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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
Many Cases Tried
In Mayors Court
Ernest Miller Fined $25. DIR.
Tugman Fined $4,000 And
Drivers License Revoked.

A number of cases were tried in
the mayors. court here Monday
morning.
Ernest Miller, of Glendale Springs,
was fined $500 and cost on charge
of possession of whiskey.
DR.. B. w. Tugman, of West Jeffer-
son, was fined $4,000 and cost and
his drivers license suspended for IL
months on charge of operating a car
while under the influence of intoxi-
eating beverages. The arrest was
made short time ago by Patrolman
Thomas near Jefferson. The fine was
for more than $4,000 because this
was his second offense.
Robert B. Jackson, Jr., of West
Jefferson, was sentenced to serve 80
days in Jail on successive charges Of
public drunkenness.
Lem Goss, of Warrensville, Wal
ter Baldwin, of Lansing, E. S. Ted
der, of Nello; Cud Rash, Of Trout
and Charlie Eller, of Trout, were all
fined $500 and cost for public
drunkenness.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
Executive Says
Business Is Now
Improving Fast
Laurence Lee, President Of Oc-
cidentaI Life Insurance Com
Pany, Visits Here.

Business conditions throughout
the country are now definitely i'm
proving and in my opinion things
are going to continue to pick up for
some time" Laurence F. Lee, presi-
dent of the Occidental Life Insur-
ance Company, of Durham and Jack
sonville, Fla, told a reporter of this
paper yesterday while he was in
West Jefferson.
"Due largely to fear and uncer-
tainty, business fell off rapidly dur
ing the winter and early spring
months, but since the adjournment
of congress it is coming back fast,
particularly the stock and bond
markets." he explained.
'The present pick up is going to
help this section, too, in that lumber
and cattle prices will be boosted
soon," he said.
The able life insurance executive
was accompanied by w. H. Trent
man, vice-president of the company
They spent a few hours in town Wis
iting their agent here, Joe Neal and
his associates, Raymond Francis and
Oscar Houck.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
COMBS WOMAN GIVEN
SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Miss Annie Combs, of Smethport,
was given a 30-days sentence sus-
pended upon condition of good be-
havior, on a charge Of vagrancy in
Squire A. F. Roses court here his
week.
The warrant charging her with va
grancy was issued by Mrs. Lucille
Galloway, of Tree Top. During the
trial it was stated that Mr.. and Mrs.
Galloway have been separated for
some time and that he and the
Combs woman have been seen to-
gether right much.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21

The halibut fish can change its
colors to suit is surroundings much
as the chameleon does.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
Bishop Purcell To
Dedicate Jefferson
NJ. E. Church Sun,
Service To Be held At 8 O'Clock
Public Is Cordially Invited
To Attend.
STAFFORD is PASTOR

The Jefferson Methodist church
building will be formally dedicated
by Bishop Clare Purcell, of Char
lotte, Sunday night, Rev. G. r. Stat
ford pastor, has announced.
The dedication service will start at
8 o'clock and the public is cordially
invited to attend. Special music
will be furnished by the Helton
Methodist choir, under the direction
of Miss Clara Perkins.
This is Bishop Purcell's first Off
cial visit to Ashe county since his
election as bishop of the Carolinas
at the general conference held in
Alabama several months ago. Al
the time of his election, he was pas
tor of the Gadsden, Ala, Methodist
church.
The Jefferson Methodist church
building was erected in 1904, as g
result of the fine leadership of Rev
L. P. Boyle, pastor of the church
from 1901 to 1904. Since that time
additions have been made to the
building and the last one was COM
pleted last year.
No formal dedication service has
ever been held and Mr.. Stafford
thought it appropriate to have Bish-
OPP Purcell perform this service.
The church has a membership OF
107. Members of it's board of stew
ards are w. H. Worth, w. C. Little,
E. A. Waddell and Mrs. Joe Worth
The trustees are: w. H. Worth, w. B.
Austin, c. S. Neal, Joe Worth and E,
A. Waddell. Mr.. Waddell is super
intendent of the Sunday school and
Mrs. V. V. Mcconnell is president OF
the Woman's Missionary Society.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21

A giant coal quarry at Burmah,
Indias is the largest open air quarry
in the world. It's sides are solid
local.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
Pruitt Child Dies
From Injuries In
Accident Tuesday
Roosevelt Fruits Right Arm
Pulled Off In Chair Plant.
Died In Hospital.

A tragic accident occurred yester-
day morning at the Phoenix Chair
factory, few miles below Jefferson
on the Grassy Creek highway, when
Roosevelt Buddy Pruitt, 6-year-
old son of Matthew Pruitt, manager
of the plant, lost his right arm while
playing with a line. shaft and died
early yesterday morning in the Will
kes hospital.
The fine young lad was playing
around in the plant. Somehow
without being observed, he slipped
downstairs where the power for the
plant is produced by novel pelton
wheel, tied string around line
shaft located near the ground and
was having good time with it when
all of a sudden the string caught,
pulled his right arm around the ra-
pidly turning shaft and broke it off
near the shoulder. His face and
neck were also badly bruised.
After this happened it is stated
that the boy went upstairs and told
his father what had taken place. An
inspection disclosed that the lads
arm was still tied securely to the
shaft and was flying around it
First aid treatment was given by
local physician and he was rushed
to the Wilkes hospital where he died
early yesterday morning. 4
Funeral service will be conducted
this morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. J.
w. Luke, at the Bristol Baptist
church and interment will be made
in the Wallace cemetery. He is sur
vived by his father and several sis
tiers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
Judge ]. j Hayes
Refuses 70 Grant
Mandar1lals Request
Insurance Company's Demand
Turned Down. Cites New Bond
Refunding Plan.
CASE HEARD THURSDAY

In the federal court at Wilkesboro
last Thursday, the American United
Life Insurance company, who had
obtained a judgment against Ashe
county last November in the amount
of $21, 10000, for. default on bonds
and interest, asked that manda-
mus be issued against the county.
After hearing the arguments for
the defendant, as presented by Ira 7.
Johnston and w. B. Austin, attor-
neys for the county, Judge Johnson
j. Hayes refused to grant the man
damus on the grounds that the coun-
ty is now working out bond refund
ing plan and the courts opinion OF
the plan was expressed in the fol-
lowing manner:
1.-THE court is Of the opinion that
said plan as submitted is fair and
reasonable and is commensurate with
the ability of Ashe county to comply
with and is as favorable plan as
could be formulated under the cir
cumstances and should be accepted
and concurred in by the bondhold-
ers." AAa
It was stated in the order that
'the defendant, ,Ashe county, has
formulated plan for the refunding
of it's bonded indebtedness and that
said plan has been submitted to and
accepted by large number of bond
holders and that the county commits
sioners of Ashe county propose to
levy a tax on the first Monday in
August, 1888, to provide for interest
and sinking fund insconnection with
said proposed plan.
'Now therefore, it is ordered that
the board of commissioners of Ashe
county, as aforesaad. bSsnd they are
hereby directed to levy on the first
Monday in August, 1898, and there
after collect tax sufficient to COM
ply in all respects with the plan as
formulated and submitted to the
bondholders; and it is further or
dered that if for any reasons the
said plan is rejected and not put in
to force and effect, that the said
board of commissioners be and they
are hereby directed to levy and
thereafter collect for the benefit OF
the plaintiff, American United Life
Insurance Company, tax sufficient
to pay on judgment in this cause in
favor of said company sums equal
! and equilavent to what would be
paid to said company under the
terms and conditions of said plan. y
Since the county defaulted on its
obligations in 1882, number of
judgments and mandamus suits have
been filed against the county. The
amount of these mandamus usually
ran around one-tenth of the judg-
ment, to be paid within one year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
BOYS IN JAIL FOR PUTTING
BINDERS TWINE OVER ROAD

Ham Ashley and Olonzo Beshears
were injured last Saturday morn
ing on the Parkway near Benge's
Gap when they were pulled from the
platform of highway truck on
which they were riding by several
strands of binders Irvine that had
been stretched across the highway.
It was stated here this week that
two boys, one by tle name Of Phil
lips and the other, Hathaway, have
been arrested and lodged il the.
Wilkes Jail.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
ASK FOR MORE BUSES

Supt. J. B. Hash, Wade E. Eller,
principal of the 'Riverview high
school and A. B. Hurt, principal Of
the Nathan's Creek high school, ap-
peared before the school commits
sion in Raleigh this morning and re-
quested that two more school buses
be granted to the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21

Ashe County's. Tax Rate For
Ensuing Year Is Set At $l.5O
Ten Cents Increase Over 1887
Levy. Valuation Estimate
b = Is. Lower.

! The AShe county tax rate for the
fiscal year of 1938-39 has been set
by the board of county commits
sioners at $3.50, IAN increase of 10
cents over the 1887 levy, it was
learned Tuesday,
After weeks of study and prep
aration, the budget estimate for the
ensuing year was completed last
week and was approved by the Lo-
cal Government Commission on Fri
day.
''The addition of ten cents to the
tax rate of $1.40, levied in 1887, has
been made necessary by the in
creased amount which the county
must pay under an Act of the gen.
eral assembly which requires coun-
ties to pay one-fourth of the amount
expended for old-age pensions, one
third Of the amount expended for
dependent children and one-half for
the cost of administration" L. p.
Coward, county accountant, ex-
planned.
''It was also made necessary be-
cause of the fact that the county
lost around half of million dol
lars in property valuation when the
state took over the intangible prop
erty for taxation and because the
county lost good deal of land from
its textbooks when the Parkway took
a good deal of land for the Park
way" he said.
The budget anticipated the adop-
ton of the proposed bond refund
ing program and sets up "debt ser
vice" fund adequate to cover the re-
quirements outlined in the plan.
The budget adopted calls for $751;
814.54. with estimated revenue set
at the same figure. The classified
tion expenditure of this amount is
setup as follows: OAA and ADO and
administration of same, $11, 10000;
general county expenses, $22, 664.54
and debt service, $40,000.00.
The county's assessed valuation is
estimated to be $3,439,237. The tax
81454 and the other approximate
$24,00.00 is expected to come from
the following miscellaneous sources:
from collections of taxes for 1887
and prior years, SIG, 10000; jury tax,
$500; tax penalties and cost, $500;
schedule B license, $500; products
from the county farm, $500; state in
tangible tax, $500; federal and state
funds for social>security, $4,000; cash
in bank to social security fund,
$4,000; cash on hand $4,000, less
estimated amount of uncollected
1888 taxes at end of fiscal year of
$4,000.
Mr.. Coward estimates total sur
plus revenue on hand at TIM end of
this fiscal year at $58,548.54.
Published elsewhere in this issue
are the complete budget estimate
and. statement of the county's finan-
cial condition.
'aThe actual amount of taxes to
be levied and collected in the Coun-
ty under a levy of $3.50 on the 500
worth of property is actually less
than the amount levied last year.
. By economy and by taking care of
surplus funds and through the col
lection of back taxes and the fine
spirit shown by those who owed
back taxes in making payment, the
County Commissioners have been
able to approve a budget which has
also been approved by the Local
Government Commission of North
Carolina, maintaining low tax rate
in the County and without any in
crease in the tax rate levied for
Debt Service or for general County
expenses" Mr.. Coward said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21

what you have to sen
or what you want to.
buy in The Skyland
Post which is read in
more than 90 percent
OF the homes in Ashe.
Resolve, to make BUSH
ness better in 1854.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21

is the air conditioned
section Of North Caro-
lima W hose altitude
ranges from 5000 to S.
600 feet above sea level.
Is miles of the PARK
WAY run through the
county.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04
Bears
BY
THE LATE JAMES z. STUART

Travertine Hill, which was NOT
his actual name, told q story OF
Yellowstone bears which may carry
q moral as wei as a kick. Traver-
tine at the time of this narrative
was a Respondent former mule
skinner who, prior 20 the coming
! Of the .scussed gas wagons" Iabored
IA Yellowstone park for the old
Transportation Co. Wen gtimu-
lated by a quart of good OF red
eye" Travertine was induced 20
talk about as follows:
Bears HUMP Why doggone It'll They
amt no more cussed varmits on this
here OF earth, specially them thievin'
pets that Uncle Sam keeps in YalIer-
stone. Umphl If knowed how t. drive
one Of them new big trucks that goes
Snortin' up an down YaIlerstone these
mere days, an could get job dom
IT, pet they'd be fewer bears up there
Z scalp tenderfeet. TIL imperdent
cuSsed things stands in tn middle Of
IN road an holds up tn traffic. After
Ia butted EN- few times with a big
truck, guess they'd learn somethin'
ut was bears, dang EN-, that got
me kicked out-a tn park, an I amt
been much of no good since. Um-m-
OF sam Leatherneck an me had been
mighty busy all summer freightin'
grub and parasols an tn like t. tn
hotels t. keep tn dudes happy an
harmless. tn season was bout done
Business slowed up. So Sam am me
decides we needs a vacation. We figgers
Wen go up in YallerStone ourselves
an play dude jest t. see how it feels.
Wei, you never in all yer horned
days seen Sech a mess as we gets interI
Um-m-Did va ever try t. drive a spike
inter a empty beer keep"
NO." replied one of his audience.
What has that to do with your ex-
perience?"
'Plenty-doggone good an plentyl
It can't be did without a gimlet. See
this here machine shop that I carries
in my pocket?" He brought forth q.
bulky jackknife containing an array
of smaller tools, and displayed a GIN !
let. That's what done tn big job.
''BoshI Travertine,P interrupted an
'ther Of his audience. Go ahead an
ell US bout yer BEARS"
why, consarn yer imperdent hide
IN tallerl I'm a-tryin' t. tell va! Hush
lustered. Um-m-Oh yeah: Me an
sam rugged up one of our light wagons,
illed er up with grub, camp outfit, Il
Wo tents, two kegs of beer, an six A
quarts of good Oh red-eye. We fingered
n havin' a royal time-an' we had it.
We couldn't find a tent peg in Gard
ner, so we takes big bunch Of sixty
emmy spikes. They makes good tent
legs If va uses 'em double
That was durin' tn days of tn
used sojers in tn park. While we
ras camped in tn lower geyser basin,
hem blasted sojers he'ps themselves a.
lenty to our refreshments. When we
OF up t OF Faithful we didn't have
1uch left. So we decides b drink it
Il up a-fore tn sojers up there got
nto it.
Good glory. fellers, that was some :
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04

spree-some spreef We went & bed with
our boots on.
-Accordin' Z Hoyle, we slept awful
sound that night. When we gets up
we finds out that durin' tn night tn
cussed bears had stole all our grub,
'cept q Jug Of sorghum moIlaSses that
they couldn't get tn cork out Of.
After soaks my head in tn crick
has bright idee. was always kinda
quick that-a-way. I knocks one head
oIt-a each empty beer keg, an begins
bortR holes with my gimlet. It was
hard work. Sam takes turns with me
til we gets four holes in each keg
near tn open end an slopin' down
wards on tn inside towards tn bottom.
Then we druv four spikes inter tn
holes Of each keg. It was a tight fit.
Then we poured some molaSses ON tn
bottom OF each keg an carried 'em
inter tn brush not far away.
wen, sir, it want long afore things
begun e. happen in that there brush.
va never in yer horned days heard
sech huIIabaloo as them two young
black bears kicks up when they finds
their heads stuck in them kegs. They
bawIed an beIlered an cried an
dumped them there kegs like drums
til it sounded like Injun war dance.
1.-TWO sojers come a-runnin When
hey sees what's up one Of 'em goes
back fer rope an q nail puIler. It
axes 'em half hour G. get them kegs
IF. Then they takes me an Sam down
: Mammoth where tn OF major fines
Is each hunnerd dollars an orders
Is out Of tn park never e. return.
Jm-m-We didn't have ten dollars
l-tween us SO they slams us inter thu
an guess we'd be there
ret If 1t want fer good OF Mike Han
on. You boys all know Mike. Finest
j cuss in seven counties. He pays our
ines an gets us out.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04
Gordon Campbell Told
Own Story OF Fight to
Discover Montana Oil

Gordon Campbell dsOvere of oil Montana passed away
Tuesday OF this week. wrote the Of his early operations
first annual edition of the spring 1921
which he forecast the development of pool
known Kevin-SunburSt o. field.
The article prepared the request present publisher of
the Journal who edited the years Mr.
Campbell requested the article be published written
pared by the Actually himself printed
verbaum gives clear picture of his before
the of oil in northern Montana
ished. His article follows:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04
FARMERS CLUB BEHIND
REBUILDING FORT SHAW

The Farmers club Of Fort Shaw
recently discussed plans for as
sisting in the work of preserving
and rebuilding old Fort Shaw. The
project will include reconstruction
work on the fort buildings, Inn
prOvement of the grounds, rehabiI-
itatiOn Of the soldiers cemetery
and development of the fort as a
point of historical interest. The
property has been turned over to
the school district by the govern
ment.
A committee of III, consisting of
three members of the school board,
three members of the Farmers
club and five members of the Sons
and Daughters of Montana Pic
neers, was appointed TO decide
upon definite program of action
for the project.
Those named to serve on the
committee are William Love, John
Hall, Sam H0lmesland, s. f. Hook
ersmith, A. A. Pond, Oscar Eckhart,
Kate Hayes, Roy Crismas, Mrs. j.
y. Stewart, Mrs. A. H. Stewart and
Mrs. A. B. Maxwell.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04
OLD SIX-HORSE STAGE
AT STOCKMEN'S MEET

St0ckgr0wers who attended the
saith annual convention of the Mon
tana StOckgr0wers' association In
Helena recently were startled by
sight of what Is now a strange con-
veyance-a real, Old-time six-hOrse
coach, more than half q century
old, which transported them about
the city.
The coach was brought In from
Canyon Ferry by Court Sheriff
himself a stOckman and a son of
the late Court Sheriff, Montana
pioneer who once owned the ferry.
a hotel and q store at Canyon Ferry
and operated q stage line between
Helena and White Sulphur Springs.
More than so years ago this
coach, still in serviceabIe condition,
was actually In service on the Hell
ena-White Sulphur line. It left the
Capital city at o'clock In the
morning and, with four changes Of
horses, made the Meagher county
seat by s o'clock in the evening"
fast time for those days.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04

emboweled her, but tore out all her
ribs on that SIDE"
It Is stated there are more grizzlies
IN Glacier park than elsewhere in this
state, and that their number in Vel
iowstone park, instead of increasing,
steadily grows less. This diminution
Is caused often by their strolIing over
the boundary and being shot.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04
MONTANA GRIZZLY
CUNNING ANIMAL
EXTREMELY CURIOUS ANIMALS
Outlines BECOME Ex-
PERT FISHERS

Cubs Are Smaller Than Those Of the
Black Bear, ana Like Kittens Their
Eyes Are Closed at Birth; Do Not
Have Teeth or Hair.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04

The next time you bake gingerbread.
bake it in ring mold and when you
serve 1t fill the center with any canned
fruit you may have on hand. Children
love it.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04

Southern California estimates the
value of its tourist business to be $216,-
100000 a year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04
We Like to Get to the
BOTTOM OF THINGS

GEVENTY YEARS AGO, the founders of what is
~ now the SOcOny-Vacuum Oil Company, Inc, first
exhibited the Unsuitable curiosity which character
ICES every SOconyV Vacuum fabrication engineer to-
day. They not, nor is he, content with super
things.
dustrial Lubricant. In mining, in raiIroading, in
shipping, in manufacturing in every industrial
enterprise, Cargoyle Lubricants are earning Lubri
cation Profit for their employers because they are
doing thorough job.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
MEXICANS SEEK DEVISION
OF HEARST'S RANCH

Mexico City, Aug, (CNA)-Mexi
can peasants of Babicora, in the Stat.
of Chihuahua, insisted here this weel
that the federal authorities expro-
pirate the vast Hacienda de Babicora
belonging to William Randolph
Hearst, American newspaper mag
nate.
The demand was voiced by more
than $50 peasants from lands border
ing on the Hearst estate, wien they
appeared before state officials and in
sisted that the federal government
take action to take over the hacienda
and transform it into an ejido (com-
munal FARM. The men presented
the necessary data, showing that they
could not effectively operate their
small plots of land and that the pub
lie welfare of the entire region calls
for division of the Hearst property.
A small part of the immense estate
of the American publisher was ex-
about six months ago by
action of the federal government.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
Northside Eyicitions Proceedings
Against Twenty Three

Eviction proceedings against ten
ants of twenty-three buildings along
the proposed route of Olson BsHle-
ward were started Thursday by the
State Highway Department.
The general refusal of tenants to
vacate the buildings under a previous
agreement made last spring has forced
the refusal Of all bids for removal of
structures, and is presumed to be the
cause of the action.
Friday morning, Highway officials
stated that no Negroes would be dis
tufbed or affected by the proceedings
as result of an agreement made dur
ing the past two weeks.
Work on the Sumner Field Homes
is rapidly nearing completion, and it
is expected that landscaping on the
project will begin during the last week
of September, which marks the final
building activity.
Nothing new from the administra-
tive side has developed during the
past week.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
Mess Line

One hundred and eighteen grizz1ec
men who have been spared down the
ifiany years since the Union became
one, met and marched together il
Des Moines, Iowa.
IT you do not happen to focus cor
rectly, the passage of time, think back
on the Presidents the u S. has had,
since these boys came home from the
war.
They saw an empire west of the
Mississippi turned from a wasteiand
to the nations breadbasket. They wit
messed the changing Of the map of the
whole world and Saw a mighty horde,
that once dictated the policy of the
nation, shrink to the handful that am
swered the call of the trumpet in 1888,
for the long and tiresome journey of
fifteen city blocks, when once fifteen
miles was a very ordinary march.
That spirit was there unchanged by