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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
DIR. Plu1n1ner Is
Member OF State
Education Board

DR.. O. E. Plummer, son of
Prof. and Mrs. R. E. L. Plummer,
of Crumpler, has been appointed
recently as a member of the Wy
oming State Board of Education.
DR.. Plummer lives in Rawlins,
Wyoming, where he is leading
surgeon in that section of the
state. He has been living there
for the past three years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
Judge Will Pass
Sentences Today
On Windfall Men
Roosevelt Convicted OF Sec
Ond Degree Murder; Will
lard For Manslaughter.
SENSATIONAL TRIAL

Just before adjournment of the
Ashe superior court late yeSter-
day afternoon, jury rendered
it's verdict in the sensational muir
der trial of Roosevelt and Will
lard Miller in which these two
young men of the Horse creek
community were charged with
the brutal knife-slaying of Lu-
Their Miller on the night of May
"a, 1886.
After celebrating for about
40 minutes, the jury found Roose-
welt guilty of murder in the Sc
cond degree and Willard guilty
of manslaughter. Judge J. H. Gle
ment is expected to pass sentence
on the two men today.
The trial lasted all day We'd
nesday and the courtroom was
filled to capacity with interested
spectators. A number of witness
SeS testified in the unusual case
which was the outgroWth of a
series of fights that took place
in a woody section in the Horse
Creek community between young
men who had formerly been
good friends, on a Sunday night
after all of the participants had
attended church service at the
Forester Memorial church and
were returning home.
Both of the defendants said
they did not stab or cut Luther
Miller who died in the Wilkes
hospital on June 3 from two deep
knife wounds.
Other witnesses, however, who
were present when the aftrav
and assaults occurred, said that
both of them did cut Luther and
still other witnesses testified that
both of them had admitted knit
ing him. Lester Miller. a brother
of the deceased who was walking
home at the same time, quoted
Luther as saying, willard Mil
Ter has cut my CUTS OUT.
One of the other fights that
night was said to have been be-
tween Lester and Roy Miller.
Willard testified that he had Civ
en- his knife to Roy. He also said
that he saw Roosevelt striking at
Luther with a knife, but that he
did not hit him.
Several of the boys were walk
ing with their girl friends and
among those who testified were
Faye Dickson, Ethel Hamm, Irene
Mile and Bessie Campbell
Nance Lee Woodie and his wife,
DR.. ( illus Hubbard and DR..
Jones also testified.
Roosevelt was represented by
Ira T. Johnston, Willard by Bow
lie and Bowie and Gov. Dough-
ton and Grant Bauguess appear
ed for the state, with Solicitor
Erie McMichael.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20

ing of streets all over town,
putting in curbs, sidewalks and
so on. The sponsors part amounts
to around 100000.
AS yet he has not heard from
the Local Government Commits
sion relative to refinancing some
of the towns bonds.
Board members said that Mr..
Crutchfield was anxious to CO.
operate in any way possible to
get the projects under way.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20

Announcement has been made
of an interesting and varied pro-
gram for the fifth Sunday meet
ing to be held at Mt. Pleasant
Chapel Baptist Church, April %,
%, 80.
The Introductory sermon will
be preached Friday night by Ell
der Butts of Knoxville, Tenn.
The program for the three days
will be published in full next
week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
p. r. A. WILL MEET
TUES. AT JEFFERSON

There will be an important
meeting of the P. T. A. of Jeffer-
son high school next Tuesday af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock when Of
ficers for the coming year will be
chosen.
There will be other business
matters of interest to come be-
fore the group and all members
are urged to be present. Refresh
ments will be served.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
HOUSE BURNED SUNDAY

A vacant, four-room frame
house owned by L. l.. Blevins and
located near West Jefferson
caught on fire and burned down
last Sunday night. The origin OF
the fire is unknown and it is un-
derstood that the property was
not covered by insurance.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
Roosevelt & Willard Miller Found Guilty In Murder Case
a Community Meetings Are
Planned In Hospital Drive
Teams Composed Of Several
Persons to Visit Every
Community in County.
DATES ANNOUNCED

A big countrywide drive to or
ganize the Ashe Hospital Asso-
citation and thereby raise enough
money to build and equip a mo-
dern WPA hospital building was
planned at meeting Monday
night of the drive chairmen with
Roy Badger, newly appointed
county supervisor and director of
the movement.
Within "a hours time, starting
Saturday night, April 20 and end
ing Sunday night, April 80, to-
tai of "A community meetings
will be held, according to plans
made at the meeting
The drive chairmen propose to
send IL teams into every COM
munity in Ashe county next week
end to explain the hospital move
ment in detail, to answer queS-
tionS and to solicit memberships
in the proposed association.
A schedule of these meetings
was prepared and every man, wo-
man and child in the county is
urgently invited to attend one or
more Of the meetings. Each one
of the II teams will attend four
meetings and it is anticipated
that each team will be compOS-
ed of three or four members.
Everyone interested in render
ing this service is asked to get in
touch with Mr.. Badger. A meet
ing of the team captains and
members will be held on Friday
night, April %, in the American
Legion hall here at 7:30 o'clock.
The complete schedule of COM
munity meetings is as follows:
District Number One.
Faw School, Saturday night,
Apr. 20, 7:30 o'clock: Bald Noun
tain school, Sunday morning,
Apr. 80, II o'clock; Buffalo
school, Sunday afternoon, 2:30
o'clock and West Jefferson Meth
odist church, Sunday night, 7:3O
o'clock.
District Number Two.
Jefferson courthouse, Satur-
day night, Apr %, 7:30 o'clock;
Transon Church, at Peak Creek,
Sunday morning, IL o'clock;
Roan's Creek church, Sunday af-
ternoon, 2:3O o'clock; Orion
school, Sunday night, 7:30 o.
clock.
District Number Three.
Healing Springs school, Satur-
day night, 7:30 o'clock; Chestnut
Hill Baptist church, Sunday
morning, II o'clock; Shelter Bap-
fist church, Sunday afternoon,
2:30; Landmark Baptist church,
Sunday night, 7:30.
District Number Four
Larsing school gym, Saturday
night, 7:30; White Oak school,
Sunday morning, II o'clock;
Tuckerdale Baptist church, Sun
day afternoon, 2:30; Phoenix
Baptist church Sunday night,
7:30.
District Number Five
Nathan's Creek school, Satur-
day night, 7:30; Welcome Home
Baptist church, Sunday morning,
II o'clock; Furchess school, Sun
day afternoon, 2:30 O'clock;
Friendship Baptist church, Sun
day night.
District Number Six
Grassy Creek Methodist church,
Sunday morning, II o'clock; New
River Baptist church, Sunday
morning, II; Sussex Communi-
/Cook:~rn1 m Dora Ei0hfN
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20

Mr.. Jackson Barker, of Crump-
Ter, this morning again returned
to the Wilkes hospital. He is in
a serious condition.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
WANT A HOSPITAL?

If you want a Hospital in Ashe
County, JOIN the ASHE COUN-
TY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
Cooperation and support from
everybody is needed to put the
movement over. We now have
Golden Opportunity!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
ASHE COUNTY

Is the air-conditioned section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
ABOVE sea level. twenty-five miles
OF the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
CHANGES IN SOCIAL SECURITY
BILL FAVORED By S61-2 VOTE

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The house
passed and has sent to senate
far-reaching amendments to the so
cial security law designed to extend
its benefits aud tighten the burden
on business.
The house earlier shouted down
a republican attempt 10 recommit ii
to the ways and means committee.
Speaker Bankhead said the vote
passing the amendments was 361
to 2. The lone opponents we're tive
republicans, Smith Of Ohio and Thin
of Wisconsin.
The amendments would freeze the
present payroll tax for old age in
surance at per cent for three
years. instead of increasing it By
half a per cent next January. They
also would extend benefits of the
social security act to employees Of
national banks, seamen and persons
over 60 years Of age.
These amendments mean an ad-
dition of about 1,110.00O persons to
the security rolls.
Officials estimated freezing of the
present payroll tax rate viii mean
saving to employers and workers
of about $I.710,O00.000 during the
next three years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16

fer the person getting off here as a
diversion? You have unique totem
poles and stories about them. But
what else? What particular trip do
you offer? I suggest that these for
esq areas be developed in spots.
then take tourists on small boats to
where they can go back by a simple
trail to fish. think your eommun-
ity might well explore the POSSIBLE
tiles of a sidetrip such as I made
this week"
Mr.. SiIcox, leaving the steamer
here Monday, boarded the forest
ranger boat Forester and took a
trip around ReYillagigedo island
and to the east coast of Prince of
Wales island.
B. Frank Heintzleman, regional
forester who is accompanying Mr..
Silcox on the trip. told the chamber
that he thinks we have not even
scratched the surface"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
SILC0X PREDICTS EVENTUAL
USE OF ALASKAN FORESTS

Sooner OF later the timber re-
sources of Southeastern Alaska viii
come into gfeat demand. according
TO prediction made before the Keteh-
ikan Chamber Of Commerce dinner
meeting last week BY F. A. Sileo1,
chief Of the United States forest ser
vice.
He said the last great marginal
supplies of soft wood in the world
now are found in the southeastern
part Of the United States and in the
orthWest-British Columbia and
Alaska. He pointed to increasing
use of wood. TO depleted stands IN
all parts Of the world, to misman-
agement of some privately owned
stands which may mean extinction
of those stands unless quick action
is taken, and to the late scientific
developments which may find wood
going into the manufacture of cloth
ing and dozens of other materials
just as coal is being used today. He
said he saw a suit of clothes IN
Germany made of S. per cent wood.
10 per cent wool
Welfare of People
Il want to see these forests con
tribute to the general welfare Of
the people he said Here in Al
aska you start from scratch so you
can be spared the disaster Of cutting
out and getting out. This IS one of
the great reserves of the world and
eventually don't know just when
this timber will come into the
markets OF the world
In a questioning period after his
talk. Mr. Sileox said he is against
single use areas. He said he believes
and the forest service believes, in
using the land for all purposes pos
sible. In this policy is to be found
the reason for the famous clash be-
tween the forest aud the national
park service. The former is rapidly
developing national forests for re-
C reationaI use as well as for various
continuing commercial purposes. The
forest service does not want to see
the forest resources wasted or over
used, but does plan orderly develop
ment In this connection, Mr.. Sileox
pointed to Alaskas future with fish
cries and timber, both reproductive
resources if properly managed.
Sound Development
Mr.. Silcox emphasized that the
service does not want to keep the
trees as such forever, but wants to
see them used by people both to help
them make a living and to enjoy as
scenery. hunting and fishing
grounds. He said he hopes to see Al
askan forests undergo "a sound de-
velopment to give you better pay
rolls. better schools and those 9TH
er things that contribute to human
welfare.
As the recreational plan of the
! forest service, already taking shape
here in developments designed to
: encourage stopoYer tourist trade,
Mr.. Silcox pointed out that moth
! ing touches your country for sheer
/ primitive beauty"
! But, he asked, What do you Of
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the city clerk until p.
m. June 18th for furnishing all the
labor to exeaYate a ditch for water
main approximately 500 feet in
length. is inches wide and two
feet deep, and to refill same after
new Waterman is laid. For further
details apply to the city clerk. The
council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Wrangell City Council.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
Travel Is Cheap Says Johansen
If You Don't Have A Woman Along

cisco. 1t is not any more interesting
he declares, but it IS enormous, aud
the whole atmosphere is charged
with something, he was not sure
just what il was. that antagOnizes
westerners. He missed the friendly
feeling at san Francisco aud while
very glad he visited New York, IN
his opinion, the bigger fair by No
means is the better fair. The Rus
sian exhibit Is housed, he says, IN
one Of the most imposing buildings
on the grounds. The Scandinavian
countries are grouped under one
roof with separate pavilion and each
has extensive exhibits. The South
American countries are we'll rep
resented; Japan's building was
closed, he did not know why and as
in san Francisco, the scientific, par
ticularly electrical exhibits. are very
wonderful.
he arrived in Chicago after an IL
hour run from New York. stayed
overnight, and at Madison changed
railroad lines for the last time, traY-
cling the Northern Pacific from
there TO Seattle. At Spokane he took
stopover and Travelled BY bus 10
see the wonders OF Coulee Dam.
Sightseers, travelling by car. are SO
numerous at the dam, he says, that
in the main traffic highway alone.
three officers were required TO keep
traffic cleared.
Astoria, where IN 1892. Johansen
first took up residence in the United
States, was visited with enjoyment
and after a final two-days in Seat
tie. he found that he had kept his
finances SO we'll N hand he could
reverse the procedure of many Al
askans, and travel home by first
class passage on the same boat that
ne went down TO the states steerage.
To all men, uneneumbered with
women, Captain Johansen enthus-
iastieally recommends a visit to the
fairs, even on limited means. He had
just as much enjoyment. met just
as many congenial people, he says,
as in the old days before he knew
there were such things as steerage
tickets and dollar hotels, even for
single men.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
EMBLEMS
(ByEarl est

Up on the mountain On the highest
crest
There is a big spruce tree With an
eagles nest
And the old male looked down from
a limb above
At his mossIined nest and his LADY
love.
Then he spread his wings and sailed
away
To pick up a goose in a nearby bay.
And there / stopped him With a
charge of lead
For he was an outlaw with a price
on his head.
No more will he soar in the early
dawn
To rob a doe Of her spotted fawn.
Or take a grouse from nearby tree.
Or pick a salmon from the sea.
So We will say goodbye to his old
white head
For he is a good bird now for he is
dead
All over the land there are big de
bates
About destroying the emblem of the
United States;
But let me say just one word:
Why have for our emblem such a
heartless bird?
Better destroy them all SO they
won't increase
And have for our emblem the dove
Of peace.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
BRITISH COLUMBIA FISH
PRICES ARE SET

Union fishermen and salmon can
merry operators of the British Column
bia coast have concluded a two-year
fish price agreement which will run
from June % this year 10 the end
OF the sockeye season in 1910, &C
cording to word received here from
Prince Rupert.
Under the gill net contract 481
cents will be paid for sockeyes,
cents for pinks and IL cents for
chums. in the Mas and skeena riy-
ers and Smiths inlet districts, 43 Z
cents for sockeyes. 4 cents for pinks
and 512 cents for chums in Rivers
inlet. Manu- and Bella Coda areas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-09
Greenwich Boy Makes Good

When copy a nephew of the higt championship Chstiant the breaking athle Greenwich schools whct Eugene Norwak part several weeks
 his standing while coaxing him. rated n Greenwich Time:
 Christiano, baseman high county championship baseball his playing besow him when
 the fiery hotcorner gardener captain the 1889 Red Greenwich high elected their leader the end of the Fairfield loop pennan Danbury closed their circuit Friday Chriano during the longest high school history deserved the Chriano senior become although equally deserving the fitting tribute Chrano his that he wnl-storm pre Christano Big Red the foremost baseball and basketball players all tme Conlon than Chriano of the exceptions athlete basketball for the Chriano
 al the Red diamonds the Red basketball floors glorious that that the championship still the Al will lead his mates for the first time officially the Big Red Stamford the inaugural at Havemeyer Field Our congratulations Good luck
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-09
OFFICE TOPS LAB
 AS LEARY STARS
Beacon Falls Trounces Waterproof SOfties in
 Factory Contest

Naugatuck, June g = Lopsided scores featured Wednesdays soft ball games in the U. S. Rubber league contests at Recreation field.
 The office walloped the laboratory, 13-1. Sparkling fielding by Leary for the office was one of the games highlights. Heimie Rabinovich and Rosser Donley worked for the win- ming office team, Ed. Geise and Er- nie Owens served as the laboratory battery. Wilfred Russell umpired This defeat knocked the laboratory out of tie for first place.
 Beacon Falls trounced the water proof team 23-2. Casimir Szemplin- sky pitched and Walter Musick caught for the winners. Wilbur Ken nedy and Olympic Martelli worked for the losers. John Ryan umpired
 The bootroom team copped the first victory with 7-5 win over the carton plant.
 The battery for the bootroom was Tom Smith and Amand FrateSi, while Oscar Swanson pitched and Dave Brozowski caught for the car- ton plant. Douglas Cockcroft and Ken Price did the heavy stick work for the bootroom. Bucky Stewart umpired.
 Waterproof packing won decisively from strong keds making team, 8-4. at Jankowski twirled and Bill Wrobel caught for the packers and Bo Sanders pitched with Harry Withers catching for the makers Standing in the league follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-09
NAUGY g BOOKED FOR TWO GAMES
Double Header Tomorrow /; Hamden Defeated
 6=2

Naugatuck, June 9.-The Nauga- tuck nine, victorious over Hamden in its first game in the state inter- scholastic tourney, may have to play two games tomorrow. It is scheduled to meet Shelton high in 8 state tourney tilt and has also a game with Ansonia high scheduled. It is probable one game will be play ed in the morning and one in the afternoon, but which will be play ed in the morning had not been definitely announced this morning
 The Garnet defeated the Hamden team 6-2 at Recreation field yester- day. Coach Peter J. Foley surprised by starting Frank Tyburski on the mound, Tuburski pitching almost five innings. Frank "Speck" Shea twirled the remainder of the tilt. The visitors got two hits of Shea and four off Tyburski Yankee Scout Paul Kritchell saw Shea work him. self out of tight spot in the sixth by flaming two with the bases load ed. Shea had three hits in four times at bat, one of these a double.
 Each team tallied once in the first and Naugatuck punched hits in the third to score four runs. Hamden scored in the fourth and Naugatuck registered once in the fifth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-09
'DOEC-BUXBY IN
 SEMI-FINAL MATCH

West Hartford, Conn.,, June g = (UP) = Johnny Doeg, New York, and Martin Buxby, Miami, national ly-ranked players, meet today in a semi- final round of the New Eng land Tennis championships.
 Doeg, aiming for the U. s. Davis Cup doubles team, eliminating Be- hey Hyd, leading Hartford player, 6-3, 6-2, in a quarter-fi match yesterday.
 Buxby moved into the advanced round by busting Arthur Voss, New Haven teacher, 6-1, GA.
 The other mi-finalists who will play for a final round berth today are Joe Fishback, New York, former National Junior Champion, and 18- year-old Arthur Prochaska, Hart ford
 Fishback won over Chauncey De- pew Steele, Rye, N. Y., in a hard- fought match yesterday, 6-3, 7-5. Steele last week won the Connecti- cut state championship.
 Prochaska had tougher time with left-handed L. H. Wiley, Hart ford player. He won finally, 4-6, 8-6, 6-1.
 In the women's division, Merce- des "Baba" Madden, Jamaica Plain, Mass, sprang major surprise by eliminating first-seeded Enuice Dean, San Antonio, Texas, to reach the final round, GA, 6-1.
 With her into the final went Miss Argyll Rice, Hartford, Connecticut state champion, who defeated sec- ond-seeded Miss Louise Raymond. Scarsdale, N. r., 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-09
CITY RECREATION BASEBALL
 LEAGUE

All last Sundays postponed games in the City Recreation League will be played this Sunday coming (June III. The. schedule for Sunday fol- lows: PJond Aces vs Long Hill at 1:30; and Platts Mills vs Revelers at 400 on the Washington Park field. Joe Runavidge will umpire and Car roll will keep score. At the Bunker Hill Stadium, Oakville Bulldogs will meet the Elton Hotel at 1:30, and in the second game the Bunker Hill will battle it out with the Blessed Sacraments at 400 in the feature game of the day. Jimmy Hughes who officiated in the Recreation loop last summer will start umpiring Sunday in both games at the Bum ker Hill Stadium, while. O'Rourke keeps score.
 A new rule has been made by President Rocco Palladino in the event of rain and has been accept ed by the managers. The new rules read as follows: No game shall be called off if it rains before one o'clock and the teams must be on the field at the time schedule, if In the judgment of the umpire the ground is too wet, then he may postpone the contest. Second, if rain comes at one o'clock or after one, all games of the day will be called of. This new rule goes into effect Sunday, June Il.
 Managers are notified to hand in their players eligibility list before their games Sunday. The score keepr will collect the list from teams having already played three games.