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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
FIRST INSTALLMENT

The Haverils, a widely scatter
ed clan across hundreds OF south
western wilderness miles, were
reuuted a folk it was just as well
not to antagopize. There were
the Texas Haverils, big lean men
with blue-black boards and chal-
longing eyes. There were the
Panhandle Haverils still farther
westward. Then, still farther
west were the New Mexico Have
rils the Shutdown Haverils as
they came to be known.
OF the Shutdown Haverils there
was one called Barry who in ma
nv ways could have been looked
ON as the embodiment of the out
standing qualities of the whole
famill
His father, Ben Haveri, was
still a young man, lusty and rug,
ped and violent, generous and
kindly enough with his small
flock at most times, little short OF
devil when in drink. His mo-
Their. Lucinda, was one OF the
Oakwoods of Virginia who still
chung tenaciously to their own
family traditions and pride.
IT was she who had given her
Youngest his name, which was
mt Barry at all but Baron. She
said proudly that there had been
Baron lakewood long ago.
which meant nothing to little
Barry himself. =.
In his latter teens Barry left
home. He didn't know why he
went away. He didn't think about
it. It was the forests pulling HIM.
During the six or eight weeks
before he had any thought OF
turning back homeward he made
many long explatory trips toward
both north and west through the
mountains. Only twice in that
time did he see human beings.
One day, toward shutdown, he
sat on a rock in front OF his ca
bin looking down into the long
sinuous valley below, a sight ne
seldom tired brooding over. He
had named it for himself Sun
Creek Valley.
He heard rifle shots muffled
with distance in an Intervening
neck of the woods. He had never
heard 50 many shots so close to-
gether and wondered what they
could be shooting at. He got his
answer almost instantly. There
were several men shooting at a
single rider who had fled on
ahead into the lower end Of Bar
rvs Sun Creek Valley
He saw the flash of reddish
yellow fore when the fugitive,
fleeing no longer, fired at his
pursuers whom Barry could not
see
IF it hadn't been so far he
would have drawn to 60 down
and find out about things. Also 1t
was swiftly growing dark; it
would be moonless night and
whatever was happening down
there would be over in a few
minutes or would have to await
tunup.
But before sunup he was on his
way to investigate. The dawn
was Frightening and he had ira
veled half the distance when a
voice called to him from a brush
thicket:
Drop yore gun! Drop it quick
or I'll Kill yuh!"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17

Stanley County poultrymen are
showing much faith in VAGINA
ton for the prevention of chick
en- pox in growing pullets, says
J. E. Wilson, farm agent of the
State College Extension Service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
Sale of Land in Ashe County, For Taxes

Horton Heirs (Col) 1913
Fred c. Miller (Col) 20A
George Poe (CoD-- 26A
Ionic Poe (CoD---- 71s
Arthur Smith (Col) 18
Evening star., 1939-03-04
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
"A Little Saturday Talk

make good test Look up the
length of the Amazon River in an
atlas, a dictionary, and an encyclo-
pedia. The chances are you will
find different answer in each case.
Look in half dozen books and you
may find one place where the length
is given as low as 5000 miles, and
another where it is stated to be 5000
or 1000 miles. You make the
same test for the Nile River. Ex-
perts do not agree on the length of
certain rivers.
Hundreds of my stories are based
on what I have seen in my travels, on
this continent or on some other. I
have visited most of the worlds larg-
est cities London, Paris, Berlin,
Moscow, Leningrad, Stockholm,
Warsaw, Dublin. Amsterdam, Wen
ma, Rome, Cairo, Toxic, Yokohama,
Shanghai, Hong Kong, and many
others abroad, not to speak of those
on our continent from New York to
Vancouver, and from Ottawa to
Mexico City.
During my travels, I try to do
more than just "see sights" talk
with people, everyday people. From
them keep learning things, facts
about customs and beliefs.
Even when not travelling abroad,
Evening star., 1939-03-04
South, dealer

We still have questions left from
last week. A letter from a seventh
grade class contained this passage:
THE question came up, Where does
Uncle Ray get his information? Does
he see all those things or does he
read about them?'"
/ gather material for our column
In many ways, but most important
are by travelling. by study, and by
talking with people.
Some people suppose that encyclo-
pedias can be trusted without ques-
tion, but I have not found them
so. A standard encyclopedia is a
great work, but it seems that the
best has an error here or there. I
have six encyclopedias in my per-
sonal library, and it is interesting to
notice the points on which they do
not agree.
In trying to find the truth about
a certain piont. I may 60 through
all the encyclopedias, and through
several books in that special field.
II the point is not clearly proved, 1
try to make it plain to readers that
experts differ about it. You must
have noticed that I often use such
words as about" or possibly" I
do that for the sake of the truth.
Here is way in which you can
Evening star., 1939-03-04

l 1nd 1t possible to learn by talking
with people. I ask them about their
work. about things they should know
about. I have even asked dentists
so many questions that they must
have wondered whether they were
treating my teeth, or going through
a quiz! have talked for hours with
Pullman porters about their lives
and the things they have observed,
Often questioned a college profess
sor about the latest facts which have
been learned in his special field.
All in all. try to keep gaining
knowledge as live. I enjoy what I
am doing, and hope I can keep on
for many years to come.
T~eA nAd
Copyright, 1e3e.)
Evening star., 1939-03-04

stamped (3-cent), self addressed en-.
velope is inclosed with each COM
munication addressed to The -Four
Aces. care of The Evening Star.
II you desire the pocket outline
of The Four Aces system Of contract
bridge, send with your request 10
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Star. stamped t3-cenD, self-ad-
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charge.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

The bidding:
Burnstone Schenken Maier You
IA Pass Pass ca
What do you bid? (Answer Mon
day.
(Copyrieht 1889, by the Four Aces.)
I
The Four Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers II Z
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Copyright, 1939,)

Join the new 1889 Uncle Raw
ScrapbOok Club Enclose \
self-addressed, stamped >enve-
lope for 4 membership certii-
cate. = leaflet telling how to
make . Corner scrapbook, and
= printed design to paste on the
cover.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

David Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D Maer
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team-of-four, inventors
of the system that has beaten every
other system in existenceD
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACE

Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
David Bruce Bu5nstons, Mervin p Maler,
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence)
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Neither side vulnerable
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The bidding:
South West North East
IA A Pass Pass
50 Pass Pass Dbl,
Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead: King of spades.
When declarer has bid up to a
high contract all by himself, an
alert defensive player should be
quick to recognize potential signs
If donoor ", d,,r,p,v opI theroforo
to guard against them as much as
possible. Accordingly, after VIM
ming the opening spade lead with
the ace, East should have seen that
the queen of hearts represented
great potential danger to him and
should have Immediately led a dia-
mond in order to set up a trick in
that suit before the queen of hearts
could be established for possible
discarding purposes.
Instead, East returned a trump.
Oeclarer won in his own hand,
promptly led the ace and one heart,
and now was able to ruff two spades
and discard his losing diamond on
the queen of hearts, thereby max
ing MS contract.
incidentally, we do not think
much of East's double of the five
club contract. He must have known
from his partners bid that the hand
was of freak nature, and we think
It would have been better for him
to raise to five spades-a contract
which, incidentally, would have been
made.
You were Oswald Jacobys part
ner yesterday and held:
vK xxxx
Xxx
&XxX
Mr.. Jacoby opened with three
no-trump Next hand passed. What
Is your bid?
Answer: Your correct bid is to
pass. Since your partner has
opened with three no-trump, that
contract should be safe and four
heart bid would be read as a slam
try-a bid which your hand does
not warrant.
Score 100 per cent for pass, so per
sent for hearts tthere is a slight
possibility that Mr.. Jacoby's hand
will be of such nature that you
will have a good play for a slam
Ia hearts,, for any other bid.
Question No. ~.
You are Howard Schenken's part
her. The opponents are vulner-
able, you are not. You hold:
4 A @ 81 3
y A K @
ks
L KO
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Columbus Dust
Proposal Taxes
House Group

The House Library Committee to-
day was faced with q task for Solo
mon in deciding who has the dust of
Christopher Columbus. The COM
mittee was forced into this uncom-
Portable position by Representative
Jennings Randolph, Democrat, of
West Virginia, when ho introduced
bill to purchase several articles
supposed to contain part OF the NOR
tai remains of Americas discoverer.
After the bill was referred to them,
the committee set a hearing at 10
am. tomorrow to take testimony
which may settle the centuries-ol old
fight between Spain, Santo Domingo
and Cuba-all claiming possession
Of the real Columbus remains.
The bill provides that not more
than $4,000 shall be used to pur-
chase the Castillo locket and a
gold and crystal crucifix, each con-
tanning fragments" Of the explor-
ers dust. The relics are in the pos
session of Mrs. Laura Butler Tread
well Of Shepherdstown, w. Va, and
Los Angeles, Calf.
When he introduced the bill Mr.
Randolph issued a formal statement
saying he ''is convinced that it is
eminently fitting that the portion
of the body of the great discoverer
of the Western Hemisphere, now
privately owned, be made available
to the people Of the United States
and permanently housed in its BEAU
tiful Capitol, a symbol of strength,
courage and indomitable will"
Evening star., 1939-06-27
u. S. Wheat Ship Delayed
Five Days Near Tientsin
BY the Associated Press.

49, Nie hSSoSidlc0 IIcoS.
T1ENTSIN, June 27.-Agents of
the American States Steamship Co.
declared today the japanese block
ade OF the British concession here
had caused the steamer Michigan
to lie off the coast for five days at a
cost of s700 day.
The Michigan, with 1000 tons of
American flour destined for Tientsin.
they said, has been waiting of
Tangku because of the virtual stop
page of traffic on the Hal River,
T1entsin's waterway to the coast.
They said the Michigan was unable
either to discharge her cargo or
come up to Tientsin.
japanese military authorities said.
I'VE will do everything possible to
facilitate movement of American
merchandise, including the S. S.
Michigan's flour, to Tientsin by land
or water"
The Michigan's agents and other
American business men, however,
said the japanese military had made
no move to support those assur-
ances.
Japan's determination to apply in
creasing pressure until the British
change their attitude" was reiterat-
ed by 1t. Gen. Masaharu Honma.
Japanese Army commander at
Tientsin.
"Reprisals or no reprisals from
the British" he said in an inter-
view, I'VE firmly are determined to
carry out the policy in Tientsin
which is dictated from Toxic. am a
chessman carrying out orders. Traf-
fic restrictions-not a blockade
will continue until British authori-
ties revise their viewpoint"
However, the japanese Consul
General, Shigenori Tashiro, said
japanese soldiers had been given
orders to conduct less thorough ex-
aminations of persons passing the
barriers before the foreign zones
and added that he expected the situ-
alton to improve.
A milk storage was eased when
milkmen resumed part of their
rounds, but the scarcity of vegeta-
bles, meats and fish continued as
japanese patrols kept all but few
vendors from passing the barricades
into the foreign concessions.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Kathryn Lewis Returns
From South America
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 27.-Enthu-
siastic about the future of liberal
ism in South America, Kathryn
Lewis, daughter of John L. Lewis
c. I. o. head. returned today aboard
the Santa Maria from a visit in
South American countries.
Miss Lewis left New York last
February to attend the Congress OF
Democracies in Montevideo, Uru-
quay, as representative of labor S
Non-Partisan League. After the
congress she visited every South
American country except Peru and
Venezuela.
Il found Chile and Colombia the
most advanced republics in South
America from the labor point of
view" she said. adding that in Ar
gentina the labor movement is
fairly we'll organized, but it is con-
centrated in Buenos Aires"
have to take off my hat to the
democratic forces in South Amer
lea Miss Lewis said They have a
much harder road with many more
obstacles in their path than we have
but their persistence is amazing"
She was met at the pier by her
father and mother.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Nations Huge Arms Bills
Hit by {. Of {. Speaker
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN. June 27,-Louis
Marlio, leading figure in the
French chemical industry, estimat-
ed to a full session of the Interna-
tional Chamber of Commerce today
that Germany, England, France,
Italy and Japan had a total arms
bill of $4,000 900 900 for 1898.
He used the figure in drawing a
striking picture of benefits that
might have been derived if the huge
outlay had been employed in pro-
ductive works instead.
NJ Marlio proposed study of
how war economy might best be
turned into bountiful peace econ
omy with consequent reduction oi
interest rates and taxes and an in
crease in living standards every
where.
Fred I. Kent, New York banker,
assailed what he called an increas-
ing bureaucratic interference by
government in commercial prac-
tices, resulting in drawbacks to eco
nomic progress.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Border Fighting Held Struggle
For Loyalty of MongoI Chiefs
Observer Sees Soviet-Joponese Bottles
More Significant Than Tientsin Crisis

Of Russian or Japanese-dominated
Mongolians.
For more than five years sporadic
fighting along the frontier has been
reported almost monthly from
either Russia or Japan. Each coun-
try always blames the other for
taking the initiative. Diplomatic
protests are duly made and rejected,
apd the affair ends until the next
outbreak.
Despite the supposed political line
between the Russian and japanese
spheres of influence, there are scores
of Mongolian leaders on each side,
experts explain, whose allegiance to
Japan or Russia, as the case may be,
is extremely dubious. The present
large-scale fighting, it is believed
here, marks an attempt by both
Russia and Japan to show its mill
tary power in the hope of convinc-
ing Mongolians of uncertain fealty
Of its strength in modern combat,
and thus assuring these leaders that
an alliance with it will mean being
on the winning side" Whether
this exhibition of strength was
started by Russia or Japan is un-
certain to observers here.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Charles T. Forteney
Dies at Residence

Charles Thomas Forteney. so,
salesman for the J. E. Dyer e. Co.,
wholesale grocers. died today at his
home, 1853 Evarts street NE, after
a long illness.
Born in Forestville, Va, Mr.. Fort
eney had been a resident of this
city for many years. He had been
salesman for the j. E. Dyer g. Co.
nearly eight years and previously
had worked as salesman for other
wholesale grocery firms here.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Hagar E. Forteney, and two sis
ters, Mrs. William H. Beach and
Mrs. John A. Kennedy, both of
Alexandria, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm, Thursday in the v. L. Speare
Co. funeral home, 1909 H street
NV. Burial will be in National
Memorial Park Cemetery in nearby
Virginia.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Farley, Confident,
Plans Trip to Europe
By the Associated Press.


AUGUSTA, Me, June 27.-Con-
fldent his party is on its way to an
other victory, James A. Farley
Democratic national chairman, to-
day looked forward to late July
vacation in Europe.
He said yesterday his chief object
was to visit Anthony j. Drexel Bid
die, United States Ambassador in
Warsaw.
Mr.. Farley told interviewers it was
futile to discuss the probable party
ticket in 1910 until the President
expressed himself" but predicted the
Democrats would win whether Mr.
Roosevelt or somebody else was the
candidate.
Regarding his own 1910 plans
Farley said only that "the news
papers are devoting a lot of space to
my future but I wouldn't talk about
1t myself"
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Duce, King Mourn
Al Bier Of Elder
Count Ciano
Early Fascist Leader,
Father of GoIIeozo,
Dies at Leehorn
BY the Associated Press.

1y bliC hsoOSIdICO EICSS.
PONTE A MORIANO, Italy, June
27.-Premier Mussolini came here by
plane today to pay homage at the
bier Of Count Constance Ciano, his
steadfast friend and collaboration in
the building of Fascism.
The count, father of Foreign Min
lister Count Galeazzo Ciano and
president of the new Fascist cham
Der, died last night Of a heart at
tack he suffered at his home in Leg
horn He was 63.
King Emperor Victor Emmanuel
hurried here this morning to ex-
press his sorrow. Pope Plus sent his
condolences.
Foreign Minister Ciano and his
wife. Edda, Mussolinis daughter,
were here, and others high in the
Fascist party and government also
were present or on the way.
A state funeral will be held to-
morrow at Leghorn.
Count Cianos death left a gap in
the ranks of early Fascists who
stood by Mussolini through thick
and thin in his struggle to power.
He had been president of the old
parliamentary Chamber of Deputies
and was regarded as trusted coun-
selor whose statesmanlike advice
Mussolini heard with close atten-
ton.
At one time he was considered
Mussolini's likeliest successor, but
his loyalty and aid were such that
he never was regarded as a possible
rival of the Duce.
He made the march on Rome in
1922 and was looked upon as VAL
liable link between the older and
younger members of the party.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Windsors 10 Return
To England in Fall,
London Paper Says
Visit to United Stotes
Is Reported Planned
For Next Yeur
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, June 27.-Lord Beaver
brooks London Evening Standard
usually well informed about the
Duke of Windsors plans, said today
the Duke and Duchess had decided
to return to England next october
to take up residence here.
Without giving the source of its
information, the Standard said:
The Duke and Duchess of Wind
sor have decided to return to Eng
land.
They will arrive in october and
take up residence here There Is no
question of their obtaining permis-
sion.
'As British citizens, the Duke and
Duchess are free to come and 60 as
they please.
THE Duke has for some time past
resolved not to insist on the grant
ing of the title royal highness to
the Duchess.
"It is probable that they will visit
the United States next year"
Lord Beaverbrook Standard and
his morning paper, the Daily Ex-
press, long have carried on a cam
palgn for the return of the Duke
of Windsor to England, which he
last saw Immediately after his alb
dication December II, 1886, to marry
the former Wallis Simpson.
Lord Beaverbrook and some mem
bers of his staff are personal friends
Of the Duke.
The Windsors now are living in
France.
They planned to visit the United
States last year. but Cancelled their
trip after American labor criticized
the Dukes selection of Charles
BedauX, who headed an industrial
efficiency system, to handle arrange
ments for the tour.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Preparations Made
For Talks 10 Settle
Tientsin Dispute
Jopon Seen Concerned
By U. S. Reaction
To Deadlock
BY the Associated Press.

TOXIC, June 27.-Preparations
went forward today for talks to end
the 14-day British-Japanese dead
lock at Tientsin, with United States
reaction furnishing the background
British Ambassador Sir Robert
Leslie Craigie awaited word from
London after a half-hour confer
ence yesterday with Foreign Min
lister Hachiro Arita on a basis for a
settlement Of the controversy, in
which Japanese have blockaded the
British and French concessions in
the North China port and subjected
Britons to what Prime Minister
Chamberlain called "intolerable"
indignities.
Arita reported on the Tientsin sit
uation at a regular cabinet meeting
this afternoon and the foreign Of
nee spokesman said the five-man
inner cabinet" was meeting later
to discuss "Japan's policy toward
third powers" in connection with
the Tientsin episode.
Quahfled observers believed the
projected conversations would be
conducted with an ear cooked for
American reaction because of what
they called strong desire for
American friendship. Japan, they
said, was anxious that the United
States preserve strict neutrality and
was concerned over reports from
Washington of deep interest in the
deadlock.
The basis of the possible British
Japanese negotiations was confused
because OF the absence of concrete
Japanese demands, but it was be-
lleved that Sir Robert and Arita
discussed in general terms japanese
demands for British "co-operation
in China. That has superseded the
fundamental issue-the British re-
fusal to relinquish to Japanese four
Chinese accused by Japanese of
terrorism. The refusal led japanese
TO blockade the Tientsin foreign
areas June IA
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Britain 10 Keep Navy
AT Full Strength
During August
Orders Give Impetus
To Feors Of Crisis
In Lute Summer
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 27.-Fears of a
new European crisis during the late
summer or early fall were given fur
ther impetus last night by admiralty
orders which would maintain the
British fleet at its maximum man.
power during the month of August
These orders were made public as
Prime Minister Chamberlain indi-
Gated fresh instructions would be
rushed to British diplomats in Mos
COW in an effort to speed conclusion
of the proposed British French
Soviet Russian mutual assistance
pact.
The admiralty's orders concerning
the fleet made no mention of a pos
sible new crisis, but they advanced
the summer leave period from Au-
gust to July and abandoned the GUS
tomary Navy Week celebration, nor
mally held in August.
1t was announced the changes
were made preparatory to carrying
out exercises in August" Informed
quarters pointed out this also would
make possible mobilization of the
feet if developments warranted.
The admiralty said advancement
of the leave period for ships of the
home fleet would involve cancella-
ton of visits by warships to certain
resorts.
This would permit the feet to
remain in readiness to move with
a full complement a month before
the German harvest releases the
Nazis' full manpower for other du-
ties-a fact regarded as more than
mere coincidence.
House of Commons discussion o1
British-Japanese tension in the Fal
East was interrupted today by g
call for "a new Prime Minister
when Mr.. Chamberlain refused tt
make statement on the situation.
The interruption came after Mr.
Chamberlain had faced a new bar.
rage of questions on what action
Britain planned to halt what he
described last week as "intolerable
insults" to British subjects in Tient.
sin by japanese soldiers blockad-
ing the British concession.