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Evening star., 1939-01-05
Silver May Lose Much
Value as By-Produtt
By the Associated Pres.


NEW YORK, Jan. 5-Silver mar
ketlng experts said yesterday that
about May silver, as by-product
of copper, zinc and lead mining, may
lose much of its present value.
They based their belief on a care
tul study of President Roosevelt's S
New Year Eve proclamation extend
ing the Treasury's purchasing price
Tor newly mined domestic silver
t64ls cents a fine ounce to June 30.
the date on which his power to Ak
the price expires under the terms
OF the enabling legislation.
Previous proclamations have af-
firmed the Governments willingness
to buy domestic silver mined before
given date, but the recent proc
lamation says this silver must be
delivered to the mint before
June 30"
Strictly silver mines can refine
their product and start it to market
IN something over 10 days, but, the
experts pointed out. it requires at
least two months to extract silver
from copper, lead and zinc ores.
This means, they said, that the
value OF the by-product will drop to
the world price level-now at 42a.
cents-two months in advance of
the Government dealine unless Con-
gress should pass new enabling
legislation.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Ten LOw-Yield Bonds.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5-BondS gen.
orally continued their upward surge
today in brisk trading.
A notable exception to the rule
was the trend on United States
Treasury issues, which slipped slight
ly in small dealings while the mar
ket awaited details of the 1939-40
Federal budget.
However, utilities and the "heavy
Industry" group around midday
showed additional gains over yes
terday's increases. Bethlehem Steel
3a4s and 414 were up. International
Hydroelectric jumped point on ac-
tive dealings.
Rails were uneven, although mostly
higher by fractions. Baltimore g.
Ohio convertible IS of 1895 gained
more than 2 points, while the con-
vertible 4l2s of 1860 slipped slightly
Chicago e. Northwestern and Chi
cago, Milwaukee G. st. Paul obliga-
tions were off fractionally. Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas 5s of 1862
climbed bit.
International Merchant Marine IS
jumped points on the first sale of
the day.
The foreign list continued uneven.
with Polish obligations rising and
Argentine declining.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Central Hanover Names
New Vice President
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
. NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Reginald G..
Coombe was elected a vice president
OF the Central Hanover Bank &
Trust Co. at a meeting of the Board
OF Trustees today. Mr.. Coombe
withdrew as partner in the invest
ment banking firm of Smith, Bar
nev & Co., December 81.
He has had a long experience in
che banking field, having been with
Brown Bros. & Co., from 1922 to
1927. On January l, 1927, he joined
Edward B. Smith & Co., as partner
and became a partner in the new
firm of Smith, Barney & Co., on
January l, 1888.
Born in New York City in 1895,
Mr. Coombe attended Groton School
and Yale University. class of 1918.
During the World War he enlisted
in the United States Naval Aviation
Gnd served as an ensign and lieuten-
ant for Is months in France, Eng
land and Italy.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
New York Suqur

NEW YORK, Jan 5 dP,.-World sugar
day. ahead ~ to "a points around midday.
March opened unchanged. later moving to
1900 tons. Cuban support favored the
spot month and encountered light offerings.
Domestic futures held steady and un-
changed. The trade bought March at
1.e2 and May at I.e6.
Ravs continued quiet and UNCHANGED
at 2, g. g for duty frees. Refined remained
The London market was arm in late
trading.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
C|earings Increased
By First.of-Month
Settlements
TotoI at n Big Cities
Climbs 9.6 Per Cent
Above Year Ago
b. the Associated Press.

a. ILlS faSooSidtCu 1Coos
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Refecting
the inclusion of usual heavy first
of-the-month settlements bank
clearings for the five-day week just
ended went sharply above those for
the preceding week, which also was
a short week. The total likewise
exceeded the aggregate for the cor
responding flve-day week of last
year by good margin.
Total clearings for % leading
cities for the week ended January
4, as reported to Dun e. Bradstreet,
Inc, amounted to $6,371, ,546 900,
compared with $5,81O,966 900 last
year, giving an increase of 9.6 per
cent.
New York clearings jumped to
81 1875 100000, rise of 15.2 per cent
from the $3,642,254,00O year ago,
while the turnover for the 81 out
side cities equaled $2,176,236 900, or
0.3 per cent more than the 50 2,168-
712,O0O for the same 1888 week.
Clearings for the latest period
rose $l,542 $4,000 from the revised
total for the week preceding. Be-
tween the two similar weeks of last
year the gain was $818,924,O0O.
Eight of the outside centers re-
ported larger cleariags than a year
ago, as follows: Omaha, 1874 per
cent; Philadelphia, 81 per cent:
Boston, 81 per cent; Cleveland. 50
per cent; San Francisco, ST. per
cent; Atlanta, 40 per cent; Detroit
l.9 per cent, and Baltimore, IT. per
cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities
together with percentage changes
from year ago, follow; also. the
daily average bank clearings for the
months of October, November and
December:
Evening star., 1939-01-05
livezey Co. Consolidated
With Armstrong Cork
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. 5.-Con-
solidation of the John R. Livezey
Co. of Philadelphia with the Arm
strong Cork Co. was announced
yesterday by H. w. Prentis, jr.,
Armstrong president.
Llvezey has been distributor for
the Armstrong Co. in Eastern Penn
sTlvania, Southern New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland, Virginia and the
District of Columbia. Prentis said
the sales, office and erection person.
nel of the Livezey organization
would be retained.
Armstrong; Washington office
will be consolidated with Livezey's
office in Baltimore with E. E. Tan
guy Of Baltimore, as district man
ager.
Branch Offices and warehouse
stocks will continue to be main
tained in Washington, D. c., and
Richmond, Va.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Large Gain Reported
In Air PASSENGERS
EH the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The 18 airlines in the United States
carried 103,507 revenue passengers
during November, an increase of
more than so per cent over Novem-
ber, 1887.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
-. reported today the airlines flew a
total OF 5,776,499 plane miles and
41,408,529 revenue passenger miles
and carried 685,389 pounds of ex-
press.
In November, 1887 the airlines car
ried 68,681 revenue passengers.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Great Western Asks
|. 6. 6. for Chunoe
BY the Associated Press.

The Chicago Great Western Rail-
road asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission today to modify it's final
plan of reorganization to allow the
carrier to borrow $500, 900 from the
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Modification of the plan is neces-
sary to enable the railroad to pledge
bonds of the new company as COL
lateral security for the r. F. c.
loan. Chairman Jesse H. Jones of
the R. F. G. has agreed to make the
loan, subject to I. C. c. approval.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
BrinIey Is Director

EDDYSTONE, Pa, Jan. 5 (P).-An-
nouncement was made today that
Charles E. Brinley, president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, has
been elected a member of the board
of directors and Executive Com
ulittee of the General Steel Cast
ings Corp.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Plan Florida Branch

NEW YORK, Jan. (SpeciaD -
Hartley Rogers, Lyon & Co., men,
bers of the New York Stock Ex-
change, announce that on January
16 they will open a branch Office at
the Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Belle
air, Fla, under the management of
Cornelius Smith, jr.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
D. & R. 6. Asks Approval
Of New Certificates
By the Associated Press,

BY the ASS0clated Press.
Trustees of the Denver g. Rio
Grande Western Railroad asked the.
Interstate Commerce Commission
today for authority to issue S. 200, 900
OF trustees certificates to pay off
an equal amount of certificates fall
ing due February and 2. The notes
will bear interest of not more than
5 per cent.
Evening star., 1939-01-05

In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed by such companies.
Rates Of dividend in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. I'm
less otherwise noted. special or extra
dividends are not included.
xd Elk dividend xr Ex rights. Also
extra or extras Paid last year. fPay
fbs aD " tock cash OF saoen S Dsd
lated dividend paid or declared this year.
ur Under rule WV With warrants. XIV
Without warrants. war Warrants.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Exports of Railway
Equipment Drop
BY the Associated Press.


The Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce reported exports
of railway equipment and supplies
from the United States totaled
$565 1862 in November, compared with
$933,342 in November. 1887, and
$1,169,068 in October, 1888.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
IA. T. & T. Reports
Larger Gain
In Telephones
BY the Associated Press,

oy Ute HSbOCIdLtU PTeSS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Principal
subsidiaries of American Telephone
& Telegraph Co. in the Bell System
reported a gain of $1,000 phones in
December over the November total
contrasted with gain of 41,oOO in
December, 1887. 81.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Steel Plate Orders Lao

Commerce Department statistics
indicated new orders booked for
fabricated steel plate totaled 256, 6,843
short tons for the II months ended
November, 1888, compared with 401, =
421 in the corresponding period of
the previous year.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Phosphate Output Up

The Census Bureau reported that
production OF bulk superphosphate
totaled 1926, ,794 tons in November.
1898. compared with 314,359 in Octo-
ber and 388, ,401 In November, 1887.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
100 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (P.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reports so tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $40 per 100 pounds
East St. Louis and SO tons at the
New York average.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Output of MoIIeubIe
Castings Increases
By the Associated Press

BY The Associated Press.
Production of malleable iron
castings totaled 35,351 short tons
IN November, 1888, compared with
20 1913 in october and 32.457 in No
vember, 1887, the Department of
Commerce reported.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Gasoline Stocks Up
1,736,OOO Barrels
During Week
Refinery Operations Goin
Moderately. According
To Institute Report
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Gasoline
stocks at reflneries, terminals and in
transit jumped l,736,oOO barrels dur
ing the week ended December 81, the
American Petroleum Institute stated
today.
The delayed report placed inven-
tories at 7l,6s5,OO0 barrels, COM
pared with 69,s5s,OOO barrels the
week before. The latest total, how
ever, remained far below the like
figure of 76,eso,oo0 barrels a year
ago. g.
Refinery operations picked up
slightly, although remaining under
1887. uns-to-stills totaled 3,115,-
600 barrels daily against 3,l05,0Oo
barrels the previous week and 81
173,000 barrels last year.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Jan. LP.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc.
formations as of 9 o'clock)'
Evening star., 1939-01-05
FOREIGN BONDs

Ww-Wlth warrants. xW-Without war.
rants. New. st (stpl-Stamped
sNegotiability impaired by maturity.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Curb Bonds

DOMESTIC BONDS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
More Than Ii, 900 Turkeys
Are Sold For Thanksgiving

President Roosevelt shortened
their lives a few days but Ashe
county turkeys will continue to
rule Thanksgiving in thousands
of homes, judging from the num-
Der shipped out of here and other
sections of the county this week.
It is estimated that more than H.
900 turkeys have been shipped
from Ashe to grace the feast ia
bles throughout the country.
The prices were slightly lower
than last year, averaging around
II cents per pound. Turkeys ave-
ragged little more than II
pounds this year, and brought a
total of around $4,000 to the
raisers.
Vannoy's, the largest buyers in
the county bought a little more
than 5000 of them which were
shipped out for the natio-
nal Thanksgiving observance, on
Nov. %.
In discussing the turkeys, Wick
Vannoy pointed out that they
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
4-Day Free TubercuIar Clinic
To Be Held Here Dec. |. 2, 4, 5

day, but on Friday, Monday and
Tuesday, lunch will be served the
patients by the Woman's club.
DR.. H. F. Easom, one of the
staff physicians of the N. c. SAM
forum will be present to make
the examinations and to advise
with those needing information
on the cure or prevention of the
disease. DR.. Easom has been with
the Sanitorium for a number of
years and is an expert in his lire.
All contacts with the disease
and those who have suspicious
symptoms who are unable to go
to a private specialist should re-
gister for examination. Tubercu-
losis is a disease that does not
always show symptoms soon af-
ter one has been exposed, but at
such times as puberty, pregnan-
cy or any unusual strain on the
system the latent germs may be-
gin to grow and develop.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23

Plans are now being perfected
for a four-day free tubercular eli
mic for Ashe county to be held
here Dec. l, 2, 4, 5, in the base
ment of the West Jefferson Meth
odist church, under the sponsor
ship of the health department
and the Woman's Club.
Registration is now being done
at the Health Department, Jeffer-
son, or can be done through your
own physician, but it is important
to make application at once
IS only about 35 can be handled
in one day." DR.. King said.
Only those who have made ap-
pointments by registering with
the health department before the
clinic can be given examination
at that time.
School children will be exam
ined on Saturday and on this day
the clinic will be closed at noon.
No lunch will be served on this
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23

were unusually fine this year
and that this was in a measure
due to the dry season. The dry
weather is helpful to turkey rails
ing, he explained.
A number of individual raisers
throughout the county reported
good sales. Mrs. J. F. Phipps of
Crumpler stated that she sold 20
which averaged a little over
18 2-3 pounds.
Mr.. Vannoy stated that he did
not know yet if he would open
the slaughter house again, pre-
paratory for the old Thanksgiv-
ing Day, Nov. 80, which North
Carolina is observing. He ex-
planned that he would if the de-
mand for turkeys was sufficient.
A large number of people in
Ashe raise turkeys not only for
the market but for their own use
and can afford this king of the
feast on both Roosevelt's Thanks
giving, as we'll as that of North
Carolina, Nov. 30.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
Series
OF Thanksgiving
Services In Asl1e
Rev. L. J. Yelanjian to Hold
Services in Several Pres
byterian Churches.

Rev. Louis J. Yelanjian, of
Birmingham, Ala, and Duke uni
versity will conduct a series of
Thanksgiving services in the
Presbyterian churches in Ashe
and Wilkes counties that are
served by Rev. J. w. Luke, it
was announced this week.
Rev. Mr.. Yelanjian was in
charge of the Chautauqua servi-
ces at the West Jefferson Pres
byterian and Ebenezer churches
last summer and a large number
here will be delighted over the
opportunity of hearing him again.
The Thanksgiving services are
as follows:
Glendale Springs Church, Nov
ember %, 7 o'clock; Peak Greek
Church, Thursday morning, II
o'clock; Ebenezer church, 2:30,
Thursday; Laurel Forks, 7, Thurs
day.
Bethel church, Friday morn
ing, December l, II o'clock; Low
Gap, Friday, Z p. m. Miller's
Creek Saturday night, 7 o'clock
and West Jefferson, Sunday
morning, II o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
Local Group At
Welfare Meeting
District Meeting Being Held
at Wade Mecum Today.
Prominent Speakers.

Larry P. Coward, chairman of
the county chapter of the Red
Cross, county clerk, and auditor,
Miss Ruth Tugman, county well
fare superintendent, and repre-
sentatives of the Woman's club
and the Rotary club are attend
ing the annual Northwestern
District Welfare Conference at
Wade Mecum in Stokes county,
today. The theme of the pro-
gram is Public Welfare-A pub
lie Service"
Fourteen counties including
Ashe, Allegheny, Alamance, Da-
wilson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford,
Rockingham, Randolph, Stokes,
Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yad-
kin ere represented.
The outstanding speakers at
the morning session are Mrs. w.
T. Bost, Commissioner of Public
Welfare, Miss Harriet Elliott,
Dean of Women, w. C. U. N. c.,
Nathan H. Yelton, Director of
Public Assistance, Miss Mary Ro-
binson, president of the state as
ISOLATION of Welfare Superinten-
dents and Col. w. A. Blair, of
the State Board of Welfare.
Edwin Gill, Com. of Paroles,
will be speaker at the luncheon
which will be served by the Wo-
men of the Episcopal church,
Walnut Cove.
Interested laymen, county COM
missioners, welfare board men,
bers, county officials, and well
fare workers have been invited
to attend. The presiding officers
are Mr.. Bausie Marion of Surry,
President and Miss Ella Downing
of Stokes, secretary.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
Burley Growers In Favor OF
Controlling 1910 Production
Over Seventy Five Percent
Vote Favorably. Ashes
Vote Is Very Light.

Growers of hurley tobacco
throughout the sixteen states in
which the weed is grown, Tues
day voted their approval of ap-
plying marketing quotas to the
1910 crops, according to results
of the election which were an
nounced yesterday.
According to an unofficial an
nouncement, about 81 percent of
the total number of growers vot-
ing, cast their ballots in favor of
production control and in order
to carry the referendum, two
thirds majority was needed,
which left a substantial margin
in favor of the plan.
Ashe was one of the few coun-
ties in western North Carolina
that did not get a two-thirds ma
jority. The vote here was 147 for
and 80 against, with an additional
60 being challenged. This gave a
majority of about 81 percent,
while the majority in the Is
mountain counties voting was
about IS percent. There were
about 900 farmers in the county
eligible to vote.
This years vote was consider
ably lighter than the one cast in
1888. Officials explained that
many farmers stayed home to
work their tobacco, taking adj
vantage of the first damp wea-
Their in more than a month.
The vote for western North
Carolina. counties in the hurley
referendum Tuesday follows:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
Rainfall Puts
End To Flames

Favored hspr TIE absentee of a
strong wind, a host of fire fight
ers last Thursday completely
checked the worst forest fire
ever experienced in Ashe coun-
ty.
Logs and stumps continued to
shoulder until Sunday when a
welcomed rain started falling. A
slow driZZle continued through
out Monday and Tuesday and
early Wednesday morning the
ground was covered with light
blanket of snow.
Besides putting out the fire, the
rainfall helped improve the local
water supplies, but not a great
deal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
HOnOrs Are Won
By Ashe Schools
During Festival
Newland Gets First Place
While Boone Is
Second.
MUSIC AND DRAMA

West Jefferson high and Elk
land high school took high hon
ors among the schools of Ashe
county which entered the Har-
vest Festival at Boone this week.
Newland was the winner of the
first place while Boone won Sc
cond.
In the opening rendition of the
girls glee clubs, Boone and New
land tied in the judges decision.
After this the NeWland sggrega-
ton pulled to the lead with first
place in mixed choruses, vocal du-
cts, quartets, sextets, vocal solos
and baritone solos.
Boone high school was accord
ed first place in: Boys glee clubs,
both intermediate and advanced
piano solos, violin solos, vocal
trios and baritone solos.
Bethel, Blowing Rock, Cranber-
ry, Elkland and West Jefferson
were other high schools receiving
awards.
Individual performers in the
line of prize winning contests
were: Laura Ruth Hagaman, Bet
ty Lay, Boone, piano solos; Marga-
ret Hardin, Boone: violin; Flea
nor Jennings, Kathryn Lecka, vo-
cal duets; George Banner, Kath-
ryn Lecka, Grace Cooper, Neil
Franklin, Clyde Cole, Aria Stout,
Luke and Earl Hartley, Newland
quartets. Bob Laws, Boone, and
Luke Hartley, Newland, were ac-
claimed by their bass and bari
tone renditions.
A series of one-act plays were
featured: Cranberry's cast in
Elizabeth Stacy Payne's "The
Purple RIM; Blowing Rock, "Up
Pops Rosalind"; Cove Creek,
''The Great Allowance Battle;
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
CHURCH AND BYRL
WADDELL SENTENCED

Clifford Church, of Warrens-
vile, was given an 18-months'
sentence in the federal court at
Wilkesboro this week for posses
sion of a large quantity of whis-
key at Warrensville and at the
same time being under an illicit
liquor probation period.
Byrl Waddell, of Jefferson, who
faced two auto larceny charges
in the same court, was sentenced
for two years in the federal pen
and given a three years suspen-
ded sentence on the other count.
Attorney Ira T. Johnston repre-
sented both defendants.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
w est Jefferson
Merchants Plan
For Big Season
Christmas Street Lights And
Decorations To Be More
Elaborate Than Ever.
SANTA TO COME

West Jefferson merchants are
now making extensive plans for
the Christmas shopping season
and many of them are predicting
a record Yuletide business this
year.
At meeting of a group of mer-
chants yesterday, held at the
Rhodes Furniture Company, with
Sharpe Shoemaker, manager of
Belk's store, presiding, plans for
Christmas street lights and deco
rations, a special trade promotion
event, and arrangements for sew
eral visits from Santa Claus, were
discussed.
The group decided to raise adj
ditional funds within the next
few days to make the Christmas
street lights and decorations
more elaborate and more .beauti-
full than ever before Those agree
ing to make the canvass were: Ed
Barr, Mont Little, T. E. Parker,
Dean Mcmillan, Sharpe Shoe
maker, Dwight McGrady, Ed
Jones and Clint Goodman.
The multi-colored lights will be
erected and turned on by Friday
night, December 8, if not before,
If WAC SacidaH
The Christmas shopping season
will be officially opened on that
date, with West Jefferson Santa
Claus days, and Santa will pay
his official visit to the stores here
at that time.
A cooperative plan to give
away at least $4,000 in cash every
Saturday in December before
Christmas, was also discussed and
right much sentiment for it was
expressed. A committee was Sc
lected to work out details at once
and announcements will be made
next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-23
MORE NYA WORKERS
WANTED AT ONCE

Mrs. T'helma Dent, NYA super
visor for Ashe county, has just
been notified that SO more youths
can be put on the NYA program
in this county within the next
few weeks. All of those interested
are asked to register at the well
fare department at once. The
so workers must be put on be-
fore Dec. Is, Mrs. Dent said.