davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16
Everyone Requested To Give
Something For Needy Families

Plans to conduct a house-to-
house canvass in the Jeffersons Fri
day and Saturday to collect old
clothes, blankets, shoes, food items
toys and other articles to be distri-
buted to needy families in Ashe
county at Christmas time, are now
being perfected by members Of the
local American Legion post and
Auxiliary and everyone is request
ed to have his or her contributions
ready when the solicitors call.
Those living in the country and
various communities in the county
are also requested by Chairman
L. P. Coward to cooperate in this
worthy activity Of spreading
Christmas cheer and Of giving some
relief to unfortunate homes who
are in need Of clothing, food, by
bring their articles to one of four
places here The Skyland Post Of
flee, Central Radio Shop, N. & w.
office or the Register Of Deeds Of
flee. .....
"Our special drive will close
Monday night and we will appreci-
ate it il every one will bring his or
her contributions before that time, /"
MIR. Coward said. 1--WE want to dis
tribute these gifts by Christmas
day." he explained.
A check-up at the county welfare
office reveals that there are Sc
veral hundred families in the coun-
ty who are in dire need. In many
Of these homes the children do not
have any heavy clothes or shoes
and are unable to attend school on
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16
BRIEF.NEWs
.-,.. From, the
State and Nation
FAR EAST SITUATION

AkU EAS1 OH OAA AOAN
TOkyO-Japan offers apollo
gies and compensation for hel
attacks on u. S. S. Panay and
three American steamers. Safe
guards to prevent further incl
dents are promised. One mil
lion persons parade to cele-
brate fall of Marking.
Shanghai - Four foreigners
are known dead in japanese
bombing of Panay and three
Standard Oil ships. They in
clude two Americans, one Ital-
ian, and one unidentified per-
son. Rescuers encounter diff
Guilty in getting IS survivors
back to Shanghai.
United States Admiral Var
nell rejects indirect japanese
suggestion American gunboats
withdraw from area Of hOstlll-
ties.
Washington - Secretary OF
Hull demands apology and in
Identification from Japan for
the Panay incident. He vir-
tually insists Japan pledge con-
tinuance of the open door poll
cy in China, with no interior
ence to Americans or American
interests.
Shanghai-Rours of silence
cause growing alarm for safety
of IL Americans in conquered
Marking. City in flames, as
fierce fighting RACES in the
Streets GeneralissimO Chang
Kai-shek says China will con-
tinue to resist Japan.
Peipirg-Chinese and Japan
csc proclaim a provisional gov
eminent for China to restore
democracy and end Chfangs
dictatorship.
London-Great Britain re-
ported preparing a strongly
worded protest to Japan for
bombing of two British gun
boats; demands to be similar
to those i'm American note on
Panay. Japan apolOgized Tues
day for the attacks.
Berlin-Gernnany protests to
Japan for bombing of British
steamer On which Germany's
embassy was located tempo
rarily.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16
Opening OF Christmas Season
Attracted Many Shoppers Here
Santa Claus To Return Satur-
day. Only Seven Shop
ing Days Left.

Santa Claus received such an
enthusiastic welcome and recep-
ton here last week end that he has
promised to come back to West
Jefferson this Saturday and spend
the day visiting the various stores.
He has also promised to have more
candy and trinkets for the children
who come to see him.
in spite of cold weather large
crowd of men, women and children
from all parts of the county, as well
as adjoining counties, were here to
see Santa and to attend the open
ing of the Christmas shopping seas
on last Friday and Saturday.
All of them were highly i'm
pressed with the beautiful street
lights and decorations, the large
collections of Christmas gifts and
other merchandise on display in all
of the local stores. They were
also pleased with the attractive low
prices and the friendly, courteous
service received.
There are only seven more shop
ping days until Christmas and
every one is urged to do his or her
shopping at once and not wait I'M
til the last day.
"By shopping early you have bet
ter selections to choose from and
can avoid the rush," one of the
merchants here stated this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16
STORES TO STAY
OPEN AT NIGH T S

Beginning Friday night and
all next week, practically all of
the stores in West Jefferson will
remain open until eight or
nine o'clock at nights.
This will enable you to do
your shopping at night and at
the T.me time to enjoy the
multi-colored street lights and
Christmas decorations, which
are now making West Jefferson
q Christmas Town!
To assure prompt service,
most Of the stores have already
added several extra clerks.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16
l59 Needy Persons !:
LIN County May Get !:
Checks This Month
:. ~ ~ A'1AOAA UAA
Total Of los Received 1892 In
Nov. So More Applications
Approved.
CAREFUL CHECK MADE

A total of 159 needy persons In
Ashe county will receive old age
assistance or aid to dependent chill
dren checks before Christmas if
the recommendations of the coun-
ty welfare board are approved by
the state board in Raleigh.
AT their regular December meet
ing the Ashe county welfare board
approved So additional applications
for old age assistance or aid to de-
pendent children, as provided by
the Social Security law. Four APP
plications were rejected.
Last month 106 people in the
county were on the approved list
and received total of $1,000, with
individual checks being from SIS up
and averaging around 81. The
checks vary from SIS to $40, depend
ing entirely upon the need of each
case. This month a total of over
5000 will be distributed.
In order to be eligible to receive
old age assistance, a person must
be Ill need and be at least IS years
old. To apply for the monthly ben
efits, it is first necessary to make
notarized application at the well
fare Office or, in case of disability,
a notary will be sent to the home
of the applicant. The application
is then Investigated carefully by
a member of the welfare staff. This
Investigation often requires a lot
of time. The financial status is
checked at the courthouse and from
reliable references. Afidavits
showing the age have to be secured
and various other information. A
complete history Of the case is then
prepared and attached to the ap-
plication. After this has been done,
the superintendent of the welfare
department submits the applica-
tons to the local board and if they
approve them, they are then sent
to Raleigh for final approval. The
local board makes a careful review
OF the case before giving their ap-
prevail
When the state board makes a
review, they frequently lower or
raise the amount recommended.
but as a rule they follow the rec
concentrations of the county board,
it is stated.
A total of 288 applications have
been made at the local welfare Of
flee since the program was started
last July. A number of these ap-
plications have been rejected be-
cause of inability to get age certifi-
cation and other essential informa-
ton that fulfill all requirements.
In order to be eligible, it is also
necessary for person to have lived
IN the county for out of past 9
years and to have been a resident
for the past IL months.
Besides this extensive amount of
work, the welfare department has
charge of approving and distribut-
ing surplus food and clothing COM
modities. At the present time there
are 122 people in the county on
these two lists. Food is distributed
each month and clothing every two
months.
The welfare department also
looks after new w. P. A. certifca-
ton, aid to the blind, crippled chill
dren and numerous other activities.
AS result, Miss Ruth Tugman and
her assistants are busy all of the
time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16
Campbell ] Ma. May Have
Been Murdered And
Not Suicide Victim
Body Found On Back Porch OF
Home In Maryland. In
quest Held Yesterday.
BURIED YESTERDAY

The death OF Lawrence CampDell,
23-year-old Ashe county boy who
was buried yesterday afternoon
near here, has created one of the
biggest mysteries that has developed
in this section in several years. Did
he kill himself or was he murdered,
is the big question.
Lawrence is the son of Tom
Campbell and lived for long time
with his grandfather, Henry Camp
bell For nearly year he worked
for the I. M. Cook store here and
one of his hobbies was conducting
singing schools. In all parts of the
county he was widely known and
admired. He was regarded as be-
ing fine, intelligent, sober and
honest young man.
Last August he left here and
went to Baldwin, Md, to live and
work for his uncle, Clingman Triv-
EFT, who owns a farm about mile
from Baldwin. Monday morning
members of his family here were
and when the body arrived Tues
day, the death certificate stated
that Lawrence came to his death
as a result of a self-inficted gun
shot.
A letter was also received yes
terday by E. E. Trivett, of West
jefferson, from Mrs. Docia Trivett,
the wife of Chester Trivett, who is
the son of Clingman, explaining
how the death occurred. The letter
stated about $50 Mr.. Clingman
Trivett, Lawrence and another per-
saa, got up and Tat Mr., Clingman
Trivett went to the barn and
MIXED one pail full of milk. Real
izing that Lawrence had not shown
up, he went back to the house and
into Lawrence's room and found he
wasn't there. After an investiga-
ton, they found him lying on the
back porch, dead.
The letter further stated that a
doctor was summoned and an
nounced that Lawrence killed him
self. It stated that he had bad
cold and was suffering with sinus
trouble, which probably caused him
to take such drastic action. How
ever, no one was said to have heard
the gun shot.
Realizing that Lawrence is not
the type of a person who might
take his own life, members of his
family and close friends couldn't
believe that the verdict were true
It was also pointed out that when
he was here two weeks ago attend
ing the funeral of his grandfather,
he seemed to be in the best of spir-
its and said he was getting along
fine in Maryland.
Yesterday morning DR.. B. E.
Reeves, Ashe county coroner, was
summoned and after examining the
body carefully, DR.. Reeves said that
one full discharge from a shotgun
apparently went straight through
the apex of his heart and that up
on the left side of the neck it ap-
peared as though another discharge
had struck. Roy Badger, who had
charge of the funeral, made the
same statements after examining
the body. The shot through the
heart, they said, would have meant
instant death and that the other
possible one, which was covered
with large bandage, might have
also meant the same thing.
AS a result of these investigations
and the general mental attitude Of
the boy, members of the family do
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16
DEMANDS OPEN DOOR

Washington, Dec. IA. - The
United States, in a strong form
al note that covered far more
than the Panay incident, vir-
tually demanded japanese
pledge today that China's door
would stay open and that all
Americans and American in
terest in China would be free
from unlawful interference"
Secretary of State Hull pre-
scented Japan a note asking "a
formally recorded expression
of regret" for the sinking of
the gunbOat Panay; complete
and comprehensive indemnifi-
cations" and IAN assurance
that definite and specific steps
have been taken which will en-
sure that hereafter American
nationals, interest, and proper
ty in China will not be subject
ed to attack by japanese au-
thOrities or forces whatsoever"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16

AiSHE COUNTY

is the air conditioned
section Of North Caro-
lima VIII ose altitude
ranges from 5000 to S.
600 feet above sea level.
Is miles of the PARK
WAY run through the
county
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16

The Standard Service Station, To-
Gated here at the square, was re-
Gently awarded $50 cash prize for
having led all Standard Oil Service
stations in Ashe and Allegheny
counties this year in sales. Claude
Brown is manager of this popular
station which is owned by Jess
Reeves.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16

Friends of Mr.. Felix FISHERMAN,
formerly of Jefferson and now Of
Washington, D. c., will regret to
learn that he is desperately i'll in a
hospital there and little hope is
held for his recovery. Mrs. E. A.
Waddell, a sister, has gone to Wash
ington to be at his bedside.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-16
APPOINTS STACY

Raleigh, Dec. Ex-Governor
HOey had double satisfaction
= today when he named Senator
J. Benton Stacy, Of Rufin,
Rockingham county, director Of
purchase and contract, for his
excellency tricked every scribe
In the business by getting his
man named ahead Of any re-
pOrtOrial guess, and then the
executive picked the very best
statesman who is running loose.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26

rule of objective morality which compels the man to
accept his mate and acknowledge his offspring
The ultimate test of a law is its effeet,and it
is claimed THAT the effect of law forbidding in
termarriage is to lower the status of colored women
without raising the status of white women, and to
protect and foster miscengenation and bastardy It
promotes the very thing il is supposed to defeat
intermixture by giving perfect immunity to
the men of the stronger group, and wherever any
race is a hundred millions and rich and powerful
while another race is twelve rnilons and poor and
Disadvantage in effect the case will be the same
exploitation and discrimination against the women
of the weak"
Aside from the consttutionality and the phras-
eology of law. its wisdom and justification must
exist in the conditions to which the law is to apply
This is the special nature of laws intending to regu
late the relations of stronger and weaker group
for here the actual conditions, the laws of human
nature and the laws OF relative power must be fig
ured into fair equation. Such a law would not be
fair simply because, it has black brown, or yellow
written into phrase and white" written into the
homologous part Of the next phrase, because it is
based upon the false assumption that white men in
general sustain the same relation of innocence to
colored women which colored men in general sustain
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26

to white women
Every year time, energy and thousands Of dol
lars must be spent by the Negro in the United
States in opposition to this and other discriminatory
laws that tend to nulify his Constitutional heritage
Not because of his desire for mixed family but
for the protection of his own colored family This
is proven by the fact that Negroes who oppose the
prohbitive laws generally already married, and
would not cosent for their children to suffer the
inconvenience which it costs to marry white per-
son in America, legally or Illegally
He believes that law to compel fathers to
marry the mothers would break up more miscegen-
alton in a week than law prohibiting marriage will
break up in fifty years This contention is support
Il by the United States Census, which shows that
mulatto part of the population is constantly in
creasing:
"In Michigan, where there are no laws a
gainst ntermarriage, 48 per cent"
sIn Arkansas, where there is strict proh
bitive laws, $50 per cent"
1T is further noticeable in Indiana just over
the line from the South and where considerable
sentiment is prohibtive of lawful relations the IN
crease of mulattoes was still only 107 per cent
While in South Carolina, where strict law is added
the most violent sentiment the increase was
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26
ntermarriage Bill: Menace and DemOraIizing

3S3 per cent. This appears whether we consd-
the mulattoes IN the rate of their own increasing
proportion or to the whole Negro population
In whatever way the figures for mulattoes are
manipulated they always tell the same story, name
ly, that there is miscegenaton in those states
which degrade their colored women by laws forbid
ding intermarriage than in the states that offer
equal protection to all women"
Such laws seem to help only tho violator of
race integrity" for the mulatto is not theory he
is a fact According to those figures while one mu-
latto is being added to a given number of Negroes
in Michigan about twelve mulattoes are being added
to the same number in Arkansas. And the still more
impressive consideration is, that the one mulatto in
Michigan may be legitimate, while the twelve null
attoes in Arkansas must be illegitimate"
Finally, the intelligent Negro, in his arguments
against miscegenation and discrimination, seldom
sinks to the level of mere social equality" consid-
Grafton He thinks the idea of taking marriage the
most honorable institution of the human species,
and putting it legal plane with fornication adj
ultry and all the horrible sins cataogued in the Old
and New Testaments is subversion of objective
morality that may have far-reaching consequence,
indeed which white and coored will reap equally
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26
Congress Gets Roosevelt
Share CF0ppeF Message

WASHINGTON-The Presidents
message to Congress requesting
the enacting of legislation design
ed to improve the lot of farm ten
nants, and especially the share
last week. The President sad
there are 10000 new tenants each
year being added to the growing
tenancy group, and that something
should be done to improve the
welfare of such large group of
Americans.
The President urged a four
point program: 1. To open the
doors of ownership to the tenants
through long term federal loans:
2. Small loans, with education
and guidance; 3. Retirement of
land proved unsuited to farming;
4. Cooperation of state, local and
federal agencies to improve leas-
ing system.
Obviously action by the state
alone and independently cannot
cure the widespread ILL.," the Pres
idert said. "a nationwide pro-
gram under federal leadership
and with the assistance of The
states, counties, communities and
individuals is the only solution
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26

The proposed intsrnarr5age bill is a bill on
which more passion Z. ely to be felt more opin-
ions expressed and iSe1s+ stigation and thought
put than any of the othel q It may come before
the Legislature.
Therefore let Us for the ME- 81, if we can,
the utmost detachment in the W. latter, and
now examining the Negroes side of !. for the first
tme.-not what others say about it. but the find
ings from investigations made in those states that
have inermarriage laws, IN order that all citizens
may know the facts concerning such laws and bet
ter understand Why such laws are opposed
It vas found IN those states SAat have inter-
marriage laws that they always in spirit and eff
feet not in letter tend to make the naturally hon
orable relation Of marriage worse crime than the
naturally dishonorable practice of illicit intercourse
which abuse, however is practiced chiefly by the
men Of the stronger group against the women of the
weaker group. This is evident by the admixture of
Caucasion blood in at least nine-tenths of the Am
erican Negro group"
Not since the foundation of human society has
any serious problem existed between men of weak
er group and women of a stronger group The weak
Sre never tempted to impose upon the strong, and
prohibition simply protects the strong in its impo-
sitions upon the weak by multiplying the traditional
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26
200 COlOred Units
Are Now In CCC

President Roosevelt signed the
$50 million dollar independent
offices deficiency appropriation
measure this week making avail
able funds for several federal en-
Urgency agencies.
The bill provides for the allot-
ment of 7S9 million dollars for re-
lief and IS million dollars for the
continuance of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps from March 81.
1887 through June 30, 1887.
This amount provides for con-
tinued enrolment of $4,000 young
men and war veterans; 10000 of
this number are colored. The
Gee nov has approximately 200
colored companies in thirty-four
states with I'll colored educational
advisers in charge of the leisure
time program CT these camps.
These 10000 colored young men
and war veterans send home to
their families and dependents
month of their monthly allotments
of $50 each. and have done so for
the past three and a half years.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26
Confidence In
Louis Restored

The new Joe Louis kayo at
Kansas City Wednesday night has
relieved the feelings of many fans
of theBrown Bomber. When Joe
letBob Pastor go ten rounds with
him at Madison Square Garden
recently, bike or no bike his stock
sank with many of his most ar
dent admirers.
Joe Louis is the Negroes only
hope for a chance at the heavy
weight boxing title Harry Wills
and others we've kept from even
a try at this coveted prize. Now
that one has been developed who
has both youth and a punch, and
who llas level head as well, Ne
groes are anxious that he have
an opportunity t. reach the top
of his vocation.
With JESSE Owens supreme in
three field events, and John Hen
ry Lewis wearing the light-heavy
weight crown, it is not too much
to expect that from the Louis
record, he may wear the highest
crown in fistiana, thus giving the
Negro group additional inspiration
and another concrete example of
achievement that is sorely needed
by the group.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26

Alfred Edgar Smith, wPA Ad-
nainistrative Assistant, who this
week (Feb. 21-2s) is touring the
flood area Of the Ohio and Miss
issippi Valleys. to gather informal
ion for Washington work-relief
officials on how hard colored per-
sons were hit by the flood, and
how they are sharing IN the rehab-
ilitatlon efforts of the WPA and
other agencies. Starting at Mem
ptis, Mr.. Smith will work north
wrad through Louisville, Cairo and
way points, to Cincinnati.
The WPA's big job in the flood
area has just begun with the re-
cession of the flood waters in this
section. The flood drove several
hundred thousand people--many
of them Negroes from their
homes. Proper sanitary precaut-
ions must be taken before these
homes are reoccupied if the health
of the communities is to be insured.
Working in cooperation with the
u. S. Public Health Service and
state health department officials,
the WPA is providing the man
power FOR cleaning streets and
public buildings of the derbis left
by the flood. WPA labor is also
being used on emergency sanitat-
ion projects and emergency repairs
to water mains and highways.
State administrators IN Ark
ansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Miss
ouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Tennessee and Indiana
have been given a free hand in the
employment of workers to relieve
the suffering caused by the flood
On his tour, Mr. Smith will sur
vey for the Administration the
nee,,s of the colored flood victims
and the degree to which they are
being assisted in the general pro-
gram.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-02-26
MRS. BETHUNE AT
WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON DIR. Mary Nc
Leod Bethune, an administrator
of the National Youth Administra-
zion, and chairman of the recent
Conference on Problems of the Ne
gro, called at the White House
on Wednesday and presented the
report of the conference. On leav-
ing the White House Mrs. Bethune
said, 1.-The President was deeply
interested in the forward steps
that Negroes are taking toward a
more definite indignation into the
American program. The Negroes
of America may depend upon the
interest and the sincerity of our
President in his efforts to justify
their confidence in him and his
program"