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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29
SERVICE\ OF SUMMONS
BY PUBLICATION

INOn4 II Nk1IO4AAN<11
ASHE COUNTY.
Ida M. Mott and Husband, r. S.
Mott, ct al.
VS..
Mary G. Pope, ct al.
The respondents, Mary G. Pope,
Col. VIM. H. Cowles, and wife, Mrs
VIM. H. Cowles, Col David H.
Cowles, and wife, Martha M.
Cowles, DR.. Calvin D. Cowles, and
wife, Mary F. Cowles, and Marguer-
ite r. Cowles, Widow of c. D. Cowl-
es, deceased, will TAKE NOTICE,
that Special Proceeding entitled
as above has been commenced in
the Superior Court of Ashe Coun-
ty, N c: for the purpose of actual
partition among all the legatees and
heirs at law of c. J. Cowles, de-
ceased, the lands lying and being
in Ashe County, known as the Gap
Creek lands, described in Plot Book
No. l, page Is and the said respond
ents will further take Notice that
they are required to appear at the
office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Ashe County in the Court
House in Jefferson, N. c., on Mon
day, October oath, 1888, and answer
or demur to the Complaint, or Pc
tition in said Special Proceeding, or
the Petitioners will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in
said Petition.
This the 22nd day of September,
1888.
J. D. STANSBERRY,
Clerk of the Superior Court
9-29-4tp of Ashe County, N. G.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29

The value of crimson clover in
improving the water holding capa-
city of soil has been demonstrated
by F. A. Barnhardt of Concord
route 3, for the past two years. Cot
ton planted after the clover has
withstood the dry weather without
losing it's fruit or leaves.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29
BRIGHT BUSINESS OUTLOOK

Developments during the past
month, have removed doubts exist
ing heretofore as to the substantial
improvement in industrial activity
consumer incomes, and domestic de-
mand for farm products this fall, re-
ports the U. S. Bureau OF Agrlcul-
tural Economics.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29
NO MORE FREE SEED

This year the U. S. Department
of Agriculture celebrates its fiji
teenth year of attempting to con-
vince American farmers that it does
not have seeds to give away, says
a recent department pamphlet. The
practice was discontinued in 1888.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29

Meetings have been held in Mar
tin county by farm and assistant
agent to explain how growers can
secure maximum payments under
the agricultural conservation pro-
gram.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29
nv THE PIECE

With the development of quick
freezing of drawn poultry and the
packaging of parts of the birds, the
number of store outlets for dressed
poultry has been increased.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29

The stones. and timber of some
japanese temples were hoisted in
to place by ropes made of hair sac
rifced by thousands of women and
girls.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29
PLANTING TREES RAPIDLY

American farmers have planted a
larger area to forests than any other
group, according to the U. S. Forest
Service. An area nearly twice as
large as Delaware or $3.50 square
miles has been planted successfully
to trees by all agencies since 1924.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29
BUYING BUTTER FOR NEEDY

During the current period of high
butter production and large sup
plies, the Federal Surplus Commodi-
ties Corporation has been author
lied to purchase an additional 80
million pounds for relief purposes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29

The deadline for securing triple
superphosphate under the 1888 agrl-
cultural conservation program
caught Mitchell county farmers,
who expressed regret that the limit
ed supply would hinder them from
applying the phosphate to their
lands this year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29

Currituck hog growers will plant
an enlarged acreage to winter graz
ing crops so as to reduce feed costs
and prevent internal parasites in
pigs. In the Grandy community 'ov-
er 1000 pounds of crimson clover
seed have been ordered to date.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29

Guernsey breeders of Henderson
county have organized an associa-
ton for the promotion of the breed
in that county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29

Because of the tremendous sue
cess which the Western Farm and
Home Week enjoyed this year, farm
agents are expecting an increased
attendance at Cullowhee next year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29

The Durham Farmers Mutual Elk
change did a $5OO,000 business last
year under the leadership of Man
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-29

and c. Farthing and day with J. G.
Mrs. Beard of Lenior, spent Thurs ford at Obids
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07

lContinued from Page One) haps the release was not a contin- uOus piece of writing, but he in dignantly denied having added or taken away a single mark with the exception of adding the seal num- bers, after the documents were signed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07
BILLION RETURNS FROM BIRD
 CREEK PLACER CLAIMS

o. ". Billion returned to Wran- gel on the Mt. Mckinley last night. He has spent the summer at his placer claims on Bird creek near Cache and Peters creeks north of Anchorage
 With the help of two men who were working for him Mir Billion spent the greater part of the sea- son in development work. He took out 51 ounces of gold and is much encouraged over future prospects.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07
HALF MILLION
 PWA MONEY FOR FAIRBANKS

Portland = The PWA regional office at Portland has been notified today by Public Works Administra- tor Harold L. Ickes that a loan of $2O,00O and grant of $221.400 has been approved by the President for the construction of a school addition street paving and sewer system at Fairbanks, Alaska. Total cost of con- struction will be approximately S492,OOO.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07

ANCHORAGE = A dispatch to the Times said Saturday that Frank Manton fell from a cliff and rolled over a pile of rocks near Seldoyia, tearing the flesh from his arm, muscle tendons hanging from the bone. Manton, alone, sewed the muscles back in place with black thread, forcing the needle through with a block of wood. The dispatch said he was recovering.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07

SEATTLE The Northland Transportation company has made announcement that the Standard oil company of California has char tered the steamer North Wind to take a cargo of supplies for oil dril- ling operations under way in Alaska. The North Wind is now loading at Stockton, California
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07

Eleanor Mccormack. second daughter of MT. and Mrs. Leo Me Cormack. suffered cuts across her nose. chin and arm Saturday when, attempting to swerve her bicycle in order to avoid hitting a child cross ing the street she hit the sidewalk curb and was thrown against a window in the City Store The cuts were dressed at the Mccormack home by pr. J. H. Clements.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07

ANCHORAGE = Orchids made debut at the wedding Sunday Of Mary Louise Kelsey and Merton F. Benedict of Juneau The orchids were sent north in cold storage. the stems sealed in glass yfals. The orchids were in perfect condition. The couple came here so the brides father a PWA engineer. could at tend the ceremony.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07

Mrs. Joe Petticrew and two chil- dren left on the North Coast last Friday to spend the winter with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles West, in Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09
News Behind the News
- The Price Situation

wASHINGTON-Eyen the late Harry Hou-
DIM could never figure out how country couio
have higher prices less money to Spena ana
at the same time as mueh or more pusHesS
than before.
That's the chief factor behind more and
more public talk about priceS-eSpeciaIy mono
polistic' prices-and the possibility OF congress
sional investigations and antitrust laws
One is entitled TO ask: What IS this price
situation about which much fuss is being
made?
Forty per cent of the wholesale business
in commodities is being done in goods whose
prices are higher than they were in September
1920.
Against those figures, say the anti-monopo-
lists, is the fact that the income of consumers
is a third lower than it was in 1929.
Some prices have gone down since last sum-
mer The fire from Congress and government
officials is being directed at price-tHing m
dustries which began to boost prices in the fail
of 1886 and now continue to hold them rlgld
Because of rapid archaeological improvement and
labor-saving methods, it is contended there are
few if any justificatons for prices above the
1929 level.
The average wholesale price level last Sep
tember 80 per cent of 1929.
The following groups of commodities as OF
September. were above 1929 prices:
Coke by 244 per cent; cement, II per cent;
drugs and pharmaceuticals. 10 per cent; btu
minous coal, 81 per cent; woolen and Worsted
goods, &c per cent.
Iron and steel. 81 per cent; paper and pulp
o3I per cent. lulllDeI, per cent, Hllo0SIlaie-
Gus building materials, 81 per cent; automobile
tires and tubes, 3.5 per cent; Shoes l3 per cent.
Widespread opinion is that price increases have
been due to wage increases obtained by organ
lied labor Assistant Attorney General Robert
H. Jackson, the administrators antitrust cru
sader, after a speech in New York in which
he attacked high fixed prices received a small
snowstorm of letters from persons who blamed
labor
Now Jackson comes back with the results of
a detailed and authoritative study by federal
statisticians following the 10 per cent wage in
crease in the steel industry, the most dramatic
and important increase of the year.
He says the wage increases could have been
eovered-by a 55 per cent price increase-or 81
per cent to cover higher material costs due to
wage increases elsewhere-but that the actual
1867 steel price increase was 81 per cent.
Whatever administration price policy may
eventually be, Roosevelt has to accept much
responsibility. NRA codes fostered monopoly
and price-fixing. The fact that consumers pay
10 per cent more for drugs than in 1929 is large
y due to state laws and the Patman- Robinson
and Miller-Tydings laws which Roosevelt re-
fused to veto. Bituminous coal prices are held
up by the Guffey act. You can't blame the
Morgan, Mellon, Koppers, DUPONT U. S. Steel,
and similar groups for everything
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09
Auction Philosophy
BY ID. l.. ZINN

Folks, the President acts like he
wants "to be wise and economize,"
but how can he do it when all the
congressman want to be able to
stick their thumbs in their vest and
tell the voters: Look what I got
for my district Why send another
guy back there when I know the
ropes so well. And on the side he
Is limiting, II could probably get
twice as much next time" But why
blame the congressman, for we al
ways give the man the most votes
who can bring home the most
bacon.
I am leaving for the coast to
attend a meeting of the public ad-
ministrators and coroners of south
ern California. Don't know how
Bob and I will make it with those
big-town boys, but we will try and
bring home the bacon all the same
as congressman.
1t looks like the boys that held
their hay for high prices this winter
have made a mistake, for this is
the best feed growing winter in the
history of Imperial Valley and l
expect a lot of fellows that own
alfalfa will wish for more dairy
cows next spring.
I'll be seein' you.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09
Mr.. Dodd
Steams HomeWard

Most Americans will eXperince very
disagreeable reaction at the outpour-
ings of Mr.. William E. Dodd, VINO Is
homeward bound to his beloved United
States after resigning the position as
American ambassador to Berlin-and
quite a few wonder if such expressions
as those voiced by Mr.. Dodd contribute
any whit to the peace of the world we
believe they do not.
Mr.. Dodd came home because he was
unable to accomplish any great good IN
the face of Nazi policies"
So arises the question: was Mr. Dodd
sent to Berlin as a missionary to estab-
lish a new political order in Germany,
or was he sent as this country's represen-
tative. to look after this country's inter-
ests in Germany? He seems to have taken
his appointment as of the missionary
class.
We do not like the political theories
that govern Germany today. They lead
to graft, oppression and abuse of pub
lie welfare. They are opposed to the
very principles of Americanism. But
we do not believe it is the business CT
the official representative of this ma
ton to Germany to cause i'll will between
the two nations by saying so. Let some
body not in an official capacity say that
sort of thing.
Whether Mr.. Dodd mad resigned or not
makes no difference. His utterances re-
main those of a trusted government
agent He should have more sense.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09
When the Mail
Doesn't Go Thru

The Southern Pacific railroad compa-
ny has dumped very unpleasant prob
blem in the lap of Imperial Valley by
ordering discontinuance of its daylight
trains to inland, junction with the main
line. The action does not mean only that
Imperial Valley is placed in the Jerk
water" class; it means also that mails
will be delayed from II to Is hours
leaving Imperial Valley Such delays
mean loss of money-hard cash-to the
business men of Imperial Valley.
The mail service has never been out
standingly efficient in the valley, as you
know if ever you've addressed letter TO
Jacumba Liveoaks Springs, WinterhaV-
en- or any other of the communities with
in an hours drive of Ell Centre. To firms
doing regular business with these COM
munities, the mail service has been
sore spot for many years. 1t is not the
fault of the postoffice; it is, rather, the
fault of the railroad schedules.
Now the schedules have been reduced
so that even the former imperfect mail
schedules are threatened.
After Jan. 15, any letter you write
and post in the morning will not leave
Imperial Valley until that night unless
some provision is made to carry the
mail TO the main line at INLAND. Until
Jan. Is, you can write a letter IN the
morning post it in the morning and IL
will be in Los Angeles that night.
If the Southern Pacific is to retain
the mail contract as it affects Imperial
Valley, we suggest that some provision
should be made to give Imperial Valley
proper service. Otherwise the postofflce
will suffer, the railroad will suffer
through loss of community respect, and
the public will suffer.
If the railroad cannot carry the mail
satisfactorily, some other solution must
be sought. We have been taught to be-
lieve the old saying, "The Mail Must 60
Through
There's no adequate reason why that
should not be as true in Imperial Valley
as anywhere else.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09
THREE RACES
REPRESENTED
AT CONTEST

IMPERIAL, Jan. 8.-Three races
were represented IN the prize WIN
ners in a safety essay contest
sponsored by the Imperial Lions
club among pupils of the city Fri
day night.
Robert Hui, 16-year-old Chinese
youth and senior class member,
won first; Clarice Hubert, 15-year-
old Negro girl and senior class
member, won second; and Lucille
Templeton, 15-year-old VII te
member of the Junior class, won
third.
These winners will participate in
the finals in the contest which are
scheduled to take place Jan. IL.
Mrs. Merta Thomson, Imperial
newspaper woman; Mrs. Agnes
Ferris Bigelow, Ell Centro city Ii
brarian; and Deputy District AT
torney D. H. Wolford of Brawleys
officiated as judges.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09

CALEXICO, Jan. 8.-The lifeless
body of Ascension Rangel, SO, Mexi-
can laborer missing since Dec. %,
was found in a borrow pit beside
the highway two miles east of Cal
exico late Thursday
Rangel suffered a broken neck
when he fell into the pit four or five
days ago, Deputy Coroner Herbert
Hughes declared after he and c..
Little of the CaleXico police de-
partment completed their investiga-
tionS.
Footprints matching shoe taken
from the dead man showed he had
crossed the international boundary
between the United States and
Mexico 70 yards east of the place
where the body was discovered by
two youths out for bicycle ride.
The prints showed he had crossed
an irrigation canal and fallen to
his knees twice after wading out
of the water, Hughes said He was
lying on his face in the pit on the
south side of the road. Identified
tion was made by means of a card
showing his membership in Mexi-
cali agricultural labor union.
A brilliant pink apron embroid-
cred in gay colors, a half empty
bottle of MeScal, a pocket comb, a
few pesos and several packages of
Alas" cigarettes were found on
his person.
Rangel has relatives in Holtville
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09

anyone catch you doing it. 1t char
acterizeS you as what Gelett Bur
CESS calls a bripkin. And is one Oh
the subway pastimes.
A human reminder of time when
the legitimate theatre flourished Is
the iovial millionaire Frank Vance
Storrs and his block long black
limousine with the snow white
doors. When the Rialto had more
than 90 theatres running full blast.
Storrs had the program rights for
all. programs filled with costly
luxury advertising which he fur
nished to producers free. This rev.
enue was the basis of his fortune.
At top season today there are less
than 20 productions on the boards.
Many believe in another season or
so the list will be thinned to a
dozen.
Gag: Frank and Berthe Case were
recently invited to spend the week
end at the country place of Percy
editor. In the guest room and the
bath adjoining Mrs. Case noticed
several towels on which were un-
mistakably the Algonquin Hotel
mark. She politely pretended not
to notice this and tried to distract
her husbands attention. but there
was no hiding the fact. To make it
Just little more horrible, upon re-
tiring it was discovered that the
sheets and pillow cases on the beds
were from their hotel. Not until
they returned to their hotel did they
learn that WaXman had connived
with an assistant manager to bor-
row the linen for the sole purpose
of shocking his guests.
MY notion of high in jobs is that
of a clerk at the newsstand in a
large railroad terminal, such as
Grand Central or Pennsylvania. To
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09
Bruce Carton Says:
- Court RuIinu Proves Freedom Still Vital

erts set up as his guiding star in
the matter this principle: Inc
sovereign is embraced by geherdl
words of a statute intended to pre-
vent injury and wrong"
That means. in plain English,
that if a law guarantees to people
certain rights, the government no
less than private persons must re-
spect those rights.
In all too few countries of the
world is any such principle set upN
In most countries the indlvlduar
has no rights that the government
is bound to respect. If government
agents do it, no matter what II Is,
then it is all right. Such principles
won't 90 here, the Supreme Court
warns in this decision.
Congress may have thought it
less important" added Roberts,
that some offenders should go un-
whipped of justice than that OF
ficers should resort to methods
deemed inconsistent with ethical
standards and destructive of per-
sonal liberty.
JUSTICE SUTHERLAND'S argu-
ment in dissenting-that such a
ruling hampers the federal law
enforcement agencies in catchinlf
criminals-is easily UNDERSTANDINGS
But if this turns out to be true
in practice, then the answer would
seem to be to revise the law,
granting to certain definite officers
permission to tap wires under Ger
tain definite circumstances only.
Thus perhaps it would be posi-
BILE to avoid hobbling effective OPP
=, Grafton of the federal criminal
catchers and at the same time pro-
tect the rights of ordinary honest
citizens to privacy in their COM
munications.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09
Barbs

An etiquette expert writes that
a bride should mark her linens
with initials-that is, if she wants
to make her mark in the social
world
Japan calls dance halls allen
and orders them closed. Money
heretofore used to pay the fiddlers
can now be used to pay the
soldiers.
English vicar complains that
American young men are cheeky
when they invite their gal friends
to dance. Yes, cheeky to cheeky.
Railroads are cOntending before
the ICC that they would fare bet
ter if their fares were more fair
Meaning, up.
Scientists meeting at Indianapo-
lis learned that the teen-age driver
is most deadly. Yes. and particu-
larly when he is combined with
the teen-age drinker.
A Pennsylvania drug store has
installed a meat counter. Guess
it won't be long until we can order
our new yachts from the corner
pharmacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09

The u. S. Supreme Courts most
recent important decision could
have been made in almost no other
country in the world. 1t proves
that freedom for individual people
is still vital force in this coun-
try: that we are still willing to
take q chance that criminals may
escape rather than to cut still fur-
ther into the freedom of all men.
The court. To, threw out a case
in which conviction was based on
evidence gathered by the tapping
of telephone wires by federal
agents. Such tactics were ruled
legal 10 years or so ago by the
same court, in the famous Ohm
stead case
The new decision hinged on a
section of the Federal Communica-
tions Act which says that mo per-
son not being authorized by the
sender shall intercept any COM
munication and divulge or publish
the existence, contents, substance,
purport. effect or meaning of such
intercepted communication to any
person.
The majority decision, read by
Justice Roberts, is remarkable Tor
two things. First. it takes Tor
granted that Congress meant what
it said in passing the law.
Said Justice Rob erts, wv e,
nevertheless, face the fact that the
plain words of Section Cos forbid
anyone. :, etc. In short, the court
accepted the plain words OF the
law as passed by Congress, with
out debating whether the policy
seemed wise or not.
1t was argued that the words
mo person" and ANY person" ex-
cluded officers of the federal gov
ernment at their work and the
majority thought not. In fact, Rob-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09

In his first public statement since|
he came here for a rest a week
ago, Lewis, declaring democracy
is on trial today in this country"
added:
"I cannot say what may happen,
but do know that some people
have found they could live happily
and successfully in a communal
form in which the whole and not
Just a few were given 'considera-
ton"
Regarding government subsidies
of railroads, banks, agriculture and
the merchant marine, the CLIO.
leader said government money
maintains and holds business to-
gether in America today"
whoever has managed these
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09
NERKLEIN TO
HEAD N-3O

Hans Merklein was installed as
president of the 20-30 Club at the
clubs meeting Thursday night at
the Barbara Worth hotel.
Other officers installed were
Barney Foote, vice-president; Ben
Blakeley, second president;
Chester Irving, secretary; George
Corners, treasurer; and Bill Emery,
sergeant-at-arms.
The board of directors installed
was Earl Templeton, Matt LaBru-
cherie. Hal Huffman and Sher-
man Eldridge.
The next meeting will be held
Monday, Jan. 10, instead of the
regular meeting night, in honor
of the 18th anniversary of the
founding of the organization.
A special musical program was
presented at Thursdays meeting
by Elrose Maquar, Virginia Jones
and Jeanne Burger who sang three
numbers, accompanied by Miss
Mauuar on the accordion.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-09
Valleyite's Relative
Mentioned for Place ,
On Supreme Bench

Charles Bratton of Ell Centre is
watching the political situation in
Washington with interest these days
because cousin of his late father
is being considered for appoint
ment to the supreme court bench.
Sam G.. Bratton, former governor
and senator of New Mexico, is a
cousin of the late William R. Brat
ton of Phoenix, the Ell Centro resi-
dents father. The last time Brat
ton saw his relative was in 1880.