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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
SNOW COVERS COUNTY
No Serious Accidents Reported But
Number of Cars Skid

Starting late Saturday afternoon
the heaviest snow of the winter fell
in Ashe county and vicinity during
the night. By Sunday blanket of
snow about II inches deep covered
the ground.
The snowfall was reported to be
general over Western North Caro-
lima.
Snow plows of the State Highway
and Public Works commission set
out early in the night to clear the
snow off the main highways so as; to
keep them open to automobile traf-
fic. No serious automobile accidents
were reported, although motorists
experienced some trouble in driving
because of snow collecting on wind
shields, and the regular Sunday
morning mail did not arrive from
North Wilkesboro until late in the
afternoon.
What might have been a tragedy
occurred when the car DR.. r. c. Ray
was driving left the road on the
curve in front of the C. B. Doggett
home and turned over twice as it
went down the embankment. The
car was damaged considerably, but
DR.. Ray was fortunately unhurt.
Monday, two trucks, one driven by
Guy Miller and one, a Pearson
Brothers truck from North Wilkes
boro skidded into each other on the
curve below j. A. Wayman's on the
Jefferson road. Both trucks were
wrecked and one man cut and brris-
ed but not critically. The road had
been cleared of the snow at that
point, but melting snow had frozen
making the curve extraordinarily
slick.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
Thief Disappointed

Dick BledsOe, of Todd, accord
ing to report, sold some cattle
last week and collected $135.OO
which he pOcketed and took
home expecting to bank it the
first time he went to town.
The morning following the
night after MIR. BledSOe sold the
cattle and collected his money,
he awOke to find that someone
had stolen his pants while he
slept. He looked for the pants
and the family helped him look,
but no pants were to be found.
He had to get another pair of
pants. Later on i'm the day, he
found his pants on a bush about
three hundred yards down the
road from his house.
Very fortunately, Mr.. BledsOe
had put his money in his shirt
pocket where he found it un-
mOIeSted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
FIRST MONDAY QUIET
Routine Affairs Attended to; No
Action Taken on Liquor Bill

First Monday in Jefferson was un-
usually quiet this month. Snow and
ice kept many at home who might
otherwise have come to town., but
the full board of commissioners COM
posed of John F. Scott, chairman,
and J. E. Oliver and R. B. Brown,
members, were present. The day was
spent in attending to routine affairs.
No action was taken in regard to
calling for vote on the liquor ques-
ton and it was unofficially reported
tina none will be taken. In the event
the county fathers do not call for a
vote, it is understood that the bill
passed recently by the state legisla-
ture provides that voting is not man
datory unless petition signed by a
number of the population of the
county asked for it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
Legislature Puts Biggest
Jobs in the Background
Social Security, Free Texts, and
Road Reorganization Now
to Come Up at Raleigh
BIGGEST BUDGET OF STATE

The biggest tasks of the North
Carolina Legislature of 1897 have
been put behind it and prospects are
bright for sine die adjournment by
March Is or 20, more probably about
the latter date Such early adjourn
ment would mark the session as the
briefest in many years.
Consideration and passage of the
biennial general revenue and appro-
priations bills featured the past
week. The tax bill is estimated to
raise $76,000,000 in the next two
years and the appropriations meas
ure provides for spending about
$145,000,000 in the biennium. The
budget is the largest ever approved
in the history of North Carolina. The
tax measure does not include motor
vehicle license fees and gasoline
taxes for the Highway department,
which total around $35,000000 a
year.
Chairman Bryant of the House FL
nance committee Thursday estimat-
mated that the revenue and appro-
priations bills were out of balance
by not more than 100000, but
Chairman Capus NJ Waynick of the
State Highway Commission, appear
ing before the Senate roads commit
tee, estimate that the difference be-
tween the two measures was as
much as $8,000,000.
Two years ago, the money bills
were not approved until the Assem-
bly, had been in session for 112 days.
This year, enactment came after So
days.
Measures Unsettled
Cheered by prompt passage of the
finance and appropriations bills, adj
ministration leaders are centering
their attention this week on three
gubernatorial must" measures-so-
cial security, free school textbooks,
and Highway commission reorgani-
cation.
School Change Recommended
The biennial school machinery bill
was completed late in the week and
made ready for action by the House.
It prescribes the rules and regula-
tionS for operation of the State
school system.
A radical change as compared with
the law in effect heretofore would
give the State superintendent of
public instruction Ga constitutional
officer elected by the people,) much
greater power in the administration
of the school system, as recommend
ed by Governor Hoey. The superin-
tendent would actually be the head
of the school system under the new
bill. He would be head of the school
commission, which would perform
all the duties and bear all the re-
sponsibilities now shared by the
State School commission and the
State Board of Equalization
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
Crop,
Feed Loans Made
at Jefferson Office
Loans Made Only to Farmers
Who Cannot Obtain Credit
Any Other Way

Applications for emergency crop
loans for 1887 are now being receiv-
ed at the Register of Deeds office
Jefferson, by Miss Edna May for D
M. Hale field supervisor of the
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan
Section of the Farm Credit Admin
istration.
These loans will be made only to
farmers who cannot obtain credit
from any other source, as provided
by regulations issue by the Governor
of the Farm Credit Administration.
The money loaned will be limited to
the farmers immediate and actual
cash needs for growing his 1897
crops and in no instance may exceed
$500.
Farmers are not eligible for these
loans if they can borrow from an in
dividual, production credit associa-
ton, bank, or other concern. Emer-
gency crop loans will not be made
by the Farm Cred Administration to
standard rehabilitation clients of the
Resettlement Administration whose
current needs are provided for by
Resettlement.
AS in the past, the security for
these loans will consist of first lien
on the crop financed. Landlords, or
others having an interest in the
crops,will be required to waive their
claims in favor of the lien to the
Governor of the Farm Credit Adj
ministration until the loan is repaid.
Checks in payment of the approx
ed loans will be issued by the Re-
gional Emergency Crop and Feed
Loan Office at Columbia. 6. c.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
YOUTH COMMITS SUICIDE
OVER LOST LOVE AFFAIR

The body of 18-year-old Arnold
Howard, who was said by relatives
to have been brooding over love
affair, was found near his home at
Sparta, Tenn, Monday by his par
ents after they heard shotgun dis
charge.
The gun lay near the body, over
which Arnold's dog was standing
guard when the parents arrived. "A
charge of buckshot had been tired
into young Towards breast.
Sheriff Douglas Mitchell said no
inquest was held, since the parents
were convinced the youth took ms
own life.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
MCDONALD RESTS BETTER
UNDER PHYSICIANS CARE

DR.. Ralph w. Mcdonald crested
better" in Raleigh Sunday at Rex
hospital, his physician, DR.. j. j.
Combs, reported.
Mcdonald was taken to the hos
pital Saturday for observation, Doc.
tor Combs said, after the Winston
Salem man who sought the guberna-
torial nomination last summer ibid
not show proper recovery from a
recent attack of influenza"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
HOEY FAVORS $500
TAX EXEMPTION

Governor Hoey and A. J. Maxwell,
commissioner of revenue, have ex-
pressed themselves as favoring the
proposed $500 tax exemption on
homesteads, as advocated by the
Committee for Tax Reform Amend
ments.
The Governor, in an interview,
said he had not had an opportunity
to study the exemption question
thoroughly, but believed the $500
figure to be fair. An amendment to
the State Constitution, passed in the
the November election, allowed the
General Assembly to exempt home
steads up to $1,000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION
TO MEET AGAIN MARCH II

The Ashe County Dairymen's AS
ISOLATION will meet on March IL, at
the courthouse. The program will
take up the following subjects: Car
ing for the fresh cow, Leverne
johnson; the future of the cheese in
dustry in Ashe county, Ira T. john
Ston.
All interested farmers are urged
to attend this meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
Dougghton and Reynolds to Urge
Parkway Completion at Capitol
Is Million Dollars Needed to
Finish Job; 16 Millions
I Already Spent
RokGHToN! GETS u CREDIT ED

Z Ia gz-
Senator r. r. Reynolds and Rep
preventative R. L. Doughton, two of
North Cardinals delegation in Con-
gress, told members of the General
Assembly at a dinner in Raleigh
Tuesday that they will urge the ap-
preparation of necessary funds to
complete the Blue Ridge parkway.
Saying he believed President
Roosevelt would see that funds
were made available to complete the
park-to-park highway, Doughton
said the road Ito me at first was a
dream, then a reality, and then al
most an obsession." He added, II be-
lieve its scenic beauty will be I'M
rivaled anywhere"
The proposed road would stretch
from Fort Royal in the Shenandoah
park in Virginia to Swain county in
the Greatly Smoky Mountain nation
al park in North Carolina, a distance
of approximately ATS miles. About
100000 has been spent on the
road in North Carolina and Virginia,
and about $25,0OO,OOO is needed to
complete the road, Capus M. Way
nick, State highway and public
works commissioner, estimated.
Declaring that no money is neces-
sary to advertise the mountains of
western North Carolina" Doughton
said that the parkway would attract
thousands of travellers and prove an
economic asset to the State.
1T pays to advertise" said Rey-
holds, "for since kissed Jean Har-
low, I've never had to kiss so many
women in my life"
Gives DOughtOn Credit
He congratulated the Legislature
for it's efforts to appropriate $25, 900
for the systematic advertising OF the
State, and credited Governor Hoey
with being instrumental in obtaining
advantages for the State. "But it was
Bob Doughton who put over this
parkway" said Reynolds, "and we
are proud of him, chairman of the
most important committee (wayS
and means) in Congress"
"The Appian highway that leads
to the Eternal City of Rome, upon
which the Caesars travelled will not
be superior to this highway which
will contribute much to the progress
and development of North Caro-
lina," said Hoey.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
MILLERS CREEK ROAD
WILL BE SURFACED

The Highway and Public Works
commission announced in Raleigh it
would receive bids March Is on II
construction projects expected to
cost about $4,000.
On the list of projects is the fol-
lowing:
Wilkes and Ashe, 1898 miles of
surfacing near Glendale Springs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
SENATE KILLS
ROAD BILL

Monday the Senate killed a pro-
posal for $25,00O,OOO bond issue to
improve secondary roads.
The measure to improve secon-
Diary roads, sponsored by Senator
Halstead ofassamden, was tabled by
a Is to 20 vote after an amendment
to reduce the, bond issue from $685.
100000 to $10,0OO,OOO had carried.
The amendment, however, subse-
quently was tabled with the bill.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
Services at Welcome Home

Rev. w. T. Wilmington will preach
at Welcome Home Baptist Church
on Dog, Creek, Saturday at two
o'clock in the afternoon and Sunday
afternoon at the same hour.
Mr.. Wilmington will supply for
Rev. Mr.. Ashley-who is away hold
ing a revival meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
U. S. CREDITED
WITH VICTORY

Startled members of the House of
Lords heard the Earl of Lothian as
sert in London Tuesday that the
United States was responsible for
the British Victory in the World
war. Britain would not have emery
ed victor from the World war ex-
cept for assistance from the United
States before and after her en-
trance" the Earl declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04

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The Washington times., 1937-06-22
PROP BOYS BEST

HOLLYWOOD U.N.S0. Envy
Arthur Camp, property boy to
gorgeous Marlene Dietrich.
She has nothing but kind words
for him and the other lads Of
similar calling.
Miss Dietrich declares emphatic
ally that in only one thing is Holly
wood infinitely, brilliantly superior
to the present European studios
in it's prop" boys. Her recent
tour abroad convinced her, she
said, that in equipment, personnel,
stars, directors, and cameramen,
they have reached point which
they rival the movie colony here.
It's not that the European
prop" boys don't try because they
do, she said. Their particular
calling requires an exactitude and
versatility greater than even di.
recting or motion picture photog.
raphy or acting, in the beautiful
stars opinion.
Prop Boy ReIishes Praise
And, as he heard her speak
glowingly of the boys in general
and himself in particular, Arthur
almost strutted. He knew by her
statement he had succeeded in
pleasing her.
One of the most familiar cries
about the Paramount set Is Miss
Dietrichs: "Oh, Arty!"
Then Camp drops whatever he
is about to hurry to her side.
He knows pretty well In advance
The Washington times., 1937-06-22

what it is apt to be. Cream or
lemon with the tea order, or that
the tea should be particularly hot
or iced-or that she wants
Bridges, her chauffeur, to have
the car at the stage door instead
Of the dressig room.
Unusual Requests
Sometimes the calls are unusual.
however. For example, the other
day she kicked a heel off her slip.
per, and Camp was summoned to
see what he could do. The minor
accident threatened to hold up
production Of Angel" in which
she is starring with Herbert. Mar
shall and Melvyn Douglas. =.
|. Camp went to his piano-sized
kit and came back in q rush with
some quick drying cement. In no
time at all the slipper was repaired
and the scene went on without q
hitch.
Actually, in addition to his sery.
ices to Miss Dietrich. Camp has
had important jobs TO- handle for
the picture. He arranged for the
purchase and transportation here
of two Paris taxicabs. He bought
up the entire market Of long,
stemmed tulips in Los Angeles and
then had to wire for more from.
Astoria. Ore. He had to send tele
grams to all the race tracks in
the country before he could get {
pari-mutuel machine.
The Washington times., 1937-06-22

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sage, embroidered in wool or silk,
at waiStline Of old or new frock.
Work a matching border round
your hem and. see what an artistic
touch it gives. A beginner can do
these! Pattern 1915 contains one
motif 62 x 9A inches and 100
The Washington times., 1937-06-22

inches of 114-inch banding and two
and two reverse motifs 3A x4
inches; color suggestions; illustra.
tons Of all stitches used.
Send 10 cents in stamps or coin
(cOin preferred) for this pattern
to The Washington Times, Needle
craft Department, 81 Eighth Ave.
New York, NJ. Y,
The Washington times., 1937-06-22

HORIZONTAL
Lowering for the head
-Precious stone
7-What was the frat name Of the
author of "DaS Kapital"7
Eggs
12-Genus Of trees
14-Mountains in Turkestan
16-Through
16-What German novelist wrote
Dame Care?
accompany Of soldiers
20-Arrow poison
21-Make
22-Siamese coin
23-Stout cord
27-Wily
29-Be indebted to
3O-Pertaining to the moon
31-Greek letter
32-What peninsula consists Of
Spain and POrtugal7
34-Chinese measure
3S-What Italian family Of violin
makers lived at Cremona7
SF-Propel with oars
38-Palm leaf
39-What river in Kenya Colony,
Africa, flows 500 miles to the
Indian Ocean?
40-Chess piece
41-Chopping tool
42-King of beasts
44-South American ruminant
4T-Precipitate from q metallic
solution
51-Reeord Of q ships progress
52-Melody
53-Salute
64-Wrath
5S-WhO was the founder of Penn
sylvania?
56-Negative vote
6T-L0wbred person
VERTICAL
IAN Egyptian
-Declare
S-Travesty.
4-Labor for breath
-Freneh coin
Gin what sea are The BaIeaEie
Isles?
The Washington times., 1937-06-22

Herewith is the solution to yes
terday's puzzle. -
The Washington times., 1937-06-22

, What territory in Africa ex.
tends from RgeEiA east 10 the
French COngo2
SEWinged part
9-Hastened
I10-The American linden
13-Tear
1T-Concerning W.
19-Hawaiian bird
22-Inspire with reverence
24-Upon
25-To cloy
26-Silkworm
27-Ejected from the mouth -
2S-What is the capital Of PsEu1
29-Japanese sash
30-Binding custom -
32-Native of a European country
33-Electri6ed particle
36-Indefnite article
3S-Poisonous acid used IN dyes
4O-1nseet
41-Indian madden
43-ExiSts
44-Who wrote "Euphues"?
45-Unit of meter in prosody ..
46-Very old
47-Part Of an atlas
4S-Metric measure Of area
49-Clear cotton of seeds
50-Long narrow inlet =.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Tax
Continued From First PaRe.)

NSN4t4uCu TIOl1l TlISU 1A&S.)
that it would not be approved by the
House.
Dirksen's persistence won over such
sales tax proponents as Represent
atives Nichols Of Oklahoma, Allen of
Delaware and McGehee Of Mississippi,
Democrats. Representative Kennedy,
Democrat, Of Maryland, the subcom-
mittee chairman, fought the income
tax vigorously, and was the only
member on the final vote to cast his
ballot against the income tax.
Left to Commissioners.
Whether the intangible tax Is to be
repealed or continued and credited
against income tax payments, will be
left to the direction OF the Commits
sioners
The subcommittee adopted the pro-
gram after several hours Of acrimo-
NOUS discussion Of all phases Of the
tax situation, during which Repre-
sentative Allen proposed a 20-cent in
crease In the real estate tax rate from
$3.50 to $l.70 to raise 100000 Of
the anticipated shortage.
The subcommittee, however, took
the position that real estate already
IS bearing its fair share Of the tax bur-
den and refused to approve his pro-
posal on the ground the Commission
ers could raise the levy on their own
authority If 1t became necessary.
Meeting Tuesday
The subcommittee will meet with
the Commissioners Tuesday to 70 over
the details Of the tax program that
was dumped into their laps to COM
plete. A special meeting Of the full
District Committee will be held Thurs
day to pass on the completed program,
which will be rushed to the House and
considered under . special rule.
Otherwise, the tax legislation could
not be called up in the House until the
next District day, June II.
The income tax as originally pro-
posed by the Commissioners and with
drawn in favor Of . sales tax for fear
the income tax would be held invalid
by the courts, would apply to all per-
sons who earn an income in the Dis
trict, Federal employees as we'll as nom
residents, and members Of Congress.
The only exemptions would have
been the President and members OF
the Federal judiciary, who are ex-
enpted by the Constitution. Nom
residents, however, would have been
given credit for income tax payments
in the States in which they live.
The rates Of the income tax as pro-
posed by the Commissioners ranged
from per cent on the amount Of net
income not exceeding $4,000 up to S per
cent on the amount of net income in
excess Of $4,000 for individuals. The
corporation tax would be per cent
on net income.
Returns would have to be filed By
individuals having a net income fol
the taxable year" Of $1,000 or over Il
Evening star., 1937-05-27

intangible tax 1t could find about
100000 year which now escapes
collection
In discussing the $8OO0,0O0 deficit
calculated by the commission, Ken
nedy said it was purely theoretical,
since the Commissioners added ST.
100000 to their original 100000
estimate on the assumption that the
Senate would restore to the 1888 Dis
trict k..dget certain items eliminated
by both the House and the Budget
Bureau AS a matter of fact, Ken
nedy said, the Senate does not pro-
pose to act on the supply bill until
the new tax program is passed by
the House and it is definitely known
whether funds will be available for
restoration Of any items
"Our goal was s6,00O,0oO at the
beginning of the tax study" Kennedy
declared. "and $6,ooo,ooo is our goal
now"
Evening star., 1937-05-27

House owners. architects-all know the
economical advantage of giving US their
roofing orders. Dependable work by
practical roofers: fair charges.
K00NC ROOFING 933 v st. NV.
AA~~>A>0 COMPANY North 1923.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

dren by blood, or legally adopted
children or any other lineal descend
ants cor lineal ancestors, would be
taxed / per cent Of the clear value
of property transferred to each bene-
ficiary in excess Of $1,000.
Property in excess Of $4,000 trans
ferred to brothers, sisters, nephews
and nieces Of the whole or half blood
OF the decedent would be subject to q
per cent tax.
Property in excess Of $1,000 trans
ferred to grandnephews and grand
nieces Of the decedent, or all other
persons or institutions, would be sub
ject to per cent tax.
The estate tax provision provides
for q tax equal to 80 per cent of
the Federal tax on the transfer Of
the estate Of every decedent who dies
. resident Of the District
The Commissioners were directed
to draft legislation authorizing the
Evening star., 1937-05-27
LONG-DISTANCE MOVING

All points, 600 miles, full and part
loads. NAT. DEL ASSOC. INC, National
\ 1880. Padded Vans. 630 N. Y. ave.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

single, or II married ana not living
with husband or wife, and by every
individual having net income Of
$2,500 or over II married and living
with husband or wife, and by every
individual having gross income for
the taxable year Of $4,000 or over re-
gardless Of the amount Of the net
income.
The tax structure was as follows:
On net income not over $4,000, a
tax Of per cent.
On net income between $4,000
and $1,000, tax of III per cent.
On net income between $4,000
and 10000, a tax Of per cent.
Between $4,000 and $4,000, .
tax Of 3 per cent.
Between $4,000 and 100000, a
tax Of 3l2 per cent.
Between $4,000 and $4,000, 4
tax Of per cent.
Over $50,o0o, tax Of per cent.
Increase in Tag Fees.
The weight tax on motor vehicles
as proposed by the Commissioners
would raise the cost Of tags for private
cars from 81 to minimum of IS and
q maximum of $l2. Commercial We
hicles would pay higher scale. The
personal property tax would be re-
tanned, however.
In the business privilege tax, the
subcommittee will direct the Com
missioners to revise upward the pres
ent license fees paid by parking lot
operators, theaters and other amuse-
ments, hotels, apartment houses, etc
There was considerable criticism by
subcommittee members of the 'Iow
scale" OF fees paid by such places.
The original business privilege tas
plan Of the Commissioners proposed
taxing the gross income of business
establishments as we'll as licensing foz
fee such professional groups as doc.
tors. lawyers and dentists.
The insurance tax proposal Of the
Commissioners would raise from is tc
per cent the present tax on net
premium receipts, and include mu.
tual and other companies that do moi
now pay the levy.
The inheritance and estate tax plar
Of the Commissioners was modelled
after Maryland and Virginia laws. Tit
father. mother, husband. wife, chill.