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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23

respectful Monte blamed bad company
for his downfall. Tell all the boys to
avoid bad companions, he said If I
hadn't followed around with them !
wouldn't be here now
Mitchell has been organist for the
Sons of st. George society the past %
years and for q knights of Pythias
lodge the past u years. He is the or
ganiSt also for Monitor lodge Of Ma
sons, Of which he Is a member
He said he made his first visit to
a hospital at the age of IA In his ma
tive Cornwall, continuing the practice
until he married and left for America.
The hardest moment of my life" he
said. was when said goodby to my
mother. I told her I would come back
in five years to see her but she replied,
No, I win never see you again. And
she didn't"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
Bv ERIC THANE

A proud red people Inundated
nv the whites, torn from their
homes and iepOrted into a country
SO alien 20 them that many per-
ished-escaping to follow a long,
hard TRAN back to the homes OF
their fathers. fighting, dying, suf-
fering every inch of the way-so
stubbornIy persistent that at last
the United States government was
forced to set a reservation aside
for them in southeastern Montana
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23
Former Helena Priest
iSuccEEnlbS OF Seattle

The Rev. Henry Arts, rs. the second
oldest priest in the Helena diocese,
died at Providence hospital, Seattle, a
few days ago. after a long Illness.
Father Arts came to the United
States in 1895 from The Netherlands.
His only surviving relative is a brother
who lives at Deurne, The Netherlands.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. industrial en-
ployment showed gain OF 1873 per-
cent during October, chiefly because of
increased mining activities, according
to information sent here by Secretary
of Labor Frances Perkins. As compared
with the previous month, Montana an
dustrial payrolls increased 21.3 percent.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-23

Georgia's 1898 peanut crop averaged
800 pounds an acre, an increase Of 60
pounds over 1887.
Evening star., 1939-06-11
Georgetown Children
Will Camp by Day

Camping by day but sleeping at
home is the plan arranged by the
Georgetown Chidren's House,
Community Chest supported agen-
cy, for its camp at Pimmet Run this
summer.
The day camp. situated not far
from the Virginia end of Chain
Bridge. will be open from july 5
through August 18 through funds
donated by the Georgetown Lions
Club. On Tuesdays and Thursdays
each week during the. camping sea-
son the camp will be open to bows
from 8 to Is years On Wednesdays
and Fridays it will be open to girls
from to IA years
Transportation will be provided
to and from camp. Children will
leave the Georgetown Childrens
House at $50 m. and return each
day at 5 pm. June 26 through July
l is registration period. A regis
tration fee of 25 cents is charged
The only other cost is 10 cents day
for lunch.
The George E. Killeen Post of the
American Legion will assist in pro-
viding tables. bridge and shelter
needed for the summer camp.
Mrs. Robert T Morse, staff work.
er at the house, will direct activi-
ties for girls. George Adams, a
George Washington University stu
dent, will manage the boys camp.
Evening star., 1939-06-11
Chamber Bui|dinq
Is Pieketed by 500 in
Workers Congress
Banners Proclaim End
Sit-Down Strike Of
Big Business

The United States Chamber of
Commerce was picketed for more
than an hour yesterday afternoon
al Right-to- Work Congress, who
demonstrated with placards, songs
and slogans against the alleged at
titude of big business" toward la
Dor and New Deal policies.
The banners proclaimed; End
the Sit-Down Strikes of Big Busi-
ness, I'VE Want Work. Not the
Dole" I'VE Will Not Starve." Open
Up the Factories" and similar slo-
gans.
At the close of the demonstra-
ton, Joseph Kres, president of the
Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania,
told the picketers that committee
of their number had conferred with
local officials of the chamber and
was convinced the organization was
opposed to the w P A. and fur
ther relief expenditures. He ad-
vlsed the delegates to work in their
communities for continuance of an
adequate public works program un-
til unemployment was relieved.
Hold Two-Days Meeting.
The workers congress, composed
largely of organized unemployed and
w. P A. employees was in session
Friday and yesterday at the De-
partmental Auditorium.
Another picket line was formed
yesterday in front of the Works
Progress Administration Building by
some 80 members of the Federal
Theater Projects National Service
Bureau in New York, who protested
an order transferring the bureau to
Washington.
A f1ve-man committee conferred
with NelS Anderson, w P. A. labor
relations officer, declaring the bu-
reau should remain in New York
because it was the Nations theatri-
cal capital and the bureau was a
clearing house for the project S
actors, plays and theatrical mate
rlals.
The committee demanded a pub
lie hearing, but Mr.. Anderson said
the transfer had been made only
after a thorough investigation and
hearing would be "pointless" at
this time. He told the committee
that, while cuts would be made in
the bureaus personnel, attempts
would be made to find new Jobs
for those displaced
Sought ParIey With Carey.
Prior to the demonstration at
the Chamber of Commerce. the
congress had sought to arrange a
conference with w. Gibson Carey,
the new president of the business
group, but had been advised bv
wire that he was unable to get
to Washington on short notice.
In his telegram, Mr. Carey said
that the chamber believes every
thing possible should be done to
create conditions which will assure
a job in private employment for
every man and woman who wants
to work"
A spokesman for the chamber
who took exception to the state
ment that the organization was
opposed to relief, said that the
chamber favored relief if admin
istered by the States and localities
instead Of the Federal Government
Evening star., 1939-06-11
School Band to Repeat
RoyoI Concert Here

A concert which the Sioux Falls
IS. Dak) High School Band played
for the King and Queen of England
at the New York Worlds Fair yes
terday will be given here on the
east steps of the Capitol at 8 pm
Tuesday.
The band. which has been repre-
senting South Dakota at the fair,
was selected as the only musical
group to play for the royal couple
during their appearance yesterday
The 90-piece group, led by Arthur
r. Thompson, will. spend several
days sightseeing here before leaving
for South Dakota. !.
Evening star., 1939-06-11
Joins SteepIejuck Husband

AGINCOURT, Ontario. June 10
P).-Mrs. Charles Miner decided
that the best way to stop worrying
about her husband while he was at
work was to work beside him.
Il like it better than washing
disfes she said as she started on a
new job at Knox Church today
Her husband is a steeplejack. Now
she paints steeples beside him at ST
an hour.
Evening star., 1939-06-11
Noble, S7-Yeor-Mon,
Gets S9,999 Raise
As Hopkins Aide

BY the Associated Press,
Edward j. Noble got a SO 999
raise in pay Friday,
Mr.. Noble. Connecticut Re-
publican and business man,
served as a S1-a-year assistant
to Secretary of Commerce
Hopkins pending creation by
Congress of the $l0,000-a-year
Job Of Undersecretary. He took
the oath Of office Friday for
the new post.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
Funeral Service
Held Friday For
]. Walter King

Funeral services for James
Walter King, who died at his
home at Bina last Wednes-
day night with an acute
heart attack, were conducted Fri
day at the Phoenix Baptist
church by Revs. w. E. Denney,
Cal Sexton and Rev. Mr.. Ashley.
A large crowd of friends and
relatives attended the funeral and
the floral offering was extensive
and beautiful.
Mr.. King was born and raised
in Ashe county He was widely
known and had host of friends.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
LESSEE King and the following
children: Roger, Thomas and
Walter, Jr., Kathleen and step
mother, Mrs. Jim King. He also
leaves the following brothers
and sisters: Glenn, Joe and Charl-
es King; Mrs. w. T. Shumate,
Miss Mary King, Mrs. Ethel Parks
end Mrs. Inez Collier.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
WHALE OF A TIRE
ON DISPLAY HERE

Speaking of oddities, the West
jefferson Parts Company here,
owned and operated by Dean and
Gale Mcmillan, has rubber tire
that can certainly be classed as
an oddity.
This firm is distributor for
Goodyear tres in Ashe county.
On display this week in front of
the store is rubber tire, size lex
1900, that is four feet and two
inches high, weighes 800 pounds
and sells for-guess what-$652.
No, it doesn't fit an automobile.
but it does fit a road machine,
Dean declares. 'That's certainly
a whale of tire" Ed Barr COM
mented yesterday morning while
inspecting the abnormal sized
highway tread.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
WANTS EXPANSION OF
THE SOCIAL SECURITY
CONTINUED from Page One)

CONTINUED from Page One)
Mr.. Roosevelt suggested, as did
the board, "a two-fold approach
to the problem of old age pay
ments, suggesting that lone way
was to begin insurance payments
earlier and make them more lib
eral, and a second to increase
federal grants to states OF limit
ed fiscal capacities, so they may
provide more adequate assistance
to those in need"
Two Forms
(Under the social security act
there are two forms of payments
to the aged. There is an old age
insurance system, under which
workers and employers pay tax
es and the worker receives a
monthly pension when he reach
es IS and retires. There is also
a system under which the feder-
al government makes grantS-in-
aid to states for outright gifts to
aged persons who are needyD
AS drawn in 1885 the act re-
quires that old age insurance pay
ments begin in 1912 and go to
workers who have reached the
age of IS and have been employ
ed during some part of the five
preceding calendar years.
1t fixed such payments month
ly at one-half of one per cent OF
the total wages of the workers
after December 81, 1886, with 6
minimum monthly payment OF
$40. The argument has been adj
vanced that this is insufficient for
the proper maintenance of the
recipient, especially if he has de-
pendents. The advisory council
on social security suggested some
weeks ago that SO per cent be
added to the payment in the case
of benefciaries with one depend
ent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
WEAR A BUTTON

Here is a verify campaign in
which every one. in Ashe county,
both young and old, can partici-
pate and help fight infantile pa
ralysis here and throughout the
nation. Placed in prominent 10
cations in the county are small
bowls containing buttons. To get
a button, just drop a dime in the
small can beside the bowl. Uni
que dime coin cards are being
distributed to all the central high
schools i'm the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
Protest Is Made
By L. S. Vannoy
And E. E. Jones

A protest against the way
way charges against Monzell Nc
CURE were dismissed in a mag
istrate court here on Monday
January 9, was issued this week
by E. E. Jones and L. S. Vannoy
the plaintiffs in the case.
The signed statements from
these two men for publication is
as follows:
I'm regard to the forgery case
which was supposed to have been
tried Monday, January 9, at 2
o'clock before A. F. Rose, we
wish to state to the public that
we did appear at A. F. Roses
office a the minute and hour ap-
pointed for trial and found no
one there at all. We did not
know the trial had been taken
away from Mr.. Rose at the time
nor did we know it had been
dismissed by H. c. Tucker before
2 o'clock that day.
eve want the public to know
that we do not think it is right
to smuggle up a case of his ma
ture." Signed E. E. Jones and
L. S. Vannoy.
In discussing the hearing
Squire Rose SAID there may have
been a little confusion as to the
hour Of the trial, but that he
originally set for one o'clock.
1t was moved to Magistrate H
c. fuckers court and set for
hearing at 100. No one appeared
against the defendant and the
case was dismissed because of
lack of evidence, Judge Tucker
stated.
He also added that he under
stood all alleged cash forged
checks had been paid.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
AGRICULTURAL CONSERVA-
TON PROGRAM

1t is evident that the Agricul-
Sursl Conservation Program is
beginning to do much to stimu-
late thought and action toward
soil Improvement in Ashe Coun-
r..
In 1896 (the first year, approx
@nately nine hundred (900) farm
GERS filled work sheets in cooper
alton with the program. A few
more than seven hundred farm
"ers (tenantS and share croppers)
compiled with the provisions OF
che program, thus, receiving a
payment. The average payment
vas $2930, giving a total of $21,-
9l7.28.
In 1887 approximately eight
hundred additional farmers filled
work sheets making the total ap-
proXimately seventeen hundred.
OF these seventeen hundred, APP
proximately twelve hundred and
6orty-five compiled with the pro-
gram, thereby, earned a pay
gnent. The payments averaged
S31.38, making a total of $780,
)7002 received by these twelve
hundred and forty five farmers
cooperating in the 1887 program.
In January, 1888, in accordance
with instructions from the State
Office, an effort was made to Sc
cure information from all other
farms that had not filled work
sheets up through 1887. This in
creased the total for Ashe Coun-
tg TO approximately four thou
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19

side scored a single field goal.
The score at the end of the
game was 9 to 6 in favor of Heal
ing Springs, but every point was
made by foul shots.
81 never saw or heard of it
BEFORE" Coach E. E. Garbee de-
clared. Both sides played the
finest defensive battles / ever
witnessed" He said the forwards
wern't off, but that the guards
were simply con-.
The game was played at
Crumpler. Healing Springs boys
also won.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
RESULTS OF GAMES
Friday Night, Jan. Is

AAAS$J ANASAAS1 UA" AZ
Jefferson Boys, IA; West Jeffer-
son boys, %.
Jefferson girls, Is; West Jeffer-
son girls, 9.
Nathan's Creek boys, 80; Todd
boys, 26.
Nathan's Creek girls, %; Todd
girls, II.
Tuesday, Jan IL
Todd boys, 10; Riverview boys,
81.
Fleetwood boy, q; Nathan's
Creek boys, II.
Fleetwood girls, 20; Nathan's
Creek girls, 10.
Lansing boys, 81; Jefferson
boys, Is.
Lansing girls, 81; Jefferson
girls, II.
Healing Springs boys, 20; West
Jefferson boys, 10.
Healing Springs girs, 9; West
jefferson girls, 6.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
READY FOR BEEF

M. L. Settlemyre of Acme in
Bladen county has built a large
beef cattle barn and set aside
some 0 fhis best cultivated land
for permanent pasture so as to
provide for his herd of Herefords.
He Says there is a better living
from cattle than from crops.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
SCHEDULE OF GAMES

Friday Night, January 20
Fleetwood at West jefferson.
Nathan'S Creek at Lansing.
Virginia-Carolina at Todd
Healing Springs at Jefferson.
Tuesday Night, Jan. "a
Lansing at West jefferson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Nathan!
Creek.
jefferson at Healing Springs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
TO. Agents Annual Report
Shows Much Progress Made
BY This Department In '38
Large percentage Of Farmers CoOperated With Conserva
hOn Program Last Year. Extension Work Was Varied
And Effective. Darying Was Promoted.

Editors note: The following is
a brief narrative report made by
Ashe County Agent c. ]. Rich. It
>>overs the highlights in the work
and activities of this department
last year,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
ORGANIZATION

Z, County Agricultural Con-
Servation Association.
2, Demonstration Farm Com
EnIttee.
3. Dairymen's Association
=, Fourth Club.
5, County Planning Group.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

The period from December l.
1887, to November 80, 1888, rep
resents the second full year OF
Extension work in Ashe County
1t is felt that quite a bit more
has been accomplished this year
than in previous years and an at
tempt is being made to briefly
describe at least most of these &C
Gomplishments in the following
Pages,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
DAIRYING

A big field day for dairymen
and formers was held in June.
1888, at the Rich Hill Farm To-
Gated at Clifton and owned by
C. B. Price, under the sponsor
ship of the Ashe County Dairy
ments Association.
A full days program was ar
ranged, featuring talks and dem
onstrations by leading cattle and
dairy specialists of the state. Sew
eral entertaining features were
arranged, such as judging con-
tests, a question box, games for
boys and girls, etc.
Continued Next Week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19

sand work sheets. An estimate OF
the percentage of farms permit
ted to be checked by their own
ers indicates around $50. "a
few of the farms checked will
not have earned payment.)
Six cars, AS tons, of triple
superphosphate was obtained by
228 farmers in accordance with
the provisions of the 1898 pro-
gram.
Only one car of 26.95 tons was
obtained in 1887 by only thirty
nine farmers. In other words,
more than five times as many
farmers got more than five times
as many tons of phosphate in
! 1888 as in 1887.
The comparative commercial
value of this triple superphos-
phate amounts to $2537.50, based
on local prices of 1870 superphos-
phate.
The value of this phosphate
should be considered when the
total amount received by Ashe
County farmers from the 1888
program is given.
This fertilizer was to be used
on conserving crops. According
to information given on the re-
QUESTION forms, 1900 acres of
these conserving crops were to
receive this AS tons of triple
superphosphate. '.@tt
In accordance with instructions
from the State and National Of
flee, a Burley Tobacco marketing
quota Referendum was held on
April 8, 1888.
Even though more producers
voted against marketing quotas
than voted for them it was con-
sidered by some that vote in
Ashe County of 800 for market
ing quotas was a record to be
looked upon with pride.
A number of meetings were be-
ing held in Dec, 1887 for the
purpose of explaining the 1888
program to Ashe County farmers.
These meetings were well attend
ed and, apparently, farmers are
more interested than in previous
years.
Twenty four field supervisors
started actual work on August 4,
1888, on the big job of checking
to determine the extent Of COM
pliance with the 1888 Agricultur-
al Conservation Program on ap-
proximately four thousand farms
in Ashe County on which work
sheets have been filled.
Practically all of the field sup
erVisors, appointed by the Coun-
ty Committee after taking an eX-
animation, met in the County
Agents office and received final
instructions. 1t was explained to
them that they were on proba-
ton until they actually demon
strated their ability to check
each farm correctly and in ac-
cordance with the rules and reg
ulations of the National Act.
The organization set-up for
Ashe County under the provision
of the Agricultural Conservation
Program remains the same as for
1887. The county being divided
into six communities with a COM
munity committee for each, and
county committee of three mem
hers
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
No Field Coal
Shot In Entire
Came Tues. Mite
Coach Garbee Said He Had
Never Seen Or Heard OF
Such A Thing Before.

Page Robert Ripley! Here's an
Ashe county oddity that he
should certainly have!
Tuesday night West Jefferson
and Healing Springs high school
girls basketball teams played
four full quarters and neither
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
LAUREL SPRINGS
M. E. G l r c u l I

IT. A. Plyler, Jr., MlnlSter)
Sunday. Jan. ~
HOO A. M. Nathan's Creek.
Sermon Subject: 'The Two
Evils.
Church school meets at 1000 A.
M. Young Peoples meeting $50
P. M. Young people especially
invited.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER
ING


During the past two years
farmers of Ashe County have
made considerable gains in COM
batting soil erosion and gullies
These gains are evidenced, not
only by such practices as terrac-
cling and rotations, which now
protect a number Of credible
acres, but also by the acreage of
formerly cultivated land now re-
tired to such crops as trees and
grasses.
A terrace approximately 1000
feet long was constructed on the
farm of Mr.. R. B. Brown near
Todd in April, 1888.
Mr. Brown is very much inter-
ested in terracing and believes
they are a great help in prevent
ing washing and in conserving
the moisture.
Mr. Walter Pennington has two
! no-grade terraces around the top
of hill in his pasture. He
says he is we'll pleased with these
terraces and expects to construct
more below these two.
AGRONOMY
In April, 1888, number of
Ashe County farmers heard two
! plant experts tell about the most
common insects and diseases
among cabbage and the best
methods by which to control
them. These men were Mr. j. o.
RoWell and DR.. Luther Shaw,
both of the Extension Service of
North Carolina State College, Mr..
Rowell being the Extension En-
tomologist and DR.. Shaw being
the Extension Plant Pathologist.
4450 pounds of certified Korean
lespedeza seed were bought CO.
operatively by twenty-four Ashe
Couny farmers in March, 1888.
This seed cost these farmers
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
CONGRATULATIONS
To

Stockholders officers and friends of Ashe Building and
Loan Association upon completion of their Organiza-
ton.
We believe this organization will be of great benefit to
Ashe County people not only means OF building
better homes, but institution in which savings
and surplus funds be invested and thereby used to
help build Ashe County.
We are happy to note that there is great build
ing boom throughout the country. Now is the time
for Ashe county people to build repair their homes
If you haven't already joined the Building and Loan
Association we urge that you do SO at once. We will
be glad tell you about the benefits and loan plan OF
the Ashe Association
Parker Tie Company
WEST JEFFERSON, N. c.
Evening star., 1939-01-01

with the utmost respect. If workers.
white collar or other-would 60 home
at the first definite sign of a cold and
rest at home during the severe stage of
their colds, it is very likely that much
pneumonia would be prevented.
The disease hardly ever strikes root
in human soil not prepared by some
milder respiratory trouble. But to have
any effect on the pneumonia death rate
this sensible method of prevention would
demand the cooperation of employers
any employees. In these tough times
workers are so wos'ied, most of them,
about holding their jobs that they hang
on in the shop or Office to the last mo-
ment. If employers saw to it that their
employees were all sent home when they
developed severe colds, paid them while
they were at home, not only would colds
among their fellow workers be prevented,
but also good deal Of fatal pneumonia.
And such plan would be economical in
the long run for everybody. The workers
would cooperate if they could be certain
Of their pay and their jobs
Alcohol is not known to predispose
you to pneumonia, but there is an i'm
preston among physicians that alco-
holics are poor risks when they come
down with the disease.
tcopyrisht 1pse)