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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
E pidemics OF
Scarlet Fever Are
Now Raging
Nathan's Creek School Closed
This Week. Taylor Child
Died Sunday.

There is an epidemic of scarlet
fever and whooping cough in sew
eral communities in Ashe county
and in order to prevent the spread
of these contagious diseases in the
Nathan's Creek section, the school
there was closed last Monday after
noon and will not reopen until
next Monday, January 10th.
Miss Pearl Weaver, county health
nurse, reported Tuesday that there
were cases of scarlet fever in 6
different families and II cases OF
whooping cough in the Nathan's
Creek community.
Bobie Joe Taylor, 6-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bower Taylor, who
was in the first grade at the Nath-
ans Creek school, died Sunday af-
ter having been sick with scarlet
fever for about two weeks. Several
Of this brothers and sisters are also
i'll with disease.
In compliance with the law, DR.
B. E. Reeves and Miss Weaver have
quarantined all homes that have
scarlet fever and whooping cough
and they are urging parents to be
careful with their children and to
observe these guarantees.
''You should be very careful. If
your child develops just a common
cold" Miss Weaver urges. 'The
first symptom of the disease is
usually sore throat, followed by
vomiting, fever and within two or
three days, breaking out of pin
point rash," State Board OF
Health bulletin states.
IF your child shows any of these
symptoms, put it to bed, call a ply
sician and don't allow other chill
dren to 60 near the child if it has
scarlet fever" Miss Weaver advises
It usually takes about three
weeks to recover from the disease
and the guarantees are effective
for 81 days. Every one is urged to
comply with the requirements.
Miss Weaver stated that she re-
ceived reports from Crumpler and
Lansing communities, stating that
there were cases of scarlet fever
there.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
JOHNSON RETURNS
AND PLEADS GUILTY

Pete Johnson, who was manager
of. the Shell service station in jeff
erson, disappeared on Sunday, De-
cember rs, and a check up revealed
that he was short several hundred
dollars. Efforts to locate him proved
futile, but yesterday Mr.. Johnston
returned and pleaded guilty to
charges lodged against him. He
was placed in Jail and a bond of
$3.50 arranged Last night Mayor
Rufus Coward, owner of the sta
ton, stated that Johnson and his
family are now making plans to
pay off the shortage.
Bradley May, who formerly
worked for theA Shell station in
West Jeffersor was paced in
charge of the j kferSon station.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
PRESIDENT ADDRESSED
18TH CONGRESS MONDAY
Continued from Page One)

(COnt1nueQ from rage One)
But, in view of the suspense that
has been created by the speeches
of Robert H. Jackson, the assistant
attorney general, and Secretary
Ickes, accusing big business of 60
ing ION strike" against the govern
ment in an effort to free itself of all
restrictions, Mr.. Roosevelt's words
on this phase had been eagerly
awaited.
He had gone through three
fourths of his speech before he
reached it; vociferous applauses
had greeted his remarks on for
Asgn affairs, applause from some
and dour silence from others met
his comment on the wage-hour
question, and there was obviously
divided reaction among his hearers
to other points of his message.
Faced with the big task of work
ing out legislature that will termi-
nate the recession, please the New
Deal opposition, and at the same
time comply with the requests of
the President, Congress started
work Tuesday morning. What the
outcome will be, nobody knows.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
Ashe Boys Going
To Western Coast
Five County Lads Enrolled For
CCC Service. Quota Small
er This Time.

Five Ashe county boys were en-
rolled in Asheville yesterday for
CCC service in either Washington,
California or Oregon.
Just who these lucky boys are
was not learned in time for publ
cation. Easily yesterday morning
Miss Ruth Tugman took seven
pro; pective enrollers to AsheVIlle
and if of them meet the necessary
requirements, they will be sent to
the West coast
Those who went to Ashevile
were: Lee Baker FISHERMAN, of
Helton; Lloyd w. Grubb, Baldwin;
Fred E. Wilcox, West Jefferson;
Wilmer Lee Hurley, Silas Greek;
Bert Parsons, Jefferson; Charles
Noel Sheets, Wagner and Norge
John Baker, Crumpler.
The quota allotment for the state
this period was only 200 and Ashe
was fortunate in getting calls.
There are now about rs applica-
tons on file in Miss Tugman's office.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
DEATHS
MRS. MYRTLE JAMES
LAID TO REST SUN.

A large host of friends and re-
latives were shocked and grieved
by the passing of Mrs. Myrtle
James, prominent Ashe county
woman who lived near Warrens-
vile.
Mrs. James had been in poor
health for some time and when she
was stricken with pneumonia,
friends and loved ones knew that
the end wasn't far off. Last Sat-
urday she died at her home and
funeral services were held Sunday,
with interment being made in the
WEIGH cemetery. A large crowd of
people were present to pay their
last respects to the deceased.
She is survived by her husband,
S. w. James, and several children.
Frank, her oldest son, is member
of the Lansing school faculty and a
tax collector.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
Conference Cage
Battles Will Be
Resumed Friday
Four Double-Hea in COun-
ty Slated For Friday Night.
Three For Tuesday.

After couple of weeks Of rest,
Is Ashe county high school basket
ball teams will get back into ac-
ton tomorrow night as four con-
ference double-headers are on the
official schedule.
The Todd boys and girls play the
Jefferson cagers at Jefferson;
champion-leading Virginia. Carolina
at West jefferson; Riverview at
--Nathan's Creek; and Jefferson at
Todd.
Tuesday night the following
games are scheduled: Fleetwood at
Nathan's Creek; Healing Springs at
West Jefferson and Jefferson at
Lansing.
Now that the conference is pretty
well underway, all teams are going
to do their best to win every game
and thereby climb on top
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
Arnold Accepts A
Place In Winston
Manager Of Reins-Sturdivant
Funeral Home Here To
Leave Saturday.

Carl Arnold, who has been man.
ager of the Reins-Sturdivent Fun
eral Home here since it was estab-
lished year ago, rendered his res
ignation this week and accepted a
responsible position with the Vog-
Ter Funeral Home in Winston
Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold are
planning to move to Winston this
week end.
II certainly do hate to leave
West Jefferson and Ashe county.
but the Winston people made me
such an attractive offer that I car
hardly refuse to accept it," Mr.
Arnold said
II deeply appreciate the splen.
did patronage and fine co-opera-
ton that the people here have
given me-"
A successor to take Mr.. Arnold.
place had not been appointed yes
terday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
Postal Receipts
Here Largest In
History OF Office
Christmas Business Also Broke
Former Records. Receipts
Total $5,8O7.47.
JEFFERSON RECEIPTS OFF

1887 was the biggest year in the
history of the West Jefferson post
Office and the Yuletide business also
broke all former records, according
to reports compiled by Postmaster
B. D. Barr at the close of business
December 81.
The postal receipts of the local
office for 1887 amounted to $5,807.-
AZ, a gain of $995.81 over 1896 or
an increase of over 20 per cent.
Receipts for the last quarter were
$1566.36, a banner period and top
ped all other Christmas seasons,
proving that local business as a
whole was better than in former
years.
The money orders also climbed
to new heights in 1887 when a total
of $43, 332.88 worth of them were is
sued. Postmaster Barr estimated
that approximately go per cent of
this money was spent with mail or
der houses for merchandise which
could be purchased here at home.
In other words, over $4,000 left the
West Jefferson post office and went
to business houses in the south,
east and north.
Receipts of the Jefferson office
showed a slight loss as compared
with last year, Miss Irene Nor
phew, postmistress, announced. Her
postal receipts in 1887 were $2,114.-
38, as compared with 2,275.74 in
1886, or loss of $161.36.
This was due primarily to the
heavy election mailing of 1886, Miss
Morphew thinks.
Postmaster General James A..
Farley also announced this week
that the nations postal business in
1897 was the largest in it's history.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
% More Needy
Persons To Get
Checks In Jan
Ashe County's List OF Old Age
Dependents And Children
Reaches Total of 1877.

At a meeting of the Ashe county
welfare board held last Friday in
the welfare office in Jefferson, 28
additional applications for old age
assistance under the state Social Sc
curity Act were approved and sent
to Raleigh for final approval, with
instructions that they be added to
the county's large list of needy per-
sons receiving assistance.
A total of 159 persons in the
county received either old age or
aid to dependent children checks
in December, amounting to over
5000, and % new ones will bring
this list to a total of 1877 for Janu-
airy, although two of them will be
cut off, as they are now deceased.
The food commodity supplies for
this month arrived Tuesday and
are now ready for distribution to
the 1872 people in the county who
are eligible to receive these sup
plies. The supply room is located
in the basement of the county gar
age in Jefferson and is open every
morning. Mrs. Billy Gambill has
charge of this distribution. The
items this month consist of rice,
prunes, peas and lard.
every one who wants lard is
', asked to bring a container along
with him." Miss Ruth Tugman sug-
gests.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
Lyle's Accident
Trial Postponed
J. L. Rackley Injured in Acct
dent Near Glendale Springs
Last Week.

j. L. Rackley, superintendent of
the county prison camp, sustained
head injury in an automobile ac-
cident last week near Glendale
Springs.
Mr.. Rackley and his daughter,
Miss Vera Rackley, who was driv-
ing the car, were returning to the
Jeffersons when a truck, driven by
Kemly Lyle and belonging to his
father, Everett Lyle who runs a
store at Glendale Springs, pulled
out of side road. The two cars
collided and Mr. Rack1ey was
thrown against the windshield and
knocked partly unconscious.
Patrolman Thomas, who zap
peared on the scene shortly after
the accident, brought Mr.. Rackley
to West Jefferson for first aid
treatment.
Thomas later lodged charges
against Lyle, charging him with
operating a motor vehicle without
a drivers license and entering a
main highway in front of an ap-
preaching car, resulting in serious
damage.
The case was scheduled to be
heard before Magistrate H. C.,
Tucker, but the hearing was post
poned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
BOBIE JOE TAYLOR

Bobie Joe Taylor, 6-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bower Taylor who
live near West Jefferson, died Sum
day night after having been i'll for
two weeks with a severe case of
scarlet fever.
Funeral services for the child
were held Monday afternoon at the
home and interment followed in
the Scott cemetery. Besides his
parents, Bobie is survived by seve-
raj brothers and sisters, several of
whom are now sick with the same
disease.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
HILL BEATS HELM

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 4.-Lister
Hill, New Deal supporter, defeated
former Senator j. Thomas Helm in
Alabama's senatorial primary to-
day, apparently by 2 to vote.
The frock-coated Heflin, whose
speeches in the Senate before his
defeat in 1880 were favorites with
the gallery, heard the news of the
election from hospital bed at his
home town Lafayette.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
WYATT CHILDREN

During the past month Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Wyatt, of Transou,
have had the great misfortune OF
losing two sons.
On December 2, C. D. Wyatt, age
3 years, passed away and Tuesday
their three months old baby, R. c.,
died. Funeral services for both
children were held at the Ebeneze1
Presbyterian church by Rev. T. F
Rogers and Rev. J. w. Luke.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
MRS. JULIA OLIVER

Funeral services for Mrs. Julia
Oliver. age 70, who died at her
home in the Beaver Creek section
last Sunday, were held Monday and
burial was made in the Walters ce-
metery. Rev. Grover Trivett was
in charge of the service.
Mrs. Oliver, whose husband died
several years ago, is survived by
four sons: Lillard, George Walter
and Clint.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
FINAL SEAL REPORTS DUE

The Ashe county Christmas Seal
campaign to raise funds to fight
tuberculosis was a success, accord
ing to reports which Mrs. Blanche
Pless, chairman of the drive, has
received so far. Final reports are
due this week and Mrs. Pless urges
that all solicitors to submit their
reports to her at once.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06
UTILITIES COOPERATE

In order to make the Christmas
street lighting possible in West
Jefferson, the Northwest Carolina
Utilities company co-operate d
splendidly by furnishing the cur
rent for the lights without cost and
by taking down the wiring and
bulbs gratis Local merchants ap-
preciate this cooperation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-06

One hundred and fifty Almance
farmers braved cold day last
week to see r. E. Nance of State
College demonstrate how to kill
and cut pork for home curing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-14
Urges Help
For Chinese

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
chairman of the United Council
for Civilian Relief in China, has
advised the local group sponsor
ing the Bowl of Rice Party, Fri
day evening, June II, that the
flight of Chinese refugees before
the Japanese invaders is more
like a mass movement of popula-
ton than anything that has ever
before occurred in history, and
asks all help possible toward
making the Bowl of Rice Party
a success.
The Bowl of Rice celebration,
Friday, June II, in New York;
Chinatown will be described to
the entire United States through
the facilities of the Mutual
Broadcasting System, from 1l:15
to 1850 p M, Eastern Daylight
Saving Time. Two thousand 9TH
or parties are being held by the
United Council for Civilian Re-
lief in China.
There is much local interest in
the two Embarrassing events for
the purpose of helping the poor,
stricken Chinese, and it is expect
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-14
FIRE CARDS ARE
MADE AVAILABLE
CONTAIN ALL NUMBERS OF
ALARM BOXES GIVING
THEIR LOCATION

The new edition of the Revised
List of Fire Alarms, printed on at
tractive card material, has been
released by The Altman Press and
is now in process of distribution
to the city-at-large.
These cards contain all alarms
that are rung by the Fire Depart
ment, telling the location of fire
in the city. The card is printed in
cooperation with these twenty
four merchants of Key West
whose advertisements appear on
the card:
Pepe's Coffee Shop, j. r. Stow
ers Co, lifts Cash Grocery. Paul's
Tire Store, Sawyer Paint and
Cycle Store, OK Shoe Repair,
Ramonin's Restaurant, Frank
Johnson, Jeweler, Broadway Mar
ket, Maloney Bros, Arcner's Gro
Gerry, South Florida c. and F.. Co.,
G.. c. Roberts, Kress Store, Ber-
muda Market, Busy Bee Bakery,
Oriental Pharmacy, Coca-Cola
Company, Cave Inn Bar and Bar
BIO, Gardner's Pharmacy. Star
Cafe, Bakers Restaurant, Star
Coffee Mills and Allan B. Cleare.
Il These cards may be obtained by
residents by calling at The Art
man Press office in The Citizen
Building, .i@
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-14
VISITING GROUP ..s
GREATLY PLEASED
WITH STAY HERE
PARTY FROM TENNESSEE
REPRESENTS VARIOUS SEC
TONS OF STATE AND DIFF
FERENT PROFESSIONS

Happily interested was a group
of visitors who were in Key West
last week paying their first visit
to Key West and were so thor
oughly enthused with the many
attractions and novel sights with
which they were greeted, that
several of them declared their in
tention of returning in the win
ter for a longer stay.
The party made the trip from
Tennessee, representing different
parts of the state and various pro-
LESSONS. They were sixteen in
number and made the trip to Key
West in a Jefferson County school
bus. One of the first persons
they met was Roy Rogers, watch
man at the naval station, and who
comes from the same section of
Tennessee that most of the visi-
tors are from.
After a chat with Mr.. Rogers
the visitors continued their trip of
exploration going to the aqua
rum, where they were greatly
interested in the wonderful ar
ray Of fish which are in the tanks
at this time, and then spent a
while looking over the various
devices and equipment that is to
be found at the headquarters OF
the lighthouse department.
Members of the group declared
they had enjoyed themselves inn
mensely and were sorry that their
time was limited and they were
leaving on the return trip al
once. GDUkID
In the visiting group were: r
w. Anderson. W G. -Shipe, A. M
o. Evans. ]. II. Cate. e. s. French
Mode Anen,yJ. ]. Nicefys Henry
Shipe. Tom Shipe, NJ a. Webb,
Charles F. Wayland Bob Burnett
Bill Hawkins, Verlin DEFAULT
Rev II. F. Smith and Rev. r. G.
Barnes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-14
SEEKING MORE
FUNDS TO PAY
SCHOOL UNITS
COMPTROLLER HAS BROAD
ENED ACTIVITIES RELA-
TIVE TO SPECIAL CON.
TRACTORS LICENSE ACT
lsnecinl to The CIfixenl

TALLAHASSEE, June IA
Broadening the front of his drive
TO produce money for the school
teachers salary fund, Comptroller
J. NJ. Lee, turning to the special
contractors license act, has
clamped down on three of the
largest contractors operating in
the state and sheriffs in two
counties have comptroller's war
rants instructing them TO levy
on personal property of the de-
linquents to collect annual Ii
censes of $1,000 each required
under Chapter 1878, Acts of
1885.
Sheriff w. M. Inman, of Gads-
den County, has already levied
against the Batson-Cook Com
pany, whose main office is in
West Point, Georgia, and who
are contractors on the Nurses
Home at Chattahoochee, and
Sheriff Rex Sweat, of Duval
County. probably will levy today
or tomorrow under authority of
warrants placed in his hands
against General Electric Com
pany, whose main office is in
Schenectady, N. Y, and West
inghouse Electric and Manufae-
turing Company, whose main Of
flee is in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania.
The 1885 Act provides that all
contractors bidding on jobs in
excess of $4,000 shall pay an
annual license of 81, 900. all of
which shall go into the county
school fund.
More than a score of contract
ors are paying this license. The
cornptroileF's investigators who
have been in the field for the pas,
several months checking up on
violation of this act, however. re-
port large numbers of contract
ors not complying.
Comptroller Lee has stated
that the United States Supreme
Court recently rendered a deci-
sion that knocks out the claim 81
many of the contractors for ex-
emption and that as rapidly as
his men can make the rounds tbs
delinquent contractors will be re
CURED 10 ante up the $1,000 each
or warrants VIII be placed in the
hands Of the sheriff.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-14
PLAN DISPLAY
OF PRODUCTS
ANNOUNCE ESTABLISHMENT
OF BRANCH BUSINESS
IN KEY WEST

Of interest to residents of Key
West will be a visit on Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week
by G.. M. Mcclure of the Tropical
Awning Company of Miami and
Edwin c. Kinney. representing
the Marsh Wall Products of Dow
er, Ohio. These men announce
the establishment of a branch in
this city at the offices of the
Overseas Tile Company, FOG
White street, for the displaying of
their lines of awnings and vene-
tan blinds and wall-construction
material.
Marlite, manufactured by the
Marsh Wall Products Company, is
an easily applied material of last
ing quality, beautiful in appear
ance and the last word in walls
for kitchens, bathrooms, restau-
rants, bars, night clubs, hotels,
stores, etc. 1t comes in large
SneetS ana IN q Wlde variety Oh
plain colors, marble patterns and
wood grains.
Mr.. Mcclure, who recently es-
tablished factory in Miami, com
ing from Tennessee, introduces
full line of awnings, the first OF
this business classification to open
here. In addition, the Patterson
blinds viii be handled in this new
branch, proaucts of the Patterson
Shade Company of Indianapolis,
Ind
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-14

Sparkling Waters Rebekah
Lodge was host last evening to
Mrs. Olive Crosby, State Presi-
dent of the Rebekah Assembly of
Florida, and Dewitt Crosby, her
husband, Grand Patriarch of
Florida Encampment, at a ban
quet given at a local restaurant.
Toasts and singing made the eve
ming enjoyable.
Those attending were:
Mrs. Olive Crosby. president of
State Assembly; Mrs. Katie Log
an, D. D. president; Mrs. Julia
Knight, noble grand, Key West
lodge; Mrs. Flora Michael, vice
grand, Key West lodge; Mesdames
Cora Russell, Lillian Michael, Ca
mile Robinson, Edna Albury,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-14
CAMERA CLUB
ARRANCES FOR
ITS EXHIBITION
PLANS WE'RE COMPLETED AT
MEETING OF oRGANIzA.
TIoN CONDUCTED LAST
NIGHT

Last night at o'clock the
members of the Camera Club,
meeting in regular semi-monthly
session, completed final plans for
holding an exhibition of photo
graphs on July 2. Details per-
tanning to size of pictures, styles
Of mounts and all the myriad
items incidental to putting over a
successful gallery showing were
gone into very thoroughly by the
members and many helpful sug-
gestions were made and accepted.
Present plans call for the OPEN
ing of the show on July and an
open period of several weeks. An
attempt will be made to furnish
prizes for the best work shown.
AS now planned there viii be a
first, second and third prize.
After much discussion in re-
gard to the great amount of work
yet Ia be done il was decided that
another meeting should be called
before the next regular session
and Monday at 7:So .. m. was Sc
lccted.
Al this meeting an prints that
are 10 be offered for showing
must be presented as the work
committee viii have to take the
entries aud print them all into
one standard size. 1t is very inn
portant that an members desiring
to exhibit pictures be at the Spe-
cial meeting Monday night
The work committee will han
die all printing and eniarging ut
pictures for the showing and will
have the gallery size pho iokfasias
read for the june q meeting,
which VIII be the laSi before the
exhibition.
Any member who cannot at
tend Mondays meeting should
set N touch with the president,
Howard England. or the score.
tsry, Jack Harris. 50 his or her
pictures NAV be turned in.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-14
Banquet GiUen Last Night
Honoring Lodge Officials

Merties Bermudez, Abel VAIL,
Dorothy Johnson, Bernice Parks,
Belvie Herzog; Misses Freda Han
cock, Jessie Michael; John Robin
son, E. Norcissa, Dewitt Crosby,
G. p, Reggie Pritchard, Nicasio
Garcia, Christopher Knowles.
After the banquet a birthday
handkerchief shower was held at
the Odd Fellows Hall on Amelia
street, honoring the president.
Others attending the shower
were Mrs. Isobell Norcissa, Miss
Isabel Norcissa, Praxedes Nor
cissa, Humbalina Norcissa and
John Wheeler.
Cake and ice cream were serv-
ed after bingo was enjoyed by
everyone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-14
WANTED
l0O0 PEOPLE

Who have F. o. foot cdorl 10
make this overnight test. Entire
cost 30c. Must relieve sweaiY or
smelly feet overnight or THE 30c
BACK. Must stop Itching toes"
or THE 30c BACK. Just heal old
er cases of Athletes Foot or
THE soc BACK. Just say Tingol
TO any druggist. Locally at Card
ner's Pharmacy.