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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
Sheep To Be Sold
o-Operatively In
County This Year
Plan Last Year Was Most Sue
cessfuI. Meeting To Be Held
In May.
STARTS EARLIER

There is bumper crop OF high
quality spring lambs in most parts
of the country this year, County
Agent C. J. Rich said this week at
ter checking reports just received.
Because of the mild winter and
early spring it is forecast that these
lambs will be marketed at least two
weeks earlier than during most
years and that the average weight
and quality at marketing time will
be above normal" he stated.
''Prices paid for lambs that are
being marketed now are around
$500 per hundred pounds under
those received on the corresponding
dates of last year," he said.
In view of these circumstances
Mr.. Rich declared that it is import
ant that farmers market their lambs
to the best possible advantage and
because of the successful experience
Ashe county farmers had last year
in pooling and selling their lambs
comparatively, he said facilities fol-
selling Ashe county lambs in that
manner will be provided again this
year by his Office.
In commenting on the co-opera-
tive selling of Ashe county lambs
last year, the county agent said that
North Carolina department OF Agri-
culture reports showed that Of the
lambs graded and sold cooperative
1y during 1887 in the state, Ashe
county lambs in value and weight
were exceeded by only one other
county and that by narrow mar
gin.
Last year the average weight Of
Ashe county lambs was 80 pounds
and the average price was $7-55
each, while the state average was
n pounds and price $7.25.
He also said that Ashe county
farmers who pooled and sold their
wool collectively last year benefited
by so doing and that all Ashe sheer
producers would be afforded an OPP
portunity to sell their wool in this
manner again this year.
A meeting of the raisers will be
held in May and pooling viii prob
ably start the last of May and moi
in July. p. L. Fletcher, livestock
specialists Of the state department
was in the county Tuesday. p
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
SATURDAY WILL BE
CIRCUS DAY HERE

Saturday will be Circus Day in
West Jefferson!
Newton Bros. will present a
three-ring circus here at the ball
park Saturday afternoon and
night. Two performances will be
given, one starting at two o'clock
and the other al p. M.
A large crowd Of people from
all parts Of the county and adj
joining area IS expected to come
here to see what is said to be
s'the greatest show on earth for
the price,. One of the big fea-
lures Of this circus IS its herds Of
performing elephants and arena
stars.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21

John Cameron Barr, brilliant 7th
grade Lansing student who won the
combination American Legion and
Journal-Sentinel Spelling Bee fol
elementary grades in Ashe. He is
the son of Dr.. and Mrs. R. F.. Barr
and a nephew of Ed Barr, COM
mander of the Ashe post of the Le-
gion. John has already won sew
eral scholarship honors and all Ashe
county is pulling for him to win the
district spelling match in Winston
Salem on April 80.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
RELIEF PLAN HEARINGS
STARTED YESTERDAY

Washington, April 2O.-PreSl-
dent Roosevelt today scheduled
a series of conferences over the
next few weeks with admins
tratiOn officials for the working
out Of the details Of the recOv-
cry program.
The President told his press
conference this afternoon that
the relief-recOvery is the princi-
pal business the administration
has ON hand at the present time
and he proposed to get things in
such shape as to have the pro-
gram working as soon as pos
sible after the enactment Of the
projected legislation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
10 ASHE BOYS ENROLL
FOR CCC CAMP SERVICE

Last Saturday in Asheville ten
Ashe county boys were enrolled for
CCC camp service on the Pacific
coast and will be sent to either Cal
ifornia, Oregon or Washington, Miss
Ruth Tugman, welfare director stat
ed.
The ten are: Warren Farmer
Burrows Smith, John F. Kilby, w
T. McNeill, Charles Vernon Ashley
Bill Vann Davis, Wade Perry Dol
linger, Roy H. Spencer, Paul Taylor
and Gus Barker.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
FIVE-POWER TREATY
NEW GOAL FOR ITALY

Rome, April 1S.-DtplOmatlc
moves in Rome today fore
Swallowed . new European
Setup.
On the heels Of the Italian
British friendship accord Of
Saturday, Italy and France
agreed to start negotiations to
re-establish their traditional
friendship, shattered by the
Ethiopian war.
At the same time responsible
diplomatic sources said, italy
was sounding out YugOslavia on
a military alliance to make the
Adriatic an Italian- YugOIslav
sea.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
Charles Shepherd Is /,
Slain Coldbloodly By
Negro Last Thursday
Allegheny Man Killed At Home
OF His Mother. A Big Man
hunt Followed.
rs NOW IN JAIL

One of the most sensational MUIR
ders and manhunts that has ever
been known in the Blue Ridge took
place late last Thursday afternoon
when Glenn Maxwell, middle-aged
negro, shot and killed Charles Shop
herd, well known filling station OPP
orator, near Scottsville in Ale
ghany county.
After a three-day manhunt in
which hundreds of armed citizens
as well as deputy sheriffs in Ashe,
Allegheny and two or three Virginia
counties participated, Maxwell sur
rendered to an officer in Galax, Va.
AS result of this cold-blooded
Staying, feeling throughout this Sec
ton against the negro was running
high and Sheriff Walter Irwin, of
Allegheny county, thought best to
lodge the negro in Jail somewhere
else. He was first placed in Jail at
Roanoke and later transferred to a
Jail in this state.
The case is slated for trial at
Sparta in May and Sheriff Irwin
states that the negro has already
confessed to the crime.
Shepherd was slain with three
discharges from single-barrel
shotgun late last Thursday after
noon while in the garden at the
home Of his mother, Mrs. Sallie
Shepherd, near his home and service
station.
Officers stated that Maxwell shot
Shepherd following brief quarrel
over the negro's son, Tom. The
young negro went to Shepherds
filing station Thursday morning in
q drunken condition, officers said
and caused a disturbance. Where
upon Shepherd ordered him off of
the premises.
That afternoon when the negro
boy returned home, he is alleged to
have told his father that Shepherd
struck him on the head with an axe,
although officers said witnesses
stated that Shepherd did not strike
him at all.
Maxwell then got his shotgun
and went down to the garden where
Shepherd was working and fired
away at him. The first shot was
said to have struck his hand and
he ran; the second one knocked him
down and then Maxwell is said to
have fred third time for good
measure.
The negro ran and Shepherd died
en- route to doctor in Sparta. I'm
der the direction Of Sheriffs Irwin
and Ed Miller, deputies and citizens
searched all night last Thursday.
The hunt continued until Saturday
when he gave up. The blood hound
of Paul Sutherland was used that
night, but it didn't make much pro-
gresS.
Maxwell was tenant farmer on
farm owned by J. F. Cox. He was
known as an industrious worker.
His son, Tom, was lodged in Jail.
Mr.. Shepherd was the son of a
prominent Allegheny family. Fun
eral service was conducted at Gran
berry church Saturday morning. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Aynce Shepherd, cousin of Sheriff
Irwin, his mother and five children,
Charles B., Jr., Madeline, Joe Can
on, Nancy Flake, Fern Hope, all Of
Allegheny.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
Campbell Youth Sent
To A Reform School;
Court Adjourned
Victor Walker Given Z To 8
years For Shooting Earl
Sh e is.
SEVERAL DIVORCES

During a speedy" criminal ses-
sion of the Ashe superior court,
which adjourned yesterday after
noon, Victor Walker was given from
z to 9 years for shooting Earl Sheets
and Arthur Campbell was sent to
a reform school in the eastern part
of the state for killing his brother
in-laW.
A large number of other cases
Awere tried during the three-day ses-
sion over which Judge F. Donald
Phillips, of Rockingham, presided
and Erie McMichael piloted as So
licitor. The cases involving the
Miller boys and Wiley Campbell,
however, were continued. A total
of seven divorces were granted.
Neither the Walker nor Campbell
trial lasted long. Sheets testified
that on Christmas day, without
any reason whatever, Walker shot
and seriously injured him. He said
that he stayed in the Wilkes hospital
several months, and he was using
a crutch Tuesday at the trial. Three
other charges were lodged against
Walker and on the charge Of maxi
ing liquor he was given long sus-
pended sentence and two years for
selling whiskey and operating car
while intoxicated.
Ira T. Johnston, attorney for Ar
thur Campbell, entered plea Of
guilty of involuntary manslaught-
err" and the plea was accepted by
the state. Judge Phillips ordered
that he be placed in the Eastern
Carolina Training School for boys
and remain there during the time
of his minority or until they dismiss
him. In formal order the judge
set forth the fact that the boys, par
sents are separated and have not Of
cred to provide home for him and
that there seems to be some chance
sAof reformation of the defendant.
During the first two days the
courtroom was more than filed with
spectators and other cases tried in
cluded the following:
Howard Roark was given
months each in two assault with
deadly weapon cases; an additional
6 months term for larceny and re-
ceiving and third assault case
against him was continued.
Winfield Hairless, larceny from
person, drew 6 months.
Everett Richardson was fined
$4,000 and cost and given suspend
ed sentence on a charge of violation
of the prohibition law.
Bowers Galloway was given four
months for operating car while
intoxicated.
Frisco Roup, charged with assault
on Robert Weaver, was taxed with
the cost Of court while Weaver was
fined SIS and cost.
Hamp Miller was sentenced to 9
months for larceny and receiving,
and Maynard Miller was found not
guilty of the same charge.
Roy Ray drew fine Of $50 and
cost on a charge Of operating car
while under the influence Of whis-
key and his license were suspended
for IL months. The case was the
outgrowth of the Ray-Mullis acct
dent recently.
Wade GRAPHICAL was taxed with
the cost of court for stealing gas Out
of school bus.
Dock Shepherd. of Buffalo, was
give IL months sentence for oper-
ating car under the influence Of
whiskey.
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
AsHE COUNTY

3 the air conditioned
section Of Month Caro-
lima whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to S.
600 feet above sea level.
Is miles Of the PARK
WAY run through the
county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
SPANISH ARMY
STILL HOLLIS TORTOSA

Hendaye, France, April To-
Spanish government miIitiamen
held their strong TOrtOsa de-
Tense lines today In the face Of
raking barrages Of insurgent
artillery and machinegun FIRE.
Troops who fought to keep
the strategic Mediterranean sea-
board city from insurgent clos
ing in on the heart Of Catalonia
were unaware that their COM
rades had surrendered the Aran
valley in the Pyrenees 70 the.
enemy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21

Under the direction of Mrs. E. c.
Faison, the WPA adult education
teachers in Ashe county have been
operating lunch stand near the
courthouse this week for the benefit
of the booktruck. Mrs. Faison is in
hopes of raising enough funds to re-
sumo operation Of the boolmobile
this spring.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21

what you have to sell
or what you want to
buy in The Skyland
Post which Is read in
more than 90 percent
Of the homes in Ashe.
Resolve, to make busi-
ness better in 1888.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21

Regular preaching service will be
held at the West Jefferson Presby-
terrain church Sunday night, at 7:30
o'clock and everyone is invited to
attend, Rev. ]. w. Luke stated this
week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
CHINESE WIN VITAL POINTS
 NORTH CHINA
Red Army Forces and Bands of Guerilla Fight
 CTS Score Victories
JAP PLANES BOMB
 CHINESE BRIDGE
Nippon Finance Ministry Plans for More Ap-
 preparations

SHANGHAI, Feb. IT. Chinese Red Army troops and Chinese guer- fila units are reported to have cap tured every station along 75-mile stre h of the Peiping- Hankow Railway.
 The stations captured are all be- hind the Japanese lines in North China and are vital points in that Japanese have been using the line at that particular point to feed troops based on the Changte River in Honan Province, with supplies and endorsements.
 Japanese units are attempting to push south of the Yellow River, supported by Nippon war planes which have bombed China's longest steel bridge north of Chengchow. The Seyering of this artery has cut off the retreat of Chinese troops now facing powerful me chanized forces.
 At the same time, Japane e troops resumed long delayed of- fensive to occupy Shansi Province south of Taiyuan, provincial capi- tai.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
CHAMBER ASKED TO BACK MOVE OF UNEMPLOYED
Movies, Speakers Feature Meeting of Commercial
 Group at Luncheon

Unemployment, the proposed In- ternational Highway, messages from visitors, all climaxed with the show ing of interesting Alaska motion pie lures. presented by A. E. Karnes and taken by Father Hubbard, fea- tured the meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce today at Percy's Cafe. It was one of the best attended meetings of the group in many weeks.
 Judge Simon Hellenthal former Juneauite and now District Judge in the Third Division. three r'an'- bers of the Alaska Game Commss sion-Irving Reed, Anorew o.l.,ons and Earl Ohmer-and Deputy Col lector of Customs George H. Hartle of Prince Rupert, were guests of the Chamber.
 Jack Lang, Secretary of the Ju- neau Unemployed League, accom- panied by Lee Rox, appeared before the group asking support of the Chamber in seeking Federal work relief funds for Alaska. He said that it appeared that large appropria- ton would be made for such relief in the States and that Alaska should be entitled to share of the money. President Charles w Carter turned the matter over to the Executive Committee for action.
 We do not want work relief in my district said Judge Hellenthal during the course of his remarks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
PLANS BEING
 TAKEN UP IN
 WASHINGTON
Serious Consideration Is Now Being Given by
 Departments
FIRST HURDLE TO
 BE JUMPED SOON
Flying Over Dominion of Canada Taken Up-Seat-
 tie Man Is Enthusiastic

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Repre- sentative Warren G. Magnuson, Democrat of the state of Washing ton, said today that the proposed airmail service between Seattle and Juneau is now under serious con- sideration by the Post Office De- partment."
 Representative Magnuson said that he has been informed by Har- llee Branch, Second Assistant Post master General, that several depart ments of the United States Gov ernment are working on the airmail and the first hurdle" is reciprocal agreements with Canada since American aircraft will fly over the Dominion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
FARLEY SUED
 FOR MILLION
 DOLLARS NOW
Postmaster General Defend ant in Big Damage Suit
 by Indiana Man

WASHINGTON, Feb. IT, = Post master General James A. Farley is named defendant in a $1,00000 suit brought by John Minnec, Ham mond, Indiana, Mutual Benefit As sociation operator
 Minnec charges that mail ad- dressed to the firms he heads or controls, has been ordered by the Post Office Department to be marked fraudulent and returned to the senderS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
GOVERNMENT
 CASHES IN;
 SEAL SKINS
Japan and Canada Get Cut from Sale of Prib-
 ilof Furs

WASHINGTON, Feb. IT. - The sale of last years take of Pribilof seal has netted the United States Government $278,037
 The amount also included $19,000 in fox skins and $8,000 in seal oil.
 Commissioner of Fisheries Frank T. Bell told a House committee that the gross sales amounted to about million dollars, but Japan and Canada each received Is per- cent of the sum.
 The costs of processing the furs were deducted from the total reve- nue.
 Japan took $73,O0O in cash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
Fur Rendezvous Queen Selected;
 She' s a Blonde
Will Also Co to Fairbanks Ice Carnival-Afair
 Opens Saturday

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. IT, Grace Bailey, blue-eyed blonde, has been selected Queen of the Fur Rendezvous, which starts here next Saturday. Officials said she will also be Miss Anchorage at the Fair banks Ice Carnival
 Trappers and miners have begun converging here by airplane from interior points to attend the annual event.
 There is already assembled more than $10,000 in furs.
 Skiing teams, basketball teams and boxers are coming here from Juneau, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Fairbanks, Palmer and points along the Alaska Railroad Belt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
AIR NAVIGATION
 AIDS ARE ASKED
 FOR N0RTHLAND
Delegate Dimond Seeks Ap- propriation-Makes
 Statement

WASHINGTON, Feb l7.-Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has asked the Appropriations Sub-com- mittee to make some provisions for helping the Territory of Alaska to establish air navigation facilities and airwayS.
 We need help and you ought to aid us,' said the Delegate. T do not want to extreme my statements, but 1t may be matter of life or death. We are generally fortunate in Alaska but some people have died in airplane accidents and they were generally killed because we dc not have sufficient air transport facilities"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
Parisians Out for Lark
 Are Stopped by Police

PARIS, Feb. 17.-The prospect ot lark pie W. zen m1-,e rrenchmen fight ponce reserves.
 A swarm of larks flying south for the winter, passed over the Inter- national Exposition. Dazzled by the rays from the lighthouse set up in the exposition, the birds fell into the grounds.
 Hundreds of visitors rushed to grab the birds and a free-for-all tight developed Police reserves were called but the lark hunters turned on them.
 By the time the police had emerg- ed victorious, most of the larks had made their getaway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
FRED 0RDWAY
 IN ACCIDENT;
 DIES,H0SPITAL
Flying Photographer Vic- tim When Cabin Mono
 plane Dives Down WAS ALONE AT TIME; USING RENTED CRAFT
Local Business Man Making Cross Country Tour
 When Meets Death

Fred K. Ordway, known as "Alaska's Flying phOtogra- pher," about 5 years of age, died today in a hospital Tn Oregon City, Oregon, as the result of a fractured skull, one hour after his cabin mono plane crashed on a farm at New Era, five miles south of Oregon City. This is accord ing to an Associated Press dis patch received by the Empire shortly before the noon hour today.
 1 Mrs. Alfred Izaccson, whose farm was the. scene of the crash, saw the plane circling in the air and thought possi- bly, the motor was missing. Then the plane suddenly crashed.
 No fire followed the crash and gasoline was found in the tanks.
 Ordway was flying alone in a plane rented from the Wash ington Aircraft, Seattle. The plane had been rented by Ord way for cross country photo graphing trips and at the time of the crash, Ordway was on his way from Salem, Ore gon, to Seattle.
 Mrs. Ordway left Seattle last Sat urday for Juneau and is said to be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
MURDERERS PAY THEIR PENALTY VARIOUS. WAYS
Questions as to How Gov. ernment Executes Are
 Given Answers
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Feb. Hone of the first questions to reach Wash ington after a murderer or kid naper is captured by J. Edgar Hoo- ver's G-Men is: How does the Fed eral Government execute murder ers?"
 Until last summer the answer wa; hanging Now the answer is that the method is as varied as the meth- ods in the 48 states. On June l9 1937, the President signed an act providing that "the manner of in- flicting the punishment of deatf shall be the manner prescribed by the laws of the state within which the sentence is imposed"
 Thus, in Nevada and Arizona 8 prisoner may be gassed to death
 (Continued on Page Seyen)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
20 INJURED BY WHISPER,
 TEXAS TOWN
Five Buildings Are Demol- ished-Many Others
 Are Damaged

MERTON, Tex, Feb. 17.-Twen- ty persons are known to have been injured in twisting wind storm that ripped through this West Texas town early today.
 Che of the injured, Mrs. Sweet Davis, 36, is in a critical condition. Eight others are in hospitals. The remaining injured are being treat ed in their homes
 The twister, followed by smash ing rain storm, destroyed five build ings and damaged about one dozen others. The estimated damage IS about S30000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
TEMP PERATURE
 EXTREMES ARE
 NOW FOUND OUT
Weath erm en in Interior Make Known Oddi-
 ties Discovered

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. IT, Special Weatherman w. B. Draw baugh and L. A. Coffin of the Wash ington, D. c. Bureau, have determ- ined extraordinary diversions of temperature extremes at high and low attitudes
 In high altitude, radio robot ob- servers recorded temperature of "A fahrenheit at an altitude of 46,26C feet. At the same r.me the tenn perature on the ground was P de- grees below zero. At TOP feet the temperature was g degrees above at 1902 feet 13 degrees above ano at 5.400 feet, l8 above.
 The warmest zone in the winter is approximately at the 5,000-foot altitude.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
Do You Blush Very Easily?
 s. F. Fair Statues Test You

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. IT. Harris Connick, new director in chief of the 1939 Golden Gate h. ternational Exposition, has given his veroIcU on the fairs sculptural plans. Said Conmck: They're terrible!'
 Connick, appointed only recently summoned a special meeting of the fairs architecture commission and land photographs of models of some of the statues before it. He said they would make mothers hurry the kiddies past, and make strong mer blush.
 The architecture commission al- ready split on the issue, heard Con- nick forcefully remark:
 That "Abundance,' David Sliv- ka's nude male figure representing the bounty of the West, looked more like failure of the fig leaf crop
 That the same sculptor's com panion piece, a female entitled. Fertility" was embarrassing.
 That Jacques Schniers "Occident and Orient" also female and nudes would have been barred from bur lesque.
 That Agriculture" full figured goddess by William Gordon Huff could use more drapery than a few limp stalks of wheat strategically placed
 That Phoenix" the fabled bird representing San Francisco's rise from the ashes of 1906. which will top a 400-foot tower. looked like 8 rooster choking back a sneeze.
 .tas l<.. { II.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
GIANT CLIPPERS TO
 BE PLACED IN SERVICE

SEATTLE, Feb. IT. = Darwin Meistnest, Chairman of the Alaska Committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce said the Pan American Airways is prpared to put on giant ellpper planes for the Seattle AL aska service if a $400000 annual mail subsidy is granted
 Joe CroSson said year-round weekly service is feasible.
 Meistnest said the Pan-Ameri- can need mot worry about permits from Canada You get the subsidy and we will work out she details.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
APPROPRIATION FOR WAR

TOKYO, Feb. 1.-The Japanese Finance Ministry has announced the completion of a special appro- priations bill to pour financ a foundations into the Japanes e offense in China.
 The. new bill would hand the Japanese Army and Navy a sum of $1 1892 100000 to continue the Chinese warfare, a war that each day becomes increasingly costly to troops far from the coast and home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-17
SLAYS FATKER AFTER 2 YEARS
 CONTINUAL HELL
Fifteen-Ye -OId Boy Makes Confession, Explain
 ing His Crime

TExARKANA, Texas, Feb. IT,. Sheriff Henry Brooks says a l5- year-old boy has confessed he slew his father because he put me through two years of continual hell by beating me.
 The sheriff quoted Fred Parsons as saying he shot and killed his father after deciding upon the deed lin five minutes, maybe less"