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Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
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Victoria Herrendeen, vivacious little
girl, had been too young to feel the
shock that came when her father. Keith
Herrendeen, lost his fortune. A gentle,
unobtrusive soul, he is now employed
as an obscure chemist in San Francisco,
at a meager salary. His wife, Magda,
cannot adjust herself to the change. She
Is a beautiful woman, fond Of pleasure
and a magnet for mems attention.
Magda and Victoria have been down at
q summer resort and Keith joins them
for the weekend. Magda leaves for a
bridge party, excusing herself for be-
ing SUCH runaway" The Herrendeens
return to their small San Francisco
apartment. Keith does not approve of
Magda's mad social life and they quar-.
rell frequently. Magda receives flowers
from a wealthy man from Argentina
whom she had met less than a week
before. Manners arrives a few hours
later. Magda takes Victoria to Nevada to
visit woman friend who has daughter
named Catherine. There she tells her
she is going to get divorce. Victoria
soon Is in boarding school with her
friend Catherine. Magda marries Man.
ners and they spend two years in Argen-
tina. Victoria has studied in Europe
and at eighteen she visits her mother
when Ferdy rents a beautiful home.
Magda is unhappy over Ferdy's drink
ing and attentions to other women. Vic
dislikes him. When her mother and step.
father return to South America, Victoria
refuses to 60 with them because of Fer
dy'S unwelcome attentions to her.
Magda returns and tells Vic she and
Ferdy have separated. Meanwhile Keith
has remarked. Victoria is now a stu.
dent nurse. Magda has fallen in love
with Lucius Farmer, married artist.
While she and Vic prepare for trip
to Europe, Ferdy takes suite in
their hotel. The night before Magda
and Vic are to sail, Magda elopes with
Lucius Farmer. While nursing the chill
dren of DR.. and Mrs. Keats, Vic meets
DR.. Quentin Hardisty, brilliant physi-
clan, much sought after by women,
who is widower with crippled daugh.
ter. In tete-a-tete at the Keats home,
ne kisses Vic. Several days later he
invites her with other guests to spend a
weekend at his cabin. Vic is enchanted
with the cabin. Next morning she and
Quentin 60 hiking and return ravenous.
The party is disrupted Sunday afternoon
by the arrival of Marian Pool, a di-
vorced woman. Vic is jealous of Mrs.
Pool and a few days later tells Mrs.
Keats she is going to Honolulu. In his
Office, Quentin questions Vic about leav-
ing. He proposes to her.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
The Egyptian Scarab

The Scarab is made Of many sorts
Of stones. In many varieties of
stone the Egyptians copied the scar
abaeus or sacred beetle. The an
cient Egyptians took the scarab
beetle for their symbol Of creation.
They associated the symbol with
their: god Khepera, who rolled the
sun across the sky as the beetle
rolled its egg. The Egyptians be-
lieved that by wearing the scarab
they absorbed theIstrength of crea.
ton.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
CHAPTER vi

In the beginning Of her marriage
she had said that she hoped to be
busy; idleness was what ieopardized
so many Women's happiness. # her
duties and responsibilities in con.
nection with Quentin and Gwen and
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
F. Tafford Taylor
Heads KiWanians

F. Trafford Taylor of St. Boni-
face, Manitoba, Canada, who was
elected president of Kiwanis Interna-
tional for 1898 at the recent con-
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Silas Creek News

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Eaton and
Miss Mabel Hurley, of Roanoke, Va,
visited their father, Mr.. w. A. Hur-
ley during the weekend.
Mr. Walter King, the foreman of
WPA road projects in this district,
has been making very good progress
on the Silas Creek road.
Miss Minnie Blevins and Miss
Belle Hurley were in West Jefferson
Friday.
Mr.. Arley Blevins and Mr.. Lee
Massey attended the program Mon
day night at Jefferson courthouse,
given by the Manners Crazy Noun
taineers.
Miss Minnie Blevins, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Blevins, visited
her grandfather Mr.. w. A. Hurley,
during the past week.
Quite number of people of this
community have been working in
their harvest fields for the last few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves Baldwin, of
Maryland, visited their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Barker,
during the past week.
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Homecoming
Held Sunday

The homecoming at the Rev. c.
w. Sexton home July 4th seemed to
be enjoyed by all who were there.
The crowd was estimated between
200 and $50 people. Dinner was serv-
ed on plates. Visitors were as fol-
lows:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Rogers, Miss
Halle Rogers, Miss Goldie Bridg-
man, all of Flat Top, w. Va, Mrs.
J. M. Whitley, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Sweeney and family, of Client, w.
Va, Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffith, Mr..
and Mrs. Crede Bryant, of Shady
Spring, w. Va, Mr.. and Mrs. J. K.
Taylor and family, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
B. Stedham, all of Mead, w. Va,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith, Besoco,
w. Va, Mr.. Lenzie Bashan, Stoco,
w. Va, Miss Frieda Canoe, Coal
City, w. Va, Mr.. and Mrs. Cicero
Hamm and family, of Yorklyn, w.
Va.
Singing by the Cook-Harless quar-
tette was enjoyed by all. Preaching
by Rev. ]. D. Sexton, of Glade
Springs, Va, and Rev. E. z. Sexton,
of Lansing, was also enjoyed.
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Methodist Y. p. u.
to Open Camp

The camp for the Ashe County
Young Peoples Union (Methodist)
will be held at Camp Raven Rock,
Clifton, July 1928. Mrs. G. c..
Adams of Matthews, N. c., will rep
resent the Conference Board Of
Christian and be the instructor. Rev
and Mrs. A. C. Lackey and Rev. and
Mrs. G. R. Stafford will be the other
adult leaders in camp. There will be
Accommodations for about 80 young
people.
Camp Raven Rock is a new camp
being developed by Mr.. c. S. East
ridge on his place which lies well
up on the side of Three Top noun
tain. The elevation is about 1000 feet.
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Sunday School
Convention
Held July 18th

Sunday School convention for dis
trict number 3 met with Sabbath
Home Baptist Church Sunday, July
4. Four churches were represented.
B. H. Duncan delivered a noble
address in behalf of the Sunday
School and church to a large audi
ence of people. Other very interest
ing things were said by H. A. Eller
and others. J. C. WEIGH was reflect
ed field worker for the ensuing year.
Next convention will be held with
Baptist Home church at time to be
fixed later.-Reported.
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BOCCS NEWS

Miss Ada Cox, who is attending
the A. S. T. c., Boone, was at home
for the weekend.
Prof. J. B. Hash and B. H. Duncan
made business trip to the home of
w. c. Smith during the week.
Messrs. Larry Coward, Grant
Bauguess and Edwin Porter, of Jeff
erson, we're fishing in this commun-
ity Wednesday.
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PAGE FIVE

West Jefferson Baptist Church, and
those wishing to secure them may
do so at any time. If, however, it is
not convenient to get the jars while
cherry season is yet in full swing,
ladies may fill their own jars for
the orphanage and replace them
from the stock in the church. The
jars here are half-gallon, but quarts
will be replaced in case this is de-
sired.
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LOCALS

Corporal E. L. Frazier, of Guam
tico, Va, spent the Fourth here with
his brother, A. M. Frazier.
Miss Mabel Davis, of Baltimore,
Md, now attending summer school
at Duke University, spent the week.
end here as guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. G. Wright.
Mr.. w. A. Eller was visitor here
this week from West Virginia.
Mr.. H. R. Vannoy is having built
this week a modern addition to his
service station. Washing and greas-
ing facilities are being added, with
an electric lift for cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wint McNeill, of
Mayberry, w. Va, attended the
large birthday dinner Sunday at Mr..
K. S. McNeills, of Othello.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olan Pearsey,
Claude and Annie Lee Vannoy, were
guests on the Fourth of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Weaver had
as their dinner guests Saturday,
Presiding Elder Hoyle, Rev. and
Mrs. C. R. Stafford, Rev. and Mrs.
Curtis Swain and Mrs. Carson Keys.
Miss Doris Sheets, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sheets, of
Crumpler, was married this week to
Wilson Anderson, Kennett Square,
Pa. The young couple will make
their home in the northern state.
Brownlow Blevins and Sarah
Gaultney, of Crumpler, were marri-
ed at Crumpler Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Martin,
Miss Sanford and Miss Lily Leake,
of Winston-Salem, were guests Sun
day of Mrs. CheSsie D. Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Mallard,
of Greenville, S. c., were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Faison
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ E. Hardin and family, of Beaver
Creek, were Messrs. Mont, Jack and
Ritz Hardin, and Bob Josephson, all
Of Detroit, Michigan, and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Goodman and children,
of Beaver Creek.
Mr.. C. R. Triplett, who has beer
visiting his family here for several
days, is returning to his work near
Wilmington this week.
Kenneth Poe, of Winston-Salem,
is spending the week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Poe, on
Beaver Creek. Clarence Moore, also
of Winston Salem, is visiting with
Mr.. Poe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Boyden, of
Avondale, Pa, are spending this
week with relatives at Baldwin. Mr..
and Mrs. Boyden are on their hon.
eymoon, having been married in
Pennsylvania June %.
Mr.. r. H. Hunter, of Clemmons, is
visiting his son, DR.. j. K. Hunter, at
the West jefferson Hotel. DR.. Hun
ter's sister, Mrs. J. B. Kelly, of Win
ston-Salem, is spending several
weeks at the Black Bear Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Barr have
moved into their new home, recent
ly completed.
Mr.. w. C. Thomas, highway pa
trolman formerly stationed here,
now in Charlotte, spent the week
end here with Mrs. Thomas and his
little daughter. Mrs. Thomas and the
baby will spend the summer months
here before joining him in Char
lotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Parker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Parker and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gwyn Little spent the Fourth at
Myrtle Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Langdon Scott and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe c. Worth were
weekend visitors to Norfolk.
Miss Helen Baker and Mr.. Howard
Tucker arrived last week to spend
their vacation in the county. Both
are employed in Washington, D. c.
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Baptist Women to
Aid Orphanage

Announcement is made this week
that one hundred dozen half-gallon
Jars have arrived here from Thorn
aSvllle Orphanage to be filled by the
ladies of Ashe county Baptist
churches for the orphanage. The jars
are stored in the basement of the
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Jones Mcneil
Takes Bride

Mrs. J. E. Walters announces the
marriage of her daughter Edna Eula
to Jones Thomas McNeill of West
Jefferson on Wednesday, June %,
in Boone. The ceremony was per-
former by DR.. F. E. Warman, pastor
of the Advent Christian church.
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MIRA nd Mrs. H. z. White, of Sails
bury, arrived this week to spend
some time in the county. Mr.. and
Mrs. White are regular visitors to
the mountains each summer.
Mrs. Joe Havener and children, OF
Rutherford College, are visiting MIR.
and Mrs. E. A. Waddell, of Jefferson.
Mrs Havener was formerly Miss
Ethel FISHERMAN
Miss Hazel Plaster and Mr. Ernest
Graham Forrest, of Winston-Salem,
were guests this weekend at Buffa-
10 Tavern. Also registering for the
weekend were Dr. and Mrs. Gibson,
Miss and Mr.. Gregor, of Statesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray and Mr.. Grill,
of Norfolk, Va, are spending several
days at the tavern.
Mrs. C. R. Goswick spent Sunday
in Boone.
Mr.. Ronford Baldwin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Alonzo Baldwin, spent the
Fourth with home folk and returned
to Trenton, Md, where he holds
position with the Pa. r. r. Co.
Miss Ruth Reeves, Miss Mary
Pettus, of Stanford, KY, and Mrs.
Fred Broomfield, of Detroit, Mich,
left Friday of last week to attend
the wedding of Miss Virginia Har-
per in Danville, Va Miss Harper has
visited here on several occasions.
Mrs. B. B. GRAPHICAL, Miss Ina
Jean Reeves and Mrs. J. F. Reeves
are visiting in Robson county and
South Carolina this week.
Miss Isabel Miller, and Mrs. Cor
della West, of Glendale Springs,
were in town Friday.
D. R. Price, who is associated with
Montgomery Ward Company, Roam
oke, Va, returned to his work Mon
day after visiting in the county.
Dean Coward, of Ashe county, is
doing some postgraduate study
and research work in the University
of Missouri. He writes that he could
wish that the institution could be
located in Ashe county, in order to
take advantage of the cool climate,
which is in marked contrast to that
of Missouri.
Mrs. w. L. Tucker and daughter,
Miss Juanita, visited friends in Ca
tawba county last week.
Miss Dorothy Neal, who has been
employed in Washington, D. c.,
since last fall returned to her home
in Jefferson last week to spend her
vacation.
Mr.. Thomas Dent, of jefferson, re-
turned home for short vacation
trip last week. He is employed by
the Scenic Highway forces in Penn
sylvania.
Joseph Hall, who has been quite
ill, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Con Ireson, of Port
land, Maine, arrived last week to
spend some time in the county.
Mr.. S. Sharpe Shumaker, manager
of Belk's Department Store, spent
the weekend in Statesville. He was
joined in Statesville by Mr.. Robert
NORM, his mother and sister, of
Hagerstown, Pa. Included in the
weekend entertainment enjoyed by
the party was dance at the Clinker
Brick Villa, near Statesville.
West Jefferson baseball team de-
feated the Lansing team in hotely
contested game on the Fourth, the
score being 118 in favor of West
Jefferson.
r. w. Morphis and G. B. Booth
motored to Reidsville Sunday, to
accompany Mr.. Morphis' mother,
Mrs. r. w. Morphis, here for visit
of several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Miller visited
relatives in Greensboro over the
Fourth.
Mr.. ]. A. Ward, Misses Mary San
ders and Janey Ward, of Winston
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Ordered by the County
Board of Education:

That the county school buses be used for other
pose than the transportation of school children to and
from school, that the bus drivers strictly forbidden to
haul anybody except school children teachers that
the district committee and district principal will be held
responsible for enforcing this order.
Mr. Bob Sells ordered county school bus mechanic
to begin work immediately The county garage will be
located in the Jefferson Garage Building opposite the
courthouse in Jefferson
(Signed) ASHE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Says Boake Carter

character Of the kisses is matter for the lady to
distinguish. 1t is not for policeman to decide.
No mere man-made-mark that, man-made-
law will prevent kissing. God Himself certainly
would not deny the right to kiss for the reason
that 1t is an outward physical expression of the
love-life, which is the basis Of all human action.
Moreover a law prohibiting kissing is law
which should make women chuckle inwardly with
no little delight. For such laws are almost in
variably made by us men, proving thereby our
own susceptibility to the very things we men
legislate against.
But, poor fools that we men are, we seem un-
able to realize there is security in such laws.
A kiss is a kiss, behind fan, bush or in
public. The place doesn't make the kiss any
more moral, only the motive behind the kiss.
Think of Time Wasted!
Most assuredly traffic in Ireland will be all
tied up in knots if all the boys and girls have to
run home to do their kissing!
It is even. more odd when one considers Mr.
De Valeras own parentage, Irish-Spanish. It
seems not to have produced a combination of
warm Irish romanticiSm, but instead a strange
mixture Of Comstockian puritanism.
Invariably those who have lived life under a
philosophy Of broad tolerance of the shortcom.
1ngs Of human nature, discover that people who
force through such laws as the Free State Grim.
inal code of 1885, have themselves once enjoyed
the fruits of human contacts and then gone sour.
Enough efforts are being made elsewhere to
destroy human spontaneity without courts adding
their share. Hitler tried to bar women from US
ing rouge and lipstick and they laughed in his
face. Mussolini ordered more and better babies
from italian women and the italian birth rate
ironically has dropped off little.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
. TUESDAY,, OCT. rs
= By E0alyu Walsh Mclean

his burning devotion to the cause he so firmly
believes is right.
His wife is a charming woman with great dig
nifty and poise, and Billy, his boy is a normal,
natural American youth who has Just entered
Princeton.
know there are great many people in this
country who feel that Lewis has been unfair and
who lay responsibility for great deal of the labor
unrest today at his door, But to me he is the kind
Of leader the poor man needs-honest, fearless
and devoted to the great ideal in his heart.
Labor May Control u. S. '..
If Lewis should ever succeed in what he is fight
ing for, organized labor would become the most
important force in the political life of our colln.
try. remember Samuel Gompers telling me many
years ago that if organized labor would only
stand together and vote as one man it could prac-
tically control the country 1t need only apply
the old adage, United We Stand. Divided We
Fall" Why labor doesn't understand this today
is beyond me.
There are many persons who say Lewis is seek
ing only to further his own personal ambitions,
but you will always hear the same thing about any
great man who FORCES ahead fighting for cause
which he believes is just-especially if the cause
would benefit the underdog.
Personally, don't think anything is ever going
to down Mr.. Lewis for any length of time.
But only time can tell whether the great ambi-
ton he has for solidly united labor movement
can succeed.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
By Helen Essary

lea there is peace in the air. flying cara.
van OF peaceminded women from the Peoples
Mandate for Peace Society is about to hop off
from Miami Fla, for the principal cities of
Latin America on November /. The caravan. of
which, the linguist and musical Mrs. Thomas G.
Burke, wife Of DR.. Burke Of the Commerce Depart
ment is a member, will be headed by Mrs. Bert
ram w. MusSer. Mrs. MuSser was the only u S.
woman delegate to the Inter-American Peace Con-
ference at BuenoS Aires last December. The
peace ladies will have 46 days of flying, will cover
more than 10000 miles and visit 81 countries.
They will urge that all treaties made at the recent
conference be Immediately ratified.
Before Mrs, Musser left her home in Salt Lake
City-she arrives in Washington Saturday-she
did skillful bit of French translating that the
University of Utah had found too difficult to cope
with Mrs. MuSser speaks goodness knows how
many languages as easily as she breathes So she
was able to dec1pher in about fortnight the
faded parchment telling of 288-yearold transfer
of vineyards in the champagne district of France
The document, originally found in French
Museum, was drawn when Louis XIV was a
child. It shows the peasants were already bristling
with the pangs of rebellion against the monarchy
The deed was difficult to understand because of
its absence of modern accents and punctuation.
Insinuating Music
Apropos of South and Central America the
Latins undoubtedly know how to give party.
The reception at the Cuban Embassy Saturday
afternoon was the gayest entertainment of the
season. I keep hearing how the guests, invited
from to 7, were still dancing at 10 p. m Every
pair of dangerous Latin eyes in town worth look.
ing at was there Saturday, as quick-stepping
Latin feet danced to the most insinuating music
heard In Washington IN years.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26


want to borrow her new book,
There. for example is the story of the $4,000 900
the Chinese gave our Treasury Department to pay
for the damages inflicted on Americans by the
Chinese in the Boxer uprising. Also that little
bill of $1,000 Kentucky farmer sent to Wash.
ington because Gen. Lew Wallace who wrote Ben
Hur, destroyed some locust trees during an up
rising.
Not so long ago a drunken Chilean sailor
knocked down an American citizen in Santiago
saloon. In the riot that followed two Americans
were killed and three injured. The Chilean gov.
eminent was out of pocket just $4,000. Miss
Whiteman says the old files from which she gets
her material are more fascinating than any the
alter. When Congress wants to know how much it
should allow or demand as IAN act of grace" for
damages it turns to Miss Whitemans books for
precedents, And there finds the answer.
Peace by AirPLane
There may be war, declared and undeclared
InC the world, but down around South AMER.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

think the movement started going little too fast
like SNOWFALL rolling down hill.
He's Strong Leader
It is hard of course, to predict whether Lewis
can finally win out and consolidate all the unions
in this country behind one leadership, but think
he stands better chance of accomplishing this
than anyone else, because no other man in the
labor movement can match his qualifications.
Everyone realizes should think, that Lewis is
rugged, courageous and thoroughly and beauti-
fully selfeducated. His truly wonderful command
Of the English language has established him as
one Of the best public speakers of the day. But
everyone might not realize that Lewis is very
sensitive man and a dreamer, which may explain
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
NAVY DAY
PROGRAM

ga. M. to STA P. M.-Wash-
ington Navy Yard. United
States gunboat Erie, United
States destroyer Leary, United
States Coast Guard cutter Bibb.
800 A. M.-Drop forging gun
parts.
$50 A. M.-Band concert,
main gate.
900 A. Informal guard
mounting, Marines.
9:10 A. M.-Deep sea diving.
9:25 A. M.-Torpedo firing.
$50 A. M.-Machine gun
demonstration.
$50 A. M.-Torpedo firing.
9::55 A. M.-Exercise drill.
1000 A. M.-Bombing of Navy
Yard with rubber balls by Navy
Air Station planes.
Throughout the day these
main events will be repeated
each hour with slight variation
so that all visitors may see all
units in operation in a short
visit and an all-day inspection
will contain many new side
lights as the day advances.
9 A. M. to 4 P. MI. S.
Naval Observatory.
7 P. M. to II P. MI. S.
Naval Observatory admission
by cardO.
3P. M.-Air show. Naval
planes from Naval Air Station,
Anacostia. D. c.; Fleet Marine
Force, Quantico, Va, and Car
rier Division 2, Norfolk, Va.
II A. M.-Commodore John
Barry Monument Fourteenth
Street between I and K Streets
Northwest.
1890 P. M.-Commodore John
Paul Jones Monument foot of
Seventeenth Street NorthweSt).
Exercises will be under the au-
spices Of the Military Order of
the World War and the advisory
board of the Masonic Clubs.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Forty and Eight
To Greet Fraser

Fred G. Fraser, recently elected
nationa. commander of the Forty
and Eight, honor organization of
the American Legion, will be given
an enthusiastic receptin at Union
Station when he returns to the
Capital tonight from France.
Following the Legion conven-
ton in New York, Fraser went to
Europe with a group of the dele
gates, and was received by the
King of England and French Of
ficials.