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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
SIapsie Make
Needs a Wife

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. CUP)
-.Slapsie Make Rosenbloom. night
club impresario, movie actor, and
noted slayer of the kings English.
wants to get married.
Make. here for few days rest
from the rigorous routine of run
ming a Hollywood night club act
ing III pictures, and stuGying radio
script, wants a wife that doesn't
know anything about the movies.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 1s- CUP)-
Hogs saleable so, strong. to Is cents
higher, medium TO choice butch
ers e.35-7; top 7, sows 4.25475.
Cattle saleable 800. steady, com
mon to medium steers 7.15-7.e0
cows 525-e. so. Gamers and cut
ters AS, bulls 6.25-7.5o; calves sale
able so, steady. few vealers to 10.
Sheep saleable 400; few sales
steady; few thin light lambs e.75.
few island wooled ewes 4.50, goot
and choice wooled lambs quoted
7s5-s.25.
Dow Jones closing took avera
ges: Industrial. 1854, off 2.79; raj
q. .O4. off 0.e7, utility. 25.35, off 0.5s
Stock sales approximated $4,000
shares compared with 100000 share
Yesterday. Curb stock sales wer'
l2e. 900 shares against $4,000 in th'
previous session.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Cal Aaron Wins City Loop
SoftbalI Batting Crown
Bud Measure
Second With
1855 Mark

Calvin Aaron, hard hitting l. v.
Hardware outfielder, Friday WIS
crowned batting champion of the
Ell Centre nightball association. ac-
cording to figures compiled by Rip
Radcliffe, league Statistician.
Aaron finished the season with
an average of .4O7. He played in
eight OF. the, seasons II games.
The leading ten hitters who bat
ted % or more times)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
l.. n. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES Aug IS. UPJ-
Stocks continued IN an unevent-
fuI trend on tho Los Angeles ex-
change today. with 1000 shares cx-
changed IN the FIRST few hours Of
down and ( unchanged
Sale included Security co IA at
30. unchanged Tranaamcrica. 100
at 5z, down Isl superior ou 100
at 36. up "a. electrical products 100
al 10is. unchanged Consolids ted
steel com. 100 Al a.. down p Gen.
Motors loo at Az. down ~, Glad
ding Mclean 100 at -. unchanged; (;
Goodyear 100 = 20. down ;Menasco
100 AT 21s. unchanged; Pacific clay,
100 az 3 %, down - Ryan Aero 100
al 3, unchanged. Pee com. 100 at
al 28M, Gown D.. pfd 100 at 29K,
,, down =. Edison Com. 100 shares
unchanged. So Pacific 100 at u Y,
down r.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
is Henry Armstrong
GnIentO Us. Nora :.

Gdlent0 Us. Nora
In the heavyweight picture a
couple of the top notch challengers
to Joe Louis title. have started
training in preparation for battle
which will eliminate one of them
from the challenger role.
Nova will naturally be slight
favorite when the pugilists take OPP
posite corners in Philadelphia in
September, but the boys along cau-
nflower alley aren't willing to bet
more than a couple of bucks on
the handsome Californian.
They have a Let of respect for
Tony Galento these days, after the
way he pasted Louis around. But
they still can't overlook the smooth
er fighting style of the California
boxer.
There is one thing certain, how
ever. the scrap will be one of the
best seen in the heavyweight divi-
sion since some of the greater name
fighters faded from ring glory.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Oilers. Ca|ipat to
Play for Title
Monday Night

Tied FOR firsS place at the end
of second half play in the Ell Cen
tro nightball league, Calipatria and
General Petroleum will clash Mon
day for the right to meet I. "
Hardware in the annual playoff.
Billie Sunstrom will take the
mound for General Petroleum and
will be opposed by Milton Storey
Sunstrom has won three decisions
from Calipatria this season, drop
ped one.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
PLAYER
Georgia Coleman
Leaves HOSPITAL

DANSVILLE, N. Y. Aug. 18. CUP)
Georgia Coleman, former Olym-
pic diving champion. was enroute
to her home in Los Angeles today.
Stricken with infantile paraly-
sis about four months ago, she
left the physical culture hotel Tues
day, her physician; Dr. Edmund
Gray, said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Cobb Sfreaks in
Speed Trial

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, u,
Aug. 18. CUP)-John Cobb. British
racing driver, who will try early
next week for the worlds mile speed
record held by Capt. G. E r Eyston
of England today streaked across
the Salt Flats in trial run only
ass mp.h. under the record.
His official time was 1924.
Cobb was undecided whether he
would make the return trip in to-
dey,s test.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Campbell Sets
New Boat Record

LONDON, Aug. 18. CUP) Sir
Malcolm Campbell covered meas
ured mile at the officially attested
speed of 1874 miles an hour today
in his new 1900 horsepower speed
boat Bluebird II.
Campbell exceeded his own record
of 1898 miles an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Markets At
A Glance

stocks lawer and active.
Bonds lower. Z. s, Goyernm ents
Curb stocks lower.
lower
Call money l per cent.
Foreign exchange steady.
Cotton firm.
Wheat up ia cent: corn off
*
Rubber higher.
silver Up = cent in New hork u
35sk cents fine ounce.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
MINNEAPOLIS FLAX

Flax QUOTATIONS. by courtesy OF
Southwest Flaxseed association
December ........-........, $1.47h
May t.,,. $l.4sb
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
L. A. BUTTER & EGGS

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 1e. up
Butter: extras PIC, prime firsts 25hc
standard 24isc. Undergrade Fl y c.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18

Games behind leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-18
Baseball
Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
SECTIONALISM

Moyar Fiorella LaGuardia brought to
his North Carolina audience an authentic
Broadway outlook on the southern econo-
mic situation. He bitterly denounced the
tolling of northern industries down here
with cheap labor, as national suicide. In
one short sentence he got about three
jumps ahead of crop control and all of the
other remedial measures taken by Mr.. Wal
lace when he asserted that the northern
markets are open for all of southern farm
production if we would only in turn pur-
chase the products of their factories Above
all, he condemned sectionalism as the enc
my of national prosperity.
If the Gotham alcalde is serious about
buying all of our farm production we will
sell 'em cotton until they smother under
it, or enough tobacco to puff all of their
troubles away. If he promises to alleviate
all of our agricultural worries we will fill
our houses with grim-cracks and Yankee
made contraptions until there is room for
no more. But do you suppose that it never
occurred to MIR. LaGuardia or to the others
WHO LllIlh L1ldL dill we 11SSO W UO III VIC
south to roll in wealth is to ship an occa-
sional load of watermelons, or hogshead
of tobacco or a bale of cotton that there
are some workers in these parts besides
those "down on the farm? Did it ever oc-
cur to them that an industrial plant might
move southwark for some other reason
than to obtain cheap labor? Did they ever
hear of the advantages of climate or of get
ting close to raw material sources?
AS for sectionalism, we'll go as far any
day as the New York mayor deploring it.
But that very attitude, lack of understand
ing of what is happening down here, evil
denced in the speech at Wilmington, does
about as much as anything else to promote
unpleasant feeling between the different
regions of the country. - The Greensboro
Daily News.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

There simply isn't any false pride about
it. The view from the top of Negro noun
tain is beautiful Hundreds of visitors dur
ing the past ten days have been unanimous
in their praise One man stated that it was
more magnificent than the view from the
Alps mountains in Switzerland Here is an
opportunity for the state of North Carroll
na Here is chance to increase the income
in this section and in North Carolina. Tour
lists by the hundreds of thousands will stop
and drive to the summit of this famous
mountain peak if the road is good and they
are told about it. The State Highway De-
partment should take over the road for
permanent maintenance, surface it and the
Department Of Conservation and Develop
ment should buy the mountain and turn
it into state park.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Sunday Schools
Met Here Sunday
G. Nj. Dickson Chosen as Pres
ident And A. ID. Good
man, Secretary.

Delegates at the Ashe county
Sunday school convention which
met at the West Jefferson Bap-
fist church on Monday unanl-
mously reelected c. M. Dickson
as president and A. D. Good
man as secretary at business
meeting following an interesting
program.
Charlie Goodman, chairman OF
the resolutions committee, sub
mitted a resolution urging all
Sunday Schools in the county
to send delegates to the conven-
ton next year. A committee
made up of Revs. R. H. Stone,
w. J. Huneycutt, and w. T. Whit
tington were appointed OF decide
upon the meeting place next
year.
The convention which met
throughout the day here Sun
day was attended by represen-
tative group from various Sun
day Schools of the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
CONSERVING BEAUTY

Flowers have been aptly described as
Goods thoughts of beauty, taking form to
gladden. mortal gaze; bright gems of earth
in which, perchance we see what Eden was
what paradise may be-"
Ashe county has been richly blessed with
Goods thoughts of beauty, for through
out the county hundreds of specimens of
wild flowers and shrubs may be found.
Among the most noted of these is the Rho
dodendron which is a beautiful shrub the
entire year, and in early summer when its
purple, white and pink blossoms brighten
the roadside it is a great temptation TOR
motorists to stop and either attempt to
take it up by the roots, or to gather such
a supply of the blossoms that the beauty
of the evergreen is spoiled.
If we are to conserve our beautiful wild
flowers, they like wild life must be pro-
tected On government property and ma
tional highways it is misdemeanor to mu-
tilate or destroy shrubs and flowers.
While there are many roads and sec
tions not protected by laws, our love ana
appreciation to the God-given beauty OF
nature should arouse a spirit of protection
and conservation within us.
AS in the old fable where the goose that
laid the golden egg was destroyed, so will
much of the beauty of Ashe be desecrated
unless we protect natures jewels, flowers
and shrubs.
In many sections of the state, roadsides
have been planted for miles by clubs
which have gone to much expense that the
travellers eye may feast on beauty. Here
in Ashe county, Nature herself has done
an excellent job of planting in many pla-
ces. Let's encourage rather than demolish
her efforts.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

And here's an sos to the town fathers
of West Jefferson. A short time ago we
were all popped up over the possibility of
the sewerage project here being completed.
Work was scheduled to commence in June.
Later it was delayed until July and today
is August 3 and still no sewerage project
has been started. What's the matter, town
fathers? WPA approval has been given, the
people of West jefferson realize the dire
necessity for completion of this vital pro-
ject and are willing to pay their part of
the bill. How about little action!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
PARAGRAPHS

This week The Post takes off it's brown
derby to Mr.. Melvin Burgess and his staff
of skilled men who made record progress
in the construction of the rural electric
lines for the Caldwell Mutual Corporation
in Ashe and Allegheny counties. Mr. Har-
ry Dewar, project engineer of the Caldwell
corporation, is also deserving of highest
praise for the fine work that he has done
in directing this construction. Nearly 1000
farm homes in Ashe are now enjoying the
benefits of REA current.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
NO LONGER AN EXPERIMENT

During August, representatives of humid
reds of agricultural marketing coopera-
tives will hold an annual meeting in Chi
cago. And the delegates, while they plan
for the future, will be justified in looking
back with pride on years of achievement.
More and more of the produce of the
farm moves into market through farmer
cooperation. And the result is that a larger
and fairer percentage of the eventual sell
ing price is returned to the pockets of the
producers Markets are widened and stabi-
lized. Thus, fluctuations in the craft of
agriculture are lessened in severity.
Marketing cooperation was once an ex-
pertinent. Today it is an established fact,
which has earned the support of business
as we'll as agriculture.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
THE SERIES OF CONCERTS

Next week the people of Ashe county
will have an opportunity to hear North
Cardinals most noted musicians, Don
Richardson, who with two of his outstand-
ing pupils will give a series of concerts
under the auspices of the Jeffersons Rotary
club, for the benefit of the Ashe County
Hospital Association.
Don Richardson is a musician lauded by
thousands who have heard him, on artist
who has been paid large sums of money for
his concerts, yet through his love for this
section and his spirit of helpfulness in the
great humanitarian movement to build a
much needed hospital in Ashe county, he
will give us series of concerts for only
small remuneration. This fine spirit of CO.
operation on the part of MIR. Richardson in
presenting these concerts deserves the
wholehearted support of everyone interest
ed in the hospital or in music.
To music lovers Mr.. Richardson's con-
certs are sure to prove to be rare treat.
The programs will be varied and unusual
featuring many old popular melodies.
Mr.. Richardson is not only an eminent
musicians, but a popular entertainer as
well. His informal humor interspersed
with musical numbers adds much to the
enjoyment of his programs.
Let's show our appreciation to Don Rich
ardson and his music and to the Ashe
County Hospital Association, by attending
these concerts.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Men Are Given
Road Sentences
BufOrd Hardin'S Sentence
Suspended on Condition
He Leave Town.

Road sentences were melted out
to several charged with drunken
ness, in the city court here on
Monday morning.
Buford Hardin of West Jeffer-
son who has been up before the
court previously, who wa
charged with the possession Of
five gallons of non-tax payed Ii
quor was sentenced to thirty days
on the roads. Sentence was sus-
pended upon the payment Of the
cost and on the condition that the
defendant would not be seen in
West jefferson for a period of
six months.
Clifford Howell and Bob Ray
who were charged with public
drunkenness were sentenced to
the roads for thirty days.
H. H. Powers, charged with
public drunkenness was fined SIS
and the cost.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
WPA Disnissals
Are Now Halted
Senate MOdifies Employment
Requirements. Action of
House Is Awaited.

The WPA in North Carolina,
as we'll as in the other states, has
at least temporarily halted the
diSmissals of workers who have
been on the relief rolls for 18
continuous months or longer,
State Administrator c. c. McGin-
mis- said Monday.
McGinnis explained that the
senate had modified the require
ment that workers with IL
months of employment be fired,
and that the dismissals had been
suspended to await house action
on this change.
There was plenty of time, he
said, since WPA officials had un-
til August 81 to clear their rolls
of the veteran employees.
Under the senate amendment,
McGinnis added, no longtime
WPA worker would be dismiss
ed if he could not find another
job, if the project on which he
worked would be impaired, or
if he would suffer personal hard
ship through dismissal.
In North Carolina, about g.
200 of the $500 Immediately af-
fected by the order had been dis
missed, and others were to have
been let out on successive pay
days as they passed the 18-
month period of employment.
No information has been re-
ceived here as to the number of
workers the new ruling might
affect.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Bible School
Gives Program
Many Attended Program At
Ashland. Organized
B. Y. p. u.

Saturday night, July %, the
Daily Vacation Bible School at
Ashland closed. The church was
filled with people who were an
xious to see the program. The
first part of the entertainment
was given by the Junior and Pri-
mary departments. The program
was brought to a close by a short
play entitled, I'm as Much :"
which was written and directed
by Miss Gertrude GRAPHICAL.
The play had a note of sad
ness and a number of tears were
shed. It's purpose was to show
that young Christian people
needed a part in the church.
AS Mr.. Percy Lambert led the
congregation in I'm the Sweet BY
and BY" Mr.. Rex Campbell and
Mr.. Castelloe from West Jeffer-
son were brought to the front.
The church members seemed
highly in favor of organizing a
B. Y. P. U. for there was no op-
posing vote. Mr.. Campbell then
went into the organization and
the following officers were elect
ed:
President, Gertrude GRAPHICAL;
Vice-President, Clara Osborne;
Secretary, Esther Osborne; Treas
urer. Velma Jenkins; Bible Quiz
Leader, S. S. GRAPHICAL; Group
CAPTAINS: June GRAPHICAL, Herman
Lewis and Ambrose Pennington.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Lamb Pooling
Fri. And Sat.
Estimated that Around $50
Will Be Shipped Out of
West jefferson Sat.

c. ]. Rich, County Agent an
nounced this week that another
lamb pooling would be held Fri
day and Saturday, Aug. 40 and
that the lambs would be shipped
out of West Jefferson by rail,
Saturday afternoon to New Jer-
sey where prices are reported to
be slightly on the increase.
Mr.. Rich pointed out that
around $50 lambs had been lined
up to be graded and that this
would be one of the largest
pools held here.
Two grading crews will be
used Friday and Saturday. Mr.
Rich stated that if there were
any growers on the routes not
already scheduled, they could
still get their lambs weighed and
graded if they would get their
lambs ready.
The schedule for Friday is as
follows for one of the crews: 7:3O
A. NJ, VIM. T. Miller's; 8:15
Mack Absher's barn; 900, Mouth
of Little Peak Creek; 1000
JONES' Store; HOO, Eugene
Shepherds; 1900, w. R. Mcneil
1890, w. M. Transou's; 1890, D
A. Bare's Scales; 200, Edd Eos.
ter's.
The other crews schedule fol
Friday is as follows:
7:3O A. NJ, D. o. Gentry!
scales; $50 A. NJ, Edd Osborne's
$50 A. NJ, T. J. Graybeal's; 1:0(
P. NJ, S. V. Alexander's; 2:30 P
NJ, R. F. Johnson's farm; $3.50
J. R. Phipps'.
Saturdays schedule is as fol
7:30 A. NJ, w. S. Watson's
900 A. NJ, H. H. Burgess's scales
below Obids; 900 A. NJ, Ear
Rays scales.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
J. W. Huneycutt
Will Leave For
Boston Sept. III
To Continue Religious Work
There and Study For
His Phi. D. Degree.

Rev. j. w. Huneycutt, pastor of
the West jefferson Methodist
church has announced that he
will leave for Boston around
Sept. II to enter Boston Univer-
sity where he will study for his
Phi. D
In discussing his plans Mr..
Huneycutt said that he regretted
to leave his many friends here
but that for some time he had
expected to carry on his study
and that he was glad Of the OPP
portunity to do so. '"The people
of this section have eadeared
themselves to us and I know that
both Mrs. Huneycutt and I have
been happier here than anywhere
else we have ever lived" he said.
Mr.. Huneycutt pointed out that
he had been assured religious
work there with sufficient in
come to take care of his expenses
and allow time for study at the
University. He said that Mrs.
Huneycutt would also probably
enter the University and work on
her M. A.
Mr.. Huneycutt who has served
as pastor here for the past three
years has enjoyed popularity
among wide circle of friends
and acquaintance who will re-
gret to see him leave
He is now completing his sixth
year as a member of the Metho-
dist conference. He has a B. S
Degree from Davidson and a B
D. from Duke. He has also studied
at Peabody University.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Group Named To
Appraise Tenant
Loans And Farms
3 Ashe County Men Named
to Assist Bryant Oliver
In Appraisal.

Three Ashe County farmers
have been named by the Farm
Security Administration, U. S.
Department of Agriculture, to
help County Supervisor, w. Bry-
an Oliver, West jefferson, N. c.,
carry out the tenant purchase
program.
H. H. Burgess, Obids, N. c., J.
R. Phipps, Silas Creek, N. c. and
J. C. Little, Clifton, N c., we'll
known farmers, were chosen
members of the County FSA Ad-
visory Committee. This an
nouncement vas made this week
by Vance E. Swift, State Direc-
tor.
The County Committees were
chosen by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture on the advice of the
state farm Advisory committee
from lists sent in by County FSA
Supervisors and Farm Agents.
This local committee will study
applications for loans, choose
tenants who have the character
and ability to pay for a farm, and
appraise the farms successful ap-
plicants want to buy. Tenants
are placing their applications for
loans with County Supervisors
who will assist successful appli-
cants in building or repairing
their houses and in laying out
their farm plans, it was pointed
out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
lluN
and
KeAneN
BY
TROY
ISAIAH


Susceptibility plus congenitli-
ty: Catching hay fever from
grass widow.
WPA worker got so frighten-
ed the other day that his hair
would not stand up.
The stingiest man in the world:
The Scctchman who grew a Wart
on the back of his neck and used
it for a collar button.
In this henpecked husband con-
test, am not a candidate just
now.
In elections other than for hen
pecked husbands, there is a ref
erence to good timber. But in
this case there is lots of room
for the sapp.
l undertook the study of law,
With everything it found flaw,
From the class room l was going
To finish a job of wild oat SOW
ing.
On the stairs l met the professor
of law,
And on his face l read the legal
flaw.
Back to the class room he asked
me to 60
Back to the circus and the fleet
ing show.
A professor of law said that IN
the status of marriage, henpeck-
ing was implied. That is all right
but doggone the old sittln' hen
that don't know nuthin' but fog
GIN.
And nature is comparative in
that the old flogger don't wear
the spurs.
The professor further says that
marriage is status and not a
contract. 1 guess that is right for
Josephus Daniels says that sta
tus means a hell of a fix.
l bet that the old hen that wins
this prize will not do so much
cackling and the husband will
not have anything to crow about.
Some of the old geese will do
all the kissing in the henpeck-
ed contest.
Those people you learn to hate,
you do regret that you got down
on their level.
And West jefferson NESTING"
among the mountains as she does,
is always trying to hatch up
something.
There is all kinds of insurance,
but we are wondering if there is
any a man can take out to pro-
tect himself from being henpeck-
ed. We believe it would be occ1-
dental if it worked in some cases
we know of.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
REVIVAL AT BETHANY
CHURCH STARTS TONIGHT

A series of revival services will
begin at Bethany Methodist
church, Thursday night, Aug. 3.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services. There will
be both day and night services.
Mr.. Lewis, of Riverview commu-
nifty, will lead the song service,
Rev. j. A. Howell, pastor, an
nounces.
The regular service will be
held at Jefferson Methodist
church, Sunday morning at II A.
M. Also at Orion Methodist
M. Church Sunday afternoon at
2:30 P. M.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Sparta Defeats
Pond Mountain

The. Pond Mountain Foxhunt-
ers after winning their last five
games, lost to Sparta, IL to 9.
This was the first game the
Foxhunters ever played on
turfless diamond due to this
they made many errors and al
lowed their opponents to score
many unearned runs.