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Evening star., 1939-09-14
the Sylvan Theater on tho Wash
ington Monument Grounds.

the Sylvan Theater on tho Wash
ington Monument Grounds.
In case OF rain the program will
be held In the Interior Auditorium,
c street between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets NV, at 8:l5 pm.
Nature walks are scheduled for
Sunday as follows:
A bird walk along the Mount
Vernon Memorial Highway from
Reaches Run Wildfowl Sanctuary
to Dyke, Va, from to 9 am. Spe-
cial buses will leave 1416 F street
NV. at 6:45 am.
A nature walk along the c. & O.
Canal Parkway at Whitewater, Md,
from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. Meeting
place for the walk is to be at the
Anglers Club on Conduit road NV,
on the Washington side of Great
Falls. Special buses will leave 1416
F street NV. at 1:45 pm.
Although this week sees the last
of the evening programs, nature
walks will be continued as long as
good weather holds, the parks Office
announced today.
Evening star., 1939-09-14

court order against the Ford Motor
Co., having asked the Sixth United
States Circuit Court of Appeals to
enforce a new cease and desist"
order issued against the company
as q result of board findings that the
firm had engaged in unfair labor
practices.
The board ordered the company
to stop alleged encouragement Of
membership of employees in the
United Auto Workers &C. I. o. or
Evening star., 1939-09-14

any union, and to reinstate with
back pay a number of employees
allegedly discharged for union mem
bership.
The first effort, begun in January,
1898, was abandoned to give the
board an opportunity to change its
procedure. The new board order
was issued August 8, 1889.
Evening star., 1939-09-14
N. l. R. B. Again Asks
Order in Ford Case

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Sept. 14.-The
National Labor Relations Board to-
day made a second effort to get
Evening star., 1939-09-14

There are few unavoidable acci-
dents. Don't cause one.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Merchants, Farmers and Civic
Clubs Are Highly Praised
By F. r. Farnham'

''The Ashe County Fair is the
finest demonstration OF real CO.
operation on the part Of civic Or
CARNATIONS, business men and
farmers that l have ever seen, "
F. R. Farnham, dairy extension
specialist at State College in Ra-
leigh, declared in a talk at the
fair yesterday afternoon.
"a wonderful event like this
one Just doesn't happen. 1t takes
a lot of planning, working, giving
and cooperation to put it over
like you have done this one" he
said. II want to commend your
merchants here in particular"
1T is the most encouraging
start for an agricultural fair |
have ever seen and I hope you
continue it for three reasons.
First, there isn't anything that
gives our farmers an opportunity
to make comparison like a fair;
second, it is one of the best forms
of advertising for section; third,
it promotes agriculture and live
stock raising and also good TEL
lowship."
MIR. Farnham said Ashe county
has gone forward more IN the
past two years than it did in the
previous 5 years. "This is due,
| think, to the excellent co-opera-
ton of the farmers and business
men with the county agent ano
his assistants" he said.
He pointed out the fact thai
pastureland Improvement is one
of the greatest needs in the coun'
tv. Lets plan to enlarge oul
grasing period by planting those
cool weather plants legumeS
and grasses" Crimson clover Is
one of the best. Italian rye IS also
good, he asserted, and said they
I could be sown in October al
| right.
County Agent C. J. Rich pre-
sided at the farmers day speak
ing program and words OF well
come and appreciation were ex'
tended by H. D. Quessenberry.
c.. J. Maupin, poultry speclalls'
at State College, stated that ne
would like to see the poultry
population of Ashe county dou'
bled.
"This state only produces ABOUT
sc percent of the poultry that II
consumes and therefore there Is
great need to increase this pro-
. duction," he said.
"Here in Ashe you raise more
turkeys than any other county If
the state"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
ReDair Work Is
Done On Rink

Much needed repair work Tor
the safety of skaters and specta-
tors alike has been completed at
the West jefferson skating rink.
MIR. Tom Doggett, manager OF the
rink has had workmen complete
the filling in of the rail along the
spectators side and also between
the posts along the walls. Along
with this door between the
spectators isle and the skate
room has been put up and Mr..
Doggett states that no one is al
lowed beyond this door unless
their aim is to participate in the
skating.
The floor has been refinished
but no further plans of enlarg-
ing the rink until next spring
have been planned Mr.. Doggett
said.
The hours of skating after this
week at night will be changed
to I'll o'clock instead of the for
mer hours of 7:30-11:30 and the
rink will remain open in the af-
ternoon through the fair week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Ashe Fair Described AS Being
Unusual COOPERATIVE Event
ROTARIANS TO SPONSOR
AN EYE CLINIC SOON

Continued from Page One)
as last Thursday night, will be
devoted to hearing reports from
the clubs many standing COM
mittees. It will meet at Z o'clock
sharp.
Lester Segraves, chairman OF
the livestock committee, stated
that plans will be worked out for
the promotion of more and bet
ter livestock in the county. He
said that All club boys and many
others will be encouraged to
raise the finest animals that can
be raised in the south. GWyn
Price, Ira Johnston and Levern
Johnson also discussed this sub
ject.
H. D. Quessenberry, chairman
of the agricultural committee,
said that the Ashe County Far
was the major promotion OF his
committee and urged all mem
bers to cooperate in making 1t a
big success.
DR.. ]. K. Hunter, chairman OF
the attendance committee, an
nounced that an attendance con-
test will be conducted soon. 9th
ers reporting were Ira Johnston,
chairman of vocational service
committee; Glenn Graybeal
chairman of membership commit
tee and Gwyn Price, chairman OF
information committee. Other re-
ports will be heard tonight.
The club is preparing for an
other year of progress and ser
vice.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
TO BUILD CHAPEL
AT THAXTON OUTPOST

AS one result of the great en-
thusiasm of the Thaxton Chau-
tauqua, a Chapel is to be erected
within the near future. A partial
canvass of the community has
realized in cash and in pledges
STAT; in material $50; and IS days
labor. Mr.. and Mrs. Roby Rotten
are giving more than one-half
acre of land suitable for a chapel
and a place for a tent. Mr.. VIM.
Roy Wallace, one of the leading
architects of Winston-Salem, is
preparing the sketch and bill of
materials. Architectural beauty
and utility will be built into the
chapel. The size is to be approx
mately 24x36.
The work will begin as soon
as the plans have been received
and materials can be placed on
the ground. The building will be
rushed through to completion
and service will be held on or
before Thanksgiving.
A fine group of people will
meet in this building each Sab
bath for worship and training
The Ashe Presbyterian.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
List OF School
Bus Drivers In
Ashe Announced

The following list OF Ashe
county school bus drivers for the
1939-194O school year has been Is
sued by Supt. J. B. Hash.
jefferson: Kenneth Bower, Ro-
bert Woodie and Bruce Rotten.
Riverview: Ray Denny, James
Allen, Otis GRAPHICAL, Edd Mar
tin and Fred Stuart.
Lansing: Robert Cox, Frank
FISHERMAN, Billie Little, Bill Da-
Wis, Jones Ham and Paul Sharpe.
Virginia Carolina: Harmon
Jones, James Pollard.
Healing Springs: Guiles BE
wins, Hester Barker, Guy Brown
and Shuby Taylor.
Nathan's Creek: Chauncy Bare,
REQ Miller, Howard Brown, From
tbs Coyer.
West Jefferson: Paul Campbell,
M. P. Bare.
Fleetwood: William Yates, Eos
ter Phillips and Artie Phillips.
Elkland: Laurence Graham,
John Kinkler.
These drivers have received
special training and certificates
for operating buses.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
School Field Day
Events Tomorrow
Much Interest Being Shown.
Coach Paul Perkins Will
Be I'm Charge.

One of the highlights of the
Ashe County Fair will be the
field day for Ashe county
schools.
This athletic program will take
place here on the West Jefferson
ball ground, on Friday morning,
starting at 1870 o'clock, with
Coach Paul Perkins in charge and
assisted by Coach r. w. Morphis,
Prof. George VanEIoy, Miss Thel-
ma Shepherd, Mrs. H. D. Cues
senberry and coaches of other
schools.
Individual and group prizes
will be awarded to winners and
all school boys and girls are eli
gible to enter.
Track events for high school
boys include so yard dash, 100
yard dash, high jump, pole vault
ing, and broad jump. For high
school girls, so yard dash, high
jump, three-legged race 1.-TWO
girls from each SCHOOL,, basket
ball throw and baseball throw.
The school winning the highest
number of points will receive a
new basketball and second high,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
''iS only just beginning"
SOUND OF CANNON HEARD
OFF CHILEAN COAST

Valparaiso, Chile. - Gun fire
at sea off Valparaiso was heard at
9 o'clock Tuesday night, seven
shots being counted within 10
minutes.
There was no immediate ex-
PLANTATION and it could not be
learned whether the firing was
done by Chilean warship or bel
ligerent vessels.
British cruisers and destroyers
have been operating off the
Chilean coast since the outbreak
of war, and German submarines
also have been reported in this
vicinity.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Churchill Reports That The
German Submarines Have
Been Checked.

War in Europe assumed new
proportion yesterday with the
visit of the German Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop
which appears as it might lead
definitely to a Russian-German
Military pact.
At the same time the Moscow
government lifted the veil on
mysterious gotta i ons with
neighboring Estonia by charging
that country was harboring I'M
known summaries in her Baltic
waters.
Some observers expressed the
belief that Won Ribbentrop was
following up his August q visit,
when he signed the German-Rus-
sian non-aggression pact, to ne
gotiate a military pact between
the two governments.
Adolph Hitler has now turned
his attention to the western front,
since it appears that the taking
of Warsaw now appears to be the
most serious business remaining
in the east.
French forces were reported in
advices reaching Basel yesterday
to have attained number Of
limited detectives set at the be-
ginning Of a series of attacks
launched Saturday along 40
mile stretch of the western front.
Only before the towns of
Zweibruecken and Pirm2sans, in
the central sector Is and 80 miles
east of the industrial town Of
Saarbruecken, were the French
attacks said to have been thWart-
ed by the Germans.
The central area was reported
to have been the scene of a heavy
German counterattack this after
noon following three days of
stubborn German resistance to
the French attacks.
Brief news from the various
points reveal that the war is TAX
ing more serious turn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
MANY ARE FINED
FOR DRUNKENNESS

Public drunkenness occupied
the spotlight in the city court
Monday when a number were
tried and fined.
Ben Walters of Othello who
was tried on this charge was fin
ed $40 and cost. Sherman Shep-
herd, of West Jefferson, Paul
Mullins, of Smethport and Eve
rett harrington, of Crumpler
were each fined SIS and costs for
public drunkenness. S. H. Tucker
who was tried on this charge last
week was fined SIS and cost, also.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
RussO-Cerman Pact Is Seen:
( French Continue To Advance
EXHIBITS WIN ACCLAIM:
FAIR CLOSES SATURDAY

Continued from Page One)
made rugs. They occupy over
half of the display space in the
club house.
Next in numbers. came the
canned goods department, with
around 200 different entries.
These are exhibited in the gym.
The school exhibits, featuring
art, handcraft, sewing, cooking,
health, home-improvement andi
school ground Identification, are
described by many IS being the
most outstanding of all.
There are nine central high
school districts in the county and
each of them has a large end
varied exhibit. A number of one
and two teacher schools also en-
tered displays. These fine entries
occupy {, large area in the gym
nasium.
Fleetwood high school won
first prize for best educational
exhibit by high school; West JEFF
ferson, second and Jefferson,
third.
The Lansing high school won
first prize for the best educational
exhibit by any elementary grade
in high school. jefferson came
second and Elkland third.
The winners of the best educa-
tional exhibit by one and two
teacher schools had not been de-
termined in time for publication.
Paul miller won the grand
champion beef bull prize. His en-
try weighs around 1000 pounds.
Don Francis won second prize.
There were about 20 dairy COWS
entered, a number of fine sheep,
around 80 draft horses and mules.
In the All club department,
Herbert JONES won first prize
for the best baby beef; G. c.
Greene won second, Walter
JONES, Jr., won third and Wade
Eller, Jr., fourth. For the best
dairy heifer, Joe Gwyn won first,
Billie Mcmillan, second.
The sheaf, grains and grasses
exhibits are also good. Walter
Pennington won a prize for his
alfalfa entry.
Over 80 entries were made in
the vegetable department. The
Irish potatoes, pumpkins, squash
and beans are indeed worthy of
seeing.
Some beautiful apples are en-
tered in the fruit department.
Grapes also occupy spotlight.
Judging was completed late
yesterday afternoon, after six
hours of hard work. All out-of-
town judges were used and no
names appeared on any entry.
Commercial booths are also at
tractlVely arranged and carry out
the theme of the fair. At the en-
trance of the gym, the farm ag-
ent's office has constructed an in
structive soil conservation exhi-
bit. The Kraft-Phenix Cheese
plant also has a real educational
exhibit.
,, Public address systems are be-
ing provided without cost to the
fair by the Ashe Hardware, Inc.
and the Central Radio Company.
These firms are also featuring ex-
hibits and so is Central Hard
) ware Company.
Everybody is invited to see the
many exhibits at the Ashe county
fair.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
DUTCH AIRLINER is
ATTACKED FROM ISLAND

Amsterdam. - An unidentified
seaplane, attacking from the rear,
killed passenger aboard a Dutch
K. L. M. airliner off the Ger
man fortified island of Helgoland
while eight other passengers sat
calmly unaware.
Then the seapiane flew off to-
ward Germany.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28

girls-5O yard dash, sack race, Is
yard potato race and three-leg-
ged race.
The schools getting the highest
number of points will get: first,
soft ball and bat; second, play
ground ball and third, ribbon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
BRITAIN rs CHECKING
GERMAN SUBMARINES

Lcndon.- Great Britain's first
lord Of the admiralty, Winston
Churchill, Tuesday told the ma
ton that enemy submarines were
being checked with greater success
than in the World War and that
the empires merchant marine
was being armed for a fight that
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28

a volley ball.
For the elementary grades and
one and two teacher schools,
prizes are offered boys for SO
yard run, sack race, Is yard po-
tato race, three-legged race 1.-TWO
boys from each SCHOOL,. For the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20

The Philippines eight-hour labor law has been temporarily suspended,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20
CUNARD LINER
 IS TURNED BACK

London. Dec. 20-(UP)-The l9,- e57 ton Cunard White Star liner 6amaria taking several hundred passengers to the United States, has returned to British port after a collision which damaged several lifeboats and it's bridge, 1t was an- nounced today.
 It was believed that numerous passengers were Americans.
 There were no casualties aboard the ship and all passengers were taken back safely to the port which the saimariA had left Saturday, t was said. Passengers are to be sent to the United states soon in another ship while the samariA goes into dry dock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20

Christmas party yesterday after noon and Christmas tree was c feature of the afternoon. Lunch was served prior to the party and gifts were distributed to all of the members. All members brought gifts to be placed in Christmas baskets.
 Sixty members of the Pride of Hawthorne lodge, Daughters of St. George attended Christmas party of the lodge at Mechanics hall. Gifts were distributed and the spirit of Christmas prevailed on all sides.
 The Daughters of Abruzzi society also held Q party attended by over 100 children at Moose hall. Candy and toys were distributed to the children. Mrs. Lena Marinelll was chairman of the committee in charge of the party. Plans were made at the party for the installa- ton of new officers, Jan. IS, al Moose hall and for a dinner dance to be held at shel Chateau Jan. 26
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20

been due 10 Q heart attack.
 A week later, he married Miss Col- lingham. They went to Lamar, Mo-, to visit his grandparents and 20 days later, while swimming in c water filled rock quarry, he drowned her, But hc said she drowned accidental- ly and authorities believed him.
 September l7 ho applied ct the 0ering, Neb.. jail for Q cell in which to sleep. The next morning he cons feSsed having deliberately drowned her. He was jealous of . former love, he said. Returned to Missouri he changed his story several times denying, then reaffirming that nc had drowned her. On November %, he was sentenced to life i'm. priSonment.
 Tn his confession, he said he drowned her because she l:%ew he had killed her brother and Hall. He wrote his confession in his cell Monday night and gave it to the worden yesterday.
 He assured reporters that he was eager to die. They told him that in Missouri condemned men were executed with gas, In Nebraska they were hanged.
 If It's between gas and hanging" he said, "f'll take the hanging"
 Kansas City authorities were in- vestigating but were skeptical, as was Shariff L. M. Brock of York. Ho said he might have Halls body diinterred for chemical cxamina. ton. He also wants to find Claude Hall. who has gone to California Hall was present when his father died.
 Collinghari's father refused to be. lieve that Garner had killed his son, though he Is convinced that he drowned his daughter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20

talnly be democratic and would rI1M vi6e freedom for all rational tIi'ns critics which proved their loyalty sa the state.
 The Polish information servlcs said that reported German plans ta concentrate all Poles in the central part of Poland would Involve the expulsion of 100000 people from their homes and the maSslng of po.~ 000,OQ0 people In Si 900 square miles.
 Germany has annexed to tt SS.00a square miles of Poland, with e,0U0.~ 900 inhabitants of whom only a60.~ 900 are Germans, it was charged.
 NaEiS already have begun to ex- pei moro than 100000 Poles from the 0dynia and Orlowo areas, lt was said, and masslng them in the Kielce and Radon areas without providing food or shelter. For slA weeks, 1t was said, the NaSis had been transporting tens oe thousanua of Poles from Poznan, Bydgosnoa and other Polish towns.
 "All these peoples have elthex been abandoned to their fate and condemned Co the most laInentahla. misery and death from hunger and cold or have been obliged to 6o hard labor," the statement said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20

three murders in addition to the one for which he is serving life in Missouri state prison. Authorities today were checking on his confess sion. He may be accommodate ted.
 Garner, c big youth who likes sar. donic hurnor of an earthy type, drowned his io.year old wife and is In prison for life for t.
 When he was ie, he formally con- fessed to Warden Tom M. Scott, he pushed another boy hobo under q train In the Kansas City Yards be- cause he had made him mad. This occurred in October, ie56. he said. Kansas City police records show that Robert Parsons. i7, was killed by . train in the yards there, Oc- tober {. ie36. The records list his death as accidental.
 Garner continued to hobo, he said. In March, this year. he arrived in York, Neb. Claude Hall gave him c job as helper on his truck. A few days later he met Jean Collingllaln, i8. He had dates with her and Q few days later her brother, Alvin, 22, accused him of taking advan. tage of her, he confessed.
 On June 1, he told Scott, Alvin renewed the accusation in | room of the Colltnsham home and he shot and killed him.
 York officials listed coilingham as c suicide.
 The following morning. Gamers confession continued, Glen Hall, co, father of his employer. suggested to hsm that he "knew something about Collinghem's death. Garner said ho dropped lead arsenic, used to spray potato plants, Into Halls coffee.
 Halls death was listed as having
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20
Numerous Christmas
 Socials Held Here
Priests Guests at Rosary Confraternity Societys
 Gathering Charter Entertains

That the spirit of the Yuletide is
 much ir evidence in Waterbury is
 indicated by the number Of Yuletide
 parties that are being held daily
 here. 4 series of parties were held
 last night.
 The Naomi chapter, Order of the
 Eastern Star, held its annual Christmas party in the Masonic
 temple last night. There were i26 members and 42 children present, Iris Alderson took the part of
 Santa Claus, distributing gifts to the children.
 A musical program included group singing.
 A business meeting was held by
 the chapter and this was followed by . social hour for the younger members Of the chapter. B and F. Club Approximately 50 members of the Waterbury Business and Profess sional Women's club attended that organization's Christmas party last night. Gifts Of clothes and toys were DxOA&Ht py SACu meLupSE 6tlu tIleec will be turned over to the Lincoln House association. the city welfare department. tho Waterbury Day Nursery and the Visiting Nurses as- sociation for distribution. The party, which included 6 tur- key dinner was in charge of Mrs. Mary Doyle Camp as chairman of the clubs social committee.
 The Rosary Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception church also held its Christmas party in the church hall last night. 4 dinner
 was served and the spirit of Chirst- mas prevailed on all sides. Those at the head table included: Rev. William Leary, Rev. Francis M. 0'0hea. Rev. George Reilly, Rev. Philip Husscy, Professor Frederic Harmon, william o'1risn end Dcn- ala Harmon.
 Kaeles Ala The Ladies Aid society of tho ! 0gnna nkalnodist church aiao held
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20
POLISH GOVT. IN
 PROCLAMATION
Issued to Polish People All Over WOrId--lt Defines
 Govt. Policy

Paris. Dec. 20-CuP)-The Polish government in exile in Q proclama- ton to the Polish people defined Its war aims today us CD liberation Of Polish National territory; C2) de- limitation of frontiers In such man. ner as to guarantee both national security and the security of Europe,
 Poland would be loyal to the Al- lies not only during the war but afterward, the proclamation said.
 Poland'S future political structure would Do decided by the nation, the proclamation said, but would cer-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20

me Ladies Aid scclety ot tho cEeee ntelhoalst church alao held .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20
LIONS WILL HOLD
 PARTYTOMORROW

Members of The Lions clubs from Waterbury, Torrington and WoQd- bury will hold their annual Christi mas party tomorrow night at The Elton. Professional entertainment from New York will be the feature of the evenings program. Fred Hall will be master of ceremonies.
 Edith Sacco. well-known local eHi-