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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Red Forces Lose 1000 Men
And Retreat For so Miles
Best Troops Rushed In For a
New Attack. 700 Left
Dead on The Ice.

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27.-The
Russians have been forced to re-
treat upward of so miles to some
places in northern Finland, and
are estimated to have lost 1900
men in fighting in the extreme
north in the last three days, dis
patches from Finnish army head
quarters said today.
The Russians were reported
preparing to counterattack in the
north, however, with some OF
their best troops, among them
veterans of the Polish campaign
General Wallenius, commander
of the Finnish northern forces
was quoted as saying he expected
the red army drive to come in
the vicinity of Salla, near Fin
lands "waisteline" and said his
information indicated the Rus
slams had massed 100000 men on
the eastern front from Lake La
doga in the south to the Arctic
ocean.
(Oslo dispatches said Norwe-
gian observers near the frontier
of the Finnish Lapland had no.
ticed large quantities of Russian
war materials arriving, and that
a new Russian offensive was ex-
pected from Hoyenjarvi, so miles
south of the Arctic, despite wide
spread billiards. and sub-Zero
temperatures.)
At Finnish headquarters it was
estimated 1000 Russians lost
their lives in the last three days
as they completed their harried
retreat from the southernmost
point of their advance, 80 miles
south of the ocean.
The Firms had made ceaseless
attacks on the retreating Rus
slams in this far northern sector,
it was reported, and subjected
them to many surprise attacks.
Finnish headquarters believed
the Russian withdrawal there
was about over, however, and
that the time had come to ex-
pect counterassault with fresh
men and materials hurried north
ward to cope with the unexpec-
ted severe weather in the bleak
country.
The Firms said the Russian re-
Inducements were "elite" troops
and that among the officers were
some of Joseph Stains personal
friends.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Officers Report
Quiet Christmas
Only Few Arrested for Pub
lie Drunkenness. No Ser
iOus Auto Wrecks.

This has been the most law
abiding Christmas ever remem-
bered in Ashe county, according
to reports from, town, county and
state officers.
II have been all over the coun-
ty and in every section every
thing has been mighty quiet and
PEACEFUL" Sheriff Ed Miller said.
Patrolman Thomas said he had
found the same condition exist
ing and so did officers here. On
ly a few arrests for public
drunkenness were made.
In spite of snow and ice, there
were no serious automobile &C
cidents reported up until yester-
day afternoon. -
C. w. Blevins, of Grassy Creek,
ran off Of the highway here in
the edge of town last Friday
night and turned over. Tuesday
he was fined $50 and cost in the
mayors court here for operating
car under the influence of
whiskey.
j. Hardin was fined $500 and
cost for public drunkenness and
Thomas Church, Of Wilkes coun-
ty, drew 10 days Jail sentence
before Judge Tucker for the
same offense.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Sheriff's Law
To Be Studied
By High Court
AIamance Co. Case Heard.
Ruling will Probably Be
Announced Soon.

The state supreme court is
now studying the constitutional
amendment increasing the tenure
of office for sheriffs from two to
four years to determine If it
should apply to sheriffs elected
in 1888, or become effective in
1910.
Arguments in the test case
were heard before the compile
ton of the fall term sessions and
adjournment of the court until
after the holidays.
Each side in the case of Free
man VS.. Cook, an Alamance
county case challenging the four
year term of sheriffs elected in
1888, was allotted extra time fol
argument. Chief Justice Walter
P. Stacy said the case was an i'm
portant one. and told attorneys
that you have plenty of time.
The Sheriff's case centered a.
round the question of whether
sheriffs elected in 1888, at the
same election at which the con-
stitutional amendments increas-
ing their term to four years was
adopted, should be affected by
its provisions.
Sheriff M. P. Robertson, Of
Alamance county, was killed in
a gun battle day after his cleo
ton and the county commission
ers appointed Cook as his sue
cessor, presumably for four
year term. J. M. Freeman
brought suit to force the county
board of elections to accept his
notice of candidacy for sheriff in
the May, 1910, primary on the
grounds that the amendment did
not apply to sheriffs elected at
the same time the amendment
was adopted.
Superior Court Judge Leo Carr
ruled in favor of Freeman and
his decision was appealed to the
high court.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Rev. J. vi. Neaves
Buried Yesterday
Veteran Ashe County Baptist
Minister Died Tues. A. Nj.
With An. UIctA

Rev. James Mitchell Neaves,
we'll known and greatly admired
Ashe county Baptist minister,
died at his home in the Crump-
Ter community Tuesday morning
from an ulcer of the stomach.
He was SO years old at the time
of his death and had been in poor
health for some time.
Funeral service was held yes
terday afternoon at the Healing
Springs Baptist church and was
attended by a large crowd of
friends and relatives. Two of his
lifelong friends, Rev. w. E. Den
ny and Prof. r. E. L. Plummer,
were in charge of the service.
Rev. MIR. Neaves was born and
reared in this county and spent
most of his life here except for
a few years that he lived in Vir-
GINA in order for his children to
attend school He was the son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Neaves. He was a splendid prea-
cher and was ever loyal to his
church and his family.
His wife died about five years
ago. He is survived by six sons
and four daughters. They are:
Avery Neaves, an official of the
Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany, Elkin; Fred and Lee
Neaves, also of Elkin; Walter,
Guy and Dean caves,
Crumpler; Mrs. A. M. Jones of
West Jefferson; Mrs. Charles H.
Smithey, of Grassy Creek; Mrs.
B. H. Shepherd and Mrs. ]. B.
Pierce, of Crumpler.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Will Hold Last
Rites Today For
Mrs. Jas. Barker

Funeral service will be conduc-
ted this morning at IL o'clock at
the Methodist church at Smeth-
port for Mrs. James Barker, age
81, who died at her home near
Smethport Tuesday afternoon,
Revs. ]. C. Wootton and r. H.
Stone are to be in charge of the
service.
Mrs. Barker had been in bad
health for some time, suffering
with cancer, but her death
came rather suddenly.
She is survived by her hus-
band, two sons and one daugh-
ter, Walter and William Barker
and Mrs. Avery Elliott.
She was born at Miller's Creek
June 10, 1884 and was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bunk Eller.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Emmett Eller, So,
Is Laid To Rest

Funeral service for Emmett
Eller, of Creston, was held on
Saturday, December 16, at the
home of D. ]. Roland by Revs.
J. G. Wootton, Jr., and Cicero
Ashley.
Mr.. Eller, who was SO years
old at the time of his death, spent
30 years of his life working in
the mines in West Virginia.
He is survived by one brother,
Walter Eller; four sisters, Mrs.
Emily Maxwell, Of Brentwood;
Mrs. Sallie Jones, of Clifton; Mrs.
Victoria Decker, of New York
and Mrs. Verta Roland, of Cliff
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Grayson Elected
Master OF Ashe
Masonic Lodge
Annual Election held Tuesday
Night. w. B. Austin Sc
lected as Secretary.

T. B. Grayson, manager of the
City Barber Shop, was elected
worshipful master of the Ashe
Masonic Lodge, number GIL
Tuesday night when the annual
election of officers was held here.
He succeeds Senator w. B. Aus
tin who was elected to serve as
secretary, succeeding Dean Nc
MILAN.
Coleman Payne was chosen as
senior warden, Gwyn Gambill
junior warden and Ed Barr was
reelected treasurer.
The Ashe lodge has about Sc
members and meets every Sec
ond and fourth Tuesday night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Well Known Fig
Citizen Passes

Andrew Edmondson, age 70,
who died of stroke of paraly-
sis at his home in the Fig COM
munity Monday, was laid to rest
Tuesday morning.
Funeral service was held at the
Big Laurel Methodist church at
II o'clock yesterday.
Mr.. Edmondson was born in
Virginia, but spent the most OF
his life in Ashe county where he
was we'll known.
He is survived by his wife and
two children.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Walter Baldwin
Killed In Wreck

Mr.. Nelson Baldwin of Lam
sing, received a telegram this
week from California, stating
that a cousin, Walter Baldwin,
was killed in an automobile acct
dent out there last Saturday. It
is said that Walter, who was
about 81 years old and was a
painter by trade, went to Cali
fornia last summer to work. No
details of the funeral arrange
ments were available in time for
publication.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
PRIZES OFFERED IN
ANNUAL BABY DERBY

Who will be the first baby
born in AShe county in 1910?
In order to answer this impor-
tant question, The Skyland
Post, through the cooperation
of four local firms, is sponsor
ing an Ashe County Baby Der
by for 1910.
Complete details are given
In an advertisement on the
back page, and eligible pa
rents are urged to enter. The
winner will receive several
valuable awards free. All en-
tries must be In by January 6.
Those cooperating with this
paper ares, Belk's, Graybeal's,
SCOTS and Rhodes Furniture
Company. Read the rules in
the advertisement.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Save The Children's Fund
Officials Pay Visit I'll er e
Met With Local Director and
Committee Members.
Program Explained.

DR.. John R. Voris, president
and executive director kof the
Save the Children Federation;
John w. Mace, associate execu-
tive director, at Federation head
quarters, Metropolitan Tower, l
Madison avenue, New York, were
here last Friday and Saturday.
They were on a trip throughout
the Southern field of the agency,
which carries on an extensive
program of welfare and educa-
tional assistance among underpri-
vileged children in isolated Sec
tons of Tennessee, Kentucky, w.
Virginia, Virginia and North Car
DINA.
During their stay here they
met committees and staff men,
bers to discuss the question OF
developing the respective coun-
ty committees in a more effec-
tive manner for the benefit of
the young people who are being
helped through the efforts of the
Federation.
1--WE believe" said DR.. Voris,
chat the effectiveness and the
permanency of the Federation's
work is condition by the assem-
bling of all the interest and of
polling of all the available resour-
ces of the county as a unit. The
responsibilities of the county
committee as contemplated by
the organization are:
ITO advise the county Save the
Children Federation representa-
tive and to assist in the work OF
the representative; to consider
and determine the local policy
and plans for county activities
within the general pattern set by
the national organization; to de-
velop a child care consciousne'
within the county through con-
ferences and public information"
MIR. Mace, discussing the work
of the Federation, said that dur
ing the first ten months of this
year commodities and supplies OF
all sorts sent through the Fedora
ton to the Southern field and ap-
piled to the agency's program,
reached a valuation of approx
mately $98,5OO. "The help given
includes about $4,000 pounds of
clothing and shoes, valued at
$35, O56; more than 10000 school
desks and around $4,000 school
and library books. This has been
made possible through contribu-
tons by the public over the coun-
try; committee members, volun-
teer workers and other friends
and interested organizations. The
Federation is now reaching ap-
proximately $4,000 boys and
girls in the Southern mountains.
"Under the craftsmanship OF
Mrs. Browning Smith of New
York, we have organized the
Mountain Child's Santa Claus
Committee, through which it is
hoped that "a real Christmas can
be taken to 5000 children in the
mountains this year. Our Com
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
Davis Child Dies
With Diphtheria

An infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Davis, of West JEFF
ferson, who died in the Wilkes
hospital with diphtheria, was
buried in the town cemetery
Sunday. Services were conduc-
ted by Revs. w. T. Wilmington
and r. H. Stone.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp Shoemaker
spent the weekend in States
Vile with Mr.. Shoemaker's pa
rents.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
BELEvE-H-OR-NOT

The Skyland Post Isl the only
paper in North Carolina having
an audited circulation Of over
three times the total population
of the town in which it is pub
lished.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-28
ASHE COUNTY

is the air-conditioned section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level. twenty-five miles
of the PARKWAY run through
the county.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Internal Revenue Sets
Fiscal Year Record
Ry the Associated Press.

Collections of Internal revenue
taxes during the fiscal year 1888 ex-'
ceeded those of any previous fiscal
year.
The annual report of the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, issued
yesterday, showed collections of S.
658,765, ,314, compared with $4,653,-
195,3l5 during the previous year. :
Income tax collections were ST.
586 ,243,9 gain of 20.4 per cent.
Miscellaneous internal revenue, COW
ering all sources except income and
social security taxes, totaled 81 ,32S;-
861l34, an increase of Al per cent. .
Tax returns numbering 25,584 ,8H9
were filed in collectors Offices in
1888 as against 15,257 ,987 in 1897.
Statements filed under the Social
Security Act accounted for the large
increase.
Liquor taxes collected totaled
S567 ,978,601. a decrease of a. per
cent from the previous year. -
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

AoooSialtu 1000 T llldHCldl WIlleE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The stock
market made rallying gesture to-
Gay, but it was rather feeble and
highly selective at the best. ...
The fast selling of yesterday
Tapped over into the opening. Of
ferings soon dried up, however, and
fractional initial losses were con-
verted into gains of as much. The
list again slipped later and, near
the fourth hour, prices were mod
erately spotty. Dealings were small
throughout.
Wall Street seemed bit confused
over the new national budget, al
though most saw "inf1ationary" i'm
plications in the proposed outlays
for the next fiscal year. At the same
time, just how Congress would act
on the huge spending program was
matter of considerable DEBATE in
the financial sector and served to
restrain imitation" buyers in many
cases.
A few stocks managed to post new
1889 peaks. Among these were
American Telephone and Cluett
Peabody, both strong in the pre-
ceding session.
Slight improvement was registered
in virtually all groups. Favored
were Bethlehem Steel, Youngstown,
Chrysler. Boeing, Glenn Martin,
Bendix. Consolidated Edison. North
American, Anaconda, Philip Morris.
Loft, Paramount, New York Central
and Northern Pacific.
Lagging tendencies we're exhib-
tied by Douglas Aircraft. United
States Rubber, Sears Roebuck, Air
Reduction, Westinghouse. American
Smelling. Kennecott, Dow Chemi-
cal, United States Gypsum and
Texas Corp.
Inclined to tilt forward in the
curb were Lockheed, Bell Aircraft,
Electric Bond & Share and Niagara
Hudson Power.
Steels were aided by signs of in
creasing operations in this industry.
Pittsburgh mills were understood to
have boosted their output Is per
cent since the holidays.
No great apprehension was felt
among holders of motors as a sea
sonal decline of production in this
department was predicted. The
opinion was voiced that manufac-
turing would fall to about 750o0
weekly units by the end of the
month, with a brisk pickup possible
thereafter. An upturn of around
1900 this week over the holiday
week was reported.
Talk of a large expansion pro-
gram by American Telephone helped
this stock.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Lever Purchases
Soap Business
Of Hecker
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Stock-
holders of Hecker Products Corp
were informed today in a letter from
George K. Morrow, chairman of the
company, that Lever Bros. Co. of
Cambridge, Mass, has purchased
the soap business of the Hecker
Corp. for about $2,50O,OO0 cash.
Lever Bros. is a subsidiary of the
European firm of Lever Brothers e.
Unilever, which controls most of the
soap and margarine business of
Great Britain and other foreign
countries.
The Hecker soap products, includ-
ing Gold Dust, are manufactured in
plants at st. Louis and Baltimore.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Welfare Bonds Offered

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (SpeciaD -
A group headed by Halsey, Stuart &
Co., Inc, and including Bancamerica-
Blair Corp, Ladenburg, Thalmann
& Co.; Geo. B. Gibbons & Co., Inc. !;
Manufacturers g. Traders Trust Co.,
First Michigan Corp, Banks, Hunt
ley & Co., Inc, and Donnellan g. Co.,
Is Offering at prices to yield 80 to
2 80 per cent an issue of $4,000, 900
State of California 234 pet. cent vet
erans' welfare bonds. due serially
February l, 1s40-l954, inclusive.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Grain
By the Associated Press.

py tHe hooOSlueco Aeoo'
CHICAGO, Jan. Ga fractional
decline of wheat prices today at
tracted enough buying credited to
mills and elevators to cause a rally
late in the session that erased most
of the early losses.
Some purchasing by previous SELL
ers presumably to take profits was
noted and there we're reports dealers
may have removed hedges on wheat
sold through the Government for
export.
Good demand for cash corn and
some export business, which lifted
corn quotations, helped steady the
wheat market.
Wheat closed unchanged to \
lower than yesterday, May, 69A-b;
July, 69N 10; corn unchanged to 70
higher, May, 531A-as; July, 541k-h;
oats UNCHANGED to Il up.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Auto Production
Goes to 1858
Level in Week
the Associated Press.

DETROIT. Jan. 6.-Ward's Auto
motive Reports today estimated the
current weeks output of automobiles
and trucks at 76.685, compared with
75,215 last week and 54,084 this week
a year ago.
The survey placed the 1888 aggre-
gate output at 266O,0OO units and
described the outlook as favorable.
Evening star., 1939-01-06

Ma cash wheat sales. Corn, No. 1 yel-
low, b4-55: No. 3 white. S. Oats, No. 1
gray, 329.; No. 2 mixed, 32A: No. / white,
illinois mailing. S. -63 nominal: niinois
feed, 3O-4s nominal Soy beans, No. 3
yellow, S4h. Timothy seed. 2.65.3.16
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Gold Imports Reduced
Sharply During Week
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Gold imports declined in the week
ended December 30 The Commerce
Department said today the drop
was to 1911 ,055, from SAC, ,494 $40 in
the week ended December %.
Gold exports in the latest week
totaled $1,759, compared with $3.50
in the preceding week.
Silver imports declined to $780,
1886, from IS, 1853 ,6l8 in the week be-
fore.
Silver exports fell to $24.808, from
$273, 3,349 in the preceding week.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
New York Cotton
B! the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-After re-
covering from morning lows on trade
price fixing cotton futures again
slanted downward today as Southern
selling increased and demand Jagged
Trade uncertainties over farm legis-
lation continued to dominate the
market.
Prices in midafternoon were 3 to
II points net lower, with December
at TAT.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
COttonSeed nil

Cottonseed oil dropped 2 to s points in
active forenoon trading today under lioui-
dation by tired longs which met Indifferent
BY. steadier lafd and hog prices. Sales
totaled 20 lots by midday. when July had
1ecovsTed to 7.62 from the seasons low
cents in the Southeast and Valley and 6H
in Texas N' SAM o's
Evening star., 1939-01-06
New Orleans Prices

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. R.-Cotton fu-
lures opened 2-3 points net lower here to-
day under liquidation and other selling
influenced by easier foreign markets
Demand was limited to trade calling at
limit after the start and toward the end
levels SO points below the previous clase.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: January.
6.96b; March, 7.06b: MaC, 7.15b; July,
1.25b. Bid.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. Jan. 6 R.-Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc:
Evening star., 1939-01-06

sOnIt HauIE To Shares.
bankruptcy
oankruptcy Act or securities
Rates OF dividend the foegog annual dsbrse
based the last
Unless otherwise noted special not inc
xd Ex dividend Ex rights extras paid
last year PAYABLE in stock Declared far this
clared N1''"e"N" 'oio VI oe-
Evening star., 1939-01-06

. Also extra or extras.
ePaid last year. rta
& Declared or paid 70 far this year.
Evening star., 1939-01-06

nominal. Buckwheat, No. 2. l.36. Red
clover seed, 13.00-16.0O; red top, s.7b-
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-"Kiss the Boys Good
bye," Lucia Lull in the Glare Boothe
hit comedy: $3.50 pm.
Jamaica Inn" melodrama
in the Hitchcock-Laughton manner:
II am, 1:40. 4:25, tbs and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: 1880, $3.50, $40 and
9:05 pm.
Palace-"Drums Along the Mo-
hawk" excitement in Revolution
history: 1905, 2:25, 4:50, ITO and
9:35 pm.
-"IntermezZo, a new per-
sonality, Ingrid Bergman, and an
ill-starred love: II am, LAS. 4:30.
7:20 and 10pm Stage shows: 12:45,
$3.50. $40 and pm.
Keith's - That's Right - You're
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Bette Davis Film
Returns to Met

A weeks lay-of after it's fort
night at the Earle brought Eliza
beth and Essex" back to the Metro
politan yesterday to demonstrate to
a still larger public just why Bette
Davis very likely will win another
Academy award this year. In the
role of the storm tossed Elizabeth,
made the more resplendent by tech
nicolor, Miss Davis attains an am
bition she has nurtured for several
years. In its realization she lets
neither her ambition, nor Warner
Bros. down in the slightest degree
Also contributing to the vigor of
Maxwell Anderson's stage success in
its screen adaptation are Enrol
Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, and a
number of others handsomely de-
signed to ornament so stormy a
romance. j. G.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Marx Picture Moves
To the Columbia

Their annual cinematic visit with
US may not outstrip any of their past
efforts, but the Marx Brothers do
have their moments in AT the
Circus" their new comedy, now at
the Columbia for a second week on F
street. The only reason, of course,
that the Marxes do not top some of
those former laugh-fests is that they
try nothing new, but are content to
walk in familiar paths, if walk isn't
too calm a word for their wild an
tics. All of the old tricks they are
up to are, however, completely hilar-
ious Except, perhaps, to that por-
ton of the populace which finds
them not at all humOrous), especially
since it has been so long since we
have seen the Marxes.
This time Groucho, Harpo and
Chico are involved somehow with
circus, via a plot just flimsy enough
to offer no resistance when they
start beating 1t to death. 1t deals
with a lad of the uppah crust who
is about to lose his circus because he
can't pay note and the connivery
of the Marxes in getting his rich
aunt to loosen the purse strings. But
1t does not matter what the plot
deals with, because the Marxes see
that it does not get a chance to
deal with it often. They rollick about
madly. They spout goofy gags
(about 80 per cent of which must
have confused the Hays Office CEN
sors into dropping their blue pencils
on the floor. They, in general, are
q very fine tonic for all the Marx
devotees. H. M.