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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
One County Votes Dry
and Another Goes Wet
Durham County Keeps Record
Never Having Voted Dry
in History at Polls
DARE COUNTY DRYS WIN

Dare county, voting dry by a
small margin, and Durham county
voting wet by two to one count,
put the legalized whiskey election
during the past week on a meek
and neck" basis.
Durham county kept intact its
record of having never voted dry in
the Tuesday balloting as its electo-
rate authorized the establishment of
a system of county-operated liquor
stores.
With all 80 of the precincts re-
ported before o'clock, the vote was
counted: vets, 1874; drys, 1903.
The county commissioners will
meet Monday, their regular time, to
discuss setting up control board
and arranging for the opening of
liquor stores. Legal whiskey sales
are expected to begin in about a
month.
DryS Active
Tuesdays balloting, considered
heavy by elections officials, brought
spirited campaigns of both dry and
wet forces to a close. Led by the
Durham Ministerial association and
Women's Christian Temperance
union, the drys had been active for
about month, with the control
forces entering the field as an Or
ganization about two weeks ago.
Dare Votes First
E. S. Wise, chairman of the Dare
county Board of Elections, said
Monday a proposal to establish al
coholic beverage control stores in
Dare county had been defeated by
IL votes.
Dare was the first county to vote
on the repeal of prohibition under
the new county option liquor law,
passed by 1887 General Assembly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
Legion
to Sponsor Week
of Amusements
Merry GO-ArOund, Ferris Wheel
and Other Entertainment
Here Week, May 3-8

The local American Legion Post
will sponsor a week of fun in the
city next week, May 3-8, with a
part of the proceeds going into the
Post treasury.
The Legion will present Bullock's
Amusement Enterprises, Inc, and
they will carry with them as their
chief features a merry-go-around, a
Ferris wheel, and airplane rides,
and highly recommended, clean en-
tertainments for men, women, and
children. The shows have exhibited
in many of the major cities in the
state.
The Legion invites the public to
come to West Jefferson and patron
ize the show and the home town
merchants at the same time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
DISPLAY FLESH IN
MURDER TRIAL

Pieces of flesh cut from the
body of Verna Carr Taylor show
ing the bullet wounds that killed
her were displayed in the Henry
county court room in New Castle,
KY, this week as the State en-
deavOred to tighten its web of
circumStantial evidence around
pOrtly Brigadier General Henry
III. Denhardt, who is charged with
shooting the pretty widow.
AS spectators, packed into every
available space i'm the courtroom,
peered eagerly, Commonwealth
Attorney HI. B. KinsOlving, Jr., had
DIR. John T. Walsh of La Grange,
who helped perform an autopsy
on the body, display squares OF
flesh cut from Mrs. TaylOr's left
breast, where the bullet entered
and from her back where it
emerged. In the center of each
piece were holes made by the fat
al bullet.
Previously the State had shown
sections cut from hog through
which bullets had been fired at
various distances. The hog, which
had been killed, the blood drain
ed, and the hair shaved, had been
covered with pieces of the WON
ans clothing before the shots
were fired into it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
Banker, Convict and
Now Mayor of City
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper Has
Had a Life That Was Full
of Ups and Downs

Thomas E. Cooper, twice men,
Der of the North Carolina Legisla-
ture, former banker, twice prison
convict, and former chairman of
New Hanover county school board,
was elected mayor of Wilmington
Tuesday, defeating Walter H. Blair,
finishing his 18th year as chief exec
utive of the seaside city.
Cooper was born at Mullins, S. G.,
Al years ago and went to Whining
ton as a bank clerk when he finish
ed college. At the age of q he was
head of the Commercial National
ban, the youngest bank president in
the United States. Shortly thereafter
he was elected president of the
State Bankers association and a
member of the executive committee
of the national association. He be-
came also president of the Liberty
Savings bank.
In December, 1922, his COMMERCE.
al bank failed and shortly thereaft-
er the savings bank collapsed. He
was indicted with other officers OF
the Commercial for violation of the
national banking laws and he was
indicted in the State court also.
He was acquitted in the Federal
court, but in 1924 was convicted in
State court on four counts and SEN
fenced to two years on each count
While an appeal was pending he
was tried and convicted in Federal
court and given three years in the
Atlanta penitentiary.
He served 18 months in the Fed
eral prison and was pardoned by
President Coolidge. Then he served
Is months in the county stockade
until pardoned by Governor Nc
Lean.
He started life anew with nothing
is said to have been successful In
what began as very small business
venture, and in 1880 entered politics
again, running for sheriff. Twice de-
feated in contests for the sheriff
office, he ran for the House of Rep
resentatives in 1884 and was over
whelmingly elected. He was elected
again last year, and recently return
ed home from service in the 1873
legislature to run for mayor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
STOLL KIDNAPER
TO ALCATRAZ

Justice department officials dis
closed this week that Thomas HI.
Robinson, Jr., convicted kidnaper
of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll, had
been transferred from Leaven-
worth, Kans., to Alcatraz. The
transfer was made secretly last
month.
Robinson was sentenced May IA,
1886, to life Imprisonment for
kidnapping Mrs. Stoll, Louisville,
KY, society matrOn, Oct. 10, 1894.
Six days after the abduction he
received $4,000 ransom from the
StOll family and released the sOci-
ETY. leader unframed. The ensuing
manhunt attracted nationwide at
tentiOn.
Robinson is a native of Nash
vile, Tenn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
PRESIDENT OFF
FOR VACATION

President Roosevelt put the
eastern flood situation in the
hands of special committee
Tuesday, cleared his desk of all
other urgent business, and looked
lOngingly toward the Gulf OF
Mexico for 10 days of fishing.
An eight-car special train was
made up to take the Chief Execu-
tive and small party southwark
shortly after midnight. He will
leave New Orleans Thursday to
indulge in his favOrite sport along
the Texas coast, and return to
Washington May IL from Calves
ton and Fort Worth.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
Mrs. Thomas Art
Exhibit at Library

An exhibit of art work, in oils, by
Mrs. Paul Thomas, of Helton, is
now on exhibit at the county libra
ry. The pictures will be on display
only this week and all persons in
terested are urged to visit the Ii
brary and examine them. A part of
the pictures are for sale.
Mrs. Thomas, formerly Miss Flor
ence Young, is young woman of
much talent and has studied art in
Philadelphia under well known
teachers. Ashe county people should
be very much interested in visiting
her exhibit.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
Tyre Taylor Resigns
From r. F. C.. Office


Tyre Taylor, Allegheny man who
has made a name for himself both
in this state and in Washington, has
recently resigned from his position
as counsel to the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation to resume the
general practice of law with Albert
Conradis. The firm name will be
Taylor and Conradis and will locat-
ed on K Street in Washington.
Before he went to Washington,
Mr.. Taylor was instrumental in or
ganizing the Young Democrats of
America and was the first state
president of the organization. He
was later executive counsel to Gov
ernor o. Max Gardner.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
DIR. Stokes to Assist
in Local Revival

DR.. J. L. Stokes of Randleman, N.
c., will assist in the special evangel-
istic services which begin at the To-
cal Methodist church Friday night,
May 7. The evening services will
begin at 800 o'clock.
DR.. Stokes, the son of an eminent
missionary, was born in Korea
where he received his early train
ing. He was educated in American
universities, receiving his Phi. D. de-
gree at Yale University recently.
After serving pastorates in Connec-
ticut, he was transferred to the
Methodist church in Randleman,
where he is successful pastor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
Special Services at Jefferson

Special services have been plan
ned for the observance of Rural
Life Sunday at Jefferson and Orion
Methodist Churches next Sunday at
the eleven and three o'clock hours,
respectively. Rural Life Sunday,
launched in 1929, is sponsored by
the Federal Council of Churches and
has been observed annually since
then throughout the United States
on the fifth Sunday after Easter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
BRIEF n Ws
From the
State and Nation
DOUGHTON, HANCOCK
SENATORIAL TIMBER

w. T. BOst, writing in the
Greensboro Daily News, reports
that Representative Frank w.
Hancock is going to run for the
United States senate against Sen
atOr Robert r. Reynolds if Farmer
Bob DOughtOn doesn't, and if
Hancock will, DOughtOn will not.
1t would, therefore, appear that
Senator Reynolds is in for cOmpe-
titiOn no matter what happens.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
New Building in
West Jefferson Is
Making Progress

Building in West Jefferson is
making rapid progress this spring in
both dwellings and business houses.
Mr. and Mrs Russell Barr have
already rooted their new brick Co.
lonial seven-room home and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Coward have begun
work on a home of similar design.
R. B. Jackson has started work on
the erection of filling station op-
posite the Duncan Motor Co.
Discussion of other prospective
building is going on.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
STRAWBERRY CROPS
SELLING WELL

Randall b. Etheridge, chief of
the State Department of Agricul-
ture market division, reports that
North Carolina farmers are re-
ceiving good prices for strawber-
rieS and estimated the States crop
would bring $1,5OO,OOO.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
Arson County Man
Heads n. Carolina
Highway Officials
j. Gordon Hackett From Wilkes
County Appointed Member
From This Section

Governor Hoey made clean
sweep in the Highway and Public
Works commission Saturday as he
named Frank Lemuel Dunlap of
Wadesboro, Arson county, now as
sistant director of the budget, as
chairman to serve with 10 new
members.
Dunlap was appointed for a six
year term and the Governor had
said the salary would be $500 a
year under the reorganization in
stead of the $4,000 yearly now paid
Chairman Capus M. Waynick.
Waynick, the Governor announc-
ed, has been rendered the position
of director of the division of pur-
chase and contract at the same SAL
airy he now gets.
Robert G. Deyton, for 10 years a
member of the staff of the Budget
bureau, was appointed assistant di-
rector of the budget to succeed
Dunlap. The job carries salary of
$4,000 yearly and raise of $500
effective July l.
New Commissioners
AS commissioners of the 10 high
way districts to be set up by the
commission, the Governor appoint
ed: First, D. Collin Barnes of Hert-
ford county, for six years; second,
Ernest V. Webb of Lenoir county,
for four years; third, Robert Grady
Johnson of Fender, for two years;
fourth, T. Boddie Ward of Wilson,
for two years; fifth, Samuel w. Ba-
son of Carwell, for four years; sixth,
D. B. McCrary of Randolph, for six
years; seventh, Thomas R. Wolfe of
Stanly, for two years; eighth, j.
Gordon Hackett of Wilkes, for four
years; ninth, T. Max Watson of
Rutherford, for six years, and tenth,
E. L. Mckee of Jackson, for two
years.
Commissioners receive pay only
for days they work.
The 1887 Legislature rewrote the
highway and public works law to
increase the commission from seven
to II members and directed. the
members - vide the. State into
districts, with one from each. The
changes all become effectice May l.
''The naming of a chairman and
members of the commission has
been a most difficult task" said
Governor Hoey. $50 many good men
were offered from every section that
it was no easy matter to make Sc
lection and I regret the necessity of
disappointing many worthy aspir-
ants.
II bespeak for the new commits
sion patient consideration by the
people of the State. The road prob
lem is great one. We have around
$4,000 miles of county roads, and
my chief concern is for the improve
ment of these secondary roads.
Progress with this work will neces-
sarily be slow. Most of the surplus
in the road fund has already been
contracted and new work will be
limited to current revenues"
He urged the pubic not to make
road demands until the commission
can organize and take an inventory
of the road situation and ascertain
just what can be done"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
Church Workers to Meet

Miss Barnett Spratt, in charge OF
vacation church school work for the
M. E. Church, South, will meet with
the vacation church school workers
of Ashe county on Thursday night,
May 7, at the West Jefferson Metho-
dist Church at 1880 o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
To Attend Conference

The Statesvilvle District Confer
ence of the Methodist Church will
be held next Wednesday and Thurs
day at Centenary church on the
Mooresville circuit. Delegates and
preachers from the several charges
in the county will leave for the seat
of the conference early next Wed
nesday morning.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29
HIGH SCHOOL WEDDINGS

A number of high school we'd
dings took place during and direct
ly prior to the many commence
ments during the past few weeks.
Among them were the weddings OF
Miss Clara Hurley and Paul Hayes,
OF Nathans Creek; and Miss Marie
Stuart and Hal Barlow, of River
view.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29

Mrs. Tom Burkett and daughter
Mrs. Wiley Weaver, attended the
funeral of Mrs. Burkett's nepne"
which was held in Wytheville, Va''
Saturday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-29

w. G. Vannoy has just returned
from business trip to Philadelphia
and New York.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-23

cakes and in buildings To prepare
unroaSted peanuts for boiling or bak-
ing, shell the peanuts and pour boil
ing water over them, letting them
remain in the water until the skins
will peel off.
Peanut Butter.
Roast peanuts until a light brown.
Shell, husk, and run them through the
food chopper using a finer plate. run
them again through the food chopper
using a finer plate. Repeat until a
smooth butter is obtained. Season with
salt using one tablespoon to one half
pound of peanut butter. This may be
stored in covered jars until ready to
use. Fresh peanut butter is superior
to stored so make often and in small
quantity.
Peanut Cabbage Salad.
medium head cabbage.
/ pint parched peanuts.
Chop peanuts and cabbage fine and
mix with salad dressing.
Serve on lettuce leaf.
The above may be varied by the
addition of chopped apples.
Sailed Peanuts.
Shell peanuts, cover with cold water
and soak over night. Next morning re-
move from water, dry with clean
cloth, put on brown deep fat, (pre-
ferably Wesson OLD. When a light
brown, put on brown paper and sprin-
kle with salt while nuts are still hot.
Instead of frying in deep fat, pea
nuts after soaking and drying may be
placed in the oven in shallow pans
and slowly tested. Add level tables
spoon ofbutter for each cup of pea
nuts. When light brown put on brown
PAPER and sprinkle with salt while
nuts are still hot.
Peanut Brittle.
1-2 cup water
1 cup white corn syrup
/ tablespoon soda
cups sugar
cups shelled peanuts
Mix water, syrup and sugar ana
heat to the boiling point. Add the
peanuts. Stir occasionally to prevent
sticking. Cook until candy spins
threa which breaks as soon as cool
or will form a hard ball in water and
breaks easily. Peanuts will be done
when candy has cooked sufficiently
Spread on buttered dish or SLAB to
cool.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-23
Vance County Weekly
Extension News.
sponsored by '" Sanders
sistant farm agent, tie f. Plunner
home demenstrater

VANCE COUNTY cmfwyg,u
The Homo Demonstration club wo-
mn OF Vance county put on three
,-oiect exhibits at the Fair this week.
me project put on by the women of
,he llaydtown club was on the to-
mate This booth was one that every
.ne needed to study because it showed
how many ways the tomato can be
,,.ed making it one of our best vege-
~ les. Oae thing all Of US should re-
.,a,0Lc. is that Vitan1in c is not de-
showed in cooking. If you are not able
n, cenveni2ntly located so you can get
FRESH oranges, you can use canned
.e,rs. oes or tomato juice.
The Bearp0nd Club had an attrac
ti1. b00gh at the Fair on. Children's
Clothes. These clothes for the. Riddles
made the people stop and admire them
The ,LidGleburg Club exhibited the
poaaside Market This was well got
ten up with everything marketable
FROM lie farm being used The case
containing fifteen varieties of herbs
together with mint jelly citrus mar
malade and canned products was es-
oociallv good. If you want to be r1od-
ern now you must have an herb gar
= 1t &tandmOthcrs had.
The products as a whole were of
,,eh qualit.1 Women are realizing
more and more that competition. is
leareg and that rules for canning
change as does everything else.
If you had your radio turned on at
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-23

tCOntio,1Gd from Faye One.)
half the highway deaths occur in &C
cidents after dusk, and pointed out
that before" and latter" tests show
that highway illumination saves forty
ner cent or more of night accldents.
"The big increase in recent years
in automobile deaths has not Deen IN
the city, but in rural territory, not
in the daytime, but at night" he SAID
..N;oht is a terribly dangerous time
.ocause motorists get such short
no+ica of an obstruction. Most of the
- oiden+s occur in collisions between
automobiles and some other opJect.
Two out of three victims die IN col
lisions with objects that are not re-
ouired by law to be well illuminated
Faultv car lighting caused only two
per cent of the accidents.
"Something more than good head
LIGHTS is needed. Proper highway il
,,,noination does 4 far better job than
,cod1ici,4c perform. Headlights pick
up white object but fail dismally
give any warning of dark objects.
Good highway light ng gives more
liyht. light from above, and light from
c,e1ind the hazard.
"For example, a man in Hack
s,,it stands out sharply in silhouette
on a lighted highway The man woul6
e practically invisible with the very
,est of automobile lights, because his
,,othing is dark against a background
of road. With highway lighting he
stands out sharply He is safe. The
! drivers of automobiles are likewise
| safe"
Referring again to the causes of &C
| .idents, Mr.. Granger pointed out that
10 other cause is responsible for near
" so many deaths as is speed driv
ing at night, the deaths from this
cause being due primarily to the fail
ire of vision or the binding caused
| by glazing headlights.
His plan is to tie together three O
the state'S principal current cam
,aigns-rural identification, hlghwa!
safety and advertising.
It may be a long time before MI
lreams are realized, Mr. Granger al
nits but he sees day when all tn
4 states main roadways will be a.
bright at night as in the sunshine.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-23
Use More Peanuts.

Peanuts are wholesome, healthful,
end a..r3otizing. They are rich in pro-
tein and fat and have considerable
vitamin b hence may be used as a
meat substitute. Because Of their
dense nature, peanuts are not easily
penetrated by the digestive juices. To
be readily digostsd, they need there
fore to he very thoroughly masticated
or else finely ground. Peanuts should
r. com ined with foods low in fat
if they are to be consumed in any
considerably quantity, otherwise their
HI II fat content makes the total fat
Of the diet too great for easy diges-
ton.
Peanut butter, peanut candy, par
ched, and sailed peanuts, are the ways
in which peanuts arc most commonly
used. However, they are good in soup,
as the main dish of the meal, as
in salads, in breads in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-23

the Farm and Home hour on Thurs
day OF this week you heard Mrs. elf
ton Fuller from the. Bob lit club tell
now to add to your farm income. This
was true story she told. but the
money was not made without hard
work and patience
Inc women who sell on the Curb
Market hereafter must have a Health
certificate. We have just been in
formed OF this, and it will be attended
10 as soon as possible.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-23
Illumination of Route
At Night for Safety and
Advertisement Suggested

tConti,red from rsge One)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-04-22
Reinersville

Lapsing into unconsciOusness from
spring-fever, Sunday was aroused
by the little girls cry, 30 mamma
our dandelion is OUT" Was fright
ened at first, thinking myself in a
zoo.
Talked with guard Floyd Lowe OF
London prison farm Monday night.
Here over Sunday night and sched-
uled to leave any time. Tips the
beam at 235 after reducing how
much on a vegetable diet. We didn't
recommend but we thought prob
ably a guard would have to be given
more beats (beets).
This is the town where man
who runs bus over the roads all
week without upsetting anybody,
runs a razor over other peoples
faces on Saturday and upsets them
all in the operation.
Mrs. Anna Foster, residing near
Manchester Baptist church, in Noble
county, was reported critically Ill,
Monday evening of heart ailment. a
daughter residing here, Mrs Earl r..
Smith, went Immediately to her bed
side. (Mrs. Fosters death is re-
ported elsewhere in this paper
Editor).
Richard McGrath disposed of a
truck load of junk at GAINESVILLE,
Saturday Recently there has been
tremendous demand for this COM
modify and all hands in town, vii
lage and country have turned to
rummaging alleys, back-lots and
roadside gullies in quest of old iron.
Only that which rattles and honks
at crossings eludes the persistent
collectors. People have been sell
ing all the iron they have except
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-04-22

and Mrs. Will Young. Mrs. Young
returned to GAINESVILLE with them
and attended church at White Cot
tage, Sunday morning, and returned
home with Fred Brown in the af-
ternoon.
James and Carl Spencer were in
Columbus Sunday, to see their Sis
ter Louise who is being treated at
the child's clinic for infantile pa
ralysis. They report her much i'm
proved.
Emmett Newton attended the
James Hosom funeral at Fairview.
Sunday.
j. A. Simpson visited Sunday af-
ternoon at the Luther McKibben
home.
Miss Mary Newsom left Tuesday
morning for Mt. Vernon, to attend
the Ohio missionary convention.
Randall Fordham of Marietta
spent the week end with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Fordham.
Quarterly Meeting at Bailey's
There will be quarterly meeting
at Bailey's church, Monday evening,
April 26.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Henery and
Albert Henery and family were Sun
day supper guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wells.
Marion Spencer and housekeeper
of McConnelsville spent Sunday at
the j. w. Spencer home.