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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08

According to the daily newspapers leading
the group of national statesmen who are stand
ing solidly against any increased taxation and
who are standing instead for policy OF re-
trenchment and reform in government spending
and of cutting our outgo down to match our in
come, is the level-headed figure of our ninth
district congressman, Farmer Bob" Doughton.
If Mr.. Doughton were found anywhere else
besides standing for sane and sensible admin
istration in government, his constituents would
have right to think he had taken leave of his
senses for he has ever been, in both public and
private life, man who was known to have
head full of good common sense and man on
whom one could rely for his good judgment.
It is to be hoped that Mr.. Doughton's follow
ing will be multiplied and increased in this
stand of his that is so vital to us as nation of
already sorely taxed taxpayers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
Maxwell Named
HOey Re Appoints Commissioner
Who Has Held Office Since '29

Raleigh, April 2.-Governor Hoey
today named Allen J. Maxwell rev.
ue commissioner to succeed himself
for a term of four years ending
January l, 1871.
There never had been any doubt
that Commissioner Maxwell would
succeed himself. He was first named
in 1929 by Governor Max Gardner
who made the appointment after the
law was changed taking the reve-
enue commissionership from an
elective status. Originally A. D.
Watts was made revenue commits
sioner by appointment to an office
which universally had been under
stood to have been created for May
well. In the middle of the term Col
onel Watts resigned and R A.
Doughton was elected after serving
by appointment the unfinished
term. The office was changed n mad
been anti-Gardner in earlier mil
tics. commissioner. The incumbent
has held unbrokenly since that tine
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
Girls Team
Has Great Record

Lansing, April 6.-The Lansing
High School girls basketball team
established a remarkable record
during the season which closed two
weeks ago. They won % out OF 30
games played, and scored 666 points
to their opponents 387 Taking part
in three tournaments, they captured
two, winning the Ashe county tour
nament by defeating Nathans Creek
in the final game 41-16.
They also won the Appalachian
High School Association tourna-
ment by winning a well-earned vic
tory from Cove Creek 1917. This
tournament was held at A. S. T. G.
Defeating Nathans Creek in play
off, they won the right to face Cove
Creek for the association champion
ship. This was for all games played
during the year. The Lansing sextet
captured this game 31-16 to close
the season. Their only loss came at
the hands of a powerful Old Rich
mond team 1924 in the Journal and
Sentinel tournament at Winston
Salem.
The girls team was paced by Cap
tain Faw, who scored 281 of her
teams points. This was the best sea-
son she has experienced during her
three years on the team.
The following players were men,
bers of this years team: Forwards:
Margaret Faw, Pearl Dolinger, Ruth
Davis, Mamie Miller, Frances Stur-
gill, Margaret Baker, and Billy Nc
Neil; guards: Mabel Spencer, Vivian
Sullivan, Maude Patton, Betty 10
Kirby and Ollie Davis.
The total number of points scored
were distributed as follows: M. Faw,
281; P. Dolinger, 1873; r. Davis, 161;
M. Baker, %; F. Sturgill, 6; B. Nc
Neil, 4; M. Miller, 8; Total, 666.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
nuts
and
KeAneN
By
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

Inotice that the Spanish have just
heard what Sherman thought of war
and have just turned fire loose in
Spain. Maybe they won't be as care
less with it as Sherman was in
Georgia.
The custom of shaking hands
originated in the Middle Ages when
men wanted to show their friends
that they were not armed. When
they were armed they shook foot.
There is a new brand of flea pow
ders called the WPA. It won't kill
the fleas but it makes them too lazy
to jump and scratch.
There is a cow feed called the
WPA. The cows came home and sat
down on the milk stool.
Some chickens got into it and
were too lazy to come home to roost.
The aftermath of the depression is
about as hard to calculate as the
aftermath of the war.
+
Madrid Troops Repulse SALLY
toward the Capitol" We can't even
have war without a woman in it.
Look at Nancy into whose arms the
soldiers fell in the late war.
Some ingenious fellow should in
vent a non-skidding process Of
thought so that people could stick to
the truth.
A dentist got a picture of my
tooth mixed up with the preachers
and I found out why I like chicken
so well; just looking at the preach
er's tooth.
Exaggerating amt lying. It is lots
worse.
The "Stagger" system of retire
ment is suggested for Supreme
Court jsutices. From the kind of de-
cisions they render it looks like they
are ready to 60 out most any time.
+
Enmity arises when one man SUI
per cedes his neighbor in matters of
insignificence.
Women are after all the safest
drivers. Well, they ought to be for
the men give them all the road or
back up when they see one coming.
Women seem to be the reason for
about all the jokes. Well, Moses
must have meant the funny bone"
instead of the rib.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
Improving Entrances to
Public Buildings

AS visitor or resident of West Jefferson
approaches the city post office during rainy
season, he is more often than not swamped in
mud Public citizens, owners of the property, or
the town fathers should have enough pride to
spend the small amount of money needed to at
the parking space in front Of this much-used
place.
Entrances to private buildings are, as a usual
thing, taken care of by the owner or the renter
attends to it from a business standpoint. Public
buildings are usually everybody's business
which results in nobody attending to them.
Throughout the county, it would be good plan
to have somebody responsible for keeping pub
lie buildings and their Surroundings in good
shape. Private buildings will take care of them
selves
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
Father of Childen
Kills Wife on Farm

Sheriff Joe S. Phipps held Sidney
H. Lemons, 48-year-old farmer, in
Jail in Greensboro Wednesday in
connection with the fatal slashing of
Mrs. Lemons at their farm home
early Tuesday but deferred filing
formal charges against him.
Lemons was lodged in the Jail a
little later, Sheriff Phipps said,
he had confessed cutting the throat
of his 38-year-old wife, the mother
of II children, with a pocket knife
at their home in the Mount Hope
church community, II miles south
east of Greensboro about a. m.
G. G. Morgan, a neighbor, was
present at the Lemons home. He
said he and Lemons had been sit
ting in the front yard talking while
Mrs. Lemons was washing clothing.
Lemons, Morgan said, went over to
his wife, whispered something into
her ear and then accompanied her
upstairs. A few moments later, Nor
gan stated, he heard scream and
then saw Mrs. Lemons tumble from
the front door into the yard as she
expired.
Sheriff Phipps said Lemons re-
counted how he sat down with his
wife on the bed, put his left arm
around her neck and then slit
deep cash in her throat. When Off
GERS arrived at the Lemons home,
they found the man in the yard en-
bracing the dead form of his wife.
HI was quoted as saying he did not
know VIII he had killed her and
that he wished "to go along with
her."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
Writing and Spelling

The American Legion in the county is to be
commended on its present active interest in the
promotion of better writing and spelling in the
schools According to an official of the local
post, it is learned that the composition contest
and the spelling contest that the post is spon-
soring will be made permanent institution if
the schools show enough interest to warrant it.
1t is to be hoped that the teachers of the various
schools will see to it that the student interest
does warrent it.
1t is standing joke that we have never been
able to see the funny side of that high school
and college graduates cannot write or spell. It
is indeed a reflection the way we spend the
money of our taxpayers if we send our children
to school for eleven or fifteen years and have
them turned out to make living with the han
dicap of not being able to write or spell.
Parents, teachers, and children should con-
Germ themselves about this appalling situation
and when public-spirited organization such as
the American Legion devises ways and means
to stir up interest in these very essential educa
tional requisites, the heartiest cooperation
should be accorded it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
Not Read AS Once It Was

Some years ago, a noted author, startled
many by publishing work entitled, "The Book
Nobody Knows" The book in question was
none other than the Bible, and the book he
wrote about the "Book of Books" sold by tens
of thousands proof in itself of the truth of the
statements made in his book.
The wide circulation of that book helped in
way to stir popular interest again in the study
OF the scriptures. But it begins to look like
another book in the nature of Mr.. Bartons
would not be amiss.
Pertinence is given to these comments by the
amazing ignorance of high school students in
schools in lack of knowledge of the Bibles con-
tents. The late Bishop Edwin Mouzon of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was report
ed deeply concerned" as to the results of a
questionable sent out to 1884 high school
students of our neighbor State, which showed
woeful Ignorance of the contents of the Bible.
Sixteen thousand of these could not name
three prophets of the Old Testament
Twelve thousand could not name the four
gospels.
Ten thousand could not name three of
Christ's disciples.
Probably an equal number of North Caro-
lima high school pupils could make better
showing, though we have considerable doubt.
1t seems that the age of machinery and rapid
motion in which we are living is acting as
deterrent toward even the most casual reading
OF the scriptures, certainly among the young
people of the country, near and far. Of course,
too much could not be expected of the young
people in this matter of knowledge of the Bible,
but the sad thing is, that far too many of their
elders are not much better informed about the
book that was the daily help and inspiration of
their parents Evidence appears to be abundant
that folks have turned away from the reading
OF the Bible, whatever may be the cause. It is
not read as once it was.-Exchange.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08

The Spanish War continues and in connec-
ton with it, European nations continue to
accuse one another of sticking their shovels in
job that does not concern them Being neutral
is tough proposition in this day when govern
ments and international trade and industry are
so bound up in each other Attending to foreign
affairs in England is Lord Anthony Eden. A
newspaper heading reads: Belgian Monarch
Takes Neutrality Problem to Eden. It is to be
feared that the scriptural garden is about the
only place where genuine neutrality will flour
ish, unless mankind is made over somehow in
mold that has not as yet been discovered.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
Warrensville News

Mrs. G. B. Price and little daugh-
ter, Virginia, visited Mrs. w. P.
Shoaf, Thursday.
Late reports have it that Chas.
Latham died Wednesday. Further
details will be carried next week.
Friends here are glad to learn that
Mrs. Belle Perkins, of Helton, is i'm
proving.
Mr.. Emmett Oliver was in the city
Friday.
Cecil Shoaf, who has been work
ing in Greensboro for the past five
years, has returned home to assist
his father in his business.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08

Now and then a wedding, or a new car, or
broken water pipe brings excitement into the
home, but for the most part, life there consists
of washing the dishes, bringing in the newspa-
per, and putting out the cat. It should not be
supposed that Congress is without routine of
similar sort The Congressional Record presents
nothing startling at the present time. To be sure
there is the Supreme Court, but that has been
aired so thoroughly that, notwithstanding its
Importance, the public is willing to discuss and
read about something else. Even the Constitu-
ton can wear out it's welcome as guest on the
front page.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
North Carolina
AShe County

North Carolina
Ashe County
Under and by virtue of a certain
deed of trust executed on the 26th
day of March, 1881 by John Eldreth
and wife, Callie Eldreth, to T. c.
Bowie, Trustee for the estate of Mrs.
Virginia Fell, in the sum of $4,000,
which deed of trust is duly recorded
in the office of the Register of Deeds
Of Ashe County in Book 80 at page
80, and default having been made
in the payment of the principal and
interest of the bond secured by said
deed of trust, and at the instance
and request of the cestui que trust,
I, T. c. Bowie, Trustee, will sell to
the highest bidder for cash at the
courthouse door in Jefferson, North
Carolina, on Saturday, the LIST day
of May, 1887 at one o'clock P. NJ,
the following described real estate,
to-Wit:
First Tract: Lying and being in
Ashe County, North Carolina, begin
ming on chestnut, running south 8
poles to the church house corner;
then west Is poles to a stake in the
public road; then with an agreed
line between G. M. Shepherd and J.
M. Eldreth, southwest course, SIS
poles to poplar sprout at the pub
lie road at Roby Roten's line; then
down with said public road south
poles to stake, Eldreth and Rich
ardson's old corner; then south 81
east with the road IL poles to
stake; then east 6 1-2 poles to
stake; then north so east poles to
stake; then north rs east ii poles
to stake in the road; then north
As east with the road 20 poles to a
stake; then north rs east Is poles to
the beginning, containing II acres,
more or less.
Second Tract: Beginning at a
stake on c. M. Shepherd and Drew
cry Elliott's lines, running south
ward with G. M. Shepherd and
brewery Elliott's line "a poles to a
stake in David Graybeal's line; then
eastward with David Graybeal's line
"a rods to poplar sprout, T. A.
Lewis corner; then with T. A. Lew
is line SIS rods to stake at the pub
lie road, 7. A. Lewis corner; then
westward with the public road II
poles to an apple tree sprout; then
southwark rods to a stake, an
agreed line and corner; then west
ward rods to a sugar tree near
G. M. Shepherds spring, an agreed
corner; then northward 8 poles to
stake at the creek, an agreed line
and corner; then westward with the
creek % poles to the beginning, con-
tanning II acres, more or less.
This the 9th day of April, 1887.
4-20 T. c. BOWIE, Trustee.l
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
Sunday School at 9:45

Due to the fact that the pastor,
Rev. w. ]. Huneycutt, is to deliver
the baccalaureate address at the To-
cal high school at elven o'clock
Sunday, the local Methodist Sunday
School will convene at 9:45 in the
morning instead of at the usual hour
of ten.
There will be no eleven O'Clock
services as all the members are in
vited to attend the services at that
hour at the school auditorium.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08

climbed through a kitchen window.
Of the fiend's 10 victims, only two
have seen their attacker, the latest
being Mrs. H. w. Kolls. On January
Is, startled from sleep in hospital
room, she saw huge negro, arm
appraised, over her bed. She scream
ed and the man fled, leaving behind
a brickbat.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for their
many acts of kindness and sympa-
thy shown us during the sickness
and death Of our loving wife and
mother.-Walter w. Miller and
children.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08

President Roosevelt is of the opinion that no
new taxation will have to be resorted to in spite
of about 635 million dollars having been asked
for to use in running the government
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-08

Entered as secOnd-class matter on Oct. 1, 1925 at
the post office at West Jefferson, North Carolina
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-02-25
GOSSIP

Mr.. N1anousos choosing Ruby as
his partner Gin ping pong)-Clar-
enc says such cute things (you
guessed it the first time-of course
Mr.. Manousos said it)-Just what
is Clark Gable, of all people, doing
with that book, "Why Men Fail?"-
Jerry among those that have gone
lightfooted .-Whitwer paying up his
debts-Lorena finally deciding what
part she wants in the play-Jerry
with new boy friend-Evelyn set
Ting down-Ruth S. and Jean buy
ing Dale MCGEE an all-day sucker
for his birthday-The boys turning
out in full force for track-And the
school is just infested with cross
country runners!-Betty K. throw
ing her old boy friend over for THAI
tall, handsome Senior.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-02-25

NUMBER %.
TOURNAMENT GAMES

The Orange and Blacks staged
an unsuccessful attempt to subdue
its opponents, namely, Prosser and
I Riverview, last Friday evening, the
first game ending with White Bluffs
| fifteen odd baskets behind their OPP
position. the final score, as seen on
the scoreboard, being 43 to Is. The
second game, played with Riverview,
was also a defeat for the locals
When the final whistle blew, River
view had attained a 81 to rs victory
over the Eagles. Kennewick and
Prosser will represent the county at
the district tournament at Yakima.
y X Il
Now, as the basketball season has
ended, we will hear some 'sbon mots"
from, the first string members:
SAM: II enjoyed the season very
much, but realize we lacked season
ing, before the tournament.
WHIT: Wise men say but little"
BOB: II ann glad we got to go to
the tournament and hope they do
the same next year"
BILL: Il think we were lucky to
get to go to the lower valley tourma-
ment. We will do better next year"
POP (the Manager: Next year
we will go to the Yakima and Seat
tie tournaments"
JONES: Il think we were lucky
to get to the lower valley tourna-
ment. We will do better next year"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-02-25
FORMER HANFORD RESIDENT
STILL BOOSTING VALLEY

j. B. Harvey, once a resident of
Hanford but now a business man of
Clinton, Oklahoma, has never for
Igotten this sector and gives it a
boost when possible. He wrote his
Senator, Josh Lee, whose spectacu-
lar campaign attracted the eyes of
the nation, in reference to a dam
project at Priest Rapids. The SEN
ator promised to cooperate with the
! Washington solons in regard to
| such matters. The Spokesman has
not sufficient space to present all Of
his letter, but will quote from it.
81 note that you are member Of
one of the committees having to do
with land reclamation I wish to
call your attention to a really worth
while proposition. X y X Few peo-
pie have any conception of the ire
ynealdous amount Of water available
under year-'round conditions in the
Columbia River valley in the State
of Washington It is a wonderful
river and flows through a desert
that can be most economically il'ri
gated, being wonderfully produc-
tive soil. * The apples that We pro-
duced, the pears, sweet cherries,
ETC., can not be surpassed anywhere,
but we were under the curse Of the
domination of the water power and
electrical interests. About 1909
there had been surveyed as practical
a high line ditch taking out near
Priest Rapids, elevating the water
by pumping and delivering it thru
gravity bitches to irTigate some
hundred thousand acres of land.
. y If the government would
spend money to really dam the riv-
er on the scale they have done at
Boulder Dam, the amount of land
that could be irrigated would be e.
Enormously increased over that con-
ternplated in the old surveys men
toned. The few tenacious settlers
who have refused to be driven from
their valley deserve some help X
I would like to enlist your help, as
outside help is vastly more import
ant than home help
Should Mr.. Harvey return today
he would find the country quiet,
waiting for the Grand COulee Dam
to influence it's future. Peaches and
cots and prunes are becoming the
standard crops and recrudescence
is on the way
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-02-25
HOUSE no HEAD COMMERCIAL
CLUB IN 1887

A Chamber of Commerce meeting
was held, Sunday afternoon, at the
workshop of the Columbia River
Telephone Company. Several legis-
lative bills were discussed but most
of them were tabled after brief dis
cussions One or two were COM
mended, however. Plans for the
summer boat races were preached
and preliminary action taken. The
club proved to be much interested in
cleanup work around the commun-
ity and plans were made to render
slightly some abandoned tracts of
land. Officers were elected and <.
A. House, who has been an efficient
official, was reelected President of
the organization. R. S. Reierson
was elected president. D. s..
Wilkinson, a most able official, was
reelected secretary for the tenth or
twelfth time and Jess, Brown was
reelected treasurer. The treasur-
er's report showed a balance suffi-
cient to take care of the preliminary
expenses, at least, of promoting the
boat races, with perhaps little
surplus There was so much to do
that three hours was too short for
the tasks before them. 1T was de-
cided to meet monthly until the
hot weather. There will be much
work for the organization this sum-
iner. unless all signs fail The or
ganization looks for an upward
trend in business and real estate in
White Bluffs and Hanford. in fact,
in the entire Priest Rapids Valley,
this year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-02-25

certain of these laws are contrary
to our final test of laws, the Con-
stitution, does that make it a usurp-
er of legislative authority? Again,
manifestly foolish The nations
final court of justice is patiently the
ONLY fit tribunal to determine the
legality or extra legality of laws.
It is pleasant to contemplate an ac-
tive accord between the three de-
partnents of government, but it is
hardly a source of qualification to
witness an attempt to nullify the
worth of the noblest of all depart
raents of government because of a
difference of opinion. In fact, we
regard this attempt as ignoble.
Our other communication is writ
ten by a youth with a gift for terse,
pungent comment. He defends the
Supreme Court as it is constituted.
Should this young man school him
self to genuine painstaking work
and develop a flair for thorough
ness, he has a high place reserved
for him in the literary field. Read
Hugh Burch's article.
X y
There is almost an irnpasse at O.
lyrnpia, the left-wingers having re-
cruited Lieutenant Governor Victor
Meyers and labor waging terrific
fight to regain its lost prestige. An
ti-Labor and Education bills hold
the spotlight. In the latter group
is House Bill 256, sponsored by the
State Grange, offering what seems
a sensible way of extending aid to
poor districts by reapportior1nent,
without raising additional funds.
Since the proposed aid is three mil
lion dollars, it appears worthy OF
careful local consideration and APP
prevail. An alternative bill for the
same purpose carries no provision
for financing.