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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
ROBINSON-MILLER

Miss Jewel Robinson, Creston, and
Mr.. j. B. Miller, of Todd, were mar
ried on Sunday, Feb. Is, 1888, it was
announced this week.
The ceremony was performed at
Todd with the Rev. Mr.. Winkler
officiating.
Mrs. Miller is the youngest and
attractive daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
w. j. Robinson, of Creston. For
the past four years she has been
a member of the Elkland school
faculty. Mr.. Miller is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Miller, of Todd.
He graduates from high school this
year and was one of the outstand-
ing players on the basketball team
this season.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
LOCAL

building here and this new lunch
con shop will be known as the Lit
tie Grill. Petitions separating it
from the Recreation Parlor were
erected Tuesday and the new grill
will be open for business soon.
There will be a meeting Of the
School Masters club of Ashe coun-
ty Saturday afternoon at the court
house. Members of the American
Legion junior league baseball COM
mittee will also be present and dis
cuss proposed league.
In line with the adage of ''mak-
ing hay while the sun shines,
Fred Coward is said to turning
ground while the turning is good.
Friends of his stated that last Fri
day night he kept his tractor 60
ing in the fields all night long. Mr..
Coward operates the largest truck
farm" in the county.
w. E. Myers who is connected
with the Central Radio Company
here, has just returned from Char
lotte where he took three weeks
course in the repair and servicing
of electrical refrigerators.
Grant Sutherland and Deronda
Donne.ly, of Creston, who were
tried recently before Magistrate
! Paul Williams in jefferson, each
drew a fine of $25 and cost. The
pair had been arrested by Patrol
nan Thomas. Sutherland was
charged with reckless driving, while
Donnelly answered to the charge of
public drunkenness.
J. Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Craven and
family, Mr.. Curbe Bare and son,
Clifton, and Mrs. Wiley Severt
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiley Poe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Gambill, of
Washington, D. c., spent several
days during the past week visiting
their parents and friends in the
county. They have been living in
Washington for the past three years.
MIR. Gambill is an attorney for the
Bureau of Internal Revenue. His
work dea largely with the collec-
ton of taxes levied by the old AAA.
Mrs. Garnbill is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Reeves, of
Grassy Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Duncen, OF
Sparta, were in town yesterday.
Miss Ruby Faucloth, who lives at
the home of DR.. Waddell at Grassy
Creek, had sudden attack of ap-
pendicitis Tuesday and was taken
to the Wilkes hospital for an oper-
alton. <e.-.....
Wayne Reeves, nephew of Mr.. j.
A. Reeves, of this city was carried
to the Wilkes hospital Tuesday
night for an operation for appendi-
citis.
Mr.. c. w. Smith, of Lenoir who
has been auditing the county's fin
ances spent Tuesday night in West
Jefferson.
The House of Representatives on
March 10, 1898, rejected the amend
ment to the Revenue Act of 1888,
which would have imposed fede-
raj tax of one cent gallon on fuel
oil, by vote of 145 to Is. This was
the vote as reported in the Congress
sional Record, but to individuals
who were present, the vote appear
ed to be about 800 to Is. A record
vote by names was not taken
Gwyn Gambill here was improved
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
Miss Weaver Gives Highlight
OF Public Health Work In Ashe
MISS NETTIE BEMISS
DIES IN NEW JERSEY

Oxford, March 17.-Miss Nettle
Bemiss, for SO years a member Of
the faculty of the Oxford orphan
age, died at the home of her niece
in Verona, N. j. Tuesday night.
She was employed in the capaci-
ty of lady supervisor and served
throughout the administration of
Col. w. j. Hicks and the late r. l..
Brown, leaving the ibstitution in
1881.
Since her retirement Miss Benz
ISIS had made her home in Verona
with her niece, Mrs F. A. Haver-
bush.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

Mrs. Mary Sue White, Director
OF Save The Childrens Fund of
Ashe county has returned from a
conference of the Save The Children
Fund held in Knoxville.
Revs. r. H. Stone and J. w. Luke
attended meeting OF. the Winston
Presbytery held in Winston-Salem
Monday. A commission as named
to install Rev. Watt M. Cooper as
pastor of the North Wilkesboro
Presbyterian church. Installation
services will be held on April 3.
The first quarterly issue of The
Ashe Presbyterian for 1888 will be
published this week end. In the
edition will be a number of cuts
and some interesting information.
A circulation drive for the paper is
now under way.
Tuesday, March %, will be
"exam day. for the 7th. graders of
Ashe county. In practically all of
the schools in the county, the
standard 7th. grade examinations
will be given on that day, according
to Supt. Hash. Students who aren't
already prepared for them, had bet
ter start studying at once, is the adj
vice teachers are giving.
How good a "guesser are you?
During the Pre-Easter Trade Days
West Jefferson merchants, together,
with the cooperation of the Wo-
mans Club will offer an excellent
opportunity for you to find out how
good you are. To the best guess
ers" they are going to award nice
prizes, too.
You may not have been one OF
the fortunate Americans who won
around five million dollars in the
Irish Sweepstakes Monday, but you
have a chance to win SIS in cash
in West Jeffert on this week end.
Of the 1884 names drawn in Ire
lands big lottery of $8,000,O0O, 100
of them were Americans, assuring
each of them $2,302.
Several Norfolk and Western
Railroad officisls were in the coun-
ty Tuesday on regular inspection
tour. Included in the group were
F. l.. Burton, as istant superinten-
dent. H. T. Huff, road master; and
F. E. Bastian, supervising agent.
The annual Junior-Senior recep-
ton at the West Jefferson high
school will take place tomorrow
night in the school auditorium.
Mrs. Ruth Roland, of Jonesville,
spent the week end here.
Mrs. v. A. Bell returned Sunday
from Duke Hospital, Durham,
where She underwent an operation.
Her friends will be glad to know
she is greatly improved.
Mrs. Charlie Williams left We'd
nesday for Shelby where she will
visit for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Jones, of Silas
Creek, spent Saturday in town.
Miss Eleanor Baker and Irene
Sutherland, of Creston, were IN
town Monday.
DR.. J. w. Robinson, of Creston,
was in town Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Poe had as
their dinner guests Thursday Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Poes MIR. and
Mrs. Vernon George, all of Win
ston-Salem.
R. ]. Shepherd, who operate the
Colonial hotel, is opening a cafe
in the front part of the Woodie
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
DANCE HERE FRIDAY NIGHT

The benefit dance, sponsored by
the American Legion Auxiliary
will be held here in the Legion
hall tomorrow night and the pro-
ceeds will be used for a worthy
cause. A large crowd of people
from Ashe and surrounding coun-
ties is expected to attend. Music
will be furnished by Hess oches-
ira.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
BARE INFANT DIES

A 6-day-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tam Bare, of Fleetwood, died Sat
urday morning. The conditions OF
Mrs. Bare is improving satisfactory
ly, friends state.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our friends for the tokens
of kindness shown us during the
illness and death of our beloved
wife and mother.
w. R. MCNEIL and FAMILY.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

Misses Ina Ruth and Ora Gray
son and Evon Miller spent the
week end in Bristol.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

Mrs. Wiley Dixon is critically ill
at her home on Dog Creek.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
COUNTY Weed
MEN TOJOIN IN
REFERENDUM
Ballot Box For Burley
Growers Will Be At
County Agents Office

Henderson county hurley grow
ers will participate in the Agrl-
cultural Adjustment Administra-
ton referendum on next Saturday
when a voting box will be set up
in the county agents office.
The referendum is being held
in accordance with an amendment
to the AAA act Of 1888, approved
March &c.
If more than one-third of the
hurley producers in all states vot.
ing vote against the quota it will
not be effective. This is one-thlrd
of the number voting and not OF
those producing. The agents of
flee urges all growers in this coun-
ty to make their wishes known in
the referendum.
The poll at the agents office
will open at d. m. Saturday,
April 8, and close at 7 p. IN. No
votes will be cast after the closing
of the box. -.
Letters have been sent to all
known hurley growers urging
them to vote, but those who DO
not receive letters are also urged
to vote. There are approximately
so hurley producers in this county.
Producers will vote regardless
of the amount of acreage they
have in tobacco.
The 1888 marketing quota IS
$50 million pounds and this will
be divided among states on the
basis of marketing, plus diversion
under the AAA program during
the past five years with ADJUST
ments for abnormal weather con-
ditions and plant bed diseases for
small farms. The state allotment
will be divided among farmers on
the basis of past marketings.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
BUREAU BILL UP
AGAIN ON TUESDAY

WASHINGTON, April a. lUpl
President Roosevelt last nlgh1
took personal command of the
administrations fight for enact
ment of the government reorgan,,
ization bill, thrusting the full
prestige of his office behind house
leadership efforts to bring the
measure to a quick vote by COM
promising with opponents.
Phe president met with House
Speaker William B. Bankhead.
Majority Leader Sam laybuln,
Sen. James F. Byrnes, D., s. g.,
author of the senate-approved
bill, and members of the house
reorganization committee, to de-
wise administration strategy.
Emerging from the two-hour
conference, Rayburn, as spokes.
man for the group, said that Mr..
Roosevelt had expressed no OPP
position to the concessions grant
ed q hard-fighting Republican,
insurgent Democratic coalition
which has blocked the adminisra-
ton at every step in the long
drawn reorganization battle.
He said that he believed the
house would resume consideration
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
S.. TRAINING
SCHOOL ISSET

A special training school for
teachers of the First Baptist Sun
day school will be inaugurated
this evening with classes opening
at 7:15 o'clock to be continued
nightly through Friday.
The three subjects to be taught
and the teachers who have been
obtained for them are:
Personal Factors in Character
Building" Mrs. Albert Drake.
1.-The School in Which We
Teach" Mrs. Noah HollOwell and
Mrs. B. T.. Wall
The Baptist Faith, the Rev.
Mr.. Henry. pastor First Baptist
church, Tryon.
Sponsors of this school urge
young people and adults of the
Sunday school and church TO at
tend, and ask that all attend the
opening session.
The regular weekly workers
council supper is being served on
Friday night. and will be foT all
Sunday school workers, it was also
announced.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
3BILLIONS FOR RELIEF NOW
FORECAST AS DEMAND FOR
FORTHCOMING FISCAL YEAR
Possible TRIPPING of Fund
Offset By Split In New
Deal On Spending
By MACK JOHNSON
Copyright 1898, by United Press

WASHINGTON, April /. lUP)
Administration leaders Ia $ t
night definitely abandoned hope
of holding direct relief OUTLAWS
for the 1899 fiscal year to the
$1,000, 100000 tentatively bud
geted by President Roosevelt, and
forecast a program which may
cost about $3.0O0,000,000.
Mr.. Roosevelt, after final
chcck-up with his fiscal experts,
Is expected to inform congress
shortly of the precise status Of
the unemployment crisis arising
from the trade slump, and his cx-
act needs.
Works Progress Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins, his assistant,
Aubrey Williams, and WPA Eco
nomiSt Leon Henderson discussed
the situation in detail with the
chief executive while returning
from Warm Springs, Ga, and are
understood to have told him d
hike in the relief outlay is vital
and unavoidable.
Officials close TO the White
House have informed congression-
al leaders that Mr.. Roosevelt feels
that the original $1,000,000,00O
requested in his Jan. budget
message will do as a starter" if
the WPA is freed from restric-
tions governing the rapidity of
spending.
An amendment to the $780,
100000 relief Gill FOR the current
fiscal year requires that the
money be spread out over the en-
tire II months. The result, ac-
cording to WPA officials is that
they were powerless to combat
the business recession when it hit.
Williams told the house appro-
priationS committee in a recent
hearing that $1,000,000,000 will
be far inadequate for next years
program, beginning July l, I'M
less spending restrictions are re-
moved. From another quarter it
was indicated that if congress in
siSts on restrictions Mr.. Roosevelt
will hike his initial request to
$1,500,000,000.
There is no question but that
$1,000,000,000 is insufficient to
meet the need for the entire
year." Chairman Edward T. Tay-
lor, D., Col, of the house appro-
priations committee said last
night. ut will probably be suffi-
cient to tide up over until next
January. But the ultimate pro-
gram looks to me like about ST.
000,000,000."
Meantime, however, tremend-
Gus pressure is being brought on
the administration by state and
municipal officials, the committee
for industrial organization, the
workers alliance, and other organ
izations which are demanding d
$3,OO0,O00,000 program.
Offsetting the "big spending
drive are Mr.. Roosevelt's economy
campaign, the forthcoming con-
gressional election campaigns, and
split in New Deals ranks over
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
FEAR SEVERE
FRUIT DAMAGE
FROM FROSTS
Cannot Judge Full Extent
OF Loss Until Buds
Thaw Out

Low temperatures of Sunday
and Monday nights and heavy
frost on Monday morning were
believed to have done several
thousand dollars damage to bud
ding fruit trees in Henderson
county.
No estimate had been made Of
the damage today by County
Farm Agent G. D. White, but Mr..
White and Assistant Agent Ben
nett were making survey today.
Apple trees were in early bud
ding stage when the cold wave
struck. This morning a number
of orchardists said that they had
not estimated damage done by
the cold weather. A preliminary
examination of buds could not be
a guide to the damage, Mr., White
and growers said. since the 'prin-
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
Open Pre-Easter
Services Sunday
At M. E. Church
Will Be Held Nightly Ex-
ceping Saturdays; Pub:
lie Invited

Pre-Easter services opened Sum
day at the First Methodist church
and will continue each evening ex-
cept Saturdays at 1880 o'clock. DR..
Gilbert R. Combs, pastor, is dellv-
ering the messages, the ones Sum
day being heard by large congre'
cations.
While visitors are invited and
all members Of the church are
urged to attend, various groups
will sponsor the evening services,
as follows: Monday night, Wo-
mans Missionary Society; Tues
day, board of stewards; Wednes-
day, Mems Bible class; Thursday,
Belle Bennett circle, and Friday,
young people and children.
Special music will be supplied
by the choir under the direction
of Miss Kate Dotson, and congre-
gational singing will be featured.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
u. S. Maneuvering For Last Links
Giving America Dominance Over
World Trans-Ocean Air Commerce

An interchange of notes will
lay the groundwork for an agree
ment, according to Col. Monroe
Johnson, assistant secretary OF
commerce. :,
This government" he said,
"will inform Netherlands officials
under what conditions KIM, the
Doyal Dutch airline, may ~, nave ;;:,
nermission to land in the Philip
hines. 1t will, of course, be a re-
ciprocal arrangement and give an
American airline the same privi~
Iegc in the Dutch East Indies. ,
~ see no obstacles to eventual
consummation, though it may
take some time"
There has been discussion Of
a Dutch agreement for some Sc
wears, but this is the first official
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
PETTENGILL URGES
PROGRAM CHANGE

WASHINGTON, April 4. (UP)
Representative Samuel PettengiII
3D., Ind.) today called on Presl-
dent Roosevelt to re : lnforcc
amendments to the government
reorganization bill which would
give congress power to veto any
changes in the executive depart
ment agencies.
Pettengill, leader in the house
of the coalition fight on the bill.
urged President Roosevelt to put
first things first" and put legis-
lation to end the business recess
sion ahead of action on the re-
organization measure.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
MURDER, SUICIDE LAID TO
STUDENTS JEALOUSY: N. {.
GIRL ALSO SAID NEAR DEATH
New York Musician, Call.
ing On Her. Dies Of
Wounds In Hospital

CLINTON, April 4. (UP)-A
college students fit Of jealousy
took two lives Sunday and left
17-year-old girl near death
from four bullet wounds.
Rudolph Smoalk, young New
York orchestra pianist, died in a
Fayetteville hospital of an abdom-
inal wound he received when Car
mon Tew, 21-year-old student,
emptied a pistol at him and Grace
Carter in the living room Of the
girls home here Saturday night.
Tew drove away in an automo-
bile before police arrived. His
body was found yesterday in shall
low SiX-Run branch near his
home, a few miles from Clinton.
Sheriff Carlisle Jackson said
Tew obviously had drowned him
self, and his death was listed as
suicide. In his pocket was a Ii
cense to marry Miss Carter, is
sued in an adjoining county.
Miss Carter's sister, Mrs. Mel
burn Butler, was in the room
when the young Pineland college
commercial student walked in
and started shooting, but he did
not aim any Of the bullets at her.
Tew repeatedly had warned Miss
Carter he would kill her if he
ever saw her with another man.
Smoalk came to Clinton to Wis
it Mrs. Buffers husband, who
once played in an orchestra with
him. His father, Adam Smoalk,
lives at Ambridge, Pa; his moth
er at Elmira, n. Y.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
REPORT ENTIRE
JAP DIVISION
IS WIPED out
Chinese Say Machine Gun
ners, New Artillery Units
Balk Tank Drives
By ROBERT BELLAlRE
United Press Staff Correspondent

Oniteu u IeoS Shoti Correspondence
SHANGHAI, April 4. (UP)-
japanese War Minister Gen. Gen
Sugiyama, worried by Chinese at
tackS in Shuntung province, made
flying visit to Picking from
Tokyo to confer with Gen. Count
Juichi Tcrauchi, commander of
the Japanese armies in North
China, it was reported here to-
day.
The visit, according to private
advices received by foreign mill
tary authorities, was undertaken
after it had been reported that a
division of Japanese troops had
been wiped out in battles at
Taierhchwang and Linyi.
Taicrhchwang is north Of Sue
how, junction of the north and
south Tientsin-Nanking railway
and the cast-wcst Lung-Hair line.
Linyi is further east in Shaun
tung.
Japanese claimed that reinforce
mcnts have been sent to the area.
They stcmmed the fierce Chinese
counter-offensive that halted a
renewed effort by the japanese
to move south against the railway
junctiin. .....
Gen. Sugiyama was said to
have returned to Tokyo inlmedi-
ately after going over the entire
war situation with Gen. Terauchl,
himself q former war minister.
An official Chinese announce
ment said that Generalissimo
Chang Kai~Shek's troops re-occu-
pied Taierhchwang after driving
out Japanese forces who at one
time held two thirds of the town.
CA Japanese spokesman at
Peiping claimed that japanese
troops completed occupation OF
Taierhchwang.")
The recapture of the town IN
Dictated the effectiveness of new
mechanical units acquired by the
Chinese forces, it was said.
The Japanese said that seven
/ Chinese divisions under Generals
! Tang En-Po and Chang Tze-Chung
we're surrounded following the
japanese occupation of Lanllng,
| 13 miles northeast of Talerch-
wang. Military strategists as
serted, however, that no Chinese
divisions were raped at Laughing:
japanese also reported that
Chinese troops now were WITH
drawink from Linyi. -, -,
The Chinese reports said that
their modern anti-tank guns along
the entire front inaddition to
newly trained Chinese artillery
units and hundrsds of Chinese
machine gunners had repulsed the
efforts Of Japanese troops of at.
tack behind the protection Oh
tanks. r
Seven additional southern
Shantung towns were occupied
during the extensive fighting, IN
GLIDING Chaochen and Hwohslen'
a Chinese spokesman said.
Severe fighting ragged at wen
shi where japanese troops were
said to be withdrawing after sui
fering heavy casualties.
It was admitted by Chlnese'
however, that their guerilla fight
ers gave UP many towns IN tne
| face of japanese artillery attacks
The Japanese said they had &C.
cupied Puhsien on the Shantung,
Hopei border after the Chimes nso
troops withdrew, leaving ooo
I dead. :, .,o,,
Military authorities said they
expected that the Japanese
strategy to divert Chinese atten-
lion from southern Shantung
probably would result in renewed n:
Japanese activity along the IienI-
sin-Nanking line south of oucnow.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
Hungarian Regent Warns Nazis
OfNew Bloody Purge Unless Army
Tampering Ends; Minority Active

The regent admitted that enc
mics of the government have been
stirring up trouble in the army. ,
The Hungarian Nazis elected
their candidate to parliament IN
a by-election a week ago Sun
day. g
Since Germany's annexation OF
Austria strong pro-Nazl feeiing
has been stirred up in Hungary
with the argument that Nazllsrn
NAV restore some of the territory
which Hungary lost to Czechoslo-
vakia, Rumania and Yugoslavia at
the end of the World wal.
"Recently men have approach
ed officers of the army seeking to
disturb their political union," Hor-
thy said. 81. am certain that the
endeavors of the trouble makers
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
F. R. COMEDIES
BUREAU BILL
AMENDMENTS
Smell Fears Move Is Bait,
Rewriting OF Measure
In Conference
CONCURRENCE BY
SOLONS IS PROVIDED

WASHINGTON, April 4. (UP)
President Roosevelt, fresh from
his Georgia vacation, faces the
most battling combination prob
lem he has encountered since the
depths of the 1893 slump.
Business recession and political
rebellion challenge the New Deal.
A new upward revision Of relief
spending is expected shortly.
During his 10 days at Warm
Springs. Ga. President Roosevelt
experienced the satisfaction Of
winning senate support of his
government reorganization bill,
only to have a balky house insist
on major amendments.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
By JULIUS c. EDELSTEIN
Copyright, 1893, United Press

WASHINGTON, April 4. (UP)
The United States is maneuvering
for control of the last vital links
in an aeronautical chain that will
completely girGle the globe and
confirm American dominance in
trans-oceaRic air commerce, it was
learned last night.
The missing links are across the
Atlantic and from the Philippine
islands to the Dutch East Indies.
The administration shortly Will
begin formal negotiations with the
government of the Netherlands
for reciprocal landing rights IN
Netherlands India, the United
Press was informed, and in eX-
change will offer the Dutch land
ing rights in the Philippines.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-04
"VACATION" GRANTED
SOVIET MINIS I Z K

SOFIA, Bulgaria, April A.
(UP)-Fedor F. Raskolnikoy, So
Wet minister to Bulgaria, left for
Moscow today on what was ottl-
cially described as a vacation. he
was accompanied by his wife. I'm
confirmed reports said, however,
that his departure followed inves-
LEGATIONS of two new legation Sec
retaries,