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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28
SIGN UP FOR ELECTRICITY

Electricity is one of the greatest servants of
mankind ever invented and it has contributed
much to the progress and development of our
present civilization.
Electricity throws light where before there
was darkness, it lightens mans burdens and in
crease his power Of service and usefulness, it
adds to the comforts of life in manifold ways
No place in the world is electricity more use
full or beneficial than it is on farm. The farm
ers of Ashe county now have opportunity to
install lights and have current right in their
own homes without having to pay the high cost
of erecting the line
The Caldwell Mutual Corporation is ready to
help get an extension Of the service in this coun-
ty as it is doing in Watauga county and we hope
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28
COMPULSORY IMMUNIZATION

The Medical Society of North Carolina is now
planning to present to the 1899 General Assem-
bly, bill making immunization against diph-
liberia compulsory.
This step would mark an important advance
in the fight to eliminate communicable disease
from the child life of the State.
The compulsory plan which has probably
reached wider scope in public health and edu-
cation than in other spheres of the states life,
is not particularly attractive to the more rug
ged individuals. But where it vitality affects the
well-being of children and entails no material
hardship or sacrifice on the part of the parents,
it should not be frowned upon.
If all parents would voluntarily cooperate in
the movement to have their children immunized
against the various contagious diseases compul-
sorry law would not only be unnecessary but out
of place, would be compulsory school law in
the event that all parents voluntarily kept their
children in school. But since many, through mis-
conception Of the program, or for other reasons
fail to do this the best interests of society re-
quire the compulsory statutes-The Winston
Salem Journal
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28
Lambert Boy Is
Caught Robbing
w. J. Produce Co.
Confessed To Other Robberies
Of Same Store When Caught
By Barker Last Night.

Charlie Lambert, 14-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Lambert, of
West Jefferson, was caught last
night by Officer Arthur Barker in
the West Jefferson Produce Com
pany where he confessed to having
taken around $4,000 in cash during
the past several days.
Sunday Jess Reeves stated that
around So had been taken out of the
drawer that day and Tuesday
around $2700 was gone.
After the store was locked up
last night, Barker kept a close
watch and heard some one inside.
Upon entering he caught the Lam
bert boy behind the counter and he
stated that Charles confessed to the
other robberies.
Strange as it may seem, entrance
to the building was made by going
through the branch tunnel from Ray
Drug company, underneath the
street and up under the store
building and then through the floor.
The boy admitted giving $40 of
the stolen money to his grand
mother and she returned it to Mr..
Reeves when she learned where it
came from. The boy will be tried
before J. D. Stansberry, juvenile
judge and it is believed that he
will be sent to a reform school. It
is understood that he is now under
a suspended sentence for robbing
another store here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28
Oxford Orphans To
Present Program

The singing class of the Oxford
Orphanage will present a program
at the West Jefferson high school
auditorium Thursday night, August
4, at 8 o'clock.
There are II children represent
ing an entirely new personnel. The
program will consist of music, folk
songs and drills. There is also a
rhythm band and other features.
This will be an evening of genu-
inc pleasure. The benefits go to the
support of the Oxford Orphannge.
The public is invited to attend and
enjoy the children while they help
the home.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA
Chapel Hill

OIIlC0 OIL the TIGS1UGuL
July Is, 1888.
Mr.. Ed M. Anderson,
The Skyland Post,
West jefferson, N. G.
My dear Ed Anderson:
Thank you for your letter and al
so for your many courtesies. I en-.
joyed every minute of my visit tt
Ashe. Please give your interesting
co-workers in the shop with you my
kindest regards. The Austins were
most kind and hospitable. I appre
ciate your thoughtfulness and the
spirit which prompted your letter
wish to congratulate you on your
twelve point program and on the
happy fact that you have already
realized several of your detectives
With kindest regards,
Sincerely yours,
FRANK GRAHAM.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28
Letters to Editor
The Skyland Post,
w. Jefferson, N. c.
To-41ooo
Att. Mr.. Anderson

Gentlemen:
Att. Mr.. Anderson
In your sixteen detectives that
you propose for 1888, I believe there
should be added one more, and that
is Rural Identification for Ashe
county.
Watauga county will soon have it
as the REA has appropriated $128,-
100000 for the Caldwell Mutual Corp
GRAFTON to build lines in Watauga
as an extension from Caldwell. Since
the power line will come to Todd,
and Brownwood, Ashe county line,
I see no reason why the line could
not be extended into Ashe county,
that is if the people want it and will
work for it. Ashe county has as
good a right to REA lines as Wau-
tauga or any other county.
Please make Rural Identification
for Ashe county your 18th objective
or goal for Ashe county and boost it
in your paper. With Mr.. Rich, coun-
ty agent, as the leader and the rest
of us doing our part, Ashe county
will soon have Rural Electrifcation
or the sections that want it and can
get five houses or customers to the
mile.
Thanking you for any assistance
you see fit to render in helping Ashe
county to get Rural Electrifcation,
and kindest regards and best wish
es, I am,
Very sincerely yours,
M. c.. EDWARDS.
P. S. Mr.. Doughton says he will
help us.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28

that farmers In every community in the county
will get together and decide to sign up for
electricity
AS suggested by Mr. Edwards, we shall be
glad to add this as the 18th. objective of The
Skyland Post for Ashe county in 1888.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28

FOR SALE-57 acre farm Good
house new barn, and other out
buildings. Located in Chestnut Hill
township. Reasonable price. See
or write George De Board, Grassy
Creek.
7-28-2TP.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-28

Mohammedan laws permit man
to have four wives.
Evening star., 1938-09-04

Others in the "overrated" list sent
in by Washingtonians were: Eddie
Cantor, Ed Wynn. Margaret Mitchell
Admiral Byrd, Maj. Bowes, Glenn
Frank, Paul v. McNutt, Nicholas
Murray Butler. Al Capone, Dale Car
negie. Deter Arno, Walter Winchell
Grover Whalen and Senator Alben
Barkley.
Jimmy Roosevelt won out over John
D. Rockefeller, jr.; Charles Edison,
Theodore Roosevelt. jr.; Cornelius
Vanderbilt, jr.; Phil La Toilette, Edsel
Ford and Douglas Fairbanks, jr.
Louis Leads Bulge, Wander Nicer.
Benny Goodman, the swing" or
chestra leader, topped Leopold Stokow-
ski. Grace Moore, Paul Whiteman.
Lawrence Tibbett. Rubinon, Eddie
Duchin and Nelson Eddy.
Joe Louis, the brown bomber" of
f1stic fame, led Johnny Wander Nicer,
Donald Bulge and Bill Terry.
Shirley Temple received more votes
than Frank Capra. Katharine Hep
burn, Enrol Flynn, Greta Garbo Myrna
10y, Snow White, Simone Simon, the
Ritz brothers, Will Hays, Daryl Ia
muck, Kay Francis. Dennis King, Bur-
CESS Meredith. Cornelia Otis Skinner
and Norma Shearer.
The Quins were victorious over Mrs.
Roosevelt, Albert Einstein. Chief JUS
tice Hughes and Tom Mooney.
Eddie Cantor was chosen above
Charlie Mccarthy, w. c. Fields, Jack
Benny David Sarnof1 and Ben Bernie.
Ed Wynn beat out 10 Mielzner. Or
Evening star., 1938-09-04

son Welles. Maxwell Anderson. the
Lunts, Katherine Cornell. Clifford
Odets. George NJ Cohan. George Alb
bott and Tallulah Bankhead.
La Guardia, Lewis Lose.
Margaret Mitchell's competitors were
John Steinbeck, Thomas Wolfe,
Thornton Wilder, Alexander Wooll-
colt, John OHara. James T. Farrell
and Robert Nathan.
In Admiral Byrd's group were
Henry L. Mencken, John Barrymore,
Herbert Hoover. Walter Hampden,
Alfred M Landon. Graham McNamee
and Sinclair Lewis
Trailing Maj. Bowes were Boake
Carter, Ted Husing. Clifton Fadi-
man, Voice Of Experience" and Phil
lips Lord
Runners-up to Glenn Frank were
Stuart Chase. George Gallup, Charles
Beard, Walter Lippmann, Robert For
sythe and Harry Elmer Barnes.
Philippine High Commissioner
McNutt was ahead of Mayor La
Guardia of New York, Thomas Cor
coran, John L. Lewis, Representative
Bruce Barton. Gov Frank Murphy
and Gov. George Earle.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
TWO RUN.OFFS SET
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Taylor to Face Hare in Third
District and Ford to Oppose
Mcmillan in Sixth.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. Sept. 3.-Oth.
cial returns in two congressional races
announced here today by Lane L. Bon.
ner, secretary of the State Executive
Committee, showed that second races
would be necessary in the third and
sixth districts.
In the third Representative John C.
Taylor of Anderson will run over with
Butler B. Hare of Saluda, a forme,
Representative.
Solicitor G. Lloyd Ford Of Conway
and John L. Mcmillan of Florence will
make second race for the sixth dis
trict seat Of the late Representative
Allard H, Gasque. whom Mr.. McMn-
Ian served as secretary for many years
The official count in the third dis
trict showed that MIR. Taylor polled
22,164 votes: Mr.. Hare 1856; Thee
Vaughan of Anderson, 10,407, and
Robert E. McCaslan of Greenwood
8,445.
In the sixth district race the vote
was 1851 for Mr.. Ford; 1873 fol-
Mr.. Mcmillan; 1888 for James r.
Turner of Bennettsville; 5,77l for
Jerome F.. Pate Of Darlington; 4,80s
for Mayor D. E. Ellerbe Of Florence,
and 1883 for DR.. o. F. Hogan Of
Greeleyville.
The second primary is September l3,
Evening star., 1938-09-04
zoo VETERANS DUE
AT GAR. REUNION
But Meetings of Allied Units
to Raise Attendance
to 5000.
0y the Associated Press,

0y the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Sept. 3.-Two rear
guard companies" Of the almost van
ished Grand Army Of the Republic
will assemble here tomorrow to open
the 72nd national annual encampment
Of the Boys in Blue"
Des Moines oflicials said reserya.
tions indicate the g. A. r. will muster
about 200 veterans for the five-day
reunion, or the equivalent of two
Union Army companies. Northern
forces enlisted 3.5o0.00o men in tho
Civil War struggle of 1876.
Scheduled meetings Of allied ornani.
zations have caused local convention
sponsors to predict q total attendance
Of 5000. These organizations include
the National Women's Relief Corps.
the Ladies Of the g. A. r., the Daueh-
ters OF Union Veterans, the Sons of
Union Veterans. the auxiliary to the
Sons Of Union Veterans and the Ma
tlonal Association Of Naval Veterans.
Only One Naval Veteran.
Omcials said the only naval veteran
expected to attend is j. w. Willett Of
Tama, Iowa, former G. A. r. COM
mander-in-chief. Reminiscent of other
Gays. the last man" dogwatch of the
Seamen's Association has been sched-
uled for the "whoopee room" OF 4
local hotel.
Overton H. Mennet Of Los Angeles
SS-year-old commander -in-chief, has
been directing preparation several
days.
j. w. Smith. 95, Of Santa Cruz.
Calf, has been bivouacked all week
In trailer on the Iowa State Fair
grounds here.
Oldest Veteran Is 103.
Oldest veteran for whom a reserva :
ton has been made Is William H.
Singleton, whose age is listed as 103.
retired colored minister from STRAIT
ford, Conn.
bencnes for weary veterans ap-
peared on downtown streets today, and
Veterans Hospital officials prepared
an emergency hospital room in the
central FIRE station, where a doctor and
nurse will be on hand from am. to
10 pm. daily.
One encampment highlight will be
the annual G. A. R. parade. DR.. Men
net has refused to permit local on
clals to assume that no veteran will
march. The commander intended Ia
ride horse in the parade, but was
prevailed upon to drop the idea.
Announced contestants for the ofice
OF commander-in-chief for the com.
ing year are Robert M. Rownd OF
Ripley, N. Y, and Henry Held OF
West Allis, Wis.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
COTTON PLOW-UP
IN GEORGIA IS HIT
Farmers Are Not Being Told
to Destroy Acreage in Crop,
Says A. A. A.

Ey the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Ga, Sept. 3.-Homer S.
burden, Georgia Agricultural Adjust
ment administrator. said today there
is nothing in the Federal farm pro-
gram that requires that cotton be
plowed up
ANY plowing up that is being done
Is entirely voluntary on the part of
the farmer; no farmers are being ad-
vised to plow up" he added.
MIR. burden moved to check the ex-
tent Of voluntary destruction of cotton
In Georgia fields today and telegraphed
Is representative cotton counties for
exact figures.
He acted following publication of
movement in several counties where
stories dealing with a 1888 plow-up
movement in several counties where
farmers hastened to bring their acre
age within the allotments of the
A. A. A.
Some farmers planted before allot-
ments were completed and mailed,
others were uncertain of their exact
status and still others overplanted
through faulty measurements. A. A. A
officials believed these excess plant
ings generally amounted to only frac-
tions Of acres.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
ABANDONED PLANE
LANDS IN BEDROOM
Carolina Farmer Digs Family Out
Of Ruins of Home-Army
Launches Inquiry.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DANv1LLE, Va, Sept. 3.-Harry
Gam, Caswell County, N. c., farmer,
literally had to dig members OF his
family from the ruins OF his home
Is miles from here early this morn
ing when an Army pursuit plane, OF
a flight en- route from Langley Field,
Va. to Montgomery, Ala, crashed
through the roof Of his three-room
dwelling.
The occupants Of the plane bsiled
out in their parachutes after the gaso-
line supply had become exhausted and
the plane had shot earthward.
The disabled plane crashed into the
roof OF the house. blowing into the
bedroom in which Mrs. Gam and
four children were sleeping. One
OF the children. Donald Gam, 9, suf-
fered a badly cut leg and was car
ried by neighbors to a hospital at
Reidsville, N. c.. for treatment. Mrs.
Gam and the other children suffered
shock and minor injuries.
Gam. the first member Of the fam
lily to arise, was In the kitchen pre-
pairing breakfast when he was stunned
by the force OF the crash. The plane
had ripped through the center Of his
home.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
WOMEN'S WAGES
LOW IN KENTUCKY
Less Than rs Cents Hourly
Pay Shown in Survey
by Labor Bureau.

The Labor Department Women's Bu-
reau last night issued a survey OF
wages and working hours for women In
Kentucky, showing that while work.
ing time there usually is short, earn
ings OF less than the IS cents an hour
minimum provided In the Federal
wage-hour law were received by con-
siderable proportions Of women factory
operatives in several manufacturing
industries.
The general level of Kentucky
wages cannot be considered encourag-
ing" the Women's Bureau observed.
The bureau expected that its survey
would be used as guide by the Ken
tucky Department of Industrial Re-
lations in determining minimum wage
rates under the new Kentucky mini
mum-wage law for women. The study
covered 2l,8l9 women workers In 359
establishments in 80 Kentucky cities,
towns and villages.
Wages were lowest in the wooden
box and basket industry. in which
more than two-thirds of the rela-
lively small number Of women opera
tives were paid less than Is cents an
hour. In the largest woman
industries, cotton garments, almost
3 in every 10 women for whom hours
were reported received less than Is
cents an hour. In the hosiery industry.
as well as in candy, more than two IN
every five were paid less than the Fed
eral minimum hourly rate.
Between one-fourth and one-third
of the women earned less than this
amount In mems furnishings, bakery
products and miscellaneous food In
dustries.
On the other hand, few women
operatives were paid less than Is
cents an hour In four woman-employ-
ing industries-textiles (other than
hosiery, cigars and cigarettes, dis
titled liquor and metal products-as
well as in three industries of less
Importance to Kentucky women
mems suits and overcoaS, meat pack
ing and paper boxes.
For all manufacturing industries as
whole, the average hourly earnings
were 36 cents and the range was from
less than Is cents to more than so
cents an hour. Weeks earnings of
women factory operatives in the State
as whole averaged sl3, as compared
with the $1l minimum which the
Federal wage-hour law provides in
the coming year for full 44-hour
week without overtime.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
POLICEMEN TO MEET

OCEAN CITY, Md. Sept. 3 lP.-
The Maryland Police Association will
hold its third quarterly meeting here
September T.
Speakers will include Mayor w.
Thomas Elliott of Ocean City, Judge
James M. Crockett. Charles T. Levi
ness. 3d., assistant attorney general;
Judge T. sangston Insley, States At
torney Thomas F. johnson of Wor-
cester County; Guy Hotel, F. B. /.
agent; Sergt. Marlin D. Brubaker,
Maryland State police. and Dean 8.
s. steinberg. College Of Engineering of
the University Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
Creenbelt
Continued From First Page. }

the opening Of the school is undeter-
mined. but it was reported q slash
in the number of teachers is being
considered.
County officials have informed Hugo
c. Schwartz, head of the public finance
unit Of the F. S. A., that they are ad-
vised no State appropriation will be
made out Of the current or future
State budget for education Of children
living on the tax-exempt Government
reservation at Greenbelt unless and
until the Maryland Legislature DEGREES
otherwise"
(The State contributes to county
school budgets)
Furthermore, q letter from the
county School Board to Mr.. Schwartz
states. 1T does not appear that the
act Of Congress authorizing the county
or State to exercise Jurisdiction over
the Greenbelt area compels the county
or State to provide from their own tax
funds to meet expenses incident
thereto"
Oners to Pay On Less.
Several months ago two officials of
the R. R. A. told the Prince Georges
County commissioners, they said. that
there would be sufncient tax revenue
for maintenance purposes because the
total Of $1,000, 900 in assessible prop
erty would be added from the Green
belt project" Now the F. s. A. offers
to pay the equivalent Of school taxes
on an assessment Of only $3,250, 900,
school officials say.
The county Board Of Education has
taken the position that the F. S. A.
Should make good on its authoritative
and ondcial promise to pay its own
way"
The board has recommended to the
county commissioners, 1t is understood,
that expenditures At Greenbelt' s
schools be limited to the amount pro-
vided by the Greenbelt appropriation
and the county's share OF operating
the high school.
Evening star., 1938-09-04

Al Capone led J. Edgar Hoover,
Warden Lewis E. Lawes and Thomas
Dewey.
Mrs. Roosevelt Behind"
Dale Carnegie won more votes than
DR.. ]. B. Rhine. Dr. Alexis Carroll,
Emil Ludwig and Hendrix Willem
van Loon.
Peter Arno came out in front Of
Rockwell Kent, Reginald Marsh, John
Sloan, Grant Wood and Margaret
Bourke-W White.
Behind Walter Winchell were Mark
Sullivan, Charles B. Driscoll, West
brook Pegler, Hugh S. johnson, Hey
wood Broun. Lucius Beebe, Dorothy
Thompson. Robert s. Allen and Drew
Pearson. and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Grover Whalen defeated Arthur
Murray. Sam Goldwyn. Charles Mich
elson, John Ringing North and Billy
Rose
Senator Barkley's rivals were Sena-
tors Guy Gillette. Arthur Vanden-
burg, Robert La Toilette and Tom
Connally.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
President and Shirley Temple
On List of 20 Most Ouerrated
Son James, Joe Louis, Qui,,tuplets, Al
Capone and Eddie Cantor Named
in Poll Taken Here.

President Roosevelt, his son, James;
Benny Goodman. Joe Louis, Shirley
Temple and the quintuplets are among
the 20 most overrated people in
America" according to a magazine
poll just completed in Washington.
The referendum, conducted among
its local subscribers by Scribner's mag
azine. was on 20 groups of potential
nominees" published in the Septem-
Der issue. President Roosevelt was
voted the most overrated Of a group
which included Vice President Gar
ner and all members OF the cabinet.
The national results in the voting
will be announced later by the maga-
zine.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
F. 7. c. PRICE ACT
.RUL|NGATTACKED.
Interpretation of Law Is
Challenged in Supreme
Court Petition,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Constitutionality Of the Federal
Trade Commissions Interpretation Of
section of the Robinson Pa tman
Anti-Price Discrimination Act was
challenged yesterday in a petition
filed with the Supreme Court.
The section in dispute prohibits
any one under certain circumstances
from paying or receiving a commits
sion except for services rendered in
connection with the sale or purchase
of goods.''
The Biddle Purchasing Co. OF
New York and 4 group Of wholesalers
and manufacturers were found by
the Trade Commission to have violated
the provision.
Their petition for review, said the
Biddle company, which sells a market
information and purchasing service to
wholesalers, contracted with sellers OF
commodities to dispose OF their prod
ucts.
Sales were made to the wholesalers
and commissions received by Biddle
from the sellers were credited against
its regular charge to wholesalers for
the information service.
The petition said the Trade Com
mission found the practice objection
able "on the apparent theory that
such services as are rendered to the
seller by Biddle company are donated
to the seller since Biddle company is
the agent Of the buyer"
The construction and application
Of the statute in the instant case
tends to restraint OF trade and injury
to competitors since it would deprive
the small manufacturer Of an exceed
ingly efncient outlet for his goods and
the medium sized and small whole
saler and his retail customers Of .
valuable source Of supply with which
to compete with chain stores" the
petitioners said.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
CAROLINA LEAF BELT
VOTES CROP CONTROL
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RALEIGH. N. c., Sept. 3.-Eastern
North Carolina farmers Endorsed crop
control today and advocated its con-
tinuance for another year.
The farmers met at eight centers in
the tobacco belt-at Greenville. Will
son. Kenansville. Tarboro, Nashville,
Snow Hill. Kinston and Warrenton.
The meetings were called by the
North Carolina Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton.
Less than 10 votes at each meeting
attended by hundreds Of growers. were
against the crop control program.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
$50, 900 FIRE BELIEVED
OF SPONTANEOUS ORIGIN
By tie Associated Press,

By tie Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG. Va, Sept. 3.-Fire
department officials said today they
believed $4,000 fire which damaged
three business Arms here last night
was caused by spontaneous combus-
ton.
The flames. discovered about II 80
pm, damaged stocks and fixtures of
the Bibee Food Store, the Schevel
Furniture Co. and the Virginia Seed
& Feed Co.
The fire started in an abandoned
elevator shaft at the rear Of the Bibee
store. Although flremen were able to
confine the flames to the rear Of the
store in which 1t started. smoke ana
water caused damage to the other
Arms.