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Evening star., 1938-03-05
By LAWRENCE CROLIuS.


winter with condensation of
moisture on the windows of
L L your home? If you have an
air conditioner of some sort in opera.
ton which busily adds needed moisture
to the air you probably have been
bothered with wet walls, or at least
clouded windows. As you have per-
haps discovered, this condition usually
results in damaged paint, paper and
draperies.
In spite Of the elaborate and ac-
curate controls which are provided on
most air conditioners. or mere humidi-
fiers. it is difficult to control the hu-
midity In room within safe limits.
The average humidity control or hu-
midistat is usually placed in such a
spot that it cannot detect what is 60
ing on at the windows or cold walls
where all the trouble occurs. Obvi-
ously. the thing to, do is to install q
device of q more sensitive nature
which will cut the humidifier off be-
fore it has gone too far. Just such .
device is now available.
This little mechanism lit is only .
little over inches wide, IA inches
deep and AZ inches high) is installed
right on the window sill. It contains
q very sensitive human hair operating
element and is so linked to q switch
that it will cut off the humidifier
whenever it feels too much moisture
in q room. Thus when the outside
temperature goes way down and mois-
ture would ordinarily begin to form on
the cold glass, this little outfit cuts in
at just the right time and saves you
lots of money In redecorating bills.
livery day We seem to run into
some new way of Insulating our
houses from the elements. It's amaz-
ing how long 1t takes US to get on to
an idea sometimes, but once it starts
there is no holding US. The ways Of
doing this important job are getting
more and more ingenious as more and
more people get into the field. and we
can no doubt expect some interesting
developments.
The latest method Of doing the job
involves the use Of 2-inch-thick rock
wool bats. A bat is q large chunk
Of insulation which can handily be
placed between the studs and joints Of
your house. This system utilizes the
bat held in place with patented steel
Z-shaped clip.
The main feature of the sealing
process. however. is the A-inch thick
coating of fibrous insulation mixed
with asphalt which is sprayed over the
entire area being weatherproofed.
This clever step eliminates the difficult
Evening star., 1938-03-05

thought enough Of homes aS an in
vestment this past January to allot
portion Of their earnings in the next
IL to IS years to keep on owning q
good piece Of property"
The leagues analysis Of January
loans, according to purpose, follows:
Estimated
Evening star., 1938-03-05
Realtors
CONTINUED From First Page.)

or chairmen, and committees of the
association On real estate finance and
on housing through their chairmen.
Representatives Of local boards, fol-
lowing the Washington meeting, will
in many cases lead similar local con-
ferences on the practical meaning OF
the act.
Realtors contemplating large-scale
operations in either the development
Of single-family homes or In the
building OF multiple-family structures
are expected to be one important por-
tion OF the conference group, since
the new amendments open these forms
OF real estate development to mort
gage insurance to q much broaded
degree than was formerly the case.
Rental housing, construction Of
summer bungalows and resort cottages
and farm home construction are fields
coming under mortgage insurance for
the first time in the new amendments.
Evening star., 1938-03-05
PATENT AIDE TO SPEAK
Macklin to Address Building
Congress Tomorrow.

Justin w. Macklin, first assistant
commissioner of patents, will address
the Washington Building Congress
Monday at 1890 in the Lafayette Ho-
tel. His subject will be Patents in
Relation to Building Materials"
Judging from patent trends" Mr..
Macklin says, there will be enormous
advances tending to expand mans
capacity to build works and structures
for his use and convenience. Consid-
ering that engineering design of build
ing structures in the United States is
less than 10 years old, and the fact
that it is said that what a man can
visualize he can accomplish, the pos
sibilities for the future of the con-
struction industry seem to indicate
progress such as has not heretofore
been SEEN"
Evening star., 1938-03-05
Green and White Bedroom

A color scheme for a large master
bedroom is based on green and oyster
white. Bands of oyster white and
pale green form panels on walls which
are painted flesh color. The same
design Is carried out on the doors.
The beds are painted green. A pale
green carpet covers the floor and
looped-back curtains of oyster white
hang at the windows. The bedspreads
are also oyster white. Two straight
chairs have green pads on their seats
while a slipper chair is covered in
rose color. The night table and bu-
reau are Of maple.
Evening star., 1938-03-05
Paint Exports Higher.

According to the United States De-
partment Of Commerce. United States
exports Of pigments, paints and var
nishes for 1887 were the highest in
seven years. total value amounting to
$21, ,550,000, as against s17,78s, 900 In
1886.
Evening star., 1938-03-05
Smart Kitchen Effect,

A smart effect was achieved In deco.
rating kitchen by painting the walls
medium green to wainscot height and
the upper walls light chartreuse. The
window frames and the trim on the
cabinets were coated orange-red OF
coral.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
WPA Endeayoring
To Give Jobs To
Those Certified
District WPA Supervisor Is In
Hopes That Local Projects
Can Go Forward.
TO EXPAND WPA

I'm Ashe county as well as every
where else WPA is trying to pro-
vide employment for every person
who is certified through the en-
ployment and welfare Offices" T.
d. Heffner, district WPA supervi-
sor, stated yesterday while in town.
Mr.. Heffner said that he was glad
to note that an additional boost will
be given to WPA rolls during Feb
ruary and March. Yesterday it was
announced out of Washington that
the number will be increased to
100000. During January it was
estimated that there were around
100000 on the WPA roll
In order to complete the sewerage
project here, an additional project
is now being given consideration by
the town fathers, he stated.
He also said that it would be a
fine thing if West Jefferson could 20
forward with it's $4,000 street i'm
provement project and stressed the
Importance of having the Niger
mountain road gravel-treated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
Local Red Cross
Gets Certificate
Certificate For Distinguished
Membership Enrolment
Is Awarded.

The Ashe County Chapter of the
American Red Cross has just been
awarded an honor certificate for
distinguished roll call achievement
during the 21st. roll call which was
conducted in the county in Novem-
Der, Chairman L. P. Coward was
informed this week.
The attractive certificate, which
is now in the Office of the register
of deeds, was signed by Cary T.
Grayson, national chairman and
President Roosevelt.
"The strength of the Red Cross is
dependent upon a widespread, in
terested membership and you will
be glad to know that more than five
million members are enrolled in
1882, a letter stated.
II wish to congratulate you and
the officers of your chapter upon
the loyal support of the Red Cross
in your community"
In discussing the Red Cross, Mr..
Coward again explained that spe-
cial drive is now being made to
raise funds to help relieve suffer-
ing China. All those who wish to
make donations are requested to
send them either to Mr. Coward or
to The Skyland Post.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
''Iron Lung And
Courage Conquer
Dreaded Disease
Betty Sue Martin, 6-Year-O Old
Ashe County Girl, Now Re-
gaining Health.
WAS POLIO VICTIM

While number of Ashe county
citizens were attending the big
Presidents bali, held here last Sat-
urday night for the purpose of rails
ing funds in this section to help
fight infantile paralysis, their
thoughts probably turned to Betty
Sue Martin, 6-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Martin, who live
in thiaScoltnts in the Gfen Valley
community.
Betty Sue is one of the nations
famous infantile paralysis patients.
Her critical illness, it is recalled,
started with diphtheria in February
of last year. Later she developed
infantile paralysis, the disease
which for so many years had been
regarded as incurable. The malady
started in her feet and gradually
crept over her body. She was tax
en- to Johns Hopkins hospital in
Baltimore and there placed in an
iron lung in which she remained
for several months.
This iron lung, together with
plenty of courage and determine
ton, enabled her to conquer this
dreaded disease. She is now at
home, frolicking around and play
ing like any normal child and the
only physical reminder of the di-
sease is that she lilnps slightly.
Since she returned to her home,
Bette Sues constant companion at
play is collie dog, one Of her fav-
orite playfellows. Her playroom in
her home is filled with toys given
to her by friends she made during
her stay in the hospital. A number
of anonymous persons, who read of
the child's experience in the iron
lung, sent her gifts, and she treas
ures them highly. A Lutheran min
lister and owner of pet shop in
Baltimore gave her a large acquar-
ium filed tropical fish and friends
at High Point gave her a life size
doll and carriage, all of which are
priced by the child.
Physicians say that Bette Sue
again will have complete health in
a few months.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
Farm Agents Report
Shows Much Progress
Was Made Last Year
County Agent c. j. Rich Brief
ly Covers All Activities In
Annual Report.
FIVE ORGANIZATIONS
By c. J. Rich, Farm Agent Of
AShe County,

editors note: Each year coun-
ty farm agents in this state are re-
quired to submit narrative reports
to the North Carolina Agricultural
Extension Service, N. G. State Col
lege of Agriculture and Engineer
ing and the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. In his 1887
report for Ashe, County Agent C. ].
Rich has made a splendid brief re-
view of the activities and accom-
plishments of this department
in .Ashe during the past year, and
The Post is gladly printing the re-
port.)
Introductory Statement
The period from December 1,
1896 to November 80, 1887, inclus-
i've, represents a full year of Ex-
tension work in Ashe County-the
first full year for several years-on-
ly part of the years work being
covered in the last report.
A few things have been accom-
plished within the first year-at
least beginning has been made.
An attempt is made in the pages
that follow to briefly describe most
OF these accomplishments.
Organization
The organization set-up is SINH
lar to that of a year ago:
l. County Agricultural Conserva-
ton Association.
2. Demonstration Farm Commit
tee.
8. Dairyman's Association.
4. All Club.
s. County Pisnning Grssup.
Summary
The years work has BEEN carried
out by means of meetings and dem
onstrations, both the method and
results demonstrations being used
to some extent Demonstration
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
To Hold WPA And
NYA Registration

Representatives from the North
Carolina Employment Service will
be at the Ashe county welfare office
in Jefferson next Tuesday, Febru-
airy 8, to take registrations for WPA
and NYA applicants, as well as to
check re-registrations, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Miss Ruth Tugman took one of her
ent of the local welfare depart
ment, stated that there were a num-
Der of people wanting to be regis
ter on WPA and NYA list and she
arranged to get representatives
from the branch office in North
Wilkesboro to make a special trip
here next Tuesday.
1t was specifically announced
however, that no applications fol-
unemployment insurance compensa.
ton would be taken. These claims
can only be filed on the first Tues
day in each month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
Celebration OF
F. RS Birthday
Here Big Success
Over 500 Raised In Ashe COun-
ty For Infantile Paralysis
Foundation.
MANY ATTEND BALL

The celebration of the Presidents
birthday in Ashe county for the
purpose of raising funds to help
promote the fight against infantile
paralysis was an overwhelming sue
cess, according to reports from
Chairman Gale Mcmillan.
Last Saturday night over 200 peo-
pie, many of them from adjoining
counties, attended the Presidents
ball here in the Masonic-Legion
hall and enjoyed full evening of
fun and frolic. The music was I'M
usually good, the crowd extremely
orderly and well behaved and ap-
parently everybody had a good
time.
Members of the Woman's Club
served drinks and other refresh
ments and besides dancing, various
card games were played.
All of the funds from the various
members of the township committee
have not been received, but Mr.. Nc
MILAN reported yesterday that he
was sure over 500 had been raised,
after deducting all expenses. A
total of $21.50 was raised by means
of telegram to the President
which contained Sc names.
The winners of the guest prizes
were: setback, James Allen, perco-
lator, given by Faucette Company;
another setback prize, 21z podnd
box of candy, given by Smithey's
Store, was won by Mrs. Roland;
bridge prize, ladies' silk slip, given
by Belks' Department store, was
won by Mrs. c. w. Ray; free sub
scription to The Post was won as a
bridge prize by Bruce Dent; Mrs.
Jessie Dow Jones won a tie, given
by J. F. Scott & Son; Miss Albertine
Hurt, box of candy, Graybeaps
Drug Store; Buddy Grayson, flash
light, given by w. j. Parts COM
pany; Mr.. Ross, a shirt, given by
Bare's Fair Store.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
improvement OF
Road 22l Assured
Two And One-Half Mile Project
Set Up BY State Highway.
Badly Needed.

Regarding and improving on the
West Jefferson-Boone highway,
number 221, from the Colonial no.
tel here to a point near R. w. Har-
den's home, a distance of about two
and one-half miles, are now practi-
cally assured.
The State Highway department
recently made survey of the road
and has set it up as an improvement
project.
This road is almost completely
worn out and has many unneces-
sary and dangerous curves. Local
citizens have been keenly interest
ed in its improvement for some
time. Two or three surveys were
made and the last one, recommend
ing drastic change in the road
bed, caused considerable disagree
ment and probably delayed any fur
Their action involving an anticipated
expenditure of federal funds. This
survey proposed building a new
road straight across the hills, back
of the county home, which they said
would be much straighter and a
more direct route. Those living on
the present road objected seriously.
The new project, as recently sur
veyed by the State Highway en-
gineers, follows the old road bed to
a great extent, but provides for the
elimination of a number of sharp
curves, it is stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
ASHE TEACHERS TO
MEET SAT-, FEB. 1;

A countrywide meeting of the
teachers and principals of Ashe
county will be held at the West JEFF
ferson school on Saturday, Febru-
ary IL, beginning at 10 o'clock in
the morning, Supt. J. B. Hash an
nounced this week.
A general program is being ar
ranged which will include a flag
demonstration to be given by the
local boy scout troup. Following
the general program, departmental
meetings will be held. All teach
ers are requested to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
PROGRESS BEING MADE
ON SCHOOL PROJECTS

In spite of the severe winter
weather experienced in this section
during the past two or three weeks,
splendid progress is being made on
the two school building projects in
the county.
Excavation and grading work for
the new Lansing building is now
nearing completion and within the
next week or ten days, those in
charge of the project hope to start
pouring concrete for the foundation.
Concrete is already being poured
for the addition to the Crumpler
school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
Hunting On Sunday
is Now Unlawful
New Regulation Passed By
State Board At Recent Meet
ing. Effective Sunday.

Effective this Sunday, it will be
unlawful for anyone to hunt on
Sundays in Ashe county or any
where in the state of North Caro-
lima, H. T. Goodman, county game
warden, announced this week, af-
ter receiving notification from ]. D.
Chalk, commissioner of the state di-
vision of game and inland fisheries.
Eat meeting of the board, reg
ulation was passed, prohibiting
Sunday hunting" the instructions
stated. 'This act will become eff
fective Immediately after being
published as required by section 5,
page IL, of the Game Laws, which
will be done next week so that it
will be effective by Sunday, Febru-
airy 6.
Violation of this board regula-
ton will be a misdemeanor as pro-
vided in section Is, Of the Game
Laws, which is found on page 35 of
the booklet"
It was also explained that fishing
on Sunday was permitted, although
Mr.. Chalk said the fishing season is
now closed and will not open on
trout until April Is.
The bird and rabbit season has
also closed, he stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
BILL PASSED

Washington, Feb. Admin
instratiOn leaders, beating of a
senate rebellion by the close
vote of AZ to 40, passed along to
President Roosevelt today the
bill designed to stimulate a
vast BODYBUILDING boom.
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected to
sign the bill quickly. Its SpOn-
EorS said much activity in
building, slowest paced Of the
major industries, will result.
Overriding the strident criti-
cism of a bloc that included
southern and western Demo
Gratis, as well as Republicans,
the administration men sue
ceeded in keeping out of the
bill the prevailing wage"
amendment sponsored by SEN
atOr Lodge, Republican, MasSa-
chuSett.
Senator Bailey voted for the
measure and Senator Reynolds
against il.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03

given. Construction, it is believed,
will perhaps be started some time
this spring.
The new survey, E. Ford King,
district supervisor, states, anticipat-
es using right much of the present
road bed and calls for a new bridge
at the Copeland branch that will
eliminate the sharp, dangerous
curves.
Interested parties also point out
that no difficulty will be encounter
ed in getting right-of- ways for the
proposed new and badly needed
hard surfaced road.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
On Highway 10 Now In
Washington For Final Approval

The survey on the proposed Ashe
county highway No. 16 project, ex-
tending from the end of the con-
crete just beyond Warrensvi1le to
Big Laurel Creek the other side of
Fig, a distance of approximately 6
miles, has been completed and the
project is now awaiting final APP
proval by the Bureau of Federal
Roads in Washington, local highway
officials state.
It is understood that securing this
approval is now only a matter of
time and that bids for the grading
and construction will be obtained
Immediately after this approval is
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
Claims For .Jobless
Insurance Filed By
Nearly 800 Persons
Large Crowd OF Unemployed
Ashe Workers Registered
Tues. And Wed.
NO CHECKS RECEIVED

Nearly 800 people registered for
unemployment insurance compensa-
ton at the courthouse in jefferson
Tuesday and Wednesday, members
of the staff of the North Wilkesboro
branch Office of the State Employ
ment and Insurance Compensation
Service stated yesterday afternoon.
In accordance with the new sched-
ule for Ashe county, two represen-
Itatives from the Employment Office
came to Jefferson Tuesday morning,
which was the first Tuesday Of the
month. Upon finding that super
.rior court term crowd had gathered,
a call to North Wilkesboro for help
was dispatched and by noon five
representatives, including Manager
Gentry, arrived to help register the
large number of applicants present.
The crowd was so large that it was
necessary to move upstairs in the
courtroom to conduct the filing of
applications.
At four o'clock Tuesday after
noon, 90 men and women had reg
istered and a little later it was an
nounced that the registration would
be continued on Wednesday.
Practically all of the 800 claim
ants, it was stated, will be eligible
to receive unemployment insurance
compensation. Most of them, the
forms showed, worked last year for
construction companies on the
Parkway.
These applicants, however, will
not receive benefit checks until
April as the Ashe county Office is
only a monthly service point at the
present time. In other words, be-
tween now and the. first Tuesday
ID March, the amount to which each
applicant is entitled, will be figured
out and when the representatives
return in March, the applicant must
lsee them and state whether or not
they will accept the payments as
specified.
In =. this connection, it was also
poinred out that those who register
ed on the first Tuesday in January
would get their checks the first
Tuesday in March.
Since this is only monthly SER
vice point, it is also necessary for
the claimants to fill out claim re-
ports for each week during the
month and that consumes a good
deal more time than would be nee
essary if Ashe were established as
a weekly service point.
Leading local citizens are now
endeavering to get the schedule
changed, whereby a representative
from the employment Office will be
over here one day each week in-
stead of once a month.
The first checks for unemploy-
ment benefits in the state were de-
1ivered in a number of counties and
cities this week, just four weeks
from the first Monday in January
when the claims were filed by UNI
Continued on Page Five)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
FOUR GENERATIONS
LIVE IN SAME HOUSE

.
Page Robert Ripley! Ashe
county has another believe-it-or-
not!
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. FL. Mcmillan, at Crumpler,
are four generations of one farni-
living in the same house.
Mrs. McMiIIan's mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. L N. Hudler,
lived with them; also her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Gambill and on January
IL, 1888, they became the proud
parents of a daughter, Letha
Gray.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
BRIEF News.
FROM THE
Daily Headlines
JAP FORCES MOVE

Shanghai, Feb. 2.-(WedneS-
day)-Japanese forces north
west of Marking moved forward
today toward SuehOw, straegic
rail junction, after being held
at a standStill for nearly a
month by stubborn Chinese re-
SiStance.
A japanese army spokesman
said the japanese had occupied
Linhwaikan on the Tientsin-
Pukow railFaw from Sueh0w
and were now about 100 miles
from SuchOw and within strik-
ing distance of Pengpu, next
major objective i'm their north
ward drive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03
HOSPITAL APPROVED

Washington, Feb. MEM
berS of the North Carolina del
egation were notified that the
President had approved the pro-
ject which calls for the cree
ton Of a veterans hospital i'm
the eastern part of the state.
An initial appropriation of ST.
100000 will be made for Sc
curing a site and starting the
work. A 3O0-bed hospital is
under consideration.
Eastern Carolina folk now
find it necessary to adjust their
views and differences and agree
on a site.
The selection Of a site will
be made in 80 days.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03

Number of people attended the
auction sale of the stock and fix
lures of the Piggly-Wiggly store
here, held last Saturday. AS all
articles were not sold, another sale
will be conducted this month. The
store has been closed since the
death of Mr.. B. M Carter late last
fall.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-03

Mrs. Chessie Neal has been ill
with flu at her home in Jefferson,
this week but last night her condi-
ton was improved and she is in
hopes of getting back on the job at
the Ashe County Public Library
this week end. In the meantime,
return library books are being left
at The Skyland Post office.