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Evening star., 1939-10-05
Playground Leaders
Are Given Pointers
On Programs
Directors Almost Need
To Be Miracle Men;
Miss Baker Says

A playground director who actu-
ally lived up to the standards set
today by recreation officials would
be modern miracle man.
This view was taken yesterday by
Miss Sibyl Baker, director of COM
munity centers. as she addressed
recreation workers in Washington S
public and private agencies at the
Force School.
The play leaders are attending
sessions of a two-week recreation
institute. sponsored by the Council
of Social Agencies and the District
Recreation Committee, designed to
improve their techniques in handling
the public at play. Miss Baker
was the speaker at yesterdays ses-
sion of the white section of the
institute at the school while DR.. L.
z. johnson, professor emeritus of
Howard University, addressed color
ed play workers in a similar session
at the Lincoln Temple Congrega-
tional Church.
Building a Program.
Miss Baker spoke yesterday on
Building Program of Playground
Activities" She said that a pro-
gram, no matter how we'll conceived,
is of little use unless sufficient equip
ment and facilities and the right sort
Of personnel are available She
dwelt chiefly on matters pertaining
to personnel.
According to Miss Baker, who has
had long experience in the recrea-
ton field in Washington. a leader
should know his community, know
the individuals in the group with
which he is working, have a vast
store of resourcefulness in meeting
situations and in formulating pro-
grams, be open-minded. be willing
to learn from other leaders, be alert
to use all facilities to the fullest
possible extent. be able to maintain
an established play schedule, but
at the same time be able to keep
it flexible, be able to think up new
activities and keep in touch with
the files and library of his organi-
zation.
Other Leadership Qualities.
Again, leader should be enthusi-
astic, healthy, vigorous and have a
knowledge and love of people, Miss
Baker declared.
She said, however, that she real
lied that in laying down these
tenets she was merely pointing out
the goal toward which leaders
should strive.
ANY one living up to all that
would be a modern miracle" she
said, "but we can at least try con-
stantly to develop these qualities.
The institute, which ends Friday
will be followed by "in service
training of the various leaders by
experts in the field. The training
will continue throughout the winter
months.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
German and French Defenses
Are Last Word, Says Gen. Ely

Large-scale hostilities on the
Franco-German border will bring
the most imposing modern exhibi-
tion Of military science, Maj. Gen.
Hanson E. Ely, retired, former COM
mandant of the Army War College,
said last night in an address before
the Washington Society Of Engineers
meeting in the Cosmos Club.
Between them, the two nations
possess the most learned body of
military tacticians in the world, Gen.
Ely said, adding that the Maginot
and Siegfried Lines represent the
ultimate in defenses."
Reports of minor breaks in the
Siegfried defenses made by French
artillery should be discounted, pend
ing major test of the Notifications,
he said. ..-..-- ... .
Final decision in the European
Evening star., 1939-10-05

conflict will depend largely upon
morale of soldiers and civilians, Gen
Ely pointed out, but said he was i'm
pressed by the prediction made sew
eral days ago by former President
Hoover that the allies could come
out of the war with no less than a
stalemate. ~ - r !
Understanding the German
Army and its equipment would be "a
grave mistake" the officer COM
mented.
Gen. Ely said he believed mustard
gas would be the principal weapon
should gas warfare develop because
of its comparative economy and
lingering effectiveness. He said he
thought bombing Of large cities
would not become general unless one
of the opposing forces were threat
ened with annihilation.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Committees Named

Appointment; of three committees
by Paul F. Hannah of Washington,
chairman of the American Bar AS
sociation's Junior Bar Conference,
was announced yesterday at the
groups annual conference now
being held in Newark, N. j., &C
cording to the Associated Press.
The Washington attorney named
Ronald j. FOULS of St. Louis chair
man of committee on aid to small
litigants.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
District Man Awarded
Catholic Action Medal

William F. Montavon of Wash
ington, head of the legal department
of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference, yesterday received the
Catholic Action Medal awarded an
nually by st. Bonaventure College
at St. Bonaventure, N. Y.
Mr.. Montavon, who resides at 1902
Varnum street, was the sixth re-
cipient of the award. In present.
ing the medal, Bishop John Mark
Cannon of the diocese of Erie de-
scribed him as a true example of
Catholic Action and a good soldier
of Christ"
In his reply, Mr.. Montavon at
tributed the award to the guidance
of my associates" in the Welfare
Conference.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Assault Case Uses
1864 Map 10 Help Fix
D. {. Jurisdiction
Then Prosecuting
Witness Says Defendant
Did Not Slash Him

A copy of a map made in 1864
was used at Police Court today to
decide the limits of the Districts
jurisdiction in the case of Jerry
Swisher %, of the 900 block of Ninth
street NV, ordered held for grand
jury action on a charge of assault
with a dangerous weapon during a
fight in a dance hall on u S. High
way No. across the Potomac River.
Judge Walter J. Casey ordered
Swisher held under 81 900 bond, al
though Defense Attorney Edward
Buckley argued that the dance hall,
Harry's Bluebird, held Virginia liquor
permits. -
Attorney Louis F. Frick Of the In
terror Department furnished Assist
ant District Attorney John Mitchell
with the map, which shows the Dis
tricts boundary line to be approx
mately in line with Columbia pike on
Route No. /.
Another unusual turn in the case
came when the complaining witness,
Samuel Audia, %. of the 900 block
of Thirteenth street NV, denied on
the stand that the defendant was
the person who cut him across the
forehead and cheek with a knife on
the night of September Is, requiring
Al stitches.
Audia told the court that he would
recognize the person who did COM
NIT the act. although he did not
know his name He insisted that
Swisher was not the man, declaring
that he did not even see Swisher at
the place that night.
However, two employees of the
dance hall testified they saw Audia
and Swisher wrestling on the floor
and that Swisher had a pairing knife
in his hand. Neither of the employees
saw the actual cutting, however,
they said.
Park Policeman P. W. Burch ar
rested Swisher several hours after
the alleged cutting and said he
found pairing knife in his pocket.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
BY JAMES FREE,
Star Stad CORRESPONDENT.

FORT MEADE, Md, Oct. S.
Thanks to heavy fog which enabled
it to entrench and concentrate anti
tank guns on an elevated position
safe from enemy reconnaissance, the
Washington Provisional Brigade
Blues" today repelled direct
frontal attack of superior, mech
anized BLACK" armies in war games
here
A swift onslaught of II tanks, lead
ing the Blacks charge, was repulsed
when umpires ruled that the four
leading machines had been disabled
by deadly, point-blank fire of seven
anti-tank weapons, two 81 nm. guns,
four so nm. guns and one IS nm.
gun.
Blacks More Cautiously.
Unable to locate the main Blue
defenses in the fog, which made
scouting planes useless, the Blacks
began a cautious general advance on
a 2-mile front at dawn. But not
until mid-morning were the Blacks
able to determine the primary de-
fense position of three wooded hills
in the southwest section of the To-
mile square military reservation.
The Blue staff's anticipation of
the most likely tank approach and
concentration of its guns accord
ingly undoubtedly. won the battle,
umpires declared. The most spec
tacular maneuvering of the day was
credited to platoon of B Company,
18th Infantry, of the Blues. Almost
cut of from their main force by
two companies of Blacks, the pla-
toon ran through the woods, firing
their rifles repeatedly. Leaders of
the two companies, reporting to their
superiors that they had encountered
"a superior hostile force" halted
their advance and awaited reinforce
ments. BY the time reinf0rcements
arrived, in the form of Black tank
squadron, the Blue platoon was safe
within its own lines.
Lines Drawn on Half Mile Front.
Advance patrols of the two armies
met along the lowlands Of small
stream at o'clock last night, and
infantry lines were drawn up hasti-
ly on a half-mile front. The stream,
Midland Branch, runs approximate
" north and south through he
center of the 4-mile-square military
reservation.
The Washington Provisional Divi-
sion Blues" facing the east, and
their foes moved swiftly through
the darkness into positions which
their commanders hoped would be
advantageous when heavy fighting
began at dawn. To the Blues diff
culties was added the problem of
guarding about eight bridges or
fords across the lowlands to pre-
vent surprise attacks by tanks. Main
defense weapons against tanks were
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Germans Set. Tobacco
Contrubund Conditions
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The German Embassy announced
last night that Germany intended
to include tobacco on its conditional
contraband list "only when and If it
should be included in the British
list of conditional contraband."
The Embassy said its statement
was made with reference to a state
ment by Senator Bailey, Democrat,
of North Carolina, that Germany
had declared tobacco q contraband
Of war, subject to destruction or
! seizure on the high seas.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
PIoy to Be Given

The Chinese Youth Club of
Washington will give a play, the
Chinese Lion Dance" Sunday at 3
pm. on H street, between Sixth and
Seventh streets, it was announced
today. This play is to celebrate the
28th anniversary of the Chinese re-
public and to raise funds for the
Chinese war refugees, it was re-
ported.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Ex-Envoy to Speak

William S. Culbertson, former
Minister to Rumania and former
Ambassador to Chile, will speak on
the rights and duties of neutrals at
the meeting OF the University Club
tonight at $50, it was announced
today.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Traffic Record

The traf1c record, as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 20.
Motorists injured, 3.
Motorists arrested, 308.
Pedestrians injured, 8.
Pedestrians arrested for VIOLA
tions of pedestrian control reg
ulations, none.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Roll Call Reminder

Arlington County (Va.) residents
were reminded today that the coun-
ty has its own Red Cross headquar-
ters for those planning On enrolling.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Lansing AnStars
Trim w. J. Team

In a "slow motion" ball game
played in the local gym Monday
night, West Jefferson's All-Sta1
team composed Of former high
school players was trounced to
the tune of 31-18 by a team OF
similar players from over Lam
sing way.
Fighting hard from the begin
ming both teams displayed good
showing considering the amount
of practice put in by each.
Statistics on this game were
not available but by observation
Johnson was the main stay fol
the West Jefferson team while
Ray Blevins and Warren Farmer
were best for Lansing.
The local outfit is made up Of
the following: Joe johnson, Joe
and Bill Carney, John Weaver
Buddy Grayson, Glenn Sells
Jimmy Allen and Tommy Will
liamS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Garner Announces Candidacy
For President OF United States
Texan Formally losses His
Hat Into Ring If ROOSe-
welt Does Win.

Washington, Dec. Is. - Vice
President Garner formally enter
ed the presidential race today
! and became the first Democrat
openly to seek his party's nomi-
nation without indicating that he
would step aside if President
Roosevelt should seek third
term.
The colorful Texan went on re-
cord in a terSe 44-word statement
just before leaving his Uvalde,
Texas, home for hunting trip
It said:
II will accept the nomination
for President. l will make no eff
fort to control any delegates. The
people should decide. A candidate
should be selected at primaries
and conventions as provided by
law, and I sincerely trust that all
Democrats will participate in
them"
Opposed to Trades.
Some capitol politicians imme-
diately professed to see in Gar
ner's wording a statement of op-
position to any efforts that might
be made by anyone to obtain de-
legates for trading purposes, or
to control the balance of power
at the convention-such an eff
fort, in other words, as might
possibly be made on behalf OF
the President, even if he did not
intend to be a candidate.
(In Hyde Park, N. Y, President
Roosevelt was silent on Carriers
statement that he would accept
the Democratic nomination. In
response to reporters sugges-
tions, White House officials tele-
phoned the statement to the chief
executive. Mr.. Roosevelt had no
comment).
Appeal to Party
The Garner announcement was
regarded also as direct appeal
to the rank and file of the party.
The vice presidents friends have
stressed that he hopes to be cho-
sen as the result of a grass
roots" movement and is not in
terested in controlling delegates
so as to share in any trade by
which another nominee might be
picked even if he finds that he
cannot win.
Gamers statement made him
the third openly receptive candl-
date for the Democratic nomina-
ton.
Paul V. McNutt, federal securl-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
FIG News Items

Mrs. Bina Sutherland visited
her daughter, Mrs. j. c. Little
of Clifton Sunday.
Miss Hazel jenkins is here to
spend the holidays with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jen-
kins and her sister, Mrs. Ray
Farmer. Miss jenkins is a mem
Der of the junior class of Mary
Vile college, Maryville, Tennes-
see.
Mr.. and Mrs. Todd Price and
Mrs. C. B. Price spent Saturday
in Bristol, Tenn.
Misses Gertrude and Pauline
Jenkins and Essie Jones attend
ed the revival ct WarrensWlle
Methodist church Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. ]. L. Rotten, of Charlotte,
is spending the holidays with his
mother, Mrs. Cora P. Rotten here.
Mr.. M. M. Lewis, who fell some
time ago and injured his hip, is
able to be out again.
Rev. Robert Short delivered an
inspiring Christmas message here
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Farmer
have moved into their new home
at the Mouth of Big Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. GRAPHICAL
plan to spend Christmas with
their daughter, Mrs. Roy Riddle
burger, of Bridgewater, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. C. Jones, of
Warrensville, visited Mrs. Jones
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Jenkins, Sunday
Mrs. Fred C. GRAPHICAL, who re-
Gently underwent an appendix
operation at Bristol, Va, is able
to be about again.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

analysis would show chiefly car
ben, but of such content is the
coal we burn, the candy we eat,
etc. We are told that hornets ga
Their it from wooden fences, trees
and leaves. All these have a
large carbon content. But from
the appearance Of the nests, the
inhabitants surely use some
Transforming method to produce
such results. All this is food for
thought and while many Of us
have never been stung by a hor-
net, we have all at some time or
other probably come in contact
with an individual ''as mad as a
hornet, and have, at other times,
literally brought hornets nest
about our ears, by provoking an
outburst of angry feeling.
Except for the nests in the
windows, hornets are far from
our minds; for even in the midst
of the proverbial Christmas rush
we pause to wish for each and all
our readers, a very Merry Christ
mas and a prosperous New Year!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Fleetwood High
School News
PRESENTED OPERETTA

The Glee Club presented the
operetta, "A Rose Dream, to
large crowd Saturday night. The
stage setting, arranged to repre-
sent Fairyland was beautiful. The
costumes were lovely and the
members of the club acted and
sang we'll. The operetta was Civ
en- under the direction of Mes
DANES Swan and Vaught.
Christmas Pageant
The Blue Ridge Maskers will
present a Christmas pageant at
school Friday afternoon, Deem
Der %. The pageant, 'Why the
Angels Sing for JOY, is effective
and the music will be sung by
the Glee Club assisted by the
Dramatics club. This will be di-
rected by Mesdames Vaught and
Swan. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Receive Books
The Fleetwood library has re-
Gently received useful and very
beautiful set of books, "The Uni
versity of knowledge, from The
Skyland Post. The Dramatics
club had charge of the subscrip-
ton contest for the county pa
per in this community. They won
first place and received the
splendid set of books as a prize
The club, the school and the fac
ulty wish to thank Mr.. Anderson
for giving them this opportunity
to win this splendid set of books.
The school will receive one
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
The Christmas Stocking
(Quoted1

Dear Santa Claus" wrote little
Will, in letters truly shocking,
Use been a good boy, SO please
fill heaping up this stocking. l
want a drum to make pa sick and
drive my mamma crazy, l want
a doggie 1 can kick, SO he will
not get lazy. l want a powder
gun to shoot right at my sister
Annie, and a big trumpet | can
toot Just awful loud at granny.
I went a duffle big false face to
scare in fits our baby. want a
pony l can race round the par
lor, maybe. l want little hat
Chef, too, so I can do'some chop
ping upon our grand piano new,
when mamma goes a shopping. l
want nice hard rubber ball to
smash all into flinders the great
big mirror in the hall, and lots
and lots of winders. And candy
thatll make me sick so ma all
night will hold me and make pa
get the doctor quick end never
try to scold me. And, Santa
Claus, if pa says I am naughty,
it's a story. Just say if he whips
me I'll die 60 to kingdom glory"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

did own during the years 1880,
1881, 1882, 1884 and 1885 and for
specific description Of same
reference is hereby made to the
title deeds of A. J. Toliver and
wife, Polly Toliver for same of
record in the Office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Ashe County. :
Excepting, however, from the
above-described land the lands
described in a deed from T. C..
Bowie to Mary M. Painter and
George B, Lawson, dated August
%, 1884 and of record in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds for
Ashe County in Book P-2, Page
1877.
Excepting, also. the land des-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

cribed in a deed of trust execu-
ted by A. ]. Toliver and wife,
Polly Toliver to Ira T. Johnston,
dated March Is, 1892 and of re-
cord in the Office of the Register
of Deeds for Ashe County in
Book 81, Page 80 and being the
land conveyed from Ira T. John
ston, Trustee, to Alice Perkins by
deed dated October 10, 1889 and
of record in the Office of the Re-
gister of Deeds for Ashe County
in Book P-2, Page 268, contain
ing SO acres, more or less.
This the 18th day of December,
1889.
w. B. AUSTIN,
12-21-4t Commissioner.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

week for Christmas. The mid
term examinations will end Fri
day afternoon and the holidays
will begin.
Miss Mary Jordan, the efficient
Fleetwood librarian. attended a
meeting of the county librarians
recently in Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
MANY ARE TRIED FOR
PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS

Again public drunkenness &C.
cupied the spotlight in the city
court here this week, when a
number were tried for this Of
tense.
Arthur Clark of Horse Creek
who was tried for public drunk
enness on Thursday, was fined S.
and cost. On monday, B. F. Col
ward, of the Roan's Creek section,
and Carl Ashley of Smethport,
were both tried for this and were
fined SIS and the costs. Hugh Phil
lips, of Oval who was tried for
driving while drunk was fined
$50 and the cost, on Monday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

A moderate increase in dOmeS-
tic consumption Of American to-
bacco in 1910, with a substantial
reduction in the export market,
is indicated by the U. S. Bureau
Of Agricultural Economics.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

ty administrator, made it known
some time ago that he would be
a candidate if President Roose-
welt did not seek a third term.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
J. N. STANSBERRY AND
MRS. w. H. GRAPHICAL
VS.
A. J. TOLIVER AND WIFE,
POLLY TOLIVER, EFT AL
Pursuant to power of sale con-
tanned in a judgment signed by
the Court in the above-entitled
cause and of record in the Of
flee of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Ashe County in Judg-
ment Docket AS, Page 239; l, w.
B. Austin, Commissioner, will, on
the 18th day of January, 1910, at
one Cd o'clock P. M. at the
courthouse door in Jefferson,
North Carolina, sell to the high
est bidder, for cash, and in or
der to satisfy judgment for tax
es on the hereinafter described
land for the years 1880, 1881,
1882, 1884 and 1885, the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit:
Lying and being in North Car
DINA, Ashe County, Creston
Township, containing 400 acres,
more or less, and being all the
land which the said A. J. Toliver
and wife, Polly Toliver own, or
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5llasl
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With sincere wishes for 2 very
happy Christmas to you and
yours we offer this bit of hui
NOR.