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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
Funeral for Mrs.
w. J. Perkins Is
Widely Attended
Popular and Prominent Woman
Passes After Having Been
Ill for Several Months

Mrs. w. j. Perkins, nee Belle Bal
lard, died at her home at Helton
Sunday, June 20, following an ill
ness that began the first of the year.
She had been seemingly on the road
to recovery when she was taken
worse Friday.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at the home with
Reverend Messrs. Cox, Stafford,
Stone, and Worley in charge. Inter-
ment followed at the family ceme-
terry.
Special music included two vocal
solos by Edwin Perkins, Jr., of
Roanoke, Va. Particularly beautiful
was his rendition of "Going Home"
Pail bearers and flower bearers in
cluded close friends and neighbors.
The floral offering was enormous
and fitting as a final tribute of love
and respect for the deceased who
was one of the best beloved women
in this section, and member of one
of the prominent families of this
state and Virginia.
Mrs. Perkins, aged Y, is survived
by one son, Edwin Perkins, of Roam
oke, and four daughters: Misses Cla-
ra and Alta, of Helton, Mrs. Ed Roe,
also of Helton, and Mrs. Hunter
Jones, of Charlotte. Her husband,
Winfield ]. Perkins, preceded her in
death by several years.
Friends and relatives from Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, and many parts of
North Carolina attended the funeral.
Among those attending from here
were Mrs. A. E. GRAPHICAL, Mrs. B. B.
GRAPHICAL, Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Gray
beal, and Mr. and Mrs w P. Hamil-
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
DOUGHTON, REYNOLDS ON
CELEBRATION PROGRAM

Both Senator Robert r. Reynolds
and Representative Robt. L. Dough-
ton are scheduled to speak at the
annual Independence Day celebra-
ton at Statesville Saturday, July 3,
which is expected to attract thou
sands from western North Carolina,
Hugh Mitchell, general chairman,
announced this week.
Senator Reynolds will speak short
ly before noon from a platform to
be erected in front of the city hall,
and Representative Doughton, chair
man of the House ways and means
committee and one of the most in
fluential figures in Washington, will
address a banquet meeting that
night at the Vance hotel.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
Billion and Half
Dollar Relief Bill
Passed by Senate
Ignore Attempt to Turn Relief
Administration Back to 49,
States of Nation

Roosevelt forces over-rode all op-
position Tuesday to push next fiscal
years $1,500,000,O0O relief appropri-
alton through the senate in substan-
TALLY the form wanted by the ad-
miniStration.
After brushing aside an attempt
by Senator Vandenburg, Republic
can, Michigan, to turn relief admin
istration back to the states, the
chamber approved the big measure
on voice vote.
It then went back to the house for
consideration of numerous senate
amendments, nearly all secondary.
Besides $500, ZOO, 900 for the fed,
eral relief program for the year be-
ginning July l, it provides $20O,0OO,-
900 additional in unobligated bal,
ances of earlier appropriations.
AS an amendment, the senate vot-
ed to extend the public works adj
ministration for two years, and
make $34O,000,OOO available from
the PWA revolving fund for grants
and loans. The house already has
passed separate measure to con-
tinue the public works program.
With volley of "noes," the SEN
ate smothered the substitute bill Of
fered by Senator Vandenberg. He
wanted to make 81, $50, 100000 worth
of federal grants to the states, which
would handle the administration of
the funds.
A voice vote simply disposed of
proposal by Senator Bridges, Re-
publican, New Hampshire, to trim
the appropriation a third to $1,000,-
100000. An amendment by Senator
Lodge, Republican, Massachusetts,,
to set aside $2O,OO0,OO0 for an unem-
ployment census lost, 48 to 80.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
w. ]. RANKED FIRST IN
COUNTRYWIDE TOURNEY

It has been noted by many local
citizens that the results of the coun-
tywide tournament held in April
was never printed in the county pa
per and that the local school ranked
so well that such news should have
been broadcast.
The names of the winners in the
tournament are not available at this
late date, but the scores for schools
were:
West Jefferson, first place with 81
points; Lansing, second place with
80 points; Nathans Creek and Fleet
wood, tied with rs points each.
The fourth grade in West Jeffer-
son won first place in every event.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
BRIEF News
From the
State and Nation
ROANOKE ISLAND
FOLK CELEBRATE

Within small enclosure ON the
north end Of Roanoke Island is
the spot where Fort Raleigh was
originally situated. This is near
what is acknowledged to be the
exact location where Virginia
Dare, the first child born Of Eng
lsh parentage in the new world,
was born on August Is, 1887. On
this island, with the town Of Man
teO, county seat Of Dare county,
as the center, this summer from
July 4 to September 4 will be
staged a series of celebrations
cOmmemOrating this original e.
fort to establish an English set
Element on the shores Of what was
then known as the New World.
On August 18th, President
Roosevelt will be present and
speak to the multitudeS gather
ing there in celebration Of this,
one of the most memorable
events in the history of the new
world.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
l7ExecutiOnsA Are
Scheduled in State
No Executions in State Since
Governor Hoey Took Office
in Month of January

Prison officials laid plans this
week for what may be the greatest
number of mass killings in the his
tory of North Cardinals 27-year-old
death chamber. On six of the next
seven Fridays, a total of II execu-
lions is scheduled.
All but five of the % men await
ing death at central prison here have
lost appeals to the state Supreme
court and will be executed August
6, unless Governor Hoey intervenes.
Because of renovation work on
death row." there have been no
executions since Governor Hoey
took office in January. The last legal
killing at the prison took place De-
cember II, when Martin Moore,
Asheville negro convicted of muir
dering Helen Clevenger, of Staten
Island, N. Y, died.
Never in the prisons history have
as many as II men been put to death
within a seven-week interval. Up
until 1884, the record number of ex-
ecuions for an entire year was II, in
1925.
And never in the prisons history
have four men been killed in sin
gle day-four executions are sched-
uled for July Is.
Sixteen of the II doomed men are
are under sentence to die by inhal-
ing lethal gas-gray fumes which
arise when tiny cyanide pellets are
dropped into concentrated sulphuric
acid.
The other, James (Boy) McNeill
Harnett negro, is slated to die in the
electric chair. And North Carolina
at present, has no chair-it was
scrapped on Friday, the 18th, last
November, a few hours after Johr
Presley, Bessemer City negro
known as Lucky Boy" was electro
cuted for killing another negro ir
an argument following dice game
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
BIG RATE CUT
MADEHERE In
HOME POWER
Rate ON Home Consumption Is
Reduced to Equal That Used
in Raleigh and ASheville
MINIMUM is 80 KILOWATTS
Rate Cut From 8 Cents to S Cents
Per KilOwatt Hour Here

The Management of the Northwest
Carolina Utilities announces that a
cut rate on home power consump-
ton went into effect in their district
on June 10th that will mean a great
saving to their patrons. It will furth-
er aid in the cutting Of the expense
of using home electrical appliances
and will in that way make it posi-
BILE for stoves, refrigerators, irons,
etc. to be used more than has been
the custom in the past.
The rate has been cut from nine
cents to five cents per kilowatt
which makes it now equal to the
rate given the city of Asheville and
Raleigh. This changes the minimum
to 80 kilowatts for $3.50 instead of
II kilowatts for $3.50 as it has been
prior to June 10.
Under the new rate, bills are due
and payable at presentation and
after ten days, penalty of five per
cent will be added.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
FAMOUS AUTHOR
DIES IN LONDON

Sir James M. Barrie, world re-
nowned creator of "Peter Pan,'
died in a London nursing home
Saturday with the original Peter
Pan at his bedside.
Peter Davies, adopted son of
the 77-year-Old author, watched
death come peacefully and quiet
ly after a long illness which de-
velOped into bronchial pneumOn-
ia. 1t was Davies who inspired
the piquant story up.
Barrie's earliest works, such as
"My Lady Nicotine" gained him
immediate reconitiOn. His fame
increased with "The Little Minis
ter" "The Admirable ChrichtOn, -
and "a Kiss For Cinderella" Last
year, after 10 years of inactivity,
: he wrote ''The Boy David" which
scored a hit in Scotland and Eng
land.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
Manners Crazy
MOuntaineers
at Courthouse
Popular Group of Musicians to
Give Program for Welcome
Home Baptist Church

Bynum Parker, the Old Hired
Hand, and J. E. Manners Crazy
Mountaineers will appear in person
with dancing Sambo and Eliza at the
courthouse in Jefferson on Monday
evening, June 28th, at eight o'clock
The admission will be fifteen and
twenty-five cents.
This popular group of musicians
sing, dance, yodel, and do trick fid-
ding. They were under contract
with WIT in Charlotte, and are now
with WIS in Columbia, S. c. They
not only broadcast but have made
numbers of records.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the performance. The pro.
ceeds will go toward the Welcome
Home Baptist Church that is being
built and furnished.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
YOUNG PEOPLES PAGEANT
TO BE GIVEN AT LOW GAP

The young people of the church of
Low Gap will stage pageant in the
church Sunday night, June q, at
eight o'clock. Following the pageant,
there will be preaching service.
The pageant, most effective one,
is entitled, ''The Hidden Cross" It
shows how outside attractions often
cause young people of today to neg
lect and cover up their cross of
duty. The cast of characters are well
chosen. The candlelight that will be
used will give the entire program a
lovely effect.
The public is invited to worship
with the church on Sunday evening.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
u. S. WPA ROLLS
TO BE SLASHED

Senator La Toilette, Progress
sive of Wisconsin, told the Senate
this week that he had been in
formed Federal relief rolls would
be cut All 1859 by July Is if the
proposed relief appropriation of
$1,5OO,OOO,OOO is approved by
Congress.
He presented figures which
showed total WPA employment
of 2,O43,696 on May 8. A quota of
1865, AT had been fixed for July
Is, he said. Other relief agencies
will cut employment from 18O, $40
to 131, 200, he added.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
BENEFIT BRIDGE TO BE AT
COLONIAL HOTEL TODAY

A benefit bridge will be given at
the Colonial Hotel in this city
Thursday night, June "a, under the
sponsorship of the Woman's Club
and the Adult Education Admins
tration. The public is cordially in
vited to attend. Tickets are now on
sale.
Bridge, rock, and set back will be
played and prizes will be awarded
Refreshments will be served.
Playing will start at eight o'clock
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
8l4 Extra Work
Sheets for Soil
Program Sent Out

814 extra work sheets for the soil
conservation program in this county
have been sent out for this years
program. Last year the county re-
ceived 910 work sheets. This makes
a total of 1924 work sheets for the
county, or that number of farmers
who can participate in the soil con-
servation program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
Barr Takes Over Laundry

r. G. Barr, owner Of the Ideal
Laundry of this city, has taken over
the management of it during the
past week. r. G. Green, former
manager, has moved to Galax where
he has position.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
PAY NO ATTENTION
TO BROKEN NECKS

Gunder and Thomas HOmme,
II and 81 years old respectively,
can take it.
The brothers, who till the soil
near Kenyon, Mimi, are recover
ing in a Minneapolis hospital
from broken necks they suffered
a few weeks ago when their auto
mobile went into ditch.
"We're thankful for being alive
to worry about the chores back
home" they said this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
Baseball Here Friday

The Lansing and West Jefferson
all-star baseball teams will play on
the local ball diamond Friday after
noon at three o'clock. The public is
invited.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24

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or what you want to
buy in The Skyland
Post which is read in
more than 90 percent
of the homes in Ashe.
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Evening star., 1937-06-05

cling, and one hour after pouring, it
can be walked over with impunity
The powder comes in 100-pound
bags, ready for use 1t can be mixed
in 5-gallon bucket, one mixer keep
ing two flnishers busy without stop
ping. Too large an area should not be
poured at the same time, as 1t begins
to set in about 10 or Is minutes, and
it should not harden until 1t has been
smoothed down little bit.
1t Is just as good under rubber tile,
sheet rubber, asphalt tile and hard
wood blocks as 1t is under linoleum.
And much less expensive than laying
whole new wood floor to underlay
the finish material.
4 N ENTIRELY new type OF nsula
tive material recently has come
into the home. 1t belongs to no we'll
known member Of the insulation fam
ily-mineral or glass wool, metallic
foil, cork or fiberboard-but is dull
surfaced thin black steel, which has
been dipped In lead and tin alloy.
Placed between the outer and inner
walls OF house this metal sheet stops
the passage of heat as do the other
three types Of insulation, but by an
other means. The heat does not lose
itself in air cells within the material,
or shine that defects radiant energy.
Instead, the secret Of its rebuff to heat
Is It's molecular activity. 1t just seems
to block up the heat and reflect it be-
Evening star., 1937-06-05

cause Of the way its molecules are
arranged. Aluminium is the same kind
OF material, but its cost has prevented
its use for this purpose.
We saw pieces OF this insulating
steel tested in q machine called
"reflectotherm." Though seemingly
miraculous, the surface Of the metal
facing an electric heating coil got
very hot, and the thermometer on the
other side Of the metal registered no
appreciable rise in temperature.
When this metal is in the wall"
said the charming young lady. who Is
one of a few Of her sex in the busi-
ness OF selling building supplies in
this part Of the country. 'it gets hot.
But it can't transmit its heat II
properly installed with dead air
space next to 1t, because there is no
way Of the heat being carried of
And when the sun goes down the
metal cools of right away. because
there is no place within it-no air
cells, you see-in which heat can
pause"
The metal insulation comes in "a
by 80 inch sheets and can be cut
easily with an ordinary paper board,
five sheets at q time. It is crimped
every 4 inches, like corrugated card
board, which makes it additionally
strong and guarantees that 1t won't
sag. It won't absorb moisture,
naturally.
Cheaper than the best quality rock
Evening star., 1937-06-05
BY DOROTHY DUCAS AND
ELIZABETH GORDON.
no RAISE your awnings or lower

INO RAISE your awnings or lower
them-that is the question,
On a scorching, muggy day,
a when you want to make every
effort to keep your house as cool as
possible, it is quite job deciding
whether to keep out the sun or let in
the air. If you let down your avn
ings you preserve the shade but block
the free passage of air. If you pull
the awnings up the hot rays come in
with every wisp Of breeze.
But now it is not necessary to make
the choice You can do both. New
metal awnings which repel the suns
rays while admitting as much air as
there happens to be drifting around
your house are the answer to the prob
lem of shade with ventilation.
These metal awnings, trim Of line
and sturdy Of construction, have COM
fort bringing slots which make Of them
a shutter, Venetian blind. ventilator
and awning. all in one. The device
which can make it possible for you
to have both shade and ventilation is
welcomed by householders in country
and city alike.
The awning is made OF series Of
Stats, like a Venetian blind, except
that it is on the outside of your win
dow and projects out at an angle Of
about As degrees, like any fabric avn
ing. When you want air you turn a
little knob inside the house, which
opens the little sections as much or
as little as you wish, without raising
or lowering the awning. Thus the air
can get through the Stats, but the
sun cannot. And you can direct the
air to various parts of your room at
will
The whole awning is made OF nom
corrosive metal-aluminum bronze or
stainless steel-and is finished in vari-
Gus color schemes available from
standard colors-green, blue, tan,
orange and terra Gotta. 1t is not an
inexpensive awning-averaging about
SIG per window-but it is a lifetime
awning. 1t does not rot, fray, tear,
and can be left on the windows Winter
and Summer alike The elements can
not hurt the metal because it is rust
resistant.
Besides the ventilating feature Of
this new window asset. there is the
freedom from danger of fire because
there is no exposure of inflammable
cloth, and the metal reduces the heat
load from the suns rays by rejecting
radiant heat back into space.
When you want to use the awning
as Venetian blind, you merely lower
it so it fits fiat over your window,
then regulate the openings just as
you would with an inside Venetian
blind. When you want it to play
the role OF shutter, you lower it fat
and close all the vents so it forms a
complete inclosure. This is the way
you would use the awning in the Win
ter, when you leave your Summer
home shut up entirely. No shutters
would be necessary at all.
OF course, when you don't need the
awning in any of its guises, you can
raise it so it nests compactly beneath
neat metal canopy, where it hardly
shows at all, yet manages to defect
gusts of wind. rain and sleet from
| your lower window pane.
Evening star., 1937-06-05

face which would stretch and split
the floor covering, ask your flooring
contractor about new underlayment
for all standard types Of resilient floor
coverings and wood parquet. 1t can
be applied over wood, metal or con-
crete with perfect bonding, and when
firm floor over which you can put
your linoleum without qualms.
The magic material is a powder,
which is mixed with sand and water
and poured onto your floor 1t is
self-leveling to great extent, SO 1t
quickly makes an even surface. After
20 minutes, 1t is ready for finish trow-
Evening star., 1937-06-05
WARRENTON ESTATE
SOLDTO new YORKER
Dobbs Ferry Man Acquires Tract
of $50 Acres Near
Hume.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, June 5.-Cobb-
Ter Mountain Estates, Inc, has sold
to John Tyssoski Of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y,
tract OF $50 acres near Hume, this
county. and tract of 40 acres near
Me Little Cobbler Mountain, together
with right-of-way through the es-
tate Of Ralph Matthiessen. The larger
tract is known as Mont Blanc.
The Cobbler Mountain company also
announced it has sold a farm of 4o5
acres and another Of 103 acres, both
Of which are near Hume, to Ralph
Matthiessen Of Irvington, N. Y.
A farm OF 1855 acres in Cedar Run
district, Fauquier County, was sold
at auction by A. w. Embrey, jr., execu-
tor of the estate of his father. The
property was purchased by Harvey M.
Janney and Helen B. Janney of Fred
tsricksburg.
Taylor Hardin of Middleburg has
h0lght Newstead, 42o-acre estate Of
the late Henry Frasier. The property
had been in the Frasier family for
several generations, but an old home
on the property was built hundred
years ago by the Grayson family.
Evening star., 1937-06-05
PERSONAL CREDIT
. LOANS KEEP PACE
Private Institutions Favor
Funding Method, Accord
ina to Survey.

Nation wide acceptance by private
financial institutions OF the modern
1zation insured credit plan, without
tho insurance formerly provided by
the Federal Housing Administration
Is shown In figures collected and Just
made public The character loan"
plan was established as a temporary
phase Of the Housing Administrations
activities under title I. This activity
was three times extended by Congress,
but finally expired March 81 last The
permanent long-term program of mu-
tual mortgage insurance on homes
continues in force.
When the national housing act be-
came law in June, 1894 less than $50
financial institutions were making any
kind of personal credit or character
loan. In March, 6,419 institutions
had made 1,449.214 of these insured
notes, totaling s5O6, 73O,524, all private
capital.
A survey by the Housing Administra-
ton just completed among these insti-
tutions shows that 68 per cent of
those which replied to a questionnaire
are continuing to operate under the
same or a very similar program with
out benefit OF the insurance afforded
by the Housing Administration. Some
of these institutions have from 20 to
100 branches. This is due to the
fact that total losses throughout the
country were so small The figure
was something under 2 per cent.
The survey tends to prove that the
system Of financing home additions
alterations and repairs on basis OF
repayment in equal monthly INSTALL
ments over period as long as five
years has been sufficiently satisfactory
to warrant a continuance of this type
Of lending
One interesting point revealed
through the survey is that "a lending
institutions adopted this system OF
financing without even applying for
the insurance protection feature while
1t was available.
In New York 260 lending sinstitutions
ont of 636 approved by the Federal
Housing Administration will continue
making this class Of loans In Penn
sylvania 1872 institutions out Of APT
announced their intention of continu-
Ing this type of business. Among the
larger States the results are: New
Jersey, ia out of 317; Minnesota, 10l
out OF 283; Michigan, 100 out Of 237
California, 96 out of 222; Illinois, III
out Of 3l4; Massachusetts,, 80 out OF
19l; Texas, "a out of 3ll, and Con.
necticut, 50 out of SO. Total results
show that in the 48 States and the
Territories, 2,31s institutions will make
funds available for modernizatior
purposes.
Evening star., 1937-06-05
HERSHEY ROSE GARDEN
SOON TO BE IN BLOOM
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERSHEY, Pa, June S, Tho
Hershey rose garden, which the
American Rose Magazine says prom
ises to be the most important rose
garden in America" will be in full
bloom in all it's hues of color during
the second week Of June
Although its formal opening will
not be until June of 1888, 5000 peo-
pie have already visited Americas
largest rose garden, where roses OF
the world are now in their budding
stage and will probably reach full
bloom within a week.
The garden contains more than
$500 rose plants, and next Fall about
5000 more will be added, included in
which will be beds devoted 10 old
time favorites.
Evening star., 1937-06-05
Two Belle Haven Lots Sold.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June. S (Spe-
ciaD Two lots in Belle Haven have
recently changed hands. John X.
Hines has purchased lot from H. A.
Latane, executor, formerly belonging
to the late Christine E. Munoz, and
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Hall have pur-
chased lot from Mr.. and Mrs. Rock
we'll Du Moulin.