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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16
Roller Mill To
Be Sold Friday

Some fine property, consisting
of a farm, timber boundary AND
four houses belonging to M. O
Quessenberry and located be-
tween Patterson and Sylvatus on
the N. & w. railroad and high
way No. 100, in Virginia, will be
sold at public auction tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
On this property is also the
High-Rock roller mill that has
been in operation for the past 81
years A good deal of personal
property will be sold, too.
The sale is conducted by the
Southwest Real Estate and In
surance Company, of Wythevllle,
Va. G. T. Foltz, of this company,
also announces that his company
has other blue grass farms for
sale.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16

The alarming and disastrous forest fires
in the county this week emphasize the need
for having protection from the federal gov
eminent, through the U. S. Forestry Ser
vice which provides skilled men, lookout
towers on highest mountain peaks and an
organized system of control. Forest fires
are costly in many ways. All young tim
Der is destroyed, important excess mois-
ture in the ground is utilized, homes are
threatened and wild life is seriously in
jured To secure the federal service, a
county only has to put up small amount
of money! we are informed. Surely, it's
worth the cost!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16
BALDWIN SCHOOL NEWS

The Baldwin Literary Society
rendered an interesting program
Friday afternoon consisting of
songs, recitations, short plays and
stunts.
The pie supper Saturday night
was very successful. The proceeds
amounted to around $1,000, which
will be used to enlarge the Ii
brary, buy window shades and
classroom supplies. The library
was badly in need of new books.
We have around fifty new books
already purchased and many of
the students have donated some.
Those who have given money
since last report are, Bobbie Jean
Campbell, Jessie Dow Houck and
Betsy Ann Edwards.
Those making the honor roll for
the second month are: 9th grade,
j. c. Houck, w. r. Wood, Del
bert Bowen and Winnie Mae
Goodman; 5th grade, Willard
Goodman, Glenn Goodman, Ro-
bert Houck, Jean Stevens and vi
Wan Wyatt; 4th grade, Bower
Wood, Sylvia Wood, Minnie
Wood and Myrtle Goodman; 3rd
grade, Max Houck, Bobbie Wood
and Ronda Stevens; End grade,
Glenna Houck, Lola Goodman,
Bonnie Ferguson, Brine Gentry
and Rex Houck; LIST grade, Harold
Wyatt, Jessie Mae Goodman
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16
Thanksgiving
Rv CARL r. PERKINS

Thanksgiving time is here again;
So put your axe to work,
Lay his neck across the block,
Cut off the head of turk.
With frost all on the pumpkins;
The fodder in the shock;
The smell of pies a baking
And turkey in the pot.
We will all get together
And what time there'll be,
Eating pumpkin pie and turkey
And drinking sassafras tea.
With Cranberry sauce and celery,
And candied taters too,
Wen celebrate Thanksgiving
Like the old folks used to do.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16
FOREST FIRE LOSSES

Careless and criminal burning of forests
costs southern landowners over "a million
dollars each year, according to recent fig
ures compiled by State Foresters in CO.
operation with the u S. Forest Service
Based on estimated losses in II southern
states over a five-year period, the figures
represent damage to young growth killed.
loss of volume in grown trees, and damage
to improvements. These figures include
only the value of timber as raw product
and do not reflect the loss of wages, tax
base, and profits from manufacture
Farmers and other landowners of the
South can i'll afford this heavy loss in for
eign resources. Increased markets for
wood products and the great need for ad-
ditional cash crops on southern farms
make this annual destruction a direct loss
to the farmers pocketbooks," asserts Re-
gional Forester Joseph c. Kircher of the
u. S. Forest Service
Blame for this annual catastrophe is di-
rected largely at two human sources.
First, carelessness with fire in the forest is
credited with heavy toll. Warning fires
matches, cigarettes, and field clearings
are principally responsible for these fires.
However, the great menace to southern
forests is the irresponsible woods burner.
Laboring under the delusion that woods
burning is necessary to control insects and
raise cattle, this offender follows an old
custom of ''greening the woods" Often
not a landowner himself, he has little re-
gard for the property of Others
Discouraging as this report may seem,
the results obtained through organized
fire protection are indeed encouraging.
The area burned over on forest land under
state or federal protection has been re-
duced to an average of about 2 percent of
the protected area. On unprotected areas
as much as so to IS percent may be dam
aged each year. Thus organized fire pro-
lection is proving an important factor in
the battle being waged by conservation
forces.
Aroused public opinion is the most need
ed weapon in combating these man-caused
fires for they can only be prevented by
curbing the careless fire user and dealing
firmly with the criminal fire setter Sound
economic policy demands that this power
be exerted and that the brand of woods
burned be extinguished. The South can
not afford to let the woods burner retard
economic progress-The Hartford County
Herald
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16
1000.

Various members of the Extension Ser
vice at State College are as enthusiastic
over the possibilities of cold storage plant
in Ashe county as we are ourselves. They
have pledged full cooperation and there
is no reason why we should not get North
Cardinals first REA plant and make a
success of it. If you have not joined the
proposed Blue Ridge Cold Storage Co-ope-
ratiVe, do so at once!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16
Fleetwood High
School News

Messrs. Paul Miller and Claude
Eastridge attended the district
teachers meeting held in High
Point recently.
Prof. and Mrs. James Stanley
entertained the Fleetwood facul-
ty at dinner recently. After en-
joying a delicious meal, rummy
was played at two tables.
Mrs. Paul Miller, of Bristol
Tenn, spent several days in
Fleetwood with her husband, Mr.
Paul Miller. 49, .
Misses Beulah Osborne and
Margaret Weaver spent the: week
end at their respective homes in
Laurel Springs and Smethport.
Fleetwood basketball teams
have elected George Hartsog and
Conrad Yates co-captains.
Fleetwood girls won the first
conference game with Nathan's
Creek Friday night, but the boys
lost.
The seventh grade girls from
West jefferson played the Fleet
wood seventh grade girls Friday
Fleetwood girls won with a score
of % to Is and Fleetwood boys
lost, 10 to Is.
Get First Aid Certificates
Junior first aid certificates
signed by Mr.. L. P. Coward, act
ing chairman of Ashe county Red
Cross chapter were presented to
twelve Fleetwood students who
had completed the course under
the instruction of Miss Beulah
Osborne. The students from the
sixth grade were: Pansy Hartsog
Hazel Lewis, Mary Greene, Eula
Trivette, Marie Kimberlin and
Billie Sue Greer. Those from the
seventh grade were: Roger John
ston, Imogene Greer, Quintin
Day, Bernice Johnson, Treva Nor
ris and Cecil Woods.
The high school ball teams
played jefferson last Wednesday
night and lost both games.
Honor Roll Announced
The honor roll for the first
grade is: Wanda Lynn Brown,
Opal Handy, Rufus Mcneil;
third, Annie Clyde Greene, Chris
tine Vannoy, Arleigh Grogan and
Talmadge Kimberline; seventh
grade, Violet Mae Greene, Edith
Winkler, Della Goldman, Flora
Goodman, Charlotte Hartsog and
Virginia Hughes; eighth grade,
Margaret Hughes, Edith Yates,
Ann Cowles, Louise Fletcher,
Othello King, Ella Goodman;
eleventh grade, Mary Belle Ow-
ems.
To Enter Festival
The Blue Ridge Maskers are
entering the one-act play, "Job's
Kinfolks' in the contest to be
held in Boone during the Harvest
Festival. The cast is composed of
Norma Hartsog, Conrad Yates,
Kathryn Houck, Mary Belle OW-
ems and Billie Edwards.
Fleetwood Glee Club is max
ing three entries in the music
contest to be held in Boone dur
ing the Harvest Festival next
Monday. Hortense Wood will sing
a solo, Mildrer Owens and Mona
Church, a duet and the girls cho-
rus will be sung by Hortense
Wood, Billie Edwards, Jewel
Wagner, Rexie Greer, Pauline
Miller, Edith Greer, Bernice
Johnston, Louise Owens, Louise
Fletcher, Betty Lou Hartsog, Del
la Cheek, Lucille Vannoy, Nor
ma Hartsog, Mary Belle Owens,
Virginia Hairless, Pansy Vannoy,
Mildred Owens, Mona Church
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16

The American farm mortgage
debt now stands at approximate
ly 100000 600, the smallest fl
cure in 20 years and almost at
the same level of the: 1918 mort.
gage debt. -. ..A.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16

With the supply of white clo-
yer seed from Poland blockaded,
Louisiana will probably be called
upon to help furnish Southern
farmers with required amounts
of this seed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16

When Wyoming farmer wan
ted his fields cleaned of grass
hoppers, he hired a neighbor's
turkeys, paying so much each day
until the land was free of the
Evening star., 1939-01-23
College Head Accused
OF Thrust al Labor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AMBRIDGE, Pa, Jan. 23.-Joseph
j. Timko, subregiona1 director of
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee &C. I. o., yesterday charged
M. M. Pearce, president of Geneva
College, tried to "discredit the labor
movement" when he Cancelled an
address by Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins.
An invitation to Miss Perkins to
address the Geneva Women's
Student Association was withdrawn
because, DR.. Pearce explained, she
might be regarded as a controversial
figure" and because there is a Ger
tain amount Of labor turmoil in the
(Beave) valley"
In letter to the college head,
Mr.. Timko said:
These are strange words for one
whose work is dedicated to enlight-
enment. In the same breath that
you announce that you want to
avoid controverted questions you
take a backhanded slap at Nine.
Secretary Perkins and identify her
with one side-the wrong side, of
course-of the issue."
Mr.. Timko wrote there have been
labor disputes recently In Beaver
County," but said labor tension
doesn't really exist at the present
time" He said the s. w. o. c. had
contracts with Beaver Valley com.
panies employing $4,000 workers.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Leaders Pay Final Tribute
To World War Heroine
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-Leaders in
social, business and theatrical circles
gathered today to pay final tribute
to Mrs. Florence Helen Kendall, who
became World War heroine at &c.
Mrs. Kendall, daughter Of Isaac
Messmore, a colonel in Gen. Grants
Wisconsin volunteers in the Civil
War and United States Senator
from Michigan, died Friday In Palm
Beach, Fla, at the age of SO.
When the World War started, Mrs.
Kendall bought two ambulances and
took them to France. She drove one
herself, giving the other to the Red
Cross. Despite her advanced age,
she saw much of the front lines and
made many spectacular rescues of
wounded men. Later she maintained
a hospital at Romarantin. She
christened the first American air.
plane to fly in France in the conflict
and was given q war medal by the
French government.
Mrs. Kendall was born in Rock
ford, ILL.,, but lived most of her
younger life in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Her husband, John Kendall, died 40
years ago.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Rites Planned for Eight
Victims of Iowa Fire

McGREGOR, Iowa, Jan. o.
sorrowing relatives today planned
funeral services for eight persons
four adults and four children-who
died Of suffocation in an apartment
house fire Saturday night.
A Clayton County coroner's Jury
yesterday held the cause Of the fire
unknown and announced the dead
were not burned, but suffocated. No
further investigation is planned.
Damage totaled 10000.
The fire broke out at II pm. in
apartments above the McTaggart
g. Flanders Furniture Store. Two
high school boys saw flames shoot
ing out Of the rear of the store and
notified firemen.
The eight who died were the only
persons in the three apartments
above the store. Trapped by blaz-
ing stairways, they were unable to
escape.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Former Comedian Declares
Preaching Is Harder Work

Saving a mans soul is much
harder than amusing him from the
footlights. Take 1t on the word
Of Evangelist Walter r. Macdonald.
He's done both.
There's no room for missing your
cue in my work." explained the
36-year-old evangelist, who is
preaching nightly at the National.
Baptist Memorial Church. while
the trouper can fake his lines and
get away with it, the evangelist
must follow his script, the word of
God as it is given in the Bible"
Mr.. Macdonald ought to know.
A vaudeville comedian and tap
dancer for seven years, he trouped
the boards" of a Midwest theater
circuit until 1925, when he said a
six-month drinking bout landed him
in the Illinois Masonic Hospital in
Chicago. 1t was here, he said, that
nurse developed his first interest
in religion.
Names Greatest Evangelists.
after my recovery my nurse in
vited me to go with her to the Pa
cific Garden Mission, which had
saved such famous evangelists as
Billy Sunday and Mel Trotter," he
recalled. Five weeks later I be-
came assistant superintendent of the
mission and later branched out into
preaching"
The late Dwight L. Moody, for
whom the Moody Memorial Church
in Chicago was named, and the late
Billy Sunday are Mr.. MacDonald's
choices as the greatest evangelists
of all time.
Both men were interdenom-
national evangelists," he explained.
This was as it should be, for evan
gelism covers all denominations and
its workers should be able to un-
derstand and preach to peoples Of
all religious groups"
Missed One Nights Work.
During the 13 years that he has
preached throughout the country,
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Sympathy Wa|kout
Delayed by Drivers
In Michigan
Action Postponed While
Beer Dispute PorIeys
Are Continued
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. 23.-Mayor Rich
ard w. Reading strove today to
avert a Statewide strike Of 10000
union truck drivers threatened as
sympathy demonstration for De-
troit teamsters who haul beer.
officials of the teamsters' union
GA. F. of L. had planned originally
to stage a general walkout this
morning, but after a series of con-
ferences the Mayor announced
early today that there would be no
concerted union action attempted
before noon.
The Mayor indicated conferees
had assured him further co-opera-
ton meanwhile in attempting to
settle the American Federation of
Labor jurisdictional fight between
two locals of Detroit beer truck
drivers.
Hearing to Be Asked.
Counsel for Local 271 of the team
sters' union said they would ask
Circuit Judge Dewitt H. Merriam
for an immediate hearing on the in
junction granted in favor of Local
50 OF the Brewery Workers Union.
which contends it holds closed
shop contract with Detroit brew
cries effective until April l, 194l.
Spokesmen for the teamster union
claim their members broke away
from the brewery union and argue
that the contract obligations should
accompany them regardless of the
changed structure of their organiza-
ton. They further contend the
teamster union no longer has enough
members to fill the contract and
charge the breweries have locked
them out.
Beer deliveries in Detroit since
the dispute started have been made
under heavy police guard. Fights
broke out in various parts of the
city beginning Friday when beer
hauling was resumed.
Governor and Mayor Confer.
Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald came
here Saturday night and conferred
with Mayor Reading about the situa-
ton, but returned yesterday to his
home in Grand Ledge. The Gov
ernor said the State was ready to
give assistance If Detroit asked it,
Gov. Fitzgerald and Mayor Reading
said that if a general trucking strike
were called fuel, food and other
necessities would be moved.
j. M. OLaughlin, president and
business agent of the teamsters'
union, said business agents and
stewards of teamsters' locals in the
State voted to declare a city-wide
strike and IF necessary a State
wide strike" at meeting last night.
Sporadic fighting continued on
the original front Of the dispute.
There were several arrests TODAY.
Although some of the seven
breweries directly affected by the
dispute were attempting to make
deliveries today, business was far
below normal and the brewers an
nounced 5000 employees had been
laid of.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
'Quantity Production
OF Teachers Scored
BY the Associate Press

~ the Associated PreSS.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. %
Hitting at university schools of ed
ucation for too much" concern
with quantity production" Har-
ward University's president last
night declared the survival of Amer
lean democracy along thoroughly
democratic lines" required a con-
certed attack by universities on
problems of secondary education.
Both the training of teachers
and the study of educational prob
lens at the school level" the Har-
ward head, DR.. James B. Conant,
said in his annual report, "have be-
come too much divorced from the
university atmosphere In all parts
of the country.
"The university schools of edu-
cation have been too much con-
cerned with quantity production,
too anxious to further their own
disciplines by legislative enactments
requiring of all teachers courses
In education"
He pointed to the Revolutionary
magnitude" of the change in at
tendance and curriculum in high
schools and private schools since
the turn of the century and added:
". certainly there has rarely
been, In any institution, a concert
ed attack by the faculties of arts
and science and Of education on the
problems presented by the new con-
ditions."
Declaring democracy feeds on spe-
ciflc nutrient materials-econom
social and cultural, he said "the
type Of education we give our chill
dren" was intimately connected with
providing those materials.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Unions Seek Truce
For ; Struck Pupers
Py the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 23-
Efforts to establish harmony among
rival unions at three strike bound
Wilkes-Barre newspapers brought
labor leaders to a conference here
today while guildsmen and pub
fishers negotiated at Wilkes Barre.
Shortly after residents of the
Luzerne County community received
their first local paper-the Sunday
1ndependent-to resume publication
since strike began last October,
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Lewis G. Hines announced a parley
would be held here.
The jurisdictional controversy
among the unions at the three
dailies "revolves around the ques-
ton who represents who" in nego-
tiations with the publishers, Mr..
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Merritt HuIburd, Former
Edifor-Producer, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan.
23.-Merritt Hulburd, IS, former
associate editor Of the Saturday
Evening Post and producer of sew
eral outstanding Hollywood motion
pictures, died in a hospital here
yesterday.
He arrived with his wife, the
former Jean Thompson, at Delray
Beach two weeks ago to spend the
winter. Four days ago an illness
that forced him to relinquish his
duties with the Post in June caused
his removal to the hospital.
Mrs. Hulburd accompanied the
body to Philadelphia.
His death was attributed to cardiac
decompensation, a heart ailment.
Evening star., 1939-01-23

MIR. Macdonald says thas with the
exception Of each Monday night
his "rest night" he has only missed
one night of work which was due to
9 temporary illness.
Discussing his travels, Mr.. Mac
Donald recalled a meeting five years
ago at Haddon Heights, N. j., at
which pianist was needed to &C
company the singing.
Il called for volunteers from the
audience" he reminisced. "A young
girl came up to the platform and
offered her services. Last Novem-
Der we were married"
Mr.. Macdonald, who arrived in
Washington last Tuesday, breaches
each evening at 7:45 o'clock and will
remain here until next Sunday.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
McKesson Statement
DiscIoses Possible
Foreign Losses
TotoI Of $1.42l,0
Shown by Trustee;
$66,l15,00l Assets
Dy the Associated Press.

~ sAO SAc0OSAAtc0 AGoS
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-An un-
audited statement of the present
condition Of McKesson & Robbins,
whose late president, F. Donald Co.'S
ter-Musica, was revealed as an ex-
convict, was issued yesterday by the
trustee for the company showing a
possible total loss Of 81 ,421 900 in
vested In Canadian and English
branches Of the concern.
The statement was prepared by
William J. Wardall, the trustee, to
Offset bad effects of the Coster-
Musica scandal.
Mr.. Wardalrs findings showed
assets Of $66,115,00l and liabilities
of $3e ,345, ,357.
He said "in view Of the fact that
certain assets on the books Of the
company are believed to be fictitious
or worthless and no statement has
been released'by the company with
such fictitious or worthless assets
eliminated, it is realized that some
estimated statement of the assets
and liabilities at a date approxi-
mating December 7, 1888, would be
welcome at this time, eliminating
those assets presently believed to be
fictitious"
His statement said provisions for
loss has been made for the entire in
veStment in the common stock of,
McKesson & Robbins, Ltd, par
tially-owned Canadian company,
and also for the entire amount due
from that company and It's wholly
owned subsidiary, MeKesson g. Rob-
bins, Ltd. (England) which accord
ing to the books aggregate ST.
42l ,OOO."
1t also declared no provision was
made in the estimated statement
for reorganization expenses, "addi-
tional' Federal income taxes for
1881, 1888 and 1896 which the COM
pany has contested, possible losses
on advances of S335,000 to foreign
acceptance and finance corporations,
or possible proofs Of claims which
may be filed against McKesson &
Robbins.
Evening star., 1939-01-23
Woman Burned as Match
Makes Torch of Dress

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Fire
caused by carelessly dropped
match to make flaming torch of
her dress painfully burned Erin
OBrien Moore, stage and screen
actress, as she sat IN a cafe Saturday
midnight.
Her escort, Drama Critic Jack
Pulaski, and men who jumped up
from neighboring tables saved her
from grave injury by wrapping her
face In a napkin and rolling her
Evening star., 1939-01-23

on the floor until the fire was out,
The match was dropped by a vis-
itor at her table and in a moment
her light pink gown was in flames.
She suffered first-degree leg burns
and also was burned on the arms.
Mr.. Pulaskis quick action saved
her face from all but superficial
injury.
The actress will be in a hospital
at least two weeks, her mother
said.
She had attended the opening of
"The American Way" Her hus-
band. Mark Barron, drama editor
of the Associated Press, was i'll at
home.
Evening star., 1939-01-23

(aboe) A GORDON SETTER is pictured here-a
handsome, muscular dog to be proud Of It's
thrill to watch his flashing action. And it's valu
able lesson to observe that after strenuous actv.
ties, this dog suddenly halts .reaxes! Though his
nervous system is high-strung like our own, the
dog responds quickly to the ;nstinai,s urge to
rest. We don't usually look after our nerves that
well. Perhaps you have often willed yourself on
...hour after hour at a task. ..ignoring nerve
Strain. Try breaking that nerve strain occasion.
ally pause now and then-LET UP-LIGHT
UP A CAMEL! Camels are a matchless blend of
finer, MORE EXPENSIVET TOBACCOS Turkish
and Domestic...a supremely enjoyable cigarette!
o.saay. W,,ss ss,, orahs
Evening star., 1939-01-23

"RUkNINc A HOME is a full.t;me job" says
Mrs. Frank E. Smith, housewife and hostess,
"and every minute oft can be nerve straining.
Cleaning up, planning meals, social affairs
would run me pretty ragged land add years
to my looks If didn't protect my nerves. My
way Of avoiding jumpy nerves is this: The
minute feel tense and 'edgy,' 1 pause-1 let
up-light up 4 Camel. find Camels really
soothing, comforting to the nerves"