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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-18

this year, the United States se- cured a meeting of 32 countries at Evian, France, in July. Under the leadership of Myron c. Taylor, ma chinery was set up to cooperate with the existing League work, and extend it. The United States prom ised as it's contribution, to admit each year the full total of 27,370 immigrants whose entry would be permitted under the combined legal German and Austrian quotas.
 But the practical problem re- mained. When it came down to admitting more German refugees, nearly every country bucked. The French, who already have received 100000 refugees, said they couldn't handle more. The British said they were not Ian immigration county" Belgium and the Meth erlands, with 15,O00 and 25,000 refugees respectively. found it hard to receive more, and Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland followed suit.
 The Latin American countries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-18

while needing certain kinds of inn migrants, all wished to be very sure they got the kind they wanted, trained farmers and technicians. The British possessions, even Aus tralia, which badly needs immigrants, were dubious about creating racial problems where they now had none" 1" Kenya Colony in Africa might take a few, it was proposed.
 Even Palestine, which has been re- ceiving 40,000 Jews a year from all countries, is in so disturbed 8 condition that its future is uncer- tain as refuge.
 AMERICAN
 IS LEADER
 Though disappointing in direct and immediate results, the Evian conference resulted in formation of an Intergovernmental Committee under the leadership of the Ameri- can George Rublee, now actively at work on the refugee problem. It is making an effort to convert the exodus from Germany
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-18
Nazi Religious Persecution lntensifies Worlds Staggering Refugee Problem
DictatorS' Rise Has Made New Exile Glass
RY WILLIS THORNTON

(NEA Service Stair COrreSpOnuenCJ
 New and violent anti-Jewish and anti Catholic prosecutions in Ger many spread still wider the black est blot on modern civilization = the plight of hundreds of thou sands of refugees.
 At least 100000 men, women, and children in Europe, bounded and persecuted in their home lands, can find no place of refuge. Their property confiscated, a chance to work denied them, rights of citizens and human beings taken from them, they are a problem washed up on the shores of the world by rising tide of intolerance and hatred.
 It is not a new problem. In a recent survey, the Foreign Policy Association notes that since the World War several millions of Russians, Greeks, Turks, Assyr- ians, Italians, Spaniards, and others have sought refuge in exile.
 But since the economic crisis of 1929 the problem has been aggra- vated because country after country has closed doors to immigrants, or even barred doors against the perse- cuted who wish to leave. The rise of totalitarian states has created new classes of exiles, because in such states any who disagree with the current leadership or are presumed because of, their background to be out of sympathy with it, are po- tential refugees.
 MORE
 TO COME
 As many as 500,000 Jews may be driven penniless from Germany. Whichever side wins in Spain, thousands will find life there intol- erable, and will become exiles. Thousands of Czechs now a minority in the Sudeten lands are being shuttled back and forth between Germany which does not want them and the remains of Czechoslovakia which cannot handle them.
 Disaster, the Foreign Policy As sociation fears, confronts 5,5O0,O0O Jews in Baltic, Mediterranean and Adriatic Europe, in countries where they are small minority. Thus the refugee problem, terrible as it is today, may be worse before it is better.
 The world has tried to cope with it. But there has been little enough success. The League of Nations, through the Nansen In- ternational Office for Refugees, has done useful work. Lacking par-' ticipation by the United States, and hobbled by League politics, however, the Nansen committees work was limited.
 ES the problem grew more acute
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-18
o. K. FOR COLLEGE

Mickey Rooney received a letter on the "Stablemates" set at Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer from the provost at the University of California at Los Angeles, saying that his credentials have been accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-18
LAMAR LEARNS .sUzY-Q'

Hedy Lamar, intent upon learn ing how to dance the "Suzy-Q," is taking lessons from Margaret Wood, her wardrobe girl, T Take This Wo- man" scenes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-18

Japan is suffering from grain crop shortages.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

ments" and sl35, 10000 for participation
in the soil conservation program.
The statisticians ofAhe Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics have produced a chart
Of figures showing that while the agri-
cultural problem of 1888 is acute, it is a
great improvement over 1882. Mr.. Tolley
and Mr.. Wallace face a worrsome but not
desperate situation. For as the cotton
growers income, even In the face Of great
surplus, we'll exceeds his income of six years
ago, 50 the gross income on all farms today
exceed 1925 gross income.
The Bureau Of Agricultural Economics
income figure for 1882 Is S5.2S4 900 900, q
long decline from the sl2o4s, ,o0o, 900 OF
1929 and the ss,s47, 900 900 of $780, writer's
on the development Of the farm problem
today make it clear that when the 1929 and
1880 incomes were being registered the
problem basically was acute.
s367,ooo,oo Paid by Government
To the farm income for each year since
1892 is added Government payments The
1888 sum is s6.142 600, 900 total, with $751;
900 900 from the Government: 1884, ST.
392 1000, 900 total, with 1856 100000 from
the Government: 1885. So 400 900, 900 total,
with s5s3,oooo 900 from the Government;
1886. ss,3l7, 900 900 total, with $2s7 ,o0o, 900
from the Government; 1887, $40, ,0o3 o00, 900
total. with s367 900 900 from the Govern
ment.
July estimate of the 1898 gross income,
including Government payments. was
came during the week from the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, which reported
that during the first eight months OF the
year receipts from the sale of principal farm
products were lower by IA per cent than
the receipts during the same months in
1887. Receipts from crops were down ~
per cent and returns from livestock market
ings down s per cent.
Mr. Tolley. the man who will marshal
the new fight to dispose of surpluses and
the dilemma" they bring, and to raise
the gross income Of the farmers, has been
continually associated with the Roosevelt
agricultural program since early in 1886,
when he succeeded Chester Davis as ad-
ministrator OF the A. A. A.
Field Marshal Tolley is so years old.
He came to Washington two years ago
from the Giannini Foundation, in Cali
fornia, with reputation as "the fore
most agricultural economist in the United
States Soon after 1920 Secretary of Agri-
culture Henry c. Wallace, father Of the
present Secretary Of Agriculture, selected
Mr.. Tolley to begin studies in farm man.
agenent and agricultural economics for
the basis Of a long-range active govern
mental farm-aid program.
Associated with Mr.. Tolley in that study
were the younger Wallace and M L. Wilson,
now Undersecretary Of Agriculture and a
co-developer Of the productions control
plan. Mr.. Tolley returned to the depart
ment in 1884 and remained until 1885,
when he joined the Gannini Foundation.
Mr.. Tolley will wage a stif fight TO
preserve the essentials Of the planning
program implicit in the 1888 Farm Act. A
new program with new features seems likely
in view of the present distress, but Tolley
and Wallace will never willingly desert
the doctrine of control.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Healey
Continued From Page CID

and Democratic nominee Olson, too as
Haight represents. quoting them, sound
policies between the two extremes, being
neither ultra conservative nor ultra -radi-
CAL" Apparently fearing just this for rea-
sons seemingly more punitive than prac-
tical, the individuals now in control of the
major party Central Committees are doing
their utmost to minimize Haight as cant
winner" and, At the same time, are striv-
ing nightly to block of financial assistance
in his campaign.
Senator Olson processes to be 100 per
cent" favorable to Roosevelt policies, yet
the party platform-which his controlled
production" plank following a primary cam
paign In which Mr.. Haight consistently
emphasized the theme of abandoning this
policy of scarcity" and substituting therefor
a policy Of purchasing power commensu-
rate with production capacity"
The gubernatorial triangle, therefore,
consists of the present Governor who is q
Republican,; Democratic nominee not in
good odor with partisans who have carried
the Roosevelt banner in the past, and q
non-extremist whose general philosophy CO.
incides largely but not entirely with
La Toilette theories. He runs more exactly
to the tenets enunciated by Theodore
Roosevelt and Hiram johnson when the
Proeressives laid down their 1912 platform.
Whomever the voters choose they will not
have consolidated Roosevelt sentiment to
= degree calculated to make the White
House happy about the whole thing"
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Edgerton
Continued From Page C-i.)

actual interception yet made during tactical
exercises under war conditions.
The Army now is trying to find how it
can best protect our great air bases, cities
and vital industrial areas and yet leave
our air force free to maneuver It must
find whether large numbers of aircraft
must be tied down for such defensive pur-
poses or whether anti-aircraft artillery can
provide protection.
1t is the answer to these questions that
is engaging the best thought and study
Of the two arms at Fort Bragg Solution
Of these problems means much to the
future peace and security Of the Nation.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

The relationship betUeen big harpests and lo,D
prices is sho1on this chart Columns OF ,ohea sacks
bales OF cotton indicate the Dolune OF the crops
the graph line indicates the fluctuations In prices
Note the lag bet,Deen the large crops and decline
Evening star., 1938-10-16

prices This is attributed to the fact that bumper
crop-such as last years cotton ye!d-9enerally is
marketed during the tooDing year The price for cot
ton is based Ne1D York quotations, Dhile 1Dhedt
prices are based on No. 2 red at Chicago
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Bible School Now
In Progress At Mt.
Pleasant Chapel

Elder c. d. Barton, of Sixth Ave.
Missionary Baptist church, of Knox
vile, Tenn, opened ten-day Bible
school at Mt. Pleasant Chapel, five
miles northeast of Jefferson on High
way No. 681 this week. Elder c. D.
Barton is one of the best Bible
teachers and debaters among asso-
citation baptists, having held promi-
nent pastorates in Arkansas before
being called to the church at Knox
vile.
A service will be held for chill
dren each afternoon at two, fol-
lowed at 8 P. M. by a lecture on
the Bible and its teaching. The pas
tors, Elders S. S. GRAPHICAL and r.
G. Holland, extend a welcome to
all to attend these lecture by this
Bible teacher at the friendly church
with, q friendly welcome. "Come
and be with us in this Bible school, !"
they urge.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Dairynen Met On
w. B. Austin's Farm

Approximately 20 farmers and
their guests attended the regular
meeting of the Ashe Dairymen's As
ISOLATION held on the fine large
dairy farm of w. B. Austin near
Laurel Springs last Thursday after
noon.
After an inspection tour through
hay fields and pasture lands brief
program was given. County Agent
stressed the Importance of raising
good hay crops and controlling eco-
sion like Mr.. Austin is doing on his
farm. The Jefferson attorney has a
large herd of dairy cattle and an
upright silo, as well as trench silo
which enables him to keep an ade-
quate supply of good feed through
out the winter months. Near the
house is beautiful field of barley
hay that will yield about 3 tons to
the acre.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Several Cases Are
Tried Here Monday
Willard May Fined SIS and Cost
For Driving Car While IN
der Influences

Several cases were tried in the
Mayors court here Monday, includ-
ing one drunk driving charge.
Willard May, of West Jefferson,
was fined $50 and cost for operat-
ing a car under the influence of in
toxicants. His licenses were re-
voked.
Raymond r. Alexander, of Morris
town, Tenn, who came here with
the circus some time ago, was given
80 days sentence on the roads for
drunkenness and stealing beer at
Max's cafe.
Walter Baldwin, of Lansing, Rob
ert Roland, Clifton and Willard
Wingler, Othello, were each fined
S. and cost for public drunkenness.
Jack Combs was sentenced to
serve so days for a second offense
of public drunkenness.
Dean Mcmillan is now serving as
clerk of the court.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
A Revolution In Mexico May
Develop; Break With England
Supporters OF General Cedillo,
Enemy OF Present Govern
ment, May Start Things.

Trouble broke out again in Next
co during the past week as 5000
troops were on guard to see that
General Saturnino Cedillo and his
armed Agrarians kept the peace,
and to avoid a revolution against
the federal government.
Cedillo has been leading figure
in the government for years, acting
as head of agriculture and holding
a post in the army, but since his
resignation last August, he has not
been too friendly with the govern
ment. 1t is believed that a revolu-
ton may break out any time.
More big news developed in Mexi-
CO last Friday when the government
there severed diplomatic relations
with Great Britain. This action
followed Britain's Increasingly
sharp protests at President Garden
as appropriation on March Is Brit
ish-owned oil properties and Mexi-
can delay in payment to Britain of
claims growing out of Mexican civil
wars. On March Is Mexico took
over 100000, 100000 of British and
American-owned foreign oil prop
erty, which was also bitterly pro-
tested by the United States.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Legion Auxiliary
To Sponsor Poppy
Day Here May %
Money Raised Will Be Devoted
To Support OF Disabled World
War Veteran

Poppy Day Will be observed here
on Saturday, May %, and the Ia
dies of the American Legion Auxil-
larry will sell these bright war me-
mortal flowers to raise funds to help
support disabled veterans and their
families.
What is Poppy Day?
Poppy Day is day observed
throughout the United States by
wearing memorial peoples in hon.
or of World War dead. It will be
observed this year on May 18th, the
Saturday before Memorial Day.
What is the Memorial Poppy?
The memorial poppy is replica
of the peoples which grew on the
battle fields of France and Belgium
during the World War.
Why was the poppy chosen as the
memorial flower?
The poppy was chosen as the
memorial flower for the World War
dead because it grew where they
fell, the one touch of beauty in
the desolate battle areas.
Who makes the Memorial Poppy?
Memorial peoples are made by
disabled World War veterans work
ing in government hospitals and in
convalescent workrooms maintained
by the American Legion Auxiliary.
Who distributes the Memorial
Poppy?
Women of the American Legion
Auxiliary, working as unpaid vol
unteers, distribute the peoples
throughout the United States.
What is done with the money
contributed for the peoples?
Every penny is used to support
the work of the American Legion
and Auxiliary for the welfare of the
disabled veterans, their families and
the families of the dead.
Who wears the Memorial Poppy?
Every American who wishes to
honor the war dead and aid the
wars living victims.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Mothers Give Big
Dinner To Fathers

The Mothers of the RiverView
community gave dinner to the
fathers and sons last Sunday even
ing. After the dinner, q fine pro-
gram was given, featuring the
theme of fathers day.. The din
ing room and gym were beautifully
decorated for the occasion.
The program included the follow
ing: Wade E. E1ier gave the invoca-
ton. Ella Marie Osborn and Mary
GRAPHICAL gave readings. I Fathers
day readings wete also given by
Joe Gwyn Price, Johnny Little,
Delmar GraybeaL Robert GRAPHICAL,
Buena Jenkins,s' Pauline Jenkins,
Pauline Graybeaf and Willie Myrtle
Pennington. A@dialogue was rem
dered by Christina and Junior Eller.
Sometime in June a children's
day program will be given at the
Riverview high school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
SATURDAY is LAST
DAY TO REGISTER
CONTINUED from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
with the result that the whole
election machinery of North Car
Dina has, at times, been subjected
to the most severe criticism"
A person who is less than 81
years old, but who will be ri by
the November general election
and is otherwise qualified to vote,
may vote in the primary, Lucas
said.
''The test" he explained, sis
this: Will a person become quail
fled by age or residence to vote in
the general election? If so, he is
entitled to register and vote in the
primary"
Markers are not allowed in pri-
uary elections, Lucas pointed out,
but an elector, who needs assist
ance may be helped by member
of his family; by any person de-
sired by him and approved by pre-
cinct officials; or by any precinct
official.
Lucas urged election officials
to be particularly careful to en-
force all provisions of the absen-
tee ballot laws. "Fraudulently
abuse of the absentee ballot in
some precincts he said, justified the
'sloss of confidence in the integrity
Of the elections.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
CHARTER NIGHT FOR
ROTARY CLUB THURS.

Continued from Page One)
Graphical, Robert Barr; publicity
committee-John Reeves, Glenn
GRAPHICAL, H. c. Jarvis, Roy Bad
ger.
At the Rotary club meeting to-
night, President Levern johnson
will announce the club committee
appointments. Two of the commune
ty service committees were appoint
ed at the last meeting. They were:
public Improvement and develop
ment committee whose. specific tasks
at present is to help secure fed
eral post Office building, commun-
ity club house and "a county hos
pital-on this committee are Dean
Mcmillan, Ira T. Johnston, Ed An
derson, J. B. Hash and H. c. Jar
Wis. Roads committee: w. B. Aus
tin, chairman, Wade E. Eller, Roy
Bodger, ]. B. Hash and Johnston.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
w. J. BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. w. T. Wilmington, Pastor
Sunday, May 22nd

Sunday, May 22nd
9:45 A. M. Sunday School,
1890 A. M. Special Cradle Roll
Program.
HOO A. M. Morning Worship.
7:15 p M. Baptist Training Union.
Please note that Sunday School
begins Is minutes early because of
the special Cradle Roll program.
Fathers and mothers with babies
under four years old are especially
urged to bring them to Sunday
school. We are expecting special
pipe organ music for morning wor-
ship. Please note also that there is
no evening worship service an
nounced. This is because of the
Methodist Revival which is in pro-
greSS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
Report That Bob
BIedsoe Is Dead
Is Believed False
Undertaken Notified That Body
Was Being Shipped Here,
But 1t Didn't Arrive.

The report that Bob Bledsoe, a
widely known Ashe and Allegheny
man who left here about a year ago
and went to Beckley, w. Va, was
dead and would be buried in Allie
ghany county this week, appears to
have been false.
The report was circulated here
last Friday when a telephone mes
sage was received by the Reins-
Sturdivant Funeral home, through
the Sparta branch, that Bledsoe had
been murdered by his wife and that
the body would be sent here by the
first of the week.
Rex Morton, manager of the fun
eral home, met the train each day
for several days, but no body ar
rived and now every one is begin
ming to wonder how the report got
started.
A check up revealed that some
one near Beckley where Bledsoe
had been living, was killed by his
wife and as Bledsoe was missing
(said to be off on trip in Mary
land), the guess was made that the
body was that of Bledsoe.
Bob operated filling station at
Glendale Springs up until the Sher-
iff authorized it to be closed on &C
count of liquor sales. For several
years he served as railroad detec-
tive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
FORTY AND EIGHT TO GIVE
CUP TO BASEBALL CAMPS

AT a meeting Of the Forty and
Eight held in North Wilkesboro last
Saturday night, it was decided that
the organization will give hand
some trophy to the winner Of the
Wilkes-Ashe county Junior baseball
league championship. Frank John
son, of N. Wilkesboro and r. G.
Wright, Of West Jefferson, were APP
pointed to select the cup.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-19
MABE DIED IN MONTANA

The body Of F. NJ Mabe, shipped
from Harden, Mont, where he died
last week, arrived here Monday and
burial took place in Allegheny coun-
ty where the deceased was ma
tive son. Mr.. Mabe left here sever
al years ago and went west. He
formerly lived at Laurel Springs.
Evening star., 1938-12-08

Directors of the Second National
Bank at their December meeting
declared senli-annual dividend of
per cent on the capital stock, pay
able December 81, to stockholders of
record December 20, President John
A. Reilly announced today.
The directors also voted Christ
mas bonus to be shared in by all
employees at the G street and Seventh
street Offices. The amount was, ar
ranged on a sliding scale based on
length of service. 1t will be paid at
once. This was the fourth disburse-
ment of the kind reported by banks
in the city in the past four days.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Stock Averages
tCompiled By the Associated PressJ
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Dec 3-With a few
exceptions, stocks drifted lower in
today's market. leaders generally
Welding fractions to a point or so.
Brokers attributed the setback
partly to a little more year-end tax
selling and to some fresh apprehen-
sion over European events centering
in growing tenseness resulting from
persistent Italian demands for
French-oWned territory.
The British pound was under
pressure and French francs dipped
IN terms of the dollar. Foreign Sc
curities markets were ragged.
Wall Stree derived considerable
comfort from the fact that volume
dWindled noticeably on the decline.
Transfers were around 750,0O0
shares, or more than 100000 below
yesterdays rallying session.
A handful of aircrafts, utilities.
rails and specialties gave a fairly
good account of themselves, but most
other groups slipped rather easily.
Encouraging business developments
were instrumental in cushioning the
fall, it was believed.
Prominent losers were Bethlehem
Steel, Chrysler, General Motors.
U. S. Rubber. J. I. Case. Anaconda.
kennecott, Sperry, Texas Corp,
Transamerica and American Com,
mercial Alcohol.
Resistant were Glenn Martin,
Electric Auto-Lite, American Tele-
phone, Republic Steel, Santa Fe,
U. S. Gypsum, Goodrich, j. c. Pen
ney and Sears Roebuck.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Advertising Norrows
Decline From 1887
Dispatch to the Star.

SPECIAL DlSpdtCu W tIlc oval
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-Retail display
advertising in all the newspapers of
80 leading cities, while still 1913 per
cent below last year for the period
through November 26, is giving in
dications of slowly approaching the
1887 level, Advertising Age, national
advertising newspaper, reported to-
day.
For the 48-week period ended No.
vember rs, retailers in the 80 re-
Evening star., 1938-12-08

The FIRST Federal Savings & Loan
Association reports that during the
past six months the association has
placed ST 1853 ,187 in new first mort
gage home loans on its books. Total
assets on November amounted to
$4,427 $50, the report states.
Capital Transit stock opened with
several sales at 8as on the Washing
ton Exchange today. 1t dropped to
81s and closed with a sale of $50 at
8, the largest single sale this year.
Washington Gas Light preferred
remained strong, with several sales
registered at los, unchanged.