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Evening star., 1938-05-19

81 900 per man per year for all w.
P. A. projects. Such q condition, the
letter said, would be discriminatory
against unemployed white collar work.
ers.
The convention also sent an in
structed delegation to the Securities
and Exchange Commission to seek its
support for a white-collar project for
unemployed workers of the New York
financial district. About 10000 Of
these Wall Street employees have lost
their Jobs In recent months.
Evening star., 1938-05-19

In autumn each year young spiders
take fight like the birds. They spin
a thread and allow it to fly in the
wind. The insect cuts this loose and
clings to the end, and If conditions
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Nnurtltnn.

FISHMAN, JOSEPH. The memorial
erected to the memory of the late JO-
SEPH FISHMAN will be unveiled Sunday;
May 90, 1888. at $3.50 pm. AdaS Israel
Conversational Cemetery. Rabbi Solomon
Metz and Cantor L. Novick ofhciating.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend.
Evening star., 1938-05-19

years, and Charlie Weems, sentenced
to IS years, seek new trials.
Nine Negroes were arrested at Paint
Rock, Ala, March IS, 1881. Four
were freed: Ozie Powell pleaded guilty
to assaulting q deputy sheriff and
was sentenced to 20 years; Haywood
Patterson's 75-year sentence was az
flrmed by the State Supreme Court
and review denied by the United States
Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
SCOTTSBORO APPEALS
UP FOR ARGUMENT
Alabama Supreme Court Will
Hear Pleas of 8 Convicted
in Attack Case.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 49,
Appeals of three Negroes convicted
in the "Scottsboro case" were up for
argument today in Alabama's Supreme
Court, more than seven years after
their arrest on charges of attacking
two white girls aboard a freight train.
Clarence Norris. under sentence of
death; Andy Wright, sentenced to 80
Evening star., 1938-05-19

CURRY, ELLEN. In sad but loving re-
membrance Of my devoted wife ELLEN
CURRY. who departed this life three years
ago today. May 10. 1885
Evening star., 1938-05-19

Fancy Muir Evap. Peaches z lbs 19c
crisco Shortening 3-lb can 5Oc
0erber's Strained Foods z cans 15c
Tiny Sifted Peas No cans zSe
SPAN; Hornets new meat 12-oz can z9c
Dill or Sour Pickles at jar 1Oc
Kraft,s Maearoni Dinners 2 pkgs 29c
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
Five Narrowly
Escaped Injury

Five people narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injury in two different automo-
bile accidents in Ashe county Sum
day and Monday.
Sunday afternoon J. w. Moore, OF
Bristol, Tenn, who makes and sells
potato chips in Ashe county and
two statesmen who were in the car
with him, ran off Of an embankment
near the power dam in the Clifton
community and the car plunged
about SO feet before it lodged against
some trees at the foot Of the high
embankment.
None Of the three occupants were
seriously hurt. Mr.. Moore sustained
cut across his head and the other
two men were bruised.
"Swim" Osborne, Ashe county
man who lives in the Piney Greek
section and sells complete line Of
notions and CONNECTIONS, sustained
cut on his hand when his cal
turned over on the Grassy Greek
road near the Frank Neal home. A
Spencer boy, who drives for Mr.. Os.
borne, was unhurt. The accident wa.
said to have been caused by a tire
blowout.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
Twenty-Five Ashe
Boys Enrolled In
CCCC Camp Service

Nineteen white and two colored
boys from Ashe county were en-
rolled in the CCC camp service at
Wilkesboro Monday. It understood
that they will be sent either to the
Statesville or Mt. Airy camps.
The quota for Ashe county was
eighteen whites and no colored, but
at the last minute Miss Ruth Tug
man, superintendent of the Welfare
department, succeeded in getting an
extra person enrolled.
Those enlisted were as follows:
Ronda Jones, Bina: Elmer Hanover,
Grayson; Richard Ashley, Warrens-
vile; Paul Patrick, West Jefferson;
Gabriel Black, West Jefferson; Don
Pierce, Grassy Creek. Leonard Tay-
lor, Crumpler; Ray James, Clifton;
Paul Davis, Todd; Reeves Spencer,
Helton; Quincy Arnold, Smethport;
Russell Campbell Lansing; John
B. Parsons, jefferson; Homer Cen
try, Fleetwood; Walter Trivett,
Todd; Wade Blevins, Lansing;
George Odell Smith, Jefferson;
James Gilley, Lansing and Charlie
E. Hunt, Wagner. Two colored
boys were James e. Horton, Fleet.
wood, and Reid Wolf, Crumpler.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
Oddities In
Ashe County

Nature often times produces many
freakish things and these oddities
are frequently stranger than fic-
ton"
On his farm in the Laurel Springs
community this week, Newton Shep-
herd found stalk of rye with
three heads, all of which contained
well developed seed.
sandy" Black, Of Baldwin, recent
II brought into The News office
one Of the most frealzish corn for
nations ever seen here. Around q
well formed, large ear Of corn are
9 little ears, each Of which are COW
cred with nice, normal size grains
of corn. These small nine ears COM
.pletely surround the large ear on
one end and yet the corn underneath
them is perfectly developed.
Published elsewhere in this pa
per is a picture Of a four-legged
chicken, Matched by Mrs. Grettie
Wheeler on the farm of D. A. Bare
in the Peak Creek community. Elk
cept for the two extra drum-sticks
the chicken seemed to be entirely
normal in every other respect. How.
ever, it lived for only about two
weeks. And even stranger than
the fact that the chicken had -four
legs, is how the photographer OF
develop added another leg to the
chickens body, giving it total Of
S legs.
On the front page of The Greens
boro News last Sunday was a pic
ture of a Guernsey cow and hel
calf that started giving milk wher
it was only 6 days old.
Can you beat any of these oddi
ties?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
Ira 7. Johnston
Elected To Head
District Lawyers
Prominent Ashe Attorney To
Succeed Gov. r. A. bought
on. Met Saturday.
ROSE CHIEF SPEAKER

Ira T. Johnston, prominent Ashe
county attorney and Democratic
nominee for the house of represen-
tatives, was elected president Of the
eleventh district of the North Caro-
lima State Bar association at an an
nual meeting held at Roaring Gap
last Saturday.
The election of officers followed a
rousing speech made by Charles G.
Rose, Of Fayetteville, president OF
the state association. Mr.. Johnston
was chosen to succeed Gov. r. A.
Doughton, of Sparta.
Other officers elected were: Grant
Baugess, of Jefferson; Carlisle Hig-
gins, of Allegheny and w. P. Sand
ridge, of Forsyth, vice pesidents;
Spruill Thornton, of Winston-Salem,
was reelected secretary and Judge
G. H. Hastings, also of Winston-Sal-
EN-, was reelected district coucillor
w. B. Austin, of Ashe, George
Cheek, of Allegheny and Luther
Terrell, of Forsyth, were elected to
the executive to the executive COM
mittee. All were by reclamation.
eff we get a bar that takes a rub
Der stamp from higher-ups," said
Rose as he talked to the more than
40 lawyers from the three counties
in the district, 81 don't know. where
we are going. But if we live up tc
the ideals of the profession and tc
the Constitution we shall stay out
in front"
He never did explain who the
"higher-ups" were other than to say
they were outside influences"
In discussing this phase Of the
legal profession, Rose said that a:
an American institution the bal
must be independent In its think
| ing, but that the moment 1t take.
orders from "higher-ups"-out
inhuences-it will lose its prestige
At present, he added, the profes
sion is suffering inroads from "out
side influences" and many lawyers
have become 'prejudiced and in
fuenced by things outside the Law
instead of sticking to the laws ant
their fundamentals"
''The time has come" said Rose
when we lawyers have got to d.
some thinking thinking about oul
profession"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
County Gets An Increase
In Its Soil AllOtme mt
General Soil-Depleting AlIot-
ment For 1888 Is 32,788 Acres.
Committee Meets.
TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS

The 1888 general soil-depleting
acreage allotment for Ashe county
is 32,788 acres, County Farm Agent
c. J. Rich announced this week.
This represents an increase of ov-
er 5000 acres over the original allot-
ment assigned to Ashe when, the
new program was first started last
spring.
With 1000 signed work sheets in
the county, the initial allotment pro-
vides that the county's quota would
be around $4,000 acres.
After the county agricultural
committee completed the big job OF
setting up base acreage allotments
for individual farms and made adj
justments, it was found that they
had exceeded the original allotment
and request was sent to Raleigh
for an increase.
A substantial increase was given
and now the county has 1900 acres
more to allot to different farmers
who are, interested in cooperating
with the program.
To make this additional allotment
and to discuss the program with in
terested farmers, the county agricul-
tural committee has decided to meet
at the courthouse every first and
third Mondays of each month, start
ing at 10 o'clock in the morning.
In connection with allotments and
benefit payments, the 1888 program
provides briefly the following: first,
that a farmer with special acreage
allotments, such as tobacco, pota-
toes, etc., will have a reduction
made from his payments if he ex-
ceeds his general acreage allotment;
second, if he does not have any
special, allotment, no reduction OF
payments will be made if he does
not exceed so acres of soil-depleting
crops; third, farmers with general
acreage allotment of SO acres or
more will have a reduction made il
they exceed the allotment.
It is understood that the commit
tee win use the additional 1900
acres allotted in adjusting the base
acreage allotments of those who
need it most. Gwyn Price is chair
man of the committee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
Many Renew Their
Subscriptions To
The Skyland Post
Expiration N OF ceS Recently
Mailed Out. To Revise Mail
ing List Soon.

Notices Of expiration were recent
ly sent all those whose subscrip-
tons to The Post have expired and
during the past week large num-
Der of renewals have been received.
In the near future the mailing
lists will be revised and every one
who has not renewed his or her sub
scription, is urged to do so at once,
so as not to miss single issue of the
paper.
Among those who have renewed
in the past week are: A. c. Hartzog,
Idlewild; James Blevins, Cycle; J. G.
Bare, Laurel Springs; w. J. Poe,
WAGNER; uillard Wiles, lansing;
w. M. Lewis, Treetop; Roscoe Viii
cox, Brownwood; A. T. Atwood
Wagner; Mrs. A. B. Hurt, Nathan's
Creek; B. c. Pennington, Sturgills;
w. M. Jones, Crumpler; Mrs. H. v
Gillespie, S. Richmond, Va; Paul
Phillips, Othello; J. O. Blevins
Lansing; Victor Clark, Lansing; Mrs
Oliver Ham, Lansing; P. L. McMil-
Ian, Crump1er; Mr.. NJ. A. Church
Oval; Mrs. F. M. Miller, Clifton; T
M. Morris, Fleetwood; Mrs. ]. F
Austin, Scottville; Mrs. w. H. Gray
heal, Grassy Creek; Willard Camp
bell, Lansing; Mrs. A. j. Vannoy
Crumpler; w. w. Gentry, Todd; w
p. Shoaf, Warrensville; George F
Thompson, Laurel Springs; T. J
Bare, Othello; Mrs. Martha Tilley
Hemlock; D. p WEIGH, Warrensville
J. F. Richardson, West jefferson; J
r. Coward, Crumpler; H. M. Bare
Crumpler; w. L. Campbell, Yves
jefferson; r. P. Barker, Fig; p. c
Parsons, Grassy Creek; w. M
Hamm, Laurel Springs; Mrs. Lizzie
Campbell, West Jefferson; Mrs. J
w. Lewis, Smethport; Guy Huddler
lW. Jefferson, and many others.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
To Start Meeting
Here Next Thurs.

The annual two weeks Christian
Chautauqua Of the West jefferson
Presbyterian church will start next
Thursday, June 20, Rev. j. w. Luke,
supply pastor, announced yesterday.
Rev. E. L. Barker, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church in Aber-
deem, N. c., will do the preaching
and the public is cordially invited
to attend each service.
Services will be held each even
ing at 8 o'clock in a large tent that
will be erected adjacent to the
church building.
The Bible School will be held at
8 o'clock every morning, with Rev.
j. w. Luke in charge.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
RE-SURFACNG OLD
HIGHWAY TO SPARTA

The old highway from Jeffer-
son to Sparta is now closed and
a new coat Of surface treatment
is being applied by the mainten-
,ance force Of the State Highway
Commission.
Work ON the road in Allegheny
county has been practically COM
pleted and re-surfacing in Ashe
county was started Monday at
ScOttville.
Traffic to Nathan's Greek will
probably be detOured tomorrow
and the entire road should be
completed within the next week
or ten days.
People living alOngA the road
have BEEN having difficulty in
getting their mail.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
Presbytery Met At
Obids Tuesday And
Dedicated Church
Large Crowd OF Ministers And
Elders. Glendale Springs Pc
tition For Church Presented.
voss NEW MODERATOR

: eA = =
The beautiful new Obids Presby-
terrain church was dedicated Tues
day afternoon, following the 31st.
stated meeting of the Winston-Salem
Presbytery.
The auditorium was filled to ca
pacity with members of the Presby-
terry, members of the church and
friends. There were Is ministers
and 20 elders of the Presbytery pre-
|. sent and many visiting ministers.
4 DR.. j. r. Cunningham, pastor of
sfhe First Presbyterian church of
Winston-Salem and moderator, pre-
sided and DR.. E. E. Gillespie, of
Greensboro, who started the Pres
byterian movement in Ashe coun-
ty prior to 1900, delivered the dedi-
catory address. A brief history of
the church was given by Jesse Bak-
er and Revs., E. Wayne Thompson
and ]. w. Luke had parts on the
program.
During the regular business Sc
sion of the Presbytery, H. A. King,
recent graduate of the Union The
illogical Seminary, was received as
a candidate from the Presbytery of
Roanoke, Va, for licensure and ordi-
nation. After an examination, a
commission was appointed to or
dain and install him as pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church in
Lexington.
Rev. Chas. E. Clark resigned his
pastorate of the church at Pine Hall,
due to the pressure of other duties.
A petition, containing 35 names,
asking for Presbyterian church at
Glendale Springs and pledging
themselves to become charter mem
hers, was heard, This was referred
ITO a committee of the Presbytery
: and action Will be taken at the
next meeting.
T. ]. Voss, an elder in the Waugh
town Presbyterian church in Win
ston-Salem, was elected moderator
and Rev. j. w. Foster, of Cooleemee,
was named as temporary clerk.
The ladies of the Obids church
served a most delicious and boun-
teous picnic dinner.
The next meeting Of the Presby-
terry will be held at Yadkinville on
Wednesday, October II, at 10
o'clock in the morning.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
Work OF District
Health Department
Starts This Week
Personnel Appointments And
Full Program Delayed Until
Contract Is Signed.
NURSE ON VACATION

The preliminary work of the new.
ly created tri-county district health
department was commenced in Ashe
county this week, but complete per.
sonnet appointments will not be
made or the program launched il
in full until contracts with the
State Boardxof Health are signed.
According to the regular contract
procedure, the county commission.
ers sign the contracts for the health
service with the State Board OF
Health, but since Ashe county's part,
amounting to $4,000, was raised
largely by private subscription and
since several hundred dollars of this
amount have not been collected, the
Ashe county commissioners did not
feel justified in underwriting the
full amount, as would be required
by the usual contracts, it was
learned during the past week.
Therefore an alternative contract,
together with this explanation, was
sent to Raleigh and Tuesday no
word had been received relative to
it.
The alternative provided that the
collections of the private subscrip-
tons which have been pledged, viii
be made by the special health de-
partment committee, of which Rev.
C. r. Stafford is chairman. Of Ashes
part, the county agreed to pay $500,
but declined to assume responsible
ty of collecting pledges and under
writing the program.
DR.. Robert r. King, district health
officer, was in the health department
Office in the courthouse Tuesday and
even though the contract agreement
has not been perfected, he stated
that he will be in the county at least
every Tuesday. His Office hours are
from 9 until IL in the morning for
reception and the afternoons will be
devoted to making tests, checking
reports, and SO on.
DR.. King will give routine exami-
nations and fill out health certifi-
Gates for teachers, food handlers,
NYA students and others who are
required by law to have same.
Yesterday Miss Weaver, county
nurse, left on a two weeks vaca-
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
sTORE HERE no MOVE

Announcement is made elsewhere
in this issue of the removal of the
Goodman Brothers store from its
present location into the small
building located next door to the
GRAPHICAL Drug Store.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
NEW PARKWAY THEATRE
NEARING COMPLETION

Construction of the beautiful new
and modernistic Parkway Theatre
building here is now nearing COM
pletioh and the owners, Messrs. Ben
Reeves and Russell Barr are making
plans to have formal opening next
Friday, July %. Next Thursday
The Post will publish a special four
page section on the new theatre.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14

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.
Resolves. to make bust
ness better IN 1888.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
ALLEGHANY DEPUTY SHERIFF
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF
Especial to The POST

Sparta, July 1l.-Wayne Taylor,
of Sparta, Allegheny county deputy
sheriff, is reported to have accident
ally shot himself Sunday morning
while examining S2-calibre pis-
toll.
The bullet just did miss his heart
and lodged in his back, physicians
stated. He was rushed to the Wilkes
hospital and his condition is still
critical.
Evening star., 1938-01-23
ARMORY FUND FIGHT
DEFERRED BY GUARD
Move to Await Action by Congress
on Money to Purchase
Site.

Efforts to obtain funds with which
to begin construction of an armory
for the District National Guard will
be deferred, it is understood, until
Congress takes some definite action
on the recommendation for the appro-
priation Of funds with which to pur-
chase site. Such proposition now
is before the House Subcommittee on
District of Columbia Appropriations.
Officials Of the guard. it is under
stood, have decided to concentrate
their efforts on obtaining these funds
at the present time, preferring not to
complicate the matter by pressing for
their armory appropriation, which was
turned down by the District Commits
sioners.
The armory site fund already has
run into difficulties, the comment hav-
ing been made by members of Con-
gress that the money should not be
appropriated for the particular site
for which it has been recommended
because there are a number of new
buildings which have been placed on
it at the east end of East Capitol
street.
President Roosevelt. just prior to the
adjournment of the last regular ses-
sion OF Congress. sent a special mes
sage asking an emergency appropria-
ton of 100000 with which to pur-
chase this site. which was selected as
an appropriate site by the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion. Guard officials say the Appro-
prlations Committee, if they determine
to appropriate the money, can
leave out the matter of having it
spent for particular site. If it is
left in this state, it was explained, then
the Planning Commission can select
another site.
1t is believed If Congress appropri-
ates funds for q site that the matter
OF funds for the construction Of
suitable building will come in . short
time.
Evening star., 1938-01-23
FLEET MARINE RESERVES

Fifth Battalion Headquarters an
nounces the following promotions in
Company A: Pete Brandy, from pri-
vate, to private (first class, and Glen
c. Names, from private to private
(first class.
Pvt. Lynwood M. Warner of Com
pany e has been discharged to enlist
in the Regular Army.
The following enlistments were an
nounced: James F. Cunningham,
Company E: Thomas o. Dickey, Com
pany A; Dan Howard, Frank r.
Cumberland and Milton M. Kiefer.
Company B.
Sergt. Alfred Burnell of Company
B has received a diploma from the
Marine Corps Correspondence School.
showing the completion Of the special
course No. l.
1t. Comdr. Don 8. Knowlton has
announced the completed plans for
the annual ball of the battalion
February 2, In the Knights Of Colum-
bus Hall
Evening star., 1938-01-23
Meetings This Week.


Monday-Augustus p. Gardiner
Post, Army and Navy Club, noon;
Columbia Post Drum and Bugle
Corps, Register Building. 8 PM;
Costello Post Drum and Bugle
Corps, National Guard Armory, 8
pm; Internal Revenue Post
Band, Internal Revenue Building,
8p.m.
Tuesday-victory Post. 1882
Eighteenth street NV, 8 pm;
James Reese Europe Post,
Twelfth Street Y. M. c. A., 8
pm; National Cathedral Post,
1923 Window place NV, 8 PM;
Washington Police Post. Stans-
bury Hall, 8 pm; Fort Stevens
Post Drum and Bugle Corps.
Roosevelt High School. 8 pm;
National Employment Conference,
Hamilton Hotel, all day.
Wednesday-Nash Post, 8pm.:
Henry G. Spengler Post, Thomas
Circle Club. 8 PM; National En-
ployment Conference, Hamilton
Hotel. all day.
Thursday-Department Execu-
tive Committee. District Build
ing, 8 pm; James E. Walker
Post, Twelfth Street Y. M. c. A.,
8 pm; National Rehabilitation
Conference, Hamilton Hotel, all
day.
Friday-Sons of Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory. PM: National Re-
habilitation Conference, Hamil-
ton Hotel, all day.
Evening star., 1938-01-23
Rebekah Lodges.

Officers OF Brightwood Rebekah
Lodge were installed by Mrs. Cora
Davis, past noble grand, and staff
Of Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge as
follows: Noble grand, Sara Gearhart;
vice grand, Louise Raymond; record
ing secretary, Stella Strintz; finan-
cial secretary, Sally Scott; treasurer,
Hazel Hunter; right supporter to the
noble grand, Belle Thomson; left sup
porter to the noble grand, Dorothy
Ehlers; right supporter to the vice
grand, Elsie Wilson: left supporter to
the vice grand, Dortha Pangborn;
warden, Estelle Walker johnson; con-
ductor. Ruby Moore; inside guardian,
Ruth Cain; outside guardian, Thelma
Ruth, and musician, Marguerite Isley.
Fay F. Hunter was elected degree
director.
Evening star., 1938-01-23
NAVAL SELECTION
BOARDSTO CONVENE
One Will Name Officers to Be
Made Commanders and Another
Will Select Staff Promotions.

The board of officers that convened
at the Navy Department on January
II to recommend maximum of rs
lieutenant commanders for promotion
to commander will be followed by the
convening of another board to rec
ommend officers of the Staff Corps
for promotion. The line selection
board is composed of Rear Admirals
Frank H. Brumby. Henry v. Butler,
Albert w. Marshall. Cyrus w. Cole,
Charles E. Courtney. Manley H. ST.
mons. William H. Allen, Gilbert j.
Rowcliff and Ralston S. Holmes. 1t.
Comdr, Walton w. Smith Is recorder.
The line board will be followed later
by one to recommend lieutenants and
lieutenants Gunior grade) for pro-
motion.
A class in submarine training for
about 80 officers will be convened at
the submarine base about June 80.
The duration of the course will be
approximately six months, and sue
cessful graduates will be assigned duty
aboard submarines. Officers on first
sea cruise Of the classes of 1888, 1894,
1885, 1880 and 1896 are eligible for
this class. Officers who are eligible
will be available for submarine COM
mand at an earlier age than on any
other combatant type of ship.
1t. Col Richard H. Eanes will be
relieved from duty at Walter Reed
General Hospital on May ~ and will
60 to Baltimore, Md. where he will
pursue course of study at Johns
Hopkins University for a period of
approximately six months. Upon the
completion of his instruction he will
assume duty at the station hospital,
Fort Sam Houston, Tex.