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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18

at the courthouse door in Jeffer-
son, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, to salts
fly said deed of trust, interest and
cost, the following described real
estate, to-wit:
First tract: Adjoining the lands
of w. F. Perkins, Ray and others
and bounded as follows: BEGIN
MING at a sugar tree in Perkins
line and running in and with said
Perkins line West 12O poles to
a stake; then South 40 poles to a
stake in Perkins field; then West
AZ poles to stake and small SUI
gar tree, Perkins corner; then
North in and with the old mark
ed line 80 poles to a stake near a
large Hickory in Hosea Perkins
line. then East 12O poles to a
stake; then South 46k East So
poles to the beginning, contain
ing 40 acres, more or less.
Second tract: Adjoining the
lands of Hosea Perkins and 9TH
ers and bounded as follows: BE-
GINNING on a sugar tree, c. R.
Latham's corner and running
South 81 East liz poles to a
bunch of laurel; then North 126
poles to an oak and ash on the
ridge; then North 80 West Is
poles to birch; then North 881a
West % poles to on oak; then
South ia poles with E. E. Rays
line to a black gum; then South
80 East II poles to poplar; then
South 20 poles to the beginning,
containing 20 acres and "a poles,
more or less.
Third tract: Adjoining the
lands of Hosea Perkins and 9TH
err, and bounded as follows: BE-
GINNING at a sugar tree, Rays
corner in the Joe Perkins line
and running North 2 East 2;
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18
NOTICE OF SUMMONS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
AL BARE, CARRIE DANCY,
ENNIS MILLER, YER D. lie
BROWN AND r. o. SHEETS
VS.
J. M. B. SHEETS, GOLDLA SAW
YER AND HUSBAND, EMMETT
SAWYER, MYRTLE SHEETS
AND HUSBAND, B 0 w E X
SHEETS, VINCE NEWMAN,
MACK NEWMAN, EVAN NEW
MAN, HOWARD NEWMAN AND
HENRY NEWMAN.
The defendants above named
will take notice that an action as
above entitled has been COM
menced in the Superior Court OF
ASHE COUNTY, the same be-
ing for sale of land for partition
of which the defendants have an
interest and that duly verified
petition has been filed and sum-
mons issued which is returnable
in the office of the undersigned
on the 18th day of June, 1899,
when and where the defendants
are required to appear and an
swer or demur to the petition and
that if they do not appear with
in the time required by law the
relief requested in the petition
will be granted.
This May 10, 1889.
J. D. STANSBERRY,
Clerk Superior Court.
5-18-4T
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18

18th with all farm animals val
ued at $94,087,000.
The following ranks were
shown for individual live stock
classes: Horses and colts, 10Th
with $8,112,OOO; all cattle and
calves, seth with $20,716,OO0;
hogs, 18th, valued at $10,833, 900;
and sheep and lambs, 35th with a
value of $353,0OO.
North Carolina still occupies
a comparatively low rank as a
dairying state" Rhodes said.
The value of all milk cows,
heifers and heifer calves totaled
only $15,621,OO ranking the
state 26th. The value of chickens
on farms on January l, this year,
estimated at $7,O77,OOO, ranked
this state as 10th. The state rank
ed 10Th in 1893 in. the cash in
come from live stock and live
stock products sold and 18th in
the combined cash farm income
from crops, live stock and live
stock products"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18
REV. T. E. WAGG
BURIED ON TUESDAY
Continued from Page u

churches and as presiding elder
of several districts in the west
ern half of the state. After AZ
years of active service, mainly in
the mountain counties of North
Carolina, he retired. Since then
he has resided at Rutherford Col
lege.
Union of the three great BRAN
ches Of the Methodist church was
advocated by him throughout
most of his ministry, and he liv-
ed to see unification Elected.
During the greater part of his
ministry he served rural church.
es and covered the territory a
number of years by horseback.
Often he carried his dental in
struments in his saddlebags and
in remote mountainous sections
acted as dentist as we'll as pastor.
Mr.. Wagg was twice married.
His first marriage was to Miss
Mary Ellen Burkett, of Jefferson.
From that union there are five
surviving children, Mrs. M. B..
Kibler, Morganton; Mrs. Zeb E.
Barnhardt, Rutherford College;
Mrs. Caroline Dunklee, North
Wilkesboro; w. H. Wagg, Louis
vile, KY, and Mrs. o. c. Barker,
Asheville.
His second marriage was to
Miss Harriet Moore, of Murphy.
Of that union there are seven
surviving children, T. E. Wagg,
Jr., Greensboro; Mrs. Jack Gar
rett, Jamestown, N. Y; Mrs.
Kastner, Louisville, KY; Mrs.
George B. Goode, Hickory, and
Misses Myra Edith and Harriet
Wagg, of Rutherford College. T.
E. Wagg, Jr., is news editor of the
Greensboro Daily News.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18
EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Having qualified as Executrix
of the estate of G. E. Little, de-
ceased, late of Ashe County,
North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to ex-
hibit them to the undersigned at
Nathan's Creek, North Carolina,
on or before the Goth day of APP
ril, 1910, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es-
tate will please make immediate
payment.
This 10Th day of April, 1899.
EDA BELLE LITTLE
Executrix of G. E. Little
4-20-6tp Deceased.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18
First i'm Tobacco. Ranked 18th.
As Livestock Raising State.
Figures Are Given.
BY LOUIS III. WILSON

ed. N. c. Dept. Agriculture)
RALEIGH, May IA. -Agricul-
turally speaking, North Carolina
ranks third among the states in
farm cash income from crops sold
last season, but ranks first in
the value of only one crop-to-
bacco.
"But, while ranking compare
lively low in the value of indl-
vidual crops produced, North
Cardinals rank in the combined
values of all crops among the
states places it in rather envla-
BILE position" reports w. H.
Rhodes, chief statistician of the
state department of agriculture.
Basing his figures on study OF
the annual inventory of crops and
livestock last season, Rhodes re-
ported the states rank compared
with other states as follows:
First, tobacco, valued at $119,-
$4,000.
Second, peanuts, valued at 3d.
$4,000; lespedeza seed, $685.
600 and mules, valued at $54,
O73,OOO.
Third, peaches, valued at ST.
$4,000.
Fourth, sweet potatoes, valued
at S6,686,0OO.
Fifth, grapes, valued at $429,-
600; soy beans, $1,713.0OO.
Other crops produced, with
rank shown are:
Sorghum syrup, third among 1t
producing states, coWpeas, eighth
pecans, ninth among the Il pro-
ducing states; pears, tenth; cot
ton. valued at ST., 100000, 18th
rye, valued at $345,O00, 18th; 1r-
ish potatoes, 18th; buckwheat
18th among q producing states
with value of $4,000; corn, va
lued at S29,231, 900, 18th; tame
hay, valued at $11 $4,000 18th
oats, valued at S2,338,000, goth
apples, valued at S1,47l 900, 23rd
wheat, valued at $4,515,O00, 25th
barley, valued at $4,000, 3Oth
while the state ranked fifth ir
the number of mules in January
1889, North Carolina reported the
highest value per head for mules
of any st2te in the nation,
Rhodes said.
In aggregate value of all live
stock on farms, the state ranked
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18

poles to a poplar; Rays corner;
then North "a West SO poles to
a chestnut, Rays corner; then in
and with the Cox line 46 poles
to the beginning, containing 2
acres 106 poles, more or less.
This the 25th day of April,
1889.
w. B. AUSTIN,
5-4-4t Substituted Trustee,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18

The Mt. Vernon All Club of
Rutherford County will take an
old tenant house and make it
into an attractive home as a ma
jor project for the whole club
this year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18
Wanted To Buy

Wanted To Buy
At once for my CORRECTION {.
old money and coins of all kinds
.. gold silver and copper. Also
Indian relics-tOmahawks, spear
heads, etc.
Will pay the following prices:
$4,000 up for $40 gold pieces
$500 up for $40 gold pieces
$3.50 up for SIS gold pieces
1928 up for $3.50 gold pieces
Write or bring what you have for
GEORGE WALTON
Box GOA
Boone, N. G.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-18
NOTICE
Special Privilege License
Taxes Are Now Due

All merchants and business establishments in West
Jefferson hereby notified that Special Privilege
License Taxes for the fiscal year June l. 1889 to May
3d. 194O due and should be paid before June
All firms individuals and establishments covered
by this ordinance urged to pay these special taxes
before June and thus avoid being subject to fines
The ordinance, passed last year, setting out spe-
cal privilege license taxes for different businesses al
provides the following:
Further be it ordained by Board of Town Alder
men of West Jefferson that any person or persons,
firm corporation, carrying business upon which
license tax has been imposed may be imposed by
the Aldermen of the Town of West jefferson, without
first obtaining license to said business as pre-
scrbed by the ordinance shall be fined not $1,000
and not less than $3.50 for every Offense confined
imprisoned for term of not than thirty days.
both provided further that each and every day said
business is carried without license therefore shall
be considered separate and distinct Ofense and in
dictable, and further that said license is nOn-trans
ferable." g.,
DEAN MCMILLAN Clerk
TOWN OF WEST JEFFERSON
Evening star., 1939-11-30
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Sloppy Play
QUICK CHANGE

SioPPf Tiuy
Bridge is only game, 1t is true,
but it is such fine game that we
cannot help but feel that If one
wishes to play it at all, it is worth
while to devote little real thought
to it. This is especially true when
one becomes the declarer, for then
there is the pleasure of having 26
cards to play with. We would rather
give up the game entirely than play
= in as sloppy manner as South did
In this hand.
South, dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
asa
1858
Q72
@AQ653
AQJ1o63 NJ A975
N1072 VI, VA864
oKe5 u863
&84 %K72
AAk2
VKQJ
AJ104
@J109
The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
INT Pass 2NT Pass
3NT Pass Pass Pass
West opened the queen of spades.
South won with the king and, hav-
ing been told always to 60 after the
longest suit, Immediately finessed
for the king of clubs. East returned
a spade Declarer played low, then
won the third round. Now he woke
up to the fact that he had only eight
tricks. Furthermore, he had a COM
plete (absolute) guess whether to
knock out the heart ace or flnesse
for the diamond king. AS Is natural
with player of this type, South
guessed wrong. After running off
the club suit he finessed diamonds,
and when this lost, was set two
tricks.
What simple hand for think
ing player! After winning the first
trick, all South has to do is to knock
out the heart ace Declarer then
. ducks one round of spades wins the
next, then takes the club finesse.
And now nine sure tricks are in
view. with the defense completely
helpless.
Yesterday you we're declarer at six
spades on the following hand:
AAK762
I 2A10
nK103
&AJ5
Dummy
N
We
S
AQJs54
0K2
o ABS
+K1O3
The queen of hearts was opened.
How should you play the hand?
Answer-Your correct play is to
win the opening lead, draw trumps,
cash the other heart and play three
rounds of diamonds. Then, which,
ever opponent wins the trick will
\ have to either lead a club, thereby
Making the finesse to you, or give you
ruff and discard.
Score 100 per cent for correct play,
thing for any other play.
Question No. 3O4.
ou are David Bruce Burnstone's
tner today and hold:
AAKQxxx
Evening star., 1939-11-30
JUNGLE RAYS CORNER

Among the cities which Alexander
wanted to capture was one named
Tyre. 1t was the capital of ancient
Phoenicia.
Tyre was important because OF
its fleet. Alexander believed that
If he captured the city, he would
.obtain its war galleys, and would be
able to use them in an attack on
Egypt.
Located on a little island about
three-quarters of mile from the
mainland, Tyre was not an easy
place to capture. Since Alexander
had few ships of his own, he had
to find some other way of getting
there with his army.
A bold idea came to him. Why
not build a causeway to the island
Fortunately for him, the water was
shallow. He set thousands of his
men to work, and even labored with
his own hands.
Weeks and months passed, and
the causeway grew longer and longer
Stones, tree trunks and soil were
used in building it.
From time to time, war galleys
from Tyre we're roWed toward the
causeway, and showers of arrows
were shot at the workers. To save
his men, Alexander ordered large
wooden screens to be set up, and
to be moved forward as the cause
way grew.
After several months of work, the
causeway was built to a point a
few hundred feet from the edge of
thu island. Using catapults, behind
Evening star., 1939-11-30
3NT
Pass
-Cuusewuy Built to Take Tyre

ready with battering rams to be
used against the city wall.
From time to time, the towers
were set aire by fire-darts, but
Alexander's men worked hard to put
out each blaze The towers were
showed closer and closer.
Meanwhile number of war gal
leys had been obtained by Alexander
from the Island of Cyprus and from
certain cities to the north which
had decided to accept his rule. The
galleys proved helpful in the siege.
A breach was at last made in
the city wall, and Alexander's forces
pushed through it. Their leader
was in the thick of the battle. There
were persons who said he had a
charmed life" Often he went into
battle, and sometimes he was
wounded, but each time he escaped
with his life.
Tyre fell into his hands, and
10000 of the people were sold into
slavery.
tF'or biography section OF your scrap
book0
Riddles, games and puzzles will
be found in the "Funmaker" leaf
let. If you would like copy, send
Scent stamped, return envelope
to me in care of The Evening
Star.
I~e& na;d
mi
Tomorrow: Death OF Alexander.
Evening star., 1939-11-30

the great wall of their city, the
Tyrians hurled hot sand at the
enemy. The sand came in clouds,
and choked and almost blinded those
who were struck by it. We may
compare the hot sand to poison gas
in modern warfare.
Large wooden towers were built
by Alexanders men, and were made
Evening star., 1939-11-17
0'Hare's S Secretary
Again Tells Of His
Fear Of Gangsters
Details Tension
Employer Was Under
Before Assassination
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Edward j.
O'Hare.s confidential secretary told
investigators the slain president of
Sportman's Park Race Track appar-
emily knew his life was in danger
for three weeks prior to his shotgun
assassination November 8.
States attorneys police ques-
toned the secretary, Miss Annette
Cavaretta, yesterday for the second
time since Mr. OHare was slain.
Tells of Nervousness.
'Mr. O'Hare was under severe
nervous tension for three weeks be-
fore his DEATH she said "He was
so nervous at times that he couldn't
sit still.
He was always outspoken against
gangsters. But in the last three
weeks he was more outspoken than
had ever seen him. And he seemed
to have them always on his mind.
1t was as though the thought of
hoodlums was preying on his mind"
Investigators said they learned
that Mr. OHare had made special
efforts to have known gangsters kept
away from the race track during
the period of the recent race meet
ing.
States Attorney Thomas ]. Court
ney declined comment on published
reports that his aides had found
$4,000 in two envelopes marked
"Dolan" in a safety deposit box
listed on bank books as owned by
John Walter, in care of E. j.
OHare."
Bonding Company Inquiry.
The reports said that representa-
tives of bonding company which
once bonded Edmund L. Dolan, for
mer Boston city treasurer, were un-
derstood to be in Chicago.
Dolan is serving a two-and-one-
half-year term in Boston for con-
tempt of court. Pending his release
q charge of larceny of $250,000 is
being held in allegiance.
Mr.. OHare had an interest in
several dog tracks, one of which was
located in Bristol County, Mass.
Evening star., 1939-11-17
Harem Life Is Rather Dull ,
Say Guests OF Sheik
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Nov. IL
Twin sisters arrived yesterday
aboard the American Export Liner
Exochorda with the joint opinion
that living in a harem as the guest
of sheik can be pretty humdrum
after all.
The twins, Miss Helen Hoffman
and Mrs. Ruth Hoffman Brooks,
writer's, spent last summer, they
said, as guests in the harem of
Sheik Agil of the Shammar tribe
the most important sheik in all
1rak.
They plan to write a book about
their desert saga, emitting it, who
Said Garden of Eden?"
They described the sheik as a
magnificent person" and lust like
you'd expect a sheik to look"
They reported no jealousy in the
harem and no favoritism on the
part of the sheik, who bought cloth
ing and ornaments for his three
wives in quarter-dozen lots. He had
purchased his wives for $25 up, de-
pending on looks, they added.
Mrs. Brooks is the wife of Brit
ish engineer in Baghdad, a per-
sonal friend of the sheik.
Evening star., 1939-11-17
FIN. Simonds, Engineer, Dies

ATLANTA, Nov. II (R.-Dr. Fran
els M. Simonds, 73-year-old New
York mining engineer, died in an
Atlanta hospital yesterday after q
brief illness. He was a past pres
ident of the Engineer Alumni As
ISOLATION Of Columbia University
and leader in the American Insti-
tute of Mining Engineers.
Evening star., 1939-11-17
$4,000 Veterans
Warned of Losing
$71, ,OOO, 900 Bonus
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. 80
More than 100000 World War
veterans or their eligible de-
pendents are likely to miss
getting their bonus" money If
they don't hurry-in which
case the Treasury would save
about ST. 100000.
Applications for veterans ad-
justed compensation payments
must be filed by January 2,
1910. Millard w. Rice, legisla-
tive representative of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, said to-
day that about $4,000 eligible
persons have failed to comply.
Evening star., 1939-11-17
Danish Crown Couple
Expect Child in April
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Nov, 17.-News
that the first child of Crown Prince
Frederik and Princess Ingrid is ex-
pected to arrive in April caused
rejoicing in Denmark today.
If boy the child will be heir to
the throne after his father; if girl
Frederik's younger brother, Knud
will remain second in the line of
succession.
Frederik was married to Ingrid
Of Sweden May "a, 1885.
Government stimulation is in
creasing the production of nickel in
Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

danger, the most formidable and most general, is certainly Commun- ism under its many forms and many degrees; Its menace is everywhere, it siezes all and openly or secretly seeps into every country, denying the dignity of the individual, the sanctity of the family, the order and security of all society and eX- plicitly rejects God"
 Taking the words of the Holy Father the series of instructions Is entitled, "The greatest Danger" The series will be given on successive Wednesday evening as follows:
 March lst-The Evil and The Danger
 March sth-World War On God, March l5th--"Methods - TO de- ceive if possible even the elect"
 March 22nd-- Christian America and Communism.
 March 2oth-The Catholic Answer,
 Lenten services are held every Wednesday and Friday evenings during Lent, at 7:S0 o'clock on We'd nesday the services consist of the Rosary, Serman and Benediction On Friday the stations of the Cross and Benediction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27
AIRCRAFT PLANT
 DENIES REPORT

East Hartford, Conn, Feb. 27-- (UP)-Eugene E, Wilson, senior vice president of United Aircraft corpor- ation said today, We have not signed any contracts, nor have we issued any credit to China"
 The statement was made in reply to reports from Hon Kong that the Chinese Nationalist government had signed contract for the purchase of airplanes, engines and parts and had been extended credit by the cor poration amounting to $l6, 100000,
 The Hong Kong information said the contract had been signed by a vice president of the aircraft com pany, Chinese Finance Minister H. H. Kung and another Chinese offi- cial.
 Unofficially, 1t was learned here that China had been negotiating for planes in this country but an in- formant of the United Press said that no deal had been closed with any concern In this country,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

Merchants Trust Co., 1t is realized that substantial expense would b. involved which might be unreasors able at this time.
 "The purpose of introducing { legislative bill permitting county ts issue bonds was to make possible this project in the event the county had no money to finance it.
 The county at present has sub- stantiai funds on hand and if fed eral aid could be obtained it should not be impossible or particularly difficult for the county to finance such portions as would be neces- sary.
 There is no apparent necessity for the county to issue bonds. and therefore the committee of the bar which prepared the $300,e00 bond issue bill and asked Sen. George T. Culhane to introduce 1t will ap- pear before the legislative commit- tee to explain the situation"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27
1888 Inserts Illegal
 After Midnight Of
 Tuesday, February 28
About 6,OOO Autos in Waterbury District Reported on the List of Unregistered Applicants
 Given Registrations Here Saturday

Several thousand Waterbury and vicinity car owners are faced with inability to drive their automobiles Wednesday unless they act quickly. About 5000 of these motorists have failed to obtain their 1889 marker inserts by renewal of their registra- tions at the local office of the mo- tor vehicle department,
 2,900 Saturday
 Approximately ls,500 motorists have obtained their registra tions, according to Mrs. Alice Bradley, su- pervisor of the local office, with B. 900 appearing for this purpose at the office Saturday. The registra- tions must be obtained by Tuesday night, and last of February, by statutory requirement..
 A staff of l8 clerks is on duty to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

care for the last-minute rush which is expected to continue today and tomorrow. A number of business and professional men in this area have failed, so far, to obtain their markers, Mrs. Bradley commented,
 Between i90,000 and 100000 motor vehicles still remain to be registered before the deadline Tuesday night, officials of the State Department of Motor Vehicles said Saturday at the close of their heaviest day of the current registration period.
 over-the-counter registrations at the main office in Hartford num- bered 6322 Saturday, they said, while those sent out in the mail to- tailed l042.
 Passed l9SS's Mark
 Applications are coming in a lit- tie faster than last year, 1t was said, running about 4000 ahead of the total number issued on the corre- spending day in 1888.
 Registrations issued so far from all offices and through the mail number approximately 100000, To- tai registration for 1888 was rough- ly 100000.
 Old registrations may not be used atter midnight Tuesday.