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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26
IL Districts Are Established
In New Methodist Conference

Decision to establish II dis
tricts in the new Western North
Carolina Conference of the Meth
odist Church was reached at a
business session of the confer
ence Saturday at West Market
Street Church, each to be und Ter
leadership of district superin-
tendent whose salary, it was
agreed, should be $4,000 a year.
Rev. Walter B. West, pastor of
First Church, Salisbury, presen-
ted the motion fixing the number
of districts. He also proposed
equalization of the salaries of
district superintendent on such
per centage basis with respect to
pastors salaries that the amount
would not exceed the total in
come; the commission on world
service and finance would have
been asked to determine which
percentage would be needed.
During the business session on
Saturday, creation of commit
tee of three ministers and two
laymen to study a plan for a re-
serve fund for superannuated
ministers was authorized in a reso-
luton presented by Rev. T. R..
Wolfe, pastor of Park Avenue
church, Salisbury, and adopted
by the conference. Rev. H. C. AL
len, pastor of First Church, Lex
ington, and president of the con-
ference brotherhood, reported
that 102 ministers have joined the
brotherhood during the last few
days, members now numbering
318.
It was agreed that district con-
ferences will be held annually as
heretofore; that four delegates
to such conferences will be cleo
ted from each charge; that lay
delegates to the annual confer
ence will be elected for one year.
This was done after presentation
of report by Rev. c. c. Benton,
of Spruce Pine.
Sermons by Bishop James H.
Straughn, of Baltimore, Md, and
Wallace E. Brown, of Portland,
Ore, active guidance by Bishop
Clare Purcell of Charlotte, as
president of the conference, the
annual memorial service for min
listers and wives of ministers who
have died during the past year
and the ordination of > the new
deacons and elders - young
preachers-constituted the chief
developments at the annual ses-
sion of the Western North Caro-
lima Methodist church Sunday at
West Market Street church.
On Monday the appointments
are to be announced which are
published elsewhere in this pa
per.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26
Special Service
AT Tuckerdale

The Tuckerdale Baptist church
will hold it's dedication service
next Sunday, Oct. 20. There Will
be an all day meeting with dinner
served on church grounds. The
program is as follows:
10 A. M. Singing by church
choir; devotional, Rev. Eli Ora
ham; History of the church, by
Rev. M. D. Hart, pastor; prayer
by Rev. J. R. Shoemate.
II A. M. Sermon by Rev. w. E.
Denny; adjournment for lunch at
noon.
1870 Devotional, Rev. M. u.
Hart.
1:45 Sermon by Rev. ]. r.
Shoemate; dedication prayer by
Rev. w. E. Denny.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26
HELTON NEWS

Mrs. R. F. West visited Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Porter and Mrs. E. c.
Blevins over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Grace, OF
Oxford, Pa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. D. F. Porter.
twenty-five relatives an d
friends were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. D. F. Porter Sunday.
Mr.. A. D. FISHERMAN has re-
turned from Pageton, w. Va,
where he has been employed for
a while.
Mrs. Lester Paisley is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Williams, at
Smethport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Cooper
and small daughter, Shirley, Wis
tied Mr.. Cooper's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. L. Cooper, last Sat-
urday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26
WANT A HOSPITAL?

WANT A HOSPITAL?
If you want Hospital in Ashe
County, JOIN the ASHE COUN.
TY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
Cooper alton and support from
everybody is needed to put the
movement over. We now have
a Golden Opportunity!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26
RETURN TO WYOMING

Mr.. J. B. Porter of Cheyenne,
Wyoming who has been spending
a few days here returned home
Tuesday. Mrs. Porter who has
operated the Bromine-Arsenic
springs here this season, and Mrs.
Daisy E!ler returned with him.
They will make the trip back by
way of New York and will visit
the New York Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Eller will
return in April.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26
AsHE COUNTY

is the air-conditioned section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 ITO $500 feet
above sea level. twenty-five miles
OF the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Drivers Asked To Be Careful
When Passing School Buses

motorists should become ia
miliar with the law regarding
the passing of school Buses"
State Highway Patrolman Tho
mas said in discussing near vio-
lations which he'd recently &C.
Cured in the county. He said
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26
A DIFFERENT FISH STORY

st. Cloud, Fla, Oct. 81 Now
comes the story of a fish that
carried a watch. Claud Padgett
says he caught a three-pound
bass, and found a lady's 15-jewel
wrist watch in it's stomach. Fur
thermore, says Padgett, when he
removed the watch it started
ticking.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26

Roy Badger, popular Ashe
county man, is the object of en-
Wy among his friends and neigh
bors, because it appears that he
has secured a WPA project to re-
model his home! Others less ia
miliar with this section, observe
the big sign, and the remodellng
work being done on the dwelling
house, and are wondering if this
is the Ashe county hospital build
ing they have heard so much
about! 1t is quite coincidence
that the large sign is directly in
front of Mr.. Badgers home, for
it of course, applies to the new
hospital building under construc-
ton, some distance from the
highway, and Mr.. Badger hap
pens to be remodeling his own
home at this time.
What's In A Name?
During the summer season we
noticed a popular manufacturer
of a we'll known brand of toilet
goods advertised a certain shade
of lipstick as derby. And now
we note that a company is tea
turing "stop light red" in both
rouge and lipstick. We usually
associate derby with speed, ira
vel, going places, making re-
cords, and spotlight with the op-
posite. Perhaps the feminine US
ers got their men and now they
have come to a standstill. On the
other hand perhaps the new
spotlight red is something to
make the observers sit up and
take notice!
Time To Go Home
Young Ritz Ray Jr., handsome
son of DR.. and Mrs. R. c. Ray, ar
rived at Sunday School wearing
what the we'll dressed young men
like this season, a jersey suspen-
der suit topped off by beret.
When he discovered Sharpe
Shoemaker, he registered a
frown and Sharpe said, Good
morning Ritz, you look like Mr..
Hitler this morning. Whether he
grasped the significance of the
remark or not, he Immediately
replied" I think I better 60
home" He returned, however, a
few minutes, all smiles for Sun
day School.
Style Sense
Sometimes when men so bitter
ly criticize women's fashions we
wonder if they have much style
sense. And particularly those
who always have something to
say about women's hats make us
wonder if they have anything un-
der their own hats! In a recent
conversation with Governor
Hoey, he remarked that he liked
the new fall hats very much, par
ticularly the small hats. This re-
mark not only shows that the
Governor is a good politician but
that he is broad minded enough
to appreciate sudden changes,
even in women's hats
A Community Building
The American Legion has spon-
sored with the WPA the erection
of community building of
which every one in the county
should be justly proud of. Con-
sidering the type of building and
the purpose for which it was
erected we wonder that everyone
would not be interested in pro-
tecting, rather than damaging it.
During the past few days some
one forced the back door open,
and believe it or not this is not
the first attempt made to break
into this building. Let's show
more community spirit by pro-
tecting our community building.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26

The man who has nothing to
boast of but his illustrious ances-
try is like potato-the only
good belonging to him is under
ground.
SIR THOMAS OVERBURY
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26

Those that try to show off by
being wise are usually the dumb
est. SELECTED
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
WESTERN TEAMS
DOMINATE IN
NATIONAL LOOP

NEW YORK. July q. UP) q
The National league pennant VIII
go west again-that much was a
dead certainty today with all four
western clubs monopolizing first
division And Cincinnati seems to
be the city@tffat win land the big
prize aN'a
The Reds have passed their big
test with flying -colors. Without
wal 4, Goodman, . who was injured
in the all star game, they had a
highly successful eastern tour, win
ming nine and losing four. They
came east with, a 5ia game head
and were headed homeward today
with a nine game advantage. (
Junior Trsenpson provees his met.
tie yesterday, by beating the Phils
So. in II innings. He scattered Ia
hits. and was at his best in the
clutches. Lonnie Frey's double with
the bases jammed was the winning
puncht Whitley Moore made it a
clean sweep for the Reds by win
ming the nightcap, 40, allowing
only three blows.
Using a yei1ow ball as an sx-
perimenA tho Cardinals, behind
Bob Bowman,s brilliant pitching,
s,ugged out 9. 1910 victory in the
first game with Brooklyn. In the
nightcap the Cards also triumphed
s-2. with regulation white ball.
The Cubs put on a four run
rally in the ninth to lick the
Giants. 7-5. It was the Giants
ninth straight defeat, closing one
of their worst home stays in his
tory. in which they lost 10 out of
IL.
The Yankees finally collared the
red hot White Sox but not until
they had taken an 8-5 licking from
them in the opener before an S.
r. 0. crowd of $1,000 at Comiskey
Park. Ted Lyons pitched and bat
ted the Sox to victory. It was no.
IL for him. Pinch-hitter Charlie
keller's single in the ninth gave
the Yanks the nightcap, 5-4, snap
ping the White Sox six game streak.
The Red Sox slugged out dou-
BILE victory over the Browns, 1875
and 1l-3 1t was the eighth straight
defeat for the Browns. Doerr hit
homer in the first game. and
Williams and Foxx hit for the
circuit in the second.
Cleveland beat Washington twice,
ll-2 and 4-3. Bob Feller scored
his 18th victory in the opener, al
lowing nine hits.
Tommy Bridges pitched the I'll
gers to a 1873 victory over the
Athletics. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Today's Sports Parade

the wear and tear of 1t all.
Let me describe a sample tour:
Shortly after daybreak the guest
on the ironing board gets up to
prevent rigor mortis from setting
In and steps on the guest sleeping
beneath him. Pandemoium breaks
loose at this point, and I step out
of the cupboard where I have been
standing all night and attempt to
establish order.
. After eating my breakfast mot
only of today but of tomorrow and
the next day as welD we pack in
to my car and drive to the fair.
Once inside the gates, an argu-
ment starts as to where we will
go first. The man who wants to
see how asbestos Is made glares
at his wife who is interested in
the gardens. The glass blower in
the group fights for a chance to
go to the building where he can
blow himself a vase and has no
patience with the art lovers who
want to see the old masters exhibit
All the bachelors are restless to
be off to the living magazine COW
ers, the Amazons, the Dance of the
Doves and the Cuban Village Des-
piteEa strong tendency TO side with
the latter group, I try TO remern-
Der that I am. host and suggest
the General Motors exhibit, the
finest thing at the Fair.
BY the time we stand in line
there for two hours everybody
hates everybody else. I then sug-
gest that we split up and every
one go his or her own way. Trey
never will agree to this because
each fears he will miss something
the others see. The tour ends with
all the friendliness you would as
sociate with a meeting of the Ma
fla. 81
With new visitors coming in. ON
every train I don't see any escape
unless it Is to go out to the fair
and keep riding that parachute
lump in the hope of getting stuck
no In the air permanently.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Bench Warming
BY Burdette5 Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

OF bad luck but there was every in
dication that the Giants would fall
apart at the seams as long as six
weeks ago. .
Mel OFT. zeke Bonura. Harry
Danning and Billy Jurgess are the
only real outstanding ball players
on the New York lineup.
Lohrman and Gumbert are the
only winning pitchers while Schu-
makers. the Salvos. Meltons, Castle
mans and Coffmans could be sold
for a dime a dozen at the moment.
with the fading of King Carl
Huhbell the hope for Giant cham
pionship became as remote as a,
Martian invasion of the earth.
It looks like Bill Terry is going
to be forced to bring about the vast
shakeup he has been threatening
for five years. q rf
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, July "a. CUP' :
Have you seen the Worlds Fair
yet?
Come to think of 1t, that's a
silly question because I know you
haven't. II you had, I would have
seen you because as far as I can
figure out everyone who has come
to New York to see the Fair has
stayed at my apartment and used
me as a free guide to the World
OF Tomorrow. .
Oh, If the World OF Tomorrow
were only here and the visitors oil
today had finished seeing 1t. have
seen it-seen 1t so many times
that the Trylon and the Peris-
phere nod geniaily when I pass
by. The giant statue atop the So
Wet building calls me by my first
name, and the cows in the cleo
trified farm nudge one another
knowingly when walk in ano
say: ..-a a .-s.-
Here comes that guide in plain.
clothes with another batch of Wis
itors." aV
used to think OF myself as 6
man who loved guests and enter
tanning. But no more. My idea o.
heaven right now Is dark, DAM
cave with hermit attachments, sc
far off the. beaten road that ever
If built a super-colossal mouse,
trap no zone would beat a path tc
my door. .as--sr
However, one, look in my apart
ment OF today and you woule
wonder where everyone is COINS
to sleep until tomorrow, when
am scheduled to. open the gates
at 8 a. m. with my intrepid bant
OF sightseers. Every bed, couch ane
easy chair Is occupied, as are the
more desirable parts of the flool
where the carpet is not entirely
worn away. The ironing. board /.
made up for one OF the more slen-
DER guests, and the one valuable
antique have in the house-my
wife-is about TO- fall apart from
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Seattle Increases
Lead TO n
Games OverL. A.
By-U United Press

Reports that Oakland was going
somewhere in the Pacific coast
league apparently didn't reach the
northwest last week. II they did,
seattle,s Rainiers discarded them
as mere rumors.
Else how can you explain the
fact that Seattle took the Oaks
for seven straight wins last week?
Those seven victories, coming at a
time when Sacramento was nail
ing Los Angeles in four. out Of six
encounters, put Seattle AZ games
in front of the Angels today, and
that's as great lead as the An
gels enjoyed for weeks and weeks.
Seattle won its Sunday encotsa-
tiers by scores of 90 and 5-3, the
second game five-inninger SO
the boys could catch train.
The Angels beat Sacramento 3
to . in the first game Sunday on
the eight hit pitching of Ray Prim
and a home run by Bob Collins,
but Tony Freitas came back in the
nightcap to best Joe Beery and
Lieber for 3 to win in the
closing encounter.
San Francisco won a double
header Sunday. the second time
this season and, strangely. again
from San Diego. Sam Gibson
pitched the Seals to to win
in the opener while Larry Powell
bested al Olson in the nightcap,
2 to /.
Ad Liska shut out Hollywood l
to 0 on four hits In the first
game Sunday while his teammate,
Bill Thomas, managed to win the
second game for Portland S to 3,
although he gave up 10 hits.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
CaIipatria Defends
Record Tonight

Calipatria s league leading soft
ball team will attempt to maintain
its undefeated record in the e.
Centro stadium tonight against the
Valley Hardware's first half cham
pions.
Billy Patterson and Milton Storey
will be opposing ilurlers. Patterson,
who has improved steadily this
season. last Friday night pitched
Dukes Brawley league team to a
ll-0 win over Wiest's Cardinals.
General Petroleum and Maggie
play on Wednesday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24

=
El Certro led the way into the
semii-final round of the tourney
with an ll-2 victory over Los An
geles NYA Saturday and edged an
thinning, 9-8 triumph over Pisfno
Beach Sunday. :
"Old Junk" and Lawson willing
ham shared the hitting honors in
the ll-2 victory Saturday as Tex
Reichart set down the Los Angeles
nine with five scattered hits. VIII
lingham homered in the eighth.
In the Sunday game Walters
smashed out a home run. and two
doubles to keep Ell Centre in the
ball game in the early innings. AL
McNeeley, another former Coast
league outfielder, did his part with
a home run and q double in live
tries.
Pismo Beach teed off on the Of
ferings OF Bill Mace in Sundays
contest to take lead of 80 in the
first inning. Ell Centro came back
with three in the third on Walters
round tripper and then managed
to hold the score even until the
l1th inning score and victory.
After Maljan had grounded to
shortstop in the 18th inning. Hudson
walked. went to second on Vitalich's
sacrifice. and scored when McNeeley
dribbled to second base.
Vitalich, who relieved Mace in the
eighth inning, was the winning
pitcher.
El Centre will play the semi-final
engagement next weekend.
The scores:
El Centro ..,..... 200 004 O4o-1l Ia 2
NYA ................ 600 020 0O0-2 5 2
Pismo ..-....... 30l 0o2 ITO '00-8 9 2
El Centro ...- o03 302 600 0l-9 II l
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Quisf Routs Mako
In nLongwood Meet

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. July "a.
CUP)-Australia hopes for its first
Davis cup victory in two decades
were high today.
Playing without their ace, Jack
Bromwich. the Australians domin-
ated the 47th Longwood Bowl tennis
tournament. taking both singles and
doubles honors from field OF
stars.
Debonair Adrian Quist. their NO.
2 Davis cupper. laced Gene Mako
of Los Angeles in straight sets. 6-l,
6-2, GA, yesterday and became the
first foreigner to win the tourna-
ment since the triumph of his
countryman. Gerald Patterson, in
1925. .. .....
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Post>Press
We Wuz Robbed


II Peter the Great and Battling
Buckaroo. a couple of glove sling.
ing Kangaroos, could talk the,
would be in the office of the New
York athletic commissioner right
nov to protest the raw deal" they
received in Sundays exhibition
bout against Tony Galento.
Peter the Great and Battling
Buckaroo gave Tony quite a kick
ing around Sunday but the best
they could claim from the referee
was a draw.
Tony. now famous ringman be-
cause he went four rounds with
champion Joe Louis. did some pro-
testing on his own hook because
of the rough play employed by the
boxing kangaroos. ~ .
They oughta had the New York
boxing commission down here to
read the riot act about fouling
TO those kangaroos just like they
did to me before Inet Joe Louis, $
Tony said. They wouldn't fight
fair"
Every time Tony would stick his
left hand out at Peter, the kan
garoo would jump in and grab him
around the neck with his short
gloved forepaws,, balance himself
on his great taiE hnn art pump
ing those powerful uHloved rear
feet to Tonys shtIs ND Jlegs. The
kangaroo proved tairk~ Adept at
lodging Tonys famai, fleft hook,
and once those back paws got to
failing, Two TmsA9@ rsoo busy
trying to get loose TO throw many
OF them.
'I'll moider 'em next time, just
like dat bum Louis. -, Tony said. "A
Mel OFT, Zeke Bonura. Harry
Rough Days ...i
These are rough days for Bill
Terry because his Giants lost their
ninth straight camera the Polo
Grounds Sunday and ended dis
aslrous home stand whieh resulted
IN one victory against ten defeats.
Bill has had mere than his share
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, July "a. CUP)-Pri-
ees retreated, on profit taking at
tracted by last weeks advance to
new highs since March 16. Volume
was reduced on the decline.
Bonds turned irregular. Grains
featured on the downside in other
firm commodity markets. Wheat
made new seasonal lows in all
north American markets.
Market news continued favorable.
Foreign markets Wee firm. Euro
pean news was less disturbing and
the street wax impressed by expert
statements war did not appear pro-
bable in 1888.
Dow jones closing stock aver
ages: Isdustriat 1878. off 0.53:
rail 29.es, off 0.52: utility, 25.s3.
bffs los. 13C
stock sales approximated 1910
300 shares against 100000 in the
previous five-hour session Friday.
Curb stock sales III. 900 compared
with 17s,000 Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
FL Centro
Nelson Adds More
Money. Title to
Golf Victories

CHICAGO. July "a. tUP)-It hap
pens to one of them every year
and now it's Byron Nelson's turn
to lead the nations golfers over
the tournament jumps.
Seven weeks ago, at Philadelphia,
the likable Texan, a professional at
Reading. Pa, won the U. S. Open
title and yesterday. while the spec
tacular leaders were folding under
pressure. added the Western Open
title by a single stroke with 72
hole total of 28l.
: Picard. scrambling all over Me-
dinah Country clubs tough tour
nament course yesterday. slid into
into third place behind Lloyd Man.
grum of Los Angeles and picked up
enough points to prevent Nelson
from overtaking him in the Vardon
standings. .-..=z- .--,-..p I
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
Kayak Crowned
Western Champ

One divisional turf championship
was settled and another thrown
into dispute Saturday when the
South American Kayak III reaf-
firmed his supremacy over Cravat
in the Hollywood Gold Cup and
Marylands Challedon scored a stun
ming upset over Johnstown in the
lltb running of the Arlington
classic.
Kayak II added the $50,00O purse
of the Gold Cup to the 100000 prize
of the Santa Anita handicap he
won in the winter. The Charles S.
Howard colt defeated Cravat, the
eastern king, by five lengths
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, July "a. UP)-All
grams slumped to new seasonal lows
on the Chicago Board Of Trade 10.
day, with corn again reaching the
lowest levels since 1893.
Aflood of selling orders in the
final munites carried wheat as much
as cents lower. and at the close
wheat was off "a to 3 cents, corn
off ! cent 10 1A cents. and oats
p cent lower.
Corn futures followed wheat down
about half way. Crop reports con-
tinued bearish, but there was some
support from houses with export
connections and some. sh ort cover.
ing. Country marketings were light
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
L. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. July "a. CuP)-
Early sales on the los Angelea
stock Exchange were Irregular, al
though two issues went TO new
highs. They were: Snnray Oil 100
shares IA up "a. and Pac. Gas So
per cent pfd. 200 shares BIZ up 4
other transactions included: L. A.
Investment 100 shares AZ unchang-
ed; Bandini pet 100 shares 51s down
u; Hancock Oil 100 shares 4OH
unchanged; STANDARD of Cal. 10G
shares 267s up IS; Union Oil loo
shares 16A down u; Chrysler 100
shares 83A uD u Gen. Motors loo
shares AN up y; Lockheed loo
shares 27R down Y; Menasco 100
shares pa down Il.
Early sales approximately 5000
shares; nine issues up, 10 down,
three unchanged
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
-Four Yachts
Still at Sea

HONOLULU, T. H., July "a. CUP)
-Four yachts which sailed out of
San Francisco bay on. July to
race across the Pacific to Honolulu,
still were counted among the strag-
glers today, but the crews of the
% craft already here were prepar-
ing for the Comma Luau, or Haw-
allan Feast, to be given them to-
morrow night at the Pearl Harbor
Yacht club.
The stragglers are the Lady 10,
Lana Loa, Magic Carpet and Vik-
ing Childe.