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Smyrna times., 1937-09-23
Martin Renamed to Board

Gov Richard c. McMullen has
reappointed E. William Martin, of
Wilmington, to the State Board of
Examiners and Registration of
Architects for term of five years
Other members of the board are C.
Morris Whiteside II, Walter Carl
son, Roscoe G. TindalI, and Gabriel
Massena.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-23

"One big difference between a
farmer and a manufacturer is that
the farmer generally has to sell
what he can at any price The
manufacturer produces only
enough to meet market needs and
to sell at a profit"
Smyrna times., 1937-09-23

Hill
In SESSION cnanees nance
IN even for a special session U
u.b.r !. There is still the oe-
i tsfr. farm legislation and wage ast
T. 1seislation ]. should be act-
sssore y January. 4 spec
D'i0 / the Fall would help
4 i with some Of the impors-
,lstiOn which would other-
" to be taken up a. -
= session. Tbe
\ structure of the country
studied and President
a is planning to recon- econ
4 congress a readjustment
4 These changes will m :
revised processing tax that
I horne by individual com
for which new taxes are
3 be voted at the next
Y and a tightening Of taxes
Linz. in such q way tnat
"A b no possible chance for
Etior Of the capital gains
~ tax On the undistributed
l \ corporation earnings.
rsTroN Nearly a half
4, ,oIl.rs have been expended
Federal Government in sup
/ public education IN the
Il the past four years. The
/ Government has always
1 some assistance to States
srting public education. In
ting session there VIII De
ksn up in regard to educa-
he Harrison-B n-Black-Fletcher
/ bill which was proposed
ast session may be the
j permanent system. The
reported favorably by the
Committee on Education
j be pressed for enactment
,ext meeting of Congress.
EMPLOYMENT Civilian
atiOn Corps enrollees have
Eaining private employment
inner at a faster rate than
by previous time since the
was established in the
\ of 1888. Official figures
that during July a total
enroHees asked for and
! honorable discharges to
&em to accept jobs offered
pile they were at work in
y, park and erosion control
NESS INSURANCE. = A
about to be staged by SEN
pert F. Wagner for the
passes again. Boosted by
Rssful housing bill fight, he
e a nationwide attack on
that comes from
| among the working class
believed he is planning to
an amendment to the So
Rrity Act at the next Ses-
erder to round out its pro
PETALS are not known as
II Will deal with hospital
A ! medical care for workers
}. SITUATION ~ The Neu-
q was still being held off
resident, although the Far
PATTON continues to look
issued a statement warn
ricans who insisted on re-
y China that they do so
0"1 risk. American mer-
sselS were cautioned by
department against en- |
~ aanger zone" along the
cnlna which was created
panese blockade. Warn !
also issued to shin ownars |
SantFy against attacks Of |
Z. submarines, aircraft /
t,s.v i vessels On shipping in |
|. ! 4 srranean. They were
] lne y. $. had made 10
lhat region. 'utp
SECURITY Eighteen
N u set up public welfare |
ldSl SIX mOnthc ~ |
Slfa 4 the requirements of oS
Security Act. Tbasa II =
IN slis. equipped to handle the
a. Esl problems returned ~ |
H. ,.sS FEDERAL Government. |
ttis,n t. include public assist |
ens-s, and nd. most of them |
|rUrjss ,a 'eiief as well as
4 cbi,a. aOr old age, aid to |
Smyrna times., 1937-09-23

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VAST ARMY OF
SCHOOL PUPILS
33,0O0,00O Children and
Adults Throughout the
Nation Report
DIR. STUDEBAKER'S TALK

School doors are swinging open
this month. The Office of Educa-
tion, U. S. Department of the In
terror, reports that during this
back ?toschool period 100000
children and adults will be admit
ted to schools throughout the Ma
ton. In his first message to the
school world this fall, DIR. John w.
Studebaker, United States Com
missioner of Education, challenges
educators to face the issues Of the
day in the classroom and in the
community. He urged that educa-
tional programs be revitalized in
an effort to solve the crucial prob
lens facing society. Education in
the United States should reflect
the current problems and needs of
the American people," Commis-
sioner Studebaker said. Our
schools are institutions OF and for
the people, enrolling / of every
persons throughout the Nation, and
serving millions more. If our edu-
cational programs are to be sue
cessful, therefore, they must be
aimed at the practical problems
faced by these and our millions of
other Americans. The lag between
present-day social issues and what
students study and learn in school
should be considerably reduced, in
many cases eliminated" Element
airy schools will enroll about 22,-
100000 pupils, high schools ap-
proximately 6,50O,O00 students, and
universities and colleges about l.
250, 900 persons. All other schools
enroll 2,75O,0 900 persons. State re-
ports to the Office of Education re-
veal a slight but steady decrease
each year since 1930-31 in public
elementary school enrollments, a
reflection of our country's falling
birth rate. This year again de
crease in number of elementary
school pupils may be expected.
There has been a decrease of L.
900, 900 elementary school pupils
since 1929-3O.
High School and College
High school enrollments in the
United States have virtually doub-
led every 10 years since 1890. The
1890 high school enrolment of
203 900 pupils has climbed to more
than 6,500,000, an all-time high for
the secondary school population.
Nevertheless, the percentage of in
crease in public high school regis
tration has begun to decline, al
though the total number of stu
dents in secondary schools is still
on the upward trend. There are
about 1,735,0 900 more students in
high school today than there ere
in 1929-30. This years army of
persons seeking higher education
in our colleges and universities, in
all probability, will be the largest
on record. Higher education insti-
tutions today register nearly 1000
students per 100000 population, or
about / in every 100 persons. The
Office of Education points out,
however, that although the in
crease in college and university en-
rollments since 1900 has been very
marked, the increase has been
much less marked than that in
enroilments. In fact
the percentage of high-school grad
yates entering college has been de-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
BEGIN REHABILITATION
WORK IN OHIO VALLEY

Cincinnati and the upper Ohio
valley modified along the soggy
margins of a steadily receding river
this week and vigorously began the
task of clearing away the muddy
debris of it's worst flood.
The water was down a good two
feet there from it's record crest of
early in the week, and while it's fall
was slow, every inch of the drop
made many yards accessible to the
workmen.
Rivermen said the flood waters
would have left most communities
during the week.
Plans for rehabilitation work were
ready. Hamilton county (Cincinnati)
was divided into small units of area,
with crew assigned to each.
Various agencies, including the
Red Cross and the national guard,
REINFORCED their relief workers. The
number of guardsmen on duty in the
stricken area was increased to 5000
or 1000 when Adj. Gen. Emil Marx
ordered five more units of $50 Off
GERS and men into active duty. They
went to Cincinnati and Clermont
county.
Meanwhile officials maintained a
vigilant watch on Cincinnati's still
uncomfortably insufficient water
supply and typified their battle
against waste by arresting two per-
sons found running laundry.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
One Ashe Student
At Wake Forest

WAKE FOREST, Feb. Lone son
of Ashe county is among the 1000
students enrolled at Wake Forest
college this session, a check-up this
week revealed.
w. w. Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. N. Davis of Lansing, is member
of the freshman class and take an
active part in extra curricular activ-
tiles at the Baptist institution. Davis
was a member of this years fresh
man football team.
Under the seventh year of Presi-
dent Thursman D. Kitchin's admin
istration, the college is continuing
it's constructive traditions. Next week
100 men will move into the new
$150,000 dormitory which has just
been completed. Other buildings
erected during DR.. Kitchin's admin
istration are Wait hall (administra-
ton building), the William Amos
Johnson medical building, 100000
gymnasium, and additions to the
concrete stadium at Gore athletic
ield. Thus with an almost brand new
hpysical plant and a record enroll
ment of 1000 students, this 103-year-
old school, the oldest and largest
Baptist college for men in the Unit
ed States, has launched auspiciously
into it's second century of service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
BOB REYNOLDS PLANTS
KISS ON JEAN HARLOW

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Robert r. Reynolds broke into the
movies today and placed Finger
ing" kiss on the lips of none other
than the platinum blonde Jean Har-
low, while newsreel cameramen re-
corded the incident.
North Cardinals junior senator
came out of the deadlock which
took place on the steps of the Capt.
toll, with smudge of bright red lip
stick on his face. He didn't mind for
the Senator is a chief of an Indian
tribe. He borrowed handkerchief
from Robert Taylor, movie matinee
idol who accompanied Miss Harlow
to Washington to attend the Presi-
dents birthday ball tomorrow night,
to wipe it off. The crowd that gath
cred on the steps blurted out into a
scream when the senator showed the
screen beauty he could "dish it out"
From the look on Senator Reyn-
old's face, he didn't mind taking it,
either and informed reporter later
in the Senate restaurant that cit was
mighty fine" Just what effect the
episode on the Capitol steps had on
Senator Reynolds is not known, but
he appeared to be bit nervous and
ordered three scrambled eggs, bacon
and toast before he went about his
days work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
Man, p, Takes
Child as Bride
Mother of 9-Year- Old Bride Says
Her Children Marry for
Love, Not Money

Shy Eunice Johns, nine-year-old
bride of two weeks, alternated be-
tween smiles and tears Sunday near
Sneedsville, Tenn, as her mountain
Ger neighbors bestowed mixed bless
Johns, aged %.
Charlie is a good boy" said
Eunice's mother, Mrs. Winstead,
beaming with pride as she talked of
her new Son-in-laW.
Hes a hard worker. He bought
40 acres a few days ago so they
could have home. Of course, I'M
derstand haven't brought my chill
dren up to marry what men has got
but to marry for love-"
Mrs. Winstead heatedly denied
Eunice, bright-faced blue-eyed little
girl, is interested in dolls.
Charlie bought her a nice, big
doll for Christmas, but she only
played with it a few times" she
said.
'Eunice is interested in sewing
and I taught her to help me cook
and she is as smart as can be about
cooking"
Onarue, CLAD IN pair or new
overalls and jumper, nervously fin
gered brown cap and nodded
agreement.
Eunice shrank from all the to-do
caused by her marriage and spent
the day playing with her two-year-
old sister before huge log fire at
her mothers three-room mountain
home.
II love Charlie" was all she'd say.
Until she married, Eunice went to
school in small, two-room building
a half mile down the road. She
reached the third grade. Her hus-
band had some grade schooling.
i want my children to get enough
education to read and write" Mrs.
Winstead said. 'The marriage is all
right with me-there's nothing you
can do about it now"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
BABY CHICKS NEED
Careful, ATTENTION

Get you baby chicks off to a good
start and you will be in better
position to make money with your
poultry flock this year" said Roy S.
Dearstyne, extension poultry speci-
alist at State College.
The first step, he said, is to get
only good chicks. Hatch eggs from
birds of a good type that are high
producers. Or buy chicks from reli-
able hatchers.
Don't let low prices fool you into
thinking you can get bargain by
buying cheap chicks" he warned.
Then give the chicks chance.
Feed a well balanced starter. Pro-
vide one mash hopper, five feet
long, for each 100 chicks. Provide a
half gallon drinking fount for every
SO chicks.
Carefully figure the amount of
floor space in the brooding house,
and do not start more than two
chicks for each square foot of floor
space, Dearstyne cautioned.
Check brooder house temperatures
at frequent intervals. More chicks
have been killed by overheating
than by chilling. Protect the chicks
from drafts, but see that they get
adequate ventilation.
Rigid sanitation will keep down
disease. Do not let the chicks come
in contact with anything that may
have been infected by older birds.
Don't drug the chicks unless an
emergency arises.
If any chicks appear to be infected
with disease, remove them from the
brood at once. Investigate the troub-
lie and see what can be done to elm
mate it.
County farm agents and extension
specialists will be glad to offer sug-
gestions about disease control.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
GULLY CONTROL AN AID
IN RTRD CONSERVATION

Methods recommended by the Soil
Conservation Service for controlling
gullies on North Carolina farms Of
fer an excellent opportunity for in
creasing Wildlife, according to the
State College Extension service.
How these methods of gully ero-
sion control were adapted to favor
wildilfe development on the farm
of J. M. Knox, one of the coopera-
tors in the Charlotte demonstration
area of the Soil Conservation ser
vice, is explained by Sydney Frank
lin, Junior biologist.
Gullies on the farm, large and
small, were planted with hardy
shrubs such as wild plum, wild rose,
privet, and coralberry in the winter
and early spring in 1885. The plant
ings were made across the gully bot
toms in such way as to act as llV-
ing dams. I.
The gullies were then seeded to a
mixture of common and serlcea les
pedeza, in ration of about four to
one in favor of the common variety.
The ground was prepared by raking
before and after seeding and the
seeded areas were mulched with
pine needles and brush to hold the
seed in place until vegetation be-
came established.
These paintings provided both
food and cover for Wildlife, and IN
order to round out the program sew
eral areas along field borders and
other waste spaces not ordinarily US
ed for cultivation were planted to
cow peas, millets and sorghums.
This variety of paintings was de-
signed to furnish food through all
seasons.
Erosion in gullies and CALLED spots
about the farm was completely con-
trolled by these methods. Inspection
after the vegetation became firmly
established showed that these areas
were being extensively used by
quail and othr species of birds,
Franklin said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
Brown Button Puts
Man i'm Death Chair

Robert Dreamer, 40-year-old rail-
reader, who walked many miles in
10-year search for a button he lost
at the scene of murder, will walk
to the electric chair Monday. Some
one else found the button.
With cigar in his mouth and try
ing to appear nonchalant, Dreamer
stumbled up the winding stairs of
the death house after a long motor
ride to prison, insisting:
I'm game-I haven't given up
hope"
But they shaved his head and
changed his clothes, and left him
alone.
Dreamer's arrival at Rockview
penitentiary began the final chap
ter in one of Pennsylvania most
unusual murder cases.
In 1927, pretty Thelma Young, IT,,
was found slain in a field near her
home in Washington, Pa. One man
confessed, but few days later he
admitted he lied" in the hope that
he would be transferred from a
Pittsburgh Jail to the Washington
prison for Christmas. He had a
friend there.
A large brown button was found
in the grass near Thelma's body.
Late last year another girl was
attacked in an open lot. This time
police had reasons for suspeeting
Dreamer. He was "about Dreamer's
build" the girl told them. He was
arrested.
Inquiry brought out that Dreamer
had large brown coat.
The almost forgotten button was
brought out, on 'hunch." Then it
was found Dreamer wore large
brown overcoat about the time the
young girl was attacked and slain.
Dreamer was shown the button.
He collapsed.
Detectives said he confessed. At
his trial he repudiated the statement,
but he was convicted.
Witnesses said Dreamer returned
many times, walking miles to the
scene of the crime. He seemed to be
hunting for something. It was the
button, states attorney contended.
'I'm innocent" he said in the
death house today.
Only Gov. George H. Earle can
save Dreamer Sunday night. Earle
never has reversed his board of par
donS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

full though farm costs will be high
er. The prices for tobacco and cotton
will, of course, depend in measure
on what effect the soil conservation
program will have on acreage. There
is strong demand for cigarette to-
bacco and textile mills are operating
at a higher level.
Quetsioni When was the North
Carolina Agricultural Experiment
station established?
Answer: The station was estab-
lished through action Of the General
Assembly in 1877 and is one of the
oldest agricultural experiment sta
tons in the country. It's work in
soils, fertilizers and crops has been
especially outstanding. DR.. r. Y.
Winters of the State college staff is
director of the station.
Question: Does State college anal
we soil for farmers?
Answer: Yes. This work is done
by the department of agronomy I'M
der the direction of Prof. C. B. Will
liams. Last year, Mr.. Williams and
his staff examined and appraised
some 1900 samples Of soil for farm
ers of the state. The examination
consists mainly in establishing the
soil type, physical conditions of the
soil, estimating the content and con-
dition of organic matter and determ-
ming the need for lime. With this in
formation on hand and with the re-
suits of experiments on similar soils,
the department of agronomy can
give reliable information as to fer
tilizer needs of different crops.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
YOUNG PIGS OFTEN DIE
Hx1IIEAI EXDnGEn To coin

WHEN EXPOSED TO COLD
Pigs narrowed in February often
die from excessive chilling that
could be prevented by giving them
adequate protection from cold
weather.
A farmer who loses pigs in this
way is really paying the price OF a
good narrowing house without get
ting it's benefits, said H. w. Taylor,
extension swine specialist at State
College.
Taylor urges farmers to build a
narrowing house or each brood sow.
Or if old houses are available, clean
and disinfect them Thoroughly.
narrowing houses are not hard to
build, he said, and the cost is low,
much less than the loss that may be
suffered by losing pigs through ex-
posture.
One farmer lost Is pigs which
were eaten by canibalistic sow,
Taylor added. This could have been
prevented if each pig litter had been
in a separate narrowing house.
A self-feeder is another advantage
in hog production, he went on. The
feed is kept before the growing pigs
at all times, where they can get all
they need.
Pigs actually gain more weight
from feed fed through a self-feeder
than they do from the same amount
fed in ordinary troughs, he pointed
out.
Plans for building narrowing
house, plan No. 100, and plans No.
217 or No. 81 for building self-feed-
ers may be obtained free from coun-
ty farm agents or rom the agricul-
tural editor at State College, Raleigh.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
STATE COLLEGE ANSWERS
TIMELY FARM QUESTIONS

Question: What do you consider,
in general, is the outlook for farm
ing in 1887?
Answer: The outlook is encourag-
ing throughout the Nation as a
whole. The domestic demand for
farm products is expected to i'm
prove, and the foreign demand stu
alton also appear brighter. Credit
for farmers is expected to be plenti-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Once a soldier, always a soldier,
is an old army belief, but once a
private, now general, is a para
phrase that fits Brigadier-G General
Kenyon Joyce, whose new rank was
announced recently by President
Roosevelt. General Joyce, once
ranker, now commands the "Presi-
dents Own third cavalry troop at
Fort Myer, Va. During the World
war he won the D. S. c., Order of
the Purple Heart, Croix de Guerre
and the French Legion of Honor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

What benevolent shepherd-one
who is so intensely interested in
caring for his own ''well-cared-for"
sheep that he hasn't time to look
after the one that has stayed!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Formerly, when a boy was sup
posed to be legally "free", his age in
figures was designated by "2" pre-
ceding '1''. Now the Bible prophecy
which says, 'The first shall be last
and the last shall be first, is full
filled +. the 81" comes before the
"2".
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

DR.. Wendell M. Stanley, thirty
two-year-old chemist of the Rookie
Teller Institute for Medical Re-
search of Princeton, N. j., who re-
Gently received the $1,000 prize of
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. He was
awarded the prize for his discovery
of the nature of the disease-produc-
ing viruses that cause influenza, in
fantile paralysis, common colds,
and many other diseases.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

In the part of the Pharisee's pray
er which says, II thank thee that
1 am not as other men,, if he had
used the word ''some" rather than
the broader word "other", he would
not have subjected himself to the
merciless criticism of the Gentle
world.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

If ones eye that offends should be
plucked out, and his arm cut off, it
might not be out of place to doctor"
his tongue little, if it gets too un-
ruly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

While one may not gain the dis
tinction of being called doctor,
or ''modernly speaking, be termed a
classy scholar, yet if he has a
proper knowledge of the Bible, of
Pilgrims Progress, and of Webster's
"blue- back" sheller, he will have a
foundation that, no sophistry can un-
dermine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

The most successful physician is
the one who refuses to prescribe un-
til after he has diagnosed his case.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

This problem of highway safety
would be quickly solved if you could
convince motorists that the car to
watch is the one behind the car
ahead.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
Easy to Figure

Easy to Figure
what could be more hazardous
than leaping from an aeroplane
with only a parachute to save your"
asks a writer.
That's easy. Leaping without one.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Outlines, just a kind word will
plant an "oasis' in the mind of a
"down-and- that may change the
whole tenor of his life.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

If an eagle choose to retain his
dignity, he should neither keep COM
payn with, nor take meals with his
distant kinsman, the buzzard.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

No one should think for moment
that there are not SOME "white
sheep" in college of thousand
students.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

While it may be that the things
that go into man do not defile him,
but there appears to be some things
in some men that certainly do not
help them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
FIRESIDE
PHILOSOPHY
Bv G.. M. DICKSON

The stickiest stuck in the world
that which sticks fellow on him
self.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

The man who actually thinks.
seriously is as much of hero, and
is entitled to as much recognition as
if he had welded sword at Bunker
Hill or served on Flanders Field.