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Bid-Rite Bridge Club

The Bid-Rite Contract Club met
Thursday, September /, at the
home of Mrs. John L. Banks of 344
N. Dale st. A delicious supper pre-
coded cards. First club prize was
won by Mrs. Banks, second by
yours truly, and the BOBBY by Miss
Cordelia Freeman. The next meet
ing will be Thursday, September
Is, at the home of Mrs. Artie E.
Boyd of TIC Rondo st.
Mrs. Tom Green of Fort Smith,
Ark, has been visiting her sisters,
Mrs. J. E. Stewart and Miss Kath-
eryn Haney of $50 Rondo St., St.
Paul. During her visit she was en-
tertained by Mrs. Ruth Grice of
243 W. Central and Mrs. Matte
MCGOWAN of 37S W. Central.
Recently returned from a motor
trip to Kansas City and other Mis-
souri, cities is Mrs. B. L. Morris.
Accompanying Mrs. Morris was
Mrs. Mildred Williams and her
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children, daughter Mercedes and
son Bruce, a st. Paul Recorder
newsboy.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Wilkinson
and children Just returned home
from visiting friends and relatives
in Kansas City and Topeka, Kans.
Mrs. Robert Martin accompanied
her daughter, Mary, to Kansas
City, where Miss Martin will teach
school.
Mr.. George Hamilton, Milwaukee
attorney, was in the Twin Cities
over the holidays visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Brady. Mr.. Hamilton
was formerly of st. Paul.
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Cameo Club Opens

The Cameo Social Club held its
first meeting of the 1889 club
season Wednesday, September z,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
Holloway Is Now
Head OF Ashe Camp
]. L. Rackley Is Transferred To
Caldwell County In Charge
Of Camp There.

J. L. Rackley, who has been sup
erintendent of the State Prison
Camp at Warrensville for the past
several years, has been transferred
to Caldwell county in charge of the
state camp there, and Mr.. Hollo-
way, superintendent of the Caldwell
county camp, has been transferred to
Ashe county.
Mr.. Rackley left last week to take
up his new duties and is planning
to move his family sometime this
week. Mr.. Holloway, who is from
Hendersonville, has had charge of
a number of state prison camps in
North Carolina.
Mr.. Rackley and his family had a
large circle of friends in Warrens-
vile and Ashe county who. regret
to see them leave.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
The Skyland Posts Cooking
School Was A Big Success

The Parkway theatre was filed to
capacity last Thursday afternoon for
the final session of The Skyland
Posts motion picture cooking school,
"Star In My Kitchen.
Words of welcome were given by
Ed M. Anderson, editor of The Post.
Levern Johnson, manager of the
Kraft Phenix Cheese plant here,
whose company was one of the
sponsors of the unique cooking
school picture, made a short talk.
Before the final award of prizes
was made at the conclusion of the
school, Mrs. P. e. Wright, editor OF
The Posts cook book which will be
published in the near future, an
nounced the winners of the recent
recipe contests. This list will. be
published when "Ashe county's first
cook book" is ready for distribution,
and at that time prizes will be sent
to the IL different winners.
A total of grand prizes were
given away. The feature award, a
radio given with the compliments
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07

of the Central Radio Company here,
was won by Mrs. David Waugh, Of
Jefferson. Other grand prize win
ners were: Miss Gladys Sturgill, OF
Grassy Creek; Miss Virginia Speers,
of West Jefferson; Mrs. J. c. Dancy,
of West Jefferson; Dorothy Bell, OF
Jefferson; Mrs. r. C. Barr, West
Jefferson; Miss Helen Morgan, West
Jefferson; Mrs. j. C. Burkett, Jeffer-
son and Ellen Phipps, of Jefferson.
Winners of the daily prizes Thurs
day were Grace Parsons, Warrens-
vile; Burley Woodie, West Jeffer-
son; Mrs. Levern Johnson, West
Jefferson; Miss Ruby Griffith, w.
Jefferson; Miss Evelyn White, w,
Jefferson; Mrs. D. c. Goodman, W.
Jefferson; Nora Bell Mullis, W.
Jefferson; Eva Pennington, w. JEFF
ferson; Mrs. "A. B. Vannoy, w. JEFF
ferson; Mrs. H. C. Bell, Crumpler;
Mrs. Ben Mullis, Lansing; Carrie
Hudler, W.. jefferson; Mrs. Glenn
Little, w. Jefferson; Mrs. j. c. Dan
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
DIR. Frank Graham
To Speak Tonight
AtRotary Meeting
Club To Meet At S atIe y
Springs Hotel. Ladies' Night
Is Being Observed.

DR.. Frank Graham, president of
the University of North Carolina,
will be the guest speaker at the
meeting of the Jeffersons Rotary
club tonight which will be held at
the Shatley Springs.
Tonight is ladies night" and Sec
rotary Dean Mcmillan estimates that
there will be at least go Rotarians,
Rotary AIMS and visitors present to
hear DR.. Graham, who is one of the
nations. leading educators, social
economists and speakers,
The subject of DIR. GrahanT's
speech for tonight has not been an
nounced. Tuesday he was in Wash
ington and presided at a meeting of
a group of southern leaders who are
studying ways and means of i'm
proving the economic welfare of
the south. He left Washington yes
terday and is expected to arrive here
this afternoon.
Last Thursday night DR.. J. N.
Hillman, president of Emory and
Henry College, delivered an excel
lent address to the club on the sub
ject of ''The Foundations of Rotary.
Using novel method of tying up
the fundamentals of Rotary with the
letters of the word ROTARY,
DR.. Hillman listed them as follows:
R, for recognition of worth; o, for
obedience to high ethical standards
in business and professional life;
T, teamwork; A, altruistic attitude
which definitely reflects itself in an
interest for others, of Service above
self; r, respect for others and for
established institutions; Y, for
youth.
"The abiding values of. life are
friendship, sympathy, and goodwill
and these are the things that Ro-
tary endeavors to develop through
the medium of fellowship" DR.. Hill
man declared.
II congratulate you upon your
having Rotary club in your COM
munity," he said and explained that
in his opinion Rotary is doing a
great deal of good in every COM
munity in the world in which there
is Rotary club.
During the interesting address,
DR.. Hillman also made some signifi-
Continued on Page Eight)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
Southern Economic Problems
Studied By A Group Tuesday
President Frank Graham, Of The
University Of North Caro-
lima, Presided.

Washington, July 5.-A score or
more of southern men, preoccupied
with economic conditions now pre-
vailing in their section, were in con-
ference here throughout the day.
With President Frank Graham, OF
the University of North Carolina
presiding, the visitors held their
meeting in one of the assembly
rooms of the labor department
where formal reports dealing with
numerous phases of the south's
economy, and its social life, received
attention.
Unable to be present, President
Roosevelt addressed a letter to the
conference, in which those con-
cerned were requested to begin a
survey, Or a study of ways and
means of improving the lot Of the
southern people, who were said to
be living under conditions which
were described as constituting "the
nations No. economic problem"
Silent on FeudaliSm
There was no further reference to
the feudalism which was deplored
by the President in an address which
he delivered some time ago in
Georgia, but the President did re-
fer today to conditions which he
sees as an "unbalance that can and
must be righted, for the sake of the
south and the nation.
A number of persons did not
readily perceive the unbalance de-
preciated by the President, or why
economic conditions in the south
should constitute a problem of pri-
mary concern to the nation. Quite
naturally unemployment and relief
problems have been looked upon as
far more serious in some of the in
dustrial sections, notably Detroit
and Cleveland, where about third
Of the population has turned to gov
eminent, local or national, for bread.
Moreover, is it not seen what the
gentlemen assembled here, however
Jealous or intelligent, are to do
about the south's imperfect econo-
my, and some of those in search of
light requested the President to am
plify his views at his regular press
conference this afternoon. He mere
Continued on Page 81
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Com mis- siOners
Busy Tuesday On
Budget Estimate
Sheriff Miller Ordered To Col
lect Beer License Or Stop
Sale Of Beer And Wine.

At the meeting OF the Ashe coun-
ty board of commissioners Tuesday,
Sheriff w. E. Miller was instructed
to either collect money for beer Ii
censes from the various establish
ments in the county that have not
purchased new license, or else stop
them from selling any more beer
until such fees are paid.
The commissioners, met Monday
morning, but as it was the Fourth
Of July, they adjourned until Tues
day morning. The Tuesday session
lasted all day and in addition to
routine business matters, the ap-
prevail of several claims from out
side poor, etc., they spent consider
able time working out a new bud
get estimate.
In view of the fact that the valua-
ton is around 100000 less than it
was last year and since the require
ments of the proposed bond refund
ing program call for a tax levy in
1938-39 Of 100000, the commits
sioners are faced with several prob
lens in working out the budget es-
innate for the ensuing year and at
the same time, of keeping the tax
rate as low as possible, L. P. Col
ward, secretary to the board, stated.
The budget estimate has not been
completed and when it is, it will be
submitted to the Local Government
Commission for approval.
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TOWN FATHERS AGREE
NOT TO CHANGE BEER
AND WINE ORDINANCE

At the regular July meeting Of
the West Jefferson town fathers,
held last Friday night, Mayor
Rufus Coward and Jesse Reeves
requested that the recent beer
and wine ordinance be amended
or repealed.
After some discussion, it was
decided to leave the ordinance as
originally drafted, which prevents
the sale Of either beer or wine af-
ter 1880 o'clock at nights.
Plans for the establishment Of
privilege license taxes were al
so discussed, and Dean Mcmillan
gave, report ON collections Of
water rents and taxes.
No steps were taken toward
making applications for compile
ton Of the sewerage project or
for street improvements.
=
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Two Stills Found
In Raids Tuesday

A raid made Tuesday afternoon by
Sheriff w. E. Miller and deputy
sheriffs Walter Stringer, C. o. Par
sons, Harve Goodman, E. E. Houck
and Dan Miller, (the latter having
been deputized for the raid), Melted
two stills and around 400 gallons OF
beer.
The first still was found in large
pine swamp between Roan's Greek
and Ebenezer church, near the Laur-
Eel Springs road and the other still
was found about 2 miles away on
Rattle Snake mountain.
Both of them were Of steam barrel
type and had recently been in oper-
alton. No one was found near the
stills.
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DR.. Robert King
Is Approved AS
Director OF Dept.
DIR. King To Be In jefferson Each
Tuesday. Miss Weaver To
Continue AS Nurse.
BOARD MET TUESDAY

Plans for the establishment of
District Health Department in Ashe,
Allegheny and Watauga counties
were approved by the Ashe county
board Of commissioners and county
board of health Tuesday and DR..
Robert r. King, who has been in
charge of the health work in Wa
tauga, was given approval as dis
trict health officer.
DR.. King met with the two
boards and it was agreed that the
work of this new department would
commence in Ashe county next
Tuesday. Effective on that day, DR..
King will be in his office in the
courthouse at Jefferson every Tues
day. On Mondays he will be at
the courthouse in Sparta and at his
office in Boone on Saturdays. The
other three days in each week will
be devoted to doing special immu-
nization work, meeting with mid
wives and so on in the three coun-
ties.
DR.. King has been living in
Boone for the past three years, but
it is believed that he will move to
the Jeffersons in the near future
as this center of the district.
The other members of the district
health staff, consisting of a nurse
in each county, one clerk for each
county and two sanitarian officers,
will be appointed by DR.. King, with
the approval of the State Board of
Health.
He announced Tuesday that Miss
Weaver would continue as the
nurse. in Ashe county and Mrs.
Giginee Ashzay Gfaer Alleghanss
county. No announcement was made
relative to the other appointments.
At the meeting of the boards,
Rev. C. R. Stafford and w. H.
Worth, treasurer of the public sub
scription campaign for the health
department, reported that a total
of around $4,000 had been pledged.
They stated that right much of this
money has not been paid and that
they are now busy with collections.
Everyone who made a pledge is
is urged to send the money to either
of these men.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Weaver
received a telegram from DR.. C. M.
Cooper, assistant state health Of
ficer, which contained the following
message:
Congratulations to you and the
board of commissioners and the
good people of Ashe county who
have made the district health de-
partment there possible. We ap-
preciate your efforts. Take your
vacation last two weeks of this
month as requested"
Yesterday Mr.. Stafford issued
the following statement: II wish
to take this means of expressing
my sincere thanks to everyone who
helped to bring our campaign for
funds to provide our county with
a health program, to successful
close on June ~. You have all
worked nob1y and your continued
cooperation is earnestly sought"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
independence Day
Quietly Observed
Without Violence
Baseball Game Here Monday At
tracted Large Crowd. Sew
eral Cases Tried.
ONE ACCIDENT IN CO.

Independence Day was rather
quietly observed in the Jeffersons
and Ashe county.
Most everyone spent the day out
of-doors, picnicking, swimming, hik-
ing, fishing, riding over the new
Parkway, visiting and so on. The
baseball games here Monday after
noon attracted a large crowd.
Fortunately no violent accident oc-
Cured and no one in the county was
seriously injured in automobile ac-
cidents, by firecrackers or swim
ming.
All of the stores here were closed
and the county Offices were opened
only part of the day. The county
commissioners postponed their meet
ing until Tuesday.
There was no holiday for the may
or's court here, though and num-
Der of defendants did not enjoy
much of spirit of independence.
Many of them learned that their
liberties are limited by law and that
hey cannot trespass too much upon
The rights and privileges of others
These cases included several
''drunks" who were arrested over
the week end and Patrolman Thorn
as had four or five cases. Those
tried Monday were:
C. F. Horne, of Ashland, Ala,
who hauls stone on the Parkway,
was fined $4,000 and cost on charge
of operating a car while under the
influence of intoxicants, while .his
fellow worker and companion in the
car, G. S. Steed, also of Ashland,
Ala, drew fine of SIS and cost for
public drunkenness. Patrolman
Thomas caught these two men here.
They had over half of a gallon of
whiskey in the car.
Russell Hayes and Doc Wiles, of
North Wilkesboro, were fined $500
land cost. Hayes was fined for pub
lie drunkenness and Wiles for reck-
less driving. Thomas chased the
couple nearly to Boone.
William Ned Eldreth, who lives in
the northern end of the county, was
fined $500 and cost for reckless
driving. He was arrested some time
ago.
Floyd Wingler was fined $500 and
cost for public drunkenness. Wood
row Mullis, charged with obtaining
merchandise from Bare's Fair store
under false pretense, was ordered
to pay for the goods.
Roy Osborne, of Hemlock, was
fined $500 and cost the previous
Monday for public drunkenness.
Patrolman Thomas arrested c. M.
Shumate, better known as 'Lum', of
Wagner, on a charge of public
drunkenness. The case will be tried
before Magistrate Paul Williams.
At the baseball game Monday it
was reported that John Weaver, Jr.,
and Tom Richardson, of Scottville,
had little fight, but no action by
either party was taken.
The only accident of any signifi-
canoe over the week end took place
between Warrensville and Jefferson,
near Devils Stairs, when a car in
which Will Rotten and r. L. Roberts,
freight agent at Warrensville, were
riding, plunged over a high embank-
ment and landed in the creek about
40 feet below. Fortunately neither
of the men were hurt, it was re-
ported. Traffic was blocked for over
an hour Sunday morning while a
wrecking crew pulled the car out.
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Tax Valuation In Ashe County
Slightly Less Than Last Year
Decrease Due Largely To Loss
OF Net Solvent Credits. Total
Less Than $3,5OO,OOO.

The property valuation in Ashe
county for the fiscal year 1938-39
will be a little less than $500, 1000
and around $3.50, 100000 less than it
/. was the past fiscal year, according
to figures compiled by H. H. Bur-
CESS, county tax supervisor, whose
list-takers have completed the new
listing.
1--WE showed a gain of about $780,
10000 in property. and other valua-
ton, but lost around $465, 100000 in
net solvent credit due to the new
\ state law exempting intangibles
Ctfrom county taxation" he said.
''This tax is collected by the state
and of course Ashe will get some
back, but it probably will not be as
much as it would be if directly taxed
as heretofore" he stated.
The final tabulations in his records
showed the following interesting in
formation:
In the county there are $3.50 now
listed for poll taxes. Under real
estate we have 271, 1865 acres of land
listed at valuation of 81. 1903, 901 90,
or an average value of only 1852 per
acre. Other real estate consisting of
lots, minerals, etc., was listed at
$21O,657 co. The real estate and
property total is in other words, ST.
34,124.00.
Other assets were listed as fol-
lows: Merchandise, $207 lit; manu-
featuring materials, $28,551; live
stock and household belongings over
and above exemption, $51 / ,O1 90;
autos and trucks, 1,439,, for total
valuation of 5000, 10000; other per-
sonal property, $50, 1859; dogs 1874
females and 2,456 males, gain of
over 200 dogs. The total personal
property is listed at 81, 110,978, and
to these the. corporation taxes of
nearly $500, 100000 have to be added
and give total of nearly $4,000, 900.
Under animals and livestock, it
is interesting to note that the coun-
ty has listed the following: 1914
horses, with valuation of $144,706;
1872 mules, with valuation of $685.;
9,O39 sheep, valued at $37 ,485; goats,
.124, valued at $4,000; hogs, 5,237,
valued at $4,362; milk cows, 8,473,
valued at $500, 900; other cattle, o.
784, valued at $220,952.00.
1t is significant that there is an in
crease in milk cows in the county of
165 and valuation jumped around
$4,000 on them. Cattle, sheep and
hogs showed slight decline.
With this decrease and the in
creased cost of operating expenses
resulting from the slight increase in
the cost of welfare department,
health department and perhaps one
or two other minor items, together
with the proposed bond refunding
program that requires tax levy for
1889 of $65, 000, 00O. 90, to be dis
tributed as follows: $4,007.25 sink
ing fund requirements; $35, 992.75,
bond interest requirements and at
least SOS, 100000 for county operating
expenses. It is highly probable that
the tax rate this year will be in
creased. The amount of this increase
wilfwn not be determined until the
budget estimate for the year is ap-
proved by the Local Government
Commission.
Prepayment of taxes is being ac-
copied at the current rate of $1.40.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
ASHE DAIRYMEN TO MEET
AT PROF. HURTS FARM

The July meeting of the Ashe
Dairymen's association will be held
at the farm of Prof. A. B. Hurt in
the Nathan's Creek community next
Thursday afternoon, starting at 2:30
O'Clock. Several instructive talks
on winter feeds will be made and
all members are urged to be pres
ent. Guests will also be welcomed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
TODD MAN PASSES

George H. Stansberry, well known
citizen Of the Todd community, who
died last Saturday, was laid to rest
Sunday in the Greyhound cemetery.
He is survived by two brothers and
a host of friends.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07

what you have to sen
or what you want to
buy in The Skyland
Post which is read in
more than 90 percent
Ct the homes in Ashe.
Resolves to make BUSH
ness better in 1883.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
AsHE COUNTY

Is the air conditioned
section of North Caro-
Lima w hose altitude
ranges from 1000 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, 1938-07-07

The regular monthly meeting of
the American Legion Auxiliary will
be held Saturday, July 9, at 8 p. m,
at the home of Mrs. P. G. Wright.
All members are urged to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-11

ference in Austrias Sunday plebiscite.
Two men died of injuries sustained
in Austria's Nazi and anti-Nazi poll
teal rioting, and many others wer
injured as an accompaniment to
growing fear of attempts on the life
of Chancellor Schuschnigg for his
stand against Nazi encroachment.
The Vienna war minister ordered
mobilization of 100000 soldiers of the
reserve, called 10000 National Guards
men to immediate duty and streng-
.hened the chancellor's bodyguard.
Mobilization of German troops near
the Austrian border was in full swing.
but the very openness of the move
ment argued that Reichfuehrer Hitlec
planned a scare not an invasion.
Berlin, confirming the southern
mobilization, said Hitler would not use
force, but that it was up to Schusch
nigg to decide whether Austria was
10 be made over" in peace or with
oloodshed. It was apparent that any
German restraint of Austrian Nazis
lad been removed.
Official British sources said Br;-
tain's warning" was merely an ex-
preston of hope that the troop move
ments were only to preserve order on
the German frontier.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-11
Whitney Ordered To Be
Re-Arrested on Charges
Of Grand Larceny Crime
CONTINUED from Page One.)
Attorney General John J. Bennett.

Attorney General John j. Bennett
Jr.'s broad inquiry.
Whitney, through his counsel, Char
les futile, Republican leader, asked
and obtained a stay until Monday of
his arrangement on first degree lar
ceny indictment obtained in record
time late yesterday by District Attor-
ney Thomas Dewey. He is accused CT
taking $1O5,OO0 from a family trust
fund.
Postponement of today's scheduled
arrangement was announced just be-
fore court opened by a Dewey assis-
tant. Mondays arraignment may also
be mere formality, since the Dewey
aide said the prosecutor had no oh
lection to granting the weeks delay
asked by counsel. He said he did not
know what plea Whitney would make.
The heavy set grave Whitney, five
times president of the Stock Echangc,
and Wall Street leader through the
critical years of the depression, was
charged with appropriating the Sc
curities of an aggregate value of
about $105.O00 for personal loans from
a fund established by his father-in
law, the late George r. Sheldon, leav-
ing in the fund only a single share
of Bethlehem Steel Company stock
with market value of $55.