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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Miss Helen Royster
Honors House Party

Miss Helen Royster, daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas S. Royster.
entertained at an informal buffet
supper last night, complimentary to
the eight girls who are visiting Miss
Elvira Cheatham. Guests were in
vited for seven o'clock.
The West End Country club, scene
of the entertainment, was tastefully
decorated for the occasion with ar
rangements of summer flowers
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
MARRIAGES, PARTIES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
GALLERIES.

- tbc walls recaptured, held
Arc DAY now banking up a stream
The n sIprinstime I5ra in tree
,,bIe house made lovely with
ViSte[I' sofr Of hand; the copper bowl
4 : the the corner of a room
wing chain of hills in olue
As NI,,r in",lv by TO find these things
RecaP''' Anneke Van Zlndran.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Bearpond Club In
Picnic Wednesday

The Bearpond Home Demonstra-
ton Club had a picnic supper We'd
nesday evening from to o'clock
at Coghillis cabin near Bearpond.
About rs persons were reported in
attendance, and all were said to have
enjoyed the occasion greatly.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Return to Canada.

Miss Hazel Milton, of Peterville,
Ontario, Canada, and Bruce McCor-
kell of Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
have returned home after visiting
Miss Marie Puckett.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Returns from New York.

Miss Susie Hart Dunno returned
last night, after a months visit with
4er uncle, L. M. Hart, at Woodside,
L; l., N. Y. While tke- e, she attend
ed the Worlds Fair and other points
Of interest
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Guests from FranklintOn

Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert NOVEL; and
children, of Franklinton, are spend
ing few days with Mrs. Nowell's
sister, Mrs Herman Robertson, OF
Gillburg
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
At Richmond Convention

Mrs. c. D. Allen, Mrs. c. H. Gill
Hand and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tippett
are attending the World Wide Ba-
raca-Philathea convention in Rich
mond.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
At Xirginia Beach

Mr.. and Mrs. Clelan White and
small M son, R. c., and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bill Oakley, of Durham, left today
Tor Virginia Beach and Ocean View,
Va, where they will spend several
davs
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Attend Convention

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Pinnell and
Mrs W. c. Stainback and Mrs. W..
T. Walker are spending the week
en- end IN Richmond, attending the
Worldwide Baraca-Philathea con-
vention
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Go to Fair.

jIr. and Mrs. Hamilton Stewart, of
Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Macy H.
Stewart, of Greensboro, left Friday
morning for the Worlds Fair in New
York.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15

HOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL
Sixth Sunday after Trinity.
Rev. I. w. Hughes, rector.
. 7:30 Holy Communion.
9:45 Church school.
1000 Mems Bible class
11:00 Litany, Ante-Communion
and sermon
1880 Evening prayer and sermon
st. Johns Mission, North Hender-
son, 2 o'clock church school.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Go to RidgecreSt.

:, Mrs. j. C.. Gardner and Mrs. Ada
= Parker left today for Ridgecrest,
" attend a Sunday School Confer
F4ce EI Of the Baptist church. Miss
nnnleene : Stainback accompanied
~ uiem to Waynesville, where she is
visiting.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
On to New York.

Billv Powell, George Gerber, and
Tom Speed plan to leave tomorrow
on motor trip to New York City.
Tbey will visit the worlds fair, and
wil be gone about a week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Week-End At Beach

,rr and Mrs. Fred B. Farris and
,-ss Louise Wyckoff,, and Roscoe
ctainback ,@.S, are spending the week.
ond At Carolina Beach.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
At Harkcr'S Island.

,,us Eric G.. Flanagan and Miss
M NJ : o1Iise Flanagan left today to
Ll.,, and some time at their cottage at
Iarkers Island.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Durham Guest

, e ". Davis, of Durham, IS
MiS, 'sa Mrs. Il. J. Turner, on Row
,,,d street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15

mission.
But for the next few days pros
poets of a motor ride to the upper
slopes of Mount Mitchell are dim
And right in the middle of the sum-
mer vacation tourist season, too.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.

11COI I 1t11N117 I I11CIz1IV.
Rev. James A. Jones, pastor.
9:45 a. M, The church school. E.
H. Dixon, general superintendent.
Services of worship and classes of
study for all age groups.
II a. M, The morning worship.
Subject: "The Requisites of Re-
ligion", with the sermon by the pas
tor.
p. M, The evening worship. The
third in the series of Union services
will be held in the Congregational
Christian church. The sermon will be
preached by the Rev. C. L. Moody,
the guest minister at the Congrega-
tional-C Christian church.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Return Home,

Misses Lucy and Elizabeth Kit
reI have returned to their home on
Charles street after visiting MIR. and
Mrs. Reginald Brothers at Suffolk,
II
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Visiting Brother

Mrs. w. M. Coffin, who recently
a course in music at
Wake Forest College Summer school,
is visiting her brother, J. D. Aston,
in ReidSville.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Goes to New York

George Gooch left this morning for
Vow York City, where he will visit
W. W., and Mrs. F. S. Best, and attend
,bo , New York Worlds Fair.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Missionary Society Meets.

The general meeting of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society of the First
Baptist church will meet Monday
afternoon at o'clock at the church.
All members are urged to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15

FIRST BAPTIST
E. Norfleet Gardner, pastor.
9:45 Sunday school.
11:OO Morning worship service.
Gale K. Burgess, of Raleigh, will be
the speaker.
700 B. T. u.
800 Union service, with Rev. C.
K. Moody preaching
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Fxnected Today.

Dr F. F. Fenner, who has been in
camn at Jacksonville, Florida, for the
VAST two weeks, is expected to return
n the city late this afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
GueSt Of Mrs Rum

Mrs. R. H. Fu1ghum, of Wilson, is
visiting Mrs. J. H. Bum, on Charles
street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Peturn From Beach

Mr.. and Mrs Albert Davis iS,.,1 have
MI, N,od 4 f. their home on William
Telu,+' a+ after spending several days at
carolina Beach
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Come to Dunn,

ur and Mrs. H. L. Allen and
.0',dsons -~a Emory and Allen Staf-
sird cd left today for visit to Dunn
and other points.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
~ n n w u = y CHURCH cHsouEns

THE CHRIST METHODIST
Pox, n Whitehead pacto,.

Rev. I. J. Wh1tehead, Pastor.
9:45 A. M. Sunday school-Clyde
L. Finch, superintendent.
The Mems Bible class of our church
will meet with the Mems Class of
the First Methodist church for this
hour. All members are requested to
be present for this class period.
HOO Morning worship with the
sermon by the pastor, sermon sub
ject: "The Church and Christian
Temperance"
$50 p. m. Young Peoples Fellow
ship meeting at the First Methodist
church
800 Evening worship at the First
Congregational Christian church.
This is another in the series of
Union services.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15

WEST END BAPTIST.
Rev. E. R. Nelson, pastor.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. w. H.
Perry, superintendent.
Worship at II o'clock. Sermon by
the pastor: Assurance of Eternal
Life.''
Everybody is invited to these SER
vices.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
CONGRATULATIONS
& <ABB&&g|
Birth of Son.

W. and Mrs Dorsey Evans, Jr.,
pi . Richmond, Virginia, announce the
giIth I, OF son, Dorsey Henderson, on
gpuly p!y 49, 1889, at Memorial Hospital,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
Abductor Is Believed
KidnaplSlayer
CONTINUED From Page OneJ

fraternity. His body was found yes
terday in a ditch near Ringwood, ILL.,,
in McHenry county, some SO miles
northwest of Chicago. Sheriff Lester
Edinger, of McHenry county, said
Thomas Quigley, Chicago, a great
uncle of Hamilton, and Mrs. Quigly
positively identified the body today
as it lay in an undertaker's room at
Woodstock, Ill.
Hamilton had been shot in the
head.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15

AS many a p1ayboy has discovered,
headache powders and hangover
pills are poor substitute for self
restraint.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-15
From StateSVi11e,

From StateSville.
Miss Ruth Goodrich Thomas has
returned from Statesville, where she
has been spending sometime.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
w est Jefferson
Checker Players
Defeated HeltOn

The West jefferson checker
team defeated the Helton check
critics by the narrow margin of
SO to 81 in a match here last
Saturday night.
Captain Jim Sturgill, head of
the Helton delegation, is one of
the best checker players in the
county and all of the local team
members had difficulty in break
ing even with him.
Playing on the Helton team
were: Mr.. Sturgill, Paul and Rus
sell Weaver, Warren Jones and
Mr.. Campbell.
The West jefferson lineup
consisted of Captain Jack Rhodes,
Bill Hughes, T. B. Grayson, Jr.,
Ed Jones, Charles Mcneil, and
Tom Duncan.
West Jefferson lost to North
Wilkesboro the week before.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
A GOOD SOLUTION

In many respects, the law of condemn
ing and taking private property for public
usage does not seem fair and lust, but this
law is about as old as our system of gov
ernment
The Blue Ridge Parkway will mean a
great deal to this county and section, but
we do not blame Ashe landowners for try
ing to get full payment for land seized and
damages to their farms and homesteads.
We are glad, however, it was possible to
settle most of the disputes as to amounts
due, out of court. This will make for a
better feeling between people in the coun-
ty and also it saved the county the cost of
jury fees, which could have amounted to
right much money.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

The new North Carolina marriage law
not only provides a sane and practical pro-
lection to society, but also it is beneficial
to couples who are planning to get mar
ried. For the sake of an individuals own
future success and happiness, it is impor-
tant that he or she have complete physi-
cal examination from time to time in or
der to detect disease before it is too late
Surely there isn't any one living in the
state who wants to bring children into the
world who will be physically or mentally
deformed and will not have an equal
chance in life. Trying to dodge the REQUIRE
ments of this law by going into another
state to buy license and get married is
foolish thing
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
No Epidemic OF
Polio In n. C.. Now

DR.. Carl v. Reynolds, State
Health Officer for North Caro-
lima, has just issued the follow
ing statement:
"For some unknown reason,
there seems to be eminating from
Florida a false impression as to
the incidence of poliomyelitis in
North Carolina, and Floridians
desiring to visit resort sections
of this State, so reports from
these sections show, have been
advised to avoid North Carolina
| on the pretext that an epidemic
of the disease exists within ou1
borders.
"Due to the above, 1 feel it my
duty to present a factual denial
without delay. Not only is there
no epidemic of poliomyelitis ir
North Carolina but the incidence
this year has been far below the
normal. North Cardinals average
yearly incidence is sixty to sew.
enty cases. So far during 1889
there have been only eight cases
reported throughout the State
among a population of three anC
one-half million people, five Of
which occurred between January
and April. One was reported May
l and one May II. None of these
are in the infectious stages. There
is only one case that could be
classed as being in the infectious
stage and that one developed ir
Greene County. June l. The
eight cases are scattered from the
extreme western to the extreme
eastern part of the State, begin,
ming January 9 to June 10.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Crop Conditions
In State Good

Crop conditions in North Caro-
lima on June l were generally re-
garded as favorable although
the month of May was reported
as "too dry, according to the re-
port released by the Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service. While
conditions in the State were con-
siderably below normal or full
crop prospect, North Carolina
showed generally better condi-
tons than were reported in any
other Southern State. Tempera-
lures were favorable except for
cool days early in the month.
Crop growth advanced rapidly
during the latter week of May.
Reports were general for good
stands with a healthy growth of
plants. No disastrous effects
such as floods, extreme drought,
ETC., were shown.
Some Improvement was noted
IN the condition of small grain
crops during May. Farmers es-
Inmates indicate a probable yield
per acre for WHEAT of Ills bu-
shells. This is the same as har-
vested last year, one-half bush
ell higher than was estimated a
month ago and one bushel more
than the past ten-year average. A
crop Of 4,888,OOO bushels is indi-
Gated, this being 10 percent below
last years crop but about 9 per
cent more than the past ten-year
average crop. Conditions of 9TH
er small grains compared with a
normal averaged as follows:
OATS, 80 percent compared with
90 on June last year and the
past ten-year average of IA per-
cent; BARLEY, IS compared
with 81 last year and the past
ten-year average of 70. The con-
dition of RYE indicated an ave-
rage yield of rs bushels, this be-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

The valuation in the county was stepped
up to a peak of around $12,OOOO0O and
from 1926 to 1882 the county levy totalled
about 100000 for those six years.
Then came the depression and our farm
ers were being crushed under the heavy
tax burden with no income from the farm.
The valuation was sliced from around ten
to twelve million to around four and less
million. In other words, it was cut about
two-thirds, or more.
Instead of collecting around 5000 per
year, the county has had levy of around
$65,OOO since 1888 or 1884. The natural re-
suit was default on principal and inter-
est thus throwing the county into finan
cially bad standing.
The Ashe valuation is all out of line
with all other counties in North Carolina
Our people are not paying as much taxes
as are people living in all other counties,
even in our neighboring counties.
We do not believe in high taxation and
excessive government spending, but we
do believe in progress, in paying just debts,
whether it be an individual, county, state
or nation Honesty in paying of debts is
one of the basic principles of good char
acter.
At the present time, the personal pro-
perty tax in Ashe is too high and the real
estate tax too low. Our total valuation,
Judging by an equitable comparison,
should be at least six or seven million dol
lars
The bond refunding program offers the
county splendid opportunity to pay its
just debts and extends the payments over
a period of time, with fair interest rates,
so that it should not be great hardship to
meet the payments as they come due.
However, in order to keep the proper
balance between tax rate and a relative
ly true valuation, the valuation should be
raised. At the same time the county should
be in a position to finance needed and es-
sential functions of government, such as
farm agents office, county home demon
stration agent, welfare department, health
department and, of course, maintain school
properties.
There is distinct need in Ashe for a
home demonstration agent, just as there is
for full time health department. Most of
all, there is the need for an adequate, true
and above all, fair valuation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Today
AND
Tomorrow
- By -
FRANK PARKER
STOCK B r I'D G E
inspiration

FAIRS inspiration
I have seen many great expo
sitions, beginning with the Phila-
delphia Centennial of 1876. l have
learned something from every
one of them. Of all the fairs ever
staged, the New York Worlds
Fair is the greatest, in size and
beauty and in the extent and
marvels of it's exhibits.
Considered solely as place OF
entertainment, it is great and
diversified show. But the real
purpose of this and all other ex-
positions is to teach something
The entertainment features are
merely the sugar-coating to in
duce people to come to the show
People are so constituted that we
resent being educated unless in
formation is handed to us in the
guise of play.
The ones who will get the most
out of this years fairs are the
young folks. Nobody can guess
what kind of new ideas will be
put into children's heads by the
mechanical, electrical and other
marvels they can see at the fair
But it is a safe bet that hun
dreds, perhaps thousands, will
come home with their brains
working in new directions. Some
Of the greatest human achieve
ments have been made by men
and women who first got their
inspirations from what they saw
at great fair.
CITY growth
New York's Worlds Fair COM
memorates the 150th anniversary
of the inauguration of George
Washington as first President OF
the United States, in 1889. No.
body could have dreamed then
that New York would become the
greatest city in America. In
Washington's day it had fewer
than $4,000 inhabitants; Philadel-
phla was nearly twice as large.
What has made New York great
is its magnificent harbor and the
system of waterways which con-
meet the harbor with inland
America.
When the West began to be set
tied New York got the jump on
all other seaboard cities by dig
ging the 300-mile Erie Canal
connecting the Great Lakes with
the upper Hudson River. The
products of the west flowed to
New York, and into New York
came the ships bringing goods
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

We are deeply gratified over the fact
that our county commissioners realize the
value of stamping out Bangs disease and
that they are making plans to take advan-
tage of the federal and state aid program
to rid the cattle of our county of this ter
rible malady which interiors with repro
duction and makes milk unfit to consume.
All persons who have milk cows should
cooperate with the program to the limit.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

ing no change from a month ago
and about the same as the past
ten-year average. Small grain
conditions are perhaps uniformly
better throughout the State than
they have been for many years.
Everywhere the stands are extra
good. The heads are about aver
age in length but are we'll filled.
No unusual damages have oc-
Cured other than rust in certain
Piedmont counties. Fall planted
OATS are now being harvested
and the harvest of WHEAT is al
so underway. An increase in the
use OF combines is also noted and
better than usual yields are ex-
pected.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
SENATOR REYNOLDS
NOW IN HOSPITAL,

senator Reynolds, Democrat.
H T Carolina, entered John
1opklns hospital, Baltimore. Sun
Jay Tor treatment of a recurrino
ear allment. The treatment will
require the remainder of the
week.
reynolds office said the SEN
ator had been forced to cancel q
Flag day address in Philadelphia
next Wednesday and would be
unable to speak in the senate to-
morrow on the subject of war
debts as he had planned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
MRS. ARNOLD'S MOTHER
WAS BURIED ON MONDAY

The many friends here regret
ted to hear of the death of Mrs
Carl Arnold's mother, Mrs. Men
denhall which occurred in High
Point, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold formerly
made their home here where
they have a number of friends.
After receiving the news of Mrs.
Mendenhall's death, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. E. Parker and Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn GRAPHICAL went to High
Point. The funeral service was
held on Monday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
TOR shipment to the West.

for shipment to the West.
The invention of railroads gave
other ports a chance to get a
slice of the commerce of New
York. So much trade has been
going elsewhere in recent years
that New Workers felt their city
was slipping. The Worlds Fair
was projected to advertise the
city to the world as still the ma
TONS center of industry, COM
merce and trade.
PACIFIC thrilling
l haven't yet seen the San
Francisco Worlds Fair on Treas
ure Island in San Francisco Bay,
but I intend to visit it before it
closes. l think every American
ought to see the great city on the
Pacific Coast. No youngsters ed
ucation is complete until he has
crossed the Rocky Mountains, the
Great Divide between Eastern
and Western America.
have visited many great CT
ties and have seen every part of
America and some parts of 9TH
er countries. The thrill l recall
most wildly is the vision of the
sun setting into the Pacific
Ocean, seen through the Golden
Gate, from hilltop in Berkeley,
many years ago. In such setting
as San Francisco Bay provides,
any exposition would be fascinat-
ing. know of nothing more
beautiful.
There is hardly an American
family which cannot afford to
visit both Worlds Fairs this year.
think parents are doing their
children lifetime of injustice if
they do not take them both to
New York and to San Francisco.
Nobody can know his own coun-
try if he has not seen both East
and West.
CANADA independent
On your way to or from either
OF the 1889 Worlds Fairs, try to
arrange your route, if you can, to
pass through some part of Can
ada. Every American ought to
know more about our largest and
nearest neighbor.
It's easy to travel in Canada
Where the people speak the same
language, except for the French
province of Quebec, read the
same books and magazines, see
the same movies, and altogether
are just about the same sort of
folks that we are.
L have great fondness for
Canada because my mothers peo-
pie were Canadian-born. But re-
CARELESS of personal affection. 7
like the way the Canadians run
their government and municina1
affairs.
It's about time we got over
thinking of our Canadian neigh
oorS as British. They are tied to
the English Crown only by the
Slenderest thread, and are proud
OF being an independent nation
Iully as democratic as we are of
the United States are. And thew
40 most things about the same
way we do, except that thew u.s.
ually do them better than we do,