerly direction along
the said Davis Estate line (formerly
Cheatham line) 78 feet to the Var
borough formerly Cheatham) line:
running thence in a Northerly direc-
ton along the said Marlborough line
SO feet to the Southern or Southwest
ern side of Montgomery Street; run
ming thence along the said line of
Montgomery Street in an Easterly di-
rection Is feet to the point of begin
ming, being the property that was for
merly owned by Mrs. Annie E. Young.
and including also the property for
merly owned ~ J. H. Tucker and j.
r. Young, jointly, there being at the
present time on said property a two
story brick building, fronting 40 feet
on the said Garnett street.
This the 21st day of August, 1886
J. NJ. BROUGHTON, trustee