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The Washington times., 1937-10-22

Gorgeous Solitaire surrounded by four
full-cut diamonds of exquisite beauty
and design set in engraved natural gold
mounting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Miss Pearl Weaver
Here as Ashe Nurse
County Officials Are Pleased With
Appointment; New Nurse Highly
Competent and Experienced.

Miss Pearl Weaver, of Weaver
vile, N. c., arrived Monday to begin
work here as county nurse. For the
present, Miss Weaver will be at the
Mountain Inn in Jefferson.
Arriving with Miss Weaver were
Miss Virginia Ashley, of Sparta, and
Miss Mable Patton, a state super
visor of public health. Plans were
made to start work at once on the
many duties connected with the
office
Miss Weaver will be the first
county nurse Ashe has ever had and
the county officials are pleased with
her appointment. She IS highly
qualil4ed both by education and ex-
perience. She has long been con-
nected with health and welfare
work in the state and is acquainted
with the conditions that will con-
front her in a mountainous county
as she is a native of the western
part of the state.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Jackson Gives Lot
for M. E. Parsonage
Plans for Building Pastors Home
Started; Hope to Complete House
Before Late Fall.

The quarterly conference held
here last Monday formally accepted
the lot on Jefferson Avenue donated
by R. B, Jackson for a site for the
proposed pastors that the local
Methodist Church is now making
plans to build and hopes to COM
plete by late fall.
The building committee is COM
posed of T. E. Parker, R. B. Jackson,
and Raymond Duvall. The finance
committee is composed of Mrs. B.
w. Tugman, E. E. Jones, Mrs. j. l..
Segraves, Leverne Johnson, Mrs.
Hessie GRAPHICAL, Mrs. Ruth Gray
beal, Dewey Sells, Mrs. Grace Eller,
Mrs. H. R. Vannoy, Mrs. Boyd Rich
ardson. Troy I. Jones has been given
charge of the publicity committee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Ashe Dairymen to
Meet Next Thurs.
Farmers of County Asked to Bring
Their Troublesome Questions Up
for Discussion; To Visit Farms.

An interesting program is being
planned for the August meeting of
the Ashe County Dairymen's Asso-
citation which will be held on Beav-
err Creek on Thursday, August IL.
Officials of the association are in
viting all farmers who wish to at
tend to prepare questions to be ask
ed and discussed about any prob
lens are proving troublesome.
The association is also looking
toward to picnic and field day the
latter part of the month.
Subjects for discussion Thursday
are: Safeguarding the Gains of Soil
Conservation and Maintaining Milk
Production During the Lean Pasture
Period.
Those attending the meeting will
make tour of r. w. Hardin's farm
and DR.. r. c. Rays farm.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Home Coming at
Blue Ridge Church
Leading Speakers in State to Be
Present; County ChOirs to Meet
and Hold Sing in Morning.

The annual home coming services
will be held at the Blue Ridge Bap-
fist Church on Sunday, August 8,
from ten in the morning until three
in the afternoon.
M. M. Phillips, of Hickory, will
preside at the opening session
which will be devoted to singing by
local and visiting classes and short
program by the Vacation Bible
School now in progress.
Hon. Ira T. Johnston will preside
over the afternoon session at which
the principal speaker will be Judge
Johnson J. Hayes, DR.. B. B. Dough
erty, Hon. T. c. Bowie, and others
who are expected to be present.
Invitations are extended to all
singing classes who will to come and
participate in the meeting, and
friends are asked to bring their
lunch and spend the day.The church
is located eight miles east of Deep
Gap and six miles west of highway
No. Is at Horse Gap and the COM
munity has the assurance that the
parkway will be open for the occa-
sion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
JAILED FOR WEDDING

Prosecuting Attorney Randolph
Weber filed perjury charges at
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Tuesday against
William Grimes, 81, cotton picker,
as an aftermath of Grimes marriage
last week to Mary Frances Alexan-
der who Weber asserted is II years
old.
The girl, who weighs So pounds
and is slightly more than four feet
tall, was placed in the custody of
juvenile authorities, Grimes was in
Jail.
Weber charged Grimes gave the
girls age as Is when he applied for
a marriage license. The prosecutor
said the marriage was performed
last Tuesday in the woods by a
preacher who refused to leave his
task of hewing railroad ties.
The girls parents are share-crop-
ping farmers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
County Schools to
Open September Z
New Date Gives Time for Holiday
on Thanksgiving and Leaves Four
Months Before Christmas.

The Ashe County Board of Edu-
cation, meeting in regular session in
Jefferson Monday, ordered that all
the county schools open on Thurs
day, September 7a.
This is the first year that schools
in Ashe have opened on a Thursday,
but the date is considered practi-
cal one and one used by a large ma
jority of the schools in the state.
The students will have time to get
their books and be ready for study
by the following Monday; the teach
ers will have time to get organized
and the principals will have time to
get their schools in working order
by the time actual work begins on
the following Monday. 1t is pointed
out that another advantage in this
date is that it gives enough extra
days to allow a Thanksgiving holi-
day and still have four months of
school before Christmas. Heretofore,
teachers have had to make up
Thanksgiving holidays on Saturdays
or forego the pleasure of having
them
Members of the county board in
clude DR.. Roger Barr, of Lansing;
DR.. r. c. Ray, of West Jefferson;
and Austin Jones, of Clifton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Parker Segraves
Wins $500 Prize
13-Year-O Old Boy at Helton Builds
Seventh Best Miniature Model
Car for General Motors.

Parker Segraves, 13-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Segraves, of
Helton, has been announced by
Fisher Bodies as the winner of
$500 as a prize for building the
seventh best miniature model car in
the junior division of the North
Carolina competition for the Fisher
Body Craftsman's Guild, sponsored
by General Motors.
Young Segraves has the distinc-
ton of being the first to win a prize
of this kind in Ashe county, and the
company has heartily commended
and congratulated him for his &C.
complishment and on being able and
willing to display the skill, indus
try, and patience required for the
completion of the task that won the
award.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Ashe Welfare Board
Approves Pensions
All Children Working Under Is
Years Of Age Must Have Welfare
Office Certificates.

The county welfare board, COM
posed of H. H. Burgess, chairman,
and w. B. Oliver and J. B. Hash,
members, met with Miss Ruth Tug
man, welfare officer, last week and
approved few old age pensions. A
few others who have applied will
be taken up at the next meeting.
The county is having to furnish a
part of the pension money and
thorough investigations are being
made before any are approved. One
member of the board, Mr.. Hash, was
instrumental in getting around $500
extra allotted the county by the
state for social security administra-
ton.
Miss Tugman reports that all
children under Is years of age who
are working at any job outside of
agriculture or household employ
ment must have a certificate from
her office where she will take such
applications at any time. It is direct
violation of the law not to have
such certificates and she is anxious
for all employees to get them before
any such violations are reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Safety Parade Here Is !,
Expected to Draw Big
Crowd Next Saturday
Plans Complete for Mystery Car
to Lead Parade Through City
Streets Aug. Z, at 2 p. M.
BOY SCOUTS PLAN TO HELP

Headed by state police and city
officials, the Safety Parade that is
expected to draw an enormous
crowd here Saturday will form
promptly at 1870 p. M, on East
Main Street. Each car in the parade
will have safety banner placed on
it by the Boy Scouts under the di-
rection of Scoutmaster J. w. Luke.
The boys will also assist in handl-
ing traffic.
The Magic Car will lead the pa
rade, followed by the control car.
Civic groups will ride in the parade
and floats and trucks representing
the business houses of the city will
be included. Wreckers and displays
from funeral directors will be feat
ured in order to show the futility of
wreckless driving. All business
firms are invited to place their
trucks in the parade and help in
this nationwide safety movement.
The Magic car will be a Ford
V-8. 1t will be equipped with Nc
Claren tires and will use Good Gulf
gasoline and Gulf Pride oil. The
control system will be operated by
National batteries.
1.-TWO people every minute are 60
ing to the hospital or funeral home,"
said Walter Y. Hosier, safety cru
sader, to the Skyland Post repre-
sentative today. He blames driving
under the influence of alcohol as a
big factor in causing this alarming
situation. He says that the highways
of America are more dangerous
than the front line in the trenches
as more people have been killed
there during the past ten years than
in all the wars America has engaged
in since we became a nation.
watch our children" pleads Mr..
Hosief "It is vacation time but aon't
forget to slow down wker you see
children at play. We need a New
Deal under the steering wheel"
Captain Lynch will make a talk
at the beginning and during the pa
rade on safety.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Property in Ashe With
Unpaid Taxes Will Be
Sold on September 9th
Sheriff Urges Full Payment by
That Time; Tax Levy for 1897
Remains at Same Rate.
ROAD PETITIONS APPOVED

At their regular meeting Monday,
the Ashe Board of County Commits
sioners ordered that all 1886 prop
erty with still unpaid taxes shall be
advertised this month and sold on
the first Monday in September,
which is September g. Every effort
has been made to allow taxpayers
to keep their property from being
sold and Sheriff w. E. Miller is now
urging those who have not paid to
come into his office and do so be-
fore next week when taxes will
again be advertised The commits
sioners granted an extension of time
on the taxes that were advertised in
June, but according to law, no
further extension can be granted.
The tax levy for 1887 taxes has
been fixed at $1.40 which is the
same rate as that of last year.
The commissioners also approved
number of petitions for secondary
roads in the county. One that was
approved and forwarded to the
state road commission was for the
road from Deep Gap to Idlewild,
and another for the road from Cres-
ton to Todd by way of Toliver.
All of the board members were
present: J. F. Scott, chairman, and
J. E. Oliver and r. B. Brown.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
SERVICES AUGUST 7-S

Regular preaching service will be
held at the Chestnut Hill Baptist
Church Saturday 2:30 p. m, August
7-8. Rev. A. c. Ashley will deliver
a sermon Saturday at 1880 p. m. and
Rev. J. c. Blevins memorial service
will be held Sunday morning 10 a.
m. at the cemetery. The program
follows:
Devotionals, Rev. J. c. Blevins;
II a. m. sermon, Rev. A. c. Ashley;
IL a. m, communion; 1880, dismiss
sion; l p. m, dinner-every one
come and bring basket; 2 p. m. dedi-
cation sermon, by Revs. w. E. Dem
ny. W. F. Barker and E. Blevins
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Mother Kills Two.
Tries to Kill Self
Leaves Note Behind Saying She
Hasn't Enough Sense to Raise Her
Two Little Children.

A farm woman near Henderson,
N. c., Coroner A. P. Paschall re-
ported, shot and killed her two
small children Saturday, took pois-
on, and left a note behind saying
she slew the boys because I didn't
have enough sense to lead them, and
wanted them to go to heaven"
The woman, Mrs. P. R. OVERLY,
81, lay in a critical condition at
Henderson hospital Sunday, and
physicians said her recovery was
doubtful.
Paschal said that an aunt of Mrs.
OVERLY told him her niece had tele-
phoned her of shooting her sons and
taking poison. The cornoner said he
found the following note written on
an envelope that contained a baby's
book:
81 didn't have sense enough to
lead them and wanted them to go to
heaven, so I killed them. It was the
only way could get them there, by
killing them while they were chill
drn. Toby presumably, the coron-
er said, her husband) you and Papa
stay good so you can meet them in
heaven. can't go there.
''Toby, you have been good to me;
don't blame yourself for what I
have done. Papa, you have been
good to me; don't blame yourself
for what I have DONE"
Mrs. Overby's husband works at
filling station near here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
YOUNGEST PREACHER

The Rev. Charles Jaynes, Jr.,-
he's seven years old and billed as
the worlds youngest preacher
formed his first marriage ceremony
in Bloomington, Ill, last week.
The Rev. Mr.. Jaynes, butterball
of a boy who has Travelled from
coast to coast delivering sermons,
received interviewers this week be-
fore the start of a week of revival
meetings.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
MANY PAY FOR SECURITY

The Social Security board in
Washington discloses that it has
catalouged almost a quarter of the
population of the country.
It has issued 29,954,821 account
numbers to persons covered by the
old age pension provisions of the
social security act. For each account
number there is a thumbnail
sketch, giving information about
the family and occupation of the
individual.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
THREE MEASURES LEFT

President Roosevelt and his lead
ers from Capitol Hill worked out an
elastic legislative program this week
expected to keep Congress in session
at least two weeks longer.
Senator Barley, the majority
leader, listed three items as defin-
itely on the program for the Senate:
the wage and hour bill, low-cost
housing legislation, and the modifi-
ed court bill-With some other leg
islation probably to follow.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
REMODELING GOING ON

The Ray Drug Store and the
Parkway Theatre as being remodel
ed this week and other improve
ments being made.
The theatre will be enlarged to
seat about fifty more people than
formerly. The offices Of DR.. Ray in
the back of the drug store are being
remodeled under the supervision OF
Fred Rose, of Laurel Springs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
New Bus Service to
Twin City and Elkin

E. o. Woodie, of the Woodie
Transportation company, announced
this week that he has one of his
buses making daily trips to Sparta,
Elkin and Winston-Salem. He states
that by this improved service one
can leave West Jefferson for Win
ston-Salem in the morning and re-
turn the same afternoon.
The bus leaves City Cafe at a. m.
and arrives at Winston Salem at
10 a. m.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Wright Given High
Honor in Durham

P. G. Wright, former commander
of the Ashe County Legion Post,
was honored at the state convention
in Durham last week when he was
elected to serve as the district COM
mander for this district. This dis
trict is a large one that includes
many strong posts and the local post
as well as Mr.. Wright is honored
in having him chosen as comman-
der.
MI. Wright has done outstanding
legion work prior to his election to
this Office and his associates in the
post say that his new position is
well deserved.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05

MONROE, Aug. 3.-Miss Mary
Greenlee Hoover, 43, was almost in
stantly killed at 4:30 o'clock this
morning when she fell down a
flight of stairs at her rooming house
and suffered a broken neck.
Although not addicted to it, it is
presumed she was walking in her
sleep when the accident occurred.
She was taken to the hospital but
died before reaching it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
BRIEF News
From the
State and Nation
KDNAP CHILD

Two men and a woman kidnapped
Donald Horst, two and a half, from
the back yard of his home Tuesday
night in Chicago and five minutes
later telephoned a demand for
$4,000 ransom to his mother, Mrs.
Otto Horst, 80, wife of a well-to-do
hotel owner and song publisher.
One of the men and the woman
fought fiercely with Mrs. Horst and
a maid, Dorothy Mehem, to carry
the bewildered child from the yard
to a small sedan in which the other
man was waiting to drive them
away.
Federal agents were called in to
assist city, county and State police
in a spreading search for the kid
napers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
REVIVAL TO BEGIN 18TH

The annual revival at the First
Baptist Church in this city will be-
gin Sunday, August Is, according
to an announcement made this week
by the pastor, Rev. w. T. Whiting
ton.
Rev. j. M. Hayes, brother Of
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, will do the
preaching. Mr.. Hayes is from Beck
ley, w. Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
Is DIE IN CRASH

A crack air liner from the Neither
lands plunged into a potato field
near Brussels, last week, carrying to
flaming death all Is occupants,
three of whom were listed as
Americans.
Civil authorities, after a prelimi-
nary investigation, said they believ-
ed lightning struck the plane.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
2 Millions Allotted
for Country Roads
Governor HOey Sets Aside $4,000, 900
for Maintaining North CarOlina's
Secondary Road System.

Governor Hoey, in the most i'm
portant financial move since he
took office, allotted an additional
100000 Saturday for the main
tenance of the States secondary
road system.
Announcement of the appropria-
ton came simultaneously with re-
port of the budget bureau that
North Carolina ended the 1857
biennium a general fund surplus of
5,231, 300, the largest in it's history.
The 100000, however, will be
paid from the highway fund sur
plus, which on June 80 totaled &c.
1882, including Federal aid
money.
Spend More Money.
The allotment, together with the
$5,800,OOO made available by the
General Assembly for secondary
road work during the current fiscal
year, will provide more money for
county or farm roads during 1898
than in any previous 12-month
period.
The entire 100000, the Cover
nor said, will be spent ''to aid in
placing county roads in condition in
advance of the winter season."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEET

The Ashe County Young Peoples
Union will meet at the Warrensville
Methodist church next Monday
night. The Grassy Creek young peo-
ple will present the program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-10
LUTHERAN WOMEN
 PLAN CAKE SALE
Ladies' Aid Name Mrs. Vic- tor Anderson COnl-
 f1ittee Chairlady

Naugatuck, April 10-Plans for a cake sale May 2 were made at a meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Salem Lutheran church at the home of Mrs. Eric Anderson, 26 New street, Thursday night. Mrs Victor Anderson was chosen chair lady of the committee in charge, as- sisted by Mrs. Jennie Wilson ane Mrs. Jennie Anderson.
 A short-cake supper will be helc May p with Mrs. Oscar Garrison heading this committee, assisted by Mrs. Gottfried Siequist in charge of waitresses, and Mrs. Victor RohS tickets.
 Mrs. Rohs reported on the lunch con served to the Woman'S club Monday and progress was reported by Mrs. Andrew G. Anderson on the supper April g. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Victor Olson dis tributed the mayfower for the tu- berculoSis sanitarium in Denver, Col. The next meeting will be held May 13 at the home of Mrs. Alex Lundin.
 To Speak Here
 Dr. s. Guy Inman of Bronxville, N. r., instructor in international law at Columbia university, and Profh Hornell N. Hart, professor of social ethics at the Hartford Theo- logical seminary, will be the speak CTS at a meeting of the local emer- gency peace campaign group at the Y. M. c. A. Wednesday, April 21, at 8 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-10
VERDICT UPHELD
 IN 1885 FINDING
Commissioner Lynch's De- cisiOn Meets Approval
 of Hartford Judge

A compensation finding two years ago by Commissioner James M. Lynch, which held that an employe under the EZRA was ineligible for compensation after injury, has been upheld in the superior court by Judge Edward J. Quinlan of Hart ford. Commissioner Lynch's finding caused considerable stir and com ment at the time of its release.
 Judge Quinlan in dismissing the appeal of Michael Manning of New Britian of his denied claim against the state, stated that Manning was on the relief rolls and not 8 regular employe. In any avent, he held, the state was not the employer Judge Quinlan comments, While the case is of strong academic interest be- cause of the marked division o1 opinion on the question involved as well as intense interest which any question can excite that may be as- Sociated with our recent economy problems, I cannot find any profit in altering complete recital of facts or conclusions so well done by the commissioner"
 Employes under the WPA and PWA, which succeeded the EZRA when 1t was terminated, are under compensation now, either by the contractor for. whom they are work ing, or by the government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-10
CHIEF TWO MOON PLANT CLAIMED
Merchants Trust Company to Take Possession of
 Property April lS

Title to the plant of the Chief Two Moon Herb Company, which is located at the corner of East Main and Wales street, will become vested In the Merchants Trust Company next Tuesday, April 13, it was stated today by Louis R. Schick. On that day a foreclosure judgment entered in superior court almost six months ago by Judge John A. Cornell will be complete. The judgment was en- tered with a debt of $15,671.45.
 Even before the foreclosure is complete, rumorS persist that @ 1o- cal person is preparing to arrange with the Merchants Trust to rent the laboratory building as res- taurant and night club. These rumors could not be verified. Mrs. Helen G. Meridas, widow of Chief Two Moon, has stated that no at- tempt will be made to redeem the property.
 Chief Two Moon came here as a herb doctor more than IS years ago, and started to manufacture bit- ter oil, for which he became famous. His name was spread far and wide, he maintained a year round display at the Steel Pier, Atlantic City, and in New York. The most prominent display in the city, which was atop the Brown Building, was constructed by the chief, and he also constructed 8 huge advertisement which still stands on the Nichols road. The East Main street building is com- paratively new.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-10
Stripped Gears Hold Up Papers

What can happen when a gear tooth suddenly drops off and shears most of the teeth of of five gears was ably demonstrated in the preSsrOOm of the Water bury Democrat yesterday after noon, as Fridays papers were rOlI- ing off the press at fast rate.
 That was the reason for late papers in Waterbury homes last night. It took hours to "unfreeze" the rollers, strip the wrecked gears, and then reset plates, so that the papers could be run off Singly instead of doubly.
 No difficulty is expected in rum ming off t0day's issue of the Wa terbury Democrat. A Cess Press company engineer was also on the job today checking yesterdays damage and preparing to replace the broken gears.
 Democrat customers who failed to receive papers and who desire copies should notify the Circula- ton Department immediately.