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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-09-01
IT CAN'T BE DONE
lifting yourself by
your bootstraps and
even climbing & stairs
is a lot of work.. :.

\ N engineer found himself cut off from his office
II by an elevator strike. Exhausted by climb up
ten flights Of stairs he decided TO figure the amount
Of work he had done in reaching his office. His 200
pounds, raised 100 feet. made 10000 foot pounds
Of work. That seemed lot Of work until he changed
it into h|owa++-hours-a larger unit Of work. It is
well known fact that the unit Of electricity, one ko
wa++-hour. equals 1850 900 foot pounds To do one
ki|owa++-hours work it would be necessary TO climb
fen flights Of stairs twice daily for approximately
Two months
Al The average rate paid BY our residential Gus
TONER'S it would cost about I/25 Of cent to raise
2oo-pound man up ten flights Of stairs, all Of which
proves that "Eec" will do most any kind Of Job at
surprising " little cost.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Air. Mail Plane
1890 Today;
Creston Colored
School r eports
Perfect Attendance
Cox Reported Enrolment AT Ii
And An Average Daily At
tendance OF 13.

The Creston colored school set a
record this year that probably no
other school in North Carolina can
equal, and proved the fact that Is is
not always an unlucky number.
Oddie J. Cox, 40-year-old bache-
lor-minister who teaches at Creston,
reported that he had Is students en-
rolled and that his average daily at
tendance was Is.
Mr.. Hash was so surprised that
he called for an explanation and
Cox explained the perfect attend
aence record in the following man.
ner: Taught school 166 days in or
der that the attendance for 100 of
those days, which is the number re-
quired by the state, might be per-
feet.
Of course he didn't get paid for
teaching those extra six days and
for his interest he was highly COM
mended.
{ Seven grades are taught in the
Creston school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Child Death Rate
In Ashe Is. Below
States Average
Only One Out Of Every II Chill
dren Born In 1886 Died That
Year. Figures Given.

The child death rate in Ashe coun.
ty in 1886 was a little lower thar
the state average, according to fig
ures released by the State Board o.
Health published in the May issue
of The Health Bulletin.
The total number of births anc
deaths of children under one year
of age in each county with rate pei
1000 live births in 1896 were re-
corded as follows:
Total number of births in the
state, 76,321. Total number Of
deaths, 5,221, with the death rate
being 1914. The death rate in Ashe
county was ST.. In the county thai
year total of SAB children were
born and 81 of them died, or in
other words, one child out of every
II died before reaching the age Of
one year, while in the state about
one out of every IS died.
The county having the highest
rate was Camden, with a rate Of
1888 and Yancey was the lowest
with only 29.6.
Guilford county had the largest
number of births with 1850. It was
closely followed by Mecklenbure
with 2,642. Currituck had the
smallest number of 80.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
To Land Here
Crowd Expected
First visit To Ashe County. Part.
OF National Air Mail Week {
@ BIS ervance. Is

Postmasters and patrons from all
parts of the county are expected to
be here at noon today to greet the
first air mail plane to visit Ashe
county.
Piloted by John Terrell, the plane
that is making a special "air mail
fight" in celebration of National
Air Mail Week that is being cele-
brated throughout the country this
week, is scheduled to arrive at the
baseball field here at 1890 o'clock
and leave for Sparta at las.
Local town and county officials
are slated to be present for the
landing of the plane. Postmaster
B. D. Barr says he will not be on
hand as he is summoned to appear
in federal court at Wilkesboro.
A special West jefferson pouch
will be dispatched on the plane and
it is hoped that Ashe county will
have nice cargo of mail for this
initial fight.
"It only costs three cents more
to send a letter by air mail and
the. delivery is much faster" Post
master Barr says.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Drug Store Doors
Crashed In Double
Accident Here Mon.
Luther Faw Cranks Car, But
Doesn't Get Chance To Drive
It Until Wreck Ends.

An accident that was even more
strange than fiction or nnovieland
took place here late Monday after
noon when Luther Faw cranked a
1928 Chevrolet coupe which darted
back into the street, leaving its
driver helplessly holding the crank,
made circle out in the street and
then bumped into the parked va of
Rev. w. J. Huneycutt and sent it
on a "cdashing'' mission into the
GRAPHICAL Drug Store.
The glass doors were closed, but
that didn't keep the Methodist Ford
from entering the Rexall drug store
and causing considerable excite
ment. The crash made terrific
noise, as glass flew in all directions.
Fortunately no one was hurt and
neither of the cars were damaged.
Mr.. Huneycutt had left his car in
reverse, but that didn't stop the de-
termined, driverless Chevrolet of
more or less ancient ancestors. Mr..
Faw was completely baffled by this
strange turn of the motor and so
was Mrs. Ruth GRAPHICAL, popular
owner of the drug store. Doc Miller,
druggist, took things rather calmly
and so did Mr.. Huneycutt whose
"sandwich-eating" was interrupted.
II think We'll build some con-
crete driveways into the store and
give service in here instead Of out
at the curbless street." Doc Miller
said in commenting on the odd acci-
dent.
"It almost gave me nervous
breakdown" Mrs. GRAPHICAL declared
and Tom Duncan ventured, 81 don't
think Duncan Motor Company
owned that car" Who does? DR..
Reeves will soon find out! .
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
PROCLAMATION

In keeping with fashion rules
decreed by Esquire and to relieve
our boys and men of the discom-
fort of wearing hot, felt hats dur
ing hot weather, I hereby issue
the following proclamation:
Saturday, May FL, from sun
rise to midnight will be straw
hat day. in West Jefferson and I
urge that all men purchase and
wear on that day a straw hat.
ALI men in Ashe county are al-
SO requested to cooperate with
us in the observance OF this Oc-
casion. They are also asked to
buy hats in West Jefferson or
Ashe county, too!
This is the 18th day Of May,
1888.
tsigned) r. w. COWARD,
Mayor Of West jefferson. 4
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Public Invited
To Initiation OF
Sons OF Legion
Special Charter Service To Be
Held In Court House Next
Wednesday Night.
Is CHARTER MEMBERS

A public initiation service will be
held for the newly organized Sons
of the Legion unit of the Ashe coun-
ty post of the American Legion, at
the courthouse in Jefferson next
Wednesday night, starting at 8
o'clock and every one is cordially
invited to attend, L. p. Coward,
chairman of the boys organization,
announced yesterday.
There are Is charter members in
addition to the initiation ceremony,
presentation of the charter will be
made. Legionnaires and their fami-
lies are expected to turn out in large
numbers.
These sons of the Legion will car
ry on, after their fathers deaths
this great work of the of the Ameri-
can Legion. AS an organization to-
day, this unit has a five-point pro.
gram: first, patriotism; second, citi.
zenship; third, discipline; fourth
leadership and fifth, legionism. Spe.
cial awards are given to- those who
come nearest to measuring up tc
this program. The boys win meet
monthly, sa 49, ,a.s-
!, The charter members are:
Kenneth Absher, Robert NJ. Alb.
|'sher, CT T. Boyden, Jr., Parks Col
ward, Thomas S. Johnston, Wayne
Jones, Norman Hize, Jr., Scott Den.
ney, Hal Coward, Jim Miller
George Miller, Jack Miller, Jimmy
Rhodes, VIM. Jack Miller, Bill Nc
Neill, William Austin, Jr, Gler
Austin, Bosie DeBarr, Jr., Winfrec
F. Barr, Ralph N. Coward, ROLAND
P. S. Davis, Bobby Hurt, James Rae
Jr., Wade E. Vannoy, Jr., and Nor
riS Eller.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Sheep Raisers To
Pool Their Wool

Plans for selling Ashe county
wool at the same time through a
system of pooling" were discussed
and approved at a meeting of sheep
raisers held at the courthouse this
morning, which was attended by L.
/. Case and Paul Fletcher, both of
Raleigh.
A committee, composed of H. C.
Tucker, chairman, ]. r. Phipps and
w. M. Transou, was appointed to
work out all details. The pooling
will probably take place around
June is, it was indicates at the
meeting.
Messrs. Case and Fletcher ex-
planned the many advantages Of
selling wool and sheep co-opera-
lively. County Agent C. J. Rich
presided. A number of farmers
were present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
10 Present Charter
10 j effersOns Rotary
Club Next Thursday
Elaborate Banquet And Presen-
tation Program To Be Held At
Bromine-Arsenic Springs.
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED

A significant event will take
place in Ashe county next Thurs
day night when Shep Bryan, of
Dunn governor of 188th. Rotary
district and approximately 40 Ro-
tarians from various clubs in
neighboring towns and cities in
North Carolina and Virginia, pre-
sent charter from Rotary Inter-
national to the recently organized
Jeffersons Rotary club.
The elaborate charter night OBJ
servance will be held at the Bro
mine-Arsenic Springs, located at
Crumpler about 9 miles from here,
which opened last Sunday.
Plans are being made to take care
of around 125 persons. It will also
be ladies' night and members of the
local club will take their wives or
sweethearts. Invitations are being
extended to around twenty promin-
ent citizens in the county who are
not members of the club and it is
believed that there will be at least
40 or SO Rotarians present from diff
ferent clubs.
E C. L. Collins, manager of the
world famous Bromine-Arsenic
Springs that are also widely known
as the Healing Springs has pro-
missed to serve a big banquet meal
Following dinner, the charter pre-
sentation program will be given
md prizes awarded.
Arrangements are also being
made to rive d dance in honor OF
the district governor and music for
the occasion will be furnished by
Rotarians Russell and Ed Barr
Many of the out-of- town fellows are
expected to stay over and spend the
night.
5 Ed. M. Anderson, program chair
man, announced this week the fol
lowing charter night committee ap-
pointments: general committee s.
S. Shoemaker, J. B. Hash, Russell
Barr, Langdon Scott, and Glenn
Graphical; meals and place commit
tee-Dean Mcmillan, chairman,
Russell Barr, Sharpe Shoemaker:
decoration committee-H. c. Jarvis
Gwyn Gambill, Joe Neal, J.. B
Hash, Russell Barr, Roy Badger, and
Sharpe Shoemaker; reception and
entertainment committee - Levern
johnson, chairman, w. B. Austin
Tom Duncan, DR.. Ed Jones, Robert
Barr, Rufus Coward, DIR. ]. K
Hunter, A. B. Hurt, Ira T. Johnston
Eugene Scott, Mont Little, Gwyn
Gambill and others; registration
committee-Dean Mcmillan, Robert
Barr, Gwyn Price, Wade Eller
housing committee Ed Barr, Glenn
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
ONE DOZEN ASHE DEMOCRATS
ATTENDING STATE MEETING

One dozen Ashe Democrats left
yesterday afternoon for Raleigh to
attend the State Democratic conven-
ton which will be held there today.
r. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, will
preside.
Those attending from Ashe are:
Ira T. Johnston, w. B. Austin, J. B.
Hash, Bruce Dent, L. P. Coward, Ed
Miller, Jake Faw, Austin Jones, G..
L. Snow, Wade E. Eller, Jake Little
and Frank James.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
TRIPLE PHOSPHATE MAY BE
CHARGED TO PAYMENTS DUE

c. j. Rich, county agent, this week
announced that Ashe farmers can
get triple phosphate now and the
payment for same will deducted
from their benefit payments on this
years crop if they so desire.
He also stated that the benefit
payments could be signed over to
any firm from whom credit is OBJ
tanned in purchasing items with
which to raise this years crops.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Saturday Last Day To Register For Primary Election
Ashe Voters Not
Showing A Great
Deal OF Interest
No One In County Handling
Hancock's Or Reynolds Cam
Campaign. Election June A.
OFFICERS ARE WARNED

So far Ashe county voters are not
displaying much interest in the
Democratic primary election that
will be held on Saturday, June A.
This is due, local political obser-
vers explain largely to the fact
AShe county Democratic candidates
are chosen by convention and
not by primary election and
that neither Senator Reynolds
nor Congressman Frank Han
cock have campaign managers in
the county. No one seems to be
particularly excited about the state
office races, either.
Even the chairman of Ashe
county's board of elections, Cole
man Payne, had not made any an
nouncements for publication con-
corning the special registration un-
til few days ago when he was
questioned about it and now the re-
gistration time is practically over
IT'S Saturday is the last day to
; -egister and all Democrt Is rho
have moved from one township 20
another, from other county or state
into Ashe or who have passed a
21st. birthday since the last regis
tration, are urged to see the regis
trar of their township at the voting
place this Saturday, otherwise they
will not be eligible to vote in the
primary.
Next Saturday, May %, is listed
as challenge day.. The registra-
ttion books opened two Saturdays
ago and the registrars were suppos-
ed to be on the Job, although no
public announcements was made,
Rotifying the. lsAtsE eeeogdi Agly.s
tuesday w. "A. Eticss, 81 wilson,
chairman Of state board Of elections
urged election officials to prevent
illegal balloting during the primary.
"a person cannot be a dishonest
election official and an honest citi-
zen at the same time" Lucas said
in a radio speech. Irregularities
and fraud in an election can hard
ly occur without the participation
or connivance of some person.
'In the final analysis, response
bility for dishonesty, unfairness
and fraud must rest squarely upon
the shoulders Of election officials
because frauds cannot occur to any
appreciable extent except through
the connivance or participation of
such officials"
Only Democrats are permitted to
participate in the Democratic pri-
mary, Lucas said, and the registra-
ton books in each precinct are
supposed to designate the party
utilization Of each voter.
I'm the past" he added, "the
unlawful participation of Repub-
licans and Independents in Demo-
cratic primary elections has been
the source of endless controversies,
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19

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 bust
ness better in 1888.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
TO MAP OUT SCHOOL BUS
ROUTES IN ASHE NEXT WEEK

Curtis Crissman, representative
of the State School Commission,
will arrive here next Wednesday
and spend several days in the coun-
sty mapping out school bus routes
for the next school year, Supt. J. B.
Hash stated yesterday.
This year there were 20 routes in
the county and Mr.. Hash says that
he does not anticipate many
changes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
TO HOLD COUNTRYWIDE
SINGING CONVENTION SUN:

n A large crowd is expected to at
tend the semi-annual convention Of
the Ashe County Singers Associa-
ton at the courthouse in Jefferson
Sunday afternoon, starting at 2
o'clock.
Everybody in Ashe and sur
rounding counties is cordially in
vited to attend this singing conven-
tion," E. E. Jones, of West Jefferson,
secretary Of the association, stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
ASHE COUNTY

is the air conditioned
section of North Caro-
lima whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to S.
600 feet above sea level.
% miles of the PARK
WAY run through the
county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
REVIVAL NOW IN PROGRESS

The revival service at the West
Jefferson Methodist church is now
in progress with Rev. J. w. Groce,
of High Point, conducting the serv-
ices. Preaching service is held each
evening at 8 o'clock and fairly good
crowds have been attending this
week. The revival will last for an
other week or more.
Evening star., 1938-02-20

at any cost, was entirely and forever out of
reach. And within month of her coming ou
Oraba, Captain Alphonse Mallieu was obses9
was thinking of Adele Duchesne by day
by night, sometimes with burning love, sol
times with burning hate, and sometimes V
both.
What added fuel to the lambert flames
his passion was her complete indifference
him, her utter lack of interest in his love
his hate When, in the dance, out riding. str
ing in the Cercle gardens. or sitting in the me
light listening to the playing Of the Leg
band, he became ardent, she remained
moved uninterested, even unamused.
For the first time in his brilliant career .
Don Juan, he entirely failed to communic
his ardor found the woman completely uf
fammable
When he showed this natural pique
anger, she still remained unmoved, unini
ested, presenting Captain Alphonse Mall
with a tactical problem, new, perplexing
exasperating beyond belief Had he not a hitf
to unbroken record of experience that won
whom he delighted to honor were deligh
to be honored, and quickly responded, cit
in frightened love, or lovely fright?
Evening star., 1938-02-20

~ APTAIN ALPHONSE MALLIEU, extremely
we'll known throughout the 10Th Army
Corps, the Army of Africa, died in
~ an extraordinary manner, apparently
without rhyme or reason, cause or occasion,
and verify believe that am the only person
alive who knows exactly how and why he died.
For it was l, and only, who happened to
see him go into the tent that night, and -
after Captain Georges Duchesne had told me
certain things - l who was able to reconstruct
in my own mind what Captain Alphonse NAL
lieu did in that tent
Nor is it case of mere guessing and satisfy
ing myself with the result of my ingenuity, as
no other possible explanation or theory could
fit the facts f.. Indeed, this and this
Evening star., 1938-02-20

Captain Alphonse Malleu was long ana
1.-THE, dark and saturnine, something of human
panther, a black panther. His subordinates
cordially hated him; his equals and superlors
dsliked him; he inspired much more fear than
love in the women upon whom he turned the
light of his bitter, thin-lipped countenance'
In striking contrast. Captain Georges Du-
chesne was of the jovial sort, short and stocky
and rotund in person, fair and smiling OF coun-
tenance expansive and cheerful in demeanor
His men loved him. he had host of friends;
women instinctively trusted him; and he had
but the one enemy.
Also Captain Georges Duchesne had an ex-
tremely pretty wife = one whose type of Greek
loveliness was Captain Alphonse Mallieus s
ideal: also whose calm and cool indifference
was his bane.
Combined in this Madame Duchesne. he
found at once the ultimate provocation, the
utterly unattainable: pearl of great pnce
which. at all costs, he must possess and which
Evening star., 1938-02-20

only is what must have happened:
Now Captain Alphonse Mallieu
of the French Foreign Legion
hated his comrade-in-arms and
brother officer, Captain Georges
Duchesne, with deep-seated
bitter, lasting and malevolent
hatred.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-17

(Continued from Page D phy was considered favorable to the New Deal, while Col. HeWes was labeled conservative.
 It was inevitable, observers point ed out, that the candidates of Col. Huwes and U. s. Senator Augus- tine Lonergan wuold be linked. Both appeal to the same class of delegates-conservatives-and both have support from the same party leaders.
 Senator Maloney and Chairman Smith, as well as FitzGerald, U. S.. Attorney General Homer s. Cum mings and Hartford Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy have come out for Lon- ergan's renomination.
 Friends of Col. Hewes and Loner- gan, however, deny there has been any agreement between them, al- though some quarters report the two men have been in conference within the past day or so.
 Three other names have been mentioned in connection with the lieutenant t. governorship nomina- tion. Those were State IVA Direc- tor Thomas J. Dodd, New Haven, Attorney Charles D. Lockwood, Stamford, law partner of Attorney General Cummings, and State h. surance Commissioner John c. Blackall. The battle, it was believed, will be between Tone and Hewes. The colonel once before ran for lieutenant-governor = in 1932-and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-17
FUNERALS

Memorial services for Mrs. Amy Pape Atkins, widow of Robert At kins, were held this afternoon at St. Johns church at 2 o'clock, with burial at the convenience of the family. Friends have been asked to omit flowers.
 The funeral of Alexander Millette will be held tomorrow morning at 8.30 o'clock from the Belleville fu- neral home, 68 East Clay street, to St. Anns church at 9 o'clock for a mass of requiem. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvaru cc-oeterV Friends may call at the funeral home today.
 Funeral serviceus for Luigi Diana will be hel0 tomorrow morning at 10:30 at the "a Porta funeral home, 67 Holme&. avenue. The burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today The funeral of Susan BillerWell Barrett was held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, with Rev. Will liam Brewster of St. Johns church officiating. Burial was in Pine Grove cemetery, Ansonia.
 The funeral of Jerry P. Hosford. | 79, of Main hill, Collinsville, was held Tuesday at the Hugins funeral home, that town, Rev. William Berriman of North Granby, former pastor of Collinsville Congrega- tional church, officiated. Burial was In Village cemetery, Collinsville. Beareres were: Albert Case, C. An- drew Sharper, Clifford B. Reed, Albert R. Ketchum, John Becker and Benjamin F. Willard.
 The funeral of Mrs. Anna I. SchWerer, 85, of Collinsville, widow of Ferdinand Schwerer, was held at her home Tuesday, Rev. Frank Seachrist of Canton Center Con- gregational church officiated. Bear CTS were Albert Viering and Victor Vlering of CollinSyille, Frank Vier- ing of Hartford, and James Leahy of Collinsville, all nephews of Mrs. Schwerer. Burial was in Dyer cem- etery, Collinsyille.
 The funeral of Mrs. Nellie Cum mingS took place this morning at 8:l5 o'clock from her sisters home TIT Wall street, to the Church of the Immaculate Conception where a requiem mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock by Rev George Reilley, as- sisted by Rev. Donald OLeary as deacon and Rev Patrick Donnelly sub-deacon. A special musical pro- gram was rendered with William O. Brien as soloist. Interment took place in the family plot in new St Joseph's cemetery. Members of the Rosary Confraternity of the Church of the Immaculate Conception who attended included: Mrs. H. Roke Mrs. J. Moran. Mrs. H Healey, Mrs. J. Costello, Mrs. c. Lyman and Mrs. Green. The prayers at the grave were read by Fathers Reilley and Donnelly. The pallbearers were John Sweeney, John and Richard Carey, John Carew. Maurice Geghan and Patrick O'Rourke.