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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
Compromise Reached On Wage
And Hour Bill, Southerners Win
Differentials Are Granted To
Southland BY Conferees.
To Set Up Boards.

A compromise on the New Deals.
famous "wage-hour'' bill was
reached last week end, with the
southern congressman winning out
in their contention of having wage
differentials established for the
south.
The bill came up in the House
Tuesday, and is expected to pass at
this session of Congress which is
scheduled to adjourn soon.
The compromise would establish
an immediate minimum wage of Is
cents an hour and a 44-hour work
week in all industries, engaging in
or affecting interstate commerce.
The wage minimum would be in
creased to 80 cents an hour and the
work week reduced to AZ hours in
the second year.
Thereafter, federal administra-
tor would name industrial boards.
on which management, labor and
the public would be Represented,
to increase the wage rate to 40 cents
and reduce the work week to 40
hours within the next five years.
In frank surrender to the South
and to avoid a threatened filibusN
er by southern senators-the con-
ferees empowered these boards to
recommend the exemption of any
industry after the second year from
increasing wages or reducing hours.
based on economic factors, .includ-
ing cost of living, prevailing wages,
transportation costs or to prevent
unemployment. r.
~ Southern industries are expected
to benefit from these exemptions
but IN any event, they must pay 80
cents an hour and hold the, work
week to AZ hours within two years.
There can be no exemptions from
these minimum requirements.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

Would you give few dollars to save child's
life or to enable crippled child to have the use
of his limbs restored So that he or she could
live normal, happy and prosperous life? Of
course you would!
Well, that is exactly what you will be doing
if you contribute little money to the establish
ment of full-time health department in Ashe
Allegheny and Watauga counties
During the past year Miss Pearl Weaver has
health department The summary of her activi-
ties and the services which she has rendered
that were published in last weeks paper should
convinced everyone to make liberal contribu-
ton In order that this work be continued and
may be expanded in the county.
The halfway mark has already been passed
An extension of time has been granted by the
State Board of Health and the fine contributions
made by the Ashe county post of the American
Legion, Mrs Herbert Littlewood and other or
CARNATIONS and individuals should inspire
everyone to give something
Even though you can only spare one, two or
five dollars, we urge that you send in contri-
button. If it is not convenient to send in the
money at this time, send in pledge and make
the payment later.
This is rare opportunity 'to do good turn"
and to be of service to humanity Allegheny
county has already pledged its part. Are we go
ing to let our neighbors down as well as our
own fellow citizens who need this service? We
think not.
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16

and
Ke4neD
BY
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

There. amt no more Harry Gam.
They now have name really signi-
ficant. Hurry Cane. Hurry" is
right.
Reynolds won the BOBBY Prize
again.
Poor little shovel handle don't
you weep. You'll be standing when
he falls asleep.
They have an election probe in
High Point. About the only proof
in this country is digging up names
in the cemetery.
Thirty five years is required for
the minimum age for the precinct
of the United States. The reason
there are no women candidates is no
woman ever becomes that old.
The political parties are Cork US
ing around little.
Hurry Cane and Harry Gam. A
rose by any other name, will smell
as sweet. =.
Twenty two divorce cases ON doc
ket last week. This was a sort of
RENO-yation week., ~
+sas8ssG5
Need by the PWA an insecticide
to keep the cut worms from cutting
off the shovel handles. fg,~rt,,:.
= 80 +:.,v,
l don't know whether this is such
bad world or not. tits the. best
1 have ever been in. r. ,reg M
People speed through il this town
as if they did not see it. Most of
such fellows. never saw town any
way. -
Napoleon took fits and so did Ju-
Illus Caesar. Hitler and Musselena
take fits but they are the wrong
sort to make them rank with these
other celebrated gentlemen.
No use to try to argue and mess
with ignorance. It is hard enough
to get along with, intelligence. and
superstition.
People do not understand super
stition or they would not take to
their heels in the community of the
graveyard.
Encore: It takes a sensible" per-
son to know his onions.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
CHAMBERLAIN DENIES
PROTECTION TO SHIPS

London, June 14.-Prime Min
lister Neville Chamblain refused
today to use any Of Great Brit
aims new ornaments to halt the
repeated bombing Of British
ships in Spanish ports. "
He explained to q critical, if
not hostile, house Of commons
that effective protection could
not be guaranteed British ships
calling at war zone ports un-
les Britain were prepared to
take an active part in hOstiii-
ties" 4 I
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
BRIEF News
FROM
Everywhere
MCCALL PLEADS GUILTY
OF KIDNAPPING CHARGE

Miami, Fla, June 14.-Frank-
lin Pierce Mccall pleaded gull
ty at a preliminary hearing to-
day to the $4,000 ransom kid
mapping of James Bailey Cash,
Jr., a crime that carries a death
penalty in Florida, and the
court arranged to hear evidence
tomorrow.
Mccall limited at an insanity
defense. His special guard,
Clyde TOIs0n, quoted him as
saying 81 haven't been feeling
right and would like an alien
list to examine me-.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
DIR. HODGIN TO PREACH
IN JEFFERSON SUN. A. M.

DR.. c. E. Hodgin, guest preacher
in the Foster Memorial Christian
Chautauqua and a former Moderat-
or of the Synod of North Carolina,
will preach in the Jefferson Pres
byterian church on Sunday morn
ing at HOO a. m. Rev. F. S. Morris
will preach in the evening.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
PARTY DISCIPLINE

Few things that can occur in democracy
are SO potentially dangerous to the human liber-
ties upon which the democratic principle is
based as unrestricted control of government by
a single partys without effective opposition That
is true, by whatever name the party ia control IS
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
Letters To Editor
The Skyland Post,
West Jefferson, N. c.
.noor ES;+or.


West Jefferson, N. c. .-.-
Dear Editor:
Enclosed find check for $1.oo
which renews my subscription to
your paper for year. like your
paper fine and think all Ashe coun-
ty citizens should take it.
Also enclosed is the blank of the
Hospital Expense and I hope all
Ashe county people will mail in
their Hospital Expenses, as Ashe
needs hospital in West Jefferson.
So if you haven't blanks, mail in
on paper what you spent last year
in any hospital. Get busy and let's
see what Ashe did really spend.
Yours very truly,
FRANK FARMER.
Nogales international., 1938-09-24

home to help "the folks, here are
some of the jobs they did on Uncle
Sans forests in this State during
the year ending last July l:
Put in more than 1000 man-days
in preventing or controlling forest
fires. The fire-fighting part of it
was work of the most eXhausting
kind, sometimes requiring hiking
over mountainous country and SUI
per-human effort in heat and
choking smoke, with limited rest
until the danger was past. Hun
dreds of acres of forest land in
Arizona which is green today would
be black and SCARED but for the
aid the CCC gave the Forest Serv-
ice.
AS a stitch in time, CCC work.
Nogales international., 1938-09-24
CCC Increases
Output OF Work

More power to the CCC', the
wish of almost every American who
has seen the fine work being done
by youths of the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps, has become a reality
since each camp in the Southwest
was brought up to full strength Of
200 men.
Authorized strength per camp was
held to 165 men during the past
two years because the Corps was
divided into larger number of
camps. When Congress extended
the life of the CCC this year, until
1910, and set the total strength at
100000, the number of camps was
stabilized at 1900. This allows 200
men to a camp.
"It was good news to the Forest
Service and the other federal
agencies using CCC Camps" said
Edward p Ancona, CCC admins
trative officer for the Forest Serv-
ice in New Mexico and Arizona.
"The 20 per cent increase in man
power means we can get 20 per cent
more work done by the camps"
The nineteen CCC Camps in
charge of the Forest Service in Ari-
zona and New Mexico were brought
up to full strength of $500 men
during July. AS result, the camps
not only used their entire quota
of Arizona and New Mexico youths,
but had room for an additional
number from eastern states.
First opportunity to expand the
the work program, said Mr.. Ancona
comes when the old work period
ends on October l and a new six
month period begins.
Nogales international., 1938-09-24

ers built more lookout towers, three
miles Of fire-breaks and reduced
hazard on five miles of roadside
and trailside. BY adding 1876 miles
of truck trails or minor roads to eX-
isting system on the National For
ests, and maintaining more than
1000 miles of such arteries, they
made it possible for firefighting
crews to get to the scene in less
time.
Another contribution in that
field was 10 more miles of horSe
and stock trails, construction of So
miles of telephone line to augment
Forest Service communication IA
cilities, and the maintenance of
478 miles of telephone line.
The road and trail work was val
ued not only from the standpoint
of protection and administration of
National Forests, but also because
it made the forest areac more ac-
cessible to the public for health
full, outdoor recreation.
Recreational opportunities were
enhanced by addition Of 81 acres
to the area of improved camp
grounds or picnic grounds. CCC
workers built So camp toves or
fireplaces, IS tables -and-bench sets
and many toilets and waste dis
pocal systems.
They built two fish rearing
ponds, planted IS 900 fish, develop.
ed one and one-half miles Of fish
ing streams, and planted food for
Wildlife on IS acres.
Five thousand acres of National
Forest grazing land were treated
against rodents and predatory ami
mails.
Construction of lat miles of
fence and maintaining Of 127 miles
of existing fence helped keep stray
livestock from double grazing range
already in use, and preventing 9TH
er forms of trei pass.
Water resources were improved
by building SO impounding or di-
version dams, drilling even wells
and developing springs and other
sources.
Erosion control work on National
Forest land included IN tallation of
1900 check dams, seeding or sod
ding large area. and excavating
channels and bitches to carry off
the flow in gullies.
Nogales international., 1938-09-24

insure comfort and convenience to
passengers travelling to our southern
neighbors aboard these ships.
All three ships have up-to-date
modern, deluxe appointments, and
are equal in comfort, luxury and sea-
worthiness to any of the trans-Atlan-
tic liners.
Each of the Good Neighbor Fleet
boats accommodates 400 first and
tourist class passengers, and each
has an average speed of Is knots
per hour. They are twin-screw and
the largest turbo-electric liners ever
built in the United States. They are
provided with swimming pools and
luxurious public rooms, staterooms
and suites. Passenger accomnloda-
tions are specially adapted to tropi-
cal weather conditions and each YES
sci has general cargo space of 490,-
600 cubic feet and refrigerated cargo
space of 100000 cubic feet.
For years existing steamship SER
vice between the east coasts of
North and South America has been
considered inadequate. Because of
the development of closer interna-
Nogales international., 1938-09-24

tXIHEN the SIS Brazil sails from
w New York harbor Saturday,
Oct. s, for Rio de Janeiro, Monte
video, Santos and Buenos Aires,
Uncle Sam will inaugurate the first
deluxe steamship service to South
American east coast ports in an
effort to take care of rapidly expand
ing tourist and freight trade between
the Americas.
Three modern luxury liners, each
more than 600 feet in length and
each having a displacement of
$4,000 tons, will comprise the new
Good Neighbor Fleet, which will be
operated by the United States Mari
time Commission under the name of
the American Republics Line.
The steamships assigned to the
new South American service are the
SIS Brazil, the SIS Argentina and the
SIS Uruguay, formerly the SIS Vir-
ginia, the SS Pennsylvania and the
IS California, operating in inter-
coastal service between New York
and San Francisco. Approximately
81 ,OO0, 900 has been spent recently to
Nogales international., 1938-09-24
Another Year OF
c. c. Progress
In Arizona

Workers in Civilian Conservation
Corps camps on National Forests
in Arizona more than earned their
keep during the last fiscal year,
according to compilations just COM
pleted by the U. S. Forest Service.
In return for their food, cloth
ing, housing, medical care, educa-
ton, training in various lines of
work, and pay of $50 a month, of
which approximately $25 is sent
Nogales international., 1938-09-24
SID OSBORN HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney P. Osborn
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly Turner
passed through here Tuesday en-
route to their homes in Phoenix
from trip to Guaymas.
Nogales international., 1938-09-24

Above picture SHOWS Ine IiTSt CldSS
passengers dining salon on the SIS.
Argentina and gives some idea Of
the luxurious appointments aboard
ships Of Uncle Sans new "Good
Neighbor" fleet.
At left is shown the swimming pool
on the SIS. Uruguay. Each of the
ships in the fleet have such pools
on their aft decks, making outdoor
swimming a popular sport through
out most Of the long voyage across
the equator.
tional relations between the United
States and the countries of South
America, with resulting expansion
of trade and cultural ties, the United
States Maritime Commission decid-
ed last spring that service between
these countries required immediate
| improvement.
Whereupon, the Maritime Com
mission acquired the three liners
| from the Panama Pacific Line and
Immediately began the task of re-
conditioning them. The SIS Brazil
was reconditioned at a Newport
News, Va. shipyard, and the SIS Ar
gentina and the SIS Uruguay were
overhauled at the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation, Brooklyn,
New York. The New York shipping
| firm of Moore e Mccormack Co.,
Inc, will act as managing agents of
the American Republics Line until
Jan. for the account of the Mari
time Commission. After that date,
| the American Republics Line will
be operated by Moore & McCor-
mack under charter from the gov
ernment.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22
Chamber Of Com
merce Elect Officers

At a meeting held in the ]. p.
Hall Monday evening and attend
ed by some 80 Coolidge business
men the following were elected as
officers of the Coolidge Chamber
of Commerce for 1899: President,
w. c. Ketchersid; 1st vice presi-
dent, Ben Jarratt; End vice presi-
dent, George Irwin; 3rd vice presi-
dent, Grover Hall; Treasurer, Karl
Payne, first board member, G. w.
Lewis; 2nd Board member Kenyon
Harris. The new officers will as
sumo their duties at the first meet
ing of the Chamber in January.
Hank Robertson of Florence ap-
peared before the assembly after
the regular meeting was concluded
and urged attention to the matter
Of redistricting Pinal county. In
support OF his contention he cited
the total assessed valuation of the
county as 271a million, and a total
OF 1890 registered voters. When
the supervisoral districts Of the CO.
unity were first organized the veal
tn and population Of the mining
districts exceeded that of the farm
ing districts Of the county, while to-
day the assessed valuation of
farms, farm equipment and rail
roads exceeds that of the mines.
Today Supervisoral district No. 1,
at Ray has an assessed valuation OF
51a millions and a total vote of
S2S. District No. 2, Superior, has an
assessed valuation OF 1012 millions
and total of 1921 registered vot-
ers. District No. 8, Coolidge and
Casa Grande now has an assessed
valuation OF liz million dollars
and a registered voted of Ais. Dis
trict No has apparently assessed
value twice as much as District
No. 1, and times as many voters.
Mr.. Robertson urged every citizen
to study those figures and to assist
in every way possible to remedy
the apparently lopsided represent
alton that valley towns have in
county affairs, and to decide on
some method whereby proper re-
districting may be made, through
legislative action.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22
Evangelist Services
Well Attended

According to a report made by
]. Lyle Pettis, pastor Of the Cool
idge and Casa Grande Seventh Day
Adventist churches, the evangeis-
tic services that have been held in
the Community Hall at the Securi-
ty Farm east of Coolidge have come
to close. Rev. Pettis spoke high
ly of the religious interest mani
fest among those who reside on
the big farm, the meetings have
had an average attendance of 200.
The young people and children
have been especially interested in
the educational motion pictures
shown each night.
According to Rev. Pettis, the
meetings will not be completely
stopped, but will continue each
Sunday night Indefinitely.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22

Chief Pontiac, between puffs on
his trusty pipe of peace, offers
these sage observations to motor
lists:
Safety is cheap at any price but
it only costs you thought.
It's better to have three mothers
-in-law Than One Accident.
One think before an accident is
worth million thinks afterwards.
Don't Keep Your Raditor on the
Other Fellows Spare Tire.
1t is your duty to operate your
car safely.
People Walk Behind Street Cars.
Be alert when passing them.
If you leave your car on an in
cline see that the brakes are
properly set, and also turn the
wheels toward the curb.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22
Future Farmers Visit
University Farm

Nine future farmers of the Coo
hdge chapter with their instruct
or, Mr. Springfield, visited the
university farm, Tuesday on a
judging trip. The boys judged ,
rings of beef cattle, one ring each
OF horses and hogs, and Q rings of
sheep.
The Coolidge boys are trying hard
to make the livestock judging team
this year. The boys placed third
last year in the state contest at
the University and this year are
trying to win first place. II the
boys are fortunate enough to place
first this year they will be given
a free trip to the American Royal
Livestock Show which is held each
fall in Kansas City, Missouri. Also
the Coolidge Chapter has entered
the National Chapter Contest. The
winners Of the best Chapter in Ari-
zona will be awarded SIS in cash
money and a Certificate of Reco-
gnition.-Horace FenneIl, Chapter
Reporter.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22

Rev. Hannah of Florence was
guest speaker at the Lions club
meet Tuesday evening, and gave a
fine address of Christmas and what
it means to all Mr.. Robertson of
Florence addressed the Club on re-
districting the county. Plans were
completed for the fancy New Years
Ball, sponsored by the Lions club
for Coolidge on New Years Eve,
and the proposed entertainment is
such that none should miss it.
Better plan to have a look at that
floor show-hot numbers by local
hot shots.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22
Coolidge Postoffice
Does Large Business

According to Postmaster Boone,
U. S. Money Orders in an amount
exceeding $4,000 have been pur-
chased at the Coolidge post office
since December 1st, indicating that
there is plenty money loose in
this vicinity for Christmas purposes.
$4,000 is respectable money in any
place, if kept circulating at home,
and certainly welcome whore ever
it is sent to.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22
Christmas Pageant
Fine Entertainment

"The Shepherds Staff" a pageant
symbolic of the road to Bethlehem
1000 years ago, and showing how
the age old principles then practic-
ed may be practiced with equal
effectiveness in the goth Century,
was presented to capacity houso
at the Coolidge High School AUDI
torium Sunday evening, and held
the entire audience for two hours
with its absorbing interest ana
perfect performance. The Coolidge
Christmas pageant is an annual
event, sponsored by the Community
Church, and supported by all civic
organizations and churches. The
pageant was directed by Mrs. Karl
Fisher Of Coolidge. No higher cor2-
pliment could be paid to director
and all the actors in the play,
than the absorbed interest of the
entire audience. The community
can feel complimented in being
abee to produce pageant like this
without any outside assistance.
The program opened with a NUM-
Der of Christmas songs, sung by
the Coolidge Carolers,' group OF
girls from the grammar school, lea
by Mrs. Jay Hinton. Rev. c. e..
Frazier of the Baptist Church gave
the invocation. The "Kenilworth
Glee Club" a group Of youngsters
from the Kenilworth School, LEO
by Miss Fields, entertained with
number of songs recently sang
by the same choir over KTAR.
The cast for THE Shepherds
Staff" in order of their appearance
were as follows: Candle Lighters,
Raymond Dunaway and George
Knox. The role of David was taken
by Jay Hinton, the Leader by Miss
Abbie Dee White. Shepherds: Fr-
ancis Seagoe and Fred Slater; IN
terpreting Angel, Mrs. Howard
Fisher; Woman of India, Mrs.
Louis Craig; Immigrant, Miss JOY
ce Brown; Child, David Craig;
Pilgrims; Mrs. r. D. Cochran, Mrs.
Matt Dodge, Mrs. G. Howe, Mrs.
Cecil Nowlin, Mrs. w. c. Pew,
Mrs. Robert Springfield, Mrs.
Gene Stonehocker, Mrs. Dick Stur-
geon, Miss Betty Rose Brown, Miss
Vera Mae Campbell, Miss Natalie
Dodge, Mr. Ted Moore, Mr.. G. N.
Mangun, Mr.. Cecil Nowlin, Mt.
Dick Sturgeon and Mr.. Gene Stone
hooker. The chorus was composed
of:
Mesdames Geo. Dempster, A. J.
Dunaway, Earl Hicks, Jay Hinton
Ben Jarratt, c. w. Lewis, N. r.
Olson, R. L. Winkler, Mancn Wor
ley Miss Myrtle Yohn, MIR. Ben
Jarratt, Mr.. ]. ]. Jones and Mr.
". N. Keith.
Mrs. Jay Hinton was the musical
director, with Mrs. Earl Hicks az
accompanist. Mr.. Ralph Sewell ACT
ed as electrician, stage arrange
ments We're in charge of Reece
Dunaway and Rev. Ward. Actors
makeup was in charge of Miss
Eugene Brandon, Mrs. Harry Cul
bert and Mrs. Earl Ward. Costumes
fer all players were made by the
Auxiliary members of the Commu
nifty Church.. 1
= .4zifS
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22
Million Dollars Worth
Of Cotton Ginned

According to reports from the
five gins operating in Coolidge,
the number of bales of cotton gin
ned this season up to December
goth in the local gins amounts to
total of 2O,763 bales. The cash
value according to average prices
received, will total about One Mill
ion dollars. 1t is estimated that the
season will close about February
1st.
The totals ginned at each gin
is as follows, up to closing Mon
day evening of this week:
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22

At the regular meeting Of the
Odd Fellow lodges Tuesday even
ing, new applications for memb-
ership were presented, and 4 can
didates were given the first degree
work. The Odd Fellows Christmas
party Friday night promises to be
an entertaining event for old and
young.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-22

Ace Gardner, popular and effici.
ent deputy sheriff at Coolidge for
many years, has received an ap-
pointment as guard at the State
Prison, and will assume his new
duties in January. He will main
tain his home at Coolidge.