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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
State Sanitation
Inspector Orders
4Cafes ToClose
M. Nj. Melvin, State Sanitarian
Inspector, Issued Restraining
Orders Following Inspec-
ton Tuesday.
TWO MEN ARE FINED

Tuesday four eating places in West
Jefferson were ordered to be closed
for business until they can comply
with the provisions of the state no.
tel and cafe law regarding sanitation
and the managers of one of the lun-
cheon establishments were fined $40.
90 and cost by Squire A. F. Rose.
These orders were issud by M. M
Melvin, district sanitarian of the
State Board of Health, who was here
Tuesday making an inspection of the
local hotels and cafes.
The places whose rating were be-
low 20, the deadline mark of SANTA
ton, were Greyhound Lunch, rated
at 561a; Workmen's Lunch, ASH and
Max's cafe, "a and the lunch coun-
ter at the carnival was order closed.
Charley Davis and Bruce Phillips,
operators of Workmen's Lunch were
tried and convicted of operating an
eating place in violation of the state
law, before Squire Rose. Mr.. Mel
vim explained that the defendants
had been warned before and in
structed to "get their place in or
der"
Other places visited and graded
Tuesday were: Graybeaps Drug
Store, rating 96, grade A; Shell cafe,
rating 81, grade A; Will-Park cafe,
rating 81, grade B; Green Lantern
cafe, 741s, grade c.
Mr.. Melvin stated that he did not
have an opportunity to inspect all of
the other cafes and hotels in town,
but that he would return within the
mex few days and complete the in
spection as well as re-check those
establishments rated Tuesday.
Mr.. Melvin Stated that the health
OF the citizens of any community is
or should be of vital concern to
everyone and that he would like to
see the board of aldermen here pass
health ordinances, especially a milk
ordinance.
'"The Price Dairy is the only grade
A dairy in the county and I hope
that other dairymen will soon take
the steps to meet grade A require
ments," he said in discussing the
matter.
Before opening cafe or lunch
room, Mr.. Melvin suggested that the
owners should get in touch with the
State Board of Health and secure the
necessary information regarding
sanitary requirements.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
Jury List For
October Court
Term Announced
First Drawing Since Revision of
List. Criminal Term Starts
Oct. Is.
36 NAMES DRAWN

A jury list for the October term
of Superior court for the triaf OF
criminal cases in Ashe county was
drawn at the September meeting OF
the board of county commissioners
and released this week for publica-
ton.
The one week fall term will COM
mence on Monday, October Is, and
judging by the present outlook, il
will be a busy week as there are al
ready number of important cases.
including two murder trials, slated
for the docket.
A total of So jurors were drawn
for this session of court and this is
the first drawing held since the re-
vision of the county's jury list a
short time ago.
With 6 names in the lineup, West
Jefferson township heads the list;
Jefferson comes second with 4. The
complete list of jurors is as follows;
Smith Greer, Horse Creek; Hiram
Weaver, West Jefferson; E. T. De.
board, Grassy Creek; Robt. Edwards
Chestnut Hill; Fred Webster, North
Fork; A. D. GRAPHICAL, West Jeffer.
son; Will Lamberth, West Jefferson
E. V. Eller, Clifton; w. M. Miller
Horse Creek; George Hairless, Pine
Swamp; ]. Freak Houck, Old Fields:
Iron Bare, Jefferson; Glenn Hart
sog, Clifton; J. E. Goodman, West
West jefferson; J. B. Miller, Jeffer-
son; Gather Greer, Piney Creek;
Joe Severt, Jefferson; Davis Miller
Horse Creek; Floyd Gentry, West
Jefferson; Roy Bare, Peak Creek;
Alonzo Wingler, Obids; Earl Camp
bell, Old Fields; j. E. Foster, Jeffer-
son; w. M. Critcher, Peak Creek;
w r. Davis, Harrigan; M. S. Har-
less, West Jefferson; Walter Black,
Clifton; G. D. Cox, Grassy Creek;
Luther Osborne, North Fork; Oscar
F. Elliott, North Fork, G. D. Weaver,
Harrigan; George, Shepherd, Jr.,
Peak Creek; J w. Stansberry, Horse
Creek; Estle Houck, Old Fields; D.
r. Scott, Elk; B. E. Jones, Clifton
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
Sudden Death OF
12-Year-Old Girl
Shocks Community
Little Miss Este Ham Died
Tuesday From Heart Failure.
Burial Today.

Little Miss Este Ham, 12-year-o1d
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley
Ham, of the Grayson community
died suddenly Tuesday afternoon, al
the home of a neighbor where she
and her mother were visiting. Fune-
raj services will be held today and
interment made in the family GENE
terry.
Members of her family and neigh
bors were completely mystified over
the sudden death which was appar-
emily caused by an acute heart fail
ure. Those who reported the shock
ing news stated that Este had never
been a very strong, healthy child,
but they were stunned by the fact
that she just fell over in the floor
and died within a few minutes time,
without complaining at all.
AS she had a cold, Mrs. Ham
thought best to keep her out of
school Tuesday and that afternoon
they went over to see Mr.. and Mrs.
Winfield, Ewing, nearby neighbors.
The older ones were sitting in the
living room talking and Este was
standing at the back of her mothers
chair when suddenly she dropped to
the floor and breathed her last bre-
ath without regaining conscious
ness. 1t was stated that about year
ago she suffered somewhat similar
fainting spell, but her condition. at
that time didn't seem to be serious.
In addition TO her mother and fat
Ter, she is survived by 6 brothers
and one sister. They are Elus, Ell
mer, Ellie, Everett, Earl and Ellis,
brothers and Elsie Ham, sister.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
Allegheny County
Fair Fri. And Sat.

Everything is now all set for the
the Allegheny County Agricultural
Fair which will be held tomorrow
and Saturday and officials are
forward to a record attendance.
The dates of the fair were orr
ginally set for Sept. "a and IS, but
to the prevalence of an infantile
paralysis case in Sparta, it was
postponed until this week end.
The paralysis victim is practically
well now and physicians state that
there is no danger of anyone cat
ching the disease.
After having been closed for
nearly two weeks, the Sparta high
school opened Monday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
5.Air Mail Week"
To Be Observed
Here Oct. III = l6
Local Committee Appointed To
Help Map Out Plans.
State Wide

Plans are now being made by the
local postmasters to cooperate in the
observance of North Carolina Air
Mail Week., October 11-16, which is
being sponsored by the state associa-
ton of postmasters for the purpose
of making everyone in the state air
mail conscious and to impress upon
business men the great value of the
use of air mail.
Postmaster Bazel Bare, of West
Jefferson, yesterday appointed a
committee, composed of G. B. Gam
bill, B. B. GRAPHICAL, L. ]. Johnson
and John T. Reeves, to assist in
observance. Among other things the
mayors of the Jeffersons are ex-
pect to issue proclamations next
week concerning "Air Mail Week"
and everyone is urged to have some
mail ready to be dispatched via "air
mail" during the week of October
11-16.
On October IL, Eastern Air Line
planes will make stops at all of the
cities, and towns in the state with
landing fields to pick up air mail. In
view of the fact that the Jeffersons
do not have regular landing field
plane will not be sent here. How
ever, Wilkesboro is scheduled for a
ctOD and all air moi from the towns
and cities in western Carolina will
be sent to Charlotte and picked up
by one of the six planes making
daily stops there.
Air mail planes will sart off from
Kitty Hawk, where aviation was
born when the Wright brothers first
flew a plane soon after the turn
of the century.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
TEACHERS TO MEET
HERE OCTOBER 8TH.

A countrywide teachers meeting
will be held Friday afternoon, Oct
tober 8, beginning at 1880 o'clock
in the West Jefferson high school
building, Supt. J. b. Hash, an
nounced yesterday.
This will be an organization
meeting and all teachers, includ-
ing high school and elementary
instructors, are expected to at
tend.
Various group organizations will
be perfected and the progam OF
the North Carolina Teachers as
ISOLATION explained, MIR. Hash
stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
Many Attended
Doughton Clan
Reunion Sunday
Congressman and Mrs. Dough.
ton Host and Hostess. In
teresting Program Given.

With Congressman and Mrs. R.
L. Doughton acting as host and host
ess, one of the largest and most
enjoyable annual reunions of the
Doughton family was held last
Sunday at Laurel Springs school,
which is located near the home
of the distinguished Congressman.
There were approximately 200
members of this nationally promin-
ent clan, and their guests, present
for the occasion and, according to
the concensus of opinion as express
sed by program speakers and his
kinsmen, Farmer Bob is not only
worthy of a seat in the Senate, but
also the high office as President of
the United States.
Following a delicious dinner, ser
we'd in picnic style, the clan assem-
bled in the school auditorium, and
card Miss Martha Rebecca Dough-
ton, of Guilford College, give COM
plete history of the Doughton fam
lily from 100 up until the present
time and enjoyed eloquent address
delivered by Judge Padgett of In
dependence, Va, and DR.. B. B.
Daugherty, President Appalachian
State Teachers College in Boone.
Beginning with Stephen Dough
ton who was born in Wales about
100, left there as a young man and
came to America, Miss Doughton
traced the history of the family
through two centuries.
In 1877, Miss Doughon said, their
immigrant ancestor Stephen Dough-
ton, married Ann Scott in Burk
county, Pennsylvania. To this un
ion were born four children John
William, David and James. The
family later moved to New Jersey
where John married Ann Adams in
1862. They had three children
Mary Sarah and William and fol-
lowing her death he married Grace
Cole in Philadelphia in ITO.
A short time after this, John
Doughton and his family moved
to Franklin County, Virginia
where. he spent the rest of his life
| Johns son, Joseph Doughton
who was born in It'll, moved tc
Allegheny county and lived to the
ripe old age of 101.
From this branch of the family
have descended the Doughtons who
are now living in this section of the
county.
In both of the addresses which
followed, Judge Padgett and DR.
Daugherty outlined the accomplish
ments of Hon. r. A. Doughton anc
Congressman r. L. Doughton ano
highly praised them for the grea'
services which they have render
ed to the state and nation.
'When our distinguished Con-
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
Religion Has Made
Much Progress In !
Ashe Since 1000
Church Membership Increased
Fifty-Nine Percent. Nearly
Half of Population Mem
berS.
STONE MAKES SURVEY

The religious progress in Ashe
county; during the past So years has
been highly gratifying, according to
facts and figures given in an inter-
esting and scholarly address delive-
red by Rev. R. H. Stone, of Jeffer-
son, who is pastor of six Presbyte-
rian churches in the county, before
the Kiwanis club in North Wilkes
boro last Friday:
Speaking on the subject of Ere
lgious Progress in Ashe Since 1907,
Mr.. Stone said that in 1900 there
were approximately SO churches, SO
ministers and 5451 church members
in the county. In 1886 he said there
were 1874 churches, Sc ministers and
1869 church members.
In other words during these SO
years church membership showed an
increase of 31O8 or SO percent. On
the other hand, he explained, the
population of the county for the
same period of time had only increa-
sed about 1900, or about Z and one
half percent. The 1900 census pop
ulation of the county was listed at
1881, while the census figures for
1880 gave Ashe a population of 21,-
O19, a gain of 1,438.
Assuming the population of the
county today to be about the same as
in 1880, there is quite a contrast in
the gain of the church membership
as compared with the total popula-
ton figures" he declared. Fifty
nine percent as compared with Sc
ven and one-half percent looks like
the churches are at work. he added.
The speaker further explained
that the figures which he had OBJ
tanned were not complete and did
not represented entire church popu-
lation as there were few denomin-
atoms whose data he was unable to
secure before making the address.
In addition to the rather full in
formation relative to the growth of
churches and membership, Mr..
Stone discussed the progress made
in religious tolerance, religious edu-
cation and religious stewardship in
the county.
According to the survey of church
membership which Mr.. Stone made,
the Missionary Baptist lead with a
total membership of 3346. Southern
Methodist are second. with 2237
members, Mountain Union Baptist
third with 1913, Northern Methodist
fourth with OF and Presbyterian
fifth with 674.
The survey further showed that
the Presbyterian churches have
made the largest increase, growing
from rs members in 1900 to 674 in
Continued on Page y
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
School Racket
Is Being Pulled
I'm Ashe County
Two Glendale Springs Girls
Gyped Out of $4,000 by Fake
Commercial School
Racketeer.

The world is full of rackets and
racketeers, but one of the worst
rackets that has been pulled in this
section in some time came to light
this week when two Ashe county
girls who graduated from the
Glade Valley high school last
spring told the sad story of how
they were gyped out of $500 and
of how their plans and aspirations
for obtaining a business education
were shattered couple of weeks
ago.
The two attractive girls are
Misses Onna- Darnell and Selma
Bare, both of Glendale Springs, and
the story Of their misfortune, as re-
lated by Miss Onna Darnell, who
lives at the home of Rev. J. w.
Luke, to a Post reporter Tuesday,
follows:
"About six or seven weeks ago
man who introduced himself as
being Mr.. E. N. Robins, a represen-
tative of the National School of
Commerce in Charlotte, came to see
us and explained that he had two
scholarships to award to graduates
of the Glade Valley high school
and that our principal, Mr.. E. B.
Eldridge, had recommended us.
1.-THE scholarship, Mr.. Robins
said, would give us 500 off on a
commercial course at the school he
represented and that with these
scholarships, the entire course in
Guiding board and rooms, would
only cost us $40 or 500, which we
could pay in monthly payments.
He said we could complete the
course within about a years time
and that while we were taking it,
we might also be given some work
which would reduce our expense.
''He stated that a number of
students from Ashe and Allegheny
counties had already signed up and
would be in school there this fall.
I'm order for us to get the
scholarship, he said we would have
to sign up and pay an entrance fee
of $500.
''He had all of the necessary pa
pers and the proposition looked so
good that we signed. paid him
$25 no and Selma Maid $15 and sent
the other $40 later.
"Well, on Sept. IS, when school
was supposed to open, we went to
Charlotte. He said they would
meet us at the train, but no one
showed up. We then took a taxi,
but the taxi had never heard of
the National School of Commerce,
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-30
ASHE POTATO GROWERS
VOTE FOR ACREAGE GOAL

The commercial potato growers Of
Ashe county voted almost unanim-
ously for an acreage goal for 1888,
tabulations made in the office of
County Farm Agent c. J. Rich re-
vealed this week.
Before such goals can be set up in
this county however, it will be ne
cessary for the referendum to be
voted on favorably by two-thirds Of
the potato growers in the county and
the outcome of these elections viii
not be announced until later.
The Washington times., 1937-12-10
Fluff n
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adore these glamorous mules!
Stunning backstrap style Of soft
velveteen with fluffy marabou
trim. Black with peach, or solid
wine, blue, red and green. Sizes
81 to 8.
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The Washington times., 1937-12-10
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Save 25% to 4O6 in this annual
event! Beautiful suedes, calfskins and
buckos in ties, oxfords, pumps and
straps more than twenty-five
styles to select from so that both
mother and daughter may be pleased!
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The Washington times., 1937-06-03

third in a great slide yesterday on
an overthrow after his two Dagger.
Hogan is like a fortress at that
home plate. He spun Goslin like
a top when the Goose tried to
score, and then Frank took John
ny Stones grand peg and made
the put out. Keep Hogan catch
ing and go get some pitchers. The
writer has presented the truth In
figures on the alleged hurlers, and
they grow progressively worse.
There can be no contention that
the Griffs didn't hit and didn't
score yesterday. They got 8 runs
and IA hits for 20 total bases.
These hits, aided by half a dozen
errors, piled UP what should have
been a commanding lead.
If you are looking for hero In
the shambles and the wreckage
you need go not a step beyond
Johnny Stone. All Stone did was
make four safe hits that drove in
two runs. He made two sensa-
tional catches against the right
field fence. and his throw on lib
belts single.
One Of the runs driven In by
Stone came in the eleventh inning,
and should have been the winning
counter.
The Washington times., 1937-06-03

RAY INGRAM, local
featherweight, slipped during
the course Of his fight with
Joe Archibald, taking a count
Of nine. He got up, but in
the seventh round went down
to stay. Referee Charlie
Reynolds counts to nine.
The Washington times., 1937-06-03
Der Max Ready
For Title Go
Tonight
BY DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK, June 3.-All, IL
seems, is in absolute readiness this
morning for the novelty offering
of Madison Square Garden to-
night, featuring the first heavy
weight championship in prize
fight history, without the heavy
weight champion.
The latter, a Mr.. James j. Brad
dock, appears to have been I'M
avoidably detained out of town.
but the challenger, Max
Schmeling, Of Germany. is ready,
willing, anxious and available and
will go through all the customary
gestures of a man about to engage
in a gripping encounter-up TO 2
o'clock this afternoon.
At that point, official admis-
sion will be made that the fight
will not take place, that traffic
congestion at the Long Island Bowl
will not be an urgent problem and
that, in fact, Braddock will not
be there. This will come as a
guarded, even reluctant admiS-
sion by Madison Square Garden.
All along it has stoutly main
tanned that Braddock would not
meet Joe Louis in Chicago on June
%, but instead would fulfill his
original contract with Schmeling
at the Garden bowl tonight.
So tickets were offered for sale,
the press department got out what
it called a final notice" today de-
failing all arrangements and the.
advertising d epartme en- t three
sheeted the town in a manner that
would have been most impressive,
only Something's name was spelled
with two Is.
The Washington times., 1937-06-03
Archibald Win
Top Thrill On
PoIiCeCdrd
BY GINO SINH

The 1880 WaShingtonians who
goodnaturedly def1ed the elements
to watch 80 rounds of fighting on
the Police benefit fight card at
Griffith Stadium last night are to-
day glad they were present and
roofing.
They saw everything a fight
crowd can hope to witness and
even the heavens were kindly dis.
posed, for the rain held back until
the last deciding blow, lightning
like textbook of Lou GevlnSon
thudded home into the stomach OF
beetled-browed Johnny Pena
New York Spanish featherweight.
But what impressed them most
and had them chattering like SO
many magpies with delight and
astonishment was Lou Ambers'
hancock protege, joey Archibald
the unranked, unplaced bantam
typhoon, who blew down the h1gn
" touted and towering Ray IN
gram, worlds seventh ranking
featherweight, In seven terrific
rounds. -
ION the strength of that an1az
ing performance the stumpy Prov
idence (R. ~ tornado looms as
the next bantamweight champion
Of the world though he is not
even mentioned among the first
ten.
Too Good But Not Good Enough
The lanky local featherweight
who was considered too good to
face Dynamite Lou Gevinsor
never had a chance against his
lighter foe once joey got the
range with booming rights and
lefts to the head.
It seemed that the shorter lads
were on the winning side for
once.
Bob Tow, Alexandria's Adonis,
was a half head shorter than
Sandy Mcdonald, Dallas (Tex0
heavyweight, but Bob laid him
among the sweet peas in jig time,
three rounds. The kayo cluster
of punches was a thing of beauty.
Bob jabbed Sandy a half dozen
times with lightning-like let's and
then whipped over right which
exploded squarely on the Texans
button. Sandy was carried to his
dressing room, his brains stepped
In eobwebs.
Tom Chester, New York col
ored middleweight. worked him
self into a fine lather with busy
infighting tactics during the
first two rounds, but Ossie Stew
art, the monoxide smoke from
Pittsburgh, stepped back and
connected with a clout which
came over the ether waves from
his hometown and Chester slum-
hered peacefully.
Scott Earns 1t, QuarIes Gets 1t
They gave Norment Quarles
the decision (JudgeS Schuyler
and Singer for, Referee Muggsy
Morris dissenting) but Cowboy
CONTINUED on Page 80, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-06-03
Bided His Time

But his moment came as the
fight mellowed into the seventh
round and in a trice the tables
were turned rs his left swung
hard and true with the lethal
charge that was to end the fight
and bring the gala evening to a
close with lightning cracking over
head in unison with Louis nicely
tuned instrument of destruction.
The IEgram-Archibald melee,
fastest of the night, was q kalei-
(COntinued on Page s. Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-06-03
Long Distance Talks

Three long distance converse
tionS in which Harris and Eynon
participated undoubtedly were
with ball clubs, major or minor.
and, unquestionably, concerned
pitchers. Something has to be
done, and done right now If this
club is going to remain anywhere
near the first division.
There has been a lot of talk
about needing a catcher. Bosh and
nonsense. Hogan is hitting now.
In his last two games he has
smashed the ball to left field for
three doubles. He Is receiving well.
and not only did he score from
second base on Memorial Day on
q single to left, but he reached
The Washington times., 1937-06-03
Tow, Geviinson Knock Out
Foes, As Ingram, Scott
Lose on Police Card
Bv KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

Washingtons fistic flock, 1890 strong, TO-
day was still chattering like magpies over the
best Police Benefit card that has been offered
in three years of legalized boxing here.
They paid something like $4,000 for their sport but the
unanimous opinion today that rebate in order for
all except one of the bouts ended in knockout and there
anything dear the heart Of your average ring addict
is the sight Of a gladiator prone the NJ.
The Washington times., 1937-06-03
Griffmen May Ask Waivers
On Joe CasCdre||a;
. ekNeWPitCher
By FRANK "RucK" o,NE11,1,

Tempe shortened to the breaking point under stress of the
most gnomnious defeat suffered this year ared the Wash
ington bench yesterday afternoon and today Louis Norman
Newso pitcher and Francis Hogan curt the point Of
being dscoureous For Newom and Hogan prevented
from fighting out in the good oashoned way by the inter-
vention of Joe Kuhe and Jimmy DeShong
The Washington times., 1937-06-03
Major League
Standings

"GameS behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Detroit, II; WASHINGTON, 9.
New York. 8: Cleveland, I.
Boston at Chicago, rain.
Philadelphia at st. Louis, rain.
TODAY's GAMES
WASHINGTON at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.