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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
THE UNITED METHODISTS

There is reason that the Christian world
should find immeasurable satisfaction in
that the unity of the Methodists of Amer
lea has finally been achieved.
This marriage of three branches of Meth
odism,' the Methodist Protestant, the Meth
odist Episcopal, South and North, has been
concluded at Kansas City.
Upon completion of the final legal as
poets Of this unity, the greater Methodist
church of the United States will embrace
100000 members and become the largest
Protestant denomination in the United
States.
This, however, is not the final nor the
highest mark in appreciation of this move
ment toward unity which is to be reck-
oned.
With the spirit of division removed and
the Methodists brought into solid pha-
lanx, they will be made ganizationally
stronger to carry on in more simplified
and, therefore, more effective fashion, the
spread of the gospel of grace among men
the task of all the faiths and Christian
organizations.
The American Methodists have set a
stirring example to other bodies of Pro-
testants.
And may the spirit of unity and cordial
fellowship and Christian cooperation
spread like contagion until the hosts of
righteousness in this and other lands can
present more solicited front to the COM
mon enemy of the gospel which they
preach.-The Charlotte Observer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Utility Group
Enjoys Banquet

Employees of the Northwest
Carolina Utilities, Inc, from
Ashe, Watauga, Allegheny, Madi-
son, Mitchell and Yancey coun-
ties gathered in Blowing Rock
last Friday night for a banquet
to celebrate the tenth anniversa-
ry of their company.
The feature of the evening was
speech by Floyd w! Woodcock,
founder and president of the
company for the past decade,
broadcast by a special telephone
loud speaker hook up from the
Dupont Hotel in Wilmington,
Del.
Mr.. Woodcock spoke to all of
the employees scattered through
out the nine states in which his
companies operate, over this spe-
cial hookup. Mr.. Woodcock is
president of the following COM
panies: Central Ohio Light and
Power Company, Empire South
ern Gas Company. Louisiana Ice
and Electric company, Crescent
Public Service Company, Colora-
do Central Power Company, Ok
lahoma Utilities Company, The
Caney Electric Company, Va,
East Coast Telephone, Inc, Va.
East Coast Utilities, Inc, Hermi-
tage Ice and Storage Company,
Underwater Electric Service Com
pany and the Northwest Carolina
Utilities, Inc.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
600

President Roosevelt seems to have imi-
tators. During the past week the Duke of
Windsor, who abandoned the British
throne in order to marry the woman he
international radio broadcast to call poll
teal leaders" to rise above purely nation
al interests to avoid war Pope Plus XII
Monday made strong appeal to the world
for peace To all of them Germany's Hitler
turns deaf ear, but if he isn't dumb he
will pay some attention to what the rest
of the world thinks before he annexes
much more territory. With all of her man.
power, Germany is totally unable to fight
a hard, extensive war.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11


In the tabulation of expenditures by
counties, Ashe ranked 77th in 1861 The
average cost per pupil that year in this
county was $3O66. Dare county was high
est, with $43.16 and Yancey county was
lowest with $25.24 per child.
There is more encouraging story than
the one told by these figures, however.
North Carolina gets more education per
dollar spent than most of the states. We
have an eight months school term and
there are only asfew of the commonwealth
in the union that can boast of this fact.
The great consolidation program, which
his eliminated large percentage of the
one and two-teacher schools, has reduced
the cost per pupil a good DEAL
Another reason North Carolina gets
more education per dollar than many 9TH
er states is because her teachers work for
much lower salaries and with consolidate
ed purchasing department, the state saves
lot of money on the low bid contract sys-
tenn.
Considering the results obtained with
the money spent, we are of the opinion
that, North Carolina ranks high in its pro-
duction of Education per dollar expend-
ed'.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
EDUCATION PER DOLLAR

At this time of the year, with commence
ment programs featured in all of the
schools in the state, the public's attention
has naturally been focused on our schools
and on the value of education.
Last week the State Department of Pub
lie instruction released some timely and
important information relative to school
expenditures in North Carolina
The entire issue of Estate School Facts
was devoted to this vital subject. In spite
of the fact that the state spent grand to-
tai of 1892, 1888 "a for the school year of
1867, of which $25,55O, O7336 was for cur
rent expenses, North Carolina still ranks
far down the line in it's annual educa-
tional expenditures per pupil.
"Even using the estimated annual cost of
$3779 per pupil in North Carolina for the
year 1878, the position of this state
would be 43rd. in this respect or tenth
among the sixteen southern states" the
publication stated
With an annual expenditure per child of
$124.13, New York ranked first among the
states and Maryland, with Staff per pu-
pill ranked top among the southern group.
The average for the nation was listed at
$74.3O.
In other Words this state spent about
one-third as much as New York and about
one half as much as the average for all
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11

With an acute shortage of coal develop
ing in many of the industrial centers of the
nation, it is imperative that the month
and a half coal mining strike be settled i'm
mediately. President Roosevelt acted wise
ly in demand that the deadlock be broken
for public good. John L. Lewis may not
like it, but who cares about that highpow
cred racketeer!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Methodist UnificatiOn Is
Perfected At Conference
Two Bishops From Former
Protestant Division COnse-
Grated Last Sunday.

KANSAS CITY, April 3O.-The
United Methodist Church, in a
simple ceremony symbolic of the
healing of schism III years old,
today consecrated two bishops
from the former Protestant divi-
sion, which split from the main
church body in 1923.
Bishop James H. Straughn, of
Baltimore, president of the gene
raj conference of the Protestant
branch, and Bishop John Calvin
Broomfield, of Fairmont, w. Va,
a former president, were conse-
Grated in a service before 5000
persons at the Municipal Audi
forum.
The ceremony, performed by
leaders of the southern and
northern branches of the church,
was significant of the Protestant
divisions absorption in the new
Methodist Church of approxi-
mately 100000 members.
1t climaxed the first week of
the month-long uniting confer
ence here to work out a system
of government for the new
church. ..E
Under the uniting plan, the
Protestant division was allowed
the two bishops. They were elect
ed last Thursday by the Protes-
tant representatives among the
900 delegates here for the con-
ference.
Their conservation today was
view as especially significant be-
cause the Protestant denomina-
ton originally broke away from
the main body to found church
in which there was greater lay
representation and no bishops.
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard,
of Pittsburg, in the conservation
sermon, said ''the kingdom of
God is not for the purpose of Civ
ing power to man, but rather for
him who serves best
''There is nothing greater a
bishop can do than reveal in his
own life that he is humbly trying
to follow Christ"
Admonishing the new, united
church not to be concerned simp-
ly with the number of members,
Bishop Leonard observed:
What Methodism needs today
is not more machinery, but the
roar of power to stand alone-if
need beat the crossroads of the
world of Christ"
Consecrators for the ceremony
were Bishops Edwin H. Hughes,
of Washington; John M. Moore,
of Dallas; Paul B. Kern, of Nash
vile; and E. Lester Smith, Of
Cincinnati. Assisting in the SER
vice were DR.. George R. Brown,
of Liberty, N. c.; DR.. E. A. Sex
smith, of Baltimore; and DR.. T.
Leroy Hooper and DR.. Clarence
L. Daugherty, both of Pittsburg.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
MRS. MARTHA MASH
WAS BURIED FRI

Funeral service for Mrs.
Martha Mash, 78 years of age,
was held at Othello Friday, fol-
lowing her death which occurred
Thursday. Elder Worth Davis was
in charge of the service and buri-
al followed in the George Severt
cemetery.
Her death was attributed to
heart dropsy.
Surviving are the following
sons and daughters: Vonley, AL
bert and Paul Mash, Mrs. Mag
gle Severt and Mrs. Mamie Bare.
Her husband, Clark Mash preced-
ed her to the grave some time
ago.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
RESOLUTION
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Be it resolved by the Board of
County Commissioners of Ashe
County, North Carolina, that pur-
suant to Chapter 405 of the Pub
lie Laws of North Carolina of
1889, relative to the sale of wine
and or beer in Ashe County, it is
hereby declared unlawful to sell
wine and or beer in Ashe Coun-
ty between the hours of 1901
o'clock A. M. Sunday until 1900
o'clock midnight Sunday night on
each and every Sunday of the
Calendar year; and that it is
hereby declared unlawful to sell
wine in Ashe County for con-
sumption on the premises where
said wine is sold.
Be it further resolved that a
copy of this Resolution be spread
upon the minutes of said Board
and that the Clerk to this Board
is hereby instructed to give suit
able notice of this Resolution to
those selling wine and or beer in
the County of Ashe and that the
officers of Ashe County be and
they are hereby instructed to
carry out this Resolution accord
ing to law.
Done in regular session on this
May l, 1889.
-,e~ j. F. SCOTT, Chairman,
J. E. OLIVER,
r. B. BROWN.
... E11 orr
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
CAR DRIVER TRACED
BY LICENSE IMPRINT

PLAINFIELD, N. j., May g.
Patrolman Arthur Erber, called
to the scene of an early morning
automobile crash, found no car
in sight.
In the soft wood of a loose tele-
graph pole, he noticed imprinted
the license number of on of New
Jerseys new miniature auto tags.
A checkup revealed the name
of the owner of the car, who was
given a traffic summons charging
careless driving.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Today
AND
Tomorrow
By -
FRANK PARKER
S Took 3 r I ID G E

PERFECTION RECOMMENDATION
From the days when men first
began to think, philosophers and
dreamers have been devising
schemes for a perfect social
order. Most of them sound we'll,
read we'll when put on paper.
l have read and re-read all OF
the various projects for reorganl-
zing society to that everybody
will be happy. I find the same
weakness in all of them. They all
overlook the human element and
the natural desire of everybody to
live his own life in his own way.
There is no way in which hu-
man activities can be controlled
except by force. We are witness
ing now in Europe the operations
of social organizations based up
on force. Men and women are re-
gimented servants of the state,
even to play according to plans
compelled to live and work and
laid down for them by the dicta-
tors.
Nobody can make me believe
Italy and of Russia are happy
that the peoples of Germany, of
under tht restrictions and regula-
tons imposed upon them. They
are human beings, like the rest
of us. The purpose of any govern
ment ought to be the greatest
happiness of the greatest number.
That is what makes America diff
ferent from most other nations.
/ WELFARE ..... rights
Under the term welfare" we
are beginning to develop in this
! country a theory that people
should have. not what they want
but what somebody thinks is good
for them It seems to me that
every such effort is an infringe
ment on the most fundamental of
human rights, the right to live as
one pleases.
1t is an easy step from telling
people what is good for them to
insisting upon their changing
some standard of living that has
their ways of life to conform to
been decided upon by authority.
Under the American system, for
tunately, nobody has ant autho-
rity to tell anybody how they
ought to live and what they must
do.
A good many of the plans
which are being tried, however,
look to me like efforts to bride
people into ordering their lives in
ways which they never would do
voluntarily. Paying money from
public funds to keep farmers
from planting whatever crops
they please is one such example
INDEPENDENCE help
There is no sure road to happi-
ness. but the one which leads to
it most often is the road marked
Independence" The happiest
people are those who are least
dependent upon others. family,
friends, society in general, or
government. ,.s.,,,,.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11

The road to the top of Negro mountain
is big asset to West Jefferson and Ashe
county 1t will serve as highlight attrac-
ton to tourists. Instead of waiting until
this we'll graded road is washed away, let's
get busy and have it surface treated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
llLN
and
KeAneN
BY
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

Of course that nude mystery RI
der at Mount Airy was found rid
ing barebacked. But the law Will
finally saddle it on to him.
On sea voyage you can count
on missing one thing-your appe-
tite.
They are raising the education
al standards. l saw where they
were giving horses diplomas. In
the past only donkeys have had
degrees conferred on them.
Ashe amt so far back in the
woods as you think. Here when
they tire of a speaker they run
him out. 1 am speaking from both
observation and experience. In
Wilkes they still use the old me-
thod of walking out.
The state has been hit by some
freak weather. It can't compete
with the usual freaks so at last
it has subsidized.
Hens can do some awful things.
They can lay eggs three weeks
ahead in anticipation of a cam
paign speaker.
Why say you hate a person?
You can neither love nor hate
person unless you have been on
their level. Your expression be-
speak your character
No patient is safe until the doc
doctor leaves!
The first thing doctor does in
China is to bleed the patient.
That is the last thing the Ameri-
can doctor does.
I studied law so that I could
be bad for nothing. Medicine, so
I could be sick for nothing. Now
l think I shall study for the min
istry so I can be good for moth
ing-so says the adage What do
you say?
Hitler has special one percent
beer made for himself. He should
have a special dumping made
with spider in it.
Psychologists say the cause of
drunkenness is pressure on the
brain. Quite to the contrary, it
looks as if it were the swell head.
War is evitable to those who
don't have to 60. And a necessary
evil to women who worship brass
buttons.
Convention in Chicago is IA
vored by both parties. Republi-
cans to follow Democrats, so
says headline The Republicans
have been behind the Democrats
and so far behind that I am
afraid they will never catch up.
Of curse in this shirttail parade
they had here, l am the one &C.
cording to the observers who did
the ridiculous things. still be-
lieve I put my pants on.
The fellow that called for a
flashlight to look for fire had a
really bright idea.
If you don't know what or
gained stupidity is and want to
see it in action you should go to
one of West Jefferson's shirt tail
parades.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11

The advent of more favorable
weather has considerably bright
ened prospect for a good crop of
wheat in Union County this year.
reports T.. J. w. Broom. farm
agent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
BUY CATTLE IN ASHE

c. Y. Tilson, farm agent in Bun
combe county and five farmers
from his county, were here yes
terday and purchased a number
of short horn cattle.
Mr.. Tilson said this was one of
the finest livestock and cattle
raising counties in the state.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
PARAGRAPHS

Congratulations to the contractors and
engineers for the excellent progress that is
being made in the erection of REA lines in
this county, Don't wait until the current
is turned on to have your home wired. Do
it NOW!
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600

The Presidents second reorganization
plan seems to have some chance of pas
sage The economy feature alone will ap-
peal to large number of congressman and
should merit Republican support
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11

j. M. Gouge, of Bakersville. re-
ceived more clear profit from
three sows last year than from
the remainder of his 125-acre
farm, reports Mitchell County
Farm Agent J. c. Lynn.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Pittman Will Seek
Authority for Embargo
On Exports 10 Japan
Will Bring Measure to
Attention Of Committee
At Proper Time

Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee last
night announced his intention of
bringing to the attention of the
committee "at the proper time" his
resolution to clothe the President
with authority to embargo exports
to Japan under certain conditions
Action was deferred by the For
eign Relations Committee at the
last session Of Congress" Senator
Pittman said, Ito await the termi-
nation Of the treaty of amity and
commerce with Japan, which ex-
pires by virtue Of announcement on
January 26
"As a proponent Of the resolution
to authorize the President to place
embargoes on the export Of certain
materials to Japan and other coun-
tries in certain circumstances, I ex-
pect, at the proper time, to urge the
Committee to approve the resolution.
Il have no information that leads
me to believe that Japan has under
taken to cause the cessation of the
violation of rights of American cit
izens in China as pledged by Japan
in the Nine-Power Treaty.
Il am aware of the fact that the
government, through our Ambas-
sador to Japan, is now carrying on
conversations with the japanese
government, looking to the removal
of Determinations against citizens
Of our country in China by the
Japanese government. 1t is to be
hoped that Japan will carry out her
pledges. and further action by Con-
gress will be unnecessary"
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Al Smith Stages Parade
Of Democratic Possibilities
Yesteyeor's Happy Warrior Threatens
Another Walk on 66th Birthday

Al Smith? Too old . Yeh,
know Garner is older, but he's had
more outdoor exercise than I have
New Deal Criticism.
In his criticism of the New Deal,
Mr.. Smith asserted that the "un-
derlying theory of the whole New
Deal policy is To change the Amer
lean idea of government" which
he defined as the belief in "inde-
pendence and absolute separation of
the three branches of Government
and, secondly, in the rights of
States"
He added he did not believe the
New Deal had "kowtowed deliber-
ately to Communists, but said "a
good many policies of the New Deal
are of Communist origin; the pres
ent attempt to distribute wealth by
taxation smacks of Communism
whose theory is to have everybody
equal by nobody having anything
He declared, too, that the New
Deal had turned its back COM
pletely on the 1882 platform and
said there would be no real recov-
cry as long as capital is shut of
by excess taxation"
When the conference broke UP,
Mr.. Smith tapped down a successor
to the famous brown derby of 1928
on his 66-year-old gray head and
went home to really celebrate with
his wife, S children and 13 grand
children.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
G. O. P. Will Insist on Senate
Power Over Trade Pocts

Representative Martin, Repub-
lican. of Massachusetts,, the House
minority leader, indicated yesterday
that the Republicans would back
proposals for Senate ratification of
trade agreements when the question
of renewing the Trade Act comes up
in Congress.
He told reporters that most Re-
publican Congressman were COM
mitted to the principle that the
trade pacts ought to be ratified by
the Senate, just as treaties.
II don't think the administration
can get continuation of the program
without some such qualification. he
added. They are going to have
trouble in the House and more trou-
BILE in the Senate"
Supporters of the Trade Act have
contended that to require Senate
ratification of the pacts would null
lily the program, making it vir-
tually impossible to get single pact
approved.
Speaker Bankhead said yester-
day that the effort to extend tho
program would be initiated in the
House fairly early in the coming
session. While he declined to specu-
late on the outcome he reminded
newsmen that the program was one
Of the outstanding policies of the
administration"
Evening star., 1939-12-31

its administration for a long time.
At present special committee of
the House, headed by Representa-
tive Smith, Democrat. of Virginia
is conducting an investigation OF
the administration of the Labor Act.
Amendments, too, will be offered
to the wage-hour law. Three sets of
amendments are ready to be SUBJ
mitted to the House involving ex-
emptions from the application of
the act. The operation of the law
has been attacked especially by
some Southerners.
Dies to Seek Extension.
Representative Martin Dies of
Texas, head of the House commit
tee investigating un-American ac-
tivities. will seek to extend the life
of that committee and obtain an
other appropriation: The Dies COM
mittee was bitterly criticised by the
administration during the 1888 elec-
tions-with the President himself
joining in. Despite the fact, Con-
gress last winter appropriated more
money for the committee.
The reciprocal trade agreements
negotiated by the administration
have come under fire of the Western
farmers, and many members OF
Congress from the West, Democratic
as well as Republicans, are prepared
to fight an extension of the Trade
Agreement Act. This Is Secretary
of State Hull's major contribution to
the present administration, outside
OF his handling Of foreign affairs
It is expected that the administra-
ton will go down the line for an
extension of the Trade Agreement
Act, designed to break down barriers
to international commerce.
Many of the contenders for presi-
Dental nominations, Republican
and Democratic, will sit in Congress
at the coming session. Foremost
among them is Vice President Gar
ner. It is foregone conclusion
that politics will be played under
such conditions-with the words of
each candidate carefully scanned.
On the Democratic side, In addition
to Mr.. Garner, are Senators Barkley
of Kentucky and Clark Of Missouri.
On the Republican side, there are
Senators vandeubsrs Of Michigan,
Evening star., 1939-12-31

Secretary of the Navy has thrown
him into the political limelight, Mr..
Edison has been mentioned as a
dark horse" possibility for the Dem
ocratic presidential nomination. His
friends consider him an ideal COM
promise candidate who could carry
out the New Deals humanitarian
program and at the same time get
along with business and industry
Last year, it was reported that he
declined appointment to the Senate
to succeed New Jerseys Gov. Harry
A. Moore. He has told friends he
has no political ambitions, however
He has fully recovered from an
illness that kept him from his Office
for two months last spring. During
that time he kept in daily touch
with Navy Department affairs from
his apartment in New York.