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The Washington times., 1938-03-31

war correspondent, soIdier-Veteran
Of four wars, worId-traveIer and
reporter.
His stories will present the
viewpoint Of a one-time immi-
grant Irish youth who has
taken the swing Of Ameri-
can life in stride and who
writes with eusto and contin-
ual amazement over the won-
ders Of this, the land Of his
adoption.
Mr.. Douglas has returned to
Washineton-we hope, this time.
for eood-and he will write
just as his fancy dictates.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31

PARIS, March 81 (I.N.SJ.-The
newspaper Petit Partisan, in a dis
patch from Doom, Holland, today
reported that former Kaiser Will
helm of Germany has suffered a
sudden attack of a grave illness. I"
Persons close to the ex-kaiser
fear it may prove fatal" the
dispatch said.
DOoRN. Holland. March 81
QNS)-Paris reports that for.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
ZOg's Sisters Like
To Be Modern Girls

LONDON, March 81 QN.S9.
The three globe-trotting sisters of
King Zog, of Albania, arrived here
today from a visit to the United
States and told interviewers:
I'VE believe in being modern
girls. We are doing our best to
modernize Albania"
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
DICTATORSHIP.
BRAND SCORED
BY ROOSEVELT.
Politics Charged to
Revamping Foes
BY GEORGE DURNO

WARM SPRINGS, Ga, March
81 G.N.S0 his best dramatic
fashion, President Roosevelt today
smashed at charges he was at
tempting a dictatorship through
enactment of the Government re-
organization bill, and called for
passage of the measure in it's pres
ent form.
He made public a letter, to an
unnamed friend, at 12:45 (C.S!T0
this morning accusing his opposi-
ton Of seeking to create a false
political issue, and enumerating
''three simple reasons why there
is no chance of dictatorship under
him.
LISTS HIS REASONS
Those reasons are:
IT have no inclination to be
. dictator.
II have none Of the qualificap
tioiA Mlziah would make me a
sue sftl dictetor.
Il We tou much Elistbrical
backe na So aieh aoyv
edge d dictator
make me dssif
dictatorship fur a democracy
like the United States OF Amer
ica."
It was nearly midnight when
Secretary Marvin H. Mcintyre
called press cottages here at Warm
Springs and warned correspond
ents to stand by for a surprise an
nouncement.
It was nearly one o'clock this
morning when Mr.. Roosevelt's
bold thrust at "a carefully manu-
featured partisan and political
opposition to any reorganization"
was rushed down the red clay
road from the Little White
House"
'tBOGIES PLANTED"
1.-THE opposition has planted
bogies under every bed," Mr..
Roosevelt charged.
The Chief Executive took issue
with those who would amend
the reorganization bill so that all
power would be vested in Con-
gress. He pointed out two cogent
reasons" why the measure should
be passed in it's present form,
wherein all changes in Admins
trative setup by the President be-
come final subject only. to disap-
proval in so days by joint resolu-
ton of Congress.
"The first is the constitutional
question involved in the passage
Of a concurrent resolution, which
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
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StOcksOpen
Higher

NEW YORK, March 81 U.N.SJ.
The stock market opened higher
today IN a reversal Of yesterdays
closing weakness when the list
went into new low ground.
Gains in some leaders ran to
q point and more.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
Brass Wage Cut;
Hundreds Strike

WATERBURY, Conn. March 81
QN.sJ-The "brass capital" of
the nation was threatened with a
series Of strikes today when sew
eral hundred workers at the roll.
ing and wire mills of the American
Brass Company walked out in pro-
test at a 10 per cent wage cut.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
DANGER Is SEEN

AS an immediate result "good.
neighbor" treatment of Mexico
was out the window for the mo-
ment. Officials here were acutely
aware of possible results of this
policy in Latin and South Amer
lea. They were equally aware Of
the danger of political and eco,
nomic repercuSsionS in the Mex
lean government itself, but were
unable. to chart a more feasible
course, for the moment.
There was a distinct feeling
here that things should have never
been allowed to drift into their
present state, in the first place.
The younger and more realistic
element in the State Department
only partially screened diSsatis-
faction Of the handling of affairs
in the American Embassy in
Mexico City, where 75-year-old
Ambassador Josephus Daniels is
at the helm. Frequent inquiries
at the State Department over the
past few days whether Secretary
of State Hull intended sending a
special envoy to deal with the
present situation, however, have
met point blank denial.
(See Map on Page 2 and Editorial
on Page g.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
400 SEE YORK

More than 400 visitors streamed
up the gangplanks yesterday to
inspect the H. M. S. York, flagship
Of the British American West
Indies Squadron, as she docked at
the Navy Yard.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
STRATEGY BALKED
DeMille Is Better
After Operation

HOLLYWOOD, March 81
G.N.SO-Cecil B. DeMille, noted
film producer and director, was
showing rapid improvement today
at the Good Samaritan Hospital
where he underwent an operation.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31

ing two corners Of the wall, and
the Chinese massed within, resist
ing Staunchly.
The Japanese spokesman also
admitted that the walled city oi
Ichow is proving a Every hard nut
to crack" after weeks Of unsuc
cessful siege.
STRATEGY BALKED
During a fortnight's fighting in
shantung, 500 dead and 1,5OC
seriously wounded Japanese were
transported into Manchukuo
through Shanhaikuan-clear indi
cation that the total Japanese
casualties must have been much
greater.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
JAPAN ADMITS
ARMY STOPPED.
IN China DRIVE.
More Troops Sped
| To Battlefront
BY JOHN GOETTE

PEIPING, March 81 Q.N.S).
The Japanese army high command
tonight admitted for the first time
that its mighty host Of the north
had been stopped stone still by 10
Chinese divisions, numbering from
10000 to 100000 men, in Shan
tung province.
So bitter is the fighting and so
hard is the pressure exerted by the
desperate Chinese, that the Japa-
nese have landed 1900 new troops
in North China in the last two
weeks. The Nipponese army of the
north now falls just short of
300, 900 men. .
WALLED CITY KEY
A Japanese army spokesman
pointed to Taierchwang, a small
walled city with a former popula-
ton of 10000, as the key point in
the furious struggle on which may
depend the fate of the Lunghai
railroad, for possession Of which
the Japanese have been vainly
fighting all winter.
Taierchwang is now a grin
fortress, With the Japanese hold
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
FLEET HALTS
WAR GAMES To
COMB PACIF
Years Death Toll
30 If Crew Dead

waii, March 81 uN.S).-Spread-
ing out like a gigantic fan, ships
and planes Of the United States
fleet today sought another Navy
bomber. missing since yesterday
afternoon with six men aboard.
Plane and crew are feared lost
in the Pacific, which, If tragically
true, would bring the death toll Of
the fleets war games to II In the
past "a hours.
THOSE ABOARD
Aboard the missing bomber
were Lieut.. C. E. Signet, Tonica,
ILL.,: Aviation Cadet F. j. Rarro-
borna, Chestnut Hill, Mass: Avia.
ton Machinist's Mate P. q. Pan
coast, Pensacola, Fla; Aviation
Machinist's Mate J. A. Bingham,
Columbus, Ohio; Radioman g. r.
Williamson, Honolulu, and Radio.
man C. r. Oulunusen, West Hart.
ford, Conn.
Three bombers have been lost
in the maneuveKs. the first crash
ing and sinking several days ago
without loss Of life. Six have
been wrecked in the Pacific since
the first Of the year in fleet
exercises. Twenty-four men have
gone down with them and, if the
crew of the present missing craft
is not found, the years death toll
will be raised to 30.
The aircraft miShaps which
have halted the maneuvers tenn.
porarily, started early yesterday
with the crash of a bomber off
the northwest tip Of the island
of Oahu, near Honolulu and Pearl
Harbor, with the loss Of five men.
Two were saved when they swan
to shore.
Admiral C. c. Bloch, com.
mander-in-chief Of the fleet, or.
dered the general search to extend
for at least 200 miles to the north
and west of Oahu, principal island
Of the Hawaiian group and the
target of an intensive ATTACK"
during the past three days, by the
great blue" force under Bloch.
DEFENSE SCOUTS
The crashed bomber and the
one which is missing were flying
units with the defending red"
forces, which are trying to drive
the fleet away in a vigorous test
Of the defenses Of Oahu, with its
great and vital naval base at Pearl
Harbor.
The tragedy planes. based at
Pearl Harbor, were scouting for
the "blue" fleet, ranging hundreds
Of miles at sea, reporting the
movements Of the attacker.
LIGHTS SWEEP SEA
The deStroyers spread fan-like
over the Pacific throughout the
night, their powerful searchlights
scanning the wind-whipped waters.
Navy authorities said the miss
ing plane was scouting 200 miles
to the northwest Of Pearl Harbor
when last heard Of.
Meanwhile, they reported two
more bodies had been recovered
from the wrecked plane which
was found. They were:
Lieut.. ]. G. Leo Crane. of Nash
vile, Tenn, and an unidentified
crew member. Two bodies were
believed still inside the ship.
Those who died were:
Lieutenant Crane, Aviation
Cadet Wilbur H. Lear, Davis, Cal:
Lieut.. B. I. Windham, Kerrville,
Tex; V. H. Luciano, radioman,
Baltimore, and G. H. ONeil, chief
machinist'S mate, Trumbull, Tex.
Saved in the disaster were n.
F. Bartz, mechanist's mate first
class, Houston, Tex, and G. j,
Miles, radioman third class, vii
mette, Ill. With O'Neil they ex.
tricated themselves from the
wrecked craft, but O'Neil drowned
while swimming. Bartz lapSed into
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
TREASURY CONDITION

@.N.SO Treasury balance as
Of March 20, $3,106, ,622, ,O50.99; in
ternal revenue, $3,728, ,699.47; Gus.
toms receipts, $24,913,580.92; re.
ceipts, $4,8O1, 1,717.551: expendi-
lures, $5,638,497,146.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
i. S.-MeXiCO Oil Row
Puzzle to Diplomats
Relations Are Threatened as
StGLen10te Approaches
By EDWARD B. LoCKETT

QNS) MexicanAmerican relations approached the sta
tus Of unfendy saemate today the outcome of which
perplexed diplomats faced with extreme gravity. ~.
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
ROUin' ALOnU

BEGINNING Monday. the Washington Times will
= publish "RoIIin' AIono." a new and fascinating
daily feature, written by w. A. S. DouqIas author
The Washington times., 1938-03-31
27 Dead, List Grows
In Wake of Twister
u,..anIundo Il. :n.nnd .o Wn.Lo-o NJ. D..s..o
Hundreds Injured as Workers Dig Ruins
For Bodies in -Four States

PEKIN, ILL.,, March 81 QNs.)-Eleven persons dead
in Illinois and than 100 lay injured today in the wake of
tornado that swept 16 towns in the State and all but demo
The Washington times., 1938-03-31

succinctly, the situation IN
lyed sharps American insistence
that the Cardenas regime pay for
appropriation Of American oil and
other properties in Mexico,
coupled with a belief among the
realistic element in the State De-
partment that the Mexican gov
ernment is unable to meet these
demands
The Washington times., 1938-03-31

Showers this afternoon, ending tonight,
With low temperature about 4s; tomorrow
fair, colder. "Details on Page 440
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-03-03
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left! Of course, to2co good care Of tie
cQr----rcGula1 grease job, oil change,
battery check, tcno-up and SO on
Makes driving q Dlecsure!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19

A device has'rbeen invented that
will make dirnples in the face.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
IL Ashe Persons Paid Total OF
$1,8lO To Hospitals Last Year
The Post Is Conducting Survey
To Determine Total Hospital
Bill In 1887.

Last year IL Ashe county people
spent total of $4,000. on hospital
bills, according to reports submitted
during the past week in The Post
special hospital expense survey.
One person alone spent $4,000
and another spent $4,000 last year
with hospitals. Another party re-
ported that during the past 20 years
his fmily has paid out over $4,000
on hospital bills.
How much do you suppose was
spent by Ashe county people with
hospitals in 1887? That's signifi-
can't question and The Post is at
tempting to find the correct answer.
This Information will be turned
over to those interested in the es-
Establishment of county hospital. It
is vital information and you can
do your part by filling out the blank
published elsewhere in this issue
and sending it in. The names will
not be published and will be conf
Dental Please clip and send in this
form today if any member of your
family was in hospital last year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Coward Reunion
To Be Held June
5th Near Wilbar

The annual reunion of the Coward
descendants will be held at Union
Baptist Church on Sunday, June S.
For the benefit of those who did
not attend last year this church is
located on N. c. Highway No. Is,
approximately fourteen miles from
North Wilkesboro, near Wilbar Post
Office.
1t is hoped that all edwards and
Coward relatives will attend this
reunion. Also family connections
and friends are especially invited.
Several interesting facts concern
ing Coward history have been re-
vealed since the reunion last year
and an enjoyable time is planned.
A picnic dinner will be served and
everybody is asked to bring bas-
ket.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Federal Court At 4
WilkesbOrO Is In
Progress This Wk.
Over 100 Cases On Docket, Most
OF Them Being Liquor
Violations.
HAYES is PRESIDING

Federal court is now in session in
Wilkesboro and large number OF
Ashe county have been attending
this week either as witnesses, mem
bers of the jury or as spectators.
Local attorneys have also been busy
with federal cases. :.
When court opened Monday with
Judge J. J. Hayes presiding and
District Attorney Carlisle Higgins
prosecuting, assisted by Bryce Holt,
r. H. McNeill, Miss Edith Hayworth
and Miss Margaret Brock, there
were over 100 cases on docket. A
total of rs bills of indictment were
passed upon by the grand jury,
and most of them involved alleged
violations of liquor tax laws..@
One exception is the case of r. l..
Diamond Bob) Vannoy of the post
office of the same name. He is
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud in connection with the alleged
forgery of more than $1,000 on
Montgomery Ward and Company.
The government, it is understood,
will attempt to show that he used
the mails in cashing some Of: the
checks. Two of his alleged con-
federates, residents of the same
mountain community in Wilkes, are
serving two-year sentences impos-
ed in state courts.
Deputy MarshalS attending court
are w. A. Jones, Henry Stallings,
Bob Stafford, T. c. Blalock and
John Stevenson. Other court Off
Gals present Monday morning were
Clery Henry Reynolds, Deputy
Clerk L. Bumgarner and Miss Lii
liam Harkreader, assistant.
Also present at the term is j. l..
Osteen, probation officer who has
over 200 cases to look after in
Wilkes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
BODIES OF THREE MEMBERS
+, OF, BARKER FAMILY MOVED

The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs.
George'W.. Barker and their son
Woodrow Barker, were moved Mon
day from. cemetery near Lansing
to the w. S. Jones graveyard at ST.
las Creek. This change was made
In view of the fact that the Barker
farm at Lansing has been sold and
relatives wanted to have them in
the family cemetery. Mrs. Barker
was before marriage a Miss Jones.
Mr.. Barker and his son both died
IN 1888, just a short time apart and
Mrs. Barker passed away in 1884.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
A Miscellaneous
Shower Is Given
Mrs. P. G. Wright
Members Of Legion Auxiliary
Show Appropriations For Sup
port She Has Given.

Mrs. P. G. Wright was given a
miscellaneous shower by the mem
bers of the Legion Auxiliary who
met at her home last Saturday night
for regular meeting.
The shower came as complete
surprise to Mrs. Wright and was
given as a tangible expression of ap-
probation for her generous contri-
button to the Auxiliary in allowing
the organization to hold all meet
ings since last November at her
home.
Miss Pearl Weaver was the guest
speaker and she gave an illustrated
lecture on first aid treatment and
briefly told of her work as county
health nurse. During the meeting
plans were perfected for conducting
the Poppy Day sale and helping to
sponsor Memorial Day service
here at the West Jefferson Metho-
dist church on Sunday afternoon,
May %. It is understood that the
Legion post will also take part in
this service. Mrs. j. A. d. Davis is
chairman Of the special Memorial
Day service committee.
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Eubanks TO Conduct
Chautauqua At Obids

The Obids Christian Chautauqua
will begin on Wednesday, May Is,
at 900 A. M. Miss Katheryn Hunt,
the director, will be assisted by Miss
iDeEtte Crawford, of Obids, and
Misses Mary Shepherd and Ernes-
tine Carly, of Lansing. Transports
ton will be provided from several
directions.
At 800 P. M. Rev. w. H. Eu-
bank, of Pink Hill, N. c., will be-
gin series of evangelistic services.
This week the church is being
rushed to completion and every
thing will be in readiness for the
opening date and for the dedicatory
services on July 18th.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19

Miss Faye Greene spent the week
end with her parents in Lenior.
Rev. and Mrs. w. T. Wilmington
and Mrs. B. E. Reeves attended the
Southern Baptist convention in
Richmond, Va, last week.
Edwin Duncan, Jr., visited his
grandparents, DR.. and Mrs. B. E.
Reeves, last week end.
Mr.. Tom Latham, of Lansing, is
critically ill in the hospital at North
Wilkesboro He underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis few days
ago and is not improving very fast.
Mr.. w. A. Blevins of Jefferson,
had an unusual experience Monday.
He was going to Wilkesboro to at
tend court which is in session there
this week and near the Yadkin
bridge, between the two towns, he
saw a man lying on the edge of the
road. He stopped and found the man
was unconscious. He rushed him
to the hospital where he was iden-
titled as Wiley Rhodes, of N. Wilkes
boro. The doctors stated that the
man evidently suffered an acute
heart attack walking towards Wiki
esboro. A number of Ashe county
people are attending court in Wilkes
this week.
L. P. Coward, D. w. Weaver, Zeb
Weaver, B. H. Richards and E. A.
Waddell attended the state wide
convention of the Odd Fellows
lodge held at Oxford this week. Mr..
Coward had an important part on
the. program as he is a grand lodge
officer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Little, of Jeffer-
son, announce the birth of daught-
er, Monte Ann, weight 8 and three
fourths pounds, born on May IL.
A good deal of excitement was
created here last Sunday afternoon
when the fire alarm went off. The
scene of the fire was supposed to be
near the home of Felix Barr and a
huge crowd gathered, but fortu-
nately it was a false alarm.
Mr.. Jay Hurley and Miss Ella
Kimbell are visiting in Kannapolis
this week.
Miss Ola Mae Goodman of Todd,
was in West Jefferson Saturday.
Mr.. Paul Jones and Mr.. Lester
Jones of Toliver, were visitors in
West Jefferson Sunday.
Monte Weaver lost his first game
of the season Sunday when the Red
Sox nosed out a 4 to 8 victory.
Monte held the Red Sox to 8 hits
and his team mates collected 413 hits,
but they were too well scattered to
be effective,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
DISTRICT LEGION MEETING
HELD IN BOONE LAST FRIDAY

Commanders P. G. Wright and Ed
Barr attended the 18th. district Lee
zion meeting held in Boone last
Friday night ,as honor guests.
Mrs. c. p. Andrews, national COM
mittee woman, of Charlotte and
Jack P. Lang, state service officer,
also of Charlotte, were present and
appeared on the program. Frank
B. White, district commander, pre-
sided About fifty delegates were
present from Morganton, Lenoir,
Elk Park, Spruce Pine, and New
land.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
BIG LAMB SALE HELD
IN WYTHEVILLE TUES.

Tuesday was the opening day Of
the season for the. movement Of
spring lambs through the Wytheville
Live Stock Market. $500 lambs were
sold, the top lambs bringing $1O.O5.
The total number of head of stock
sold was 1870 bringing a total Of a
little over 100000. Top hogs
brought $7.65 and top steers $3.50.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
BARKER GETS DIVORCE

Jackson Barker, Of Bina, was
granted . divorce from his wife.
Lena Howell Barker at Abingdon,
Va, recently on the grounds Of de-
sertion. ri
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-08-25
THE HARDIN TRIBUNE HERALD

Forrest Kern of Billings, Tom
Stark, Henry Ulrich and A.. ],
kalberg made a trip TO Tongue
River Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kalberg
returned Sunday from a weeks
vacation in MiSSouIa and Polls
on.
Miss Olga Berger of Chicago,
Ill, visited her aunt, Mrs. Nils
Ottun Thursday.
Miss Hope Rockwell of Bill
lingS was a guest of Miss nellie
Yvette Pickard Tuesday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Cor
kins and three sons left on
Wednesday for their home in
Broadus, after a ten-day visit
in the home Of Mr.. Corkin's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Cor
kins.
Mrs. Harriet Date is spend
ing the week in Miles City.
Mrs. Charles Palmer and dau-
ghters, Dorothy ana Helen, Of
Shamrock, Tex, will spend the
weekend in Hardin enroute to
their home. They have been
visiting in Livingston.
Mrs. Ada Durham and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Durham have
moved into DR.. Strang's house
on Grow Ave.
A. M. CriIly went fishing for
pike at the headgate Wednes-
day.
E. L. Connors of Grow Agency
was a Hardin business visitor
Wednesday.
L. L. Long of the upper Little
Horn made a business visit here
Wednesday.
The Rev. and Mrs. r. N. Eng
land and family are spending
six days camping at East Rose
bud lake, and will return to
Hardin today.
A. G. WestWood, Jr. of Lodge
Grass was in Hardin WedneS-
| day.
Fred Roush left Monday eve
ming for Baltimore, Md. He
will begin work soon at a civil
service position as park histor-
ian at the Fit. McHenry national
park.
Mrs. Alma Frazier was host
ess to Mrs. j. ]. Ping and Mar
garet and Mrs. w. A. Russell
and Marian at a luncheon Tues
day.
MI. and Mrs. Charles Dyk-
man of Sarpy were Hardin Wis
itors Wednesday.