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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-12
Lansing Voters
Decline To Pay
Any Town Taxes
New Officers Chosen On Con-
tinued Program OF "No Town
Tax. Election Held Tues.


Page Robert Ripley! when is an
election not an election?"
Tuesday a town election was held
at Lansing and a completely new set
of officers was chosen without OPP
position, but the actual election
took place before the day~of the
election, according to statements
made by interested Lansing citizens.
For 10 years or longer, the town
of Lansing has been incorporated,
but strange as it may seem, no taxes
have been levied or collected dur
ing this time.
With the mayor, clerk and alder
men giving their services, water sys-
tenn provided by a private concern
and individuals and merchants chip
ping in and paying for police pro-
lection, the town has managed to
operate without taxation.
AS the size of the town has in
creased and it's services expanded,
members of the old board of alder
men are said to have thought that
it would be wise to levy town taxes.
They also stated that this was neces-
sary to keep the corporation chart
er.
This recommendation, it was point
ed out though, did not meet with
popular favor and group of new
officers sought election and were
elected Tuesday without opposi-
ton.
The new officers are: Ernest Car
ty, mayor; E. L. Childers, clerk; S.
N. Baldwin, B. A. Sexton, c. N. Da-
Wis, w. T. Shumate and T. r. Weav-
er, aldermen. The old officers were:
Lee Sheets, mayor; ]. E. Campbell.
Clerk; J. o. Blevins, J. L. Sturgills,
A. H. Campbell and R. E. Farmer,
aldermen.
The question of "taxes or no taxes
seemed to have been settled in a
peaceful and orderly fashion!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-12
Air Mail Plane To
Visit Here. May l9
Plane To Land Here At 1890
Next Thursday AS Part OF
Weeks Observance.

Due to it's high altitude and the
strong winds that blow several
months during the year, Ashe .coua-
ty and vicinity are "air minded" ~
all times, but next week its eitizets
will be more "air@ conscious" than
ever before, as Uncle Sam is going
to send fast "mail' plane to West
Jefferson to pick up what is hoped
will be large "air mail pouch.
The plane will arrive and land
here at the ball park next Thurs
day at 1890 o'clock noon and re-
main here for IS minutes. It will
come here from Lenoir and Boone
and will leave at las for Sparta
and Elkin, Postmaster B. D. Barr
states.
The plane came here yesterday on
a test fight and did not have any
trouble landing at the local field.
This is the first time in the history
of the county that Ashe is to receive
a visit from an "air mail" plane. Its
coming here is part of the observ-
ance of National Air Mail week
which will be celebrated next week
throughout the country.
Postmaster Barr and other post
masters in the county are urging,
"send your letters by air mail next
week.. They point out that it only
costs three cents more to send
them "via air route. A letter 60
ing to California, for instance, win
get there about three days sooner
by air mail than by train.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-12
Democrats To Name
Delegates Sat. P. M.

Ashe county delegates to the state
Democratic convention to be held in
Raleigh next Thursday, will be Sc
lected at a countrywide meeting at
the courthouse Saturday afternoon,
starting at o'clock, Ira T. john
ston, chairman of the county execu-
tive committee, announced again
this week.
The county has quota of around
SO delegates and a complete list OF
alternates to the convention will al
so be chosen Saturday.
Delegates to the county conven-
ton were named at township meet
ings held last Saturday afternoon at
the various voting places.
Delegates from the local town
ship included C. NJ. Payne, Ed Barr,
DIR. r. C. Ray, Ed Miller, r. W. Col
ward, T. C. Duncan, G. Z. Snow,
Howard Stanley, Dean Mcmillan,
Robert Barr, Jesse Reeves, Gale
Mcmillan, H. r. Vannoy, Wade
vannoy, Ed Jones, Carl Coward, P,
C. Wright, w. G. Vannoy, S. S. Shu-
maker, Walter Ray, Emmett Stan
ley, Walter Phillips, w. p. Hamil-
ton, Ed Koontz, G. B. Gambill,
Thomas Bowie, H. c. Tucker, c. P.
Mcmillan, Wade Vannoy, Charles
McNeill, George Doggett.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-12
This Saturday Is
Deadline On Filing
Burley Applications
New Growers Must Make Appli.
cations At Once. AllOtmentS
For Others Given.
TO HEAR COMPLAINTS

All farmers in Ashe county who
would like to raise a crop of hurley
tobacco for the first time this year,
have until Saturday to place their
applications with County Agent c.
J. Rich for an acreage allotment.
In accordance with instructions
from Raleigh, the deadline on filing
these new applications is Saturday
and it is advisable to have an allot-
ment before raising any hurley to-
bacco.
Mr.. Rich said yesterday that a
total of 165 new applications have
already been received and he be-
lieves there is a possibility of get
ting approval on many of them, if
not all.
Acreage allotments for 1888 for
all farmers who have previously
raised hurley tobacco have been
made out by the county committee
in keeping with a uniform system
based on production of each farm
er IN the past three years, less lO
percent of the average. Marketing
quotas viii be announced later, but
they will be in line with the acre
age.
IF it appears to you that mis-
take has been made in computing
your allotment, or if you are GER
tain that the committee does not
have all of the information in re.
gard to your case you may appear
before the county committee at the
IA or 81, from 9 a. m. to / p. M, p
IA or 81, from 8 a. m. to p. M,
Mr.. Rich advised. the. group A and
B farmers in letter giving them
their allotment quota.
It is understood that the county
allotment for 1888 is larger than in
previous years. The committee tried
to make the aIlotments fair and
square and according to a definite
system of production and will be
glad to hear any complaints. ]. B
Price is chairman of the committee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-12
Hackett Says No.
10 Project Will
Be Let I'm June
Mysterious Delay Expected To
End Soon. Claim Parkway
Funds Charged To County.

"Ashe county's Highway No. 16
road project will certainly be in
cluded in the June letting" j. Cor
don Hackett, district highway COM
missioner, assured the editor of
The Post at the bus route celebra-
ton meeting in Boone last Friday
night.
II told you last month that it
would be in the May letting and
I'm mighty sorry that it WON'T" he
declared. However, all details
have now been worked out and
you can be assured of the fact that
it will be given approval in June"
The cause for the delay on the
6 or Emile grading and surfacing
of portion of the important road
from Warrensville to Tennessee,
which has taken place again this
year, is something of mystery.
Interested local citizens declare
that highway officials in the dis
trict and at Raleigh have been pas
sing the buck between each other.
It is also stated that highway Of
ficials are claiming that the money
spent by the state on the Parkway
is logically being charged to the
county's part of the general high
way funds for construction and
maintenance. This does not seem
fair and it is hoped that a commit
tee will investigate it at once.
Some action should also be TAX
en- on the proposed project on the
West Jefferson-Boone highway
but nothing can be done until indi-
viduals living in the section agree
to agree and not disagree as to To-
cation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-12
State American
Legion Leader Is
Principal Speaker
Around 1000 Persons Attended
Celebration. Johnston Master
Of Ceremonies.
DINNER is SERVED

Lansing, May 1.-THE pledge of
the American Legion of North Car
olina to support and promote with
all of its resources the cause Of edu-
cation in the state and nation was
renewed here this morning by Hec-
tor C.. Blackwell, state commander,
in an address at the corner stone
laying ceremony Of the new $4,000
Lansing high school building, held
under the auspices of the Ashe
county post of the Legion.
SIN dedicating this building to the
cause of a more enlightened citizen
ship, we pledge to the children of our
state a full measure of devotion and
service to every movement designed
to make North Carolina a land of
equal opportunity for every boy and
girl within it's bounds Blackwell
declared.
He paid tribute to his fallen COM
rades and said, ''the memory of
those who have labored and sacri-
feed in order that we might live the
abundant life and enjoy the bless
ings of liberty, justice and democ-
racy will continue to inspire us to
carry on.
In addition to cultural instruction,
the state Legion commander said
that one of the important functions
of the school today Is that of inn
! parting to children the vital and
fundamental principles of good gov
eminent and good citizenship.
''By good government mean the
traditional form of a free govern
ment of free men, such as was es-
tablished by the constitution Of the
United States and under which we
have enjoyed the blessings OF 1iber-
ty for $50 years." he explained.
"And by good citizenship I mean
that type Of citizenship which is es-
sential to the preservation of patri-
otism, of honesty, courage and Of
law and order 'here in a land where
crime is all too prevalent.
Our troops went to Europe in
1917 and engaged in the most deadly
war known to history. It was said
that the ideal and primary purpose
was to save the world for democra-
cy and to end all wars. We accom-
plished neither of those high pur-
poses. Today wars and dictators
are trying to rule the world.
people come here from other
countries where they have found no
freedom of speech and take advan-
tage of the privileges which we ac-
cord of the liberty of free speech
and of free press to denounce our
own form of government and to
plead the cause of all kinds of Euro
pean isms', all of which are foreign
to what we are pleased to call
Americanism.
"Such influences have sought des-
/ perately to find their way into our
schools, but they have been repealed
by an army of loyal, patriotic, de-
termined teachers who have stood
like stone walls against such at
tempts to infiame and confuse the
minds of our school children"
Supt. J. B. Hash introduced the
outstanding speaker and Ira T.
Johnston, prominent Ashe county
attorney, acted as master of cere-
monies and extended words of well
come to the 1000 or more people
| who assembled in front of the new
building now under construction for
the impressive cermony.
A number Of people were recog-
Continued on Page Eighty
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JOSEPHINE BLEVINS

Josephine Blevins, age ~, of
Tuckerdale, died last Wednesday.
She is survived by her father, Roby
Blevins, of Tuckerda1e; one broth
er, Edward Blevins, of Tuckerdale;
two sisters, Mrs. Pearl FISHERMAN,
of Tuckerdale and Mrs. Edna Col
Inns, Combia, Virginia. Funeral SER
vice was held from the Tuckerdale
Baptist Church, May S, with Revs.
Donley Hart and Eli Graham offici-
ating.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-12

what you have to sen
Or what you want to
buy il The Skyland
Post which is read Ia
more than 90 percent
Of the homes in Ashe.
Resolves to make busi-
ness better in 1888.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-12
ASHE COUNTY

Is the air conditioned
section of North Caro-
! lima w hose altitude
ranges from 5000 to S.
900 feet ;above sea level.
Is miles of the PARK
WAY run through the
county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-12

DIR. J. K. Hunter, prominent local
dentist who has been in the Wilkes
hospital since Sunday suffering from
an acute sinus infection, is greatly
improved and he expects to return
home this week end.
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

From Cuba

Mr.. aid Mrs. j. D. Montero
and their niece, Miss Ana Maria
Montero, have arrived in Wash
ington and are at the Shore
ham, where they Will remain only
until tomorrow when they will
leave fol- their home in Ha-
vana. They will go by way of
Miami, Fla.
Miss Ana Maria Montero is
the sister OF Miss Margarita
Montero, who makes her home
with DR.. and Mrs. Albertini
when they are in Washington,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Montero are
brother and sister-in-law of
Mrs. Albertini. 1t is Ana Maria's
first visit to Washington. She
and her uncle and aunt came
to New York on the maiden
voyage of the steamship Brazil
which carried a large diplomatic
representation to the United
States from South America, hav-
ing sailed from Buenos Aires.
They have been visiting all the
major South American ports,
and arrived in New York last
Wednesday.
X
Mrs. William o. Tydings, of
Baltimore, is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. w. L. w. Whitley,
and Mr.. Whitley, at the Shore
ham
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

New York, who disillusioned all
Gotham's loveliest debbies, post-deb-
bies and young divorced matrons who
had formed any hope of grabbing
him. Guido, as you remember, mar
ried Tatiana Conus, Rooshian gal,
who, as it is natural for a White
Rooshian, wasn't exactly swimming
in gold. He now is consul in Canada
Very fortunately for the prestige
of the Italian Embassy, Mobile Bene-
detto Capomazza del Marchesi di
Campolattaro, another poppy bache-
lor, remains in Washington to con-
sole our lovelies. But two is more
than one!. Let's hope that another
pretty" substitute shall come!
En- PEASANT I'll take a shack
stitch When I said last Friday
that photographer of Life Maya
zine took pictures of walters in
stead of officials under instigation
of Hank Gibbons. the big joker, at
the reception at the Cuban Embassy
for Colonel Batista, I made a little
mistake. The cameraman was not
from Life, but one of Colonel Ba-
tista's staff (who was formerly an
I. N. P. photographer, and when he
went to Cuba, dropped his American
citizenship to become a Cuban and
work for the Cuban dictator. I'm
afraid, though, that this story is
even worse. Can you imagine Colo
mel Batista looking at the picture of
all the Washington walters I'd
like to see his expression, and espe-
cially that of the snapper. Also,
that Washington Society columnist,
who mentioned that Colonel Batista
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

and niece of Allison and Bill
Miller, is very delighted over
the arrival of a brand-new boy
at her house, the third son in
this family.
THE Catalogue Division over
L in the Library Of Congress
was no end surprised recently
when two bewildered looking
women walked in and asked,
"just where do we buy our tick
ets." They, most unhappily for
everyone, including themselves,
though they were in the Union
Station.
ELEANOR WELLS, daughter
II of DR.. and Mrs. Walter
Wells, and Mrs. John Pritchett
have just opened a very dill.
ferent little shop in town. 1t Is
patterned on the famous Lon
don Landmark, where one can
go and find practically every
thing under the sun. All Of
which one can do in this little
shop here and the, name of the
shop is "Old Caledonia"
MRS. JOHN E. FOWLER and
U1 her pretty daughter, Dor
othy Gould Fowler, are motor
ing today to Florida to spend
the next six months at their
place in Palm Beach. The
house there is especially attrac-
tive, right on the water and has
a patio that is a mass Of bloom,
continually and-when the we'll
known Florida moon fails to
shine, Mrs. Fowler has some
sort of an electrical arrange
ment in the patio that makes
its own silver moonlight.
VAY O'TOOLE, who is a
IN pretty, petite brunette, and
daughter of the John OTooleS,
is taking time from her studies
at Visitation Convent to give q
luncheon at Pierre's, tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

gent. because Prince "Marcellino"
has charm, great continental savoir
faire, an old name with a title, and
is, what we say in America, pleas
antly "well off" . Being one of the
most dashing and glamorous bache-
lors of the diplomatic corps, the Ital-
ian blue blood would have been an
excellent catch for a hoping ODE
titled glamourette. But now Mar
cellino already is starting to pack,
and there is very, very little hope
that any gorgeous American lassie
may persuade him to take her along
with him to his romantic land Any
way, Signor Mussolini is not so easy
going about his diplomats marrying
foreign LADIES'.
The case of Prince del Drago is
very similar to that one of Prince
Guido Colonna, Italian vice consul in
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

was a very "colorful' man, didn't
realize what she was getting in for!
Three debutantes, two from Philly,
Helen and Emily Cresson, and one
from Dee Gee, Peggy Townsend. were
honored at cocktail party and a
small dinner following by Mrs. Wal
ter Tuckerman and her charming
young daughters at Edgemoor the
other day. OF course, large promi-
nence of re younger set. Maisie
Howard, a cute little blonde, was
there surrounded by large contin-
gent of young SWANS. L bring her
to your attention, my pets. She's an
other little debbie who'll make hit
this year. Johnnie Galliher, that
party-goer, told us with nonchalance
that he was going to a very small
cocktail party at the Zuberbuhlers -.
Gee, Johnnie, amt you a success?
Surely, you're going to the lunch
con that Sonora de Zuberbuhler is
lavishing for Peggy Townsend to-
morrow. and on the same evening
to the dinners Mrs. Chaplin and Capt.
and Mrs. Magruder are giving before
the Wilkinsons' dance. A little
Navy girl, Margaret Jeschke, will be
feted by Colonel Newgarden Novem-
Der 26. .Stellita Stapleton will give
another dinner December 16. The
Charles Whites have issued invita-
tions for small dance for their
daughter, Mary Alice, at the Sui
grave December %. "Slim" Jeschke.
daughter of Major and Mrs. Jeschke,
will make her debut at her grand
mothers home, Portledge, Decem.
Der 26.
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

would enchant ones soul.
TACK VICTOR, who departed
d his attractive house in George
town for a visit to Budapest, is
writing back to Washington
friends that he now has full
fledged job over there. OF course,
young Jack is so completely
loaded down with worldly goods
that if he never got a job 1t
wouldn't make one bit of differ
ence. However, the one he has
and he vows it is the truth
pays him, in American money,
exactly IS cents a week.
MRS. BARGE HARTZ is in a
IVA very depressed state of mind.
Arriving home after a two
weeks gay and gala time in
Cleveland, she discovered that
the head of her house had taken
their young son back to board
ing school the Sunday before
and had had nasty accident
on the road back. The head of
the house, by some miracle, eS-
capped without scratch. but, as
he explained to his wife, 1.-THE
car was smashed to pieces and
totally ruined" Mrs. Hartz was
properly sorry, and added, 1T
is too bad your car Is ruined,
dear, but it couldn't be helped"
Mr.. Hartz considered for a mo-
ment, then chuckled outright,
But 1t wasn't my car" he ex-
planned. "It was your own Cadil-
lac was driving" We under
stand that Mrs. Hartz was re-
vived at the end of half hour.
X X X
A ZADIA NEWMAN, famous
"A portrait painter and now
married to Walter (movie actor
Cotton, is here in town and visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Edmund
Cammack. Acadia is faScinat-
ing person, temperamental and
exotic looking, and we will never
forget the sensation she created
when she returned from some
of her various travels with a
tiny cat which she dressed as
smartly as herself and took
everywhere with her, including
luncheons, dinners and night
clubs.
X X
THE Elliott Bowles' very tiny
l. daughter has been chris
tened Brenda Anne, which some
how just suits the cunning one.
X X X
MRS. CHARLES GROOME,
U1 the former Marjorie Miller,
daughter of Mrs. J. H. Miller
The Washington times., 1938-11-22
II. r. DulanyS Celebrate
Their Golden AnnlUerSQry

Recalling the glamorous days
of their marriage-Some so
years ago-Mr. and Mrs. H.
Rozier Dulany celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last
night at their home in Wyoming
Avenue.
The wedding of Miss Ann
Carter and Mr.. Dulany, long a
familiar figure in the Virginia
hunting country where he has
bred some of the best race
horses of the day on his farm
Oakley, at Upperville, was per-
formed in the Governors
Mansion in Richmond when
Fitzhugh Lee, a cousin of the
bride, was governor of Virginia.
KILOGRAMS ARRIVE
The couple were showered all
day with kilograms of con-
graduation, flowers of every
variety and gifts-appropriately
gold. A host of golden chrysan-
themums bedecked the house.
Preceding the party a dinner
was given. Members of the
family attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. Rozier Dulany, jr., son and
daughter-in-law; Miss Juliet
Dulany. granddaughter; Ben
jamin w. Dulany, grandson:
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Carter, of
Richmond, Va, brother and
The Washington times., 1938-11-22
Navy Side

Cheering on the Navy side
will be the Chief of Naval OPP
erations and Mrs. William D.
Leahy and they will have a
party of guests with them. Mrs.
Malin Craig, wife of the Chief
of Staff of the U. S. A., will at
tend the game with group of
Army friends.
So much for the chiefs of
the two sides, but the largest
group will be the rooters, who
include the families, friends and
followers of the competing
teams. 1t will be they who make
up the colorful spectacle, large
ly dependent on the whim of
"old man weather"
The Washington times., 1938-11-22
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The Washington times., 1938-11-22
CannnnaCkS
Hosts

Mr.. and Mrs. John Edmund
Cammack have as their guests
at their home on Tilden Street,
Mrs. Cammack's sister, Mrs.
Scott Cotton, and Miss Arleen
Whelan, both of Hollywood,
Calf.
Mrs. Cotton is well known in
Washington. She is a recent
bride, and is better known as
Acadia Newman. She is a por-
trait artist of note, and has
been commissioned to paint
many of Hollywood's leading
stars. She is a native Washing
tonian, and lived in the Capital
until five years ago, when she
went to Hollywood.
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

Royal and Imperial
Italian Embassy, is
leaving Washing
ton in a month or
so never to come
b a c k Marcel
limo" h as be e n
transferred to an
o t h er post. Il
don't have to tell
you the sorrow
that this news has
provoked in the
feminine con t in
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

J.S.A.. the Secretary's aide.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife
of the Secretary of Navy.
hasn't missed football game in
this vicinity in many day and
there's hardly anything that
would keep her away from her
Navy box on Saturday. She, too,
will be hostess to a group on her
private car and in the group
with her will be Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, the Minister Of the
Union of South Africa, Ralph
William Close; the former Am
bassador to Argentina and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, the Secre-
tary's aide. Capt. John R.
Beardall and Mrs. Beardall and
Mrs. SwanSon's son, Douglas
Dean Hall.
The Washington times., 1938-11-22
Is Recuperatfng

Mrs. Clifton Webb, the former
Lillian Cutlip, is resting COM
fortably in Emergency Hospital
following an emergency ap-
pendectomy yesterday after
noon.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Stone Of
White Plains, N. Y, and Sea
Island, Ca, are at the Ward
man Park Hotel while here.
The Washington times., 1938-11-22
GambriILs Return

Representative and Mrs. Ste
phen w. Cambria have closed
their home, Linden Manor, at
Laurel, Md, and are at the
Shoreham, where they will make
their residence until next sum-
mer.
X 4 Il
Miss EStelle E. MorS of Berke-
ley, Calf, is at the Dodge.