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Evening star., 1939-07-27
Six Persons Hurt
In Traffic Accidents
Are Recovering
Ambulance Attendant
Injured Slightly
In Crash

Six persons were recovering to-
day from injuries received in local
and nearby traffic accidents, one of
which was a head-on collision be-
tween the Bladensburg Rescue
Squad ambulance and a private au-
tomobile at Fifteenth street and
Bladensburg road NE
An ambulance attendant, John
Bright, 18, of Bladensburg, was
slightly injured in the collision with
a car driven, according to police,
by Charles Davis, %, colored, of 10
N street S.W. He and the operator
of the ambulance, Joseph w. Vim
cent, 20, also of Bladensburg, es-
capped injury.
The ambulance was en- route to
Casualty Hospital with a heat-pros-
tratlon victim, who also was unin-
jured.
Three persons were slightly hurt
in an accident early today on Gen.
tral avenue near Largo, Md. They
were Louis Martin, 27, of 400 H
street NV, admitted to Casualty
with head cuts and bruises; George
Brown, Is, of Alexandria, Va, arm
injuries, and John Martin, 80, of the
5000 block of Thirteenth street NV,
q hand injury The latter two were
also treated at Casualty but were
not admitted.
Eli Wiener, 20, of the Chastleton
Apartments suffered fractured arm
when he caught it between the side
OF a car in which he was riding
and another vehicle parked in an
alley near Thirteenth and G streets
NV. He was treated at the Med
lcal Science Building by private
physician
Doris Yates, 9, colored, 1414 Morris
street Sc, was under observation
today at Casualty with injuries re-
ceived when she was struck by an
automobile in the 220O block of
Nichols avenue Sc. Her condition
was described as not serious.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Underposs Is Sought
At 18th and Kramer

An underpass at Seventeenth and
Kramer streets NE as a safety
measure for children who use the
Rosedale Fairgrounds is being
sought through the c. j. Club of the
Northeast Branch, Boys Club of
Washington, which plans to enroll
$500 citizens to petition the District
Commissioners.
The c. j. Club plans to seek the
backing of Parent Associa-
ton members and other citizens in
preparation of the petition. Mem
bers of the club believe the under
pass could be constructed at little
extra cost when Seventeenth street
IS widened. Increased traffic on the
thoroughfare, they say, will create
an additional hazard for children.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

NETTLETON, ARK.-SHORTS
COST $50 FINE-For wearing
shorts in public. Mrs. Leslie
Alexander, a minister's daugh-
ter, was fined $50, plus court
costs, by Mayor j. H. Coswell.
She appealed to the Circuit
Court. "A. P, Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
BY the Associated Press,

BERLIN, July 27.-Berliners went
to work this morning past imaginary
heaps of wreckage left by gh-fy-
ing enemy warplanes" in test of
air-raid precautions which involved
practically every able-bodied person
among the capitals four million res
idents.
Late into the night anti-aircraft
batteries fired into the moonlit sky
while planes scared overhead drop
ping make-believe bombs. The raid
ers theoretically shattered hundreds
of buildings, tore up streets, over
turned street cars and caused cas-
ualties among civilians.
Police made no estimate of the
dead and wounded" but announced
they were pleased by the demonstra-
ton. They said the streets were
cleared promptly and that volunteer
workers under supervision of the po-
lice and fire departments went about
their tasks surely and quickly.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Violent Crimes Rise
In Number in Summer

Crimes such as murder. assault
and rape increase during the sum-
mer months, while crimes against
property, such as larceny, robbery
and burglary occur more frequently
in winter, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation said today in it's
quarterly crime reports.
More than 1000 law enforcement
agencies throughout the world are
Evening star., 1939-07-27

contributing to the crime reports
ana statistics, the F. B. l. said. The
program of Nation wide reporting.
it added, has stimulated local
agencies to improve and modernize
their records, and raised the stand
ard of law enforcement work.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Life-Suvinq Course Starting

Iverson Hutton of the Red Cross
staff will give free instructions in
senior life saving Tuesdays and
Thursdays from to pm. at the
Takoma Pool, beginning at 7 o'clock
tonight, it was announced by the
District Red Cross.
Evening star., 1939-03-18

able winter. suspect that some of
his friends would have envied him
If they could have known how very
comfortable he was, especially those
who had hard work to keep alive.
But no one in this life has any
thing Just as he would, not even
Jerry Muskrat. Worries of one kind
or another come to everybody. Yes,
indeed, we all have our worries.
What worries you may not worry me,
and what worries me may not worry
YOU, and the worries of Jerry Musk
rat may not bother either Of us in
the least, but worries we al have.
Jorry's friends had their worries Ill
Evening star., 1939-03-18

through the winter. while Jerry was
carefree. Jerry's worries began
when theirs ended. They began
with the melting of the ice and the
snow.
Now there was q very great deal
Of snow in the Green Forest, where
the Laughing Brook has its begin
ming, q very great deal of snow. OF
course Jerry Muskrat didn't know
that. Had he known 1t he would have
begun worrying sooner than he did,
80 perhaps it is just as well that
he didn't know it. When gentle
Sister South Wind arrived and saw
Ill that anow she set to work to
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Bedtime Stories
Jerry MuSkrat had 81

Jerry Muskrat had spent a very
comfortable winter. In fact, none
OF the little people of the Green
Meadows and the Green Forest had
passed more comfortable winter
than had he. Few had been quite
as comfortable. From the time when
the Smiling Pool had first frozen
over Jerry hadn't cared a slap of
his rubbery tail what the weather
was. Rough Brother North Wind
could blow to his hearts content.
Jack Frost could bind all the great
world in shining fetters Of ice, the
storm clouds could pile their snow
~ high ~ they pleased, It was Ill
Evening star., 1939-03-18

bedroom above the water in his
house on the edge of the Smiling
Pool. Occasionally he visited one of
his burrows in the bank. When he
was hungry he dug up roots from the
bottom of the Smiling Pool, or went
q little way up the Laughing Brook
from mussels. You see, Jerry could
come and 60 as he pleased under
the Ice, and this with never
thought of watching out for Reddy
Fox or Old Man Coyote or Hooty
the Owl. who Of course couldn't see
him. and couldn't have got him even
II they could have seen him. Yes,
Jerry certainly did pas . comfort
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Trademark applied
For q. s. Patent Once
BY Mormon Morsh
BY Bud Fisher

heard that angry note in the voice
Of the Laughing Brook that he be-
gan to worry. He left his snug, warm
bedroom and climbed up on top of
his house. There he sat and watched
the Smiling Pool stop sinking and
swell and swell and swell as the
Laughing Brook poured water In at
one side faster than 1t could take
it out on the opposite side. =.
II don't like this. If this keeps on
I am afraid 1t will sweep my house
away" muttered Jerry with his face
puckered anxiously. -.
(Copyrisht, 1882
Evening star., 1939-03-18

one to Jerry Muskrat. He neither
knew nor cared what might be going
on above, for down under the ice in
the Smiling Pool there was no
change. Rough Brother North Wind
and Jack Frost could not reach him.
Neither could the snow bury his food
or make 1t hard for him to get about.
Jerry was absolutely independent
of the weather, and he hadn't a
thing in the world to worry about.
1t was a lazy life Jerry lived. But
then you remember he had worked
very hard In the fall and really had
. right to rest. He spent much time
sleeptnS In the comfortable little
Evening star., 1939-03-18
BY Edgar Rice Burroughs

melt it just as fast as she could.
She wanted to get it out of the way.
So she blew and she blew with her
soft, warm breath, and the ice in
the Laughing Brook and the Smil-
ing Pool melted, and the snow in
the Green Forest melted. The voice
of the Laughing Brook grew louder.
Instead of tinkling laughter it be-
came roar of anger, for the water
was running into the Laughing
Brook faster than 1t could be car
ried down to the Big River in spite
Of the fact that 1t was rushing
down madly.
It was when Jerry Nuskrat drst
Evening star., 1939-03-18

AS the dawn of consciousness expelled the
shadows from his mind, Stanley Woods first
thought was for his beloved Gonfala He
sighed with relief when the rise and fall of her
bosom assured him she lived
Evening star., 1939-03-18
LETTER-OUT
BY Fred Neher

Remove letter from word
called for in the last column Print letter
the correctly
1t hurts.
Answer to Yesterdays Letter-Out
Letter-Out
FO FORCEPs-CORPsE "a dead one)
(A) ASSERTED-DESERTS (dry places)
CT) ASPECTS-SPACES find them after words).
(A) LABORED-BOIlDER (has dash).
CD DAWDLING-W (stufhng).
Evening star., 1939-03-18

He is safe" Kandos answered. The queen in
her mercy has not killed any of you" What
are you going to do with us?' Wood demanded
"Tarzan goes to the arena" Menofra replied
you and the girl will not be killed-until you
have served my purpose!'
Evening star., 1939-03-18

Then he looked up at Kandos and the queen.
$50 this is the way you keep your word,' he
said bitterly. your promise to let us 60 free
was only trick" Wood looked about for Tar
zan. Where is the other?" he asked II SUP
pose you killed him because you feared him."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
ONLY HIGHWAY TRIALS:
OTHERS CONTINUED MON.

Continued from Page One)
VS. DR.. B. w. Tugman was overru-
led.
Yesterday the following cases
were disposed of:
Mary Painter and George B.
lawson against G. ]. Toliver, w.
H. GRAPHICAL and Ira T. Johnston,
trustee and D. r. Jones, admins
traitor of w. r. Graham, deceased
BY consent, agreement was reach
ed for trustee to sell the land in
volved in controversy.
J. L. Miller, administrator of
M. H. Stansberry, deceased. Ex-
ceptions to final settlement of
estate had been lodged by Julia
and VIM. H. Stansberry and on
either side judgment had been
granted in previous court terms.
1t was adjudged that the estate
was insolvent and that the two
above mentioned could get their
part.
Trial on the case of the First
National Bank against w. T.
Gambill was underway when
court adjourned yesterday after
noon.
Other cases disposed Of yester-
day included J. r. Coward VS. J.
r. Carson, land suit. The plain
tiff was awarded $26.44 and a
line question was settled.
T. K. Miller VS. Thomas Penn
ington and ]. E. Pennington, adj
ministrator Of Mrs. Cynthia PEN
nington .Judgmet was that
Miller could recover money repre-
sented by note from the two de-
PENDANTS
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

as much as possible. The COM
mittee will ask the laymen ito
face the responsibility resting
upon them sympathetically to
support the members of the min
istry in their evangelistic efforts. "
The committee will probably
say also that "the laymen of the
church, through organized eff
fort, should seek opportunities
for speaking to groups, teaching
classes, holding personal inter-
views and working with under
privileged men and boys"
The emphasis, however. will
undoubtedly be on the evangelis-
tic meetings to be held this fall
and winter in the churches of the
Southern Presbyterian assembly.
Each minister will be asked to
conduct the services in his own
church. 1t is believed that this eff
fort will help the ministers
themselves in compelling them
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
States Leaf Crop May Fall
Te=l5Cts. This Year Floyd Says

RALEIGH, July 3O.-A predlc-
ton that North Carolina flue-
cured tobacco. will bring only 10
TO 16s cents a. pound, unless buy
ers ana producers quickly reach
an agreement on reduced acreage
for next year, was made this
week by E. Y. Floyd, state AAA
executive officer.
If an. agreement similar to one
worked out in 1888 is effected,
Floyd said, Tar Heel farmers
may receive Is to 20 cents
The8:tobacco price estimates
were Me first made this year by
a state agricultural official, and
confirmed previous predictions
by dirt farmers.
List year, North Carolina
farmers sold 498,343,00 pounds OF
tobacco at an average of 1896
cents, land received a total OF
$114.439,956, w. P. Hedrick of
the state department of agricul-
ture said. This. year, after scrap
ping crop control, Tar Heel grow
ers increased their acreage by q
per cent. and expect a record
breaiSstanrQp.
Tobacco sales in this state will
start Thursday, when border belt
markets open at Chadbourn, Fair
Bluff, Clarkton, Fairmont, Lum-
berton, Tabor City and White
vile. Growers generally are Git
terry over price prospects, He'd
rick said.
Low tobacco prices were fore
seen last week, when Georgia
and Florida weed went to mar
ket and brought an average of
only 14.7 cents, compared with
1855 cents last year.
Beth Hedrick and Floyd point
ed out, however, that North Car
DINA tobacco usually commands
a higher price, than Georgia and
Florida tobacco, because growers
in this state carefully sort and
grade their crop.
Floyd and three other farm
leaders left for Washington Satur-
day for a conference with AAA
officials on methods to boost pri-
ces. The others are c. T. Hall of
Woodsdale, member of the state
board of agriculture; E. F. Ar
mold of Raleigh, secretary of the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Novel Election
Draws Interest P, s !,
Many Candidates in Henpeck'
ed Husband Election Be-
ing Sponsored Here.

Interest in the henpecked nus
band contest, sponsored by the
Woman's Club to raise funds for
the benefit of the Ashe county IL
brary continued to mount this
week and when the votes were
counted last night Jim Hensley
held the lead with 1892 votes.
Carl GRAPHICAL came in second
place with 1887. Jot Neal stood
third with 1447; Ed D. Barr,
fourth with 1912; A. B. Hurt,
fifth with 1867; Ed. M. Anderson.
sixth, with 116O. There are to-
tai of % cand' dates for the hon
or. AS the long list of candidates
emplies, there are a number CT
men about whom there is a diff
ference of opinion.
Ballot boxes will be in both of
the local. drug stores through
next Thursday night when a
dance will be given under the
auspices of the Woman's Club at
Shatley Springs. Winning candi-
dates and. runners up will be
honored at this time with val
liable prizes.
There will be a small admission
charge to the dance and every
one is invited to attend. Special
music has been secured and
among the other features of the
dance will be. a grand march.
Voting will continue during the
dance and winners will be an
ounced just before the close. In
order that the members of the
Rotary club will have an oppor-
tunity to attend, the dance will
open at $50. This is the first
dance of the season sponsored by
the Woman's club and every one
is urged to join in the enjoy
ment of the occasion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
MUSICAL CONCERT TO
BE PRESENTED HERE

Continued from Page One)
try Dance, Helms.
3. Trio; Swanee River, Hume.
rescue, Foster Dvorak; Perpetua,
Motion No. 4, Carl Bohm, Elino1
Niven, Marie Roseman, Dor
Richardson.
Intermission.
4. Piano solo, Rhapsodian, Doh
nanyi, Elinor Niven.
S. Folk Songs, Selected, Gar
ranged and compiled by) Don
Richardson.
6. Violin solo, Hungarian Lust
piel, Kela Bella, Marie Roseman.
Z. Improvisation (by request),
Various Authors Marie Roseman,
Elinor Niven, Don Richardson.
Program II:
l. Violin Solo, To Wild Rose,
Mcdowell; Motto Perpetuo,
Bohm; Marie Roseman.
2. Piano Solo, Andante Motto,
Sonata OPP. 7, Grieg, Elinor Nj
ven.
3. Trio, On Wings of Song,
Mendelssohn; Long, Long Ago
Varlatlons), Marie Roseman,
Elinor Niven, Don Richardson.
4. Violin Solo, When You and
| We're Young Maggie; Kentucky
Home Variations), Foster, Don
5. Violin Solo, Scene de Bal
let, DeBeriot, Marie Roseman.
3. Piano Solo, Liebstraum On.
46, List, Elinor Niven.
Z. Request numbers, by Trio,
Marie Roseman, Elinor Niven,
Don Richardson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
IOPresent Free
Program Monday

The public is cordially invited
to attend an educational and en-
tertaining program, consisting of
motion pictures, slides, charts,
and short talks covering home
making, farming, music, poetry,
singing and games, that will be
presented Monday night at 7:3O
o'clock at the Community church
at Beaver Creek by Rev. David
w. Bunville, of Phoenix, N. Y.
Mr.. Bunwille is connected with
the Save The Children Fund and
this program will be presented
under the sponsorship of the To-
cal unit. 1t is free to the public.
All children are especially invit-
ed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Presbyterian Delegates Gather
At Montreal To Plan Campaign

pected to be "a demonstration to
the world of the evangelistic zeal
of our pastors and their concern
for the salvation of souls"
'The mere fact that all the
southern Presbyterian pastors
are simultaneously and contin-
uously exerting themselves in a
great sacrificial and costly evan
gelistic undertaking will newt
ably have some effect upon the
church at large" he said.
DR.. Richardson also declared
that once the recommendations
expected from the meeting will
be a request that laymen take
the initiative in the campaigns
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

MONTREAL. Representatives
from II synods will meet here
next week to map plans for one
of the most intensive evangelist
cal campaigns the Southern Pres
byterian Church has ever known.
Churches, chapels and mission
points from Maryland to Texas
and from Missouri to Florida will
be unified in one sweep drive for
revival in the spiritual life of
the South.
The Rev. Donald w. Richard
son, D. D., of Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, Va. chair
man of the general assembly's
committee on evangelism, said
the forthcoming campaign is ex-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
TAKE All COURSE

Wade Eller;, Jr., president of
the Riverview All club and Wal
bert GRAPHICAL, son Of Fred Gray
beal and also a member of the
Riverview club; James Roe, pres
ident of the Lansing All club,
attended the All short course at
State Colleg: last week.
They were accompanied to Ra-
leigh by their director, H. D..
Quessenberry, assistant Ashe
county farm agent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

state farm bureau, and J. E. Win
slow of Greenville, president of
the bureau.
Floyd's suggestion, that grow
ers and buyers reach an under
standing about reduced acreage,
was similar to a proposal last
week by Arnold.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

ito throw themselves upon the
power of God"
The holding of preaching mis-
sions and conferences for minis
tiers and lay leaders in each pres
bytery will also be among the
recommendations which the COM
mittee will be asked to adopt
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
ELECTION OF ASHE
TEACHERS APPROVED

Continued from Page One)
Jones, Miss Francis Tucker, high
school teachers; Mrs. ]. w. Faw,
Mrs. R. F. Barr, Miss Clara Per-
kins, Miss Ruby Huddler, Miss
Lillian Sutherland, Miss Gertrude
Perkins and Frank James, ele-
mentary teachers. District teach
ers-Grady Robinson, w. Lee
Jones, J. Floyd Jones, Miss Maude
James, Earl R. Miller, Wade H.
Jones, Ralph Stansberry, c. F.
Dickson, Miss Doris Dickson, L.
Wayne Blevins, Miss Bina Ba-
ker, Mrs. Gladys Ball, Warren
Jones, Mrs. Warren Jones, Miss
Make Weaver F. l.. Barker,
Mrs. Bonnie Farmer.
District Number Four
Helton-Paul Weaver, Miss AL
ia Perkins, C. w. Spencer, Mrs.
Bina Davis.
District Number Five
Virginia Carolina high school,
George M. VanHoy, principal,
Miss Julia Hager, Prof. F. c. Nye
and Bruce Bowlin, high school.
District Number Six
Healing Springs high school,
Prof. R. E. L. Plummer, principal,
Mrs. Ruby R. Mcmillan, A. D.
Goodman, high school teachers;
]. F. Phipps, w. B. McNeill, Col
onel Francis, Miss Thelma Shep-
herd, Miss Ethel Jones, Miss
Odessa Baker, Miss Hazel Dolin-
ger. District teachers-Mrs. Edith
Livisey.
District Number Seven
Nathan's Creek high schoo1-A.
B. Hurt, principal, Miss Irene Ell
Ter, Glenn Mcclure, Miss Eliza
beth Francis, high school teach
ers; Miss Earnestine Carly, Dale
Atwood, c. c. Dixon, Miss Baulah
Reeves, Mrs. Belva Mcmillan,
Miss Eleanor Baker, Miss Min
ME Hare, Mrs. Carrie Names.
District teachers - Miss Hazel
Austin, Mrs. Alverda Miller,
Brantley Coward, Miss Rebecca
Darnell, Mrs. Lorraine M. Robin
son, Paul Bowers, Mrs. Grace S..
Davis.
District Number Eight
West Jefferson high school
Prof. B. H. Duncan, principal,
Paul Perkins, Mrs. Charity V.
Barr, Miss Elizabeth Speers and
Mrs. Edith Barr, high school
teachers; Mrs. J. B. Hash, Oscar
Houck, ]. o. Goodman, Miss De-
Elite Crawford, Mrs. Irene G..
Donnelly, Mrs. lola B. Vannoy.
Mrs. Earl GRAPHICAL, Mrs. c. w.
Ray, Miss Margaret Phillips, ele-
mentary teachers. District teach
ers-A. A. Perry, Mrs. Eula Har-
din, Miss Mamie Wallace, Miss
Vivian Parsons, Mrs. Zeta B.
Handy, Mrs. Woodrow Burgess,
Thomas G. Hardin.
District Number Nine
Fleetwood high school-James
A. Stanley, principal, Myrtle Tay-
lor Swan, Robert Davis and Mrs.
Gertrude Vaught, high school
teachers; Miss Beulah Osborne,
Miss Hazel Vannoy, Miss Mabel
Blackburn, Miss Margaret Wea-
yer, Claude Eastridge, Paul Mil
Ter. District teachers-Mrs. Mat
tie Parsons L. N. Keller, G.. A.
Miller.
District Number Ten
Elkland high school-James ].
Miller, principal, Miss Evelyn Nc
Claim, Ron Davis, high school
teachers; Miss Ruth Lewis. Mrs.
Irene G. Winters, Mrs. Edna Nc
NELL, Mrs. Ennis r. Davis. Dis
trlct teachers Charles Scott
James Houck and Andy Black.
Mr.. Hash said in some cases
no definite decision had been
MADE !, relative to which schools
the various teachers in the dis
trlct schools would be ASSIGNED
ano therefore announcement of
any Of them was withheld
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

No fundamental changes from
the existing program are propos-
ed in the AAA program for 1910,
says E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive
officer at State College.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

Miss Ida Marsh of Winston-Sa-
lem is spending some time in the
county.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10

that ruin is just around the corner
and can only be headed off by the
election Of Senator Vandenberg SEN
ator Taft. District Attorney Dewey,
or what have you, to the Presidency.
They have been clamoring that chaos
was ahead ever since 1882 when
President Hoover, campaigning for
reelection, saw grass growing in our
city streets if Franklin D. Roosevelt
attained the Presidency and monkeyed
with the sacred Smoot-Hawley tariff.
And still we are plodding along,
with our dollar the standard Of the
world Is currency; with our big cor
porations reporting profits and pay
ing dividends, and cur chief worry
the amount of money in the banks
Golfers that ought to be out in the In
vestment field.
We hear lot about the seriousness
of the unemployment problem. OF
course that is grave, but realizing
that something over three million
young people have come to working
age since the great depression, il
may be figured that perhaps six mil
lion Of the army of unemployed are
back at their jobs.
So possibly we may survive for
while longer.