davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1938-02-27

Inc retlrlng FTencn Cnarge AL
faires, M. Jules Henry, continues to be
the direct cause for parties and the
latest added to the list is the dinner
Wednesday for which the Attache of
the British Embassy and Mrs. Sims
have issued invitations.
Nine. SimOpoulos'
Visit Eagerly Awaited.
There has been certain amount
of discussion in the circle in which
Nine. Simopoulos, wife of the former
Greek Minister to Washington, moved
when living here, as to where she
will stop when she comes this week.
Some thought with Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair, others surmized she would be
the guest of Mrs. Charles Hofer and
her son, Mr.. Myron Hofer, and several
Continued on Page Q, Column 5)
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Greek Minister
To Entertain.

The Greek Minister. M. Demetrios
Sicilianos, has issued cards for = re-
ception Saturday afternoon 1t $50
o'clock.
Evening star., 1938-01-05

II walked sort OBJ small past them
big boys that took our snow fort yes
terday . but now when I is about
to dart up my own steps I is gibin
them piercin' glance an maxim a
proud chest!"
Evening star., 1938-01-05

The -Four Aces will be pleased Tn
enswer letters from readers II stamped
l3c,. sell t-addressed envelope is inclosed
VIII each communication addressed to
Il you desire the pocket outline Of the
four Aces system of contract bridge,
send with your request to the -Four
Aees' care The Evening Star. q stamped
and you VIM receive an outline without
Evening star., 1938-01-05
Honor Lord Rutherford.

Scientists of Moscow, Russia, held a
memorial meeting for Lord Ruther-
ford, famous British physicist.
Evening star., 1938-01-05
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

David Burnstine MerGin D Maier
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team-of- four. inventors
of the system that has beaten every
other system in existenceD
Evening star., 1938-01-05
How Good Is Your Bridge?

pUT yourself in the position of the
South player, who is playing this
hand at five spades. On the opening
lead of the king Of diamonds the
contract can be made against any de-
fense. The play is not especially diff
ficult. and 1t gives our readers a chance
to rate their own play of the dummy.
East. dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
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East. South. West. North.
~ 3A ~ "A
5v 5A Pass Pass
Pass
The hand was of the competitive
type. with East and West defending up
to five hearts. When South outbid
them at five spades, both players felt
that there was a good chance of de-
feating that contract and any further
bid would prove too costly.
While Vests opening lead of the
king OF diamonds cannot be criticized
1t was unfortunate. A heart opening.
with East cashing two hearts and
shifting to diamond, would have de-
feated the contract. Declarer won the
opening diamond lead in dummy, and
Immediately prepared for a strip play
He trumped diamond in his hand, led
small spade to dummy, then repeated
the process twice more, thus eliminat-
Ing the adverse trumps and all the dia-
monds from dummy. The rest was a
simple matter. Declarer simply played
heart. and his opponents cashed two
heart tricks. At this point it was ne
essary only for the king of clubs to be
in the East hand, and declarer was in
different as to which of his opponents
was on lead. Actually. West won the
second heart trick. and led club the
play OF the eight from dummy forcing
the king.
Would you have made your con-
tract?
(C0nvriobt 1oooN
The -Four Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers II stamped
f3c). self lf-addressed envelope is incinsed
WITH each communication addressed to
Lne -Four Aces, care The Evening Star.
Il you desire the pocket outline Of the
-Four Aces system of contract bridge,
send nra with your request to the -Four
Aees' A9s' care The Evening Star. stamped
t3c,. self-addresSed large-siZe envelopes
and you wi1l receive an OUTLINE vithomt
Evening star., 1938-01-05
Finds $3.50 in Tin Box.

Buying washstand for, Il cents,
Mrs. c. Aubert Of st. Heliers, Jersey,
found In It q tin box containing t25o.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24

TO GIVE PLAY HERE

A highly entertaining three-act
dramatic comedy, entitled CLOSED
Lips, will be presented by the fac
ulty and students at the West sJef-
ferson high school next Friday
night, March 4.
Miss Virginia Spears, English and
dramatics teacher and Paul Perk-
ms, are directing the play and are
looking forward to having a '.full
house" when the curtain rises.
The proceeds from the play will
be used to purchase additional
books for the school library which
are badly needed at this time and
which must be bought before the
end of this term in order that the
school may retain its accredited rat
ing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
So, 10000 Worth Of
Farm Benefit Checks
Received In County
272 Get Checks For Compliance
With 1897 Program. Arrive
Earlier Than Expected.
NOTICES ARE SENT

A total of 272 checks, amounting
to $8,230.00 and made payable to
Ashe county farmers who cooper
ated with the Soil Conservation pro-
gram last year, were received at the
farm agents Office in Jefferson DUR
ing the past week.
J. E. Mcmillan, of Nathan's Greek,
received the first farm benefit pay
ment check for compliance with the
programs provisions in 1887 in
Ashe county. The amount of this
check was $5485, and the average
amount of the 272 checks received
to date is $30.31 per farmer.
Last week the first batch received
contained 112 checks and yesterday
$50 additional ones arrived.
Those getting checks have already
been notified to call at the farm
agents office at once and as others
are received from time to time,
cards of notification Will be dis
patched Immediately, so that it is
not necessary for any farmer to ap-
ply at the Office until he gets this
notification, Mr.. Rich stated.
This initial number of payments
arrived little earlier than was an
ticipated and the local Office is to be
commended for its promptnesS in
completing surveys and submitting
individual applications.
A total of around 400 farmers in
the county are eligible to get farm
benefit checks for cooperating last
year. About HOO of these applica-
tons have been sent in and the 9TH
er 300 farmers are requested to stop
at the Office and sign their appli-
cations.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
To Hold Contests
In Ashe Schools

Plans for conducting the Ameri-
can Legion contests and participa-
ton in the Winston-Salem Journals
National Spelling Bee were dis
cussed at meeting of Ashe coun-
ty principals last Friday.
In the absence of B. H. Duncan,
chairman Of the schoolmasters' club,
J. A Martin presided. The school
awards program, which the Ashe
county post of the American Legion
is offering, was presented by Chair
man Ira T. Johnston.
The Legion is offering four
awards: a loving cup or the best
grades speller in the county, med
al for the best speller in the high
schools, special prize for winner of
essay contest on some civic or pa
triotic subject and an athletic
trophy to the school having the best,
all round athletic program and dis
playing the best spirit of sports
manShip.
A committee, composed of Profs.
R. E. L. Plummer, Wade Eller and
G. B. Price, was appointed to map
out complete details as to subject of
essay, date Of county spelling
match, etc.
Rules for the spelling contests are
as follows: Each grade school is
eligible to send one representative
to compete in the county tourna-
ment and each high school, four
students. Each school is supposed to
select grade winner and
then hold grade elimination con-
test. The winner of the county con-
test is then eligible to represent Ashe
county in the Journal spelling bee.
At the meeting Ed Anderson, edi-
tor of The Post, discussed proposed
plans for getting out a commence
ment and school progress edition. 4
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
Commission To
Hold Hearing On
Rounding Plan
Ashes Proposed Bond Plan To
Be Considered By Local Cow
a-.v eminent Commission.
TO MEET TOMORROW

At a meeting of the Local Gov
eminent Commission, which, will
be held in Raleigh tomorrow, the
proposed Ashe county bond refund
ing or refnancing plan, which was
recently approved by the county
commissioners, will be discussed
and a public hearing held, Charles
M. Johnson, chairman of the COM
mission which is composed of II
members, advised local county at
torneys this week.
Mr.. Johnson stated that the COM
mission would be glad to hear from
any citizen or group of citizens in
the county relative to their views
on the plan for refinancing the
county's bonded indebtedness which
amounts to about 81, 100000, includ-
ing interest principal, on which
the county is in default for about
100000.
The refunding plan proposes to
issue refunding bonds, extending
for period of 80 years, with the
interest rates ranging from 3 to 5
per cent, and the cancellation Of
$115,00O of interest now past due.
The commissioners and their at
torneys worked out the plan, which
is similar to those used in about SO
other counties in the state in the
past four or five years, together
with the cooperation of the Local
Government Commission and if the
commission as azwhole approves the
plan tomorrow, it will be present
ed to the bond holders.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
Plans Now Under
Way To Organize
Rotary Club Here
Group OF Local Business And
Professional Men Voted In
Favor OF Rotary.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED

Plans are now under wayto or
ganize a Rotary club in the Jeffer-
sons and Ashe county,
Several years ago the communi-
ty had a strong Civilian club and
when this organization ceased to
function, Citizens club was organ
lied and operated successfully up
until about couple of years ago.
During the past few months SEN
timent for another club has been
growing rapidly and group of To-
cal business, and professional men
who realize the need and value of
this kind of an organization, have
held several meetings and discussed
the possibility of establishing such
club.
At an enthusiastic meeting held at
the West Jefferson hotel last Thurs
day night, with 20 men present, the
group unanimously decided to or
ganize a club after brief discus
sion of the programs the four. great
international civic clubs-Rotary,
Kiwanis, Civilian and Lions-the
group voted overwhelmingly in ia
vor of Rotary.
It. was pointed out that Rotary
is the oldest and largest of the four
clubs and that its program is ideally
suited even for towns of less than
1000 population. The Hickory Ro-
tary club has already agreed to act
as sponsor of the proposed club
here.
A committee, composed of Levern
Johnson, Gwyn Gambill and Ed An
derson, was appointed to work out
organization details and this COM
mittee hopes to have a complete re-
port ready within the next week. y
Forest Miles, of Winston-Salem,
district Civitan governor, was anxi-
GUS to re-organize old Civitan club,
but most of those present felt that
it would be better to start a new
club. One Of the slogans of Ro-
tary is, ''once established it will
never die.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
Republicans To
Hold Convention
In Ashe Mar. u
Township Meeting To Be Held
March IL. Meeting At Court
house On Saturday.
TO NAME DELEGATES

Grant Bauguess, chairman of the
Ashe County Republican Executive
Committee, this week issued a for
NAL call for a county convention
and primaries to be held in the
county on March II and IL, for the
purpose of perfecting an organiza-
ton and of electing delegates to the
State convention.
The county convention, the call
announced, will be held at the
courthouse at l o'clock Saturday on
Mar. II, at this time a county chair
man, member of executive commit
tee, and delegates to the district and
state convention will be chosen.
The township primaries are to be
held at the voting places in each of
the county's 19 townships on Fri
day afternoon, March IL, at 3
o'clock. Township committees and
delegates to the county convention
will be chosen at those meetings.
The State convention will be held
IN Charlotte on Wednesday, March
16, and this county is entitled to
send % delegates, Mr.. Bauguess,
who has been chairman of the party
for the past two terms, announced.
Members of the. Ashe executive
committee include R. E. Farmer, of
Lansing, vice-chairman; Mrs. J. M.
Privett, vice-chairman, and c. E.
sWelch, secretary and treasurer.
This convention, it was pointed
out, is distinct and separate from
the session to be held later in the
year for the purpose of nominating
county ticket. Mr.. Bauguess is
in hopes of having a large attend
ance at the county convention.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
Good Attendance
Necessary To Keep
All Schools Open
Must Have Attendance OF Over
so Per Cent To Operate 7th.
And 9Th. Month.

All schools that do not have a
weekly attendance for the 7th. and
9th. month of the current school
year, of over so per cent of the en-
rollment average for the first six
months, will not be allowed to con-
tinue operation, Supt J. B. Hash
was advised by Floyd Griffin, exec
utive secretary of the state school
commission last week. His instruc-
tions were as follows:
''The following resolution was
adopted by the State School Com
mission at its meeting on Thursday,
February 10:
IF any school or schools, after the
close of the first six months, shall
have an attendance for one week of
less than sixty per cent of the mem
bership during the first six months,
it shall be the duty of the County
Board Of Education or the City
Board of Trustees, as the case may
be, to close such school or schools
for the remainder of the term; and
the allotment of funds will be made
accordingly
Many schools are now nearing
the completion of the six month,
and suggest that it will be help
full if you will require the teachers
in the small schools to make a
weekly report to you of the attend
ance in their schools for the remain
der of the term"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
Improvement In
Star Route Mail !
Service Requested
Petition Asking For Better Ser
vice From N. WilkeSbOro
Sent To Washington.
MANY REASONS GIVEN

A petition, requesting immediate
improvement in the star mail SER
vice from North Wilkesboro to West
Jefferson and signed by large
number of patrons of the local post
office, was sent this week to Post
master General James A. Farley
and Congressman R. L. Doughton.
The Improvement" requested in
the petition included three things;
first, that the star route carrier trav-
ell <the new road, which is new
and much better road than the old
one and is two miles shorter; Sec
ond, that the carrier make more
direct run and not be required to
service rural box holders on % of
the 35-mile route and third, arrive
in West Jefferson at 9 a. m.
A number of "facts" were cited
in the petition to show that the JEFF
Persons and Ashe county are en-
titled to the service and to prove
that this community is not getting
as good postal service as Boone or
Sparta.
It was pointed out that the mail
does not arrive in West Jefferson
until around 1890 or IL o'clock in
the morning, while the star route
carriers reach Boone by $3.50 a. m.
and Sparta by a. m.
It was pointed out that one of the
reasons for this is that the carrier
still travels the old road and has
to serve two post offices passed by
the Boone carrier, Cricket and Mill
er's Creek, and that the carrier even
makes box collection deliveries on
% of the 35 miles. It was also stat
ed that the carrier serves boxes
passed by Wilkes county mail car
rier.
With a population Of around 49,
600 people, local citizens contend
that Ashe county and the Jeffer-
sons are entitled to better service
than that and those who are inter-
interested, but did not get to sign
the petition, are asked to write the
Postmaster General or Congress
man.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
Charles C.. Church
Gets LIST Jobless
Payment In Go.
IdleWild Man Was Foreman On
C. A. Ragland Job. Gets
Check For $9.13.
OTHERS ARE READY

Charles c. Church, of Idlewild,
was the first person in Ashe coun-
ty to receive unemployment COM
pensation.
Yesterday D. G. Ball, of the state
unemployment compensation COM
mission in N. Wilkesboro, brought
Mr.. Church's check, which amount
ed to 1913. For the next several
weeks, the, Idlewild man who was
on one of c. A. Ragland's construc-
ton jobs on the Parkway, will re-
ceiye check of the same size.
"What are you going to do with
this money!" Church was asked.
'I'm going to pay my debts he
said smiling.
Mr.. Ball said that by next Tues
day he expected to have a number
of jobless checks for Ashe work
ers.
In discussing the amount which
each applicant is entitled to receive,
Mr.. Ball said that the minimum is
SIS per week and the maximum SIS,
with the maximum time being 16
weeks.
A man who worked six months
last year and drew $1,000 per week,
for example, would have drawn a
total of $4,000. His unemployment
compensation fund built up would
contain one-sixth of that amount, or
$43.33. He would, therefore, be
eligible to draw $500 per week for
8 and one-half weeks.
In Ashe there are around 400
people eligible to receive these
checks now.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
COWARD BUYS PUROL
EQUIPMENT AND LEASES

r. w. Coward, Shell gasoline dis
tributor in Ashe, Allegheny, Wilkes
and Watauga counties, recently
bought right much filling station
equipment and service station
leases from A. E. Hodges, Purol
gasoline agent in Boone.
Mr.. Hodges had only one Purol
station in this county. AS announced
in an advertisement in this issue,
this station located here has switch
ed to Shell and Shell products.
Mr.. Coward is also mayor of West
Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
Oil Men In County
Ratify Program To ]
Prohibit Diversion
Four-Point Program Adopted
At Annual Meeting Held
Here Tuesday.
S. G. SPARGER SPEAKS

The Ashe County Petroleum In
dustries Committee, meeting at the
West Jefferson hotel here Tuesday
at noon, ratified the four-point pro-
gram of the North Carolina Petrol
cum Industries Committees which
was clearly outlined in an illustrated
address by S. Gilmer Sparger, of
Raleigh, secretary of the state COM
!, mittee.
Ok Gwyn B. Gambill, local Standard
Oil Company distributor who is
chairman of the Ashe oil men,
presided at the luncheon which was
attended by large number of gas,
oil and automobile dealers.
Mr. Sparger pointed out that in
North Carolina there are nearly Co.,
600 miles of state highways and
that less than half of this mileage
has been surface treated.
.'We need to use the money de-
rived from gasoline and license tax
es on building and maintaining our
roads and for nothing else" the
speaker declared. "In this county
there are hundreds of miles that
need to be regarded and surface
treated and yet at every session OF
the legislature there is big fight
to divert some of this money to the
general fund.
In fact, during the past four
years total of four million dollars
have been diverted from the high
ways" he explained. ''This simply
isn't right; it isn't fair to the auto
mobile and petroleum industry, to
business, to motorists or to the pub
lie as whole"
saThese taxes are class taxes and
:sE1llca. for llag,sssssas
.&es exclusively, he said and ex-
Nplained that 33 percent of the auto
! mobile and gas dollar goes to taxes.
aA1he best way to stop this diversion
is by the passage of constitutional
amendment, he declared.
The four points in the ratified pro-
gram are: first, to insist that all
gasoline and motor vehicle tax rev.
enues be used for highway purpos-
es only and to urge the adoption
of an amendment to the constitu-
ton to accomplish that end; second,
to render assistance to state and
federal authorities in detection and
elimination of gasoline tax evasion;
third, to work toward the abolition
of the federal gasoline and lubri-
cation oil taxes and fourth, to OPP
pose all tax and other proposals in
imical to the petroleum industry
and its motorist customers.
Other officers of the local associ-
alton are: H. C. Jarvis, first vice.
chairman; second vice chairman, HI.
R. Vannoy; legislative committee,
i C. S. Neal and G. N. Snow; local
affairs, r. w. Coward and T. G..
Duncan; public relations committee,
Carl F. Coward and B. B. GRAPHICAL
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
THREE FORMER ASHE
MEN KILLED IN MINE

The bodies of John Baker and
son, William Baker, former resi-
dents Of Ashe county who were in
stantly killed Saturday a week ago
IN coal mine explosion in West
Wyoming, were expected to arrive
in Hickory last night and plans
were being made to hold funeral
services for the two deceased at the
Obids Presbyterian church today.
Denver Holbrook, a former resi-
dent of Laurel Springs who was all
SO killed in the mysterious ex-
plosion, will be buried in his native
section. Two others were killed in
the explosion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
CLAP OF THUNDER
RESTORES HEARING

Here's another believe-it-or-nOt
for Robert Ripley!
As a result of a severe ear all
ment, J. L. EIler, veteran local
jeweler, lost all the hearing in
one of his ears recently and all
efforts and medical treatment to
restore his hearing had proved
futile.
Last Saturday evening when a
thunderstorm visited the Jeffer-
sons, Mr.. EIIer's hearing was
suddenly restored momentariIy
by a sharp clap of thunder which
almost deafened those whose
hearing was good.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
MONT LEAVES TOMORROW

Mont Weaver, Ashe county's fa-
nous baseball pitcher, is leaving to-
morrow for Florida where he will
commence spring practice with the
Washington Senators.
Last year Monte had a most sue
cessful season and this year is look
ing forward to having the best sea-
son in his career. Monte is still
holding out on his contract.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
MORE PRIZES OFFERED
In RECIPE CONTESTS

3
Three more prizes are offered
in The Skyland Posts recipe con-
tests!
In two different contests, the
complete details of which are an
nounced on page two, The Post
is offering $1,000 in cash and
three one year subscriptions.
This week Kraft Phenix Cheese
Corporation, Belk's Department
store and Smithey's Department
store joined The Post in offering
recipe prizes.
Everybody except employees of
The Post are eligible to enter
these contests. Send in your en-
tries now!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24

a county wide singing will be
held at the West Jefferson Method
list church Sunday afternoon, be-
genning at 2 o'clock. Everybody is
invited. IL
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
ASHE COUNTY

is the air conditioned
section of North Caro-
lima w hose altitude
ranges from 5000 to 81,
500 feet above sea level.
Is miles Of the PARK
WAY run through the
county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24

what you have to sell
or what you want to
buy in The Skyland
Post which is read in
more than 80 percent
of the homes in Ashe.
Resolves to make bust
ness better in 1888.