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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Only Two Highway
Cases Tried; ii
Others Continued
w. E. Mcneil Awarded Yer
dict Of $1,35O.OO. Other
Cases Are Tried.
MAY ADJOURN TODAY

A large number of Ashe county
landowner suits against the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission were slated for trial
in the Ashe superior court this
week, but after the jury in the
first case rendered it's verdict
Tuesday afternoon, Attorneys T.
c. Bowie and T. G. Bowie, Jr.,
moved that the other cases be
continued.
After some discussion, con-
sent agreement for continuance
was reached.
Trial on the first case against
the highway department started
Monday. This was the suit of the
Glendale Springs Inn property,
owned by T. c. Bowie, R. C.. Barr,
and J. w. Gambill.
According to evidence present.
ed, the plaintiff was asking for
$4,50O.00 compensation for about
2 acres of land taken as right of
way for highway 16 and damages
resulting from deep cuts in the
front yard, cutting off of 5 acres
of land from water supply and
making another section inacces-
sible.
Counsel for the highway de-
partment contended that the pro-
perty had been benefited by the
new highway in excess of the va
lue of land taken.
Tuesday afternoon a jury, COM
posed of R. o. Sturgill, c. c.
Baldwin, L. A. Weaver, Rubin
Ham, w. r. Eller, George Eller,
John w. Lewis, Walter M. Blew
ms, Frank Goodman, Fred Hart
and J. A, Garvey, rendered a
verdict that the damages total
led $4,000 and the benefits $500,
leaving net due of $4,000.
In asking for continuance of the
cases, Mr.. Bowie criticised the de-
clsion of the jury. Judge Alley ex-
planned that on the basis of evil
dence presented that they could
have we'll arrived at the verdict.
Charlie Ross, state highway at
torney, agreed to the continuance.
The other case against the high
way department was that of E.
A. McNeill, who was suing for
$1,000. Mr.. McNeill stated that
the number Is right-of-way took
practically all of two of his lots
at Glendale Springs and that the
remainder of the property was
practically worthless to him.
The Jury, composed of L. S.
Scott, E. L. Phillips, J. H. Brooks,
Milton Elliott, c. Wilcox. Roby
Lewis, r. L. Mcmillan, I. G. Lem
~, Jake Little, ]. c. Burkett, and
Max Barlow, rendered a net dam
age verdict Of $25O.00.
Last Thursday afternoon a jury
decreed that W. E. McNeill was
entitled to receive $1,35O.00 from
r. H. Sutherland in cattle con-
tract suit.
Last week the case Of Sarahann
Blevins, ct al VS. J. c. Johnson
was continued.
In the case of John Osborne ct
al VS. George Osborne, ct al. the
judgment was that the plaintiff
was not entitled to recover any,
thing from the defendant. The
Judge sent after Mrs. Hort
Woodie, one of the witnesses in
the case.
Monday morning Judge Alley
sustained a demurrer to the COM
plant in the suit of Jessie Bled-
soc VS. Johnnie Myers and gave
the plaintiff 30 days in which to
file an amended complaint, if so
desired. The request for demur-
rer in the case of Jessie Bledsoe
Continued on PaCe Eioht\
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Chautauqua AT
Gillespie Starts

The Christian Chautauqua al
the Gillespie Presbyterian church
started last night and will last
for two weeks.
DR.. J. M. McChesney, of the
Green Springs church, near
Abingdon, Va, is doing the
preaching and every one is invit-
ed to hear him.
A Bible school is being held
each morning, starting at nine
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

Mrs. Breeze and Miss Josephine
Robinson carried three patients
to the clinic at Charlotte for
treatment last Friday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
WANT A HOSPITAL?

If you want a Hospital in Ashe
County, JOIN the ASHE COUN-
TY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
Cooper alton and support from
everybody is needed to put the
movement over. We now have
Golden Opportunity!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
AsHE COUNTY

Is the unconditional section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
ABOVE sea level. twenty-five miles
OF the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
C.U.H.S. Music Dept.
To Present Operetta

The music department of CUBS
will psesent the operetia "Chonita,"
Friday evening, February "a at s
o'clock. The cast under The direction
of Mr.. McCul ough has been work
ing long and hard to make the per
Torrance a success. and they de-
serve the support of e5ery student
in high school.
The principals in the cast are
Della Lou Ware, as "Chonita"
daughter of Murdo, Lead of the
tribe played by Kellus Overturf.
Hulan Fennell is Stefan, Chonita's
lover; Virginia Urton. as Daya, is
the old nurse and confidant of
Chonita. The post of the Baroness
Stavescu, aunt of Chonita is taken
by Doris Cockren; Robert Preece,
as Baron and uncle of Chonita, and
Conrad Stanescu, as cousin of
Chonita, completes the gypsy
family.
The accompanist is Gloria Ellis
berry.
Neason Bates takes the part Of
Emil, servant of Stanescus.
Others who are assisting in the
performance are: Stage Manager,
Reece Dunaway, assisted by Buddy
Vest, Fielden Weddle and Bill
Bergum, Electricians; Costumes
will be under the direction of Mrs.
Loucks.
Ushers-Connie Naffarate, Helen
Mulcare, Florence Roche.
Business Manager, Henry Simp-
son.
Posters-Frances Hearne, Ann
Hannah, Virginia Urton, Dorothy
June Nowian.
Every student should help to sell
tickets and urge all his friends to
attend. The proceeds are to be
applied to fund for purchasing
band uniforms.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
Auxiliary and Legion
Have Joint Meeting

The Auxiliary and legion were
addressed by w. c. Sawyer state
Legion executive and his wife who
is state Americans chairman. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer are excellent
speakers and gave a very inspiring
talk to the Legionaires and the
members of the Auxiliary. A num-
Der of patriotic song were sung
by Mrs. A. J. Dunnaway, Mrs. l.. r.
Winkler. and Mrs. B. F. Jarratt,
accompanied by Mrs. Tyler at the
piano. Refreshments were served
by a committee of three Mrs. c..
W. Hooper, Mrs. Florence Steven
son, and Mrs. VIM. Short, after
which social hour was spent in
dancing.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
Promotions Announce
ed in S P Freight Dept

Appointment of William c. Fitch
as general freight claim agent Of
the Southern Pacific Company, et
fective February l, has been an
nounced by ]. T. Saunders, vice
president in charge OF system
freight traffic.
Formerly manager Of perishable
freight traffic, Fitch Is to succeed
j. R. Nixnn, who will retire from
active service. Gilmore F. Garland
Will become manager of perishable
freight traffic, and Irving w. Con-
don will succeed Garland as general
agent, according to the announce
ment
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
Playground Has
Plenty of Activity

Many Coolidge people, old and
young alike are taking advantage
OF the nice warm sunshine and the
facilities offered by the playground
TO participate in some one OF their
favorite games. Every afternoon any
number OF games are being played
from tennis and ping pong to
pitching horse shoes. Mr.. George
Marich, who recently arrived in
Coolidge to take over the Supervi-
sion of the playground is busy max
ing new additions and repairing the
grounds and creating rev interests
In out door sports.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
Famous Radio
Quartette To Be
Heard Mar. 5th

The famous Kings Heard Radio
Quartette will be in Coolidge Oh
March 5th at the High Sihool Audi
forum at IL a. m. Everyone is in
vited to attend that wish to see
this famous quartette. There will be
no admission charged. This will be
q great treat for many of the radio
listeners as it is veryseldom that
such a famous group of singers can
arrange to give program in the
smaller cities.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mrs. Henry Dawson is highly
elated over her new La Sale pur-
chased last week and is taking
great pleasure in taking her friends
out for an afternoon spin, which
does help compensate for that feel
ing we all experience when we see
someone with new car that We
want one too"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
New Service Station
Opens on Main Street

Mr.. W. L. Richly has moved his
family from Casa Grande and has
taken over the Gas Station former
ly owned by Art Vest. Mr.. Richly
has installed all new greasing
equipment and is busy repainting
and redecorating the Service Sta
tion. 1t will be another week or so
before he has received all his new
added supplies of accessories that
he is contemplating on carrying in
stock.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
THE COOLIDGE EXAMINER
Now that the Phoenix Rodeo i.

Now that the Phoenix Rodeo l5
a thing of the past we noticed d
lot of people around town that were
slipping off for the afternoon to
Phoenix. However with the 18th
Annual Rodeo, La Fiesta de los
Vaqueros, the big mid-winter event
at Tucson opening today a lot OF
us will be headed south for a few
days instead of north.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Prather
motored to Phoenix, on business
Tuesday.
]. ]. Jones spent last Friday in
Phoenix, contracting the members
of the state Legislature pertaining
to bills now under consideration
and renewing old acquaintance and
other business.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

NEW YORK-Three
Of the hundreds Of
amusements that will
furnish enjoyment and
thrills at New York
orl DIS Fair 1889.
Above is a sketch of
George Jessers "Old
New York." which will
feature Steve Brodie"
ju m ping from the
Brooklyn Bridge Is
times daily!). At the
right. top, is the $50
foot parachute jump
which will bail out
passengers and bring
happy landings" Al
the right Is one fea-
ture Of the Children's
w orl d-"A Trip
Around the World"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mr.. R. A. Ruderman, Travelling
Teight Agent for the Southern
Pacific, was calling on the diff
ferent business places in Coolidge
Tuesday
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
A GirIs VolleybalI Game

The A girls volley ball team play
ed Florence girls on Tuesday. They
won with a score Of IA to 1 in the
first match and the score was Is
to IL in Coolidge favor in the
second mstch.-Betty June McEuen
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Miss Kay Dawson, who is attend
ing the Arizona School of Con-
merce in Phoenix, was home over
the weekend visiting with her
friends here. Miss Dawson is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Dawson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs Ed. GOff of Casa
Grande were in Coolidge Sunday
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Golf.
Bob" is recovering nicely from an
appendectomy operation.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cohen are
the proud parents of a baby boy
weighing pounds and 2 ounces,
born at the hospital in Florence asst
Friday, February the 18th. The
baby is a healthy little fellow and
Mrs. Cohen is getting along nicely.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Miss Mary Shaw who underwent
an appendectumy operation last
week at the Good Samaritan hospi-
tai in Phoenix is getting along
nicely and will soon be home
again.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mrs. Ernie Lindemann is con-
valescing in the hospital at Flor
ence from an appendectomy opera
ION performed the first of the week.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Jones were
weekend visitors at Phoenix MI
and Mrs. Jones take an active
interest in what is going on at the
state capitol, and make many trips
to Phoenix while the legislature is
in session
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Now that the warm weather
will soon be upon us it behooves
every citizen to do his part in help
ing the town appearance by keeping
his own place in spic and span
shape. Many of the townspeople are
busy raking, digging and planting
nd Mr.. N. A. Nichols who does the
arbage collecting for some hundred
people should receive many new
customers who are anxious to do
away with this sort of debris.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mrs. Alberta Hauskens Is teach
ing the 3rd grade during Miss Helen
Edwards absence. Miss Edwards
home is at Ell Centre.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fisher
made a quick business trip to
Tucson Monday afternoon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

Mrs. Lettering was taken sudden
ly i'll last Tuesday with acute i'll
digestion. She is much better at
this writing and we trust that she
will not have such another severe
attack.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
Ur. Woman's Club
Holds Election

The Junior Woman's Club held
it's meeting Monday night at the
home of Mrs. P. B. Hauskens, in
West Coolidge Elections of officers
for the coming year was the
principal business transacted. Those
elected were:
Mrs. Earl Hicks ...-.-..-.... Presiden.
Mrs. Jean Souie ...-.----...... V. Pres.
Miss Dosothy McComb ......... Sec.
Miss Myrtle Yohn ....-.......-... Treas.
Mrs. Christine Hicks ..... Reporter
After the business meeting re-
freshments were served and
hosteSses being Miss Francis Fol
som, Miss Eva Harris and Miss
May Shiffer.
The Junior Club of Florence have
invited the Junior Club Of Coolidge
to a formal dinner party to be
given in Florence next Monday
night.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

FOR RENT - Furnished apart
ment. West Coolidge, reasonable
See Mrs. F. o. Fulton, R. J.
Jones Ranch, near depot.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

FOR SALE-Grape vines, ornament
al pomegranates. Kennedy Ave.
and 3rd N. Coolidge d. D.
Stone pd to Mar %
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

AN OPPORTUNITY TO RENT The
big home, at the j. ]. Jones
Ranch, contact Mr.. Brakeman in
the tenant house in rear ct
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

FOR RENT-A Modern room
house furnished. p o. Hauskens,
West Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
G L A S S I F I E D
ADV TISIN G

FOR SALE-37O acres old water
right land, IL miles north Of
Coolidge, $50 per acre. Terms;
cotton base; heavy soil. Price
less than 2 cost. See Lettering.
Evening star., 1939-02-18

hoover reported
politically helpful
The sincerity Of Hoover opinions
toned He is usual honestly deeply convinced
OF what he The questionable of his behavior
Republican politicians viewpoint the effort to make the controversy
foreign policy something
the Individual Herbert Hoover the individual
Roosevel-to make it, controversy Repub-
can Democratic parties The thing
Thus far Vandenberg has uttered at
he preparing to do His line considerably
than that OF Hoover who has merely warned of the danger
giving aid comfort either
Vandenbeg makes much of the of the Presidents
talks of the methods dictatorship
of such agencies the Expormport Bank
as the Chinese loan It's impossible predict
thoughts will look when he gets them
is currently expressing them they sound like speech reg
mentaion' from the 1886 campaign
There's doubt
party while the Democrats party will
Heaven knows
become involved What the politicians
that Hoover and Vandenbeg be playing with buzz
Presidents foreign policy founded the theory that
explained clearly But long something
nothing he has a strorg argument
Reports in from everywhere that the
slick method dealing with problems
Evening star., 1939-02-18
The Political Mill
Democratic Situation Full Of Dynamite
Despite Peace Efforts of Leaders

England, which had been more than
half Democratic in the 1886 elec-
tions. Topped all the way over and
went Republican.
In Doubt About People.
Many Democrats in Congress are
wondering today just what is the
political trend among the people.
They are unwilling to accept with
out question the verdict of the
Presidents verdict which insists
that the New Deal Is still vastly
popular and that the Democratic
defeats of last year were due almost
entirely to local factional strife. The
spirit of uncertainty was demon
strated when the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee recently pro-
vided for committee to sound out
opinion among the Democratic
members of the House and defeated
candidates in the last election. They
will be asked to give the reasons
for last years reversals at the polls
and their ideas of what should be
done to bring Democratic victory
in 194O
There are issues between the Pres
ident and the more conservative
Democrats that run deep. Take,
for example, the Presidents spend
ing policy. Many of the Democrats
do not believe in it-and they also
believe that this policy is becoming
more and more unpopular out among
the people. 1t is true that admins
tration forces in the Senate Appro-
priations Committee rallied yester-
day to restore SIT zoe, 900 for contin-
uing construction work on the
T. V. A. program, which a coalition
of Republicans. and Democrats
struck out of the independent Offices
appropriation bill in the House. But
the vote in committee was very mar
row-13 to IL. The administration
forces won this test only because
two Republicans, Senators Nye of
North Dakota and Holman of Ore
gon, voted with them. Seven Demo-
cratic Senators voted against them.
It is likely that the administration
will have a majority of the Senate
for the restoration of these funds.
But even so, the anti-spenders will
be in considerable number, and there
are many other appropriations still
to be considered.
1t does not seem at all probable
that President Roosevelt will swing
to the right-certainly not as long
as he remains convinced that the
great majority of the people are with
him. He does not intend to allow
his hold on the so-called liberal ele-
ments among the people to be
loosened. That being so, it looks
as though the conservatives in his
party will be disappointed if they
are counting on his handing them
an obvious and open reason for slid
ing back to his colors.
Nor Is it likely that the President
would relish widespread publicity to
the effect that he had decided to
relinquish any of his New Deal de-
mands in order to line up the con-
servative Democrats with him once
more.
The situation remains. therefore,
still full of dynamite despite the
efforts Of Democratic congressional
leaders to coax the dove of peace
to return,
Evening star., 1939-02-18
New Navy Law Denied
To Geodetic Survey

Commissioned officers of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey will continue
to be retired under an old Navy
statute and will not have the bene-
fit of Navy retirement legislation
passed by the last Congress, under a
ruling by Acting Controller General
Richard N. Elliott.
The question was raised by Sec
retary of Commerce Hopkins. who
asked what effect the new law
would have in view of the fact the
Coast and Geodetic officers have
been retiring under authority of a
law of 1920 prescribing for them
the regulations applicable to Navy
officers.
Controller Elliott said the new law
IS specifically and clearly applicable
only to line officers of the Navy and
that as this term has a well-defined
meaning it seems to follow without
serious question that all other Off
GERS are necessarily excluded from
these provisions of the act whether
they be members of the Navy or any
other service who otherwise might
be entitled to retirement and re-
Evening star., 1939-02-18

CAdl
Granite faced, tight-lipped Ed
ward P. Mulrooney gets the umpir-
ing job at s25 900 year. He also is
now entitled to his $4,000 yearly
pension as former police commis-
sioner. withheld while he held pub-
lie Office. In 1888 he became chair
man of the State Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board and later State
commissioner of correction, from
which office he will resign to accept
the hotel post.
He started pounding beat in
West street 4o years ago, when Theo-
dore Roosevelt was police commis-
sioner. He first hit the headlines by
rescuing women and children in a
small boat when the Slocum burned.
AS waterfront fatfoot" he was
known as cops cop" always hav-
ing his mind on his work and quite
impartial in the necessary rough-
and-tumble down among the ax-
murderers, drug peddlers and jewel
thieves of his district.
He became police commissioner
in 1880. He gave his men orders
to shoot to kill, and set shotgun
squads patroling the city. He
roughed up the racketeers a lot.
and, when he was switched to the
Albany liquor control job in 1888,
the word was out that certain anti.
social, anti-cop elements had de-
sired the transfer and helped bring
it about
AT Sc his reddish hair is turning
brindle. His ferrety eyes reveal a
penetrating alertness of mind. He
looks a great deal like Gen. Per-
shine. 1t would seem unlikely that
anybody in the hotel business here
will be giving the umpire any back
talk
Evening star., 1939-02-18

Democrats that if there is to be a
Democratic victory in 1910, there
must be unity in the party and CO.
operation between the Democratic
President and the Democratic ma
jorities in House and Senate.
President Roosevelt believes firmly
that the Democrats cannot expect
victory in 1910 unless they have
him as a principal champion of the
party cause, whether he or some one
else be the party nominee for Presi-
dent. He will be needed, it is main
tanned, to line up the radical and
the independent vote.
Sick of Being Kicked.
On the other hand the conserva-
tive and moderate Democrats are
sick of being kicked around-the
subjects of purge attempts" in some
cases and in others, merely ignored
How strongly some of these Demo-
Gratis feel was indicated in the heart
to-heart talks at the recent so-called
harmony conference staged at the
instance of the Democratic leaders
OF the House. Very definitely sew
eral Of the speakers insisted that if
President Roosevelt wished their CO.
operation there must be some CO.
operation on the part of the White
House, some olive branch extended
by the President.
The President has never shown a
yielding spirit in the past. What is
worrying some of his leaders on
Capitol Hill is that he may not yield
at all now.
1t is obvious that the President
and his supporters are counting on
the tremendous urge of the coming
elections to influence the conserva-
tives and the moderates to fall in
line. With the entire membership
OF the House and one-third of the
Senate membership-not to mention
the election of Presidential stake
in the 1910 political contests, it is
easy to understand the desire for a
united front to oppose the Repub-
lican foe.
Democrats Did Not Scare"
The administration, however, re-
lied upon just such desire on the
part of the Democrats in Congress
when the Presidents court bill was
burning issue in 1887 At that
time the 1888 elections were held
over the heads of the recalcitrant
Democrats. But. to the great sur
prise of the administration leaders
the Democrats did not scare. ~
They stuck to their guns and the
court bill was effectually pigeon
holed. This may or may not prove
precedent and show the way to
further defiance of the White
House.
incidentally, in the 1898 elections
it was not the recalcitrant, anti
New Deal Democrats who suffered
1t was the 100 per cent New Deal
ers who took the rap. That was
true both in the primary elections
and in the general elections later
The President and his New Deal
advisers have not been willing to
accept the defeats of their candi-
dates, however, as a real indication
of a political trend in the country
And yet they lost in contests in an
important string of States running
from the Atlantic Coast to the Far
West. They lost in such States as
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
South Dakota and Oregon. And
while the Democrats elected Sena-
tors in Indiana and Illinois, the sue
cessful candidates were men who
in 1887 had opposed the Presidents
court bill. Also in both those States
the Republicans made decided gains
in the House delegations. New