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Evening star., 1937-01-29
TWO HURT AS RAIN
SLOWS TRAFFIC
Light Toll Reported Despite
Weather-TWo Inquests
Today.

Despite inclement weather only two
persons were reported injured in
traffic accidents last night. Although
not believed seriously injured, they
were admitted to hospitals for treat
ment.
Mary Van Houten, IS, Of 1916 Sew
enteenth street was struck by a car
while crossing d street in the 1000
block, suffering injuries to her head
and neck. Police listed Earl c. Sal
lenberger, 228 E street northeast, as
the driver Of the car.
Marshall Mulings, 18, Of SIT H
street northeast was taken to Casualty
Hospital with cuts and bruises after
he had been knocked of his bicycle
by q car operated by Arthur c. Smith,
so, of 1924 Fourth street..
Two inquests for victims Of traffic
accidents were scheduled for today,
one in the death of Jerome G. Elliott,
72, Of 733 Sixth street and the other
in the death of Mrs. Gladys Redman,
SO, Of 4529 New Hampshire avenue.
Elliott died yesterday In Emergency
Hospital Of injuries received Tuesday
when struck by truck at Sixth and
H streets. The driver Of the truck,
Theodore q. Economonu, %, Of 606
Fifth street, will appear at the inquest
today. The death was the twelfth
traffic fatality this year in the Dis
trict.
Mrs. Redman died January 16, two
days after she was injured in traf-
fic accident on Florida avenue north
east. The car In which she was riding
with Edward L. Bennett, 80, Of 322
Tenth street northeast. crashed into
a telephone pole and overturned.
Evening star., 1937-01-29
Fireman's Savings
OF 1929 Pennies Go
To Flood Victims
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES. Iowa, January
29.-Luther Hines, q fireman at
the Iowa State House, walked into
the Red Cross Office here yester.
day with a heavy bucket in his
hand.
The clerk saw the pail was full
Of pennies.
"Use 'em." Hines instructed,
''to help the food sufferers"
There were 1899 pennies.
Hines took his bucket with
him when he left.
I'm going to start filling It
up with pennies again." he said,
adding he had started saving the
coins seven years ago just to be
Saving"
Evening star., 1937-01-29
Strike in Tabasco Settled.

MEXICO CITY, January 20 (P.-A
strike of 1000 empl7yes of three
American-controlled fruit-growing and
transport companies in the state OF
Tabasco was settled yesterday through
concessions to the strikers.
The Southern Banana, Standard
Steamship and Transportes Fluviales
driver Transport) companies agreed to
collective labor contracts, longer vaca-
tions, better living conditions, pay
ment Of 80 per cent Of wages during
the two weeks of the strike and other
demands.
Evening star., 1937-01-29

n ue northeast.
Burial will be
private.
Mr.. Hudson, q
recognized au-
thority on tn e
law to prevent
unfair competi-
ton. died We'd
nesday In Emer-
6 ncy Hospital
after q brief ILL
ness.
He came to
this city in 1907
with the la t e
S e n tor New
lands of Nevada
Evening star., 1937-01-29

and served as clerk on several con-
gressional committees. While clerk
he aided In assembling the Federal
Trade Commission act, which was
approved In 1914. Later he was made
a special attorney with the commits
sion. He became trial examiner in
1928. 4.
Mr.. Hudson lived at Brookmont,
Md. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Lillian s. Hudson; q son and
daughter.
Evening star., 1937-01-29
MILLARD F. HUDSON
FUNERAL IS TODAY
Trade Commission Trial Examiner
Was Authority on Unfair
Competition Law.

Funeral services for Millard F. Hud-
son, rs, trial examiner for the Federal
Trade Commission, were to be held
at 4 pm. today in Lees chapel,
Fourth street and Massachusetts ave-
Evening star., 1937-01-29

3.pc. models Of navy blue
chinchilla, coat, helmet.
and leggings. 2-pc. styles,
Of suede velour. Lined and
interlined. Hat and coat to
match. Sizes 3 to 8.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
$4,000 Allotted by
WPA for Streets i'm
West Jefferson
Sewerage Appropriation Made;
City Must Furnish Percent
of Amount Given

$4,000 has been appropriated by
the Works Progress Administration
for grading and surfacing the streets
of West Jefferson. The appropria-
ton was made during the past week.
A previous appropriation has been
made for installing a sewerage sys-
tenn here.
According to the WPA rules and
regulations, the town itself will
have to furnish about twenty-five
percent of the amount given and
this is, at present, being studied by
the town mayor and board of alder
men. Several plans for raising the
money has been suggested but moth
ing definite has been settled on. 1t
is hoped, however, that the money
can be made available and that
work will start at once.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
Legion Auxiliary
to Help Celebrate
Poppy Day Here
Mrs. Guy Denny, President, to
Supervise Selling Poppies
ON May 10th in Ashe

An appeal for general wearing of
the memorial poppy in remebrace
of the World War dead on Poppy
Day, Saturday, May 29th, was issued
this week by Mrs. Guy Denney,
president of the Ashe county unit
of the American Legion Auxiliary.
She asked that every person in Ashe
county pay honor to the men of the
city and of the nation who gave
their lives in defense of the country
by wearing a poppy on Poppy Day.
"The poppy is the individual trib-
ute to the memory of the men who
died in World War service" said
Mrs. Denney. Everyone can wear
a poppy to show that he remembers
and is grateful for the gallant sacri-
fees made for Americas security
and democracy. Every patriotic
citizen will take part in the observ-
ance of Poppy Day.
"The poppy is the symbol of SUI
preme sacrifice. It stands for the
highest type of patriotism we can
conceive. Wearing this little flower
awakens in our hearts deeper con-
ception of our duties to our country.
It reminds us that life itself is not
too much to give if our country is
in danger and gives us inspiration
to serve in peace with the same
spirit of patriotic devotion that in
spired those who died among the
peoples of France"
Members of the auxiliary will dis
tribute peoples on the streets all day
Saturday, receiving in exchange for
them contributions for the legion
and auxiliary welfare work among
the disabled veterans and needy
families of the veterans. The pop
pies have been made by disabled
veterans.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
MRS. SUSAN FARMER DIES
Pioneer of Whitetop Country Taken
by Case of Pneumonia

Mrs. Susan Taylor Farmer, wife
of Wilburn F. Farmer, died at her
home in the Whitetop community,
Monday, April Goth, with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Farmer, with her husband,
settled in this section when wild
beasts roamed the forest and the
whole country was a wilderness.
She was the mother of Is children,
of whom Is are living. She is also
survived by her husband, number
of grandchildren, great-grandchil-
dren, and even reat-great- grand
children.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday at the home by Rev. Am
brose Miller and others. She was
laid to rest in the Farmer cemetery
on the farm where she had resided
since early marriage. She will be
greatly missed in this community
by all who knew and loved her. She
was widely and affectionately
known as Grandma Farmer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
at Duke
Hospital Pay Only
Part of Expenses
Ashe County Patients Given 221
Days of Care at Cost of
S6A5 in Durham

Durham, April 29.-Seventy-five
counties of the state made the lot
of patients in Duke hospital easier
Turing the past year by assisting in
their care, report of the hospital, re-
Gently issued, shows. The help given
~ counties ranged form 81 to more
than $4,000, according to the number
of patients sent from each county.
During the year the 10,75O patti
ents who were received at Duke
hospital travelled a total of 1,547 900
miles, or an average round trip of
IA miles for each patient
The hospitals report shows that
$500, 1870 was spent on patients or
$4.51 for each patient each day. Pa
tients themselves were able to pay
but 53.1 percent of their hospital ex-
penses. Nearly $4,000 was paid for
them by their home counties.
Patients from Ashe county were
given 221 days of care, of which
S645.21 was paid by patients them
selves, nothing by the county or
city, nothing by others, and $351.50
by Duke hospital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
Ga1nbill Brothers
to Hold Clinic in
June for Children
Operations to Be Done for Half
of Regular Price; Interested
Persons Should Register

DR.. Frank and DR.. Reeves Gam
bill, eye, ear, nose, and throat speci-
alists from Lincolnton, will hold a
countrywide clinic at the West jeff
erson High School building in June.
The date will be announced later.
The Drs. Gambill held a clinic
here last year on the same terms
that they plan to hold the one this
year. The work was very satisfac-
tory and almost a hundred opera
tons were performed.
The regular tonsil-adenoid opera
ton costs twenty-five dollars, but
during the clinic a special price of
twelve-fifty will be made.
All parents who have children
needing this operation are asked to
get in touch with DR.. Frank Gam
bill, Lincolnton, N. c., at once and
make arrangements as to dates and
to payments.
The clinic will furnish registered
trained nurses to assist the surgeons
Preparations are being made to take
care of large number of patients
and for that reason, those planning
to come are urged to register with
DR.. Gambill as soon as possible.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
CMTC to Open This
Year on August 3rd
B. D. Barr to Again Be in Charge
of Registration From Ashe
County for CMTC

Colonel J. w. HARRISON of Ra-
leigh, N. c., and Mr.. David Horton
of Columbia, S. c., Civilian Aides to
the Secretary of War, have an
nounced that the Citizens Military
Training Camp to be held this year
at Fort Bragg, N. c., will open on
August 3rd and close on September
1st. North Cardinals quota is 801
enrollees, while South Carolina has
a quota of 143.
The Procurement Campaign is
now in full swing and a great many
applications have already been re-
ceived at the Post. Major Schum-
burg McGehee, 18th Field Artillery
Brigade, has been appointed c. M.
T. c. Procurement Officer with Of
flee at Fort Bragg, N. c., and it is
suggested that the boys interested
in going to camp write Major Nc
Gehee or apply to their county rep
resentative for application blanks Or
information regarding the camp.
While these camps are supported
by the Federal Government for the
purpose of giving military training
to those who volunteer for it, every
effort is made to make the camp
attractive as vacation proposition.
Afternoons are devoted to athletics,
swimming and games. Entertain
ments of various kinds are offered
during the evening period. Sundays
are devoted to religious services,
both mornings. and evenings.
The following list of Ashe and
nearby county representatives and
physicians have volunteered their
services to aid in securing appli-
cants and examining them for the
camp. Each county quota is listed
opposite the county.
Ashe county: 1t. B. D. Barr, 8,
DR.. D. c. Jones.
Allegheny county: 1t. r. E. Black,
3, DR.. P. L. Choate.
Watauga county: Mr.. w. H. Wal
ker, 6, DR.. H. B. Perry.
Wilkes county: Mr.. Joe B. Mccoy.
Is, LIST 1t. Fl. B. Smith.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
Missionary Slated to
Preach Here Friday
DIR. Stokes to Assist Rev. w. j.
Huneycutt in Revival Here
Beginning on Friday

DR.. J. L. Stokes, pastor of the
Methodist church, Randleman, N. c.,
will assist in a ten-day rivival meet
inc which begins at the West Jeff
erson Methodist church on Friday
evening of this week at 800 o'clock.
DR.. Stokes father, Dr.. M. B.
Stokes, has for the D?st thirty years
been leading missionary in Korea.
At present he is devoting the major
part of his time on translation Of
the New Testament into Korean and
as presiding elder Of one OF the dis
trictS.
Dr.. J. L. Stokes was born in Ko-
rea and lived there until he came to
the United States for college train
ing. After receiving an A. B. degree
from Asbury College (Kentucky),
he spent three years at Duke Uni
versity where he was given his B.
D. Later he received his Phi. D. de-
gree at Yale University.
During his pastorate at Randle-
man, he has proven himself an able
preacher and popular pastor. Every
one is invited to hear him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
SPARTA MAN DIES
T. J. Carson Prominent i'm Church
and Civic Affairs of Allegheny

Sparta, April 30.-Thomas Jeffer-
son Carson, 70, one of Allegheny
county's outstanding citizens and a
brother-in-law of Congressman R. L.
Doughton and ex-Lieutenant Cover
nor Rufus A. Doughton, died at his
home here this afternoon at one
o'clock. He had been i'll only a short
time.
Mr.. Carson was the third son of
Thomas J. and Catherine Carson.
He was married to Miss Cora
Doughton on December 5, 1888. He
ard Mrs. Carson would have observ-
ed their golden wedding next year.
Throughout his life Mr.. Carson
was active in civic affairs. He had
served as superintendent of Allie
ghany county schools for number
of years and was a member of the
hoard of county commissioners and
the board of education for many
years. For many years he was CASH
Ter of the Bank of Sparta and was a
director of the bank at the time of
his death.
In addition to his civic life, Mr..
Carson was active in religious af-
fairs and for forty years was mem
Der of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Cora Doughton Carson; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Luther Boyer, of Charlotte;
two sons, Thomas D. Carson, of
Washington, D. c., and George Car
son, of Elizabeth City; four grand
children and one brother, Robert S,
Carson, of Peach Bottom, Va.
Funeral services were held in
Sparta Saturday afternoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
BULLETS STOP
PRISON BREAK

Machine gun and rifle bullets
ended an attempted prison break
Minday i'm MoundsviIle, w. Va,
killing three cOnvicts and critical
ly wounding another.
Guards on the fOrtress-like
walls of West Virginia penitenti-
airy and within the six-acre en-
closure turned their weapons on
a truck seized by the four in their
attempt to rush the prison gates.
More than 1850 other prisoners
watched the wild dash of the
truck and the fusillade of shots
from the yard in which they had
been sent for the afternoon recre-
atiOnal period.
They huddled in groups near
the stone walls during the firing
and not a guard or prisoner, ex-
cept those participating in the
break, was injured.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
virginia Breeders
to Sell Cattle May 10
Consignment of High Grade
Cattle to Be Sold to High
Bidder at Dublin, Va.

The Southwest Virginia Shorthorn
Breeders Association will hold their
annual sale at Dublin, Virginia, May
10, starting promptly at 100 p. m.
The consignment of % bulls, most of
which are of breeding age and the
20 females come from nine Of the
leading Shorthorn herds in the
state.
The Polled consignment comes
from the R. P. Adams herd at
Whitethorn, Virginia and represents
SO years of continuous constructive
breeding. Such bulls as Golden Ring
Janitor, Rodney, lakewood Band
master, Fancy Sultan, Ceremonious
Browndale and lakewood Royal
King are found in the pedigrees of
this good herd.
The Crockett entries are all sired
by Types Romper, good son of
Sni-A-Bar Type, out of Whitehall
Sultan COW. The entire offering
traces to Cruickshank breeding and
are I0COS1l1LSO do SOON NOAAAS SoI'AS
throughout the south.
The two females and one bull
making up the J. c. Eller consign-
ment all trace to good Scotch fami-
lies. The present herd sire is Robin
hood Chief, a son of the 1884 cham
pion Reveal Masterpiece.
Kirkland Farms are using Brown
dale Diamond and Royal BroWndale
as herd sires and both are rich in
the blood of Browndale Count and
Whitehall Sultan. There are some
herd bull prospects in the six young
bulls coming from this herd. Cattle
from the other herds represent SIM
liar breeding and quality.
Many of the females in this offer
ing will be well along in calf by sale
time, affording an excellent oppor-
tunity to buy the two in one kind
that are always cheap buys.
The bulls are largely of breeding
age and have been well developed.
The members of the animal hus-
bandry department at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute have had an
opportunity to see these animals and
will be glad to furnish detailed de-
scription upon request.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
Tax Advertising
Postponed for 80
Days by Fathers
County Commissioners Spend
Day Attending to Routine
Affairs; Jury Drawn

Advertising of delinquent tax
payers was postponed by order of
the board of county commissioners
at their first Monday meeting on the
3rd. The postponment was made for
thirty days.
The county fathers spent the day
attending to routine affairs and the
jury was drawn for the special term
of superior court which will convene
this month. The jury drawn is as
follows:
First week: Larkin Powers, Piney
Creek; J. E. Goodman, West Jeffer-
son; E. H. Handy, Grassy Creek; H.
T. Goodman, Jefferson; Roby Fran
els, Grassy Creek; Herman J. Cen
try, Old Fields; J. R. Weaver, Cliff
ton; F. c. Hartsog, Clifton; L. L.
Hoppers, Helton; R. F. Marsh, jeff
erson; R. L. Reeves, Jr., Piney
Greek; w. M. Elliott, North Fork;
E. w. Weaver, West Jefferson; J. B.
Galloway, Obids; Don c. Bare, Peak
Creek; J. w. Waddell, Walnut Hill;
S. M. Stansberry, Elk; J. A. Reeves,
West Jefferson; Thomas Goss, ST.,
Horse Creek; r. S. Bumgarner, West
Jefferson; John Roark, Clifton;
James Taylor, Harrigan; A. A. Rash,
Walnut Hill, J. H. Lewis, North
Fork.
Second week: c. H. Williams, Old
Fields; c. w. Blevins, Walnut Hill;
A. H. Church, Pine Swamp; J. w.
Duncan, Old Fields; J. S. Stephens,
H-~~tl, F0r1-. CIV Eller, Clifton: J. E.
Johnston, Pine Swamp; T. E. Camp
bell, West Jefferson; J. A. Fender,
Chestnut Hill; Robert C. Barr, West
Jefferson; l.. L. Hart, Harrigan; w.
S. Sturgill, Chestnut Hill; B. R. Poe,
Jefferson Noah Greer, Pine Swamp;
J. B. Gentry, Old Fields; Fred
Miller, Clifton; Austin Houck, Old
Fields; Wiley Hartsog, Walnut Hill;
T. S. Latham, Creston; Foster Ed
reth, Horse Creek; c. P. Brinegar,
Helton; Wade H. Jones, Clifton;
Judson Blevins, Walnut Hill; Squire
Clark, ,Harrigan..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
EX-KING EDWARD
MEETS FXANCEE

The Duke of Windsor, reunited
with Wallis Simpson in Mont,
France, this week chose to keep
their marriage plans 2 secret until
after the coronation cf his brother.
King George vi will be crown
ed May II, as t'sc former Edward
VIII was to have been, and until
after that event, the Duke decid-
ed, he will refrain from saying
when he VIII make the former
Baltimore belle the Duchess of
Windsor.
5 The, American-born woman and
the man who decided that their
love was more important than the
worlds most Influential throne
were reunited after a separation
of five months and one day.
He carried bunch of flowers to
the door of his chosen lady, not of
royalty born, and embraced her in
full view of OnlOOkers from a
world of cOmmOners.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
Big Crowd Expected
at Exhibit in Boone
Hon. w. P. Murphy to Deliver
Keynote Address; Program
to Be Educational

Mrs. Marion C. Faison, supervisor
of the 3rd WPA Adult Education
district, states that the dramatized
exhibit that will be held in Boone
at A. S. T. c., Friday is expected to
draw large crowds from the entire
district. Lunch will be served on the
grounds and the program, which
will be educational, will be interest
ing from start to finish. The exhibits
will include samples of the work
done by the adult teachers during
the year.
Hon. Walter P Murphy, of Sails
bury, will be the keynote speaker OF
the occasion. The program will be-
gin at ten o'clock, and the public is
invited.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
ASHE STUDENTS OFFICERS
AT LEES-McRAE COLLEGE

Banner Elk, April 28.-Paul Chap
lin, of Charlotte, was elected presi-
dent of the Christian Association at
Lees-McRae College last week. 9th
er officers chosen were: Mary Hart
sog, Husk, vice-president; Irene
Cornett, Comera Rock, Virginia,
secretary; and Ragland Fletcher,
treasurer.
Chaplin succeeds Ray Stuart, Ash
land, who is also president of the
senior class at Lees-McRae. All OF
the new officers are freshmen, and
have been active in campus organi-
cations.
The annual banquet of the Young
Peoples Christian Association will
be held at the college Wednesday
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
PLAY AT LAUREL SPRINGS
"Gcing Modern" to Be Given for
Benefit of School Building

Going Modern, side-splitting
comedy, will be presented at the
Laurel Springs school auditorium,
Saturday, May Is, at eight o'clock.
The proceeds from the performance
will 60 towards the expenses of the
new building which has recently
been built on the site where the old
Laurel Springs academy stood.
String music will be played dur
ing the acts.
The public is cordially urged to
be present and help enjoy an eve
ming of fun and entertainment. The
small admission charge will be fiji
teen and twenty-five cents.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
TO ANNOUNCE COMMITTEES
First Monday Spent as New Board
Listens to Committee Requests

The new Ashe County Board of
Education met Monday in the office
of the county superintendent and
spent the entire day listening to and
considering requests from various
school communities for selections
for school committeeman for the
coming year. No definite selections
were made, however, but the ap-
pointments will be made within the
next week and it is expected that
they will be ready for publication in
the next issue of the Skyland Post.
The new board is composed of DR..
R. F. Barr, chairman, and DR.. r. C..
Ray and Austin Jones, members.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
COLUMBUS COUNTY
DRYS ARE HAPPY

Unofficial returns from Is out
of Columbus county's % precincts
Tuesday gave opponents of county
liquor stores 1922 votes and pro-
pOnents 1925.
Vets virtually conceded defeat
as the remaining precincts are
strOngholds of the drys.
Three counties have held liquor
referenda under the 1897 county
control law. Dare county went dry
by a narrow margin and the vote
was contested. Durham county
went wet by an overwhelming
majority.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
OBIDS MAN BECOMES
MASTER MASON HERE

William C. Beshears, of Obids,
was raised to the sublime degree of
master mason at a called meeting
of Ashe Lodge No. GIL here Tues
day night. Worshipful Master Ira T.
Johnston expressed himself as hav-
ing seen no better candidate who
took the degrees more attentively,
seriously, and intelligently than did
Bro. Beshears.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
DAIRYMEN TO MEET DIST

The Ashe County Dairmen's Asso-
citation will hold its regular meeting
on Friday, May q, at Walter PEN
nington's. This date has been chang
ed from May Is, which was previ-
ously announced.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
CALLS FOR 10 PER
CENT REDUCTION

Representative WOodrum, DEM
ocrat, Virginia, asked heads of 81
independent agencies Of the gov
eminent this week to "resurvey
and reconsider your appropriation
needs for 1888" with a view to
helping the house appropriations
committee make cat least 10 per
cent reduction"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
BRIEF News
From the
State and Nation
WILSON LIQUOR PROFITS
FOR 9 MONTHS S8O,279

Officials of the Wilson county
alcoholic beverage control board
reported Tuesday profits for the
first nine months of the current
fiscal year aggregated $8O,279.78
on sales which totaled 1881 1925.
The profits since the stores were
opened in July 1885 totaled $780,
325.67, it was announced.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-06
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