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Evening star., 1938-01-03
Favorite of Past
In New Film.

nNE OF flmdom's feminine favorites
Of some years ago returned to
picture work when Julia Faye, star of
many former De Mile successes, ap-
pared on the set of Professor Beware, u
the comedy which Harold Lloyd is now
producing for Paramount.
Miss Faye, who appears as atmos-
phere and speaks but one line in the
Lloyd picture, will be remembered best
by theatergoers for her work in
Dynamite" and "Squaw Man" She
has not been in pictures since 1892,
but has spent sometime in dramatic
study In Europe and has also been
seen In Eastern stock companies.
Returning to Hollywood the first of
December, she was advised by many
former friends to start again by taking
extra and bit parts until she could
fe-establisth herself.
It is her ambition to do comedy
eharacf"- Nles similar to those now
>andled BY Cora Wither-
has q choice part In
lessor Beware; Billie
: Byhgton and Helen
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Hollywood's
Never Seen
This Star
Signed in Jungle,
Suratna Asnara
Plays Lead.

"HOUGH she is portraying the
feminine lead in one Of 1t.
more important productions
Paramount has yet to see 1t,
latest star. Not one executive in
Hollywood has heard her voice or
seen photograph of her.
She is Suratna Asmara, now en-
acting the leading feminine role In
"Booloo," in the Malayan jungles,
900 miles from Singapore.
In order to get her name on q
contract, Clyde Elliott, producer
director, was compelled to sign her
entire family, numbering 80 men and
women. All are working in the
picture and receiving a collective
wage.
According to word received from
Elliott today, he searched two months
for Suratna. Actresses of ability. he
explained, are scarce in the Jungle,
especially those boasting of acting
experience. Miss Asmara so impressed
Elliott that he has placed her under
contract and will bring her to Hol-
lywood as soon as "Booloo" Is fin
1shed.
Miss Asmara was born in Sawah
Loento, Java, where her father was
working as an electrician. At the
age Of she took up singing and
dancing and year later won first
prize for dancing in the Kronchong
competition for the Dutch East In
dies school children.
At the age of IS she went on the
stage and in 1880 was a soloist with
the Singapore City Opera Co. Later
she played in dramatic companies in
Java and appeared in opera and
plays in various Dutch East Indies
cities. She has been featured in
various Chinese and India cities.
giving command performance be-
fore the Maharajah of Patiala.
In "Booloo", she plays opposite
Colin Tapley, who has the leading
role In the picture Elliott found
Miss Asmara in Singapore, gave her
. test and signed her to a contract.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Two Lorentz Films
Together at Little.
COMBINING for the first time the

COMBINING for the first time the
country's two outstanding contri-
buttons to the documentary film field,
the Little Theater this week brings
together "The Plough That Broke the
Plains" and "The River in a dramatic
picture of Americas waste and ma
lures revenge.
"The Plough That Broke the Plains, !"
made by Pare Lorentz for the Govern
ment in 1896. is the story of the West;
the story Of fertile fields and prosperity
that once was; the story of the over
use Of those fields and the drought,
duststorms and poverty that followed.
1t Is dramatic and packed with punch.
Even more dramatic is the latest
Iorentz picture, THE River" now IN
Its fourth week at the Little. Lorentz
pointed his cameras, let the pillaged
forests between the Rockies and the
Alleghenies and the river which rose
up In natures revenge, tell their own
story. And they have told a story
which is full Of power and drama.
Accompanying Mr.. Lorentz's top
notch documentary photoplays and
tightening the scene after the vivid
picture Of the mistakes of man in
grapsing too much of what a lavish
nature provided is q revival Of 1.-THE
Ex-Mrs Bradford" The Hollywood
contribution to the program is, you will
recall. one of those light-hearted de-
tective yarns contrived to permit Mr..
William Powell to play role much the
same as the one he played in the Thin
Man" films. Mr.. Powell is one Of those
detectives who is cheerful in the face
Of murder, willing at any moment to
enter into bright banter with the ex-
Mrs. Bradford, played by Jean Arthur,
who wants to drop the lex" and be-
come just Mrs. Bradford, excitement
and all. It all makes for good fun.
H. M.
Evening star., 1938-01-03

SN~~ ~>>SSN Va
Its most elaborate and expensive prod
uct for current exhibition. Those
persons who want a place where they
can 80 and forget it all, therefore, will
md picture exhibitors practically
pointing to their own marques. It is
true not only in Washington, but in all
cities and towns from the AS through
GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Locally, for instance, the Earle has
wells Fargo" warming up ready to
take the place of the costly (and worth
IT. "Tovarich" and, in the slot next to
wells Fargo" there is Hollywood
HOTEL which is a very spacious thing.
Both OF them are big productions
which cost a great deal of money and
that they come along at this season
just goes to show that nasty old Janu-
ary can't bluff the Earle.
And, as every one knows, Samuel
Goldwyn's THE Hurricane" Is waiting
to blow "Rosalie" out of the Palace,
which in view of the latter's size is lust
about the biggest job even Goldwyn
hurricane ever undertook. Also on the
Loew list for Capitol and Palace show
Ing are items like THE Buccaneer,"
"Manniquin," "Yank at Oxford"
Everybody Sing" all of them rated
IN the A class as to budget proportions,
"Thoroughbreds Don't Cry" the pic
ture which Freddie Bartholomew did
not star in because he and M-G-M
were made at the time, and Love and
Hisses," are other items on the Loew
list.
kelth's tossed sneer at January with
Fred Astaire's "Damsel in Distress"
and when that comedy has run its
course of two, or maybe three weeks,
there Is You're A Sweetheart" watt
Ing to convince every one what a
bright star Alice Faye has become.
What are they trying to do, make
escapists of us all?
WHEN 1888 goes up to join its pre-
' decessors in the Valhalla of the
dead years. it certainly can do a lot OF
talking about the reception it got in
washington Locally, the celebra-
tion was a double-h With
night clubs full of customers Saturday
pm. just as if the night before had
not drained the community of any
vitality at all Helen Hamilton's
Troika was virtually jarmed with
people who looked fresh enough to be
Turkish bath ads ). Frank Swadley,
who manages the Carlton, had to
make reservation early to be sure of
. place in the hotels Shar-Zad Room
-. And down at the Raleigh, where
such regulars as Glenn Anderson,
Patricia Brewer, Dorothy Quinter,
Harry Macarthur and scores of others
had gone to bid sad adieu to Sonny
kendis and his band, 1t looked like
that annual picnic of the Smiths :.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Trudi Schoop Back
This Month.

TRUDI SCHOOP, the talented Swiss
dance comediene, returns for her
third American tour this month, COM
ing to the National T'heater January
IA for a single matinee performance.
The curtain will rise upon Miss Schoop
and her company at 4:30 o'clock.
The same dancers who have ap-
peared here with her before-Edith
Garcia, Didi Lederer, Meta Krahn,
Ellen Lily. Otto Ulbricht, Neils Bjorn
and Werner Hermann, among the
company of %, will dance leading roles.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Africa First Subject
OF Burton Holmes.

RURTON HOLMES will return this
month for a second series OF
travel talks to be presented under the
auspices Of the Community Center De-
partment, speaking at Roosevelt High
School auditorium January IL at 8:15
o'clock.
Evening star., 1938-01-03

Bette Davis refuses to give auto
graphs to autograph hounds who don't
know who she is. She doesn't like
film fans who collect autographs Just
to be collecting them.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Movie Houses Toss Fine Films
In Teeth of January
Exhibitors Meet Months Challenge
With More Costly Wares.
1888 Doubly Greeted.
BY JAY CARMODY.


producers default
that the customers in kind
agony OF remorse having been
least hopeess buried under avalanche practice
70 sfrug shoulder the better
This January not over the co
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Local Drama Groups
Civic Theater Turns Up in a
Happy, Light.Hearted Mood.
By HARRY MacARTHITR

THESE days When the papers full Of reviews Of 1887
people are making speeches and
place IN "nc to i've in 10 years unless there changes
Is nice 10 md that the Washington
oou and brood 1t to nd that
advo not going to tell Fasm
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Heifetz Is Enthralling
In Superb Program
Serious Music Offered
In Exquisite Grace
OF Artist.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

may have been In the audience Hetz recital
afternoon IN Constitution Hall disappointed
eifetzs technique indeed not
aze that the the artist offered
serious music thoughou embehed
Evening star., 1938-01-03

Twizzler Answer.
Jellybean placed his hand on his
elbow.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS

Experienced observers of the international
scene are now predicting that there will not be
a general European war this year. Few of them
go so far as to say there may not be one next
year. With two gigantic military machines,
Germany's and Italy's, and with Mussolini
openly boasting that he has the most powerful
fleet of military airplanes in the world. the larg-
est member of submarines, and can mobilize an
army of nine million soldiers over night, the
threat to peace implied by Hitler's annexation
Of Austria and his apparent intentions toward
other nations seems menacing indeed.
It may be objected that all of this is none of
our business and doesn't concern America
But it does concern America, in many ways It
is not inevitable that this country will be drawn
into the next European war, if we watch our
step and do not commit ourselves to fight other
peoples battles. But there is no doubt that some
of the free nations of Europe are counting upon
American support should they become involved
It seems clear that if the democracies of the
world, which include besides America the Brit
ish Empire, France, Denmark, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and
Finland, form an alliance for the protection of
the democratic principle, the autocracies of the
world would at once make common causes
against them, and we would have the spectacle
of world at war over conflicting ideals
The same attitude for the United States to
take is to strengthen our defense, vigorously
maintain our independence and maintain friend
ship with all other nations, whatever their
forms of government. It is none of our business
if nation chooses to be Fascist, Communist or
anything else so long as they don't try to force
their system on us.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
A FORWARD" EDITION

In keeping with their program of becoming
foremost newspapers in the state and SOUTH the
Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel issued a
large special forward Edition" last Sunday
morning which was truly journalistic tri-
umph" and "pace setter.
This remarkable and interesting edition con-
tanned a total of l28 pages,sdivided into eight
sections. Attractivelyy illustrated articles gave
vivid and accurate pictures of the industrial,
agricultural and educational development of
the piedmont and northwestern North Carolina.
The scenic beauty Of the state from the noun
tains to the seashore was, described and inter-
esting articles about Ashe and surrounding
counties were carried in the mammoth issue.
To Publisher Gordon. Gray, Editor Sanford
Martin and the entire staff of the improved and
enlarged Journal and Sentinel we extend our
humble congratulations and best wishes: It was
certainly a forward edition..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
Last Rites Held
For Ebert Duvan
Well Known West jefferson
Man Died Last Week. Was
5o Successful Farmer.

West Jefferson lost one of its well
known citizens the past week when
Ebert Duvall died at his home here
in the edge of town.
I Mr.. Duvall had been in declining
health for some time and he died
Thursday at the age of 81.
Funeral service was conducted
Saturday here at the First Baptist
church by Revs. w. T. Wilmington,
Huneycutt and Stone and interment
was made in the Burkit cemetery at
Beaver Creek a-
Mr.. Duvall was a successful farm
err and had a large circle of friends.
He wac; interested in community af-
fairs and was member of the Old
Field Baptist church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Alice Duvan and the following chill
dren: Henry Duvall, manager of the
county home; Raymond and Baxter,
of We.t jefferson; Fields Duvall,
of Columbus, Ohio; Norman, of
Newport News, Va, and Mrs. Chas.
Campbell, of Jefferson.
The active pail bearers at the fun
eral were: Earl GRAPHICAL, L. Fl.
Johnson, Jess Reeves, Sam Camp
bell, T. E. Parker and Carl Gray
beal., Honorary; pail bearers includ-
ed F.:aB. Jones, u M. Tulbert, J. w.
Gambill, P. T. McNeill, L. S.. VAN
noy, Ira T. Johnston, 2. A McNeill,
A. E. Roae, DR.. Ray, T. F. Campbell,
II. c. Holland, Frank Goodman, Bob
Speaks, Gentry Lemly. and w. P.
Hamilton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
Religious Editorial Comment


A great many ideas about man have been and
are being taught. Materialists have looked up
on him as prominently flesh and bone and
blood and hair. Others think of man only as so
many nerves and instincts which act when
touched by some outside stimuli Such think
ing reduces man to the level of the beast.
None of such ideas are satisfactory because
they are not true. The idea of man as found in
the Bible gives worth and dignity and immor-
tally to man. He is created by God in the i'm
age and likeness of God He is the Joy of the
creator and they stand in close relation of one
to the other God has made man for Himself
Man has the high privilege of fellowship with
God, Ours is the privilege of having private
telephone, through prayer, direct to the throne
of God When man has been redeemed through
or by the blood of Christ his body becomes a
Paul said that man was Gods workmanship
temple, of the living God. - v enf asfsss%'@~
Paul said that man was Gods workmanship
John said, 1--WE are the sons of God, and it doth
not yet appear what we shall be; but we know
that when he shall appear, we shall be like
him; for we shall see him as he is"
When we have the idea of the materialists
we fight and kill and drink and drive drunk and
shoot and live like devils When we have the
Christian idea of man there is an appreciation
of human personality. There is reverence for
life and we feel with David that we cannot do
person an injury for he is the Lords anointed.
When the world comes to know that man has
been made but little lower than God all wars
will stop and there will be no others. Our.
courts will be shorter and the jails and peniten-
tiaries will be greatly depopulated We need to
ask ourselves to answer Alright the age-old ques-
ton, What is Man?"-By Rev R. H Stone
Pastor Of jefferson Presbyterian Charge.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28

the candidates will be and are not attempting
to tell anybody how to vote. but we are urging
that those who are elected next Tuesday pledge
themselves to carry forward the badly needed
program that has been started-complete the
sewerage project, pave Jeffersonian Avenue to
the sidewalks and also pave the street from the
depot to the intersection below the cheese plant;
investigate q plan Of building town or COM
mdnity hall and have the Negro mountain road
gravel-treated. The town should provide a
weekly STRENGTHENING and garbage collecting
service and it needs fire truck, along with
other things
In carrying out similar program other towns
and cities have found that it paid to have what
is generally called "town manager"-some
thoroughly qualified person to devote his full
time to running the town..
Let's all unite in helping to carry forward
progressive program. Tourists and industry
will soon be knocking at our door. It will pay
us to be ready for them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
~
: WE THANK YOU

For the many expressions of concentrations
on our "Ashe County High School Commence
ment and Educational Progress Edition, we ex-
tend our grateful thanks.
Publishing this rather unique edition was
big, yet pleasant task and we are happy to know
that many of our readers enjoyed reading it.
Much progress has been made in our schools
during recent years. from material as well as
Institutional standpoint, and we hope the edi-
ton will serve to stimulate additional interest
in our schools.
From the information contained in the edi-
ton, we were particularly impressed with the
fact that Ashe county communities have been
largely responsible for the erection of new and
the Improvement of old school buildings in the
past five years
We dare say there isn't another county in
the state in which the communities have con-
tributed more to the support of their schools
than have the communities of Ashe county. And
on the other hand, we doubt if there is coun-
ty of similar size in the state or south that has
contributed less to it's schools and to the educa-
ton of its youth than has Ashe county
Of course the state is now operating an eight
months term, but the county must furnish
buildings certain equipment and help provide
for all vocational instruction.
If Ashe county is to keep her sons and daught-
ers at home and if those sons and daughters of
the on-coming and future generations are to
make decent, respectable living, and if the
county hopes to pay out of debt and take its
place among the states progressive counties,
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENTS MUST BE
INSTALLED IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
The fact that parents of today are getting
along fairly well even though they didn't have
such training is no logical argument against
such departments. Every year our soil is get
ting poorer and poorer and on which making a
living is becoming harder and harder. Youth
must be trained to farm scientifically and to
conserve the soil, our greatest asset
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
hb
and
KeneA
BY
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

Most of the imported wool to the
United States is used for the manu-
facture Of rugs. The domestic
wool is used especially in political
years for the purpoce of pulling ov-
,r the eyes of the public.
Hitler is said to have engaged SO
rooms on one of his visit: to one of
the provinces. The reason was that
if he was disturbed by his own
noring he could go into another
room.
Some of the presidents have not
been so highly educated. But Mr..
Roosevelt is certainly man of let
tiers.
F. D. R. Well the way things are
turning out might just as well call
him r. F. D.
Some think that a radio will
reach a point where we will be able
to communicate with the dead.
Why, election officers are able to do
that about every two years with
out the aid of the radio.
For some of these highly acceler-
ated CONVERSATIONS of the women
there is no way to control them but
to put on the choke.
A political party is body polit-
ic and corporate, authorized by gen.
eral public cussedness and ignor-
ance to do business as long as no.
body has any faith in it.
Somebody ask me if you did not
have to file for the senate. I filed
twice, once before became can
didate and once afterward.
There is going to be "mayoral-
ity'' and "alder-maniac" election
here next week.
Cabbage growers of Ashe county
are forming an association. Atr-last
the farmers are beginning to use
their heads, Allegheny has been US
ing her bean for a long time.
Don't mind a few failures. That
gives you something to advise your
nei.ghbors about.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
JOHN BARR TO REPRESENT
ASHE m SPELLING BEE SAT.

John Cameron Barr, Lansing 7th.
grade student, will represent Ashe
county in sensational spelling bee,
sponsored in this state by the Win
ston- Salem Journal I and Sentinel,
which will be held IN Winston Sat
urday afternoon. /
The bee will commence at 2
o'clock and will be broadcast over
3WSJS station there. Here's best of
good luck to you, John! \
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
MISS TUGMAN SPOKE
AT THE WOMAN'S CLUB FRI

Mrs. w. B. Tugman and her
daughter, Ruth, entertained the
members of the Woman's club at
their home here last Friday after
noon. In the absence Of Mrs. Lee
vern johnson, president, Mrs. Dean
Mcmillan presided.
Miss Tugman gave an exceptional
ly interesting and inspiring talk on
welfare work in the county and re-
quested that members Of the club
cooperate with her department.
Miss Mary Price McCarroll rem
dered two piano solos and in con-
clusion delicious refreshments were
served.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
UNITED FOR PROGRESS

The success of almost any business, manufac-
turing concern, or even governmental unit is
dependent, in a large measure, upon the bal
anced combination of youth and age.
Youth, with its new ideas, ambition, enthusi-
asm and energy, is wholly essential and blazes
the trail of progress. On the other hand, men of
age and maturity are needed to keep things in
line' and to keep them progressing along sane
and practical ways.
West Jefferson is now standing on the thresh-
old of great opportunity for growth and ex-
pansion. Tuesday an election will be held and
there are number of candidates who are SPLEEN
didly qualified to serve the town we'll many of
whom have already done this
AT this writing we do not know who all Of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
MISS Fac BARE AND
LARMER SHEETZ WED

Miss Fac Bare, Of Crumpler and
Larmer Sheetz, of Laurel Springs,
were united in marriage at Wagon
er on April by Floyd Miles Z
Mrs. Sheetz is the attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. I'D Bare
and Mr.. Sheetz is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. P. Sheetz.
4 The popular couple will make
their home at Laurel Springs for,
the present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28

Tests show that on some land In
continuous corn almost six inches
Of soil are lost in 40 years. One way
to stop these costly losses and to
build up oil fertility is to use good
sound rotations containing plenty
Of legumes and grasses endorsed by
farmers in the Agricultural COnser-
walton Program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
BEER-w1NE LICENSE EXPIRE

County beer and wine licenses
will expire Saturday night, April
80, and it will be unlawful to en-
gage in the sale of beer or wine af-
ter that time without new license,
L. P. Coward, clerk of the board of
county commissioners and register
Of deeds, announced this week.
New license can be obtained by
making application and paying fees,
he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28

Randolph county farmers report
the finest prospects for small grain
in many a year and more farmers
have top-dressed their grain with
nitrate Of soda than ever before,
says the county agent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
Letters To Editor
GENERAL ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION

University Of North Carolina :.
Chapel Hill, N. c.
April Is, 1888
,fr. Ell M. Anderson,
We t Jefferson, North Carolina.
Dear Ed:
Congratulations on the special
: ::mber of The Skyland Post. ]
now that the whole County will
'espond most favorably to this fine
iS.ue.
You can certainly tell the folks
up there that your work on making
people Ashe County conscious is
getting along. I saw your article in
the special issue of the Winston
Salem paper yesterday.
With best wi hes always, am,
Faithfully your,
j. Maryon Saunders,
Alumni Secretary.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
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