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Evening star., 1939-08-05
Power Properties Control
Goes 10 T.V. A. THURSDAY
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5,-Plans have
been completed for turning over to
the Tennessee Utilities Corp. next
Thursday control of nearly $1OO, O,OOO,-
900 in electric properties for carry
ing out the T. V. A.-CommonWealth
& Southern deal, it was learned to-
day.
Tennessee Utilities is a new COM
pany organized by Commonwealth
& Southern, the parent unit, to per-
init liquidation of the Tennessee
Electric Power Co., controlling utili-
ties in Nashville, Chattanooga and
other Tennessee communities des-
tined to enter the T. v. A. power
network.
The $78,OOO,OOO deal for sale of
r. E. P. Co. electric facilities to T.
v. A., concluded last May, calls for
transfer of the properties involved
in the contract to the new owners
at midnight August Is.
Wendell L. Willkie, president of
Commonwealth & Southern, before
he departed for a brief visit in In
diana, explained that properties not
disposed of in liquidating T. E. P.
Co. would be retained by the new
company "for continued indefinite
operation by it."
Evening star., 1939-08-05

Mrs. W. F. Sunderman, in Lyon Viii
lage, Va, will be joined tomorrow
by Miss Addie Reublin of Berea,
Ohio, and the two will leave Mon
day for months vacation in
Southeastern Canada and the Gaspe
Peninsula, after which they will re-
turn to their respective homes in
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Reynolds
have returned to their home in Ia
koma Park, Md, from a vacation at
Ocean View and Virginia Beach, Va.
DR.. and Mrs. H. H. Hewlett of
Silver Spring. Md, have visiting
them for several weeks their nieces,
Miss Bertha Carleton Draine and
Miss Doris Walker of Walkerton, Va.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
WadsWorths Hosts
At Bar Harbor for
Bride Couple

Former Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Eliot
Wadsworth, who are at Bar Har-
Dor for the summer, were hosts
there last evening at a dinner
dance at the Kettle Club, enter
tanning in honor of Mrs. Wads-
Worth's son, Mr.. David Scull,
and his finance, Miss Patricia
Grant, daughter of Mrs. Scho-
field Andrews, whose marriage
will take place today. Mr.. Wads-
worth was a bachelor when he
was a member of the little cabi-
net, his marriage to Mrs. Scull
taking place shortly before his
retirement from Office and his re-
turn to his business in Boston.
The wedding of Mr.. Scull and
Miss Grant will take place in St.
Mary's Church by the Sea at
Northeast Harbor this afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
). {. C.-Trust Indentures
Bill Is Siqned
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt signed into
law yesterday legislation establishing
standards for trust indentures and
giving the Securities and Exchange
Commission authority to enforce
them.
Presented as an investment re-
form measure by Senator Barkley
Democrat, of Kentucky, the bill was
altered radically before final passage
to restrict the S. E. C.'s powers.
AS finally approved, it fixed rules
for the conduct of trustees in carry
ing out terms of trust indentures
which set out the assets supporting
the issuance of bonds and other Sc
curities.
Given the general approval of pri-
vate banking and investment houses,
the legislation would impose restric-
tions on trust indentures on all is
sues of securities subject to regis
tration by the s. &C.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Mr.. Urey Woodson
And Party on Trip

The director of the Alien Property
Bureau, Mr.. Urey Woodson, is mo-
toring to Kentucky, accompanied by
his granddaughter, Miss Nell Alex
ander, and Mr. Oliver Pagan. After
a visit in Kentucky Mr.. Pagan will
return to Washington, and Miss
Alexander will go to San Antonio,
where she will be maid of honor
in the wedding of Miss Ethel LIE
Gette, daughter of Maj. Spencer
LIE Gette, U. S. A., retired, and Mrs.
LIE Gette, to 1t. Carl Dapperick of
the West Point class of 1888.
Miss Alexander will return to
Washington in time to enter George
Washington University.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Residential
Social
Notes
Mrs. Tuckerman
Gives Luncheon
At Southampton

Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman was
hostess at luncheon yesterday, en-
tertaining at the Beach Club at
Southampton, Long Island, where
she and Mr.. Tuckerman recently
opened their summer home for the
season. Her guests yesterday were
Mrs. Henry E. Coe, Mrs. Barger
Wallach of Newport, Mrs. Theron
Rounded Strong, Mrs. Jose Romero,
Miss Eileen Wood and Mrs George
Edward Wood, who is visiting Mrs
Strong at Asher Lodge in Southamp-
ton.
DR.. and Mrs. Nelson Horatio Dar-
ton, who have been touring in
Europe since early June, left Vienna
and are now at the Excelsior Palace
Hotel in the Lido, Venice.
Mrs. Sterling R. March of this
city has left for an extended visit
with her parents, Maj. and Mrs.
Arthur w. Beer of San Francisco,
who formerly were residents of
Washington for 40 years. She is
accompanied by Miss Gertrude
Schnede of Hyattsville.
Mrs. Edgar Smith Pickett has re-
turned from visit to her cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Brewster Smith of
Mount Vernon, N. Y, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Clayton Shinn of Lake
Oscawanna, later visiting the New
York Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Mercer Mid
dleton have left their residence in
White Plains, N. Y, for a motor
trip and are at the Anchorage
They are continuing their journey
today, Accompanying them are
Mr.. Middleton's cousin, Miss Mari
anna du Pont of Wilmington, and
Baron Hans Won Dreyhausen, for
merly connected with the Austrian
Legation in Washington. g.
Mrs. Middleton is a sister of Mrs.
Charles D. Carroll of Washington.
Miss Phyllis Saks of New York
and Elberon, N j., daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph 1. Saks, whose
grandfather, Isadore Saks, was a
resident of Washington, is visiting
Col. and Mrs. Joseph M. Heller.
Miss Saks is senior at Holyoke
College. Col. and Mrs. Heller en-
tertained in her honor at the Army
Navy Country Club Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bergart are
taking boat trip to Florida from
New York and upon their return
will spend several days at the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul OIeary have
left for their home in Ithaca, N. Y,
after six months stay in WASH
ington, where Mr.. OLeary, an in
structor at the Cornell University,
was placed on special work here at
the Department of Commerce.
Mrs. OLeary is a niece of Mr..
Isaac Cans, who entertained at sew
eral affairs for the OLearys. Mrs.
OLeary, the former Miss Harriet
Barton, is the daughter of the late
Col. Frank A. Barton. Col. Barton
was the brother of the late Mrs.
Isaac Cans and had many friends
here.
Evening star., 1939-08-05

DEAR MISS DIX am an in
telligent, clear thinking girl OF 25
and hold responsible position with
secretarial school. I am engaged
to a fine young man of 30 who has
a good job, but my mother is trying
to prevent us from marrying for the
sole reason that she says that we
are too much alike in temperament
to be able to get along successfully
together. So far as we can see, this
Temperament" consists of our hav-
ing minds of our own, and, as we
have been going together for three
years and have been able to adjust
sanely any petty grievances between
us, We feel that mother has no right
to break off our marriage. What do
you think of this?
A GIRL SEEKING ADVICE.
Answer-If a mother sees her
daughter about to commit hara-
kari by marrying a philanderer or a
gambler or lazy, goodfor- nothing
| loafer she is justified in moving
Heaven and earth to save her child If
she can. But If the girl wants to
marry a good, clean, honest man
with a job mother should keep her
hands off the match, because no hu-
man being, not even the lovers
themselves, can tell what tempera-
ments are going to clash and which
combine after marriage.
I If we look about us we see plenty
of the marriages that mother made
that end in the divorce courts. We
see plenty of husbands and wives
who thought they were just made
for each other fighting like cats and
dogs. Plenty of the marriages that
were predicted wouldn't last five
months 60 on to their golden we'd
ding days.
! Even science doesn't help out
much, as is proved by the experience
of a young friend of mine who was
so anxious not to make any mistake
in marriage that he had himself and
his fiancee put through a person.
ality test. 1t indicated that the
Evening star., 1939-08-05

40. Size IA (32) requires ~ yards
of 35-inch material for the waist
with nap. Three yards for the skirt
without nap.
Send Is cents for Barbara Bells
Summer Pattern Book! Make your
own smart new frocks for street,
daytime and afternoon, with these
simple, carefully planned designs!
It's chic, it's easy, it's economical,
to sew your own. Each pattern in
cludes a step-by-step sew chart to
guide beginners.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Mrs. Carpenter Feted

Mrs. Daniel Johns Donovan en-
tertained at a luncheon Monday at
the Wardman Park Hotel in honor
OF Mrs. William Carpenter. Col.
and Mrs. Carpenter passed through
Washington from the Canal Zone,
where he was commandant of Fort
Sherman, en- route to his new post
at the University of Alabama. While
IN town they were the guests of
Mrs. Carpenters sister, Mrs. Rob-
ert Arthur, and Col. Arthur.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Swallows I'll Pins

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S R.-Be-
cause Virginia Karliner, 81, had a
bent for bent pins, rather than
straight ones, hospital attendants
said she probably would survive. She
swallowed 271.
All have been recovered.
Her father, Abraham Karliner,
told officers she had been unusually
moody.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Admiral Towers
And Wife AWav

The chief of naval aeronautics,
Rear Admiral John H. Towers, and
Mrs. Towers have gone to Ham
mondport, N. Y, where Mrs. Towers
Will be through the remainder of
the summer. Admiral Towers is
expected to return the first of next
week.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Mrs. Rinehart Host

Mr.. Albert w. Rinehart enter
tanned at dinner last evening in his
house on Bunker Hill road, his
guests including Miss Bette Blesser
Miss Frances Neff, Miss Marjorie
Richey, Miss Jean Stratton, Mr..
Herbert c. Garrett, Mr.. Patrick
Clyde and Mr.. David M. Barrett.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
First Case Of Smallpox
In7 Years for New York
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The first
case of smallpox to be reported to
the health department here in seven
years yesterday sent officials on the
trail of 457 passengers who arrived
on the liner Saturnia July q.
Health Commissioner John L. Rice
said Joaquin Duarte, 10, contracted
the disease in Lisbon, Portugal, came
on the ship, and might have spread
it among other passengers. The
United States Public Health Service
joined in seeking them to tell them
of the danger and to suggest vacci-
nation.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Shepherd

PAULS VALLEY, Okla. (P.-
| Fred Rennie operates a golf course
here. He also raises sheep and
finds the two businesses go together
fine. He turns 200 sheep loose and
says they keep the fairways closely
cropped.
Evening star., 1939-08-05

Russia will use airplanes in
campaign against field mice.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
ELIZEBETH MCNEIL

Age Is, born April Is, 1922.
Lib" is a favorite among her
friends. Notwithstanding, SWIM
ming and tennis. Ambition-to be
dress designer. Played basket
ball two years. Voted by class as
"best athlete" MOTTO: "a mer-
ry Heart maketh cheerful coun-
tenance".
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
West Jefferson
Had Fairly Good
Season This Year
Athletic Program Is Expand
ed. F. B. Jones, Jr., Sc
lected Best Sport.

This year the West jefferson
basketball teams had a mediocre
season and showed improvement
as the season progressed.
In the Ashe division of the APP
palachian Conference, the boys
won 6 and lost 9, while the girls
won 3, tied two and lost II. In
the tournament at Boone the boys
High lost to Riverview and
the girls were eliminated by Cove
Creek by l point. In the Winston
tournament the boys made a fine
showing. A good many non-con-
ference games were played.
On the all-county teams West
Jefferson placed 3 girls and two
boys. F. B. Jones, Jr., was voted
the best boy sport in the county.
The girls squad was composed
of the following: Capt. Aida
Gambill, Hilda Gentry, Eliza
beth McNeill, Mona Sheets, La
waugh Church, Mary Sturdivant,
June Smith, Myrtle Jean Wyrick,
Evelyn White, Laura Ann Nc
Neill, Juanita McNeill, and Doris
Stephens and Hilda Houck enter
ed the latter part of the season
Strengthening the girls team very
much.
The boys squad was composed
of F. B. Jones, Jr., Capt, Jim
mie Allen, Edwin Weaver, T. B.
Grayson, Jr., Glenn Sells, Tam
Mcmillan, Tommie Oliver, Jack
Miller, Ruff Sturdivant, and R.
c. Miller.
Both of the West jefferson
teams should be much stronger
next year due to the fact that
only one boy and one girl will
be lost by graduation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

teacher of mathematics, and
Miss Elizabeth Speers, English
teacher.
Miss Margaret Phillips teach
es music. Mrs. Coleman Payne,
Miss Phillips and Mrs. Whiting
ton have served as substitute
teachers this year.
The school also has the follow
ing persons on its employment
staff: Gentry Lemely, janitor;
Bare and Pete Gambill, bus driv-
ers, and Miss Mayme Black and
Mrs. Goldiron, cooks in the
lunch room.
This is Mr.. Duncan's second
year as principal of the West
jefferson school. The school has
shown much progress under his
supervision. He is a veteran in
school work, having served both
as principal and teacher in va
rious schools of the county fol
several years. He has served ably
as president of the Ashe Coun-
ty Teachers Association this yea1
and also as president of the
Ashe County School masters
Club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
West Jefferson
Enrolment Hits
New High Record
Total of 500 Enrolled. Faculty
Composed of IA Members.
Substitutes.

In the school there are IA teach
ers, ten of them in the elemen-
tary grades and four in the high
school. This has been a success
full year for the school. The en-
rollment has reached a high in
its history. In the elementary
school there are 355 students; in
the high school 145, making a
total of 500 students enrolled.
The primary faculty is compos-
ed Of: Miss Mary Price McCar-
rol, first grade; Mrs. lola Van
noy, first grade; Mrs. John Don
nelly, second grade; Mrs. Earl
GRAPHICAL, third grade.
The grammar grades are
taught by: Miss DeEtte Craw-
ford, fourth grade; Mrs. J. B
Hash, fifth grade; Mrs. Virginia
, Mcmillan, sixth grade; Mr.. Os-
car Houck, sixth grade; Mrs. EN-
ma Ray, seventh grade and Miss
leila Jones, fourth and fifth
grades.
In the high school are: Profess
sor B. H. Duncan, principal and
teacher of history; Mrs. Robert
Barr, science and home econom.
les; Mr.. Paul Perkins, coach ano
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
W. Jefferson Commencement
To Start Sunday And End Fri.
Baccalaureate Sermon This
Sunday Night. Finals To Be
On Friday Night.

The West Jefferson high school
is making extensive plans and
preparations for the annual COM
mencement program which will
begin Sunday, April 16 and end
on Friday, April 81. From the
present indications it seems that
the various programs this year
will be varied and interesting.
Sunday, April Is, the bacca-
laureate sermon will be preach
ed in the West Jefferson Metho-
dist Church at 7:30 o'clock.
Tuesday, April Is, the Senior
Class will present the "Class
Night" program which is to be in
the form of a play. This program
will begin at 1880 in the school
auditorium and there will be no
charge made for admission.
Wednesday, April 10, at 7:30 in
the auditorium, the elementary
program will be given. This con-
sists of two parts. The primary
grades will give an operetta,
Land of the Dolls. The fourth,
fifth and sixth grades will give
playlet, Just Plain Dot"
Thursday, April 20 at 800 P
M, the Senior Glass will present
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
LORETTA CATHERINE
WATSON

Age 10. Born Stony Fork, N.
c. August 20, 1920. Attended
Boone H. S. 1856; Mt. Pleas
ant H. S., Champion, N. c. 1851;
La Jolla Jr.-Sr. High in San Die
go. Hobbies-photography and
travel. Ambition-to be a nurse.
CAT was voted most popular.
A likeable, friendly girl. MOTTO;
mot too serious, not too gay, but
rare good sport when it cmes
to play"
GERALDINE MCNEIL
Age Is. Born July S, 1922. OBJ
ids. Shows by her friendly dispo-
sition her admirable qualities
Hobbies reading and hiking
Ambition-to become a stenogra-
pher. Voted ''the prettiest," by
kher classmates. MOTTO: "BE
yourself"
GEORGIA Fac GENTRY
Age 10. Born October 6, 1919
Baldwin. Notwithstanding anc
hiking. Ambition-to be a steno-
grapher. Has a quiet, friendly
disposition. Elected "best class
leader" by class. MOTTO: 'Hel
ways are true; her friendship
lasting.
JOSEPHINE MARION CARR
Age 16. Born Spruce Pine, N
c., July %, 1922. 10 is splendid
student with much ability. Hob
bies-debating and writing. Am
bition-to become an English
teacher. Debating team 1889, His
tory Club 1887. Elected mos
original" by Class. MOTTO
'"Honors come through diligence.
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Fourteen Students To Graduate At West Jefferson High School This

This spring the boys have been
showing right much interest in
baseball, and expecting to play
several games.
The physical education pro-
gram is not confined solely to
major sports. Practically all the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
APPROPRIATIONS EXPRESSED

Prof. B. H. Duncan this week
stated that he wished to thank
everyone for the fine spirit Of
cooperation that has enabled the
West jefferson school to have a
very successful school year. mo
finer spirit of cooperation and
unity among students, faculty
members and patrons could exist
anywhere" he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

the senior play, 'Black Gold," a
comedy-drama in three acts. This
promises to be one of the best
plays ever presented here. A
small admission charge will be
made.
Friday night, April 81 at 7:3O,
the graduation exercise will be
held. The seventh grade will re-
ceive their certificates at this
time, too.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

children engage in play under
the supervision of some teacher.
Right much interest has been
shown in basketball in the sixth
and seventh grades and some of
those entering high school next
year are promising future stars.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

''best athlete" MOTTO: "a mer-
ry Heart maketh cheerful coun-
tenance".
MYRTLE LEMLY
Age II. Born at Smethport,
January 9, 1922. Excellent stu
dent. Hobbies - hiking, dancing
and skating. Ambition-to be a
math teacher. Secretary and
treasurer of Junior Glass '38,
Chairman of History Club. Vot-
ed best dressed. Has a likable,
frank disposition. MOTTO: why
worry? Life is too Short"
JAMES C. GAMBILL, JR.
Age II. Born May IA, 1921
West jefferson. Pete" is a Ga-
pendable student. Hobbies-b9se-
ball and hunting. Ambitio6-to
be a doctor. Elected most hand
some boy in Senior Glass, MOT
TO: The three days that don't
worry me are yesterday, today
and tomorrow"
RICHARD HI. HARbIN
Age Is. Born Beaver Creek
January 8, 1923. Hobbfes-model
airplane building, staI np collect
ing and engineering. Ambition
to be an aerOnautiCaI engineer
Very popular student, excellent
speaker. Won many .honors in
public speaking contests Mem
Der of debating tenn Chosen
best speaker" in Glass Presi-
dent of class SO and '37 in De-
trolt' Michigan, Vlce president of
Senior Class this Year. MOTTO:
steam that blows the whistle
Will never turn TIE wheel"
ROBERT FLETCHER MCNEIL
Age H. Born Dabney, Ken
lucky, August 2& 1921 Better
known as Bobby" Valedictor-
ian of class. ShIendid leader.
President of JUNIOR and Senior
classes. Chairman lof Junior Club
81. Member OF he debating team
and chosen "best leader of class. "
Hoooles-traVelhng, farming. Am
biticn-to be LAWYER MOTTO.
Reason IS not measured in size
or helght, pug by principle"
MXHILE L. MARSH
Age 10. Born October 2. 1919.
Odds. Good student. Secretary
Of Senior class. Winning person
atty. Hobbies reading and hik-
ing. Am0ltlon'-to be a stenogra-
pher. Chosen biggest flirt. "
MOIIO: Smile and the world
smiles with you"
Fac OLA SMITH
Age Is. Born Septem Der Is,
1922, Orion. Outstanding student,
Lovable disposition Hobbies
reading and writing poems. Am
bition-to become teacher.
Elected best all around," by
class.
JAMES ALLEN, JR.
Age IL. Born December 16,
West Jefferson. Treasurer of Sen
1or Class. Hobbies - baseball,
basketball. Played on basketball
team 3 years. Played baseball for
three years. Voted |"best athlete u
Made good grades. Ambition-to
be civil engineer. n fOTTO: "Why
take life so seriously? You'll ne
yer get out of it Salive."
WADE nNARE .
Age II. Born at lOtba1Io he.
cember 6, 1921. Hoba ,ies-hnntino
and fishing. Ambitio4o-to take .
mechanical course. Wade is 2
quiet student "eIl-l liked by his
classmates ana Ieache\ rs. Elected
by class as ''best SPORT" MOT.
TO: eve learn not 4 Tor school
but for life"
JOHN DENNIS ID ARE
Age ID. born DIT eiIdhrson De-
cember 81, 1920. Ambiti4 n-to he
an aviator HoOoieS-!oo ball and
basketball. Vice-presiden of hi,
class in his Junior yea1 Shows
cooperative spirit in a h schoo.
activities. Elected mos dioni.
fled" member of Senior Class
MOTTO: 'Work while yol ,uorL
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Eight Girls And
Six Boys To Get
Diplomas Apr. 81

After having the largest grad
uating class in the county in 1888,
the West Jefferson senior class
cropped this year to a total of ID,
composed of 6 boys and girls.
Although comparatively small,
this class has done some out
standing work this year and best
wishes are extended to each one
OF the graduates, who are as fol-
lows:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
GRADUAIIU
SECTION

Annual Ashe County High
School Commencement Edition,
published in cooperation with
the schools to promote education.